The Source of "HIS POWER LEVEL IS MAXIMUM"?

[Cure Dragon 255]

lol. Found it.

[Vijay]

Is this supposed to be a.....trolling thread dedicated to troll Broly or

An indirect hit targetting maturity level of certain section of fandom?

Either way, I find Broly's addictive/influencing persona or design to be major contributor to such claims

Just like most DBZ characters. Ultimate Gohan, Vegito, Beerus etc

[rereboy]

I thought everyone knew that was the source of the phrase/meme.

[SHINOBI-03]

I thought this thread about the kid who sent that letter and where it was published at. Nice clickbait.

[VegettoEX]

I thought this thread about the kid who sent that letter and where it was published at. Nice clickbait.

Right, I feel the same way. This is Kanzenshuu's forum - there's an expectation that more context will be provided.

Where was the image published? When was it published? Is it verified to be legitimate? When did it start gaining traction online? All these questions are worth investigating and discussing.

[Dbzfan94]

I thought this thread about the kid who sent that letter and where it was published at. Nice clickbait.

Right, I feel the same way. This is Kanzenshuu's forum - there's an expectation that more context will be provided.

Where was the image published? When was it published? Is it verified to be legitimate? When did it start gaining traction online? All these questions are worth investigating and discussing.

Well I know it's around 2004, because the picture on the right mentions Danny Phantom. So that's something I guess.

[SHINOBI-03]

I find it odd Know Your Meme does not have an entry for it despite it being one of the more popular/infamous DB-related memes. Google doesn't have anything helpful and every post questioning its source is not taken seriously so we still don't have anything solid about it.

[Cure Dragon 255]

I apologize for all the shitposting I've been doing lately, I would never mock an innocent child with a love for Dragon Ball. I just wanted to share the origin of that meme. It seems everyone already knew. I wish I had shared that in a more innocent and wholesome thread.

[floofychan333]

I've never heard of this and had no idea it was popular. What if this kid grew up to be a Kanzenshuu user and found this post?

[Cure Dragon 255]

Then I would kill myself out of shame, I hate being embarrased. In my defense, I love Children and I would never make fun of a kid.

I wish I had made this less ambiguous.

[Chuquita]

I thought this thread about the kid who sent that letter and where it was published at. Nice clickbait.

Right, I feel the same way. This is Kanzenshuu's forum - there's an expectation that more context will be provided.

Where was the image published? When was it published? Is it verified to be legitimate? When did it start gaining traction online? All these questions are worth investigating and discussing.

I did some research and it looks like The Fresno Bee - http://www.fresnobee.com/news/special-reports/kids-day/ .

The bottom right hand portion of their mascot can be seen in the upper left hand corner of the photo.

the primary news source for the central San Joaquin Valley, covering a six-county area that is one of the fastest-growing regions in California. The Fresno Bee's website is the most-visited website in the region.

Read more here: http://www.fresnobee.com/customer-servi ... rylink=cpy

There's no fast/easy way to search their archives, but they are searchable for any who'd like to try sifting through them for the full article.

On further research, both Winx Club and Danny Phantom started in 2004. Funi released their dub of the first Brolli movie in 2003.

This means Markus Johnson (8 at the time) is now in his early 20's at the oldest, or in his late teens at the youngest.

[DerekPadula]

Nice work, Chuquita. I can confirm that this image and the resulting meme comes from the Fresno Bee newspaper. I did the same research back in 2011 when I was living in Fresno, California. I called the Fresno Bee and asked some questions to their journalists. I also sent in the image and asked them to confirm if that was their paper. They said that it was.

I meant to write a blog post about this topic, but I never ended up doing so. I should do that.

[NitroEX]

Got to be one of the most pointless memes I've ever seen. I can't find anything funny or clever about it, with or without historical context.

[rereboy]

Got to be one of the most pointless memes I've ever seen. I can't find anything funny or clever about it, with or without historical context.

Well, it is funny. The fact that a 8 year old was so enthralled by Broly and managed to find a humorous description that fits Broly's over the top nature perfectly in a few words is both impressive and funny.

[DerekPadula]

"His Power is Maximum" or "His Power Level is MAXIMUM" was a popular saying in the English-speaking Dragon Ball and online nerd community's for several years after this image started making the rounds during the mid-to-late 2000s. It was applied to anything that was 'to the extreme.' Kind of like "It's Over 9,000!" but without the numerical connotation. More like, 'beyond belief' or 'beyond your comprehension.'