Battlefield V is the World War II shooter released by DICE in 2018, and its German soldiers use period style voice lines during combat. Verdammter Mist became a reusable clip outside the game because the line is short, expressive and easy to place over any failure. Online it sits alongside other shooter callouts like enemy spotted and bomb has been planted, which also survive as standalone reaction sounds. Creators keep using it for its instant meaning, a compact curse that translates through tone alone even for viewers who know no German at all.