There’s a new trend taking hold of the gaming community, and like many things on the internet, it’s incredibly thirsty. If you feed Superspicy Curry to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate characters, they’ll uncontrollably blush, gasp, stick out their tongues, and bend their knees in pain.
Of course, it didn’t take the internet long to come to another conclusion, and it involves a lot of thirstposting.
Japanese gamers first noticed the feature last week. As it turns out, the curry-induced faces look suspiciously like “Ahegao,” which you shouldn’t google if you’re at work right now.
Ahegao is an exaggerated orgasm face regularly seen in hentai and other anime genres. Ahegao often features characters blushing excessively, sticking out their tongues, rolling their eyes, or otherwise looking like they’re in a state of sheer pleasure.
Case in point, here’s an Inkling girl looking incredibly flustered.
成功例
— 百合咲かおじさん (@yurisaka_fotona) December 9, 2018
#スマブラSP #SmashBrosSP #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/1A0dKcWZEk
https://twitter.com/RenaLunaria/status/1071718496973742080
Then there’s Isabelle, Daisy, Bayonetta, and Peach, who all look like they’re in need of a release.
火照り顔を使ってみた例 #スマブラSP #SmashBrosSP #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/v5c0t4qdZ9
— たまねこ🐧 (@stama) December 9, 2018
And here’s Mario getting a rather uncomfortable view of Peach during a fight.
1万RTですと…！？？皆さま大変紳士でいらっしゃる…コメントやfavもありがとうございます！表情が豊かだと表現の幅も広がりますよね！それでは良いスマブラ撮影ライフを！ pic.twitter.com/3K5xcuzJEw
— たまねこ🐧 (@stama) December 9, 2018
Granted, not every character looks incredibly horny after eating curry. Zelda just looks shocked, as if someone professed their intense love to her.
撮影テクニック 激辛カレーを食べさせてからエフェクトを消すと 真っ赤に火照った表情にすることができるゾ！ #スマブラSP #SmashBrosSP #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/OTLffa5Tt8
— たまねこ🐧 (@stama) December 9, 2018
#スマブラSP #NintendoSwitch
— ロス (@ROSS2939) December 9, 2018
異界のイケメン戦士を
攻略していくゼルダ姫♪ pic.twitter.com/ZUvm3wMRZj
Oh, and the boys experience the same effect too. Turns out the curry must be an aphrodisiac.
https://twitter.com/Nature_BZ/status/1071803522193154048
最近流行ってるカレーで作ってみた！
— ㍉彗星deウボァ (@Onuma88Tails) December 11, 2018
赤面素晴らしい✨#スマブラSP #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/8S8kMfN8O4
After Nintendo Life reported on Smash’s curry faces, the trend reached western Twitter users, where it took off. Things haven’t been the same since.
— Beth Garza 🎮🧛♀️🧟♀️🕸🕷🕯 (@RogueHunter65) December 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/riningear/status/1073343371916312582
https://twitter.com/OhPoorPup/status/1073345809507385350
https://twitter.com/AtheneAllen/status/1073342398883917825
https://twitter.com/DrWifeQuotes/status/1073346897174257664
https://twitter.com/murkyBonbon/status/1073342148253310977
Others pointed out that Nintendo Life and Smash users are focusing extensively on the blushing girls, but there’s no room for talking about the boys.
“THESE ARE EXTREMELY GOOD BUT WHERE ARE THE PICTURES OF SPICY ANIME BOYS THO,” game developer Christine Love tweeted.
She’s right, the world could always use more flustered anime boys.
https://twitter.com/christinelove/status/1073345463338684418
https://twitter.com/christinelove/status/1073346513516949504
https://twitter.com/TimonicWulfgar/status/1073360119939911681
https://twitter.com/kazemaikyudo/status/1073364348440076288
Regardless, the Smash community has been found guilty of being horny on main once again and will be dealt with accordingly.
Blocked blocked none of you are free of sin https://t.co/4l67O3rmoT
— Tolvo (EN Vtuber) She/Her (@MxTolvo) December 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/_JWiing/status/1073306124152201223
