The line comes from TFS at the Table, the tabletop roleplaying series by Team Four Star, the group best known for Dragon Ball Z Abridged. Chromagil is one of the player characters in their campaign, and the hungry or dead moment captures the show's mix of improvised comedy and over-the-top roleplay. Clips from the series circulate among TFS fans and tabletop communities, where short out-of-context quotes become in-jokes. This one stuck because it works as a relatable exaggeration, so creators reuse it as a reaction sound far beyond the original campaign.