Sheeva first appeared as a playable fighter in Mortal Kombat 3, and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 arrived in 1995 as an expanded arcade update with more characters and stages. As a female Shokan warrior, Sheeva has four arms and an aggressive fighting style, and her voice clips were recorded for battle reactions such as taking damage and losing a round. Fans ripped those short arcade sounds for soundboards and video edits, where this scream became a shorthand for a dramatic knockout. It remains in use because Mortal Kombat nostalgia and retro fighting game clips continue to circulate online.