{"id":"new-guy","name":"New Guy","summary":"New Guy is a character from a December 2019 webcomic by artist Mallorie Jessica Udischas (sweetbeans99) who tries to temper his coworker's laughter at PewDiePie getting robbed[3]. After the comic went viral on Twitter in early 2020, fans reframed the mild-mannered coworker as a wholesome hero and flooded the platform with sympathetic fan art[4].","tags":["new guy meme","sweetbeans99","pewdiepie robbery comic","wholesome memes 2020","webcomic meme","twitter fan art"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":7,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/new-guy/new-guy-original-oney-comic-strip.webp","caption":"The original 'New Guy' comic strip by Chris 'Oney' O'Neill posted on January 1, 2020, which sparked widespread online backlash.","width":680,"height":593,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/new-guy/new-guy-edited-alternate-ending-comic.webp","caption":"An edited version of the New Guy comic circulated to reframe its message more positively.","width":680,"height":593,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/new-guy/new-guy-nerd-herd-parody-remix.webp","caption":"A parody remix of the New Guy comic adding sexualized panels, part of the wave of edits mocking the original.","width":680,"height":861,"nsfw":true},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/new-guy/new-guy-twitter-backlash-screenshot.webp","caption":"A tweet from January 1, 2020 illustrating the backlash and harassment surrounding the New Guy meme controversy.","width":598,"height":672,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/new-guy/new-guy-nerdskull-gamergate-tweet.webp","caption":"A tweet thread contextualizing the New Guy backlash as part of a broader harassment pattern.","width":680,"height":771,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/new-guy/new-guy-disingenuous-memes-tweet.webp","caption":"A tweet critiquing the wave of New Guy fan art as disingenuous during the January 2020 discourse.","width":680,"height":700,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/new-guy/new-guy-laughing-head-pat-fanart.webp","caption":"Fan art depicting New Guy's cheerful demeanor contrasted with his coworker's irritation, a common recurring joke in the meme.","width":680,"height":599,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/new-guy/history.md","related":["this-is-fine","dick-butt","wheeze-comic","abuse-goblin","baton-roue","connecticut-clark","cow-tools","ctrlaltdel","cyanide-and-happiness","dinosaur-comics","every-third-hetero-couple-the-most-racist-man-alive","hark-a-vagrant"],"popularityRank":4429,"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."}