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The phenomenon could be attributed to the character's supernatural qualities, but let's face it, echoes just make recitations [[Rule of Cool|cooler]].
A subtrope of this is when a character speaks not with an echo but [[Voice of the Legion|with multiple voices simultaneously.]] Often this is because they're channelling spirits, using the power of many beings, or are some form of [[I Am Legion|composite entity]]. This is likely related to the phenomenon of characters switching voices as well as bodies in [[Freaky Friday]] situations.
See also: [[Power Glows]], [[Power Floats]], and [[Power Makes Your Voice Deep]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Just about ''everyone'' in ''[[Dragonball Z]]''.
* ''[[Digimon]]'' in all its incarnations echoes [[Calling Your Attacks|attack names.]] Can become [[Narm
* A common staple of ''[[Super Robot]]'' pilots when [[Calling Your Attacks|calling their attacks]]. An almost funny example is found in the ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' series (Alpha, mostly), where Kushua's voice echoes with authority when in the cockpit of her [[Humongous Mecha]], but she's rather soft-spoken otherwise.
* '''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann! Lagann... Lagann...]]'''
** More like everything Simon said in the last 4 episodes. I mean, he looked like he was going to [[Chewing the Scenery|EAT]] the Anti-Spirals...
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* ''[[Tekkaman Blade]]'' has every Tekkaman gain an echo when they transform. Makes it much more impressive when they use [[Wave Motion Gun|Voltekka]]
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Galactus of the [[Marvel Universe]]. A staple for when incarnating or parodying the character.
== [[Film]] ==
* In [[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord of the Rings]], Gandalf's voice gets deep and echoes when he declares: "'''''BILBO BAGGINS --'' DO NOT TAKE ME FOR SOME CONJUROR OF ''CHEAP TRICKS!!'' I AM ''NOT'' TRYING TO ROB YOU!'''"
* Also: '''YOU... SHALL NOT... ''PASS!!!'''''
** Also heard when Saruman is chanting [http://www.elvish.org/gwaith/sounds/saruman_spell.wav the spell] to "bring down the mountain" on the Fellowship in the Pass of Caradhras.
== [[Literature]] ==
*
** Also used in the animated adaptation of ''[[Discworld/Soul Music|Soul Music]]''. Of course, since he's voiced by [[Christopher Lee]], there's really no need for an echo.▼
* In the ''[[Young Wizards]]'' books, spellcasting sometimes echoes.▼
** The same effect is used in the [[Made for TV Movie]] of ''[[Discworld/Hogfather|Hogfather]]''.▼
▲*** There are, however, limits to what {{smallcaps|The Voice}} can do. For one, it is impossible for even a voice of eldritch command to get more money out of a Head Schoolmistress (in Thief Of Time.)
▲* In the [[Young Wizards]] books, spellcasting sometimes echoes.
== [[Live
* In the ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek:TOS]]'' episode "Return to Tomorrow", when the aliens possess humans they gain echoing voices.
** In the second pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before", the crewman altered by the galactic barrier gets this as well, as his condition gets more dangerous.
* In ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' there is a flashback to Ted's days as Dr. X, a pseudo-revolutionary radio host. It is basically just Ted in front of a microphone, so he doesn't have any sort of effects and does the echoes himself. "X marks the spot-ot-ot-ot-ot"
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* This troper's friend has created a tabletop RPG from scratch, and one of the abilities of the wizard class is this trope, where by expending a little extra effort, a high-level wizard can make his casting heard for hundreds of yards and cause fear in enemies nearby.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Almost all ''[[Dungeons
** Taken to a ridiculous extreme in [[Neverwinter Nights 2]] with the epic spell 'mass fowl' which sounds like a evil chicken clucking.
* {{spoiler|Anders}} in [[Dragon Age 2]] gets a more echoing voice after {{spoiler|merging with the spirit of Justice}}.
* In ''[[Final Fantasy IV]] DS'', Golbez echoes ominously with every word in voiced cutscenes. {{spoiler|The echoes stop when he's freed from Zemus' control.}}
* Lampshaded by Annah in ''[[Planescape: Torment]]'' after {{spoiler|you unite with the Transcendant One in one of the endings and your voice gains that echoing quality.}}
* In ''[[
** Lt Samir Duran also has an echo-y voice when he becomes Infested Duran.
*** Might have more to do with the [[Hive Mind]] than the power.
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** As do the Imperial Guard Psykers, when they're attacking or yelling.
== [[Web Original]] ==
* ''[[Whateley Universe]]'' example: the {{spoiler|demon}} of "Ayla and the Grinch" speaks like this.
* Given that it's one long [[Homage]] to ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' and the [[Rule of Cool]] in general, characters in ''[[Super Mario Bros Z]]'' have a tendency to do this when powered up. Mario in particular gets an impressive one when obtaining a ''[[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|fire flower]]''.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Gwen, the [[Magical Girl]] of ''[[Ben 10]]'', is quite possibly{{verify}} the current{{when}} undisputed champion of this trope in the west.
* ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'': Raven, when she recites the spell to release Malchior and later to open the portal to Azarath.
* Spoofed in an episode of ''[[Hercules (
* ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'': "I-I HAVE-AVE-AVE THE POWER-ER-ER-ER-ER-ER!!!!!"
* ''[[Invader Zim]]'': SPAAAAAAACE MEEEEEAAT!!!
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* In ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]'', "Two Feet High and Rising" features King Julien declaring a new law, and Mauriceadds echoes for dramatic effect.
* ''[[Centurions]]'': "POWER EXTREME!-REME...reme...reme..."
* In an episode of ''[[The Tick (animation)]]'', when Arthur starts using Baron Violent's power belt, along with making him bigger, stronger and more aggressive, Arthur's voice starts to echo.
* ''[[Bionic Six]]'': "Bionics On! On... on...on..."
* Magic-users of sufficient power have this in ''[[WITCH (animation)|WITCH]]'' - it's demonstrated by Cornelia when wielding the combined powers of the Guardians, Nerissa after absorbing the powers of the ''original'' guardians, Phobos both when he's combined his power and Elyon's and when using the Seal of Nerissa {{spoiler|and Cedric after eating Phobos and acquiring his ''and'' the Seal's power}}.
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* Princess Luna in ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' '''DOES THIS ALL THE TIME'''. She's struggling to break the habit after a thousand years on the moon, [[Fridge Logic|even though]] it's impossible to make ''sound'' on the moon, let alone echoes.
** She manages to rid herself of the echo, but has more trouble shaking off the [[Flowery Elizabethan English]] that comes with it.
* ''[[Discworld]]'' animated adaptations:
** Death's voice in the [[Animated Adaptation]] of the ''[[Discworld]]'' novel ''[[Wyrd Sisters]]'' echoes with power constantly. This is a substitute for his voice in the books, which is rendered {{small-caps|Like This}}, and is described to sound "like a lead weight in your mind."
▲** Also used in the animated adaptation of ''[[
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