Toriel is a central character in Undertale, the 2015 role-playing game created by Toby Fox, where she meets the player in the Ruins and guides them through the opening area. Like other Undertale characters, her dialogue is accompanied by a distinctive short sound rather than recorded speech, which fans soon associated closely with her personality. As Undertale grew through Let's Plays, fan videos and meme edits, clips of that sound spread to soundboards, where creators reuse it as a shorthand for Toriel herself and for warm, protective moments.