Among Us was released by Innersloth in 2018 and exploded in popularity in 2020, with its emergency meeting and impostor sounds becoming meme staples. Players and editors began bass boosting the short sting to exaggerate the moment someone was called out as sus. The boosted version spread through TikTok, YouTube edits and soundboards, where the distorted low end became shorthand for accusation and fake drama. It is still used because the cue is instantly recognisable, even when the video has nothing to do with the game itself.