Knobbelboy is a well known Geometry Dash player famous for taking on extreme demon levels that can take tens of thousands of attempts to complete. Clips from his streams are widely shared in the community, and this 98 percent death became a shorthand for the worst possible fail in the game. Players and editors repost the scream whenever someone loses a run at the very end, turning one player's frustration into a universal reaction for near misses in gaming and beyond.