Diablo 2 was released in 2000 as Blizzard's dark fantasy action role-playing sequel, and the Amazon is one of its playable classes, specialising in spears, javelins and bow skills. The javelin throw effect comes from that combat system, where a thrown javelin is a fast ranged attack rather than a melee swing. Fans later ripped and shared short game effects like this one for edits, memes and soundboards, and it remains useful today because its clean, instantly readable throw still fits retro gaming content and modern combat clips alike.