Abby Choke Edits

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Warning: this entry contains major spoilers for the 2020 video game The Last of Us Part II

About

Abby Choke Edits or Chokeposting refers to a series of memes in which characters from various franchises are edited as if they are getting choked, with the meme format based on a still image of The Last of Us Part II character Abby choking Ellie. The format originated on 4chan's /v/ board in early May 2020, gaining a major spread on the board and on Twitter.

Origin

On April 26th. 2020, at approximately 2:00 PM EST an unknown YouTube^[1]^[2] user leaked key cutscenes from the game, revealing major plot details.

On the 3rd of May 2020, an anonymous 4chan^[3] user created a /v/ thread, posting a still image of The Last of Us II character Ellie being choked by a new character Abby (shown below, left). In the same thread, another user requested a template for the scene,^[4] which was provided shortly after (shown below, right).^[5]

In the same thread,^[6] the first known edit was posted by an anonymous user; a reference to the Daily Dose / Piccolo Dick meme (shown below).

Spread

On May 8th, a thread dedicated to memes based on the template was created.^[7] An expanded version of the template was posted in the thread,^[8] allowing users to edit the character doing the choking as well. The thread accumulated over 541 replies with multiple memes based on the templates posted (examples shown below).^[9]^[10]

In addition to 4chan, the format received spread on Facebook and Twitter in the following days.

Abby Bite Edits

Abby Bite Edits or Biteposting refers to a series of memes in which characters from various franchises are edited as if their fingers are getting bite off, with the meme format based on a still image of Abby biting Ellie's fingers. The format originated on 4chan's /v/ board on June 17th, 2020, gaining a major spread on the board.

Abby Buttsex Edits

Abby Buttsex Edits refers to a series of memes in which characters from various franchises are edited as if they are having sex from behind, with the format based on a leaked scene of Abby engaging in intercourse. The format originated on 4chan's /v/ board in mid-June 2020 following the similar Abby choke edits and bite edits.