Freddy Fazbear debuted as the main animatronic antagonist in Five Nights at Freddy's, released in 2014 by Scott Cawthon. During the mid 2010s, MLG montage parodies remixed games with air horns, dubstep hits and rapid memes, and FNAF clips became a frequent target. Combining Freddy's laugh and screen presence with that exaggerated editing style turned a horror icon into a comedy sound for YouTube edits, Discord servers and soundboards, where it remains a shorthand for an ironic, overedited jumpscare moment.