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We Should All Start Hadouken-ing Again. Maybe It Will Bring the Old Internet Back.

Because nothing captured the dorky energy of early 2010s internet better than Hadouken-ing.

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Before TikTok ruled short-form video, there was Vine, the chaotic, six-second playground where going viral meant being louder and weirder than everyone else. Vine rewarded pure goofiness. As beloved as it was, however, it wasn’t the end-all, be-all of internet culture like TikTok is today. While we were all quoting “Welcome to Chili’s” and “I could have dropped my croissant” at each other, photo trends were booming as well. And none captured the dorky energy of early 2010s internet better than Hadouken-ing.

Hadouken-ing, inspired by Ryu and Ken’s iconic move from Street Fighter, exploded online around 2013. The concept was beautifully dumb: one person posed mid-attack, palms outstretched, while everyone else in the frame launched themselves backward as if blasted by........

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