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((Short description|Internet meme))
[[File:PressFtoPayRespects.jpg|thumb|Screenshot of the meme from ''[[Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare]]'', where the prompt is visible both on the screen and over the coffin]]
"'''Press F to pay respects'''" is an [[Internet meme]] that originated from ''[[Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare]]'', a 2014 [[first-person shooter]] in [[Activision]]'s ''[[Call of Duty]]'' franchise. It originated as a set of instructions conveyed during an in-game [[quick time event]] at a funeral service. Widely mocked by critics and players due to its forced element of interactivity that was not perceived to be tastefully executed, the phrase would later become a notable [[Internet meme]] in its own right. It is sometimes used by Internet commenters to convey solidarity and sympathy, either sarcastic or sincere, in response to unfortunate events.

==Origin==
((further|Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare))In ''Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare'', the default control to "use" or interact with an object is ((key press|F)) on PC, [[Image:Xbox button X.svg|15px|alt=X]] on Xbox, and [[File:PlayStationSquare.svg|18x18px|alt=Square]] on PlayStation, with the latter two buttons being a hold instead of a press.<ref>((Cite web |date=7 September 2022 |title=Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare/Controls |url=http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Advanced_Warfare/Controls |access-date=6 March 2023 |website=StrategyWiki |language=en |archive-date=6 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306011015/https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Advanced_Warfare/Controls |url-status=live ))</ref>
The exact prompt "Press ((key press|F)) to Pay Respects" ("Hold [[Image:Xbox button X.svg|15px|alt=X]] to Pay Respects" in Xbox versions and "Hold [[File:PlayStationSquare.svg|18x18px|alt=Square]] to Pay Respects" in PlayStation versions) appears as a prompt during a playable segment where the [[player character]], [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine Corps]] Private First Class Jackson "Jack" Mitchell, mourns the death of his comrade, Private William "Will" Irons, during the latter's memorial service after he is killed saving Mitchell's life in battle. Upon performing the action, Mitchell steps forward and places his right hand on Irons' coffin for approximately six seconds, before turning around to leave.<ref name="the-independent" />

In an interview with [[theScore esports]], ''Advanced Warfare'' screenwriter [[John MacInnes (writer)|John MacInnes]] described the prompt as "a byproduct of late-stage game development" that he did not have control over, adding he did not know it was in the game until a journalist asked him about it.<ref>((Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-JII6QTEbs |title=Press F: How a Failed Cutscene Became One of Gaming's Greatest Memes |date=8 May 2021 |last=theScore esports |first= |publisher=YouTube |access-date=7 December 2023 |archive-date=18 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518143035/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-JII6QTEbs |url-status=live ))</ref>

The same prompt had appeared previously in the 2011 video game ''[[Batman: Arkham City]]'', in a section where [[Batman]] can visit the alley where his parents, [[Thomas Wayne|Thomas]] and [[Martha Wayne]], were murdered, the prompt appearing if the player chooses to approach the [[chalk outline]]s of their bodies. Andrew Vestal of ''[[Gamasutra]]'' noted the difference between the two games was that in ''Arkham City'', the prompt was optional, and that "Ultimately, it doesn't matter if the player decides to pay their respects or to keep on walking. The point has been made."<ref name=":0">((Cite web |last=Vestal |first=Andrew |date=5 November 2014 |title=All Due Respect: Press F for Farce |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/all-due-respect-press-f-for-farce |access-date=6 March 2023 |website=Game Developer |language=en |archive-date=6 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306011011/https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/all-due-respect-press-f-for-farce |url-status=live ))</ref>

==Reception==
Upon the release of ''Advanced Warfare'' in November 2014, many critics and players mocked the cutscene for its forced or awkward element of interactivity that seemed out of place at a memorial service.<ref name="dot-esports-origin">((Cite web|url=https://dotesports.com/culture/news/the-origin-of-press-f-to-pay-respects|title=The origin of "Press F to Pay Respects"|first=Adam|last=Newell|date=September 8, 2018|website=[[Dot Esports]]|access-date=February 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414121101/https://dotesports.com/culture/news/the-origin-of-press-f-to-pay-respects|archive-date=April 14, 2019|url-status=live))</ref> The mechanic was frequently criticized and ridiculed for both being arbitrary and unnecessary, as well as being inappropriate to the mournful tone of the funeral the game otherwise intended to convey.<ref name="the-independent">((cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/press-x-to-pay-respects-call-of-duty-advanced-warfares-funeral-scene-is-so-call-of-duty-9837696.html|title='Press X to pay respects': Call of Duty Advanced Warfare's funeral scene is so Call of Duty|date=November 4, 2014|website=[[The Independent]]|access-date=February 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414121107/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/press-x-to-pay-respects-call-of-duty-advanced-warfares-funeral-scene-is-so-call-of-duty-9837696.html|archive-date=April 14, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all|quote=In an interactive scene as gleefully tasteless as the infamous airport massacre in Modern Warfare 2, the playable character Private Jack Mitchell attends the funeral of his best friend who died on a mission in South Korea, paying his heartfelt respects by either pressing F or holding X (depending on what console you're on).))</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name="dot-esports-origin" /><ref>((cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2014/11/03/gamings-most-ridiculous-button-prompts-including-call-of-dutys-press-f-to-pay-respects/|title=Gaming's most ridiculous button prompts, including Call of Duty's 'Press F to Pay Respects'|date=November 3, 2014|access-date=February 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414121103/https://venturebeat.com/2014/11/03/gamings-most-ridiculous-button-prompts-including-call-of-dutys-press-f-to-pay-respects/|archive-date=April 14, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all))</ref>

In 2014, late night show celebrity [[Conan O'Brien]] reviewed ''Advanced Warfare'' on a "[[List of Conan sketches|Clueless Gamer]]" episode and criticized most of the gameplay of ''Advanced Warfare'', particularly the "Hold X to Pay Respects" scene.<ref name="kotaku-five-years" /> On the other hand, ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' described the mourning process, which takes the form of a quick time event, as terrifically funny with the potential to catch on as a viral meme.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/the-qte-is-deadlong-live-the-qte/|title=The QTE is Dead—Long Live the QTE!|date=February 26, 2015|website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|access-date=July 3, 2021|archive-date=December 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227200433/https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/the-qte-is-deadlong-live-the-qte/|url-status=live))</ref>

==Spread==
The phrase has since become detached from its source, sometimes used in a sincere and unironic manner.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/why-i-kind-of-love-ghost-of-tsushimas-press-f-to-p/1100-6480413/|title=Why I Kind Of Love Ghost Of Tsushima's "Press F To Pay Respects"|website=[[GameSpot]]|quote=As the scene plays out, Advanced Warfare throws some interactivity your way to add some gravitas, prompting you to hit a button to enable your character to express their grief. If you're playing on PC, the default key for honoring the dead in this case is "F." [...]the instance in Advanced Warfare just feels particularly goofy, probably because it appears in such a high-profile game.|access-date=2021-07-03|archive-date=2021-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227200428/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/why-i-kind-of-love-ghost-of-tsushimas-press-f-to-p/1100-6480413/|url-status=live))</ref><ref name="game-revolution">((Cite web|url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/612924-five-years-ago-call-of-duty-press-f-to-pay-respects-meme-born|title=Five years ago, the Press F to Pay Respects meme was born|date=November 4, 2019|website=[[GameRevolution]]|access-date=July 3, 2021|archive-date=December 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227200432/https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/612924-five-years-ago-call-of-duty-press-f-to-pay-respects-meme-born|url-status=live))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/press-f-to-pay-respects-the-final-flash-update-is-live/|title=Press F to pay respects: The final Flash update is live|first=Andy|last=Chalk|website=PC Gamer|date=December 10, 2020|access-date=July 3, 2021|archive-date=December 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227200430/https://www.pcgamer.com/press-f-to-pay-respects-the-final-flash-update-is-live/|url-status=live))</ref><ref name="kotaku-five-years">((Cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/five-years-of-f-to-pay-respects-1839604767|title=Five Years Of 'F' To Pay Respects|website=[[Kotaku]]|date=4 November 2019|access-date=3 July 2021|archive-date=27 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227200432/https://kotaku.com/five-years-of-f-to-pay-respects-1839604767|url-status=live))</ref> In the years after the release of ''Advanced Warfare'', users began typing a singular "F" in chat windows on websites such as [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] to convey condolences or a sense of sorrow when reacting to any unfortunate news on the Internet, leading streamers and others to refer to this with the phrase "F in the chat".<ref name="dot-esports-origin"/><ref name="nottingham-tab">((Cite web|url=https://thetab.com/uk/nottingham/2019/04/10/the-nus-are-voting-to-stop-douchebags-pressing-f-to-pay-respects-today-43691|title=The NUS are voting to stop 'douchebags' pressing F to pay respects today|date=April 10, 2019|website=The Nottingham Tab|access-date=July 3, 2021|archive-date=December 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227200430/https://thetab.com/uk/nottingham/2019/04/10/the-nus-are-voting-to-stop-douchebags-pressing-f-to-pay-respects-today-43691|url-status=live))</ref> A notable example of "F in the chat" was in the tribute stream for the [[Jacksonville Landing shooting]], where some viewers responded to the proceedings by posting a single letter "F" in the chat.<ref>((cite web|url=https://dotesports.com/culture/news/maddens-jacksonville-tribute-stream-and-a-new-language-of-digital-mourning|title=Madden's Jacksonville tribute stream and a new language of digital mourning|date=September 7, 2018|access-date=February 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414121102/https://dotesports.com/culture/news/maddens-jacksonville-tribute-stream-and-a-new-language-of-digital-mourning|archive-date=April 14, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all))</ref>

==Legacy==
In retrospect, Morgan Park of ''[[PC Gamer]]'' described the meme as ''[[Call of Duty]]''(('s)) greatest legacy.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/were-getting-the-wrong-call-of-duty-sequel-in-2021/|title=We're getting the wrong Call of Duty sequel in 2021|first=Morgan|last=Park|date=May 20, 2021|website=[[PC Gamer]]|access-date=July 3, 2021|archive-date=December 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227200433/https://www.pcgamer.com/were-getting-the-wrong-call-of-duty-sequel-in-2021/|url-status=live))</ref> Vitor Braz of ''[[GameRevolution]]'' described it as one of the most popular video game memes of all time.<ref name="game-revolution"/> [[Cecilia D'Anastasio]] of ''[[Kotaku]]'' referred to the meme as iconic, and further stated that it's not because it's "uniquely stupid", but because "the balance between 'sad' and 'flippant' is so hilariously lopsided".<ref name="kotaku-five-years"/> Ky Shinkle of ''[[Screen Rant]]'' described it as a video gaming meme that never gets old, and stated that it's common among gamers when "F" appears in unfortunate news or circumstances.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/video-game-memes-skyrim-witcher-call-duty-sanic/|title=Video Game Memes That Will Never Get Old|date=May 20, 2021|website=[[Screen Rant]]|access-date=July 3, 2021|archive-date=December 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227200431/https://screenrant.com/video-game-memes-skyrim-witcher-call-duty-sanic/|url-status=live))</ref>

==References==
((reflist))

==Further reading==
*((Cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/11/4/7151865/call-of-duty-press-x-to-mourn |title=Call of Duty: Press X to feel something |first=Charlie |last=Hall |date=November 4, 2014 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]))
*((Cite web|url=https://www.inverse.com/gaming/call-of-duty-inspired-twitch-sarcastic-pay-respects/amp|title=How Call of Duty inspired the internet's most sarcastic show of support|date=February 8, 2021|author=Lawver, Brian|website=[[Inverse (website)|Inverse]]))
*((Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/call-of-duty-advanced-warfare-press-to-pay-respects|title=Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Features the Dumbest Interactive Moment in Gaming|date=November 3, 2014|author=Tang, Dennis|website=[[GQ]]))
*((Cite web|url=https://killscreen.com/previously/articles/call-duty-doesnt-understand-grief-then-who-does/|title=Call Of Duty Doesn't Understand Grief—But Then, Who Does?|author=Priestman, Chris|date=November 6, 2014|website=[[Kill Screen]]))
*((Cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/nothing-says-funeral-like-a-quick-time-event-1653938147|date=November 3, 2014|author=Fahey, Mike|title=Nothing Says Funeral Like a Quick Time Event|website=[[Kotaku]]))

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