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Yes, I Am!

Yes, I Am!

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About

Yes, I Am! refers to a memorable quote from the anime and manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, spoken by Muhammad Avdol. Online, the phrase has gained significant popularity and is frequently referenced in image macros and video remixes.

Origin

On August 29th, 2014, Episode 22 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, titled "Judgement, Part 2," aired in Japan.[1] In the episode, Advol says the quote when a character called Polnareff says his name, questioning if it is actually him, and they begin to fight against Cameo (clip, shown below).



English Subtitles:

Advol: Tsk Tsk
Polnareff: Muhammad Avdol?
Advol: Yes, I Am!
Polnareff: I-Is the real you?
Advol: Tsk Tsk Tsk Tsk Tsk Tsk

Spread

Online, users began making image macros and video remixes of the meme in the summer of 2017. For example, On August 15th, 2017, YouTube[2] user Skyguy121 posted a video of the original scene spliced with a video of a kid saying the quote. The video gained more than 319,000 views in 6 years (shown below, left). On September 7th, 2020, YouTube[3] user dankbidoof uploaded an edit based on the scene that received more than 1 million views in three years (shown below, right).



On March 15th, 2019, Reddit[4] user CodaOuma posted an image macro to the r/ShitPostCrusaders subreddit with the top text saying "You're really gonna make a JoJo meme without subtitles and expect people to get the joke?" The post has gained over 3.300 upvotes in 2 years (shown below.)


wCodaOuma "You're really gonna make a JoJo meme without subtitles and expect people to get the joke?" ladult swiml

Various Examples




The girl you like Her father Muhammed Avdol! COCS Her son Her Husband 404 Dad Not Found You 39. 2009 3340 i am avdol i am blak guy lel 2 u I drew avdol on ms paint {} YES I AM! Yes I am! Yes it is me Muhammad Avdol Correct, the individual standing in front of you is indeed I, Avdol Of course I, Mohammed Avdol have come back from the place know as the afterlife to assist you in your current situation The male human of Egyptian origin, the fortune teller known as "Muhammad Avdol", who is standing in front of you at this very moment, has proclaimed that he is in fact alive after being shot by the Stand User, Hol Horse, as the injury was not critical; he was simply scathed in the forehead with the bullet instead of shot directly. Therefore, Avdol, when confronted by Polnareff, a member of the Stardust Crusaders, of which Avdol is a part of, who was surprised to find that he was alive following the impact, made Avdol chose the following spontaneous words, saying that he is in fact the real deal. yes

Search Interest

External References

[1] Fandom – Judgement, Part 2

[2] YouTube – Yes I Am! Expectations vs Reality

[3] YouTube – Yes, he is

[4] Reddit – Why yes, you are correct in assuming so

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