# Rage Guy (FFFFFUUUUUUUU-)

Rage Guy is a crudely drawn screaming character born on 4chan's /b/ board in 2008 inside a four-panel MS Paint comic about the 'toilet splashback' problem. His long red 'FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUU-' caption gave the internet its first shared vocabulary for petty frustration and kicked off the entire Rage Comics genre.

## Origin
The first Rage Guy comic hit the 4chan /b/ imageboard in 2008 as a four-panel MS Paint drawing about the 'toilet splashback' experience, with the screaming face and its 'FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUU-' caption appearing in the final panel[3]. A near-contemporaneous Encyclopedia Dramatica write-up describes how the anonymous /b/tard laid out the gory details of the incident, then asked whether others had the same problem, prompting another user to share the old trick of resting a layer of toilet paper on the water[2]. The identity of the person who drew that first comic was never confirmed.

- **Platform:** 4chan /b/ (source) / Reddit F7U12 (viral spread)
- **Creator:** Unknown
- **Date:** 2008

## Overview
The format sticks to a rigid four-panel structure. The first three panels set up a mundane annoyance like a stuck jar, a slow computer, or a rude roommate, and the fourth panel drops in the Rage Guy face with the long red 'FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUU-' caption running down the right side[3]. The face itself is intentionally ugly, a wide-mouthed screaming head drawn in jagged MS Paint strokes so anyone without drawing skills can copy it.

Because the character was so easy to redraw, the rage face grew into a whole cast of stick-figure 'rage faces' covering smugness, defeat, dawning realization and other emotions, and those characters together are called Rage Comics[3]. Speaking to Mashable, Know Your Meme editor Brad Kim tied the appeal to 'real-life anecdotes that others can easily empathize with,' while Buzzfeed's Tanner Ringerud summed it up as 'funny because it's true'[1].

## Frequently Asked Questions
### What is Rage Guy (FFFFFUUUUUUUU-)?
Rage Guy is the crudely drawn screaming character from a 2008 4chan four-panel MS Paint comic, named after the red 'FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUU-' caption next to his face[3].

### Where did Rage Guy (FFFFFUUUUUUUU-) come from?
The first comic was posted anonymously to 4chan's /b/ board in 2008, describing the 'toilet splashback' experience and ending with Rage Guy's scream in the fourth panel[3].

### What does Rage Guy (FFFFFUUUUUUUU-) mean?
He is a shorthand for pure, over-the-top frustration at small everyday annoyances, which is why Brad Kim credited his appeal to relatable 'real-life anecdotes'[1].

### How do you use Rage Guy (FFFFFUUUUUUUU-)?
The common convention is a four-panel comic: three panels setting up a mundane irritation, then Rage Guy screaming 'FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUU-' in the final panel[3].

### Is Rage Guy (FFFFFUUUUUUUU-) still popular?
He is a classic 2010-era reaction face rather than a current trend; his peak was the Reddit F7U12 boom and 2010 Mashable finalist run, and dedicated subreddits like ClassicRage still archive the original 4-panel style[1][3].

## References
1. [https://mashable.com/2010/12/07/best-internet-meme-finalists/](<https://mashable.com/2010/12/07/best-internet-meme-finalists/>)
2. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170525135030/https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/RAGE](<https://web.archive.org/web/20170525135030/https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/RAGE>)
3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/rage-guy](<https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/rage-guy>)
4. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6uR2e_61nk](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6uR2e_61nk>)

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