PK Fire began as one of Ness's psychic attacks in EarthBound, the 1994 role-playing game where the young hero learns PSI powers, and it later became his side special move across the Super Smash Bros series. In Smash matches the attack is famous for its short range, lingering flame pillar and the ease with which it can be repeated, which made Ness players and their amiibo figures a running joke for spamming it. That reputation carried the sound into memes and edits, where a single burst now signals a cheeky, relentless attack.