Ugandan Knuckles appeared in VRChat in early 2018, when players used a squat, distorted model of Knuckles from Sonic the Hedgehog and role-played as a tribe searching for their queen. Their repeated question, do you know de way, became the meme's signature line and spread through Twitch streams, YouTube compilations and short clips shared far beyond VRChat. The accent, the chant-like repetition and the absurd contrast with the heroic character kept it recognisable, and creators still use it today as a quick shorthand for chaotic internet humour from that era.