Noob Saibot first appeared as a hidden fighter in Mortal Kombat II and his name reverses series creators Ed Boon and John Tobias. In Mortal Kombat (2011), commonly called MK9, he returns as the shadow wraith of the original Sub-Zero. His damage screams became popular in soundboard collections because they are short, intense, and instantly recognisable to fighting game fans. Clips like this impaled yell circulate in edits and streams where an exaggerated reaction to pain gets a bigger laugh than the hit itself.