The clip is connected to Critical Role, the long-running Dungeons and Dragons actual-play series in which Matthew Mercer serves as dungeon master and voices many of its creatures and non-player characters. Within that world, an abomination is the kind of twisted, powerful being whose arrival changes a scene instantly, which helps explain why a one-second entrance cue travels so well outside the show. Online, it has been picked up as a short meme sound for reveals and arrivals, especially in tabletop, gaming, and role-play clips where a dramatic entrance needs no further explanation.