# The Chads of /a/ "The Chads of /a/" is a bundle of shitposting slang and image macros that grew out of 4chan's Dragon Ball Super threads on the anime board /a/. The titular phrase first surfaced in a 2017 /a/ post sniping at a user who complained about duplicate threads[1]. By 2019, that posture had spawned recurring bits like Gohan Blanco, "I Kneel" Vegeta and AIIIEEEEEEEE-posting, which spread to other 4chan boards[3]. ## Origin An anonymous /a/ poster first used the "Chads of /a/" line in 2017, inside a thread where one user scolded another for not checking the catalog before starting a new thread; the reply flipped the complaint by applying the label to the DBS threadgoers themselves[1]. Dragon Ball Super thread-style posting had been building for months before that line appeared. The slurs "Toyotard" and "Toeipedros" trace back to December 2016, with the second word landing about ten days after the first[3]. - **Platform:** 4chan /a/ - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2017 ## Overview Posters on /a/ use Dragon Ball Super thread slang to rank one anime, character or faction above another during catalog arguments, often to bait replies from rival fandoms[3]. A typical post places Super above other shonen and moe anime, with the "Chads of /a/" label worn half-ironically by Super fans. Two warring camps inside the DBS threads earned their own insults, "Toyotard" and "Toeipedros," slurs tossed between opposing fans during any argument about the show[3]. Posters expanded the bit with new copypastas and reaction images. Jiren spawned the "Enter CHADren" copypasta, a wall of text praising his strength that often appears alongside the kneeling Vegeta image[3]. Gohan Blanco, a bootleg Latin-American Gohan edit, became a thread mascot alongside spin-off characters like El Hermano and El Grande Padre[2]. Together, these bits work as shorthand for the /a/ in-group inside any Super thread. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is The Chads of /a/? It's a bundle of 4chan /a/ board slang and image macros tied to Dragon Ball Super threads, used to shitpost or rank things above others in catalog arguments[3]. ### Where did The Chads of /a/ come from? The exact phrase surfaced in a 2017 /a/ reply to a poster who had complained about duplicate threads; the responder called the DBS threadgoers the "Chads of /a/"[1]. ### What does The Chads of /a/ mean? It's a half-ironic badge /a/ posters use to crown Dragon Ball Super (and themselves) as superior to other shonen and moe anime on the board[3]. ### How do you use The Chads of /a/? Posters invoke the phrase or related bits like "Enter CHADren," "I Kneel" Vegeta and Gohan Blanco edits to mock rivals or hype Super inside any /a/ debate[2]. ### Is The Chads of /a/ still popular? The DBS thread culture that spawned it is still an /a/ fixture, with "I Kneel" alone logged at over 14,000 posts on 4chan since the original reply[3]. ## References 1. [https://desuarchive.org/a/thread/160062366/#160062677]() 2. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yecXlxcQGg]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-chads-of-a]() 4. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx-9TrZzbwM]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/the-chads-of-a Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library