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DLSS 5 On Styx Goblin Comparison Meme

This is a viral side-by-side comparison meme following the popular DLSS 5 On format, posted by the official X account for the newly released video game *Styx: Blades of Greed*. The left panel, labeled 'DLSS OFF', shows original promotional art of Styx, the goblin protagonist of the Styx game series, featuring his distinct stylized green-skinned design with glowing differently colored eyes and a menacing grin. The right panel, labeled 'DLSS 5 ON', shows an uncanny hyper-realistic dirty orc design completely different from the original character, following the meme format's joke that Nvidia's new DLSS 5 AI graphics technology drastically alters original artwork into over-polished, uncanny 'AI slop' that deviates from the creator's original artistic vision. The meme also acts as promotional content for the newly launched game.
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Overview

This is a viral side-by-side comparison meme following the popular DLSS 5 On format, posted by the official X account for the newly released video game Styx: Blades of Greed. The left panel, labeled 'DLSS OFF', shows original promotional art of Styx, the goblin protagonist of the Styx game series, featuring his distinct stylized green-skinned design with glowing differently colored eyes and a menacing grin. The right panel, labeled 'DLSS 5 ON', shows an uncanny hyper-realistic dirty orc design completely different from the original character, following the meme format's joke that Nvidia's new DLSS 5 AI graphics technology drastically alters original artwork into over-polished, uncanny 'AI slop' that deviates from the creator's original artistic vision. The meme also acts as promotional content for the newly launched game.

Origin notes

This specific meme is an example of the DLSS 5 On meme trend that went viral globally on March 16–17, 2026, immediately after Nvidia announced DLSS 5 (a new generative AI-powered graphics enhancement technology) at its GTC 2026 event. This example was posted by the official X (Twitter) account @StyxVideoGames to promote their newly released game Styx: Blades of Greed, joining the viral trend that satirizes DLSS 5's tendency to drastically alter original character art into uncanny hyper-realistic results. The broader trend satirizes AI overreach in creative fields, and gained enough mainstream attention to prompt formal responses from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and multiple video game studios.

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