The sound comes from the original Tomb Raider games released in the late 1990s, where Lara Croft screamed during long falls that ended a run. Players heard it repeatedly while learning the platforming sections, so it became burned into gaming memory alongside later death sounds like the Roblox oof. Clips of the games and remixes spread the scream to forums, videos and soundboards, and its instant cut off keeps it useful as a shorthand for a fall gone wrong.