Team Fortress 2, Valve's team-based multiplayer shooter released in 2007, gives the Demoman a grenade launcher as his primary weapon, and critical hits deal greatly increased damage with a louder, more forceful firing sound. Players quickly learned to recognise that sharper crit audio in matches, and editors later lifted it for gameplay montages, memes and reaction videos where a single hit needed to feel decisive. It remains popular because the sound is short, instantly readable to TF2 fans and carries the game's chaotic, cartoonish combat energy without needing any explanation.