Ned Leeds from Spider-Man: Homecoming with shocked face and subtitle reading 'We're all gonna die!'

We're All Gonna Die

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Published October 27, 2026

We're All Gonna Die comes from Ned Leeds's panicked line in the 2018 film Avengers: Infinity War, where Jacob Batalon shouts about an incoming spaceship to distract classmates on a school bus. Reddit's r/MemeEconomy picked up the still as a reaction image in March 2019, and by that December Tumblr accounts were captioning stock-crash gags and Game of Thrones soundtrack panic with the Ned Leeds scream.

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Overview

Posts following the format place a caption or screenshot above the Jacob Batalon still, with his wide-eyed scream selling any minor setback as end-times news1. The joke works when the headline above involves something small, like a software bug or a stock dip, and the picture turns it into civilization-ending news3.

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Twitter users often skip the top caption and reply to bad news with just the image, letting the Ned Leeds face answer on its own4. The quote also detaches from the picture, with 'we're all gonna die' showing up as a standalone text catchphrase under worrying screenshots or news links5.

Origin & Background

Platform
Reddit (first reaction use) / Twitter and Tumblr (viral spread)
Date
2019

Avengers: Infinity War hit theaters on April 27, 2018, and the New York bus scene appeared in trailers before the release3. During the sequence, Peter Parker's Spidey sense goes off while he rides to school as the Q-Ship hovers over the city, and he asks Ned to create a distraction so he can slip into his Spider-Man suit. Ned screams 'Holy shit, we're all gonna die, there's a spaceship' and herds the kids to one side of the bus, letting Parker climb out a window unseen.

On March 14, 2019, Redditor sir_tibu posted 'Boeing meme invest now before it goes down' to r/MemeEconomy, which gave the still its first reaction-image use with over 3,500 upvotes and 257 comments1.

How It Spread

In the weeks after the Boeing post, the image migrated to Imgur, where user Garenator uploaded a Game of Thrones soundtrack version on April 29, 2019 that drew 126 points and nearly 5,000 views2. On May 1, Twitter account Yagerme replied to an IGN news tweet with just the Ned Leeds image, no top caption needed4.

By late 2019 the format had reached Tumblr, with the page Memes For Ages! publishing an example on December 5, 20193. Standalone text use of 'we're all gonna die' also appeared on Urban Dictionary, where contributors riffed on apocalyptic jokes about black holes and the Big Bang5.

Timeline

2018-04-27

Avengers: Infinity War opens in theaters, featuring the school-bus scene where Ned Leeds screams about the spaceship.

2019-03-14

Redditor sir_tibu posts 'Boeing meme invest now before it goes down' to r/MemeEconomy, the first known reaction-image use.

2019-04-29

Imgur user Garenator uploads a Game of Thrones soundtrack version that collects 126 points and nearly 5,000 views.

2019-05-01

Twitter account Yagerme replies to an IGN tweet with just the Ned Leeds image and no top caption.

2019-12-05

Tumblr page Memes For Ages! posts a new example, showing the format had carried into late 2019.

How to Use This Meme

Most posts stack a worrying caption, screenshot, or tweet above the Ned Leeds still, with his open-mouthed scream selling the setup as the end of the world1. Captions typically describe a minor annoyance being blown up for comic effect. Users often skip the setup entirely and reply to bad news with just the picture4, or write 'we're all gonna die' as a text catchphrase without any image at all5.

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