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The Real Star Of Finding Dory Is Gerald The Sea Lion, According To The Internet

July 4, 2016

Deepa

Disney Pixar’s Finding Dory introduced fans to a tonne of new aquatic characters, from Hank the octopus to Bailey the Beluga whale. The internet has already picked its favourite: Gerald the sea lion, who’s bullied by the other, so-called “cooler” sea lions.

This GIF is basically the marine version of Mean Girls’s “you can’t sit with us” quote. All Gerald wants to do is sunbathe on the rock with his peers, yet he’s barked back into the water every time he tries.

Since Finding Dory premiered earlier this month, the internet has rallied around Gerald’s dream.

Gerald the sea lion is my spirit animal pic.twitter.com/gikN9t3S5f

— Fareoh (@theFareoh) June 28, 2016

Gerald is now officially my new favorite Disney character pic.twitter.com/J0ncbBbk8K

— Keegan (@gunsrawsome00) June 24, 2016

Of course, this led to a plethora of memes, many posted by the Twitter parody account @offrockgerald.

DISNEY NEEDS TO MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT GERALD! HE DESERVES IT pic.twitter.com/49t3AmPa2Z

— Dory (@Dory) July 1, 2016

when you're at work and a customer starts yelling at u but u can't do anything because "the customers always right" pic.twitter.com/EgAIGhKlXn

— FREDDY (@FreddyAmazin) June 30, 2016

When you bump into someone in the same outfit as you. pic.twitter.com/7bphdZJBXX

— Gerald (@offrockgerald) July 1, 2016

When it's your first time at your friends house and their parents start talking to you. pic.twitter.com/vPSQj9HZRF

— Gerald (@offrockgerald) June 30, 2016

"When will my reflection show who I am inside." -Mulan pic.twitter.com/n8MNkgG16Q

— Gerald (@offrockgerald) June 30, 2016

Instagram vs. In person pic.twitter.com/u3QYAC4YyY

— Gerald (@offrockgerald) June 28, 2016

When you accidentally touch wet food in the sink while washing dishes. pic.twitter.com/NxqpIFKHjC

— Gerald (@offrockgerald) June 28, 2016

when you realize you are the Gerald from Finding Dory of your family pic.twitter.com/znh8m2Z3MP

— no (@tbhjuststop) June 30, 2016

Another unlikely Finding Dory character rose to internet fame alongside Gerald: Becky the loon. (When I say “loon,” I’m referring to a type of bird—not a foolish person.)