Pikmin is a Nintendo strategy series that began on the GameCube in 2001, where players guide small plant-like creatures through hazards including fire, water, electricity, and enemies. Pikmin that are not fire-resistant panic when they catch fire, and their short distress cries have become a familiar in-game cue for danger. Clips of these cries circulate online as short soundboard sounds, where editors reuse them outside the games to signal panic, failure, or a situation suddenly getting out of control.