AboutWhat does the meme depict?

The Captain Hindsight meme features an image macro of the superhero character from the animated TV series South Park. The template typically depicts Captain Hindsight at the scene of a dilemma, such as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In these images, the character is portrayed making profound statements about how the predicament could have been avoided, highlighting what should have been done differently — reminiscent of the trope displayed by another satirical character, Captain Obvious.

OriginWho did it first?

Captain Hindsight made his debut in 'Coon 2: Hindsight,' the 11th episode of the 14th season of South Park, which premiered on October 27, 2010. In the episode, Captain Hindsight arrives at the calamitous Deepwater Horizon oil spill site. Rather than taking action to mitigate the disaster, he provides retrospective advice on preventive measures, to the oddly satisfied applause of the surrounding crowd. This character and his 'superpower' of hindsight were used by South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker to satirize the retrospective analysis prevalent in media coverage of the 2010 BP oil spill. On the evening of the episode's airing, an Urban Dictionary definition for Captain Hindsight was uploaded by the user called Xero_Manifesto.^[1]

Origin: 2010