We Won, Mr. Stark

Editor's Note: This entry contains spoilers for Avengers: Endgame; read at your own caution.

About

"We Won, Mr. Stark" is a memorable quote uttered by the character Peter Parker in the film Avengers: Endgame. Online, people have used a screenshot of the Parker speaking the line as a reaction image macro to express feelings of victory.

Origin

On April 26th, 2019, the Marvel superhero film Avengers: Endgame was released in the United States.^[1] In the film, Peter Parker approaches Tony Stark in the moments after the film's climax (portrayed by Holland and Robert Downey, Jr, respectively). As Stark dying, Holland cries, "We won, Mr. Stark. We won."

On April 28th, YouTuber Brown Panther posted a clip of the scene, which received more than 24,000 views in less than six months (shown below).

On May 1st, 2019, Urban Dictionary ^[2] uyser gaythiccboiii defined the phrase as "peter parker (spiderman) when tony stark (iron man) dies after using the infinity gauntlet to kill thanos for the second time" (shown below).

Spread

Following the success of the film, images of Parker saying the line were shared throughout the internet. For example on May 3rd, Twitter ^[2] @messixdybala_ shared a series of screenshots with the quote." The tweet received more than 1,400 likes and 340 retweets in less than six months (shown below, left).

Months later, on July 21st, after Avengers: Endgame became the highest-grossing film of all time, Redditor ^[3] shared the image as the reaction to a screenshot of the website Box Office Mojo reporting the numbers. The post received more than 23,000 points (87% upvoted) and 385 comments in two months (shown below, center).

On October 6th, Redditor^[4] -the-bourgeoisie- shared a variation of the meme as a reaction to a text conversation between two sexual partners who are joking with each other. The post received more than 83,000 points (88% upvoted) and 1,000 comments in two days (shown below, right).

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