Markiplier’s E Meme

5 min readMay 15, 2022

This is Mark Fischbach (known online as Markiplier), a popular content creator who plays a variety of games with his friends, family, and other content creators.

A picture of Lord Farquad, a character in Shrek.

And this is Lord Farquad, a character in Shrek.

Notice Anything Similar?

If you squint your eyes in juuuusst the right way…

Ah, yes… Lord Marquaad.

Huh?

The Markiplier E meme references a deep-fried image of Markiplier’s face photoshopped onto Lord Farquaad with a giant letter “E” (Adam).

That’s the whole explanation. I know, this meme is pretty random.

But Markiplier E has not always been the same, as the meme has evolved (I guess?) over the course of several years.

The E Timeline

This meme started in May 2015, when Youtuber Cyndago posted the image above (Adam).

The internet eventually picked up on the humor and made some… adjustments to the image.

A deep fried picture of Lord Marquaad with an E at the bottom.

I bet memers would make great chefs because they sure know how to deep fry

The meme continued to spread throughout 2018, with the image transitioning into another deep-fried image — showing Markiplier photoshopped onto Mark Zuckerberg (Adam).

A picture of the current Markiplier E meme.

As of right now, this is the current form of Markiplier E.

Basic Structure

Despite the many variations of the E meme, There’s not actually that much to the basic structure of the meme. There are three main components of the meme: the background, the letter, and the effects.

The background is just Markiplier’s face photoshopped onto someone. Technically, if we’re being more specific, we could also photoshop Lord Marquaad’s face onto someone — meaning that we would be photoshopping Markiplier photoshopped onto someone… onto someone.

From this, a letter — usually an E — in the Impact font is added to the picture. The letter’s not usually super huge, as it usually only covers the bottom middle of the image; however, honestly, I don’t see a problem with the letter being 100x bigger/smaller; if anything, an E covering half the screen could add to the chaos and possibly the funniness of the image!

The final addition usually made is the effects — which is usually where you turn on the meme stove and deep fry that image until the saturation and graininess are higher than the Eiffel Tower in the middle of Kansas.

Continuing The Format

This meme probably stemmed from the (kind of) noticeable observation that Markiplier does look a bit like Lord Farquad. However, it does not end there.

The basic structure of Markiplier E is pretty unanimous, so it’s not surprising that Markiplier E has been used in many more characters other than those in Shrek.

E But It’s Not E

Here are some variations and remixes of Markiplier E.

Note: Some of these remixes are found on this website so, if you need to satisfy your unending hunger for impact font letters, check them out!

This Meme Looks Just Like How Despacito Sounds

MATH IS MATH

A deep-fried picture of Markiplier photoshopped onto Bob (from The Incredibles) with an M at the bottom.

My Favorite Marvel Scene.

A deep-fried image of Lord Marquaad photoshopped onto Thanos.

‘E’arth

Conclud’E’ng

Markiplier E is a random “no context” meme that comprises Markiplier being photoshopped onto multiple characters — either for a pun, for completing a meme, or simply for no context.

I personally enjoyed Markiplier E, despite the absolute chaos of this meme. To be fair, I am a bit biased — as deep-fried memes, no context memes, and 2015+ memes are kind of my thing. However, regardless, the pure randomness of the meme does make it very funny and entertaining to see every now and then.

Through the random and obscure nature of Millenial and Gen Z humor, the E meme has really come into its own — with many around the world creating, sharing, and chuckling over a letter.

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Cited Sources

Websites:

Adam. “Lord Marquaad E” [“Lord Marquaad E”]. Know Your Meme, knowyourmeme.com/memes/lord-marquaad-e. Accessed 30 Apr. 2022.

Supplementary Materials:

E-finity Stones | Lord Marquaad E. Pinterest, www.pinterest.com/pin/efinity-stones--536350636867327957/. Accessed 30 Apr. 2022.
“GRAVITY before It Was Invented in 1683 (Google Ngram Viewer Meme).” YouTube, 7 Jan. 2022, www.youtube.com/shorts/ankbRq86CAY. Accessed 30 Apr. 2022.
LIVE Breakyourownnews.com BREAKING NEWS DESPACITO 11 CONFIRMED by E 1359. Dopl3r, en.dopl3r.com/memes/dank/live-breakyourownnewscom-breaking-news-despacito-11-confirmed-by-e-1359/304556. Accessed 30 Apr. 2022.
Lord Farquad. Twitter, mobile.twitter.com/bhs_lordfarquaa. Accessed 30 Apr. 2022.
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Lord Marquaad E — Wall — E. Know Your Meme, knowyourmeme.com/photos/1369777-lord-marquaad-e. Accessed 30 Apr. 2022.
New Glasses. I’m Finally Trying to Look My Age. Twitter, twitter.com/markiplier/status/959236864627523584. Accessed 30 Apr. 2022.