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Denethor dismisses Faramir bringing GTA 6 saying Boromir would get Half Life 3

This is a two-panel meme using scenes from the *Lord of the Rings* film franchise. The top panel features the character Faramir standing next to a PS5 copy of the highly anticipated video game Grand Theft Auto 6, paired with the text "Father I went to the future and brought you GTA 6." The bottom panel shows Faramir's father Denethor, Steward of Gondor, looking unimpressed and dismissive, with the reply text "Boromir would have brought Half Life 3." The joke references two long-running gaming community memes: the many years of delays and anticipation surrounding GTA 6, and the infamously unreleased Half Life 3 which has been the subject of fan jokes for decades, while also leaning into the canonical dynamic from the films where Denethor openly favors his older son Boromir over Faramir no matter what Faramir achieves.
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Father I went to the future and brought you GTA 6.
Boromir would have brought Half Life 3.

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Grand Theft Auto 6 (on game cover)

Overview

This is a two-panel meme using scenes from the Lord of the Rings film franchise. The top panel features the character Faramir standing next to a PS5 copy of the highly anticipated video game Grand Theft Auto 6, paired with the text "Father I went to the future and brought you GTA 6." The bottom panel shows Faramir's father Denethor, Steward of Gondor, looking unimpressed and dismissive, with the reply text "Boromir would have brought Half Life 3." The joke references two long-running gaming community memes: the many years of delays and anticipation surrounding GTA 6, and the infamously unreleased Half Life 3 which has been the subject of fan jokes for decades, while also leaning into the canonical dynamic from the films where Denethor openly favors his older son Boromir over Faramir no matter what Faramir achieves.

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This meme is sourced from the 9Gag RSS feed, as specified. It repurposes a well-known scene from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King where Denethor repeatedly dismisses and undermines Faramir to show favor to the deceased Boromir, combining this source material with popular gaming culture jokes about long-awaited and unreleased video games to create a relatable meme for both Lord of the Rings fans and video game fans.

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