Meme Overview

The 'Welcome to Heaven' meme features a four-panel comic by artist Safely Endangered, illustrating a humorous scenario where a person, initially welcomed to heaven, discovers that the only available video games are from FIFA 06, revealing that he is actually in hell.

Background

In the comic, a person is greeted with the promise of an extensive video game collection, only to find it consists solely of FIFA 06. This twist serves as a humorous commentary on the disappointment often felt with certain video game titles, which resonated with fans and led to its widespread sharing.

How It Began

On January 15th, 2020, comic artist Safely Endangered published the four-panel comic that introduces the concept of a heavenly welcome turning into a hellish joke. The comic quickly gained traction, accumulating over 8,300 reactions and 2,900 shares on Facebook, 123,800 likes on Instagram, and 2,300 likes and 380 retweets on Twitter within just two days. That same day, it was shared by Reddit user iminiki on the /r/gaming subreddit, receiving over 79,400 upvotes before being removed by moderators.

Meme Evolution

The meme quickly spread across various subreddits and social media platforms. The earliest known edit was posted by Redditor ruthlessronin24 on the same day in the /r/memes subreddit, garnering over 13,500 upvotes. In the following hours, several edits appeared, including a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure adaptation by Redditor rex1604, which earned over 6,600 upvotes in /r/ShitPostCursaders, and a 177013 meme posted by RathalosHunter, which received over 2,600 upvotes in /r/animemes.