The 'Whether We Wanted It Or Not' meme originates from the 2014 video game Destiny, specifically the opening dialogue for the 'Cerberus Vae III' Strike mission. Delivered by Commander Zavala (voiced by the late Lance Reddick), the speech became an accidental legend due to the sheer frequency players heard it while grinding for loot. Over time, the community transformed the serious military briefing into a versatile copypasta, often used to bait-and-switch readers or humorously introduce an inevitable conflict. Its usage spans from long-form text blocks to image macros featuring Zavala's stern face, representing the persistent and unskippable nature of certain life events or repetitive gaming experiences.