Series 23

Further reading about the references made in Series 23, Cards 1-50 as well as links & original images (if available).

Series 23, Card 1 - GUYBRUSH

For the start of Series 23, MrHansel created "GUYBRUSH THREEPEPE", a takeoff on the name of the lead character Guybrush Threepwood from the 1991 LucasArts Personal Computer game "Monkey Island 2, LeChuck's Revenge". I have no idea how someone could 1 - play or remember playing a 21 year old game that only sold 25,000 copies, 2 - grab a stock image of the character, 3 - overlay that onto a background that only appears once in the entire game, and 4 - decide that would make a great Pepe! They say there is a fine line between genius and madness and I would say MrHansel is 100% the former.

I only saw our hero go into this room once in the 2+ hour walkthrough video!

I could not find our hero striking this pose in the walkthrough, but it is online as a standalone image

Series 23, Card 2 - RICKYPEPE

Series 23, Card 3 - RICKYPEPE was created by the artist known as OE although he goes by Everyday Earth on Twitter and Telegram. He created a total of 18 cards for the Rare Pepe project.

This card is a parody of the movie poster for 2006 American sports comedy film "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" who was played by Will Ferrell.

Series 23, Card 4 - BAYLOP

Series 23, Card 4 - BAYLOP was created by an unknown artist who also made both of the Bogdanoff Twins cards BOGDAPEPE and PEPENOFF as well as one of the Bitconnect cards CARLOSPEPE. The BAYLOP card depicts the execution of Viet Cong member Nguyễn Văn Lém, often referred to as Bảy Lốp. The execution took place in Saigon during the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War. Văn Lém crime was the alleged murder of Lt. Col. Nguyen Tuan as well as Tuan's wife, six children, and his 80 year old mother. The photograph was taken by Eddie Adams, an Associated Press photographer. You can learn more about the event here.

Series 23, Card 12 - PEPEAMANDA

Series 23, Card 12 - PEPEAMANDA was created by an unknown artist. They contributed a total of 14 cards to the Rare Pepe series including the 5-card "Pepe the Forbidden One" set and a series of portraits including PEPEFRED, PEPEANDY, PEPEVINNY, PEPEBOBBY, and PEPESAMSON.

The woman pictured on the card is DASH report and presenter Amanda B. Johnson. The photograph was taken from the Bitcoinist article "How Dash Stole Bitcoin’s Mojo – Interview with Amanda B. Johnson".

Series 23, Card 16 - PEROCHI

Series 23, Card 16 - PEROCHI was created by the Japanese artist known as Oni Giri. She created a total of 9 cards for the Rare Pepe project; 8 of which are original artworks! The pepe on the card is modeled after the character Doppo Orochi from the Japanese manga series Grappler Baki. He has a brave "no step down" characteristic about him when it comes to fighting going as far as to fight a Siberian tiger in his younger days and even admits that was a bit foolish of him, but earning him one of his many nicknames the "Tiger Killer". In regard to that Oni said, "It was fun to change the tiger to a stuffed animal."

Series 23, Card 22 - PHNTOMOFPEPE

Series 23, Card 22 - PHNTOMOFPEPE was created by an unknown artist. They also created the Melancholia Triptych (MELANCHOLIA, MELANCOLIE, PEPEINTRO), the philosophers set (SOCRATESPEPE, PEPEKARLMARX, PEPENIETZSCH) as well as 5 other cards, for a total of 12 Rare Pepe cards.

This card is the artist's interpretation of one of the many cover illustrations for the 1910 Novel The Phantom of the Opera which was written by the French author Gaston Leroux.

Series 23, Card 48 - PEPEEVO

Series 23, Card 48 - PEPEEVO was created by the Japanese artist known as Oni Giri. She created a total of 9 cards for the Rare Pepe project and all 9 are original artworks! Oni said of PEPEEVO, "I drew PEPE changing his appearance. His appearance changes depending on the environment around him. His appearance may also change depending on the owner of this card. I wonder how he will evolve?"