Whatever. Go My Scarab — Dark red scarab beetle on bright pink background

Whatever. Go My Scarab

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Published October 28, 2026

On December 10, 2023, X user @eijisboyfriend captioned a grainy clip of a Japanese rhino beetle flying off a pink sofa with the words "Whatever. Go my scarab," turning a decade-old YouTube clip into a running bit about summoning beetles like a wizard's familiar1. By late 2024, fan artists were drawing characters from Guilty Gear, Overwatch 2, and The Legend of Zelda flicking scarabs forward on command6.

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Overview

Posts typically show the phrase "Whatever. Go my scarab" laid across a scene of a character flinging a beetle forward from an outstretched hand. The line reads as a dismissive brush-off, as if the speaker is sending a trained scarab to handle whatever situation prompted the sigh1. Many redraws reference the lo-fi look of the sofa video, while others go the opposite route with polished illustrations7.

Variations fall into a few groups. Some artists stay literal and recreate the original clip frame-for-frame with a different subject, which is how Tenor filled with character-based GIF edits8. Others place the scarab in the hand of a named character from fighting games, hero shooters, or Nintendo properties, so the gag doubles as a character joke for that specific fandom3. A third style skips the beetle entirely and uses the catchphrase on its own as a reply to mildly annoying posts.

Origin & Background

Platform
X / Twitter (viral spread)
Creator
@eijisboyfriend
Date
2023

Will McGugan uploaded the source video to YouTube on July 26, 2014, showing a Japanese rhino beetle lifting off a pink sofa, rotating in mid-air, and flying straight at the camera lens2. The clip sat quietly on the site for nearly a decade, collecting more than 964,000 views without any attached catchphrase7.

On December 10, 2023, X user @eijisboyfriend reposted a low-resolution version of the footage with the caption, "Whatever. Go my scarab," which is the earliest known use of the line as a meme1. That original post itself only drew around 470 likes over the following ten months, so most of the traction came from later redraws instead of reshares of the clip.

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How It Spread

Fan art redraws took off through 2024. On May 28, @crowstifer posted a Guilty Gear illustration using the line, which collected over 6,700 likes within five months3. A week later, on June 4, @sanguinefluidd drew Venture from Overwatch 2 releasing a scarab from one hand, nodding to the earlier Woe, Plague Be Upon Ye format, and that version brought in more than 1,200 likes4.

Tenor got pulled into it too. On July 18, 2024, user owoellen uploaded a high-quality recreation of the original sofa video for use as a reaction GIF in chats8. On September 18, X user @Kiwrye drew Splatoon 3 idols Shiver and Frye delivering the line, which collected over 4,400 likes in about a month5. The template hit its biggest single post ten days later, when Tumblr user mmmwafflesart illustrated Link from The Legend of Zelda sending a scarab forward on September 28, 2024, bringing in more than 12,000 notes in roughly two weeks6.

Timeline

2014-07-26

Will McGugan uploads the original rhino beetle clip to YouTube, where it sits for nearly a decade without a caption.

2023-12-10

X user @eijisboyfriend posts the first captioned version of the clip, pairing it with the line "Whatever. Go my scarab."

2024-05-28

X user @crowstifer posts Guilty Gear fan art using the phrase, drawing over 6,700 likes.

2024-06-04

X user @sanguinefluidd draws Venture from Overwatch 2 sending a scarab from one hand, blending the format with the Woe, Plague Be Upon Ye meme.

2024-07-18

Tenor user owoellen uploads a high-quality recreation of the beetle clip for use as a reaction GIF.

2024-09-18

X user @Kiwrye posts Splatoon 3 fan art of Shiver and Frye using the line, hitting over 4,400 likes within a month.

2024-09-28

Tumblr user mmmwafflesart posts a Legend of Zelda version with Link sending a scarab forward, collecting over 12,000 notes.

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How to Use This Meme

Common versions show a character from a video game or anime holding out one hand while a scarab or similar beetle flies off into frame, with "Whatever. Go my scarab" written across the image. Some posters often skip the artwork entirely and reply to a mildly irritating tweet with just the phrase, letting the implied scarab do the arguing for them.

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