Papyrus is one of the main characters in Undertale, the indie role-playing game released in 2015, and his attempts at cooking spaghetti became a running joke among players. In the game he is eager to impress and befriend the human, and his homemade spaghetti is treated as a proud achievement despite its dubious quality. Fans clipped the moment, shared it on soundboards and in meme edits, and it stuck because it sums up his character in seconds. Years later it still works as shorthand for earnest, misplaced confidence in the kitchen.