South Park’s Randy Marsh Is Squaring Up to Every Villain in the “What’s Up Brah?” Trend

A 2012 Randy-vs-Bane image has been revived on TikTok and Reels with audio from “Broadway Bro Down.”

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The Lowdown

Randy fighting Omni-Man is exactly the kind of nonsense South Park would approve of. Fourteen-year-old memes coming back is just how the internet works now.

Key Takeaways

  • The format dates back to 2012, when an image of Randy Marsh squaring up against Bane spread online (Know Your Meme).
  • At the start of October, TikTokers paired the cutout with Randy’s “What’s up brah” audio and images of other villains (Know Your Meme).
  • Popular edits pit Randy against Minecraft Steve, Omni-Man and Absolute Bane (Know Your Meme).

The Story

The fighting-pose image comes from the South Park episode “Broadway Bro Down” (Know Your Meme).

Know Your Meme said the new trend shows Randy taking on “the biggest and baddest villains and heroes of all time” on TikTok and Reels (Know Your Meme).

It was one of two South Park memes in that week’s roundup, alongside an image of adult Kyle looking at an old photo paired with meme origin dates (Know Your Meme).