Sindel first appeared in Mortal Kombat 3 in 1995 as the resurrected queen of Edenia and mother of Kitana, known for her sonic scream attacks. This clip comes from Mortal Kombat Deception, released in 2004, using her in game death vocalisation. Because her character is defined by screaming as a weapon, the death sound became a favourite extraction for soundboards and edits. It spread through gaming forums and meme videos as a generic female death scream, reused far beyond Mortal Kombat fans for horror and comedy.