The Scrimblo Bimblo meme emerged from a 2021 tweet by Brandon Sheffield as a satirical take on fighting game community discourse, specifically regarding the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC roster. It mocks the clash between older gamers who champion forgotten '90s platformer mascots and younger players who prefer modern, aesthetically sleek characters. Scrimblo Bimblo, often referred to as 'the lovable Scrunko' from 'the great platformer era,' serves as a placeholder for any niche cartoon animal that fans desperately want to see revitalized. The meme is widely used to highlight the absurdity of nostalgia-driven character requests and the generational divide in gaming tastes.