{"id":"summoning-captain-planet","name":"Summoning Captain Planet","summary":"Summoning Captain Planet is a chain-commenting game where five posters call out Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, and Heart in sequence so a sixth can declare 'by your powers combined, I am Captain Planet!' The bit surfaced on GameFAQs' LUE board around 2005[1] and became one of the earliest and most durable forum chain games, later hijacked on 4chan by Combo Breaker posters trying to sabotage the summon[2].","tags":["summoning captain planet","by your powers combined","earth fire wind water heart","captain planet meme","chain comment game","LUE board","4chan combo breaker"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":5,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/summoning-captain-planet/summoning-captain-planet-forum-ascii-art-summoning.webp","caption":"An early (2005) forum ASCII-art reference to summoning Captain Planet, documenting the meme's spread on message boards.","width":680,"height":469,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/summoning-captain-planet/summoning-captain-planet-florida-powers-combined-meme.webp","caption":"Popular variant of the meme where the combined powers of stereotypical vices summon 'Florida' instead of Captain Planet.","width":750,"height":869,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/summoning-captain-planet/summoning-captain-planet-seattle-powers-combined-meme.webp","caption":"Political variant of the summon-Captain-Planet meme, using the format to satirize Seattle.","width":767,"height":960,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/summoning-captain-planet/summoning-captain-planet-courtney-love-4chan-thread.webp","caption":"Early imageboard example of the 'by your powers combined' format, punchline replacing Captain Planet with Courtney Love.","width":655,"height":561,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/summoning-captain-planet/summoning-captain-planet-shit-tornado-greentext.webp","caption":"Classic 4chan greentext that popularized the 'by your powers combined I am Captain Planet' punchline online.","width":640,"height":960,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/summoning-captain-planet/history.md","related":["60s-spider-man","gravity-cat","copypasta","candlejack","awesome-face-epic-smiley","lee-hotti-and-friends","bump","1","chuck-norris-facts","didnt-read-lol","ninjas","smash-face-on-keyboard-post-results"],"popularityRank":4095,"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."}