the OG Flaing Leonardo meme on solana - from the 2014 4chan classic
The 4chan Origin
Flaming Leonardo emerged from the depths of 4chan's /s4s/ board on December 21st, 2014. The thread that started it all proposed a bold mission: "introducing a new 4chan meme to replace Pepe and Wojak because they have been ruined by normies: Flaming Leonardo"
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Anonymous Sun 21 Dec 2014 06:22:32 No.2901355
introducing a new 4chan meme to replace Pepe and Wojak because they have been ruined by normies: Flaming Leonardo
Anonymous No.2901364
>>2901355
fantastic fives
Magma Admin Tabitha No.2901371
>>2901355
>55
Nice.
Anonymous No.2901375
"I like it OP, but what's his angle?"
"He doesnt look like he feels, so what does he do? What makes him a 'May May'?"
"Tell me why flaming leonardo should be america's next top may may."
Anonymous No.2901388
>>2901375
"He looks like he has kind of a light schadenfreude look on his face"
Anonymous No.2901400
"Sad Angleman has your back, Leo"
Anonymous No.2901409
>>2901375
"sometimes leonardo gets feels from all the misery and cruelty in the world"
Anonymous No.2901412
>>2901409
"Cheer up, man"
Anonymous No.2901419
>Fantastic
>Fives
It's like dubs but better!
>Zesty Zeros
>Outstanding Ones
>Terrific Twos
>Tasty Threes
>Fabulous Fours
>Fantastic Fives
Anonymous No.2901420
>>2901409
"then he smokes dank weed and everything is okay again !"
Archived from the original thread on /s4s/ - December 21, 2014
The Legend of Flaming Leonardo
In the depths of internet culture, a new challenger emerged to contest the throne of meme supremacy. Flaming Leonardo burst onto the scene as an orange demon with yellow horns and a mischievous grin that would become iconic in imageboard history.
Classic Leonardo
Smug Leonardo
Angry Leonardo
The Gooning
The meme originated as a counter-response to the oversaturation of Pepe and Wojak variants that had dominated meme culture. Leonardo represented something different—a chaotic, fiery entity that literally and figuratively burned through the old guard. His signature move? The "face-peeling" or "skinning" gesture, symbolizing the stripping away of tired, overused meme formats.
The violent imagery of Leonardo dominating Pepe wasn't meant to be taken literally—it was a metaphor for creative destruction, the necessary chaos that births innovation in meme culture. The images became symbols of Leonardo's mission to construct a new era of internet humor.
Building the future of memes
Today, Leonardo stands as a symbol of anti-establishment meme energy, a reminder that no format is sacred and that internet culture constantly evolves. Whether he's smoking, grinning, or engaged in his signature face-peeling antics, Flaming Leonardo represents the eternal cycle of meme death and rebirth.
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