TikTok trends · first seen 20 October 2026

What's up brah

Participatory formatBrand-usable

Users cut out Randy Marsh from South Park in his arms-open 'bro down' stance and place him facing off against any character (Bane, Minecraft Steve, etc.) while the original audio of him saying 'What's up, brah?' plays, mocking the absurd confidence of a normal dad challenging anyone.

First seen
20 October 2026
Last covered
28 October 2026
Type
Participatory format
Can a brand use it?
Brand-usable. A format a brand can join with its own product or team.
Scale
19 sampled videos, 1.6M views in our latest check
Hashtag views
5.0M

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