‘Call of Duty: Vanguard’ references infamous ‘Press F to Pay Respects’ meme

Press F to reference yourself.

Making fun of yourself can be a sign of confidence and that’s precisely what Call of Duty: Vanguard has done with one of its trophies/achievements.

“Press F to Pay Respects” is a well-known meme that’s circulated for years now. Back when Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare  came out in 2014, a now-infamous cutscene let players salute a fallen comrade with a keyboard prompt that said: “Press F to Pay Respects.” It was utterly absurd. Since then, gamers have said “F” while referring to something as dead or a failure. 

All these years later, Call of Duty: Vanguard  has an trophy/achievement called “F” that pops if someone accidentally dies by way of their own grenade — like a celebration of nincompoopery.

You can watch this happen to someone in real-time below.

Call of Duty: Vanguard  came out today, so there are many F-happenings all over social media. It may have taken Activision seven years to acknowledge that “Press F to Pay Respects” was pretty hokey, but hey, better late than never!

ForTheWin had the chance to speak with Call of Duty: Vanguard’s  developers  recently about its setting. Controversy recently struck the game over the revelation that  zombies mode would not have its Main Quest.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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