Freddy Fazbear is the mascot animatronic of Five Nights at Freddy's, the 2014 indie horror game by Scott Cawthon in which players survive nights in a haunted pizzeria while the animatronics move toward them. Freddy's laugh became one of the game's most recognisable audio cues, signalling that he was close or about to attack. Clips of the laugh spread through YouTube playthroughs, TikTok edits, and meme soundboards, where creators reused it outside the game as a taunt or a warning. It remains popular because it instantly evokes the original game's tension, even for viewers who have never played it.