History Main / RoarBeforeBeating

* Legendarily, the Daleks in ''DoctorWho'' always waste time shouting "EXTERMINATE!" several times before opening fire, giving the Doctor time to escape.
** Except one smartass in [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E12TheStolenEarth "The Stolen Earth"]] who [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just shoots him]]. A double subversion, as it also ignores its ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy training to hit a moving target, something beyond the capabilities of most Daleks.

* In Left4Dead and [[Left4Dead2 the sequel]], the Tank will roar and pound its chest after incapacitating a survivor, for much of the [[RuleOfScary same]] [[RuleOfFun reasons]] that Fast Zombies do.

* In Left4Dead and [[Left4Dead2 the sequel]], the Tank will roar and pound its chest after incapacitating a survivor, for much of the same reasons that Fast Zombies do.

* The FinalFantasy series is fond of this before a boss fight; Bahamut is a notable offender.

** The difference between an animal on the hunt and a soldier in war, is that the animal usually doesn't want its pray to escape, seeing that it'll make it harder to catch and eat. Therefore, most animals only uses loud noises to intimidate rather then hunt. Soldiers on the other hand, do usually want their preferred "prey" to break and run--its easier to engage an army once its routed, as not only is the enemy now with its back to the attacker, all trace of organization (and the best hope of mounting a proper defense) is also gone. War cries also help with the psychological aspect of killing, motivating the soldier; a single minded determination to kill something does not come naturally to most people, and most animals for that matter.

* Happens twice in a row in [[StarTrekXI the new ''Star Trek'' movie]].

* The [[AbominableSnowman Abominable Snowbug]] from ''{{Bug}}!'' does this as soon as it breaks free from the ice it was trapped in.

* The feral gouls from ''{{Fallout}} 3''. Unfortunately for them, this is no [[TalkingIsAFreeAction free action]]; [[TalkToTheFist they still take normal damage while roaring instead of charging right away]], with often fatal results.

* Most of Skag types in {{Borderlands}} open up their three jaws to screech at you before charging...which is [[ForMassiveDamage incredibly]] [[TacticalSuicideBoss stupid]]. Some of the most dangerous boss Skags can be shot dead before they even start fighting you thanks to this trope and an emptied magazine.

* The Skargs in {{Borderlands}}. Shoot their mouth ForMassiveDamage.

* The feral gouls from ''{{Fallout}} 3''.

* In ''Okami'', Orochi lets out a particularly badass roar whenever he makes a major appearance.

* In Okami, Orochi lets out a particularly badass roar whenever he makes a major appearance.

** The general idea is that animals make noise when they want to intimidate, they shut up when they want to eat.

Surprise--a monster! But you have time to recover from the shock of its appearance because it won't attack until it has posed dramatically and roared. Roaring's like a monster's hello. They must become hostile when heroes don't have the decency to roar a proper return greeting.

Contrast HissBeforeFleeing. Compare IAmHeroHearMeRoar and InTheNameOfTheMoon, which are often the tropes you get when the hero does this. If you thought 'Beating' meant 'defeat', you may be looking for PreMortemOneLiner.

* Subverted in the Conan story "The Tower of the Elephant," which has Conan fighting off one of a pack of lions in the title tower that are completely silent when they go for the kill. He asks his partner Taurus of Nemedia why the lion he fought did not roar, and Taurus's reply was that "All things are strange in this garden. The lions strike silently -- and so do other deaths."

* A lot of the creatures in ''MonsterHunter'' roar when they see you, but usually it's not the kind of roar that leaves you stuck covering your ears. The mook and boss raptors (-Preys and -Dromes) take a noticeable amount of time roaring, so a quick-witted hunter can easily get the first hit on them.

* JurassicPark does this pretty constantly.

* Demons in {{Doom}} 3 will roar at you, take a charge, then roar again every few feet.

* The large trigens from {{Far Cry}}.

* Euryale in ''God of War 2''.

* In DragonAge, the Grey Warden is tasked with reaching the top of the darkspawn-infested Tower of Ishal to light a beacon. A massive Ogre is hunched over in front of the beacon, gnawing on something. When it notices you, it lets out a massive roar before attacking.