Sususs Amongus is probably one the most talked about topics in recent times. Primarily thanks to the meme community and the internet, the amusement spread like wildfire across the internet. Originally coined as a meme concerning the famous online game Among us, Sususs Amongus became an overnight sensation in 2021 and afterward.
The term Sus is a notion that stands for ‘suspect’ or ‘suspicion’, whereas Among us detonates the name of a famous multiplayer game. There has been a fair amount of debate about the character being fictional or real. On the other hand, many people have just enjoyed the comic nature and humor depicted. So who was sus sus among us and what is so funny about him?
Who is Sususs Amongus?
From initial knowledge and sources, Sususs Amongus was a roman emperor belonging to the western territory of Rome. The ruler, sus sus among us is believed to have inherited the throne in 375 A.D and consolidated it till 392 A.D.The emperor was born in 371 A.D and died in May 15,392 A.D.The ruler was born in Trier, Germany. The venue of his last resting place is said to be in Vienna, France.
However, the meme Sususs Amongus became widely known after 2018 due to the game Amongus. The reason behind it is the uncanny similarities between the original meme and the terms used in the online game. The originator of the joke is still unknown, yet it has received millions of likes and shared across all social media platforms.
Why was Sususs Amongus is so popular?
The modern era at this time is overflowing with meme material and online gaming. The common phenomena between these two are that people of all walks of life enjoy them. The same case has happened with Sususs Amongus. The online game was already a big thing and after lockdowns and Covid, it reached enormous heights.
The predominant factor of Sususs Amongus getting viral depends on the famous game Amongus and the viral picture of the emperor, which originated as a meme.
The post of sus sus among us was already a viral thing because of the amusing meme photo and videos shared in its context. Furthermore, by adding fire to the fuel the audience loved the correlation between the post and the game.
Therefore, many terms, for instance, an imposter in the game are termed as ‘Sus’ which is a widely adopted slang among the gaming community. The online game has 60 million active players, the reason is evident why the post was such a massive hit.
What’s the real story behind Sususs Amongus?
Many people at first speculated that the character might or might not be fictional. This was clarified that Sususs Amongus was a fictional character because the information regarding it was a created one. It gained attention through Wikipedia and as many people are aware that information on Wikipedia can be created, edited, and changed without any fact-checking. Therefore, there was no reliable source to support the existence of such a character.
The tale was adopted for the sole purpose of comical laughter, meme sharing, and no such record of a ruler namely Sususs Amongus was found in history. However, the question remains if the character is a fake one created for memes, who is the person in the meme? Well, here things get interesting.
The man in the meme who has been the reason for countless laughs in the past three to four years is none other than, Valentinian II. Valentinian II or famously known today as ‘Sususs Amongus‘ have a lot of things in common.
Valentina II was a ruler of the western part of the Roman Empire, from 372A.D to 391A.D.The ruler was throned as an emperor at the mere age of 4 years and died at the age of 21, which was proclaimed to be a suicide at the time.
The irony of the history and tale is that many sources claim the emperor did not commit suicide and was intentionally murdered by one of his generals, Arbogast. The same theme applied to the game among us in which there is a traitor in the team of whosoever is playing, and the mission is to find the exact traitor or ‘Suss’ in the terminology of the game and eliminate that traitor to win. Failure to spot the traitor will result in the death of one’s self, just like the roman emperor.
Conclusion
The prime example of Sususs Amongus portrays how far human history has progressed. The stories which are sorrowful in the past are created as a meme and shared by millions of users as a sign of the modern civilization and its goals. War and death which hailed in the past as a sign of bravery are now considered foolish and funny through memes and online gaming features.
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