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"I Will Initiate Self-Destruct" is a memorable quote uttered by the character IG-11 on the American Star Wars television series The Mandalorian.

Origin

On November 12th, 2019, the Star Wars television series The Mandalorian premiered on the Disney+ streaming service.^[1] On the series, when the two are cornered by enemies, the droid bounty hunter IG-11 says to the Mandalorian (portrayed by Taika Waititi and Pedro Pascal, respectively), "I will initiate self-destruct" (clip below)^[4].

That day, Redditor ^[2] ahumanmadethis shared the image as the reaction to the caption "Me, every time I think about something embarrassing I did five years ago." The post received more than 1,600 points (99% upvoted) and 30 comments in less than one week (shown below).

Spread

Over the next week, Redditors continued to share variations of the meme (examples below, left and center).

On November 17th, 2019, Redditor^[3] RegularNoodles shared the image with the caption "When you text your crush accidentally send of the drafts you were working on." The post received more than 23,000 points (96% upvoted) and 90 comments in less than 24 hours (shown below, right).

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