Mark Hamill Has Gone Viral On Twitter In The Most Marvelously Mark Hamill Way Possible

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If we agree on nothing else, there is still one universal truth we can all agree on: Mark Hamill is the undisputed king of Twitter.

Mark in a tuxedo and smiling at an event

Period.

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The Star Wars superstar has long been using his account to tweet out various cool behind-the-scenes facts about his many iconic roles, as well as to engage directly with fans to answer their burning questions:

But he's also just, like, genuinely hilarious on there! Seriously, his Twitter account is an absolute delight to scroll through. If you're ever in need of a smile, I highly suggest you follow him:

ANYWAY, this week Mark really outdid himself on the ol' bird app when he went mega-viral for tweeting out — brace yourselves — his own name.

Mark sitting cross-legged  in front of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with his arms stretched out and stormtroopers standing behind him

Yes, you read that correctly.

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The whole thing started Sunday after a fan suggested that Mark could "just tweet 'Mark Hamill'" and he'd "get thousands of likes." Never one to shy away from testing a theory, he did just that. And, sure enough, the likes started rollin' in by the (tens of) thousands:

Naturally, fans absolutely loved it:

"Mark Hamill" even hit the top of the trending page:

Then other celebs got involved to see if tweeting "Mark Hamill" would result in thousands of likes for them, too:

And you better believe it worked:

Heck, it even caused some momentary peace between Star Wars and Star Trek fans, courtesy of George Takei:

There ya have it! All hail the undisputed king of Twitter, Mark Hamill. Long may his glory reign!

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