About

The Man Who Rages Against The Storm is a nickname given to Jose, the farmer in the first chapter of Balan Wonderworld. The first chapter of the game is titled "The Man Who Rages Against The Storm," referring to Jose. The character became the subject of jokes due to the dramatic nature of his name contrasting with his cartoonish, friendly appearance.

Origin

"The Man Who Rages Against The Storm" is the first chapter in Balan Wonderworld. The level was first announced on October 30th, 2020 (shown below).

The level was announced with a piece of key art showing the farmer and the title of the level (shown below). This would later go on to inspire many of the "Man Who Rages Against The Storm" jokes.

Spread

Jokes about "The Man Who Rages Against The Storm" began growing in popularity on 4chan's /v/ board in mid-April of 2021 as an offshoot of Sneedposting. For example, on April 20th, 2021, an anonymous user posted the level's key art in a thread, prompting Sneedposting jokes^[1] (shown below, left). From there, the jokes spread to other parts of social media. For example, Twitter user @frangusmcdangus^[2] posted art of Jose fighting Vergil from Devil May Cry 5, gaining over 50 retweets and 120 likes (shown below, right).

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