Dishonored is the 2012 first-person stealth game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda, starring the assassin Corvo Attano in the plague-ridden city of Dunwall. Its flintlock pistol is one of Corvo's signature tools, and its firing sound has become a recognizable game audio cue. Short, isolated weapon sounds like this circulate widely on meme soundboards because they are clean and easy to drop into edits. Creators keep using it as a period-style alternative to modern shooter effects.