The No Fear One Fear meme is based on a four-panel webcomic created by the artist Safely Endangered in 2016. The comic parodies the 'No Fear' extreme sports apparel brand that was ubiquitous in the 1990s. In the original comic, a character wearing a 'No Fear' shirt encounters a specific situation that causes his shirt to change its text to 'One Fear' in the final panel. This format became a popular exploitable template across platforms like Tumblr, Reddit, and Twitter, where users replace the middle panels with various fears, ranging from existential dread and social awkwardness to niche pop culture references.