The Wildest Theory About Robopine From The Masked Singer
By Rachel Davis
First off, Steve Harvey once sang a different Luther Vandross song during his stand-up. However, the best evidence has to do with Robopine's shocking reveal: "My kids and my grandkids told me I was supposed to hang it up a long time ago. I'm 60 years old and I really appreciate the love." Harvey may not be exactly 60, but at 64, he's closer than most of the other possibilities. Plus, he has grandchildren, unlike another popular fan guess, The Fast and Furious' Tyrese Gibson.
After that, it takes a deep dive into Harvey's past to connect the other dots. Robopine's comment, "Where I came from, I was forced to grow thick quills," could be referring to when Harvey was homeless as he struggled at the beginning of his comedy career. He was also helped and given food by a man who's been called his angel – not too dissimilar from the angel who changed everything for Robopine.
As for Robopine's Washington clue, on Harvey's sitcom The Steve Harvey Show, he played a teacher at Booker T. Washington High School. Then, it's possible that Harvey's time hosting Showtime at the Apollo could be connected to the "mission" Robopine hinted at, if you drag out the NASA reference. The images of DNA in the Robopine video could be referring to the "DNA Detective" Harvey used on his talk show.
However, if those references are a stretch, there's a good reason why Steve Harvey would dress as a porcupine: One of the most famous answers that he's gotten on Family Feud came in response to the prompt, "Name something that follows the word 'pork.'" With confidence, a contestant said, "Upine" – as in "porcupine" — and completely broke Harvey. He finally incredulously asked, "What is cupine?" and finished by saying, "This is the greatest answer I've ever heard."
Harvey has likely not forgotten about "pork ... upine," so maybe he's taken it as his Masked Singer persona? We'll just have to wait and see.
