The Enderman was added to Minecraft in the Beta 1.8 Adventure Update in 2011, quickly becoming one of the game's most feared mobs for its height, teleporting movement and hostile reaction to eye contact. Its vocal sounds were designed to feel alien and reversed, which helped the mob stand out from other creatures. Clips of the noise spread through gameplay videos, livestreams and soundboards, and editors kept reusing the short groan as an instant audio cue for teleportation, danger or an awkward creepy stare in edits and memes.