{"slug":"maybe-i-am-a-monster","name":"Maybe I Am A Monster","url":"/templates/maybe-i-am-a-monster.png","w":1093,"h":651,"top":"","bottom":"","description":"Create a Maybe I Am A Monster meme. Vision from WandaVision looks down at his hands and contemplates whether he is, in fact, a monster for the thing you just did.","keywords":"maybe i am a monster meme, vision meme, wandavision meme, am i a monster meme, marvel vision monster","year":2021,"origin":"From Marvel's WandaVision series, where Vision (Paul Bettany) contemplates his own nature while looking at his hands. The frame captures existential self-reflection, and the internet repurposed it for admitting guilt about trivially \"monstrous\" behavior. The classic version leaves the image blank for top/bottom text. For the captioned fill-in-the-blank version, see Maybe I Am A Monster (Captioned). For similar self-realization humor, try the James Franco First Time meme.","format":"classic","alternateFormats":[{"slug":"maybe-i-am-a-monster-captioned","label":"Captioned Version"}],"exampleCaptions":["WHEN YOU EAT THE LAST SLICE WITHOUT ASKING","MAYBE I AM A MONSTER"],"exampleAltText":"Maybe I Am A Monster meme about eating the last slice of pizza without asking","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-05-15","howToMake":["Open the blank Maybe I Am A Monster template with Vision looking contemplatively at his hands","Add top text describing the minor transgression or questionable act that triggered the self-reflection","Add bottom text, usually \"MAYBE I AM A MONSTER\" or your own existential admission","The humor comes from applying dramatic existential crisis energy to something completely trivial","Save your moment of self-awareness and share it with fellow monsters"],"seo":{"aliases":["Vision Monster Meme","WandaVision Monster","Am I A Monster Meme","Vision Looking at Hands","Maybe I Am A Monster Blank"],"description":"Vision from WandaVision stares down at his own hands in contemplation, the weight of self-doubt visible on his synthetic face. The room is quiet. The moment is heavy. Whatever just happened has forced a genuine reckoning with who he is as a person. Or more accurately, whatever trivially inconsiderate thing just happened has been dramatically elevated to an existential crisis.","definition":"A still from WandaVision showing Vision looking contemplatively at his hands. Used to dramatically frame minor transgressions or mildly inconsiderate behavior as evidence of being a \"monster.\"","useCases":[{"category":"Food Crimes","examples":["WHEN I DRINK STRAIGHT FROM THE CARTON / MAYBE I AM A MONSTER","EATING CEREAL FOR DINNER / FOR THE THIRD NIGHT IN A ROW","WHEN I PUT KETCHUP ON MY STEAK / MAYBE I AM A MONSTER","MICROWAVING FISH IN THE OFFICE KITCHEN / AND NOT FEELING BAD ABOUT IT"]},{"category":"Social Transgressions","examples":["WHEN I LEAVE A GROUP CHAT ON READ / MAYBE I AM A MONSTER","SAYING \"WE SHOULD HANG OUT\" / WITH ZERO INTENTION OF FOLLOWING THROUGH","WHEN I DON'T HOLD THE DOOR / BECAUSE THE PERSON WAS JUST FAR ENOUGH AWAY","TELLING SOMEONE \"I'LL THINK ABOUT IT\" / WHEN THE ANSWER IS ALREADY NO"]},{"category":"Lifestyle Confessions","examples":["WHEN I SKIP THE INTRO / ON A SHOW THAT HAS A GREAT INTRO","WEARING THE SAME JEANS FOR A WEEK STRAIGHT / MAYBE I AM A MONSTER","WHEN I SET 15 ALARMS / AND STILL HIT SNOOZE ON ALL OF THEM","USING THE GUEST TOWELS / IN MY OWN HOUSE"]},{"category":"Work & Productivity","examples":["WHEN I REPLY \"SOUNDS GOOD!\" TO AN EMAIL I DIDN'T READ / MAYBE I AM A MONSTER","SCHEDULING A MEETING / THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AN EMAIL","WHEN I TAKE THE LAST CUP OF COFFEE / AND DON'T MAKE A NEW POT"]}]}}