

Another edit, posted by Redditor iConfigurator on July 14th, 2017, gained over 1,900 upvotes in the same period. For example, July 31st, 2017, Reddit user kool_kolumbine_kid posted an edit of Dark Knight Rises Blu Ray cover, gaining over 2,900 upvotes in six months. The image saw moderate use in edits in the following years. The post gained over 290 upvotes in six months. BUY BUY BUY" in /r/MemeEconomy subreddit. On March 2, 2017, Redditor Ewals 1234 made a post titled "Vector memes seem to be on the rise.

The image saw initial use in memes in January 2017, with the earliest posts utilizing the image appearing on Instagram and iFunny (scraped images from January 2017 shown below), with several notable early edits created by Instagram user ty4freedoge. The selection included a color study of the character Vector donned in an orange-and-white wingsuit and helmet, with the filename of the image being "VectorFlightSuit.jpg".

On March 26th, 2009, color artist Sergio Casas posted a selection of concept art made during his work on 2010 animated film Despicable Me on his personal website. Online, the image has been circulated as a form of shitposting, sometimes paired with such phrases as "Committing crimes with both direction and magnitude" and "You just got Vectored". VectorFlightSuit.jpg refers to a concept art of Vector in a wingsuit. Because I'm commiting crimes with both direction and magnitude! Oh yeah! Spread VectorFlightSuit.jpg. The film follows supervillian Gru, who is opposed by another villian Victor "Vector" Perkins, voiced by Jason Segel. On July 9th, 2010, Universal Pictures-produced animated film Despicable Me premiered in the United States.
