Apex Legends launched in 2019 from Respawn Entertainment, and its ping system let legends announce loot without voice chat. Bloodhound, the technological tracker, could call out a Mozambique shotgun pistol found on the ground. The weapon was widely mocked at launch for low damage, so its name became shorthand among players for useless loot. Clips of the callout spread through gaming videos and soundboards, where the short line kept its meaning even outside matches and became a reusable joke about finding something nobody wanted in a game.