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William Hobbs Has Left the Game meme format depicting in-game chat from a character named William hobbs who says "don't worry guys I have a plan" and then leaving the game.

William Hobbs Has Left the Game

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Updated Aug 18, 2021 at 05:15PM EDT by Zach.

Added Aug 18, 2021 at 10:46AM EDT by Phillip Hamilton.

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About

William Hobbs Has Left The Game refers to a screenshot from the video game Town of Salem in which a character named William Hobbs tells a player via in-game text chat not to worry, that they have a plan, then leaves the game. The screenshot was first uploaded as early as 2016, and saw use as a reaction image and in image macros in the following years.

Origin

On January 15th, 2016, an Imgur[1] user uploaded a cropped screenshot from Town of Salem consisting of a chatbox with three messages from a character named William Hobbs, one of the default names given to ToS players if they don't choose a name themselves. The messages read, "don't worry guys," "i have a plan," and finally an exit message reading, "William Hobbs has left the game" (shown below).


WIlllam Hobbs: dont worry guys Willam Hobbs:I have a plan WIlllam Hobbs has left the game.

Spread

The screenshot spread gradually over the following years, seeing significant use on Reddit. On April 12th, 2018, the screenshot was shared to /r/gaming,[5] gaining over 92,000 upvotes in three years.

On May 14th, Redditor u/CasualFan25 reposted a meme to /r/HistoryMemes,[4] originally by u/SirT4co, using a photoshopped version of the screenshot to /r/memes comparing William Hobbs to Italy in both world wars, gaining over 25,700 upvotes in three years (shown below).


Italy in both World Wars Italy v dont worry guys Italy : have a plan Italy has left the game.

The photoshopped version inspired further photoshops changing the "William Hobbs" names and other words to alter the context throughout 2018. For example, on August 20th, Redditor u/SupemeLeaderSmeagol posted a photoshopped version to /r/SequelMemes,[6] gaining over 5,100 upvotes in three years (shown below, left). On August 27th, u/OfficialNamvia posted another photoshop to r/HistoryMemes,[7] gaining over 100 upvotes in the same span of time (shown below, right).


*Finn, Rose and DJ get captured by the First Order on the Supremacy* DJ: dont worry and Rose Finn DJ:I have a plan DJ has left the game. The United Nations : dont worry Rwanda The United Nations :I have a plan The United Nations has left the game.

On July 1st, 2019, Redditor u/ChampionOfChaos posted the screenshot to /r/gaming,[3] gaining over 3,400 upvotes

On August 18th, 2021, Redditor u/BigGaybowser69 posted an image macro referencing the 2021 Taliban Offensive in Afghanistan using the screenshot to /r/dankmemes,[2] gaining over 62,600 upvotes in under 10 hours (shown below).


The president of Afghanastan be like: Willlam Hobbs: dont worry guys Willam Hobbs:I have a plan WIlllam Hobbs has left the game.

Various Examples


When your team is trash and even you can't carry them WIllam Hobbs: dont worry guys Willam Hobbs: I have a plan WIllam Hobbs has left the game. one-time-i-dreamt A girl I liked convinced me to stab a man, so I did. Felt guilty for a bit, then promptly forgot about it and walked around with the murder weapon for a couple of hours, going about my business, walking my dog. Eventually I was cornered by a plainclothes police officer who asked me why I had a bloody knife, I told him I was looking after it for my bogan cousin. He said, "You're under arrest," and I was like, "No, I'm not, watch this," and then I woke up. elizarumm that's a power move carbonfiberpersonality Willam Hobbs: dont worry guys WIlam Hobbs: I have a plan WIlllam Hobbs has left the game Melanie with social media after promising to release all the music videos before 2017 but it's May with no Mad Hatter video Wilam Hobbs: dont worry guys WIllam Hobbs: I have a plan Willam Hobbs has left the game. Adolf Hitler in his bunker (1945) Hitler :dont worry guys Hitler :I have a plan Hitler has left the game. Yoda:dont worry guys Yoda:I have a plan Yoda has left the game.

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External References

[1] Imgur – Me irl

[2] Reddit – Ight ima head out

[3] Reddit – How I deal with my toughest challenges

[4] Reddit – If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em

[5] Reddit – gaming

[6] Reddit – No good guys, no bad guys. Just business.

[7] Reddit – The UN helps Rwanda out

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