What is Shoot That Guy?

Shoot That Guy is a reaction image of Brad Pitt's Wardaddy in Fury (2014) pointing at a target and ordering him shot, used on X to express strong disapproval.

Where did Shoot That Guy come from?

The still comes from the 2014 war film Fury, and the captioned reaction version was posted by iFunny user DemonShark172 on February 21st, 2023.

What does Shoot That Guy mean?

Posters attach the image to a tweet or opinion they dislike, treating Wardaddy's pointed finger as a mock-serious verdict against whoever posted it.

How do you use Shoot That Guy?

Attach the Wardaddy still as a reply to a post you want condemned, or swap 'Shoot' for another verb to make a recaptioned 'X That Guy' version.

Is Shoot That Guy still popular?

The image saw steady reaction use through the second half of 2023 on X, with viral replies landing thousands of likes.

Shoot That Guy

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Published November 11, 2026

Shoot That Guy is a reaction image taken from a 2014 scene in the war film Fury, showing Brad Pitt's character Wardaddy pointing at a Waffen-SS officer and ordering his execution. After nine years of scattered meme use, the still broke onto X in May 2023 as a go-to reply for expressing contempt, and by late 2023 users were swapping the word 'Shoot' for other verbs to fit the target.

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Overview

At its core, Shoot That Guy is a still of Don 'Wardaddy' Collier standing in the hatch of a Sherman tank and jabbing a finger at an off-screen target, captioned with the order he gives in the film1. Posters drop the image under a tweet, screenshot, or opinion they want publicly condemned, treating the pointed finger as a visual verdict against whoever posted above it2.

The format also works as a phrasal template. Users keep the Wardaddy still but swap 'Shoot' for a different verb to match the situation, such as '[REDACTED] That Guy' or other action words3. Tone across variants stays the same: mock-serious condemnation of a specific person, take, or hypothetical, delivered with the gravity of a war-movie execution order4.

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Origin & Background

Platform

iFunny (image macro) / X (viral spread)

Creator

DemonShark172

Date

2023

The source scene comes from David Ayer's war film Fury, which premiered in the United States on October 17th, 20145. In the sequence, Brad Pitt's Wardaddy points at a captured Waffen-SS officer accused of executing children and orders a crewman to shoot him6. Isolated meme uses of the moment appeared on iFunny and Reddit in the years after the film's release, but none caught on widely4.

The reaction image in its current form was posted on February 21st, 2023, when iFunny user DemonShark172 uploaded a still of Wardaddy pointing with the line 'Shoot that guy' as the caption4. That upload picked up over 260 smiles and circulated as a reply image on iFunny for the next several months before migrating off the platform4.

How It Spread

Crossover to X began on May 1st, 2023, when @AlmightyFreeMan dropped the still as a reply to a since-deleted post; the reply gathered more than 1,300 likes over the following nine months2. From there the image settled in as a standard X reaction for strongly disliked takes and hypotheticals.

A high-visibility example came on November 5th, 2023, when @RazingPlato06 replied to a poll about a hypothetical involving Jeffrey Epstein with the Wardaddy still, collecting over 110 reposts and 9,300 likes within four months3. By this point the image was being used less as a film reference and more as a generic 'this person should be dealt with' stamp4.

Recaptioned versions tracked alongside the straight reaction use. On September 12th, 2023, @_JohnnyJones posted a variant with the 'Shoot' swapped for '[REDACTED]', which drew more than 860 likes7. That post helped set the pattern for the 'X That Guy' template, where the verb changes to fit whatever action the poster is proposing4.

Timeline

2014-10-17

Fury premieres in the United States, including the scene where Wardaddy orders the SS officer shot[5].

2023-02-21

IFunny user DemonShark172 posts the still captioned 'Shoot that guy,' setting the format[4].

2023-05-01

X user @AlmightyFreeMan uses the image as a reply reaction, gaining over 1,300 likes[2].

2023-09-12

X user @_JohnnyJones posts a '[REDACTED]' recaption, popularizing the 'X That Guy' variant[7].

2023-11-05

X user @RazingPlato06 replies to an Epstein hypothetical poll with the image, drawing 110+ reposts and 9,300+ likes[3].

How to Use This Meme

Typical use is to reply-quote or screenshot a post you disagree with and attach the Wardaddy still, letting the pointing finger stand in for the retort. The recaption variant keeps the image and replaces 'Shoot' with another verb aimed at a different punishment or action.