Nick is one of the playable survivors in Left 4 Dead 2, released by Valve in 2009, and voiced by actor Hugh Dillon. A former gambler and con artist in a white suit, the character is known for sarcastic lines that contrast with his frantic death and incapacitation screams in game. Clips of those screams were shared on soundboards and in gameplay videos, where players began reusing them outside the game as a shorthand for a dramatic, hopeless defeat in any situation.