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What's With The 'Bombardiro Crocodilo' AI Video Going Viral On TikTok? The Italian Brainrot Meme Explained
The brainrot meme genre has reached the level of in-house production, meaning countries are creating their own versions of degradation and "rot" of their brain in their native languages.
"Bombardiro Crocodilo" is the latest viral example of this trend, which features a series of AI videos, art and memes about an anthropomorphic crocodile military bomber plane narrated by a male Italian text-to-speech voice that rhymes words.
@gamestoilet7 🤯💥 #marblerace #tungtungsahur #fyp #meme #viral #brainrot #tralalerotralala #Bombardinocrocodilo ♬ som original – skibidi_toilet_oficial_123
Since its sudden and "explosive" virality on TikTok, several other "Italian brainrot" memes have surfaced on the platform accompanied by absurd and deranged narration that you can easily understand given the context of the rhyming text-to-speech soundbite jokes.
Although brainrot humor is sustained by a lack of understanding of a joke, let's explore the intricate and arguably offensive origin of the Bombardiro Crocodilo meme and other Italian brainrot memes.
What Is The 'Bombardiro Crocodilo' Meme?
Bombardiro Crocodilo, sometimes written as "Bombardino Crocodilo," is a series of brainrot-style memes that depict a crocodile as a military bomber plane.
The monstrosity generated with artificial intelligence typically comes accompanied by a male Italian text-to-speech voice that delivers rhyming lines reminiscent of the Bitcoin Burger IbraTV French meme.
This trend took off in mid-February 2025 on TikTok when user @armenjiharhanyan posted the earliest viral video featuring the character.
@armenjiharhanyan 🗣️Bombardiro Crocodilo💥🔥 #fyp #tralalerotralala🗣🔥 #tralalerotralara #brainrot ♬ suara asli – Meme Effect Only – panggilajalailaa
What Does The 'Bombardiro Crocodilo' TikTok Sound Means?
The Bombardiro Crocodilo TikTok sound is a satirical and exaggerated male Italian text-to-speech voice that narrates absurd scenarios involving the crocodile plane that bombs kids in Palestine. Here's the full audio translation:
Bombardiro Crocodilo, an alligator that bombs kids in Gaza and Palestine and doesn’t believe in Allah and loves bombs."
What Is 'Italian Brainrot'?
Unfortunately, the shocking soundbite of Bombardiro Crocodilo seems like an intricate part of Italian Brainrot memes, which consists of a series of AI-generated images that combine animals with objects like planes, coconuts or give them anthropomorphic features, especially legs and feet.
The memes have been going viral on TikTok since early 2025, with the most notable one being Tralalero Tralala, a shark wearing Nike shoes, screaming against Allah.
@amoamimandy.1a Tralalelo tralala🔥 #tralalelo#tralalero#borcoidium#borcala ♬ suono originale – eZburger401
How Is The 'Bombardiro Crocodilo' Meme Used Online?
Bombardiro Crocolido memes really took off in early March 2025, inspiring many creators to produce their own AI-generated images and videos featuring the crocodile and other Italian brainrot characters.
For instance, on March 7th, 2025, TikTok user @reisonbs posted an AI-generated video featuring "Bombombini Gusini," calling the character Bombardiro's brother.
@reisonbs Bombombini Gusini🗣️🔥 🪿💣🔫🛡️🔪🗡️⚔️🏹🧨🧨#brainrot #tralalerotralala #thosewhoknow #andiamoneiperte #1millionaudition #reisonbs #lavacasaturnosaturnita ♬ Bombombini Gusini – Армен Джигарханян
The character's lore also expanded over the weeks, as netizens created more AI videos adding Bombardiro Crocolido in real-life scenarios, like @walktoai's video posted on March 7th showing the character doing a military operation inside an IKEA store.
@walktoai Bombadiro Crocodilo In IKEA #fyp #brainrot #aivideo #meme #brain #tripitropitropitripa #tralalerotralala #crocodilo #trend ♬ original sound – walktoai
For the full history of the Bombardiro Crocodilo meme, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's entry for even more information.
