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It's Dangerous To Go Alone Take This Duck Meme

The meme has a text line at the top that reads 'It's dangerous to go alone, take this.', a reference to the iconic line from the original *The Legend of Zelda* game where a non-player character gives the protagonist a starting sword. The visual below shows a person's arm and hand holding a small, calm white domestic duck tucked into a teal drawstring fabric bag, as if offering the duck as the item to take for protection. The humor comes from the absurd, wholesome substitution of the expected weapon with a cute pet duck.
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It's dangerous to go alone, take this.

Overview

The meme has a text line at the top that reads 'It's dangerous to go alone, take this.', a reference to the iconic line from the original The Legend of Zelda game where a non-player character gives the protagonist a starting sword. The visual below shows a person's arm and hand holding a small, calm white domestic duck tucked into a teal drawstring fabric bag, as if offering the duck as the item to take for protection. The humor comes from the absurd, wholesome substitution of the expected weapon with a cute pet duck.

Origin notes

This meme was distributed via an RSS feed from the X.com (formerly Twitter) account @WholesomeMeme, an account that shares lighthearted, positive internet content. The core quoted line originates from the 1986 Nintendo game The Legend of Zelda, and this visual is a popular wholesome iteration of the long-running 'it's dangerous to go alone' meme format.

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