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Ultimate Reddit Boss Fight Incoming

This meme uses a candid shot from a Ring residential doorbell camera. A man walks onto the front porch towards the door, and an unlocked hanging door security chain accidentally aligns perfectly to look like a giant broadsword strapped to the man's back, making him look exactly like a powerful final boss from a video game. Overlaid text at the top reads 'Boss Fight Incoming:' to lean into the video game boss encounter trope for the joke.
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This meme uses a candid shot from a Ring residential doorbell camera. A man walks onto the front porch towards the door, and an unlocked hanging door security chain accidentally aligns perfectly to look like a giant broadsword strapped to the man's back, making him look exactly like a powerful final boss from a video game. Overlaid text at the top reads 'Boss Fight Incoming:' to lean into the video game boss encounter trope for the joke.

Origin notes

This meme originated on Reddit, with the original posted title 'Ultimate Reddit Boss'. The base image is unedited candid footage from a consumer Ring doorbell security camera, only the text caption was added to highlight the accidental optical illusion joke.

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