The Elder Scrolls NPC Joe Biden meme stems from the uncanny similarity between the President's public appearances—characterized by long pauses, specific speech cadences, and sudden transitions—and the notoriously awkward NPC interactions in the 2006 video game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Creators often overlay the game's iconic 'Harvest Dawn' music and a pixelated dialogue interface to emphasize these moments. The trend gained massive traction on platforms like TikTok and YouTube, where users edit footage of Biden to look like a character offering a quest or repeating pre-programmed dialogue lines. It serves as a satirical crossover between internet gaming culture and modern political observation, highlighting the surreal nature of viral political clips.