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'''Trollface''' is a rage comic character wearing a mischievous smile that is meant to represent the facial expression of an Internet troll. The image is most commonly used to portray a character as a troll in [[Rage Comics]], or alternatively, to identify oneself or another participant as such in online discussions.

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.

Throughout the first half of 2009, '''Trollface''' quickly gained favor with Redditors and [[Rage Comics|Rage Comic]] artists in particular, in part owing to the rapid growth of the /r/f7u12 subreddit around that same time. On August 1st, 2009, the first ''Urban Dictionary'' definition for "'''Trollface'''" was submitted by user A Terrible Driver. Thousands of additional webcomic and photoshopped instances featuring the face can be found Tumblr, Cheezburger, Reddit, Facebook, Quickmeme and Memegenerator among many others.

On July 16th, 2011, a screenshot of an email sent to an undisclosed recipient from a man named [[Carlos Ramirez]] claiming to be Whynne was posted to Reddit. The email stated that the use of '''Trollface''' on Reddit violated his copyright on the image and requested the subreddit to be removed from the site.

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.

So, whatever you may have thought of [[Meme Run]], it's absence might only be temporary. For those of you who were hoping to pick it up and missed their opportunity, I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

[[Herp Derp|Derp]]'s relationship with '''Trollface''' depends on the media. In [[Trollge Incidents]], [[Herp Derp|Derp]] is usually shown to be '''Trollface'''<nowiki/>'s best friend, whilst in [[Rage Comics]], [[Herp Derp|Derp]], when he's pissed, is almost always '''Trollface'''<nowiki/>'s enemy, but there are also [[Rage Comics|comics]] where [[Herp Derp|Derp]] is portrayed as a friend of [[Trollface]].

As for '''Trollface'''<nowiki/>'s relationship with [[Herp Derp|Derp]], in the [[Rage Comics]], he keeps [[trolling]] [[Herp Derp|Derp]], in [[Trollge Incidents]], '''Trollface'''<nowiki/>'s relationship with [[Herp Derp|Derp]] depends on whether '''Trollface''' is [[Trollge]] or not.

[[Derpina]] is usually either a relative of [[Trollface]] or a close friend, though there are times when [[Derpina]] is portrayed as [[Trollface]]'s girlfriend or even wife.

The relationship between [[Doge|these tw]][[Wojak|o people]] and '''Trollface''' can be best described as "frenemies", because even though [[Doge]] and [[Wojak]] are rivals of '''Trollface''', they are still friends with '''Trollface'''.

[[Trollina]] is portrayed as either a relative or a wife of '''Trollface''', nothing more should be said about their relationship.

[[Trollface 2.0]] is a rival of '''Trollface''', however '''Trollface''' is still more popular than [[Trollface 2.0]].

Depends whether [[Trollge]] is '''Trollface''' or not, if [[Trollge]] isn't '''Trollface''', than '''Trollface''' is an enemy of [[Trollge]].

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