SCP-096, often called the Shy Guy, originated in the SCP Foundation collaborative horror writing project as a tall, docile creature that attacks anyone who sees its face. SCP: Secret Laboratory, the multiplayer game released by Northwood Studios in 2017 and based on SCP - Containment Breach, turned that lore into playable encounters where teams try to contain or kill anomalies. Its death sound became a shared shorthand in gameplay clips and soundboards because killing 096 is rare, chaotic and memorable, so creators reuse the audio to mark that specific victory.