AboutWhat does the meme depict?

The 'Bane vs. Pink Guy' meme template features an edited screenshot from the movie 'The Dark Knight Rises', where the character Bane is depicted as preparing for a confrontation. However, instead of facing Batman, Bane is shown confronting Pink Guy, a character from the Filthy Frank show. Thus, the image humorously combines the gritty superhero universe with the absurd, comedic world of Filthy Frank.

OriginWho did it first?

The meme has its roots in the release of 'The Dark Knight Rises' on July 20th, 2012, in which a notable scene involves a fight between Batman and Bane in a sewer. This moment from the film (watch the scene on YouTube) was later altered to feature Pink Guy from the Filthy Frank series. The earliest known manipulation of the image to include Pink Guy was shared by a user named artcocopuff on Twitter (now X) on September 4th, 2016. This edited image also included a watermark from 9GAG, suggesting that the meme might have been circulated there before appearing on Twitter.^[1]

Origin: 2016