Fatality is a term from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series, where a winning player can perform a dramatic finishing move on a defeated opponent and the announcer marks the moment with that single word. The concept became one of the series most recognisable trademarks and spread far beyond arcade cabinets through gameplay footage, streaming clips and edited videos shared online. Creators now reuse the announcement on its own as shorthand for a decisive defeat, even in videos that have nothing to do with Mortal Kombat itself.