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Pathetic! I Wouldn't Even Keep You As A Slave In My Empire! is a quote spoken by the character Target Invincible (also known as Stripe Invincible), an evil variant of the main character Mark Grayson during the Invincible War event in the universe of the comic book series Invincible and its Amazon Prime TV series adaptation, the latter of which included the event in early March 2025. The phrase became a viral exploitable meme and catchphrase on Twitter / X and TikTok, where it also gained usage as a soundbite for humorous videos about feeling enraged or angry at something.

Origin

On March 6th, 2025, episode 5^[1] of Invincible's third season was released on Amazon Prime. In a particular scene, Target Invincible, an evil variant of the protagonist Invincible (Mark Grayson), decimates Buckingham Palace in the United Kingdom, as he fights a lone superhero and threatens him by saying, "Pathetic! I wouldn't even keep you as a slave in my empire!

On the same day, TikTok^[2] user @boundlessbones posted the earliest viral mention of the clip and catchphrase, amassing more than 1.5 million views and 271,000 likes in five days.

Spread

Memes referencing both the scene and the quote became increasingly popularized over the following days, especially on TikTok and Twitter / X.

For instance, on March 8th, 2025, TikTok^[3] user @orbismala posted a clip of the meme, adding the POV text about a friend's reaction after calling someone to "play for fun and chill." The video (seen below) received more than 126,000 plays and 9,500 likes in three days.

On March 9th, 2025, X^[4] user @Doki_robo posted a redraw edit of Ben 10 as the original Target Invincible scene, which amassed more than 3,000 likes and 446 reposts in two days.

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