Retsu Kaioh's Head Lying in a Hospital Bed

Retsu Kaioh's Head Lying in a Hospital Bedis aphotoshoppedframe from themangaseries Baki the Grappler(specifically Part 3 of Bakicalled Hanma Bakior Son of Ogre) showing the character Retsu Kaioh's limbless head lying down in a hospital bed. A varying amount of arms and legs are added to him in the photoshops, but the bandaged head iteration is the most prevalent inmemes. The original panel shows Kaioh's full body, shown after a zoom-in of just his sleeping face. Photoshops were first shared on theanime and mangaforum website Vippers in 2014 but became a more prominent meme in the early 2020s on websites like Twitterand Reddit, predominantly manifesting in early 2023. Most memes played with the absurdity of the imagined battle that claimed the character's entire body, made dramatic by the two-panel reveal.