Gumbo Slice is a viral internet phenomenon featuring a series of AI-generated images—primarily created via Midjourney—depicting a muscular Black man in a swamp engaged in a high-stakes battle with an alligator, often while eating or defending a box of pizza. Emerging in late 2023, the character quickly captivated social media due to the hyper-realistic yet absurd nature of the scenarios. The name 'Gumbo Slice' was bestowed by the community, turning the character into a folkloric figure of AI surrealism. The meme is widely used to represent chaotic energy, extreme gatekeeping, or simply to marvel at the bizarre capabilities of modern artificial intelligence and its ability to generate specific, weirdly heroic narratives from thin air.