The Heavy Rain meme, specifically the 'Press X to Jason' or 'Shaun!' variants, originates from the 2010 cinematic thriller developed by Quantic Dream. During particularly emotional or high-stakes scenes, players are prompted to press a button to have the protagonist call out for his lost son. Due to the game's sometimes clunky mechanics and the unintentional comedy of shouting a name repeatedly in inappropriate contexts, the mechanic became an internet sensation. It is now widely used to mock dramatic overacting in video games or to represent a situation where someone is desperately seeking something in a repetitive, futile, and loud manner.