History Main / SKYWARDSCREAM

A {{Camera Trick|s}} where the camera is placed directly over the actor, pointing down, while the actor looks up into the camera or at the sky overhead and makes a [[HellIsThatNoise ear-piercingly elongated]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext and somewhat bloodcurdling scream of bloody murder.]] For extra {{LargeHam}}-tacularity, the camera may even be [[SpectacularSpinning spinning upwards or panning upward.]]

* ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'': [[WorldsStrongestMan Shizuo]]: ''IIIIIII-ZAAAAAA-YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!''

* Ed in ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'': "STOP JERKING ME AROOOOOOOOOUND!"
* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'':
** "ANIKIIIIIII!"
** [[spoiler: "NIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"]]
* In ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', Myotismon unexpectedly did this once with a fit of maniacal laughter. [[NightmareFuel Lovely face that guy has...]]
* Lord Darcia in ''Anime/WolfsRain'' after his lover dies.

* Saiga in ''Anime/SpeedGrapher''. "That's... SO FUCKED UP!!!!!"
* ''Manga/GreatTeacherOnizuka'': "OOOOOOONNNIIIZUKAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"
* Combined with SayMyName in ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'''s second arc, at a point where Battler's kind of gone to [[BreakTheCutie the end of his rope]]. "BEATORIIIIIIIIIIIICHEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!"
* ''Manga/{{Akira}}'': "KANEEEEEEEEEEEEDAAAAAAA!" [[SayMyName "TETSUOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"]] [[MemeticMutation "KANEEEEEEEEEDAAAAAAAAA!!!"]]

** Incidentally, Ichigo actually has a non-tragic one after he defeats [[AloofBigBrother Byakuya]] [[KnightTemplar Kuchiki]]. When a greatly-wounded and worn-out Byakuya walks away and concedes that Ichigo had finally won, and that he wouldn't hunt down [[ActionGirl Rukia]] for execution anymore, Ichigo looks up to the sky while the camera {{pan}}s up away from him, as he let's out a primal, victorious scream to the heavens. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], considering how far he'd come and what he had achieved.
* Fakir in ''Anime/PrincessTutu'' "AHIRUUUUUU!!!!!!"

* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'':
-->'''Asuka:''' I don't wanna die. [[SurvivalMantra I don't wanna die.]] [[MadnessMantra I don't wanna die.]] ''[[DespairEventHorizon I don't want to die.]]'' '''I DON'T WANNA DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEE!!!!!'''"
* Non-angsty example in ''Literature/No6'': Sion during the storm in episode 1.

* ''Anime/{{Bakugan}}'':
** "DRAGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"
** [[spoiler: "WAYVERRRRRRRRRRRRNNNN!!!"]]

** [[spoiler:And let's not forget the infamous episode "cramp", where Rad [[SayMyName cries out for the hero-bot]], who had given his life to show just how dangerous Unicron truly was.]]

** And let's not forget [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmELlqjR5Ao this gem:]]

* ''Manga/DeathNote'': '''''MATSUDA, [[GambitPileup YOU IDIOOOOOOOOT!!!]]'''''

* This trope (combined with SayMyName and IWillFindYou) seems to be a recurring theme in ''Franchise/YuGiOh'', as it's been done by [[Anime/YuGiOh every]] [[Anime/YuGiOhGX single]] [[Anime/YuGiOh5ds main]] [[Anime/YuGiOhZexal character]] [[Anime/YuGiOhArcV in the]] [[http://eliaspsuedo.tumblr.com/post/116286887268/yuzu-astral-bruno-johan-and-yugi-yes-the franchise]] (spoilers in the link!).
* Katsuhira at the end of Episode 10 of ''Anime/{{Kiznaiver}}'', [[spoiler: upon meeting the old Kiznaivers in the worst situation.]]

* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'': '''''SHIIIIIIIIIZAAAAAAAAAAAA!'''''. Subject to MemeticMutation.

* ''ComicBook/CerebusTheAardvark'':
-->"CLAREMONT!!!!!!!!!"
* ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'': ComicBook/DoctorDoom does this constantly when someone brings Mr. Fantastic up:
--> '''Doctor Doom:''' '''''RICHAAAAARDS!!!!!'''''
* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': BAAANNNNERR!
* ''ComicBook/StrangersInParadise'': This [[http://comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/3/1157_20050923163623_large.jpg cover]].

* Two for the price of one during ''The Bloodstained Alliance'' in ''Fanfic/CodeGeassPaladinsOfVoltron'' [[spoiler:after Euphie gets shot by Nebiros:]]
** Cornelia gives a scream of [[spoiler:[=EUPHIE=]]].
** Suzaku gives a BigNo.

* Blackjack gets a great one in ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestriaProjectHorizons'' at the end of a HeroicRROD.
''Fanfic/JohannaMasonTheyWillNeverSeeMeCry'': Chaff storms onto the roof to scream loudly at the skyline and hit stuff in a rage near the end of the 74th Hunger Games, causing a nearby Johanna to solemnly and correctly guess that Thresh has just fallen in battle to Cato.

* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C7Ys_hhHCA&feature=youtu.be "The Doctor Games"]], this is the Eleventh Doctor's reaction to Four killing Ten.
-->"FOOUURRR!"

* ''Film/DonnieDarko'': [[Creator/DrewBarrymore Miss Pomeroy]] does this after being unfairly sacked from her job. Doubles as an AtomicFBomb.

* One does this in ''Film/TheCityOfLostChildren''.

* Performed by Cindy (Anna Faris's character) at the end of every one of the ''Film/ScaryMovie'' series, although usually punctuated by her [[LookBothWays being run over]].
* Bartleby does this near the end of ''Film/{{Dogma}}'' while laughing maniacally.
* In Baz Luhrmann's ''Film/WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet'', the line "I am... FORTUNE'S FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!" gets this treatment.

* Parodied in the movie ''Film/CharliesAngels2000'' with Matt Leblanc howling "DAMN YOU, SALAZAAAR!" at the soaring camera while his girlfriend lies dead in his arms. [[spoiler:And then we find out they're shooting [[ShowWithinAShow a movie within the movie]].]]
** [[spoiler: Don't forget that the scene takes place at the end of a montage showing the romantic B-plots of the other two angels, furthering the assumption that the girlfriend is Lucy Liu.]]
* ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'' combines it with DistantReactionShot.
* ''Film/KindergartenCop'' has Detective John Kimbell doing it to vent his excess frustration after all the kids drive him nuts.

* ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968'': '''''YOU MANIACS!!! YOU BLEW IT UP!!! AH, DAMN YOU!!! GOD DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!!!"'''''
* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
** ''Film/X2XMenUnited'': Logan does this in a flashback where he wakes up in a tank of water with no memories and metal claws shoot out of his hands.
** ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'': Wolverine does this [[spoiler:after reluctantly killing Jean Grey/Phoenix.]]

* ''Film/{{Braveheart}}'': FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

* The end of ''Film/TheMist'' features this from the main character; Might be more of a BigNo.

* ''Film/RainMan'': '''''SON OF A BITCH!!!'''''

* Ivan's reaction to his father's death in ''Film/IronMan2''.

* ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption'': Andy in the rain [[spoiler: after his escape]], laughing more than screaming.

* Goodspeed does this at the end of ''Film/TheRock'' when after launching the flares, one of the pilots accidentally fires one of their missiles.

* ''Film/JohnnyMnemonic'': '''''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis I WANT! ROOM! SERVICE!!!]]'''''

* Along those same lines, who can forget Conan O'Brien's tortured scream... ''"BOOOLLTEEEENN!"''

* Like Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert of ''Series/TheColbertReport'' also has engaged in this trope occasionally. ("MANILOWWWWWW!!!")
** Also "RAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIINNNNN!!!"
*** "BENNEEEEEEEETT!!!"
*** "RICKLLLLLLLLLES!!!"
*** "Vigoda?"

* ''[[Series/TheFlash2014 The Flash]]'' did this unironically when he discovered Zoom's [[BigBrotherMentor secret]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing identity]].

* ''Series/KingdomHospital'': "THERE WILL BE REPRISALS FOR THIS! REPRISAAAAAAALS!"

* In ''Series/OhsamaSentaiKingOhger'', this is Rita Kaniska's go-to reaction if they [[RunningGag get overly frustrated by something]].

* Wade in the first season finale of ''Series/{{Sliders}}'': NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

* In ''Series/That70sShow'', Red combines this with an AtomicFBomb after being guilt tripped into taking Hyde in.

* ''Series/TheXFiles'': "[[TitleDrop This is not happening]]! [[BigNo NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!]]"

* ''VideoGame/WarcraftIIIReignOfChaos'': In the scene when [[spoiler: Grom Hellscream kills Mannoroth]] there are some pretty dramatic screams, that however being wordless don't quite qualify as [[BigNo Big Nos]], and at the end of the scene, following [[spoiler: Grom's death]], a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luuUE0x7-TY very powerful Khan Scream]].

* ''VideoGame/HenryStickminSeries'': '''''HEENRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!'''''

* ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'': '''''UZUUUUUUUKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!'''''

* Iori lets out one in the anime opening of Dreamcast-only ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters The King of Fighters 1999 Dream Match]]''. We don't hear his voice, but the image is there.

* ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'': Ieyasu...I will...KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILL YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU!!!!
%%* Miguel in ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} 6''.

* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1''. [[spoiler:"FIOOOORAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"]]
* ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'': Asura gets in on this one a few times, though it's actually rather rare that we see him doing so. His SkywardScream for his wife is a single howl of rage and grief, though he does scream his daughter Mithra's name out as he goes to rescue her. [[spoiler: However, when a human girl who looks like Mithra dies in front of him, he has a long moment where he seems like he can't breathe OR scream, and then the overhead view of the trope comes into play and very bad things happen to very bad people.]]

--> '''Hawke''': If I die, makes sure world knows... *''Falls to their knees''* I DIED AT CHATEAU-HAINE!
* [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers Brock]] lets out a real primal one in ''VideoGame/PokerNight2'' if he loses with a strong hand.
* Zero does this in ''VideoGame/MegaManX4'' when [[spoiler: Iris dies.]]
--> '''Zero''': "WHAT AM I FIGHTING FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRR?!"

* Gunvolt does this when [[spoiler:Joule dies]] in ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt''.

* ''Webcomic/RealLifeComics'': "'''[[http://www.reallifecomics.com/archive/080415.html LOLCAAATS!]]'''" and "'''[[http://www.reallifecomics.com/archive/040713.html SMITHYYYY!!!!]]'''"

* ''Webcomic/FeaturingTalkingGuineaPigs'': [[http://www.joegp.com/index.php?strip_id=148 "DAMN YOU, FOURIER!"]]

* In [[http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/spray-and-slay/ Spray and Slay]] (along with a BigNo) from ''Webcomic/LoadingArtist''.

** This was also used in his review of Series/SavedByTheBell while recapping the oil drilling episode. When he announces the evil culprit behind Becky the duck's death, he dramatically looks up and proclaims "'''OIL!'''" complete with a spinning camera pull away shot.

* [[http://5secondfilms.com/watch/dealbreaker_jones This]] [[WebVideo/FiveSecondFilms 5 Second Film.]]

* [[WebAnimation/WeeblAndBob DAMN YOU, SWEDEEEEN!!]]

* ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'': Rolly in "Chow About That?" "We... missed... LUNNNNCH!!!"

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'':

* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': And recently, BAAANNNNERR!
* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':

** In the storyline ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'', Supergirl threw her head back and screamed when one of her teammates said her [[Franchise/GreenLantern Red Lantern Ring]] was bonded with her forever.
* This ''ComicBook/StrangersInParadise'' [[http://comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/3/1157_20050923163623_large.jpg cover]].
* Also in ''ComicBook/CerebusTheAardvark''.
-->"CLAREMONT!!!!!!!!!"
* ''ComicBook/CartoonNetworkBlockParty'':
** ''ComicBook/ThePowerpuffGirls'' do this along with a BigNo when after Him recruits three cereal cartoon mascots to steal all the dry cereal in town, the only breakfast item left on the shelves is oatmeal ("Steal A Meal," from issue #26).
** The Professor does this as well in "The Trouble With Bubbles" (regular issue #18) when after Bubbles runs away from home he finds her goodbye note.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'': In [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS3E18TwinSuns "Twin Suns"]] (formerly Darth, now just) Maul screams out in frustration from continuously searching for Obi-Wan. It's been a pretty big case of MemeticMutation online.

* ''ComicBook/ThePowerpuffGirls'' do this along with a BigNo when after Him recruits three cereal cartoon mascots to steal all the dry cereal in town, the only breakfast item left on the shelves is oatmeal ("Steal A Meal," from issue #26 of ''ComicBook/CartoonNetworkBlockParty'').

* ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'': Tyrone yells "CLOWNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" mixed with an Echo in "Best Clowns in Town"

-->'''Courage''': '''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'''

** "Big Picture Show", courtesy of Kevin: '''''DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'''''

-->'''Utonium''': (Handed a note from school) P-P-PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

** "The Fry Cook Games": [[PunctuatedForEmphasis "MY NAME'S!]] ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis NOT!]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCnGKF_Ro2A RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICK!!!]]''"

->''"WHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!"''

* Bill Rizer in ''[[VideoGame/{{Contra}} Neo Contra]]'' [[SayMyName screams Lucia's name in anguish]] after [[spoiler: killing her in combat.]]

** Incidentally, Ichigo actually has a non-tragic one after he defeats [[AloofBigBrother Byakuya]] [[KnightTemplar Kuchiki]]. When a greatly-wounded and worn-out Byakuya walks away and concedes that Ichigo had finally won, and that he wouldn't hunt down [[ActionGirl Rukia]] for execution anymore, Ichigo looks up to the sky while the camera pans up away from him, as he let's out a primal, victorious scream to the heavens. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], considering how far he'd come and what he had achieved.

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxF3kNmJ7tk Famously]] in ''Film/{{Superman|TheMovie}}''.

* A heartwrenching one in ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'' when the Man of Steel finds Lois' corpse. For added "skyward", Superman rockets off into the sky as he screams.

* ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperHeroes'': In the season 2 opening, Imperiex does one of these. WITH SPINNING of course.

* In ''Fanfic/APrizeForThreeEmpires'', ComicBook/CarolDanvers lets a long, loud scream out when Marcus dies and his mind-control upon her disappears.

* Also in ''ComicBook/{{Cerebus}}''.

* ''ComicBook/ThePowerpuffGirls'' do this along with a BigNo when after Him recruits three cereal cartoon mascots to steal all the dry cereal in town, the only breakfast item left on the shelves is oatmeal ("Steal A Meal," from issue #26 of Cartoon Network Block Party).

--->''[[CatchPhrase WHAT-WHAT-WHAAAAAAAT?!]]''

* Also used on Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses by Angry Joe, in the parking lot of a Chick-Fil-A when he realizes that it's Sunday and the place is closed.

* WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls do this along with a BigNo when after Him recruits three cereal cartoon mascots to steal all the dry cereal in town, the only breakfast item left on the shelves is oatmeal ("Steal A Meal," from issue #26 of Cartoon Network Block Party).

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxF3kNmJ7tk Famously]] in ''Film/{{Superman}}''.

** La Muerte lets loose a truly epic one when she finds out [[spoiler: that Xibalba cheated to win their bet]]. Just before she screams, Candlemaker warns the Sanchezes, [[LampshadeHanging "You'd better cover your ears."]]

* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'': ''DAMN YOU HASBROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!''

* ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'': KUH-LOOOOOOOOOWNS!!!! (''Clowns, clowns, clowns...'')

** Bender himself has one in an episode wherein he takes a big breath and says "DOOOOOOOOOME-" before he's cut off by a scene change. His was the third in a series of the characters having progressively longer skyward screams.

** "DAMN YOU! A BOOOOOX!"