The 'It's Over 9,000!' meme originated from the English dub of the anime series Dragon Ball Z in the 1997 episode 'The Return of Goku.' In this scene, the antagonist Vegeta, voiced by Brian Drummond in the original Ocean Dub, checks his scouter to read Goku's power level. Shocked by the immense energy, Vegeta shouts the line while crushing the scouter in his hand. Although the original Japanese manga and anime used the number '8,000,' the English adaptation's change to '9,000' became a foundational piece of internet culture. This clip is the ultimate expression of hyperbole, used to represent shock, disbelief, or the realization that something has exceeded a massive threshold. It is commonly applied to gaming scores, bank accounts, or overwhelming amounts of tasks. Examples include: 'When you check your unread email count after a vacation,' 'Me looking at the Steam Summer Sale discounts,' or 'My ping the moment I enter a ranked match.'