Mortal Kombat X, released in 2015 by NetherRealm Studios, continued the long-running fighting series with Sonya Blade returning as a Special Forces soldier. Her scream comes from the game's combat, where fighters react loudly to heavy blows, throws and finishing moves, giving matches their brutal, theatrical feel. Short clips like this one have circulated on soundboards and in gaming edits ever since, because the cry is easy to recognise and needs no context. It remains popular for reaction videos, fail compilations and Mortal Kombat fan edits.