Originating from a bizarre 2015 mobile game advertisement, the Flying Gorilla meme gained massive popularity for its unexpected and low-budget aesthetic. The meme typically features a poorly rendered 3D gorilla gliding through the air while introducing itself in a calm, matter-of-fact voice. It surged through platforms like TikTok and YouTube as a pinnacle of surreal humor, often used as a bait-and-switch or a nonsensical reaction to serious situations. Its charm lies in the simplicity of the character design and the sheer randomness of the original game's premise, which tasked players with dodging obstacles as a soaring ape.