Porgs debuted in Star Wars: The Last Jedi from 2017 as the small seabird creatures nesting on Ahch-To, the remote island where Luke Skywalker lived in exile. Their chirps and coos were designed to sound endearing, and audiences quickly adopted the creatures as mascots of the film. Clips of porg sounds spread across meme pages and soundboards, where they became shorthand for cute reactions. The sound still appears in Star Wars edits, cozy compilations and wholesome memes, keeping the porg one of the sequel trilogy's most recognizable creatures.