Civil War Meme

Meme
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Date Started:	2015
Related:	Ship War
See Also:	Captain America Movieverse
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The Civil War Meme is an internet meme usually showing Tony Stark, Captain America and the Captain America Civil War banner. It was used by fans to humorously depict fandom conflicts. There are early examples of the meme being used for non fandom conflicts, but it was quickly co-opted by fans. Notable examples involved Ship Wars, text would be placed next to an image of Tony and Cap each indicating a different ship, and then the Civil War banner. Occasionally there would be variants where a third Avenger is added to indicate other options.

Example of Civil War Meme, featuring the Caryl vs Bethyl ship war from The Walking Dead

Shipping Examples

• Metahima vs Inohima, ^{Archived version} Naruto
• PokéShipping vs AmourShipping, ^{Archived version} Pokemon
• Rhysha vs Rhyiona, ^{Archived version} Borderlands
• Tenga x Nico vs Tenga x Chidori, ^{Archived version} Kiznaiver
• Bethyl vs Caryl, ^{Archived version} The Walking Dead
• Bellarke vs Clexa, ^{Archived version} The 100
• Minewt vs Newtmas, ^{Archived version} The Maze Runner
• Reylo vs Kylux, ^{Archived version} Star Wars
• Dramione vs Romione, ^{Archived version} Harry Potter
• Gale vs Peeta, ^{Archived version} The Hunger Games
• Brienne x Jaime vs Brienne x Tormund, ^{Archived version} Game of Thrones
• Buffy x Angel vs Buffy x Spike, ^{Archived version} Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Makorra vs Korrasami, ^{Archived version} The Legend of Korra
• Stucky vs Stony, ^{Archived version} Captain America

Variants

• Stalia vs Stydia vs Sterek, ^{Archived version} Teen Wolf
• Wincest vs Destiel vs Sabriel, ^{Archived version} Supernatural

Non-Shipping Examples

• Lannister vs Stark, ^{Archived version} Game of Thrones
• Sailor Moon Classic vs Sailor Moon Crystal, ^{Archived version} Sailor Moon
• Fall Out Boy vs Panic! at the Disco, ^{Archived version} Bandom
• Citrine vs Sardonyx, ^{Archived version} Steven Universe
• Star Trek vs Star Wars, ^{Archived version}

Variants

• Starship Captains, ^{Archived version} Star Trek
• Pokemon vs Digimon vs Bakugan, ^{Archived version}

Resources

• Know Your Meme: Captain America: Civil War 4 Pane / Captain America vs Iron Man
• Meme Watch: These ‘Captain America: Civil War’ Memes Explain Why They Fight