About
Lord Tirek’s Outstretched Arms is an exploitable image from the television show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. It depicts Tirek, the antagonist of the two part special he appears in, standing on a cliff with his arms stretched out. Due to widespread nature of such a pose, fans of the show have used the image to place Tirek in humorous situations.
Origin
The pose first appears in Season 4, Episode 26 of the show. After tracking down the newly empowered princess Twilight Sparkle, Tirek announces his presence by stating that she has something that belonged to him, stretching out his arms in a dramatic fashion.
Spread
After the release of the episode, fans of the show immediately started to create parodies of the scene. The first image with the tag “Lord Tirek’s Outstretched Arms” was uploaded on May 11, 2014. There are currently over 100 examples on Derpibooru, with the score ranging from the negatives to +400 approvals. The exploitable has also been used in MLG parodies due to Tirek’s pose being similar to the “Well, What is It” gesture from Dark Souls.
Various Examples
