Team Fortress 2 launched in 2007 as Valve's class-based team shooter and became famous for its loud, characterful voice acting. Every class was given exaggerated pain, death and reaction lines, and players quickly ripped those clips for videos outside the game. This moan circulated through YouTube edits, gaming compilations and soundboards, where its short length made it easy to reuse. It remains popular because the delivery is instantly tied to TF2's humour, even for viewers who have never played, and it works as a generic cartoon groan in almost any edit.