SCP-096 comes from the SCP Foundation, a collaborative horror-fiction project where the humanoid anomaly is commonly nicknamed the Shy Guy. Its lore depicts it crying while passive and becoming violently agitated after someone sees its face. That contrast made sobbing audio a natural cue in fan games, animations, gameplay videos, and short-form horror edits. Different recordings circulate online, so this clip’s specific recording source is not confirmed. The sound remains useful because fans immediately associate quiet crying with an approaching SCP-096 encounter.