{"slug":"khan","name":"Khan","url":"/templates/khan.jpg","w":560,"h":373,"top":"","bottom":"","description":"Build a Khan meme. Captain Kirk from Star Trek screams \"KHAN!\" in anguish, face tilted upward, in one of cinema's most dramatic moments.","keywords":"khan meme, star trek khan meme, kirk screaming khan, wrath of khan meme, kirk yelling meme, star trek scream meme","year":1982,"origin":"From Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). William Shatner as Captain Kirk, believing his friend Spock is dead and himself stranded on a dead planet by his nemesis Khan, tilts his head back and screams \"KHAAAAN!\" at the top of his lungs. It is one of the most over-the-top, dramatic screams in movie history. Shatner's delivery is pure theatrical fury. The scene became the template for screaming someone's name in anguish or frustration.","format":"classic","exampleCaptions":["WHEN THE WIFI DROPS DURING A DOWNLOAD AT 99%","KHAAAAN!"],"exampleAltText":"Khan meme screaming when the WiFi drops at 99% download","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-05-17","howToMake":["Open the Khan meme template from Star Trek","Add top text with the situation that caused the anguish","Add bottom text, usually \"KHAAAAN!\" or whatever name you are screaming","Kirk's melodramatic scream fits any moment of extreme frustration","Download your dramatic outburst"],"seo":{"aliases":["Kirk Screaming Khan","Star Trek Khan Scream","KHAAAAN Meme","William Shatner Scream","Wrath Of Khan Scream","Kirk Yelling Meme"],"description":"William Shatner as Captain Kirk, head thrown back, mouth open in a scream that echoes across the cosmos. His face is a mask of pure theatrical anguish. He is screaming one word. That word is KHAN. The scene is from The Wrath of Khan. The delivery is from another dimension of acting. Nobody has ever screamed a single name with this much commitment before or since.","definition":"Captain Kirk screaming \"KHAN!\" from Star Trek II. The ultimate meme for dramatic outbursts, frustrated screaming, or yelling someone's name in anguish.","useCases":[{"category":"Tech Frustrations","examples":["WHEN THE APP CRASHES AND I DIDN'T SAVE","WHEN AUTOCORRECT CHANGES THE WORD I SPELLED CORRECTLY","WHEN THE PRINTER SAYS \"PC LOAD LETTER\""]},{"category":"Dramatic Anguish","examples":["REALIZING I LEFT MY PHONE AT HOME 20 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE","WHEN THE LAST SLICE OF PIZZA FALLS CHEESE-DOWN"]},{"category":"Nemesis Energy","examples":["SCREAMING THE NAME OF WHOEVER ATE MY LABELED LUNCH","WHEN MY ARCH-NEMESIS AT WORK GETS THE PROMOTION"]}]}}