Italian Brainrot is a viral 2025 meme made up of weird characters like Tung Tung Tung Sahur, Tralalero Tralala and Brr Brr Patapim, which are loosely based on cultural references but distorted just enough to be unrecognizable from their roots. Read on to find out all about Italian Brainrot including its origin, media spinoffs and more!
What is Italian Brainrot ?
Italian Brainrot is a Bunch of Ai Generated Characters With Deep Lore
Italian Brainrot is a strange internet meme trend where AI-generated characters speak in dramatic voices, mostly in Italian or fake Italian but sometimes in other languages too. Each character has its own random backstory. The characters are strange, the dialogue usually makes no sense, and the whole vibe is cursed in the best way.
There are lots of different types of characters in the Italian Brainrot universe. Some, like Chimpanzini Bananini and Burbaloni Luliloli, are bizarre fruit-animal hybrids. Others are literal objects with faces — like Frigo Camelo, the fridge-camel. And then you’ve got the random object characters like Tung Tung Tung Sahur, the baseball bat.
The trend started in Italy and gained popularity in February 2025 but really blew up in April when edits started going viral on TikTok. People have even made videos where the characters battle each other in bizarre crossover-style edits. Since then, it’s expanded beyond TikTok and taken over YouTube, X, Instagram, and more.
Italian Brainrot Origin
How Did Italian Brainrot Start?
Italian Brainrot Started With The Rock Buger Meme in 2023
Italian Brainrot actually traces back to 2023 — before the trend even had a name. It all started in Italy with a viral edit of The Rock speaking in Italian and talking about a burger in an overly dramatic tone. What does this have to do with Italian Brainrot? He literally says “Tralalero Tralala” — which, in 2025, became the name of one of the most famous brainrot characters.
“Tralalero Tralala” had been reborn as a full-on character — an Italian shark with three legs and cursed Nike sneakers. Tralalero Tralala quickly became one of the best-known faces of the Italian Brainrot universe, along with Tung Tung Tung Sahur and Bombardino Crocodilo.
From there, the multiverse exploded. Characters started popping up all across TikTok in early 2025, with the first real wave of videos surfacing in February. By April 2025, the trend had fully taken off — with creators even inventing their own brainrot characters to join the madness.
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Italian Brainrot Songs
The Italian Brainrot universe isn’t just about the characters anymore — it has evolved into full soundtracks. Some of these songs started as TikTok audios or YouTube edits, but now there are full versions popping up on Spotify, Apple Music, and SoundCloud. Nearly every character seems to have their own bizarre anthem, remix, or funk song.
Many of these songs have launched their own trends, sparked remix battles, or even introduced new characters. There’s now an entire trend around “brainrot music,” and the fandom treats these tracks with the same energy K-pop fans give to comeback drops.
Italian Brainrot Spinoffs
The Italian Brainrot universe has officially spiraled out of control — and fans love it. As the characters have gotten more popular, the memes have split into entire subgenres. The two biggest right now? Baby Brainrot and Horror Zombie Brainrot.
Italian Brainrot Babies
Baby Italian Brainrot is exactly what it sounds like: baby versions of the Italian Brainrot characters. Some have huge shoes, weird voices, and chaotic lore — but now in baby form. From Baby Lirili Larila to Baby Ballerina Capuchina, they are all super cute.
Italian Brainrot Zombies
Then there’s the Horror Italian Brainrot — also known as Italian Brainrot Zombies. It started with one creepy TikTok that showed zombified versions of characters like Tralalero Tralala and Chimpanzini Bananini, with their voices slowed into demonic sounding growls. Since then, it’s blown up into a full horror trend with glitchcore edits, jumpscares, and even mini horror storylines.
Together, these spin-offs show just how big the Italian Brainrot multiverse has become. It’s not just characters anymore — it’s a whole cinematic universe.
Italian Brainrot Anime
The Italian Brainrot multiverse now has its own anime. And yes, it’s fully AI-generated — visuals, voices, plot, everything. The first episode dropped on June 5, 2025.
The YouTube video is titled “BRAINROT UNLEASHED | Episode 1: Assassino’s Plea.” The episode runs for over 10 minutes and features tons of fan-favorite characters. The plot? Chaos. The description says…
“Ballerina Capuccina has vanished. The world needs a hero. But Tung Tung Sahur has retired. Until Assassino knocks on his door… The hunt begins.”
It was uploaded by the same YouTube channel behind the viral BRAINROT: ANIME OPENING video that has over 46 million views — and the production level somehow went even harder.
Between slow-motion battles, songs, and dramatic voiceovers, it feels like the Italian Brainrot Cinematic Universe is entering its anime arc.
Italian Brainrot Games
Italian Brainrot Fan-Made Games
The Italian Brainrot fandom didn’t just stop at memes and edits — now there are games. On platforms like itch.io, fans have started creating chaotic fan-made Brainrot experiences. Some are full-on exploration games where you wander cursed deserts as Trippi Troppi. Others are weird survival modes or horror parodies featuring characters like Tung Tung Tung Sahur or Glorbo Fruttodrillo.
At the same time, a wave of clicker games has taken over the web. These simple browser-based games let you tap endlessly on characters like Brr Brr Patapim or Boneca Ambalabu to collect points, evolve them, or trigger bizarre animations.
Most of these aren’t official — they’re made by fans just having fun. But whether you’re dodging zombie brainrots or clicking to evolve a banana-chimp hybrid, they prove the Italian Brainrot universe is playable now.
Italian Brainrot Roblox Games
Of course Italian Brainrot made it to Roblox. There are now tons of fan-made games across the platform — and each one captures a different part of the brainrot experience.
Some are clicker games, where you tap on characters like Ballerina Cappuccina to rack up points. Others are survival modes, where you have to escape from terrifying versions of Tung Tung Tung Sahur as he chases you through glitchy mazes.
There are also “guess the character or you’re out” quiz-style games that test your brainrot knowledge. And of course, you’ve got full-on roleplay games, where players pretend to be characters like Trippi Troppi or Capuccino Assassino, living out cursed little lives in brainrot cities.
It’s messy, creative, and completely unhinged—just like the rest of the fandom.
Italian Brainrot VS Battle Game
Yep, there’s an actual Skibidi Times Italian Brainrot game. The VS Battle Game lets you pick your favorite Italian Brainrot character and throw down in a fast-paced, skull-launching showdown.
The goal? Win fast. Win hard. Your score is based on how quickly and cleanly you defeat your opponent — and you can enter your name and get ranked on the in-game leaderboard. It’s simple but fun to play and addictive once you start.
Products and Merch
Italian Brainrot has officially broken out of your phone screen and into the real world. You can now find actual Italian Brainrot toys at Walmart, including plushies and action figures of popular characters like Tralalero Tralala and Tung Tung Tung Sahur.
As for clothing? The characters have taken over Amazon, SHEIN, TEMU, and a bunch of other online shops. From graphic tees to Jumpers covered in Frulli Frulla’s face, the Italian Brainrot merch universe is growing fast — and yes, it’s just as unhinged as the memes.
Italian Brainrot has even been seen on LINE, a messaging app that is particularly popular in Japan. They have launched a full set of fan made Italian Brainrot stickers, letting users send cursed little character faces mid-conversation. They’re weird, adorable, and very on-brand. There are also Italian Brainrot GIFs making the rounds. They’ve been showing up in meme group chats, Discord servers, and anywhere brainrot energy thrives.
Academic Papers and Research
York Student Wrote Academic Resarch Paper on Tung Tung Tung Sahur
It’s official: Italian Brainrot has entered the academic chat. The meme has gotten so big that people are literally writing university papers about it. From meme studies to internet trend analysis, Italian Brainrot is becoming a full-on case study in digital weirdness.
One of the wildest examples? A York University student wrote an in-depth academic paper entirely about Tung Tung Tung Sahur. The paper was posted to CollegeSidekick and even cited Skibidi Times as a source. That’s right — our chaos is now being footnoted in higher education.
Wikipedia Deep Dives on Italian Brainrot in Every Language
Italian Brainrot isn’t just spreading across TikTok — it’s popping up in every language. People are making wikis, essays, and deep dives all over the world. One of the weirdest (and coolest) finds so far? A short article on Hebrew Wikipedia, all about Italian Brainrot. It even links to Skibidi Times as a source. The entry is short, written in Hebrew, and proves just how far the meme has reached — even across language barriers.
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