This sound is tied to the huge online meme culture around Among Us, the social deduction game that exploded in popularity in 2020. Bass-boosted remixes and trap edits of the game's theme and related audio spread widely on TikTok, YouTube, and short gaming compilations. The format stayed popular because the wordless drop instantly signals sus behavior, impostor jokes, and exaggerated suspicion. It is closely related to the broader amogus meme, where even ordinary shapes or colors are edited to resemble the crewmate character.