Peashooter is one of the original plants from Plants vs Zombies, the tower defence game first released in 2009, where it shoots peas at approaching zombies from the lawn. Its squeaky, expressive voice made it a natural fit for short meme edits, where creators lifted its panicked yell out of gameplay and reused it as a reaction sound. The clip spread through meme videos, gaming edits, and soundboards, and it remains popular because the scream is instantly recognisable, easy to place over a fail, and funny without needing any context.