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== Comic Books == |
== Comic Books == |
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* [[Acme Novelty Lirary]] by [[Chris Ware]], auther of [[Jimmy Corrigan |
* [[Acme Novelty Lirary]] by [[Chris Ware]], auther of [[Jimmy Corrigan, The Smartest Kid On Earth]] takes this trope to a new level by featuring a panel that says "Onomatopoeia: front door opening" |
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* In ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'', at least one X-Babies encounter ("Mojo Mayhem") has gone this way (with arguing murmurs written as "argue" or "debate" or "mutter" and the like.) |
* In ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'', at least one X-Babies encounter ("Mojo Mayhem") has gone this way (with arguing murmurs written as "argue" or "debate" or "mutter" and the like.) |
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** [[Chris Claremont]] (as noted above, since he wrote the X-Babies storyline) tended to use this device, especially toward the end of his stint on Uncanny X-Men. In one issue we see an angry mob in the distance, and as they approach their angry murmuring is expressed as unsounds expressing their intent to do horrible things to the object of their wrath, such as "murder," "mutilate," "bludgeon", and "sue." |
** [[Chris Claremont]] (as noted above, since he wrote the X-Babies storyline) tended to use this device, especially toward the end of his stint on Uncanny X-Men. In one issue we see an angry mob in the distance, and as they approach their angry murmuring is expressed as unsounds expressing their intent to do horrible things to the object of their wrath, such as "murder," "mutilate," "bludgeon", and "sue." |
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* In ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver]]'', you have to help a Kimono Girl whose sandals are frozen to the ground in the [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World|Ice Cave]]. You do this by shoving her. The sound effect shown in the text box for this? "'''Shove!'''" |
* In ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver]]'', you have to help a Kimono Girl whose sandals are frozen to the ground in the [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World|Ice Cave]]. You do this by shoving her. The sound effect shown in the text box for this? "'''Shove!'''" |
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* [[Nanaca Crash]] has "DEATH?" when you hit one of the guys, as well as "SLOW DOWN" and "STOP!" and others, though those might just be describing what happened to you rather than being actual sound effects. |
* [[Nanaca Crash]] has "DEATH?" when you hit one of the guys, as well as "SLOW DOWN" and "STOP!" and others, though those might just be describing what happened to you rather than being actual sound effects. |
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* The instruction manual for the [[ |
* The instruction manual for the [[PlayStation 2]] game ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]'' includes screenshots accompanied by ordinary sound effect words, until one image gets the effect "KATHARINE!" |
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* [[Final Fantasy VI|*gobble* *snarf* *snap* HP/MP restored, and status ailments like Poison cured!]] |
* [[Final Fantasy VI|*gobble* *snarf* *snap* HP/MP restored, and status ailments like Poison cured!]] |
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* In ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'', scoring a [[Critical Hit]] on an enemy causes [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|CRITICAL HIT!!!]] to appear over his head. These are ''only'' visible to the player responsible. |
* In ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'', scoring a [[Critical Hit]] on an enemy causes [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|CRITICAL HIT!!!]] to appear over his head. These are ''only'' visible to the player responsible. |
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* [[The World Ends With You]]: Bling! |
* [[The World Ends With You]]: Bling! |
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* A cheat in ''[[Age of Empires III]]'', in reference to Teen Girl Squad (see just below), causes an effect that when a unit dies, the name of its killer pops up above it, followed by "-ed". So units can get "Musketeer'ed!", "Imperial Rocket'ed!", or, in one campaign level, "Fixed Gun Ruins'ed!". |
* A cheat in ''[[Age of Empires III]]'', in reference to Teen Girl Squad (see just below), causes an effect that when a unit dies, the name of its killer pops up above it, followed by "-ed". So units can get "Musketeer'ed!", "Imperial Rocket'ed!", or, in one campaign level, "Fixed Gun Ruins'ed!". |
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* In ''[[Super Mario Bros 2]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World (video game)|Super Mario World]]'', when a bomb explodes (or when Mario destroys a castle), "BOMB!" appears. |
* In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World (video game)|Super Mario World]]'', when a bomb explodes (or when Mario destroys a castle), "BOMB!" appears. |
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* An April Fool's joke for ''[[City of Heroes]]'' was that all in-game sounds would be replaced with onomatopoeia, including for [[Memetic Mutation|energy-based attacks]] [[Turn Signals on a Land Raider|FREEM!!!]] |
* An April Fool's joke for ''[[City of Heroes]]'' was that all in-game sounds would be replaced with onomatopoeia, including for [[Memetic Mutation|energy-based attacks]] [[Turn Signals on a Land Raider|FREEM!!!]] |
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* ''[[Persona 3]]'' has "GLARE" appear occasionally. |
* ''[[Persona 3]]'' has "GLARE" appear occasionally. |
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