The sound comes from Portal, Valve's first-person puzzle game, where the polite yet deadly Sentry Turrets guard test chambers with cheerful, unsettling dialogue. Their contrast between friendly manners and automatic gunfire made them instant fan favourites, and short turret lines have long circulated as soundboard clips, reaction sounds and stream alerts. This goodnight line endures because it flips that menace into something tender, giving creators a ready-made, instantly recognisable way to end a video on a soft, funny note.