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This is a gaming meme about friendly fire in multiplayer video games. The top section has two lines of text: the first line reads "Me: Is there Friendly Fire In this?", and the second line reads "That one 'Friend':". Below the text is the iconic betrayal cutscene from *Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2*, where General Shepherd shoots fellow soldier Roach point-blank with a revolver. The joke suggests that the untrustworthy friend will immediately shoot the user after the question is asked, turning the query about friendly fire into a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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Me: Is there Friendly Fire In this?
That one "Friend":

Overview

This is a gaming meme about friendly fire in multiplayer video games. The top section has two lines of text: the first line reads "Me: Is there Friendly Fire In this?", and the second line reads "That one 'Friend':". Below the text is the iconic betrayal cutscene from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, where General Shepherd shoots fellow soldier Roach point-blank with a revolver. The joke suggests that the untrustworthy friend will immediately shoot the user after the question is asked, turning the query about friendly fire into a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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This meme is sourced from the Reddit r/Meme subreddit via RSS feed. It repurposes the widely recognized General Shepherd betrayal scene from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, a popular existing meme template used to represent unexpected betrayal, to make a relatable joke about frustrating teammates in multiplayer games who intentionally harm allies using friendly fire mechanics.

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