The 'Kratos Falling' meme, often paired with Aerosmith’s 'Dream On,' originates from the opening cinematic of the 2005 God of War video game. In this scene, the protagonist Kratos casts himself from the highest mountain in all of Greece, seeking release from his tragic past. While originally a somber and climactic moment, it was reclaimed by internet culture as a humorous way to represent someone knowingly facing a disaster or accepting the inevitable consequences of their own bad choices. The meme gained massive traction on TikTok and YouTube, becoming a universal visual shorthand for dramatic exits, epic failure, or the 'well, I guess this is it' feeling that follows a major mistake.