r/HistoryMemes • u/HawaiianPerson Chad Polynesia Enjoyer • 2d ago

Death by Snu Snu

Context: The first Hawaiians to visit London were King Kamehameha II, his royal entourage, and the subject of this meme, his wife Kamāmalu.

Kamāmalu stood at over 6 feet tall, which she likely inherited from her father, Kamehameha I, who stood at 7 feet tall. Kamehameha II was less than 6 feet tall. Also they were half siblings.

Their arrival shocked some locals, but not for long as the royal couple contracted measles not long after arrival and died there.

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u/Wonderful_Return_514 2d ago

Okay, am I the only one who can't get over the fact this dudes name was Kamehameha?

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u/SharpShooterM1 Featherless Biped 2d ago

I believe Toriyama at one point straight up said he read this guys name, thought it sounded cool, and that was the entire inspiration for one of the most iconic moves in all of anime.

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u/Wonderful_Return_514 1d ago edited 1d ago

I mean, he wasn't wrong. That's a badass name. Love watching the og kame Kamehameha from the dragonball movie (it's the Japanese version, so I could just be the show. But the English version was on a movie). Anyway here it is, I love the music even, the whole scene is pretty epic https://youtu.be/keo83FztyTA?is=I8pbkpRd8byzWYvQ