Little is reliably known about the original recording behind the Felipe scream, so its history is mostly an online one. The clip spread as a named jumpscare file on soundboards and in short video edits, where a one-second yell is easy to drop in without cutting dialogue. Editors keep reusing it alongside other loud scream reactions because it is instantly recognisable, needs no setup, and works for horror jokes, gaming fails and exaggerated surprise moments alike, even when viewers have never heard its name before.