Bane vs. Pink Guy

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About

Bane vs. Pink Guy, also known as Bane vs. Filthy Frank, is an image macro series based on a screenshot from the film The Dark Knight Rises altered to include the Filthy Frank character Pink Guy. In the image, the Batman villain Bane is preparing to fight to Pink Guy.

Origin

On July 20th, 2012, the film The Dark Knight Rises was released in the United States. In the film, the characters Batman and Bane (portrayed Christian Bale and Tom Hardy, respectively) fight in a sewer (video below). The image is an alternate angle from this fight.

On September 4th, 2016, Twitter ^[1] user @artcocopuff posted the earliest known version of the image (shown below). However, the post includes a 9GAG watermark, indicating that the image did not originate on Twitter.

@artcocopuff Can't wait for the #Pinkguy vs #batman movie @FilthyFrank 6:13 PM · Sep 4, 2016 from Oxnard, CA · Twitter for iPhone VIA 9GAG.COM

Spread

On September 9th, 2016, Redditor ^[2] FragranceOfPickles shared the image on the /r/FilthyFrank subreddit. The post received more than 1,400 points (94% upvoted) in less than four years. The following day, an unknown Redditor^[3] on /r/me_irl shared and received more than 10,000 points (93% upvoted) and 85 comments (shown below, left).

A little over three years later, on December 4th, 2019, Redditor Pizza_Crusade shared an object labeling ^[4] variation in which Bane is labeled "My teacher wondering who brought the class average down by 15%" and Pink Guy is labeled "Me wondering how I got a -3%." The post received more than 31,000 points (97% upvoted) and 115 comments in less 24 hours (shown below, center).

Throughout the day, others shared variations on the meme. For example, Redditor^[5] JustJoey177 shared a version in which Bane is labeled "Dad about to beat me for talking his pain fillers" and Pink Guy is labeled, who won't be able to feel the belt." The post received more than 19,000 points (96% upvoted) and 80 comments in less than 24 hours (shown below, right).

My teacher wondering who brought the class average down by 15% Me wondering how I got a -3% made with mematic

Dad about to beat me for taking his pain killers Me, who won't be able to feel the belt u/JustJoey177

That day, Instagram ^[6] user @sonny5ideup shared a variation that uses the Cats Can Have a Little Salami meme. The post received more than 33,000 likes in less than 24 hours (shown below).