The clip comes from a Vinesauce stream by Joel, recorded during a chaotic Mortal Kombat session where the word Pantherk was shouted and clipped by viewers. Short excerpts like this spread quickly through Vinesauce fan communities and then onto meme soundboards, where the isolated shout became detached from the original gameplay. It remains popular alongside other scream meme staples because it works without context, delivering instant volume and confusion in less than a second, which makes it easy to reuse in edits, chats and reaction videos.