Rockstar's tease of what is undoubtedly a new release in the Red Dead Redemption series has spawned a wave of speculation and hype. Is it a prequel? A sequel? Both? Neither?
I'm sure this is exactly what Rockstar wanted – to whet our appetites until the opportune moment comes to make a full announcement. But what they didn't count on was the internet's access to Adobe Photoshop. You see, an image with a solid color background and seven silhouettes might as well be a blank canvas for this meme-happy horde.
Here are the best parodies created from Rockstar's newest Red Dead image:
Rockstar Red Dead Redemption Tease Parodies
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Red Dead Online
People have been preparing for the worst, when it comes to this announcement. Hoping it's something cool like a sequel or a prequel, the world is also getting ready for a deflating announcement of a remaster or something like this.
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Red Dead Cowboy Bebop
For some this will be a "when you see it ..." meme, and, for others, this will be an immediate catch for a beautiful fantasy never to come true. -
Red Dead Fantasy XV
Now, I first saw this and thought "what a great fan-made parody featuring the characters from the long awaited installment in the Final Fantasy series," but this is actually from the official Final Fantasy XV Twitter page run by Square Enix.
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Red Dead Rick and Morty
And I mean, everyone is getting in on this. No matter how esoteric your fandom, there's a Red Dead Redemption-related parody for you. -
Red Dead Table Tennis
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rnAnd, in case the previous image wasn't subtle enough, here we have a more blunt approach, also touching on the idea that this may not be the tease we all want it to be. -
Red Dead Table Tennis
Besides Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar Games' other major franchise is of course ... Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis. rn rnWhile the Cowboy Bebop crossover would be interesting, this one would take the cake.
