Lethal Company is a cooperative horror game in which players scavenge abandoned industrial moons while avoiding deadly creatures, and its mimicking enemies quickly became a favorite subject for gameplay clips and edits. The Mimic laugh spread through short videos that used the sound to signal a fake crewmate, a betrayal or a sudden jumpscare scream, and creators kept reusing it because it is instantly recognisable to players even without any visuals. Its popularity has lasted because the laugh works both as a horror cue and as a punchline in comedy edits.