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The emote features a green Pepe the Frog character with wide eyes and a closed mouth, appearing to be holding their breath or pausing in anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This emote is used when viewers are waiting for something exciting to happen during a stream - essentially the moment right before a potential PogChamp reaction. It's the visual representation of that suspenseful pause before a climactic moment.\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Cp>PauseChamp was first created and uploaded to FrankerFaceZ (FFZ) by a user named PaulieLUL on May 7, 2019. After being removed from FFZ, it was resubmitted to BetterTTV (BTTV) by user Nixi93 on May 11, 2019, where it gained widespread popularity.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The emote is based on the same source material as the original PogChamp - a video featuring Ryan \"Gootecks\" Gutierrez - but captures a different frame where his mouth is closed, creating the anticipatory expression. 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