The 'Is That X?' or 'Is That Frieza?' meme involving the Black Ops soldier stems from a trend of absurdly misidentifying characters or objects within the gritty, serious setting of Call of Duty. While the 'Is That Frieza?' specific variant gained traction through TikTok and gaming streams where players would ironically freak out over anything remotely purple and white, the template uses the iconic, intense imagery of Black Ops characters to convey hyperbolic shock. It has since evolved into a staple of 'brain rot' humor, where the soldier is edited to react to various unlikely anime characters or internet icons appearing in a military context.