The 'Hackerman' meme originates from the 2015 action-comedy film Kung Fury, which parodies 1980s pop culture. The character Hackerman, played by Leopold Nilsson, is introduced as the most powerful hacker of all time, capable of hacking time itself using a retro setup of keyboards and wires. The meme typically features a still of the character sitting at his console with a smug expression. It is widely used to mock people who perform extremely basic technical tasks—such as using keyboard shortcuts, fixing a printer, or using 'Inspect Element'—as if they were elite cyber-security experts. The synthwave aesthetic and the character's over-the-top confidence have made it a permanent fixture in IT and developer communities.