The clip is taken from the LEGO Star Wars games, the family friendly adaptations of the Star Wars films where vehicles reuse a shared library of laser sounds. The same blaster effect is also noted for the Imperial Shuttle in game, which is why it appears in more scenes than TIE Fighter battles alone. As LEGO Star Wars clips circulated on video platforms and soundboards, this short zap became a handy generic sci-fi shot for fan edits, gameplay montages and parodies beyond the original game.