About

The Best Character In Fiction refers to an exploitable meme in which people share who they think is the "best" character in animanga or fiction. The meme uses examples of other notable anime characters, showing them exemplifying traits such as "IQ," "Leadership," "Potential," "Writing/Character development," "Aura" and "Backstory." After this format was used to praise Sanji from One Piece on Reddit, ironic variations of the meme began making the rounds online, valorizing characters like Noko Shikanoko from My Deer Friend Nokotan and people like the Hawk Tuah Girl.

Origin

On July 2nd, 2024, X^[1] user @Ifr1tjambe posted the earliest known meme that called Sanji from One Piece the "best character in animanga," describing him as possessing the characteristics of various popular manga personalities, including Guts from Berserk, Light from Death Note, Erwin from Attack on Titan, and Johan from Monster. The post (seen below) received over 3.6 million views and 1,500 likes in roughly two months.

Spread

On July 15th, 2024, Redditor^[2] /u/Keijidu38 posted a version of the meme that dubbed Griffith from Berserk as the "best character in fiction," gathering over 1,000 upvotes in a month (shown below).

A July 16th, 2024 post^[3] on /r/Overlord dubbed Solution Epsilon from the light novel Overlord as the best character in fiction, gathering over 1,000 upvotes in a month (seen below).

By August 2024, internet users began posting ironic versions of the meme, as seen in an August 17th, 2024, post from X^[4] user neinmuse, who highlighted the protagonist from My Deer Friend Nokotan, gathering over 27,000 likes in a week.

An August 24th, 2024, post from X^[5] user @TheShootyGuy jokingly posited the Hawk Tuah Girl as the best character in fiction, gathering over 20,000 likes in two days (seen below).

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