Morshu comes from Link: The Faces of Evil, released for the Philips CD-i in 1993, where he runs a shop and offers Link lamp oil, rope and bombs in exchange for rubies. His stiff animation and distinctive voice made him a staple of early internet remix videos in the 2000s, and remixers later isolated his sounds into songs and beatbox loops. The character remains a shorthand for retro gaming absurdity, so even a short rhythmic edit is instantly recognisable to fans of CD-i memes.