Apex Legends is a free to play battle royale shooter released by Respawn Entertainment in 2019, where Evo Shields grow stronger as players deal damage during a match. The short chime linked to that system was clipped from gameplay and shared between editors, streamers and soundboard users as a standalone effect. Its meaning stayed tied to levelling up, so it spread beyond Apex clips into general gaming videos and upgrade jokes. It remains popular because the sound is instantly understood, takes under a second and needs no context or dialogue to land.