{"id":"the-man-behind-the-slaughter","name":"The Man Behind The Slaughter","summary":"The Man Behind The Slaughter is a 2019 meme based on The Living Tombstone's 2014 FNAF song lyric, featuring purple-tinted ironic edits and webcomic recaptions centered on the villain William Afton.","tags":[],"howToUse":["**Purple filter edit:** Take any image or video of a person or character, apply a purple color filter, and caption it with \"the man behind the slaughter\" or play the song's chorus over it.","**Webcomic recaption:** Replace dialogue in an existing webcomic with lyrics from \"It's Been So Long,\" building toward the chorus line as the punchline.","**Reaction/reveal format:** Set up a mundane or absurd scenario, then reveal someone as \"the man behind the slaughter\" as the payoff.","**GIF captions:** Overlay the phrase on unrelated GIFs for ironic effect, often using dramatic or serious source material[4]."],"imageCount":5,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/the-man-behind-the-slaughter/the-man-behind-the-slaughter-8bit.webp","caption":"8-bit pixel sprite of the antagonist.","width":800,"height":450,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/the-man-behind-the-slaughter/the-man-behind-the-slaughter-mixed.webp","caption":"Mixed media version of the meme phrase.","width":680,"height":676,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/the-man-behind-the-slaughter/the-man-behind-the-slaughter-clown.webp","caption":"Clown-themed variation with retro styling.","width":636,"height":892,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/the-man-behind-the-slaughter/the-man-behind-the-slaughter-cartoon.webp","caption":"Animated cartoon parody version.","width":622,"height":466,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/the-man-behind-the-slaughter/the-man-behind-the-slaughter-reaction.webp","caption":"Reaction image meme variation.","width":540,"height":520,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/the-man-behind-the-slaughter/history.md","related":["so-the-first-night-isnt-usually-that-bad-in-any-of-the-games","sundrop-moondrop-fnaf","breadbear-woo-nobody-gives-a-shit","siames-the-wolf"],"popularityRank":3427,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}