The Gundam Guy meme, more accurately known as the 'Is this a pigeon?' meme, originates from the 1990s Japanese anime series The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird. The scene features the character Katori Itaru, an android trying to learn about Earth, pointing at a butterfly and incorrectly identifying it as a pigeon. Though the screenshot first gained traction on Tumblr in 2011, it exploded into a mainstream phenomenon in 2018. It is primarily used as a reaction image to represent total confusion, intentional ignorance, or a hyperbolic overreaction to a situation. By labeling the character and the butterfly, users create scenarios where someone wildly misinterprets a simple concept or fact.