The sound comes from The Henry Stickmin Collection, the 2020 remastered compilation of PuffballsUnited's Henry Stickmin Flash games first popularised on Newgrounds. In the games players pick absurd options for thief Henry Stickmin, and many outcomes end in sudden cartoon violence played for comedy. Clips and effects from the collection were widely reused in memes, edits and soundboards after the compilation brought the series to a new audience, and the Paunch combo stuck because its escalating hits fit almost any over the top fight joke.