History Main / UnsoundEffect

* In ''TheOptimist'': [[http://the-opt.com/?p=992 EXPIRE]], [[http://the-opt.com/?p=794 THROW]], [[http://the-opt.com/?p=125 GOUGE]], [[http://the-opt.com/?p=49 FLEX & SWELL]], [[http://the-opt.com/?p=56 REND & MASTICATE]], [[http://the-opt.com/?p=69 SUBMIT & REFRESH]], [[http://the-opt.com/?p=88 FOLD]], and [[http://the-opt.com/?p=476 this comic]] and [[http://the-opt.com/?p=1299 this comic]] have multiple examples. [[http://the-opt.com/?p=1229 This comic]] has a very large unsound effect as a punchline.

* ''{{Erfworld}}'', as pictured above. Also includes sound effects like "Warn", "Sweep", or even [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/erf0120.html "redox"]]. Interestingly, it avoids this trope more often than not, sometimes confusing readers as to what the sound effect represents. For example, some were unsure what "free-deep" was, until it was explained that it was a cricket chirp.

* [[http://www.antiheroforhire.com/d/20060501.html Nicely parodied]] by AntiheroForHire.

* Done at least [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=429#comic once]]in ''SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal''. Well, what sound would you expect when you [[UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish lamp]] someone with a lamp?

* ''{{Sinfest}}'' uses this nearly every other strip, notably [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=521 here]], [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3213 here]], [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3223 here]], [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2614 here]], and [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3319 here]] ("VERKLEMPT!" It's Yiddish for "quite upset or emotional.")

* ''Badass Muthas'' does [[http://badassmuthas.com/pages/comic.php?7 this]].
* "Sucker Punch'd!" in many ''DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'' strips. [[http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_686.php]] [[http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_706.php]] [[http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_733.php]]

* ''UserFriendly'' had some 'interesting' sounds for coffee brewing: "sizzle", "congeal", "fold proteins", "curdle", "sprout". Of course, given that previous coffee-brewing efforts have intentionally created a brew that has the properties of [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Xenomorph]] acid-for-blood and one that was made with parts of [[Creator/HPLovecraft Hastur]], this may indicate a success.

* ''NoNeedForBushido'' uses these in nearly every comic.

* ''TheWotch'' and its spinoff ''Cheer!'' do this heavily, with examples such as: [[GenderBender *Ka-girl* ]] *open*, *swap*, *stare*, *harm*, *regress*, *swap*, *gravity*, *vertical ascent*, *tie up*, *disguise*, *not there*, *...psyche* , and many more. Yes, with the asterisks.

* Webcomic/GreyIs: [[http://greyismanga.com/manga/ch008-hearts-strength/chapter-008-page-17 Check check check]]
* ''ZebraGirl'' uses this in one strip, alongside a [[ClueFromEd Message From Ed]] that states that the creator has no idea what the actions depicted would actually sound like, so he's just gonna make things up.
* [[http://www.alessonislearned.com/index.php?comic=6 This]] ''ALessonIsLearnedButTheDamageIsIrreversible'' comic uses "GASOLINE". Others used include "MOONROCK" and "COMBINE".

* ''IrregularWebcomic'':

* A staple in ''BeaverAndSteve'' comics.
* ''StickmanAndCube'': T-T-T-TIMEWARP!
** ''{{Spamusement}}'' has [[http://spamusement.com/index.php/comics/view/290 "KER-TIME-TRAVEL!"]]

* Some webcomics observe "Onomatopoeia Day" in May, where those participating substitute the word "Onomatopoeia" for the intended sound effect word, making it an Unsound Effect that's ShapedLikeItself.
** [[http://www.timeslikethis.com/index.php?id=315 One instance]] in ''Webcomic/TimesLikeThis''
** [[http://phinmagic.wordpress.com/2011/07/15/happy-onomatopoeia-day Uttered by a ghoul]] in ''Phineus: Magician For Hire''

* ''Webcomic/{{Shortpacked}}!'': ''[[SpitTake SPIT-TAKE]]''

* ''Webcomic/DeadWinter'' used "mop" for someone being hit with one in [[http://www.deadwinter.cc/page/223.htm this strip]].
** Also, the sound effect [[LawOfInverseRecoil "RECOILLESS"]] [[http://deadwinter.cc/page/260.htm here.]]

* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'': "[[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=284 Spankies!]]", "Trundle", '''[[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=239 SLAM DUNKIN]]''', [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=172 "Rocket!"]].
** Also, ''GC'' deserves props for possibly being the first ever use of "[[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=511 Blink]]" for something ''completely unrelated'' to SqueakyEyes.

*** There's also, for a door slamming, "[[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=588 SLAM]]" and then "SLAM AGAIN"

* ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'': Dr [=McN=] jumps on a motorbike driven by a ninja and whispers something in his ear to creep him out and throw him off the bike. The [[http://drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=26&issue=4 resulting]] sound effect is "CREEPED OUT ENOUGH TO BE THROWN EASILY FROM THE BIKE". This is then {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in the AltText which reads "Oh come on. That is not a real sound effect at all."

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', shrinking with "shrink soda" gives off a "sha-rink!" sound.

* ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' [[http://xkcd.com/208/ dabbles with this]] [[http://xkcd.com/260/ occasionally]]. For example, [[http://www.xkcd.com/433/ This strip]] has "park" as a sound effect.

** '''[[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2006/04/08/episode-682-pointless-retribution/ ORGY OF VIOLENCE]]'''

** ''8-bit'' also uses the occasional "walk walk walk" sound effect, and so forth.

** '''''SHIPWRECK!'''''

** '''[[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2006/03/25/episode-677-step-one/ KER-INQUIRY!]]'''
** Also '''KER-BLOCK!''' and '''KER-PARRY!''' from Fighter's battle with Drizzl.
** [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2002/10/29/episode-208-look-whos-back/ NONCHALANT GLANCE! CONSPIRATORIAL CHECK!]]
** '''[[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2003/07/24/episode-311-legal-dispute/ DISBELIEF]]'''
* [[http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/1841.html This]] ''IrregularWebcomic'' strip is composed entirely of Unsound Effects.

* ''Webcomic/{{Adventurers}}'' had several. One strip in the final boss battle gives us "Slash! Cleave! Bisect!" Another from earlier has [[http://www.adventurers-comic.com/d/20030610.html "That sound ninjas make when they jump silently!"]], and then later [[http://www.adventurers-comic.com/d/20030612.html "That same sound from the last comic about jumping ninjas!"]]

* From ''BiggerThanCheeses'': [[http://www.biggercheese.com/index.php?comic=678 SPINE!]]
** Also "SMITE!" and "Headdesk!" and probably a few more.

* The [[http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=108 Face Full Of Alien Wing Wong]] ''VGCats'' script has "icky noise" in the penultimate frame.

* ''TheNoob'' has [[http://www.thenoobcomic.com/index.php?pos=306 "Zerg! Zerg! Zerg"]] for an onrushing horde. [[StarCraft Zerg rush, get it?]]
** That's not an unsound effect, but a battle cry. A particular (rather clueless) guild is ''named'' Z.E.R.G. (short for Zealot Elite Righteous Guardians). That, of course, is the joke.

* Used to indicate a GroinAttack in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0586.html #586]].

** [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0761.html Swinganamiss!]] Rich Burlew seems to really like these.

* ''[[http://www.geist-panik.com/ Geist Panik]]'' is absolutely in love with this trope. Notable examples include "Ka-Evil!", "SPAS-12", and, in one case where even the author appeared at a loss, "Um... Fish Noises?" Brian Wilson, the author, has stated that he struggles with coming up with sound effect noises and eventually decided to simply write what was happening.
** And even more recently, "Hoping! ... Real Hard!!" along with "Ominous!" as the Knob squeezes a juice-box.
** There's also "Bush Hat!" "Shadow!" and "Steve Says Hello!". By the way, Steve is a plant.
*** Steve is taken even further, his sound effect being [[http://www.hookiedookiepanic.com/geist/comic.php?&ID=59 "Omghax!"]], then "Steve accepts!"

* ''TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' makes frequent use of this trope, perhaps most notably when space explosions are depicted as "SILENT KABOOM!"

* ''MSPaintMasterpieces'' uses "telprot!" (yes, that's spelled correctly) for teleportation.
** It's a reference to an early strip involving a l33t-speak DOS prompt in Reset Man's head, visible whenever he closed his eyes. "Wtf telprot"

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': '''[[http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003403 "Egg!"]]''' {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d (uh, sort of) a little later, when the Peregrine Mendicant hears "EGG" and comments that "it almost sounded like a huge egg appeared in the sky and landed, and then someone mysterious teleported out of it."

*** GENUINE DISTRESS!

*** Similarly, Rose has used "distaction" [sic].

*** [[http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005233 And again]], now accompanied by a [[http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005225 "KO'D."]] And [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005247 again]]. And [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005348 again]], and [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005437 again]], and [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/scratch.php?s=6&p=005763 again]], and [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006007 again]]. (Obviously, major spoilers in all the links.)

* ''{{Goblins}}'': [[http://www.goblinscomic.com/09162011/ KERSPLOSIONFORNOREASON!]]

* In ''ScandinaviaAndTheWorld'', Finland doesn't really talk much so there is a lot of this trope around him like. "VIHTA!!!" "SNOW!!!" "WEAK PROTEST!!!" and "crocodile tears to get ice cream." There are also non-Finland-related ones like "kiss of beer."

** Some of the comic's pop-culture references are written into sound effects (e.g. "NWOBHM" -- New Wave Of British Heavy Metal).

This is usually attributed to ''RichieRich'' in the original Harvey Comics versions, which lasted from the 1950s to the 1980s. They included such effects as "BOUNCE!" for large rubber balls impacting a hard surface, and went on to "EXPAND!" when Richie utilized one of Prof. Keenbean's AppliedPhlebotinum devices meant to go from pocket-size miniature tool/vehicle/etc. to full-size.

* Amerimanga ''NinjaHighSchool'' has used literal sound effects from the beginning of its run. They do sort of mirror manga's onomonepetic effects, but Ben Dunn has admitted he got the idea from ''Richie Rich''.

* The ''CityOfHeroes'' comic has a {{mook}} cry out in pain: ''"MMORPG!!"''

* [[VisualNovel/HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi Rika's]] catchphrase - "Ni-pah!"

* MariaHolic is brimful with them.
* In ''OnePiece'' Chimney did her own sound effect for staring (jiiiiiii).[[note]]"Jii..." is for some reason the Japanese onomatopoeia for staring.[[/note]]

* The ''MahouSenseiNegima'' manga does this a lot. Of course, this is probably due to the translators being very faithful to the original; during a silent scene you'll see the giant "shiiiin" kana with tiny English "the sound of silence" written underneath.

* The anime versions of ''PaniPoniDash'', ''LuckyStar'', ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler'', ''DD FistOfTheNorthStar'' and ''SayonaraZetsubouSensei'' have all used "staring" ("jiiiiiiiiii") as a vocalised sound effect, in ''[[SayonaraZetsubouSensei SZS's]]'' case as a RunningGag.
** Russia does this too in one episode of the anime of AxisPowersHetalia - as in, he actually says "jiiiiiii..." while staring at someone. A second later, he does it again, only louder. The other character looks severely uncomfortable by this point.
** Also in ''[[SayonaraZetsubouSensei SZS]]'', when TheVoiceless Meru types [[{{Troll}} abusive messages]] with her cell phone, we hear the sound "Meru Meru".
** The later seasons of ''[[SayonaraZetsubouSensei SZS]]'' have ''all'' of the sound effects [[WrittenSoundEffect written on screen]] and read out loud with a humorously monotone, bored-sounding voice.
** LuckyStar also has "ira-ira" appear as Kagami gets progressively more irritated with Tsukasa's attempts at texting.

* ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', with [[GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger "POINT"]].

* In the space of two pages in the first chapter of ''PandoraHearts'', we have "GRAB," "FIDGET," "SURPRISE," and of course, "THREATENING ATMOSPHERE."

* ''ChisSweetHome'' uses a number of these, including things like [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/chii_s_sweet_home/v02/c032/7.html "dejected"]] and [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/chii_s_sweet_home/v02/c033/9.html "loom."]]

* Fai of ''TsubasaReservoirChronicle'' starts saying "Fiuuu" instead of whistling, for which [[LampshadeHanging Kurogane mocks him]]. [[spoiler: It later [[{{Subverted|Trope}} turns out]] that he did that because his whistling has magical powers, though.]]

* The ''RanmaOneHalf'' manga is ''lousy'' with the "Boot" onomatopoeia for whenever someone gets punted into the sky by a [[MegatonPunch Megaton Kick]]. Ironically enough, NONE of the characters in the series, with the exception of Ryoga, ''ever'' wear boots.

* ''KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'' once had Kenichi outlining to a bunch of delinquents exactly why being a delinquent was a bad lifestyle choice, punctuated with the words "SOUND ARGUMENT!" dramatically appearing at the end of his speech.
* Misaki's "INDIRECT KISS!" in ''JunjouRomantica''

* ''{{Nichijou}}'' features the unsound effect '''GASCOIGNE!'''

* [[{{Yuruyuri}} Akkariiin!]], the sound of someone turning invisible from sheer lack of presence.

* During WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd's fight with SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker in the second half of his ''{{Batman}}'' review, sound effects such as 'MARTY', 'JUGYIOP', and 'FUCKBALLS' appear.

* The anime versions of ''PaniPoniDash'', ''LuckyStar'', ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler'', ''DD FistOfThenorthStar'' and ''SayonaraZetsubouSensei'' have all used "staring" ("jiiiiiiiiii") as a vocalised sound effect, in ''[[SayonaraZetsubouSensei SZS's]]'' case as a RunningGag.

* The anime versions of ''PaniPoniDash'', ''LuckyStar'', ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler'', and ''SayonaraZetsubouSensei'' have all used "staring" ("jiiiiiiiiii") as a vocalised sound effect, in ''[[SayonaraZetsubouSensei SZS's]]'' case as a RunningGag.

* ''[[http://amazoness.co.uk/4.htm Amazoness!]]'' gives us "Maim!" "Eviscerate!" "Impale!" "Slice!"

** [[http://fancyadventures.com/2009/08/31/page-120/ *STRUGGLE STRUGGLE*]]

* On {{Usenet}} there was a sound effect, "plonk", used to indicate that some {{Troll}} had just been "killfiled", or, in W3-ese, added to one's ignore list. It represents the sound of something hitting the bottom of a bucket, if you imagine that your killfile is a bucket. ([[FunWithAcronyms Although it could be an acronym for "Please Log Off, Net Kook", "Put Lamer On Killfile "Please Leave Our Newsgroup: Killfile!"]]) [[TropeMaker The first recorded use was in 1989 on]] alt.flame:

* On {{Usenet}} there was a sound effect, "plonk", used to indicate that some {{Troll}} had just been "killfiled", or, in W3-ese, added to one's ignore list. It represents the sound of something hitting the bottom of a bucket, if you imagine that your killfile is a bucket. ([[{{FWA}} Although it could be an acronym for "Please Log Off, Net Kook", "Put Lamer On Killfile "Please Leave Our Newsgroup: Killfile!"]]) [[TropeMaker The first recorded use was in 1989 on]] alt.flame: