The Complete History of Moon Moon: From Tumblr Joke to the Moon’s Own Moon
A werewolf name chart, one horrified reply, a comic about "getting the thing" and a 2018 astronomy paper. This is how the…
The Legend
Moon Moon Lore
From a Tumblr name generator to the moon's own moon. The complete, mostly accurate history of the internet's silliest wolf.
Every pack has a Moon Moon
Wolves are supposed to be majestic. Silent hunters. Apex predators. Then there's Moon Moon — tongue out, eyes pointing two different directions, running at full speed toward whatever everyone else is quietly stalking.
Moon Moon memes pair fierce wolf photos with a goofy inner monologue. Where Doge jokes are quick one-liners, Moon Moon memes tell a little story: a serious pack, a careful plan, and one wolf who ruins it with pure, joyful enthusiasm.
That's why crypto adopted him. Every trader has been Moon Moon at least once: bought the top, sold the bottom, aped a coin because the logo was a dog. $MOONMOON is for everyone who ever tried hard, failed harder, and came back to the next hunt anyway.
The Moon Moon saga
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April 5, 2013
The Name
A Tumblr user runs their initials through a "What is your werewolf name?" chart and lands on… Moon Moon. Their horrified, all-caps reaction goes viral: surely this is the dumbest wolf in any pack.
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April 15, 2013
Get The Thing
A follow-up comic shows a fierce wolf pack on the hunt — until Moon Moon charges in shouting that he'll get the thing. The pack-clown character is born.
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Spring 2013
The Ask Blogs
Moon Moon ask blogs and fan accounts pop up. Wolves with derpy faces everywhere get captioned "Moon Moon." The original post climbs past 800,000 notes over the years.
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Oct 2018
The Moon's Own Moon
Astronomers publish research showing moons could host moons of their own. The internet — and some science writers — dub them "moonmoons." Moon Moon becomes, technically, space.
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2024
$MOONMOON Is Born
Moon Moon launches on Solana via Moonshot, fills the bonding curve and graduates to Raydium. The Meme Coins Guide story series begins.
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Now
The Pack Grows
A new den, a meme lab, a werewolf name generator and a pack that howls every full moon. Moon Moon is still trying to get the thing.
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What’s Your Werewolf Name? The Quiz That Created a Legend
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Moonmoons Are (Probably) Possible: The Science of a Moon’s Own Moon
In 2018, astronomers asked whether moons can have moons. The internet named them after our favorite wolf. Here's the actual science.
Moon Moon vs. Doge: Two Silly Canines, Two Very Different Memes
Both hit big on Tumblr in 2013. Both are lovable canines. But Doge is a vibe and Moon Moon is a story…