# Shoot That Guy 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. ## Origin The source scene comes from David Ayer's war film Fury, which premiered in the United States on October 17th, 2014[5]. In the sequence, Brad Pitt's Wardaddy points at a captured Waffen-SS officer accused of executing children and orders a crewman to shoot him[6]. Isolated meme uses of the moment appeared on iFunny and Reddit in the years after the film's release, but none caught on widely[4]. 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 caption[4]. That upload picked up over 260 smiles and circulated as a reply image on iFunny for the next several months before migrating off the platform[4]. - **Platform:** iFunny (image macro) / X (viral spread) - **Creator:** DemonShark172 (iFunny) - **Date:** 2023 ## 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 film[1]. 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 it[2]. 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 words[3]. 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 order[4]. ## How to Use 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. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### 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[2][4]. ### Where did Shoot That Guy come from? The still comes from the 2014 war film Fury[5], and the captioned reaction version was posted by iFunny user DemonShark172 on February 21st, 2023[4]. ### 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[2][3]. ### 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[7]. ### 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[3][4]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tohqt9nrghE]() 2. [https://twitter.com/AlmightyFreeMan/status/1653158466154819585]() 3. [https://twitter.com/RazingPlato06/status/1721175101524087203]() 4. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/shoot-that-guy]() 5. [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2713180/]() 6. [https://ifunny.co/picture/shoot-that-guy-kpxwwguHA]() 7. [https://twitter.com/_JohnnyJones/status/1701724609479856507]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/shoot-that-guy Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library