Squirrel Waving Bye In Tornado, also known as Superman Tornado Squirrel or Man of Steel Squirrel Getting Sucked Into Storm, is a viral reaction image and GIF depicting an edit of the "Jonathan's Sacrifice Scene" from the 2013 DC Comics Superman film Man of Steel (the same one used in the Stop, My Invincible Son meme), in which a squirrel is edited in place of Superman's father figure, Jonathan (played by actor Kevin Costner). The meme shows the squirrel holding up its hand before being ripped away into the tornado.
Initially, the meme began as a still image swapping Jonathan with the squirrel in mid-2025, with edits over the following months animating the scene to show the squirrel slowly raising its hand before being whisked away into the storm. In late 2026, the meme saw a resurgence online, particularly on X / Twitter, as people used it in GIF caption memes to show someone accepting defeat and being "cooked."
The edit is a direct reference to the James Gunn 2025 Superman movie, which included a viral scene in which Superman saves a squirrel. The edit contrasts the depiction of Zack Snyder's Superman in Man of Steel, who did not use his powers to save Jonathan from the tornado, while Gunn's Superman is shown saving a random squirrel.