PJ Pug-a-Pillar debuted in Poppy Playtime Chapter 2, released in 2022, as the antagonist of the Statues mini-game where players must freeze under the lights. Clips of every death were quickly gathered into YouTube compilations covering Chapters 1 to 3, which helped isolate this sting. Fans compare it to the FNAF jumpscare scream for its short, ear-splitting punch, and editors reuse it outside the game as a generic horror scare for memes, shorts and reaction videos.