Reshala is a boss in Escape from Tarkov, the hardcore extraction shooter developed by Battlestate Games, where he leads a group of armed Scav guards around the Customs map. Players know him as one of the game's most recognisable early bosses, and encounters with him are often sudden, violent and heavily armed. Short voice clips and boss encounters from Tarkov have circulated widely in gameplay videos, streams and memes, where Reshala has become shorthand for a fight that should not be taken lightly.