Age of Mythology was released in 2002 by Ensemble Studios as a real-time strategy spin-off from the Age of Empires series, swapping historical campaigns for Greek, Egyptian and Norse mythology. Its villagers and military units all answered player commands with short recorded voice lines, and the female worker responses became part of the game's familiar soundscape. As clips from classic RTS games began circulating on soundboards and in meme edits, these brief acknowledgements found a second life outside matches, used whenever a creator wants an obedient, old-school strategy game reaction.