Ewoks first appeared in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in 1983 as the small forest dwellers of Endor who help the Rebels defeat the Empire. Their horn calls became part of their tribal identity on screen, alongside characters like Chewbacca. Decades later, Star Wars Battlefront II revived the idea in 2018 with Ewok Hunt, a mode built around troopers being hunted at night. Clips of the horn spread through gaming videos and soundboards, where it is now reused far beyond Star Wars as a generic warning blast.