The Origin & Story of the Among Us Memes

To connect with youths, you have to speak their lingo. 

And right now, everyone is speaking in memes. 

Whether you pronounce it as meem or mei-mei, memes can be found all over the internet, in your text conversations, and even on some badly written articles.

As you may know, there’s one meme in particular that seems to be rather popular at the moment.

The Origin & Story of the Among Us Memes

I’m talking, of course, about the Among Us Memes.

me pretending to do tasks on among us pic.twitter.com/wZPsUG9Tw7

— 🐺 estefania || ceo of daisuke’s happiness (@obikakashi) September 24, 2020

Among Us be fun asf then BOOM my homie kills me and swears on his dead grandma's grave its not him

— Cryptic (@CrypticNoOnee) September 28, 2020

For those who don’t know, Among Us is an online mobile and PC game that was released in 2018.

It’s essentially a murder mystery game where 4-10 players (crewmates) have to identify and kill randomly selected imposters on a ship.

Conversely, these imposters are supposed to kill everyone before the crewmates complete their tasks, which is why the game has become so popular.

“Popular” would be putting it mildly, actually.

Though it was released two years ago, the game has experienced a resurgence of sorts, with a spike in downloads during the coronavirus pandemic.

At the time of writing, the game has over 100 million downloads and 60 million daily active players.

It seems to have grown in popularity after several YouTubers and Twitch streamers played it on their platforms.

And naturally, when something becomes popular these days, memes about it will soon sprout all over the internet.

Oh, and it might also be used occasionally by governmental organisations.

HDB & SCDF Get In On The Action

Memes are not something you’d associate with the Housing Development Board (HDB) and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).

But the two have recently used Among Us memes to get their message across.

In both of their memes, crewmates hold a meeting to decide how to tackle the latest “emergency”.

The imposter, whose job is to kill crewmates, intentionally gives dangerous suggestions as an act of sabotage, but gets ejected from their meetings instead.

In HDB’s meme, the crewmates have gathered to devise a list of things one should do before buying a flat.

The imposter incorrectly suggests that prospective buyers should “visit the HDB branch directly”, but this strikes the crewmates as suspicious.

As a result, he gets ejected from the meeting.

Similarly, the SCDF shared a meme to stress the importance of only calling 995 for emergencies, and not when, for example, you’re pooping out most of your insides.

When asked what to do if one has diarrhoea, the imposter incorrectly says that they should call 995, which leads to him being ejected into outer space.

It’s certainly strange to see memes from HDB and the SCDF, but we can’t deny that it’s entertaining.

So, don’t be surprised if the Ministry of Health announces Phase 3 or the next circuit breaker with an Among Us meme of their own.

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