The sound comes from Jerry Garry, an edit of a controversial character made for MUGEN, the customisable 2D fighting game engine known for fan made fighters and exaggerated hit reactions. Clips and rips from those builds circulated in meme and soundboard communities, where short damage screams were lifted out of gameplay and reused on their own. Its rough, low fidelity recording became part of the joke, and creators still reach for it when they need a scream meme that signals instant pain without any dialogue or context.