Illustration of the star wars character yoda in blue chains with a speech bubble coming out of his mouth that reads "what?" Another speech bubble is off to the side that says "Welcome to your new home freak."

Yoda In Shackles "Welcome To Your New Home, Freak"

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Yoda In Shackles "Welcome To Your New Home, Freak" refers to a frame from a Marvel Star Wars comic book that depicts the character Yoda imprisoned and someone outside the frame telling him "Welcome to your new home, freak."

Origin

On January 25th, 2017, Marvel comics released the 27th issue of Star Wars, written by Jason Aaron and illustrated by Salvador Larroca (cover below, left).[1] In the comic, mysterious captors imprison Yoda. Outside of the frame, someone tells Yoda, "Welcome to your new home, freak" (shown below, right).


MARVEL TARΣ WARS 027 AARON LARROCA DELGADO WAKE HIM UP. WHAT. WELCOME TO YOUR NEW HOME, FREAK, YOU GO IN THE CAVE AND FIND IT, WE MIGHT JUST LET YOU OUT AGAIN. YOU KNOW WHAT OR YOU WOULDN'T HAVE COME HERE. FIND. WHAT? THE HEART OF THE MOUNTAIN. NOW GET GOING. HE WAS THE MOST POWERFUL JEDI MASTER I'D EVER KNOWN. BUT ON THAT DAY, HE'D NEVER FELT MORE HELPLESS.

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On August 12th, 2018, Tumblr [2] user dreadshredder posted the frame of Yoda in shackles. The post received more than 6,000 notes in less than three years (shown below).


WHAT. WELCOME TO YOUR NEW HOME, FREAK.

Two years later, on May 2nd, 2020, Tumblr[3] user moonlandingwasfaked posted the image with the caption "This is still so funny." Meme Tumblr[4] some-tasty-memeage shared the post with several comments about the image. The post received more than 51,000 notes in less than one year (shown below, left).

Later that year, on July 23rd, Twitter [5] user @Embotronic shared the image with the caption "this is why Disney bought star wars. The post received more than 1,900 likes and 200 retweets in less than one year (shown below, center).

As the image grew in popularity, some began using the phrase to caption other images of Yoda and other imprisoned characters. For example, on December 18th, Twitter[6] user @_girltype shared an image of Baby Yoda in shackles with the caption (shown below, right).


moonlandingwasfaked WHAT. WELCOME TO YOUR NEW HOME, FREAK, this is still so funny some-tasty-memeage those Yoda feet officialumineko Broadcast live from my basement scope-dogg kalichnikov He deserveds it. thisdeepinfliction dam. yoda do be lookin' kinda thicc tho.... opulentquadruplefox Who knew Yoda was a Shame Hog pressxtodavid S iamnotlanuk "Hrm, to One Direction, my parents have sold me." little-king s 5500-power-liches imprisoned for being homophobic not-socoherent S peteseeger Em 00 @Embotronic this is why disney bought star wars WHAT. WELCOME TO YOUR NEW HOME, FREAK, 12:26 PM · Jul 23, 2020 · Twitter Web App i'm camille! 00 @_girltype welcome to your new home freak 7:22 AM · Dec 18, 2020 · Twitter Web App

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mmm yumy burgur @cowboybibimbbap 000 WELCOME TO YOUR NEW HOME, FREAK. WHAT. WELCOME TO YOUR NEW HOME, FREAK. 11:13 PM · Oct 6, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone indoor boyfriend @Radio_Bla_Bla welcome to your new home, freak #AnimalCrossing #ACNH #NintendoSwitch 5:05 PM · May 12, 2020 · Nintendo Switch Share tobey ooT @kaitoliker 00 Welcome to your new home freak OCECA OCYDplonfuture Media INC.Cw.plapro.ne piopro 7:31 PM · Nov 11, 2020 · Twitter Web App
Vitality "MOON GANG" Sensor @vitalitysensor 000 welcome to your new home, freak 7:03 AM · Sep 18, 2020 · Twitter Web App New Year New Funney 00 @RequiemXternam this image of freya on her wiki page is just the "welcome to your new home, freak" yoda panel 7:18 PM · Sep 16, 2020 · Twitter Web App Crimis DesertPogona 00 @DesertPogona please work WHAT. WELCOME TO YOUR NEW HOME, FREAK, 12:41 AM · May 6, 2020 · Twitter Web App

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