On October 11th, X user posted a redraw of the faces from the original post, garnering over 3,500 likes in a week (shown below). #geometrydash #gd #geometrydashmemes #normaldifficulty ♬ john jobjohn jobj ce – #geometrydash #shitpost #ninecircles #normal #normaldifficulty ♬ john jobjohn jobj ce – kyler

On the same day, TikToker posted a video in which the face replaces an obstacle in a Geometry Dash level, garnering over 100,000 views in the same span of time (shown below, right). On October 9th, TikToker posted a video showing numerous printouts of the face, garnering over 432,000 views in a week (shown below, left). On October 8th, 2023, TikToker posted a slideshow consisting of the original normal difficulty face followed by the drawing, the former labeled 'I was lightning' and the latter labeled 'thunder,' garnering over 700,000 views in 10 days.

The face became the subject of memes over the following weeks, particularly on X and TikTok.