The Dream Daddy meme originates from the 2017 visual novel 'Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator,' created by Game Grumps. The game’s colorful character designs and specific 'Dad' archetypes—such as the Goth Dad, Teacher Dad, and Bad Dad—immediately captured the internet's imagination. Users began using the game's aesthetic and character introduction screens to categorize fictional characters from other media or to create their own 'Dadsonas.' The meme is characterized by its wholesome yet humorous take on fatherly tropes and is frequently used in fandom circles to reimagine celebrities or animated characters within the game's romanticized dating interface.