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Battlepass Legendary Skins Be Like

This meme uses a photograph of singer Sam Smith posing on the 2023 BRIT Awards red carpet in an exaggerated, bulbous all-black latex outfit with disproportionately wide shoulder and hip sections. The text "battlepass skins be like" is placed above the photo, making a humorous comparison between the over-the-top, outlandish design of Smith's outfit and the often gaudy, exaggerated high-rarity legendary cosmetic character skins offered as rewards in video game battle passes. The joke mocks the trend of video game battle passes including increasingly bizarre, unrealistic cosmetic items to incentivize player purchases.
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This meme uses a photograph of singer Sam Smith posing on the 2023 BRIT Awards red carpet in an exaggerated, bulbous all-black latex outfit with disproportionately wide shoulder and hip sections. The text "battlepass skins be like" is placed above the photo, making a humorous comparison between the over-the-top, outlandish design of Smith's outfit and the often gaudy, exaggerated high-rarity legendary cosmetic character skins offered as rewards in video game battle passes. The joke mocks the trend of video game battle passes including increasingly bizarre, unrealistic cosmetic items to incentivize player purchases.

Origin notes

The original photograph is taken from the 2023 BRIT Awards red carpet, capturing Sam Smith's viral custom latex look that received widespread social media attention. This meme was originally shared on Reddit's meme communities with the title "Legendary Skin", referencing the highest rarity tier of character cosmetics in many popular online games. It spread widely across gaming and meme platforms as a relatable joke for players familiar with over-the-top battle pass reward designs.

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