Hodor meme
or Hodor or hold the door
What does Hodor meme mean?
Hodor memes reference the character Hodor from the television series Game of Thrones and the book series A Song of Ice and Fire. They may more specifically allude to the “hold the door” moment in the Game of Thrones episode “The Door.”
Examples of Hodor meme
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Examples of Hodor meme
Where does Hodor meme come from?
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Hodor is a character in the series Game of Thrones, which is based on the book series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin. He assists the character Bran, who cannot walk, by carrying him. Throughout the series, he is apparently unable to speak except for the seemingly nonsense word hodor after which he is named.
In the fifth episode of Season Six, which aired May 22, 2016, viewers learned the reason for Hodor’s speech difficulties. Due to a time-travel plot, both the older and younger version of Hodor are ordered to “hold the door” of a hideout simultaneously, and the younger version feels what the older version is experiencing. The older Hodor dies protecting Bran and “holding the door.” This trauma of experiencing his own future death makes “hold the door” the only thing the young Hodor can say, repeated to the point of contraction into Hodor.
Fans of the series promptly saw an opportunity for humor in this tragic moment. They joked about crying when asked to hold doors, created a fake IKEA doorstop named Hodør, and stuck pictures of the character over the “hold” button in elevators. The meme appears to have been most popular in late May and early June of 2016, shortly after the episode aired.
Who uses Hodor meme?
Although hold the door is perhaps the most pervasive Hodor meme, the character has been the subject of many other memes before “The Door.” His close relationship to the character Bran, single-word vocabulary, and pun-able name have made him the subject of many pop culture jokes and image macros. References to Hodor memes, particularly those prior to the airing of “The Door,” may sometimes refer to these memes instead of the hold the door version.