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“Rémi Gaillard” meme: meaning, origin and legendary card

Rémi Gaillard crosses a town dressed as a little red train, and draws from it the line that sums up his whole body of work: doing anything at all is how you become anyone at all.

MyMemeCards editorial teamPublished 6 min read
Rémi Gaillard meme
The “Rémi Gaillard” meme, 2018

In MyMemeCards, the meme card game, “Rémi Gaillard” is a legendary card of the Memes FR pack, number 1109 of the collection, and the 134th best-known meme of its 976 cards. Here is what the meme means, where it comes from, and how to get its card.

What does the “Rémi Gaillard” meme mean?

The motto turns absurdity into a method. People quote it to justify a stupid idea carried through to the end: an improvised costume, a project started with no plan, a joke costing more effort than it returns. The little red train, for its part, illustrates the intruder strolling through a serious place as if nothing were odd. The meme carries no aggression: it celebrates someone disruptive without being harmful, which is why it crosses generations of French viewers.

Where does the “Rémi Gaillard” meme come from?

Rémi Gaillard is a French comedian and video maker, known since the mid-2000s for pranks filmed in public, often in costume, and for the line that signs off his videos. The little train gag, in which he moves through public space in a locomotive costume, is among his most reused; one version was published on YouTube in April 2018 under the title “TRAIN (REMI GAILLARD)”. His encyclopaedia entry documents the career and the motto, which has detached from its author to the point of being quoted by people who have never watched one of his videos. It is that phrase, more than any single gag, that made him a figure of the French web.

  1. 2018A version of the little train gag is published on YouTube.

How to use the “Rémi Gaillard” meme

  • Quote it to justify a stupid idea you have decided to see through.
  • Bring out the little train when someone wanders in where they have no business, bothering nobody.
  • Use it to encourage a project launched with neither plan nor skill.

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The “Rémi Gaillard” card in MyMemeCards

Rémi Gaillard card
NumberNo. 1109
RarityLegendary
CollectionMemes FR pack
Fame78/100 · #134 of 976
Recycle value40 MemeCoins (120 in Shiny)
Suggested by@matteouss
Rarities of the Memes FR pack: 976 cards
  • Common40241%
  • Rare32033%
  • Epic16817%
  • Legendary454.6%
  • Mythic272.8%
  • Full Art141.4%

How to get the “Rémi Gaillard” card

Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; Rémi Gaillard comes out of the Memes FR pack as a legendary card. The pack odds say what each rarity weighs.

Your first pack is free and needs no account. After that a new free pack lands every 10 minutes, up to 3 waiting for you. You can also buy the card with MemeCoins on the market, bid for it at auction, or trade it — and a double recycles into 40 MemeCoins.

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5 meme cards, one of them at least Rare. One free pack per person.

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Odds per card, averaged over a pack: Common 72%, Rare 23.9%, Epic 3.2%, Legendary 0.56%, Mythic 0.3%, Full Art 0.8%, Shiny 0.2%. Cards 1 to 3 are always Common, cards 4 and 5 climb the rarities. Rates drop for cards that circulate a lot. Details

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Frequently asked questions

Who is rémi gaillard?

A French comedian and video maker, known since the mid-2000s for pranks filmed in public.

What is his catchphrase?

“C’est en faisant n’importe quoi qu’on devient n’importe qui”, the line that signs off his videos.

What is the little train gag?

Rémi Gaillard moving through public space dressed as a locomotive; one version has been on YouTube since 2018.

How do you use this meme?

To own an absurd idea carried through, or to point at an intruder strolling along as if nothing were odd.

How do I get the Rémi Gaillard meme card?

Open a pack of MyMemeCards: “Rémi Gaillard” is a legendary card of the Memes FR pack. Your first pack is free, with no account, and you can also buy, trade or win the card at auction.

How rare is the Rémi Gaillard card?

It is a Legendary card. Rarity decides which pack slot can deal it, and what it is worth on the market.

Sources: Rémi Gaillard — Wikipédia · TRAIN (REMI GAILLARD) — YouTube · checked on October 5, 2026.

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