Abbacchio Joins The Kicking is a 2019 object-labeling meme built from a three-panel scene in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, in which Leone Abbacchio calmly sips wine while his gangmates beat up a stranger, then puts down the glass and joins the fight. The template was posted to Reddit by ColmanLegrand on the day the episode aired.
Origin
The scene comes from episode 22 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, titled "The 'G' in Guts," which premiered in Japan on March 15th, 2019[1]. In the episode, Naranchia accidentally splashes red wine onto a stranger in a white suit, prompting a violent reaction, and Naranchia and Guido Mista start beating him while Abbacchio watches with his own wine glass before eventually joining in[3].
On the same day the episode aired, Redditor ColmanLegrand posted a three-panel image based on the scene with the three characters labeled as object slots for a template[2]. ColmanLegrand also dropped an unlabeled version in the comment section so other users could plug in their own labels[2].
- Platform: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (source scene) / Reddit (viral spread)
- Creator: ColmanLegrand
- Date: 2019
Overview
Abbacchio Joins The Kicking is an object-labeling meme built from a scene in the anime JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind[1]. The three-panel format shows gang members Naranchia Ghirga and Guido Mista beating up a man in a white suit while Leone Abbacchio calmly watches with a glass of red wine, then sets down the glass and joins the fight in the final panel[2].
The format works because Abbacchio's shift from calm observer to full participant maps onto situations where a third party finally piles on. The visual gag turns on the contrast between his composed wine-drinking pose and the beating happening beside him[2].
How It Spread
The original post pulled in over 2,600 upvotes within four days of going up[2]. From there, the template moved quickly through JoJo and anime meme communities during the back half of March 2019[4].
r/Animemes[4] and r/ShitpostCrusaders[5] became the two main hubs for the format. Users applied the three-panel structure to fandom drama, pile-on jokes, and school-life scenarios where two allies go after a shared target and a third one shows up late[3].
How to Use
The template typically uses three panels. The first two show Naranchia and Guido Mista beating up a target (labeled with two aggressors and a common enemy), and the third panel shows Abbacchio setting down his wine glass to join in (labeled with a third party who arrives late after initially watching from the side)[2].
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Abbacchio Joins The Kicking?
Abbacchio Joins The Kicking is a three-panel object-labeling meme from a scene in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, where Leone Abbacchio watches gangmates beat up a stranger before joining in himself[2].
Where did Abbacchio Joins The Kicking come from?
The scene aired in episode 22 of Golden Wind on March 15th, 2019[1], and Redditor ColmanLegrand posted the labeled template the same day[2].
What does Abbacchio Joins The Kicking mean?
Users apply it to any scenario where two parties attack a shared target and a third party joins in later, with Abbacchio standing in for the latecomer[3].
How do you use Abbacchio Joins The Kicking?
Label the two aggressors and their target, then use Abbacchio for a third party who piles on after initially watching from the side[2].
Is Abbacchio Joins The Kicking still popular?
The template peaked in March 2019 during Golden Wind's original run[2] and is still recognized as a classic JoJo object-labeling format on subreddits like r/ShitpostCrusaders[5].
