Moon Knights goat scene is the internets new favorite meme

December 2024 · 3 minute read

An instantly iconic scene from the latest episode of Moon Knight has become the internet’s new favorite meme. This week’s second installment had some controversial elements, including an unexpected portrayal of Mr. Knight, but it was also a gift to social media users thanks to its many meme-able moments, like the “My name’s Steven with a V” line. But one clip from the episode is exploding online more than any other. Yes, it’s the goat scene.

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To recap, episode two features a segment where Ethan Hawke’s Arthur Harrow attempts to win over Oscar Isaac’s Steven Grant to his side by showing him the creepy utopian community he’s built in the middle of London, a place where there’s no violence and the people grow and farm their own food. At one point, a braying can be heard, causing Steven to say “goat” and point at the off-screen animal.

The goat moment has since taken on a life of its own on Twitter as fans use it to joke that various iconic Marvel characters — or GOATs — made secret cameos in Moon Knight episode two.

Peter Parker cameo. #MoonKnight pic.twitter.com/VSU8XW2uEp

— Dave Skylark – TV Nagic (@lasthuntshill) April 6, 2022

Incredible Wanda Maximoff cameo in this week's #MoonKnight pic.twitter.com/2efNQC8LFl

— it was rachatha all along (@RachelLeishman) April 8, 2022

daredevil cameo in episode two of #moonknight y'all pic.twitter.com/46O2DML4U0

— san (@616FRANKCASTLE) April 8, 2022

Even DC fans have gotten in on the game.

Holy shit they actually managed a Zack Snyder Cameo in #MoonKnight pic.twitter.com/GECGYclhIi

— Aaron S Bailey 🚀⚡ (@AaronBaileyArt) April 6, 2022

Amazon’s Invincible, meanwhile, hijacked the meme to promote its own superhero named Marc/Mark…

Mark and Marc, it was meant to be https://t.co/2SN0F6fi87

— INVINCIBLE (@InvincibleHQ) April 7, 2022

Oh, so that’s why Willem Dafoe was on the Moon Knight set!

Found the Willem Dafoe Moon Knight cameo..#MoonKnight #MrKnight #GOAT𓃵 #WillemDafoe𓃵 https://t.co/JpzlgcbrKQ pic.twitter.com/Ic3FNsiwWT

— Ronan The Accuser 🦇🤓🇦🇺 (@ComicsNerd2) April 8, 2022

The meme’s got totally out of control at this point, though, with other folks using it to hype up their personal favorite celebrities.

Messi really got a cameo in #MoonKnight 🤯 🐐 pic.twitter.com/URbGYMsuZr

— 𓁶 (@OnubiEmmanuel) April 8, 2022

NBA Youngboy cameo in #MoonKnight pic.twitter.com/WIXFygDsfk

— 360 Never Broke Again (@ybwitwaves) April 7, 2022

Or, you know, just themselves.

y'all love my #MoonKnight cameo? pic.twitter.com/uGBK6bMAcB

— victor🖤 (@bee_brain13) April 8, 2022

Lewis Hamilton cameo on yesterdays #MoonKnight episode pic.twitter.com/FOPYWvexkN

— lili (@boxforinters) April 7, 2022

With sassy Egyptian gods, a protagonist with an awful cockney accent, and much more besides, Moon Knight was always going to spawn a boatload of memes, and this goat/GOAT moment almost feels deliberately inserted to catch the internet’s attention. We’ll have to see what other meme material future episodes will offer up as the series continues Wednesdays on Disney Plus.

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