As someone with a lot of ties to the West, I've known of Pepe as a character who became associated with the alt-right. However, he has become a famous face of the Hong Kong protests. Here I will thread the Pepe's I come across in the wild and any discussion articles I find. 
This SCMP article has great insight into why Pepe is a protest mascot. He was once popular around the world as a meme, and whilst he was co-opted by the alt-right in the West, this never happened to Pepe in Hong Kong, so he continues to be a popular icon.
scmp.com/lifestyle/arts…
scmp.com/lifestyle/arts…
This photo by Kero Ming (Facebook) on 6/9 inspired these future works. Derivatives persist in artwork weeks later.
Ok so I'm relatively new to Twitter, and Twitter threads are confusing. I seem to have mis-threaded some Tweets. 🙈
My thread continues here:
My thread continues here:
At the start of the protests I was very uncomfortable with his appearance in HK Protest art, I even advised some friends against using him in their posters and flyers. Now I embrace the Pepe pictures and hope his white supremacist rep will be overshadowed by his HK Protest one.
Decent number of Pepe's on this Lennon Wall.
Pepe transcends simple 2D art and moves into the 3D. I love it. I think I'm now firmly pro-Pepe.
Pepe in digital art is still going strong! I particularly like the series of masked Pepes.
Source: Telegram
Source: Telegram
Love this Pepe x Guy Fawkes mask. It was inevitable.
Does this placement of stickers remind anyone of #LossMeme? Have been debating whether this is actually an example of the meme.
As far as memes go, the "Loss" meme has a terrible origin. But memes have a life of their own and you can learn more about the origins and life of Loss here.
knowyourmeme.com/memes/loss
knowyourmeme.com/memes/loss
