The clip takes its name from Climbo, a character associated with the Roblox horror game Interminable Rooms, where strange entities are a big part of the humor and fear. Cut down to under a second, the wah cry left the game context and began circulating on soundboards and in meme edits as a standalone reaction. Its appeal is how specific and recognisable the two-note wail is, even out of context. Players who know Climbo hear the reference immediately, while everyone else still understands it as exaggerated crying, which helped it travel beyond the original fanbase.