Mortal Kombat II, released in arcades in 1993, built on the original game's tournament fighting with new characters, fatalities and a distinctive announcer who called out each match result. Sub-Zero, the blue-clad ninja with ice powers, became one of its most recognisable fighters, and his victory call stuck with players long after the arcade era. As retro fighting games were revisited in streams, compilations and meme edits, short win announcements like this one were clipped and reused as shorthand for dominance, making it a lasting piece of nineties arcade nostalgia.