Short laser zaps like this come from decades of sci-fi films, cartoons and arcade games, where a synthesized blip became the default sound for energy weapons. The backzip style, a reversed-sounding electronic sweep, was popular in retro games because it was cheap to make and instantly readable. Online, creators adopted tiny clips like this alongside the classic pew pew for edits, gameplay highlights and memes, since a fraction of a second is enough to signal a shot without adding music or dialogue over the scene.