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A Soul for a Soul
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About
"A Soul for a Soul" refers to a memorable quote from 2018 Marvel superhero film Avengers: Infinity War said by character Red Skull. Starting in April 2019, a still image of character Thanos from another shot paired with the quote gained popularity online as a macro and a reaction, usually in reference to scenarios of compromise.
Origin
On April 27th, 2018, thhe Marvel superhero film Avengers: Infinity War premiered in the United States.[1] In one scene of the film, character Red Skull says "a soul for a soul" when speaking to characters Thanos and Gamora, hinting at what must be done to retrieve the Soul Stone, a key plot item. In another shot, Thanos is shown discovering the Soul Stone in a lake.
In order to take the stone you must lose that what you love. A soul for a soul.
Spread
Following the release of 2019 film Avengers: Endgame_, the combination of the quote and the image gained popularity as a meme format. On April 29th, 2019, Redditor EVIM posted a meme by an unknown author in which the quote was combined with the image.[2] The post gained over 12,300 upvotes and was reposted in several major subreddits in the following days.[3][4]
![It’s only fair When your friend spoils endgame for you so you spoil Game Of Thrones for him "A Soul for a Soul"](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/495/223/5a4.jpg)
In the following weeks, more memes utilizing the format were posted online, including notable examples in /r/me_irl[5] and /r/dankmemes[6] subreddits.
Various Examples
![Why do titles exist when your friend kills your Minecraft dog so you kill him IRL where you looking at "A Soul for a Soul"](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/495/224/6ae.jpg)
![me_irl HINELRAFT Grumpy Cat internet legend dies BBC -2 hours ago CELEBRATING Grumpy Cat dies 'at home in the arms of her mommy YEARS 6 Sky News - 49 mins ago "A Soul for a Soul" L4](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/495/228/18a.jpg)
![Was it really worth it? When pewds camera quality is finally fixed and his videos are gonna look 20x times better but the bad camera meme is gonna die "A Soul for a Soul"](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/495/226/3d6.png)
![A soul for a soul When you make a meme using mematic and try to crop out the watermark but in doing so also crop out some of the text a soul fora soul](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/495/227/b98.jpg)
![Balanced as all edges should be. WHEN I HEAR MINECRAFT BECAME BEST-SELLING GAME BY BEATING TETRIS. "A CUBE for a SQUARE"](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/495/229/969.jpg)
![A soul for a soul BuzzFeed: News, Tas... Rate this app POST When you realize that you actually have to install this p------------ to leave a 1 star review: 95/500 A SOUL FOR A SOUL](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/495/231/24f.jpg)
Templates
![A Soul for a Soul Template (No Caption)](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/495/217/bc2.jpg)
![A Soul for a Soul Template #1 A Soul for a Soul.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/495/218/b6a.jpg)
![A Soul for a Soul Template #2 "A Soul for a Soul"](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/495/222/4fd.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Wikipedia – Avengers: Infinity War
[2] Reddit – It’s only fair
[4] Reddit – Perfect balance restored
[6] Reddit – Balanced as all edges should be.
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