The Indominus rex was created for Jurassic World in 2015 as a genetically engineered hybrid dinosaur, designed to be larger and more intelligent than a Tyrannosaurus rex. Its vocalisations were built from layered animal recordings to sound unfamiliar and threatening. Clips of its growl and roar later spread on soundboards and video platforms, where editors detached the audio from the film and reused it as a standalone dinosaur sound. It remains popular because few other movie monsters have such a recognisable short growl that works without context.