# Awaken, My Masters A quote spoken by the character Wamuu in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure as he rouses his fellow Pillar Men, 'Awaken, My Masters' began circulating among manga readers in the late 2000s before exploding when the 2013 anime adaptation paired the moment with the booming 'Pillar Men Theme'. By 2014, Tumblr and YouTube were full of hype-rap remixes layering Lil Jon over the song, and the awakening tableau later turned into fan art swapping the Pillar Men for Five Nights at Freddy's animatronics and Ed, Edd n Eddy. ## Origin The scene comes from chapter 64 of Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, published March 28th, 1988, in the Battle Tendency arc[3]. Nazi soldiers surround the dormant Pillar Men hoping to control them; Wamuu wakes first, kills the guards, and uses the quote to rouse Esidisi and Kars[6]. Early mentions of the moment inside the JoJo fandom date back to a 4chan thread archived on February 21st, 2008[2]. The quote crossed into wider meme circulation after January 11th, 2013, when episode 14 of the Part 2 anime aired on Tokyo MX and set the awakening to a track titled 'Awake', better known as the 'Pillar Men Theme'[3]. YouTube uploads of the dubbed scene gave later editors a clean audio bed to sample from[7]. - **Platform:** Manga (Weekly Shonen Jump) / YouTube (viral spread) - **Creator:** Hirohiko Araki (scene author); meme remixes by various fans - **Date:** 1988 ## Overview The line works as a signal flare: posters drop 'Awaken, My Masters' whenever they want to introduce something imposing, from a boss fight entrance to a group photo of friends looking menacing. Early uses leaned on the quote alone as a catchphrase in forum threads and image macros[2], but the 2013 anime episode welded the words to the thunderous 'Pillar Men Theme' and turned the whole scene into a copypasta of sorts for audio-visual edits[3]. The two most common formats are musical mashups and redrawn tableaux. Remix videos splice the song's horn-and-chant intro with hip-hop drops so the beat lands exactly as Wamuu finishes the line[1]. Fan artists, meanwhile, recreate the pose of the three Pillar Men standing in sunbeams while a fourth figure kneels in the foreground, then swap the characters for other franchises[4][5]. ## How It Spread Music remixing drove the first big wave. On May 15th, 2014, Tumblr user BotanicSage posted 'Pillar Men Hype Theme', layering the song over Lil Jon tracks including 'Turn Down For What' and 'Snap Your Fingers'; the Tumblr post collected more than 5,600 notes, and the YouTube mirror reached roughly 567,000 views by August 2015[2][1]. On June 5th, 2015, YouTuber kanashiipanda uploaded a My Little Pony: Equestria Girls animation set to the awakening cue, which pulled close to 2.5 million views within two months[8]. Fan art ran in parallel. DeviantArt user DragonKion posted 'The Animatronics' on February 17th, 2015, redrawing the awakening with Five Nights at Freddy's characters replacing the Pillar Men[1]. Tumblr user Jasinator followed on August 8th, 2017, with an Ed, Edd n Eddy version titled 'awaken oh ed boys'[1]. Both pieces preserve the original composition so the reference reads instantly to anyone who has seen the episode. The quote also stuck around as a shorthand for epic entrances in JoJo reaction threads and compilation videos through the late 2010s[9][10]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Awaken, My Masters? It is a line spoken by the Pillar Man Wamuu in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure as he wakes his fellow antagonists Esidisi and Kars, which turned into a catchphrase and audio-visual remix meme[1]. ### Where did Awaken, My Masters come from? The quote first appeared in chapter 64 of Hirohiko Araki's manga on March 28th, 1988, during the Battle Tendency arc[6]. ### What does Awaken, My Masters mean? In the story, Wamuu addresses the older Pillar Men as his superiors and summons them from a 2,000-year slumber; in memes, the line signals a dramatic entrance or group reveal[1]. ### How do you use Awaken, My Masters? Typical uses are music mashups built on the 'Pillar Men Theme', such as BotanicSage's 2014 Lil Jon remix[2], or fan art that restages the sunlit tableau with characters from other franchises[1]. ### Is Awaken, My Masters still popular? The scene is a staple of the JoJo fandom and the 'Pillar Men Theme' is still a go-to audio for hype edits on YouTube, with early remix uploads having pulled hundreds of thousands of views[2][8]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sblR0eIRW-I]() 2. [https://archived.moe/a/thread/9761190/#9761465]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/awaken-my-masters]() 4. [https://www.deviantart.com/dragonkion/art/The-Animatronics-514661658]() 5. [https://jasinator.tumblr.com/post/163956528330/awaken-oh-ed-boys]() 6. [https://bato.to/chapter/1095054]() 7. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDEbsZpweDo]() 8. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoOW1Vvl2oU]() 9. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYdWSYcW9ek]() 10. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-HQsPMYYb4]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/awaken-my-masters Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library