History Main / SignatureRoar

* Chewbacca the unintelligible hairy alien from StarWars has a very recognizable roar.
** Chewbacca is not the only creature in StarWars with a Signature Roar; the rest of the monsters, like the Sand People in ANewHope, or the beasts in the arena in AttackOfTheClones, may also qualify. Maybe even Jabba the Hutt's EvilLaugh.

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* In FinalFantasyVII, the cries of the ''Planet'' are pretty distinctive and, while kind of beautiful like whale song, a bit heart-breaking.
---> '''Bugenhagen:''' "Didn't you hear it? As if to say... I hurt, I suffer..."

* In ChronoTrigger, Lavos has a very well-recognized BREEEAAAAWWWWAAAUUURRRRGHHHH-sounding roar.

* The ''[TyrannosaurusRex T. rex's]]'' roar in ''Film/JurassicPark'' is impossible to mistake for anything else and [[StockSoundEffects has frequently been recycled]]. Ardent fans of the film series will be able to recognize the sounds of the other dinosaurs just as well; some of the notable ones are ''[[GentleGiant Brachiosaurus]]'' and ''[[RaptorAttack Velociraptor]]''.

* The T. rex's roar in ''Film/JurassicPark'' is impossible to mistake for anything else and [[StockSoundEffects has frequently been recycled]].

* Both {{Franchise/Alien}}s (aka Xenomorphs) and {{Predator}}s have distinctive roars or screetches that are instantly recognizable.

* Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'s iconic SKREEEENCHK is heard at least OncePerEpisode.

* The T-rex's roar in ''Film/JurassicPark'' is impossible to mistake for anything else.

* Bowser of the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' games has two different well-known roars from separate eras: the more bestial, hissing roar first heard in ''VideoGame/MarioKart64'' and also prominently used in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'', and the deeper, more human-like roar first heard in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'' and featured in every subsequent game in which Kenny James provides Bowser's voice.

This is not just a roar that a monster happens to make; it is unique to that creature, or in the very least hearing it will instantly remind one of it.

!!Examples

* All {{Pokemon}} have a distinctive cry; while the anime has them speak their own names, the video games have them making digital noises (often being more advanced and realistic sounding the farther along you go). The earlier games had a tendency to reuse sound clips for multiple species with some modulation, though, with some Pokemon sharing cries as a result (Charizard and Rhydon's are basically the same, for example). As of ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'', almost all of the cries have been redone, making many of them more distinct and/or realistic, as well giving each Pokemon numerous variations of their cry that are used in Pokemon Amie for the sake of expressing different emotions like joy, anger, and sorrow.

* All {{Pokemon}} have a distinctive roar; while the anime has them speak their own names, the video games have them making digital noises (often being more advanced and realistic sounding the farther along you go). The earlier games had a tendency to reuse sound clips for multiple species with some modulation, though, with some Pokemon sharing cries as a result (Charizard and Rhydon's are basically the same, for example).

* {{Godzilla}}'s iconic SKREEEENCHK is heard at least OncePerEpisode.

* [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan was known for his signature roar.

* The live-action versions of the Hulk has the title character rarely speaking. He does, however, have a distinctive roar since Lou Ferrigno played him in [[Series/TheIncredibleHulk the TV show]], the [[Film/{{Hulk}} movie]], the other [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk movie]], ''Film/TheAvengers'', and [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibleHulk the cartoon from the 90's]].

* All {{Pokemon}} have a distinctive roar; while the anime has them speak their own names, the video games have them making digital noises (often being more advanced and realistic sounding the farther along you go).