Dark Souls is a notoriously difficult action role-playing game series from FromSoftware, and its short grunts and reactions have long been clipped, shared and reused by players who recognise the frustration behind them. This brief ahz clip circulates on soundboards alongside other goofy ahh sounds, where creators use it as shorthand for defeat, surprise and dark comedy rather than as a faithful piece of game audio. Its brevity is part of its appeal, since it can be dropped into almost any fail compilation, stream highlight or short-form edit without breaking the pace.