Sound Ideas, MONSTER - ROAR, ANIMAL 03

An image of an African elephant, the species responsible for the recording.

This sound effect can be found on the Universal Studios Sound Effects Library, which was made by Sound Ideas. It has been commonly used for King Bowser Koopa, the main villain of the Super Mario franchise. It was likely recorded from an African elephant.

It may or may not be one of the takes of the 1976 version of King Kong Roar.

Info

Recorded: 1957
Creator: Unknown
Owner: Universal Studios (1957-1992), Sound Ideas (1992-present)
Origin: United States
Year Debut: October 30, 1957
First Heard: The Land Unknown (a Universal film)
Area Used: Worldwide

Variations

Used In

TV Shows

Batman: The Animated Series (Heard in "Mean Seasons".)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Heard in "Terror on Dinosaur Island!".)
Ben 10: Alien Force
Chowder (Heard in "The Moldy Touch".)
Class of the Titans (Used for the Cerberus in "Man's Worst Enemy".)
Extreme Dinosaurs
Kenan & Kel (Heard once in "Tales from the Clip".)
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (Heard once in "Sting of the Scorpion".)
SpongeBob SquarePants (Heard in "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm".)
Star Wars: Clone Wars (Heard in CHAPTER 25.)
Street Sharks (Used for the T-Rex in "Jurassic Shark".)
Superman: The Animated Series (Heard in "A Little Piece of Home".)
Total Drama: Revenge of the Island (Heard in "Bigger! Badder! Brutal-er!".)

Movies

Shorts

Yogi Bear: When Animals Nap (1999)

Video Games

3DS:

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Used for Bowser in Worlds 1-Castle and 8-Castle2 before the boss battle)

DS:

New Super Mario Bros.
Yoshi's Island DS (used for Bowser when enlarged during his boss fight, also when he’s defeated at the second half of it)

GameCube:

Luigi's Mansion (Used for King Boo's Bowser illusion.)
Super Mario Sunshine
Super Smash Bros. Melee (Used for Bowser when his damage meter is high enough, with a lower pitched variant being heard when gets a star KO)

GBA:

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (The 1st portion of the sound is used for various bosses. Ironically, the sound is never used for Bowser himself.)
Mario Pinball Land

N64:

Mario Golf (Used for Bowser when someone duffs their shot, or when Bowser gets a par or lower)
Mario Kart 64 (Slightly high pitched version for Bowser when he takes damage or falls in lava or water. When he wins in 1st, the roar is used at the same time as MONSTER - ROAR, ANIMAL 05/MONSTER - HISSING ROAR, ANIMAL 02.)
Mario Tennis (Bowser when he loses)
Yoshi's Story

PC:

PlayStation 3: