Lobotomy Dash grew out of Geometry Dash after the 2.2 update, when players began making absurd, heavily edited videos using the game's faces, icons and voice-like phrases. Fire in the hole became one of its most repeated lines, copied from the explosive warning associated with the normal difficulty face and remixed until it sounded frantic and distorted. The clips spread across TikTok, YouTube and soundboards in short meme edits, and the phrase stayed popular because it works even without the game, as a instant signal that something is about to blow up.