When the Loading Display Takes So Lengthy You Begin Seeing Characters You’ve got By no means Seen Earlier than

About

When the Loading Display Takes So Lengthy You Begin Seeing Characters You’ve got By no means Seen Earlier than refers to a collection of captioned video memes concerning the loading display screen within the 2013 online game Grand Theft Auto V. Initially used as a joke concerning the recreation failing to load and the participant coming to a realization that they should restart, the meme developed into parodies through which numerous meme characters had been edited into the screens, much like GTA VI Loading Display Parodies.

Origin

In Grand Theft Auto V, the entry display screen is a sequence of photographs that loop whereas the sport is loading up. The unique model of the sport had 12 loading screens, with 8 added within the Enhanced Model. Moreover, extra distinctive screens are used as Grand Theft Auto On-line splash message backgrounds.

Relying on the system, the sport often masses for the participant earlier than all of the screens are cycled by, that means that gamers may solely see some screens when the sport is failing to load. On October thirtieth, 2023, TikTok consumer @zvitalonyt posted a meme captioned “POV: You are Loading Up GTA 5 And You Begin Seeing Footage That You Usually Do not See” exhibiting a number of the less-recognized Grand Theft Auto screens, with a picture of Stephen A. Smith used as a response. The video (proven beneath) garnered over 436,000 likes in two years.

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Within the following days, @zvitalonyt posted extra memes utilizing the identical caption however utilizing totally different Grand Theft Auto V screens. For instance, on January nineteenth, 2024, @zvitalonyt posted a meme that garnered over 164,000 likes on TikTok in a single 12 months. On March 18th, 2024, the consumer posted a video that gained over 685,000 likes in a single 12 months (proven beneath).

In 2024, extra TikTok accounts posted related memes, together with posts by @gaming, @gtagamelancer and @dj_cara_official.

On April fifth, 2025, TikTok consumer @bleekloveskamala posted a video that altered the format, utilizing a parody display screen of the American politician Kamala Harris. The publish (proven beneath) gained over 4.6 million views and 1.3 million likes in two months.

Within the following weeks, the up to date model of the format achieved recognition on TikTok, with a number of variations of the meme going viral. For instance, on April 14th, TikTok consumer @callam_firthy posted a meme that obtained over 1.7 million views and 251,000 likes in a single month (proven beneath).

Grand Theft Auto 4 Intro Loading Display Parodies

Grand Theft Auto 4 Intro Loading Display Parodies refers to a collection of video edits and remixes made to resemble the introductory loading display screen of the 2008 online game Grand Theft Auto IV utilizing different properties and popular culture references, usually humorous or outlandish in nature. The edits first began showing in 2010, reaching peak recognition in late 2020 main into early 2021 on YouTube.