What is the Cappuccino Assassino Meme? Brainrot Character Guide

If you’ve swiped through TikTok lately, you’ve probably come across a video of some sort of ninja character that looks like a coffee cup. You encountered Assassino Cappuccino! He’s part of the latest TikTok trend of Italian brainrot animals, which are AI-generated characters with surreal backstories that users are creating and sharing. We’ll tell you more about Cappuccino Assassino, his backstory, and his origin. We’ll also provide a guide to the different characters and the wonderful, wacky world of Italian brainrot animals.

Cappuccino Assassino Meaning

Cappuccino Assassino is an AI-generated character who’s a cup of coffee with a headband and ninja swords.^{[1]
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Expert Interview} He’s a character from the Italian brainrot animal TikTok trend, and according to his backstory, he hunts anyone who skips their daily cappuccino in the morning, and dated the character Ballerina Cappuccina.

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Who is Cappuccino Assassino?

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Cappuccino Assassino is an AI-generated coffee ninja character. Cappuccino Assassino looks like a to-go coffee cup. He wears a Naruto ninja headband and wields two katanas (Japanese swords).^{[2]
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Research source} He’s part of the booming Italian brainrot trend on TikTok, and one of a large number of AI-generated characters that users have created as part of the trend.
- The trend focuses on absurd, AI-generated images and voiceovers that users create and share online.
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Cappuccino Assassino has had user-made songs written about him. The most popular song about Assassino is by YouTuber Mors. The lyrics talk about his high power level, saying, “With twin katanas drawn, he strikes in the night,” and, “he lives for the thrill and his ballerina.”
- The song isn’t official. Like most Italian brainrot, it’s fan-made and based on theories and fun ideas rather than official info.
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As one of the more popular Italian brainrot characters, Cappuccino has been included in fan games like Toilet Tower Defense on Roblox, which uses brainrot characters as units. In the game, he does high damage, which makes sense, since he’s an assassin. Of course, he also costs a lot, since he’s so skilled!

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What’s the story behind Cappuccino Assassino?

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Cappuccino Assassino is a living coffee cup ninja. According to the voiceover on the original Cappuccino Assassino video, he’s a stealthy warrior who hunts down anyone who skips their morning cappuccino.^{[3]
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Expert Interview} Other videos say he was in a romantic relationship with Ballerina Cappuccina, a ballerina cappuccino hybrid (of course), at least until the nefarious Bombardiro Crocodilo tricked her into believing Assassino was dead. Here’s the translation of the original video’s voiceover:
- “This furtive assassin infiltrates his enemies, taking advantage of the night. Attention, coffee hater! If you don't drink a cup of cappuccino in the morning, you better not cross this guy.”
- According to one lore video, Assassino and Ballerina were married, but she cheated on him with Tung Tung Tung Sahur.

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Where did Cappuccino Assassino come from?

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Cappuccino Assassino was first posted to TikTok in March 2025. Assassino was one of the earliest brainrot animals, and was created by TikTok User @alexey_pigeon, who posted the original TikTok featuring an image of Cappuccino Assassino with fire effects and an AI-generated voiceover reading his backstory in Italian.^{[4]
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- Since he was created, others have created their own videos and added to his backstory, putting him in fights against other characters and detailing his love affair with Ballerina Cappuccina.

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What is Italian brainrot?

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Italian brainrot refers to viral memes about AI-generated animal and object characters. Users on TikTok, Instagram, and other social media sites have begun using AI image generators to create mashups of animals and objects they call Italian brainrot animals, like a shark with sneakers or a bomber plane with the head of a crocodile.^{[5]
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Expert Interview} Users give these characters sort-of Italian-sounding names like “Tralalero Tralala” and surreal lore and backstories, then they share them online for other users to see.^{[6]
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- Most of these characters have backstories that interact with each other, making a complicated, interconnected universe of AI-generated “brainrot animals.”
- Often, the characters are just still images in a video with added special effects, like flames or slideshow transitions, and an AI-generated Italian voiceover explaining their lore.
- The trend started in early 2025 when a user posted a video of Tralalero Tralala, a shark character with sneakers.
- It’s sort of like a cutting-edge way of playing with action figures, or of drawing your original characters and showing them to your friends, but with an absurd, memetic twist.
- Check out our very own Guess the Italian Brainrot Animals Quiz.

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What does Ballerina Cappuccina mean?

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Ballerina Cappuccina is an Italian brainrot character connected to Assassino. She has the body of a ballerina and a head that’s a cup of coffee with latte art. She’s one of the most popular Italian brainrot characters, and is said to have a (perhaps romantic) connection with Cappuccino Assassino, at least before Bombardiro Crocodilo came between them.
- Check out Ballerina Cappuccina on TikTok.

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Other Popular Brainrot Animals

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Tralalero Tralala This was the first ever first Italian brainrot character posted online, created by @eZburger401. He’s a shark with Nike sneakers on its fins, and is said to be incredibly powerful. According to his backstory, he plays Fortnite and has 3 shark sons, and often has showdowns with Bombardiro Crocodilo.
- Check out Tralalero Tralala on TikTok or join the discussion on the "What's the meaning of tralalero tralala?" wikiHow forum page.
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Bombardiro Crocodilo A brainrot villain, this is the second popular Italian brainrot character to be created after Tralalero Tralala. Crocodilo has the head of a crocodile and the body of a bomber plane. Users say it tricked Ballerina Cappuccina into thinking Assassino was dead, and is also the rival of Tralalero Tralala.
- Check out Bombardiro Crocodilo on TikTok.
- Take our Italian Brainrot Character Quiz to see which Italian brainrot animal you are.
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Brr Brr Patapim This character is a giant proboscis monkey with huge feet and tree limbs growing out of his body, created by @ofuscabreno on TikTok. According to his backstory, he has a hat that contains a blue frog named Slim who makes the noise “brr brr,” and Brr Brr Patapim goes on a quest to get the frog out of his hat.^{[7]
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- Check out Brr Brr Patapim on TikTok
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Chimpanzini Bananini Chimpanzini Bananini is a chimp-and-banana hybrid that was also created by the creator of Cappuccino Assassino. Some say that if you peel the banana that covers its body, you’ll find a muscled chimp body beneath.
- Check out Chimpanzini Bananini on TikTok.
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Tung Tung Tung Sahur This is a living baseball bat who wields a smaller baseball bat, created by @noxaasht on TikTok. Users say he’s Br Br Patapim’s rival, and the two are often shown in some sort of fight. “Sahur” is a riff on Suhoor, a meal during Ramadan, and according to Sahur’s lore, if you ignore the call to Suhoor 3 times, this creature visits your house (though this isn’t a traditional Ramadan story). Its name is meant to be similar to the sound of a drum.^{[8]
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- Check out Tung Tung Tung Sahur on TikTok.
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Boneca Ambalabu This is a popular Indonesian brainrot animal (or at least has an Indonesian voiceover), also created by @ofuscabreno. According to its backstory, it is a frog in a city, and has a car tire for a body. Apparently, it’s a terrifying entity that preys on pedestrians and drivers, though the voiceover is mysteriously cut short.^{[9]
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- Check out Boneca Ambalabu on TikTok.
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Lirilì Larilà This character is a cactus with the head of an elephant and sandals on its feet. It has a powerful clock with the ability to freeze time when it fights other brainrot animals. According to its lore, it confronts Tung Tung Tung Sahur in battle.
- Check out Lirilì Larilà on TikTok.

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Who is the strongest Italian brainrot character?

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The answer depends on who you ask! There’s no right answer, and people only ask the question to have fun discussions. Part of that fun is coming up with “tier lists” that rank the strongest characters, which users compare to other people’s lists. So, depending on who you ask, the answer will be different. Here are some of the most common answers:
- Tung Tung Tung Sahur
- Bombardiro Crocodilo
- Tralalero Tralala
- Lirilì Larilà
- Br Br Patapim

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