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Dad 76
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About
Dad 76 is a fan-made depiction of the Overwatch playable hero Jack Morrison, better known by his alias Soldier: 76, where he's portrayed as an overprotective paternal figure who takes care of the younger members of the cast and recurrent maker of dad jokes. The fan-made character became widespread among the fans of Overwatch on several online communities like Tumblr [1] in late May of 2016.
Origin
On May 14th, 2016, user chickenwithtie[8] uploaded an illustration to DeviantArt portraying Soldier: 76 as a protective father making sure his team stays medicated.
![Dad 76 Origin NONE of you KIDS L EAVE UNTIL YOU'RE ON WE CAN TUST SCARCH MEDIKITS ON OUR OWN](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/182/672/129.png)
Spread
Following the post, Dad 76 art grew popular among the Overwatch fan communities on Tumblr and Reddit. A Novelty Twitter Account devoted to posting as Dad 76[4] appeared in June 2016. The phenomenon soon attracted the attention of Gameskinny,[3] who on June 2nd published a compilation of their favorite Dad 76 examples. On June 11th, a thread asking about the spread of Dad 76 jokes appeared on the Overwatch subreddit.[6] On July 29th, Kotaku[2] covered the popularity of the Dad 76 headcanon. As of October 19th, 2016, Dad 76 has devoted galleries on Funnyjunk[5] and Imgur.[7]
Various Examples
![Soldier 76 200% DAD DAD](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/138/975/9b3.jpg)
![Play of the Game: Soldier 76 as Dad Part of a breakfast Dad no DAD 76 TORBJOATS](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/131/175/8a6.png)
![Dad Helping make dinner. GOOD DAD BAD DAD](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/138/065/2fc.jpg)
![He Trying to Help anse](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/133/601/4c4.jpg)
![Daddy 76 MIOVA YOU' LL CATCH COLD MIDVA](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/138/968/a5a.jpg)
![The most important meal of the day, serving it up, 76's way COME DVER HERE AND GET S0mE NUTRITION](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/129/590/1ec.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Tumblr – Search for Dad 76
[2] Kotaku – Overwatch Fans Have Turned Soldier 76 Into A Dad
[3] GameSkinny – Best of Dad 76, the headcanon Overwatch deserves
[4] Twitter – @dadjokes76
[5] Funnyjunk – Dad 76 comp
[6] /r/Overwatch – Can someone explain me the Dad 76 Meme, I dont get it.
[7] Imgur – Dad 76: Dad Jokes
Top Comments
Sir Soundwave Moderator
Oct 18, 2016 at 09:06AM EDT
MechWarriorNY
Oct 18, 2016 at 12:04AM EDT