Kara Sears
Can we get much higher? is a lyric from Kanye West's Dark Fantasy. The line has become integral to a meme featuring the character Whitebeard from the anime series One Piece. In the show, Whitebeard shouts The One Piece is real! as his final words, which has also become a popular meme. The trend is closely associated with the One Piece Cock Edits meme, where users draw large penises on various characters from One Piece.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Catchphrase | Shouted by the character Whitebeard in the anime series One Piece at the time of his death |
| Meme | Spammed in comments online, as well as part of video edits featuring the character |
| Song | "Dark Fantasy" by Kanye West |
| Lyrics | "Can we get much higher, so high" |
| TikTok Views | A TikTok edit of the meme garnered over 600,000 views in a month |
| Twitter Likes | A Twitter post with the caption "CAN WE GET MUCH HIGHER" garnered over 3,000 likes in three days |
What You'll Learn
The One Piece is Real
"The One Piece is Real" is a popular catchphrase from the anime series One Piece. In the show, the most elusive treasure is an object or collection called the One Piece, and it's the ultimate desire of every pirate. Some characters doubt its existence, but a powerful pirate known as Whitebeard confirms its existence with his final words amidst a war, shouting, "The One Piece is real!". This line became a meme, often accompanied by the Kanye West song "Dark Fantasy", with the lyrics "can we get much higher?". The trend also includes the One Piece Cock Edits meme, where users draw large penises on various characters from the show.
The phrase "The One Piece is Real" gained popularity in late September 2022, with users redrawing one or more images used in the meme. On September 25, 2022, Twitter user @sealc4nfly posted a Chainsaw Man version of the meme that gained over 14,500 retweets and 102,400 likes in two weeks. On September 26, Twitter user @AndromedaZach posted a Pokemon version of the meme, garnering over 3,000 likes in three days. On September 27, Twitter user @joeriiin posted a Legend of Zelda version of the meme, receiving over 65,000 likes in two days.
The original video using the format starts with audio of Whitebeard saying, "The One Piece! The One Piece is real," followed by the choir from "Dark Fantasy" singing, "Can we get much higher? So high." As the audio plays, the video shows various NSFW edits of characters from the series, such as Monkey D. Luffy or Trafalgar Law, displaying their penises. Another iteration of the joke swaps Whitebeard's voice for that of American actor Patrick Fabian, who plays Howard Hamlin in Better Call Saul. This video garnered over 600,000 views in a month.
The trend combines various viral pieces of media and internet subcultures. One Piece's bumper music inspired a viral TikTok trend where people used the music to jokingly complain about their partners. Better Call Saul, the Breaking Bad spinoff in which Fabian appears, has also been a source of courtroom memes and reaction images. The One Piece Cock Edits meme adds a layer of IYKYK humour to the videos and comments.
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Kanye West's Dark Fantasy
Kanye West's "Dark Fantasy" is a song from his 2010 album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy". The song was produced by RZA of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan and features backing vocals by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, who is the first voice heard on the album. The song also includes a spoken word introduction by rapper Nicki Minaj, performed under her alter ego, Martha Zolanski. Minaj's verse has been described as structured like a nursery rhyme, setting the tone for the song and the album.
"Dark Fantasy" serves as the opening sequence of West's short film "Runaway", where West drives down an atmospheric forest road. The song's production style has been noted for its similarities to West's previous work, with a brooding and melodic style that almost sounds like West is "sampling his own source material". The lyrics touch on themes of decadence and hedonism, with references to musical and cultural icons such as the Lamborghini Murciélago sports car, rapper Nas, fashion designer Phoebe Philo, and singers Celine Dion and Leona Lewis.
The song received critical acclaim, with Chris Richards of The Washington Post describing it as having "mutant gospel crescendos" and Rolling Stone writer Rob Sheffield praising the lyricism as witty. Despite not being released as a single, "Dark Fantasy" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at position 60 due to the hype generated by the album's release. It was also the opening song of West's 2011 setlist at the Coachella Music Festival.
The phrase "can we get much higher" is not directly present in the lyrics of "Dark Fantasy". However, the song does include the line "Can we get much higher? So high", which may be what you are referring to. This line could be interpreted as a metaphor for West's success and the heights he has achieved in his career, with the song exploring his reflections on fame, fortune, and the darker side of hedonism.
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Whitebeard's death
In the anime series One Piece, Edward Newgate, also known as Whitebeard, was the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates and was widely known as the "Strongest Man in the World". Whitebeard's death occurred in Episode 485 and caused a power shift in the One Piece world.
Whitebeard was a large and powerful man, standing at around 17 feet tall and possessing the muscles of a full-time bodybuilder. Despite being approximately 70 years old, he died standing up, which has been described as "incredibly epic". Whitebeard ruled the seas for a long time and was known for his protective nature, especially towards his family and crewmates. He went to great lengths to rescue any crewmates in danger and did not tolerate the idea of letting a crewmate join someone else's crew. Whitebeard also liberated and protected Fish-Man Island from slavery, an act that touched the hearts of the normally human-distrusting citizens of Ryugu Kingdom.
Whitebeard's attack techniques were also notable, including the "Shima Yurashi", where he grabs the air around him and pulls it towards him, causing a massive earthquake. Another example is when he punched the air with such force that it broke into pieces.
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Cock edits
The phrase "Can we get much higher?" is a lyric from Kanye West's song "Dark Fantasy". This lyric, along with "so high", has become integral to a meme based on the catchphrase "The One Piece is real", shouted by the character Whitebeard in the anime series "One Piece" at the time of his death. The phrase became a meme spammed in comments online, as well as part of video edits featuring the character, often set to the Kanye West song "Dark Fantasy".
The trend is closely associated with the "One Piece Cock Edits" meme, where users draw large penises on various characters from "One Piece" by integrating them into the original panel from the show. The majority of the images used in the videos have popular cock edits made of them, many by Twitter user @onepiececock, adding a layer of humour to the videos.
On August 25th, TikToker @eijaks posted an edit of the Cameo where the "Dark Fantasy" verse plays as it transitions to a Whitebeard picture, garnering over 600,000 views in a month. The phrase also became a popular spam comment on TikTok, inspiring numerous edits, some using carefully censored versions of "One Piece Cock Edit" images where the penises are just off-screen. For example, on August 28th, TikToker @.alessi0 posted an edit using the NSFW memes to TikTok that garnered over 3.4 million views in a month.
The "One Piece Cock Edits" is a series of edits made to several characters from the anime and manga series "One Piece" drawn to have large penises that integrate into the panel they originated from. Though the original pictures were made starting in 2020, they started to resurface again in mid-2022 as a video format.
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The One Piece Cock Edits meme
The "One Piece Cock Edits" meme refers to a series of edits made to several characters from the anime and manga series "One Piece". The edits give the characters large penises that are integrated into the original panel. The meme is inspired by a drawing uploaded to Twitter by @dhlinez on August 3, 2020, which depicted the "One Piece" character Whitebeard with a large penis. The catchphrase "The One Piece is Real", shouted by Whitebeard at his death in the series, is often associated with the meme, and is sometimes set to the Kanye West song "Dark Fantasy", featuring the lyrics "can we get much higher".
The first widely recognised iteration of the meme was posted on October 25, 2021, by since-suspended Twitter user @SUPERKAI64. The image showed the characters Luffy and Ace meeting for the first time, with Ace's lower body edited to have a penis the size of his leg. As video memes of "One Piece Cock Edits" began to circulate in 2022, an emphasis was placed on meta-contextual memes that referenced the trend. For example, a meme tweeted on July 20, 2022, by Twitter user @arkhansc, featured Luffy crying because his mother found his "One Piece Cock Edits".
The "One Piece Cock Edits" meme gained popularity on the /@r/CockPiece subreddit and Discord server, with similar content also appearing on the r/MemePiece subreddit. Comments on posts featuring the meme often include "THE ONE PIECE IS REAL", as well as "PEOPLE'S DREAMS NEVER END" and "MY COCK IS BIGGER SHIROHIGE".
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Frequently asked questions
'Can we get much higher' is a lyric from Kanye West's song "Dark Fantasy". It is often associated with the catchphrase "The One Piece is real", shouted by the character Whitebeard in the anime series *One Piece* at the time of his death. Together, the lyric and catchphrase have become a meme, often accompanied by a video edit of the character.
The "One Piece is real" meme involves spamming the phrase "The One Piece is real" in online comments. It also involves video edits featuring the character Whitebeard, often set to Kanye West's "Dark Fantasy", particularly the lyric "can we get much higher".
The "One Piece is real" meme originates from the anime and manga series *One Piece*. In the series, the character Whitebeard shouts the phrase at the time of his death.
One Piece Cock Edits are a series of edits made to several characters from the anime and manga series *One Piece* drawn to have large penises that integrate into the panel they originated from.
