Persona 5 is a role-playing game developed by Atlus, first released in Japan in 2016, and Thanatos is one of the powerful Personas that players can summon in battle. Short clips like this one spread through fan soundboards and editing communities, where players isolated the most striking summoning and attack cues for reuse outside the game. Because it is so brief and instantly recognisable to fans, it has remained useful as a shorthand for death, power, and a sudden escalation in fan edits and gameplay videos.