peepoSub

The peepoSub emote is a variation of the popular "peepo" character (a cute, simplified version of Pepe the Frog) wearing a purple "Subscribe" banner. This emote is specifically designed to celebrate or encourage Twitch subscriptions. The emote shows the peepo character with the distinctive purple subscription banner, representing the act of financially supporting a streamer through a paid subscription.

peepoSub belongs to the larger family of "peepo" emotes, which originated as simplified, cute drawings of Pepe the Frog. The original Pepe character was created by Matt Furie in his 2005 comic series "Boy's Club," but was later modified into the "Apu Apustaja" (Help Helper) meme, commonly known as "peepo" in Twitch culture.

The peepo character became extremely popular on Twitch, leading to numerous variations expressing different emotions and actions. peepoSub specifically emerged as part of this trend, designed to highlight the subscription feature on Twitch. Like many other peepo variants, it's available through third-party extensions rather than as an official Twitch global emote.

The exact date of peepoSub's creation isn't well-documented, but it became popular alongside other peepo emotes around 2018-2020 as the peepo character gained widespread usage across Twitch.

peepoSub is typically used in the following contexts:

• When a viewer subscribes to a channel, other viewers might spam the peepoSub emote to celebrate
• During subscription drives or when streamers are close to subscription goals
• As a playful way to encourage others in chat to subscribe to the channel
• When streamers mention subscriptions or subscription benefits
• During "sub trains" when multiple viewers subscribe consecutively

The emote serves as both a celebration of someone subscribing and a gentle nudge to others to consider supporting the streamer through subscriptions.