Mangle debuted in Five Nights at Freddy's 2, released in 2014 by Scott Cawthon, as a broken, tangled version of Foxy that crawls on ceilings. Its jumpscare became a staple sound in fan games, edits and soundboards alongside the classic FNAF jumpscare scream used by the other animatronics. Clips spread through YouTube let's plays and horror compilations during the game's peak popularity, and the harsh static screech remains instantly recognisable to FNAF fans, which is why creators still borrow it for non-FNAF scares.