The line comes from the radio command system in Counter-Strike, Valve's tactical shooter first released in 2000, where preset voice messages let players coordinate without a microphone. Follow me was one of the basic movement orders alongside calls like enemy spotted and bomb has been planted, heard in countless matches on maps like Dust II. As Counter-Strike clips spread to YouTube and streaming platforms, the radio voice became shorthand for old-school FPS teamwork, and the short commands were reused as meme sounds far beyond the game itself.