The Katamari Damacy meme stems from the surreal and colorful 2004 video game created by Keita Takahashi. In the game, the diminutive Prince of All Cosmos must roll a sticky ball (the Katamari) to collect enough junk to replace the stars destroyed by his father, the King of All Cosmos. In internet culture, the imagery of the Katamari represents the 'snowball effect'—where something small rapidly accumulates mass and chaos. It is frequently used to describe obsessions, the overwhelming nature of the internet, or how minor issues can spiral into a massive, unstoppable ball of problems. The meme captures the frantic yet whimsical energy of gathering everything in sight into a single, absurd mess.