sonic scream
Weaponized vocal burst
A sonic scream is a fictional superpower in which a character produces a vocalization so powerful it functions as a weapon—shattering objects, knocking back enemies, or causing physical harm.
The trope appears across comics, video games, and films: Black Canary's sonic scream can shatter steel.
Sometimes called a sonic cry or canary cry.
- shriekShrill, piercing cry
- bansheeDeath-foretelling Irish spirit
- wailProlonged mournful cry
- high frequencyMany oscillations per second
- shatterFragment violently, suddenly
glass · shattered glass · glass breaking · earsplitting · piercing · deafening · jet engine · howl · frequency · dog whistle · vibration · shockwave · sound waves · superhero · super power · Black Canary · decibel · blast
- superpowerstelekinesis, telepathy, superpower, invisibility, force powers
sonic screamwhisper
Speech without full voice
murmur · hushed tone · sotto voce · soft voice · undertone
sonic screamsilence
Total lack of sound
dead silence · total silence · quiet · stillness · soundlessness
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