A rage face is a character in a rage comic, usually representing some sort of emotion.[1] The following is a list of common rage faces:
Original characters
edit- Aww Yea Guy: With his head thrown back cheering and drawn-out catchphrase, Aww Yea Guy is used to show huge triumph.[2]
- Cereal Guy: Usually used to show strong skepticism, Cereal Guy is a person with wide eyes spitting his cereal across the table.[1]
- Forever Alone: A sad man who tries to be happy for other people, Forever Alone shows a smiling man with tears running down his face.[1] He was used in a Sony Ericsson ad and has become an advice animal in addition to his life as a rage face.[3][4]
- Fuck Yea: The polar opposite of Forever Alone, Fuck Yea is used to show triumph, often at the littlest victories.[1][5]
- Herp Derp: The guy that no one wants to be around, Herp Derp is usually either dense or self-centered, and has a perpetually dumb look on his face to match.[1]
- Herp, Derp, Herpina, and Derpina: The general characters of rage comics, these four (first two male, second two female) usually represent the author or an innocent bystander.[6]
- LOL Guy: As his name implies, LOL Guy is a laughing man used to show humor, especially when he's the one to successfully pull it off.[1]
- I Lied: A blue rage face created on Reddit in 2011, I Lied is used to show, well, a liar. He's usually used in the same vein as Neil DeGrasse Tyson (see below) in terms of a follow-up to something really inconsequential. When there's two I Lied faces, one is often red and called Strawberry Guy.[3]
- Me Gusta: A man smiling very strangely, Me Gusta is usually used to show perverse and/or mundane satisfaction.[1][3][7]
- No: A face twisted into an extremely defiant negation, No is often used as a response in comment threads.[5]
- Now Kiss: Originally used in a comic about forcing an apology out of someone, Now Kiss is often used to add awkwardness to an otherwise platonic picture.[3]
- Oh Crap: A man with his head thrown back in a frightened way, Oh Crap is usually used to show surprise, disgust, or anger.[2]
- Okay Guy: A slouched down man with a forlorn look on his face, Okay Guy expresses utter defeat.[1][3][8]
- Poker Face: A man with a blank look on his face, Poker Face does his best to hide embarrassment or knowledge about a recent event.[1] There are a few variations on him, including Ditto and a Lady Gaga-themed version.[3]
- Rage Guy/F7U12 Guy: The original rage face[3][5], Rage Guy is a man screaming "FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU-", often as an overreaction.[1]
- Sweet Jesus Have Mercy: A man with an extremely longing look on his face, Sweet Jesus Have Mercy is used to show how much someone wants something.[5]
- Trollface/Coolguy: An early rage face often accompanied by his catchphrase "Problem?", Trollface is a smiling man used to show triumph at the expense of other people, often as a result of a successful prank.[1][5]
- Y U NO Guy: A man with a scrunched up face and arms raised in angry disbelief, Y U NO Guy is used to show anger towards someone who should've done something.[2]
Based off of someone else
edit- Barack Obama/Not Bad: A drawing of United States president Barack Obama with a strange look on his face saying "Not bad".[3][5]
- Neil DeGrasse Tyson: A drawing of astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson with his hands up defensively saying "Watch out guys, we're dealing with a badass over here" often used to respond to someone else's post about something they just did.[3][5]
- True Story: A drawing of How I Met Your Mother character Barney Stinson tipping his head while holding a wineglass, usually used to defend a seemingly exaggerated claim.[5]
- Yao Ming/Bitch Please: A drawing of professional basketball player Yao Ming laughing, usually captioned "Bitch please".[5]
- You Don't Say?: A drawing of actor Nicolas Cage in the movie Vampire's Kiss with a mocking look on his face, often used as a sarcastic response to something that seems obvious.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Tom Connor Mar (March 11, 2012). "Fffuuuuuuuu: The Internet anthropologist's field guide to "rage faces"". Condé Nast. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ a b c Elise Moreau. "Rage Faces: Internet Meme Faces and Funny Memes". Retrieved April 4, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Ben Dennison. "Our 8 Favorite Rage Comic Characters: a Case Study". www.weirdworm.com. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ Elise Moreau. "Forever Alone Meme from Rage Comics". About.com. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Beverly Jenkins. "The 10 Most Popular Rage Comics". About.com. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
- ^ Paul Boutin (May 9, 2012). "Put Your Rage Into a Cartoon and Exit Laughing". The New York Times Company. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ Elise Moreau. "Me Gusta Meme from Rage Comics". About.com.
- ^ Elise Moreau. "Okay Guy Meme from Rage Comics". About.com. Retrieved April 4, 2014.