The 'We’re All Soldiers Now' meme stems from the popular hero-shooter game Overwatch, voiced by the character Soldier: 76 (Jack Morrison). First appearing in the game's cinematic shorts and as a standard voice line during its 2016 launch, the phrase quickly became synonymous with the character's gritty, world-weary persona. While originally intended to convey a sense of unity and shared burden in the game's lore, the internet adopted it for more comedic purposes. It is commonly used to describe scenarios where a group of people is suddenly forced to deal with a chaotic, stressful, or inconvenient situation, framing mundane everyday struggles through the lens of a battle-hardened veteran.