Press F To Pay Respects: What Does This Mean And Where Does It Come From?

2023 Author: Sheila Hailey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-05-24 11:17

Translated into German, "Press F to pay Respects" means: "Press F to pay respect".

The expression goes back to the game "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare". There's a cutscene here that takes place at a funeral. As part of the ceremony, the player in the role of soldier Jack Mitchell is asked to press the "F" key within a quick-time event to pay a last respite to the deceased comrade and best friend. The "Press X to pay Respects" variant is also often used. The differences are due to a different key assignment "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare" on the PC and various consoles.

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This strange game instruction led to amusement, but also lack of understanding among players. Many players criticized the fact that the dry pressing of a button was inserted into the venerable scene. So many consider the mourning by game key to be inappropriate.

"Press F to pay Respects": What does this mean and where does it come from?

Shortly after the release of Advanced Warfare, Conan O'Brien criticized the corresponding scene in his program " Clueless Gamer ".

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In the meantime, the expression "Press F to pay Respects" has established itself in the meme and game scene. It is used primarily in a sarcastic and ironic way to indicate a sad fact. You can find some examples on Twitter:

For example, “Press F to pay Respects” is written as a comment if a speedrunner fails in a mission or someone is friendzoned.

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