{"slug":"melting-gorilla","name":"Melting Gorilla","url":"/templates/melting-gorilla.jpg","w":1037,"h":1037,"top":"","bottom":"","description":"Melting Gorilla meme maker. A chocolate gorilla statue dissolves into hot milk across four panels, going from fully intact to completely gone. Map your own stages of dissolution onto panels 1 through 3.","keywords":"melting gorilla meme, chocolate gorilla meme, dissolving gorilla meme, 4 panel meme, stages meme, progressive meme, melting meme template","year":2018,"origin":"A viral video of a chocolate gorilla figurine placed in a pot of hot milk. Four screenshots captured the gorilla at different stages of melting: intact, partially dissolved, mostly gone, and fully liquid. The internet adopted it as a visual metaphor for anything that deteriorates in stages. The four-panel structure is especially useful for showing progressive decline, from composure to complete breakdown or from confidence to panic.","format":"template","textBoxes":[{"label":"Stage 1","x":3,"y":22,"w":44,"h":12,"placeholder":"STAGE 1","fontFamily":"Impact","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":false,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":36,"opacity":1},{"label":"Stage 2","x":53,"y":22,"w":44,"h":12,"placeholder":"STAGE 2","fontFamily":"Impact","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":false,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":36,"opacity":1},{"label":"Stage 3","x":3,"y":72,"w":44,"h":12,"placeholder":"STAGE 3","fontFamily":"Impact","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":false,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":36,"opacity":1}],"howToMake":["Open the Melting Gorilla template, which has three text boxes mapped to the first three panels of the four-panel image","Panel 1 (top-left) is the gorilla fully intact. Label it with the confident starting state","Panel 2 (top-right) shows partial melting. Write what starts to crack or fall apart","Panel 3 (bottom-left) is nearly dissolved. Describe the final stage before total collapse. Panel 4 has no text because there is nothing left","Download the finished progression meme or share it to illustrate a beautiful descent into chaos"],"exampleCaptions":["MONDAY MORNING MOTIVATION","WEDNESDAY REALITY CHECK","FRIDAY AT 4:59 PM"],"exampleAltText":"Melting Gorilla meme showing stages of weekly motivation dissolving from Monday to Friday","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-05-19","seo":{"aliases":["Chocolate Gorilla Meme","Dissolving Gorilla Meme","Gorilla Melting In Milk","Melting Stages Meme","Four Panel Gorilla","Chocolate Monkey Meme"],"description":"A chocolate gorilla figurine placed in a pot of hot milk, photographed at four stages. Panel 1: the gorilla is completely intact, standing upright. Panel 2: the body is melting, chunks separating. Panel 3: only the head remains above the chocolate milk. Panel 4: nothing but brown liquid. The progression from solid to dissolved is clean and satisfying.","definition":"Four-panel meme showing a chocolate gorilla statue dissolving in hot milk. Each panel marks a stage of melting, used to illustrate progressive decline, loss of composure, or anything that deteriorates in clear steps.","useCases":[{"category":"Work Week Decline","examples":["MONDAY: \"THIS IS MY WEEK\" / TUESDAY: \"OKAY MINOR SETBACK\" / WEDNESDAY: \"I AM BARELY HOLDING ON\"","START OF THE MEETING: CONFIDENT / MIDDLE: SWEATING / END: GONE","JANUARY GOALS / FEBRUARY ADJUSTMENTS / MARCH GIVING UP ENTIRELY","FIRST DAY ON THE JOB / FIRST MONTH / FIRST PERFORMANCE REVIEW","THE BUDGET AT THE START OF THE QUARTER / MIDWAY THROUGH / END OF Q3"]},{"category":"Relationship Stages","examples":["FIRST DATE ENERGY / THREE MONTHS IN / AFTER THEY LEAVE A DISH IN THE SINK AGAIN","THE HONEYMOON PHASE / THE COMFORTABLE PHASE / THE SWEATPANTS PHASE","TEXTING BACK INSTANTLY / RESPONDING WITHIN THE HOUR / READ AT 3:47 PM","WHEN YOU FIRST MEET THEIR FRIENDS / WHEN THEIR FRIENDS START TEXTING YOU / WHEN YOU ARE IN THE GROUP CHAT","PLANNING THE VACATION TOGETHER / PACKING FOR THE VACATION / DAY 4 OF THE VACATION"]},{"category":"Gaming Sessions","examples":["FIRST MATCH CONFIDENCE / MID-SESSION TILT / RAGE QUIT INCOMING","WHEN YOU LOAD UP A NEW SAVE / AFTER THE FIRST BOSS / AFTER THE ESCORT MISSION","RANKED PLACEMENT OPTIMISM / LOSING STREAK / UNINSTALLING","BUILDING YOUR BASE / RAIDERS SHOW UP / CHECKING IF THE GAME HAS AN UNDO BUTTON","THE TUTORIAL FEELS EASY / THE FIRST REAL LEVEL / THE DIFFICULTY SPIKE NOBODY WARNED YOU ABOUT"]},{"category":"Student Life","examples":["SYLLABUS WEEK VIBES / MIDTERMS APPROACHING / FINALS WEEK","START OF THE SEMESTER GPA / MID-SEMESTER GPA / FINAL GPA","READING THE FIRST CHAPTER / SKIMMING THE THIRD / JUST READING THE SPARKNOTES","THE GROUP PROJECT PLAN / THE FIRST DRAFT / THE NIGHT BEFORE IT IS DUE","FRESHMAN ORIENTATION ENTHUSIASM / SOPHOMORE YEAR / SENIOR YEAR AUTOPILOT"]},{"category":"Fitness Journey","examples":["JANUARY 1ST AT THE GYM / JANUARY 15TH / FEBRUARY 1ST: BACK ON THE COUCH","THE WORKOUT PLAN / WEEK 2 OF THE PLAN / THE PLAN AFTER ONE CHEAT DAY BECAME SEVEN","FIRST REP CONFIDENCE / SET 3 / THE COOL DOWN THAT IS ACTUALLY LYING ON THE FLOOR","MORNING RUN MOTIVATION / HALFWAY THROUGH THE ROUTE / THE WALK OF SHAME HOME","BUYING THE RUNNING SHOES / THE FIRST JOG / THE SHOES BECOMING REGULAR SHOES"]}]}}