{"id":"i-took-an-arrow-in-the-knee","name":"I Took an Arrow in the Knee","summary":"Skyrim's town guard NPCs endlessly repeated the mournful line 'I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow in the knee,' and gamers turned that stock voice clip into one of 2011's defining video game catchphrases. Within weeks of the game's launch, the phrase spawned a snowclone template that flooded forums, image macros, and YouTube comment sections across the gaming internet.","tags":["skyrim","arrow in the knee","meme","elder scrolls","town guard","snowclone","catchphrase","gaming meme"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":4,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/i-took-an-arrow-in-the-knee/i-took-an-arrow-in-the-knee-used-to-be-adventurer-full-quote.webp","caption":"The complete guard dialogue, presented in the meme's most widely circulated format.","width":680,"height":519,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/i-took-an-arrow-in-the-knee/i-took-an-arrow-in-the-knee-y-u-no-knee-armor-remix.webp","caption":"Rage-comic remix combining the 'Y U No' face with the arrow-in-the-knee joke about Skyrim guards' vulnerable knees.","width":500,"height":485,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/i-took-an-arrow-in-the-knee/i-took-an-arrow-in-the-knee-ms-paint-archer-i-knew-that-feel.webp","caption":"Fan-made MS Paint tribute merging the 'I know that feel bro' rage comic with the Skyrim archer trope.","width":416,"height":459,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/i-took-an-arrow-in-the-knee/i-took-an-arrow-in-the-knee-arrow-perspective-reversal.webp","caption":"Role-reversal parody told from the arrow's perspective instead of the guard's.","width":500,"height":402,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/i-took-an-arrow-in-the-knee/history.md","related":["arrow-to-the-knee","im-here-to-kick-ass-and-chew-bubblegum","blood-for-the-blood-god","fus-ro-dah","are-you-a-bad-enough-dude","directv-get-rid-of-cable-commercials","skyrim-skill-tree","khajiit-khajiit-has-wares","skyrim-100","toddroll","the-elder-scrolls","real-life-npc"],"popularityRank":2639,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}