Downfall, released in 2004 as Der Untergang, dramatizes the final days in Hitler's Berlin bunker and became the source of countless online parodies. General Hans Krebs, the army chief of staff played by Rolf Kanies, became a familiar face in those edits alongside the famous rant scenes. As Downfall clips circulated on YouTube and forums, short reaction sounds like his laugh were cut out and reused separately. It endures because the tense, humorless tone instantly conveys dread, denial and inevitable defeat in any context.