Minions first appeared in Illumination's Despicable Me in 2010 and quickly became breakout characters known for slapstick humour and a made up language mixing Spanish, English and gibberish. Words like ola fit that style perfectly, so short greetings were clipped and shared across meme pages, soundboards and short video edits. The sound stayed popular because it is instantly recognisable, family friendly and flexible, working equally well as an actual hello, an ironic entrance cue or a random reaction in gaming and chat compilations online today for fans everywhere.