Liu Kang is the main hero of the Mortal Kombat fighting game series, and his bicycle kick, introduced in Mortal Kombat II in 1993, became one of the franchise's most recognisable moves. In the games the kick connects with a flurry of hits, so clips that isolate a missed version quickly spread online as a fail meme. Players and editors share it on forums and video platforms whenever a bold attack goes wrong, which keeps the sound popular for gaming montages and parody fights.