# *Concern* Concern is a reaction image series that draws fandom characters with hands clasped like they're praying, used to express mock worry about a post. Tumblr user nondidd kicked it off on April 5th, 2015 with a three-panel comic starring Tadashi Hamada from Big Hero 6. Within three years, fans had redrawn the pose with Darkwraith, Nick Wilde and a Warhammer 40,000 Commissar, feeding into a March 2018 Gathered Concern compilation that collected the whole lineage into one macro. ## Origin On April 5th, 2015, Tumblr user nondidd posted a three-panel comic replying to a Twitter joke about Baymax wearing a Hiro mask, with the final panel showing Tadashi Hamada clasping his hands in silent worry over the premise[1]. The post reached around 55,600 notes before the account went down, and Know Your Meme credits nondidd with drawing the Tadashi panel itself[3]. Later redraws were made by other fans copying that specific pose rather than tracing nondidd's art. - **Platform:** Tumblr - **Creator:** nondidd (Tumblr) - **Date:** 2015 ## Overview Each entry follows the same visual grammar: a character looks slightly off-camera with both hands clasped at chest level, mouth tight, as if silently praying for whoever posted the thing above[1]. The joke sits in the gap between a serious prayer pose and the trivial or unhinged thing it reacts to, usually a cursed image, a Rule 34 artwork or a thread the artist wants to disavow without leaving. Different fandoms claim different characters as their house version of Concern. Big Hero 6 fans use Tadashi Hamada, Dark Souls fans use a Darkwraith, Zootopia circles use Nick Wilde, and Warhammer 40,000 artists lean on the Commissar[2]. Each redraw works as a signature of that community rather than a one-off edit, which is why the 2018 Gathered Concern image lands as a joke, every subculture praying in unison about the same post[3]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is *Concern*? Concern is a redraw and reaction image series showing fandom characters with their hands clasped in prayer to signal mock worry over a post[3]. ### Where did *Concern* come from? Tumblr user nondidd posted the original Tadashi Hamada comic on April 5th, 2015, replying to a Twitter joke about Baymax wearing a Hiro mask[1]. ### What does *Concern* mean? It expresses ironic worry over a questionable image, thread or ship, usually with the praying character acting as the artist's silent reaction to whatever is posted above[6]. ### How do you use *Concern*? Fans redraw a character from their fandom in the clasped-hands pose and drop it as a reply, so Dark Souls artists post the Darkwraith, Zootopia artists post Nick Wilde and Warhammer artists post the Commissar[2]. ### Is *Concern* still popular? The format works as a classic fandom reaction image, with the 2018 Gathered Concern compilation still passed around as the canonical collection of all iterations[3]. ## References 1. [https://cannibalisticcutie.tumblr.com/post/115542459991]() 2. [https://www.deviantart.com/buttery-commissar/art/Concern-Meme-Warhammer-40K-Commissar-Edition-674509327]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/concern]() 4. [https://www.facebook.com/KnightArtoriasDS/photos/548405925325184/]() 5. [https://www.memecenter.com/fun/6218383/a-list-is-what-you-amp-039-re-joining/]() 6. [https://www.reddit.com/r/zootopia/comments/4dwxs5/can_anyone_find_me_a_source_for_this_image_nick/]() 7. [https://imgur.com/gallery/RNBXA]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/concern Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library