# I Have No Enemies

Vinland Saga's quiet pacifist line from the father Thors to his son Thorfinn turned into a 2023 TikTok joke about staying absurdly calm while everything goes wrong. Reddit fans were already making "I have no enemies" posts in 2021[1], but the catchphrase broke out in April 2023 after a skit from @.theanimemen about a man refusing to react to anything topped 14 million views[2].

## Origin
In Vinland Saga, the Viking warrior Thors tells his young son Thorfinn "you have no enemies, nobody has any enemies" as a lesson about refusing violence. The scene first appears in chapter 7, returns as a flashback in chapter 70, and comes back in chapter 96 when Thorfinn himself says "I have no enemies" before fighting[6]. One of the first known meme uses of the phrase is a "they don't know" post on r/VinlandSaga from September 21, 2021, which picked up more than 460 upvotes over two years[1].

- **Platform:** Vinland Saga manga / TikTok (viral spread)
- **Creator:** Unknown
- **Date:** 2021

## Overview
In most "I have no enemies" posts, a character faces insults, robbery, or outright violence and answers with Thorfinn's calm refusal to treat anyone as an enemy, often with the chapter 96 manga panel captioned over the clip[3]. Entries split into two main shapes: a live-action skit where a "no enemies mf" absorbs escalating harassment without flinching, and a quick image edit pairing the Vinland Saga panel with a cartoonishly over-the-top provocation[2]. The joke rides the mismatch between Thors' earnest teaching about peace and the ridiculous scenarios fans put his son into.

Earlier Reddit versions were closer to image macro territory. @simidan ran the Petting My Cat Before the Nuclear Blast template with the quote on r/VinlandSaga in May 2022[4], and later TikTok skits swap that static joke for acted-out scenes of refusing to retaliate against a thief, a cheating partner, or a drill sergeant[8].

## How to Use
Common posts put a character in a situation where anyone would retaliate (robbery, insult, betrayal) and have them refuse to react, often with the Vinland Saga chapter 96 panel of Thorfinn captioned over the moment or spliced into the edit[2]. Short skits typically end either with the character staying serene throughout, or with them finally cracking for the punchline[8].

## Frequently Asked Questions
### What is I Have No Enemies?
It is a catchphrase from the manga Vinland Saga, used online in jokes where a character refuses to retaliate against absurd provocation[3].

### Where did I Have No Enemies come from?
The line comes from Vinland Saga chapter 96, when Thorfinn says "I have no enemies" before a battle, echoing what his father Thors told him in earlier chapters[6].

### What does I Have No Enemies mean?
In the manga, Thors uses it to argue that peace is always an option over violence[6]; online, people use it ironically to picture staying calm through impossible provocations[2].

### How do you use I Have No Enemies?
Typical posts stage a skit or edit where someone faces theft, insults, or attack and either absorbs it quietly or finally snaps, with the Vinland Saga panel captioned over the moment[8].

### Is I Have No Enemies still popular?
The catchphrase hit its biggest viral push on TikTok in April and May 2023[2] and became a known Vinland Saga reference after Lessons in Meme Culture covered it on YouTube that May[5].

## References
1. [https://www.reddit.com/r/VinlandSaga/comments/pspags/manga_thorfinn_during_the_baltic_arc_be_like/](<https://www.reddit.com/r/VinlandSaga/comments/pspags/manga_thorfinn_during_the_baltic_arc_be_like/>)
2. [https://www.tiktok.com/@.theanimemen/video/7225381337975328042](<https://www.tiktok.com/@.theanimemen/video/7225381337975328042>)
3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-have-no-enemies](<https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-have-no-enemies>)
4. [https://www.reddit.com/r/VinlandSaga/comments/upn149/he_has_no_enemies/](<https://www.reddit.com/r/VinlandSaga/comments/upn149/he_has_no_enemies/>)
5. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SWr95cZg3o](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SWr95cZg3o>)
6. [https://www.vinlandsagamanga.net/manga/vinland-saga-chapter-96/](<https://www.vinlandsagamanga.net/manga/vinland-saga-chapter-96/>)
7. [https://www.tiktok.com/@burnoutoriginal/video/7215033687145057582](<https://www.tiktok.com/@burnoutoriginal/video/7215033687145057582>)
8. [https://www.tiktok.com/@whoscollinn/video/7219445422840925482](<https://www.tiktok.com/@whoscollinn/video/7219445422840925482>)
9. [https://www.tiktok.com/@.theanimemen/video/7225768015432846635](<https://www.tiktok.com/@.theanimemen/video/7225768015432846635>)
10. [https://www.tiktok.com/@sonkero/video/7215282590171860230](<https://www.tiktok.com/@sonkero/video/7215282590171860230>)

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