Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero was a 1997 action-adventure spin-off that followed the ice ninja on a mission before the events of the main fighting games, and its Netherrealm sections were filled with pits, traps and long drops. Short death sounds from that era were later ripped and shared on soundboards, where this falling scream became a handy shorthand for any doomed plunge. It survives because the exaggerated arcade panic reads instantly, even without the game footage around it.