Link has been the protagonist of Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series since 1986, and because he rarely speaks full dialogue, his grunts, shouts and yells became his signature voice. Different actors have voiced those effort sounds across games like Ocarina of Time and Breath of the Wild. Clips of the yell later spread through gaming videos, soundboards and meme edits, where fans reuse it as a shorthand for a heroic effort, a panicked jump or a dramatic sword swing without needing any context from the game itself.