Childhood trauma iceberg
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Childhood trauma iceberg is an iceberg chart topic from r/IcebergCharts. The highest-scoring chart on it, "Gen Z Childhood Trauma Iceberg. (V1)", was posted by u/Guff_The_doge on 1 March 2021 and had about 1,847 upvotes when it was collected.[1] The subreddit has 45 other charts on the same or closely related topics; see Other versions.
Ten tiers of internet and TV moments that scared Gen Z as children. Each tier is paired with an image, from Weegee at the top to a screaming face at the bottom. Entries reflect the chart author's choices and are not verified fact.

Tiers[edit]
Tier 1[edit]
- William Afton's corpse
- Fnaf Jumpscares
- Agamemnon Counterpart
- Giga Bowser
- Fnaf4
- Sabrina from Pokémon
- Minecraft Mobs
- CreepyPasta
- Luigi's Mansion Beta Game Over
- Vulgar Mario Sprite Animations
- Haunted Gaming (Mutahar)
- Scary Car Commercial
- Inflation scenes
- Kphoria Vore animations
- Spanish MS Paint SpongeBob Parodies
- Scary Maze Game
- Zim harvests his Peer's Insides inside him
- Scar's Death
- Sailor Moon Villains
- Weegee
- MissingNo.
- SpongeBob Close-ups
Tier 2[edit]
- Herobrine
- Chef gets boiled alive ad
- I Feel Fantastic
- Tom goes to Hell
- Ao Oni
- DNA Productions
- Shreksorcist
- Bambi's Mom is killed
- Sonic CD "Fun Is Infinite" Screen
- Manyards Elevator Ad
- Wormy Closeup
- MrCreepypasta's Fnaf audios
- One Missed Call
- Mac's Sugar Rush
- 3Lamestudio Adult Clay Animations
- IT (1990)
- Blizzeta Boss Battle
- Freddy Fazbear's Laughs
- Judge Doom's Reveal
- SuicideMouse.avi
- Scottish anti-Drug Photograph ad
- ShyGuy Unmasked
- Violet turns into a Blueberry
- Coco from Animal Crossing
- Scared Shrekless
- Mario gets Possessed
Tier 3[edit]
- Peppa Pig and the Bacon
- Tarzan Whammy
- MisterDavie's MLP Animations
- SpengBab and Patrixxx
- Violin Girl jumpscare
- Jeff Dunham's Puppets
- Morbid PSA Ads
- Zombie Avengers
- Arnold's Nightmare
- Jason Voorhees Unmasked
- Arnold's Head Freezes in Space
- Unsettling Simpson Scenes and Parodies
- Jimmy Neutron Family Hour
- M is bad
- Loituma Onion Smash
- McDonald's Nose Ad
- Freddy Krueger's Kills
- Frybo
- Humpty Dumpty Kinder ad
- Cyriak
- MARIO Rom
- Jason Voorhees's Kills
- Deviantart
- FlapJack Cat
- Not without my handbag
- Call of Duty
- Let me hear your war cry
- The ScareCrow's Hallucinations
Tier 4[edit]
- Shaye Saint John
- James Cauty's Splatter
- Michael Jackson's Ghost Footage
- Woody's Nightmare
- Final Destination deaths
- King Boo
- Most Brutal Metal Scream
- Errie Nickelodeon Ad's
- Sims 2 – I ate my baby for dinner
- Rainbow Factory
- Girl Ghost
- Lavender Town
- Rasputin's Death
- Tree Trunk's Death
- OMG!!! Amazing Dancer!!!
- Finn's Guardian Angel
- GTA San Andreas Bigfoot + UFO
- Cute Things Exploding
- Billy reverses History
Tier 5[edit]
- Zim and Dib become Balogna
- Bill Cipher
- Burger and Fries the cat
- Magician Decapitates Wife
- Exploding Tiger Trick
- Rake Sighting
- Cupcakes
- Gory SML Videos
- Suicide Mouse
- Username:666
- Samurai Jack Haunted House
- Happy Tree Friends
- The Luna Game
- SpongeBob Face Freeze
- Dawn Is Your Enemy
- Cell Absorbs
- Leela's Coma
- I'm not Patrick, I'm Not Tommy!/Stu! 31 Flavors
- Leatherface
- There Is Nothing
- Demonic Baby
- The Ring and The Grudge
- Val Val Val
- Dark Animation Memes
- Evil Dead II Laughing Scene
Tier 6[edit]
- BND Logo
- Weird PlayStation and Xbox Ads
- Dan Howell's Halloween Livestream
- Ninja Turtles Shock video
- Slenderman
- Mexican Doll Tree
- Elmo Eats a Baby
- GooseBumps
- Unedited Footage of a Bear
- Het
- Disturbing Music Videos
- REAL DEMONS CAUGHT ON TAPE
- The Undertaker Kidnaps Teddy Long
- Pico's School
- Daneboe's Scariest face Vids
- Evil Barney
- Jeff The Killer
- Pounce's Death (Clone High)
- Bad Baby (NG)
- Ed, Edd, and Eddy Lost Episode
Tier 7[edit]
- Jack – A story from the past
- Smile.JPG
- Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon
- LittleBaby's Ice Cream
- Ghost in Japan
- Red Mist
- Child's Play
- Scps
- Dirtgirlworld
- Amber Alerts and Weather Alerts
- Gary Takes A Bath Girl
- Squidward's Suicide
- Steven get's Covered in cats
- Obey The Walrus
- Peter's Head Explodes
- Vincent's Laugh in Thriller
- Dora No more
- Freak Fred
- Salad Fingers
- Bobek
- Snow White & The Haunted Forest
- Blank Eyed Girls in Adventure Time
- Squidward eating Spongebob alive
Tier 8[edit]
- Giygas in the end of EarthBound
- Tails rapes and shits on Cream
- KrainaGrzybowTV
- Harry Pothead
- Sharp Tooth
- Rubber Johnny
- Yume Nikki
- Creepy Tape Found in Croatia
- The Sneeze How Germs are Spread
- Scary Stories to tell in the dark
- Wonka's Boat Ride
- Pencil Face
- Tiny the T rex
- Mr.Krab's Bloodlust
- DQ Monster Ad 2006
- NX_vcjZmQ9w
- Happy Meal
- Scrooge Puppet from Polar Express
- Spooky Buddies
- Billy the Puppet
- Kuyang Dayak
- Popsicle by TwistedGrim
- You're Not Perfect
- wpkepkw
- Super Mario 64
- Fallen Angel in Catalonia
Tier 9[edit]
- Realistic Mario asking if you wanna get scared out of your mind?
- Pinkie Pie loses her mind
- Jackass Transformation
- Koolaid Killer
- Racist Mario
- Dic Logo
- Who's Hungry?
- Bunchie the Green Lama
- The Taste of Kyurri is Soothing
- Pingu's Nightmare
- Dexter's Lab Sore Eyes
- Men in Black Monsters
- Dolphin Muzzle
- Rigby's Fear
- Valve intro
- General Skarr Suffocates in Space and Dies
- Junji Ito Mangas
- Klasky Csupo
- Bongcheon-Dong Ghost
- RackaRacka's Ronald McDonald Videos
- Peppermint Park
- Lost Media
Tier 10[edit]
- iggy35
- The Bloody Door
- Clurds
- Malleo
- Katies Scary Face
- Weird Chin faces
- Amy gets possesed
- Drag Me to Hell 2009
- Evil Elmo
- Nightmare Wolf
- The House 1&2
- Sad Satan
- Vicious516's Creepypastas
- The Original Lights Out ShortFilm
- Max's Nightmare
- Monster House
- Scooby Doo Zombie Island
- Omegle
- Ghostscape
- Old Youtube Arabic Videos
- Bart the General
- Elmo Eats a baby
- Zom
- Run the Gauntlet
- Smosh found dead
- Jakety Ghoust
- Live Leak
- Japanease Mcdonalds Ad
- Yelling Creature
Other versions[edit]
Other charts from r/IcebergCharts grouped under this topic, ordered by score:
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creepy/weird side of childhood iceberg by u/ZionistAsh, 15 May 2021 (1,261 upvotes)
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childhood trauma iceberg by u/barneythecacodemon, 10 April 2021 (919 upvotes)
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The Ultimate Childhood Trauma iceberg! (inspired by others) by u/Dulphinboi, 1 August 2021 (825 upvotes)
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childhood trauma iceberg v3 the final one by u/barneythecacodemon, 18 May 2021 (810 upvotes)
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The Massive Childhood Trauma Iceberg (1500+ entries) by u/microwavedhead, 21 February 2026 (807 upvotes)
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every 'gen z childhood trauma' iceberg chart be like - by u/xTheKawaiiPsycho666, 12 August 2021 (694 upvotes)
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Ultimate Childhood Trauma Iceberg REMASTERED (Original by Dolphboi) by u/NascarFan1896, 25 March 2026 (504 upvotes)
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Childhood Trauma Iceberg (The Part 2 that nobody asked for) by u/BicepGlue-, 11 April 2021 (404 upvotes)
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Childhood Trauma Iceberg (RE) (try to put non-repetitive things) by u/JackJoarck, 22 July 2021 (275 upvotes)
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Ultimate Childhood Trauma Iceberg (Removed Iceberg) by u/AdOrganic6395, 24 April 2023 (263 upvotes)
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My gen z childhood trauma iceberg by u/Embarrassed-Walk4461, 4 December 2022 (239 upvotes)
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The Massive Childhood Trauma Iceberg: Version 2 (1600+ Entries) by u/microwavedhead, 12 April 2026 (231 upvotes)
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literally every childhood trauma iceberg ever by u/myusername_iseels, 27 September 2021 (174 upvotes)
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Gen-z nostalgia iceberg Ver. 3, this not a gen-z Childhood trauma iceberg copycat by u/Main-Disk-9463, 13 September 2021 (148 upvotes)
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It's been a while, but hey: here's my Gen X Childhood Trauma Iceberg by u/ftzpltc, 12 August 2022 (147 upvotes)
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The Final Childhood Trauma Iceberg by u/AdOrganic6395, 25 April 2023 (128 upvotes)
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Ultimate Childhood Trauma Iceberg (Lost Iceberg) by u/Temporary-War-1641, 22 November 2025 (111 upvotes)
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childhood trauma iceberg v2 by u/barneythecacodemon, 15 April 2021 (104 upvotes)
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Huge Childhood Trauma Iceberg (By me) by u/Temporary-War-1641, 24 December 2025 (98 upvotes)
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the childhood trauma iceberg v4 the true final one by u/barneythecacodemon, 8 July 2021 (91 upvotes)
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Definitive Childhood Trauma Iceberg by u/Temporary-War-1641, 7 December 2025 (87 upvotes)
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Final Updated version Gen-Z Childhood trauma Iceberg by u/Main-Disk-9463, 2 November 2021 (83 upvotes)
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Gen Alpha Childhood Trauma Iceberg by u/Temporary-War-1641, 23 May 2025 (75 upvotes)
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Childhood trauma iceberg I made by u/Happy-Fly7718, 26 September 2021 (75 upvotes)
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My take on a gen-z childhood trauma iceberg v1 request are open link in the comments by u/Main-Disk-9463, 27 October 2021 (73 upvotes)
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I made a 2000s Childhood Trauma chart. Explanation video is comments! Enjoy<3 by u/Redbeardgamer, 28 July 2025 (72 upvotes)
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Huge Childhood Trauma Iceberg V2 - The Tier 7 Update. by u/Temporary-War-1641, 27 December 2025 (55 upvotes)
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Some Random Childhood Trauma Iceberg by u/AdOrganic6395, 25 April 2023 (46 upvotes)
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Another Random Childhood Trauma Iceberg by u/AdOrganic6395, 25 April 2023 (39 upvotes)
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Childhood Trauma Iceberg by u/Temporary-War-1641, 1 December 2025 (38 upvotes)
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Does anyone have saved The Childhood Trauma Superberg? First layer background by u/Latter_Brief_5201, 31 January 2026 (17 upvotes)
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I tried making an iceberg chart about my childhood traumas... by u/PoisedSheepanonyme90, 22 August 2026 (1 upvote)
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Colossal Childhood Trauma Iceberg REMASTERED DX Iceberg by u/Temporary-War-1641, 18 March 2025 (1 upvote)
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(Not by me) Ultimate Gen Alpha Childhood Trauma Iceberg by u/Temporary-War-1641, 18 March 2025 (1 upvote)
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Gen Z Childhood Trauma by u/Outside-Platform-809, 7 January 2025 (1 upvote)
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Childhood Trauma Iceberg by u/Slow_Memory_6690, 4 October 2024 (1 upvote)
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The Childhood Trauma Mashup Iceberg (the tiers are in comments) by u/Previous_Internal_20, 24 August 2024 (1 upvote)
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Gen Z childhood trauma tier list by u/Honest_Permission404, 14 April 2024 (1 upvote)
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The ultimate genz/ childhood trauma iceberg by u/Unusual_Temporary274, 14 February 2026 (0 upvotes)
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Childhood Trauma(Gen Y,Gen Z,Gen Alpha,Gen Beta) iceberg by u/Original-Climate8300, 14 February 2026 (0 upvotes)
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My childhood trauma iceberg :3 by u/Current-YoGalaxia, 4 January 2026 (0 upvotes)
More versions:
- The Ultimate Childhood Trauma Iceberg by u/En3my5p0tted, 28 June 2023 (354 upvotes) (image no longer available)
- Childhood Trauma Iceberg (my first attempt) by u/BicepGlue-, 11 April 2021 (163 upvotes) (image no longer available)
- I tried making an iceberg chart about childhood trauma... by u/PoisedSheepanonyme90, 22 August 2026 (1 upvote) (image no longer available)
- My Gen Z Childhood Trauma Iceberg. by u/1949blueallthetime, 7 May 2025 (1 upvote) (image no longer available)
See also[edit]
Source[edit]
- Original post: u/Guff_The_doge. Gen Z Childhood Trauma Iceberg. (V1). Reddit (r/IcebergCharts). 1 March 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2026.
References[edit]
- ↑ u/Guff_The_doge. Gen Z Childhood Trauma Iceberg. (V1). Reddit (r/IcebergCharts). 1 March 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2026.