THREE HEADED DRAGON MEME COMMUNITY
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About the 3KING
Three-Headed Dragon" refers to a humorous illustration of the movie monster King Ghidorah created by artist Michael J. Larsen. The image has gained popularity online as an exploitable meme format, mainly used in object-labeling memes.
Spread of 3KING
On June 3, 2019, King Ghidorah motion capture actor Richard Dorton shared the image on Twitter, where it received around 500 retweets and 1,500 likes within two weeks.
A few days later, on June 8, a Reddit user posted the first known meme based on the image to the gaming subreddit, where it earned over 1,500 upvotes. On June 10, another user shared a different version of the meme, created by an unknown author, to the HistoryMemes subreddit, where it received more than 7,200 upvotes in just three days.
Origin of 3KING
On May 31, 2019, the monster film Godzilla: King of the Monsters was released in the United States. A few days later, on June 2, artist Michael J. Larson shared a humorous fan art of the creature King Ghidorah titled "King Ghidorah in a Nutshell" on his DeviantArt profile and social media accounts. The post quickly gained attention on Twitter, receiving over 4,300 retweets and 9,600 likes within two weeks.
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