The 'Deku Working at McDonald's' meme emerged as a massive cultural phenomenon following the conclusion of the My Hero Academia manga in 2024. After the final chapters revealed Deku's fate as a teacher without his signature powers, fans began creating 'jobber' memes suggesting he ended up in the service industry instead. The template typically depicts Izuku Midoriya in a McDonald's uniform, serving customers who used to be his peers. It is primarily used to poke fun at the perceived 'disappointing' payoff of his journey from the world's greatest hero to a mundane civilian, often paired with the aggressive caption 'Put the fries in the bag.'