{"slug":"this-is-sparta","name":"This Is Sparta","url":"/templates/this-is-sparta.jpg","w":620,"h":364,"top":"","bottom":"","description":"Build a This Is Sparta meme. King Leonidas from 300 kicks a messenger into the pit while screaming the iconic line.","keywords":"this is sparta meme, 300 meme, leonidas kick meme, sparta kick meme, madness this is sparta, sparta meme template","year":2007,"origin":"From the 2006 film 300, directed by Zack Snyder. Gerard Butler as King Leonidas of Sparta kicks a Persian messenger into a bottomless pit after delivering the legendary line \"THIS IS SPARTA!\" The scene became one of the most quoted and memed movie moments of the 2000s. The dramatic kick represents rejecting anything with extreme prejudice.","format":"classic","alternateFormats":[{"slug":"this-is-sparta-gif","label":"GIF Version"}],"exampleCaptions":["WHEN SOMEONE SUGGESTS A MEETING AT 4:30 ON FRIDAY","THIS IS SPARTA"],"exampleAltText":"This Is Sparta meme rejecting a 4:30 Friday meeting with a Spartan kick","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-05-17","howToMake":["Open the This Is Sparta template from the movie 300","Add top text with whatever is being rejected or refused","Add bottom text, usually \"THIS IS SPARTA\" or your own dramatic rejection","The kick into the pit represents the most extreme possible form of saying no","Download your Spartan rejection"],"seo":{"aliases":["300 Sparta Meme","Leonidas Kick Meme","This Is Sparta Kick","Spartan Pit Meme","Madness Sparta","Gerard Butler Kick"],"description":"King Leonidas in full Spartan battle gear, red cape flowing, leg extended in a powerful kick aimed at a Persian messenger. The messenger is about to discover what the bottom of that pit looks like. The scene is dark, dramatic, shot in the hyper-stylized Zack Snyder color palette. The abs alone could deflect an arrow.","definition":"King Leonidas from 300 kicking a messenger into a pit. The ultimate meme for dramatic rejections, refusals, or kicking something out of your life.","useCases":[{"category":"Dramatic Rejections","examples":["WHEN SOMEONE SUGGESTS SPLITTING THE BILL AFTER THEY ORDERED THE LOBSTER","HR ASKING ME TO COME IN ON SATURDAY","\"CAN I BORROW YOUR CHARGER\" / THIS IS SPARTA"]},{"category":"Goodbye Forever","examples":["UNINSTALLING AN APP THAT SENT ONE TOO MANY NOTIFICATIONS","BLOCKING A SCAM CALLER FOR THE 50TH TIME"]},{"category":"Standing Your Ground","examples":["WHEN THE UPSELL SCREEN ASKS IF I'M SURE I DON'T WANT PREMIUM","THE COOKIE POPUP ON EVERY WEBSITE / MY REJECT ALL BUTTON"]}]}}