On March 13th, 1998, Blizzard Entertainment released the video game Starcraft. In the game, there are three races: Terran, Zerg and Protoss. The Protoss are an advanced technological race of aliens.

In the 2020s, the terms became popularized in memes, with many jokes pitting the two against each other and referencing the sound effects from old cartoon shows. In cartoons, particularly from the ...