# Stand Back, I Am Beginning to Morb! "Stand Back, I Am Beginning to Morb!" is a fan art trend featuring Jared Leto's Michael Morbius from the 2022 film Morbius, where he warns bystanders of an impending "morb" transformation. It started in late May 2022 with a Twitter post of edited Chainsaw Man manga pages in which Denji and Makima attend a Morbius screening and a spliced-in panel delivers the catchphrase. By May 22, Twitter artists were drawing their own versions of Morbius crouched and ready to morb. ## Origin On May 19, 2022, Twitter user @iinogang posted four Chainsaw Man manga pages in which Denji and Makima go to a movie, three of which were edited to depict them watching Morbius[1]. One panel on the first page was replaced with a stylized frame of Michael Morbius in a vampire pose, with a dialogue bubble reading, "Stand back! I am beginning to morb!" The original artist behind that edited panel is unknown[7]. A day later, on May 20, Twitter user @LydonCarlile posted a companion page from the same set, and the two posts together collected roughly 5,700 retweets and 29,400 likes within a week[2]. - **Platform:** Twitter (origin edit) / Tumblr, Reddit (viral spread) - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2022 ## Overview Across the fan art, "morb" stands in as a fake verb for whatever Michael Morbius does when he turns into a vampire, borrowing from the "It's Morbin Time" cycle of ironic Morbius jokes[7]. Each image typically shows Morbius in a dramatic pose, warning nearby characters or the viewer to clear a safe perimeter before he starts to morb. Some artists keep the delivery earnest while others lean into absurdity, with Morbius addressing anime protagonists, random bystanders or the audience directly[5]. A common convention places the catchphrase in a speech bubble styled to match the source media being parodied, whether a manga panel, a comic cover or a screenshot[6]. The original Chainsaw Man edit set the template: a straightforward cutaway to Morbius mid-sentence, interrupting another scene to announce that he is about to morb[1]. ## How to Use To make a Stand Back, I Am Beginning to Morb! post, artists typically draw Michael Morbius in a dramatic crouched pose addressing nearby characters or the audience, with a speech bubble telling them to back up before he begins to morb. The template often includes a parody of an existing media frame, such as a manga panel or comic cover, though plain original drawings are also common[5]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Stand Back, I Am Beginning to Morb!? It is a fan art trend in which Jared Leto's Michael Morbius character warns nearby characters or the viewer that he is about to "morb," a nonsense verb carried over from the "It's Morbin Time" Morbius meme cycle[7]. ### Where did Stand Back, I Am Beginning to Morb! come from? It started on May 19, 2022, when Twitter user @iinogang posted edited Chainsaw Man manga pages with a spliced-in Morbius panel that read, "Stand back! I am beginning to morb!"[1]. ### What does Stand Back, I Am Beginning to Morb! mean? The phrase is a joke warning, with "morb" used as a fake verb for whatever Michael Morbius does when he transforms into a vampire in the 2022 Morbius film[7]. ### How do you use Stand Back, I Am Beginning to Morb!? Artists draw or photoshop Morbius addressing another character, often inside a parody of an existing manga or comic panel, with the catchphrase in a speech bubble[5]. ### Is Stand Back, I Am Beginning to Morb! still popular? The trend had its biggest run in late May 2022 alongside the wider Morbius meme cycle, with @xyanaid's and @KAI_SHMUPER's early fan art each clearing tens of thousands of likes in four days[6]. ## References 1. [https://twitter.com/iinogang/status/1527436211866025989]() 2. [https://twitter.com/LydonCarlile/status/1527671513566126080]() 3. [https://arcshikisaybah.tumblr.com/post/684861517906198528]() 4. [https://www.reddit.com/r/ChainsawMan/comments/uvamdc/kino/]() 5. [https://twitter.com/xyanaid/status/1528578710894309376]() 6. [https://twitter.com/KAI_SHMUPER/status/1528574946720481280]() 7. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/stand-back-i-am-beginning-to-morb]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/stand-back-i-am-beginning-to-morb Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library