The 'Hey Everyone! Look at This Drawing of My Own Original Character' meme is based on a webcomic by artist BluebottleFlyer. It parodies the online art community's tendency to create 'Original Characters' (OCs) that are clearly just minor edits or recolors of famous characters, such as Sonic the Hedgehog or Pikachu. In the comic, a character enthusiastically presents their work, only for it to be revealed as a blatant derivative, often met with a deadpan reaction from others. Users typically use this template to poke fun at low-effort fan art, corporate 'innovations' that are actually just recycled ideas, or the ironic pride people take in slightly modified tropes.