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New Game Fox Looks Identical To The Awkward Smiling Fox Meme

This is a two-panel comparison meme. The text at the top reads 'Fox in the new game reminds me of someone....'. The left panel features the widely shared viral photograph of a real red fox with an uncanny, forced wide smile and bulging wide eyes that became a popular internet meme. The right panel shows the fox non-player character from the 2023 Bethesda video game Starfield, who wears a futuristic headset and gear, and has a near-identical awkward wide smile and bulging eye expression as the meme fox. The humor comes from the unexpected and hilarious uncanny resemblance between the newly released game character and the pre-existing viral meme subject.
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Overview

This is a two-panel comparison meme. The text at the top reads 'Fox in the new game reminds me of someone....'. The left panel features the widely shared viral photograph of a real red fox with an uncanny, forced wide smile and bulging wide eyes that became a popular internet meme. The right panel shows the fox non-player character from the 2023 Bethesda video game Starfield, who wears a futuristic headset and gear, and has a near-identical awkward wide smile and bulging eye expression as the meme fox. The humor comes from the unexpected and hilarious uncanny resemblance between the newly released game character and the pre-existing viral meme subject.

Origin notes

This meme was originally shared on Reddit as part of meme-focused subreddits, shortly after the public release of the video game Starfield in September 2023. The original poster gave it the title 'He looks fine, i'm sure'. It spread rapidly as viewers agreed the game's fox character looked nearly identical to the long-circulated awkward smiling fox photo meme.

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