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* ''[[Bleach]]'': When Grimmjow Jaegerjacquez performs his [[Power-Up|release]], the first thing he does is howl loud enough to throw up gale-force winds and momentarily stagger the protagonist.

** Wonderweiss destroys the ice imprisoning Harribel with his creepy shrieking.

* Several martial artists in [[Kenichi ~~the~~ Mightiest Disciple]] are able to do this. [[Musical Assassin|Siegfried]] knocks one of his opponents unconscious by screaming at a [[Hell Is That Noise|hellish pitch]], [[Complete Monster|Silcardo Jenazad]] is able to cause an avalanche with his voice, and the [[Physical God|Elder]] at one point screams with enough force to knock over everybody in a stadium - while the Elder's strength was limited to [[Power Limiter|0.0002%]] of his usual power.

* Several martial artists in [[Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple]] are able to do this. [[Musical Assassin|Siegfried]] knocks one of his opponents unconscious by screaming at a [[Hell Is That Noise|hellish pitch]], [[Complete Monster|Silcardo Jenazad]] is able to cause an avalanche with his voice, and the [[Physical God|Elder]] at one point screams with enough force to knock over everybody in a stadium - while the Elder's strength was limited to [[Power Limiter|0.0002%]] of his usual power.

* ''[[Scrapped Princess]]'': Pacifica doesn't have the capacity to fight like her adopted siblings, but whenever tragedy strikes around her (people dying, people trying to kill ''her'', etc.), she emits a scream that sends out a massive shockwave. It doesn't kill anybody, but it is useful for breaking them free from mind control. {{spoiler|It's because her powers as the anti-Peacemaker program only trigger under extreme stress.}}

* In the spirit of the series' ridiculous power levels, Buu in ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' uses this to escape ''confinement in another dimension'' (it was partially out of desperation -- there wasn't anything to eat there).

** He later attempts to destroy the [[Apocalypse How|whole of creation]] in a similar manner, and is only barely stopped by Vegetto (the only time in that entire fight that had [[Boisterous Bruiser|Vegetto]] looking worried... or showing any kind of ''effort'' for that matter).

* In ''[[Yes ~~Precure~~ 5|Yes! Precure 5]]'' [[The Movie]], in which Pretty Cure 5 go to a [[Mirror Universe]] and meet [[The Psycho Rangers|a team of]] [[Evil Twin|"Dark Cures"]], Dark Lemonade has a supersonic scream ability. {{spoiler|Ultimately, [[Hoist By His Own Petard|it just gets her killed]], though.}}

* In ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5|Yes! Precure 5]]'' [[The Movie]], in which Pretty Cure 5 go to a [[Mirror Universe]] and meet [[The Psycho Rangers|a team of]] [[Evil Twin|"Dark Cures"]], Dark Lemonade has a supersonic scream ability. {{spoiler|Ultimately, [[Hoist by His Own Petard|it just gets her killed]], though.}}

* Early in ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', the [[Character Title|title character]] exhibits a "supersonic whining" ability. This, like many of her secondary powers, is discarded pretty early on.

** It comes back far later in a team attack with [[Annoying Younger Sibling|Sailor Chibi Moon]].

** May be a [[Shout-Out]] to [[Sally the Witch]], where whenever [[Cheerful Child|Poron]] started crying and screaming, [[Reality Warper|things would get weird...]]

* The classic [[Super Robot]] [[Raideen]] had this as one of its stronger weapons.

** As does [[~~Rah Xephon~~]], which was heavily inspired by ''Raideen''.

** As does [[RahXephon]], which was heavily inspired by ''Raideen''.

* The Suzuki aliens from [[Gantz]] have an attack that is basically this in beam form.

* Ragnarok in ''[[Soul Eater]]'' has this ability, known as Screech Alpha.

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* The Iron Howl spell in ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', which works like a flashbang grenade minus the flash, stunning all unprepared people within the area. This is actually more like a magical version of [[Sonic Stunner]].

* In ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', the first team that Negi and Kotarou faced as prize fighters in the Magic World included a Tiger Man capable of emitting a roar powerful enough to match Negi's [[Beam Spam]].

* The title character in ''[[~~Betterman (Anime)|~~Betterman]]'' uses this when he transforms into his Nebula form. The frequency is tuned to the specific enemy he's fighting, so bystanders are left unharmed.

* The title character in ''[[Betterman]]'' uses this when he transforms into his Nebula form. The frequency is tuned to the specific enemy he's fighting, so bystanders are left unharmed.

* One of the contractors in ''[[Darker Than Black]]'' has this ability. She's [[Astonishingly Appropriate Appearance|an overweight former opera singer]] and while she mostly uses it to cause ludicrous amounts of structural damage, she can also neatly and quietly stop someone's heart.

* In the finale of the '80s ''[[Astro Boy]]'', the final robot, "Bora", has this ability.

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* In ''[[Toriko]]'', the fourth and final member of the Four Heavenly Kings to be introduced is a colossal man called Zebra, who takes this power [[Up to Eleven]], demonstrating the ability to use echoes to generate an artillery barrage and even more or less nuke countless powerful monsters with a single shout.

* [[Cloudcuckoolander|Yuuki]] of ''[[Code Breaker]]'' has the power of sound: he can hear exceptionally well and control sound, which means he can pack quite a punch with his sonic booms and even move at the speed of sound. He's considered one of the most powerful Code: Breakers.

* A basic attack of [[Elite Mook|Level 4 Akumas]] in ''[[D Gray ~~Man~~]]'' is to screech and stun the enemy. It's super effective.

* A basic attack of [[Elite Mook|Level 4 Akumas]] in ''[[D.Gray-man]]'' is to screech and stun the enemy. It's super effective.

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== Fan Works ==

* Cure Vanilla's first attack in ''[[~~Pretty Cure Perfume Preppy (Fanfic)|~~Pretty Cure Perfume Preppy]]'', "Pretty Cure Vanilla Echo", had her scream into a giant yellow megaphone made of light, producing soundwaves that went straight to the enemy, killing it as of episode 5. [[Word of God]] says that Cure Tangerine's upcoming power-up attack, "Pretty Cure Tangerine Silver Wail", has her scream out orange soundwaves which do the same thing. [[Beware the Nice Ones]] indeed.

* Cure Vanilla's first attack in ''[[Pretty Cure Perfume Preppy]]'', "Pretty Cure Vanilla Echo", had her scream into a giant yellow megaphone made of light, producing soundwaves that went straight to the enemy, killing it as of episode 5. [[Word of God]] says that Cure Tangerine's upcoming power-up attack, "Pretty Cure Tangerine Silver Wail", has her scream out orange soundwaves which do the same thing. [[Beware the Nice Ones]] indeed.

* In [[~~Keepers of the Elements (Fanfic)|~~Keepers of the Elements]], [[Blow You Away|Air Keepers]] gain this as one of their abilities.

* In [[Keepers of the Elements]], [[Blow You Away|Air Keepers]] gain this as one of their abilities.

* This is one of the more common superpowers that turns up in ''[[~~Rise of the Galeforces (Fanfic)|~~Rise of the Galeforces]]'', and one of the rare few to be used by more than two Supers. Apparently, the Sonic Scream, as it's officially called, used to be quite popular.

* This is one of the more common superpowers that turns up in ''[[Rise of the Galeforces]]'', and one of the rare few to be used by more than two Supers. Apparently, the Sonic Scream, as it's officially called, used to be quite popular.

* The Scream Horn from ''[[Calvin and Hobbes The Series ~~(Fanfic)~~|Calvin and Hobbes The Series]]'' invokes this.

* The Scream Horn from ''[[Calvin and Hobbes: The Series|Calvin and Hobbes The Series]]'' invokes this.

** Also, the "Stupendous Scream" from "Wild Movie".

** One of Dr. Brainstorm's [[Running Gag|trademark shouts]] manages to ''knock Jack off his feet'' in "Thunderstorm".

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== Films ==

* In ''[[~~Bolt (Disney)|~~Bolt]]'', the title canine ''thinks'' he has this power (among others), unaware that he's actually just a TV actor and that the "power" is a combination of on-stage stunts and special effects added in post-production.

* In ''[[Bolt]]'', the title canine ''thinks'' he has this power (among others), unaware that he's actually just a TV actor and that the "power" is a combination of on-stage stunts and special effects added in post-production.

* ''[[Meet Dave]]'', albeit unintentionally. He's tweaking his voice and accidentally set the pitch so high it makes empty wine bottles explode.

* Another unintentional example: ''[[Splash]]''. The mermaid language does not function well in land-dwelling society.

* The roulette wheel scene in ''[[~~Lola~~ ~~Rennt~~ ~~(Film)~~|Lola Rennt]]'' (a.k.a. ''Run Lola Run'')

* The roulette wheel scene in ''[[Run Lola Run|Lola Rennt]]'' (a.k.a. ''Run Lola Run'')

** She does it two times before, in the opening and discussing with her father in the bank.

* Used by [[Beowulf (~~Film~~)|Beowulf]] against Grendel (and combined with [[This Is Sparta|I! AM! BEOWULF!]]) as a result of Grendel having freakishly sensitive eardrums.

* Used by [[Beowulf (film)|Beowulf]] against Grendel (and combined with [[This Is Sparta|I! AM! BEOWULF!]]) as a result of Grendel having freakishly sensitive eardrums.

* The Landlady from [[Kung Fu Hustle]] uses a technique known as The Lion's Roar that's basically this. In the fight against The Beast, she breaks the top off a large bell and uses it as an amplifier for the attack, blasting him(and most of the rest of the room) through several walls.

* ''[[The Incredible Mr. Limpet]]'' gained a vocal weapon when he was turned into a fish. Though it's less a sonic shriek and more a sonic boom, as he generates a thundering percussive shockwave. It's put to good use at the climax of the movie when he uses it to guide "thrum" seeking German torpedoes to destroy the Nazi U-boats that launched them.

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* Gyaos, the monstrous reptilian bird foe of [[Gamera]], uses a hypersonic shriek amplified into a laser as his primary offensive weapon. It's powerful enough to slice through anything but Gamera's shell. The Gyaos mutation Irys can also use the sonic laser, but fired from the pincers on the ends of her tentacles, and these one CAN penetrate Gamera's shell if they're focused long enough on one spot.

* The monster portrayed by Awa in ''Dark Floors'' is a ghost with a glass-breaking screech. Tobias refers to her as "the Scream Queen", and she is the only one given an in-movie name.

* The Bleeders in ''[[~~Push (Film)|~~Push]]'' have this power, and they get their name from what happens to people who listen to their screams.

* The Bleeders in ''[[Push]]'' have this power, and they get their name from what happens to people who listen to their screams.

* During the Master Exploder song in ''[[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny]]'' JB's capable of setting a microphone on fire and [[Your Head Asplode|literally blowing somebody's mind]] with his voice alone.

* In ''[[Dogma]]'', God's voice kills any mortal who hears it, forcing the Metatron to speak on Her behalf instead.

* Oskar Matzerath in ''[[~~The Tin Drum (Film)|~~The Tin Drum]]'' can shatter glass by yelling. This may have been the inspiration for a similar trait of Lola in ''[[~~Run Lola Run (Film)|~~Run Lola Run]]''.

* Oskar Matzerath in ''[[The Tin Drum]]'' can shatter glass by yelling. This may have been the inspiration for a similar trait of Lola in ''[[Run Lola Run]]''.

* [[Bruce Campbell|Coach Boomer]] from ''[[Sky High]]''. Woe betide anyone who disagrees with his choice of 'Hero' or 'Sidekick'.

** That's not a superpower. It's merely a side effect of being [[Bruce Campbell]].

* ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''. Roger can let out a noise like a steam whistle that can [[Glass-Shattering Sound|shatter glass]], but only after he drinks strong liquor.

* ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]''. Roger can let out a noise like a steam whistle that can [[Glass-Shattering Sound|shatter glass]], but only after he drinks strong liquor.

* At one point, the [[Big Bad]] in [[Heroic Trio]] emits a scream that destroys a character's weapon.

* This was only demonstrated once in ''[[The Return of Hanuman]]'', as Maruti hoots to scare off his school's bullies.

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* The "divine wind" ability of Celestial dragons in the ''[[Temeraire]]'' series, which is demonstrated to be powerful enough to {{spoiler|cause a mini-tsunami}} in the case of skilled users.

** That can {{spoiler|sink an entire fleet of warships in one shot.}}

* The Howlers from ''[[~~Animorphs (Literature)|~~Animorphs]]'' have a scream that plays havoc with their prey's nervous systems (the more so the more complex the nervous system).

* The Howlers from ''[[Animorphs]]'' have a scream that plays havoc with their prey's nervous systems (the more so the more complex the nervous system).

* The Mandrakes of mythology and, among others, ''[[Harry Potter]]'', have screams of instant death.

* In [[Maximum Ride]]: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, one of the mutant things had this ability.

* [[Magnus]] has the 'Sword of the Lord', a sonic scream powerful enough to trigger earthquakes.

* Oskar Matzerath in ''[[~~The Tin Drum (Literature)|~~The Tin Drum]]''.

* Oskar Matzerath in ''[[The Tin Drum]]''.

* Zhang Fei in the novel ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]'' during his stand at Chang Ban bridge, shouted so loudly it halts the advance of Cao Cao's army. Also rumoredly, one peon DIES at the mere shout of it.

* The short-lived Ace Howler in the ''[[Wild Cards]]'' series.

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* In [[Catherine Webb]]'s book ''[[Mirror Duet|Mirror Dreams]]'', Laenan Kite weaves a spell into his scream, manipulating the pressure of the air so that glass shatters and the [[Mooks|guards]] are killed.

* [[Discworld]]'s Agnes Nitt, AKA Perdita X Dream. She once threated a man of screaming so hard that his brains will came out of his nose. And yes, she can do that.

* The Great Shout in [[The Riddle Master of Hed]] by [[Patricia a McKillip]] can start avalanches (if you're not careful), knock down towers and complete the year's nut harvest remarkably quickly if you do it right.

* The Great Shout in [[The Riddle Master of Hed]] by [[Patricia A. McKillip]] can start avalanches (if you're not careful), knock down towers and complete the year's nut harvest remarkably quickly if you do it right.

* In [[The Runelords]] books the big bad Raj Ahtan gets enough voice augments that he goes from having a compelling voice to a sonic weapon capable of bringing down castle walls.

* In the [[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]] novel ''Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth'' {{spoiler|Pan gives his panic causing cry to Grover, who uses it to help win the battle}}.

* In [[James H Schmitz]]'s ''[[The Witches of Karres]]'', the Leewit (do ''not'' call her just "Leewit") can whistle at, and thereby break, almost anything. Glass, crystal, eardrums...

* In [[James H. Schmitz]]'s ''[[The Witches of Karres]]'', the Leewit (do ''not'' call her just "Leewit") can whistle at, and thereby break, almost anything. Glass, crystal, eardrums...

* In ''The King of Katoren'', the birds populating the city of Decibel have had this ability for so long that the city's inhabitants have gotten used to it by constantly using earplugs and shielding their walls and windows; Stach, the main character, notes that due to the ensuing loss of interpersonal communication across the years, the two people in town who actually more thoroughly studied the problem have ''[[Poor Communication Kills|never]]'' been able to share their plans and combine them into the actual solution to the problem.

* In ''A Practical Guide to Monsters'', the Yrthak (an eyeless, green wyvern with a unicorn horn) is described as being able to unleash a noise from its horn capable of knocking a foe to the gound.

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* Kira's Ptera Scream from ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]''.

* Catalina's Sonic Blast on ''[[Space Cases]]'', which apparently all people from Saturn have.

* Lorne of ''[[~~Angel (TV)|~~Angel]]'' can hold a song note at any pitch, pretty much forever. His screams brought several demons to their knees holding their ears in pain, and, judging from the background noise, it can shatter glass as well. The real irony is that where he comes from, ''singing in general'' is considered a sonic weapon because they have no concept of music; he's viewed as something akin to a [[Person of Mass Destruction]] with none of a nuclear warhead's huggableness. In a multi-episode arc where the group goes to his home dimension, he holds off a lynch mob by bursting into a Mo-town number (until someone rides by on a horse and just knocks him out).

* Lorne of ''[[Angel]]'' can hold a song note at any pitch, pretty much forever. His screams brought several demons to their knees holding their ears in pain, and, judging from the background noise, it can shatter glass as well. The real irony is that where he comes from, ''singing in general'' is considered a sonic weapon because they have no concept of music; he's viewed as something akin to a [[Person of Mass Destruction]] with none of a nuclear warhead's huggableness. In a multi-episode arc where the group goes to his home dimension, he holds off a lynch mob by bursting into a Mo-town number (until someone rides by on a horse and just knocks him out).

** [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]] also used this, with a group of villains called [[Nightmare Fuel|The Gentlemen]] who could be defeated by a human voice.

* [[Steven Ulysses Perhero|Echo DeMille]] in the ''[[Heroes (TV)|Heroes]]'' webisodes and Jesse in the show proper. {{spoiler|And Sylar too once he kills Jesse and takes his power. And just like every other power besides telekinesis that he just ''had'' to have, he never actually uses it.}}

* [[Steven Ulysses Perhero|Echo DeMille]] in the ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' webisodes and Jesse in the show proper. {{spoiler|And Sylar too once he kills Jesse and takes his power. And just like every other power besides telekinesis that he just ''had'' to have, he never actually uses it.}}

* [[Myth Busters|Myth Confirmed]]: A trained human voice singing a sustained high note can shatter a glass. This only works because of resonant frequencies. A glass has a very simple shape, so it will have a resonant frequency that you can use to build up vibration in the glass until it shatters. Objects with complicated geometry and things made up of a variety of different materials (like buildings) won't normally have a single resonant frequency that knocks them down.

** The exceptions to this rule are usually [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Fi1VcbpAI spectacular and expensive]. After the horrible counterexample of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge (the bridge pictured in the linked footage), engineers try not to build structures with a resonant frequency any more.

* Jool from ''[[~~Farscape (TV)|~~Farscape]]''.

* Jool from ''[[Farscape]]''.

** Notable in that her scream ''melts metal''.

*** And as she's a [[Spoiled Brat|Spoiled]] [[Rich Bitch]], she screams a ''lot''... Much to Crichton and D'Argo's dismay.

* Pink Puffle Girl's superpower in the UK version of ''[[Who Wants to Be A Superhero]]''.

* Pink Puffle Girl's superpower in the UK version of ''[[Who Wants to Be a Superhero]]''.

* In ''[[The Librarian]]'' Simone Renoir shatters all the windows of a defunct abby-turned-nightclub with a single high C. {{spoiler|Of course she is a vampiric opera singer who's had centuries keep her voice well trained.}}

* [[Da Chief]] from ''[[~~Get Smart (TV)|~~Get Smart]]'' can do this, which comes in handy when a villain with eyeglasses is holding him and Max at gunpoint ...

* [[Da Chief]] from ''[[Get Smart]]'' can do this, which comes in handy when a villain with eyeglasses is holding him and Max at gunpoint ...

* Queen Mab from the 1998 miniseries ''[[Merlin (~~Film~~)|Merlin]]''. Apparently, she was the inspiration for the myth of the banshee.

* Queen Mab from the 1998 miniseries ''[[Merlin (TV miniseries)|Merlin]]''. Apparently, she was the inspiration for the myth of the banshee.

* From the ''other'' ''[[Merlin (TV)|Merlin]]'' is Mordred. On being surrounded by knights he lets loose a terrible scream which kills them all.

* From the ''other'' ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'' is Mordred. On being surrounded by knights he lets loose a terrible scream which kills them all.

** Also Morgana, who lets loose a scream that causes destruction and structural damage to the castle after Morgause is badly wounded.

* ''[[Kamen Rider OOO]]'': The {{color|blue|Orca}} Medal gives OOO echolocation powers.

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* The Chinese children's tale ''The Ten Brothers'' is about ten mystically-borne siblings that exhibit X-Men-worthy superpowers -- the youngest of the ten has a super-destructive cry.

* From the Byliny (great epic poems of Russia), we have Solovey-Razboynik, or Nightingale the Robber, a human/bird hybrid monster who could stun or kill with a whistle. He was one of the arch-enemies of the Russian folk-hero Ilya Muromets.

* Simeon is described in a portion of [[The Bible|the Bible's]] [[Expanded Universe~~|Expanded universe~~]], ''The Book of Jasher'' to have a scream scream so loud that all pregnant women within a twenty-five mile radius will have a miscarriage.

* Simeon is described in a portion of [[The Bible|the Bible's]] [[Expanded Universe]], ''The Book of Jasher'' to have a scream scream so loud that all pregnant women within a twenty-five mile radius will have a miscarriage.

* [[Older Than Feudalism]]: The goat-god Pan in [[Classical Mythology]] is able to do a cry that would cause deranged terror in all mortals who heard it, and is the source of the English word "panic".

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** 4th edition has "thunder" damage, which is basically sonic damage with a misleading name.

* Noise Marines from ''[[Warhammer 40000]]''. They mostly use their Blastmasters or Sonic Blasters to tear apart enemies with [[The Power of Rock]], but the Doom Siren weapon -- appearing as either an amplifier over the mouth or a backpack-mounted mini-pipe organ -- allows vocalists to get kills too. Also, Slaaneshi daemons have the Warp Scream ability that paralyzes foes with fear, while the [[Our Elves Are Different|Eldar]] field units of [[Amazon Brigade|Howling Banshees]] whose technology achieves similar results.

* A ''[[~~Nobilis (Tabletop Game)|~~Nobilis]]'' character with enough points in Aspect can (with effort) shout loud enough to kill someone, and with a little extra push, deafen entire countries.

* A ''[[Nobilis]]'' character with enough points in Aspect can (with effort) shout loud enough to kill someone, and with a little extra push, deafen entire countries.

* There are weapons in ''[[GURPS]]: Ultra-Tech'', appropriately called "screamers", that can melt a person with soundwaves.

* In ''Cybergeneration'', a spinoff of R. Talsorian Games' ''Cyberpunk'', you could play an "Evolved" character which is basically a kid that's been enhanced by nanomachines that are spreading like a virus. The supplement ''MEDIA FRONT'' gave us an Evolved type called Jammers whose modification was that their throat, eustachian tubes and ears were replaced with a non-newtonian, metallic super-carbon polymer kind of like living mercury. In addition to the standard screaming, they could alter their throats to mimic any sound, or sounds, use the vibrations in their voice to hypnotize or persuade, and modify their ears to enhance their hearing.

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* Redeads in ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' can stun people with their screams.

** Skull Kid in ''[[Majoras Mask]]'', whose scream ''speeds up the falling of the moon''.

** Pol's Voices can be stunned by the player shouting into the microphone--on systems that have one, that is. ''[[The Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass ~~(Video Game)~~|Phantom Hourglass]]'' was the first game where this was possible outside Japan, but it could be done in the original ''[[The Legend of Zelda (~~Video~~ ~~Game~~)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' using the microphone built into the Famicom's second controller.

** Pol's Voices can be stunned by the player shouting into the microphone--on systems that have one, that is. ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass|Phantom Hourglass]]'' was the first game where this was possible outside Japan, but it could be done in the original ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' using the microphone built into the Famicom's second controller.

* There's ''two'' whole sonic powersets in ''[[City of Heroes]]'', one of which somehow ''protects'' allies.

* Warriors in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' get a few "shout" attacks. They don't damage, but at least one causes "fear".

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** Some enemies and boss monsters have sound-based attacks too. Some cause fear or reduce stats like the one usable by players, but a few actually do damage. A notable mention goes to Murmur, who is apparently an elemental embodiment of sound. [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|According to an ingame book, his voice can destroy worlds, but when the player fight him he's greatly weakened after a failed summoning attempt and can be defeated by 5 people.]]

* In ''[[Guild Wars]]'' Shout skills are simply skills that have no cast time (and, indeed, can be used while you're casting or using another skill) and have an effective range of "earshot" (which is approximately aggro range). Their effects are generally damage modification (either increasing or decreasing it), but one shout, "You Move Like A Dwarf", actually damages, knocks down, and ''cripples'' whichever foe you have targeted when you use it.

** Similarly, ''[[~~The Lord of the Rings Online (Video Game)|~~The Lord of the Rings Online]]'' has many, many damaging shouts. Minstrels alone get at least three ways to kill via yelling, with bonus points to Dwarven minstrels, whose shouts, rather than wordless "AAGH!" of every other race, consist of the war-cry "Baruk Khazad! Khazad ai-menu!"

** Similarly, ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'' has many, many damaging shouts. Minstrels alone get at least three ways to kill via yelling, with bonus points to Dwarven minstrels, whose shouts, rather than wordless "AAGH!" of every other race, consist of the war-cry "Baruk Khazad! Khazad ai-menu!"

* The barbarian of ''[[Diablo]] II'' has a number of vocal capabilities (howl, taunt, shout, battle cry, battle orders, war cry and battle command) with a number of effects on enemies ranging from fear, stunning or status penalties all the way to immediate damage. And they can grant allies temporary buffs.

* In ''[[Condemned]]'' and its sequel, there's a whole cult with this ability. {{spoiler|You're one of them, and gain it for the last level of ''Condemned 2''.}}

* ''[[Mega Man (~~Video~~ ~~Game~~)|Mega Man]]'' and Shade Man had the sonic weapon "Noise Crush" in ''7'', but that came from their [[Arm Cannon]].

* ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]'' and Shade Man had the sonic weapon "Noise Crush" in ''7'', but that came from their [[Arm Cannon]].

** It gets played completely straight with [[Mega Man Battle Network ~~(Video Game)~~|the EXE adaptation]] -- Shademan's standard attack (Noise Crush), its [[Summon Magic|NaviChip]], and same-name [[Limit Break|Program Advance]]. Also played straight with a series of viruses called the Trumpy family -- each one will off-and-on [[Brown Note|blast music that will make allies invincible, confuse you, temporarily immobilize you, or (in the later games) render enemies unviewable]] [[Interface Screw|(that is, they disappeared from your vision completely)]].

** It gets played completely straight with [[Mega Man Battle Network|the EXE adaptation]] -- Shademan's standard attack (Noise Crush), its [[Summon Magic|NaviChip]], and same-name [[Limit Break|Program Advance]]. Also played straight with a series of viruses called the Trumpy family -- each one will off-and-on [[Brown Note|blast music that will make allies invincible, confuse you, temporarily immobilize you, or (in the later games) render enemies unviewable]] [[Interface Screw|(that is, they disappeared from your vision completely)]].

** One variation of the Trumpy Virus produces a blast of music that, while it does not impair you in any way, will still prove an annoyance, by ''completely'' refilling a fellow mook's (or it's own) HP. As it is usually teamed up with viruses with sizable HP, as well has having a lot itself, [[Shoot the Medic First|you WILL want to defeat it first.]]

* In a twist on this trope, the Street Jam psych from ''[[~~The World Ends With You (Video Game)|~~The World Ends With You]]'' is triggered when the player stimulates the DS' mic. It comprises of Neku summoning giant speakers that blast sound into every Noise in the current battle. A variant, the Twister psych, turns mic stimulation into gusts of wind that blow enemies up and then slam them down.

* In a twist on this trope, the Street Jam psych from ''[[The World Ends With You]]'' is triggered when the player stimulates the DS' mic. It comprises of Neku summoning giant speakers that blast sound into every Noise in the current battle. A variant, the Twister psych, turns mic stimulation into gusts of wind that blow enemies up and then slam them down.

* Fortissimo from ''[[Freedom Force]] vs The Third Reich''.

* ''[[Ecco the Dolphin]]'' gets various weapons-grade augmentations to his voice over the course of his games; he ''is'' a dolphin, after all.

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** There are also GDI Sonic emitter weapons in Tiberium Wars, originally intended as a device to control the spread of Tiberium, they weaponized it after finding how destructive it can be. Incidentally, the Scrin made heavy use of tiberium, making the Sonic weapons brutally devastating against them.

* [[Knights of the Old Republic]] II has the force scream power.

* The sirens in [[God of War (~~Video Game~~)|God of War]] II have a migraine inducing attack of this nature

* The sirens in [[God of War (series)|God of War]] II have a migraine inducing attack of this nature

* The Sonic Boom weapon in ''[[Destroy All Humans]]'', which uses audio waves from Crypto's [[Flying Saucer]] to bring down buildings and send vehicles flying.

* The Sonic Boom weapon in ''[[Destroy All Humans!]]'', which uses audio waves from Crypto's [[Flying Saucer]] to bring down buildings and send vehicles flying.

* In the ''[[Godzilla]]'' games, Anguirus's only ranged attack is his roar.

* Cynder in ''[[The Legend of Spyro]]: Dawn of the Dragon'' has one of these, officially called "Fear" in-game.

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* [[Backyard Sports|OH MY GOD IT'S A SCREAMING LINE DRIVE!]]

* Guile of [[Street Fighter]] II has Sonic Boom and Flash Kick as special attacks. [[All There in the Manual|It's explained]] as him punching/kicking so hard that his fist/foot reaches supersonic speeds.

* KYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! (Screen distorts) [[~~Bio Shock~~|Mr B!]] [[Mascot Mook|Mr B!]] [[Dark Action Girl|Big Sister]] doesn't want you playing with me...

* KYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! (Screen distorts) [[Bioshock|Mr B!]] [[Mascot Mook|Mr B!]] [[Dark Action Girl|Big Sister]] doesn't want you playing with me...

* In [[~~New Super Mario Bros Wii (Video Game)|~~New Super Mario Bros Wii]], Bowser does this {{spoiler|in the final battle}}, but it doesn't do any damage, just pushes you back a little.

* In [[New Super Mario Bros Wii]], Bowser does this {{spoiler|in the final battle}}, but it doesn't do any damage, just pushes you back a little.

** Bowser Jr. uses sound waves as part of his super ability and mega strike in ''Mario Strikers Charged''.

* The [[Stringy Haired Ghost Girl]] enemy in ''[[The Haunted Mansion]]'' video game uses this attack.

* [http://cutstuff.net/blog/?page_id=1520 The Sjas] in ''[[Ghouls vs. Humans]]'' can attack with supersonic shouts (and even when he doesn't attack this way, he [[Hell Is That Noise|screams bloody murder]] all the time.)

* Rikuo/Aulbath from ''[[~~Darkstalkers (Video Game)|~~Darkstalkers]]'' has a special move called Sonic Wave, where he emits ultra-sonic waves to stun his opponents and that inflicts some damage on them.

* Rikuo/Aulbath from ''[[Darkstalkers]]'' has a special move called Sonic Wave, where he emits ultra-sonic waves to stun his opponents and that inflicts some damage on them.

* ''[[City of Heroes]]'' offers Sonic Attack and Sonic Resonance as powersets. The default animation for these powers are a range of screams and shouts. Oddly, while Sonic Attack damages targets and renders them vulnerable to more damage, Sonic Resonance includes a number of powers that make your allies tougher instead. All by making strange shrieking noises.

* One of the warrior's abilities in [[Dragon Age Origins]] is "War Cry". When upgraded it can knock enemies off their feet.

* Some minor enemies in ''[[~~Golden Sun (Video Game)|~~Golden Sun]]'' games can use a vocal attack. Bats unleash sonic waves, Harpies let out a shriek, and {{spoiler|[[Demonic Spiders|Scuttlers]] [[Hell Is That Noise|bellow a bloodcurdling cry]]}}. These deal damage and sometimes prevent an action or even stun a character. Also, until ''Dark Dawn'', unleashed weapon techniques were narrated as "(character)'s (weapon) lets out a howl! [[Calling Your Attacks|(technique name)]]!"

* Some minor enemies in ''[[Golden Sun]]'' games can use a vocal attack. Bats unleash sonic waves, Harpies let out a shriek, and {{spoiler|[[Demonic Spiders|Scuttlers]] [[Hell Is That Noise|bellow a bloodcurdling cry]]}}. These deal damage and sometimes prevent an action or even stun a character. Also, until ''Dark Dawn'', unleashed weapon techniques were narrated as "(character)'s (weapon) lets out a howl! [[Calling Your Attacks|(technique name)]]!"

* In [[Brutal Legend]] General Llyonwhite does this to a mirror falling on him. {{spoiler|Unfortunately for him, his scream [[Glass-Shattering Sound|breaks the mirror]] and the huge, sharp shards kill him}}

* Popka from ''[[~~Klonoa (Video Game)|~~Klonoa]]'' has this as his [[Limit Break]] in ''Klonoa Beach Vollyball''.

* Popka from ''[[Klonoa]]'' has this as his [[Limit Break]] in ''Klonoa Beach Vollyball''.

* In ''[[~~Monster Hunter (Video Game)|~~Monster Hunter]]'', the majority of the monster's roars have the ability to stun you and, for the most part, can only be avoided by rolling or blocking with your weapon. However, some monster's roars (such as the [[Lightning Bruiser|Tigrex]])have roars powerful enough to inflict minor damage and send you hurtling dozens of feet across the landscape.

* In ''[[Monster Hunter]]'', the majority of the monster's roars have the ability to stun you and, for the most part, can only be avoided by rolling or blocking with your weapon. However, some monster's roars (such as the [[Lightning Bruiser|Tigrex]])have roars powerful enough to inflict minor damage and send you hurtling dozens of feet across the landscape.

* In ''[[~~Archon (Video Game)|~~Archon]]'', Banshees have this as their power. It has very short range, but they are the only melee unit that can move and attack at the same time.

* In ''[[Archon]]'', Banshees have this as their power. It has very short range, but they are the only melee unit that can move and attack at the same time.

* In ''[[Dune II]]'', after getting the IX building upgrade, House Atreides can manufacture Sonic Tanks, capable of hitting multiple targets if they're all in the line of fire.

* In the flash-based webgame Swords and Sandals 2, a valid min-maxing strategy is to focus mostly on Charisma, so that your Taunt skill becomes your free, deadly, ranged, and only, weapon.

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* In ''[[~~Drow Tales~~]]'', a very frustrated Mikilu picks up a rock, throws it in the air and [http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=56 scream at it to destroy it]. It may be partially magic, as she is powerful. ''A mighty scream indeed.''

* In ''[[Drowtales]]'', a very frustrated Mikilu picks up a rock, throws it in the air and [http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=56 scream at it to destroy it]. It may be partially magic, as she is powerful. ''A mighty scream indeed.''

* [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/eddurd/everydayheroes/series.php?view=single&ID=84608 Dolly Bird] from ''[[Everyday Heroes]]''.

* [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080602 The Rumbletoys] in ''[[Girl Genius]]'' uses subsonic wave throwers to liquify rock. It's often used for road construction purposes, but it could easily double as a siege weapon.

* [[~~Questionable Content (Webcomic)|~~Questionable Content]] just pulled this in an epic fashion. Do [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1566 not] deny Yelling Bird.

* [[Questionable Content]] just pulled this in an epic fashion. Do [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1566 not] deny Yelling Bird.

* In ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]],'' Jean's shouting ability may not be literally superhuman, but it's danged impressive. Most of the local [[Bigfoot Sasquatch and Yeti|sasquatch]] clan are scared to death of it.

* In ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]],'' Jean's shouting ability may not be literally superhuman, but it's danged impressive. Most of the local [[Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti|sasquatch]] clan are scared to death of it.

* Vlad from ''[[~~El Goonish Shive (Webcomic)|~~El Goonish Shive]]'' had a sonic shriek.

* Vlad from ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' had a sonic shriek.

* Dani of [[Atomic Laundromat]]

* Tsukiko in [[Order of the Stick]] has this ability, which she uses to kill a Chlorine Elemental.

* After forming the band "Facebath" in ''[[~~Dominic Deegan (Webcomic)|~~Dominic Deegan]]'', Gregory proves he's got a voice capable of literally blowing a crowd away. So when [http://www.dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2011-10-26 Luna casts a spell on him to make him even louder]...the outcome is not surprising.

* After forming the band "Facebath" in ''[[Dominic Deegan]]'', Gregory proves he's got a voice capable of literally blowing a crowd away. So when [http://www.dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2011-10-26 Luna casts a spell on him to make him even louder]...the outcome is not surprising.

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* In the webfiction ''[[Whateley Universe]]'', there's an entire category of mutant superpower covering this: the 'siren'. At the Whateley Academy, there are plenty of examples: Vox and Glissade can imitate any sound and even make people do their bidding; Screech is so superpowered that she can't open her mouth for fear of disintegrating everything and everyone in front of her.

** In ''Ayla and the Great Shoulder Angel Conspiracy'', those three and a couple others are in a 'special topics' course in Winter Term where the whole course is learning how to do more things with their Siren powers.

* In ''[[~~Darwins~~ Soldiers]]'', Deathwind, a Dragonstorm experiment, can create a painful and ''very'' destructive noise by vibrating his wings. It is implied that some other experiments have the same power.

* In ''[[Darwin's Soldiers]]'', Deathwind, a Dragonstorm experiment, can create a painful and ''very'' destructive noise by vibrating his wings. It is implied that some other experiments have the same power.

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* ''[[Danny Phantom]]'s'' Ghostly Wail, see it in use [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9s6qx-dMTw here] (at 3:06).

* One of the villains on ''[[Batman Beyond]]'' named Shriek was a sound engineer whose [[Power Armor]] gave him several sound-related abilities, including a shockwave from ultra-low frequency sound waves.

* ''[[~~Ben 10 (Animation)|~~Ben 10]]'s'' Benwolf form, which has a supersonic howl.

* ''[[Ben 10]]'s'' Benwolf form, which has a supersonic howl.

** And Echo Echo from the [[Sequel Series]] ''[[~~Ben 10 (Animation)|~~Ben 10]]: Alien Force''.

** And Echo Echo from the [[Sequel Series]] ''[[Ben 10]]: Alien Force''.

* Antaurai's and later Chiro's Monkey Mind Scream from ''[[Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go]]!''

* Antaurai's and later Chiro's Monkey Mind Scream from ''[[Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!]]!''

* Talon on ''[[Static Shock]]''. One-off villain Boom has something like this -- he emits powerful soundwaves from the giant speaker on his chest.

* Bubbles learns to use this as part of her communication powers in ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''.

* The [[Sadly Mythtaken]] Banshee -- that's her ''name''; she's one of [[The Fair Folk]] -- in ''[[~~Gargoyles (Animation)|~~Gargoyles]]'' had deadly wailing as her power. Plus she [[Scaled Up|turns into a giant centipede]].

* The [[Sadly Mythtaken]] Banshee -- that's her ''name''; she's one of [[The Fair Folk]] -- in ''[[Gargoyles]]'' had deadly wailing as her power. Plus she [[Scaled Up|turns into a giant centipede]].

* There's a minor villain in ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'', [http://dcanimated.wikia.com/wiki/Colonel_Vox Colonel Vox], who had this weird mechanical throat that does this. He's basically a pastiche of a Bond henchman, so it comes as no surprise that this ultimately gets him when it comes time for the karma to kick in.

*** The mechanical throat is what he ''talks'' through. His actual voice is what does the killing.

** Black Canary gets a few [[A Day in ~~The~~ Limelight|episodes in the spotlight]] too.

** Black Canary gets a few [[A Day in the Limelight|episodes in the spotlight]] too.

* In the ''[[Batman ~~the~~ Brave And The Bold ~~(Animation)~~|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'' episode, "Mayhem of [[The Music Meister]]", Black Canary is the only one who can disrupt the titular villain's [[Mind Control]] because her Canary Cry can be [[Batman Gambit|provoked]] when it is [[Musical Trigger|lyrically appropriate]] to do so.

* In the ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'' episode, "Mayhem of [[The Music Meister]]", Black Canary is the only one who can disrupt the titular villain's [[Mind Control]] because her Canary Cry can be [[Batman Gambit|provoked]] when it is [[Musical Trigger|lyrically appropriate]] to do so.

* One of Megas' many, many superweapons on ''[[~~Megas XLR (Animation)|~~Megas XLR]]'' is the Jammer, a weaponized karaoke machine that, when combined with Coop's [[Hollywood Tone Deaf|godawful singing]], is strong enough to destroy a whole space station.

* One of Megas' many, many superweapons on ''[[Megas XLR]]'' is the Jammer, a weaponized karaoke machine that, when combined with Coop's [[Hollywood Tone Deaf|godawful singing]], is strong enough to destroy a whole space station.

* The Hei Bei from ''[[~~Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|~~Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', a forest spirit able to expel destructive sonic blasts when in its monster form.

* The Hei Bei from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', a forest spirit able to expel destructive sonic blasts when in its monster form.

** In [[Fanon]], this trope is theorized to be the secondary skill of [[Blow You Away|Airbending]].

** From the "[[Avatar: The Last Airbender the Ember Island Players/Recap|The Ember Island Players]]" episode:

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* ''[[Transformers Animated]]'' {{spoiler|Starscream}} apparently can develop one of these. Although even he's not sure how he did it.

** Also, Soundwave from the [[Transformers Generation 1|original]] ''[[Transformers]]'' cartoon, as fitting both his name and radio alt mode. Thundercracker had this power in the Marvel comic.

** Plus the appropriately-named Nightscream in ''[[~~Beast Machines (Animation)|~~Beast Machines]]''.

** Plus the appropriately-named Nightscream in ''[[Beast Machines]]''.

* In the episode "Hidden Talents" ''[[Kim Possible]]'' is entered into a talented contest by her sidekick Ron, which she's not happy about because of her awful high notes. It turns out her singing can break six feet of ice, useful when the villains trap her under that, though never mentioned again.

* In one episode, [[Eek the Cat]] tries to get the lemons while climbing on a lemon tree at Sharky's backyard, but fails and eventually falls into a thorn bush, which prompts him to scream so loud that [[Screen Shake|the camera shakes]] and the lemons fall off of the tree and bury him.

* [[Subverted]] in ''[[The Simpsons (~~Animation~~)|The Simpsons]]'', when Lisa trains her voice for an "[[Bland-Name Product|American Idol]]" competition. Just after she appears to break a glass by hitting a high note, the camera pans out and Homer says that he was shooting the glass with a BB gun every time she did so.

* [[Subverted]] in ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', when Lisa trains her voice for an "[[Bland-Name Product|American Idol]]" competition. Just after she appears to break a glass by hitting a high note, the camera pans out and Homer says that he was shooting the glass with a BB gun every time she did so.

* Tanya Mousekewitz is able to break glass with her singing voice in ''[[An American Tail|An American Tail: Fievel Goes West]]''.

* Horribly and hilariously used in ''[[~~Celebrity Deathmatch (Animation)|~~Celebrity Deathmatch]]''. [[Mariah Carey]]'s singing makes [[Jim Carrey]]'s head explode. [[Your Head Asplode|Literally.]]

* Horribly and hilariously used in ''[[Celebrity Deathmatch]]''. [[Mariah Carey]]'s singing makes [[Jim Carrey]]'s head explode. [[Your Head Asplode|Literally.]]

** In another episode, [[Jerry Stiller|Jerry Stiller's]] shouting had powerful concussive force.

* Used in [[Courage the Cowardly Dog]], when Courage's 41-second-long scream breaks the foundations of his house and sends a [[Legion of Doom|villain team up]] falling into the resulting hole.

* The EVO Circee in [[Generator Rex]] can shout with varying intensity at most any frequency. The can knock people back, create horrible noises, and hit resonance frequencies to shake things appart.

** It was said that in an off-scene incident, she accidentally hit the natural resonance frequency of cotton and blew a bus driver's pants off.

* The ''[[~~Garfield and Friends (Animation)|~~Garfield and Friends]]'' segment "Screaming with Binky", where Binky The Clown disturbs someone who is doing an activity that requires concentration.

* The ''[[Garfield and Friends]]'' segment "Screaming with Binky", where Binky The Clown disturbs someone who is doing an activity that requires concentration.

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* Pistol shrimp used their claws to form a cavitation bubble that then explodes and stuns or kills their prey with a shockwave.

* Dynamite fishing -- illegal in most places -- uses this trope. The shockwaves from a dynamite explosion can be much stronger under water, and will stun all fish in the vicinity.

** The [[Myth Busters]] also found out that [[Tropes Examined By the Mythbusters|this is why shooting fish in a barrel is so easy.]] Even if you miss with the bullet itself, the shockwave it creates in the water will kill the fish anyway.

** The [[Myth Busters]] also found out that [[Tropes Examined by the Mythbusters|this is why shooting fish in a barrel is so easy.]] Even if you miss with the bullet itself, the shockwave it creates in the water will kill the fish anyway.

* If a pursuing predator catches up to a chicken, the chicken can escape by slapping its wings against its own body. The resulting thunderclap will only disorient its pursuer for a second or two, but that can buy it enough time to get away.

* Not quite as impressive as some of these, but Welsh singer Tom Jones has been known to ''break microphones'' with the sheer power of his voice.

** Seiyuu and singer [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] pulled the same trick during the making of ''[[~~Tekkaman Blade (Anime)|~~Tekkaman Blade]]''. [[Memetic Mutation|VOOOOLTEEEEEKKAAAAAAAA!!!]]

** Seiyuu and singer [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] pulled the same trick during the making of ''[[Tekkaman Blade]]''. [[Memetic Mutation|VOOOOLTEEEEEKKAAAAAAAA!!!]]

* When frightened, a pig's squeal can reach 115 decibels. ''A jet plane at takeoff is about 113...'' Something to consider before you play pranks on a farm.

** And if you think that's just a measly two decibels, remember that decibels follow a ''logarithmic'' scale. That means those two little decibels make a big difference.