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Internet Troll, </br>

Trolldad, </br>

[[Trollge]] (Usually where Trollface isn't Trollge),</br>|relatives=[[Rape Rodent]] (Father)</br>

[[Trollina]] (Wife, sister or mother)</br>

[[Derpina]] (Sometimes)}}

The Trollface was originally drawn by [[Carlos Ramirez]], an Oakland-based artist known by his DeviantART handle Whynne, as part of a MS Paint webcomic about the pointless nature of trolling on 4chan's /v/ (video games) board. The comic was uploaded to deviantART on September 19th, 2008.

In the deviantART post, [[Carlos Ramirez|Ramirez]] added a note revealing that he was attempting to draw a comic character known as the "[[Rape Rodent]]."

In the following months, [[Carlos Ramirez|Ramirez]]' drawing quick gained traction on 4chan as the universal emoticon of an Internet troll and a versatile [[Rage Comics|Rage Comic]] character. For a brief time, the face became alternatively known as "the Coolface" after a [[Rage Comics|Rage Comic]]-style webcomic took off on 4chan and Ebaumsworld, though only for a brief period of time.

=== Copyright Infringement Dispute ===

On March 3rd, 2015, ''[[Meme Run]]'', an endless-running 2D platformer video game featuring a plethora of internet meme references, including the '''Trollface''', was removed from the Wii U eShop following the issuance of a Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown notice from [[Carlos Ramirez|Ramirez]] as the copyright holder of the character.

On April 8th, 2015, Kotaku ran an in-depth interview article with [[Carlos Ramirez|Ramirez]] about his now-iconic [[Rage Comics|Rage Comic]] character. In the article, the '''Trollface''' artist estimated that he has earned more than $100,000 in licensing fees, settlements and other payouts since registering with the U.S. Copyright Office in 2010, with monthly revenues reaching as high as $15,000 at its peak in popularity. In addition, [[Carlos Ramirez|Ramirez]] also offered a backstory behind the removal of [[Meme Run]] from Wii U eShop, quoted as saying: A handful of you might remember me, but (hopefully) most of you probably have no clue who I am. To keep it brief, I own the copyright to the '''Trollface''' image, and seeing as the image was the ‘star’ of [[Meme Run]], I sent a DMCA takedown notice to Nintendo and want to try and settle the matter amicably. I don’t really intend to have a discussion on fair use or explain my motivations beyond the fact that my business with other parties compels me to make sure that instances of copyright infringement are addressed and resolved. Typically the result in these matters is simply having the use of the image be credited, recovering some kind of monetary compensation, or simply have it removed from the work.

== Counterparts ==

==Relationships==

=== [[Herp Derp|Herp Derp/Rage Guy]] ===

===[[Derpina]]===

=== [[Doge]] and [[Wojak]]===

===[[Trollina]]===

===[[Trollface 2.0]]===

===[[Trollge]]===

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