Tagged alongside Team Fortress 2 and 4chan's video game community, Kneeguard has spread mainly as a niche forum in-joke rather than a mainstream viral clip. Its short length and gaming association make it easy to share in threads, Discord servers and short edits, where the humour comes from recognition as much as the sound itself. Because it is tied to party van humour and board culture, it has stayed in circulation among players who enjoy obscure references, even though it never became a widely known catchphrase.