{"slug":"who-killed-hannibal","name":"Who Killed Hannibal","url":"/templates/who-killed-hannibal.jpg","w":1280,"h":1440,"top":"SHOOTS SOMEONE","bottom":"BLAMES SOMEONE ELSE","alternateFormats":[{"slug":"who-killed-hannibal-gif","label":"GIF Version"}],"description":"Create a Who Killed Hannibal meme. Eric Andre shoots Hannibal then asks \"Why would they do this?\" The ultimate meme for blaming others for problems you caused.","keywords":"who killed hannibal meme, eric andre meme, why would they do this meme, self-sabotage meme, eric andre shooting meme","year":2017,"origin":"From The Eric Andre Show. In the original skit, Eric Andre pulls out a gun and shoots his co-host Hannibal Buress, then turns to the camera and asks \"Who killed Hannibal?\" as if he had nothing to do with it. The meme format nails the act of causing a problem and then blaming someone else for it. Pure, shameless deflection. For another self-sabotage format, see Bike Fall. For blaming the obvious, see Scooby Doo Mask Reveal.","sourceVideo":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEIjp1PWLj8","format":"template","textBoxes":[{"label":"Eric Andre","x":45,"y":26,"w":50,"h":10,"placeholder":"Who caused the problem","fontFamily":"Impact","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":true,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":45,"opacity":1},{"label":"Hannibal","x":6,"y":36,"w":36,"h":10,"placeholder":"What got destroyed","fontFamily":"Impact","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":true,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":45,"opacity":1},{"label":"The Blame","x":40,"y":80,"w":59,"h":13,"placeholder":"\"Why would X do this?\"","fontFamily":"Impact","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":true,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":45,"opacity":1}],"exampleCaptions":["ME","MY SLEEP SCHEDULE","\"WHY AM I ALWAYS TIRED?\""],"exampleAltText":"Who Killed Hannibal meme about destroying your own sleep schedule then wondering why you're always tired","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-02-28","howToMake":["The Who Killed Hannibal template is loaded with 3 text fields: one for Eric (the cause), one for Hannibal (the victim), and one for the bottom panel blame","Label Eric with who caused the problem, Hannibal with what got destroyed, and the bottom with the oblivious \"why would X do this?\" reaction","Each label is pre-positioned on the image: Eric on the right of the top panel, Hannibal on the left, and the blame across the bottom","White Impact text cuts through the dark Eric Andre Show footage. Scale down the blame text if your \"why would X do this\" line runs long","Download the self-sabotage as a PNG or Share it to expose someone's shameless deflection"],"seo":{"aliases":["Eric Andre Shooting Meme","Why Would They Do This","Eric Andre Hannibal","Who Shot Hannibal","Eric Andre Gun Meme","Self-Sabotage Meme"],"description":"Two panels from The Eric Andre Show. Top: Eric Andre stands behind Hannibal Buress and shoots him with a gun. Bottom: Eric turns to the camera in mock bewilderment, gesturing at the body as if to say \"Who did this?\" The meme is the brazen audacity of causing a problem and then acting completely innocent about it — the visual dictionary entry for gaslighting.","definition":"Shameless deflection in two panels. Eric Andre shoots Hannibal Buress on camera, then turns around and asks who did it — the go-to format for causing a problem and blaming someone else.","useCases":[{"category":"Self-Sabotage & Denial","examples":["Eric: Me staying up until 3am / Hannibal: My sleep schedule / Blame: \"Why am I always so tired?\"","Eric: Me eating fast food every day / Hannibal: My diet / Blame: \"Why do I feel terrible all the time?\"","Eric: Me ignoring the low fuel light for 3 days / Hannibal: My car on the highway / Blame: \"Why does this always happen to me?\"","Eric: Me skipping every dentist appointment / Hannibal: My teeth / Blame: \"Why does it hurt when I eat ice cream?\"","Eric: Me spending my savings on stuff I don't need / Hannibal: My bank account / Blame: \"Why am I always broke?\""]},{"category":"Work & Management","examples":["Eric: Management cutting the entire QA team / Hannibal: Product quality / Blame: \"Why are there so many bugs in production?\"","Eric: The boss scheduling meetings during lunch / Hannibal: Team morale / Blame: \"Why is everyone quitting?\"","Eric: Company removing remote work / Hannibal: Employee retention / Blame: \"Nobody wants to work anymore\"","Eric: Not providing documentation / Hannibal: The new hire's onboarding / Blame: \"Why can't they figure things out?\"","Eric: Micromanaging every task / Hannibal: Employee initiative / Blame: \"Why doesn't anyone take ownership?\"","Eric: Underpaying employees / Hannibal: Company loyalty / Blame: \"This generation has no work ethic\""]},{"category":"Technology & Development","examples":["Eric: Pushing code to production on Friday at 5pm / Hannibal: The entire system / Blame: \"The server just went down randomly\"","Eric: Skipping code review / Hannibal: The codebase / Blame: \"Who wrote this spaghetti code?\"","Eric: Never backing up the database / Hannibal: All the data / Blame: \"How did we lose everything?\"","Eric: Ignoring the deprecation warnings for 2 years / Hannibal: The build pipeline / Blame: \"The framework broke our app\"","Eric: Installing a random npm package / Hannibal: The project dependencies / Blame: \"Why is the build failing?\""]},{"category":"Relationships & Social","examples":["Eric: Never texting anyone first / Hannibal: My friendships / Blame: \"Nobody ever reaches out to me\"","Eric: Being emotionally unavailable / Hannibal: The relationship / Blame: \"I guess it just wasn't meant to be\"","Eric: Canceling plans every single time / Hannibal: The friend group inviting me / Blame: \"Why don't I get invited anymore?\"","Eric: Giving one-word replies / Hannibal: The conversation / Blame: \"They're so boring to talk to\"","Eric: Never compromising / Hannibal: Every argument / Blame: \"They're so difficult to deal with\""]},{"category":"Parenting & Family","examples":["Eric: Giving the kids sugar before bedtime / Hannibal: Bedtime routine / Blame: \"Why won't these kids go to sleep?\"","Eric: Letting the kids watch unlimited screens / Hannibal: Their attention span / Blame: \"Kids these days can't focus on anything\"","Eric: Not childproofing the house / Hannibal: Everything breakable / Blame: \"Why do they destroy everything?\"","Eric: Teaching the toddler to say a funny but inappropriate word / Hannibal: Grandma's reaction at Thanksgiving / Blame: \"I have no idea where they learned that\"","Eric: Giving the dog table scraps for years / Hannibal: The dog's diet / Blame: \"Why won't he eat his kibble?\""]},{"category":"Government & Institutions","examples":["Eric: Defunding public transit / Hannibal: Traffic congestion / Blame: \"Why is everyone driving?\"","Eric: Cutting education budgets / Hannibal: Test scores / Blame: \"Why are students falling behind?\"","Eric: Removing bike lanes / Hannibal: Cyclist safety / Blame: \"Cyclists don't belong on the road\"","Eric: Building more highways / Hannibal: The traffic they induced / Blame: \"We need even more highways\"","Eric: Ignoring infrastructure for decades / Hannibal: The bridge / Blame: \"This was unforeseeable\""]},{"category":"Gaming & Sports","examples":["Eric: The devs nerfing every fun weapon / Hannibal: The player base / Blame: \"Why is the game dying?\"","Eric: Locking content behind a paywall / Hannibal: Player engagement / Blame: \"Gamers are so entitled\"","Eric: Trading away the best player / Hannibal: The team's season / Blame: \"We're in a rebuilding year\"","Eric: Not practicing / Hannibal: My rank / Blame: \"Matchmaking is broken\"","Eric: Rage-quitting after one bad game / Hannibal: My win streak / Blame: \"My teammates are garbage\""]}]}}