![I'm You, But Stronger I'm You, But Stronger](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/square/000/019/969/dippy.png)
I'm You, But Stronger
About
"I'm You, But Stronger" is an image macro series in which two comparable characters are shown side-by-side with the caption suggesting that one of the two is the superlative incarnation of the other.
Origin
The earliest known usage of the phrase can be found in a tweet posted by @TheMtoLife[1] on December 5th, 2015, in which the user mocks the departure of Zayn Malik from the English-Irish pop boy band One Direction by comparing two group photos of the band, one taken before Malik's departure and the other one without Malik, with the caption reading "Who Are You? I'm You But Stronger."
![One Direction Who Are You? I'm You But Stronger](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/089/983/3c5.png)
Spread
On January 2nd, 2016, Twitter user @WhyLarryIsStronger[2] posted a set of paparazzi photos of American comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres vacationing on a yacht in St. Barts with One Direction member Harry Styles and his girlfriend Kendall Jenner, accompanied by the caption highlighting the similarity between DeGeneres and Styles' outfits. The tweet accumulated over 600 likes and 500 retweets.
![Ellen Degeneres vs. Harry Styles Why Larry Is Real @WhyLarrylsReal IM YOU BUT STRONGER](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/089/987/b7d.png)
On February 26th, Tumblr blog Special Meme Fresh[3] posted clip art images of two orange-colored cylinders in reference to the "Long Boy" in-joke, with the second one being taller than the first, and the superimposed captions reading "who are you?" and "I'm you but longer." Within the first two weeks, the post garnered more than 10,000 notes.
![im you but longer who are you? im you but longer](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/088/333/4a6.png)
On February 28th, Special Meme Fresh[4] posted another image macro comparing a character artwork of Snake from Metal Gear Solid to a photograph of a snake smoking a cigarette, which accrued over 7,000 notes in less than two weeks.
![Snake vs. Smoking Snake who are you im you but stronger](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/088/939/fc6.jpg)
Between late February and early March 2015, dozens of additional derivative image macros featuring the phrase surfaced on Tumblr[5] and Twitter[6]; since the emergence of the meme, it has been regarded by some as a shitposting trend.
Examples
![Tharja and Rhajat Who are you? 「m you but gayer](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/088/909/eab.png)
![Krump Battle! who are you i am you but faster](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/087/985/aab.jpg)
![Trust no one, not even your krumping self... WHO ARE YOu? STRONGER](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/077/812/881.jpg)
![Stronger I'm you, but stronger who are you?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/089/139/52b.png)
![ecsdee who are you?l'm you, but stronger](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/089/137/c86.jpg)
![U (u') aiyam U, but ströngker ( 、~、) who are u..](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/089/484/7c9.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter – @TheMtoLife's Tweet
[2] Twitter – @WhyLarryIsStronger's Tweet
[3] Tumblr – Special Meme Fresh's Post
[4] Tumblr – Special Meme Fresh's Post
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