The Roblox Chad Face has been a staple of the game since the item’s creation as an avatar part in 2012. Since then, it’s been widely circulated as one of multiple memes, including the favorite Giga Chad.
The Giga Chad meme often features a hyper-masculine figure with exaggerated features.
Origins of the Roblox Chad Face
Some of the confusion between the Roblox Chad Face and the Roblox Man Face likely stems from the popular Giga Chad meme posted in April 2021 that uses the Man Face as the avatar. Because the “Johnny Face” was published for free as an item inside the “Man Bundle” in 2012 and because it has a white background that makes it easy to alter and add to other images, the face and its smirking smile has been used in many memes and videos since then.
What is a GigaChad?
GigaChad is the ultimate Chad-the hypermasculine ideal, the alpha, the most confident meme of a man you’ll find on the internet. The GigaChad meme takes the Chad moniker-that of a big dumb confident man-and ramps it up by a billion (giga). Put differently, he's a handsome, alpha dude with swagger.
Kids are saying the slang word “Gigachad” to mean “the ultimate man,” according to Urban Dictionary.
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The GIGACHAD emote represents the ultimate alpha male archetype, symbolizing supreme confidence, masculinity, and dominance. It depicts a hyper-masculine figure with exaggerated facial features, typically shown in black and white with strong contrast to emphasize the chiseled jawline and intense expression. This emote is used to represent someone who is exceptionally confident, powerful, or impressive in their actions or statements.
The "Looksmaxing" Connection
“Gigachad” is connected to “looksmaxing” a beauty trend that Urban Dictionary says is the “physical improvement of a person’s body - in terms of development of facial features or muscular improvement - in order to make oneself more attractive or easier to like.” The “looksmaxing” movement has churned out Gen Z trends like “mewing," in which teens stick their tongues on the roofs of their mouths, believing it firms up their jawline (it doesn’t, according to the American Association of Orthodontists).
If you attempt to engage a teen in conversation while they are "mewing," they “shush” you, then drag their finger along their own jawline. “They have achieved ultimate alpha ‘sigma’ status due to their prominent chin and their good looks which they got from ‘mewing.’ So, a Gigachad is just the next iteration of being ‘sigma’ which just means that you’re the best of the best of the best - the ultimate gym bro.”
"Mewing" is a trend associated with "looksmaxing," aiming to improve jawline definition.
GigaChad Meme History
The image that became known as GigaChad is the fruit of an art project called sleekntears, created by the artist Krista Sudmalis. At the time, the person wasn’t known as GigaChad. “Years of Bogdanoff research into genetic augmentation has finally yielded fruit,” reads the post, referencing the Bogdanoff twins, a pair of French celebrity brothers who became memes themselves for their extreme, plastic surgery-altered features. “Behold, the Gigachad. The perfect human specimen destined to lead us against the reptilians.
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The GIGACHAD emote is based on Russian model Ernest Khalimov, who became the face of the 'GigaChad' meme. The term combines 'giga-' (meaning extremely large or impressive) with 'Chad' (internet slang for an attractive, dominant male). The meme originated from a 4chan /pol/ board post on October 17, 2017, which identified Khalimov as the original GigaChad. The image and concept quickly spread through bodybuilding forums, Reddit, and 4chan, becoming a popular internet meme representing exaggerated masculinity.
But while Khalimov has become the public, chiseled face of GigaChad, the real story is more complicated than that. Evidence for that idea (aside from his cartoonish, bicycle-pumped muscles) includes the fact that there are no behind-the-scenes photos of GigaChad’s model like there are for the other models in Sudmalis’ series, as pointed out in an article by Dude Products. Artur Farad, a fitness model, is a likely candidate for being the real inspiration. A look on his Instagram account shows he does bear a real resemblance to the impossibly square-jawed model.
Ernest Khalimov’s Opinion on the Memes
Despite the unlikelihood of Khalimov being a real person, the ruse has been maintained over the years. After the GigaChad picture initially went viral, berlin.1969 responded to the attention with a friendly post thanking his fans for the attention.
“Must admit I’m shocked that there are so many of you and that you are not negative … I have nothing to say to you, probably because I look much more interesting from your words,” he wrote. “It’s very flattering and overshadows my commonness. Thanks for the kind words. Thank you for the positive energy. don’t doubt guys I mentally return it to you. Take your time and keep calm. Take care of yourself and your loved ones … Yours faithfully.
“gigachad is real, and humble and he seems like a pretty nice guy. he’s an actual Chad,” wrote one redditor in response.
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Variations of the Meme
Riffing on the idea that posting an image of GigaChad automatically makes everything you say correct, a smiling devil-may-care version of the meme was integrated into the popular Average Fan vs. Another variation of the meme has GigaChad reacting to country names like Georgia, Turkey, or Hungary by acting like they aren’t the names of countries but are other places, nouns, or adjectives. Think it’s stupid?
The Average Fan vs. GigaChad meme highlights the perceived superiority of the GigaChad.
Attractiveness of GigaChad
Despite GigaChad being held up as a masculine ideal, this photoshopped take on an allegedly highly attractive specimen actually doesn’t seem to be all that appealing to women at all.
According to a survey of both men and women done by DatePsychology.com, women ultimately rated the GigaChad images as “below average” looking. In fact, men rated him notably higher-a 4.88 average on a 7.0 scale, compared to women’s 3.58.
| Group | Average Rating (out of 7) |
|---|---|
| Men | 4.88 |
| Women | 3.58 |
What is ‘Chad Face‘?
The Chad Face (also referred to as the Gen Z lip sync face), is a social media trend in which men emulate the facial structure of the hyper-masculine GigaChad. This included “mewing,” which is a tongue and mouth exercise meant to help with the type of jawline definition seen on the GigaChad. Gen Alpha amended traditional mewing to include a “shushing” gesture and a tracing of the jawline with a finger, indicating they wanted to remain silent.
Some still see him as the ultimate alpha who can never be wrong. And to some, being a real GigaChad just means being positive and trusting in yourself.
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