The Major League Gaming (MLG) meme, or montage parody, emerged in the early 2010s as a satirical critique of the over-edited and self-serious frag movies found in the Call of Duty community. These memes are defined by a visual onslaught of lens flares, hitmarkers, airhorns, and heavy branding for Doritos and Mountain Dew. What started as a niche parody of competitive gaming culture quickly transformed into a broader internet aesthetic representing ironic, high-intensity chaos. Even after the peak of the montage parody era on YouTube, MLG elements remain iconic symbols of 2010s internet culture, frequently used to mock excessive hype or celebrate pro moments with absurd levels of zoom and visual noise.