Ugandan Knuckles became a major internet meme through VRChat videos in early 2018, where players used distorted Knuckles avatars and repeated phrases and clicking sounds. The character itself was tied to fan-made parody designs that circulated online before the VRChat boom. The clicking became one of the easiest audio cues to recognize, so it kept showing up in compilations, remixes and reaction edits long after the original trend cooled off. People still use it as shorthand for chaotic lobby humor and early VRChat meme culture.