Memes About Spoilers for Avengers: Endgame

What is drawn

In the lower left corner, on the sandy seabed, stands a small red crab on thin legs, labeled “comments.” On the right is a huge gray machine on blue legs, labeled “avengers spoilers.” From an opening in the front of the machine a thick green liquid pours out and spreads across the seabed straight toward the crab. The background is a light blue underwater scene, with outlines of flowers and a snail in the far distance.

The characters belong to the cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants: the crab resembles Mr. Krabs. It is not confirmed which episode the frame with the machine comes from, so the joke should not be tied to the plot of a specific episode.

Context: April 2019

Avengers: Endgame had its world premiere on April 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, and went on wide release in the US on April 26. For viewers who had not managed to see it in the first days, the internet turned into a minefield: titles, character names and stills could show up under any post.

The filmmakers and fans asked in those days not to reveal the plot, and the hashtag #DontSpoilTheEndgame circulated on social media. Against this background, the picture of a red crab being doused from a huge machine became an exact image of what was happening in the comments.

How the scheme reads

The viewer sees three roles: the source, the flow and the victim. The machine stands for those who post plot details, the green goo is the spoilers themselves, and the crab is the reader who simply came to discuss the news. The “comments” label emphasizes that it floods not one person, but the whole place where he meant to talk.

The author of the picture cannot be named, and the exact date of the first publication is not established. It is only known that the template dates to spring 2019 and was directly tied to the film’s premiere.

Caption examples

First example: on the left, “I came to discuss the trailer”; on the right, “The spoilers are already here.” The crab plays the reader who expected a calm conversation, and the goo shows that the topic has already been spoiled.

Second: “I just wanted to watch cute cats” and “A whole movie in the comments.” The contrast between modest expectations and the scale of the flood makes the joke clear at once.

Third: “Don’t read the comments until you’ve watched it” and “Too late.” This is the shortest version: the warning sounds reasonable, but the intervention has already happened.

Fourth, already outside film: “Quiet family chat” and “A recap of how the series ended.” The swapped topic shows that the template works for any plot that someone revealed ahead of time.

When the template fits

The picture suits jokes about spoilers for films, games and series, where the situation itself matters, not the identity of the person who posted it. If a caption concerns a specific person, it is better to describe the action rather than attach a label.

The template’s relevance is tied to the premiere period: once discussing the film became universal, the sharpness of the joke quickly faded. But the scheme itself, where a source floods a shared discussion, transfers easily to new loud releases.

Swapping captions also works well: instead of “avengers spoilers,” you can put the title of any loud series, game or book, and instead of “comments,” a chat, a feed, a discussion or a group of friends. The structure stays the same, and the joke remains readable without explanation.

It is also worth remembering the flip side: the picture itself contains no plot details. It laughs at the situation rather than revealing the film, so it is safe to use even with people who have not yet managed to see the movie.