Released in 2018 as a lead single from her album Queen, Nicki Minaj's 'Chun-Li' quickly became a cultural touchstone for its bold 'bad guy' narrative. The meme primarily draws from the song’s lyrics and the music video’s aesthetic, where Nicki references the iconic Street Fighter character while addressing her critics and the media. It gained massive traction on Twitter and TikTok, where users play on the idea of being unfairly cast as a villain or simply being the necessary antagonist in a social situation. The template is widely used to express defiance, high-fashion confidence, and the 'villain era' aesthetic that has dominated modern social media discourse.