The line comes from Mortal Kombat, the fighting game series created by Ed Boon and John Tobias that debuted in arcades in 1992. Scorpion, the yellow-clad undead ninja, shouts it while throwing his spear, a move that pulls opponents across the screen and became one of gaming's most quoted attacks. The phrase survived every sequel, film adaptation and reboot, and later spread through YouTube montages, streams and reaction clips, where its brevity and aggression make it an easy shorthand for dragging someone into a confrontation.