The 'Army Sound Off' sketch originates from the hit Comedy Central series Key & Peele, which aired during their fourth season in 2014. It features Keegan-Michael Key as a rigid Drill Sergeant and Jordan Peele as a soldier participating in a standard military cadence call. The scene escalates as Peele’s character responds to the prompt 'Sound off!' with increasingly high-pitched, bizarre, and unhinged vocalizations that break the military rhythm. This clip is a staple in the reaction meme canon, used to represent someone who is being 'extra' or taking a simple task to an absurdly intense level. It perfectly captures the feeling of someone failing to understand the assignment or being the one person in a group who doesn't know how to act normal. Users often apply it to social situations where one individual’s energy is wildly different from the rest of the room. Example captions include: 'When the pre-workout kicks in during the stretching phase,' 'Me trying to match my extroverted friend's energy at 3 AM,' and 'That one person in the group project who does way too much.'