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** The ''Marathon'' games actually have a vast array of sounds that either came from or eventually became stock sound effects, including the Magnum Pistol shot and the electric short circuit sound.
* The "cougar/panther roar" stock sound is used as the death sound for the dogs in ''[[Silent Hill]] 3'' and ''4''. The ones in ''4'' also have a "lion grunt" sound when they attack.
* ''[[Warcraft]]'' has the stock [http://www.ndrr.com/rmr_faq/Sounds/varken.wav pig grunt]{{Dead link}} they used in several movies and TV shows.
** ''[[Warcraft 3]]'' has the death screech of the kobolds, which is also sometimes associated with pigs in other media.
* This seems to apply to ravens as well—the same caw can be heard in ''[[Diablo]]'' and ''[[Geneforge]]''.
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Not audible to the characters. See also [[Standard Snippet]].
* The Sparklies—A sort of light tinkling noise heard whenever sparkles are present.
* The [https://web.archive.org/web/20120118183222/http://www.madnessmansion.com/sounds/foghorn.wav foghorn]—Inexplicably used for stinky objects.
** Possibly because it is a way to refer to flatus sounds without running afoul of censors.
** Another possibility is the fact that sea ports can stink of rotting fish among other things, and the foghorn is meant to evoke that smell.
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