Also called But You Didn’t Do Anything · Tuxedo Mask Leaves · My Work Here Is Done
Tuxedo Mask claims his job is finished, Sailor Moon objects that he did nothing, and he leaves. Label the person taking credit and the person left doing the work.
The dramatic exit is wildly out of proportion to the contribution. It suits someone who offers a tiny suggestion, takes credit, and disappears before the difficult part.
The printed exchange already supplies the joke. Labels only need to explain who the two characters represent in your situation.
The images come from the first episode of the Sailor Moon anime, broadcast in March 1992. Tuxedo Mask appears after Sailor Moon’s first fight. The dialogue printed on this meme was added later; it is not what the characters say in the episode. [1]
The edit was circulating on Tumblr by April 2014. The original account was later deactivated, leaving the exact first-post date unclear. Documented redraws and a Reddit repost followed that month. [1]
The episode supplies the three images used in the edit. [1]
The added exchange is already circulating by this date. [1]
An artist substitutes other characters for the same unearned-credit joke. [1]
A repost carries the format to another audience. [1]
Label Tuxedo Mask in the first panel and Sailor Moon in the second. Keep both faces and the printed subtitles clear.
Leave the final exit without an extra caption. It is the visual punchline: the person claiming success is already leaving.
Original captions to try with this template.
The partner who barely contributed announces completion on everyone’s behalf.
Finding a link is treated as equivalent to making the meal.
A quick piece of advice is offered as if it has already solved the problem.
References for this template. Example captions are original.
Separates the 1992 anime images from the added dialogue and documents the 2014 circulation.
