Kablam comes from Sunset Overdrive, the 2014 action adventure game developed by Insomniac Games and set in the colorful, chaotic Sunset City. The game leans into comic book style action, grinding, bouncing and oversized weapons, and its announcer callouts match that tone with loud, playful exclamations during combat. Short vocal bursts like this were later clipped for soundboards and edits because they work outside the game as instant punctuation for explosions, impacts and over the top wins, keeping the energy recognizable even without gameplay footage.