Picture This:

Napoleon, a 5’4” tactical genius with the fashion sense of a Prada model, staring at a MacBook Pro. His face is locked in the “serious business” meme expression. He’s in a dark room, lit only by RGB lights. Why? Because instead of the Battle of Waterloo, this is the Battle of Cloud-9.

Our man isn’t leading armies anymore; he’s leading a Zoom call, mic in hand, going “We’re going to blitzkrieg these spreadsheets, y’all.”

smh bye gif

The “Influencer General” Era

In 2024, Napoleon wouldn’t be conquering continents; he’d be conquering clout. His Instagram bio?

“CEO of Making Plans & Making Moves. | #ShortKingNation | DM for brand deals.”

He’d be sliding into DMs faster than you can say “French Revolution,” asking Kylie Jenner for a collab to “redefine what it means to rule.” His TikToks would be POVs of him plotting world domination over an iced coffee.

Napoleon wouldn’t even need to invade Spain; he’d just drop a thirst trap in a Balmain suit and hashtag it #SpainIsQuaking.

Enter: The Modern “Waterloo”

Now, imagine Napoleon’s biggest L (aka, the Battle of Waterloo) happening today.

Instead of a muddy field in Belgium, it’s a Twitch Livestream with 4 million viewers. Napoleon’s wearing a Gucci bucket hat, yelling “LET’S GOOO!” as he strategizes. In the chat, e-girls are spamming “Bonaparte Supremacy!” and one guy keeps typing “L ratio”.

Opposite him? The Duke of Wellington, aka “WellyBoy42,” a British gamer who’s calm, collected, and rocking the Stone Island drip. WellyBoy’s ping is perfect. Napoleon’s Wi-Fi? Let’s just say, Airtel betrayed him.

“Bro, is he playing in 144p?!” one commenter asks.

The final blow comes when Napoleon’s internet buffers. The screen freezes with his face in a tragic expression. WellyBoy42 wipes his hands, drops a casual “GG, no re.” And just like that, Waterloo becomes a viral meme.

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The Aftermath: A Canceled King

The next morning, Napoleon’s Twitter is on fire. The hashtags are merciless:

  • #NapoleonBlownApart
  • #BufferingBonaparte
  • #ShortKingFumbledTheBag

He tweets an apology: “It was the Wi-Fi, not me. Shoutout to my real ones.” But the damage is done.

He tries to redeem himself with a YouTube video titled “How I Lost Everything in 20 Minutes (Emotional)”. It flops.

From Emperor to Podcast Host

Eventually, Napoleon settles into a new role. He starts a podcast called “Napoleon Complex.” His guests? Other short legends like Tom Holland and Kevin Hart. They talk about the struggles of being “5’9” in a 6-foot world (the math is mathing).

He’s still trying to “take over the world”… one Spotify ad at a time.

Moral of the Story: Even history’s greatest conquerors can’t escape:

  1. Bad Wi-Fi.
  2. Cancel culture.
  3. E-girls who will 100% switch teams for better drip.

So next time you’re about to rage-quit a game, just remember:

Napoleon did it first.

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