The clip comes from Deltarune Chapter 3, the 2025 instalment of Toby Fox's role-playing game, which takes place largely inside a television-themed world hosted by Tenna. Within that loud, game-show setting, a wet splat reads instantly as a cartoon failure, so fans began lifting the brief effect for edits, streams, and meme videos rather than using longer dialogue or music clips. Its appeal has lasted because the noise is short, unmistakable, and easy to place, giving creators a quick way to sell a fall, a squash, or a messy landing without explaining the joke.