"Where Is Your Sword?" "Don't Need It"

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About

"Where Is Your Sword?" "Don't Need It" is a TikTok trend set to the audio of an edit from the anime series Vinland Saga in which the character Thorkell asks Thors, "Where is your sword?" and Thors answers, "Don't need it." The edit was posted to TikTok on November 15th, 2025, and became the subject of memes over the following days. As a meme, an image of a subject is shown with a caption asking, "Where is your X?" with "X" being something that the shown subject lacks, followed by the caption, "Don't need it," and a montage showcasing why they don't need X. The trend is often used by looksmaxxing influencers.

Origin

On November 15th, 2025, TikToker^[1] @oks9 posted an edit of the anime series Vinland Saga beginning with Thorkell saying to Thors, "Where is your sword?" and Thors responding, "Don't need it." The edit gained over 2.4 million views in just over a week.

@oks9 #vinlandsaga #thors #corecore #animeedit #foryou ♬ الصوت الأصلي – فهد

On November 19th, TikToker^[2] @iblamecardio posted a video set to the same audio, starting with a photo of Brazilian model Chico Lachowski captioned, "Where is your upturned nose?" followed by a more flattering photo captioned, "Don't need it," leading into a compilation of photos. The post gained over 623,000 views in five days.

@iblamecardio true wabi sabi #fyp #looksmax #mog #bp #model ♬ original sound – 𝙅𝙆

Spread

The Where Is Your Sword? Don't Need It trend spread over the following days in late November 2025.

On November 20th, 2025, TikToker^[3] @percapta0 posted a version of the meme using images of actors Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise, garnering over 483,000 views in four days.

@percapta0 It's not that short, but I had to edit it. #fy #edit #lookism #bradpitt #tomcruise ♬ الصوت الأصلي – فهد

On November 21st, TikToker^[4] @isogojo posted a version of the meme referencing characters from One Piece, garnering over 260,000 views in 12 days.