On June 11th, 2011, NeoGAF Forums member Nekofrog submitted a thread asking other members what memes they were getting tired of, citing 'you are already dead' as a meme that is sometimes used inappropriately. On August 8th, DeviantArt user inui submitted an illustration of Kenshiro with the caption 'You are already dead' (shown below). On August 5th, 2010, a page titled 'You Are Already Dead' was created on TV Tropes, describing it as a martial arts trope involving finishing moves that have a delayed effect, including diagonal sword cuts, pressure point and ki attacks.
