Clifftop Caterwauling: Difference between revisions

* Ocean waves crashing below

 

 

Oddly enough, the [[Big Bad]] never seems to be available or around to take this opportunity to turn it into a [[Literal Cliff Hanger]], either.

 

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* [[Ear Worm|RIIIIIIII-COLAAAAAAA!]]

 

* The [[Wolf Man]] in ''[[Vampire Hunter D]]: Bloodlust'' climbed up a cliff and howled before the full moon when he transformed.

* Simon does this in ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'', while on top of the Dai-Gunzen. {{spoiler|The reason is, Kamina just got [[Killed Off for Real]].}} It's accompanied by a volcano in the background ''suddenly erupting.''

* Averted in ''[[Spice and Wolf]]''. The only places I can recall Holo howling are in a field sitting in the back of a wagon and in a sewer.

 

* [[Spider-Man]] tends to do angst-filled ones, when someone he loves has been kidnapped or hurt.

 

* Aslan, at least in the trailers for ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'' films.

* Arnie in ''[[Predator]]'' does the tree branch version of this.

* In ''[[Despicable Me]]'' as Gru {{spoiler|shrinks the moon}}, a werewolf howls on a clifftop...and changes into naked man, who quickly resorts to [[Hand or Object Underwear|covering his privates]] and retreats.

 

* Thor in ''[[The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul|The Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul]]'' by [[Douglas Adams]] stands on the edge of a fjord cliff and roars (in his rage at Odin and Toe Rag's manipulation and treachery.)

* Aslan, in ''[[Prince Caspian]]'', roars. First it starts the ground and earth shaking. Then it scares the men in Miraz' camp. Then it wakes the nymphs and the river god. Then it alerts every last animal in Narnia. Then it wakes the trees. Then it scares every mother and wakes every man in Narnia. Then, even the giants on Narnia's northern frontier are alerted, looking out from their castles. This was an [[Oh Crap]] moment the movie version more or less completely failed to capture.

 

* Robbie celebrated his first "Howling Day" on ''[[Dinosaurs]]'' on a cliff.

* [[Doctor Who|The Master]] gets a chance to do this to the Doctor in "The End Of Time" in the standard [[BBC Quarry]]. Of course by this time the Master's [[Ax Crazy|utterly batshit bananas]].

 

* [[Big Badass Wolf|Wolf Link]] from the ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess]]'' trailer and opening.

** Also, the sequences before Link discovers a new technique.

* The climax of ''[[Narcissu|Narcissu -Side 2nd-]]'' involves [[Ill Girl]] and "fake Catholic" Himeko [[Rage Against the Heavens|airing her grievances with the man upstairs]] atop Mt. Fuji.

 

* ''[[Gargoyles]]'', often substituting skyscraper or castle ledges.

* After [[Avatar: The Last Airbender|Avatar Kiyoshi]] breaks her homeland off to keep it safe from Chin the Conqueror, Chin lets out a roar of frustration from the newly-created cliff...which promptly gives way from under his weight.

* Wildebeest does this in ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' when he is cornered by [[The Baroness|Madame Rouge]].

 

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