History Main / PowerEchoes

%%* [[LeagueOfLegends "Immense power is fun! You should try it sometime!"]]

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* '''[[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann! Lagann... Lagann...]]'''

-->'''DoctorFate''': So fate demands! So... fate... demands...!

* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'': In the ''Wrath of the Lich King'' expansion, when the Lich King -- EvilOverlord, PhysicalGod -- is finally encountered for the FinalBattle at the top of his citadel (and unlike the other times he's encountered), his voice is accompanied by eerie and powerful echoes from every direction. It goes beyond the usual ordinary reverb.

[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
* Just about ''everyone'' in ''DragonballZ''.

[[folder:Comicbooks]]
* {{Galactus}} of the MarvelUniverse. A staple for when incarnating or parodying the character.
* Speedball of NewWarriors fame had a voice that echoed, befitting the kinetic nature of his powers.

[[folder:Film]]
* In ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', 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.
* Used and promptly lampshaded in ''Film/BatmanForever'' by [[JimCarrey the Riddler]] with his delightfully hammy "If knowledge is power, then '''AGodAmI!'''"

* Death's voice in the AnimatedAdaptation of the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Discworld/WyrdSisters'' echoes with power constantly. This is a substitute for his voice in the books, which is rendered [[AC:Like This]], and is described to sound "like a lead weight in your mind."

** His granddaughter Susan can turn the effect (known as the [[AC:Voice]] ([[Series.TheVoice No]])) on and off. When it's on, people [[CompellingVoice obey her without thinking]].
*** There are, however, limits to what [[AC: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 YoungWizards books, spellcasting sometimes echoes.
* Mrs. Which's voice in Literature/AWrinkleInTime

* In ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek: TOS]]'' episode "Return to Tomorrow", when the aliens possess humans they gain echoing voices.

[[folder:Web Originals]]
* ''WhateleyUniverse'' example: the [[spoiler:demon]] of "Ayla and the Grinch" speaks like this.

* In ''ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'', "Two Feet High and Rising" features King Julien declaring a new law, and Mauriceadds echoes for dramatic effect.

* In an episode of ''TheTick'', when Arthur starts using Baron Violent's power belt, along with making him bigger, stronger and more aggressive, Arthur's voice starts to echo.
* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', in the episode "The Secret Snake Club." Club leader "Wiggly" repeatedly refers to the club's secret "'''''AGENDA'''''"; each time he says the word "AGENDA," it's accompanied by a booming echo, dramatic chords, and lightning. After a few times:
-->*Viper*: I want to try that! '''''AGENDA!''''' ''[echo, chords, lightning]'' ...Neat!
** Wiggly gets fed up with this, and institutes a new rule:
--->*Wiggly*: "From now on, *I* am the only one who can say '''''AGENDA''''' ''[abrupt echo/chords/lightning]'', you got that?"
* ''BionicSix'': "Bionics On! On... on...on..."
* Magic-users of sufficient power have this in ''WesternAnimation/{{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]].
* In ''{{Bionicle}} 2: Legends of Metru Nui'', [[BigBad Makuta]] delivers his line "Come. Join my brothers and me" with an echo effect added over his voice. In most dubs, though, they simply enahnced his [[GutturalGrowler already deep]], robotic tone to create a wholly different effect.
* [[GodEmpress Princess]] [[DarkIsNotEvil Luna]] in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' '''[[NoIndoorVoice DOES THIS ALL THE TIME]]'''. She's struggling to break the habit after [[FishOutOfTemporalWater having been gone for one thousand years]], due to outdated royal protocols.
** She manages to rid herself of the echo eventually, but has more trouble shaking off the FloweryElizabethanEnglish that comes with it.
** [[SorcerousOverlord King]] [[DarkIsEvil Sombra]] mixes this with EvilSoundsDeep--[[TheSilentBob when he even talks]], that is.
* [[WesternAnimation/BraveStarr "Strength of the Bear-ear-ear!"]] (Likewise with Puma, Wolf, Hawk. Interestingly, the Shaman, when he gives Bravestarr the powers, has no need for added echo.)

* The English dub of ''FinalFantasyUnlimited'' adds echo to Kaze's lines whenever he uses the Magun. Strangely, the original Japanese track has no such echo....

* ''{{Mai-Otome}}'': "MATERIALIZE!"

** Also used in the animated adaptation of ''Discworld/SoulMusic''. Of course, since he's voiced by ChristopherLee, there's really no need for an echo.

* In Series/HowIMetYourMother 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"

%%Yes, but how does that show power? The worst kind of ZeroContextExample.

%%Just potholed quotes. The worst kind of ZeroContextExample.

[[folder:Videogames]]
* Almost all ''DungeonsAndDragons''-based PC games with voice do this when characters are casting spells.
** Taken to a ridiculous extreme in VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2 with the epic spell 'mass fowl' which sounds like a evil chicken clucking.

* In ''VideoGame/{{StarCraft|I}}'', Kerrigan's voice echoes slightly after being infested. Protoss voices get a similar effect.
** Lt Samir Duran also has an echo-y voice when he becomes Infested Duran.
*** Might have more to do with the HiveMind than the power.
* Anakaris in the VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} series speaks like this in the original Japanese versions.
* Anyone who [[CallingYourAttacks calls their attack]] when performing a Final Smash in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl.''
* [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime Dark Samus]] never speaks, but she laughs with a deep echoing sound.
* In ''NBAJam'', the announcer greets you by [[strike:saying]] yelling "WELCOME TOOOOO... NBA JA-JA-JA-JA-JA-JA-JA..."
* The Eldar of ''DawnOfWar'' all speak with a notable reverb.
** As do the Imperial Guard Psykers, when they're attacking or yelling.
** In the sequel, Kyras also speaks with a reverb. [[spoiler:It's evidently the Chaos taint]].
* [[LeagueOfLegends "Immense power is fun! You should try it sometime!"]]
** [[OhCrap DAAAAARKNESSSS...]]

* 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.

* The claim of Masami Eiri to [[AGodAmI be a god]] is reinforced by the reverb effect of his first appearance, although this effect is intermittent in his later appearances in ''SerialExperimentsLain''.
* Spell incantations in ''MahouSenseiNegima'' anime are said in Japanese and dubbed in Latin, making it sound echo-y.

* ''RebuildOfEvangelion 2.22'' has Shinji and Rei echoing during the TakeMyHand scene. Additionally, Rei has an otherworldly overlay in her English dub during the same scene. It ceases once she's [[spoiler:extracted from Zeruel]].

* [[WesternAnimation/BraveStarr "Strength of Bear-ear-ear!"]] (Interestingly, the Shaman, when he gives Bravestarr the powers, has no need for added echo.)

* WesternAnimation/BraveStarr "Strength of Bear-ear-ear!" (Interestingly, the Shaman, when he gives Bravestarr the powers, has no need for added echo.)

** More like everything Simon said in the last 4 episodes. I mean, he looked like he was going to [[ChewingTheScenery EAT]] the Anti-Spirals...

* ''HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse'': "I-I HAVE-AVE-AVE THE POWER-ER-ER-ER-ER-ER!!!!!"

See also: PowerGlows, PowerFloats, and PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep.