The 'Fuze Elbow Dropping a Hostage' meme is a fan-art depiction inspired by the notorious reputation of Fuze, an Attacker in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. In the game, Fuze's cluster charge gadget is infamous for accidentally—or intentionally—killing the hostage during rescue missions, leading to an immediate round loss. The artwork, originally created by artist Pericote, portrays Fuze performing a high-flying, professional wrestling-style elbow drop onto the helpless hostage. It has become a staple in the gaming community to symbolize situations where an aggressive force completely overwhelms a defenseless target, or when a supposed 'rescue' or 'solution' ends up being far more destructive than the original problem.