Koroks are the leaf masked forest spirits from The Legend of Zelda series, first appearing in The Wind Waker and returning as hidden puzzle creatures in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. Their short squeaks, leaf rustles and scurrying movements became popular soundboard clips because hundreds of Korok encounters give players the same brief, recognizable audio cues. Clips of a Korok running away spread through gaming edits and short videos, where the sound is now reused outside Zelda footage for any small, frantic escape.