The 'Eat Your Hamburgers, Apollo' meme originates from the Western localization of the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney video game series, where Japanese cultural elements were aggressively changed to suit American audiences. Most notably, scenes featuring characters eating ramen were translated to suggest they were eating hamburgers, despite the artwork clearly showing bowls and chopsticks. The specific phrase became a viral catchphrase used to mock the absurdity of 'Japanifornia' and the disconnect between visual assets and translated text. Today, it serves as a shorthand for any poorly handled media localization or forced cultural substitution in dubbed content, often featuring the character Phoenix Wright or Maya Fey.