Bomb first appeared in Angry Birds, the physics puzzle game launched by Rovio in 2009, where players sling birds at structures to defeat green pigs. As the black bird, Bomb could be tapped mid-flight to explode, clearing tough stone blocks that other birds struggled to break. His blast became one of the game's most recognisable sounds as the series expanded to sequels, cartoons and films. Online, creators lifted the short explosion for memes, gameplay edits and reaction videos, where it still works as instant shorthand for something going spectacularly wrong.