I'm Really Feeling It/Shulk Quotes

About

“I’m Really Feeling It” is a quote said by the character Shulk in the fighting game Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. Because of his delivery of the sentence along with his accent and being a fan-favorite, the phrase has turned into an signature staple of quotes along with “Ike Quotes” and Sonic the Hedgehog’s “You’re Too Slow” that has generated many uses and derivatives.

Origin

On August 29, 2014, Nintendo released an English reveal video of Shulk joining Super Smash Bros. As of November 1, 2014, the video has garnered 449,174 views. Around the 0:37 mark ^[1], it can be heard of Shulk delivering his line. Upon hearing it at first, people were turned off by it but then it quickly became an endearing catchphrase uttered by many Nintendo faithful and unfaithful alike.

As for the character, Shulk originated from the video game Xenoblade Chronichles, a fantasy action role-playing game that was developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo. Though first released in Japan on June 10, 2010 and subsequently in Europe on August 19, 2011, the American version finally released (by way of Operation Rainfall) on April 6, 2012 ^[2]. The game was met with critical acclaim with a Metacritic score of 92 ^[3]. It is even regarded as one of the best, if not the best, RPGs of the Wii system library.

Spread

Since the video debut, the catchphrase has since spread to other websites. There have been many posts that have used the phrase in conversation, notably on YouTube comments ^[4], Reddit posts particularly in the r/smashbros subreddit ^[5], Facebook comments on Smash Bros. pages ^[6]^[7], GameFAQS posts ^[8], Smashboards forum posts ^[9], Tumblr posts ^[10], comments on video game sites such as IGN, etc. Though there are presumably numerous other people who have used the phrase comically, one of the earliest percieved usages of this can be seen on a Smashboards forum thread titled “New 3DS Direct for Japan” by user PLATINUM7, posted on 7:39 am on August 29, 2014 ^[11].

Later, it was soon revealed the quote would be used as one of his taunts, which many players would soon use upon release of the 3DS version of the game. The meme is often used in a sentence in a forum or social platform online, although it being used as an image reply is not uncommon. There have also been YouTube parody videos involving Shulk with his quote.

Notable Examples

Derivatives

The phrase has been used mainly as a reaction to a situation or for expressing emotion. “I’m Really Feeling It” has also turned into a template for other uses, with it the form of it being “I’m Really ___-ing It”. This has since spawned multiple uses. The meme has been involved in images and video parodies

Other Shulk Quotes
Other notable Shulk quotes, though not as popular, are “This Is the Manado’s Power”, “Now It’s Shulk Time”, “Backslash!”, and “A Vision/I See It!” Things involving Shulk foreseeing something can also be applied, though of course the meme is not limited to only the things listed.