FeelsLockMan

FeelsLockMan is a variation of the popular Pepe the Frog emote series on Twitch. This particular version shows Pepe with a concerned or worried expression while holding a yellow/gold lock, indicating being locked out, restricted, or unable to access something. It's often used to express feelings of exclusion, restriction, or being prevented from participating in something.

FeelsLockMan is derived from the original Pepe the Frog character created by Matt Furie in 2005 for his comic 'Boy's Club.' Like many Pepe variants, it emerged from the internet meme culture and was adapted specifically for Twitch and other streaming platforms. This particular variation became popular on third-party emote services like 7TV, BTTV (BetterTTV), and FFZ (FrankerFaceZ) around 2018-2019 as part of the expanding 'Feels' Pepe emote collection that includes other variants like FeelsBadMan and FeelsGoodMan.

FeelsLockMan is typically used in Twitch chat in situations such as:

• When a streamer enables subscriber-only mode and non-subscribers can't participate in chat
• When viewers are locked out of an event or special stream
• When a game or content is region-locked and unavailable to certain viewers
• When a user is temporarily restricted from chatting (in timeout)
• When expressing that something is inaccessible or unavailable
• When a streamer has enabled emote-only mode, restricting normal text messages