How did Pepe become a meme?

Designed as a green anthropomorphic frog with a humanoid body, Pepe originated in Furie's 2005 comic Boy's Club. The character became an Internet meme when his popularity steadily grew across websites such as Myspace, Gaia Online, and 4chan in 2008. By 2015, he had become one of the most popular memes used on 4chan and Tumblr.

What is Pepe lore?

Pepe Lore, also known as Pepe Animations, refers to multiple Pepe the Frog GIFs and animations made by Pepe's creator Matt Furie as NFTs on his website RarePepes.fun and on Twitter in late 2021. In 2022, the animations surfaced on TikTok and YouTube, primarily using the slowed + reverb remix of Mo Beats' song "Righteous."

Why is Pepe called Pepe?

Pepe’s creator told The Daily Dot in April 2015 that the name Pepe (though pronounced differently) evokes pee-pee, in keeping with the literal bathroom humor the original character is known for. According to Know Your Meme, users began creating their own Pepe images in 2008 in forums on the imageboard site 4chan.