Contents
- 1 A Classic Example
- 2 Live Action Example
- 3 11 Of the Best ‘teleports behind you’ Memes
- 4 Traveling Alone
- 5 V For Vendetta
- 6 The Way Of The Blade
- 7 Neckbeard Dog
- 8 Crossguard Clubbing
- 9 Nothing Personal With A Dog
- 10 Cat Teleports Behind A Dog
- 11 Dog Running With A Knife
- 12 Shrek Teleports Behind You
- 13 Virginity Defended
- 14 Trump Teleports Behind You
- 15 How To Tell A Boy Is Cute
- 16 Angel or Devil Guy
- 17 Obi – Wan Kenobi Teleports
- 18 Robin Costume Teleports Behind You
- 19 Minecraft Meme
- 20 Dead By Daylight
- 21 Thomas Transfiguring
- 22 PubG Xbox
- 23 Hearts Of Iron Game Strategy
- 24 What’s Reddit Saying
- 25 Summing Up
The *Teleports Behind You* Nothing Personal, Kid caption is a copypasta meme that is generally employed to mockingly subtitle pictures of young men wielding katanas or other mall ninja weaponry (Source). But it’s also used in an oblique manner- especially in video game streams.
A Classic Example
In terms of where it came from, according to KnowYourMeme, the meme is derived from various action-orientated anime series, the teleportation maneuver to wind up behind them is a well-known opponent attack. Generally, these anime fighters will move with supernatural speed, ending up behind their opponent. KnowYourMeme speculates that the origin might be traced to the Dragon Ball series, but when it comes to bladed weapons, the meme may have spun out of the manga series Bleach.
Live Action Example
The Lil Goat YouTuber credited “Joe Capo” for the hilarious clip below:
Let’s take a look at some examples of its use in the wild.
11 Of the Best ‘teleports behind you’ Memes
Traveling Alone
The TSA apparently confiscated a foot long replica knife from a carry-on bag in Atlanta. This was apparently a good excuse to use this meme to mock the traveler.
V For Vendetta
*Teleports Behind You* Nothing Personnel, Kid from justneckbeardthings
The Guy Fawkes mask tattoo earned some derision online for its edgy qualities.
The Way Of The Blade
This young man is wielding some videogame weaponry in real life- he is evidently a ‘student of the blade’.
Neckbeard Dog
* teleports behind you* Nothing personal kid from justneckbeardthings
Over in the Neck Beard Things subreddit, a user posted an image of this fluffy white dog playfully wielding a fake sword.
Crossguard Clubbing
*teleports behind you and ends you rightly* from HistoryMemes
Over in history memes, someone posted a screen grab of a conversation between two people discussing a hypothetical knight fight. The first person is swinging a katana and the second person bends a euro sword and smashes his enemy to death wielding a cross guard as a club.
Nothing Personal With A Dog
This meme has been famous enough to create many variations with pets, most of them cats and dogs. In this picture, you can see what it looks like an Akita Dog with a katana. The Akita Dog is very famous in Japan and nowadays works as a symbol of Japanese culture, even in western cities. This meme was shared initially on KnowYourmeme.
Cat Teleports Behind A Dog
As mentioned before, it’s very popular to see this meme around the internet with pets. In this case, you can see a cat holding a knife behind a dog, as a reference of the “Teleports Behind You” original joke, but clearly quite funny since the dog seems very scared. This picture was posted via KnowYourMeme, but shared multiple times on social media the next days.
Dog Running With A Knife
An Internet user via Tumblr decided to post “I’m the first comedian to tell raunchy jokes” and someone decided to continue the post replying with the draw of a dog running with a knife. This post had the comment “and the last” with a dramatic emphasis, making it obvious that it was a funny reference related to Teleports Behind You.
Shrek Teleports Behind You
Even Shrek has been part of this viral meme. That’s why this picture was posted on KnowYourMeme and afterwards, it was share via Social Media, especially Facebook. In the image there’s a Shrek holding a sword, but the typical frase of “Nothing personal kid” appears here in order to make the popular reference.
Virginity Defended
In this picture, there’s a guy holding what it seems a bowie knife, but since his appearance is probably associated to anime fans, someone decided to use this photo to mock of the clichés in this type of people. That’s why you can read the “Virginity successfully defended” phrase, and it’s obviously strongly related to the Teleports Behind You Meme.
Trump Teleports Behind You
Trump is the current president of the US, but also someone oftenly used to create a lot of memes. This wasn’t the exception, and someone decided to create a funny picture associated with the Teleports Behind You meme but mentioning that Trump was studying the blade while others were forging political alliances in Washington.
How To Tell A Boy Is Cute
Teleports behind you is a popular meme among gamers and is a constant joke related to anime fans. That’s a huge reason to see this picture, with a guy holding a long Katana and a list of things to tell if a boy is a cute, but obviously just as an interpretation to the typical introvert guy who’s fan of manga and anime.
Angel or Devil Guy
This meme was shared via ifunny.com, and it shows a guy with his big collection of anime figures and weird outfit, and his other style with the typical blade behind and a dramatic pose. This is obviously a joke related to anime fans, especially with the quote of “I can be your angle or yuor devil”, badly written on purpose.
Obi – Wan Kenobi Teleports
Here’s another funny variation of the Teleports Behind You meme shared on KnowYourMeme. In this picture you can see the popular character of Obi-Wan Kenobi and his light saber, and his phrase “I’ve engaged the enemy” as a common reference of this character. Not the last time you’ll see an important main character as Obi as an example of Teleports Behind You.
Robin Costume Teleports Behind You
This is an unusual picture of a guy with a Robin costume, and since the picture itself was shared multiple times on social media and it was viral everywhere due to cringe it caused, someone decided to associate it to “Nothing personal kid”, and it was a creative way to make it funnier. Its first appearance was on KnowYourMeme.
Minecraft Meme
Here’s a Minecraft meme that uses the teleportation tagline. It’s a good example of how different memes can combine, in this example another image meme combining with a text meme.
Dead By Daylight
Here is a video game example from the Dead by Daylight subreddit. We don’t know exactly what’s going on, but if you are a video gamer, it’s likely that you understand the reference here.
Thomas Transfiguring
*Teleports behind you nothin personal kid from crappyoffbrands
Thomas the Tank Engine train is reconfigured into a Mortal Kombat looking robot equipped with a serrated sword, captioned with the nothing personal kid subtitle.
PubG Xbox
* teleports behind you “ nothing personal kid” from PUBGXboxOne
Here is another Pubg Xbox video game example – again we’re not completely up to speed on modern computer or console games, but if you click the button to play the video you will see an example of the meme at work in a live stream.
Hearts Of Iron Game Strategy
Redditors also used the meme for a game called Hearts of Iron. It looks to be one of those empire-conquering games where you deploy political intrigue to dominate the European continent.
What’s Reddit Saying
We took a look at Reddit to examine the meme’s (sometimes misspelled as nothing personnel kid) origins and found some Redditors who offered the following explanations:
1. The meme originated as a joke meant to poke fun at people that are acting ‘edgy’. It originated from anime where the RPG characters try to outdo each other. The first “teleports behind you” meme the commenter observed was in a “nothing personal kid” thread in a Sonic, Coldsteel the Hedgehog character fan thread. These two phrases are commonly used together because they both seem childish and irritating. He is not too sure about this though, and would like to hear what other people think or know.
2. Another Redditor said that it comes from a story of a mythical swordsman. The swordsman has other supernatural powers that allowed him to do more than human activities. One of the main strengths he had was speed. He was rumored to be able to teleport himself behind his opponent and slice him dead with just one swing.
3. The meme came as a joke from action movies where the main character is trying to be killed. This main star will then quickly move behind the attacker. He or she will then say “it’s nothing personal kid” before executing the attacker.
4. In another Redditor’s opinion “the nothing personal kid,” phrase is used by people who are trying too hard to be cool.
5. The phrase is not related to the Sonic animation at all, another Redditor opined.
Summing Up
The*Teleports behind You* Nothing Personal, Kid caption is a copypasta meme generally employed to mock on subtitles images with men using katanas or famous ninja weapons. Nowadays is also used in many video game streams as an inner joke related to the meme.
The first appearance of this meme is unknown, but many of the images you can see today were published in KnowYourMeme as a joke from various action-orientated anime series, especially with the popular teleportation maneuver that many characters do before attacking their opponents. Some internet users think that the origin might be traced to Dragon Ball, but others have mentioned that it can be initially associated with Bleach.
The truth is that this meme is a reference to the anime community and if often used to create mockery related to manga fans and gamers.
