Protogens are a popular species within the furry community, characterized by their modular cybernetic bodies and digital visor faces. The meme culture surrounding them often playfully refers to them as 'toasters' due to their electronic nature or portrays them as creatures with an insatiable hunger for computer RAM. Originating from the creative mind of Malice-Risu, Protogens have become a staple of internet subcultures, blending sci-fi aesthetics with lighthearted humor about technology, glitches, and artificial intelligence. They are frequently used in comics and image macros to represent tech enthusiasts or to mock common computer hardware issues like memory leaks.