About

When You Unlock a New Skin is an image macro series juxtaposing pictures of various people or characters to suggest that they are video game characters equipped with different skins to alter their appearance in-game.

Origin

In many single player and online games, players can unlock new skins for their characters by progressing in the game, completing achievements or purchasing with in-game currency. On May 1st, Redditor _Meme_Sauce submitted photographs of Adolf Hitler wearing two different colored outfits with the caption "When you unlock a new skin for your character" to /r/dankmemes^[2], where it received more than 2,900 points (98% upvoted) within 48 hours (shown below).

Spread

On May 2nd, Redditor venb0y submitted a picture of Kim Jong-un next to "Psy": with the caption "when you unlock a new skin for your character" (shown below, left). Within 24 hours, the post gathered upwards of 3,900 points (98% upvoted) and 20 comments on /r/dankmemes.^[1] The following day, Redditor atr2718 posted an image macro juxtaposing Adolf Hitler with PewDiePie, accumulating more than 4,500

Meanwhile, Redditor Bill_Cosby666 submitted the Kim Jong-un and Psy image to /r/MemeEconomy, asking the community if the "When you unlock a new skin memes" were a "good short term investment." In less than 24 hours, the post gained over 6,300 points (96% upvoted) and 45 comments.

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