Yelena's Face
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Yelena's Face refers to a scary expression that Attack on Titan character Yelena makes in reaction to the character Armin voicing his support for the Yeagerists. Following the release of the episode with the scene, the intense frowning face gained prominence online in memes as an exploitable source material for object labeling and redraws.
Origin
On June 7th, 2019, chapter 118 "Sneak Attack" of the Attack on Titan manga was released.[1] In the chapter, the character Armin tells the group that he sees no other option but to help the Yaegerists, to which character Yelena reacts by giving him a death stare before switching to a friendly expression and saying that she trusts him (panels shown below).
On January 16th, 2022, episode 18, called "Sneak Attack," of season four of the Attack on Titan anime series premiered.[2] In the episode, the scene also appears (clip shown below).
- We don't have much choice! Only Zeke and Eren can save the world! We've gotta help the Yeagerists bring them together!
- Please help Zeke and Eren. I believe in you.
Spread
Immediately following the premiere of the episode, Twitter[3][4][9] users @pikuenthusiast, AoTshots and ====mikajju tweeted the still frame of Yelena, with the tweets gaining over 630 retweets and 3,600 likes, 1,600 retweets and 20,500 likes and 150 retweets and 1,300 likes in three weeks (@pikuenthusiast's post shown below).
Starting on the same day, the image was used as source material for memes on social media. For example, on that day, Twitter[5] user @shadowstorm1809 posted a photoshop that gained 36 retweets and over 240 likes in three weeks. Later that day, Redditor[6] keragala123 posted a meme that received over 4,000 upvotes in the /r/animemes subreddit.
In the following weeks, redraws based on the frame were submitted by artists on social media. For example, on January 22nd, 2022, Twitter[7] user @KunaisForToys posted a Boruto redraw that gained over 110 retweets and 660 likes in two weeks (shown below, left). On January 27th, Twitter[8] user @cloudframe_ posted a One Piece redraw that accumulated over 660 retweets and 7,500 likes in one week (shown below, right).
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External References
[1] Attack on Titan Wiki – Sneak Attack
[2] Wikipedia – Yelena Airship Scene | Yelena Scary Face | Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 2
[3] Twitter – @pikuenthusiast
[5] Twitter – @shadowstorm1809
[6] Reddit – those eyes…..
[7] Twitter – @KunaisForToys
[8] Twitter – @cloudframe_
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