Eefo is a meme that shows Minecraft YouTuber EthosLab (Etho) as a pixel figure shaped like an Among Us crewmate. HermitCraft builders made it during a stream in mid-2024, and fans immediately started drawing and joking about it. The image takes Etho’s avatar (red eye, dark outfit) and puts it in a tiny blocky “Among Us” body.
The meme started in Minecraft but has spread to other places. In summer 2025 the website Wplace went viral. Wplace is a collaborative canvas on a world map where users place colored pixels. It quickly filled with fan art – classic game sprites and Among Us figures took over many regions. When Wplace took off, HermitCraft fans drew Eefo there too, making the meme visible outside the original community. Wplace and social media (TikTok, Reddit) are now where people share Eefo images. The screenshot above shows Wplace art around Washington, D.C., where game characters (like Among Us crewmates) are painted onto the map.
Eefo got popular in late July 2025 as Wplace gained users. Media reported that Wplace users worldwide – especially in Brazil and Germany – were drawing favorite video game characters everywhere. HermitCraft fans joined in, so Eefo appeared in many cities on the map. In early August 2025, dozens of social posts and memes showed Eefo art on Wplace, bringing it to broader attention. A once-small Minecraft joke went global when fans took it to the new pixel-art site.
Origin Story : One Weird Build That Changed Everything
The meme comes from May 27, 2024. YouTuber Grian (a HermitCraft member) uploaded a “Guess the Build” video that day. In this game, HermitCraft players build hidden shapes and others guess what they are. During the video, Skizz built a figure meant to represent Etho (EthosLab).
Skizz’s creation was very simple. He used dark blocks and a single red block to copy Etho’s avatar, but the shape was an Among Us crewmate. He basically built Etho as a tiny space-crewmate character. The players and viewers found this hilarious. The Among Us body shape referenced the “Amogus” meme, a popular joke about the game’s crewmates. Since Etho’s community already called him “Eefo,” people started calling the new figure “Eefo” immediately.
After the video went live, HermitCraft fans spread the idea everywhere. Someone sketched the Eefo design, another built a replica in Minecraft, another made a wooden craft. On May 27th, Redditor fluffysparks posted a sketch of the build and got thousands of upvotes, and user ICantUseThereRight shared an entire “Eefo habitat” built in the game. The nickname “Eefo” stuck quickly because fans were already using it for Etho. Grian and Skizz accidentally started an inside joke by turning Etho into a crewmate. The video went up on YouTube (see Watch video), and within a day dozens of fans were sharing and remixing the image.
Viral Takeoff : When Eefo Escaped Minecraft and Invaded the Real World
Eefo blew up when Wplace became popular. Wplace launched in summer 2025, giving every user a pixel every 30 seconds on a world map. Fans of all games rushed to claim space. HermitCraft players immediately began adding Eefos everywhere. One early example showed an Eefo in a tiny Kentucky town called Dingus (see above) – a joke photo captioned “Wplacelive” – showing how broadly the meme had spread. As one fan said, “Eefo is like Among Us but HermitCraft.”
Key social media posts made the meme huge. On August 7, 2025 Twitter user @VovoDear_ posted a screenshot of a giant Eefo being built on Wplace. The tweet read “so we’ve embarked on another bigger eefo,” and it got over 6,000 likes. This made many gamers notice. The next day (Aug 8), Redditor u/I_am_a_tomatoooo posted a meme “Everywhere I go I see his face” showing multiple Eefos around the map. That earned hundreds of upvotes on /r/WplaceLive and circulated on TikTok. These posts showed everyone that “Eefo” had taken over the Wplace map.
Eefo’s viral break came from fan-driven social posts about Wplace. The Twitter screenshot of the huge Eefo (Aug 7) and the “Everywhere I go” Wplace meme (Aug 8) both showed Wplace coordinates with Eefo art. Combined with media coverage of the site’s popularity, these posts launched Eefo from a Minecraft niche into a wider internet meme.
Why This Simple Pixel Character Makes Everyone Smile
The meme works because it combines things fans already love. First, it’s an inside joke for HermitCraft fans. Etho (EthosLab) is beloved, and they already called him “Eefo” affectionately. Turning him into an Amogus character blends two favorites: the HermitCraft server and the popular Among Us joke. Fans found it cute and funny to see Etho as a cartoon spaceship crewmate. One long-time fan noted, “It’s like Among Us but HermitCraft,” which captures the mix of viral gaming culture and community pride.
Second, the meme is easy to copy and share. Simple one- or two-color pixel art is quick to draw or screenshot. Even on Wplace, which is all pixel drawing, making an Eefo is straightforward. This made it feel everywhere: one TikToker joked it was literally everywhere they looked on Wplace. The simplicity means lots of people can join in. The emoji-like image says “Hey, this is Etho!” immediately, so HermitCraft fans get excited when they spot it globally.
Third, it connects to nostalgia and creativity. Among Us memes and Minecraft fandom both have large online followings, especially among Gen Z gamers. It gave fans a chance to create humorous art (Eefos on street signs, pixel monuments, etc.) and feel part of a shared joke. The playful nature (a random character popping up on a world map) makes people laugh without being mean. Eefo feels friendly and silly – a harmless tribute to a favorite streamer – which explains why so many community members got behind it.
Eefo Gets Creative
Fans have played with Eefo’s look in many ways. On Wplace, people made “Eefo Henge” – a circle of Eefos mimicking Stonehenge. They also embedded Eefo into meme templates: one user posted the “Loss” comic from a famous webcomic, with Eefo replacing the original figures. These large-scale drawings added humor by mixing formats. Off the map, content creators used apps and meme tools to remix Eefo images: they layered captions, music, or filters on screenshots. Some TikTokers used meme generator apps to put silly captions or sound clips over Eefo scenes.
On the digital side, fans imported Eefo into other games (like Terraria). They also made mashups: one remix video placed the Eefo pixel next to famous paintings or city skylines. Tools used include simple paint programs and Wplace’s own editor for new drawings.
How Far Did This Meme Actually Reach?
Eefo has been mostly a playful internet phenomenon with limited outside attention. It hasn’t been used in any ads, TV shows, or mainstream politics. It did get mentioned in a few gaming news stories. Polygon reported on the Wplace craze of summer 2025, noting that players were drawing game characters worldwide. That coverage helped explain why HermitCraft fans joined in, though Polygon didn’t focus on Eefo specifically. Know Your Meme published detailed entries which fans cite, but those are fan sites, not broad media.
The meme hasn’t sparked controversy or backlash either. Wplace’s rules allow free drawing, so posting Eefo art wasn’t banned. Some players on HermitCraft’s subreddit joked that Eefo drawings were “spammy” and suggested bundling them in a single thread, but this was friendly banter, not a real feud. No complaints about hate or politics came up. Eefo’s impact is cultural within gaming: it became a well-known example of how online fandoms can flood collaborative art spaces with inside jokes. Beyond that niche, it remains mostly unknown.
Where You Can Still Find Eefo Today (Spoiler: Everywhere)
By late 2025, Eefo was still appearing but the initial frenzy had cooled. On Wplace, new Eefos still pop up now and then, especially near clusters of HermitCraft fan art. Reddit and TikTok still see occasional posts (hashtags like #eefo) when enthusiasts want to have fun, but it’s no longer trending globally. Most of the action has returned to fan communities.
Geographically, the meme spread worldwide wherever gamers gathered on Wplace. The leaderboard shows heavy participation from countries like Brazil, Germany, and the USA. English-speaking HermitCraft fans (USA, UK, Canada) also made a lot of posts. In other regions, non-English gamers created local versions or joined in. Wplace’s global reach means you could find an Eefo anywhere, from South America to Europe. Outside the Wplace map, different communities reinterpret the meme. Some Brazilian HermitCraft fans posted their own versions on Discord and WhatsApp, and one German fan translated Eefo catchphrases into German. These variations show that while the core idea is the same, it has slight regional flavors.
As of now, there are no new spinoffs beyond Eefo itself. The “Everywhere I see his face” template is sometimes reused for other memes, but the Eefo name and look remain the same. Smaller projects keep it alive: some fans maintain a simple bot on Discord that responds with an Eefo pixel graphic when you type “Eefo.” But without a big event like Wplace, Eefo mostly lives on as a piece of niche internet lore among HermitCraft fans.
Key Players That Made Eefo Happen
The meme’s originators and spreaders are mostly in the HermitCraft community. The initial creators were Grian (who posted the video) and Skizz (who did the build). You can watch Grian’s original video on his YouTube [Watch video]. The character represents EthosLab (Etho), whose own YouTube channel is popular among fans. Etho himself didn’t create the meme, but as the subject, he became the icon behind it.
Fan communities played a big role. The r/HermitCraft subreddit was where Eefo started spreading in mid-2024, with dozens of posts by users like fluffysparks, ICantUseThereRight, and ConfusedJellybeans showing builds and sketches. After Wplace launched, the r/WplaceLive subreddit and Discord servers saw many Eefo-themed discussions and coordination. Another community, r/EthosLab, created a megathread to coordinate Eefo drawings on Wplace. Popular content creators outside Reddit helped too: TikTok user BitsAndBobs (with thousands of followers) made an #eefo video that got plenty of views, and other gamers posted about it on Twitter/X.
Among media and sites, the Wplace website itself is key – it’s where the art lives. The KYM author Phillip Hamilton compiled the history of Eefo, and this write-up helped inform many casual readers. But overall, the spread was organic: regular fans, a few meme pages, and social platforms kept it alive. When general interest dipped, niche fans and community moderators (like Discord admins) kept things going with new drawings and posts. These contributors ensured Eefo didn’t vanish completely when mainstream attention waned.
What’s Next for Eefo?
Eefo is likely to remain a niche inside joke rather than a long-term cultural fixture. It followed a typical meme lifecycle: slow start, big spike, then cooldown. Once the Wplace craze fades or users lose interest, Eefo will probably appear only occasionally on fan forums. It may linger in meme archives and be revived if a similar event happens (for example, if Wplace updates or a new r/place-style site emerges, fans might redraw Eefo for nostalgia).
It could evolve slightly if fans adopt it for new jokes – perhaps referencing whatever the next HermitCraft storyline is, or combining Eefo with new pop culture trends. But no major changes seem planned. If Etho or HermitCraft release related content (like a special event), Eefo might resurface. Otherwise, it will likely be remembered fondly by those fans rather than becoming a permanent fixture of internet culture.
Key Takeaways
- 🕒 Timeline: First appeared May 27, 2024 in a Grian “Guess the Build” video; HermitCraft fans drew it in their own works throughout 2024-25. It went viral on the Wplace map in early August 2025 (notably Aug 7-8). After that peak, it settled into being an ongoing niche meme.
- 💻 Key platforms: Primarily on Minecraft/HermitCraft forums and video channels. The Wplace website (wplace.live) hosts all the pixel-art instances. Other platforms include YouTube (Grian’s channel – Watch video) and Reddit (subreddits r/HermitCraft, r/WplaceLive) as well as TikTok/Instagram hashtag #eefo.
- 🎭 Main theme: It blends HermitCraft fandom with the Among Us meme. Fans see it as playful and nostalgic – portraying Etho in a humorous way that insiders immediately recognize. It’s mainly a shared joke and community pride, not a serious statement.
- 🔁 Popular variations: Fans created “Eefo Henge” (a Stonehenge of Eefos), “Loss” comic adaptations with Eefo, and even physical crafts. Many have built the figure in-game, in crafts (wood blocks, crochet dolls, clay models). Social posts with remixed captions or audio also circulated widely.
- 🌍 Spread: The meme spread globally via Wplace’s map and social media. Gamers from many countries drew Eefo (with Brazil and Germany especially active on Wplace). It remains strongest in English-speaking Minecraft communities, but any Wplace user can stumble on it, making it a world map phenomenon.
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