You fool! I've been trained in your meming arts by Count Dooku!
Revenge of the Sith may be
the most memetic of all
Star Wars films, especially after the memes got a massive surge in early 2017. An
entire subreddit
was created just for them and other prequel memes. Obi-Wan in particular is a
Fountain of Memes, though Palpatine/Sidious/the Senate, Anakin, and General Grievous are no slouches either.
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Memes quoting Obi-Wan Kenobi
Obi-Wan is a
Fountain of Memes:
- "Hello there!" ExplanationA Call-Forward to Alec Guinness's Obi-Wan in A New Hope, but made infamous by Ewan McGregor humorously rising up into frame like a prairie dog. Makes a great greeting!
- "It's over, Anakin. I have the high ground!" Explanation For the climactic scene in Anakin and Obi-Wan's duel, Obi-Wan gives this line, and is immediately validated when Anakin recklessly leaps to attack him and gets his feet cut off by him for his trouble. While it's true, many found it incredibly silly due to how a battle between telekinetic space laser-swordsmen treated a slant in the hill as the clincher of victory, and Obi-Wan's tone seeming to imply that such was a well known fact, when, within context, the whole scene seems to come out of absolutely nowhere with no precedent discussion. Used as a reaction gif about someone having the moral high ground or being physically above someone.
- Obi-Wan has the high ground. ExplanationTurning "having the high ground" into something that turns Obi-Wan into a killing machine and something he seeks for the unstoppable advantage it gives him, like leaping over Darth Maul's head in The Phantom Menace to reclaim the high ground and cut Maul in half. When he has the high ground, Obi-Wan is invincible. Likewise, many will jokingly point out that Obi-Wan was finally killed in A New Hope when he was on equal footing with Anakin in a hallway, with no high ground for him to take.
- High Ground Wars.ExplanationExpanding the idea that the high ground makes Obi-Wan invincible, many have extrapolated from this that, in fact, all battles in Star Wars can in some way be traced back to the High Ground. (For instance, Vader killing Obi-Wan made him more powerful because, as he managed to Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence, he achieved spiritual high ground.) The claim frequently also involves "spinning" (which is a good trick).
- "Sith Lords are our speciality." [immediate defeat] ExplanationObi-Wan responds to The Senate's warning about Dooku, then almost immediately gets knocked out in the fight. Paired with a collage of every time Obi-Wan gets owned◊, showing it's not. Even better is the fact that he's unknowingly talking to the most powerful Sith Lord ever.
- "Wait a minute, how did this happen? We're smarter than this!" // "Apparently not." ExplanationObi-Wan and Anakin's exchange on getting caught in a trap while escaping with The Senate; has become a general meme for when things go wrong.
- "Not to worry, we're still flying half a ship." ExplanationObi-Wan's line when Grievous's ship get ripped in half. Used for other situations where half of something is gone, or commenting on Ship Sinking.
- "Another happy landing." ExplanationObi-Wan's understated one-liner after Anakin crash-lands what's left of Grievous's ship without killing them. Used as a reaction gif for success.
- "Oh no, I'm not brave enough for politics." ExplanationFrequently used whenever some schmuck shamelessly brings politics into a non-political group/conversation.
- "So uncivilized." ExplanationObi-Wan's response to resorting to a blaster to finish off Grievous, doubling as a Call-Forward to his description of lightsabers as "not as clumsy or random as a blaster; an elegant weapon for a more civilized age" in A New Hope. This line is repurposed as a reaction to anything "uncivilized."
- "I have seen a security hologram of him ... killing younglings!" ExplanationObi-Wan tells Padmé he saw Anakin kill children who were training to become Jedi, but when Ewan McGregor covers his mouth, he appears to be trying not to laugh even though it's supposed to be one of the most dramatic moments in Revenge of the Sith. Because of that, the quote became unexpectedly popular, and it's often cited by fans as the point when even McGregor— widely considered to have given one of the best performances in the Prequel Trilogy— couldn't take Lucas' dialogue seriously anymore.
- "Only a Sith deals in absolutes." ExplanationDuring Obi-Wan and Anakin's standoff on Mustafar, Anakin growls that "if you're not with me, then you're my enemy." Obi-Wan rebuts him by stating that "only a Sith deals in absolutes," ignoring the fact that this very line is an absolute. Consequently, fans jokingly portray Obi-Wan as confessing to being a Sith lord himself. "Only a Sith is so extremist," the less incoherent variation used in the European Spanish dub, was used for a long time in Spain in lighthearted political debates to point out a sign of ideological zealotry.
- "You have become the very thing you swore to destroy." ExplanationAnother of Obi-Wan's lines to Anakin; used to note hypocritical irony.
- "You were the Chosen One!" ExplanationOriginally Obi-Wan's expression of disappointment in Anakin, it's spread as a general expression of extreme disappointment.
- "Oh, I don't think so." ExplanationObi-Wan's response to Grievous' comment that he was doomed regardless of his army. It is commonly used either to debunk any thing that happens, or part of a reaction when people think something will happen.
- "You have done that yourself."ExplanationAfter Anakin angrily Force-chokes Padmé for apparently conspiring with Obi-Wan against him, Anakin turns to Obi-Wan and angrily screams "YOU TURNED HER AGAINST ME!!", to which Obi-Wan responds with this line. Often used in response to someone putting themselves in a difficult spot and then blaming someone else.
- "WELL THEN YOU ARE LOST!"ExplanationObi-Wan's "You're Insane!" reply to Anakin when the latter declares that he sees the Jedi as evil. Used as a meme with basically the same meaning, as is the Backstroke equivalent "Friend you are crazy!"
- Oh, this is going to be easy!ExplanationObi-Wan says this during the Battle of Coruscant. This is used when someone is either sure of themselves or overly cocky.
Memes quoting Palpatine, the Senate
Palpatine (aka the Senate) is a
Fountain of Memes:
- "Kill him. Kill him now." ExplanationThe Senate calmly tells Anakin to kill Count Dooku to kickstart his fall to the Dark Side. The line may be used as a joking response of anger or disapproval.
- "DO IT!" ExplanationWhen Anakin has Count Dooku at his mercy, the Senate orders Anakin to kill him in a very forceful way. Used since the film as a reaction gif to urge someone to do... well, it. The line got a Call-Back in The Rise of Skywalker.
- "Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise?" ExplanationThe Senate tells Anakin a story about his late Sith master, occasionally interspersed with questions from Anakin, to tempt him into craving Plagueis's knowledge. It's full of quotable lines that have become memes. Quoting the Senate's entire monologue (minus Anakin's lines) has evolved into a general copypasta.[it's also used sometimes to mean when someone has a story they really like to tell over and over, with something else over the bit about "darth plagus the wise".
- Quotes from this story were used pre-The Last Jedi to mock some of the more ridiculous Snoke theories, especially ones like Snoke being Plagueis, Vader, or Jar Jar.
- Did you ever hear of the story of Darth Vectivus the Boring? I thought not. ExplanationA particularly infamous variant of the Darth Plagueis meme featuring Star Wars Legends character Darth Vectivus, who was relatively unknown In-Universe due to spending his life doing no evil while still being a Sith Lord and instead probing the mysteries of the dark side while bringing no harm to others, dying peacefully of old age in a calm deathbed surrounded by loved ones. Fans of the series began to joke about how absolutely boring he was for a Sith Lord and how other Sith Lords likely didn't have a high opinion of him.
- Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Darth Sandy the Coarse and Rough? ExplanationA combination of the Darth Plagueis meme with Anakin's "I don't like sand" line from Attack of the Clones.
- "To create... life." ExplanationThe Senate explains to Anakin that Plagueis could create life by manipulating the Force. His Dramatic Pause has delightful Narm Charm. The quote is repurposed, such as responding to a Boyfriend-Blocking Dad: "What do you want with my daughter?" // "To create... life."
- "The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural." ExplanationThe Senate's response when Anakin asks "He could actually save people from death?" Usually used as a stab at various Fandoms and subcommunities, or a humorous response about unorthodox education methods.
- Apparently so memetic that it's directly called back to in The Rise of Skywalker when the Senate repeats his own line. ExplanationThe Senate quotes himself to hand wave how he escaped his own apparent death. This newer version is used to explain how other characters survive their apparent deaths with no explanation.
- "Ironic; he could save others from death, but not himself." ExplanationThe Senate talks about Plagueis's apprentice (the Senate himself) killing him in his sleep despite his power to protect others from death. The Senate's smirk is used in memes involving irony. Often shortened simply to "Ironic" and his expression at the moment.
- "Is it possible to learn this power?" // "Not from a Jedi." ExplanationAnakin's question about learning to save loved ones from a certain death, and the Senate's response. The dialogue or either character's quote is usually used in the context of doing something illegal.
- Fans create variants where a different character asks about learning a power, or where Anakin speaks to another character and the conversation ends with "not from a Sith", such as:
Obi-Wan: Did you ever hear that Jedi can become Force Spirits after they die?
Anakin: No.
Obi-Wan: I thought not. It's not a power the Sith would teach you.
Anakin: Is it possible to learn this power?
Obi-Wan: Not from a Sith.
- "Are you threatening me, Master Jedi?" ExplanationThe Senate's response to Mace Windu placing him under arrest, typically followed by Windu's response, "The Senate will decide your fate."
- "I am the Senate!" ExplanationThe Senate's response to Windu's "The Senate will decide your fate." People joke that he means it literally and call him "the Senate" or have him refer to himself as such, hence why this folder refers to Palpatine as the Senate.
- "Not. Yet." ExplanationWindu's deadpan response to "I am the Senate".
- "It's treason, then." ExplanationThe Senate says this to the assembled Jedi Masters before performing an obvious CGI spinning corkscrew leap over his desk toward the Jedi while making a weird gargling sound like he has heartburn. The line gets quoted and the corkscrew leap gets giffed for separate purposes. It's also informally known as "the Sheevspin", possibly even being combined with the explanation that he decided to try spinning because it's a good trick.
- "POWAH! UNLIMITED POWAH!!!!!" ExplanationThe Senate's delightfully hamtastic line, delivered in the process of blasting Mace Windu with Force lightning. He's of course saying "power", but the pronunciation sounds otherwise.
- "I'm too weak." ExplanationWhen Windu manages to reflect his force lightning, the Senate plays helpless to convince Anakin to intervene and help him. Is often used when some pretends to be sick or otherwise helpless in a certain situation.
- "Henceforth, you shall be known as Darth... [insert random word]" ExplanationThe Senate dramatically pauses in the middle of renaming Anakin as a Sith Lord. Used for parodies of this scene with words rhyming with "Vader", the Senate having trouble thinking of a name, or the Senate giving new names to other people.
- "Execute Order 66." ExplanationThe Senate orders his clone army to eliminate the Jedi. Usually memes use it as-is, but the number is sometimes replaced for other purposes. It has come to the point where Prequel fans have rigged the Rotten Tomatoes audience rating so it stays at number 66.
- The Senate's New Era Speech establishing The Empire and how the internet responds to it. ExplanationGo on any YouTube video of the speech. Take a shot for every comment comparing some politician or their speech to the Senate or this speech. (Bonus shot if it's a video related to The Roman Republic transitioning to The Roman Empire—especially HBO's Rome). You'll develop alcohol poisoning before the night's out.
- "The attempt on my life has left me scarred and deformed". ExplanationThe Senate explaining his melted appearance has become especially popular for mocking overly dramatic situations or responses on forum boards. It's also popular for mocking a Minor Injury Overreaction.
- "I have waited a long time for this moment, my little green friend." ExplanationThe Senate says this to Yoda during their confrontation. In edits, the "little green friend" may be someone else, like Kermit the Frog or The Child aka "Baby Yoda".
- "Soon I will have a new apprentice; one far younger and more powerful." ExplanationThe Senate downplays the loss of Dooku to Grievous by hinting at his plans to turn Anakin to the dark side. Often became a response to someone getting a younger lover or something similar.
Memes quoting Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader
- Darth Vader's Big "NO!" (clip). ExplanationSo popular, Star Wars made it available in their first Vader soundboard (no longer available). Beyond the Big "NO!" itself, the decision by George Lucas to edit it into Return of the Jedi has met with some mockery editing it into other movies. The original has been used as a way (mostly in jest) to show great disapproval over things on forums and message boards.
- "Where is Padmé? Is she safe? Is she alright?"ExplanationVader, having been put into his suit, asks the Senate what happened to Padmé, unaware of her Death by Childbirth; him finding this out leads to the line above. This became a response when anyone asks about something while others are aware if the fate it suffered.
- "This is where the fun begins." ExplanationAnakin's Pre Ass Kicking One Liner in the opening battle; also a Call-Forward to Han Solo saying the same thing in the original.
- "Hold on, this whole operation was your idea." ExplanationAnakin's response to Obi-Wan encouraging him to take credit for rescuing the Senate. Online, on the other hand, it's used for situations where someone gets Misblamed for someone else messing up.
- "What have I done?!"ExplanationSaid by him after he helps the Senate kill Mace Windu. Often used as a reaction of disbelief/regret over... well, doing something.
- "I have become more powerful than any Jedi has ever dreamed of." ExplanationVader boasts to Padmé about how he's powerful enough to save her now that he's joined the dark side. This meme has been used to describe any success story or lucky instance.
- "I see through the lies of the Jedi!" ExplanationVader says this to Obi-Wan as they circle each other and prepare to duel. This meme has been used whenever there is a lie.
- "I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new Empire!" ExplanationVader says this to Obi-Wan, referring to joining the dark side and intending to seize the Senate's power for himself. People sometimes use this to express a mistaken belief about succeeding in one thing when actually succeeding at the opposite, or simply to say they won.
- "Your new Empire? Anakin, my allegiance is to the Republic! TO DEMOCRACY!" ExplanationObi-Wan's response to the above, exchanging words to express loyalty to something else.
- IHBPFJASTMNE YNE DMMKY AMAITTRTD IYANWMTYAME OASDIAIWDWIM YWT ExplanationThe dialogue between Anakin/Vader and Obi-Wan before their duel is so memorable, it can be turned into a series of acronyms.
- "From my point of view, the Jedi are evil!" ExplanationVader's response to Obi-Wan saying the Senate is evil.
- "From my point of view, [insert phrase] is evil!"
- "From my point of view, the younglings are evil!" or "From my point of view, sand is evil!" ExplanationVader killed many younglings in this film, and Anakin memetically hates sand.
- "You underestimate my power!" ExplanationSaid by Anakin just before losing the battle (and his limbs) to Obi-Wan. Often used as a reaction to certain situations such as cramming for exams or last-minute submissions of projects.
- "You underestimate the power of the dark side." ExplanationSaid by Anakin in the video game replacing the earlier quote.
- "Because of Obi-Wan?" ExplanationAnakin says this when Padmé realizes Anakin really has turned to the dark side and cannot follow him. Became a meme mostly thanks to how popular Obi-Wan is.
- "I HATE YOU!"ExplanationAnakin's rebuke to Obi-Wan's "You were the Chosen One!" line. While likely intended for dramatic effect to depict Anakin as a maddened shell of a man who has fallen so far into the Dark Side that he no longer recognizes Obi-Wan as his mentor and best friend, the way it is delivered makes it come across more like Anakin is a petulant child who is upset because Obi-Wan told him he was grounded. Subsequently, fans tend to use it, coupled with Kenobi's preceding line, in reaction to things or people who have fallen out of favor with the fandom for whatever reason.
- "We have received a report from Master Kenobi. He has engaged General Grievous."ExplanationAnakin says this to the Senate before discovering that he is a Sith Lord. Some memes play off this and have Obi-Wan literally engage (as in, ask to marry) Grievous.
- "I want more... and I know I shouldn't."ExplanationAnakin tells Padmé this as he vents about the conflict between his desires and his loyalty to the Jedi. The line has been repurposed for other things the poster wants more of but can't have, such as episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Memes quoting General Grievous
- "Ah, yes. The negotiator." ExplanationGrievous' greeting to Obi-Wan when they first talk in the movie's prologue. A macro from the scene is used sarcastically or even approvingly in reaction to people in diplomatic situations.
- "Your [X] will make a fine addition to my collection." ExplanationGrievous' boast about taking Obi-Wan and Anakin's lightsaber; he opens his cloak to reveal only one lightsaber and a Freeze-Frame Bonus shows only two more, making him look like rather a novice collector (though he could have more that he simply wasn't carrying at the moment). Used as a reaction for anything that would make a fine addition to a collection.
- Video edits of Grievous swooping in to claim any lightsaber that's dropped in the movies (or bloopers) for himself, such as the lightsaber Kylo Ren tosses in The Rise of Skywalker.
- This has also led to jokes about how Grievous died right before Order 66, where he otherwise could have picked up all of the Jedi's lightsabers like candy.
- fine addition L O C A T E D ExplanationA shitposty edit of the scene with this text and Grievous with glowing yellow eyes.
- "Time to abandon ship!" ExplanationGrievous' comment when, well, abandoning ship during the opening battle, delivered in a hilariously evil tone that, if Grievous had a mustache, he'd be twirling it at the moment. Used for any situation that calls for a Screw This, I'm Outta Here or Abandon Shipping.
- "General Kenobi! You are a bold one." ExplanationGrievous' response to Obi-Wan's "Hello there!" mentioned above. Responding to gifs of the above scene or to any "Hello there!" is fairly common. Grievous's line can also be used on its own, such as replacing "General Kenobi" to call someone a "bold one"
- "Ah, General [insert word that rhymes with "Kenobi"], you are a bold one!" ExplanationFor instance, "General Reposti!" is used to call out reposters on Reddit.
- "General Kenobi!" *ignites four lightsabers* ExplanationA trimmed down version of the above reply. It's a common meme for any recipient of a "Hello there!" to immediately gain two extra arms and ignite several lightsabers similar to Grievous. Another joke involves replacing Obi-Wan with another character and the lightsabers with another object, such as a French Kenobi being attacked with 4 baguettes.
- Back away! I will deal with this Jedi slime myself! ExplanationGrievous says this after Obi-Wan successfully kills the MagnaGuards he sent after Obi-Wan. Some memes replace Obi-Wan with an actual slime, such as the slime mob from Minecraft.
- "You Fool! I've been trained in your [X] arts by Count Dooku!" ExplanationGrievous says this right before his duel against Obi-Wan. People just replace the "Jedi" in "Jedi arts" with whatever the topic is. It's also often jokingly wondered how the hell Dooku trained Grievous, as Grievous's fighting style is nothing like Dooku's, and seems to mostly consist of swinging at the opponent a bunch with four lightsabers while twirling his wrists a lot. Perhaps Dooku taught him the art of spinning? It is, after all, a good trick.
- Some people have further mutated the meme by showing the death of Qui-Gon Jinn, aka someone else who was trained in the Jedi arts by Count Dooku, and someone who ultimately shared the same fate as Grievous.
Memes quoting other characters
Padmé:- "So this is how liberty dies, with a thunderous applause."ExplanationPadmé's response to the Senate declaring the Republic is now an empire.
- At least it didn't die of sadness. ExplanationUsed in response to the above moment to mock Padmé dying over the grief Anakin's turn to the Dark Side made her feel.
- "You're going to kill him, aren't you?" ExplanationPadmé says this after Obi-Wan asks her about Anakin's whereabouts. This is usually as a response when someone is asked about their enemy's whereabouts, or edited into a setting where Anyone Can Die (such as Game of Thrones) or when fans suspect that a Bus Came Back character only returns to be killed (such as when Lando was announced to return in The Rise of Skywalker).
- "Anakin... you're breaking my heart!" ExplanationPadmé responding to her husband, now Darth Vader, when he wants her to join him in ruling. Natalie Portman's delivery of the line and the line itself are mocked.
Mace Windu:- "You are on this council, but we do not grant you the rank of master" and "Take a seat, young Skywalker." ExplanationMace Windu tells Anakin he isn't getting the title and power he wants, then responds to Anakin's outburst protesting it. The lines are used as reaction gifs by themselves and spawned successor memes. This is often combined with "not being a Jedi Master" being Anakin's Berserk Button, since he seems utterly incensed at it despite the film never really elaborating on why.
- Image edits of multiple characters poking at Vader for never becoming a Jedi master:
Vader: The Force is with you, young Skywalker, but you are not a Jedi yet.
Luke: Yeah, if only we had a Master from the Council here, they could make me a Jedi.
Vader: [pointing] Now listen here, you little shit...
Obi-Wan: This was your father's lightsaber. It was the weapon of a Jedi Knight. But not a Jedi Master. Your father never reached the rank of Master.
Obi-Wan: I was once a Jedi Knight like your father. But then, I became a Jedi Master.
Luke: I am a Jedi. Like my father before me.
The Emperor/Senate: Your father was on the Council. But he was never granted the rank of Jedi Master.
Vader: [Cue Vader's Heel–Face Turn]"
At least you're a master at getting caught."
- Sometimes, this meme gets combined with another memetic line from Samuel L. Jackson in another film where his character is on the opposite side of a council's decision:
Mace Windu: You are on this council, but we do not grant you the rank of master.
Nick Fury: I recognize the council has made a decision, but given that it's a stupid-ass decision, I've elected to ignore it.
- "A Sith Lord"? ExplanationMace Windu's incredulous reaction when Anakin reports his discovery that the Senate is the Sith Lord they've been looking for. Sometimes gets mutated into Sith Lawd.
- "It is critical we send an attack group there immediately."ExplanationMace Windu's response to Ki-Adi-Mundi bringing up the droid attack on the Wookiees is to decide that they need reinforcements. Used online as a rallying call to show support for a cause/media piece.
One-off memes:- "Master Skywalker, there are too many of them. What are we going to do?" ExplanationDuring Order 66, one youngling asks Anakin for help. Unfortunately Anakin has other plans...
- Master Skywalker ExplanationAnakin is addressed as Master by the very kids he's about to kill, despite never being formally granted the rank. Memes have him letting the younglings live or recruiting them to join him as a reward for addressing him as "Master"... or killing them because they called him that. At least one variant is the kid correcting himself when he realizes Anakin isn't a master, at which Anakin decides those kids have to die.
- "I'm sorry, Sir. It's time for you to leave." ExplanationCommander Appo says this to prevent Senator Organa from entering the Jedi Temple. Essentially, it's a polite version of Get Out!. Change "Sir" to "Ma'am", "Kid", or anything as you see fit.
- "What about the droid attack on the Wookiees?" Explanation Ki-Adi-Mundi asks this of the other Jedi Council members when debating priorities as the war ends, which leads to Yoda being off-planet for Anakin's turn to Vader and the Senate issuing Order 66. Defending the Wookiees against the droids ends up contributing almost nothing to the plot of the movie other than a convenient reason for Yoda to leave Coruscant. Ki-Adi-Mundi's question is treated as laughably useless or mind-blowingly important in jokes; usually the focus is on the fact that only one character managed to think of it. The quote is used to jokingly butt into conversations with a non sequitur to what's currently being talked about.
- "Good, twice the pride, double the fall." ExplanationAs Anakin says to Count Dooku that his strength has doubled since they had last met, Dooku responds with this line. It's often used with other characters portrayed by Christopher Lee, such as Wilbur Wonka and Francisco Scaramanga.
- "Into exile, I must go. Failed, I have!"ExplanationYoda says this to Bail Organa after being unable to kill the Senate in their duel, made memetic by Yoda's signature Strange-Syntax Speaking. Often used when someone does something embarrassing that they regret.
Other memes
- Grievous separating his arms to multi-wield. ExplanationIn the film, Grievous splits his two arms into four to wield four lightsabers at once. This is frequently edited to give Grievous even more arms and lightsabers, make him hold items other than lightsabers, or injure himself by twirling the lightsabers wrong.
- A mutated version in 2020 started as a Running Gag by Reddit user u/Thibson34 where he would take a picture of Grievous wielding his lightsabers and add one unique lightsaber (and arm) every day. This eventually culminated in a video where Grievous reveals two dozen lightsabers and arms, then promptly disintegrates out of existence once he starts spinning his weapons around.
- Similar edits with other characters, such as Darth Maul having thirty-nine lightsaber blades, or Obi-Wan Kenobi sprouting four additional arms, each carrying a lightsaber, as he was trained by Qui-Gon Jinn, someone else who was trained in the Jedi arts by Count Dooku.
- Anakin killing younglings. ExplanationWhile Anakin killing children is supposed to be his horrific Moral Event Horizon in the movie, r/prequelmemes loves to make jokes about the scenario. Note that this is separate from the Obi-Wan line when it comes to meming.
- Obi-Wan's a Sith Lord? ExplanationBefore their final confrontation, Anakin tells Obi-Wan "If you're not with me, then you're my enemy!", to which Obi-Wan replies "Only a Sith deals in absolutes!" Since Obi-Wan's statement is itself an absolute ("Only a Sith"), people joke he's confessing to being a Sith himself.
- "I HATE YOU! GIVE MY LIGHTSABER TO MY SON (AND TELL HIM DARTH VADER KILLED ME!)" ExplanationIn A New Hope, Obi-Wan gives Anakin's lightsaber to Luke, claiming that Anakin wanted Luke to have it; he also claims (from a certain point of view) that Darth Vader killed his father. In this film, Anakin's last words to Obi-Wan before burning alive are "I hate you!" and he lost his lightsaber when Obi-Wan removed his limbs. And of course, during the making of A New Hope, Anakin and Vader were meant to be separate characters, until it was retconned. Some versions of the meme stop at the word "lightsaber".
- "You were my brother Anakin, I loved you! That's why I'm going to give your lightsaber to your son because you might have wanted him to have it anyway!" ExplanationA likely interpretation for why Obi-Wan claimed that to Luke, because he chooses to remember Anakin as his friend and student, who was gone when he became Darth Vader.
- "Annie, are you okay? Are you okay, Annie?" ExplanationStems from a combination of Anakin's childhood nickname, Ani, and lines in the Michael Jackson song "Smooth Criminal". The meme shows the Senate standing over the charred and burned Anakin/Vader from Revenge of the Sith while asking him this.
- "Signature look of superiority." ExplanationIn the Visual Dictionary, a line of text labels Count Dooku's, well, signature look of superiority. Often used ironically when someone is proud of something trivial, but it is played straight.
- "Kenobi! I'm back!" ExplanationGrievous says this in the Youtube Poop The Tragedy of Darth Sand by AlpacaHawk, when he somehow comes back to life. Often used with Grievous coming Back from the Dead.
- "All women are Queens!" "If she breathes, she's a thot!" Explanation The phrase originated as a 3-panel of Obi-Wan and Anakin talking during their duel. "Duel of the Fates" and/or lightsabers are often edited into other characters saying it.
Backstroke of the West
The Chinese bootleg version of the film, known as
Star War: The Third Gathers: The Backstroke of the West, has spawned a bunch of memes due to its
hilariously bad English translations. The memes increased when it was adapted into a
Gag Dub.
- "Do not want" explanation The infamous translation of Vader's Big "NO!", by itself or paired with the footage, quickly became an Internet Catchphrase reaction comment towards unwanted things or gross images.
- "Game time started." ExplanationThe translation of Anakin's "This is where the fun begins." Used to announce the beginning of gameplay.
- "Friend you are crazy!" ExplanationObi-Wan saying: "Well then you are lost!". Often used to say You're Insane! in place of the original line, since it conveys the meaning better.
- "Did you heard the tragedy that reach the man?" ExplanationTranslation of the famous scene where the Senate tells Anakin the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise. Quoting the entire translation is a copypasta.
General Grievous: Your memes will make fine additions to my collection.
