The sound draws on the James Bond 007 films, where a pistol fitted with a suppressor became one of the spy's most recognisable tools across decades of movies. Real suppressors do not erase a gunshot, but film sound design exaggerates the soft pop to signal stealth instantly. Editors online adopted that movie version for game clips, skits and edits, often contrasting it with a louder cartoon pew pew sound to show a quiet, professional hit instead of an open firefight.