Skibidi Toilet became a viral animated web series in 2023, built around singing toilet-headed characters, while the creeper hiss has been one of Minecraft's most recognisable sounds since the game became popular. Fans began remixing the two together on short-form video platforms, and earrape edits that crank the volume to an extreme became a popular way to make the joke louder and more startling. The combination stuck because both sounds are instantly recognisable, so even a five-second clip lands without any explanation.