YMMV / Pou

• Germans Love David Hasselhoff: It is extremely hard to find any Pou-related content online that isn't in the Spanish language, as the game is adored in Latin America. Most of the fan animations, games, and memes based on Pou are often in Spanish or Portuguese and come from Latin American countries. Even a majority of Pou-themed books have been written in Spanish only while only around one or two English books exist.
• Memetic Mutation:
  • Sad/Neglected Pou ^ExplanationNeglecting Pou for a long time will often result in it appearing dirty and sick, and sometimes even surrouned by its own poop. The distraught look on Pou's face while in this state became a meme in the early 2020s, largely because it looks more blunt than sad.
  • A variant of the meme, this time being a bootleg plush became memetic online for its bizarre appearance, often being used in memes, image macros, and videos. Most of the plush videos involve Pou getting into depressing and oftentimes dark situations such as getting cheated on, getting frozen alive, or even jumping off cliffs to end their misery.
  • Um gnomo estava andando em cima do asfalto (A gnome was walking on the asphalt) ^ExplanationA parody song by the YouTuber Daviz45 set to the tune of "Happy Morning Song" (a recurring minigame theme that most notably plays in Cliff Jump)
• Obscure Popularity: Pou is a memorable app, mostly in the areas above, but isn't really talked about as much as its contemporaries such as Angry Birds, Plants vs. Zombies, or Cut the Rope.
• Unfortunate Character Design: Due to their default brown color, rounded shape, and similarly-spelled name, Pou is often mistaken for a cartoon pile of poop, although Word of God confirms that the character is an alien.

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