Dr Evil was created and played by Mike Myers for Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery in 1997, as a parody of classic James Bond villains. The character became one of the most quoted parts of the trilogy, with his slow delivery, raised eyebrow and theatrical pauses turned into reaction clips online. This question mark moment is shared on soundboards and in edits as a shorthand for confusion and disbelief, long after the films left cinemas, because the puzzled tone needs no context to understand.