The 'Press F to Pay Respects' meme originates from the 2014 first-person shooter game Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. In a well-intentioned but ultimately awkward attempt to engage players emotionally, the game presents a funeral scene where players are prompted to press 'F' to pay respects, a mechanic that quickly became infamous. The scene's attempt to create a profound moment through a simple button press was seen as absurd, and it wasn't long before the phrase was adopted by internet culture as a way to mockingly or sincerely offer condolences to anything metaphorically 'dead.'