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5->'''Quill:''' I'm going to ask this once. Where are the memes?\
6'''Stark:''' Yeah, I'll do you one better. ''What'' are the memes?\
7'''Drax:''' No, I'll do ''you'' one better. '''''Why''''' are the memes?
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11Partially because of the film's immense popularity and partially because of the film's shocking DownerEnding, ''Avengers: Infinity War'' has become a FountainOfMemes that could rival ''[[Memes/SpongeBobSquarePants SpongeBob]]''. To keep track of the memes that are constantly becoming popular based off of this movie, please add new entries at the bottom. Thanks!
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14* The meme. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The explanation behind the meme.[[/labelnote]]
15** Further mutations and successor memes, if any.
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17* The official promotional poster shows a now bearded Captain America. Fans immediately noticed the resemblance between him and Punished 'Venom' Snake from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'' as well as Solid Snake from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', leading to numerous fan edits pictures that add an eyepatch, a bandana, and occasionally a [[http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/277/944/c71.png shrapnel horn]] to Captain America to make him look like Venom Snake, Big Boss or Solid Snake. [[note]] Which becomes HarsherInHindsight because Bucky turns to ash after Thanos's finger snap, and not Steve; it's an uncomfortable reminder of how a good number of Venom Snake's soldiers were cremated after he had to shoot them following a deadly viral outbreak with Snake then rubbing the ashes on his face, and the mood in both instances is incredibly painful to watch. [[/note]]
18-->'''Captain America:''' ''A Fallen Legend''
19* Blonde Widow [[labelnote:Explanation]]In this movie, Black Widow is, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin blonde]].[[/labelnote]]
20* " And get this man a shield!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]T'Challa's line from the trailer directing others to get Cap a shield.[[/labelnote]]
21** "T'Challa knows what everyone wants!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Memes depicting T'Challa barking similar orders to the above in reference to other MCU characters. [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar Ant-Man needs orange slices?]] "Get this man some orange slices!" Spidey's Uncle Ben died? "Get this kid an uncle!" [[Film/ThorRagnarok Thor lost Mjolnir?]] "Get this man a hammer!" Sometimes, it doesn't even need to be an MCU character--[[Series/GameOfThrones Theon Greyjoy]] [[GroinAttack castrated?]] "Get this man a penis!"[[/labelnote]]
22* The shot of the hair on Peter Parker's arm standing up as his SpiderSense detects Thanos arriving on Earth. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Jokes about how Peter needed his spider-sense to tell him there was danger nearby... [[NoPeripheralVision while there's a giant spinning alien disk right above the bus]].[[/labelnote]]
23* Jokes about the film's title being ''[[Film/ManosTheHandsOfFate Thanos: The Hand of Fate]]''.
24* The shot of Thanos without his headgear is ripe for [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/thanos-edits fanmade edits]]. For example, some turn him into UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump, [[WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill Hank Hill]], [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]], the [[Film/SpyKids1 Thumb-Thumbs]], the [[Videogame/TeamFortress2 Heavy]], [[Series/PawnStars Rick Harrison]] or even Creator/JossWhedon. Plus Creator/JoshBrolin, [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1319038-thanos-edits shown here]].
25* Jokes about the absence of Hawkeye from all the trailers and posters has led to [[https://www.instagram.com/p/BgZ2rEmnzex/ sarcastic "corrections" from fan artists]]. [[https://twitter.com/StephenAmell/status/974835635277066240 Even other superhero actors have started getting in on the joke.]]
26* [[https://i.imgur.com/16I4ssj.jpg "Hawkeye is powerful and useful, too."]] "''[[MemeticLoser Is]]'' [[MemeticLoser he, though?]]"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Originally dialogue from ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' when Bruce insists that he's powerful and useful without becoming the Hulk, [[JerkassHasAPoint much to Thor's skepticism]]. Change Banner's name with Hawkeye to reflect Hawkeye's absence.[[/labelnote]]
27* Jokes about how a certain ''ComicBook/SpideySuperStories'' comic featuring Thanos and the infamous Thanoscopter is actually how ''Infinity War'' would end, with him being arrested by regular cops. Such as [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bt_D_qkIYAIYp5q.png this particular panel]].
28** Following the film's release, the helicopter crashing in the post-credit scene has been dubbed the "Thanoscopter" by fans so they can claim that this meme came true.
29** Because HilariousInHindsight when the Thanoscopter [[MythologyGag finally appeared]] in ''Series/Loki2021''.
30* "What, Thor? Haha." [[labelnote:Explanation]]An audience member at D23 said this in response to Thor's appearance in the exclusive trailer shown at the expo.[[/labelnote]]
31* "Fun isn't something one considers when balancing the universe... but this does put a smile on my face." [[labelnote:Explanation]]This quote from Thanos ([[MissingTrailerScene only in the first trailer]]) is typically used as an exploitable, changing what "Balancing the universe" is to something else, such as Net Neutrality being lost, Creator/JoshBrolin being described, or Creator/{{Disney}} buying Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox or even Creator/DCComics, with even their logos being photoshopped on Thanos's Infinity Gauntlet.[[/labelnote]]
32* '''X will return in ''Avengers: Infinity War''.'''[[labelnote:Explanation]]Comes from the message shown from the end of the credits of every MCU movie leading up to the titular penultimate ''Avengers'' movie. Replace X with any character of your choice.[[/labelnote]]
33** Thanos will return [[labelnote:Explanation]]''Infinity War'' [[InvertedTrope reverses]] this with this line at the end of the film.[[/labelnote]]
34* Vitas Thanos. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Website/YouTube channel Aldo Jones created the "''Avengers: Infinity War'' Weird Trailer" spoof; among other changes, the scene where Thanos emerges from the dark portal now has Thanos coming out singing Music/{{Vitas}}'s "7th Element", complete with the headwear and mouth animation. The scene is so memetic, it's now been parodied several times in other videos.[[/labelnote]]
35* "''Infinity War'' is the most ambitious crossover event in history." [[labelnote:Explanation]]A quote used in reference to the film, used in tandem with either an image of another MassivelyMultiplayerCrossover, or things that normally don't go together (orange juice and milk, students and good grades, etc.). There's also jokes about it being in competition with ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' to see which will be the biggest crossover of 2018, and 2019 added Season 3 of ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' to the mix.[[/labelnote]]
36* Stark's ThousandYardStare from [[https://statics.vrutal.com/hm/2018/03/VRU_141357_cuando_has_jugad0_3_000_horas_a_skyrim_y_uno_que_acaba_de_empezarlo_te_empieza_a_dar_lecciones.jpg this scene]] with Star-Lord is often used as a reaction meme towards KnowNothingKnowItAll.
37* Instantly after the release of [[http://media.comicbook.com/2018/04/avengers-infinity-war-character-posters-captain-america-1099222.jpeg this poster]], Captain America's butt became a meme onto itself because of [[FemaleGaze how much attention]] his pose centers on it. Becomes HilariousInHindsight the following year with the introduction of [[Film/AvengersEndgame "America's ass"]].
38* [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/81/ca/58/81ca58e55b6c9c95926271508c7e08b0.jpg Okoye expecting to see a Starbucks]] in Wakanda as a sign of "opening to the rest of the world".
39* The {{aver|tedTrope}}sion of OneSteveLimit, extending to the cast members, was not lost on the fans. Cue all the WhosOnFirst jokes.
40* Following Creator/TomHolland's spoileriffic shenanigans and the reveal by various actors about how they weren't allowed to read the entire script, jokes abounded about how none of the actors actually knew what movie they were even filming.
41** Similarly, when the Russos revealed that Tom Holland was allowed to [[HarpoDoesSomethingFunny act out his own death scene unscripted]], some people joked that the directors decided the only way Tom couldn't spoil the script for his death scene was if he didn't get one.
42* [X] is the Soul Stone. [[labelnote:Explanation]]EpilepticTrees has led many fans to theorize that various characters are the Soul Stone given life, ranging from Tony Stark to Steve Rogers. The theories have become so ridiculous that people have started joking about how random, offbeat characters are the Soul Stone, such as Peter from ''Film/Deadpool2''.[[/labelnote]]
43* "Where is X? Who is X? ''Why'' is X?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Based on an amusing exchange between the Guardians and Iron Man.[[/labelnote]]
44** "But nobody asks ''how'' is Gamora..."
45** ''[[Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy 13 Reasons Why]] [[http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/371/107/979.jpg Is Gamora]]''
46* #thanosdemandsyoursilence [[labelnote:Explanation]]The go-to hashtag/{{Catchphrase}} warning people against posting spoilers.[[/labelnote]]
47* Comparing Loki [[TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard listing off all his titles]] to [[Series/GameOfThrones Daenerys Targaryen]].
48* [X] (unrelated character) is in ''Infinity War''. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Jokes about how a character (usually a MemeticBadass) who doesn't appear in ''Infinity War'' or even the Marvel franchise at all appears in ''Infinity War'' because of the CrisisCrossover nature of the movie. Jokes include Webcomic/OnePunchMan, [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia All Might and the students of U.A. High School]], Franchise/{{Shrek}} et al.[[/labelnote]]
49** [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants Squidward]] is in ''Infinity War''. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A fan joke based on Tony mockingly calling Ebony Maw by the character's name due to the resemblance between the two.[[/labelnote]]
50* [X] (unrelated character) dies in ''Infinity War''. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Usually posted as a way to troll fans, people have been posting how random unrelated characters to the MCU died in ''Infinity War''. However, this also becomes HarsherInHindsight, as many many characters die thanks to Thanos completing the Infinity Gauntlet and making almost everyone vanish with the snap of a finger. This, essentially, could mean that all of those characters could have died offscreen as well. This has also evolved to unrelated characters that died in almost the same way as the heroes did.[[/labelnote]]
51* "Perfectly balanced. As all things should be." [[labelnote:Explanation]]This line from Thanos revealing his plan has been used whenever a statement contains an equal result. Also used by gamers with regards to [[CompetitiveBalance a different kind of balance]].[[/labelnote]]
52** "I'm proud to have been part of such a balanced event in human history." [[labelnote:Explanation]]On Website/YouTube, videos of the titular line had their like/dislike ratio "perfectly balanced" by users, with many other snowclones and lines from Thanos being used in the comments to reference the movie. In 2021, after Website/YouTube's removal of the dislike button, many people came back to the videos to pay their respects, using this quote to send their regards and remorse over the fact that the like/dislike ratio was no longer "balanced". [[/labelnote]]
53* "You should have gone for the head." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Thanos telling Thor that he might've won if he had struck his head instead of his body moments before unleashing his life ending finger-snap. Has become [[HilariousInHindsight hilarious in hindsight]] because Thor does indeed cut off his head during the prologue to ''Film/AvengersEndgame''.[[/labelnote]]
54* "[[FunWithAcronyms T.H.A.N.O.S.]] Theory Confirmed." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Before the film was released, a [[EpilepticTrees wild but popular fan theory]] was that all of the Infinity Stones made up an acronym for "T.H.A.N.O.S." -- '''T'''esseract, '''A'''ether, '''N'''ecklace of Agamotto, '''O'''rb of power, and Loki's '''S'''cepter, with the Soul Stone being the unaccounted-for "H". After the Soul Stone was revealed, a common joke is that the theory was confirmed and "H" stands for "[[CrossesTheLineTwice Hurling your daughter off a cliff]]", while more serious guesses are H for HYDRA since the Red Skull guards the stone, H for "Heartbreak" due to the sacrifice needed to obtain it, or H for the Helgentar system, the location of Vormir in the comics.[[/labelnote]]
55* [X], I don't feel so good..." [[labelnote:Explanation]]What Peter Parker says as [[ReducedToDust he's vanishing into dust]] after Thanos's BadassFingersnap, with [X] replacing "Mr. Stark" in this context. Examples include [=SpongeBob=] turning to ashes while being cradled by a resident of Bikini Bottom in ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', Deku cradled in the arms of All Might in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', [[CrossesTheLineTwice Chimera Nina Tucker]] from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', and the ''Soviet Union'' disintegrating. Look at the image on this very page.[[/labelnote]]
56** Peter Parker steals the most heartbreaking "I don't want to go" from [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]] "I don't want to go" were the last words of the Tenth Doctor, and easily the most heartbreaking line in his run. Peter Parker's "I don't want to go" is widely considered to be sadder, both by Marvel fans and ''Doctor Who'' fans. It doesn't help that the next face on screen is that of a sad Creator/KarenGillan (here as Nebula), as she also played the first (non-Doctor) character to speak in ''Doctor Who'' (Amy) after that line.[[/labelnote]]
57** This meme gained somewhat of a comeback after the ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' GrandFinale "[[Recap/AdventureTimeS9E13ComeAlongWithMeTheUltimateAdventure Come Along with Me]]", in which [[spoiler:Fern disintegrates into blades of grass and dies, not unlike how the MCU heroes turn to ash. The fact that Fern says "Hey, Finn, I'm not doing so good." just before dying adds to the similarities]].
58** In general, the sheer [[spoiler:soul-crushing sadness that is Peter's death in the movie is a meme in and of itself. It usually comes in the form of the quote "I don't feel so good" or "I don't want to go" followed by an image or GIF of someone crying hysterically]].
59* [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Groot is a monster!]] [[labelnote:Explaination]]Due to the characters disintegrating into dust, including Groot, many ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' fans had joked about him having a monster SOUL, due to him not being a "human". [[/labelnote]]
60* Loki: "We have a Hulk." Thanos: "Not anymore." [[labelnote:Explanation]]After Thanos trounces the Hulk easily at the beginning of the film, Bruce Banner can't transform into the Hulk this time around, which he blames on the latter being terrified of Thanos, to the point that for the final battle Bruce has to compensate by using the Hulkbuster of ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''.[[/labelnote]]
61* Infinity War Spoilers Without Context. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Posting images related to plot events (bubbles, piles of dust, a bunny, a donut, [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants Squidward]], ''Film/{{Footloose}}'', [[VideoGame/{{Overwatch}} Zenyatta]], [[Series/DoctorWho The Tenth Doctor saying "I don't want to go"]] being popular) just to mess with fans who have yet to see the movie.[[/labelnote]]
62** [[http://saphaelorgtfo.tumblr.com/post/175597101303/ant-man-and-the-wasp-spoilers-but-i-dont-give-you Ant-Man]] [[https://mobile.twitter.com/the_noble_1/status/1015077524383158278 and]] [[https://bamsmackpow.com/2018/07/09/ant-man-wasp-spoilers-without-context/ the]] [[https://mobile.twitter.com/atomicmaximoff/status/1015629031562207233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1015629031562207233&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbamsmackpow.com%2F2018%2F07%2F09%2Fant-man-wasp-spoilers-without-context%2F Wasp]] [[https://m.imgur.com/gallery/txJQc6s Spoilers]] [[https://mobile.twitter.com/guardiansgalxy/status/1015611008268849152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1015611008268849152&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbamsmackpow.com%2F2018%2F07%2F09%2Fant-man-wasp-spoilers-without-context%2F Without]] [[https://mobile.twitter.com/avandynes/status/1015551728891015168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1015551728891015168&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbamsmackpow.com%2F2018%2F07%2F09%2Fant-man-wasp-spoilers-without-context%2F Context]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A sister meme for ''Film/AntManAndTheWasp'', the next movie. Common images include magic card tricks, "World's Greatest Grandma" trophies, Toys/HotWheels, Creator/JohnGreen novels, syringes, and question marks.[[/labelnote]]
63* Comparisons to the "Snap scene" and the Third Impact in ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion End of Evangelion]]'' have become fairly frequent. You can't go into the comments section of videos of the latter without people saying things like "Congratulations, Thanos!" or "''Infinity War'' in a nutshell". One fan even went as far as editing "Komm, süsser Tod" into the ending scene of ''Infinity War'' itself, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCSnfAARjtQ as seen here]].
64* [[TragicMistake It's all Star-Lord's fault]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Quill's UnstoppableRage ended up ''helping'' Thanos break out of the subduing hold Mantis had him in before his friends could remove the Infinity Gauntlet, leading large sections of the internet to blame him for the film's DownerEnding (such as captioning pictures of Star-Lord with [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons "Local Man Ruins Everything"]]) without thinking that it could have (and likely ''would have'') happened even if he hadn't.[[/labelnote]]
65** [[Series/ParksAndRecreation "Let me just say, from the bottom of my heart, my bad."]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In line with the above, this quote from Andy fits the situation a little too perfectly, as both he and Star-Lord are played by Creator/ChrisPratt.[[/labelnote]]
66** Even Creator/ChrisPratt himself [[https://www.instagram.com/p/BtCEnbelunt/ has noticed the meme]].
67** An AscendedMeme as of ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3'', where Peter briefly acknowledges his loss of control helped wipe out half the universe.
68* It's all X's fault. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Some people blame other characters beside (or instead of) Star-Lord for the movie's DownerEnding. Either Steve and Wanda for refusing to sacrifice Vision and destroy the Mind Stone right there and then, Shuri for being unable to remove the Mind Stone from Vision in time, Doctor Strange for giving up the Time Stone to save Tony, Steve and Tony for [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar splitting up]] which divide the heroes, Wong for his SkewedPriorities to protect the Sanctum despite stating that he vowed to protect the Time Stone minutes prior, Thor for not aiming Stormbreaker at Thanos's head, Thor for opting to head to Wakanda to assist the Avengers instead of going to Titan to confront Thanos, Mantis for not shutting up when Thanos is in anguish, Nebula for indirectly telling Star-Lord about what happened to Gamora, Nebula for not knowing that her cybernetic eyes recorded her conversation with Gamora regarding the Soul Stone, Rocket for [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 stealing the batteries]] which started a domino effect which ended with Thanos going to Xandar, Gamora for choosing to save Nebula over the half of universe by telling Thanos where the Soul Stone is, etc.[[/labelnote]]
69* After the movie ended with him as the SoleSurvivor of the Guardians of the Galaxy, it's become popular to edit the cover of ''VideoGame/TheLastGuardian'' [[BlackComedy with pictures of Rocket Raccoon]].
70* '''EXPERIENCE TRANQUILITY''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]At one point in the film, Doctor Strange takes up a MultiArmedAndDangerous pose while using his magic, and ends up posing like Zenyatta using his "Transcendence" ultimate in ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}''.[[/labelnote]]
71* [[WebAnimation/HowItShouldHaveEnded Hulk Spoils Movies]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In a July 2017 interview, while discussing the ending, Creator/MarkRuffalo audibly says "Hal -- ''everybody'' dies", with Creator/DonCheadle seemingly chiding him for it, and Ruffalo asking if they can rewind that part. ''WebAnimation/HowItShouldHaveEnded'' shortly made a parody of the interview using Hulk and Rhodey in their place, where Hulk also spoils several other films. Fast forward to the film's release, where it's believed Ruffalo might have actually spoiled the ending of the movie almost a year ahead of time [[MetaphoricallyTrue in some form or another]] as well as also spoiling that Thanos uses the Time Stone to rewind Vision's death.[[/labelnote]]
72** This is why Hulk wasn't in the movie. [[labelnote:Explanation]]It was joked that the reason Banner doesn't turn back into the Hulk after the beginning of the film was that Ruffalo got in trouble for actually spoiling the ending.[[/labelnote]]
73* Thanos is [[Manga/{{Berserk}} Griffith]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' fans have caught on to the scene in which Thanos gets the Soul Stone [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1368175-avengers-infinity-war mirroring the infamous Eclipse]]. The circumstances regarding sacrifice are somewhat similar, though they differ in that Thanos' scene happens after he sacrificed Gamora, while Griffith's takes place just before he sacrifices the Band of the Hawk.[[/labelnote]]
74* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nTpsv9PNqo Pepe Silvia sequence]] from ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' made the rounds as fans tried to figure out the plot of ''Avengers 4''. In particular, the scene of Charlie banging on the door screaming "CAROL!" has gotten a lot of play. [[labelnote:Explanation]]TheStinger is a dying Nick Fury sending out a distress signal to Carol Danvers, a.k.a. Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}.[[/labelnote]]
75* Rabbit [[labelnote:Explanation]]Thor constantly getting Rocket Raccoon's species wrong for the entire movie. This has led to fans jokingly calling actual raccoons rabbits, instead.[[/labelnote]]
76* [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/wongs-exit Wong's Exit]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Because Wong is absent for the rest of the movie after the first fight since someone has to protect the New York Sanctum, fans began to joke that he actually chickened out from fighting Thanos (as he is the only character introduced who could have fought him in the climax but didn't -- e.g., the Dwarf King was still at his forge, Pepper was in New York) and now associate him with someone who ghosts out on others.[[/labelnote]]
77* Ignoring MST3KMantra and half-jokingly asking why Thanos doesn't [[JustEatGilligan just create infinite resources or alter the universe's fertility rate instead of killing half of its population]] has become a meme in and of itself, often accompanied by Thanos considering the better solution for a moment before [[IgnoredEpiphany moving on with his plan]].
78* It's common to associate ''Manga/DeathNote'''s [[Memes/DeathNote JUST AS PLANNED]]/[[GratuitousJapanese KEIKAKU DOORI]] with Doctor Strange's plan to defeat Thanos from [[ThanatosGambit beyond the grave]].
79* [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DbrdG6WVAAAjAiO.jpg Wakanda Whatever]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fans noticed that one instance of Creator/ChadwickBoseman doing the "Wakanda Forever" salute at the movie's premiere has [[FlatJoy much less enthusiasm]] than in the past and rolled with it. Often times, this picture is used to compare your enthusiasm over getting a job against actually doing the job. Doesn't help that during some interviews, Boseman admitted to getting tired of doing the salute at fans' requests.[[/labelnote]]
80* Marvel's [[Series/GameOfThrones Red Wedding]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Comparing the ending of this film to the infamous [[NastyParty Red Wedding]] in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' due to both having major cast members and characters killed off at the end to the shock of the audience ([[HilariousInHindsight ironically enough]], [[Creator/RichardMadden Robb Stark himself]] would join the MCU after ''Infinity War'''s release in ''Film/{{Eternals}}'').[[/labelnote]]
81* Marvel pulls a ''Film/RogueOne''. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Just like ''Rogue One'', this film dispenses with PlotArmor and decides to kill off scores of major named characters. Bonus points for both films being distributed by Creator/{{Disney}}.[[/labelnote]]
82* Fans have also noted comparisons between the Wakandans and Outriders with the battle between Gungans and the Trade Federation in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', down to the heroes using [[http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/368/782/f34.jpg force fields and shields against the invading enemies]].
83* Thanos' obsession with killing people by half is [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1369850-avengers-infinity-war also]] [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1369342-avengers-infinity-war a meme]] [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1370992-avengers-infinity-war of its own right]].
84* Similar to a popular meme about Wrestling/JohnCena, people claiming that still images of Drax are empty, referencing his claim that he can stand so still that he becomes invisible.
85** "Hi, Drax!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Mantis' cheerful greeting to Drax after the Destroyer claims to have achieved stealth invisibility, usually used as a response the above meme.[[/labelnote]]
86** [[HesJustHiding Drax is not dead. He is invisible.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fans saying that Drax disappearing wasn't due to Thanos fingersnap-of-death, but because he'd managed to become invisible like he said he could.[[/labelnote]]
87* Due to the nature of how he died in the film adaptation, fans of ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' tend to say that Voldemort is actually killed by Thanos's BadassFingersnap when he disintegrated into dust in the final battle of ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows''.
88* "[[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1367843-avengers-infinity-war Where]] [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1365770-avengers-infinity-war are]] Series/{{the Defenders|2017}}?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]It's very common to jokingly ask where the superheroes from the Marvel TV shows are (not necessarily the Defenders from the Netflix series, but ''Series/Runaways2017'', ''Series/CloakAndDagger2018'' and ''Series/AgentsOfShield'') while this whole crisis is going down. Of course, the in-universe reasons are that there wasn't much the New York-based heroes could do when Ebony Maw was already gone from their city, Iron Man doesn't have any contact with them whatsoever (just because they are superheroes [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome doesn't mean they know each other]]) and Team Coulson is off-world at the time; the meta-reason is that the movie's cast is already too big and adding ''even more'' could risk overcrowding, and [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the incredible difficulty it would be to coordinate with multiple showrunners with vastly different writing/filming schedules, on top of the movie and TV divisions being owned by different people]].[[/labelnote]]
89* "Wakanda will no longer watch from the shadows." ''[GilliganCut to Outriders breaking through the force field during the battle for Wakanda]'' "[[Series/ArrestedDevelopment I've made a huge mistake.]]"
90* Rocket Racoon will get Bucky's arm. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Rocket asks Bucky how much Bucky's arm is to buy, but when Bucky walks away, Rocket insists that he ''will'' get that arm. Cue memes showing methods of getting the arm such as [[https://pics.me.me/ig-blerd-vision-im-really-sorry-about-this-dude-but-25591788.png this]] and [[https://pics.me.me/it-was-at-this-scene-age-of-war-that-we-3884328.png this]]. To make it even better, Rocket [[AscendedMeme really did]] get his arm in ''Film/TheGuardiansOfTheGalaxyHolidaySpecial'' as a Christmas gift from Nebula.[[/labelnote]]
91* "T HANOS" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Named for an [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/fb6155e05a845b218881c18194846cb8/tumblr_p8w85gK3Tl1qaurcgo10_250.gif infamous gif on Tumblr]] featuring a rapidly rotating Thanos with his name written in a weird way. The gif itself is fairly old, but it's seen a rapid surge of use with the release of ''Infinity War''. It's led to some jokingly insisting that "Thanos" is his full name, with his surname being "Hanos" and given name being "T".[[/labelnote]]
92** "I will bathe the [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment the]] starways in your blood." [[note]]From the same gifset as "T Hanos" came another gif with this odd corruption of his "[[BadassBoast I will bathe the starways in your blood]]" quote from ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014''.[[/note]]
93** The same set of gifs led to "uwu... bean...", a weirdly common lip-reading of Thanos' line.
94* Creator/JohnMulaney's Bit from Kid Gorgeous, a stand-up special, being incorporated into scenarios in the movie. For instance, when Captain America throws his shield, there will be screenshots of the scene labeled "STREET SMARTS" and fans saying things like "Now Thanos has been thrown off his rhythm"[[labelnote:Explanation]]a method used by the legendary J.J. Bittenbinder[[/labelnote]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXfUsXM01UE "J.J. Bittenbinder would be proud"]].
95** A variation is joking that Loki should have thrown the Tesseract and had the Asgardians run away, as Mulaney describes being told to throw a hypothetical money clip as a distraction for muggers.
96* "None of the Avengers died under the [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Obama]] administration." [[labelnote:Explanation]]An obvious TakeThat towards UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump, who was President of the United States at the time of the film's release.[[/labelnote]]
97** "And don't say [[Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron Quicksilver]] did because he died during his interview."
98* "The Toronto Police are doing what the Avengers couldn't do: stop Thanos." [[labelnote:Explanation]]An image of Twitter of Toronto police arresting a Thanos cosplayer. [[ItMakesSenseInContext The actual context]] is that the police were just posing with the cosplayer, [[http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/05/15/avengers-thanos-arrest-toronto-police-real-details/ as explained here]]. This was based on an infamous panel from ''ComicBook/SpideySuperStories'' #39 where Thanos was arrested by the NYPD after being defeated by Spider-Man and Hellcat.[[/labelnote]]
99* Characters who could beat Thanos. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Several sites posted Top 10 lists from Marvel and beyond that could defeat Thanos (with the Infinity Gauntlet or not) including Odin, ComicBook/{{Superman}}, [[ComicBook/NewGods Darkseid]] or [[Franchise/DragonBall Son Goku]]. Fans took the joke and ran with it by adding even more [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/5c2100baf94eb47c7dc8fa318a680f0c/tumblr_p912k0OPRf1w4eqqho1_1280.jpg bizarre characters]]. [[/labelnote]]
100** Top 10 characters who could beat Thanos (even with the Infinity Gauntlet) in seconds [[labelnote:Explanation]]A meme similar to ''WebVideo/WatchMojo'' parodies used to jokingly claim that various {{Memetic Badass}}es (such as Sans from ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' or Franchise/{{Shrek}}) are powerful enough to defeat Thanos in a one-on-one fight even with all six Infinity Stones in his possession.[[/labelnote]]
101** Ant-Man will defeat Thanos. [[labelnote:Explanation]]It's been joked since before the film came out that Ant-Man could easily defeat Thanos by shrinking down to microscopic size, [[AssShove crawling up his asshole]], and [[TeleFrag returning to normal size while still inside of him]] ([[https://1d4chan.org/wiki/Arseplomancer charming all onlookers in the process]]). It has been since infamously coined as the "[[{{Pun}} Thanus]]" theory.[[/labelnote]]
102* "I have seen 14,000,605 futures."
103** "How many where [X]?" [[labelnote:Explanation]][X] usually being a highly unlikely situation.[[/labelnote]]
104** "[[RayOfHopeEnding One]]/[[TakeThat None]]"
105* Tony: "We need to distract Thanos!" Peter: [[https://youtu.be/b0nNTklOKRA *starts playing "Umbrella" by Rihanna*]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Posting comments of this sort on videos of Creator/TomHolland's Lip Sync Battle performance has become popular.[[/labelnote]]
106** "Legend says that they're gonna defeat Thanos" *pictures of the MCU actors/characters making goofy faces or doing something equally silly* or "This how they'll defeat Thanos" *pictures of the characters doing dumb things like [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 Star-Lord's dance-off]] or [[Film/ThorRagnarok Thor and Loki doing "Get Help"]]*, both of which usually involve the Lip Sync Battle in some way.
107* "Oh, we're using our made-up names." [[labelnote:Explanation]]When Spider-Man meets Doctor Strange, they use their real names, but Spidey assumes Strange's is his superhero name, not realizing that's his actual name. It's become a response to a comment with delusions of being something more than it actually is.[[/labelnote]]
108* On Website/YouTube, it's popular to post "Infinity War as Vines" videos, which are ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAxeiSjdzi4 Here's an example.]]
109* "I know someone." ''[tribal music intensifies]''
110* "BRING ME THANOS!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A BadassBoast issued by Thor after his BigDamnHeroes moment, commonly cited as one of the biggest crowd-pleasers in the film.[[/labelnote]]
111* Tony Stark's armour being created out of {{Nanomachines}} has led many fans to compare it to Senator Armstrong's powers in ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance''. The similarities are aided by Tony [[NoSell taking very little damage from Cull Obsidian]], with only Thanos being able to hurt him -- even then, Tony constantly regenerates his nanomachines. Even after getting hit by an energy beam made by the Power Stone, Tony is able to guard it.
112* "We don't do that here." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Rhodes trolls Bruce Banner by making him bow to King T'Challa of Wakanda, as is customs for royalty in the rest of the world. T'Challa's response sums up the meme.[[/labelnote]]
113** "Should we bow?" "Yeah, he's a king." [[labelnote:Explanation]]The exchange preceding the above meme, made popular in 2020 as people started referring to men whose accomplishments/actions they were impressed by as "kings".[[/labelnote]]
114* Aunt May in ''Avengers 4'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Usually accompanied by [[https://meme.xyz/uploads/posts/t/l-25420-avengers-4-aunt-may-iron-man.jpg a]] [[https://meme.xyz/uploads/posts/t/l-29850-avengers-4-leaked-scene-aunt-may-tony.jpg picture]] of someone (labelled Iron Man or Tony Stark) getting their asses ''[[CurbStompBattle severely]]'' [[MamaBear handed to them]] by someone else (labelled Aunt May).[[/labelnote]]
115* How sweet, Nick Fury [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas was thinking about his own mother in his last moment]].[[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to Creator/SamuelLJackson's [[PrecisionFStrike curse]] being [[CurseCutShort cut short]] in [[KilledMidSentence his death]], some fans jokingly mishear them as only "Mother..." Not to mention that there are even [[https://www.quora.com/In-Avengers-Infinity-War-why-does-Nick-Fury-refer-Captain-Marvel-as-his-mother-before-he-vanished those]] who (perhaps jokingly) thought that he was referring to ''Captain Marvel'' as his mother. Even more amusingly, in the official South Korean subtitles, it's literally translated as "Mom", causing much annoyance to Korean fans of Samuel L. Jackson.[[/labelnote]]
116* [[HesJustHiding Loki is just hiding.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Aside from some genuine belief for this (backed up by him faking his death at least once before), many fans have taken to joking that Loki is actually still alive. This ranges from memes about Loki laughing from afar as Thor mourns over his supposed dead body to Loki revealing himself to Thor, who is simply done with his bullshit at this point.[[/labelnote]]
117* The Great Website/{{Reddit}} Snappening. [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://www.reddit.com/r/thanosdidnothingwrong/ r/ThanosDidNothingWrong]], the subreddit devoted to praising the Mad Titan, announced that it would be paying tribute by banning exactly half of its users at random. The campaign went ''massively'' viral, to the extent that the subreddit '''octupled''' its subscriber count and nearly crashed the parent website from all the traffic from people signing up and subscribing to the subreddit solely to see if they were killed by Thanos. It even attracted the attention of some of the film's creators, including both the Russo brothers and Creator/JoshBrolin, who [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaYxQcoNJGg recreated the snap]] for Reddit ([[ShirtlessScene while shirtless]], for some strange reason). Hilariously enough, both the Russo brothers subscribed to the subreddit, and Anthony was one of those snapped, while Joe survived.[[/labelnote]]
118* In keeping with [[ReducedToDust the ending]], [[SoundtrackDissonance associating this film with songs like]] Music/CelineDion's [[Film/Deadpool2 "Ashes"]], Music/{{Kansas}}' "Dust in the Wind" and/or Music/{{Queen}}'s "Another One Bites the Dust".
119* "I'm sorry, little one." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Said by Thanos just before he throws Gamora off a cliff to obtain the Soul Stone.[[/labelnote]]
120* "What does this monster have to mourn?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A line often misattributed to Star-Lord, this is actually spoken by Drax when Mantis feels Thanos's emotions during the Avengers' plan to get the Infinity Gauntlet off him. Memes have sprouted joking that Thanos was mourning any number of stupid things, such ''VideoGame/ClubPenguin'''s shutdown or the ending to [=ShindoL=]'s infamous {{hentai}} Doujin ''Manga/{{Metamorphosis}}''.[[/labelnote]]
121* "Let me guess... your home?" "It was... and it was beautiful." [[labelnote:Explanation]]After Doctor Strange correctly guesses that Titan is Thanos's homeworld, Thanos uses the Reality Stone to show him a vision of the planet in its past, using it to justify his culling of the universe. Memers have taken to replacing Titan with [[TakeThat various things that they feel have changed too much]], such as Titan's destroyed state being modern Creator/CartoonNetwork and Thanos's illusion being Cartoon Network during its heyday. The meme became increasingly ironic and meta and eventually devolved into jokes about Doctor Strange being Thanos' Uber driver asking him if he was taking him home, among other things.[[/labelnote]]
122* Thanos Car. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A modified purple pickup truck that somewhat resembles Thanos' face became popular with fans after it was shared on [[Website/{{Reddit}} /r/thanosdidnothingwrong]]. The meme became increasingly meta over time, eventually devolving into associating anything colored purple with Thanos. Becomes HilariousInHindsight when [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanos_simonattoi an actual genus of dinosaur]] gets named after Thanos -- ironically, said Genus is ''not'' purple (although that's probably for the best, considering that a purple dinosaur would invite unwanted comparisons to [[Series/BarneyAndFriends Barney]]).[[/labelnote]]
123* "What did it cost?" ''"Everything."'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]The exchange Thanos has with a younger Gamora inside of the Soul Stone. This is most often used to parody the cost of overpriced products such as movie theater snacks or MicroTransactions.[[/labelnote]]
124* "Doctor Strange saw ''Avengers 4'' before the rest of us." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Using the Time Stone, Doctor Strange looks into the future and sees over 14 million outcomes, with them being victorious in only one. It's assumed that this one victorious outcome is the events of ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', so he may have actually "watched the movie" before anyone else.[[/labelnote]]
125** "Be like Doctor Strange: He saw ''Avengers 4'' before the rest of us and never spoiled it." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Used as a general warning against spoilers for future Marvel movies and upcoming films in general.[[/labelnote]]
126** "... and only spoiled the title!/ ...and only spoiled he would come back." [[labelnote:Explanation]]The title for ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' was withheld for some time after ''Infinity War'''s release, as ''Infinity War'' {{Title Drop}}ped the 4th movie's title. When it was finally announced that the title was was ''Endgame'', fans quickly took note that the title comes from Doctor Strange's last words "We're in the endgame now". In-universe, it's assurance to Tony that they are on the one path to victory... but at a meta level, it spoils the title and somewhat ensures the return to the finale.[[/labelnote]]
127* *''boom boom whoosh''* [[labelnote:Explanation]]Based off of Doctor Strange's hand motions when he first summons the Rings of Raggadorr during the New York battle. Quickly became popular amongst Doctor Strange. It's even likened to the beat of [[Music/{{Queen}} "We Will Rock You"]] a few times.[[/labelnote]]
128* Hulk isn't afraid of Thanos. [[labelnote:Explanation]][[WordOfGod The Russo Brothers denied that Hulk's absence for the majority of the film was because of becoming scared of Thanos after their brawl, but rather finally being fed up with Banner constantly bringing him out to do what he wanted]]. A number of fans don't believe this explanation one bit.[[/labelnote]]
129* "I guide others to a treasure that I cannot possess." [[labelnote:Explanation]]The line used by Red Skull as he leads Thanos to the Soul Stone, usually used in a situation where someone is helping someone else at their own expense, such as helping your friend get a girlfriend while you yourself are single.[[/labelnote]]
130* "This day extracts a heavy toll." [[labelnote:Explanation]]This line is typically used on the internet for mourning, such as for Creator/StanLee's death. In the context of the film, it is Thanos' reaction to Ebony Maw being killed, right after Thanos kills Gamora.[[/labelnote]]
131* "[[https://www.amazon.com/All-My-Friends-Are-Dead/dp/0811874559 All My Friends Are Dead]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]This [[MemeticMutation infamous]] kids' book [[CharactersDroppingLikeFlies fits the movie]] a little too well, so jokes about it were inevitable. Usually said in reference to Rocket Raccoon due to him being the only Guardian still alive by the end.[[/labelnote]]
132* Fans have taken to call Thanos "[[FanNickname rock collector]]" along with images and captions that make him look [[DracoInLeatherPants somewhat innocent]] [[https://pics.me.me/cnn-live-breaking-news-rock-collector-brutally-attacked-on-vacation-42965269.png such as this]].
133* Thanos is hot. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Because of the impressive CGI which went into Thanos, along with Creator/JoshBrolin's performance, many fans shamefully admit that they find Thanos weirdly sexy.[[/labelnote]]
134* Some ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' fans compared Star-Lord's actions with Hot Rod's, as both of them made similarly fatal mistakes that allowed the villain to win.
135* "Did we just lose?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]As with most other memes from the film, this line from Star-Lord after Thanos leaves with the Time Stone is applicable to a wide variety of situations.[[/labelnote]]
136* "This will be the end of Wakanda." "Then it will be the noblest ending in history." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Conversation between M'Baku and Okoye before the battle of Wakanda, often applied to other LastStand situations in media.[[/labelnote]]
137* "Reality is often disappointing." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Thanos says this as he reveals his death at the hands of Gamora to be an illusion created by the Reality Stone. Again, this one's a fairly versatile reaction image.[[/labelnote]]
138** "Reality can be whatever I want." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another Thanos line from the same scene, as he's inspecting the gauntlet.[[/labelnote]]
139* Thanos is [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants Patrick]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Thanks to this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bleoywz0oeg video]], a lot of fans have brought up many of Patrick Star's memetic quotes from ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', only this time in relation to Thanos.[[/labelnote]]
140* The secret behind Thanos' beauty. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Jabs aplenty at the change in complexion in Thanos's skin from ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'' to ''Infinity War'' with [[https://imgflip.com/i/26p8su this]], which mutated to responses such as [[https://imgflip.com/i/26p8su this]] and [[https://static0.thegamerimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/iw-memes-3.jpg this]].[[/labelnote]]
141* "They called me a madman." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Thanos says this in his conversation with Doctor Strange. A go-to quote for TheyCalledMeMad trope.[[/labelnote]]
142* Thanos was right. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Often used as a cynical response to stupidity that people find and lose faith in the world. Becomes an AscendedMeme in ''Series/Hawkeye2021'' when those three words are graffitied on a urinal in the series premiere.[[/labelnote]]
143* "A small price to pay for salvation." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Said by Thanos to justify his actions to Gamora. Used for whenever a beneficial solution comes at a cost, in a similar vein to WorthIt. It's [[http://twitter.com/it_meirl_bot/status/1195626094751125504 occasionally]] used in a more literal way, with someone making Thanos refer to an item as "not expensive".[[/labelnote]]
144* "All that for a drop of blood." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Yet another Thanos line, this one directed at Tony Stark when he finally draws blood from Thanos' cheek after a long, drawn-out fight. Used as a response to perceived overreactions.[[/labelnote]]
145* "We're in the [[Film/AvengersEndgame endgame]] now." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Doctor Strange's explanation for why he gave Thanos the Time Stone, used when a long event or experience reaches its end.[[/labelnote]]
146* "I'm sorry, but Earth is closed today." [[labelnote:Explanation]] During the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, Tony's response to Ebony Maw became a common joke about how the sickness required everything to close. [[/labelnote]]
147* Thanos Rayman. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The FanNickname for Ed of ''VideoGame/TonicTrouble''.[[/labelnote]]
148* A soul for a soul. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Often using the scene with Thanos opening his hand to reveal the Soul Stone, with an overlay of something that got "sacrificed" contained within, such as a team losing a game in one sport while another sports team in the same area gets its first win.[[/labelnote]]
149* Snap.[[labelnote:Explanation]]To "snap" has been genericized into any sort of large-scale instant massacre in video games and other media, referring to Thanos' fingersnap.[[/labelnote]]
150* "Dude, you are embarrassing me in front of the wizards." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Tony Stark says this to Bruce Banner when the latter fails to transform into the Hulk to fight Ebony Maw, while Doctor Strange and Wong wait in anticipation. Used to reference any moment when technology suddenly starts working in front of the experts, such as your computer after you've called Tech Support, or your car once you get it in to a mechanic. [[/labelnote]]
151* Thanos VS Franchise/JohnWick [[labelnote:Explanation]]A typical meme is to take ''[[Film/JohnWick John Wick: Chapter 1]]'' and change its revenge story to John hunting down Thanos for dusting his dog. May be accompanied with Thanos having an OhCrap reaction with the knowledge that John is coming for him.[[/labelnote]]
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