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Ugandan Duke is the nickname given to a depiction of the character Knuckles from the Sonic franchise created by YouTuber Gregzilla, which is often used as an avatar by players in the multiplayer game VRChat who repeat phrases similar "do you know the style" and memes associated with the land Uganda, most notably the film Who Killed Captain Alex? and Zulul. The character is associated with the expression "exercise you know the style", which is typically spoken in a mock African emphasis and phonetically spelled as "do yous know de wey." Along with the question in mitt a VR user will starting time making "spitting" sounds, followed by a "mob like" mentality. Unsuspecting VRchat users fall victim to Ugandan Duke "hope" of showing "de wey". Only followed by a mass trolling.

Origin

On August 7th, 2016, YouTuber VirtuallyVain uploaded footage of himself roleplaying an African drug lord in the game Call of Duty: Black Ops, maxim lines like "Follow me, I know the way" (shown below). Inside 2 years, the video accumulated ten.v million views and 17,900 comments.

On February 20th, 2017, YouTuber Gregzilla uploaded a review of the 2013 platformer game Sonic Lost World, which featured a parody animation of the character Knuckles (shown beneath, left). The video subsequently gave rise to the Duke Sings remix serial.

Fans of the Twitch streamer Forsen commonly reference various jokes related to Ugandan warriors while playing the game PlayerUnknown'southward Battlegrounds. Additionally, viewers accept been known to stream snipe his aqueduct while yelling diverse Uganda-related memes. On September 15th, DeviantArtist^[iii] tidiestflyer released a 3D model based on Gregzilla's Knuckles depiction (shown below).

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On Dec 22nd, YouTuber Stahlsby uploaded a video titled "You Do Non Know the Mode," in which a swarm of VRChat players wearing Ugandan Knuckles avatars troll other players by making clicking noises and saying "You do not know the way" (shown below, right).

The line "yous do not know the way" is believed to be inspired by a line in Who Killed Captain Alex? in which a grapheme says "He knows the way of using a gun" (shown beneath).

Spread

On Dec 23rd, 2017, YouTuber SoyerCake published another VRChat video of various players wearing Ugandan Knuckles avatars (shown beneath, left). On December 28th, 2017, YouTuber TanksBlast uploaded a similar VRChat video titled "Ugandan Knuckles Tribe" (shown below, right).

On January 1st, 2018, YouTuber Syrmor uploaded a VRChat video titled "Practise Yous Know the Way" (shown beneath). Within 48 hours, the video gained over 199,000 views and 170 comments. On Jan 3rd, Redditor JebusMcAzn submitted TanksBlast's "Ugandan Knuckles Tribe" video to /r/youtubehaiku,^[ane] where it received more 400 points (93% upvoted) and 25 comments within 12 hours. On January fifth, Ebaumsworld^[four] published an commodity about the meme titled "Ugandan Duke Is A Hilarious Meme That'southward Taken Gaming By Tempest."

On January seventh, DeviantArtist tidiestflyer updated the 3D model page with a disclaimer urging viewers to "not use this to bug the users of VRChat."

"Please do not apply this to problems the users of Vrchat. Its customs means a lot to me and it would hurt me to see the rights of other users taken away and maybe restricted because of how out of mitt it can get. Showing off their inventiveness and what they are capable of. For me….. I'k in higher and don't take a lot of time to get on similar I would similar to anymore… I remember making this and thinking… Well it could be funny to show off to my friends and maybe mess with users. But I've learned what kind of things I'grand really capable of making. Its always fun to exist the 1 with models no 1 else has access to. Considering I can make annihilation that I want to exist. Its like….. Its like that special identify for me. To get away from the real earth and be someone I'm not….. But right now. Vrchat has become a meme ground and I experience I accept helped to dig a grave for Vrchat. Soon enough people are gunna get tired of all the memes that now pollute the servers. And with 500 people trying to just enjoy an event, they cant because there only isnt enough moderation to hold downward the rampant amounts of memers. So please…. Think about the users that you're playing with. Before they are all gone… Don't let information technology exist a 2d Second Life."

The post-obit day, Ebaumsworld^[five] published an commodity championship "Ugandan Knuckles Creator Says The Meme Has Gotten Out Of Hand." The tidiestflyer update was subsequently removed.

Racism Accusations

The Ugandan Duke character has been accused of promoting ethnic and racial stereotypes against Africans, though defenders of the meme have claimed the character is merely based on an appreciation for Who Killed Helm Alex? and Wakaliwood cinema. On January 20th, 2018, YouTuber Drift0r published a video titled "Is Ugandan Knuckles Racist?" (shown below).

On Jan 24th, 2018, Kotaku^[7] published an article titled "Racist Jokes Go on Showing Upwards In Overwatch League Broadcasts," which referred to Ugandan Knuckles every bit "a meme that became racist for reasons that are excruciating to explain." The following mean solar day, a like article titled "Racist Ugandan Knuckles Meme Spreads to Overwatch, Esports" was published by The Daily Dot.^[viii]

Razer Tweet

On Jan 27th, 2018, the gaming visitor Razer tweeted a client-created image featuring a swarm of Ugandan Duke characters accompanied by the explanation "Razer is de wey" (shown below).

RAZER Follow @Razer 1. We didn't make this, so don't give us any of that tired "fellow kids" bs. 2. It's still January, and this is a January meme. People are still hyped. It's gonna be ok my dudes. Thanks chrispinedahtx for making this! RAZER IS DE WEY 2:14 PM-27 Jan 2018 485 Retweets 2,786 Likes 0傳e- text

In response, Twitter users began accusing the company of promoting racism by posting the Ugandan Knuckles meme (shown below). Meanwhile, the tech news site Gizmodo^[6] published an commodity titled "Does Razer Know It Posted a Racist Meme?"

That mean solar day, Razer tweeted that they had removed the post subsequently discovering that "the meme may take negative undertones" (shown beneath).

@Razer We shared a tweet from a member of our community. It was highlighted to us that the meme shared may have negative undertones.We reached out to the user who clarified he was unaware of the connotations and had no ill-will Both parties decided it best to remove the content. 11:04 PM 27 Jan 2018 72 Retweets 1,372 Likes Tweet your reply RAZER@Razer Jan 27 We will endeavor to be more mindful of memes in the future and we thank those whom have brought it to our attention.Be cool to each other online, and IRL. That is truly the way. text font

January 2019 Jokes

In December of 2018, popular posts appeared on meme-based subreddits encouraging a revival of Ugandan Duke in January of 2019 in order to troll /r/funny. On Dec 16th, me_irl user marshmallowhonney posted a dam edit of Ugandan Knuckles preparing to overflowing the subreddit, gaining over 13,000 points (shown beneath, left). It was reposted to /r/MemeEconomy^[9] later on that day, gaining over 12,000 points. Jokes about the impending revival appeared on various subreddits over the post-obit few days. For example, an Owl Turd Comix parody near the revival gained over xx,000 points on /r/PewDiePieSubmissions (shown below, right). The trend was inquired most on /r/OutOfTheLoop^[ten] on the 18th.

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December 2021 Resurgence

In late 2021, hype surrounding the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 inspired a resurgence in Ugandan Knuckles memes on Reddit, mainly because of the addition of Knuckles into the cinematic universe voiced by role player Idris Elba. When the movie'southward showtime trailer was posted on social media to platforms similar Twitter,^[eleven] it received roughly 84,200 likes over half dozen days. A meme format called Do I Expect Similar I Demand Your Power? emerged from the trailer which used Duke' scene within the trailer as its reference.

The starting time meme in December 2021 to reference Ugandan Duke in conjunction with the new Sonic moving-picture show was posted to Reddit past Redditor^[17] MikeTony713 on December 12th. The meme (shown beneath) received 28 likes over three days' time.

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Inspired by the "Exercise I Look Like I Need Your Power?" format, Redditor^[12] ProAssassin666 was the starting time to remix Ugandan Knuckles into the new format. The meme (shown beneath) was posted on December 13th, 2021, and received roughly 33,800 upvotes over two days.

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Inspired by the above meme, multiple Ugandan Knuckles memes started ironically re-emerging across Reddit. For instance, Redditor^[13] mayonnaise219 posted a meme on December 13th (shown below, left) depicting a grave digger digging upwards "Ugandan Knuckles" from the grave. The post amassed roughly 8,200 upvotes over ii days. Redditor^[14] TheRetroVideoGamer also posted a meme (shown beneath, right) that received roughly 6,300 likes over two days. It showed Ugandan Knuckles as the "720p" version of Sonic ii's Knuckles.