Chill guy
You might remember it as my new character
This spread through many posts rather than one canonical upload.
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A drawing of a dog in a grey jumper, jeans and red trainers, hands in his pockets, smirking.
At a glanceThe facts
- Remembered as
- my new character
- Spread in
- 2024
- Format
- Meme
- Made by
- Phillip Banks
- Where it started
- Origin
- No single original
- Available
- Not held by ViralWorld
What this wasThe story
An illustration by Phillip Banks of a slouching brown dog, adopted through late 2024 as a picture of studied indifference, then complicated when it was minted and traded against the artist's wishes.
Why it matteredWhat changed
An anonymous cryptocurrency named after it was valued at 580 million dollars six days after launch. The artist, who had nothing to do with it, then registered his copyright.
TimelineIn order
- Posted
Banks posts the drawing.1
- Took off
A slideshow on TikTok sends it round.1
- Later
A cryptocurrency using the character is launched without his permission.1
- Later
Banks registers the copyright and begins issuing takedowns against merchandise and coins. The coin loses about half its value.1
What people misrememberSet straight
Commonly remembered asIt is based on the cartoon Arthur.
ActuallyBanks says it is based on nothing in particular.1
More from hereIn this collection
Why it is here: something the internet still knows by name · copied, redrawn and reused until the original stopped mattering · it got out of its own corner of the internet fast · the upload that made its maker known
Where it came fromWhat we know
This spread through many posts rather than one identifiable original. The example shown is one surviving copy and is not claimed as the first.
Nothing here is claimed to be the first version of this. It spread through many posts rather than from one identifiable original.
Created by Phillip Banks. Established by research, not by who posted the copy shown here.
SourcesWhat was read
Sources last read on . That date is about the history on this page. Whether the media still plays is checked separately and can change any day. How ViralWorld documents things