Avatar Chud / Mansk
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About
Avatar Chud, real name Mansk, refers to a minor soldier character in the 2022 film Avatar: The Way of Water. The character is a "recombinant," a Na'vi avatar implanted with a mind and memories of a dead human soldier, sporting a buzz cut and Oakley-type sunglasses, a la the Conservative Sunglasses Profile Pictures meme. Due to the character's design matching a stereotypical appearance of a supporter of right-wing politics in the U.S., he became the subject of memes as an exploitable in which he was imagined as being a conservative following the movie's release in December 2022.
Origin
On December 16th, 2022, the epic science-fiction film Avater: The Way of Water premiered. In one scene of the film, a "recombinant" character (Na'vi avatar implanted with a mind of a deceased soldier from the first movie) appears.[1] The character wears a bulletproof vest and a pair of sunglasses with a short buzz cut (shown below).
On December 30th, 2022, Twitter[2] user @funnygamedev posted a still image of the character, captioning it, "is there a veteran discount." The tweet gained over 340 retweets and 3,600 likes in two weeks (shown below).
Spread
On January 3rd, 2023, Twitter[3] user @gatorsafterdark posted the image, captioning it, "U know the burgers and dogs are insane if this guy is on the grill." The post received over 5,600 retweets and 67,500 likes in nine days (shown below, left). On January 5th, Twitter[4] user @MattPostSaysHi quote tweeted the image, writing, "where was he january 6th." The tweet (shown below, right) garnered over 7,600 retweets and 105,200 likes in one week.
On January 30th, TikToker @wworti[5] posted an ironic fancam with the character set to "SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake, gaining over 113,000 likes in a similar time frame.
Related Memes
Staring Avatar Guy
Staring Avatar Guy refers to a screencap from Avatar: The Way of Water when the character Lyle Wainfleet wakes up the movie's villain Colonel Quaritch in a hospital bed after he's been transformed into a Na'vi. The image macro became a notable meme in early 2023 when top and bottom captions were added to it that relayed pun-related jokes with simple punchlines, such as, "Road work ahead? I sure hope it does," among others.
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External References
[1] Wikipedia – Avatar: The Way of Water
[2] Twitter – @gatorsafterdark
[3] Twitter – @gatorsafterdark
[4] Twitter – @MattPostSaysHi
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