Octodad originates from the indie game 'Octodad: Dadliest Catch,' featuring an octopus protagonist who wears a suit and attempts to live a normal human life. The humor stems from his physics-based clumsiness and the absurdity that no one—save for an obsessive chef—realizes he is a cephalopod. The meme typically highlights themes of imposter syndrome, social anxiety, or the act of 'faking it until you make it.' It is widely used to depict situations where someone is clearly unqualified or out of place but remains undetected by those around them, perfectly capturing the essence of the game's iconic tagline: 'Nobody suspects a thing.'