Flowey is the first character players meet in Undertale, the 2015 role-playing game by Toby Fox, and his laugh became closely linked to the game's deceptive opening and its darker turns. Clips of the giggle spread through Let's Plays, Undertale edits and meme videos, where fans used it to signal a fake-out or a character turning villainous. Because Undertale remains widely played and quoted, the laugh is instantly recognisable to its audience, even outside the game, and it still works as shorthand for cheerful menace in short-form video.