Valorant launched in 2020 from Riot Games as a 5v5 tactical hero shooter, and its clean UI sounds were quickly clipped by players for edits and streams. Like older shooter cues such as enemy spotted and bomb has been planted from Counter-Strike, the first kill chime became shorthand for momentum in a round. Fans share it outside the game as a meme alert for any first win, first score or opening success, which keeps the short effect recognisable even to people who no longer play regularly.