Bruce Lee was a Hong Kong-American martial artist and actor whose 1970s films such as Enter the Dragon and Fist of Fury made his fighting style and vocal cries world famous. His high shouts, often imitated as wataa, became shorthand for kung fu in pop culture long after his death in 1973. This imitation version spread through meme and soundboard sharing, where creators use Lee's recognisable sound without needing the original film audio, keeping the impression alive in short comedy edits and reaction videos.