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->''"Go Lions, Brisbane Lions, we'll kick the winning score!\\
You will hear our mighty roar!"''
-->-- '''[[UsefulNotes/AustralianRulesFootball Brisbane Lions]]''' (to the tune of ''La Marseillaise'')

It's quite simple: Big monsters have big lungs, that let them make big noises. Sometimes [[CuteButCacophonic little monsters make big noises, too]], but that's neither here nor there. When a ''[[TerrifyingTyrannosaur T. rex]]'', [[PantheraAwesome lion, tiger]], [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragon]] or [[OurMonstersAreDifferent some other scary monster]] appears in a work that contains sound, it ''will'' make a mighty, [[NightmareFuel terrifying]], [[RuleOfCool awe-inspiring]] ROOOOAAAAAARRR!!!!

If the creature roars before attacking someone, it's RoarBeforeBeating. If the roar is unique to that certain creature and hard to confuse with anything else, it is SignatureRoar. However, if it's an animal that [[ArtisticLicenseBiology shouldn't be roaring at all]], see IncorrectAnimalNoise.

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!!Examples:
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[[folder: Anime and Manga]]
* While all of the titular [[HumanoidAbomination Titans]] in ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' are capable of it, the one done by [[spoiler:Eren as]] the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-ONY-B3I_Q Rogue Titan, stands head and shoulders above the rest]].
** And yet, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl3rqzg_JVc&feature=youtu.be&t=4m25s it inspires awe and hope. Not just fear]].
--->'''[[ActionGirl Mikasa]]''': "...I was slightly exalted. Because what I was looking at felt like the [[EmbodimentOfVirtue reification]] [[LastStand of mankind's]] [[UnstoppableRage anger]]."
* The nine-tailed Kyuubi from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' deserves a mention with a roar [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTfP-pEwKl8 powerful enough to cause miniature destruction across its path.]]
* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'': Generally, if a Pokémon is not [[PokemonSpeak repeating its name over and over again]] it has one of these.
** Special mention to [[OlympusMons Palkia, Dialga, and Giratina]] for having {{Kaiju}} roars out of the ''Godzilla'' movies!
* In the movie remake of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'', the monstrous form of [[EldritchAbomination the Darkness of the Book of Darkness]] lets out animal-like roars during the final battle, in contrast to the banshee-like wails that the original TV version had.
* ''Manga/KaijuGirlCaramelise'': [[{{Kaiju}} Harugon]] has a distinct, loud roar whenever Kuroe [[InvoluntaryShapeshifting takes that form]]. At one point when Rinko startles Kuroe in her room, Kuroe even lets out the roar despite being mostly untransformed, frightening the people in their neighborhood who think Harugon has shown up again.
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[[folder: Fan Works]]
* ''Fanfic/TheBridge'' naturally has a lot of kaiju having a distinct bellow, shriek, or roar. The [[KidHeroAllGrownUp adult]] Godzilla Junior's features prominently in the text and videos, often compared to a constant thunder crash.
** [[Film/GodzillaVsSpacegodzilla Xenilla]] defeats Commander Tempest by assuming his true form with Princess Luna's help and roaring in her face. The sheer force having a 100+ meter tall kaiju empty his lung capacity directly in front of her sends Tempest flying backwards into a wall with the sheer vibration knocking her out.
* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has, in the sequel, [[spoiler: the Elder Wyrm]] unleash several of these, capable of deafening those nearby, flattening sections of forest, and cracking windows.
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[[folder: Films -- Animated]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'' has these right on cue. Though when Simba's still a cub, this ends up being an anticlimax. His "roar" is [[RuleOfFunny a kitten-like "Reeer!"]]. TruthInTelevision, as seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN7QpfboRMI here.]]
** When the hyenas were chasing Simba and Nala, Simba attempted to chase them off with a small roar, which the hyenas laugh at. He tries it again, this time with a [[PapaWolf startling]] [[DynamicEntry unexpected]] [[BigDamnHeroes surprise.]]
** And AwesomeMomentOfCrowning at the end, where Simba's roar is answered by all the lionesses.
* ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'': The Beast has a pretty powerful roar, most noticeable when he saves Belle from a [[SavageWolves snarling pack of wolves]], grabbing one and giving it a face-full of roar before throwing it twenty feet in the air.
* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc1'':
* James P. Sullivan's roar becomes plot-relevant when he [[spoiler:accidentally scares Boo]]. Comically averted by his [[{{Kaiju}} very tall friend]] Ted, who clucks. (They wanted the Godzilla roar, but couldn't get clearance.)
** In the credits, there's a blooper reel, in which [[Franchise/ToyStory Rex]] auditions. He ''does'' roar. In his own...''special'' way.
* Toothless in ''WesternAnimation/{{How to Train Your Dragon|2010}}'' gives an ear splitter right into Hiccup's face before running off after he's cut loose.
* One of ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'''s ogre abilities is roaring so loudly he can actively [[https://youtu.be/gWbaDmzCu8g?t=27s blow others away]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Ming throws her head back and powerfully roars after Mei [[CallingTheOldManOut calls her out]].
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[[folder: Films -- Live-Action]]
* ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' has [[SignatureRoar a highly recognizable, unique roar]]. And oh how [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUFtGH05_c4 mighty it is]]. Sounds like a freakin' jet engine. Perhaps due to its origins as the wailing of a [[ScareChord mistreated viola,]] it's ear-piercing in a pretty unique way and certainly attention-grabbing. Listing every example would be impossible, since he basically tends to let one loose at least once per minute of screentime, but some notable ones are:
** ''Film/Godzilla1954'': Godzilla, in his very first appearance on-screen, pokes his head over the top of a hill to look at the fleeing people below and roars his hate and rage towards what they've done to him. Near the end, as his body is being ripped apart by Dr. Serizawa's [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Oxygen Destroyer,]] he lets one out that sounds like a lament- or maybe [[MercyKill a release.]]
** ''Film/GodzillaRaidsAgain'': This time we hear Godzilla before we see him, and as the tones of his anger echo off canyon walls, it's clear that [[SignatureRoar this sound]] has become something to ''[[NightmareFuel fear.]]''
** ''Film/DestroyAllMonsters'': In this film, which was intended to be the last, once the Earth's monsters finish off the Kilaaks and their [[Characters/GodzillaTheGhidorahs pet monstrosity]] they roar their last goodbyes to each other, the world, and the audience. [[SeriesFauxnale Until two years later, anyway.]]
** ''Film/GodzillaVsMechagodzilla'': After finding out that [[RobotMe someone]] has been impersonating him, Godzilla finds the culprit and lets him know how displeased he's made the Monster King in his own indomitable way.
** ''Film/GodzillaVsBiollante'': After spending a few years trapped inside of a volcano due to the events of [[Film/TheReturnOfGodzilla the last movie,]] Godzilla is set free by the [[HoistByHisOwnPetard human antagonists]] and the very first thing he does as he wades through the fire and lava around him is roar to signal his return- this particular one is so mighty that it not only can be heard across mainland Japan, but also sends out ''psychic shockwaves'' that cause pain in the ESP-sensitive.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI1K-KNcJlw It's not just him, either,]] every member of his monstrous supporting cast has a SignatureRoar and are given ample opportunities to use them.
** True to form, the ''Franchise/{{Monsterverse}}'' picks up where Creator/{{Toho}} left off:
*** ''Film/Godzilla2014'': It sounds [[https://youtu.be/ihd_uzrX2Bw even cooler]] in the reboot. The first time he busts it out, an entire airport of panicking, screaming humans [[StunnedSilence goes dead silent]] in awe, and later he sends one the female MUTO's way that's so loud it shakes the earth and sends San Francisco's Chinatown decorations careening down the street.
*** ''Film/KongSkullIsland'': Despite apparently being the Titan equivalent of a teenager, Kong's throaty bellowing is deep and strong enough to echo for miles through the mountains of his island home. For the most part, though, he's content with grunts and short howls- it's not until he faces [[BigBad Ramarak]] that he really cuts loose, and damn if it isn't impressive.
*** ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'': In a movie stuffed to the gills with monsters, Godzilla ''still'' manages to come out as the champion of this trope. Two notable ones are [[spoiler: just after he achieves the Monsterverse version of [[SuperMode his]] [[Film/GodzillaVsDestoroyah 'Burning Godzilla']] [[SuperMode form]]]] and starts to [[CurbStompBattle kick]] [[spoiler: [[CurbStompBattle Ghidorah's]]]] [[CurbStompBattle ass]], and again shortly thereafter when he [[SkywardScream roars his victory to the heavens]] and [[RankScalesWithAsskicking shows exactly why]] they call him ''King of the Monsters.''
*** ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'': Our two titular protagonists just can't seem to stop roaring at each other every time they meet. The mightiest of them include Godzilla and Kong essentially screaming into each others' faces after the decisive [[BehemothBattle Round 3 of their conflict,]] Kong's triumphant SkywardScream after vanquishing the deadly [[spoiler: Mechagodzilla]], and Godzilla's final show of strength and authority to Kong before [[OncePerEpisode returning to the depths of the ocean.]]
* As mentioned with the ''T. rex'' reference in the description, dinosaurs have a tendency to do this. ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' comes to mind as a specific example. In that case, it's most definitely a SignatureRoar, and what an epic one it is! It's also ArtisticLicensePaleontology, since dinosaurs didn't have the vocal cords to produce mammalian-style roars; their closest living ancestors are crocodiles and birds. For the most part, Tyrannosaurs made deep, nearly inaudible (to human ears) bass vocalizations which sound rather nightmarish in a more subtle way.[[note]] Interestingly enough, [[WordOfGod Spielberg has said]] that the main inspiration for Rexy's keening roar was Godzilla above- both sounds hit the same basic range of pitches, which seem to instinctually scream "''danger!''" to us puny humans. They actually mixed together alligator, lion, and baby elephant sounds.[[/note]]
** This particular roar has been used and parodied in other mediums, especially by Rex in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' during their kid's imaginative adventures.
** ''Film/JurassicParkIII'': The ''T. rex'' and the ''Spinosaurus'' roar at each other during [[SpinosaurusVersusTRex their fight]].
** At the end of ''Film/JurassicWorld'', the ''T. rex'' is shown on the heliport of the research building and making one last roar while looking over Isla Nublar.
** ''Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom''. In a CallBack to the above scene, the ''T.rex'' does a roar in its introductory scene with the erupting volcano as a background. At the end of the movie, a ''T.rex'' breaks into a zoo and competes with a [[KingOfBeasts male lion]] there to see who has the mightier roar.
* Film/KingKong isn't the quietest gorilla in the jungle, either, for that matter.
* The Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer film studio has a roaring lion at the start of each of its movies.
* Little baby Clover from ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}'' may have the most impressive set of lungs out of all the monsters. In fact one of the OST songs is explicitly called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4p3rM9jOdE "Roar".]]
* The shark from ''Film/JawsTheRevenge'' actually roars like a lion in one of the most egregious cases of ArtisticLicenceBiology.
* Otherwise loveable Ben Grimm aka [[ComicBook/FantasticFour The Thing]] confronted a bear on the verge of attack in [[Film/FantasticFour2005 the second Fantastic Four movie]]; he freaked out the grizzly with a loud, animalistic roar which sent the brute in retreat!
* In ''Film/InspectorGadget1999'', [[BigBad Scolex]]'s creation, [[TheDragon Robo-Gadget]], emits one while rampaging through town.
* In the movie ''Film/{{Primeval}}'', VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory of a 20-ton giant man-eating crocodile in Africa, the giant reptile lets out a lion-like roar after devouring the BigBad.
* Invoked by the designers of ED-209 from the ''Franchise/{{Robocop}}'' films, who gave their giant security-robot the ability to project animal roars and snarls for intimidation purposes.
* King Louie from ''Film/TheJungleBook2016'' makes a really loud roar upon his emergence from his temple. This startles Bagheera, Baloo, and the monkeys from their battle before they could continue.
** Not long after that, Baloo roars at the monkeys, complete with standing on his hind legs, and stuns them. It doesn't last long because the monkeys immediately dog-pile him afterwards.
* ''Film/TheSuicideSquad''. After being freed from its prison, [[{{Kaiju}} Starro the Conqueror]] gives a roar before stomping off to crush or take over the inhabitants of the nearest city. The roar is mimicked by all the people it's assimilated with {{Puppeteer Parasite}}s.
* ''Film/TheLochNessHorror''. Nessie roars like...a [[StockSoundEffects TIE fighter]] from ''Franchise/StarWars''?
* ''Film/ItCameFromHollywood'' opens with a woman being warned via the radio about an escaped KillerGorilla. After warning against making loud noises that may attract the gorilla, the radio plays a recording of the gorilla's roar so the audience can watch out for it, which of course only makes the woman [[ScreamingWoman respond appropriately.]]

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[[folder: Literature]]
* ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'': [[CrystalDragonJesus Lion Jesus]] Aslan has one of these. He uses it twice in ''Literature/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'': once in anger when the witch asks him how she will know if a promise will be kept, and later [[spoiler: after he has returned from his sacrifice]], and he tells Susan and Lucy to put their fingers in their ears.
* ''Literature/{{Temeraire}}'' has a special attack: a SuperScream powerful enough to break tree trunks.
* Literature/{{Tarzan}} has his signature roar, described in the book as the victory cry of a bull ape. Unique example in that the character is a human, [[FeralChild though he was raised as an animal]].
* A staple in ''{{Literature/Dinoverse}}''. Inevitably someone's put into the body of a big Tyrannosaurus-like dinosaur and at some point roars horrifyingly loudly.
* Mouse in ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' has the ability to generate a magical bark. When he was a puppy small enough to fit in a pocket, his bark could be heard throughout a large building loudly enough to wake sleepers and trigger car alarms in the street outside. Mouse, fully grown, stands in excess of three feet at the shoulder and weighs over twohundred pounds, and his bark is loud enough to transcend the borders between dimensions.
* ''Literature/IntoTheBrokenLands'': Traveling in the titular DeathWorld, the HumanWeapon Nonee unleashes an earth-shaking roar to warn nearby monsters that someone even bigger and scarier is coming through. It succeeds in driving a lot of them away.
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[[folder: Live Action TV]]
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': The dragons of Daenerys, particularly the biggest --Drogon--, will let out some as intimidation sometimes.
** ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'': When she bursts out of the ground of the Dragonpit at the coronation of TheUsurper Aegon II on the back of her dragon Meleys, Rhaenys Targaryen has the dragon roar on the new king and his parents and siblings to show them her contempt and warn them instead of incinerating them.
* Rover on ''Series/ThePrisoner1967'' has a distinct and decidedly creepy roar (perhaps made creepier by the fact that Rover is a sentient weather balloon).
* Several ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' [[AnimalMecha animal zords]] roar. First and foremost are the Wild Zords of ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce''; the main Megazord's regular FinishingMove is even the component zords roaring [[EnergyWeapon Frickin' Laser Beams]].
* Done for sheer RuleOfCool on ''Monster Bug Wars'', which dubs ferocious sound effects onto footage of [[MundaneMadeAwesome tiny creepy-crawlies preying on each other]].
* Worf from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' has one, which he uses to demonstrate Klingon mating behavior (minus the furniture-throwing).
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[[folder: Tabletop Games]]
* In ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', the [[OurSphinxesAreDifferent androsphinx]] can let out a magical roar up to three times a day. Each roar produces increasingly severe effects: the first roar [[SupernaturalFearInducer frightens the androsphinx's enemies]], the second roar deafens them and paralyzes them with fear, and the third roar knocks them flat while inflicting damage.
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[[folder: Video Games]]
* In ''VideoGame/BanjoTooie'', both the baby T-Rex and Daddy T-rex that Banjo and Kazooie can transform into in Terrydactyland can roar. Daddy T-Rex’s roar is so mighty that it shakes the screen, can scare away caveman guards, and can even kill baddies if Daddy T-Rex is close enough. The [[GiantFootOfStomping Stomponadon]] that is found in the stomping plains area of Terrydactyland will let out a mighty roar while trying to stomp on you with its giant foot.
* In the ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' games, large monsters will let out a roar before they start attacking you, when they go into rage mode, and before retreating to another zone. Bigger monsters will roar loud enough to stun your Hunter, unless you have gear with a high-enough level in the Earplugs skill. Tigrex in particular is notable for having a roar loud enough to actually harm other creatures.
* In ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'', the King Redeye puts his head into the room to roar before fully entering. On an earlier note, the Galdon does some roaring, as well.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' has the move Roar, which makes the opponent Pokémon switch or flee the battle. Of course, it's learned by a lot of big Pokémon, but is specially notable on the legendary beasts of [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver the second generation]], [[ThatOneBoss which use it to escape from you if you ever find them and block their exit]].
** Bizarrely, the [[AsianFoxSpirit Vulpix line]], [[HeroicDog Lillipup line, Growlithe line]], [[BullyBulldog Snubbull line]], [[{{Hellhound}} Houndour line]], and Te''pig'' line learn this move. Apparently in the Pokémon world, dogs and pigs roar.
** The [[PantheraAwesome Litleo line's]] SignatureMove is Noble Roar, which lowers both of the attacking stats of a foe.
* ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'':
** Their very own {{Orochi}} has one, and it's the key to defeating him. When he roars, your pour Sake into his mouth to lower his barrier.
** Gekigami has one of these. Fitting, as he's a tiger god of thunderstorms.
* From ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'', the White Tiger's most powerful attack in an awesome howl that knocks you back several feet and makes the ground tremble.
* In ''VideoGame/SpongebobSquarepantsCreatureFromTheKrustyKrab'', Plankton gains one after turning into a giant.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Spore}}'', the special ability in the creature stage that is rewarded upon completing cell stage as a carnivore is [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Raging Roar]], which makes all nearby creatures run away in fear.
* While Asura in ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' usually does a lot of screaming, [[spoiler:his transformation into Berserker asura destroys tons of ships just from its shockwave. When they are above the earth's Orbit. It's his default scream in Berserker form as well.]]
* Chimeras in ''VideoGame/DragonsDogma'' are able to roar with their lion head, which will cause any character nearby to fly away. However, characters clinging to its body are exempt, and heavier characters don't fly as far as lighter ones. The roar doesn't do any damage itself, but the time it takes to get up could be enough for the chimera to make another attack.
* Subverted by the [[TRexpy Tyranto Rex]] dream eater in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance''. Big and scary it is, but it sounds like an angry house cat. On the other hand, it can still "roar" loudly enough to stun its foes for one of its attacks.
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' has War Cry, an ability introduced from ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIV'' onwards, which is used by monsters like Weartigers and Peepers to stun enemies in battle. Of course, the skill itself can also be learned by players and recruited monsters from ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'' onwards. In addition, future games such as ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVI'', ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'', and ''VideoGame/DragonQuestX'' have stronger versions of the skill, such as Ferocious Roar, Raging Roar, and Total War Cry.
* In ''{{VideoGame/Starbound}}'' lore, the Apex, a technologically advanced humanoid race of monkey people, can indeed roar.
* In ''Videogame/{{Evolve}}'', the monsters roar after evolving, a sound loud enough to be heard anywhere on the map. As to why they do it, it's a mixture of pain from the evolution process and a warning to anything within earshot that they're more dangerous now.
* ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' has the Ravager, a behemoth of a beast that appears in Illager raids. They have a roar attack that not only [[KnockBack knocks back]] entities in a radius around it, but also deal a considerable amount of damage to those that aren't Illagers.
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[[folder: Webcomics]]
* Rak, a giant Gozilla-like alligator from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod''.
** Then there's various beasts such as the [[GiantFlyer White Steel Eel]], [[CallASmeerpARabbit the Bull]] and [[OlympusMons Zigena]].
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[[folder: Web Original]]
* RUMBLEROAR!!! from a very memorable scene in ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical''.
* WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd leads an army of Gamers into battle with one in the WebVideo/TGWTGYearOneBrawl.
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[[folder: Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'': Simba's son Kion has the Roar of the Elders, which is powered by the spirits of past lions.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' let loose a MightyRoar when they wake in the evening. They can also make some pretty bestial sounds depending on how ticked off they are.
-->'''Goliath:''' A gargoyle does not whine.... he ''ROARS''!
* [[KingOfBeasts Leobreaker]] and [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Scourge]] of ''Anime/TransformersCybertron'' can let out some pretty impressive roars.
* Sandy from ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' does this in "Survival of the Idiots" whenever [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick wake her up from hibernation. Her having bulked up before her long slumber and her loud deep roar is quite terrifying.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' episode "The Milk Waif", Tom angers Jerry's when witnessing him slapping baby orphan mouse Nibbles with a flyswatter. In a rage he lets out a ferocious roar, actually Film/KingKong's, before pummeling the cat into submission.
* The shark-men heroes from ''WesternAnimation/StreetSharks'' bellow roars.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', the heroine of the title calls in her polar bear dog to deliver one of these when being confronted by JerkAss PrettyBoy Tahno, who gets scared off by it along with the rest of his team.
* Timber Wolf in ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperHeroes2006'' does this a few times in the series, fitting seeing he's the team's feral member (to the point where [[ShipTease Phantom Girl]] nicknames him [[LampshadeHanging 'Simba']] in the comic book adaption of the series). One of the more noteworthy examples is when he confronts his father in his lab he roars at the animal test subjects ([[TooDumbToLive his Dad wanted to unleash the animals on the Legion but they decided they'd rather go after him instead]]) forcing them to back off in fear.
* Although the titular Beast in ''WesternAnimation/MaggieAndTheFerociousBeast'' is a very [[GentleGiant gentle and kind creature]], he ''does'' have a Ferocious Roar.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
** In "Some Enchanted Evening", as Marge waits impatiently for Homer to get home, she unleashes a ferocious roar at her kids when they ask her to make them dinner.
** Marge pulls one again in "Homer Alone" when, following a mental breakdown, she stops her car in the middle of traffic and roars at an irate driver who yells at her.
* The Creator/TexAvery [[WesternAnimation/TexAveryMGMCartoons cartoon]] "Slap Happy Lion" begins with a lion giving off a series of loud roars that cause the other animals of the jungle to flee in terror.
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[[folder: Real Life]]
* The lion has the loudest roar of all the big cats which can be heard up to 5 miles away. The other big cats aren't so bad either.
** Ironically, the tiger's roar is generally considered fiercer even if it doesn't travel as far, which is why ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'' and [[TheCoconutEffect many others]] use tiger roars for their lions instead.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzXVMjsZloE As this captive tiger demonstrates]], a tiger's roar is as long as it is loud; this male is able to keep up a consistent sound for over a minute!
** Snow leopards, while not able to produce a roar in the conventional manner, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-Oua5oGFMM produce a fairly impressive bellow instead]].
** Mountain lions, while still considered a big cat, are unable to roar at all - instead, female mountain lions [[DeathWail produce an eerie half-wail, half]] ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxo8X5uIWRE scream]]'' when looking for a mate, the sound of which has often been compared to - and mistaken as - a [[ScreamingWoman woman being murdered]]. [[MeaningfulName Hence, they earned the other nickname,]] ''[[MeaningfulName screamers]]''. Somewhat adorably in the footage linked here, after a minute or so of screaming, it reduces to a single "meow!", demonstrating the mountain lion's ancestry - despite their size, as a member of the Felinae subfamily they're actually much more closely related to smaller cats (including house cats) than they are to their much larger cousins.
* Bears can easily give lions and tigers a run for their money in the roaring departments. Polar bears (the largest of bears and the largest land carnivore) are known for uttering particularly [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5Qj-Bc8VzU deep and primordial-sounding roars]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tayxK-1v39k Bull crocodilians pump up the volume on their usual rumbling vocalizations when contending for mates or territory]].
* Male orangutans have a massive, low-pitched call they use to mark their territory.
* Howler monkeys- small animal but big sound. Their cries are considered to be the loudest of any land animal, clearly audible for more than three miles (it doesn't have quite as much range as a lion's roar because it's higher in pitch and the rain forests the howler monkeys live in muffle the sound more quickly than the savannas that lions inhabit).
* During their mating season, European Red Deer stags announce their presence (to attract mates and scare away rivals) by loud, deep roars. Their close relative, the American Elk shows similar behavior, but its roars (often called "bugle") are more high-pitched.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN6Ckz2zh9g Camels, of all creatures, produce some of the deepest, most powerful roars in the animal kingdom]]. In fact, their vocalizations are frequently used for dinosaurs, especially ''giant sauropods'' in movies and documentaries!
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDPcbVs2NJY Most large pinnipeds are capable]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps5x2ymWuls of producing powerful bellows comparable to that of bears]] (unsurprising, since they are close relatives), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZDtas8ZRak but the walrus takes the cake]], and like with camels, its vocalizations are frequently utilized in dinosaur media.
* Ironically despite films and media often having predators roaring, a majority of animals who can roar and roar the loudest are herbivores. Bison and elephant roars are loud enough for people to feel the air rattling around them when they hear it.
* In case you were wondering, giant carnivorous dinosaurs like ''T. rex'' probably didn't produce the mammalian kind of roar heard in Hollywood movies. Judging from their closest living relatives, birds and crocodiles, scientists think they probably actually produce a deep vibrating rumble not unlike those made by male crocodiles or some large flightless birds (like cassowaries and ostriches), only at a far larger scale. While maybe underwhelming for those used to the movies, it definitely would have been spine-chilling to hear and quite loud regardless -- in fact, it might have been strong enough to have been ''felt'' as the soundwaves rippled through the air.
* Hadrosaurs, or duckbilled dinosaurs, would have been the noisiest and loudest of dinosaurs. Many species, such as ''Parasaurolophus'', used their fancy crests to produce loud honking bellows that would have sounded a lot like a trombone -- certainly not a sound anyone would forget hearing on a misty morning in the swamps of Late Cretaceous North America.
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