Five Nights at Freddy's 2, released in 2014, made the jumpscare a signature of the series, with animatronics lunging at the camera when the player failed to survive the night. Clips of those moments spread through YouTube playthroughs and later through TikTok edits and soundboards, where the scream became shorthand for a sudden scare. The related FNAF jumpscare scream from the first game remains popular alongside it, but this second-game version is favoured for its harsher, more distorted edge. It stays in use because the sound is instantly recognisable to horror fans.