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Mario will return: Fox McCloud Smash Bros Initiative

This is a two-panel edited gaming meme. The top panel features actor Chris Pratt (who was cast as the voice of Mario in the 2023 *The Super Mario Bros. Movie*) edited with Mario's iconic red cap, nose, and mustache, with overlaid text asking 'Who the hell are you?'. The bottom panel edits the anthropomorphic Nintendo character Fox McCloud's head onto a serious action movie body, with the text response: 'Fox McCloud. I'm here to talk to you about the Smash Bros initiative.'. The joke relies on the fact that Chris Pratt is also the voice actor for Fox McCloud, creating a meta joke about the same actor playing two popular Nintendo characters that both appear in the Super Smash Bros crossover series.
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Who the hell are you?
Fox McCloud. I'm here to talk to you about the Smash Bros initiative.

Overview

This is a two-panel edited gaming meme. The top panel features actor Chris Pratt (who was cast as the voice of Mario in the 2023 The Super Mario Bros. Movie) edited with Mario's iconic red cap, nose, and mustache, with overlaid text asking 'Who the hell are you?'. The bottom panel edits the anthropomorphic Nintendo character Fox McCloud's head onto a serious action movie body, with the text response: 'Fox McCloud. I'm here to talk to you about the Smash Bros initiative.'. The joke relies on the fact that Chris Pratt is also the voice actor for Fox McCloud, creating a meta joke about the same actor playing two popular Nintendo characters that both appear in the Super Smash Bros crossover series.

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit, with the original posted title 'Mario will return'. It is a fan-made gaming meme that remixes the popular 'Who the hell are you, I'm here to talk about X initiative' meme template originally taken from James Bond action movie scenes, to joke about Chris Pratt's high-profile casting as two major Nintendo characters.

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