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That Looks Like The Battle Pass

2021viral videoclassic

Published November 2, 2026

That Looks Like The Battle Pass is a TikTok Stitch chain from late February 2021 where creator @_inky looked at a cooking oil pour and declared it looked like 'the battle pass,' with no explanation given1. The confused reaction spawned a cascade of copycat Stitches, and by early March 2021, TikTokers were tacking on @itsmacdoogle's 'Google, show me this guy's balls' punchline as a mandatory beat4.

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Overview

TikTok's Stitch feature drives the chain, with each new video splicing the end of a previous one and tacking on a fresh reaction1. Early videos stuck to simple mimicry: a creator deadpans @_inky's 'that shit looks like the battle pass' line, then cuts to themselves nodding in agreement3. Later Stitches layered on extra bits, most famously @itsmacdoogle's 'Google, show me this guy's balls' tag that others began repeating in unison4.

No one in the chain explains what the battle pass connection actually means. Fortnite's paid seasonal battle pass has nothing visibly in common with cooking oil pouring into a pot2, and the joke lives in the collective pretend understanding. Each new Stitch piles agreement onto the premise without justifying it, so viewers either get the bit immediately or stay as confused as the commenters on Inky's original post3.

Origin & Background

Platform
TikTok
Creator
@_inky
Date
2021

On February 18, 2021, TikTok page @foodies posted a life hack video showing an efficient way to pour cooking oil, which reached over 8 million views within two months2. Four days later, on February 22, TikToker @_inky Stitched the clip and delivered the deadpan line 'that shit looks like the battle pass,' offering no further explanation1. Commenters flooded the replies asking what he meant, and the reaction itself hit over 7.1 million views in two months3.

How It Spread

The meme took off on February 26, 2021, when TikToker @itsmacdoogle (formerly Macpeepeepoopoo) Stitched Inky's clip, parroted the line, then cut to a scene of himself typing 'Google, show me this guy's balls' into a search bar4. That video collected over 3.2 million views in under two months3. The same day, @nibbatron5 Stitched Mac's version, agreeing in unison with the battle pass line and yelling 'woah' at the balls punchline, hitting 6.6 million views in a similar window5.

On February 27, @matics_trades and @Azion_ posted their own Stitches copying the Mac and nibbatron5 beats, with @Azion_'s version reaching 3 million views6. YouTuber TheRealHood uploaded a compilation of the full chain on February 28, giving the format a home outside TikTok7. The chain continued into March, when @spartangiraffe Stitched on March 5 and Mr. Bruno followed on March 8 with a version that hit 9.9 million views in a month8.

Timeline

2021-02-18

TikTok page @foodies posts the cooking oil pour hack video that becomes the source clip.

2021-02-22

TikToker @_inky Stitches the @foodies video with the line 'that shit looks like the battle pass.'

2021-02-26

@itsmacdoogle Stitches Inky's video and adds the 'Google, show me this guy's balls' punchline.

2021-02-26

@nibbatron5 Stitches Mac's video, syncing with the battle pass line and shouting 'woah' at the balls tag.

2021-02-27

@Azion_ and @matics_trades post their own Stitches mimicking the Mac and nibbatron5 chain.

2021-02-28

YouTuber TheRealHood uploads a compilation of the full chain to YouTube.

2021-03-08

Mr. Bruno Stitches the chain with a version that hits 9.9 million views in a month.

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