Star War: The Third Gathers — The Backstroke to the West Meme Generator

Unleash the hilarity of the Presbyterian Church with our Backstroke to the West meme generator. Customize these iconic Star War bootleg scenes at memeOS to create your own mistranslated masterpieces in seconds.

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STAR WAR: THE THIRD GATHERS — THE BACKSTROKE TO THE WEST MEME MAKER

ORIGIN & LORE

Star War: The Third Gathers: Backstroke to the West is a legendary English-to-Chinese-to-English mistranslation of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. Discovered in 2005 on a bootleg DVD, the subtitle track became an internet sensation due to its bizarre and unintended humor. The most famous moment occurs during Darth Vader's iconic scream, which was subtitled as 'DO NOT WANT!!', spawning one of the earliest viral catchphrases of the internet. Other notable mistranslations include the Jedi being called 'The Presbyterian Church' and Anakin being referred to as 'Smelly Boy.' These memes celebrate the chaotic beauty of poor machine translation and have remained a staple of Star Wars fandom and internet culture for nearly two decades.