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"What the hell are you? Death" is a memorable dialogue exchange between the characters Marcos Andrade and the Revenant mercenary from the trailer for Apex Legends Season 4. The exchange has been used in a series of object labeling memes.

Origins

On January 30th, 2020, Apex Legends released the trailer for Apex Legends Season 4 on YouTube. In the trailer, Revenant lifts up Marcos by the throat. Marcos asks, "What are the hell are you?" Revenant responds, "Death." Within one week, the trailer received more than 6.6 million views (shown below).

The following day, on January 31st, Redditor ^[1] This-Guy-Memes shared a three-panel image from the trailer with the characters labeled "PC Players" and "Smart toilet players." The post received more than 57,000 points (96% upvoted) and 410 comments in less than one week (shown below).

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That day, Redditor^[3] xrri0x shared the image with labels about Xbox and PS4 players. The post received more than 17,000 points (94% upvoted) and 560 comments in less than one week (shown below, left).

The following day, Redditor^[2] jymir25 shared a variation in the /r/MemeEconomy subreddit. The post received more than 980 points (97% upvoted) in less than two days (shown below, center).

On February 2nd, Redditor^[4] Leon_2236 published a variation about light mode and dark mode on Reddit. The post received more than 24,000 points (97% upvoted) and 140 comments in less than 24 hours (shown below, right).

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