Otaku Energy has taken over the 2024 Paris Olympics as several Olympic athletes have given numerous anime references. From Noah Lyles doing the Kamehameha pose to Payton Otterdahl doing the Gear 4 pose, there have been a ton of references. However, Yusuf Dikeç has taken the internet by storm and has received the craziest memes out there!
The Turkish shooter’s viral pose and use of little to no shooting gear gained immense attention from users around the world. Fans have created several memes, where some jokingly claimed that Türkiye had sent a hitman to the Olympics, while others believed him to have the ‘main character’ energy in real life.
As Dikeç won the Silver Medal at the 10-meter Pistol shooting, fans compared him to Ben Beckman, one of the deadliest sharpshooters in the One Piece world.
Yusuf Dikeç Gets Compared To The Greatest Sharpshooter in the One Piece Verse
In most cases, the Sharpshooting events do not tend to get so much hype. Surprisingly, the 2024 Paris Olympics was an exception because the first sporting event after the pandemic attracted all the eyes in the world.
As a result, the 10-meter Pistol Shooting contest attracted immense attention as well. It was during this event that Yusuf Dikeç’s ice-cold shooting stance garnered immense fame. With one arm in his pocket, the shooter effortlessly grabbed the silver medal to avoid raising suspicions of being a hitman.
While the internet praised the athlete for keeping his cool and bagging the Silver Medal, he obtained fame that goes beyond the traditional conventions, making him a legend. Following this trend, a fan page shared a meme on Instagram where Kizaru asks, “Oops, you’re Benn Beckman?”
Fans who have recently started watching Eiichiro Oda’s Shonen series should know that Backman is one of the deadliest sharpshooters of not only the Red-Haired Pirates but also in the entire One Piece verse.
Moreover, just like the Olympic athlete, Beckman’s character is filled with mystery, and Oda-Sensei has yet to showcase the untapped potential of the character. With a rugged appearance, the character does not have the need to boast his worth because it is his reputation that speaks for him, making him a terrifying man to be on the battlefield.
Fans Want Yusuf Dikeç To Replace Benn Beckman in One Piece
Dikeç’s life changed for the better after his shooting stance became a trendy winning stance for other athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Hence, when the meme was shared by the fan page (@shanks.no.akagami), it was met with overwhelmingly positive reactions from the fans of the series.
The fans decided to share their opinion on social media, as they left hilarious comments on the post, where some claimed that the Turkish shooter is the real Benn Beckman and wanted him to star in the Netflix live adaptation! They commented,
@27aycee commented, “Imma tell my kids this was Benn Beckman”
@buffalo7.7 commented, “Multi verse crazy”
@sushant_07310 commented, “Bro is Second in command”
@jason_.david commented, “He is him!”
@harutamil commented, “Replace him as Beckman”
@aisoed commented, “Hand in a pocket”
Though the 2024 Olympics were not the shooter’s first rodeo, he had several records and accolades under his name, which include him being the oldest Olympic medalist at 51 years and 212 days old. However, that’s not all, because he is already a multi-national champion and a seven-time European champion.
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