# The Book of Kek Welcome to the realm of all things Pepe. ## What is the Book of Kek? The **Book Of Kek** is an open repository that aims to tell the fascinating story of Pepe the Frog. While Pepe was at first a simple cartoon character created by the artist [Matt Furie](/chapter-1-historical-lore/the-creator-matt-furie), the versatile frog quickly took over the internet, adopting a life of its own, before becoming **the universal meme** that he is today. In this book we aggregated as much information, links and tutorials as possible, with the goal to present not only Pepe's history, but also the lore surrounding [Rare Pepes](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project), [Fake Rares and Dank Rares](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/fake-rares-and-dank-rares) (NFT trading cards on the [Counterparty](/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/counterparty-what-is-it) Blockchain), as well as the [latest news](/pepe-news-outlet) from the wider Pepe community. We invite you to take a deep dive down the Pepe frog hole... 🐾 ## Who are the authors? The Book of Kek has been written by Lord Kek's most devoted disciples, the members of [Pepe Inc.](https://twitter.com/PepeInc_), the powerful organization that is also behind [pepe.wtf](/chapter-4-latest-developments/pepe.wtf) and the [PepePawnShop](/chapter-4-latest-developments/pepepawnshop). ![PEPEINC](/files/53j6Q0kupErVBGPY76UH) # Resources & Links Here you will find all of the relevant resources for your Pepe adventure. Communities, tutorials, marketplaces, blockchain explorers, wallets, etc... ## Counterparty Tools * [Counterparty.io](http://www.counterparty.io) - Official website * [XChain.io](http://www.xchain.io) - Block explorer * [University of Counterparty](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoNpaXRjlY9iOBEbtPRFnnQ/videos) - Starting tutorials for Counterparty * [Robotlovecoffee.io](https://robotlovecoffee.io/) - Counterparty tutorials by RobotLoveCoffee ## Directories and Explorers * [Pepe.wtf](https://pepe.wtf/) * [Notable Pepes](https://opensea.io/collection/notablepepes) * [Rare Pepe Directory](http://rarepepedirectory.com/) * [Fake Rare Directory](https://fakeraredirectory.com/) * [Dank Rare Directory](https://www.dankdirectory.io/) * [Rare Pepe Finder](https://rarepepefinder.com/) * [Dankset.io](https://dankset.io/) ## Marketplaces * [Pepe.wtf](https://pepe.wtf/) * [Scarce City](https://scarce.city/) * [Notable Pepes](https://opensea.io/collection/notablepepes) * [Rare Pepe Wallet](https://rarepepewallet.com/) * [Fake Rare Wallet](https://fakerarewallet.com/) * [Emblem Vault](https://opensea.io/collection/rare-pepe-curated) * [Counterparty Dispensers on XChain](https://xchain.io/dispensers) * [Rare Pepes on Magic Eden](https://magiceden.io/collections/ethereum/0x7e6027a6a84fc1f6db6782c523efe62c923e46ff) * [Fake Rares on Magic Eden](https://magiceden.io/collections/ethereum/0x4c03bcad293fb0562d26faa7d90a0cb3ea74c919) * [Notable Pepes on Magic Eden](https://magiceden.io/collections/ethereum/0xe70659b717112ac4e14284d0db2f5d5703df8e43) ## Wallets * [Freewallet.io](http://freewallet.io/) * [Counterwallet](https://counterwallet.io/) * [Rare Pepe Wallet](https://rarepepewallet.com/) * [Fake Rare Wallet](https://fakerarewallet.com/) * [Casa Tookan Wallet](https://crystalsuite.com/casa-tookan-wallet/) ## Tutorials * [Rare Pepes Explained](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkqZhhGPkIo\&list=PL_XhCPNEKfhrSe0b7MRCGOTHwmfKpPOn7) - by RARE PEPES DOT COM * [Rare Pepe Tutorials](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3y2MiAf4_Q\&list=PL_XhCPNEKfhowYq0qpbo3_nKb54K3EnPc) - by RARE PEPES DOT COM * [How to Get Started with Rare Pepes](http://rarepepenews.com/how-to-get-rare-pepes/) - by Django Bates * [How to Buy Rare Pepes](https://twitter.com/MattGarciaEth/status/1432725838085165072?s=20) - by [MattGarciaEth](https://twitter.com/MattGarciaEth) * [How to Purchase Fake Rares using Drops](https://youtu.be/pjPzmjCc480) - by [Pepe.wtf](https://pepe.wtf/) * [Robotlovecoffee.io ](https://robotlovecoffee.io/)- Counterparty Tutorials by [RobotLoveCoffee](https://twitter.com/robotlovecoffee) * [How to Use Emblem Vault](https://desktopcommando.medium.com/how-to-use-emblemvault-14ba241ca42a) - by [DesktopCommando](https://twitter.com/DesktopCommando) * [How to buy Rare Pepes on OpenSea](https://twitter.com/EmblemVault/status/1654556258786226176) - by [Emblem Vault](https://twitter.com/EmblemVault) * [How to Vault Rare Pepe Curated Collection](https://youtube.com/watch?v=i1XF0PnGURs\&t=199s) - by [Emblem Vault](https://twitter.com/EmblemVault) * [How to Unlock Rare Pepe Curated Collection](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COOekJYi5hA) - by [Emblem Vault](https://twitter.com/EmblemVault) * [Trading XCP NFTs on Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) Networks](https://desktopcommando.medium.com/trading-xcp-nfts-on-ethereum-matic-networks-87a89101fd58) - by [DesktopCommando](https://twitter.com/DesktopCommando) * [How to Move Rare Pepes from XCP to ETH with Emblem Vault](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4gNPzLunjA\&ab_channel=NFTgames) - by Gillies * [How to Crack an Emblem Vault](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-VEZR8e2Ro\&ab_channel=MELLOWMINING) - by Mellow Mining * [How to buy Rarepepe NFTs on OpenSea (2022 Full Buyer's Guide)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in8dHrKRrlo\&ab_channel=DANIELGOTHITS) - by DANIEL GOT HITS * [How to create a Counterparty asset dispenser on xchain.io using FreeWallet](https://subterranean.medium.com/how-to-create-a-counterparty-asset-dispenser-on-xchain-io-using-freewallet-70ebe5b3e62f) - by [Subterranea](https://twitter.com/subterranean_1)[n](https://twitter.com/subterranean_1) ## Telegram Communities * [PepePawnShop](https://t.me/PepePawnShop) * [Fake Rare Directory](https://t.me/OFFICIALFAKERARES) * [Notable Pepes](https://t.me/notablepepes) * [Counterparty Official Group](http://www.t.me/counterparty_XCP) * [Counterparty XCP Bot](https://t.me/xcpchan) * [Scarce.city Banter](https://t.me/scarce_city) * [Rare Pepe Trader Group](https://t.me/RarePepeTraderGroup) * [Rare Pepe Official Blockchain Trading](https://t.me/joinchat/QJdrG2ehHAfk5lKw) * [Dank Rare Agency](https://t.me/+75CGitiCBNszZThh) * [NFT Auctions](https://t.me/nftauctions) ## Discord Communities * [Rare Pepe Trading Club](https://discord.gg/Kx9DnNFtyW) * [Frog Fam](https://discord.gg/2w73cqyP) * [Pepe Server](https://discord.gg/pepe) ## Educational Portals * [Pepe.wtf](https://pepe.wtf/) * [Rare Pepe - InCryptoHub](https://incryptohub.com/nft-archaeology/rare-pepe/) * [Rare Pepe Cards - a presentation](https://app.pitch.com/app/public/player/d6eb5ef4-1084-418f-8760-1595dbaeea99/ce288781-ca92-4c95-adad-540d59db5d52) * [History of Crypto Art](https://ostachowski.com/about/what-is-crypto-art-or-nft-art/history-of-crypto-art/) * [PEPEwisdom](https://pepewisdom.com/) ## Articles * [What Is CryptoArt? - Artnome](https://www.artnome.com/news/2018/1/14/what-is-cryptoart) * [The origin assets of the digital antiquities market (NFTs)](https://whiterabbit1111.medium.com/the-origin-digital-antiquities-market-nfts-1ea9b69c03f9) * [Rare Pepe Wallet & The Birth of CryptoArt — Artnome](https://www.artnome.com/news/2018/1/23/rare-pepe-wallet-the-birth-of-cryptoart) * [Bitcoin NFTs on Counterparty (and How to Get or Create Your First One)](https://bitcoin-takeover.com/bitcoin-nfts-on-counterparty-and-how-to-get-or-create-your-first-one/) * [People Are Paying Thousands Of Dollars To Own Pictures Of Pepe The Frog](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/pepe-the-frog-symbolism-cryptoart-blockchain/) * [Rare Pepe Gets Blockchained, Made Into Tradable Counterparty Tokens](https://news.bitcoin.com/rare-pepe-assets-get-blockchained/) * [Tokenized Book Commemorates the Bright Side of a Corrupted Internet Meme](https://medium.com/the-hunt-ny/this-tokenized-book-commemorates-the-bright-side-of-a-corrupted-internet-meme-f935a357fbd1) * [From Memes to Memetic Money \[Interview with Eleonora Brizi + Louis Parker\]](https://steemit.com/art/@creativecrypto/frommemestomemeticmoneyinterviewwitheleonorabrizilouisparkeroftherarestbook-2wqhpf4a1t) * [Owning and trading BTC (Counterparty) assets](https://whiterabbit1111.medium.com/owning-and-trading-btc-counterparty-assests-b17bb0a75a8b) * [Vintage Digital Assets (NFTs) still largely undiscovered
temporarily](https://medium.com/@whiterabbit1111/vintage-digital-assets-nfts-still-largely-undiscovered-temporarily-ca94fcec0557) * [ADL Joins With “Pepe” Creator Matt Furie in Campaign to #SavePepe](https://www.adl.org/news/press-releases/adl-joins-with-pepe-creator-matt-furie-in-social-media-campaign-to-savepepe#.WAkCn_krLcs) * [The Early Evolution of Art On The Blockchain — The Road to NFTs — Part 2](https://medium.com/kaleidoscope-xcp/the-early-evolution-of-art-on-the-blockchain-the-road-to-nfts-part-2-8233437668d4) * [Rare Pepe Fomo And The Alt Pump & Dump Cycle](http://shitco.in/2016/10/09/rare-pepe-fomo-and-the-alt-pump-dump-cycle/) * [Pepe the Frog meme branded a 'hate symbol' - BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37493165) * [The Rare Pepe economy is real, and there's serious money behind it](https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/rare-pepe-frog-meme-economy/) * [Rare Pepe Blockchain Cards Have Produced More Value Than Most ICOs](https://thebitcoinnews.com/rare-pepe-blockchain-cards-have-produced-more-value-than-most-icos/) * [How Much for That Pepe? Scenes from the First Rare Digital Art Auction](https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/01/23/much-pepe-scenes-first-rare-digital-art-auction/) * [History of NFTs. The story of NFTs starts long before
](https://medium.com/ownest/history-of-nfts-faf7b772804c) * [I Went to the First Live Auction for Rare Pepes on the Blockchain](https://www.vice.com/en/article/ev57p4/i-went-to-the-first-live-auction-for-rare-pepes-on-the-blockchain) * [RareAF Talks: Joe Looney, Rare Pepe Wallet | by RARE Art Labs | Medium](https://medium.com/@rareartlabs/rareaf-talks-joe-looney-rare-pepe-wallet-db309924c72b) * [Rare Pepe Gets Blockchained, Made Into Tradable Counterparty Tokens](https://news.bitcoin.com/rare-pepe-assets-get-blockchained/) * [Rarepepe is the most innovative project in the crypto space
Seriously](https://medium.com/@coin_and_peace/rarepepe-is-the-most-innovative-project-in-the-crypto-space-seriously-6d6b74749687) * [Scarce City's Rare Pepe Marketplace](https://scarce.city/blog/rare-pepe-market) * [Rare Pepe - AVC](https://avc.com/2017/05/rare-pepe/) * [What Is EmblemVault?](https://desktopcommando.medium.com/what-is-emblemvault-14aaaff92a20) * [The True Story Behind the Origins of Pepe the Frog - Artnet NFT](https://news.artnet.com/buyers-guide/pepe-art-angle-transcript-2077584) * [Historic NFTs Inevitable Ascent: The Critical Factors Driving Historic NFT Valuations](https://www.startwithnfts.com/posts/historic-nfts-inevitable-ascent-the-critical-factors-driving-historic-nft) * [How Rare Pepe NFTs Reclaimed Pepe the Frog—And Why They Remain Relevant - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/95528/how-rare-pepe-nfts-reclaimed-pepe-the-frog-and-why-they-remain-relevant) * [Rare Digital Art Festival #1 Anniversary: Joe Looney - Right Click Save](https://www.rightclicksave.com/article/rare-digital-art-festival-anniversary-joe-looney) * [RarePepes: The "Origin" Story - Redlion](https://www.redlion.news/article/rarepepes-the-origin-story) ## Videos / Podcasts / Interviews * [Feels Good Man Trailer #1 (2020) | Movieclips Indie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEiqZWw5vYs) * [Short History of RAREPEPE BLOCKCHAIN TOKENS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n3JqJSLIpc) * [Rare Pepe Wallet & The Birth of CryptoArt](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MBEW2NxNJ4\&ab_channel=DigitallyRare) * [History of RarePepes and the start of Crypto Art with RareScrilla](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pRF6OpzQaU) * [Creator of the Rare Pepe Wallet & A Rare Pepe Scientist | Joe Looney & Shawn Leary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1y4CDOtvos\&t=1635s) * [Rare Pepe Pioneer Joe Looney on Paving the Way for NFTs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN9JbKj5rqs) * [Joe Looney - The Legend of Rare Pepe » Crypto Guerrillas](https://cryptoguerrillas.com/joe-looney-the-legend-of-rare-pepe/) * [Matt Furie, Artist/Illustrator - XOXO Festival (2018)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC0YQbLWjIM\&ab_channel=XOXOFestival) * [The Metaphysics of Pepe with Jonathan Pageau](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixc9i1G7eew\&ab_channel=JordanBPeterson) * [Rare Pepe Market Kickoff with ROBNESS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TieICGaIp4I) * [RAREPEPE Lightning Auction Launch with Joe Looney](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm5ABI0Dl2o) * [Rare Pepe Series 1, Cards 1-5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfmu5xeuyWs) * [Pepe: The Frog that Broke the Internet](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyEQCYnYbyU\&ab_channel=ReflexCinema) * [University of Counterparty - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoNpaXRjlY9iOBEbtPRFnnQ/videos) * [HODLCast Ep. 121 with Rare Scrilla](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=webCJ9XOPfI\&ab_channel=SashaHodder) / [Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6tsIGOoAeIeGK4Q44DDkeL?si=5ca3f732906a4a8d) * [Deeze Spaces with Matt Furie and Joe Looney about FEELSGOODMAN](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7LLY16oChVmy64hCnXZhYr?si=7476abeb2cb94ba5) * [How NFTs are Invading the Art World - by VICE News](https://youtu.be/mGlfFjcZFRE) * [Art On The Blockchain Podcast: AOTB Episode 4 featuring Joe Looney](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/art-on-the-blockchain-podcast/id1294782966?) * [GM NFTs on Rug Radio: Rare Pepes, Fake Rares & the OGs](https://open.spotify.com/episode/75bw25EAHXmdotc78fVTos?si=e3a99dc8a0a94893) * [Discussing Rare Pepes with RareScrilla, creator of over 25 Pepes, such as DJPEPE](https://youtu.be/5tqjhmfLlow) * [Great Discussion with Aya, creator of HAIRPEPE & BREATHEDPEPE](https://youtu.be/RXWS_mi2baA) * [Discussing Rare Pepes with OG Rare Pepe scientist, developer, and artist Joe Looney](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh54uwX8sKc) * [Interview with OG Rare Pepe artist and NFT collector CryptoChainer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YnheVjc6xQ) * [Fun and wide ranging discussion with Easy-B, prolific Rare Pepe artist of over 40 cards](https://youtu.be/SEL23QKS_SQ) * [Fascinating interview with Rare Pepe Scientist, OG artist Theo Goodman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jip8MfUCJt8) * [Discussing Rare Pepes with OG artist, Scientist Shawn Leary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TumwlkPPV4s) * [Great interview with Rare Pepe OG artist and Scientist Benchbtc](https://youtu.be/HR0f9ePZjM8) * [Fake Rares One Year Anniversary Chat & New Drops](https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1lDGLnZdgZYxm?s=20) * [Embracing the Remix with Rare Scrilla | FutureFi](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5p9l9Sog5IQlmiMBSZ3lu1?si=CaH4J3e-TPaz0rD2UGT3zg) * [Great discussion with OG Rare Pepe artist Finest Rares](https://youtu.be/2tm51w40BJM) * [Rug Radio Live at Fake Basel ft. Scrilla & Pablo Rica$$o](https://twitter.com/farokh/status/1598765019465908227) * [Fun interview with OG Rare Pepe artist MikeinSpace](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dik72DHp_nY) * [Interview with Rare Pepe OG artist and Dank Directory creator Boost](https://youtu.be/rRvC767N5oI) * [Interview with Rare Pepe OG artist Yoni](https://youtu.be/tME0r5sTU94) * [Great interview with OG Rare Pepe artist and crypto journalist Juan Galt](https://youtu.be/pDn-hEONz6Q) * [Interview with fascinating OG Crypto artist Netidx, creator of OG Rare Pepe SCHROEPEPE](https://youtu.be/76hWsYFEMXM) * [Great interview with OG Rare Pepe artist ICQPEPE](https://youtu.be/6g9Cqi0Uns0) * [Fun interview with OG Rare Pepe Artist Davesta](https://youtu.be/60fJ3dITM6I) * [The Notable Ones: Hafftka](https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1BRJjZYYpgWJw?s=20) * [The Notable Ones: Pepenardo](https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1lDGLnMgwnMxm?s=20) * [Rare Designer on Crypto, NFT, and Pepe the Frog - DesignBoom](https://www.designboom.com/art/interview-rare-designer-crypto-art-nft-pepe-frog-03-16-2023/) # How to Contribute to the Book of Kek The vision for the Book of Kek is to become an ever-evolving, community-curated repository of Pepe wisdom. The Bible of Kekology. ## How to Contribute to the Book of Kek ![CULTOFKEK by Mr Hansel](/files/dl5zAlJ8sM1pHLxMQj1t) All loyal followers and worshipers of Kek may exercise their right to contribute to the holy writings inside the BoK. Examples of worthy writings: * Historical data relevant to [Pepe the Frog](/chapter-1-historical-lore/the-creation-pepe-the-frog) or the [Rare Pepe Movement](https://github.com/thepepeinc/book-of-kek/blob/master/broken-reference/README.md) * Rare Pepe [Card, Series](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project/series-and-card-specific-lore) and [Artist](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project/most-famous-rare-pepe-artists) specific lore * Interesting events the original authors may have overlooked in their research * [Latest events](/pepe-news-outlet) regarding Pepe, Counterparty, Rare Pepes, Fakes and Danks When contributing to the BoK, please make sure: * The text is presentable and correctly formatted for the BoK * Gather as much information as you can on the event you are presenting * To add any relevant links and graphics relevant to the story, including but not limited to pictures, gifs, videos, external media such as YouTube videos, etc. As proof of contribution, all meaningful entries will be rewarded the [BOKCULTIST](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BOKCULTIST) - Fake Rare S9 C32 by [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso): *This is the Official "Book of Kek Contributor" card, issued by* [Pepe Inc.](/chapter-4-latest-developments/pepe-inc.) *to all worshipers of Lord Kek who have made a valiant effort to contribute to the open repository at* [*wiki.pepe.wtf*](https://wiki.pepe.wtf/)*, with the goal to tell the fascinating story of Pepe the Frog and compile a comprehensive encyclopedia of all things Pepe.* If you too wish to prove your devotion, contribute historical lore to the Book of Kek!

BOKCULTIST by PabloRicasso

## Option 1: via Github Pull Request To submit an edit request via Github, please to do the following: #### Step 1: Go to #### Step 2: Fork the Book of Kek #### ![SS2](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/106902194/172041177-158311c7-7c20-4741-a344-b48ac25841aa.png) ![Screen Shot 2022-06-05 at 8 59 45 AM](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/106902194/172041182-cee65a1f-ecc7-4599-85d3-675d28df9e37.png) #### Step 3: Make the changes on your fork You now have a copy of the Book of Kek forked on your Github profile. You can go into each page and change or add new information. Don't forget to click on "Commit Changes" at the bottom of the page, when done with making changes to a page. ![Screen Shot 2022-06-05 at 9 36 07 AM](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/106902194/172040937-00a11bae-a68e-45f4-b03e-ab3ea4398420.png) #### Step 4: Submit a Pull Request Once you are done adding anything new or changing any information and wish to propose the change to the official Book of Kek, you need to Submit a Pull Request. 1. Go back to -> Pull Requests -> New Pull Request ![Screen Shot 2022-06-05 at 9 06 34 AM](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/106902194/172040423-5080e405-8a6f-404a-9f94-94c3adbee74c.png) 1. Click on "Compare across forks". ![Screen Shot 2022-06-05 at 9 11 45 AM](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/106902194/172040465-0cf38d78-ce70-484b-b99d-6bf503409c59.png) 1. Find your fork (as shown in the example below). ![Screen Shot 2022-06-05 at 9 40 37 AM](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/106902194/172040795-7f7afe34-d9ea-40b0-87d5-098bf4c9d877.png) 1. Click on "Create Pull Request". ![Screen Shot 2022-06-05 at 9 42 11 AM](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/106902194/172040810-c5615468-abd3-442c-9a89-070d01d94692.png) Voila! You just proposed a Pull Request to the Book of Kek. It will be reviewed and accepted if all of the information in the pull request is correct. **Please do not submit fraudulent changes to the Book of Kek. Stay happy, stay froggy and stay moisturized.** ## Option 2: Submit an edit request via email To submit an edit request you can also send an email titled "BoK Edit Request" to . (please avoid - only if necessary!) # Pepe News Outlet 📰 Pepe News Outlet is a community-curated dashboard of short snippets to most important Pepe news. All submitted stories are reviewed before publishing. By Pepe folks for Pepe folks. ## Emblem Vault introduces Rare Pepe Curated Vaulting May 2nd, 2023 ; [source](https://twitter.com/EmblemVault/status/1653509016176439306?s=20) Submitted by [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) Rare Pepe Curated Vaulting via [Emblem Vault](https://twitter.com/EmblemVault) is now PUBLIC! After a year in development, Curated Collections are now live, marking a future where NFTs will be easily accessible and discoverable across all blockchains and can be traded without the requirement of a bridge. **Main features:** * Individual Smart Contract * Individual OpenSea Page * Powered by [@EmblemVault](https://twitter.com/EmblemVault) Curated Collections * 4 Traits (Series #, Card #, Year, Supply) * Vaulting Pre-populates Metadata * Royalties shared between Emblem and Artists * ERC-1155 {% hint style="info" %} [Rare Pepe Wallet](/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/best-pepe-wallets#rare-pepe-wallet) creator Joe Looney [redirected](https://twitter.com/wasthatawolf/status/1662098984683425796?s=20) his page [rarepe.pe](https://t.co/FSGyvRlSGk) to the Rare Pepe Curated Collection on Opensea for ease of discovery: *"Emblem has done a great job at building a contract that allows vaulted rare pepes to trade like any other editioned NFTs. Go check it out!"* {% endhint %} **Discover the complete Rare Pepe Collection on OpenSea** [**here**](https://opensea.io/collection/rare-pepe-curated)**.** **>>>** [**HOW TO BUY RARE PEPES ON OPENSEA**](https://twitter.com/EmblemVault/status/1654556258786226176?s=20) **<<<** {% embed url="" %} Rare Pepe Curated Vaulting is now PUBLIC! {% endembed %} ## Notable Pepes S1 concludes with Card 50 by Jack Butcher April 29th, 2023 ; [source](https://twitter.com/NotablePepes/status/1650308337529913348) Submitted by [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) Series 1 drops of [Notable Pepes](/chapter-4-latest-developments/notable-pepes) are a wrap! After a last batch headlined by Checks creator [Jack Butcher](https://twitter.com/jackbutcher), this concludes 2 historic months bringing the [Pepe meme](/chapter-1-historical-lore/the-creation-pepe-the-frog/birth-of-the-meme) to the Ethereum blockchain.

S1 C50 - Green Checks by Jack Butcher

As [VincentVanDough](https://twitter.com/Vince_Van_Dough) first announced on [February 12th](#vincentvandough-announces-notable-pepes): "*After 6 years of being molded in the depths of Counterparty, Pepes are coming to Ethereum.* *A contingent of Rare Pepe artists & scientists, Fake Rare creators, and representatives of the frogs have been assembled to give rise to a new movement, spreading dank Pepes far and wide.* *Each series will contain a total of 50 cards, with Pepe Checks representing card 1 of series 1."* {% embed url="" %} As s cherry on the cake, Notable Pepes announced that one final card in the series would be released as a claim for top collectors. On [April 29th](https://twitter.com/NotablePepes/status/1652378456712200194?s=20), a wild [MISSINGNO. PEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/MISSINGNO.-PEPE) by notorious Pepe artist [Lenny ( ͥ° ͜ʖ ͥ°)](https://twitter.com/fakelenny4) was minted, and the card was made available for claim by any holder of 25 or more unique Notable Pepes.

MISSINGNO. PEPE by Lenny ( ͥ° ͜ʖ ͥ°)

{% hint style="info" %} Series 2 of Notable Pepes [kicked off](https://twitter.com/NotablePepes/status/1655205141245558786) on May 7th, 2023 with S2C1[ LEGOMOTO](https://pepe.wtf/asset/LEGOMOTO-notable) by [Coriot.eth](https://twitter.com/coriotcg). {% endhint %} ## Pepe returns to NYC: Frogs Over Fiat 2023 April 9th, 2023: [source](https://twitter.com/FAKERARES_XCP/status/1645096013496045569) Submitted by [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) The annual Pepe event **Frogs Over Fiat**, organized by the [Pepe Inc](/chapter-4-latest-developments/pepe-inc.), [Fake Rares](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/fake-rares-and-dank-rares), and [Scarce City](/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/scarce.city) returned to 80W Broadway from Tuesday, April 11th to Friday, April 14th 2023.

FROGS OVER FIAT 2023 by Viva La Vandal

During 4 days, Pepe aficionados, artists, and collectors came together once again to exhibit and collect Notable and Fake **physical** artworks. 36 Fake Rare artworks were available via Scarce City's [auction](https://scarce.city/collections/frogs-over-fiat-23) alone, with the [highest bid](https://twitter.com/Jman__12/status/1646661244877766656?s=20) going to the physical [FAKESCIENCE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FAKESCIENCE) by [Pepenardo](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Pepenardo) at 4.025 BTC ($122,064). {% embed url="" %} More legends such as Rare Scrilla, BasqKek, Jules, Chrome Void, Darky, Nikolina Petolas, Ciobo, Naples, Dr $uss, and more exhibited physical artworks and interactive installations at the event. {% embed url="" %} {% embed url="" %} {% embed url="" %} ## VincentVanDough announces [Notable Pepes](/chapter-4-latest-developments/notable-pepes) February 12th, 2023 ; [source](https://twitter.com/Vince_Van_Dough/status/1624889005593485312) Submitted by [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) On February 4th, 2023, notable collector and artist [VincentVanDough](https://twitter.com/Vince_Van_Dough) released his first open edition: [Pepe Checks](https://app.manifold.xyz/c/pepechecks). The edition was minted 237869 times, making it one of the most minted editions of its time. The artwork immediately inspired a large amount of derivatives, flooding Twitter and setting the perfect playground for speculation as to its future "utility"...

VVD Open Edition

Pepe Checks Manifold

Beeple Derivative

On February 12th, 2023, VincentVanDough announced [Notable Pepes](https://twitter.com/notablepepes), a new collection of Pepe cards coming to **Ethereum**: *"You think memes are your ally?* *You merely adopted the memes. We were born in them, molded by them. We didn’t see the light until we were already rare, by then it was nothing but dankness...* *After 6 years of being molded in the depths of Counterparty, Pepes are coming to Ethereum.* *A contingent of Rare Pepe artists & scientists, Fake Rare creators, and representatives of the frogs have been assembled to give rise to a new movement, spreading dank Pepes far and wide."* **Read the full story** [**here**](/chapter-4-latest-developments/notable-pepes)**.**
{% hint style="success" %} *To learn more about Notable Pepes, join our Telegram and follow our Twitter. A dedicated group of Pepe experts are standing by to answer any questions you may have.* [*https://t.me/notablepepes*](https://t.co/MhbKwi7ZDH) *//* [*https://twitter.com/notablepepes*](https://twitter.com/notablepepes) {% endhint %} ## Pepe.wtf presents the 3rd Community Rewards card: GREENMEDAL December 10th, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/pepe__wtf/status/1601669696184459265) Submitted by [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) Pepe.wtf announces the 3rd [Community Rewards](https://pepe.wtf/collection/community-rewards) card, [GREENMEDAL](https://pepe.wtf/asset/GREENMEDAL) by [@financenewsguy](https://twitter.com/financenewsguy)... This time we knocked the door of one of the earliest supporters to the [pepe.wtf](https://t.co/nSeobdK7Qy) family, thanks for making history with us! Card is available to those who have purchased cards in the [@PepePawnShop](https://twitter.com/PepePawnShop). Available for the first 250 to claim it! ## Joe Looney announces rpw\.wtf & hardware wallet support for RPW November 29th, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/wasthatawolf/status/1597625358970343424) Submitted by [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) RPW creator Joe Looney announced the next step in the evolution of RarePepeWallet: [rpw.wtf](https://rpw.wtf) ...now with **hardware wallet support**! (Ledger Nano S / S Plus / X). While [rarepepewallet.com](https://t.co/tVuoQN0wm5) will remain mostly unchanged as an homage to the early days of crypto art, [rpw.wtf](https://t.co/tbPCY7pZLu) is a new platform for collectors to manage their collections of Rare Pepes, Fake Rares, Fake Commons and Dank Rares.
[Rpw.wtf](https://t.co/uT5yNdQKZG) is built on a modern framework and optimized for use on both desktop and mobile. You can even use it on Android with a hardware wallet! Over the next weeks and months, Joe Looney will be working with [@al\_fernandz](https://twitter.com/al_fernandz) to build a synergy between rpw\.wtf and pepe.wtf, to create a one stop shop for creating and collecting in the Pepe ecosystem. Currently, you can sign into your pepe.wtf profile directly from rpw (more to come...)
As with development on the original RarePepeWallet, Joe remains open to any and all feedback from users! *"What a crazy 6 years it's been, looking forward to continuing to build out tools that make it easier for everyone to participate in this special corner of the internet." - Joe Looney* ## Fake Rares, the Pepe Inc. and Scarce.City return to Miami for Fake Basel November 29th, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso/status/1597665541015371776) Submitted by [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) FAKE RARES INVADE MIAMI, AGAIN! We are coming to dominate the art world Dec 2-4... Since the beginning of [@FAKERARES\_XCP](https://twitter.com/FAKERARES_XCP) a lil over a year ago, we have had galleries and showings in Zurich, Swiss Basel, Miami, NYC, Milan, Barcelona, London and more in that short time... selling hundreds of physical Pepes! This year we have some very fake events lined up at 3400 NW 7th Ave. We are open to the public from 11AM - 9PM, Dec 2-4... No RSVPs are required. Come as you are!
The biggest event - the [auction](https://twitter.com/scarcedotcity/status/1594024335274131461) with [@scarcedotcity](https://twitter.com/scarcedotcity) is happening all weekend! {% embed url="" %} ## Pepe.wtf turns 1 Year Old! 🎉 November 19th, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/pepe__wtf/status/1594004170981482496) Submitted by [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) Happy Birthday Pepe.wtf! One year ago [pepe.wtf](https://t.co/nSeobe1Jf8) launched full of memes, and now we celebrate this event with all the frens we've made along the way. Thank you all!
We wanted to thank all those who have contributed to this space bringing art, fun and knowledge, so we have asked a good friend of ours for a commemorative card to celebrate this event... We are very happy and honored to present the second [Community Rewards](https://pepe.wtf/collection/community-rewards) card made by one of the most loved members of this space: [@robotlovecoffee](https://twitter.com/robotlovecoffee)! Give a warm welcome to [LAYERSOFLIFE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/LAYERSOFLIFE) ## Pepe.wtf introduces new improved UI for collectors & artists November 6th, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/pepe__wtf/status/1589438437848862726) Submitted by [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) [Pepe.wtf](https://pepe.wtf) announced [new on-site features](https://twitter.com/pepe__wtf/status/1589438437848862726) to improve the platform as a tool for collecting rare, fake and dank cards, gathering everything that can be useful for collectors and artists. Introducing new collector profiles and web3 connectivity:

Connect your wallet

Collector Profile

Users are now able to: 1\. Add cards to their wishlists (★) to track them later and view a summary of their wallet activity 2\. Add multiple addresses to view as a unique collection to find missing cards

Wishlist & Activity

Multiple Addresses

3\. Find collectors, artists, and cards easily 4\. Artist pages now have a summary of an artist's card activity

New Search Function

Artist Cards Activity

5\. Now it is possible to find missing cards in a fren's collection, or to know which ones your fren is missing from yours 6\. Find trades from other collectors more easily via the [The Counterparty DEX](/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/counterparty-what-is-it/the-counterparty-dex).

Show Missing Cards

DEX Trades

7\. The Drops page UX has also been improved, including new features to save your Payment & Delivery addresses for faster checkout, view your Purchase History, and a brand new "[How To Purchase](https://youtu.be/pjPzmjCc480)" video tutorial for newcomers:

Save Payment & Delivery Addresses

Purchase History

{% embed url="" %} To celebrate the latests updates and to thank the loyal community, the top 5k collectors in [pepe.wtf](https://pepe.wtf) received the first [Community Rewards](https://pepe.wtf/collection/community-rewards) card by Fake Rare artist [Jamex](https://pepe.wtf/artists/JAMEX): [WELCOMEPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/WELCOMEPEPE).

WELCOMEPEPE

## Fake Rares exhibited at DYOR in Switzerland October 12th, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/fabooowy/status/1578071296906346502) Submitted by [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) The CryptoArt exhibition [DYOR](https://twitter.com/DYOR_CryptoArt) will take place at [Kunsthalle ZĂŒrich](https://twitter.com/KunsthalleZH) from October 2022 to January 2023, with various Fake Rares and other Pepe art on display.

DYOR Lineup

## Fake Rares in Tokyo October 12th, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/jakejfried/status/1577984447709937664) Submitted by [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) Fake Rares have [once again](https://twitter.com/FAKERARES_XCP/status/1568364590307622915) made it to the big billboards in the streets of Tokyo, curated by [@SuperchiefNFT](https://twitter.com/SuperchiefNFT) and [@Vince\_Van\_Dough](https://twitter.com/Vince_Van_Dough), thanks to a [partnership](https://twitter.com/SuperchiefNFT/status/1580280521497579520) with [@NEO\_SHIBUYA*\_*TV](https://twitter.com/NEO_SHIBUYA_TV). The art displayed included Fake Rares by [@jakejfried](https://twitter.com/jakejfried), [@killeracid](https://twitter.com/killeracid), [@Andrea\_Chiampo](https://twitter.com/Andrea_Chiampo), [@Easy\_to\_the\_b](https://twitter.com/Easy_to_the_b), [@ROBNESSOFFICIAL](https://twitter.com/ROBNESSOFFICIAL), [@LordJamieVShill](https://twitter.com/LordJamieVShiLL), [@Vince\_Van\_Dough](https://twitter.com/Vince_Van_Dough) & [@PepeCloverNFT](https://twitter.com/PepeCloverNFT).
{% embed url="" %} ## FROGTOBER launches with Fake Rares S10 October 3rd, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/FAKERARES_XCP/status/1576983855738736640?s=20\&t=stLG41Lsjc9EQgcrn3ejlw) Submitted by [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) Fake Rares announced the beginning of FROGTOBER and the launch of Series 10 with another impressive artist lineup. Check the [official announcement video](https://twitter.com/FAKERARES_XCP/status/1576983855738736640) for more details! The first card of the series is [QUEENASF](https://pepe.wtf/asset/QUEENASF), a community card [created by 72 fake artists](https://twitter.com/FAKERARES_XCP/status/1574836566559789098), as an homage to the first Fake Rare community card [FAKEASF](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FAKEASF). Shoutout to [@official\_coder](https://twitter.com/official_coder) for organizing, to [@kr\_gif](https://twitter.com/kr_gif) & [@chrome\_void](https://twitter.com/chrome_void) for being on top of things, as well as to [@COITnft](https://twitter.com/COITnft) for the soundtrack. More info on [xchain](https://wiki.pepe.wtf/www.xchain.io/asset/QUEENASF).

QUEENASF

## Fake Anniversary - 1 Year of Fake Rares! September 21st, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/FAKERARES_XCP/status/1572582812087365634) Submitted by [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) Fake Rares are celebrating their first anniversary, one year after [@ScrillaVentura](https://twitter.com/ScrillaVentura) broke the rules of the Official Rare Pepe TG chat by [publishing the first ever fake rare](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/fake-rares-and-dank-rares), [FREEDOMKEK](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FREEDOMKEK).

FREEDOMKEK

For this special occasion the team behind Fake Rares, [@ScrillaVentura](https://twitter.com/ScrillaVentura) & [@FakeFakeAnnie](https://twitter.com/fakefakeannie), dropped their cards 49 & 50, [ENTERTAINED](https://pepe.wtf/asset/ENTERTAINED) and [FAKEFAKEBAN](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FAKEFAKEBAN), via the [PepePawnShop](/chapter-4-latest-developments/pepepawnshop) as the first ever card bundle on [Pepe.wtf](/chapter-4-latest-developments/pepe.wtf), also marking the end of an epic [Series 9](https://pepe.wtf/collection/fake-rares#series=9) of Fake Rares.

FAKEFAKEBAN & ENTERTAINED

Fake Rares also held a [celebratory Twitter Space](https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1lDGLnZdgZYxm?s=20) to present the last cards released in Series 9, including giveaways and nostalgic throwbacks. Listen to the recording of the space here: [Fake Rares One Year Anniversary Chat & New Drops](https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1lDGLnZdgZYxm?s=20) **H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y F A K E R A R E S ! 🎉** **A R E Y O U N O T E N T E R T A I N E D ?** ## Pepe.wtf introduces new Basket feature for picking multiple cards September 9th, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/al_fernandz/status/1567836588155060224) Submitted by [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) In a recent tweet, [Pepe.wtf](/chapter-4-latest-developments/pepe.wtf) creator [@al\_fernandz](https://twitter.com/al_fernandz) announced a new feature to better the Drops page UX: "*In our mission of helping artist to distribute and collectors to collect, we have been working on something... We are trying to make the process of buying drops, specially* [*Commons*](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/fake-rares-and-dank-rares/fake-commons) *and* [*Danks*](/dank-rares)*, more comfortable for those who want to pick multiple cards."* As part of the new feature, you can add them to the basket and then check out without having to fill the same form for each card. You can still change that information in case you want to specify a different delivery or payment address.
You can add as many cards as you want and check out by clicking *Buy* or on the floating basket icon in the down right corner. You can still enter a drop without passing through the basket by clicking the buy button directly.[
](https://twitter.com/al_fernandz/status/1567836598888185859/photo/1)
## Fake Rares Submissions are open again! September 1st, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/FAKERARES_XCP/status/1565353860482285569) Submitted by [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) Fake Rares announced that the process to [submit new Fakes](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/fake-rares-and-dank-rares/fake-rares-submission-rules) is officially open again as of September 1st! To submit your Fake Rare follow [our guide ](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/fake-rares-and-dank-rares/fake-rares-submission-rules)or visit the [Fake Submission Portal](https://fakeraredirectory.com/fake-submissions/). {% hint style="info" %} *While this is great news for creators, as lots of artists have been waiting to submit their latest creations for a while, please expect a rather long waitlist and backlog in the submission process.* {% endhint %} {% embed url="" %} Praise Lord Kek! {% endembed %} ## Pepe.wtf introduces new Pepe Exchange Market September 1st, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/al_fernandz/status/1564264655773728768) Submitted by [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) [Pepe.wtf](/chapter-4-latest-developments/pepe.wtf) creator [@al\_fernandz](https://twitter.com/al_fernandz) announced a new feature on the site: [pepe.wtf/market](https://pepe.wtf/market), a page to easily explore all different listings across each collection: [Rare Pepes](https://pepe.wtf/market) - [Fake Rares](https://pepe.wtf/market/fake-rares) - [Fake Commons](https://pepe.wtf/market/fake-commons) - [Dank Rares](https://pepe.wtf/market/dank-rares) The new Market page shows [OpenSea listings](/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/emblem-vault), [Counterparty BTC dispensers](/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/dispensers-what-are-they-how-to-use-them), Counterparty trades and of course the latest [PepePawnShop ](/chapter-4-latest-developments/pepepawnshop)drops!
## New 'CryptoArt - Begins' book will feature Rare Pepe September 1st, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/TheNFTMag/status/1564655938472030209) Submitted by [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) [The NFT Magazine](https://twitter.com/TheNFTMag) will release its first "phygital" book '[CryptoArt - Begins](https://www.thenftmag.io/cryptoartbegins/)', co-written by [Andrea Concas](https://twitter.com/acvault) *(aka @ACVAULT)* and [Eleonora Brizi](https://twitter.com/eleonorabrizi) *(author of* [*The Rarest Book*](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project/the-rarest-book-by-eleonora-brizi)*)*, on September 19th via the marketplace [Nifty Gateway](https://www.niftygateway.com/marketplace). Featured on the digital cover of the book is the Rare Pepe card [MODERNPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/MODERNPEPE) issued in March 2017 by artist [Meme Conscious](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Meme-Conscious).
Inside the book, Rare Pepes will be featured among some of the 50 best crypto artists of our time, including works and words by OG Pepe artists such as [@ScrillaVentura](https://twitter.com/ScrillaVentura), [@theog\_\_](https://twitter.com/theog__), [@pepe\_designer](https://twitter.com/pepe_designer), [@Rare\_Luca](https://twitter.com/Rare_Luca), [@NFTcloud69](https://twitter.com/NFTcloud69), [@ROBNESSOFFICIAL](https://twitter.com/ROBNESSOFFICIAL) & [@MemeConscious](https://twitter.com/MemeConscious). As the author Eleonora Brizi would put it: "[Crypto Art explained from its core](https://twitter.com/eleonorabrizi/status/1564660555369029633)." ## FAKEWAX drops retroactively including a vinyl compilation of all tracks on Fake Rares S4 August 18th, 2022 ; [source](https://fakeraredirectory.com/fakewax/) Submitted by [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) "FAKEWAX was emancipated and given Fake Statehood in Series 4 thanks to a frog and 50+ creators. The Fake scientists decided we needed to add the Special Edition [FAKEWAX](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FAKEWAX) card Viva La Vandal created retroactively, and make it the 51st state of the ground-breaking [Series 4](https://fakeraredirectory.com/series-4/) collection of the Fake Rares. The card is not just a card. It’s a summation of the hard work the creators and developers of Series 4, which features entirely music NFTs. ![FAKEWAX](/files/kE5dpAMSqvyt3xqGXmGw) One FAKEWAX equals one FAKE WAX Volume 1 record. Thirty original tracks made for the Fake Rare series are spliced together thanks to Pimpernel Jones, who mastered all the tracks, and 80s Kurt Russell who A\&R’ed the project." Read more about FAKEWAX and its full tracklist [here](https://fakeraredirectory.com/fakewax/). {% hint style="info" %} If you own a [FAKEWAX.REDEEM](https://xchain.io/asset/FAKEWAX.REDEEM) fill out this [CLAIM FORM](https://xcpsub.io/fakewax) to receive your record! {% endhint %} {% embed url="" %} [CLAIM FORM](https://xcpsub.io/fakewax) {% endembed %} {% hint style="info" %} As a tribute to FAKEWAX, Fake master [Pepenardo](https://twitter.com/PepenardoStudio) released [FAKEFAKEWAX](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FAKEFAKEWAX), a 35 numbered limited edition vinyl available only via 48h silent auction at the [PepePawnShop](/chapter-4-latest-developments/pepepawnshop). {% endhint %} {% embed url="" %} FAKEFAKEWAX Silent Auction {% endembed %} ## Fake Rares S8 concludes with VVD & ACK drop July 30th, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/FAKERARES_XCP/status/1553006852971151360) Submitted by [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) On July 29th, high priest of Kek and curator [Vincent Van Dough](https://twitter.com/Vince_Van_Dough) closed the [legendary lineup](https://twitter.com/Vince_Van_Dough/status/1542982900454264832) of artists alongside the acclaimed [Alpha Centauri Kid](https://twitter.com/lphaCentauriKid) with their respective cards [LILYPAD](https://pepe.wtf/asset/LILYPAD) & [GRANTYUM](https://pepe.wtf/asset/GRANTYUM), a diptych in homage to [Grant Riven Yun](https://twitter.com/GrantYun2)'s "[Cow](https://superrare.com/artwork-v2/cow-33524)".
GRANTYUM LILYPAD
This concludes a historic month of [Fake Rares Series 8](#vvd-announces-curated-fake-rares-series-8), praised as the "Pepe Summer" of 2022 by all frog-aficionados of the Fakeverse. The curated series was a huge success, with over 40 leading crypto artists onboarded to Fake Rares & [XCP](/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/counterparty-what-is-it), as well as 21k new active users on [pepe.wtf](https://pepe.wtf/) and 2.5k new members in the [PepePawnShop Telegram](https://t.me/PepePawnShop), setting the directory up for steady growth in the months to come! {% embed url="" %} ## SuperTrip64 releases a multiplayer game alongside his S8 Fake WAGMIWORLD July 28th, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/SuperTrip64/status/1552720983961862145?s=20\&t=YN-fFeszZoZ9Z06J44bpsw) Submitted by [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) 3D artist [SuperTrip64](https://twitter.com/SuperTrip64) released a multiplayer game alongside his Fake Rare S8C43, [WAGMIWORLD](https://pepe.wtf/asset/WAGMIWORLD). The game went live on SuperTrip64's website [SuperTrip.Land](https://t.co/UPJ7Nvqoew), where players were able to test the gameplay experience in a 24h alpha launch event. [770 unique players](https://twitter.com/SuperTrip64/status/1553153594752466947) participated in the event, marking the release of what's probably the first ever 64bit multiplayer Pepe game! {% embed url="" %} SuperTrip64 {% endembed %} ## Welcome to the FAKEVERSE July 28th, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/al_fernandz/status/1549352175054327814?s=20\&t=-NcXHkfQWe6d1sLdw1i08A) Submitted by [@masonmarcobello](https://twitter.com/masonmarcobello) On the 19th of July, [AL Fernandz](https://twitter.com/al_fernandz?s=20\&t=EFVnMu0qbGu-_lraY9cEYw) released [FAKEVERSE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FAKEVERSE) - a new addition to the Series 8 Fake Rare collection curated by [VincentVanDough](https://twitter.com/Vince_Van_Dough). ![PEPEVERSE](/files/qpJoXqP8ucwUYDZ6p2wZ) Created as a homage to collectors, FAKEVERSE (capped at 100 cards) goes beyond static visuals and rarity metrics by reflecting the activity of its holders in real time. In the Fakeverse, holders with the same amount of cards live together on different planets and can view the assets on the interactive page here: Every planet represents a group of holders with the same number of cards, the closer they are to the star the danker they live in the universe. Search for different cards and explore the cosmos! > *“I wanted to do something unique for artists and pepe.wtf users. So now every artist can navigate the universe of their cards, and every collector can navigate the planets they live on.”* - Al ## Rares, Fakes & the Pepe OGs on Rug Radio July 20th, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso/status/1549879030790356992) Submitted by [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) On July 20th*,* [Farokh](https://twitter.com/farokh) invited the OGs of Rares & Fakes to his daily podcast show GM NFTs on [Rug Radio](https://twitter.com/RugRadio): [Joe Looney](https://twitter.com/wasthatawolf), [Robness](https://twitter.com/ROBNESSOFFICIAL), [Rare Scrilla](https://twitter.com/ScrillaVentura) & [Fake Annie](https://twitter.com/fakefakeannie) joined him to talk about the beginnings of the [Rare Pepe Project](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project), the current success of [Fake Rares](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/fake-rares-and-dank-rares) and the hype around [VVD's curated Series 8](#vvd-announces-curated-fake-rares-series-8), as well as the Book Of Kek. *"Today after diving into some of the positive macros we jumped into the Rare Pepe rabbit hole. Learning about everything from the creation, the inspiration to the eventual deviation due to strict moderation that became the Fake Rares. Listen in for a history lesson on all things Rare Pepe."* **Listen to the full episode here:** {% embed url="" %} **Spotify:** [https://open.spotify.com/episode/75bw25EAHXmdotc78fVTos]() **Apple Music:** ## A new and improved look for pepe.wtf July 7th, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/al_fernandz/status/1542861523764248579?s=20\&t=yUZ5WGFd0_JS5-WPbF7gsQ) Submitted by [@masonmarcobello](https://twitter.com/masonmarcobello) On the 1st of July, pepe.wtf world was upgraded to better organise the ever-expansive and engrossing collections of Fake Rares, Dank Rares and Fake Commons. {% embed url="" %} Although OG RarePepes will always be a focal point on the site, the team behind pepe.wtf believe that this new central location (for all collections) will only help streamline the learning experience for anyone starting their journey into the Pepeverse (especially through aspects like curated news, history, and the Book of Kek). Special thanks goes to [@0xWillRock](https://twitter.com/0xWillRock) and [@Luna\_Lu\_Arts](https://twitter.com/Luna_Lu_Arts) for their collective time and effort to build this elegant new home. ## Matt Kane's NOTKAMOTO card launches S8 of Fake Rares July 1st, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/Vince_Van_Dough/status/1542964638450479104?s=20\&t=U2PT7wtbkflif8EHXwelZQ) Submitted by [@masonmarcobello](https://twitter.com/masonmarcobello)

NOTKAMOTO

As the first NFT by artist [Matt Kane](https://twitter.com/MattKaneArtist) on the Bitcoin blockchain, NOTKAMOTO was minted at the [end of day June 10th](https://xchain.io/asset/NOTKAMOTO) as a master copy tribute to the original [RAREPEPE Nakamoto Card](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RAREPEPE), created by anonymous artist Mike in September 2016. Released as an edition of 300 (mirroring the supply of the original RAREPEPE), The Notkamoto Card is the first and only time Matt Kane has deviated from his long-standing tradition of minting unique 1/1s. It’s also included as the first in [Series 8 of FakeRares](https://fakeraredirectory.com/series-8/) curated by a long-standing collector and purveyor of fine art, [VincentVanDough.](https://twitter.com/Vince_Van_Dough) **About the artist:** As referenced on the [official Notkamoto site](https://notkamotos.club/), Kane is known for using custom generative software to digitally paint master copies of original masterpieces. However, with NOTKAMOTO he challenges the standard practice of the master copy genre by applying his unique designs - a stylistic practice that started in 2006, three years before the advent of Bitcoin and when he just began programming. > *“The most compelling brushstrokes to consider emulating in this new paradigm has less to do with image, more to do with honoring the culture, memes, exhibition history, provenance, market, technology, and general context that surround a masterpiece NFT.”* - Kane **Community Initiative:** [As mentioned on Twitter](https://twitter.com/MattKaneArtist/status/1542952953400549376?s=20\&t=NrD6EAPHU7POOtTr6MvDNQ), 69 patronage editions will shortly become available on a dispenser for 1 BTC each. To become eligible for a NOTKAMOTO, Kanes has detailed the process and conditions [here](https://twitter.com/MattKaneArtist/status/1542952953400549376?s=20\&t=NrD6EAPHU7POOtTr6MvDNQ): {% embed url="" %} Alongside exhibiting work in [Sotheby’s 2021 Natively Digital auction](https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/natively-digital-a-curated-nft-sale-2/meules-after-claude-monet?locale=en), Kanes also has a [“Gazers” discord](https://github.com/thepepeinc/book-of-kek/blob/master/chapter-4-latest-developments/pepe-news-outlet/discord.gg/gazers/README.md) named after his [Art Blocks collection](https://www.artblocks.io/project/215) where people can talk about NOTKAMOTO. Ultimately, while the original RAREPEPE Nakamoto card served as the progenitor of the [CryptoArt movement](https://www.artnome.com/news/2018/1/14/what-is-cryptoart), Notkamoto by Kanes is a shining example of a work that reflects the current state of digital craftsmanship and dank culture. **Official Links:** [Matt Kane Website](https://mattkane.com/) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/mattkaneartist) [Instagram](https://instagram.com/mattkaneartist) [NOTKAMOTO Official Website](https://notkamotos.club/) [XCHAIN](https://xchain.io/asset/NOTKAMOTO) [About Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJHf-5yN3XA) ## VVD announces curated Fake Rares Series 8 June 29th, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/Vince_Van_Dough/status/1541599342590537729?s=20\&t=7HfJZNSzMPqx7GJxIL_EvQ) Submitted by [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) On June 27th, 2022, the famed NFT collector VincentVanDough announced the release date and lineup of the highly-anticipated Fake Rares Series 8, curated by VVD himself and featuring an incredible lineup of some of the most acclaimed NFT artists of our time. According to VVD, Series 8 will launch on July 1st and will last most of the month. Dropping 2 cards per day on , Monday to Saturday, taking Sundays off. {% embed url="" %} The announcement was quickly followed by two promo videos, made by Fake Rare artists [@LOVEBEINGWORLD](https://twitter.com/LOVEBEINGWORLD) & [@viva\_la\_vandal](https://twitter.com/viva_la_vandal), including a more detailed schedule and only adding to the anticipation felt by the whole of the Pepe community. {% embed url="" %} Promo video by [@LOVEBEINGWORLD](https://twitter.com/LOVEBEINGWORLD) {% endembed %} {% embed url="" %} Promo video by [@viva\_la\_vandal](https://twitter.com/viva_la_vandal) {% endembed %} ## Pepe.wtf added the 'Nakamoto 300 Club' June 16th, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/al_fernandz/status/1537397646415040514?s=20\&t=c15c4QCZmsw3pyxSUBc6-Q) Submitted by [@FeelsRareMan](https://twitter.com/FeelsRareMan) **Nakamoto Cards get ID #s and companion PFPs** RAREPEPE (also known as the Nakamoto card) is the first NFT of the Rare Pepe collection, created in September 2016, with a supply of 300 cards. RAREPEPE is a museum piece, and it can now be collected as a pure NFT, numbered from 1 to 300 thanks to the parsing of the Bitcoin blockchain. For each ID, a unique "Nakamoto" PFP is associated. Also, [Pepe.wtf](https://t.co/7H2dOxwXNK) is showing them as PFPs in the leaderboard. Now the members of the 300 club have the place they deserve: [http://pepe.wtf/leaderboard](https://t.co/3ErD6pYeaH) Pepe.wtf will continue working and adding cool things to the 300 club. Hats off to the incredible work developed by [@TheNakasClub](https://twitter.com/TheNakasClub)!
## Joe Looney joins the Pepe Inc. June 13th, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/Vince_Van_Dough/status/1536425389245054976?s=20\&t=K2hyFywQsHoWcpRxbNraVQ) Submitted by: [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) OG Rare Pepe RPW creator Joe Looney joins Pepe.Inc full-time. He will be focusing on developing the Bitcoin/Counterparty ecosystem! *Great* [*interview w Joe Looney and Shawn Leary*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1y4CDOtvos\&ab_channel=NFTCulture) *from August 31, 2021 check it out!* {% embed url="" %} The Beginning of a New Era {% endembed %} ## Danks are now being dropped at Pepe.wtf June 13th, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/DankDirectory/status/1536814235291996166?s=20\&t=aKfKhQq925gmK8uh_-tbqg) Submitted by: [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) [Dank Rares](https://www.dankdirectory.io/) have been added to the [drops on Pepe.wtf](https://pepe.wtf/drops) starting with cards by [SteveWeave](https://pepe.wtf/artists/SteveWeave), [Regan](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Regan) and [Zoku](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Zoku). Let the dankness begin! {% embed url="" %} ## FROGS > FIAT, [NFT.NYC](https://www.nft.nyc/) Edition June 12th, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/ScrillaVentura/status/1536010933797003270?s=20\&t=Vdx1MxUGJEyQR3pv1OGQSQ) Submitted by: [@FeelsRareMan](https://twitter.com/FeelsRareMan) Starting on June 19th to 23rd, taking place in TriBeCa, 80 W Broadway, "FROGS > FIAT" is taking over New York City. Visitors can come mint a free random BTC NFT from an NFT ATM provided by [@BabyPicassoo](https://twitter.com/BabyPicassoo). Check out how the NFT ATM looks [here](https://twitter.com/IrlMint/status/1536029289828818944?s=20\&t=PKjaZg5EiktvibjYJ_IZLw). There's only 414 mints, randomized between 6 different fake artists. These fakes will only be distributed this week, in this way. Participants must have Proof-of-Bid in the Fake Rare Gallery auction to claim the free NFT. ![IRL Fake Rares dispenser at FROGS>FIAT NYC](/files/XDARTsgmBgiUoEVDTZa0) Visitors can also scoop a VIP ticket to DJ Qbert for Wednesday evening. Get the tickets [here](https://scarce.city/sales/FOVRFNYC). The event ends with an auction party on Thursday featuring live bidding. Beer and food are included for frens. FROGS>FIAT NFT.NYC Edition ## FAKEBASEL Auction in Basel, Switzerland June 12th, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/fabooowy/status/1535409554271391745?s=20\&t=FTy-b7BqfbfCxILHSAivMg) Submitted by: [@FeelsRareMan](https://twitter.com/FeelsRareMan) FAKEBASEL The FAKEBASEL frog gallery is happening from Wednesday 15th to Saturday 18th, June 2022, in [Parzelle403](https://www.parzelle403.ch/FAKE-BASEL), Basel. The exhibition features both physical and digital FAKE RARE goods, ready for auction. The auction is hosted by [Scarce.city](https://scarce.city/). You can check out the auctioned goodies [here](https://scarce.city/collections/fake-basel-22). {% embed url="" %} FAKEBASEL {% endembed %} ![](/files/PYOOP0D2uzmU6lcIg2Y9) ![](/files/yTe0bn6kXC3K1hcgLLfN) ![](/files/gcZQojX7XgDi2C7US8lM) ## [Deca.art](https://deca.art/) now supports all assets on Pepe.wtf June 6th, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/0xDecaArt/status/1533932680517013504?s=20\&t=c15c4QCZmsw3pyxSUBc6-Q) Submitted by: [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) PEPE IS UTILITY. The art curation platform [Deca.art](https://deca.art/) added support for Rare Pepes, Fake Rares, Fake Commons and Dank Rares on June 6th, 2022. Users can now create and curate their galleries to exhibit their frogs in all their glory! {% embed url="" %} ## La Faka Has Been Defeated May 26th, 2022 ; [source](https://fakeraredirectory.com/la-faka-has-been-defeated/) Submitted by: [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) LAFAKADEMISE ### How it all Began On September 21 2021, [Rare Scrilla](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Rare-Scrilla) was banned from the [Rare Pepe Trading Telegram](https://t.me/joinchat/QJdrG2ehHAfk5lKw) group for violating the number one rule: you can only share Official Rare Pepes in the Rare Pepe Trading Group. Rare Scrilla shared a Fake Rare that was rejected from the directory in 2018. You see, Scrilla had just rediscovered the fake in his wallet, so he figured he’d share it in the chat and give a few away to people who shared their addresses. He was quickly banned from the chat, so he decided to spin up a new chat and subsequent directory called Fake Rares. The [new chat](https://t.me/OFFICIALFAKERARES) quickly filled up, and Scrilla offered the FREEDOMKEK card – the fake that got him fake banned in the first place – to anyone who shared the card in the Rare Pepe chat. It was a “Proof of Ban” card and thus became the first card in the Fake Rare directory. Series 0, Card 1. The Rare Pepe administrators eventually unbanned Scrilla and even participated in the new Fake Rares community, and the rest has been written on the blockchain. ### The Faka Nostra Holdup Scrilla was having difficulties managing the website, so he recruited the Austrian Connect and his wife take over that shit. He was sorting through hundreds of submissions using a proton mail account, which is garbage even if you know how to use email. Scrilla is first and foremost, an artist and musician
 the technical stuff
 not his forte. He needed a Queen of Cards to help curate the collection and a Meme Lord Tech Guru to elevate the website and keep the chat fakeasf. Enter [Fake Annie](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Fake-Annie) and [Indelible](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Indelible). Shit ran smooth for maybe a week, but ultimately, they were hacked by a team of Eastern European gangstas – the squad called themselves [La Faka Nostra](https://twitter.com/LaFakaNostra) – around Series 2. They threatened the team, stole their memes and overtook the chat
 they had DJPEPE at gun point and made him give up password access to Fakes. La Faka used Scrilla, Fake Annie and Indelible as their slaves until [Ghostface Killa](https://twitter.com/GhostfaceKillah) from Wu Tang Clan showed up. GFK defeated La Faka and rescued Fake Rares, dropping hot hot fire in Series 4 with original audio tracks. But when Ghostface went on tour, La Faka stole back the directory in a late-night escapade, even demanding tribute from the community in the form of subassets. ### Reconquering the Fakes The next 100+ cards were dictated by this elite group of balaclava wearing hood rats, but something happened towards the end of [Series 7](https://pepe.wtf/new/collections/Fake-Rares)
 one late night in America, Fake Annie caught La Faka slipping. She discovered they were working with a South African cartel and – don’t ask how – she forced the South Africans to give up sensitive info on La Faka. When Scrilla presented this info to La Faka, they reluctantly gave back the directory, not wanting to be exposed. In a last-ditch effort to wreak havoc, they nuked the site
 but thankfully, the assets were untouchable. Left with a mess, Scrilla and Fake Annie were forced to moonlight as website devs
 they would normally have relied on Indelible to work his magic, but he was seemingly kidnapped by La Faka and has since disappeared. (We hope to see Indelible back one day and will pay La Faka a good fake dollar to retrieve his whereabouts.) They were able to get the site back up, though it’s still jankyasf and missing half the data
 Now, after a long and brutal war, we are charging forward, counting our blessings and focusing on our exceptional community. In celebratory fashion, Fake Annie and Scrilla have decided to let the most Pepe of all Pepe collectooooors, [Vincent Van Dough](https://pepe.wtf/artists/VVD), bring peace to the Fake Rare universe by curating Series 8. This gives them time to recalibrate, so we can all get back to doing hood rat shit with our frens. ## The Pepe Museum Exhibition April 5th, 2022 ; [source](https://twitter.com/raulmarcosl/status/1511461112293769237?s=20\&t=DvTSKR6GTIVNkzhULOwCDA) Submitted by: [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) [Espacio SOLO](https://coleccionsolo.com/), the famous Madrid museum approached [@raulmarcosi](https://twitter.com/raulmarcosl) after seeing his and his team's work on ![](/files/wNnkEyONPGOepV4etc5q) ![](/files/TEU01Tem690FqpJSB5uD) ![](/files/8DNfpA3nrLrzCeVTN4PK) ## Frogs over Fiat April 6th, 2022 ; [source](https://thechambersproject.com/frogs-over-fiat/) Submitted by: [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) During the [Bitcoin Miami Conference](https://b.tc/conference/), [The Chambers Project](https://thechambersproject.com/) along side [Scarce.city](https://scarce.city/) hosted the ["Frogs over Fiat" event](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/frogs-over-fiat-tickets-308377715047). The event lasted 6-9th of April. ![Frog over Fiat event banner](/files/XP2OEPaoCM3YC9EgDExi) While there, attendees were able to enjoy free beverage, the closing hours of Scarce.city's Fake Rare auction (more on that below) and a Rare & Fake Rare gallery. Many iconic creations were featured, including the likes of [Pepenardo](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Pepenardo), [Rare Scrilla](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Rare-Scrilla), CES, MEAR, [Indelible](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Indelible), [Zetra](https://pepe.wtf/artists/ZETRA), [RYR](https://pepe.wtf/artists/RYR), [Kane Mayfield](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Kane-Mayfield), Sketch, [Mr Hansel](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Mr-Hansel), [Easy B](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Easy-B), [Optimist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Optimist), [Viva La Vandal](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Viva-La-Vandal), Itchy Larry as well as the entire Fake Rare Directory. As the Scarce.city Pepe tradition dictates, an auction was held on their native marketplace. ![The entire collection which was up for grabs can still be found on Scarce.city here.](/files/PB4BJCg2X57HkEAta0PO) > *"We figured we might as well throw a party so we are doing just that on Thursday the 7th with DJ Qbert and The Gaslamp Killer in Wynwood.* J\_oin us for a killer time with the Scarce.city and Fake Rare’s crew for what is certain to be a fun and inspiring night in the sunny state of Florida!"\_ ## # Pepe News Outlet Rules Rules and guidelines for submitting stories onto the Pepe News Outlet. Pepe News Outlet is a community-curated dashboard of relevant Pepe news and as such should be held to high standards when it comes to which stories make the cut and get published on it. Rules for submitting a story to Pepe News Outlet: ![](/files/DD9pC1IaJAyoWndOnyKP) * Give the story a suitable title, as an H1 tag * Provide an approximate date for the story * Provide a source if the story is being republished / reinterpreted from another publication * Leave a link to your social channel which you would like to be tagged if your story makes the cut The story itself needs to: * Have at least 3 paragraphs and have at least 1,000 characters (albeit, not a strict rule) * Have at least 1 graphic, image, gif, video, or embedded external graphic. {% hint style="info" %} If you have noteworthy news that you want to add to this encyclopedia and eternalize in Pepe lore, then submit your article for review: {% endhint %} # The Creator: Matt Furie ![Matt Furie](/files/U1WgTKFygUMhNiNC1Bx9) Matt Furie was born in 1979 Columbus, Ohio where he graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware in 2001. He's currently based in Los Angeles. Matt's art comes from a mix of child-like enchantment and momentary adult situations. His self proclaimed “children’s book illustrations for adults” combines traditional and modern mark-making for his ripe, cartoon-inspired characters. ![The Braindance](/files/hHdzamvUlzUv5A8zy7s2) ![Primary Care](/files/R3ed15udvjI5frlSFnGq) In 1997, Matt Furie, won the distinguished "Award of Merit for 2-D art" at the age of 17 for his achievements in drawing at Worthington Kilbourne High School in suburban Columbus, Ohio. He has exhibited extensively in the USA and Europe. His comic book series “Boy’s Club” is published by [Fantagraphics](https://www.fantagraphics.com/). In 2012 [McSweeney’s](https://store.mcsweeneys.net/products/night-riders) published Matt’s first children’s book, ‘[The Night Riders](http://50watts.com/The-Night-Riders)’, a wordless tale about the adventures of two best friends, a frog and a rat. ![The Night Riders](/files/HFf0Cu7s1WowXx9YpATm) Matt is the creator of Pepe the Frog, which appeared in “Boy’s Club” for the first time. Matt also appears in "Feels Good Man" - a documentary about Pepe the Frog, the ups and downs of being Pepe’s creator and the socio-political battles he went through with and for Pepe. Matt's channels: * [Website](https://mattfurie.com/) * [Twitter](https://mobile.twitter.com/matt_furie) * [IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4232388/) * [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/mattfurie) * [Merch store](https://www.theconnextion.com/feelsgoodman/index.cfm) # The Creation: Pepe the Frog A linear timeline of Pepe's rise to fame, followed by his fall from grace and the struggles of being "reclaimed" by his creator, Matt. {% content-ref url="/pages/yY9ooHTiAUx4PTYWORjT" %} [Birth of Pepe the Frog](/chapter-1-historical-lore/the-creation-pepe-the-frog/birth-of-pepe-the-frog) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/dImY5LU1IzAntKc872OD" %} [Birth of The Meme](/chapter-1-historical-lore/the-creation-pepe-the-frog/birth-of-the-meme) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/fOmfT6R8lmWBbyVHR2fF" %} [Memes as cultural drivers](/chapter-1-historical-lore/the-creation-pepe-the-frog/birth-of-the-meme/memes-as-cultural-drivers) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/E7eu9RteEiySQ1IiDhBX" %} [4chan & the Sad Frog](/chapter-1-historical-lore/the-creation-pepe-the-frog/4chan-and-the-sad-frog) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/kexx6W8A832l9ZCrT9bg" %} [Reclaiming Pepe](/chapter-1-historical-lore/the-creation-pepe-the-frog/reclaiming-pepe) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/PKJ40hWQOl1zl6I7xckv" %} ["Feels Good Man" - Pepe documentary](/chapter-1-historical-lore/the-creation-pepe-the-frog/feels-good-man-pepe-documentary) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/DHBmQeceNktcIyYOFWTz" %} [Famous normie Pepe posts](/chapter-1-historical-lore/the-creation-pepe-the-frog/famous-normie-pepe-posts) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/imCUJ0RlG4i5h2GvLsvO" %} [Types of Pepes](/chapter-1-historical-lore/the-creation-pepe-the-frog/types-of-pepes) {% endcontent-ref %} # Birth of Pepe the Frog ![Matt drawing Pepe, "Feels Good Man"](/files/0W6lx6VMwsmybH2MWucS) The journey begins in a San Francisco community thrift store where Matt worked in his 20s. He spent most of his days in his office in the toy department, where he would often lose himself in drawing. > *“It was like my ideal job situation.”* - Matt Matt was always into drawing, especially drawing frogs. One frog after another and **Pepe was born.** > *“Matt was always drawing that frog. Forever, I swear.”* - Aiyana, Matt’s partner The first time Matt’s "frog character" was named Pepe was for a comic he created, called “Playtime”. ![Playtime](/files/sAc2N3dE7qw7o30iVofe) He created Pepe in Microsoft Paint, alongside his comic buddy - Brett. Pepe the Frog (/ˈpɛpeÉȘ/) was a character consisting of a green frog with a humanoid body.\ Eventually, Matt added 2 more characters to the friend group. > *“I just thought it would be fun to have 4 characters, kinda like ninja turtles.”* - Matt That’s how the comic “Boy’s Club” came to be. The 4 comic book characters from Boy’s Club were all inspired by Matt's own personality and the personality of his real life friends: * Landwolf - the party dog * Andy - the jokester * Brett - he liked to dance * **Pepe** - the group's little brother ![Boy's Club by Matt Furie](/files/5S6fJjcUb1ffVbWuIgj7) **Fun fact**: Around that time, a popular American cartoonist and creator of popular characters like [Tuca & Bertie](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8036272/) and [BoJack Horseman](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3398228/) - [Lisa Hanawalt](http://www.lisahanawalt.com/), met Matt at a comics convention and immediately fell in love with the "Boy's Club" comic and with Pepe. > *“For me they felt very accessible. It’s this sort of masculinity where you can be in your underwear, singing to Shania Twain.”* - Lisa Hanawalt # Birth of The Meme The "Feels Good Man" meme is born. Furie started posting his comics to his MySpace blog (voluntarily deleted since then) in a long series of posts surrounding the Boy's Club characters. Fans of the **Boy’s Club** comic also began uploading Furie's work online. One particular comic gained a lot of attention. In it, Pepe pulls his pants all the way down to pee and is spotted by his comic book buddy. Later when questioned about the weird habit by Landwolf he responds with: "**Feels good, man."** ![The comic that started it all](/files/U8at4N0qsNCuoOSDpKik) The “Feels good man” comics’ origin actually has a hilarious background story behind it. It was created one evening at his partner’s apartment. > *“He said, '' Can you stand over there and kind of make it look like you’re pulling your pants down while you’re bending over so I can draw you?” So yea, that was my butt
 and my toilet”* - Aiyana Matt said that the inspiration for this bathroom scene actually came from his own life. > *“When I was younger, me and my cousin David would go to the same school and whenever he would go to the public bathroom he would pull his pants all the way down to pee. Underwear and everything. It seemed like it would feel really good.”* - Matt Shortly after, the phrase “feels good man” started to gain traction online. Members of bodybuilding communities often used the phrase to express their fitness achievements. It didn’t take long for various photos with “feels good man” text in them to start popping online. Cats, dogs, people, everything. !["Feels Good Man" memes became a trend](/files/IRTwQq9zBHKDFGCYs77x) Matt would constantly receive emails from people showcasing Pepe's face and the “feels good man” phrase next to it, from different parts of the internet. One user even made a [“Feels good Man” song](https://youtu.be/twCdhUYb1As) back then. > *“It was like this big, nerdy thing.”* - Matt This was both the start of Pepe's "meme career" and the first time Matt actually heard of the term “meme” and got familiar with it. Throughout 2008, Pepe was mostly associated with the "Feels Good Man" reaction image. On February 4th, “Something Awful” contributor Jon Hendren (a.k.a. @fart) posted the "Feels Good Man" comic to 4chan. In March 2009, the “feels good man” meme even got [recognized](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Feels%20Good%20Man) by Urban Dictionary. # Memes as cultural drivers A brief nerdography on memes. The whole idea of memes comes from Richard Dawkins’ 1976 book titled “The Selfish Gene”. Most of the book is about what Dawkins calls “universal darwinism”, which proposes the idea that all biology is driven by genes, but **culture is driven by memes.** The study of [Memetics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memetics), which Dawkins later distanced himself from, is described as "the study of self-replicating units of culture, based on the analogy with Darwinian evolution". All around us is information copied by imitation, from person to person**:** Chairs, trousers, hairstyles, slang, manners - all of these things are here because humans have copied them and the ones around us are the winners in an evolutionary battle. Then comes the concept of internet memes. People had a first row seat to easily see this process happening with Pepe. ![Animation from "Feels Good Man" documentary](/files/XBNjyY5gHzWJD80tencD) > *“Pepe is a wonderful example of a meme that escaped out there into the* **'***memosphere' and suffered all the things you’d expect of a meme.”* - Dr. Susan Blackmore, psychologist and author of “The Meme Machine”. # 4chan & the Sad Frog Pepe soon became pretty popular on messaging boards. One such place was [4chan](https://www.4chan.org/) - a popular, anonymous, image-based messaging board. ![Front page of 4chan.org](/files/poAXWilr7aDXk3qzo4XY) At the time, 4chan had 7 million monthly visitors. {% hint style="info" %} Fun fact: 4chan was created by [Christopher Poole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Poole) when he was just 14 years old. {% endhint %} **The way 4chan is structured was perfect for creating memes** - posts that get most replies rise to the top, while those ignored sink to the bottom. A "darwinian competition for attention". > *“In that little bathroom story, Pepe is like this weird guy. And that moment of owning your weirdness, that’s perfect 4chan ethics.”* - Dale Beran, artist and author of “[4chan: The Skeleton Key to the Rise of Trump](https://medium.com/@DaleBeran/4chan-the-skeleton-key-to-the-rise-of-trump-624e7cb798cb)” Most 4chan users by this time did not even know who Matt Furie was or that Pepe came from the “Boy’s Club” comic. For them, Pepe was 4chans’ creation. > *“I post Pepe all the time. To not post Pepe would be strange, because it’s THE meme.”* - 4chaner Pepe's elasticity made is possible for folks to easily relate to the meme, but also for Pepe to be easily absorbed into 4chans’ depressed energy and world-view. ![The "Feels Bad Man" Pepe aka Sad Frog](/files/4lJSZKpUQXWdfWCEQBt5) 20 January 2009 - an edited version featuring a distraught-looking Pepe with the caption "Feels Bad Man" or “You will never X” began circulating as a reaction image on 4chan. **This led to the birth of “Pepe the sad frog”.** Users started creating their own versions of Pepe and showcasing having them having interactions with him. They even made a character to represent them interacting with Pepe - Wojak, the “Feels Guy”. Wojak is an illustration of a bald man with a sad expression on his face. The character was mostly used for expressing unpleasant feelings by 4chaners. ![](/files/0Pr4FYc6MSp72LFKYgrC) ![](/files/IWwoYOjLZ5NvQSvighxL) > *“It was like a group therapy, on the internet. When I was feeling anxious, I'd post to 4chan and 10 minutes later I would get messages telling me that I was the most hideous man alive, a social freak, a reject. I would wear that as a badge of honor. I’d be like: “Yes. I’m a true 4chaner.” - Mills, 4chaner* Pepe the Frog was being “hijacked” by 4chan. ## 4chan vs "the normies" [Dr. Aleks Krotoski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleks_Krotoski), psychologist and author of “[Untangling the Web](https://g.co/kgs/p1X58Z)” became very fascinated by this "Pepe phenomenon" at the time. She believes that Pepe, and in particular this sad version of him, grew in popularity as a reaction to the “my perfect life” narrative often presented by users on platforms like Instagram and Facebook at the time. ![Pepe's popularity grew rapidly, "Feels Good Man" documentary](/files/rVKdzcQa81aGL0PMPNzU) This was the time when Instagram boomed. Everyone was getting online and another darwinian competition for attention started on these platforms - the "perfect lifestyle" competition. A new market of "lifestyle selling" started gaining traction online. The term "influencer" rose in publicity, both good and bad. It sparked a huge trend, a trend which never really went away, rather became a norm. > *“For a huge population, both online and offline, we weren't really allowed to express sorrow or sadness or grief. And this sad little frog arrives online in the midst of the push to commodify the Internet.”* - Dr. Krotoski With the number of internet users growing, Pepe was ripe for the taking. Other communities outside of 4chan started percolating Pepe. He started getting the attention which the 4chan community did not like. ![Katy Perry Pepe tweet](/files/7J8HvdoEp0LBBdjji97m) ![Nicki Minaj Pepe IG post](/files/AJ825t1EfvdWpTZUlLVe) Even some celebrities like Nicki Minaj and Katy Perry jumped on the Pepe-trend and posted him on their profiles, further increasing his popularity amongst "[the normies](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Normie)”. In the eyes of the 4chan community, **they were stealing Pepe.** Eventually, all of these other internet users flocked to 4chan, as they perceived it as the birthplace of pepe memes. However, they were not welcomed wholeheartedly. The 4chan community revolted. > *“It was really serious for a lot of people. This was the symbol of our culture. And they were stealing it. And they were coming to the only place we felt safe from them -4chan.”* - Mills, 4chaner At the same time, while all of this drama was culminating online, Matt was launching an official Pepe clothing line - PePe Official. It didn't end well. ## Pepe the Angry Frog As a way of revolting against the unwelcomed outsiders, the 4chan community started creating angry and offensive versions of Pepe the Frog, some more distasteful than others. ![Angry Pepe](/files/oS3FX6yHMvPWdqVzKvQB) This was the birth of “The Angry Frog” meme, inspired by popular [videos](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=screaming+frogs) of screaming frogs that went viral at the time. They gradually became more offensive, in an attempt to make the “intruders” leave 4chan. The idea behind these offensive memes was that if they make them *so offensive* they won’t get "stolen by the normies”. They would put swastikas on Pepe, Nazi-fy him, make him look as offensive as possible or say the most offensive stuff they could think of. ## The Beta Uprising Things began to escalate in the 4chan sphere. Pictures of pepe holding guns, shooting, self-harming and doing other things in a similar anti-social, destructive manner became the norm on 4chan. This was their way of expressing their anger towards society. They would often joke about the idea of all of the 4chan community arming themselves and starting a revolution, which they called “The Beta Uprising”. It was always coated in irony, but behind the irony was small, uncanny level of seriousness. ![An example of an overly aggressive 4chan meme.](/files/WzcbQCsib0kpJ8yNTM8g) A thread was posted on 4chan after the Oregon massacre in October 2016, essentially memefying the violence and destruction caused by the massacre. A picture of Pepe in a mask holding a gun was posted on the thread and that same picture was posted a day before the massacre. > *“It’s not just the memes that generate the violence. It’s also that the violence becomes a meme.”* - Joel Finkelstein, director at “Network Contagion Research Institute”. ## Smug Pepe & Donald Trump One of the outcomes from this period was the creation of what was called “Smug Pepe”. ![Smug Pepe](/files/PqriyGX8zPH4D0KlQX5X) Donald Trump was seen as a personification of the “Smug pepe” meme. Trump resonated with the 4chan community as someone that isn’t liked by almost anyone. > *“People in his own party, they don’t like him. The other party didn’t like him. No one liked him. It was perfect trolling accessory.”* - Mills, 4chaner Quickly after that, the first versions of Trump Pepes began circulating. The 4chan community then started creating Trump memes and began sharing them outside of 4chan, eventually trying to get Trump elected as a way of revolting against the world. ![Trump became Pepe, while Mike Pence became Wojak.](/files/PqoA2AtyuyyD3p7IqScs) Essentially, the 4chan community wanted to embarrass the “outside world” by electing Trump. On October 13th, 2015, Donald Trump tweeted an illustration of Pepe as himself standing at a podium with the President of the United States Seal. This was the seal of approval for the 4chan community. ![Trump's Pepe tweet](/files/mR0TAI94teuwHDfXsPSh) > *“To most voters this seemed odd. But if you were spending years creating Pepe memes and you saw this, you were probably like “Wow, maybe this guy is right for us.””* - Matt Braynard, execute director of "Look Ahead America" and director of strategy and data for the Trump campaign The tweet went viral and even major news outlets like CNN reported on the phenomenon. Pepe the Frog has become Trump's invisible running mate. Furie tried to clearly define his enigmatic brain child, once and for all, in this comic on The Nib titled [“Pepe: An Explainer"](https://thenib.com/pepe-an-explainer/). ![A sample from “Pepe: An Explainer"](/files/CclH0Mi6JF3DO8gG1WEb) **He was unsuccessful.** # Pepe the alt-right Frog Pepe the Frog soon became labeled as the symbol of the “alt-right” by many “left-leaning” media outlets. In August of 2016, during a Hillary speech, someone was heard shouting “PEPE!”. {% embed url="" %} The 2016 Hillary speech where a crowd member was heard shouting "Pepe!" {% endembed %} The video went viral. The public sentiment around Pepe has shifted dramatically at this moment. Pepe was no longer seen as a cute, internet relatable frog, rather as an alt-right, hate-symbol. ![](/files/IvaiCIMEBfDnJWPPxLZt) In September 2016, Hilary Clinton put up an “explainer” on her website titled “Donald Trump, Pepe the frog, and white supremacists: an explainer.”, a piece that mostly focused on bashing supporters of Donald Trump and depicting Pepe as a hate symbol. It has been deleted since then. This didn’t resonate well with some people, as many still thought of Pepe as a cute frog. The complexity of the situation stirred a lot of additional conflict between people as there was also a group that was being ridiculed as Nazis, white-supremacists or racists for still liking the "old" Pepe. Later that month Matt was [interviewed](https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/its-not-easy-being-green/499892/) by The Atlantic where he was asked to comment on the Hilary explainer and on Pepe in general. > *“I think it downplays the fact that Pepe is more than, whatever is happening in the news today, especially to younger people and to teenagers. I get emails pretty regularly, from kids, from high schools, who ask my permission to use Pepe in their senior shirts, or their clarinet club, or their photography clubs. I’ve got a cousin in suburban Ohio who plays volleyball, and she texted me because she’s all excited because she’s playing on ‘Team Pepe’. So it’s cool for me to focus on the positive aspects of Pepe and really just see this as some kind of passing phase, because you know, everything changes.”* - Matt, for the Atlantic Unfortunately, for the majority of people, the alt-right’s use of Pepe just drowned out any other visual interpretation. [Richard Spencer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_B._Spencer), a known white nationalist, used Pepe often in his speeches when talking about “unleashing the chaos”. [Alex Jones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Jones), host of the "Infowars" show, also loved referencing Pepe on-air. ## Lord Kek & the Kingdom of Kekistan After some time, a 4chan user discovered an ancient Egyptian frog god called Kek. It became an instant hit. ![The Egyptian frog God Kek, "Feels Good Man" documentary](/files/StMSvcOYpr56jh5fyVFF) The word “kek” fit perfectly as it was used by gamers as a variation of “lel”, which was by itself a variation of “lol” or “laughing out loud”. It didn’t take long for some people to propose the idea of “Kekistan” - an imaginary kingdom, a promised land for Pepes. At this time, rumors of Hilary Clinton being ill began circulating online and the 4chan community grabbed onto that. They would create memes of her being ill and in a weird way “manifest” for this to be a reality. On September 11, Hillary Clinton was [videotaped](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4qwry5Ypj4) collapsing in front of an SUV. For the 4chan community, this was a witchcraft-like situation. ![The Deplorables](/files/EjGlZGuL49zhFAD2y3Xk) During another speech, Hilary Clinton referred to people who supported Donald Trump as “deplorables”. This provoked another tweet by Trump, which went viral, where we posted a modified version of “The Expendables” movie poster, featuring himself, Alex Jones, Mike Pence, Rudy Giuliani, Milo Yiannopoulos and the one and only Pepe the Frog. While all of this was happening, Matt expressed his fear of Pepe becoming an “alt-right” symbol in his comic on The Nib titled “[Pepe the Frog: To Sleep, Perchance to Meme](https://thenib.com/pepe-the-frog-to-sleep-perchance-to-meme/)”, where Pepe slowly morphs into a Trump-like creature. ![Matt's comic, animated](/files/xZ6MRheWHqCcgUbm1jIm) ## Pepe the hate symbol In late September 2016, the Anti Defamation League (ADL) [officially declared](https://www.adl.org/education/references/hate-symbols/pepe-the-frog) Pepe the Frog as a hate symbol. In their statement the ADL claimed: *“In recent years, with the growth of the "alt right" segment of the white supremacist movement, a segment that draws some of its support from Internet sites like 4chan, 8chan and Reddit, the number of "alt right" Pepe memes has grown, a tendency exacerbated by the controversial and contentious 2016 presidential election. Though Pepe memes have many defenders, the use of racist and bigoted versions of Pepe memes seems to be increasing, not decreasing.”* Matt’s name was mentioned in the piece. As the news that Pepe was declared a hate symbol was going on, Matt started receiving a vast number of cancellations for his PePe Official clothing line. His previous dream of having the clothing line distributed into 580 stores across the USA was immediately crushed. > *“We didn’t wanna sell it anymore, we were afraid that white-supremacist would wear it.”* - Matt # Reclaiming Pepe Matt strikes back. Matt teamed up with the ADL to try and reclaim Pepe. They started the #SavePepe campaign, inviting everyone to draw their own version of Pepe and post it online. ![](/files/vdc5VcHQAavR267nxHkd) ![](/files/b2V8G6D5OTbcFR6uJ8DR) ![](/files/dyjH4S6fEIGy2kDHmMIs) ![](/files/5ePCvq99K4EPi6flC0rU) Many other famous cartoonists joined the movement. Hampton Boyer, Lisa Hanawalt, Kevin Kuhko Lee all drew their own versions of Pepe and posted them online. > *“Let’s try to take something that’s been recognized as a hate-symbol and turn it into a recognized love symbol.”* - Matt, during his talk for the #SavePepe campaign Matt’s goal with the campaign was to create the [Peace Pepe Database of Love](https://www.peacepepedatabaseoflove.com/) (the site is currently down). The campaign wasn’t as successful as Matt had hoped. Next month, Donald Trump won his candidacy for president and the 4chan community felt like their goal was finally accomplished. A [video ](https://youtu.be/aFh08JEKDYk)of [Richard Spencer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_B._Spencer) (an infamous self-proclaimed Nazi activist) getting punched in the face, right after talking to a reporter about his “pepe badge”, went viral soon after. This sparked a huge debate and controversy nation wide and unfortunately Pepe was attached to it, again. The [“Save Pepe” Kickstarter Project](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/615106574/save-pepe) had 367 backers who pledged $34,757 in total. ## RIP Pepe Saturday, May 6th 2017 - Matt creates an emotional comic where he depicts all of the characters from "Boy’s Club" attending Pepe’s funeral. For Matt, this was a way of trying to distance himself from all of the controversy... but a part of him also desperately wanted to put an end to it. > *“The Pepe thing was so out of control at that point and whatever Pepe meant to all these other people didn't mean the same thing to me. So I had to kill him.”* - Matt ![Killing of Pepe, the comic](/files/Hq2IHEZFAU6jQEljXljy) RIP Pepe the Frog. MSNBC, The New York Times, Vox, CNN and many other media outlets reported on the event.\ Unfortunately for Matt, everyone that used pepe memes in a bad manner just saw this as their win over him for Pepe. ## Racist Pepe Book In August 2017, a book titled [“The Adventures of Pepe and Pede”](https://g.co/kgs/Tx6qzn) was created by Eric Hauser. ![The Adventures of Pepe and Pede by Eric Hauser](/files/8acLZYE7kJt2gDs31Cvj) It sparked an outrage in the media as it was perceived to be racist and islamophobic. In the book, the villain is an alligator named Alkah, which many took as a reference to Muslims. > *“I’m using Pepe just as a light-hearted way of expressing some conservative values. If you love America, you’re gonna love this book for sure.”* - Eric Hauser, author of the book **This was the last straw for Matt.** He threatened legal action, citing intellectual-property infringement. A legal team representing Matt took the case and argued that the book “espoused racist, Islamophobic and hate-filled themes, included allusions to the alt-right movement.” Never before did Matt went this route. > *“It was like hell man. If you wanna escape hell, you can’t ignore it, you almost have to go to the center of it.”* - Matt ## Suing Alex Jones A right-wing political commentator and host of the show Infowars, Alex Jones, was selling a poster where Pepe was featured alongside president Donald Trump and other right-wing personnel. ![The poster in question](/files/BgBaziZVgllj0xgClwyz) > *“He was selling a poster with Pepe on it and a bunch of douchebags and I just didn't want him to sell the poster.”* - Matt However, things didn’t go so smoothly. Alex Jones doubled down and jacked up the price of the poster and offered to personally sign every sold poster. Matt was forced to sue again. After a lengthy court battle and 4 months later, in June 2019 Infowars agreed to settle and pay $2,000,000 in damages. After this successful case, Matt's legal representatives managed to enforce intellectual-property infringement against Baked Alaska, Richard Spencer and The Daily Stormer to name a few. This series of actions finally managed to turn the narrative of Pepe back around.\ Matt even tried to convince the ADL to change their stance and remove Pepe from their hate symbol database, but was unsuccessful. ## Pepe the Hong Kong protest Frog In the 2019-2020 Hong Kong protests, Pepe was used by the protesters as a symbol of freedom, democracy and youth. A version of Pepe wearing the outfit of the protesters, with a yellow hat, began circulating online, particularly as a sticker pack for messaging apps. ![Pepe Hong Kong protester sticker pack](/files/5wuDCbI75CiFApdN6Z1k) This was the protesters' way of showcasing resistance towards authoritarianism online. For many, Pepe represented hope for a brighter future. Matt welcomed this as it was not connected with the alt-right ideology and it was serving a good cause. # "Feels Good Man" - Pepe documentary In 2020, [Arthur Jones](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9335192/) directed and edited a documentary film about Pepe titled "Feels Good Man". !["Feels Good Man" movie poster, IMDB](/files/X3q10L4c9hJHrO8Gk5Ob) The movie features Matt, Pepe's creator, his partner, his friends as well as a handful of other individuals who played a significant roll throughout Pepe's memetic journey. It follows a linear progression of Pepe's story, Matt's struggles to reclaim him, the numerous ups and downs as well as the legal battles Matt had to face. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The movie earned critical acclaim. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 95% approval rating, with a 7.7/10 rating. > *"Jones' movie is a beacon of internet literacy about a whole new language—that memes are flexible, omnipotent, and pieces of a phenomenon more powerful than their creators." -* Nick Allen of [RegerEbert.com](https://www.rogerebert.com/) It was also described as the "most important political film of 2020" by Vox Media's [Polygon](https://www.polygon.com/). {% embed url="" %} "Feels Good Man" movie trailer {% endembed %} # Famous normie Pepe posts The memorial room of famous Pepe posts ### Katy Perry tweet On November 8th, 2014, Katy Perry tweeted a picture of Pepe crying with the caption "Australian jet lag got me like".\ Over the next three years, the tweet received more than 17,000 likes and 10,500 retweets. ![The Katy Perry Pepe tweet](/files/Qw62DpM7xHyJGSty8EAZ) ### Nicki Minaj's Instagram Post On December 18th, 2014, rapper Nicki Minaj posted an illustration of Pepe bent over and prominently displaying his buttocks with the caption "Me on Instagram for the next few weeks trying to get my followers back up".\ Over the next two years, the post received more than 281,000 likes and 13,900 comments. ![The Nicki Minaj Instagram Pepe post](/files/CUT0sZEufVoa9YAysOht) ### Donald Trump's tweet On October 13th, 2015, Donald Trump tweeted an illustration of Pepe as himself standing at a podium with the President of the United States Seal.\ Within 16 months, the post gathered upwards of 11,000 likes and 8,100 retweets. ![The Donald Trump Pepe tweet](/files/WDbkJZTQI9SD2MQa7U3E) ### Wendy's tweet On January 2nd, 2017, the Twitter account for the fast food chain restaurant Wendy’s responded to a user who asked “Got any memes?” with a picture of Pepe the Frog drawn in the likeness of the Wendy’s mascot. The tweet drew criticism and was deleted, causing the account to tweet: “Our community manager was unaware of the recent evolution of the Pepe meme’s meaning and this tweet was promptly deleted.” ![Wendy's Pepe tweet](/files/yjK5lBJhQvyll1bn84u4) ### Russian Embassy's tweet On January 9th, 2016, the Russian Embassy in the United Kingdom tweeted a picture of[ Smug Pepe](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/smug-frog) in a tweet reaction to news about an upcoming meeting between British Prime Minister Theresa May and United States President-elect Donald Trump. Over the next 24 hours, the tweet gained over 9,000 likes and 6,200 retweets.\ In the coming days, the news sites The Daily Dot, Vox and IBI Times published articles about the tweet, referring to the Smug Pepe illustration as a "racist meme" and "white supremacist symbol." ![Russian Embassy Pepe tweet](/files/jMK6BtUY1X0SO7UwkJzg) # Types of Pepes ### Happy Frog, the "Feels good, man" Pepe Feels good man phrase is a reference to the emotions Pepe felt in “Boy’s Club” when he goes to the bathroom standing up, with his pants all the way down. The Feels Good Man Pepe is considered the OG Pepe meme. ![The "Feels Good, Man" Pepe](/files/xruap3bEcIlZDOlVmA2l) ### Sad Frog, the "Feels bad, man" Pepe Sad Frog is an illustration of a depressed-looking Pepe, often accompanied by the text “Feels Bad Man." or “You will never X”. It is used to denote feelings of failure or disappointment, either by posting the image or using the phrase “feelsbadman.jpg.” Sad Frog may be seen as the antithesis of Feels Good Man. ![The "Feels bad, man" Pepe](/files/NYoAAztQyQZnpn6WdzgS) ### Smug Frog, the Smug pepe Smug Frog, also known as Smug Pepe, is a reaction image of a smug-looking version of Pepe. ![Smug Pepe](/files/IVDXw7nmXzJ4nmcum6Zm) ### Angry Pepe Angry Pepe, also known as Angry Frog, is a reaction image featuring a hostile-looking variation of Pepe. The image is often accompanied by expressions of rage and intense frustration. ![Angry Pepe](/files/EMCYiluDaXDFQYgvNwmC) ### Nu Pepe Nu Pepe is an alternate depiction of Pepe in which the frog is drawn with crossed arms and wearing a blue long sleeve shirt. On December 9th, 2014, an image of Pepe resembling the character Javert from Les MisĂ©rables was highlighted on the Finnish imageboard Ylilauta. On January 24th, 2015, an edited version in which Pepe is wearing a Bane mask was posted on the Russian imageboard ДĐČĐ°.ч. On March 1st, an unedited version of the image was posted on 4chan's /qa/ (question and answer) board, referring to the reaction image as "nu pepe" and nominating it as "the official meme of /qa/". The next day, the image was on the \[s4s] (shit 4chan says) board. ![Bane Pepe](/files/T8glmQjPMSLPF0vYwfPH) ![Javert Pepe](/files/v3cAX9MadS0NiHL5LYlJ) ![Nu Pepe](/files/m5s3oHafEGbGQ8mqefQM) ### "Well Meme'd" “Well Meme’d” is an ironic expression typically accompanied by an exploitable image of a character laughing and saying “Hahaha, great post!” followed by “Well Meme’d, my friend!," based on an original comic featuring Pepe wearing a sweater and tie. !["Well Meme'd" Pepe](/files/bmSfMtfn3HjcnI1K4THo) ### Peep The Toad On July 30th, 2016, Tumblr user @pornstarwars submitted an illustration of an anthropomorphic toad with the caption "when u cant afford quality name brand memes so u have to settle for Peep the Toad". Over the next eight months, the post gained over 134,000 notes. On September 29th, Redditor @GT\_memes reposted the illustration to [/r/dankmemes](https://www.reddit.com/r/dankmemes/), where it accumulated more than 6,500 votes (91% upvoted) within five months. On October 14th, Redditor @c\_dunbar submitted a screenshot of @pornstarwars' post to [/r/me\_irl](https://www.reddit.com/r/me_irl/), where it garnered upwards of 5,700 votes (94% upvoted) within four months. On October 23rd, 2016, the Peep the Toad Facebook page was launched, which highlights various examples of the toad character. On February 24th, 2017, Redditor @ReallyNotARabbit submitted a post proclaiming that "Peep the Toad memes" were "on the rise" to [/r/memeeconomy](https://www.reddit.com/r/MemeEconomy/). On March 8th, Redditor MarioMann211 reposted the image to [/r/memeeconomy](https://www.reddit.com/r/MemeEconomy/), asking for an "estimate" on its value. ![Peep the Toad](/files/KIjgJYwTi3U8GaQUOusb) ### Pepe Punch Pepe Punch, also known as Punching Pepe, is a depiction of Pepe the Frog winding up a punch aimed at the screen from the perspective of the person viewing the image. The image used for Pepe Punch combines the Smug Frog version with an image of Vegeta from Dragon Ball rearing back a punch with his hand outstretched towards the perspective of the screen. The exact first instance of Pepe Punch is unknown, but it can be seen in use on 4chan as early as 2018. ![Punch Pepe](/files/ah7GAxiyeDTcNc9KX2pe) ### Clown Pepe Clown Pepe, also known as Honk Honk or Honkler, original name Pepoclown, is a depiction of Pepe the Frog wearing a rainbow wig and red clown nose, which is often accompanied by jokes with corny or cringeworthy punchlines and the emojis đŸ€ĄđŸŒŽ meant to represent the phrase "Clown World." The origin of "Pepoclown", comes from a Discord server for a 3v3 League of Legends community, The Shadow Isles. While the reason for creating this is unknown, the user is not. The creator of "Pepoclown" goes by the online alias as "Brizi". On February 26th, 2019, YouTuber [ZimoZitrome](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC99lkbVG8I5hRSZa4FD8zgw) posted a [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-6eWEhjMa4) featuring Clown Pepe performing various antics like walking down 4chan threads, turning angry Wojaks into happy clowns and being shot into space (video has since been deleted). Over the next two months, the video accumulated upwards of 740,000 views and 3,300 comments. In June 2019, Facebook also banned the word “Honk”, albeit temporarily. ![Clown Pepe](/files/5r84J9Dkgrem7wABnN4o) ### Groyper Groyper refers to an exploitable illustration of Pepe the Frog resting his chin on interlocked hands. Additionally, Groypers (also known as Groyper Army) is the name of a group of far-right and alt-right nationalists and conservatives critical of the mainstream conservatism and led by political commentator Nicholas J. Fuentes. ![Groyper](/files/7kD2mmIBgCiywPtQCdxF) ### **Apu Apustaja (Help Helper)** Apu Apustaja ("Help Helper" in English) is a poorly drawn variation of Pepe the Frog created in the style of [Spurdo SpĂ€rde](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/spurdo-sparde). The character is rumored to have originated from the Finnish imageboard Ylilauta. On January 14th, 2016, the "Apu Apustaja'' Facebook page was launched. On March 25th, an anonymous 4chan user submitted the Apu Apustaja version of Pepe to the /b/ (random) board on 4chan. On April 19th, a thread featuring various illustrations of the character was submitted to the /int/ (international) board. Over the years, Apu Apustaja has grown massively in popularity and became the "go to pepe meme" for many users on Discord and Telegram. ![Apu Apustaja](/files/2ziKDXSttVrOtQebqEHj) ### Peepo Peepo, also known as Pepo, is a series of emotes on Discord and Twitch depicting poorly drawn versions of Pepe the Frog, sharing similarities to Apu Apustaja. The emotes are typically used in chats on both platforms to express a number of emotions depending on the type of Peepo used, ranging from happy to sad or more situational depending on the context. The first Peepo variations date back to at least 2017. ![Peepo emote pack](/files/mYG71vZeC0JbIfBYjNrq) ### Collectible Pepes Starting in October 2014, /r9k/ users began submitting posts to share "rare" images of Pepe like they were trading cards. On March 28th, 2015, a thread was submitted to /r9k/ about collecting Rare Pepes in order to "flood the market" and depreciate their value. On March 31st, a /r9k/ user posted an Imgur gallery with over 1,200 pictures of Pepe. It received more than 260,000 views. In early April, the collection of Pepe images were listed on eBay, which reached a price of $99,166 before being removed from the site. On April 3rd, Smosh published an article about the rare Pepe images, which subsequently began to appear on other sites like Reddit and Tumblr. By April 9th, there were over 230 "rare Pepe" listings on eBay. Additionally, ads for Rare Pepe collections were created on Craigslist. The same day, The Daily Dot published an article about the Craigslist listings. ![Ebay "Rare" Pepes](/files/dRQhgcQrKgf4CkTVW7Jg) ### Evolution of Pepes (uncomplete) ![](/files/Io3Tdnr9Lt6mghHH1Eru) ### Pepe amphibia ![](/files/RHrV8Jw1QRKuLRybhbw4) # Pepe's Blockchain Beginnings At the same time as the Pepe controversy was happening, there was a growing community of Pepe fans trying to reclaim the meme in their own way, **using blockchain technology**. On crypto forums like [Bitcointalk](https://bitcointalk.org/), people started creating pictures of Pepe, similar to collectible cards and tokenizing them on the blockchain. Some Pepes were memes from 4chan, some were superhero knockoffs, some were even political Pepes. They were coined **Rare Pepes.** ![RAREPEPE](/files/Lv7rmJxYjLrWDs7dvFDE) These Rare Pepes would be traded amongst people, using cryptocurrency. Soon, a platform for trading these collectibles, the “[RarePepeWallet](https://rarepepewallet.com/)”, was developed by [Joe Looney](https://twitter.com/wasthatawolf). One user even managed to make a profit to buy a yacht which he named “[The SS Rare Pepe](https://www.vice.com/en/article/yw5axg/pepecash-millionaire-yacht-cryptocurrency-rare-pepes)”.\ The individual has lived on the yacht ever since. The Rare Pepe Movement gained significant popularity in the crypto community, with people buying, selling, and trading Rare Pepe tokens on various blockchain platforms. These tokens were designed to be unique and scarce, with each token representing a specific Rare Pepe artwork or character. Some Rare Pepe tokens were more valuable than others, depending on their rarity, popularity, and aesthetic appeal. The Rare Pepe Movement also spawned various offshoots and imitations, such as the "Ultra Rare Pepes" and the "Super Rare Pepes." {% hint style="info" %} One user even managed to make a profit to buy a yacht which he named “[The SS Rare Pepe](https://www.vice.com/en/article/yw5axg/pepecash-millionaire-yacht-cryptocurrency-rare-pepes)”. The individual has lived on the yacht ever since. Fun fact: The yacht was bought with [PEPECASH](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPECASH), one of the tokenized Rare Pepe cards. {% endhint %} The Rare Pepe Movement eventually evolved into a more general trend of tokenizing digital assets and creating decentralized marketplaces for trading them. This trend gave rise to various blockchain-based platforms, such as OpenSea, Rarible, and NFT Gateway, that allow people to buy, sell, and trade non-fungible tokens (NFTs) representing various digital assets, such as art, music, and collectibles. The Rare Pepe Movement thus served as a precursor and inspiration for the NFT craze that exploded in 2021, with some people attributing the rise of NFTs to the Rare Pepe Movement's innovative use of blockchain technology to create and trade unique digital assets. As the Rare Pepe Movement continued to grow, it also faced various challenges and controversies. Some people criticized it as a frivolous and speculative use of blockchain technology, while others saw it as a legitimate and creative way to express themselves and build community. The Rare Pepe Movement also faced legal and regulatory issues, with some countries and jurisdictions cracking down on the trading of tokenized digital assets due to concerns over money laundering, tax evasion, and fraud. Despite these challenges, the Rare Pepe Movement remains a fascinating and influential phenomenon in the world of blockchain and digital culture. # The Rare Pepe Blockchain Project **On September 9th, 2016 at 01:46:42 (UTC), history was made.** Verifiable [on the blockchain](https://www.blockchain.com/btc/block/428919), the first Rare Pepe, in digital form, with an integrated, transferable, immutable certificate of authenticity, was created. The significance of this project to the birth of cryptoart cannot be overstated. This unique and innovative project largely defined the concept of tokenized cryptoart as we understand it today and is credited with spawning the global cryptoart movement. Going beyond the early individual experimental work that had tokenized artwork on [Namecoin](https://www.namecoin.org/), the Rare Pepe project engaged and captured the imagination of a community of artists, enthusiasts and collectors around the world. Also, as distinct from Spells of Genesis and other emerging projects, Rare Pepe was the first to demonstrate the use of blockchain for a community of enthusiasts to create, own and trade art simply as ‘art’ (ie. not assets for gaming use or any broader utility). ![Rare Pepe Directory](/files/liTVD6Pk3dVgIyUpAWx5) The Rare Pepe Blockchain Project began on September 13th 2016, with the uploading of the art asset RAREPEPE to the [Rare Pepe Directory](http://rarepepedirectory.com/?p=10). While there were no leaders in the Rare Pepe Blockchain Project, Mike was the sole scientist for the first 1,000 cards, the directory even stopped for a short period after reaching 1k as he was a bit overwhelmed, then the other 774 were included once more scientists helped. Rare Pepes became a collectible phenomenon in 2016, when Joe Looney established the [RarePepeWallet](https://rarepepewallet.com/), a digital marketplace for buying and selling the cards. ![Some Rare Pepes featured on RarePepeWallet](/files/PiDY9t4uKiBdZG5Z5XAB) These cards aren’t alt-right memes, and they have nothing to do with the original creator of Pepe the frog, Matt Furie. Rather, they were designed by a number of people, and they represent all kinds of different pop culture and artistic symbols.\ \ There are 1774 different Rare Pepe Cards broken up into 36 series, each with (mostly) 50 unique cards.\ \ Cards in series 1-9 were created in 2016.\ Cards in series 10-30 were created in 2017.\ Cards in series 31-36 were created in 2018.\ \ Not all Rare Pepes are equally rare. Some cards were issued 1,000 times, some 100, some just once. Some, like PEPECASH, were issued 1 billion times.
However, the center of the bell curve sits around the 100–300 issuance levels, and some cards have also been subject to significant burn reductions. Each Rare Pepe has unique qualities. Some of most valuable cards include the [Nakamoto RAREPEPE](http://rarepepedirectory.com/?p=10) (300 issued, Series 1, Card 1), the revered [LORDKEK](http://rarepepedirectory.com/?p=181) (10 issued, Series 1, Card 34), [DJPEPE](http://rarepepedirectory.com/?p=814) the first audio-visual tokenized asset (169 Issued, Series 4, Card 29), [UFOPEPE](http://rarepepedirectory.com/?p=193) the first tokenized gif (800 issued, Series 1, Card 37), and of course the [HOMERPEPE](http://rarepepedirectory.com/?p=392) (1 Issued, Series 2, Card 32) which is considered by many to be [‘the most important NFT in crypto art history’](https://cointelegraph.com/news/rarest-pepe-most-important-nft-in-art-history-sells-for-205-eth). There are various other 1/1s and other Rare Pepe cards.\ \ There’s a card featuring a Julian Assange Pepe, called [PEPEASSANGE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEASSANGE) (100 of them exist), a Salvador Dali Pepe - [DALIPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/DALIPEPE) , and even a card for the Winklevoss twins - [WINKELPEPE](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project/series-and-card-specific-lore/series-2#series-2-card-34-winkelpepe) (their green heads sit atop the bodies of the twins from “The Shining” — only one of this card exists). # The Rare Pepe Directory A directory of all expert approved Rare Pepes can be found on the [Rare Pepe Directory](http://rarepepedirectory.com/). There are fraudulent Rare Pepes, imitations and tokens which are named to mimic actual Rares. **If a Pepe isn’t listed on the directory, it isn’t Certified Rare.** Rare Pepe Scientists worked for years to certify exactly **1774 Rares** from dozens of artists around the world. After the certification was complete, it was time to close submissions and let the rareness bake into these amazing pieces of artwork. There were rules which had to be strictly adhered to when creating and submitting a new Rare Pepe for approval. The rules can still be found on the directory, but we're listing them below as well. All Rare Pepes had to be issued on the Counterparty Protocol, include an “Asset Name” such as “RAREPEPE”, be 100% made up, rare and dank. Some of the cards had bonus content and in-game utility as well. Ultimately the rarity depends on artist, issuance, supply, collectability, cultural significance, and originality. > *“Submissions must be ORIGINAL. Our rareness quality team examines each Pepe for rareness. (no stealing!) Our experts understand that lots of Pepe’s borrow from each other to an extent, but try to add as much Original content as possible. Also make sure your Pepe is dank. Check latest submissions on the directory to compare.”* {% hint style="info" %} Submissions to the Rare Pepe Directory are closed for the foreseeable future. {% endhint %} ### Rare Pepes submission rules: 1. Pepe’s must be 400 x 560. They can look like trading cards but it is not required. 2. Cards can be animated gifs but try to keep them to 1mb or less in size. Use Compression. 3. Issuance must be locked so your Pepe cannot be inflated. 4. Your Pepe must not be divisible. 5. Make sure your artwork at least has something to do with Pepe. 6. No NSFW content please. 7. When making your token it must have at least 100 shares and max 100k shares. 8. No websites or QR codes. 9. Only 1 submission per day per artist. There was also a submission fee of 200 PEPECASH. If someone had been caught stealing someone else's submissions, their submission fee would have been sent to a burn address. ![The blank template for all Rare Pepes, many artists still use it today for Fake Rares and Dank Rare submissions.](/files/mwmfv91ACB5xqWa6M5qg) # Rare Pepe Valuation Rare Pepes are the first art project in the history of NFTs. In a sense, they were to Bitcoin what [Cryptopunks](https://www.larvalabs.com/cryptopunks) are to Ethereum. ![Linear timeline comparing Rare Pepes to Ethereum projects like Cryptopunks](/files/nfxHINop6EcNBofIoSEb) Part of the reason why Rare Pepes are so valuable is because they are **more difficult to get compared to most ERC-721 NFTs.** ![In February 2017, Bitcointalk member American Pegasus purchased a "My Little Pepe" card for 1 million PEPECASH (approximately $3,500 at the time of sale).](/files/F0O4305QYZVw0clW1x2v) Pepe valuation is based on 3 factors: * Age (issuance date) * Rarity (supply) * Dankness (memetic power) ![The Pepe valuation triangle](/files/61iLL5kC48JyHxZf129X) All Rare Pepes are old, but the oldest are the most valuable. In 2018, a digital arts conference [Rare AF](https://raredigitalartfestival.splashthat.com/) was hosted in NYC. It was the first conference of its kind as it was hosting the world’s first Rare Pepes auction. The last art piece to be auctioned was a Rare Pepe card called “Homer Pepe”. It started a bid war between two individuals. The crowd was so loud that the two bidders didn’t hear who won the bid and ended up tossing a coin flip to decide who gets to buy the Homer Pepe card. The card was sold for 350,000 PEPECASH ($39,000) to Peter Kell. ![Peter Kell with his prize possession - HOMERPEPE](/files/vnDNGnUXcO8iidB8zKER) > *“What makes this Pepe worth so much? It’s the only one with a misprint. That’s value.”* - Peter Later in March 2021, Peter sold Homer Pepe for 205 ETH ($320,000). # Rare Pepe Scientists When the [Rare Pepe Blockchain Project](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project) first started, a team of “meme scientists”, also called **Rare Pepe Scientists**, emerged to verify the dankness of the incoming tide of Rare Pepes into the project. As these cards were really dank, the group saw significant interest in adding them to a collection. ![A Rare Pepe scientist deanonymized](/files/amurvYnp8G0d11HkGVZT) They made sure that each individual Rare Pepe was original, humane, and **dank**. > *“It’s not the image so much as it’s the whole legend of it.”* - Joe Looney (Rare Pepe Scientist) In a nutshell, a number of early innovators led by Joe Looney provided an opportunity for artists/individuals to submit ‘dank’ Pepes to be included in the Rare Pepe collection. These crowdsourced submissions were reviewed with a light-touch approach to curating the collection — accepting those that were sufficiently ‘dank’ and were not offensive to the peace-loving values of the Rare Pepe community. > *"There was no curation for taste, only to make sure that each individual Rare Pepe was to be original, humane, and dank."* - Joe Looney These Rare Pepes were tokenized onto the Bitcoin network using the [Counterparty](https://counterparty.io) Platform and were made available to be purchased through the user-friendly [RarePepeWallet](https://rarepepewallet.com/). Many of the Rare Pepe cards have imagery that draws on pop culture and provides cultural and/or political commentary (usually with much satire) regarding key historical moments. After the 1774th Rare Pepe, the scientists declared the project closed, in order to maintain the scarcity and dankness of the entire project. ### The OG Rare Pepe Scientists: * [**Mike**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Mike) * [**Joe Looney**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Looney) * [**John Villar**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/John-Villar) * [Shawn Leary](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Shawn-Leary) * [Theo Goodman](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Theo-Goodman) * [J-Dog](https://pepe.wtf/artists/JDog) # Most Famous Rare Pepe Artists *For a complete list of all Rare Pepe Artists visit* [pepe.wtf/artists](https://pepe.wtf/artists) * **Mike** ([@myrarepepe](https://twitter.com/myrarepepe)) / Total Cards: 6\ The original creator of the first three Rare Pepe Cards ([RAREPEPE](http://rarepepedirectory.com/?p=10), [GOXPEPE](http://rarepepedirectory.com/?p=4), [SHITCOINCARD](http://rarepepedirectory.com/?p=38)) and member of the OG Rare Pepe Scientists. On September 13th, 2016, he dropped the first cards into the Counterparty XCP/Rare Pepe chatroom for free. * **Joe Looney** ([@wasthatawolf](https://twitter.com/wasthatawolf)) / Total Cards: 13\ Joe Looney is a member of the OG Rare Pepe Scientists and the creator of the Rare Pepe Wallet, a tool that makes it possible to buy, sell, trade, edition, gift, and destroy Rare Pepes. * **Shawn Leary** ([@shawnleary](https://twitter.com/shawnleary)) / Total Cards: 15\ Member of the OG Rare Pepe Scientists. * **DanDarkPill** / Total Cards: 26\ Creator of iconic dank cards such as the famous [Putin Set](https://pepe.wtf/sets/Putin-Set) and some of the most iconic fine arts cards [PICASSOPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PICASSOPEPE), [VANGOUGHPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/VANGOUGHPEPE), [MATISSEPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/MATISSEPEPE), [DALIPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/DALIPEPE) and [MIROPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/MIROPEPE). * **Mr Hansel** ([@bettidlomas](https://twitter.com/bettidlomas)) / Total Cards: 31 * **Rare Scrilla** ([@ScrillaVentura](https://twitter.com/ScrillaVentura)) / Total Cards: 26 * **DaVinci9** ([@DavinciNine](https://twitter.com/DavinciNine)) / Total Cards: 21\ 20 animated Japanese-watercolor Pepe by the celebrated artist [DaVinci9](https://twitter.com/DavinciNine) sold for 26,000 PEPECASH at the first Rare Digital Art Festival, aka “RARE AF”. * **Luca** ([Rare\_Luca](https://twitter.com/Rare_Luca)) / Total Cards: 19 * **Eazy\_B** ([@Easy\_to\_the\_b](https://twitter.com/Easy_to_the_b)) / Total Cards: 39 * **Robness** ([@robnessofficial](https://twitter.com/robnessofficial)) / Total Cards: 5 * **John Villar** / Total Cards: 82\ Member of the OG Rare Pepe Scientists. * **Theo Goodman** ([@theog\_\_](https://twitter.com/theog__)) / Total Cards: 12\ Member of the OG Rare Pepe Scientists. [Theo Goodman](https://theogoodman.com/) is also a speaker, moderator, master of ceremony and auctioneer at various events, as well as a writer, musician, and host of the “Late Night with Theo Goodman” [podcast](https://anchor.fm/theo-goodman). * **Artnome** ([@Artnome](https://twitter.com/artnome)) / Total Cards: 3 * **J-Dog** ([@jdogresorg](https://twitter.com/jdogresorg)) / [Pepe.wtf | JDog](https://pepe.wtf/artists/JDog) / Total Cards: 3\ Member of the OG Rare Pepe Scientists. * **Matt Furie** ([@Matt\_Furie](https://twitter.com/Matt_Furie)) / Total Cards: 1\ The original creator of Pepe the frog. Finally completing the Rare Pepe saga, Matt Furie completed the card reserved for him, [FEELSGOODMAN](http://rarepepedirectory.com/?p=4035) (Series 20 - 1/500). * **Django Bits** ([@djangobits](https://twitter.com/djangobits)) / Total Cards: 15 Early contributor with Pepes like [DANKVADER](https://pepe.wtf/asset/DANKVADER), [PEPEALASSAD](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEALASSAD), [MARVINPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/MARVINPEPE), [HEISENPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/HEISENPEPE), [ERDOPEPEGAN](https://pepe.wtf/asset/ERDOPEPEGAN) and others. Created the artwork for Shawn Leary's [FSMPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FSMPEPE). Also created [KARPEPELES](https://pepe.wtf/asset/KARPEPELES) which was submitted to the [first Rarepepe Thread on Bitcointalk](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1615369.0) on September 13, 2013. This first threat was later closed, as Mike did perceive it's creation and posting as a highjack to his idea. This was the first time a Rarepepe was created by somebody else than Mike. In 2022, KARPEPELES was submitted to Series 0 of the Fake Rare Directory. # Unique Rare Pepe Sets A few Rare Pepe artists saw the project as an ongoing tale and often developed a set or a series of cards. It is sometimes hard to pick them out when viewing all 1,774 cards but when brought together you see their brilliance and foresight. Below are some examples of this.
**"History of Art" Series by DanDarkPill** The Rare Pepe History of Art Series is a collection of Rare Pepe, all in series 8, by the anonymous twitter personality Dan Dark Pill, designed in the style of famous artists such as Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh, and Salvador Dali. The collection was intended to be 24 cards, but only seven were completed (#1-6 and #8). Although 100 supply of each pepe were minted, 86 or more of each card is believed to be in a counterparty wallet for whom the private keys are permanently lost, making these cards extraordinarily rare and valuable. Less than 5 complete sets are known to exist, and one is available at auction house Scarce City for prospective buyers.

The Hip-Hop Elements Series

**“Hip-Hop Elements Series" by Rare Scrilla** This series 4 collection was created by long-time Rare Pepe and Fake Rare contributor Rare Scrilla to celebrate the elements of hip-hop music: DJs, MCs, graffiti, and break dancing. DJPEPE is an iconic Rare Pepe, as it is one of the few that offers bonus content (a link to soundcloud playlist of Rare Scrilla), and the first known music NFT ever.

Series of 5 Putins

**"Series of 5 Putins" by DanDarkPill** This series 3 collection features 6 depictions of Russian President Vladmir Putin. The first six cards are only 9 issuance each, and the last one is a unique 1/1.

Mr. Hansel Triptych

**"Hansel Triptych"** Mr. Hansel, one of the most prolific artists in the Rare Pepe Directory, made this 3-part series of pepe the frog set in the year 1917. It tells the story of how Pepe became a PEPECASH Millionaire by selling images of his Pepe marionette.

Jazz Trio Set

**"Jazz Trio"** Rare Pepe artist [Kappepe](https://x.com/kartanbitcoin) created a jazz trio over Series 28 and 29. [PEPESAX](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPESAX), [PEPEPET](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEPET), and [PEPEBASS](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEBASS) are all 1/150 cards and make for a perfect display. In October 2024 one such display was auctioned off on the site [scarce.city](https://scarce.city/) which included a framed physical piece as well as an [Opendime](https://opendime.com/) device with the three Counterparty tokens loaded onto it.

Pepe Seasons Set

**"Pepe Seasons"** Kappepe also created a 5 piece set depicting Taro (eldest son in Japanese) enjoying Japan's four seasons. The Rare Pepe cards included are [PEPEHARU](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEHARU) (Spring in Japanese), [PEPESUMMER](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPESUMMER) (Natsu), [PEPEAKI](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEAKI) (Autumn), [PEPEFUYU](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEFUYU) (Winter), and [PEPETARO](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPETARO). The framed physical piece pictured above [sold](https://scarce.city/auctions/rare-pepe-seasons) on scarce.city in April of 2023 for 0.185 Bitcoin (currently valued at $12,295).

Cheech & Chong Set

**"Cheech & Chong"** The Rare Pepe Artist known as 0jack who created a total of 40 cards for the Rare Pepe Project dropped this 4 part set in Series 4 and 5. Included are [CHEECHPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/CHEECHPEPE) (1/100), [CHONGPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/CHONGPEPE) (1/100), [UPINSMKPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/UPINSMKPEPE) (1/800), and [GUMMYPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/GUMMYPEPE) (1/1M). [Cheech & Chong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheech_%26_Chong) are a comedy duo that found success in the 1970's and 80's primarily for their love for [cannabis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_\(drug\)) which they formed their movies and stand-up comedy acts around. # Famous Rare Pepe Cards All 1,774 Rare Pepe cards are famous in their own right, but some stand out above the rest. Some for their content, some for their art, some for being the first of its kind, and some for simply being dank.
**RAREPEPE (Series 1, Card 1, 1/300)** The first Rare Pepe ever attached to the Bitcoin blockchain. The Rare Pepe that started it all and the most iconic in the collection. The creator, known only as Mike, planted the seed for all of tokenized cryptoart and subsequently NFTs, with this card. There was no marketplace, there was no community of crypto artists and collectors, there was no plan to make an 18 month run of cards. He simply posted the image in a telegram chat and named it using the XCP protocol. It is based upon Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto, an elderly man misidentified by Newsweek magazine in 2014 as Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous creator of Bitcoin. Ownership of the Nakamoto Card gains you access to the very exclusive 300 Club. Find more information about RAREPEPE in [Series 1](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project/series-and-card-specific-lore/series-1)
**GOXPEPE (Series 1, Card 2, 1/1,500)** Created by "Mike", the same person who started the whole Rare Pepe project when he released the above RAREPEPE card. Find more information about GOXPEPE in [Series 1](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project/series-and-card-specific-lore/series-1)
**SHITCOINCARD (Series 1, Card 3, 1/3,000)**
**PEPECASH (Series 1, Card 11)** Alongside XCP, PEPECASH was the built-in currency of Rare Pepe Wallet. Many songs and memes were produced about the benefits of holding PEPECASH, including making you “alpha”. PEPECASH is a card just like the other cards on this directory, except it is a lot more liquid. Less than 700 million PEPECASH are in circulation at the moment. PEPECASH is meant to be the currency of the Pepesphere. It was initially needed to pay submission fees to get Rare Pepes into the Rare Pepe Directory, and into the wallets. Some people were also working on games that use PEPECASH. Each week half of the earnings from submissions were sacrificed to Kek for good luck. (This made PEPECASH deflationary.)
**HAIRPEPE (Series 1, Card 18, 1/1,000)** HAIRPEPE is a cult classic amongst the early Rare Pepe collectors for its dankness. Ownership of HAIRPEPE gains you access to a private chat room known as The Salon. HAIRPEPE trading caused the mempool to clog up on Dec 2nd, 2016.
**LORDKEK (Series 1, Card 34, 1/10, divisible)** The LORDKEK card has legendary status amongst the Rare Pepe community. It’s a deity of the Rare Pepes. When creating (minting) the card, its creator @Robness mistakenly made the card infinitely divisible, causing the card to break not long after its mint. Particles (commonly referred to as “dust”) of the card started trading. Apart from the 7 addresses that hold one full card (and are most likely not keen on selling them), it’s practically impossible for a single individual nowadays to collect a full LORDKEK card. The only dispensers which are selling parts of the card, are offering fractions of it (.00001). @Robness was the one who minted the asset onto the blockchain, but the artwork for the card was made by another artist, @NeedMoney90. Albeit, when asked, both of the creators agreed that there were such strong memetic forces at play when the card was being created, concluding that it must have been Kek himself responsible for the creation of the LORDKEK card. It’s often spoken that the card possesses mystical properties and is therefore considered magical.
**UFOPEPE (Series 1, Card 37, 1/800)** Also created by Mike, UFOPEPE is the first known GIF NFT.
**HERNIAPEPE (Series 1, Card 45, 1/115)** Mike Hearn was a longtime Bitcoin developer dating back to its earliest days. During the infamous Blocksize Wars, Hearn was a strong proponent of raising the block size, and even created an alternative client to Bitcoin Core known as Bitcoin XT. When his proposal failed to gain adoption, Hearn declared Bitcoin a failed project in January 2016, and publicly declared he was selling all of his bitcoin (at the then-price of around $400) and leaving the community entirely. His declaration, which was plastered on his personal blog and an extensive interview in The New York times, was described by many bitcoiners such as bittorrent founder Bram Cohen as a “whiny ragequit”.
**PEPEROSS (Series 2, Card 11, 1/50)** PEPEROSS is the first pepe to directly reference a previous entry in the directory, in this case the Nakamoto card (RAREPEPE). The idea of referencing prior cards (especially the Nakamoto card) would go on to become a recurring theme.
**HILLARYPEPE (Series 2, Card 21, 1/400)** In September 2016, in the heat of the 2016 Presidential election, and less than a month after the Rare Pepe project had launched and the directory opened for submissions, pepe the frog was branded as a hate symbol of the alt-right by Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Suddenly, the project came under increased scrutiny. To make light of the situation, HILLARYPEPE was created and added to the directory.
**HOMERPEPE (Series 2, Card 32, 1/1)** The rarest card, HOMERPEPE is a unique 1/1 Rare Pepe that rose to prominence in January 2018 at the Rare Digital Art Festival in NYC, when it was auctioned for 350,000 PEPECASH ($39,000 at the time). This sale was the first major NFT sale, demonstrating that this form of artwork could fetch significant value and become a source of income for artists. In March 2021, HOMERPEPE was resold for $320,000.
**DJPEPE (Series 4, Card 29, 1/169)** Created on October 13th, 2016, DJPEPE is the first audio NFT, where tokenized crypto art meets music. An artist known as RareScrilla created this first music-linked Rare Pepe card. DJPEPE had an issuance of 169 cards and allowed users access to bonus content, a private Soundcloud link with exclusive music. Owners of this token, when using Rare Pepe Wallet, can access a link to a private SoundCloud managed by creator Rare Scrilla. DJPEPE is part of a four card “Hip-Hop” Series, which includes MCPEPE, BBOYPEPE, and PEPEONE. DJPEPE cards were mostly given away at blockchain conferences and events from 2017-19 making them highly sought-after and one of the original crypto art pieces with unlockable bonus content.
**PEPETHUGLIFE (Series 7, Card 17, 1/163)** On September 2, 2021, Bitcoin and Rare Pepe enthusiast Juan Galt sent PEPETHUGLIFE to the Liquid network via a one-way transaction, making it the first pepe to make this journey.
**SEGWITPEPE (Series 17, Card 27, 1/160)** One of the most contentious battles in Bitcoin history was the approval of Segregated Witness, also known as SegWit, a proposal to change bitcoin’s transaction format. This addition to the protocol was ultimately deployed on August 1, 2017, after considerable resistance from the “big block” contingent of the blocksize war. The author of SegWit was Bitcoin Core developer Pieter Wuille, co-founder of Blockstream who currently works at Chaincode Labs.
**PIMENTOLOAF (Series 19, Card 41, 1/500)** On February 27, 2019, the series 19 card PIMENTOLOAF was sent in a transaction over the Blockstream satellite, making it the first NFT to be sent via space. Created by the late Rare Pepe Scientist John Villar, it depicts a scene from the parody show Bitcoin Car Talk, featuring Mikeinspace and Jason Seibert.
**NULLCPEPE (Series 20, Card 19, 1/2,000)** Gregory Maxwell is a Bitcoin developer and former co-founder of bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream, who posts on reddit under the handle nullc. During the Blocksize War, he became a controversial figure and was accused by big blockers for poisoning the environment around open source projects, including previously at Wikipedia. He was one of the 5 individuals holding commit access to the Bitcoin Core repository, until he voluntarily surrendered his keys in 2015.

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**FEELSGOODMAN (Series 20, Card 50, 1/500)** While the Rare Pepe Directory was closed in March 2018, one notable exception was made for the 1000th card, which had been set aside for Matt Furie, Pepe's creator. On October 5, 2021, Furie finally submitted the artwork for FEELSGOODMAN, making the Rare Pepe Directory officially complete. Learn more about the card in this podcast from Deeze Spaces with Matt Furie and Joe Looney.
[**LUKEJRPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/LUKEJRPEPE) **(Series 21, Card 7, 1/500)** [Luke-Jr](https://twitter.com/LukeDashjr) is also a longtime Bitcoin Core contributor. He is known to be a very devout Catholic.
[**YELLPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/YELLPEPE) **(Series 30, Card 3, 1/2,600)** On June 21, 2017 the late Rare Pepe artist Nathan Carson, also known as [@streetarthustle](https://twitter.com/streetarthustle), was in a crowded classroom when he was dared by members of the Rare Pepe Blockchain Trading Group to scream “PEPE!!” loudly. [He recorded this](https://youtu.be/UH7x6CUa2XQ), and it was immortalized into the series 30 card YELLPEPE.
[**INVISIBLPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/INVISIBLPEPE) **(Series 30, Card 50, 1/1,500)** The first imageless pepe. INVISIBLPEPE was also notable for having the private key to a [STILLPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/STILLPEPE) (Series 1, Card 10) secretly embedded within metadata of the image. **Also Notable:** * [PEPALISA](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPALISA) (iconic dank portrait) * [PEPEBASQUIAT ](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEBASQUIAT)(iconic fine art Pepe) * [RAREPEPESS ](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RAREPEPESS)(1st Rare Pepe sports card) * [DAOPEPEHACK ](https://pepe.wtf/asset/DAOPEPEHACK)(the Ethereum DAO hack) * [HARDPEPEFORK](https://pepe.wtf/asset/HARDPEPEFORK) (the hard fork) * [GODEMPEPE ](https://pepe.wtf/asset/GODEMPEPE)(Link Marine omen) * [PEPETHUGLIFE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPETHUGLIFE) (most used GIF) * [CUBEPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/CUBEPEPE) (Chainlink omen) # Series & Card Specific Lore This page aims to aggregate the biggest inventory of RP card- & series-specific lore with the community's help. To contribute please follow the steps in "How to Contribute to the Book Of Kek" chapter. *Special thanks to* [*Subterranean*](https://x.com/subterranean_1)*, true historian of Kek, for their dedication and hard work to complete the lore in this section.* {% hint style="info" %} ***Work in progress*** - if you would like to contribute your card-specific story, please follow the steps in [How to Contribute to the Book of Kek](/how-to-contribute-to-the-book-of-kek) or send us an email titled **"BoK Edit Request"** to [wiki@pepe.wtf.](mailto:wiki@pepe.wtf?subject=BoK%20Edit%20Request) {% endhint %} As lore is discovered and time permits, it is added here. You will see links to most of the Rare Pepe series below. Click each to view the completed lore. {% content-ref url="/pages/caUzwOI8yH2tzK9KPS0C" %} [Series 1](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project/series-and-card-specific-lore/series-1) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/6jPEWew1pwc1WtT7WwLn" %} [Series 2](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project/series-and-card-specific-lore/series-2) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/2cJuYfm0mqzuEvUJk200" %} [Series 3](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project/series-and-card-specific-lore/series-3) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/oYHMVpa7Qdv7gt67Okhw" %} [Series 4](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project/series-and-card-specific-lore/series-4) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/VzbMjfRJScK86WekVwlf" %} [Series 5](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project/series-and-card-specific-lore/series-5) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/ex9cR1pXx0GQllg7GYjt" %} [Series 6](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project/series-and-card-specific-lore/series-6) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/ZxKVkZJN1u5sRjb3Iy4x" %} [Series 7](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project/series-and-card-specific-lore/series-7) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/CxI5om5GasewheLO2kRJ" %} [Series 8](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project/series-and-card-specific-lore/series-8) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/TwskRsHyUiHSEVGXtG4H" %} [Series 9](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project/series-and-card-specific-lore/series-9) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/Qg39pR64q58tDUtPX0lG" %} [Series 10](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project/series-and-card-specific-lore/series-10) {% endcontent-ref %} # Series 1 Further reading about the references made in Series 1, Cards 1-50 as well as links & original images (if available). {% hint style="info" %} ***Work in progress*** - if you would like to contribute your card-specific story, please follow the steps in [How to Contribute to the Book of Kek](/how-to-contribute-to-the-book-of-kek) or send us an email titled **"BoK Edit Request"** to [wiki@pepe.wtf.](mailto:wiki@pepe.wtf?subject=BoK%20Edit%20Request) {% endhint %} ## Series 1, Card 1 - RAREPEPE
**Series 1, Card 1 -** [**RAREPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RAREPEPE) is the card that started it all. The anonymous artist that goes only by "[Mike](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Mike)" posted a link to this asset on the Counterparty platform on September 9, 2016 with little explanation. He was also the first and only "Rare Pepe Scientist" for cards 1 - 1,000. The image is a parody of Dorian Nakamoto who was falsely identified as the real Satoshi Nakamoto in a [high-profile article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Nakamoto) in the US magazine "Newsweek" on March 6, 2014. ## Series 1, Card 2 - GOXPEPE ![](/files/vxRKm3bQrxiNxC3dbYSK) **Series 1, Card 2 -** [**GOXPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/GOXPEPE) was created by "Mike" the same person who started the whole Rare Pepe project when he released the above RAREPEPE card. He also created [SHITCOINCARD](https://pepe.wtf/asset/SHITCOINCARD), [TRUMPRARE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/TRUMPRARE), [PEPECASH](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPECASH), and [UFOPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/UFOPEPE). Mike was also the first Rare Pepe Scientist. He took on the responsibility of examining each card submission and approving the very best for inclusion in the Rare Pepe Directory. The person pictured on the card is [Mark KarpelĂšs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Karpel%C3%A8s) who was the former CEO of the Bitcoin exchange Mt. GOX. KarpelĂšs was [arrested](https://www.ndtv.com/business/former-ceo-of-collapsed-mt-gox-bitcoin-exchange-arrested-in-japan-report-1202733) in Japan in 2015 for allegations of fraud that led to the collapes of [Mt. Gox.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt._Gox) ## Series 1, Card 3 - SHITCOINCARD
**Series 1, Card 3** - [SHITCOINCARD](https://pepe.wtf/asset/SHITCOINCARD) was created by the man that started the Rare Pepe project - [Mike](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Mike). Not much is known about Mike except that he created a total of 6 cards for the Rare Pepe project and was the first Rare Pepe Scientist. To Bitcoin maximalists, every other project is considered a "shitcoin." In this card, Mike takes a jab at people who bought or traded them and called out [Litecoin](https://litecoin.com/en/), [Maza](https://www.mazacoin.org/), and [NuBits](https://nubits.com/) specifically. ## Series 1, Card 4 - PEPENATION ![](/files/T0Rh3O1HLp0GVr9Y09L7) **Series 1, Card 4** - [**PEPENATION**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPENATION) was created by [Theo Goodman](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Theo-Goodman). You can read more about Theo in the GURUPEPE write-up below. Pictured in the card is [Susanne Tarkowski Tempelhof](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/susanne-tarkowski-tempelhof) of the project [BitNation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitnation). The firm partnered with Spacechain in 2015 to create a peer-to-peer research service to study the cosmos. [Here](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitnation-spacechain-the-mission-to-decentralize-space-exploration) is an interview with Susanne that discusses the project in detail. ## Series 1, Card 5 - DANKPEPE
**Series 1, Card 5** - [DANKPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/DANKPEPE) was created by Rare Pepe OG and Retired Rare Pepe Scientist [Shawn Leary](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Shawn-Leary). He created/commissioned a total of 15 cards for the Rare Pepe project. DANKPEPE is in all likelihood the first weed related tokenized digital art piece. You can listen to Shawn discuss DANKPEPE and all his other cards in the interview below. {% embed url="" %} ## Series 1, Card 6 - TRUMPRARE
**Series 1, Card 6** - [TRUMPRARE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/TRUMPRARE) was created by a man known only as [Mike](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Mike). Not only did Mike create this card, but he started the whole Rare Pepe project when he released the iconic [RAREPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RAREPEPE) card and became the first Rare Pepe Scientist. The card is a parody of the 45th [President of the United States of America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States) - [Donald J. Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump). The text on the card make reference to Mr. Trumps campaign promise to [build a wall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_wall) at the United States and Mexico border, his love of winning, making business deals, and his daughter [Ivanka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanka_Trump). ## Series 1, Card 7 - PEPEPARTY ![](/files/rSxAuWge7Y4Yh4tI9BY2) **Series 1, Card 7 -** [**PEPEPARTY**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEPARTY) was another masterpiece created by Joe Looney (see [STILLPEPE](#series-1-card-10-stillpepe) for further information about Joe). The card depicts three [Counterparty](https://counterparty.io/) developers - [Evan Wagner](https://counterparty.io/team/evan-wagner/) (Top Left), [Robby Dermody](https://counterparty.io/team/robby-dermody/)[ ](https://counterparty.io/team/matt-young/)(Top Right), and [Adam Krellenstein](https://counterparty.io/team/adam-krellenstein/) (Bottom). Bitcoin maximalists get angry at Counterparty users for trading Rare Pepes and other assets on "their" blockchain. Thus Joe's tongue-in-cheek "Spamming the block chain since January 2014" comment. In reality, they should be thanking Counterparty users. They gave Bitcoin one of it's first true use cases. ## Series 1, Card 8 - KEISERPEPE
Series 1, Card 8 - [KEISERPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/KEISERPEPE) was created by Rare Pepe Scientist [Theo Goodman](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Theo-Goodman). He created a total of 12 cards for the Rare Pepe project. Theo used a screen capture of American broadcaster and film maker [Max Keiser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Keiser) when he lost it live on air during his January 23, 2014 [Keiser Report](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiser_Report) show which was broadcast on the [RT television network](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT_\(TV_network\)) from 2009 until 2022. {% embed url="" %} Full show queued up to the moment captured on the KEISERPEPE card {% endembed %} ## Series 1, Card 9 - BUPEPE
**Series 1, Card 9** - [BUPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BUPEPE) was created by Rare Pepe Scientist [Shawn Leary](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Shawn-Leary). The original image is was from the duo's July 18, 2016 podcast clip entitled "One Coin (aka One Life) Ponzi Meeting Bombed! Undercover Audio Footage." It shows [Bitcoin Uncensored podcast](https://www.coindesk.com/people/bitcoin-uncensored/) host Junseth kissing [Chris DeRose's ](https://twitter.com/chrisderose_?lang=en)back side. ## Series 1, Card 10 - STILLPEPE ![Screen Capture from the "Still D.R.E." Music Video](/files/wRDejFot9wKrYQKFay4x) **Series 1, Card 10** - [**STILLPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/STILLPEPE) was created by [Joe Looney](https://twitter.com/wasthatawolf). Not only did Joe create 13 amazing Rare Pepe cards including [PEPEPARTY](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEPARTY), [IMWITHPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/IMWITHPEPE), [PEPEGOTCHI](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEGOTCHI), and [BADHAIRDAY](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BADHAIRDAY) he wrote the [Rarepepe wallet](https://rarepepewallet.com/) software purely to benefit fans of Rare Pepe's. [Here](https://medium.com/@rareartlabs/rareaf-talks-joe-looney-rare-pepe-wallet-db309924c72b) is a Medium article where Joe was interviewed by [R.A.R.E Art Labs](https://twitter.com/rareartlabs) about the RPW. The STILLPEPE card displays "Pepefied" versions of American Rappers [Snoop Dogg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoop_Dogg) and [Dr. Dre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Dre). A link to the video on YouTube is below. {% embed url="" %} Full video queued up to the moment captured on the STILLPEPE card {% endembed %} ## Series 1, Card 11 - PEPECASH
**Series 1, Card 11** - [PEPECASH](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPECASH) was created by [Mike. ](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Mike)Not only was PEPECASH a Series 1 card, it quickly became the de facto currency of Rare Pepe card buyers and sellers. In late 2017 PEPECASH received the same categorization as Bitcoin as a “first class” cryptocurrency in Japan, and [one of only 17 digital tokens](https://www.techinasia.com/japan-approved-crypto-exchanges) that could be legally be traded at the time. ## Series 1, Card 12 - LOVEPEPETATO
**Series 1, Card 12** - [LOVEPEPETATO](https://pepe.wtf/asset/LOVEPEPETATO) was created by the late, great [John Villar](https://pepe.wtf/artists/John-Villar). He was a [Counterparty](https://counterparty.io/) developer, artist, and Rare Pepe Scientist among other things. John created 82 cards for the Rare Pepe project. The subject of this card is the President of Venezuela [NicolĂĄs Maduro Moros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Maduro) in front of some of the [many slums](https://migrazioniontheroad.largemovements.it/petare-venezuela-slum/) in the country. Maduro has been described as a dictator by various world leaders, and his presidency has been [under dispute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuelan_presidential_crisis) since 2019. ## Series 1, Card 13 - PEPEJOINTSPH
**Series 1, Card 13** - [PEPEJOINTSPH](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEJOINTSPH) was created by the late, great [John Villar](https://pepe.wtf/artists/John-Villar). John created a whopping 82 cards for the Rare Pepe Project including 50 for the game he had been developing at the time of his passing [Rare Pepe Party](https://twitter.com/rarepepeparty). ## Series 1, Card 14 - GURUPEPE ![](/files/bfalWCDVYf5smlopDze7) **Series 1, Card 14 -** [**GURUPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/GURUPEPE) was created by artist, auctioneer extraordinaire, and all around good guy [Theo Goodman](https://twitter.com/theog__). He also created the Series 1 cards [PEPENATION](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPENATION), [KEISERPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/KEISERPEPE), [HYIPPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/HYIPPEPE), and [PONZIPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PONZIPEPE) along with several other great cards such as [EGGPLANTPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/EGGPLANTPEPE) and [GROYPERMONKY](https://pepe.wtf/asset/GROYPERMONKY). The man pictured on the card is [Vinay Gupta](https://medium.com/@leashless), Co-Founder of Ethereum. As Theo put it, "he calls himself a GURU. He says a lot of random shit that "sounds smart" and sometimes has some good moments but also some like [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/7d0pbn/how_do_you_feel_about_vinay_gupta_saying_that_all/). It's funny, he kind of just went out of the spotlight, after making mega-millions during the first bull run of ETH. He was a major part of the founding of ETH, but many people from this wave have no idea who he is. Sure, a big guy that has trouble walking, saying that he is going to break peoples bones because they are white and buddist, is a great style. WATCH OUT he comes from a linage of warriors! The main issue is I've never seen him laugh at himself once." [Here](https://www.forbes.com/sites/rahulsingireddy/2017/10/18/vinay-gupta-on-why-ethereum-is-the-future/?sh=3e809c6856f2) is a lengthy article about him from Forbes. While researching the card, I asked the question "who is displayed in GURUPEPE?" to Theo, when Rare Pepe OG [Shawn Leary](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Shawn-Leary) jumped in with the answer. When I agreed with him, he followed up with one of the greatest one liners in Rare Pepe History: "I know I'm right. I'm a retired Rare Pepe Scientist." I should have known better than to question [Shawn](https://twitter.com/shawnleary)! ![Flamed again!](/files/6c56Dix8VUWALgBa6GOG) ## Series 1, Card 15 - HYIPPEPE
**Series 1, Card 15** - [HYIPPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/HYIPPEPE) was created by [Theo Goodman](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Theo-Goodman). Theo is a retired Rare Pepe scientist, artist, and auctioneer. He had this to say about HYIPPEPE and PONZIPEPE (animated version), "On HYIPPEPE and [PONZIPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PONZIPEPE) are the top ponzis of the time, including [ONECOIN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OneCoin), [MMM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMM_\(Ponzi_scheme_company\)), [SWISSCOIN](https://news.bitcoin.com/dissecting-swisscoin-cryptocurrency-ponzi-horizon/) and the first telegram bot ponzi (I forgot the name, maybe just telegram robot) at the time all of these were making the rounds and had a major impact on the crypto landscape. MMM is older than bitcoin and had a crypto version that went wild in 2016." ## Series 1, Card 16 - PEPETRATION
**Series 1, Card 16** - [PEPETRATION](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPETRATION) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1Nh6neRNUzHapiCthccuUVNoJHPSR3fCJD). This was their only submission to the Rare Pepe project. The artist drew a [wojak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojak) family celebrating the US holiday of [Thanksgiving](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving), replacing the traditional [turkey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_\(bird\)) with a Pepe and a the [turkey baster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basting_\(cooking\)) with a [green candle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candlestick_chart). ## Series 1, Card 17 - DARKPILLPEPE
**Series 1, Card 17** -[DARKPILLPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/DARKPILLPEPE) was created by [DanDarkPill](https://pepe.wtf/artists/DanDarkPill). He created a total of 26 cards for the Rare Pepe project. The main subject of the card is a green-tinted [Victor Joseph Espinoza](https://www.ocweekly.com/victor-joseph-espinoza-sick-vic-of-oc-scariest-people-fame-and-his-neck-draw-jail-time-for-grabbing-and-sniffing-10-yo-boy-6467303/), the Orange County California resident who was sentenced to 32 months in jail for grabbing a 10-year-old boy.

Flamed by one of the greats while doing research online!

## Series 1, Card 18 - HAIRPEPE

Yuki Himura

**Series 1, Card 18** - [HAIRPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/HAIRPEPE) was created by [ayaLAN](https://twitter.com/ayaLAN), who sadly lost the keys to the wallet from which it was issued. This card is considered a "grail" by most in the Rare Pepe community due to its unique look. Yuki Himura, a Japanese comedian, inspires the image immortalized in this card. The text on the card references [Pantene](https://pantene.com/en-us) hair products and [Maybelline](https://www.maybelline.com/) makeup. The card is also highly sought after because it permits entry to one of the earliest art-based private Telegram rooms - "The Salon." A [Telegram bot](https://github.com/chiguireitor/telly-kickbot) scans your wallet for the card. If it is present, it grants you entry to the private room. If you ever move the card out of the wallet you used to gain entry (to sell it, for example), the bot would kick you out of the room during one of its frequent wallet scans.

This bot is no chill

## Series 1, Card 19 - LUCKYPEPE
**Series 1, Card 19** - [LUCKYPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/LUCKYPEPE) was created by the mysterious figure [DanDarkPill](https://pepe.wtf/artists/DanDarkPill). He created a total of 26 cards for the Rare Pepe project. The subject of this card is the [maneki-neko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneki-neko) or "beckoning cat," a common Japanese figurine which is believed to bring good luck to shop owners. The earliest records of *maneki-neko* appear in the Bukƍ nenpyƍ's (a chronology of [Edo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edo)) entry dated 1852. Because of its popularity in Chinese and Vietnamese communities (including [Chinatowns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown) in the United States), the *maneki-neko* is frequently mistaken for being Chinese in origin rather than Japanese, and is therefore sometimes referred to as a "Chinese lucky cat." ## Series 1, Card 20 - CHERPEPEFOIL
**Series 1, Card 20** - [CHERPEPEFOIL](https://pepe.wtf/asset/CHERPEPEFOIL) was created by the late great [John Villar](https://pepe.wtf/artists/John-Villar). He may hold the record for most Rare Pepe cards in the project at 80. John created 50 cards specifically for the game [Rare Pepe Party](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfPkrAo25DM\&ab_channel=JohnVillar) which he was working on at the time of his passing and another 40 cards beyond that including what is probably the first interactive digital art token - [PEPEBALT](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEBALT). This card is a pepefied image of the American singer, actress and television personality [Cher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher). The card quotes a lyric from her song [Believe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Believe_\(Cher_song\)) {% embed url="" %} ## Series 1, Card 21 - PEPEBROS
**Series 1, Card 21** - [PEPEBROS](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEBROS) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1698Gs1WEs8pyvLoyYZWVqhbBGE5uYCmSL). They only created two cards for the Rare Pepe project. The other one being [MAGICPEPEYE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/MAGICPEPEYE). This card pays homage to the 1985 platform game developed by [Nintendo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo) for the [Nintendo Entertainment System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System) (NES) called [Super Mario Bros.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros.) It appears that the artist created his own scene from the game, or perhaps took a scene, increased the size until it was at a 1:1 pixel ratio and then added the sun with the face of a [Wojak](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/wojak). ## Series 1, Card 22 - DAOPEPEHACK ![](/files/vRmXHma9e29brZ3W70AK) **Series 1, Card 22 -** [**DAOPEPEHACK**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/DAOPEPEHACK) was created by [HĂ©ctor CĂĄrdenas](https://twitter.com/hcarpach). He also created [HARDPEPEFORK](https://pepe.wtf/asset/HARDPEPEFORK), [PEPEMINING](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEMINING), and [RARECHAVEZ](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RARECHAVEZ). The person depicted in the card is [Stephan Tual](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/stephan-tual), the CCO of the Ethereum Foundation at the time of the first major hack on any blockchain entitled the [DAO Hack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_DAO_\(organization\)) which ultimately split the Ethereum community into two camps - those that believed the blockchain should be rolled back to the pre-hack state and those that did not. This resulted in the formation of ETC or [Ethereum Classic](https://ethereumclassic.org/). [Here](https://medium.com/decentralize-today/q-a-stephan-tual-former-cco-of-ethereum-and-founder-of-slock-it-the-dao-cf934fe28a4c) is an interview with Stephan that was done on Medium by [Ameer Rosic](https://medium.com/@ameerrosic). ## Series 1, Card 23 - PEPEBONGSPHP
[**Series 1, Card 23 - PEPEBONGSPHP**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEBONGSPHP) was created by the late great **John Villar -** a long-time lead developer at [**Counterparty**](https://www.counterparty.io/news/counterparty-newsletter-july-2021/). The card appears to be a simple tribute to the water pipe known as a [**Bong** ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bong)that is commonly used for smoking tobacco and marijuana.

US Patent #4,148,327 for a "water pipe"

## Series 1, Card 24 - PEPEONECOIN ![](/files/rf1PVaYd3gCiuHqrzJph) **Series 1, Card 24 -** [**PEPEONECOIN**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEONECOIN) was created by [DanDarkPill](https://pepe.wtf/artists/DanDarkPill). Dan created 7 series 1 cards, the 6 card "Putin Set" and the 7 card "Rare Pepe History of Art Series Set" along with several other very memorable cards for the project before deleting his Twitter profile and disappearing from the public eye. The person depicted in the card is [Ruji Ignatova](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruja_Ignatova) the founder of the [OneCoin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OneCoin) Ponzi scheme. She was recently added to the [FBI's top 10 most wanted list](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/ruja-ignatova/@@download.pdf). Once known as the "cryptoqueen" Ignatova has been missing since 2017. She is wanted for defrauding victims out of more than 4 billion dollars. [Here](https://briefly.co.za/105908-ruja-ignatova-where-founder-ponzi-scheme-onecoin.html) is some further reading about Ignatova. ## Series 1, Card 25 - PEPEVIAGRA ![Original Image: Rokurokubi (long-necked monster) disguise](/files/pwBeP8lFvmi8B3L8gd8u) **Series 1 Card 25 -** [**PEPEVIAGRA**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEVIAGRA) was created by [DanDarkPill](https://pepe.wtf/artists/DanDarkPill). In the mid-1840s, ukiyo-e master [Utagawa Kuniyoshi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utagawa_Kuniyoshi) (1797-1861) created a number of woodblock prints showing legendary [tanuki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanuki) (raccoon dogs) using their humorously large scrota in creative ways. You can view them [here](http://pinktentacle.com/2009/06/all-purpose-tanuki-testicles-prints-by-kuniyoshi/). In 2016 Dan took it upon himself to update Kuniyoshi's image by turning the Rokurokubi into a Pepe and the wielder of the monster a Wojak. ## Series 1, Card 26 - PEPEGUN ![](/files/BpfMbiadccqUlnYKYzCn) **Series1, Card 26 -** [**PEPEGUN**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEGUN) is another [DanDarkPil](https://pepe.wtf/artists/DanDarkPill)l creation. The card is a depiction of the then [Cornell University](https://www.cornell.edu/) Associate Professor [Emin GĂŒn Sirer](https://www.cs.cornell.edu/people/egs/). He is a former [IC3](https://www.ic3.gov/) Co-Director, and the founder of [Ava Labs](https://www.avalabs.org/). ## Series 1, Card 27 - PEPEBOY
**Series 1, Card 27** - [PEPEBOY](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEBOY) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/139PxvJ5Lgtxa8MfWJtAd1NTc6y5hGuwKA). They created a total of three cards for the Rare Pepe project. The other two being [PEPELLUM](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPELLUM) and GRIMPEPE. The image on the card is a green version of the [mascot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascot) of the [*Fallout*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallout_\(series\)) media franchise known as [Vault Boy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vault_Boy). He debuted in the 1997 PC and Mac video game [*Fallout*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallout_\(video_game\)). Vault Boy has since achieved a level of cultural impact and viral recognition outside the game. ## Series 1, Card 28 - DASHPEPE ![Original Image Source: cointelegraph](/files/YGkH2WL0AAVlkzkUvUzx) **Series 1, Card 28** - [**DASHPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/DASHPEPE) was created by the artist [ICQPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/artists/ICQPEPE). ICQ created a total of 24 cards for the Rare Pepe series including the extremely rare 1 of 3 card [JONGPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/JONGPEPE), the classic [NOFAPPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/NOFAPPEPE), and what is probably the only artist "self portrait" in the series [ICQPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/ICQPEPE). The card depicts the creator of the crypto currency Dash - [Evan Duffield](https://www.worldcryptoindex.com/creators/evan-duffield/) and the image was taken from a [cointelegraph article](https://cointelegraph.com/news/dashs-2nd-birthday-we-are-complementary-to-bitcoin-not-a-competitor) discussing the second birthday of Dash. You can listen to ICQ talk about this and all his cards in the YouTube interview he did with [ZeroG](https://twitter.com/g0barry) below. {% embed url="" %} ## Series 1, Card 29 - TLCPEPE
**Series 1, Card 29** - [TLCPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/TLCPEPE) was created by Rare Pepe Scientist [Shawn Leary](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Shawn-Leary). This is one of 15 cards Shawn created for the Rare Pepe project. The woman portrayed on the card is [Toni Lane Casserly](https://everipedia.org/wiki/lang_en/toni-lane) who was known as the "Joan of Arc of Cryptocurrency." She was a cryptocurrency entrepreneur and co-founder of [CoinTelegraph](https://cointelegraph.com/) and CULTU.RE. Sadly, Toni [passed away](https://nypost.com/2020/04/20/co-founder-of-cointelegraph-toni-lane-casserly-dead-at-29/) in 2020 at the age of 29. ## Series 1, Card 30 - BANEPEPE
**Series 1, Card 30** - [BANEPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BANEPEPE) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/192KCgfwneaXQZPhV61TiSKy3Z9Tvgg9TA). This and [TOPCUCK](https://pepe.wtf/asset/TOPCUCK) are the only cards attributed to this person. [Bane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bane_\(DC_Comics\)) is a supervilain that first appeared in American comic books published by [DC Comics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Comics). The text on the card is an adapted version of [what Bane said](https://genius.com/Christopher-nolan-the-dark-knight-rises-batman-and-bane-first-fight-scene-annotated) to [Batman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman) during their first fight seen in the 2012 motion picture [The Dark Knight Rises](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1345836/). ## Series 1, Card 31 - HARDPEPEFORK
**Series 1, Card 31** - [HARDPEPEFORK](https://pepe.wtf/asset/HARDPEPEFORK) was created by the artist known as [Hcarpach](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Hcarpach). The subject of the card is very similar to the artist's other Series 1 card - [DAOPEPEHACK](https://pepe.wtf/asset/DAOPEPEHACK), namely [Stephan Tual](https://stephantual.com/), [Vitalik Buterin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitalik_Buterin) (the founder of the cryptocurrency [Ethereum](https://ethereum.org/en/)), and the infamous [DAO Hack](https://www.gemini.com/cryptopedia/the-dao-hack-makerdao#section-origins-of-the-dao). ## Series 1, Card 32 - ONLYONEPEPE
**Series 1, Card 32** - [ONLYONEPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/ONLYONEPEPE) was created by the one and only [DanDarkPill](https://pepe.wtf/artists/DanDarkPill). This was the first 1 of 1 card in the Rare Pepe project and made it possible for only 1 person to ever own all 50 cards of Series 1. That man goes by the name of NeedMoney90 on Telegram. On April 1, 2017 NM [**announced**](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1777955.msg18410809#msg18410809) that he had purchased [ONLYONEPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/ONLYONEPEPE), [JONGPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/JONGPEPE), and [LORDKEK](https://pepe.wtf/asset/LORDKEK) for 11 BTC ($12,001 USD at the time) on bitcointalk.org.
## Series 1, Card 35 - XOBLORTPEPE
**Series 1, Card 35 -** [**XOBLORTPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/XOBLORTPEPE) was created by the artist known as Horus according to **this article**. This card was done as a tribute to a user with the handle XOBLORT who was an admin of the in-site live chat room dubbed the TROLLBOX on the crypto exchange site [**Poloniex**](https://poloniex.com/). As Mr. Blort had administrator rights, he was able to ban users of the service. Another card that celebrates the TROLLBOX is Series 1, Card 39 - [**PEPEBEEFTAXI**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEBEEFTAXI)**.** On that card, the artist Robness (who's username on Poloniex was GROUNDBEEFTAXI) wrote "I've been banned by the banhammer by like 50,000 hours already."\ \ The Troll Box was [**disabled in 2017**](https://www.newsbtc.com/news/poloniex-disables-trollbox-let-moderators-focus-customer-support/) to let moderators instead focus on customer support.

A screenshot of the Poloniex Troll Box where users are interacting with Xoblort

## Series 1, Card 36 - MAGICPEPEYE
**Series 1, Card 36** - [MAGICPEPEYE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/MAGICPEPEYE) was created by the same [unknown artis](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1698Gs1WEs8pyvLoyYZWVqhbBGE5uYCmSL)t that created [PEPEBROS](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEBROS) which are the only two cards they contributed to the project. The card pays homage to the [early 1990's fad](https://www.buzzfeed.com/agh/tk-hidden-illusions-thatll-make-your-brain-hurt?utm_term=.wuAZ3M27yp\&epik=dj0yJnU9cy15RmVDS3J3YjN3UXNwS1dIWEhuVE90VEctODMzSkUmcD0wJm49cHRCZVJEc1RmZGhZZjRjc3FnMEJwQSZ0PUFBQUFBR055MDFn#.kbYrD4j9zM) called [Magic Eye](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Eye) which began as a series of books but quickly expanded to posters, wall calendars, greating cards, and more. The term for this type of image is "autostereogram" which is a two-dimensional image that can create the optical illusion of a three-dimensional scene. ## Series 1, Card 38 - PEPELLUM
**Series 1, Card 38** - [PEPELLUM](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPELLUM) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/139PxvJ5Lgtxa8MfWJtAd1NTc6y5hGuwKA). They created a total of three cards for the Rare Pepe project. The image used for the card is a still of the character [Gollum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gollum), from the American fantasy adventure film, [The Lord of the Rings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_\(film_series\)). Gollum was voiced in the film by actor [Andy Serkis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Serkis). ## Series 1, Card 39 - PEPEBEEFTAXI
**Series 1, Card 39** - [PEPEBEEFTAXI](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEBEEFTAXI) was created by the artist known as [Robness](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Robness). He is credited with five cards in the Rare Pepe project, but Rob may be most known for a card that he collaborated on known as [LORDKEK](https://pepe.wtf/asset/LORDKEK). For this card, Rob used an image from the international public art exhibit known as the [CowParade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CowParade). This exhibit has been featured in major world cities and allows local artists to decorate fiberglass sculptures of cows which are then placed in public places in the city. The original cow sculpture was created by the Swiss-born sculptor [Pascal Knapp](https://www.pascalknapp.com/). The cow pictured is known as Taxi Cow and was displayed in New York City. It was later offered for sale as a [figurine](https://www.ebay.com/itm/203051343052). You can find the image in [this article](https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/cow-tunnels/) which looks at the history of cow tunnels in New York during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ## Series 1, Card 40 - PONZIPEPE
**Series 1, Card 40 -** [**PONZIPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PONZIPEPE) was created by Rare Pepe Scientist [**Theo Goodman**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Theo-Goodman)**.** In total, Theo had 22 cards accepted into the directory. With the tag line "better than gold, safer money," images of various internet scams such as [**ONECOIN**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OneCoin) on the monitor and a slot machine the card seems to tell the story of how a crying Pepe the frog was scammed out of his hard-earned money. **Physical Version** In 2023, Theo introduced a literal PONZIPEPE rug. With it you could "demonstrate a real rug pull with your friends, show off at your dinner party, and be the first on your block with a real rug pull." Ten of these were created and the first was purchased during the 2023 Pepe Fest that was held in Paris, France for 500k sats. The rug was featured in the following galleries: [**L'Avant Galerie Vossen**](https://avant-galerie.com/en/), [**Ilham Gallery**](http://www.ilhamgallery.com/). Included with the physical rug was a sub-asset called [**PONZIPEPE.RUG**](https://tokenscan.io/asset/PONZIPEPE.RUG) which proved provenance because sub-assets can only be issued by the owner of the main asset.

The PONZIPEPE Rug in use

## Series 1, Card 41 - JONGPEPE
**Series 1, Card 41 -** [**JONGPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/JONGPEPE) was created by [**ICQPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/ICQPEPE)**.** The image on the card is a pepefied version of the then supreme leader of North Korea [**Kim Jong Il**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jong_Il) taken in 2011 when he was in talks with Russia's [**Dmitry Medvedev**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitry_Medvedev) regarding their [**nuclear program**](https://www.voanews.com/a/n-korea-ready-to-resume-nuclear-talks-128308348/144224.html). There are only 3 JONGPEPE in existence. When the card was [**minted**](https://tokenscan.io/tx/584743), ICQ wrote, "Strong Pepe Leader" as the description. Shortly thereafter the ownership of the token was transferred and the description was changed to, "$1milUSD EQUIVALENT!! JONGPEPE 1/3+ASSET OWNERSHIP+COPYRIGHT" implying that the current owner of the token is willing to sell it for $1M USD.\ \ Rare Pepe Wallet creator and scientist Joe Looney confirmed that he bought all 3 of the cards for 0.99 XCP from the dex in [**this transaction**](https://tokenscan.io/tx/584969)**.** Joe stated, "I didn't realize it was a 3/3 at the time". ICQPEPE wasted no time in listing all 3 of his creations on the dex. In fact, he created the order before he even locked the token. ## Series 1, Card 42 - IMWITHPEPE
**Series 1, Card 42** - [IMWITHPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/IMWITHPEPE) was created by Rare Pepe Scientist, [Rare Pepe Wallet](https://rarepepewallet.com/) creator, and all around good guy [Joe Looney](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Looney). This is one of 13 cards created by Joe for the Rare Pepe project. The card portrays a pepefied version of [Hillary Clinton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton) and a modified version of her unofficial 2016 presidential campaign slogan "I'm With Her." ("Stronger Together" was the official slogan). ## Series 1, Card 43 - DEBATEPEPE
**Series 1, Card 43 -** [**DEBATEPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/DEBATEPEPE) was created by [**NeedMoney90**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/NeedMoney90). This card pays homage to the [**2016 United States presidential debates**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_debates). Specifically the debates between [**Donald Trump**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump) and [**Hillary Clinton**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton).

A screengrab from the first of 3 2016 United States presidential debates which was held on Sept. 26 in Hempstead, New York

## Series 1, Card 44 - TROUTPEPE
**Series 1, Card 44** - [TROUTPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/TROUTPEPE) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1JQjWjPAfhp7XxQpTTiAgEKQSkgTM81D5u) and it is the only card they created for the Rare Pepe Project. According to the user Trout on Telegram, the card was named after him and was created because he was a well known altcoin trader on Twitter back in the day. The symbols under the trout's fin represent some of the altcoin bags Trout was holding at the time. The term [shitcoin](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/shitcoin.asp) refers to any altcoin created after Bitcoin that has little to no value or discernible purpose. ## Series 1, Card 45 - HERNIAPEPE
Series 1, Card 45 - [HERNIAPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/HERNIAPEPE) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1DDsNLqFAPUaDthkzWumMreLsyGkKBpJ8R). This was their only contribution to the Rare Pepe project. The subject of the card is former Bitcoin Core developer Mike Hern who [famously rage quit](https://cointelegraph.com/news/how-mike-hearn-sold-all-his-bitcoins-in-2016-and-market-proved-him-wrong) the project and declaired that he sold all his coins. The black and white sketch used for the card came from a [2014 Cointelegraph article](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-core-dev-mike-hearn-openness-is-bitcoins-biggest-strength) about Mr. Hern. ## Series 1, Card 46 - PEPEMINING
**Series 1, Card 46 -** [**PEPEMINING**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEMINING) was created by [**Hcarpach**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Hcarpach) who has a total of 4 cards in the Directory. The image and text speak to the fact that the majority of the Bitcoin network's mining hashrate was based in China at the time (2016) substituting Pepe for Bitcoin for comedic effect. That all changed in 2021 when China officially banned Bitcoin mining. Even with the "ban" in place, [**China is 3rd**](https://hashrateindex.com/blog/top-10-bitcoin-mining-countries-of-2025) on the list of top Bitcoin mining countries after the United States and Russia. ## Series 1, Card 47 - TOPCUCK
**Series 1, Card 47** - [TOPCUCK](https://pepe.wtf/asset/TOPCUCK) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/192KCgfwneaXQZPhV61TiSKy3Z9Tvgg9TA). This and [BANEPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BANEPEPE) were the only two cards contributed to the project by the artist. The card is an odd pairing of a character from the American animated sitcom [South Park ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park)a random person from a 2016 Donald Trump rally in St. Louis, Missouri. The South Park image is of the character [PC Principal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_South_Park_Elementary_staff#PC_Principal_\(Peter_Charles\)) taken from Season 19 Episode 1 of the show entitled "[Stunning and Brave](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stunning_and_Brave)." The YouTube clip was first aired on the Alex Jones program but has since been taken down. Another version has been found and it is available below. The text on the card "Are You Kidding Me" is a quote from the guy the internet has dubbed "[Carl the Cuck](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/carl-the-cuck-and-aids-skrillex)." {% embed url="" %} ## Series 1, Card 48 - PEPEPOPE
**Series 1, Card 48** - [PEPEPOPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEPOPE) was created by the artist known as [Boost](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Boost). He created a total of 25 cards for the Rare Pepe project and is the creator of the Rare Pepe offshoot project - [Dank Rare Agency](https://dankdirectory.wordpress.com/). PEPEPOPE is a parody of the December 11, 2013 [Time Magazine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_\(magazine\)) cover which named Roman Catholic Pope[ Francis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis) the [Person of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Person_of_the_Year). ## Series 1, Card 49 - NOFAPPEPE
**Series 1, Card 49 -** [**NOFAPPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/NOFAPPEPE) was created by the artist known as [**ICQPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/ICQPEPE), a prolific creator with 54 cards accepted into the Rare Pepe Directory. [**Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion**](https://www.vaseline.com/us/en/p/vaseline-intensive-care-nourishing-moisture-lotion.html/00305213079004) has long been associated with so-called "fapping". One can only infer that Pepe is crying because he's fighting the urge to use the lotion for that purpose, thus healing himself.

Vaseline Intensive Care "Helps Give New Life" TV Commercial 1986

## Series 1, Card 50 - FORTYTWOPEPE
**Series 1, Card 50 -** [**FORTYTWOPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FORTYTWOPEPE) was created by the sole owner of all 50 Series 1 cards, [**NeedMoney90**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/NeedMoney90)**.** The image on the card was taken from the cover of the book [**The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy_\(novel\)) by [**Douglas Adams**](https://davestaxcp.gitbook.io/freewallet.io-user-manual). Everything on the card references parts of the book including the saying [**"Don't Panic"**](https://nerdalertnews.net/dont-panic-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-turns-42/), the [**number 42**](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/for-math-fans-a-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-number-42/), "the answer to life, the universe, and everything", [**the towel**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towel_Day), the whale, the bowl of petunias, and [**Beeblebrox**](https://whitepaper.ballerz.com/ballerz/games/sim-game-primer).

One of the many variations of the book covers for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.\

The whale and petunia passage as quoted on goodreads.com

{% embed url="" %} From the 2005 movie of [**the same name**](https://whitepaper.ballerz.com/ballerz/games/sim-game-primer) {% endembed %} # Series 2 ## Series 2, Card 5 - HEISENPEPE
**Series 2, Card 5** - [HEISENPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/HEISENPEPE) was created by the artist known as [Django Bits](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Django-Bits). He created a total of 13 cards for the Rare Pepe series. This card pays homage to the American crime drama television series [Breaking Bad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Bad). Django used several iconic items from the show including the [RV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recreational_vehicle) used by the main character [Walter White](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_White_\(Breaking_Bad\)) for cooking [methamphetamine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methamphetamine). The Mexican cartel's [sketch](https://www.looper.com/322733/the-breaking-bad-prop-that-still-has-fans-scratching-their-heads/) of White, AKA "Heisenberg." A parody of White's famous saying, "[I am the one who knocks](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-am-the-one-who-knocks)" from a monologue in which he insists he is a dangerous man to be feared. And finally, the use of the [periodic table](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodic_table) for the element Pepegen (Pe).
## Series 2, Card 6 - RAREMRROBOT
**Series 2, Card 6** - [RAREMRROBOT](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RAREMRROBOT) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/15ko5dF1zjEvVg9KLiMvyeVZAcX6edymy7). They created a total of 2 cards for the Rare Pepe series. This card is of a pepefied [Rami Malek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rami_Malek) from the American drama thriller television series [Mr. Robot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Robot). In the show, Malek plays a computer hacker. Thus the made-up computer code on the card. ## Series 2, Card 11 - PEPEROSS
**Series 2, Card 11** - [PEPEROSS](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEROSS) was created by the artist known as [Boost](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Boost). He created a total of 25 cards for the Rare Pepe series. This card pays tribute to the American painer, art instructor, and television host [Bob Ross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Ross). He was the creator and host of the instructional television show ["The Joy of Painting"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joy_of_Painting) which aired from 1983 until 1994. The image used for the card was taken from Ross' One Hour Special - [The Grandeur of Summer](https://youtu.be/mT0RNrTDHkI) which never aired on television. Boost replaced the lovely landscape that Ross created on the show with an even lovelier [RAREPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RAREPEPE) card. ## Series 2, Card 23 - LIAMPEPE
Series 2, Card 23 - [LIAMPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/LIAMPEPE) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1FPHSQjNtUmbEE1tGhMbUE3nzozaZ2vpwf). This was their only submission to the Rare Pepe project. The image used for the card is of Irish actor [Liam Neeson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Neeson) from the movie [Taken](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taken_\(film\)). In the movie, Neeson plays Bryan Mills, an ex-[CIA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA) officer who sets about tracking down his teenage daughter Kim (Grace) and her best friend Amanda (Cassidy) after the two girls are kidnapped by Albanian human traffickers while traveling in France during a vacation. The card also includes references to several lines from the movie including Neeson's ["I will find you, and I will kill you."](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a31775/taken-speech/) and one of the kidnapper's taunts, "Good Luck." ## Series 2, Card 32 - HOMERPEPE
**Series 2, Card 32** - [HOMERPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/HOMERPEPE) was created by the artist known as [Boost](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Boost) and is arguably the most famous card in the entire set. The card is a simple parody of the cartoon character Homer Simpson from the American animated sitcom ["The Simpsons,"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons) and includes a typo (mintue, instead of minute). The Simpsons is the longest-running American animated series, longest-running American sitcom, and the longest-running American scripted primetime television series, both in terms of seasons and number of episodes. But that's not what makes this card so special. First of all, it is a 1 of 1. Second, it was sold at an auction held at the first digital art auction in history which was at the 2018 Rare Digital Art Festival in New York City for 350,000 PEPECASH (approximately $39,000 USD at the time of the sale) by [Peter Kell](https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/interviews/peter-kell-recounts-the-story-of-buying-homer-pepe-the-most-valuable-rare-pepe-ever-and-how-he-sold-it-for-over-300000-three-years-later) - The self proclaimed PEPECASH Millionaire. Kell and the card were both featured in the [Feels Good Man](https://youtu.be/XVWQmQHVw48?t=3829) documentary and then sold the card three years later for [$312,000](https://knowyourmeme.com/news/homer-simpson-rare-pepe-nft-crypto-art-sells-for-over-312000). {% embed url="" %} The 2018 HOMERPEPE Auction {% endembed %} ## Series 2, Card 34 - WINKELPEPE
**Series 2, Card 34** - [WINKELPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/WINKELPEPE) was created by the artist known as [DanDarkPill](https://pepe.wtf/artists/DanDarkPill). Mr. Pill created a total of 26 cards for the Rare Pepe project including the History of Art series and the Putin set. Originally minted as 2 assets, one was sent to a burn address just 5 days after it was issued making the card a 1 of 1. At the time of writing, the card is in a dispenser and can be yours for the low low price of 89.9 BTC. The card image is taken from the 1980 psychological horror film [The Shining](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shining_\(film\)). The film is based on [Stephen King](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King)'s 1977 novel of the same name. At one point in the film, the child actor [Danny Lloyd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Lloyd) is riding his [big wheel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_wheel_\(tricycle\)) through the kitchen and down the staff quarters hallway of the Overlook Hotel. As he turns a corner he encounters [twin girls](https://twitter.com/Shining_twins) wearing identical outfits and holding hands. Their only lines of dialog being "Hello Danny. Come and play with us. Come and play with us, Danny. For ever and ever and ever." On the heads of the twins, Mr. Pill pasted green versions of the twins [Cameron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Winklevoss) and [Tyler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Winklevoss) Winklevoss who claim to have had their idea for [Facebook](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook) stolen by [Mark Zuckerberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg) while attending [Harvard University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University). The twins went on to found [Gemini](https://www.gemini.com/) where they became the first Bitcoin Billionaires.

The original image used for the WINKLEPEPE Card.

# Series 3 Further reading about the references made in Series 3, Cards 1-50 as well as links & original images (if available). ## Series 3, Card 4 - BOMINABLPEPE ![](/files/3syZZWX0vX5Mn4VqmMKn) **Series 3, Card 4 -** [**BOMINABLPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BOMINABLPEPE) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1JKpLkXFF8hcacxyr7HU9LZhacCJeTQhZ5) who also created the cards [EYEOFTHEPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/EYEOFTHEPEPE) and [TSUPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/TSUPEPE). The source image as created by the artist [Bobby Chiu](https://www.imaginismstudios.com/bobby-chiu) of [Imaginism Studios](https://www.imaginismstudios.com/). The image is untitled, and it is unclear how the Rare Pepe artist came across it because the image wasn't published anywhere except for the above linked bio page of Bobby Chiu. Bobby is one of three character designers credited for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. ## Series 3, Card 16 - DOGGYPUTIN
## Series 3, Card 16 - DOGGYPUTIN **Series 3, Card 46 -** [**DOGGYPUTIN**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/DOGGYPUTIN) was created by the infamous [DanDarkPill](https://pepe.wtf/artists/DanDarkPill). The card is part of the Putin Series. Each of the five cards are a 1 of 9 and therefore extremely valuable and difficult if not impossible to obtain. The source image for the card was taken at a press conference Putin's Bulgarian counterpart [Boyko Borisov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyko_Borisov) which was held in [Sofia, Bulgaria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofia) on November 13, 2010. The dog - a Bulgarian shepherd was a gift from Borisov to celebrate a joint venture to build and operate the Bulgarian stretch of the [South Stream gas pipeline](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Stream) from Russia to southern Europe. The photo was taken by Nikolay Doychinov, AFP via Getty Images. ## Series 3, Card 18 - FSBPUTINPEPE
**Series 3, Card 18 -** [**FSBPUTINPEPE** ](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FSBPUTINPEPE)is card 4 of the Putin Series by [Dan Dark Pill](https://pepe.wtf/artists/DanDarkPill). The source image used for the card was taken on August 17th, 2011 at an air show held during [MAKS-2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAKS_\(air_show\)), the international Aviation and Space Show in [Zhukovsky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhukovsky,_Moscow_Oblast), which is a city 40 kilometers (25 mi) southeast of [Moscow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow). ## Series 3, Card 19 - TENPINPUTIN
**Series 3, Card 19 -** [**TENPINPUTIN**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/TENPINPUTIN) is card 5 of 5 of the Putin Series created by [DanDarkPill](https://pepe.wtf/artists/DanDarkPill). The source image used for the card was taken on September 5th, 2007. It depicts [Sergei Ivanov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Ivanov) watching [Vladimir Putin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin) [bowl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling) in the town of [Vilyuchinsk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilyuchinsk), on the Far Eastern Kamchatka peninsular. The image is credited to REUTERS/RIA Novosty/Kremlin. ## Series 3, Card 46 - RPEPEARMANDO
**Series 3, Card 46** - [RPEPEARMANDO](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RPEPEARMANDO) was created by artist [Yoni Terenzi](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Yoni-Terenzi), an Italian living in London. Although this card comes first in the series, it was minted one day after RAREPEPESS, making it the second sports NFT ever made. The image used for the card was a photograph of Argentine professional football player and manager [Diego Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona) taken on June 2, 1986 by [David Cannon](http://davidcannonphotography.co.uk/) during the [World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup) match against South Korea in Mexico City. Argentina won the match 3-1. ## Series 3, Card 47 - RAREPEPESS
Series 3, Card 47 - [RAREPEPESS](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RAREPEPESS) was created by artist [Yoni Terenzi](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Yoni-Terenzi), an Italian living in London. This asset was minted by Yoni on October 7th, 2016 and is almost certainly the first sports NFT ever made. The image used for the card was a photograph of American professional basketball player [Michael Jordan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jordan) which was taken by [George Kalinsky](https://nypost.com/2021/09/07/msg-photographer-shares-stories-behind-michael-jordan-snaps/). This image is iconic because it was Jordan's first all-star appearance and it was the debut of his signature shoe - the [Air Jordan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Jordan). The moment was captured during the [slam dunk contest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slam_Dunk_Contest) in Indianapolis, Indiana in February 1985. # Series 4 Further reading about the references made in Series 4, Cards 1-50 as well as links & original images (if available). ## Series 4, Card 4 - SALTYTADPEPE
**Series 4, Card 4** - [**SALTYTADPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/SALTYTADPEPE) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1K91tkFMHE8ZucozbBJGxHniCQfoCKRiKy). They created a total of 4 cards for the Rare Pepe series including [SADMILKPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/SADMILKPEPE) and [BLOCKPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BLOCKPEPE).\ \ The background of the card is a section of the [color woodblock print](https://ukiyo-e.org/image/aic/99030_512676) *"The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"* by the Japanese artist [Katsushika Hokusai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokusai) between 1830 and 1832. ## Series 4, Card 13 - RPJAILEXIT
**Series 4, Card 13** - [RPJAILEXIT](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RPJAILEXIT) was created by the artist [Yoni Terenzi](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Yoni-Terenzi), an Italian living in London. Yoni told me he made this card "dreaming to use it IRL to get out of troubles." He also made two of the earliest sports NFT's - [RPEPEARMANDO](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RPEPEARMANDO) and [RAREPEPESS](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RAREPEPESS). In total Yoni made 9 cards for the Rare Pepe project. The card is a copy of one of the many "Chance" cards that are part of the board game [Monopoly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_\(game\)). The original [Get Out of Jail Free ](https://monopoly.fandom.com/wiki/Get_out_of_Jail_Free_\(card\))image has been used on everything from clothes to fine art. So it being part of the Rare Pepe project is no surprise. ## Series 4, Card 14 - LEANPEPE ![](/files/2NftSZcEohFzelh7olvw) **Series 4 Card 14 -** [**LEANPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/LEANPEPE)**,** created by the artist ICQ Pepe is an ultra rare 3 issue card meaning only 3 people can own this tribute to the rapper [Yung Lean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yung_Lean). Born Jonatan Aron Leandoer HĂ„stad, this Swedish rapper, singer and songwriter rose to fame in 2013 with his song "Ginseng Strip 2002" from his debut EP [Lavender EP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavender_EP). ## Series 4, Card 15 - UNLUCKYPEPE
**Series 4, Card 15 -** [**UNLUCKYPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/UNLUCKYPEPE) was created by the mysterious artist known only as "[Dan Dark Pill](https://pepe.wtf/artists/DanDarkPill)" who has since removed his account from Twitter. Dan created some of the most valuable Rare Pepe cards in existence including two 1 of 1 cards - [ONLYONEPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/ONLYONEPEPE) and [REDPUTINPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/REDPUTINPEPE). He also created a whole series of fine art parody pieces, the Putin Series, and the extremely rare 1 of 29 card [DARKPILLPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/DARKPILLPEPE). The source image is a 10 year old meme known as "[Bad Luck Brian](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/bad-luck-brian)" which has been used for years on redit for jokes relating to bad news. ![](/files/skKoJPwq1Ls7XyAn8vli) {% embed url="" %} ## Series 4, Card 24 - PEPEDANCE ![](/files/9sosEWHExCRLufAO5zv9) **Series 4, Card 24** - [**PEPEDANCE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEDANCE) was created by the duo [Nicolas Sierro](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Nicolas-Sierro) ([@NicolasSierro](https://twitter.com/NicolasSierro) on Twitter) and Hilaire De Rien ([@HilaireDeRien](https://twitter.com/HilaireDeRien) on Twitter). They also created the cards [MARINEPEINE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/MARINEPEINE), [NICOSARKOS](https://pepe.wtf/asset/NICOSARKOS), [PEPEVIDEODRO](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEVIDEODRO), [MONBOURARNO](https://pepe.wtf/asset/MONBOURARNO), and [PEPETHSOG](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPETHESOG). While the card states that it is a tribute to the American dancer, actor, and singer [Fred Astaire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Astaire), the image the artists chose to display on the card is [RanXerox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RanXerox) from the Italian science fiction graphic novel series of the same name. Rare Pepe OG [rarepepenews](https://twitter.com/rarepepenews) has an interview with Hilaire on his website [here](http://rarepepenews.com/card-creator-interviews/hilaire-de-rien/). The full comic book page is pictured below. ![](/files/uNbZpXMpp0WQMrfYIUYG) ## Series 4, Card 44 - RERERPERP
**Series 4, Card 44** - [RERERPERP](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RERERPERP) was created by the artist known as [Django Bits](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Django-Bits). He created a total of 13 cards for the Rare Pepe project including the extremely rare and valuable [PEPEALASSAD](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEALASSAD). The image on the card is from a meme that started in 2012 known as [Ermahgerd](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ermahgerd). Django wrote the card as it is imagined the girl would talk. Part of the meme was that the captions were meant to sound like a speech impediment caused by the use of an orthodontic retainer. Many years later, it was revealed that the girl in the photo is a women named Maggie Goldenberger who is now a nurse in Arizona. You can read an interview about Maggie and the origins of the meme [here](https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/interviews/maggie-goldenberger-reflects-on-her-experience-becoming-the-ermahgerd-meme-and-why-she-ultimately-learned-to-love-it). # Series 5 Further reading about the references made in Series 5, Cards 1-50 as well as links & original images (if available). ## Series 5, Card 1 - GODEMPEPE
Series 5, Card 1 - [**GODEMPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/GODEMPEPE) is the first of three Warhammer 40,000 cards created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1HDXVbA9WS5WwuhxqmWjwAY8eAgehGo5TH). The other two being [SPESSMUHPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/SPESSMUHPEPE) and [GUARDSPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/GUARDSPEPE) shown just below. The image on the card is a modified version of the character [Emperor of Mankind](https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Emperor_of_Mankind) from the board game [Warhammer 40,000](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000). ## Series 5, Card 2 - SPESSMUHPEPE ![](/files/HPIloeaST1fSdJpaIcSk) **Series 5, Card 2** - [**SPESSMUHPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/SPESSMUHPEPE) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1HDXVbA9WS5WwuhxqmWjwAY8eAgehGo5TH). They also created the other two Warhammer 40,000 cards that made it into the Rare Pepe project - [GODEMPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/GODEMPEPE) and [GUARDSPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/GUARDSPEPE). The image on the card is a modified version of the character [Space Marine](https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Space_Marines) from the board game [Warhammer 40,000](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000). ## Series 5, Card 3 - GUARDSPEPE ![](/files/pl08Xy08Y8c4GE5qWKGN) **Series 5, Card 5** - [**GUARDSPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/GUARDSPEPE) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1HDXVbA9WS5WwuhxqmWjwAY8eAgehGo5TH). They also created the other two Warhammer 40,000 cards that made it into the Rare Pepe project - [GODEMPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/GODEMPEPE) and [SPESSMUHPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/SPESSMUHPEPE). The image on the card is a pepefied version of the Astra Militarum, also known as the Imperial Guard. In the game, the Imperial Guard is the largest coherent fighting force in the galaxy. Perhaps that is why the artist minted 1 billion of them! You can learn more about the Imperial Guard and Warhammer 40,000 [here](https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Astra_Militarum). ## Series 5, Card 6 - PEPEDUCREUX ![](/files/b1q9MsuUmcXvLhwV7fib) **Series 5, Card 6** - [**PEPEDUCREUX**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEDUCREUX) was created by the artist known as [OE](https://pepe.wtf/artists/OE) ([@EverydayEarth](https://twitter.com/EverydayEarth) on Twitter). OE created a total of 18 cards for the Rare Pepe directory including classics such as [MONALISAPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/MONALISAPEPE), [FRYPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FRYPEPE), [PEPECENT](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPECENT), and [PEPEVANEYCK](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEVANEYCK). The card is a parody of a 1793 painting entitled "*Portrait de l'artiste sous les traits d'un moqueur"* by [Joseph Ducreux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Ducreux). The painting is one of several self-portraits of the artist. The text displayed in the PEPEDUCREUX GIF is a parody of the lyrics of the song [Boyz-n-the-Hood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyz-n-the-Hood) by [Eazy-E](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eazy-E). OE translated the [original lyrics](https://genius.com/Eazy-e-boyz-n-the-hood-lyrics) "Crusin' down the street in my 6-4. Jockin' the freaks, clockin' the dough" into "Traversing down the boulevard in my 1764. Sequestering damsels, reprimanding Apostates." ## Series 5, Card 29 - LITTLEBOPEPE
**Series 5, Card 29 -** [LITTLEBOPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/LITTLEBOPEPE) was created by the artist known as [OE](https://pepe.wtf/artists/OE) ([@EverydayEarth](https://twitter.com/EverydayEarth) on Twitter). The GIF on the card was taken from two different sources. The first was taken from Season 1 Episode 6 of the British Television sitcom Entitled [Black Books](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Books) that aired from 2000 to 2004. The episode is entitled "He's Leaving Home" and at the 18:45 mark, the character Manny who was played by English actor, comedian, and musician [Bill Bailey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bailey) was dressed as [Little Bo-Peep](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Bo-Peep) for a photoshoot. You can view the whole episode [here](https://youtu.be/0WJL5UOF5pE?t=1125). The second part of the GIF was of a viral video from 2012 of a [sheep pushing a fisherman into a lake](https://youtu.be/NAlfCowo0uI). ## Series 5, Card 45 - DANPEPERIAN ![](/files/WimqfWwoP357Zof4JaZY) **Series 5, Card 45 -** [**DANPEPERIAN**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/DANPEPERIAN) was created by an unknown artist who only created this masterpiece, and one other - [PEPEONMUSK](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEONMUSK). The man that was "Pepefied" in the card is the Armenian-American poker player, businessman, and social media influencer [Dan Bilzerian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Bilzerian). The original photo appeared in an [article](https://www.pokernewsdaily.com/dan-bilzerian-named-ambassador-for-ggpoker-34132/) that discussed Bilzerian being named Ambassador for the website [GGPoker](https://en.ggpoker.com/). # Series 6 ## Series 6, Card 2 - LISKPPAPPEPE ![](/files/w6EvrZiOeaQgplKuBSTP) **Series 6, Card 2** - [LISKPPAPPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/LISKPPAPPEPE) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1CciTqjGGS4tfzuikxrMuRxJD9iD5faPGv). LISKPPAPPEPE is their one and only contribution to the Rare Pepe project. The person pictured in the card is a Japanese comedian [Daimaou Kosaka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daimaou_Kosaka) who performed in a music video as a fictional singer-songwriter named Pikotaro. The song is entitled PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen) which was released in 2016. The video which has over 100 million views can be viewed below. {% embed url="" %} ## Series 6, Card 14 - THEANCAPEPE
**Series 6, Card 14 -** [**THEANCAPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/THEANCAPEPE) was created by [Raf Vantongerloo](https://x.com/RafVantongerloo). The subject of the card is [Anarcho-capitalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarcho-capitalism) or ANCAP for short. It pictures Pepe the frog in the official colors of the movement - black ([anarchism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism)) and gold ([capitalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism)). The background appears to be a [graffiti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graffiti) painted wall with a "Circle-A" which is universally recognized as a [symbol of anarchism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchist_symbolism) which most Anarcho-capitalists consider themselves to be. ANCAP's differ from anarchists in that they support private property and private institutions among other things. ## Series 6, Card 16 - DAPPERPEPE
**Series 6, Card 16** - [DAPPERPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/DAPPERPEPE) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1M4JpknVSo4RGghewZ9jgcvMYHRLVMGGCU). They created a total of 6 cards for the Rare Pepe series including [PEPETRADER](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPETRADER) and [PEPESSANGE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPESSANGE). The man on the card is American film actor, [Clark Gable](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Gable) on the set of the 1936 film "[Wife vs. Secretary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wife_vs._Secretary)". It appears Mr. Gable is doing some leisure reading between takes, or reading his script while enjoying a cold beverage. ## Series 6, Card 24 - RPEPEGOJAIL
**Series 6, Card 24** - [RPEPEGOJAIL](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RPEPEGOJAIL) was created by the artist [Yoni Terenzi](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Yoni-Terenzi). It is the companion card to his Series 4 card [RPJAILEXIT](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RPJAILEXIT). The card is a copy of the Chance card "[Go to Jail](https://monopoly.fandom.com/wiki/Go_to_Jail_\(card\))" from the board game [Monopoly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_\(game\)). # Series 7 Further reading about the references made in Series 7, Cards 1-50 as well as links & original images (if available). ## Series 7 Card 1 - PEPEADDICT
**Series 7, Card 1** - [PEPEADDICT](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEADDICT) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1NnjxASDJc32UHy6ktPt1MwSJMpoGSUorG). They created a total of 7 cards for the Rare Pepe Project. The image on the card is a still image of [Dave Chappelle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Chappelle) from the skit entitled "Tyrone Biggums' Classroom Visit" from the [Comedy Central](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_Central) show, "[Chappelle's Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chappelle%27s_Show)." The full clip can be viewed below. {% embed url="" %} ## Series 7 Card 23 - COMEDYPEPE ![](/files/YnJtmyADOH0ZMjqpq0g7) **Series 7 Card 23 -** [**COMEDYPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/COMEDYPEPE) is another amazing card by the artist [DAVINCI9](https://twitter.com/DavinciNine). In it, he transformed the English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer [Charlie Chaplin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin) into a green Pepe. The image is of Chaplin as his most famous character - [The Tramp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tramp). ## Series 7 Card 27 - PEPECENT
**Series 7 Card 27** - [PEPECENT](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPECENT) was created by the artist known as [OE](https://pepe.wtf/artists/OE) ([@EverydayEarth](https://twitter.com/EverydayEarth) on Twitter). The [source](https://youtu.be/Lz_ffG6Loik) for the gif used on the card comes from the [HBO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HBO) comedy-drama series [*Entourage*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entourage_\(American_TV_series\)) in Season 6, Episode 3: "One Car, Two Car, Red Car, Blue Car," which originally aired on July 26th, 2009 and featuring cameo appearance by Curtis Jackson, better known by his stage name 50 Cent. In the episode, [50 Cent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent) drives up next to [Turtle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle_\(Entourage\))'s (played by [Jerry Ferrara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Ferrara)) convertible Ferrari at a red light, pokes fun at his car before driving away. OE added a Pepe in the back seat of the car and gave him a tattoo that reads "Spud Life." In a [recent interview](https://youtu.be/BJDyiDyvhJQ), OE said that the tattoo is a reference a 2017 meme of an actor who revealed that he had a [potato tattoo](https://metro.co.uk/2017/10/14/rhod-gilbert-reveals-weird-potato-tattoo-during-saturday-kitchen-segment-and-viewers-are-shook-7000162). He also added a [teardrop tattoo](https://www.theskullandsword.com/teardrop-tattoo-meaning/) under Pepe's left eye, which in West Coast gang culture signifies that the person murdered someone in jail.
# Series 8 ## Series 8, Card 5 - RPCAGENT
**Series 8, Card 5** - [RPCAGENT](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RPCAGENT) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1H8BCtycCtEsxzTmXj9qFEZAWbtaqaRPGE) and this was their only card contributed to the Rare Pepe series. The original image was taken from Season 8, Episode 10 of the American animated sitcom called [The Simpsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons) which was entitled ["The Springfield Files"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Springfield_Files). The episode was a parody of another show called [The X-Files](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_X-Files) which stared [David Duchovny](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Duchovny) and [Gillian Anderson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_Anderson). Both actors were "Simpsonized" for the episode and did their own voiceovers. It originally aired on January 12, 1997. ## Series 8, Card 28 - PEPEJIRAIYA
**Series 8, Card 28 -** [PEPEJIRAIYA](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEJIRAIYA) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1AKEuLtnq73BNQjHxU2BVoV4NQSEDDUATj). They created a total of 6 cards for the Rare Pepe series including two hand drawn cards - [ENDRACISMPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/ENDRACISMPE) and [FLYINGACEPEP](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FLYINGACEPEP). The [original woodblock print](https://ukiyo-e.org/image/mfa/sc168576) entitled *"Actor Ichikawa DanjûrÎ VIII as Jiraiya"* was created by the Japanese artist [Utagawa Kunisada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunisada) in 1852. ## Series 8, Card 32 - PEPERUS ![](/files/LM0Q6ZDlN103mziQVYWi) **Series 8, Card 32** - [PEPERUS](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPERUS) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/15qdhYM8WXZQUCPsR1oeoWkfCmBgeUZXht). They crated a total of 8 cards for the Rare Pepe project. The card depicts a shirtless Pepe with a gold "P" pendant dangling from a gold chain around his neck riding a bear through a river or stream. The source photo (shown above) is of Russian President [Vladimir Putin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin) riding a horse. The text on the card is Bulgarian and roughly translates to "pepper". ## Series 8, Card 45 - BERNIEPEPE
**Series 8, Card 45** - [BERNIEPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BERNIEPEPE) was created by the artist known as [EverydayEarth](https://twitter.com/EverydayEarth) as a commission for RarePepeTrader, who is an OG in the Rare Pepe Telegram group and runs the WTH Auction House. The man pictured on the card is the American politician and activist [Bernie Sanders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders). The text on the card is a parody of a talking point that Sanders used several times while campaigning to become the President of the United States including on [July 1, 2015 in Madison Wisconsin](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/jul/29/bernie-s/bernie-sanders-madison-claims-top-01-americans-hav/). RarePepeTrader stated recently in the official Telegram chat room that he issued 1,889 BERNIEPEPE cards because that was the number of delegates he won at the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries, however according to [this article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries), the actual number was 1,865. [This article](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2016/mar/25/us-election-2016-delegate-tracker-trump-cruz-kasich-sanders-clinton) puts the number at 1,893 so ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯.

The Bernie Sanders campaign button used on the card

Original sketches made by EverydayEarth for the BERNIEPEPE card

## Series 8, Card 48 - KUNISADAPEPE
**Series 8, Card 48** - [KUNISADAPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/KUNISADAPEPE) was created by [DanDarkPill](https://pepe.wtf/artists/DanDarkPill) and was part of his "Rare Pepe History of Art Series". The cards in this series all stated "No. xx of 24" however only 7 cards made it into the Rare Pepe directory. \ \ The [original Ukiyo-e wood block print](https://ukiyo-e.org/image/artelino/40675g1) entitled *"Two Samurai"* was done by the Japanese artist [Utagawa Kunisada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunisada) between the years 1849-1853. # Series 9 Further reading about the references made in Series 9, Cards 1-50 as well as links & original images (if available). ## Series 9, Card 1 - SNOWDENPEPE Series 9, Card 1 - [SNOWDENPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/SNOWDENPEPE) was created by RarePepeTrader, who is an OG in the Rare Pepe Telegram group and runs the WTH Auction House.
The person pictured on the card is [Edward Snowden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Snowden), the computer intelligence consultant who leaked highly classified information from the [National Security Agency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency) (NSA) in 2013. Also pictured is a [Rubik's Cube](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubik%27s_Cube). One interesting fact about this card is it's supply number - 40,320. RPT recently wrote in the official Telegram chat room that he chose that number because the total number of ways the positions of the 8 corner pieces of a Rubik's Cube can be arranged is 40,320. ## Series 9, Card 3 - STEALPEPE
**Series 9, Card 3 -** [**STEALPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/STEALPEPE) was created by [Raf Vantongerloo](https://x.com/RafVantongerloo). The card is a parody of the 1971 book titled, "[Steal This Book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steal_This_Book)" which was written by [Abbie Hoffman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbie_Hoffman) (born Abbot Howard Hoffman), an American political and social activist. The book which focused on the [counterculture of the 1960's](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterculture_of_the_1960s) in America sold more than a quarter of a million copies in the first 7 months of release. ## Series 9, Card 4 - THEPEPE
**Series 9, Card 4** - [THEPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/THEPEPE) was created by the prolific artist [Davinci9](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Davinci9) who has 21 cards in the Rare Pepe series along with several commissioned pieces. The bulk of Davinci9's Rare Pepe cards were consigned to RarePepeTrader in 2021 for ongoing sales, mainly through his WTH Auction House Telegram room. The image on the card is a parody of the American film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production logo that ran before all their movies and television cartoons. The lion in the film is named [Leo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_the_Lion_\(MGM\)). Between 1917 and 1924, there were eleven different lions used for the logo. In 2021, MGM introduced a new CGI Logo which features a lion partially based on Leo. ## Series 9, Card 5 - PEPETUNADE
**Series 9, Card 5** - [PEPETUNADE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPETUNADE) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1AKEuLtnq73BNQjHxU2BVoV4NQSEDDUATj). They created a total of 6 cards for the Rare Pepe series including [PEPEOROCHI](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEOROCHI), [PEPEMAONE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEMAONE), and [FLYINGACEPEP](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FLYINGACEPEP). The [original image](https://ukiyo-e.org/image/waseda/006-5705) is by the artist [Utagawa Kunisada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunisada) and is titled "Toyokuni Calligraphy Magic Contest" "Brave Tsunade" which was completed in 1862 as part of his ["A contest of magic scenes by Toyokuni"](http://www.kunisada.de/Kunisada-series60ths/series105/series105-1.htm). ## Series 9, Card 6 - RUBBERPEPE ![RUBBERPEPE and two screen captures from the 5 min. video](/files/7iu9Bo6yJvBFw6An40p6) **Series 9, Card 6 -** [**RUBBERPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RUBBERPEPE) was created by [Raf Vantongerloo](https://x.com/RafVantongerloo). Also created by Raf are [THEANCAPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/THEANCAPEPE), [STEALPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/STEALPEPE), [PPKING](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PPKING), [PREPEDATOR](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PREPEDATOR), and [SCORPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/SCORPEPE). The card appears to be a hand drawn interpretation of the character Johnny played by [Chris Cunningham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Cunningham) in the 2005 British experimental short film/music video [Rubber Johnny](https://youtu.be/eRvfxWRi6qQ) which was written, directed, and produced by Cunningham as well. In the opening scene, an off screen voice can be heard saying "do you want mama to come in?" which causes Johnny to throw a fit for which he is given a sedative to calm down. The rest of the video is just Johnny maneuvering his wheel chair while the [Aphex Twin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphex_Twin) track "Afx237 v. 7" from the album [*Drukqs*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drukqs) plays in the background. That is the band's logo in the top right corner of the card. Also included on the card is a hand drawn Chihuahua Dog to match the real Chihuahua in the film. ![The Band's Twitter account](/files/1d63tUjDvfiedgwJRdUu) ## Series 9, Card 10 - PPKING
**Series 9, Card 10 -** [**PPKING**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PPKING) was created by [Raf Vantongerloo](https://x.com/RafVantongerloo). The guitarist on the card is none other than blues great [B.B. King](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._B._King) (pepefied of course). The original photo was taken at a jazz festival in Prague in 1990 and is attributed to [Reuters](https://pictures.reuters.com/). ## Series 9, Card 13 - PREPEDATOR
**Series 9, Card 13 -** [**PREPEDATOR**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PREPEDATOR) was created by [Raf Vantongerloo](https://x.com/RafVantongerloo). The image is a reverse-colored version of a promotional image used for the 2004 American science fiction action horror film [Alien vs. Predator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_vs._Predator_\(film\)). That is where the similarities end however. The card's text refers to [Chris Hansen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hansen) the host of an American [reality television](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_television) series in the television [news magazine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_magazine) program [Dateline NBC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dateline_NBC) titled [To Catch a Predato](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Catch_a_Predator)r. In the show, Hansen was allowed to film inside [sting houses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sting_operation) across the United States and interview adult men after they were arrested for attempting to have sex with a minor. Almost every interview began with Hansen telling the person, "[take a seat](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Take%20a%20seat)." ## Series 9, Card 16 - PEPEOROCHI
**Series 9, Card 16** - [PEPEOROCHI](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEOROCHI) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1AKEuLtnq73BNQjHxU2BVoV4NQSEDDUATj). The [original image](https://www.fujiarts.com/cgi-bin/item.pl?item=680950) is by the artist [Utagawa Kunisada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunisada) and is titled Battling the Wicked Magician Orochimaru which was completed in 1855. The full print is a three panel piece which depicts two magicians battling each other. It depicts the wicked Orochimaru, who is the son of the Giant Snake, conjuring up an enormous serpent to help him.

Battling the Wicked Magician Orochimaru, 1855

## Series 9, Card 22 - SCORPEPE
**Series 9, Card 22 -** [**SCORPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/SCORPEPE) was created by [Raf Vantongerloo](https://x.com/RafVantongerloo). The image is a pepefied [Scorpion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpion_\(Mortal_Kombat\)) (from the video game series Mortal Kombat). Specifically, it appears to taken from the 2011 series reboot titled [Mortal Kombat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_\(2011_video_game\)) (also known as Mortal Kombat 9 (MK9)). The interesting thing about this image though is that Raf ran it through a mobile photo-editing application that uses [neural networks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neural_network) and [artificial intelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence) to apply artistic effects. The fact that this was done in 2016 makes it one of the earliest examples of AI-enhanced art on any blockchain. There are now sites and Discord groups dedicated specifically to locating and documenting these early uses of AI in digital art. The application used for this card is called [Prisma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisma_\(app\)) which was launched on iOS in June 2016 in Russia. In the first week of release the app was downloaded over 7.5 million times. It was later released on Android. To view all Rare Pepe cards that have been identified as having some sort of AI manipulation done to them, visit the collection page on [pepe.wtf](https://pepe.wtf/sets/AI). If you've ever played a version of Mortal Kombat you will get the included text "Get Over Here!" - A classic line that Scorpion says to his opponent while throwing his spear on the end of a chain at them. And the bit about "Babality" is hilarious because that is the name of one of the [hidden fatalities](https://mortalkombat.fandom.com/wiki/Babality) in the game. Instead of finishing your opponent by tearing their head off, you instead would turn them into a cute little baby.
## Series 9, Card 41 - UKIPEPE ![Screen grab from the original story which ran on BBC Television](/files/zadEco4OJIOlXRTgyR4K) **Series 9, Card 41 -** [**UKIPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/UKIPEPE) was created by the prolific artist known as "[ICQPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/artists/ICQPEPE)", creator of 28 Rare Pepe cards including the infamous Series 1, Card 49 - [NOFAPPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/NOFAPPEPE). The women in the image is Rozanne Duncan, who was at the time was a UKIP member of the Thanet District Council in Kent, England. She was summarily dismissed after making derogatory statements about African Americans in a 2015 documentary entitled "Meet the Ukippers". Here is a story that mentions Duncan as well as a clip from the documentary which was posted on YouTube. {% embed url="" %} # Series 10 ## Series 10, Card 21 - BRIGHTONPEPE
**Series 10, Card 21** - [BRIGHTONPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BRIGHTONPEPE) was created by CounterParty Developer and Rare Pepe Scientist, [Shawn Leary](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Shawn-Leary). Shawn created a total of 15 cards for the Rare Pepe series including Series 1 greats such as [DANKPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/DANKPEPE), [BUPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BUPEPE), and [TLCPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/TLCPEPE). BRIGHTONPEPE is one of three cards that lampoon the controversial podcast [Bitcoin Uncensored](https://www.coindesk.com/people/bitcoin-uncensored/) and it's hosts - Junseth and Chris DeRose. [DeRose's](https://twitter.com/chrisderose_?lang=en) Twitter handle was once @brighton36 which is where the card name comes from. DeRose was allegedly arrested for streaking at a waterpark which gave Shawn the idea for a [Wanted Poster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanted_poster). # Series 12 ## Series 12, Card 24- BATBUTBOO ![](/files/c5qx43Nm9gO7AEG6smRZ) **Series 12, Card 24** - [BATBUTBOO](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BATBUTBOO) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1Gpe8KHgZpgzpVLwri1UnU99wwCUWmm3cs). The artist had a total of 9 cards accepted into the Rare Pepe project including [PEPONG](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPONG) and [PEPECOLLECT](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPECOLLECT). The image on the card is an actual "battle station" photo that was posted on the site [4chan](https://www.4chan.org/) in 2013 with the addition of Pepe eating a spoonful of butter. It is unclear whether or not the comments by the poster were a troll or his honest take on enjoying eating butter. The original image and text are below. ![](/files/48CN1virSvnouatcegaw) # Series 13 ## Series 13, Card 18 - TEAPEPE
**Series 13, Card 18** - [TEAPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/TEAPEPE) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1C7vMLMFcefxKevmNRGKp7mntx1nYCueSZ). They created a total of 18 cards for the Rare Pepe series including [PEPEWAT](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEWAT) and [DEEZPEPENUTS](https://pepe.wtf/asset/DEEZPEPENUTS). The card is a modified version of the [original color woodcut](https://chazen.wisc.edu/collection/6014/swallows-peach-blossoms-and-full-moon/) entitled *"Swallows, Peach Blossoms and Full Moon"* by the Japanese [ukiyo-e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukiyo-e) artist [Utagawa Hiroshige](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshige) in 1935. The TEAPEPE artist removed the bottom two peach blossom branches and swallows, added a steaming cup of green pepe tea and added a kneeling woman with a pepe head holding a cup of tea. ## Series 13, Card 32 - PEPEKIM
**Series 13, Card 32** - [PEPEKIM](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEKIM) was created by the artist [Zed Erwan](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Zed-Erwan). He contributed a total of 12 cards to the Rare Pepe project. This card is one of the four cards Zed created digitally. The other eight cards were hand drawn or painted. The card is a parody of [an image](https://www.papermag.com/break-the-internet-kim-kardashian-cover-1427450475.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1) of [Kim Kardashian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Kardashian) that appeared in the magazine *Paper* in the winter of 2014. The accompanying article was entitled "Break the Internet" which Zed changed to "Break the Blockchain." ## Series 13, Card 41 - PEPELEMMING
**Series 13, Card 41** - [PEPELEMMING](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPELEMMING) was created by the artist known as [Mrcoins](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Mrcoins). He created a total of three cards for the Rare Pepe series. The other two being [EXCLUPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/EXCLUPEPE) and [MONOPEPEOLY](https://pepe.wtf/asset/MONOPEPEOLY). PEPELEMMING is based on the 1991 video game [Lemmings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmings_\(video_game\)) which was developed for the [Amiga personal computer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga). Within a year of release the game was ported to other computers including the [Atari ST](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_ST), [Sinclair Spectrum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum), the PC, and [Super Nintendo Entertainment System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System). It would ultimately be ported to over 20 different systems.

The Lemmings font used on the card

## Series 13, Card 42 - BEWPEPE ![](/files/Lhdzr8T6za8D7Z3WqkR7) **Series 13, Card 42** - [BEWPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BEWPEPE) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1JMa2DJwFjW5EYdqaXPKwGpqEjQ15dq3Xy). They also created the cards [GOKUPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/GOKUPEPE) and [PEPECCOLO](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPECCOLO) for the Rare Pepe project. This hand-drawn card is a parody of the Japanese trading card game [Yu-Gi-Oh! ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!)card, [Blue-Eyes White Dragon](https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Blue-Eyes_White_Dragon). # Series 15 ## Series 15, Card 41 - KOIPEPE
**Series 15, Card 41** - KOIPEPE was created by the artist known as [Luca](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Luca). He created a total of 19 cards for the Rare Pepe project. This is one of two cards with a Japanese influence. The other one being [UKIYOPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/UKIYOEPEPE). The original image is from an antique scroll but I have been unable to determine the artist. So far the only place I've been able to locate it is on Pintrest boards, but they do not give any information. # Series 16 ## Series 16, Card 17 - PEPEAXEGANG
**Series 16, Card 17** - [PEPEAXEGANG](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEAXEGANG) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1HG3SoUvnpp9jkNunYqbzfYRYBMqXfQD3t). They only created two cards for the Rare Pepe project, the other one being [LIZZZFACEPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/LIZZFACEPEPE). Based on the axe logo at the top of this otherwise hand-drawn card my best guess is that the artist was making reference to the Chinese [gang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Axe_Gang) founded in 1921 of the same name that was popularized by the 2004 action-comedy film [***Kung Fu Hustle***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Fu_Hustle). ## Series 16, Card 29 - THINKINGPEPE
**Series 16, Card 29** - [THINKINGPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/THINKINGPEPE) was created by the artist known as [Pepe\_1337](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Pepe_1337) who created a total of 21 Rare Pepe cards. It is an original piece based on the famous bronze sculpture by [Auguste Rodin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_Rodin) called ["The Thinker"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thinker) (*Le Penseur in French*). On May 19, 2024 Pepe\_1337 posted the following in the Official Rare Pepe Telegram chat room, "for those who were wondering, THINKINGPEPE started off as a sketch, then acrylic painting, then transferred and digitally enhanced." And he shared the image below of the original acrylic painting.
# Series 17 Further reading about the references made in Series 17, Cards 1-50 as well as links & original images (if available). ## Series 17, Card 15 - MEMESTEALER ![](/files/RcT7MGcJAHsVK4KM0E9P) **Series 17, Card 15** - [MEMESTEALER ](https://pepe.wtf/asset/MEMESTEALER)was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/15qdhYM8WXZQUCPsR1oeoWkfCmBgeUZXht). The image on the card is taken from the cover of a 1990 board game expansion pack called [**Space Hulk: Genestealer Expansion.**](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13393/space-hulk-genestealer-expansion) The board game [Space Hulk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Hulk) was released in 1989 by the company [Games Workshop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games_Workshop). The card creator had a total of 8 cards accepted into the Rare Pepe project including what has to be one of the earliest known examples of a vIRL (virtual in real life) - [PEPETSHIRT](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPETSHIRT). In this case, purchasing the digital asset PEPETSHIRT entitled you to an actual tee shirt being sent to your home as well as a "receipt" in the form of another digital asset - [GOTPEPESHIRT](https://pepe.wtf/asset/GOTPEPESHIRT). ## Series 17, Card 25 - THEVERYPEPE
**Series 17, Card 25** - [THEVERYPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/THEVERYPEPE) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1P1JukVHAHwqQcSKhPBgTsPp4oiR33163s). This was one of two cards that they contributed to the Rare Pepe series. The other being [THESKYPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/THESKYPEPE). The image on the card is a man dressed up as the character [Gachapin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gachapin) from the Japanese television program [Hirake! Ponkikki](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15227182/), and its succeeding series, [Ponkickies](https://en.moegirl.org.cn/Ponkickies). He is a green, bucktoothed dinosaur and is usually accompanied by his friend [Muku](http://ilovetheyeti.blogspot.com/2009/06/mukku-yeti.html), a red Yeti. The [Hiragana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiragana) roughly translates to "Bring it on", or "Come on" as it's written bellow. It seems that the human Gachapin wants to fight someone. ## Series 17, Card 39 - FIGHTPEPE ![](/files/fW0LKapFDloNvdsKKtFP) **Series 17 Card 39 -** [**FIGHTPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FIGHTPEPE) was created by the artist known as 0jak. It is a mash-up of the video game "[Street Fighter](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Street_Fighter_Wiki)" and and the cutest martial arts fight ever captured on film:smile:. The original "fight" video can be viewed below. {% embed url="" %} ## Series 17, Card 44 - GNUPEPE
**Series 17, Card 44 -** [**GNUPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/GNUPEPE) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/12EExgjjzgnxuwidp9VbaTDQR4ttiyAzp6). It was the only card he or she contributed to the Rare Pepe Directory. The card is a religious caricature of [Richard Matthew Stallman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman), an American free software movement activist and programmer. Stallman launched the [GNU Project](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Project), developed the [GNU Compiler Collection](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Compiler_Collection) and wrote all versions of the [GNU General Public License](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License). The image makes reference to the fact that Stallman sees himself as a self-proclaimed "[Saint in the Church of Emacs](https://stallman.org/saint.html)"

Photo by Wouter van Oortmerssen

{% embed url="" %} A live performance of Stallman's "[Free Software Song](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Software_Song)" {% endembed %} # Series 18 ## Series 18, Card 4 - LUPEPEN
**Series 18, Card 4** - [LUPEPEN](https://pepe.wtf/asset/LUPEPEN) was created by the artist [Luca](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Luca) ([@Rare\_Luca](https://twitter.com/Rare_Luca) on Twitter). Luca created 18 cards for the Rare Pepe series including the popular [PEPEBASQUIAT](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEBASQUIAT), the tranquil [KOIPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/KOIPEPE), [PEPECLUB](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPECLUB), and [PEPEFICTION](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPFICTION). The images were taken from the Japanese animated made-for-TV film [Lupin III (Part 4)](https://theartarchivee.com/2018/07/28/retro-retrospective-lupin-iii-part-4/). These films, staring the [Manga character](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupin_the_Third) of the same name aired yearly between 1989 and 2013. The sign at the bottom left appears to be taken from the [2014 Mt. Gox protestors](https://www.theverge.com/2014/2/19/5425220/protest-at-mt-gox-bitcoin-exchange-in-tokyo).
## Series 18, Card 10 - PEPEKYRIE
**Series 18, Card 10** - [PEPEKYRIE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEKYRIE) was created by [Ariya Minase](https://twitter.com/aria_minase). She created a total of four cards for the Rare Pepe series including the Pokémon parody [BULBAPEPECRD](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BULBAPEPECRD). The card is an adaptation of the 1989 Japanese arcade game [Valkyrie no Densetsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkyrie_no_Densetsu). The game describes Valkyrie's companion Kurino Xandra as "lizard-like" but we all know it's really a frog . ## Series 18, Card 18 - PEPEBEARD
**Series 18, Card 18** - [PEPEBEARD](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEBEARD) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1Gpe8KHgZpgzpVLwri1UnU99wwCUWmm3cs). They created a total of nine Rare Pepe cards for the series including [BATBUTBOO](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BATBUTBOO) which is a very funny story behind it which can be found in the [Series 12 section](https://wiki.pepe.wtf/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project/series-and-card-specific-lore/series-12). \ \ PEPEBEARD is a parody of the purported [flag of Blackbeard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Blackbeard) which was attributed to Edward Teach (or Thatch), who was better known as [Blackbeard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbeard) the Pirate. As you can see from the image above, the original flag did not contain the severed head of [Wojak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojak) (or anyone else for that matter). ## Series 18, Card 19 - KEKTOPUS
**Series 18, Card 19** - [KEKTOPUS](https://pepe.wtf/asset/KEKTOPUS) was created by the artist known as [Meme Conscious](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Meme-Conscious). He created at total of 13 cards for the Rare Pepe project. This card appears to be a parody of an [Anne Tavoletti](https://www.instagram.com/anne_tavoletti/) painting called [Deep Sea II](https://www.allposters.com/-sp/Deep-Sea-II-Posters_i16246478_.htm). As you can see from the image above if you flip it and rotate it a bit it's nearly identical. Perhaps Mr. Conscious used Deep Sea II reference material and painted his own version. ## Series 18, Card 25 - BTFDPEPE
**Series 18, Card 25** - [BTFDPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BTFDPEPE) was created by the duo of Rare Pepe Scientist Bench and OG Grass Fed Goat. Together, they go by the name [Cryptonati](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Cryptonati). They created a total of 9 cards for the Rare Pepe project including [CHYNAPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/CHYNAPEPE), [KILLARYPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/KILLARYPEPE), and [PEPETRADERS](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPETRADERS). Somehow Bench got this card approved while breaking two of the cardinal rules - "No websites.. QR codes" and "no NSFW content." If you look on the shelf just in front of the pepe/bull head you will see the first broken rule, and behind Mr. Draper you will see the second (hint, it's neon green). The original image was taken from a [Coindesk article](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2014/07/02/vc-tim-draper-revealed-as-silk-road-bitcoin-auction-winner/) from 2014 that announced that the venture capitalist [Tim Draper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Draper) was the winning bidder of all 29,656 bitcoins that were auctioned off by the US Marshals. The bitcoins were those that were seized by the US government when they shut down the online marketplace called [Silk Road](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road_\(marketplace\)). I could not get my phone to read it, but Bench let me know that it leads to the transaction on the Bitcoin blockchain where the Bitcoins purchased by Draper were transferred into his wallet. # Series 19 Further reading about the references made in Series 19, Cards 1-50 as well as links & original images (if available). ## Series 19, Card 45 - BLKCHNJESUS ![](/files/qYWwsGY0G9dC1mn17261) **Series 19, Card 45 -** [BLKCHNJESUS](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BLKCHNJESUS) was created by the late, great [John Villar](https://pepe.wtf/artists/John-Villar). John created an astounding 80 Rare Pepe cards, along with being a Rare Pepe Scientist and a member of the CounterParty team. The card is a parody of the statue [Buddy Christ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Christ) which was featured in the Kevin Smith film [Dogma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogma_\(film\)). # Series 20 ## Series 20, Card 29 - XONOTICPEPE
**Series 20, Card 29** - [XONOTICPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/XONOTICPEPE) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/17PJddeDBSyKDCcJK9BnneLvZnbtBx5GC6). This was the only card created and submitted to the Rare Pepe project by the artist. The image on the card is a parody of the logo for the free and open-source first-person shooter video game [Xonotic](https://xonotic.org/). [The game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xonotic) was developed as a fork of the game Nexuiz in 2011. ## Series 20, Card 41 - STACYPEPE
**Series 20, Card 41** - [STACYPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/STACYPEPE) was created by [Oliver Morris](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Oliver-Morris) who was only 14 at the time. Oliver created a total of three cards for the Rare Pepe project with the other two being [SECURITYPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/SECURITYPEPE) and [PEPETHEFROG](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPETHEFROG). The card image is a parody of an image Morris found of Stacy Herbert, co-host of the television show [*The Keiser Report*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiser_Report) where she was dressed as the [Tin Woodman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_Woodman) from the book and film [*The Wonderful Wizard of Oz*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz) for Halloween. He replaced the Silver element symbol (Ag) sign on her chest (did she not know that it should have been Sn for Tin?) for a PEPECASH Card and added a stock chart in the background which is representative of the show. # Series 21 ## Series 21, Card 6 - PEPETOPKEK
**Series 21, Card 6** - [PEPETOPKEK](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPETOPKEK) was created by [Nathan Sonic](https://pepe.wtf/artists/nathan-sonic). He created a total of 14 cards for the Rare Pepe project. In Turkish, kek means cake, and Topkek, a brand of cupcakes, was first produced in 1990 by [ETi](https://www.etiinternational.com/eti-topkek-cake-with-strawberry), a Turkish confectionery company. This card is a green version of the topkek strawberry cupcake packaging. The term Topkek became a [meme](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/topkek.) on [4chan](https://www.4chan.org/) in 2013. ## Series 21, Card 18 - PEPEBALL
**Series 21, Card 18** - [PEPEBALL](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEBALL) was created by the Japanese artist known as [Oni Giri](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Oni-Giri). She created a total of 9 cards for the Rare Pepe project; 8 of which are original artworks! Oni said of PEPEBALL, "I made this one because I love [Dragon Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z) so much." The pepe in the [gi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karate_gi) was modeled after the main protagonist of the series - [Goku](https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Goku). ## Series 21, Card 23 - MAUIPEPE
**Series 21, Card 18 -** [**MAUIPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/MAUIPEPE) was created by the artist [**Luis Rivera**](https://x.com/impossibleartif)**.** It is one of 14 cards he made for the Rare Pepe directory. The ownership of all 14 have since been sold to former Rare Pepe Scientist, and creator of Freewallet and the tokenscan block explorer, Jdog. The card concept was done by Luis and then commissioned to the artist [**Julia Jenkins**](https://linktr.ee/juliajenkinsart) for final design and coloring. The original of each is below.
## Series 21, Card 25 - PEPEANDY
**Series 21, Card 25** - [PEPEANDY](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEANDY) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1LHPw5hFTr8NYkE86b3F11y7vnBhmpJrts). They created the five card "Pepe the Forbidden One" set, six other portrait Rare Pepe cards similar to this one, and two transportation cards. The Andy pictured here is [Andy Weissman](https://www.usv.com/people/andy-weissman/) a Managing Partner at [Union Square Ventures](https://www.usv.com/). USV [invests heavily in the crypto industry](https://www.theblock.co/linked/92652/union-square-ventures-crypto-2021-fund). ## Series 21, Card 26 - DUMMIES
**Series 21, Card 26** - [DUMMIES](https://pepe.wtf/asset/DUMMIES) was created by the artist known as [Finest Rares](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Finest-Rares). He created a total of 18 cards for the Rare Pepe series including the two card "Baby Series" ([TUBBIES](https://pepe.wtf/asset/TUBBIES) and [PEPEPAMPERS](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEPAMPERS)). This card is a parody of the [For Dummies series of books](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Dummies). The first book in the series was DOS For Dummies which was published in late 1991. ## Series 21, Card 30 - TADPOLEPEPE
**Series 21, Card 30** - [TADPOLEPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/TADPOLEPEPE) was created by a Japanese artist known as [Mekabu](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Mekabu). He envisioned pepe as a tadpole because he felt it was a good analogy for the growing popularity of the Rare Pepe project. You'll notice at the bottom right of the card the word "memeclip" which is the name of the art group Mekabu and his wife attended. It means "to clip out the creativity of us (me and me) and keep it in the piece." Below is an early sketch of TADPOLEPEPE given to me by Mekabu.
## Series 21, Card 41 - MUNETOPEPE ![](/files/yRaTrHymkIk7vAnoXsGt) **Series 21, Card 41** - [MUNETOPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/MUNETOPEPE) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1HxpuXAdaWbGr81bRXE5GKKw3aPZxoxzBg). MUNETOPEPE is their only contribution to the Rare Pepe series. The card references [Tonomi Palisade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonomi_Palisade) which is a Japanese castle located in the town of Kanegasaki. The illustration depicts [The Anecdote of the Brothers Sadato and Muneto](https://www.fukushima-museum.jp/abe-no-sadato-muneto/) which was painted by Konobu Kano in the early 1700's. [ABE no Muneto](https://www.japanese-wiki-corpus.org/person/ABE%20no%20Muneto.html) was a Japanese military commander in the mid Heian period. I am unclear how the sour plum blossom relates to either the town or the person on the card. ## Series 21, Card 42 - PEPEJIRO
**Series 21, Card 42** - [PEPEJIRO](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEJIRO) was created by the Japanese artist known as [Oni Giri](https://pepe.wtf/artists/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 [Yuujirou Hanma](https://baki.fandom.com/wiki/Yuujirou_Hanma) from the Japanese manga series [Grappler Baki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baki_the_Grappler). Oni said of PEPEJIRO, "I don't think Yuujiro is that popular, but I have the impression that people who like him like this card." When Yuujirou flexes his latissimus dorsi muscles, his back takes the shape of a demon's face, thus increasing his strength and combat abilities. In regard to that Oni said "It was fun to change the face of the original demon." On the card it reads "It looks like a frog's face!" ## Series 21, Card 47 - PBOCPEPE
**Series 21, Card 47** - [PBOCPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PBOCPEPE) was created by the artist [Cryptonati](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Cryptonati). This is the pen name of the duo of Bench and Grass Fed Goat both of whom are Rare Pepe OG's. Bench was also one of the Rare Pepe Scientists who approved the cards for inclusion in the project. They also created such greats as [BTFDPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BTFDPEPE), [CHYNAPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/CHYNAPEPE), and the giveaway card [PEPETRADERS](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPETRADERS) that Bench sends to any new member of the Telegram group. \ \ The card is a manipulated version of a photograph of the [People's Bank of China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Bank_of_China). Added were pictures of [Jihan Wu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihan_Wu), one of the founders of [Bitmain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitmain), the company behind the bitcoin mining hardware called Antminers (also pictured) and [Star Xu](https://www.coindesk.com/tag/star-xu/), the founder of cryptocurrency exchange [OKCoin](https://www.okcoin.com/). # Series 22 ## Series 22, Card 4 - SCHROEPEPE
**Series 22, Card 4** - [SCHROEPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/SCHROEPEPE) was created by the artist [netidx](https://pepe.wtf/artists/netidx) in April 2017. It is one of only two cards created by netidx. The other being [RUBIXPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RUBIXPEPE). SCHROEPEPE is a one-of-a-kind card. The artist, whose real name is Gilles, used a PNG rendering exploit that varies the card's appearance (dead pepe, or alive pepe) depending on the software or device used to display it. You can read an interview with the artist about the process he used to create the image [here](https://www.redlion.news/article/rarepepes-the-origin-story). The Artist coded the token in a way that depending on where you look at it, you could either see a dead pepe or an alive pepe. Not only is that historical in it self because this is the first Rare Pepe card to do something like this. The card's images reference the thought experiment [*Schrödinger's cat*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat)*.* In quantum mechanics, Schrödinger's thought experiment illustrates a paradox of quantum superposition. In the thought experiment, a hypothetical cat may be considered simultaneously both alive and dead, while it is unobserved in a closed box, as a result of its fate being linked to a random subatomic event that may or may not occur. This thought experiment was devised by physicist Erwin Schrödinger in 1935 in a discussion with Albert Einstein to illustrate what Schrödinger saw as the problems of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics. In English? Pretty much the thought experiment says that everything exists in more than one state all the time. Depending on what space and time you look at it is and only is when you can see what state it is in. It was an infamous debate between Eintein and Schrödinger. But no body could prove who was corect back then because there was no way to measure atoms. Until 2022 when 3 physicists won the Nobel prize in physics proving that Einstein was wrong and Schrödinger was correct by, simply put; [proving the bells theorem to be true](https://www.quantamagazine.org/pioneering-quantum-physicists-win-nobel-prize-in-physics-20221004/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw3a2iBhCFARIsAD4jQB2aGGqRefgivDnma-SNAXSLszuxPp8qQoCGNINv8DYXdqvz-FBWKcYaAlrQEALw_wcB). So netidx and the SCHROEPEPE card sided with Schrödinger and predicted that he was correct back in 2017, way before it was actually proven by the three physicists in 2022. Rare Pepes have magical powers and can predict the future...

One of the two possible images that gets displayed based on the software or device. The other image is above.

## Series 22, Card 7 - CREWLOVEPEPE
**Series 22, Card 7** - [CREWLOVEPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/CREWLOVEPEPE) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1Lmy7WxetaSMrCodyczDgjb6ELeJu78KiC). The card is an edited version of the 2011 mixtape by [Young Love](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Money_Entertainment) titled ["Crew Love Vol 1 Mixtape"](https://mixtapewire.com/2011/08/young-money-crew-love-vol-1-mixtape/). The face used for the man on the far left was also used for the Rare Pepe card [BADASSPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BADASSPEPE) by the same artist. ## Series 22, Card 23 - PEPENAL
**Series 22, Card 23** - [PEPENAL](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPENAL) was created by the Japanese artist known as [Oni Giri](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Oni-Giri). She created a total of 9 cards for the Rare Pepe project; 8 of which are original artworks! Oni had this to say about this card, "it is based on my love of [Final Fantasy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_\(video_game\)), this is the four [Warriors of Dawn ](https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Warriors_of_Dawn)from [FF5](https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_V). I tried to express [Yoshitaka Amano](https://www.yoshitakaamano.com/about)'s touch. I personally like this card very much. I think it was more popular back in 2017 than it is now." ## Series 22, Card 34 - PEPEHARING
Series 22, Card 34 - PEPEHARING was created by the French artist [Zed Erwan](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Zed-Erwan). All but 2 of Erwan's 12 Rare Pepe cards were hand drawn or painted. Along with the above parody, he also parodied works by Grant Wood ([GOTHICPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/GOTHICPEPE)), Andy Warhol ([PEPESOUP](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPESOUP)), Roy Lichtenstein ([PEPELCHTNSTN](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPELCHTNSTN)), Jackson Pollock ([PEPEPOLLOCK](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEPOLLOCK)), and Paul CĂ©zanne ([PEPECEZANNE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPECEZANNE)). In chatting with Erwan via DM on Twitter he told me "I had trouble finding pepeharing, I was doing things that were too complicated, and then I found, and it was obvious." And shared the image below.
## Series 22, Card 46 - FIGHTSYSTEM ![](/files/Ct5YU6OmP4UDEYs8apGn) **Series 22, Card 46** - [FIGHTSYSTEM](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FIGHTSYSTEM) was created by the artist [Hosherama](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Hosherama) ([@ThreedmakerG](https://twitter.com/ThreedmakerG) on Twitter). Hosherama had a total of 16 cards accepted into the Rare Pepe project including [DRSTRNGEPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/DRSTRNGEPEPE), [BOWLPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BOWLPEPE), and a claymation card - [PEPESUPREME](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPESUPREME). The GIF on the card is taken from the 1991 [Nintendo Entertainment System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System) game [**Zombie Nation**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_Nation_\(video_game\)). The game was first released in Japan on 14 December, 1990 under the title **Abarenbou Tengu.** You can see a full walkthrough of the game below. The portion of the game that was used for the card can be seen at the 13:38 minute mark. {% embed url="" %} ## Series 22, Card 50 - PEPETREK
**Series 22, Card 50** - [PEPETREK](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPETREK) was created by the Japanese artist known as [Mekabu](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Mekabu). The source image for the card was taken from Season One, Episode Five of the American science fiction television series, [Star Trek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series). The title of the episode is "[The Enemy Within](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Enemy_Within_\(Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series\))." The artist chose this episode because it is "one of the best philosophical stories in the ORIGINAL. I felt it was a fitting tribute to the misused Pepe, who continues to walk away with his shadow side as well."\ \ I asked Mekabu if they have Star Trek in Japan. His response was "I first watched Star Trek when I was in high school. It was on late at night and I remember rubbing my sleepy eyes as I watched it. I don't remember the series, but it was "StarTrek: The Next Generation" that was on the air at the time. After that I watched DS9, BEYOND, INTO DARKNESS, Discovery, and PICARD. I have also watched some older series, but not all." # 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 ![](/files/rl9MXrI673bnBZ8Rgv9m) ![](/files/UtxP33XuaM9RqjGJrNTc) For the start of Series 23, [MrHansel](https://twitter.com/bettidlomas) created "[GUYBRUSH ](https://pepe.wtf/asset/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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_Island_2:_LeChuck%27s_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! ](/files/djQDqM3TPM1iPbu8hCbQ) ![I could not find our hero striking this pose in the walkthrough, but it is online as a standalone image](/files/a1A9rlcL9WIDSxoZALYm) ## Series 23, Card 2 - RICKYPEPE
**Series 23, Card 3** - [RICKYPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RICKYPEPE) was created by the artist known as [OE](https://pepe.wtf/artists/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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talladega_Nights:_The_Ballad_of_Ricky_Bobby)" who was played by [Will Ferrell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Ferrell). {% embed url="" %} ## Series 23, Card 4 - BAYLOP ![](/files/YDuDoI8Zl8crrGNawlF5) **Series 23, Card 4** - [BAYLOP](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BAYLOP) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1ye1EaLcArtidUSqATkkgzCS4Fj2D4Gpe) who also made both of the [Bogdanoff Twins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_and_Grichka_Bogdanoff) cards BOGDAPEPE and PEPENOFF as well as one of the Bitconnect cards [CARLOSPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/CARLOSPEPE). The BAYLOP card depicts the execution of [Viet Cong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viet_Cong) member Nguyễn Văn LĂ©m, often referred to as BáșŁy Lốp. The execution took place in Saigon during the [Tet Offensive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tet_Offensive) in the [Vietnam War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War). Văn LĂ©m 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Adams_\(photographer\)), an Associated Press photographer. You can learn more about the event [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_of_Nguy%E1%BB%85n_V%C4%83n_L%C3%A9m). ## Series 23, Card 12 - PEPEAMANDA
**Series 23, Card 12** - [PEPEAMANDA](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEAMANDA) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1LHPw5hFTr8NYkE86b3F11y7vnBhmpJrts). They contributed a total of 14 cards to the Rare Pepe series including the 5-card ["Pepe the Forbidden One"](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FORBIDENPEPE) set and a series of portraits including [PEPEFRED](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEFRED), [PEPEANDY](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEANDY), [PEPEVINNY](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEVINNY), [PEPEBOBBY](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEBOBBY), and [PEPESAMSON](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPESAMSON). The woman pictured on the card is [DASH](https://www.dash.org/) report and presenter [Amanda B. Johnson](https://www.instagram.com/amandab_johnson/?hl=en). The photograph was taken from the [Bitcoinist article](https://bitcoinist.com/dash-bitcoin-interview-amanda-b-johnson/) *"How Dash Stole Bitcoin’s Mojo – Interview with Amanda B. Johnson".* ## Series 23, Card 16 - PEROCHI
**Series 23, Card 16** - [PEROCHI](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEROCHI) was created by the Japanese artist known as [Oni Giri](https://pepe.wtf/artists/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](https://baki.fandom.com/wiki/Doppo_Orochi) from the Japanese manga series [Grappler Baki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baki_the_Grappler). 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](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PHNTOMOFPEPE) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Deleted-account). They also created the Melancholia Triptych ([MELANCHOLIA](https://pepe.wtf/asset/MELANCHOLIA), [MELANCOLIE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/MELANCOLIE), [PEPEINTRO](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEINTRO)), the philosophers set ([SOCRATESPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/SOCRATESPEPE), [PEPEKARLMARX](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEKARLMARX), [PEPENIETZSCH](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPENIETZSCH)) as well as 5 other cards, for a total of 12 Rare Pepe cards. This card is the artist's interpretation of [one](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/100150/the-phantom-of-the-opera-by-gaston-leroux/9780553213768?ref=PRHB7BD76FBDB\&aid=14813\&linkid=PRHB7BD76FBDB) of the many cover illustrations for the 1910 Novel [*The Phantom of the Opera*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom_of_the_Opera) which was written by the French author [Gaston Leroux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaston_Leroux). ## Series 23, Card 48 - PEPEEVO
**Series 23, Card 48** - [PEPEEVO](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEEVO) was created by the Japanese artist known as [Oni Giri](https://pepe.wtf/artists/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?" # Series 24 ## Series 24, Card 22 - KEKOFWAR
**Series 24, Card 22** - [KEKOFWAR](https://pepe.wtf/asset/KEKOFWAR) was created by the artist [RareDesigner](https://pepe.wtf/artists/RareDesigner). He created a total of 34 cards for the Rare Pepe project including the "self portrait" [PEPEDESIGN](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEDESIGN). This card is the artists interpretation of the box cover for the 2006 third-person shooter video game [*Gears of War*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gears_of_War_%28video_game%29). The game was first released on the [Xbox 360](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360) game console and then for Microsoft Windows in 2007. The game sold over three million copies within ten weeks of launch and became the fastest selling video game of 2006. ## Series 24, Card 41 - PEPEWYATT
**Series 24, Card 41** - [PEPEWYATT](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEWYATT) was created by the artist known as [Easy B](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Easy-B). He has a whopping 39 cards in the Rare Pepe project covering a broad range of topics from wrestlers to movie stars to comic books. The card is the artist's rendition of a [2020 Tee Shirt advertisement](https://twitter.com/WWEShop/status/1271102769756344322?s=20\&t=Xt6mmcf-CPH6gcBePYpFNQ) that appeared on Twitter. The man pictured is [Bray Wyatt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bray_Wyatt), an American pro wrestler that is better known as The Fiend. Wyatt's catchphrase was "Follow the Buzzards," which was changed to "Follow the Blockchain" by Easy B. for his card. ## Series 24, Card 48 - PEPEPOLLOCK
**Series 24, Card 48** - [PEPEPOLLOCK](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEPOLLOCK) was created by the French artist [Zed Erwan](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Zed-Erwan). This is one of 12 of his Rare Pepe cards. 9 of them were done by hand. The three that were created on the computer are [GOTHICPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/GOTHICPEPE), [PEPEKIM](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEKIM) and [PEPEPARIETAL](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEPARIETAL). Zed's image is not really a parody of a particular Pollock piece, but more an homage to the style. The image pictured above is a section of Pollock's "Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist)." I was speaking with Zed on Twitter in September of 2022 (me in English, him in French) and he shared with me a photo of the actual paintbrush he used to create PEPEPOLLOCK.

The brush used to paint the modern masterpiece "PEPEPOLLOCK"

# Series 25 Further reading about the references made in Series 25, Cards 1-50 as well as links & original images (if available). ## Series 25, Card 9 - TOBIASPEPE
**Series 25, Card 9** - [TOBIASPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/TOBIASPEPE) was commissioned by @Whatever from the official Telegram chat room and created by the artist [OE](https://pepe.wtf/artists/OE). It is a homage to the character [Tobias](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arrested_Development_characters#Tobias_F%C3%BCnke) from the American television sitcom [Arrested Development](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrested_Development). Tobias was played by the stand-up comedian [David Cross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Cross). The original image was taken from Episode 7 of Season 1 entitled ["In God We Trust"](https://arresteddevelopment.fandom.com/wiki/In_God_We_Trust). OE shared some early drafts of this iconic card in the Telegram recently stating, "It went through a couple iterations before reaching its final dankness."

Early versions of TOBIASPEPE by OE

## Series 25, Card 17 - YAMAPEPE ![](/files/XsTi4UJT7ZMobXO0fjbh) ![](/files/wFFREu3J2hEx7fjt0ZU5) **Series 25, Card 17 -** [YAMAPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/YAMAPEPE) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1ye1EaLcArtidUSqATkkgzCS4Fj2D4Gpe). The card depicts Japanese right-wing ultranationalist [Otoya Yamaguchi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otoya_Yamaguchi) just moments before he stabbed [Inejirƍ Asanuma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inejir%C5%8D_Asanuma), chairman of the [Japan Socialist Party](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Socialist_Party) on October 12, 1960. Yamaguchi stabbed Asanuma with a wakizashi short sword during a live televised election debate in Tokyo. Yamaguchi was only 17 at the time. The photograph was taken by a Japanese photojournalist named [Yasushi Nagao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasushi_Nagao) and won him a [Pulitzer Prize](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize) in 1961.\ \ The background of the card is a modified version of an album cover for the song "[Fast and Fresh](https://music.apple.com/gb/album/fast-and-fresh-feat-asteroide-single/1483620621)" by the artist Akuan. ## Series 25, Card 20 - PEAKYPEPE
**Series 25, Card 20** - [PEAKYPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEAKYPEPE) was created by RarePepeTrader, who is an OG in the Rare Pepe Telegram group and runs the WTH Auction House. The card was modeled after a still image from the English crime drama television series [Peaky Blinders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaky_Blinders_\(TV_series\)#Cast_and_characters)' main character [Tommy Shelby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Shelby), played by [Cillian Murphy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cillian_Murphy). RPT stated recently in the official Rare Pepe Telegram chat room that he made the issuance of the card 1,921 because that was the year portrayed in the first season of the show. However [this article](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/when-is-peaky-blinders-set#:~:text=The%20first%20season%20of%20Peaky,of%20Birmingham%20on%20a%20horse.) states that Series 1 took place in 1919 and Series 2 took place in 1921 so ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯. ## Series 25, Card 22 - XCHAINPEPE
**Series 25, Card 22** - [XCHAINPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/XCHAINPEPE) was created by the artist known as [Rare Scrilla](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Rare-Scrilla). This was one of the many hand drawn an colored Rare Pepe cards created by Scrilla. Some others are [PWAPWAPWAPWA](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PWAPWAPWAPWA), [RUNDMP](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RUNDMP), and [DDDPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/DDDPEPE). You can see the original drawing below. The difference being that the card had actual Xchain screens and a chart superimposed over the hand drawn ones. The original was recently sent from Scrilla to [Counterparty ](https://counterparty.io/)developer and [Freewallet](https://freewallet.io/) creator [J-Dog](https://twitter.com/jdogresorg).
## Series 25, Card 27 - PEPEHAND
**Series 25, Card 27** - [PEPEHAND](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEHAND) was created by the Japanese artist known as [Oni Giri](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Oni-Giri). She created a total of 9 cards for the Rare Pepe project; 8 of which are original artworks! Oni said of PEPEHAND, "Something is about to be born beyond the sadness. I also feel anger and resentment. What do you think is born from destroying something? What you see beyond that may change depending on the owner of the card." # Series 26 ## Series 26, Card 25 - TETSUWANPEPE
**Series 26, Card 25** - [TETSUWANPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/TETSUWANPEPE) was created by the artist known as [Easy B](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Easy-B). Mr. B created a whopping 39 cards for the Rare Pepe project! TETSUWANPEPE is the artists rendition of the Japanese Manga character [Astro Boy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy). Also known as Mighty Atom, the android young boy with human emotions was created by [Osamu Tezuka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka) and was published by [Kobunsha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobunsha) from 1952 to 1968. In a [recent interview](https://youtu.be/SEL23QKS_SQ) with Zero G, Easy B displayed his first attempt at his TETSUWANPEPE card (pictured below) which was rejected by the Rare Pepe Scientists with the comment, "needs more original content."
## Series 26, Card 29 - CREMAPEPE
**Series 26, Card 29** - [CREMAPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/CREMAPEPE) was created by an unknown artist. This was their sole contribution to the Rare Pepe series. The GIF was taken from from the 1973 Mexican surreal-fantasy film entitled [*"The Holy Mountain"*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holy_Mountain_\(1973_film\)). The section of the trailer is queued up below. {% embed url="" %} ## Series 26, Card 45 - HAPPYRAINY
Series 26, Card 45 - [HAPPYRAINY](https://pepe.wtf/asset/HAPPYRAINY) is an original drawing by the Japanese artist known as [Mekabu](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Mekabu). I asked him about it recently and this was his response, "In Japan, the rainy season is called "TSUYU", which is between spring and summer, from the end of May to mid-July. Frogs, hydrangeas, and snails are the standard illustrations for "TSUYU". HAPPYRAINY is just like that. The main subject of this illustration is rain, so I have added a blank space at the top to show the presence of clouds and rain. Please also pay attention to his gaze." # Series 27 ## Series 27, Card 7 - CLAYPEPE
**Series 27, Card 7** - [CLAYPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/CLAYPEPE) was created by a Japanese artist known as [Mekabu](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Mekabu). He created a total of four cards for the Rare Pepe project. The other three being [TADPOLEPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/TADPOLEPEPE), [PEPETREK](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPETREK), and [HAPPYRAINY](https://pepe.wtf/asset/HAPPYRAINY). Here is what he had to say about this card, "Yes, all of my CLAY series are made of clay, not 3DCG. I use rice flour clay. It is very smooth and does not have crystals floating on the surface after drying like wheat clay and stays beautiful. Only the top left photo is wheat clay. It was made by children and is the source of the idea for CLAYPEPE." Below is an image Mekabu gave me that show the inspiration for the card and some in-progress shots.
## Series 27, Card 26 - PEPELCHTNSTN
**Series 27, Card 26** - [PEPELCHTNSTN](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPELCHTNSTN) was created by the French artist Zed [Erwan](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Zed-Erwan). This card is a parody of [Roy Lichtenstein's](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Lichtenstein) ["Oh, Jeff...I Love You, Too...But..."](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh,_Jeff...I_Love_You,_Too...But...) which was created in 1964 and is one of the artists' most famous [Pop art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_art) pieces. Below is a sketch Erwan shared with me on Twitter which was then colored digitally.
## Series 27, Card 28 - PEPEAGYO
**Series 27, Card 28** - [PEPEAGYO](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEAGYO) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/13Gq5fqZ1gXrD4gxNm1YfycBHCp1S4Nphu). They created a total of 4 cards for the Rare Pepe project (two pairs of Japanese warriors). PEPEAGYO is a parodied drawing of the wooden sculpture of the Buddhist temple protector Agyo. It was created in the year 1203 by the Japanese sculptor [Unkei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unkei) and is displayed at the Great South Gate at the temple known as [Tƍdai-ji](https://smarthistory.org/todai-ji/). [Protectors always come in pairs](https://www.japan-talk.com/jt/new/the-fearsome-protectors-of-japanese-temples), and Agyƍ's is named Ungyƍ. He can be seen in Series 28, Card 12 - [PEPEUNGYO](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEUNGYO). # Series 28 Further reading about the references made in Series 28, Cards 1-50 as well as links & original images (if available). ## Series 28, Card 12 - PEPEUNGYO
**Series 28, Card 12** - [PEPEUNGYO](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEUNGYO) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/13Gq5fqZ1gXrD4gxNm1YfycBHCp1S4Nphu). They created a total of 4 cards for the Rare Pepe project (two pairs of Japanese warriors). PEPEUNGYO is a parodied drawing of the cypress wood statue Ungyƍ created in the year 1203 by the Japanese sculptor [Unkei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unkei). Ungyƍ is a fierce guardian figure that stands over 8 meters tall and is displayed at the Great South Gate at the temple known as [Tƍdai-ji](https://smarthistory.org/todai-ji/). These [protective figures](https://www.japan-talk.com/jt/new/the-fearsome-protectors-of-japanese-temples) always come in pairs, and Ungyƍ's is named Agyƍ. ## Series 28, Card 16 - PEPEYAKUZA
**Series 28, Card 16** - [PEPEYAKUZA](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEYAKUZA) was created by the artist [Easy B](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Easy-B) ([@Easy\_to\_the\_b](https://twitter.com/Easy_to_the_b) on Twitter). Easy B created a whopping 39 cards for the Rare Pepe series including [STANPEPEE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/STANPEPEE), [ENTERTHEPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/ENTERTHEPEPE), [GROYPMAN](https://pepe.wtf/asset/GROYPMAN), and [ROADMAPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/ROADMAPEPE). The card image is a modified of a [1973 Japanese yakuza film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_Without_Honor_and_Humanity_\(film\)) titled *"Battles Without Honor and Humanity"* staring [Bunta Sugawara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunta_Sugawara). Sugawara acted in over 200 films, including the fittingly titled ["Frog Drifts Into a Sad Town"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0440020/). ## Series 28, Card 32 - TALESPEPE
**Series 28, Card 32** - [TALESPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/TALESPEPE) was created by the artist [Easy B](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Easy-B). He has a total of 39 cards in the Rare Pepe project. This one is a parody of a US Comic book called [Tales From the Crypt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_the_Crypt_\(comics\)). Specifically book #24 which was published in June/July 1951. The cover art was done by [Al Feldstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Feldstein). ## Series 28, Card 40 - BEATPEPE ![](/files/NBu03xQS46bMYxJfzQ1U) **Series 28, Card 40 -** [BEATPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BEATPEPE) was created by the prolific artist known as [Mya](https://twitter.com/mayaNFT). She has 30 cards in the Rare Pepe collection including greats like [RAREINKONE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RAREINKONE), [LIGHTITON](https://pepe.wtf/asset/LIGHTITON), and [XIPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/XIPEPE). The card depicts Korean born [Kim Sin-rak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikid%C5%8Dzan) in a wrestling match against an unidentified opponent. Sin-rak was better known as Rikidƍzan and competed in both Sumo and professional wrestling. He as credited with bringing the sport of professional wrestling to Japan and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2017. The source photo and more information about the man can be found [here](https://twgreatdaily.com/zh-hans/FmNy9HIBd4Bm1__Yy-0p.html). # Series 29 ## Series 29, Card 2 - PEPEJERICHO ![](/files/6rQP4YKI6RPnYJ5A8xff) **Series 29, Card 2** - [PEPEJERICHO](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEJERICHO) was created by the artist [Crypto Viper](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Crypto-viper). He had a total of 10 cards accepted into the Rare Pepe project including [PEPEACIDTRIP](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEACIDTRIP), [PEPEDIRECTOR](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEDIRECTOR), and [PEPEKFC](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEKFC). The card is a green version of the American-Canadian professional wrestler and singer [Chris Jericho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Jericho). He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Jericho has wrestled all over the world and was a six-time world champion in the WWF/WWE league. ## Series 29, Card 24 - PEPENIN
**Series 29, Card 24** - [PEPENIN](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPENIN) was created by the Japanese artist known as [Oni Giri](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Oni-Giri). She created a total of 9 cards for the Rare Pepe project; 8 of which are original artworks! Oni had this to say about this card, "I drew this because i wanted to draw a ninja. I used Chinese characters and other elements to give it a bit of a Japanese feel. The ninja hides in the moonlit night, blends in with the darkness, and stealthily assassinates his opponents. The owner of the card might get killed?" ## Series 29, Card 45 - PEPEDARKSIDE
**Series 29, Card 45** - [PEPEDARKSIDE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEDARKSIDE) was created by the Japanese artist known as [Oni Giri](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Oni-Giri). She created a total of 9 cards for the Rare Pepe project; 8 of which are original artworks! Oni said of PEPEDARKSIDE, "This may be my original touch for drawing. I drew this because I wanted to draw it the way I like it. I don't have anything original in mind. I drew the dark side that PEPE has. I wonder if he will remain in the darkness?" ## Series 29, Card 48 - PEPTARO
**Series 29, Card 48** - [PEPTARO](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPTARO) was created by [0jak](https://pepe.wtf/artists/0jak). They created a whopping 40 cards for the Rare Pepe series including the 1 of 1 [PEPENOPOULOS](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPENOPOULOS), 1 of 5 [ZZTOPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/ZZTOPEPE) and the Cheech and Chong "Up in Smoke" series. \ \ The [original piece](https://ukiyo-e.org/image/tnm/C0050394) is entitled "Yamauba and Kintarƍ" and was done by the Japanese artist [Kitagawa Utamaro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utamaro). [Kintarƍ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kintar%C5%8D) translates to "Golden Boy" and is a folk hero from Japanese folklore. # Series 30 ## Series 30, Card 1 - PEPEZAALBINO
**Series 30, Card 1** - [PEPEZAALBINO](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEZAALBINO) was created by the Japanese artist known as [Oni Giri](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Oni-Giri). She created a total of 9 cards for the Rare Pepe project; 8 of which are original artworks! Oni said of PEPEZAALBINO, "I made this one because I love [Dragon Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z) so much. And at the time, I wanted to make a card without color, so I did." The pepe on the card is called [Frieza](https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Frieza) and he is sat in his hoverchair. ## Series 30, Card 18 - PEPERAKUL
**Series 30, Card 18** - [PEPERAKUL](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPERAKUL) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/14KWz15ZoDJHtXNnfuvikjQArvvUQvvh4x). The contributed a total of 6 cards to the Rare Pepe project including [PEPEINSIDE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEINSIDE) and [PEPEFICRIM](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEFICRIM). This card is the artist's rendition of the [Magic the Gathering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic:_The_Gathering) card [Emrakul, the Aeons Torn](https://www.tcgplayer.com/product/179448/magic-the-gathering-ultimate-masters-emrakul-the-aeons-torn?country=US\&utm_campaign=9554200704\&utm_source=google\&utm_medium=cpc\&utm_content=422883979321\&utm_term=\&adgroupid=96233696085\&gclid=CjwKCAjwzeqVBhAoEiwAOrEmzVsIUsM6T6qWOthI18i9SXMFEUpYLOwagyX-9dyoGEKzOrEkB40kEBoCvYwQAvD_BwE\&Language=English). The card was part of the expansion set called [Ultimate Masters](https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Ultimate_Masters) which was released in December of 2018. # Series 31 ## Series 31, Card 5 - SPACEMOUTH
**Series 31, Card 5** - [SPACEMOUTH](https://pepe.wtf/asset/SPACEMOUTH) was created by the artist known as [Cam](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Cam). On August 25, 2022 the artist informed me via Telegram that the dog pictured on the card is a female [lab](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labrador_Retriever) named Rusty. In her mouth is a dry fish carcass that she found at the Southern California fish farm where she lived. ## Series 31, Card 17 - UGANDANPEPE
**Series 31, Card 17** - [UGANDANPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/UGANDANPEPE) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1NVvsfD2rgv2J2JewXZ9KgLvkYBW4FYyxW). They created a total of 9 cards for the Rare Pepe project. The card is a parody of [Ugandan Knuckles](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ugandan-knuckles), who is in turn a parody of the character [Knuckles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuckles_the_Echidna) from the [Sonic the Hedgehog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog) franchise. Ugandan Knuckles was created by YouTuber [Gregzilla](https://www.youtube.com/user/GregzillaGT) in 2017.

Knuckles the Echidna from Sonic the Hedgehog

## Series 31, Card 39 - PEPESTRY
**Series 31, Card 39** - [PEPESTRY](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPESTRY) was created by [nathan sonic](https://pepe.wtf/artists/nathan-sonic) (@nathansonic on Twitter). Nathan created a total of 14 cards for the Rare Pepe series including the iconic [YELLPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/YELLPEPE), the unique [ISOPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/ISOPEPE), and the Solitaire game parody RARECHERRY.\ \ The original is known as the Bayeux Tapestry which is thought to date back to the 11th century. The cloth is 50 cm tall and nearly 70 meters (230 feet) long. The scene that Nathan chose for his Rare Pepe card is that of [King Harold](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Godwinson), the last Anglo-Saxon King of England. At the top left corner, you can see a depiction of [Halley's Comet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halley%27s_Comet#:~:text=Halley's%20Comet%20or%20Comet%20Halley,twice%20in%20a%20human%20lifetime.) which is visible from Earth every 75-79 years. # Series 32 ## Series 32, Card 19 - LAUGHINGMAN
**Series 32, Card 19** - [LAUGHINGMAN](https://pepe.wtf/asset/LAUGHINGMAN) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1CQ8iuxrkf4DWsFttDtwyRbrJT8U4R212E). They created a total of 13 cards for the Rare Pepe project. The source for this card is the logo for hacker and cyberterrorist "[The Laughing Man](https://ghostintheshell.fandom.com/wiki/Laughing_Man)" from the Japanese anime television series *Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex*. In the show, the character is only ever shown with his logo covering his face. The text on the logo is an excerpt from the book "[The Catcher in the Rye](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Catcher_in_the_Rye)" by [J. D. Salinger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._D._Salinger). [Here](https://www.otakunews.com/Article/201/the-laughing-man-ghost-in-the-shell-standalone-complexs-hacker-logo) is an interview with the man that created the logo, Paul Nicholson.
## Series 32, Card 32 - SISTNCHAPEPE
**Series 32, Card 32** - [SISTNCHAPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/SISTNCHAPEPE) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/13rp875jnvyQYf1An6JpzfyA7TbLfkeHQ5). They created two cards for the Rare Pepe series with the other one being [PEPEROCKWELL](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEROCKWELL). This card is a parody of the [Sistine Chapel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel) and focuses on [Michelangelo's frescoes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel#Michelangelo's_frescoes). The level of detail that was put into this card is impressive - they replaced every single viewable painting in the scene with images of frogs and [Wojaks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojak).

A comparison of The Creation of Adam

## Series 32, Card 36 - BARBARIANPEP
**Series 32, Card 36** - [BARBARIANPEP](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BARBARIANPEP) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1JjdKsnzR5g8qRr6WKyENjPip2mUtNEcrb). They only created two cards for the Rare Pepe project with the other being [RARELEE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RARELEE). The source used for this card is the promotional poster for the [2016 Medieval Combat Tournament](http://castillodebelmonte.com/i-torneo-nacional-de-combate-medieval/) that was held at the [Castillo D Belmonte](http://castillodebelmonte.com/) in Spain. This tournament was the first national tournament of its kind and included 10 clubs from all over Spain.

Panoramic view of the tournament

# Series 33 ## Series 33, Card 9 - MURASAKIPEPE
**Series 33, Card 9** - [MURASAKIPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/MURASAKIPEPE) was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/17RZTJuVpSJcb2d7DpCJ84RrorxNedt7A1). They created a total of 4 cards for the Rare Pepe series including [NOBUSHIPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/NOBUSHIPEPE) and [HARAKIRIPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/HARAKIRIPEPE). The [original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Murasaki-Shikibu-composing-Genji-Monogatari.png) is titled *"Murasaki Shikibu composing Genji Monogatari (Tale of Genji)"* which was created in the late 17th century by Japanese artist [Tosa Mitsuoki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tosa_Mitsuoki). [Murasaki Shikibu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murasaki_Shikibu) was a Japanese novelist, poet and lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court in the Heian period. She is best known as the author of [*The Tale of Genji*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Genji), which is widely considered to be one of the world's first novels, written between about 1000 and 1012. ## Series 33, Card 23 - PEPEAFRIKEK
**Series 33, Card 23** - [PEPEAFRIKEK](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEAFRIKEK) was created by artist [Zed Erwan](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Zed-Erwan). He created a total of 12 cards for the Rare Pepe project. This is one of Zed's hand drawn cards which was done in ball-point pen first and then colored digitally. You can see a photo of the original sketch above. # Series 34 ## Series 34, Card 27 - PEPECEZANNE
**Series 34, Card 27** - [PEPECEZANNE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPECEZANNE) was created by the artist [Zed Erwan](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Zed-Erwan). He created a total of 12 cards for the Rare Pepe project including [PEPEPOLLOCK](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEPOLLOCK) and [PEPEHARING](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEHARING). The card was made using a digital photograph of Zed's original watercolor pictured below. The image is a parody of French artist [Paul Cézanne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_C%C3%A9zanne)'s 1875 "[Self-Portrait with Pink Background](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_paintings_by_Paul_C%C3%A9zanne#/media/File:Portrait_de_l'artiste_au_fond_rose,_par_Paul_C%C3%A9zanne.jpg)" which is on display at the [Musée d'Orsay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_d%27Orsay) - a museum in Paris, France.
# Series 35 ## Series 35, Card 17 - PEPEFURIOUS
**Series 35, Card 17** - [PEPEFURIOUS](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEFURIOUS) was created by the artist [Pepe Hawking](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Pepe-Hawking). Hawking created 9 cards for the Rare Pepe series including [SMALLRATPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/SMALLRATPEPE) and his namesake [PEPEHAWKING](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEHAWKING). The original image is a movie poster for the 2001 action film *"*[*The Fast and the Furious"*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fast_and_the_Furious_\(2001_film\)) staring [Vin Diesel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin_Diesel), [Paul Walker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Walker), [Michelle Rodriguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Rodriguez), and [Jordana Brewster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordana_Brewster). ## Series 35, Card 40 - PYJAMASPEPE
**Series 35, Card 40** - PYJAMASPEPE was created by an [unknown artist](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1KKcghxQ4vtwwRGMCuhqQVAwCEkMxeqxRb). In total, they submitted a total of 19 cards to the Rare Pepe project including five Game of Thrones cards. This card is the artist's interpretation an image taken from the 2008 historical drama film, [The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_in_the_Striped_Pyjamas_\(film\)). It is based on the 2006 novel of the same name which was written by [John Boyne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boyne). # Series 36 ## Series 36, Card 7 - MOONPEPESUN
**Series 36, Card 7** -[ MOONPEPESUN](https://pepe.wtf/asset/MOONPEPESUN) was created by an unknown artist, and this is the only card they created for the Rare Pepe project. The source image used for this card is called Sol y Luna. I could not find the artist who created it, but a great many [sun and moon paintings](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/430516045609652833/) can be found online. The artist used what appears to be a closeup black and white photograph of a human brain for the bottom half of the card. ## Series 36, Card 19 - DAWNOTHEPEPE
**Series 36, Card 19** - [DAWNOTHEPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/DAWNOTHEPEPE) was created by a female Nigerian artist known as Milady. According to RarePepeTrader, a Rare Pepe OG, Milady has been absent from the space for the past 4 to 5 years. She created a [total of 13 cards](https://pepe.wtf/artists/1Lmy7WxetaSMrCodyczDgjb6ELeJu78KiC) for the Rare Pepe series including 6 hand drawn cards, [CREWLOVEPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/CREWLOVEPEPE), and [RARESPURDO](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RARESPURDO). The image for the card was taken from a 1978 [fold-out poster book](https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=21974055) that commemorated the movie [Dawn of the Dead](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_of_the_Dead_\(2004_film\)). # Official Rare Pepe Sub Assets This page aims to aggregate an inventory of all RP Cards' Sub Assets lore, with the community's help. Discover original cards and the sub assets that have been created for them! {% hint style="info" %} ***Work in progress*** - if you would like to contribute your sub asset-specific story, please follow the steps in [How to Contribute to the Book of Kek](/how-to-contribute-to-the-book-of-kek) or send us an email titled **"BoK Edit Request"** to [wiki@pepe.wtf.](mailto:wiki@pepe.wtf?subject=BoK%20Edit%20Request) {% endhint %} ## Series 2, Card 32 - HOMERPEPE
**Series 2, Card 32** - [HOMERPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/HOMERPEPE) was created by the artist known as "[Boost](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Boost)" who created a total of 25 cards for the Rare Pepe Project. HOMERPEPE is a 1 of 1 token which was famously sold [at auction](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JyR8AEqpYY) for 350,000 PEPECASH (approximately $39,000 USD) during the 2017 Rare Digital Art Festival in New York City. It was then [sold again](https://cointelegraph.com/news/rarest-pepe-most-important-nft-in-art-history-sells-for-205-eth) in early 2021 for 205 ETH (approximately $320,000 USD). It should be pointed out that these sales were for the 1 of 1 token called HOMERPEPE. The token registration was not included. The registration has changed hands several times over the past 6 years and in May 2019 the holder created a sub-asset called [HOMERPEPE.Sock](https://xchain.io/asset/HOMERPEPE.Sock) locked the issuance at 12. They auctioned a pair of physical socks to go along with the token at the Rare Digital Art Festival 2 which was again held in New York City. As of April 23, 2023 there are 5 holders of this sub-asset. One of them is Rare Pepe scientist [Bench](https://twitter.com/benchbtc).
## Series 4, Card 29 - DJPEPE
**Series 4, card 29 -** [**DJPEPE**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/DJPEPE) was created by [**Rare Scrilla**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Rare-Scrilla). The token ownership is still held by Scrilla and has been steadily issuing sub assets since January 2018. To date, he has issued 37 unique sub assets. Some are to celebrate special occasions such as "[**5\_YEAR\_BDAY\_PARTY**](https://tokenscan.io/asset/DJPEPE.5_YEAR_BDAY_PARTY)" issued to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of the DJPEPE card and announced a party at the [**Rare Villa**](https://www.voxels.com/parcels/4681) inside the virtual world known as [**Cryptovoxels**](https://www.voxels.com/), "[**434102**](https://tokenscan.io/asset/DJPEPE.434102)" which is the Bitcoin block that included the DJPEPE token issuance transaction, "[**TWENTYFIRSTANNIVERSARY**](https://tokenscan.io/asset/DJPEPE.TWENTYFIRSTANNIVERSARY)", which commemorated the [**September 11th attacks**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks) with a series of 35mm film images of [**The Pentagon**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pentagon) taken on that day, [**MEXICO**](https://tokenscan.io/asset/DJPEPE.mexico) which was a special drop for the Non-NFT Summit in Mexico City Nov 7, 2022 and "[**XMAS2022**](https://tokenscan.io/asset/DJPEPE.XMAS2022)" for Christmas 2022. Others were proof-of-ownership tokens such as the 21 SOUNDMONEYLP tokens, [**6FOOT**](https://tokenscan.io/asset/DJPEPE.6foot) for the 1 of 1 cardboard DJPEPE standup displayed at the [**2018 RARE AF Festival in New York City**](https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/01/23/much-pepe-scenes-first-rare-digital-art-auction/). And some were simply art pieces or parodies of the original DJPEPE.

An up-to-date list of official DJPEPE sub assets

The twenty one 1 of 1 "receipts" for buyers of the Sound Money vinyl record

DJ Pepe's 5th birthday anouncement flyer

The GOLDEDITION

MEXICO and XMAS2022

## Series 11, Card 29 - CSAT
[**Seris 11, Card 29 - CSAT**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/CSAT) was created by the artist known as [Boost](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Boost). In a [recent interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRvC767N5oI), Boost stated that some of the text on the card was lifted from a graphics card box, and that he purposely misspelled a word just like the GPU box did. The word in question is "efficiency" which he spelled "effeciency." To show the misspelling, Boost issued a sub-asset named [CSAT.cc0](https://xchain.io/asset/A18188137632490106252) and attached an image of the box. The sub-asset was distributed as a dividend for holders of the CSAT card. A total of 98,870 tokens were sent to 671 recipients on August 6, 2022. You can view the transaction [here](https://xchain.io/tx/2082427).
## Series 20, Card 16 - VAPORMAGIC
**Series 20, Card 16 -** [**VAPORMAGIC**](https://pepe.wtf/asset/VAPORMAGIC) was created by the artist known as [Boost](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Boost). In a [recent interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRvC767N5oI), Boost explained that VAPORMAGIC was a mashup of his own [CSAT](https://pepe.wtf/asset/CSAT) card and Series 1, Card 16 card [MAGICPEPEYE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/MAGICPEPEYE). Of the card, Boost said that CSAT visually displayed taking a trip (through space), so he wanted VAPORMAGIC to display taking a trip of a different type (LSD) by making the background look like a piece of [Blotting paper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blotting_paper#:~:text=Drugs%20active%20in%20microgram%20range,is%20known%20as%20blotter%20art.). In May of 2022, BOST issued a whopping 33 different sub-assets for VAPORMAGIC with supplies ranging from 0 to 300. Of the 33 tokens, 30 of them had an image attached. Boost stated that these were just random images he made with no specific purpose or reason. The tokens were distributed as dividends to VAPORMAGIC token holders between May 2022 and August 2022. Below is a list of the sub-assets in the order in which they were distributed: [VAPORMAGIC.NAKAMOTO](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.NAKAMOTO), [VAPORMAGIC.EKO](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.EKO), [VAPORMAGIC.FRACTURE](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.FRACTURE), [VAPORMAGIC.KADINSKY](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.KADINSKY), [VAPORMAGIC.KNIFE](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.KNIFE), [VAPORMAGIC.METAL](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.METAL), [VAPORMAGIC.POINTILLIST](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.POINTILLIST), [VAPORMAGIC.SHADOW](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.SHADOW), [VAPORMAGIC.SYNESTHESIA](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.SYNESTHESIA), [VAPORMAGIC.TROPIC](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.TROPIC), [VAPORMAGIC.WAVE](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.WAVE), [VAPORMAGIC.print.1](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.print.1) (token without image), [VAPORMAGIC.print.2](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.print.2) (token without image), [VAPORMAGIC.print.3](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.print.3), [VAPORMAGIC.print.4](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.print.4), [VAPORMAGIC.print.5](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.print.5), [VAPORMAGIC.print.6](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.print.6), [VAPORMAGIC.print.7](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.print.7), [VAPORMAGIC.print.8](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.print.8), [VAPORMAGIC.print.9](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.print.9), [VAPORMAGIC.print.10](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.print.10), [VAPORMAGIC.print.11](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.print.11), [VAPORMAGIC.print.12](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.print.12), [VAPORMAGIC.print.13](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.print.13), [VAPORMAGIC.print.14](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.print.14), [VAPORMAGIC.print.15](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.print.15), [VAPORMAGIC.print.16](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.print.16), [VAPORMAGIC.print.9.1st](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.print.9.1st), [VAPORMAGIC.print.14.scaler.1](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.print.14.scaler.1), [VAPORMAGIC.print.14.scaler,2](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.print.14.scaler.2), [VAPORMAGIC.print.9.preface](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.print.9.preface), [VAPORMAGIC.print.6.cloud](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.print.6.cloud). [VAPORMAGIC.DETAILS](https://xchain.io/asset/VAPORMAGIC.DETAILS) has a current supply of 0 but is not locked, so it is possible that Boost may do something with it at a later date.

All 30 sub-asset images

To view a full size version of the above image, click [here](https://i.imgur.com/x8pVBZe.jpg). ## Series 25, Card 10 - RARECHERRY
**Series 25, Card 10** - [RARECHERRY](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RARECHERRY) was created by the artist that goes by [Nathan Sonic](https://pepe.wtf/artists/nathan-sonic). It is one of 14 cards created by Sonic for the Rare Pepe project. RARECHERRY was coded to parody the victory animation from [Microsoft Solitaire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Solitaire) which has been part of the Windows operating system since Windows 3.0 which was released in 1990. The asset name pays homage to the original author of the game - [Wes Cherry](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x5VAg1HJIg). RARECHERRY is a .gif file that runs through 35 different Rare Pepe cards. In October 2022, Sonic released the subasset [RARECHERRY.FULLCHERRY](https://xchain.io/asset/RARECHERRY.FULLCHERRY) which when loaded, a bit of code starts to run that displays all 1,774 Rare Pepe cards in order. If you were to view every card, it would take you approximately 45 minutes. You can view the animation by clicking the link below. {% embed url="" %} ## Series 25, Card 38 - CHAMPAGNETNT
**Series 25, Card 38** - [CHAMPAGNETNT](https://pepe.wtf/asset/CHAMPAGNETNT) was created by [Mike in Space](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Mike-in-space) it is his only card in the Rare Pepe project. The card portrays a pepefied version of [Wayne Vaughan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne/), the CEO of Texas-based blockchain company [Tierion, Inc.](https://tierion.com/) Vaugn and his company was found to be guilty of conducting an unregistered security offering when it sold the TNT token and was ordered by the [SEC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Securities_and_Exchange_Commission) to [return the $25 million they raised from investors](https://news.bitcoin.com/sec-lawsuit-tierion-refund-investors-25-million/). Since minting the card in 2017, Mike has released 3 sub-assets.
The first - [CHAMPAGNETNT.SIGNED](https://xchain.io/asset/CHAMPAGNETNT.SIGNED) was released in late 2021. What made this card so unique is that it includes the actual signature of the person being parodied on it (Wayne Vaughan).
Then in June of 2022, Mike released a very creative version of his card entitled [CHAMPAGNETNT.KANDINSKY](https://xchain.io/asset/CHAMPAGNETNT.KANDINSKY) which he made to look like artwork from the artist [Wassily Kandinsky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassily_Kandinsky).
And in February of 2023, at the height of Ordinal mania, Mike released [CHAMPAGNETNT.INSCRIPTION](https://xchain.io/asset/CHAMPAGNETNT.INSCRIPTION) which points to Ordinal Inscription #[47,947](https://ordinals.com/inscription/d69652c38d46523d2fad5436771f9d9a94e39e2b80cf9e144ed951c7d9997120i0). This was done by using a [tool](https://inscribe.art/) created by [Joe Looney](https://twitter.com/wasthatawolf) - the creator of [rarepepewallet.com](https://rarepepewallet.com/). The inscription is a still image taken from the original .gif file used for the Rare Pepe card. ## Series 29, Card 7 - RARETEMPLATE
**Series 29, Card 7** - [RARETEMPLATE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RARETEMPLATE) was created by the artist [Nathan Sonic](https://pepe.wtf/artists/nathan-sonic). The card is a looping gif of a smiling pepe vortex. In October 2022 Sonic released a subasset titled [RARETEMPLATE.FULLRARETEMPLATE](https://xchain.io/asset/RARETEMPLATE.FULLRARETEMPLATE). When loaded, a bit of code starts which is an interactive vortex of smiling pepes in every color of the rainbow. By moving your mouse around the screen, you can move the center of the vortex and the pattern that is displayed. Below is a sample from the program and a link to the site where you can interact with it.
{% embed url="" %} # Artists & Collectors Interviews Interviews with notorious Rare Pepe artists and collectors, with the aim to shine a light on the historical lore of Rare Pepe Cards and the early days of the project. ## Articles, Videos & Podcasts * [RareAF Talks: Joe Looney, Rare Pepe Wallet | by RARE Art Labs | Medium](https://medium.com/@rareartlabs/rareaf-talks-joe-looney-rare-pepe-wallet-db309924c72b) * [From Memes to Memetic Money \[Interview with Eleonora Brizi + Louis Parker\]](https://steemit.com/art/@creativecrypto/frommemestomemeticmoneyinterviewwitheleonorabrizilouisparkeroftherarestbook-2wqhpf4a1t) * [Discussing Rare Pepes with RareScrilla, creator of over 25 Pepes, such as DJPEPE](https://youtu.be/5tqjhmfLlow): {% embed url="" %} * [History of RarePepes and the start of Crypto Art with RareScrilla](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pRF6OpzQaU): {% embed url="" %} [Rare Digital Art Festival #1 Anniversary: Joe Looney - Right Click Save](https://www.rightclicksave.com/article/rare-digital-art-festival-anniversary-joe-looney): {% embed url="" %} * [Fellow Rare Pepe artist Juan Galt interviews Rare Scrilla about the world famous DJ Pepe](https://www.youtube.com/live/8xrFnbTv9wEd) {% embed url="" %} * [Creator of the Rare Pepe Wallet & A Rare Pepe Scientist | Joe Looney & Shawn Leary: ](https://youtu.be/A1y4CDOtvos) {% embed url="" %} * [Rare Pepe Pioneer Joe Looney on Paving the Way for NFTs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN9JbKj5rqs): {% embed url="" %} * [Joe Looney - The Legend of Rare Pepe » Crypto Guerrillas](https://cryptoguerrillas.com/joe-looney-the-legend-of-rare-pepe/): {% embed url="" %} * [HODLCast Ep. 121 with Rare Scrilla](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=webCJ9XOPfI\&ab_channel=SashaHodder) / [Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6tsIGOoAeIeGK4Q44DDkeL?si=5ca3f732906a4a8d): {% embed url="" %} * [Deeze Spaces with Matt Furie and Joe Looney about FEELSGOODMAN](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7LLY16oChVmy64hCnXZhYr?si=7476abeb2cb94ba5): {% embed url="" %} * [Art On The Blockchain Podcast: AOTB Episode 4 featuring Joe Looney](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/art-on-the-blockchain-podcast/id1294782966?): {% embed url="" %} * [GM NFTs on Rug Radio: Rare Pepes, Fake Rares & the OGs](https://open.spotify.com/episode/75bw25EAHXmdotc78fVTos?si=e3a99dc8a0a94893): {% embed url="" %} * [Rug Radio Live at Fake Basel ft. Scrilla & Pablo Rica$$o](https://twitter.com/farokh/status/1598765019465908227): {% embed url="" %} * [Great Discussion with Aya, creator of HAIRPEPE & BREATHEDPEPE](https://youtu.be/RXWS_mi2baA): {% embed url="" %} * [Discussing Rare Pepes with OG Rare Pepe scientist, developer, and artist Joe Looney](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh54uwX8sKc): {% embed url="" %} * [Interview with OG Rare Pepe artist and NFT collector CryptoChainer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YnheVjc6xQ): {% embed url="" %} * [Fun and wide ranging discussion with Easy-B, prolific Rare Pepe artist of over 40 cards](https://youtu.be/SEL23QKS_SQ): {% embed url="" %} * [Fascinating interview with Rare Pepe Scientist, OG artist Theo Goodman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jip8MfUCJt8): {% embed url="" %} * [Discussing Rare Pepes with OG artist, Scientist Shawn Leary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TumwlkPPV4s): {% embed url="" %} * [Great interview with Rare Pepe OG artist and Scientist Benchbtc](https://youtu.be/HR0f9ePZjM8): {% embed url="" %} * [Embracing the Remix with Rare Scrilla | FutureFi](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5p9l9Sog5IQlmiMBSZ3lu1?si=CaH4J3e-TPaz0rD2UGT3zg): {% embed url="" %} * [Great discussion with OG Rare Pepe artist Finest Rares](https://youtu.be/2tm51w40BJM): {% embed url="" %} * [Fun interview with OG Rare Pepe artist MikeinSpace](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dik72DHp_nY): {% embed url="" %} * [Interview with Rare Pepe OG artist and Dank Directory creator Boost](https://youtu.be/rRvC767N5oI): {% embed url="" %} * [Interview with Rare Pepe OG artist Yoni](https://youtu.be/tME0r5sTU94): {% embed url="" %} * [Great interview with OG Rare Pepe artist and crypto journalist Juan Galt](https://youtu.be/pDn-hEONz6Q): {% embed url="" %} * [Interview with fascinating OG Crypto artist Netidx, creator of OG Rare Pepe SCHROEPEPE](https://youtu.be/76hWsYFEMXM): {% embed url="" %} * [Great interview with OG Rare Pepe artist ICQPEPE](https://youtu.be/6g9Cqi0Uns0): {% embed url="" %} * [Fun interview with OG Rare Pepe Artist Davesta](https://youtu.be/60fJ3dITM6I): {% embed url="" %} # Collector Interview: TokenAngels July 14th, 2022 | Submitted by @masonmarcobello Although there's no shortage of notable collectors in the Rare Pepe community, few have the foresight or conviction to hodl what have since become infallible grails in the CryptoArt movement. However, as a believer in tokenized assets, the new virtual economy, and the "internet of NFTs" - a pseudo-anonymous collector that goes by the alias [TokenAngels](https://twitter.com/TokenAngels?s=20\&t=4N9smEkfQ_4boVY59aeMpA) is one shining example. As the current owner of the [1/1 HOMERPEPE ](https://pepe.wtf/asset/HOMERPEPE)(otherwise known as "The Mona Lisa of Pepes"), TokenAngels also amplified the power of dank memes with the sale of [PEPENOPOULOS](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPENOPOULOS) at the [2021 Sothebys Natively Digital](https://metaverse.sothebys.com/natively-digital/lots/pepenopoulos) despite the hype surrounding BAYC at the time. Given his long-standing involvement and love of Rare Pepes, it seemed only fitting to gain TA's perspective on the collection in the following interview. ![HOMERPEPE](https://xchain.io/img/cards/HOMERPEPE.jpg) **Interview:** **MM: When did you first hear about Rare Pepes and what inspired you to get involved?** **TA:** *I heard about Rare Pepes when I started collecting NFTs in 2019, but it was only after reading Jason Bailey's article about the* [*origin of CryptoArt*](https://www.artnome.com/news/2018/1/14/what-is-cryptoart) *on his blog that I started to focus on them. When I began collecting NFTs, I knew about this project on Counterparty, but I was pretty lazy to have to deal with a new form of crypto, blockchain and wallet.* *However, it wasn't until I did my homework that I truly realized their historical importance. When I joined the Telegram channel, I found a welcoming community that, since 2016, has upheld the most important CryptoArt project in a friendly, funny and very underground way. I spent weeks watching all the cards, each reflecting a historical, social, or economic event of the past years. I eventually understood that I ccouldn't be considered a serious collector without giving credit to all those artists and notable people that came before me.* **MM: Do you remember (or still own) your first Rare Pepe card?** **TA:** *Yes, sure. I collected my first Rare Pepe,* [*the Nakamoto card*](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RAREPEPE) *(the first of the 1774 cards), a little over one year ago, on the 5th of January 2021. It's an edition of 300, and we like to say that the collectors owning one of these join the "300 Club". Btw I still own 9 of them ;)* ![RAREPEPE](https://xchain.io/img/cards/RAREPEPE.jpg) **MM: Given your deep knowledge of Rare Pepes, where do you see the future direction of the collection?** **TA:** *I don't think of myself as a Rare Pepe expert. All scientists, artists, and early adopters have more extensive knowledge about the collection than I do. But regardless, you can't imagine how much the community collaborates to create new cool features for Rare Pepes like marketplaces, auctions on Telegram, info sites, running Counterparty, etc.* *With the final* [*"FEELSGOODMAN" card*](https://rarepepe.chainsaw.fun) *added in 2021 by the creator of Pepe the Frog,* [*Matt Furie*](https://twitter.com/Matt_Furie?s=20\&t=tacVYUTNDnA-axLawM7XPg)*, the original collection has come to a close. Although there are ongoing developments like* [*Fake Rares*](https://twitter.com/FAKERARES_XCP)*, for the most part, I believe that it's time to educate everyone new to NFTs about the OG projects like Rare Pepes and* [*Spells of Genesis*](https://twitter.com/SpellsofGenesis)*.* ![FEELSGOODMAN](/files/9MI27s9bMcWlYlU7CNRp) (During October 2021 Matt Furie worked with NFT marketplace [chainsaw.fun](https://github.com/thepepeinc/book-of-kek/blob/master/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project/chainsaw.fun) to introduce the FEELSGOODMAN Rare Pepe card (shown above). In recognition of the longstanding discrepancies between Bitcoin and Ethereum maximalists, the NFT’s team of creators released it on both the Bitcoin blockchain (via Xchain) and Ethereum). {% embed url="" %} **MM: As the current owner of the unique Homer Pepe, can you share any insight as to when you bought it and the personal significance outside of being widely sought after?** **TA:** *It all happened at the end of February 2021 when* [*Matt Kane*](https://twitter.com/MattKaneArtist) *minted an artwork on Super Rare called* [*"CryptoArt Monetization Generation"*](https://collect.mattkane.com/minted-works/cryptoart-monetization-generation/)*. He* [*posted the image on Twitter*](https://twitter.com/mattkaneartist/status/1364972596786249736?s=21\&t=z7qJ086blQvkq5Z-MyydhQ) *(that featured the Homer Pepe), and* [*Rare Scrilla*](https://twitter.com/ScrillaVentura) *(one of the core Rare Pepe artists), commented that the owner of Homer Pepe just messaged him, saying he was thinking of selling the card.* ![CryptoArt Monetization Generation](https://mattkane.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/matt_kane-cryptoart_monetization_generation-1024x576.jpg) {% embed url="" %} *I contacted Scrilla immediately, and we created a group chat with the owner of the card Peter Kell. When we agreed on the price (205 ETH), I then asked* [*Joe Looney*](https://twitter.com/wasthatawolf) *to escrow it to give even more importance to that special event. I remember in those days, everyone was excited and distracted about some Beeple drop. So I was able to snipe the Homer Pepe partly due to Beeple's hype. Thanks, man! Apart from being one of the only seven unique Rare Pepes (I owned 4 of them, just sold Pepenopoulos at Sotheby's), the Homer Pepe is also the card that sold in 2018 during the* [*first Rare Digital Art Festival*](https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/01/23/much-pepe-scenes-first-rare-digital-art-auction/)*, aka Rare AF, aka Rare as Fuck, for around 30k. Mashable, Vice and many other notable media outlets were covering it.* *That sale was crucial for CryptoArt because it made more creators and people in the space gain confidence that they could sell their work as NFTs. Homer Pepe also has a feature in* [*“Feels Good Man”*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feels_Good_Man)*, the 2020 American documentary about Matt Furie's Pepe The Frog. That's why many consider it one of the most historic NFTs in the world.* **MM: What do you believe is the most underrated and undervalued aspect of Rare Pepes?** **TA:** *Absolutely* [*PEPECASH*](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPECASH)*, one of the 1774 cards that also is used as an in-collection currency to acquire the other cards. I compare Pepe Cash to Dogecoin, actually Pepe Cash is backed by the most OG CryptoArt community and project in NFT land. I only wish that Elon knew about it :p* ![PEPECASH](https://xchain.io/img/cards/PEPECASH.jpg) **MM: What are some of the key metrics you look for when buying or analysing any potential Pepes for your portfolio?** **TA:** *I follow my heart. Ultimately, a card should make me feel something. Of course, I tried to collect some of the rarest cards. But there are also some with a larger supply that you fall in love with. When you collect a card, you become part of a small community with other like-minded holders.* **MM: Could you impart any words of advice for people new to the NFT industry who might feel a little intimidated or confused?** **TA:** *I advise any collector willing to learn more about Rare Pepes to join the Telegram group and the Discord channel. You'll find a unique, friendly community, smell real CryptoArt and have a lot of fun - all things sorely lacking in most other projects.* *Rare Pepes are probably the only project you can keep collecting your entire life life without getting bored. There's a card for each one of us and for different periods in our lives. As human beings, every one of us is inherently rare. So be Rare AF with the OGs.* # Famous Rare Pepe auctions List of famous Rare Pepe auctions that happened over the years. Some of them caused quite a stir in the media, other introduced unique concepts to the Pepe trading realm. ## **The “RARE AF” auction** The first ever Rare Pepe card auction was held at the first [Rare Digital Art Festival](https://raredigitalartfestival.splashthat.com/), aka “RARE AF”. ![RARE AF auction, Vice](/files/up7DnNPxtUUbn94HTTII) It was held on the 13th of January 2018, in the offices of Rise New York. The event was announced only a few weeks earlier, but an impressive amount of people had shown up. Crypto enthusiasts, meme aficionados, artists, gamers and collectors were all present. DJ Pepe and DJ Scrilla were there also. The bidding was held in PEPECASH, and started off with a diptych of Salvador Dali-inspired Pepes. The bidding started at 5,000 PEPECASH and ended at 12,000 PEPECASH. Matt Hall, the creator of Crypto Punks, called it “an amazing deal.” ![Kekistan passport](/files/0ycjDmNzAYTyPWBANgnn) 500 Kekistan passports were issued and went for 20,000 PEPECASH. 20 animated Japanese-watercolor Pepe by the celebrated artist [DaVinci9](https://twitter.com/DavinciNine) sold for 26,000 PEPECASH. A [RAREPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RAREPEPE), 1 of 300 ever made, was scooped for a whooping 60,000 PEPECASH. However, the star of the show was definitely [HOMERPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/HOMERPEPE), a 1 of 1 Rare Pepe card. ![HOMERPEPE](/files/dV2uNxJH1qpmLprJczqv) ![RAREPEPE](/files/fiHRkdhJf1eJVaNnyf8f) The bidding started at 20,000 PEPECASH and quickly surpassed 100,000. The excitement rose and the bidding was down to two individuals. {% embed url="" %} Video of the moment HOMERPEPE was sold for 350,000 PEPECASH {% endembed %} Homer Pepe was sold for a mind-melting 350,000 PEPECASH ($39,200 at the time), making it the most expensive Pepe card sold by that time. Due to the excitement in the room, both individuals actually stood up to claim their reward, thinking they won. The winner had to be determined by a coin flip. In the end Peter Kell, an internet marketer and entrepreneur, became the proud owner of the HOMERPEPE card. People openly mocked Peter for this purchase but he knew what he had. Memes were art. ![Peter Kell with his prize possession - HOMERPEPE](/files/o2anECjSkyk0i4GPYZBw) In March 2021, HOMERPEPE sold for 205ETH ($320,000 at the time). This event galvanized collectors, pushing Pepe into the NFT collective consciousness. Another card from the Rare Pepe collection was sold for $500k (147 ETH) on 10th of September 2021, the collection’s (almost) fifth birthday, renewing interest in the 2016 NFT series. The card in question was a Series 1 RAREPEPE, the Nakamoto Card. ## **Sotheby's auction** On 9th of September 2021 the Head of Contemporary Art Auction and Co-Head of NFTs at Sotheby’s, Max Moore, posted a cryptic [tweet](https://twitter.com/MaxMoore_Art/status/1436003229498687489?s=20\&t=di2R15jDKEYwq6sVXg7wOw) on his profile mentioning the collection's fifth birthday and floating the idea of a potential Sotheby’s auction. Later next month, on 7th of October, Sotheby’s official Twitter account [announced](https://twitter.com/Sothebys/status/1446199243820216322?s=20\&t=uzKsckt8zNBFtOSbIzrhbQ) their second dedicated NFT sale - “Natively Digital 1.2: The Collectors”. The sale showcased 53 NFTs from 19 different collectors that had been handpicked by Sotheby’s. 3 of the 53 showcased NFTs were Rare Pepes, auctioned by TokenAngles, an Italian collector active in the space since 2019 and the owner of the famous HOMERPEPE. ![PEPEAIR](/files/oIgz5vyDfSIDiaU1e7NN) ![PEPENOPOLOUS](/files/ftwQHbboRAX7zQmxrOdj) ![RAREPEPE](/files/OpALKSqmjSSJxbNcTBEl) The 3 auctioned Pepes were: [RAREPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RAREPEPE) (the famous Nakamoto Card), [PEPENOPOLOUS](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPENOPOULOS) - a 1/1 Series 3 card and [PEPEAIR](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEAIR) - a 1/100 Series 28 card. The auction lasted until the 26th of October. The PEPEAIR card sold for $52,920, the RAREPEPE card sold for $239,400 and the 1/1 PEPENOPOLOUS card sold for an astonishing $3,650,000. ## **"Pepe is Art" by** [**Scarce.city**](https://scarce.city/) [Scarce.city](https://scarce.city/) has been a proud supporter of the Rare Pepe movement and Joe Looney. They’ve auctioned hundreds of Pepes over the years on their marketplace, both Rare Pepes and Fake Rares. The main unique selling point of Scarce.city is that their platform allows for bidding over the Lightning Network, or as they call it "Lightning Auctions". Scarce.city hosted a pop-up show called “[Pepe is Art](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jd-b5sDpCkwAI2jYTBgYWs3BaXAK93Yy/view)” during the [NFT.NYC](https://www.nft.nyc/) conference, from Oct 29 to Nov 3rd in 2021. A detailed article covering the event can be found on Scarce.city's blog [here](https://scarce.city/blog/pepe-is-art). !["History of Art" Set by DanDarkpill](/files/YNfapbenurLGosbPXLL7) !["PEPEOLD Triptych" Set by Mr Hansel](/files/zMnIGZb0WWt3kwcCDuuE) A dozen Rare and Fake Rare Pepes were featured, some even as their physical representations, plus a lot of other pepe art was on display. They were available either for auction or were accepting private offers. {% embed url="" %} Vignesh "[MetaKovan](https://twitter.com/MetaKovan)" Sundaresan, the individual who bought Beeple's ["Everyday's" collection](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/07/buyer-of-69-million-dollar-beeple-art-metakovan-on-nfts.html) in March 2021, scooped up a [RAREPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/RAREPEPE) during the auction for $500,000. All auctioned cards can be found on the Scarce.city website [here](https://scarce.city/collections/pepe-is-art). ## [RarePepes.com](https://rarepepes.com/) VR auction [RarePepes.com](https://rarepepes.com/) teamed up with the [Alphaverse](https://alphaverse.com/), a browser-based metaverse project, on 22nd of November 2021 to bring the world the first ever [Rare Pepe VR auction](https://rarepepes.com/auction/rare-pepes-auction-in-virtual-reality-11-22-2021/). Users were able to join in using their VR headsets for a full experience, but they could have also joined using a regular desktop browser, they just needed to register on the site beforehand to join the auction. A hosted live stream of the event was also available for viewers. Anyone was able to bid on Rare Pepes as long as they completed verification beforehand. {% embed url="" %} Registrations and verifications were free, however there was a 4% fee for the winning bids. Only OTC payments in BTC were accepted. ![KEKISTAN](/files/XdokTY6r701taqSdyiRM) ![PEPEGLOBE](/files/rqlg3H0FUMtsOsL6rStk) ![PUFFPEPE](/files/6oENmVgbGBup6ZVHT3X9) ![PUREPEPE](/files/ENQRu2S5IPgoJzFMV7OX) ![WOKEPEPE](/files/jEkM6qrQ6b8dfc3kCtZi) A series of 5 animated Rare Pepes were featured in the auction: * [KEKISTAN](https://pepe.wtf/asset/KEKISTAN) - 1/100,000 ; Series #20 ; Card #3 * [PEPEGLOBE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEGLOBE) - 1/550 ; Series #12 ; Card #14 * [PUFFPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PUFFPEPE) - 1/125 ; Series #33 ; Card #24 * [PUREPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PUREPEPE) - 1/100 ; Series #18 ; Card #28 * [WOKEPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/WOKEPEPE) - 1/7,777 ; Series #20 ; Card #12 ## Artnet's "ArtNFT: Feels Good Man" auction From March 11th to 22nd, [Artnet](https://www.artnet.com/) held the "[ArtNFT: Feels Good Man](https://auctions-nft.artnet.com/sale/artnft-feels-rare-man)" auction. > *"Artnet is one of the leading online resources for the international art market and the destination to buy, sell, and research art online. Founded in 1989 with the goal of bringing transparency to the art world, Artnet’s comprehensive suite of products offers a variety of art market resources to our audience of collectors, dealers, and art enthusiasts." - Artnet* A plethora of both Rare Pepes and Fake Rares were being auctioned during the days of the event, including the notable [Pepenardo Grail Set](https://auctions-nft.artnet.com/artists/pepenardo/pepenardo-grail-set/125), [PEPEROSS](https://auctions-nft.artnet.com/artists/boost/pepeross/126) and the [Golden Grail Collection](https://auctions-nft.artnet.com/artists/various-artists/rare-pepe-series-1-golden-grail-collection/128) to name a few. ![Pepenardo Grail Set ](/files/fxqm2RWjwfmpMzghlT1D) ![PEPEROSS](/files/6sD2fNyZfFP8HMWkoYgE) ![Golden Grail Collection](/files/pJAe94FHWQVsLrxkn9Cf) All auctioned items were successfully sold. # “The Rarest Book” by Eleonora Brizi The Rarest Book by Eleonora Brizi is a physical directory of all 1774 original digital Rare Pepe NFTs and the first -ever collection assembling all Rare Pepes. It contains images and stats for each card. Each of these cards in the original project were certified dank by a qualified Rare Pepe scientist. The book contains the thesis, cards and the most important parts, covering the entirety of the collection. !["The Rarest Book" cover](/files/Z6Rv8B59OEFr0PQE2t4v) This book is one of a limited run of 300 total books that were ever printed, making it really dank and rare. There is a Counterparty token associated with each book. This book is a unique and rare artifact of Bitcoin history and digital blockchain artwork, and would make a great addition to any collection. The book was launched during the conference On Art & Technology Organized by [New Art Academy](https://www.newartacademy.com/) in New York on October 24th 2018. Considering the occasion, an auction of Rare Pepes was also hosted. ![Moments from the auction](/files/tdxQlGU0ZXzveGrXvOgU) On October 25th 2018, a day after the conference, a pop up art show “Bushwick Generator”, in Brooklyn was hosted. Many of the Pepe community gathered to celebrate this amazing project of art on the blockchain and there was even a special guest: DJ PEPE. Creative stations were organized for the visitors to make their own Pepes. # Fake Rares & Commons "If you’re here and have no idea what you’ve stumbled into, then welcome to the insane and wonderful world of Fake Rares." In April of 2018 the [Rare Pepe Scientists](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project/rare-pepe-scientists) retired and left us with years of pondering what the next step in evolution would be, for frogs and dankness in general. After all, many Pepes were left on the sidelines because they couldn’t get submitted in time or were rejected by the Scientists, or were just created pre- or post-Rare Pepe, but still had some memetic appeal to them. Which is why the [Fake Rare Directory](https://fakeraredirectory.wordpress.com/) and the [Dank Directory ](https://www.dankdirectory.io/)were created. The [Fake Rare Pepe movement](https://fakeraredirectory.com/about/) started in September of 2021 when [@ScrillaVentura](https://twitter.com/ScrillaVentura), an OG Rare Pepe artist, broke the rules of the Official Rare Pepe Telegram by sharing an asset that was not an official Rare Pepe (the community called these assets “Fake Rares” which, until recently, was perhaps a tastefully derogatory term). Rightfully so, this troll was temporarily banned from the Telegram group, prompting him to start his own... [BEWARE OF FAKE RARES](https://t.me/OFFICIALFAKERARES). The Fake Rare that started it all, fondly referred to as the “Proof of Ban” card, later became the first official Fake Rare, S0 C0, the [FREEDOMKEK](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FREEDOMKEK). ![FREEDOMKEK](/files/nTuebucU4ELQPizJulra) While born from a troll, Fake Rares is a love letter to Rare Pepes and a continuation of that legacy. By design, Fake Rares pay homage to Rare Pepes with the structure, the rules, and the way we approach the entire ecosystem. Though curated much like Rare Pepes, the Fake Rare directory is decentralized for the most part (at least where it counts, as there are no fees) and the mechanism for publication is based on a community-derived, deflationary asset. The unofficial official first Fake Rare, S1 C1, was [FAKEASF](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FAKEASF), which was created by the community and airdropped in batches of 20 to the first 100 people who joined the telegram group. ![FAKEASF](/files/yOapLu7akDzRLLkFTopG) The “Fake Scientists” believe that Rare Pepes, and now Fake Rares, reflect the broader thesis and showcase the narrative of Bitcoin in a compelling way, highlighting sovereignty, provenance, immutability, and the trustless dissemination of information, beliefs, and culture. Pepes are a conduit for the transmission of this narrative, and as they evolve, have begun to bridge the gap and expand beyond the intimate community, igniting the Summer of Pepe in 2022 with an all-stars [Series 8](https://fakeraredirectory.com/series-8/) [curated by Vincent Van Dough](https://twitter.com/Vince_Van_Dough/status/1541599342590537729). [Joe Looney](https://twitter.com/wasthatawolf), the creator of the [RarePepeWallet](https://rarepepewallet.com/), also created the [FakeRareWallet](https://fakerarewallet.com/), for the purposes of the Fake Rare Pepe movement. The wallet’s website properly displays all Fake Rare Pepes the user has in their possession (even if they’re animated, which is a nice touch), which isn’t the case with RarePepeWallet, as it only properly displays the original Rare Pepes. # Fake Rare Artists Everyone has an equal chance to stand out and prove themselves as great Pepe artists. Artists are becoming competitive in creating high quality fakes that pay tribute to the modern NFT culture and Rare Pepe culture with a dash of *fakeness*. The project has become community driven, both by original Rare Pepe artists and newcomers alike.

FAKEMASTER

The list of artists contributing to Fake Rares is extensive and growing, for a complete list of all Fake Rares artists visit [pepe.wtf/artists/Fake-Rares](https://pepe.wtf/new/artists/Fake-Rares). Here are some of the most prolific *(in alphabetical order)*: * [**Al**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Al) * [**Afonso Caravagio**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Afonso-Caravagio-X-Aisha-Venus) * [**Alpha Centaury Kid**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Alpha-Centauri-Kid) * [**Archain Nair**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/ARCHAIN-NAIR) * [**Carsonated**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Carsonated) * [**Claire Silver**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Claire-Silver) * [**Coit**](https://twitter.com/CoitNft) * [**Coldie**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Coldie) * [**Crimson Rider**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Crimson-Rider) * [**Da'Block God**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Da'Block-God) * [**Dangiuz**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Dangiuz) * [**Darkfarms**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Darkfarms) * [**Deekay**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/DeeKay) * [**DesktopCommando**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/DesktopCommando) * [**Dim Zayan**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Dim-Zayan) * [**Dmitri Cherniak**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Dmitri-Cherniak) * [**Django Bits**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Django-Bits) * [**Eclectic Method**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/EclecticMethod) * [**Fake Annie**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Fake-Annie) * [**FourLeafClover**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/FourLeafClover) * [**FriendsWithYou**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/FRIENDS-WITH-YOU) * [**GhostfaceKillah**](https://twitter.com/GhostfaceKillah) * [**GrantYun**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/GrantYun) * [**Indelible**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Indelible) * [**IPUTSA**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/IPUTSA) * [**Jack Kaido**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/JackKaido) * [**Jak**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Jak) * [**Jake**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Jake) * [**JB**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/JB) * [**Joe Pease**](https://twitter.com/joepease) * [**Killer Acid**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Killer-Acid) * [**Kristy Glas**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/KristyGlas) * [**Looney**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Looney) * [**Lord Jamie V. Shill**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Lord-Jamie-V.-Shill) * [**Lovebeing**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/LOVEBEING) * [**Master Yin**](https://twitter.com/NftRooster)[ **& Master Yang**](https://twitter.com/BabyPicassoo) * [**Matt Kane**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Matt-Kane) * [**Matt Szczur**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Matt-Szczur) * [**Migrating Lines**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/MIGRATING-LINES) * [**Mr Hansel**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Mr-Hansel) * [**Mr Hodlpig**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Mr.-HODLPIG) * [**Ness Graphics**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/NessGraphics) * [**Other World**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Other-World) * [**Pablo Ricasso**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/PabloRicaSSo/fake-rares) * [**Pepenardo**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Pepenardo) * [**Dr Greedy**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Dr.-Greedy) * [**Raf Grassetti**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Raf-Grassetti) * [**Rare Scrilla**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Rare-Scrilla) * [**REY**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/REY) * [**Riven**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Riven) * [**Robness**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Robness) * [**SAHREDTOY**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/SAHREDTOY) * [**SeerLight**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/SeerLight) * [**Skife**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Skife) * [**SuperTrip64**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/SuperTrip64) * [**Tomopen**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Tomopen) * [**VeryRareFren**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/VeryRareFren) * [**VVD**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/VVD) * [**WetPotatoBrain**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/WetPotatoBrain) * [**WhoIsIt**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Whoisit) * [**Yotet**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Yotet) * [**Zaid Kirdsey**](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Zaid-Kirdsey) # Fake Rares Submission Rules The Fake Rare Directory has recently [re-opened its submissions](/pepe-news-outlet#fake-rares-submissions-are-open-again). While this is great news for creators, as lots of artists have been waiting to submit their latest creations for a while, please expect a rather long waitlist and backlog in the submission process. To submit your Fake Rares visit the [Fake Submission Portal](https://fakeraredirectory.com/fake-submissions/) and follow this guide below. **You can also find the official submission rules** [**here**](https://fakeraredirectory.com/fake-submission-rules/)**.** {% hint style="info" %} *The barrier of entry to Fake Rares can be higher and the waitlist longer. In the meantime you can submit your creations to the* [*Fake Commons*](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/fake-rares-and-dank-rares/fake-commons) *instead. More info* [*here*](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/fake-rares-and-dank-rares/fake-commons#fake-commons-submission-rules)*.* {% endhint %} ![FAKECHATS](/files/T0fS2x2O8sbBnhJWe9y9) First thing you need to do when creating your Fake Rare, is to create a [Counterparty](/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/counterparty-what-is-it) asset to associate with it. To the non crypto-coin person this can be quite the learning task. To people already involved in Bitcoin it’s not that hard. Visit [this guide](https://github.com/robotlovecoffee/xcponboarding/wiki/Creator:-Onboarding-to-XCP-Freewallet-Desktop) to learn how to create an asset. The cost to create an asset is 0.5 XCP (and a little bitcoin for the miner fee). To submit to the Fake Rare Directory, you will need to DESTROY 1 [FAKEASF](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FAKEASF). You can destroy the token by using the [Freewallet.io](http://freewallet.io/) app. Once approved your card will appear on [fakeraredirectory.com](http://fakeraredirectory.com/). ### Real Fakes Submission Rules: 1. **Fakes must be 400×560**. We all have a little OCD, so please include the right size in your submission
 you can link a high-resolution image to your asset, but make sure it follows the same aspect ratio please. 2. Your fake can look like a trading card, but this is not required. It can be animated gif as well, but keep them to 3mb or less in size if possible. Use compression. 3. **Issuance must be LOCKED** so your Fake cannot be inflated. 4. **Your fake must NOT be DIVISIBLE**
 when creating an asset, the default is set to divisible, so make sure you click the toggle, otherwise you’ll have to pick a new name for your fake. 5. No NSFW content please
 we don’t have HR on staff and we’re all adults here
 so use your best judgement. 6. **You must issue at least 21 tokens** and no more than 10,000. 7. No websites and no QR codes please. 8. The general rule of thumb is only one submission per artist until approved or denied. After approval or denial you may submit again. If you’ve been waiting a while and have a fire new piece
 you may wanna swap for your previous submission
 or at least submit to Commons so it can be sniped. Oh, **this rule doesn’t apply to Commons**
 submit to your heart’s content in Commons. 9. We don’t get paid to do this
 we have real life responsibilities
 we move as fast as we can, but the best shit takes time. Please bear with us as we sort through your submissions. 10. Don’t share or sell your Fake prior to approval, otherwise we’ll have to kick your submission
 once published, please feel free to drop your piece however you see fit. We love [Scarce.City](https://scarce.city/) and the [PepePawnShop](https://pepe.wtf/), but to each his own. **NOTE: Please don’t destroy your FAKEASF (or PEPECASH) until asked to do so**
 once your submission is accepted, someone will give you further instructions on the sacrifice. You can destroy the token by using the [Freewallet.io](http://freewallet.io/) desktop application. {% hint style="info" %} Reach out on the [Official Telegram Chat](https://t.me/OFFICIALFAKERARES) if you need help. {% endhint %}

FAKE SUBMISSION PORTAL

# Fake Rares Card Specific Lore Specific lore around some of the most famous cards. This page is work-in-progress, please feel free to add any card-specific history that you are aware of to make this section as complete as possible! {% hint style="info" %} ***Work in progress*** - if you would like to contribute your card-specific story, please follow the steps in [How to Contribute to the Book of Kek](/how-to-contribute-to-the-book-of-kek) or send us an email titled **"BoK Edit Request"** to [wiki@pepe.wtf.](mailto:wiki@pepe.wtf?subject=BoK%20Edit%20Request) {% endhint %} > The legend has it that the cards in Series 0 of the Fake Rares were submitted for approval to be a part of the Rare Pepe collection but were not approved. While not all of them were scientifically denied - the rule was that each card had to be an older XCP asset and not part of any directory. Below you can find some more card specific lore. ## [FREEDOMKEK](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FREEDOMKEK) - Series 0, Card 1, 1/300 On September 21 2021, [Rare Scrilla](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Rare-Scrilla) was banned from the Rare Pepe Trading Telegram group for violating the number one rule: you can only share Official Rare Pepes in the Rare Pepe Trading Group. Rare Scrilla shared a Fake Rare that was rejected from the directory in 2018. You see, Scrilla had just rediscovered the fake in his wallet, so he figured he’d share it in the chat and give a few away to people who shared their addresses. He was quickly banned from the chat, so he decided to spin up a new chat and subsequent directory called Fake Rares. The [new chat](https://t.me/OFFICIALFAKERARES) quickly filled up, and Scrilla offered the FREEDOMKEK card – the fake that got him fake banned in the first place – to anyone who shared the card in the Rare Pepe chat. It was a “Proof of Ban” card and thus became the first card in the Fake Rare directory. Series 0, Card 1. The Rare Pepe administrators eventually unbanned Scrilla and even participated in the new Fake Rares community, and the rest has been written on the blockchain. Read the rest of the story [here](https://fakeraredirectory.com/la-faka-has-been-defeated/). ![FREEDOMKEK](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/106767091/173695130-dde4591b-22d6-428d-8167-d8e460adc9dd.jpeg) ## [FAKEASF](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FAKEASF) - Series 1, Card 1, 1/1,656 The set begins with the [FAKEASF](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FAKEASF) community-created card. This asset was airdropped to the first 100 people in the Fake community and serves as the access card for submissions to the directory. ![FAKEASF](/files/2XbCODUAax1Z7q5BUrgM) ## [FAKETORCH](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FAKETORCH) - Series 1, Card 2, 1/1 The FAKETORCH, another community-created card
 and the only 1 of 1 card in the collection. The torch was designed to bounce from faker to faker each week, granting the holder the privilege of adding a qualifying FAKE RARE into Series 0. This series is reserved for Rare Pepe-era fakes. Criteria outlined somewhere else. ![FAKETORCH](/files/y8LKz7VjS2VanNDyAXp6) ## [PEPAAGOTCHI](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPAAGOTCHI) - Series 4, Card 46, 1/121 [@BabyPicasso](https://twitter.com/BabyPicassoo) and [@NftRooster](https://twitter.com/NftRooster) collaborated on [PEPAAGOTCHI](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPAAGOTCHI) as a tribute to [Aavegotchi's](https://www.aavegotchi.com/) by [Pixelcraft Studios](https://twitter.com/pixelcraftstuds) - a Play-2-Earn game on Polygon. Inspiration came from [SARUTOBIPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/SARUTOBIPEPE) which unlocked a special skin in the [Sarutobi](http://www.mandelduck.com/sarutobi/) game - the first playable Rare Pepe! ![PEPAAGOTCHI](/files/uIgZEbVAl5CCiZHGfCXd) ## [MISSPEPEPUNK](https://pepe.wtf/asset/MISSPEPEPUNK) - Series 4, Card 43, 1/100 Fake version of [MISSPEPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/MISSPEPE), a Rare Pepe submitted back in the day. Both cards were made and submitted by the same artist - [Ffmad](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Ffmad). This MISSPEPEPUNK is an NFT teacher, who is specialized in "green ones". For each of the 100 cards, a unique profile picture will be associated in the near future. ![MISSPEPEPUNK](/files/uv9v5OH2z2XrBSAq1q5n) ## [FAKEWAX](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FAKEWAX) - Series 4, Card 51, 1/150 [FAKEWAX](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FAKEWAX) was the only 51st card in a series (as every other series has 50 cards). The artwork for the card was made by [Viva La Vandal](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Viva-La-Vandal). As all of Series 4 was an audio collection, what made the FAKEWAX card so special is the fact that holders of it could redeem an actual vinyl with all of the special content from the audio series. Read more about FAKEWAX [here](https://fakeraredirectory.com/fakewax/). ![FAKEWAX](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/106767091/173689937-83e88c31-03f2-47bd-a7b9-5f48d57c12b7.jpg) ## [PEPEFICATION](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEFICATION) - Series 7, Card 22, 1/75 From the [artist](https://twitter.com/Crims0nRIdeR), [Crimson Rider](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Crimson-Rider): "He's running from the 'Pepe Hype'. With each door he opens, he becomes more *frog*, and with every Pepe art he sees, he becomes more addicted until finally, he becomes filthy rich and falls into the 'well of wealth', where money loses any meaning and it's hard to feel anything. He breaks that crystal and reality becomes pointless, trapping himself in a never-ending circle." ![PEPEFICATION](/files/7fBMkOHh1cqUi5vXR99C) ## [PEPONACID](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPONACID) - Series 4, Card 16, 1/30 The iconic frog has always been a symbol of love, positivity, and acceptance. What better way to showcase this acceptance than with a psychedelic twist. This Fake Rare represents the [artist's](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Prateek-Dhiman) love of psychedelics. ![PEPONACID](/files/cW1pRDtMQz0Oy3N4KxiK) ## [P](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPONACID)[FAKEBANKSY](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FAKEBANKSY) - Series 2, Card 1, 1/100 From [Wizard X](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Wizard-X), the creator of the card: "On a long enough timeline, every shitcoin gets shredded." ![FAKEBANKSY](/files/ORPWqU5DqRj54BsxQ9J9) ## [PEPEPOPO](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Wizard-X) - Series 3, Card 32, 1/21 [SeerLight](https://pepe.wtf/artists/SeerLight), the creator revealed how the idea of the card came to be: "I was showering and thought... What about a Pepe but make it Ghost in a Shell? Added a bit of vaporwave and tada!" ![PEPEPOPO](/files/ySBMAatAhgSjgUubN3X3) ## [WAGMIWORLD](https://pepe.wtf/asset/WAGMIWORLD) - Series 8, Card 43, 1/100 [WAGMIWORLD](https://pepe.wtf/asset/WAGMIWORLD) is [SuperTrip64](https://twitter.com/SuperTrip64)'s contribution to the legendary [Series 8](https://fakeraredirectory.com/series-8/) of Fake Rares, [curated by Vincent Van Dough](https://twitter.com/Vince_Van_Dough/status/1541599342590537729) and marking 2022's "Summer of Pepe". ![WAGMIWORLD](/files/4tKIkbw344zQ7OkxmlK8) SuperTrip64 develops pure 64 Bit Visualsℱ games, playable via his website [SuperTrip.Land](< http://SuperTrip.Land>). Upon releasing his card WAGMIWORLD he also [released a multiplayer game](https://twitter.com/SuperTrip64/status/1552720983961862145), in which players could explore a Pepe-themed amusement park during a 24h event, uniting [770 unique players](https://twitter.com/SuperTrip64/status/1553153594752466947) in what is considered the first ever 64bit Pepe game. {% embed url="" %} ## [BOOTLEGGED](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BOOTLEGGED) - Series 8, Card 17, 1/100 [BOOTLEGGED](https://pepe.wtf/asset/BOOTLEGGED) is [Seerlight](https://pepe.wtf/artists/SeerLight)'s first Fake Rare. Seerlight is an illustrator and animator based in LA, best known for his style involving intricate line art and flat colors with striking color palettes. His subjects are primarily architecture, sceneries and landscapes. Seerlight is inspired by anime, vaporwave aesthetics, cyberpunk themes and escapism. There are a few frames in this animated card that show a timestamp in the bottom left corner, which based on blockchain data, coincides with the moment he had finalized the artwork and locked the token issuance. Dank Art Historians believe this to be the “finishing touch” on this work, the last stroke of Seerlight’s brush.

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## [PEPEMAGPIE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEMAGPIE) - Series 4, Card 25, 1/100 "[PEPEMAGPIE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPEMAGPIE) depicts a young peper living as a hermit in the wilderness. His welcoming gaze, elegant posture, and the surrounding symbols refer to his role as a keeper of peace and a connoisseur of remarkable treasures. Set against a lush landscape composed of oak trees, one may take notice of the inscription carved within the tree’s trunk, “TEST”. He holds a blush frosted cupcake topped with a tart cherry in his left hand while his right arm is folded across his body, the fingers gracefully supporting a bright orange umbrella. Dank Art Historians have identified these symbols as references to origin assets on Counterparty. The presence of the sheep further upholds the notion of benevolence and peace which is a reference to the essence of the pepe community. And finally, the unassuming magpie bird is depicted as a gesture of wit. It is said that this type of bird is notorious for collecting shiny objects.” - [Pepenardo](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Pepenardo). PEPEMAGPIE was also featured on the cover of [FAKEFAKEWAX](https://pepe.wtf/asset/FAKEFAKEWAX). As a tribute to FAKEWAX, Fake master [Pepenardo](https://twitter.com/PepenardoStudio) released FAKEFAKEWAX, a 35 numbered limited edition vinyl available only via 48h silent auction at the [PepePawnShop](/chapter-4-latest-developments/pepepawnshop). # Fake Commons [Fake Commons](https://fakeraredirectory.com/fake-commons/) is the experimental arm of [Fake Rares](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/fake-rares-and-dank-rares), built on top of the fake ecosystem to further encapsulate the culture and community. This collection is a playground for artists to push creative boundaries, test distribution strategies, and explore with ultimate freedom. By design, Commons have less structure, fewer rules and a lower barrier to entry, and like Fake Rares, they pay homage to [Rare Pepes](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project). Fake Commons require the sacrifice of a little [PEPECASH ](/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/what-is-pepecash)(currently 2100, though subject to change if the PEPECASH market pumps wildly), and for the most part, seem to function more like trading cards... these details are reflective of Rare Pepes and interject a bit of that spirit back into the community. Ultimately, Fake Commons are a means to expand and enhance what the community is building within Fake Rares, all on top of the foundation of Rare Pepes. This is a good route for new artists looking to mint/sell on XCP, and eventually work their way into Fake Rares. ![NOTAFAKERARE ](/files/XGUDQb3ja3AE3WGapMQM) # Fake Commons Submission Rules **You can find the official Fake Commons Submission rules** [**here**](https://fakeraredirectory.com/fake-submission-rules/)**.** First thing you need to do when creating your Fake **Common**, is to create a [Counterparty](/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/counterparty-what-is-it) asset to associate with it. To the non crypto-coin person this can be quite the learning task. To people already involved in Bitcoin it’s not that hard. Visit [this guide](https://github.com/robotlovecoffee/xcponboarding/wiki/Creator:-Onboarding-to-XCP-Freewallet-Desktop) to learn how to create an asset. The cost to create an asset is 0.5 XCP (and a little bitcoin for the miner fee). Use the [Fake Commons Submission Portal](https://fakeraredirectory.com/fake-submissions/) and fill out the form with the details of your FAKE COMMON submission. Please ensure that your card image is under 10MB - here you upload your card image only (referenced by 'image\_large' in your JSON), other media can be referenced via URL. To submit to the Fake Commons Directory, and as an ode to our forefrog-fathers, you will need to destroy a minimum of 2,100 [PEPECASH](https://pepe.wtf/asset/PEPECASH). You can destroy the token by using the [Freewallet.io](http://freewallet.io/) app. Please do not destroy anything until your card has been approved
 no refunds. Once approved your card will appear on [fakeraredirectory.com](https://fakeraredirectory.com/fake-commons/), and [pepe.wtf](https://pepe.wtf/new/collections/Fake-Rares)
 and probably all over Twitter. Don’t feel compelled to DM the team to check on the status. Persistence is key in many things
 but here it will only distract and delay. ### **Format Rules** Similar to Fake Rares, your base card image (jpeg, png or gif) should be portrait and of 400X560 pixels in dimensions, your enhancements can explore other sizes, keeping ratio is nice for your enhancements but not essential – but should be followed if you would like to show your mp4 instead of the card in the directory for example.\ \ Your base card image should be under 10MB (squeezing something to that size is part of your art now) and you must always supply a base card image, even if your prefer media is the mp4 or Iframe URL. Your token description field should reference a JSON which also expresses the base image as the “image\_large” keys value. {% hint style="info" %} Reach out on the [Official Telegram Chat](https://t.me/OFFICIALFAKERARES) if you need help. {% endhint %} ![FAKE SUBMISSIONS](/files/OOFnC8BKoDEW15XG7i9A) # Dank Rares This page is work-in-progress, please feel free to add any Dank Rares lore or card-specific history that you are aware of, to make this section as complete as possible! {% hint style="info" %} ***Work in progress*** - if you would like to contribute some lore or your card-specific story, please follow the steps in [How to Contribute to the Book of Kek](/how-to-contribute-to-the-book-of-kek) or send us an email titled **"BoK Edit Request"** to [wiki@pepe.wtf.](mailto:wiki@pepe.wtf?subject=BoK%20Edit%20Request) {% endhint %} All Dank Rares are listed in the[ Dank Directory](https://www.dankdirectory.io/) - a curated collection inspired and developed by an original Rare Pepe artist: [Dankboost](https://pepe.wtf/artists/Boost). ![KEKLUMINATI - S1C1](/files/KPEU7EhQW2kA7dREBKw3) # Dank Rares Submission Rules You can find the official Dank Directory Submission Rules [here](http://www.dankdirectory.io/submissions/). ![DANKMEMECASH](/files/fJkOym2OZC0BiDW4W59e) ### Danks Submission Rules: 1. Submission to the directory site must be a 400×560 image. Asset image size can be 400×560, 800×800, or 800×1200. Regardless of the image size you choose for your asset, a display image size of 400×560 is required for the directory. 2. Image size should not be over 10Mb, if so please message @boost on Telegram before submitting. If you are making a large file for your asset you can make a different display image for the directory. 3. Issuance must be LOCKED using the lock token function on Counterparty. 4. No divisible assets. 5. If you are concerned about the content in your image ask before submitting. 6. No NSFW content. 7. Minimum token supply is 21. 8. No websites, no QR codes on the card unless permission granted by dank admin @boost. 9. Do not distribute your meme before being added to the directory. **100,000 DANKMEMECASH or 1420 PEPECASH *****AFTER APPROVAL***** needs to be destroyed or sent to either one of the below addresses;** 1BurnDaNK476q5h7vtf3BTdqKpKu65SKbe 1BurnPepexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxAK33R **Directory DANKMEMECASH dispenser** **link:** # Historical Counterparty Projects # Penisium Project # Introduction to Bitcoin NFTs Bitcoin (via the Counterparty internet protocol) played a very dominant role in the very earliest of NFTs/tokenized assets. NFTs were first popularized on Bitcoin’s Counterparty protocol between 2014 and 2016. The significance of these origin assets being tokenized to bitcoin should not be overlooked in terms of the security, decentralization and longevity that this provides. Mind you, it was Namecoin (formerly known as BitDNS, a hard fork of Bitcoin which Satoshi Nakamoto himself [endorsed](https://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org/posts/bitcointalk/threads/244/?view=satoshi)) which gets credited for issuing the first NFTs in history: Quantum, Blockheads, Comicons and Cryptoeggs were basically avatar projects which sought to provide every new user a unique digital identity. They weren’t meant to become collectibles, but people started trading them and they accrued market value. Several years later, Ethereum would copy this approach with CryptoPunks and other similar computer-generated avatars that you can see in Twitter avatars today. But after the Counterparty protocol launched in January 2014, bitcoiners started to create their own form of tokenized art. From this point onwards, you can identify two significant schools of thought: the video game asset innovation side (Shaban Shaame’s “Spells of Genesis” and Christian Moss’ “SaruTobi Island” cards being two of the finest examples) and the meme side (Rare Pepes, Fake Rares, Leftist Tears, Bitcoin Heads). Of course, not all of these NFTs emerged in 2014. The Rare Pepe directory was first created in September 2016, Spells of Genesis cards first appeared in September 2015, while Fake Rares and Bitcoin Heads were issued in the second half of 2021. Yet the element that makes them stand out is the fact that they’re user-generated via graphic design software or even hand drawing. Bitcoiners love proof of work – so unlike their Namecoin and Ethereum counterparts (no pun intended), they don’t issue art that a computer generated automatically. You can find a charming human element in all of these Bitcoin NFTs. Ownership and viewability are two different things when it comes to digital art. All certified Rare Pepes can be viewed on the [Rare Pepe directory](http://rarepepedirectory.com/), and any internet user can easily download these images to whichever device they may be using. Using Counterparty tokens as easily transferable certificates of authenticity, a programmer or artist has no reason to limit viewability. In this fashion, completely preventing people from sharing ownership IS impossible. If you don’t own the private keys which control the address where the token is assigned, you don’t own the art. This method detracts individuals from implying that there is value in just the art, but rather that there is value in ownership of both the digital art and token. People won’t spend money to own an image file which can be shared or viewed easily, but they will certainly pay for ownership of a token generated by the artist which provably shows they are the owner of that piece of art. People can, will and already have spent considerable amounts of money on Rare Pepes via Counterparty tokens on the DEX (or even via OTC sales). # Counterparty - What is it? ## The Counterparty Protocol Counterparty was born in 2014 as an open source protocol with no profit model (like Bitcoin). Counterparty extends Bitcoin’s functionality and was considered a “Bitcoin 2.0” platform to support assets by “writing in the margins” of Bitcoin Transactions. The protocol supports smart contracts and tradeable user-created coins. Rare Pepes were built as assets on Counterparty the ERC-721 standard even existed. Counterparty has been on the “wrong” side of Bitcoin history and many chose to not talk about it at all. It has a native token (XCP) which is used to give arbitrary name to assets: if you pay 0.5 XCP, then you can call your new NFT “[BTCTKVRMAG](https://xchain.io/asset/BTCTKVRMAG)” instead of allowing the protocol to automatically name it “A11113761191968729490” (where “A” stands for “asset”). You can also sell your new tokens and give dividends to holders by using the XCP token. But there’s a catch: Counterparty was created by bitcoiners who witnessed the Mastercoin ICO (which later turned into the Omni layer) and hated it. The creators of the protocol didn’t want to do a fundraiser and offer investors a token. That’s not Bitcoin enough. So instead, they asked participants to “burn” their BTC and receive XCP in exchange. What this means is that in January 2014, almost 2131 bitcoins were irreversibly sent to the address [1CounterpartyXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUWLpVr](https://blockstream.info/address/1CounterpartyXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUWLpVr). They purposely made up an address that’s hard to generate, and to which nobody has access. So in order for the entire supply of 2,648,755 XCP tokens to get created, real BTC had to get burnt. According to the March 23rd 2014 [article](https://counterparty.io/news/why-proof-of-burn/) “Why Proof-of-Burn”, the bitcoiners who created Counterparty didn’t want the developers to gain an unfair advantage and they didn’t want big investors to get any control over the network either. Everyone had an equal chance to burn BTC and receive XCP in exchange. Also, nobody got a first mover advantage so there would be no centralized entity to coordinate a pump and dump scheme. Everyone is just as interested in the project’s success and faces the same risks. However, this doesn’t mean that the value of the XCP token is pegged to the price of BTC, or that the market cap should be equivalent with the 2131 BTC. As of December 28th 2021, 2131 BTC are worth $105 million while the entire XCP supply is only worth $32.8 million. This comparison was not even necessary to prove a point about XCP being a utility token that doesn’t compete with bitcoin. It’s not supposed to be a store of value, you only buy it to issue your named asset and use it for its intended purpose. Holding XCP speculatively would be foolish, as the token is not even listed on popular exchanges and the only way to acquire it is through dispensers. # The Counterparty DEX The Counterparty protocol (XCP), which runs on top of the bitcoin blockchain, has been chugging away since 2014. Besides the fact that XCP actually accomplishes what it promises, flawlessly, it’s native DEX has been picking up significant volume. The Counterparty DEX is an extraordinarily easy to use venue where Rare Pepe traders can establish a mutually agreed upon value for each Rare Pepe card, priced in XCP under free market conditions. Counterparty is a bona fide decentralized exchange. Anyone can sell assets without anyone’s permission and have the BTC (or some other Counterparty token) get automatically sent to a personal wallet after each transaction is settled on the main chain. If you want to buy 0.5 XCP with your BTC to name your brand new NFT or issue dividends to your existing NFT holders, then you go to a dispenser and search for the user offering the most advantageous deal. # Why use Counterparty? Counterparty is basically an early version of Ethereum which was built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain as a protocol whose transactions get settled with BTC while paying fees to the Bitcoin miners. It was most likely abandoned because it scales really poorly. But in the summer of 2021, when the NFT mania was at its peak and Ethereum was dealing with ridiculously high fees, bitcoiners remembered about Counterparty and seized the low demand for Bitcoin block space to bring some old art back to life. While some will discourage the use of Counterparty and recommend Raretoshi on Liquid or RGB Spectrum on the Lightning Network, the reality is that none of these are as secure or as decentralized as the Bitcoin blockchain. Also, none of them is guaranteed to live for as long as the base layer itself. And since there are lots of collections which exist on Bitcoin, there will be collectors to acquire an interest in them. The goal is clearly not to “scale”, but to grant the highest security and longevity to assets. Counterparty has been pronounced “dead” many times before, but it made a couple of comebacks specifically because it’s built on Bitcoin and requires minimal maintenance – the assets will always exist and they’re secured by a global network of miners and full nodes, so it’s only the user interfaces (wallets) that need improvement from time to time. Your NFTs may cost more to create and transfer (as compared to centralized platforms like Liquid and Ethereum), but they are also safer because shutting the network is virtually impossible. # What is PEPECASH? What would a world of Rare Pepes be without it’s own blockchain based currency? No worries, the community has that problem solved as well. [PEPECASH is the currency of Pepes](http://rarepepedirectory.com/?p=65), and can be used to pay for new submissions to get your Rare Pepes into [rarepepedirectory.com](http://rarepepedirectory.com) and into the wallets to speculate with or to be used in p2p transactions. ![PEPECASH](/files/F6TxA6r91QCDlVDOB9cd) With the token locked at 1 billion shares of PEPECASH, it lacks the inflationary aspect of a currency like dogecoin, while still maintaining the same meme-friendly madness. Each week half of the earnings from submissions is sacrificed to Kek for good luck, which makes PepeCash deflationary. PepeCash is a card just like the other cards on the [rarepepedirectory.com](http://rarepepedirectory.com), except it is a lot more liquid. Some people are also working on games that use PepeCash. There were 1 billion Pepe Cash tokens issued. As of February 2022, 303.6 million or 30.36% of Pepe Cash has been sent to a burn address (1BurnPepexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxAK33R). ### **Where to buy Pepe Cash?** * Emblem Vault for ETH ([link](https://opensea.io/collection/emblem-vault)) * From dispensers for BTC (on [xchain](https://xchain.io/dispensers)) * OTC (over the counter) from other users (via Telegram, Discord groups) * From DEXtrade for BTC ([link](https://dex-trade.com/)) * [Zaif](https://zaif.jp/) exchange (Japanese only) Buy with PepeCash - Tutorial: [Buying My First RarePepe Card with PepeCash — Steemit](https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@superskillz/buying-my-first-rarepepe-card-with-pepecash) # Best Pepe Wallets A quick guide to the best wallets to use to buy, store and sell your Pepe assets. ### Freewallet.io [FreeWallet.io](https://freewallet.io/), possibly the best Counterparty interface available right now, lets you navigate between exchanges (open markets for various token pairs) and dispensers (vending machines where you buy/sell Counterparty tokens and NFTs for BTC). You can also create and destroy tokens via the FreeWallet interface, and the wallet supports multiple addresses as well as segwit, importing private keys, and watch-only addresses. Download [FreeWallet.io](https://freewallet.io/) for your desktop or mobile device to access a DEX or a dispenser. ### **Counterwallet** Storing your Rare Pepes in [Counterwallet](https://counterwallet.io/) is perfectly secure, and if you’re a regular XCP user you can manage all of your Counterparty assets from Counterwallet. If you would like to keep your Rare Pepes safely housed in their native environment so they feel at home, there is a Rare Pepe wallet as well. ### **Rare Pepe Wallet** [Rare Pepe Wallet](https://rarepepewallet.com/) is a tool created by developer Joe Looney in 2016 that makes it possible to buy, sell, trade, edition, gift, and destroy Rare Pepes with PEPECASH or XCP. The wallet itself is a client-side application that allows users to access the DEX directly on-chain. The integrated wallet was created before Metamask and other familiar marketplaces like OpenSea. Rare Pepe volume growth was a significant catalyst for XCP activity. At least one company, Spells of Genesis, explored the creation of digital trading cards tied to the blockchain before the invention of the Rare Pepe Wallet. However, Joe and the Rare Pepe Wallet community are the first to explore a long and important list of innovations that will set the course for the blockchain art market for years to come. These include: * First blockchain community where anyone can submit artwork to be bought, sold, traded, or destroyed on the blockchain; * First to offer the above service while taking zero commission; * First to create a gift card system that allows for gifting artwork to people who do not own any cryptocurrency (a major innovation for improving adoption); * First to conceive of VIP content like songs and games tied to the token in addition to the artwork; * First to move a digitally scarce artwork to a physical piece of hardware (opendime). This proves to naysayers that digitally rare art can, in fact, exist in a physical form; * First to create a digital artwork tied to the blockchain that changes its representation based on what machine it is displayed on. ### Fake Rare Wallet Joe Looney ([@wasthatawolf](https://twitter.com/wasthatawolf)), the creator of the [RarePepeWallet](https://rarepepewallet.com/), also created the [FakeRareWallet](https://fakerarewallet.com/), for the purposes of the Fake Rare Pepe movement. The wallet’s website properly displays all fake rare pepes a user has in their possession (even if they’re animated, which is a nice touch), which isn’t the case with RarePepeWallet, as it only properly displays the original Rare Pepes. ### **Casa Tookan Wallet** (Book Of Orbs Mobile Wallet) Book of Orbs is discontinued, but it’s mobile wallet Casa Tookan is compatible with Counterparty, Bitcoin AND Ethereum. Perfect to send, receive and safely store your cards and other collectibles. Download [Casa Tookan Wallet](https://crystalsuite.com/casa-tookan-wallet/) and use your Book of Orbs passphrase to connect. #### # Creator Onboarding to XCP Are you a creator and are new to Counterparty? Follow this easy step-by-step guide to learn how to create an asset on XCP, upload your art to EasyAsset and submit it to the Pepe directories. {% hint style="warning" %} For this tutorial we will focus on creating a token using the [CounterWallet](/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/best-pepe-wallets#counterwallet) web version. If you are using the [Freewallet](https://wiki.pepe.wtf/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/pages/dwPgoIgB1YZHQwTaUAEz#freewallet.io) desktop version, please follow this guide: [Creator Onboarding to XCP Freewallet Desktop](https://github.com/robotlovecoffee/xcponboarding/wiki/Creator:-Onboarding-to-XCP-Freewallet-Desktop) made by [RobotLoveCoffee](https://robotlovecoffee.io/). {% endhint %} ## Steps: {% content-ref url="/pages/AmhS0CSd6s1vz3UwKD7A" %} [1. Create a Counterparty (XCP) wallet](/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/creator-onboarding-to-xcp/1.-create-a-counterparty-xcp-wallet) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/cP3DNtJm3lrVzG6x8rQd" %} [2. Buy XCP from a dispenser](/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/creator-onboarding-to-xcp/2.-buy-xcp-from-a-dispenser) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/0ClrgzcWLPZg6IuxKuba" %} [3. Create Named Token](/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/creator-onboarding-to-xcp/3.-create-named-token) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/TbQ0g41dGvZtsEeVxUnk" %} [4. Upload Art to EasyAsset](/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/creator-onboarding-to-xcp/4.-upload-art-to-easyasset) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/zRhiVerpmQnUOHKrMQgx" %} [5. Update Token Description](/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/creator-onboarding-to-xcp/5.-update-token-description) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/1LiUbVNhSyKlyEtXXJe4" %} [6. Increase Supply](/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/creator-onboarding-to-xcp/6.-increase-supply) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/BAmSnB638kaCVO3wmY92" %} [7. Lock Supply](/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/creator-onboarding-to-xcp/7.-lock-supply) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/IWomIbWkJXfWoolTo7p9" %} [8. Submit To Directories](/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/creator-onboarding-to-xcp/8.-submit-to-directories) {% endcontent-ref %} # 1. Create a Counterparty (XCP) wallet ### **Step 1:** Go to: or and select "Create New Wallet”. ![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/nQvwOJ8wLVRx9l_WSPmr16c27BGFZ8_OwJW2iI87HMRY4Wf2RMSWxMyQp-6TJhxkGTutBiKxqh1WdGNUgf4-Z7nMkb-DTbl7W47-jvjcZJ2pHYlMAC9CtSVkIw6aF5BlXkbE_GpM) ### **Step 2:** Copy and securely store your 12-word passphrase. {% hint style="warning" %} **Do not share or store this anywhere online, as this passphrase will give anyone access to your account and funds/tokens. This one passphrase can be used for logging in to any XCP wallet (Rarepepe, Freewallet, Counterparty, etc.).** {% endhint %} ### **Step 3:** Log in to your wallet with your 12-word passphrase. ![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/GnMqZ-yWr794jdef_orfONFn8y1HcZfg4QaJrS8CW_9P0LeM-6RwyH6pLPxnJUJ_pgW5JSlPxUoFanQWjZjlu2grizY7rX60aMZeI8_1b_ol7AYz06RwACnNUpJZ1HOoZ4CB_e-5) ### **Step 4:** Transfer BTC into this account. You need to send some BTC to your new wallet to start. Single click on the first address string itself to select it, then copy that address, which you can then use to send BTC funds to. ![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/M2_AEO4jaVRpk6POwJ4O-x5uhRH9AHfZ28Wc9zYA9pBxyzLAD8QrA2lmv8XXoB6nbyObFunTGG1Y8ToqTPu0yTYDOfLWPx3Y6CdU9kTHkMwBKH9teF5hHtN-KtU3KqcKokRYURPZ) {% hint style="info" %} To send BTC from an on-ramp, you can for example use Coinbase, or use a DEX and trade ETH for BTC, for instance using or . You could start with $50 worth of BTC. All transactions on XCP have a small BTC tx fee (like eth gas). {% endhint %} Watch a short 3 mins video that shows Wallet Creation steps: [Create XCP Wallet](#steps) # 2. Buy XCP from a dispenser To Mint/Create Tokens on Counterparty, you need to spend XCP (XCP is a token). You can get XCP from a trusted XCP dispenser. **It will cost 0.5 XCP for your first Token.** ### **Step 1:** Click on a trusted dispenser link from ### **Step 2:** Send BTC to the Dispenser address (see picture below) for the price displayed or multiples of the price for more. A dispenser is like a vending machine; put BTC in and get what it is dispensing back. ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gbit07vO6nuk0shrhfnCy_-EcflyLdyEbzQvvkPf6oXLgSdWHP0kN4kb5KuKbY4CVswpvectZNvwksPgww4e9U1qQ4gQJ_h9u4ErkIPoMWEXjgla_tVBh3AlpBPUs15JJLcLdmCj) For example if the Dispenser shows: Send\ 0.00033900 BTC\ Receive\ 1.00000000 XCP You could send 0.00033900 BTC to get 1 XCP, or you could send 0.00067800 BTC, and you would get 2 XCP. Once you send BTC to the Dispenser’s address, you will receive XCP tokens in your Counterparty wallet. Note that this transaction will take time to process and won’t show up in your wallet until completed. You can see your pending transaction in the upper left corner of your Counterparty wallet. ![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/J18mJxVCwCZEyNSk8T5ewar3pphhi0NayAqg1ayp0J5s0G755TP3FXXZKa3LqkVMltefTOxjn6zlYNgS_WSjsuW6ResrblZ16Z5aes6E8po14cY-pRw4xqAjHIjhmCYibpZvRGaU) # 3. Create Named Token *We will be using a Counterparty wallet for this example, but you could also do these steps with Freewallet Desktop.* ### Step 1: Go to: and log in with your 12-word passphrase. ### Step 2: Under the Address Action dropdown, select "Create a Token” (Asset). ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/sYpiLWlMuTzK5wLqEjc_nPKGSBs1l2ez6MKA0034pn-cZ5szLdxpNkGUTp_pa-B6VKBCxKQ3VJfQIDucLpBH2LWxyYoZEVVYELrlIvT5IQBwNrVO8MQw4DRUri7ucgzkQcVLIAIC) ### Step 3: Fill out the form: * Name Type: Select "Alphabetic name with anti-spam fee (0.5 XCP)" * Token Name: Must contain between 4 and 12 uppercase letters only (A-Z) and cannot start with 'A'. * Description: Leave blank (will update in next step) * Quantity: Set to 1 (can update later) * Uncheck "Make divisible?" * Select "Create Token" # 4. Upload Art to EasyAsset This step will upload your art asset files for your Token to Arweave. This step will make them permanently stored on a blockchain. ### Step 1: Go to: ### Step 2: Fill out the form: * Network: Select "Counterparty (Bitcoin NFT)" * Asset Name: Token name you used from the "Create Named Token" section * Category can just be set to "Art" * Sub Category can just be set to "NFT" * Description will be displayed with your Token (not required). Media assets: * Thumbnail image (required) * Animated GIF or Static Image (required) * Video for the asset (if a video piece) * High-resolution image (not required) * Audio file (if an audio piece) ### Step 3: Click "Create Asset JSON". The process may take a few seconds; click the button only once. ![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/JGFCDXj9CeDAmc1nwLq4UCxjQmnRfdYZRUM0ly9jtyuX-yy6OLfGwCliBVPj75yW8LOtX698nlWhb4ysAGz0J3Ak320U_lKk-EAxhExkiKkYIGHwhiG-cdE6hweG_viTxnyORXmQ) When the form has been submitted, copy the JSON file path and have it handy for the next section, "Update Token Description" # 5. Update Token Description This step will update the Token description to use the JSON file you created in the "Upload Art to EasyAsset" section. ### Step 1: Go to: and log in with your 12-word passphrase. ### Step 2: Select the small arrow dropdown on the Token you created and select "Chang Token Description." ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/EJ_jJIDn-jRVLHzgSPLD3o0FImCzwOKxWWjHinDxww0wLbSCmvVKKZsnVuHh4igiR-VcLze_cymZzWPpswMSxqSny2eZUM4Dy813hX93p_axeimrkR5d-1LCErPlejXlLRKqmJb7) ### Step 3: Paste in the JSON link you got from EasyAsset in the “Description” field. Click "Change Description". Congrats! You have minted your first asset on the Counterparty Network. # 6. Increase Supply If you have not locked the Token supply, you can issue more tokens. For example, you would want to do this if you created only 1 Token to start but wanted the supply to be 100. ### Step 1: Go to: and log in with your 12-word passphrase. ### Step 2: Select the small arrow dropdown on the Token you have created and select "Issue Additional" ![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/5RjJUkWGkioful5RnmUnaLnCbEm_abuoezyssynXx7k5GjDIEmPn-1lMzxENm6P_uc0-t10BIgKfeisUfHQXDeyPyjKnp2MlYNR6XN8vHt9ffBawGeCW1u_O29CZFFMhuLhFbxpZ) Enter the amount you want to issue in the "Additional Qty" field. To get to 100, in our case, you would enter 99. Select and click "Issue Additional". # 7. Lock Supply Once you are sure of the number of tokens you want available, you will lock the supply. Doing this will create a limited number. So it could be a 1/1, 1/69 1/100. ### Step 1: Go to: and log in with your 12-word passphrase. ### Step 2: Select the small arrow dropdown on the Token you have created and select "Lock Token Issuance." ![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/WfWd8Q08HGeha8axZdnbBzdPcENMyeCEPlE6F1xs1DqUJ4BuvRn8ks05LUGnENc0WsgvYxYW6QBskkZMENcZYPCka0oM7uMKvW0wZsIa4sgqyHYrJ3DPZmR1x0Rt0N1fegauwWJU) ### Step 3: Agree and click "Lock Token". {% hint style="warning" %} This step is irreversible. {% endhint %} # 8. Submit To Directories Many creators will create cards hoping that they will be accepted to the Fake Rare Directory or the Dank Directory. If you are one of these, you will want to ensure your media assets are in the correct format for approval. By making one asset, you can submit to Fake Rares, and if not accepted, then try and see if Dank will accept. Required specs: * Listing Directory Image: 400×560 image or GIF\ This is the image that will be shown in the directory. If you are making a large file for your asset, you will need to make a different display image for the directory. * NFT Media Asset:\ Your ASSET IMAGE can be a varying size if needed, 800×1120, 600×840, etc. Or MP4 via your JSON file that you created with EasyAsset. ## Fake Rares & Fake Commons You can find more info about Fake Rare Submissions [here](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/fake-rares-and-dank-rares/fake-rares-submission-rules). {% hint style="info" %} The Fake Rare Directory has recently re-opened its submissions. While this is great news for creators, as lots of artists have been waiting to submit their latest creations for a while please expect a rather long waitlist and backlog in the submission process. {% endhint %} The barrier of entry to Fake Rares can be higher and the waitlist longer. In the meantime you can submit your creations to the [Fake Commons](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/fake-rares-and-dank-rares/fake-commons) instead. More info [here](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/fake-rares-and-dank-rares/fake-commons#fake-commons-submission-rules). ## Dank Rares You can find more info about Dank Rare Submissions [here](/dank-rares/dank-rares-submission-rules). ### Step 1: Go to and click the “[Submissions & Rules](https://www.dankdirectory.io/submissions/)” button. ### Step 2: Read the rules and fill out the form: * Artist: Your Artist Name * Transaction Hash: tx link showing you burned/destroyed Dank Meme Cash * Image Link: Link to the Listing page image that is 400×560 * Email: Your contact email * Asset Link: Link to XChain of the Token you created {% hint style="info" %} Note: You will need to burn a DANKMEMECASH card to be able to submit it to the Dank Directory. At the moment, this costs about USD 100 from the cheapest Dispenser. However, if you ask around, you might be able to get one for free. If not, just factor this as a promotional cost to have your work listed on the directory. {% endhint %} # How to Buy Rares, Fakes & Danks The easiest way to buy the newest releases of Fake Rares and Fake Commons is via the [Drops page](https://pepe.wtf/drops) of pepe.wtf. You can stay tuned for future drop announcements via the [PepePawnShop Telegram Chat](https://t.me/PepePawnShop). There are numerous other ways to buy Rare Pepes, Fake Rares and Dank Rares via [dispensers](/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/dispensers-what-are-they-how-to-use-them), [marketplaces](/resources#marketplaces) and auction houses like [Scarce.city](https://wiki.pepe.wtf/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/pages/xC240jIOSy5ueIy6SuBx#scarce.city), using Bitcoin or other currencies such as [Pepe Cash](/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/what-is-pepecash) and XCP, or wrapped RPCs on the Ethereum Blockchain via the [Emblem Vault](/chapter-3-blockchain-counterparty-how-to/emblem-vault) on OpenSea. The tutorial on the next page merely serves as an introductory approach to buying RPCs using [Rare Pepe Wallet](https://rarepepewallet.com/) and[ Xchain](https://xchain.io/). ### How to Buy Rare Pepes - Tutorials: * [**RAREPEPES DOT COM - YouTube**](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfwpmLp_1mT7iSiz9hK-LLg) * [**How To Buy Rare Pepes - MattGarciaEth on Twitter**](https://twitter.com/MattGarciaEth/status/1432725838085165072?s=20) * [**How to buy Rare Pepes on OpenSea**](https://twitter.com/EmblemVault/status/1654556258786226176) **-** [**Emblem Vault**](https://twitter.com/EmblemVault) * [**How to buy Rarepepe NFTs on OpenSea (2022 Full Buyer's Guide)**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in8dHrKRrlo\&ab_channel=DANIELGOTHITS) * [**How to get started with Rare Pepes, by Django Bates**](http://rarepepenews.com/how-to-get-rare-pepes/) * [**RobotLoveCoffee Tutorials**](https://robotlovecoffee.io/) # How to Buy Rare Pepes Let’s get a Rare Pepe Card. #### **Step 1: Create an account on Rare Pepe Wallet** 1. Go to [Rare Pepe Wallet](https://rarepepewallet.com/#)**.** 2\. A new account will be created for you with corresponding 12 word seed phrase:
#### Step 2: **Save the seed phrase** (write it on a piece of paper, place it in a safe place) and continue. You will now have a BTC address attached to your Rare Pepe Wallet:
#### Step 3: Deposit BTC to this address (there are multiple ways to do this). {% hint style="info" %} If you do not have BTC, you can go to [SimpleSwap](https://simpleswap.io/) for example, enter destination address as your Pepe address, and send the corresponding funds. {% endhint %} ### **At this point there are several ways to buy a Rare Pepe:** ## **Option 1: Using a dispenser on** [**Xchain.io**](https://xchain.io/) This process involves sending BTC directly to a dispenser address and the card will automatically be sent to you (very similar to a smart contract on Ethereum). ### **Steps:** To find a card you wish to purchase, a great resource is [Pepe.wtf](https://pepe.wtf/) Once you have located a card you wish to purchase, you will be linked to the asset page on Xchain. Below is an example of an asset page:

FAKEINC asset page on xchain.io

When you open an asset page, the default tab is ‘Information’. To see available dispensers, click on the ‘Dispensers’ tab. Below is an example of a Dispensers tab:
From here click on the green ‘view’ box. The page will display as follows:
Critical information on this page is the ‘**Give Remaining**’ quantity, the ‘**BTC Price**’, and the **Bitcoin address**. If you were to open a page with a dispenser that has been exhausted it will display red on the right panel as shown below:
Above you see that the ‘Give Remaining’ is 0. **Do not send funds to this dispenser.** In the first example, the ‘Give Remaining’ is 2, meaning there are 2 available. In order to obtain one of these assets, simply send the ‘BTC Price’ to the address provided. To do this through Rare Pepe Wallet select the currency icon in the top right corner:
Click on the Bitcoin Icon and you will be presented with the Send BTC screen:
Fill in the Dispensers BTC Address and corresponding Satoshi Rate and voila, after 1 block confirmation (<10 min) you will be the proud new owner of a Rare Pepe Card. {% hint style="warning" %} Keep in mind that someone sending an identical transaction before you will result in the dispenser having 0 tokens left to give. If this happens, your only option is to try and find the dispenser owner to get your BTC back. That being said, consider using dispensers that have more than 1 token left in them. {% endhint %} ## **Option 2: Using XCP/PEPECASH on** [**Rare Pepe Wallet**](https://rarepepewallet.com/#) This option requires you to acquire XCP (easily done through a dispenser on [XChain](http://xchain.io/dispensers)) and then find a sell order on Rare Pepe Wallet. ### Steps: This method relies on everything we just learned in Option 1. But instead of acquiring an RPC, we will be acquiring a currency known as [XCP](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/counterparty). Bring up the [XCP asset page](https://xchain.io/asset/XCP) and find a dispenser with some XCP to give:
Once you’ve acquired some XCP, you will see the balance (in red) on your [Rare Pepe Wallet](https://rarepepewallet.com/) under the currency icon:
Click on the front of an RPC to turn it over:
Uncle Pepe back Uncle Pepe front
Click on Buy/Sell with XCP to bring up the card’s order book:
Click on the order you wish to interact with to bring up the buy screen. Preview order and buy the card. DONE. ## **Option 3 : Create a buy order on** [**Rare Pepe Wallet**](https://rarepepewallet.com/#) **in hopes a seller fulfills it.** To do this, using Option 2, where we brought up the card’s order book, scroll down to find the sell option. Click on the yellow Sell Card tab to bring up the Sell Screen. Fill out the amount to sell, your chosen XCP price, preview order and BAM, you’ve created a buy order, which should appear on the Buy Orders section of the Order Book. Wait for a seller to complete your buy. # Dispensers: What are they? How to use them? A dispenser is basically a vending machine: someone locks an arbitrary amount of an asset and enables everyone who sends the right amount of bitcoin to get ownership of the asset. You see what you want to buy, choose the deal you prefer, and then proceed to make the purchase. Dispensers are a basic form of smart contracts. But their automated nature also comes with a tradeoff: there’s always a risk that the dispenser gets emptied before your transaction confirms. So if you set a low transaction fee and therefore wait a couple of days until the first confirmation, you expose yourself to the risk of dealing with a closed or emptied dispenser. There is no way for the Bitcoin transaction to get unsent and there is no mechanism in place to return your money if the entire supply of Counterparty tokens gets sold out before you got your hands on your desired digital asset. This is why you should ideally pay for a higher transaction fee, as a way to make sure that you’re among the ones who get the fair deal. You should also try to only buy from dispensers created by addresses you recognize – if you know the owner and rely on their reputation, you’re more likely to get your bitcoins back if the trade doesn’t take place. {% hint style="info" %} Note: Never send BTC from an exchange. Only send BTC to a dispenser from a BTC wallet that you have access to the private key, preferably a counterparty wallet of some sort. {% endhint %} # Scarce.city ## [**Scarce.city**](https://scarce.city/) Scarce.city was started by [Chris Tramount](https://twitter.com/ctramount) and [Aryan Jabbari](https://twitter.com/AryanJabbari) with the help of honorary founder [Chiefmonkey](https://twitter.com/HodlrDotRocks) who seeded the artist community and had the original idea for the Lightning Auctions. > *“We believe that Bitcoin’s finest goods should be sold according to the network’s properties of pseudonymous, borderless, permissionless, trust minimized, and verifiable authenticity and supply.”* Scarce.city’s first major product was [Lightning Auctions](https://scarce.city/blog/introducing-lightning-auctions), which keeps auction participants accountable by collateralizing their bids through instant, low fee Lightning Network payments. ### **How Scarce.City's Lightning Auctions work** {% embed url="" %} #### **Step 1:** Deposit a small percentage of your bid as collateral and just top it off for additional bids**.** Bid deposits capped at 500K sats in case you want to ape in while staying within your Lightning comfort zone**.** #### **Step 2:** The winning bidder has 4 hours to pay their bid. If they don't, they lose their collateral and the next highest bidder has a chance to pay their high bid**.** #### **Step 3:** Once the item is paid for, deposits are refunded to the remaining participants. #### **HOT ZONE RULES:** * Bids placed in the final 10 minutes of the auction reset the countdown to 10 minutes * Auction can't end with a pending bid * On**-**chain bid deposits no longer accepted For additional info, please consider checking out [Scarce.city FAQ](https://scarce.city/faqs). # Emblem Vault Up to this moment, everything related to Pepes happened on the Bitcoin blockchain. In the meantime, the Ethereum ecosystem gave birth to a thriving industry around NFTs. NFT artworks, collectibles and in-game assets were bought by the millions. OpenSea became the leading marketplace for Ethereum based NFTs. That's when Emblem Vault came up with a solution. The Emblem Vault (developed by [Circuits of Value](https://circuitsofvalue.com/)) is a tokenized multi-asset wallet that lets users trade tokens from any blockchain to ANY EVM compatible blockchain. An Emblem Vault is an NFT container that can hold supported ERC20 type tokens as well as digital assets, including ERC-721 or ERC-1155 tokens. ### How does it work? [Emblem Vault](https://opensea.io/collection/emblem-vault) is used to wrap NFTs from other blockchains, even the ones that predate the ERC-721 NFT standard, to trade them on the Ethereum blockchain, making them easily exchangeable on larger marketplaces, enabling the display of XCP assets on the popular marketplace [OpenSea](http://www.opensea.io). Rare Pepe collections can now be purchased in ETH and stored in Ethereum wallets. This move brought Rare Pepes out of the backchannels of XCP-based wallets to a larger collector community. Imagine you minted an Ethereum NFT box or container, and you managed to store a Counterparty asset inside of that box. You are now able to trade that box on OpenSea, as it now resides on the Ethereum blockchain. This means having access to a much larger market of collectors on Ethereum. Many Pepe cards have made it into the other side of the world thanks to this innovation. This is probably the easiest way of acquiring a Rare Pepe, but as a wrapped token.\ When buying a Rare Pepe this way, make sure that it contains a real Rare Pepe, not a fake Rare Pepe, by checking the name of the card on the [Rare Pepe Directory](http://rarepepedirectory.com/). If you want to purchase a Rare Pepe via Emblem Vault, you can do that on OpenSea [here](https://opensea.io/collection/rare-pepe-curated). {% hint style="info" %} [HOW TO BUY RARE PEPES ON OPENSEA](https://twitter.com/EmblemVault/status/1654556258786226176?s=20) {% endhint %} If you want to create your own Emblem Vault, you can do so by going to and following this tutorial: [How to use Emblem Vault](https://desktopcommando.medium.com/how-to-use-emblemvault-14ba241ca42a) {% hint style="success" %} BREAKING NEWS: [Emblem Vault introduces Rare Pepe Curated Vaulting](/pepe-news-outlet#emblem-vault-introduces-rare-pepe-curated-vaulting) {% endhint %} {% embed url="" %} # How to create an Emblem Vault ### Step 1: Get some $COVAL The amount of $COVAL tokens needed to pay for the process varies according to the price of $COVAL. Currently it’s 30 $COVAL tokens. Getting them is easy, go to [Uniswap](https://app.uniswap.org/) and swap some $ETH for $COVAL (an alternative would be to use Polygon’s PoS chain to save on gas fees). {% hint style="info" %} **$COVAL token address:** **Ethereum - 0x3d658390460295fb963f54dc0899cfb1c30776df** Polygon - 0x4597c8a59ab28b36840b82b3a674994a279593d0 Binance Smart Chain - 0xd15cee1deafbad6c0b3fd7489677cc102b141464 Fantom - 0x8b8407c6184f1f0fd1082e83d6a3b8349caced12 xDai - 0x8b8407c6184f1f0fd1082e83d6a3b8349caced12 {% endhint %} ### Step 2: Go to Emblem.finance Go to and click “Create”. You will need to connect your Metamask wallet and approve the spending of $COVAL tokens before you are able to mint the vault. You will be guided through this process on the Emblem.Finance website. Also, remember to have some $ETH to pay for the gas fees. {% hint style="info" %} Note: Make the vault “public” when setting it up, otherwise the contents and addresses of the Vault will be hidden and only revealed by a password. {% endhint %} ### Step 3: Approve and mint After you fill in all of the necessary information and make your Vault public, you are ready to mint it. Sign the transaction (which will cost a bit of $ETH). Viola! Your vault is created! Now we need to put our tokens in it. ### Step 4: Put BTC tokens (NFTs) in the vault Once your vault is created, you will see a “Put BTC In” tab. Click it. You will be shown a unique Bitcoin address dedicated to your Emblem vault. Now you can send your Rare Pepes to that address on the bitcoin blockchain. Done! You created your Emblem Vault and filled it with the desired Rare Pepe/s. Now you can list it on marketplaces like [OpenSea](https://opensea.io/). # Vaulting Rare Pepes in ERC-1155 Tokens In May 2023, after a test phase, Emblem Vault opened the vaulting of Rare Pepe XCP assets in ERC-1155 tokens on the Ethereum blockchain to the public. Other collections (Fake Rare, Fake Common, Dank Rare) will be available in the same standard. {% embed url="" %} This innovation has led to the creation of a dedicated page on marketplaces, such as OpenSea, named [Rare Pepe (2016 - 2018)](https://opensea.io/collection/rare-pepe-curated). This makes it quicker and better to identify the Rare Pepe collection than the Emblem Vault Legacy collection, which grouped all the collections on the same page. On this page, each Rare Pepe card appears only once, the ERC-1155 assets corresponding to the same card being stacked (the number of identical vaulted cards is specified). Assets are named in the format NAME | Series # Card #, and display four traits (Series #, Card #, Total Supply, Year). This makes it easier to identify each Rare Pepe card and its features, compared with the Emblem Vault Legacy collection which contains multiple assets corresponding to the same cards, or multi-card packages. This also makes it possible to make an offer to all the holders of a same card. [*Example of multiple stacked assets with the PEPECASH card*](https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x7e6027a6a84fc1f6db6782c523efe62c923e46ff/13595189794038966744503192513260627100974597316797943678634960004611728262709) The vaulting process is very similar to the creation of an Emblem Vault Legacy (vault generation, sending of the XCP asset to the tokenized wallet, payment of COVAL and mint), but it is necessary to use a dedicated page (named Create Curated) on the [Emblem Finance website](https://emblem.finance/createcurated) and choose the Rare Pepe collection and the name of the card to be placed in the tokenized wallet. This innovation also makes it possible, in partnership with Pepe.wtf, to pay royalties resulting from transactions to the artists who created the Rare Pepe vaulted cards. {% hint style="success" %} [Emblem Vault Tutorials: Curated Collections](https://docs.emblem.wiki/tutorials/curated-collections) {% endhint %} {% embed url="" %} # Pepe.wtf Pepe.wtf, an all-in-one platform for everything Pepe. ## What is [Pepe.wtf](https://pepe.wtf/)? [Pepe.wtf](https://pepe.wtf/) is an all-in-one platform for Rare Pepes, Fare Rares and Dank Rares. It aims to be the center social hub of the Pepe community, providing easy-to-use tools for and frictionless Pepe exploring, buying or selling. ![Pepe.wtf Homepage](/files/7DgH51pGZEQpFvsQ7u3L) ## Features The platform wants to make the initial stages of the Pepe experience much easier. You can [browse the site](https://pepe.wtf/catalogue) to find the best plays by series, but also by [Artists](https://pepe.wtf/artists) and [Sets](https://pepe.wtf/sets), a long-desired feature by the community. The site also features a [Leaderboard](https://pepe.wtf/leaderboard) of all wallets carrying Pepe Cards, sorted by highest number of cards collected, with the current leader owning an impressive collection of 1680/1774 unique cards. Its built-in marketplace aggregator makes the world of Pepe much more digestible to even the greenest of Pepe enthusiasts. ![Pepe.wtf improved the UX game for Pepes drastically](/files/60Gk9iGl5YA8Ta3wgfKU) Pepe.wtf also boasts an impressive amount of on-chain data, analytics tools and historical price tracking graphs - a much needed and much welcomed UX upgrade for the Pepe crowd. Users can have a view of all the necessary data about Rares, Fakes or Danks from [XChain](https://xchain.io/), [OpenSea](https://opensea.io/) and [Scarce.city](https://scarce.city/), right there in one window. They can find all the relevant information on any card in one single place, before proceeding to buy one for their collection. Pepe.wtf hopes to serve OGs and attract new souls to this green rabbit hole as well. ![Activity tab for Rare Pepes](/files/XKw7rsOT9XNYPhBgmkBu) **Activity tabs** on [pepe.wtf](https://pepe.wtf) allow users to have a broader market overview. They show monthly total sales, volume and asset count, as well as a chronological list of sales that are happening on the market starting from the latest. Activity tabs are supported for [Rares](https://pepe.wtf/activity), [Fakes](https://pepe.wtf/new/activity/Fake-Rares) and [Danks](https://pepe.wtf/new/activity/Dank-Rares). {% hint style="info" %} As of April 2022, Pepe.wtf added support for Fake Rares and Dank Rare Pepes, becoming the first platform to support the full repertoire of Pepes. {% endhint %} ### Introducing: [**Drops**](https://pepe.wtf/drops) Drops is a newly added feature that automated the purchasing of new released and by doing so, massively enriches the user experience on the platform. Now, Pepe gatherers can buy a newly released drops straight from the Pepe.wtf website. You can stay tuned for future drop announcements via the [PepePawnShop Telegram Chat](https://t.me/PepePawnShop). ![Drops on Pepe.wtf](/files/jhsckjC1vSGtiPnshdLg) To kick things off, the first card on Drops was [DAWNOFHOPE](https://pepe.wtf/asset/DAWNOFHOPEPE) by [FourLeafClover](https://pepe.wtf/artists/FourLeafClover). ![DAWNOFHOPE ](/files/XH8a45cG144H2JWC4fNm) New to purchasing on pepe.wtf? Watch this "[How To Purchase](https://youtu.be/pjPzmjCc480)" tutorial to get you started: {% embed url="" %} {% hint style="info" %} [/pages/0On13HTczqsQyDGwzXda#pepe.wtf-introduces-new-improved-ui-for-collectors-and-artists](https://wiki.pepe.wtf/chapter-4-latest-developments/pages/0On13HTczqsQyDGwzXda#pepe.wtf-introduces-new-improved-ui-for-collectors-and-artists "mention") {% endhint %} ## Pepe.wtf team Pepe.wtf is the brainchild of [@pepe](https://twitter.com/pepe) himself and [Carbono](https://carbono.com/). ![Al](/files/Q3WPMouFbYLKDQWieqvy) ![Miguel](/files/bJk1xJwp4wAQ9Mrxv37E) ![Pepe](/files/v1JvxN3TwtlCC0rOk3Bg) ![Raul](/files/TNjKmka1c8fg2Wt1AStt) [@pepe](https://twitter.com/pepe) is the NFT-collecting, Pepe-hoarding alter ego of a true crypto believer. [Carbono](https://twitter.com/carbono_com) is a crypto company that does some serious [consulting](https://carbono.com/), some serious [investing](https://abacus.carbono.com/), some serious [NFTing](https://botto.com/) and then some other things for the lulz. > "We joined forces to shed some light and share some alpha on the intricate world of Rare Pepes." * [Pepe](https://twitter.com/pepe) brought all the wisdom acquired from a troubled history of collecting frogs * [Al](https://twitter.com/al_fernandz), Carbono's shadowy super coder, took to the keyboard and untangled Matrix. * [RaĂșl](https://twitter.com/raulmarcosl) and [Miguel](https://twitter.com/miguelatcarbono) sang cheerful songs, sent stickers and ate cashews on the sidelines. Pepe.wtf is their humble contribution to the exciting universe of Pepes. > *“This is a self funded, non-for-profit project born from passion and fun. We might scoop a few Pepes here and there ourselves, but there is no business model behind it. We have done our best to make everything work flawlessly, but Rare Pepes are a complicated collection. Al has only two hands and 24 hours in his day (he refuses to sleep or eat), but there might be bugs or mistakes here and there. We are eager to listen to the community and try to accommodate, so let us know if you find something that's off, something that doesn't work... Also let us know what you like. We have feelings.”* {% hint style="info" %} You can support Pepe.wtf by dropping an actual Pepe, XCP or Bitcoin at: 1Ft8YRa691UZAdSLbwHkXuU3L1c2Xm8m3P or ETH and NFTs at: 0xce7564749E49D8f41241b4A1156fDDD4F272D52B {% endhint %} # PepePawnShop What is PepePawnShop? Hoes does PepePawnShop work? ## What is PepePawnShop? [PepePawnShop](https://twitter.com/PepePawnShop) is a dedicated social space for Pepe connoisseurs, offering secure OTC trading services for verified blockchain Pepe art. > *“Your friendly neighborhood Pepe plug. If it’s dank and rare we will help you buy/sell it.”* It's ***the*** social hub for anyone looking to onboard themselves into the world of Pepe art, broaden their knowledge of Pepe art, become a seller/buyer of Fake Rare Pepes or become part of the global community of Rare, Fake and Dank Pepe collectors. Currently, PepePawnShop is focused on offering OTC trading services for **Fake Rare Pepes,** with potential to expand to Rares and Danks also. As the Rare Pepe market is complex, PepePawnShop takes the guessing out of things and saves Rare Pepe collectors hours of self education, by finding the best prices and settling in the currency of their choice. ### PepePawnShop Team The creators behind PepePawnShop are [@Vince\_Van\_Dough](https://twitter.com/Vince_Van_Dough) and[ @jlsoul1](https://twitter.com/jlsoul1), two well connected collectors in the community and expert curators with a deep understanding of market trends. ![JLSoul.eth](/files/t6jqnuCsP17T6S9J3a2K) ![Vincent Van Dough](/files/OIKsgNLdg8aogk2ZcRcM) The team will assist everyone settle their trades by offering a catered experience tailored to their needs, whether they are a seasoned Pepe collector or a first time buyer. **PepePawnShop core team members:** * @LordJamieVShill * @pepeguykek * @jujimufu * @GigaChadPepe * @JLSOUL1 * @VincentVanDough # How It Works {% hint style="info" %} *Thanks to the recently introduced* [*Drops page*](https://pepe.wtf/drops) *by Pepe.wtf, the purchasing of new released cards got automated via the site. All future drops will be announced via the PepePawnShop.* {% endhint %} To stay tune*d*, simply join the PepePawnShop [Telegram group](https://t.me/PepePawnShop), say "Hello" or even better - "GM" and introduce yourself. If you’re looking for assistance buying or selling Rare Pepes, Fakes Rares, or Danks, you’ve also come to the right place. Please do not post items for sale or wanted items in the chat. No dispenser, OS, FND links etc. Please note: The PPS does not buy/sell original artwork. Feel free to show your artwork in the chat but please do not try to sell in the room. You can also fill out the PepePawnShop's client info form by following [this](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScphA_lchdzj28ZQT_mFyb1ublF0gw1C24Zf8oDCPk189Giaw/viewform) link or filling it out directly down below: {% hint style="info" %} Hint: A [Telegram](https://telegram.org/) account is necessary in order to be contacted by the admins afterwards. {% endhint %} {% embed url="" %} PepePawnShop client info form {% endembed %} Once the form is filled, one of the following members of the PPS team will reach out to you via Telegram: * @LordJamieVShill * @pepeguykek * @jujimufu * @GigaChadPepe * @JLSOUL1 * @VincentVanDough {% hint style="danger" %} Always confirm it's the admin you're chatting with, by double-checking the username. {% endhint %} # Pepe Inc. The Merge: PepePawnShop + Pepe.wtf = Pepe Inc. ![Pepe.wtf and PepePawnShop Back Alley Merger](/files/VC0l97pefkuCjyQS9AqP) As of March 2022, [Pepe Inc.](https://twitter.com/PepeInc_) has been birthed. [PepePawnShop](https://t.me/PepePawnShop) and [Pepe.wtf](https://pepe.wtf) have combined operations and merged teams with the aim of streamlining the discovery and buying experience across the entire Pepe ecosystem. In the past months, the team has implementing a large amount of new features, such as: * adding support for Fake Rares and Dank Rares :white\_check\_mark: * adding automated [drops](https://pepe.wtf/drops) via pepe.wtf :white\_check\_mark: * conducting [artists & collectors interviews](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project/artists-and-collectors-interviews) :white\_check\_mark: * documenting [background information ](/chapter-2-the-rare-pepe-project/the-rare-pepe-blockchain-project/series-and-card-specific-lore)on cards :white\_check\_mark: * integrating OTC trades and secondary markets, directly on-site :white\_check\_mark: * user profile and multiple wallet linking :white\_check\_mark: ...and much more. ## Pepe Inc. Team * [@pepe](https://twitter.com/pepe) * [@al\_fernandz](https://twitter.com/al_fernandz) * [@miguelatcarbono](https://twitter.com/miguelatcarbono) * [@RaulmarcosI](https://twitter.com/raulmarcosl) * [@Vince\_Van\_Dough](https://twitter.com/Vince_Van_Dough) * [@Giga\_Chad\_Pepe](https://twitter.com/Giga_Chad_Pepe) * [@LordJamieVShill](https://twitter.com/LordJamieVShiLL) * [@Pepitovankekito](https://twitter.com/pepitovankekito) * [@PabloRicasso](https://twitter.com/PabloRicasso) * [@thedrsuss](https://twitter.com/thedrsuss) * [@Jujimufu69](https://twitter.com/jujimufu69) * [@jlsoul1](https://twitter.com/jlsoul1) * [@GeorgiaOEth](https://twitter.com/GeorgiaOEth) * [@ZeroG](https://twitter.com/g0barry) * [@0xWillRock](https://twitter.com/0xWillRock) * [@Luna\_Lu\_Arts](https://twitter.com/Luna_Lu_Arts) --- [Next Page](/llms-full.txt/1)