The 'Kermit in the Gulag' meme stems from a scene in the 2014 film 'Muppets Most Wanted,' where Kermit the Frog is mistaken for the world's number one criminal, Constantine, and sent to a Siberian prison. While the image has existed for years, it gained a massive second life following the release of Call of Duty: Warzone, where players fight in a prison called the 'Gulag' for a chance to respawn. The meme perfectly blends the childhood nostalgia of Kermit with the high-stakes frustration of modern gaming and social consequences. It is primarily used to represent feelings of being unjustly punished, being 'canceled,' or the dramatic anticipation of making a comeback after a failure.