AboutWhat does the meme depict?

The 'Medieval Knight with Arrow In Eye Slot' meme is a two-panel image macro that depicts a medieval knight in full armor with an arrow lodged firmly in the eye slot of his helmet, known as the occularium. This meme is commonly used to represent feelings of misfortune or bad luck despite being seemingly well-prepared for a situation.

OriginWho did it first?

The earliest known image associated with the 'Medieval Knight with Arrow In Eye Slot' meme was shared by AilinStock on DeviantArt on October 17th, 2011. It featured a stock photograph of a knight holding a sword. The following year, on September 17th, 2012, another crucial image for the meme was shared by another DeviantArt user, Charfade. This depicted the knight figure that was later used in the meme. The specific variation with an arrow shot into the eye slot of the knight's armor was published by a Facebook group named DNDmemes on February 18th, 2018. Posted on Facebook, this variant gained significant popularity, accumulating over 20,000 likes, 15,000 shares, and 3,200 comments.^[1]

Origin: 2012