Negan is the bat-wielding leader of the Saviors in The Walking Dead, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan since his debut in 2016. Known for mixing charm, humor and brutality, he often uses overly polite phrases to intimidate other survivors before violence follows. Short clips of his lines spread widely on soundboards and in fan edits, where this pardon me moment became a reusable reaction for mock offense, interruptions and standoffs, keeping the character popular in meme culture long after his first appearance.