The Orbital Cannon is a high-cost weapon players can fire from their facility in GTA Online, the online mode of Grand Theft Auto V, targeting almost anywhere on the map for a huge, map-wide strike. Because it costs a large amount of in-game money for a single shot, it became a symbol of over-the-top revenge and flexing in gameplay videos and memes. Creators kept reusing its distinctive charge and blast because it instantly signals that someone is about to be wiped out in the most excessive way possible.