This's a Skywalker Sound sound effect created by Ben Burtt and/or Randy Thom. Used extensively for Dum-E from the Iron Man movie franchise, this sound debuted in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
Used In
TV Shows
Movies
- Baraka (1992)
- Big City Greens: The Movie: Spacecation (2024)
- Big Hero 6 (2014)
- Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
- Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
- Fantastic Four (2005)
- Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025) (Used once for Toy Chica during the film's climax when she opens her mouth before the original Chica ends up ripping the former's head off.)
- Iron Man (2008)
- Iron Man 2 (2010)
- Iron Man 3 (2013)
- Planet 51 (2009)
- Powaqqatsi (1988)
- Romero (1989)
- Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
- Spaceballs (1987)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (debut)
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) (edited)
- WALL-E (2008)
- The Wild Robot (2024)
- Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
Video Games
PC:
- Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
- Star Wars: Rebel Assault
- Star Wars: TIE Fighter
- Star Wars: X-Wing
- Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter (Heard in a reversed variant; dubbed as "CHAFFIR.wav".)
PlayStation 2:
- Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
Xbox:
- Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
- Star Wars: Obi-Wan (Heard in a very low-pitched variant, dubbed as "stap_deploy_activate".)
Anime
Image Gallery
Kiddy Grade Ep. 1: "Depth/Space" SKYWALKER, MOTOR - DUM-E STEADY
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Big Hero 6 (2014) SKYWALKER, MOTOR - DUM-E STEADY
_SKYWALKER,_MOTOR_-_DUM-E_STEADY.png "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) SKYWALKER, MOTOR - DUM-E STEADY.png (837 KB)")
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) SKYWALKER, MOTOR - DUM-E STEADY
_SKYWALKER,_MOTOR_-_DUM-E_STEADY.png "Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025) SKYWALKER, MOTOR - DUM-E STEADY.png (330 KB)")
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025) SKYWALKER, MOTOR - DUM-E STEADY
_SKYWALKER,_MOTOR_-_DUM-E_STEADY_(4).png "Iron Man (2008) SKYWALKER, MOTOR - DUM-E STEADY (4).png (815 KB)")
Iron Man (2008) SKYWALKER, MOTOR - DUM-E STEADY
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Iron Man (2008) SKYWALKER, MOTOR - DUM-E STEADY
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Iron Man (2008) SKYWALKER, MOTOR - DUM-E STEADY
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Iron Man (2008) SKYWALKER, MOTOR - DUM-E STEADY
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Iron Man (2008) SKYWALKER, MOTOR - DUM-E STEADY
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Iron Man (2008) SKYWALKER, MOTOR - DUM-E STEADY
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Iron Man 2 (2010) SKYWALKER, MOTOR - DUM-E STEADY
_SKYWALKER,_MOTOR_-_DUM-E_STEADY.png "Spaceballs (1987) SKYWALKER, MOTOR - DUM-E STEADY.png (320 KB)")
Spaceballs (1987) SKYWALKER, MOTOR - DUM-E STEADY
_SKYWALKER,_MOTOR_-_DUM-E_STEADY.gif "Spider-Man- No Way Home (2021) SKYWALKER, MOTOR - DUM-E STEADY.gif (6.17 MB)")
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) SKYWALKER, MOTOR - DUM-E STEADY (quickly changes pitches)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) SKYWALKER, MOTOR - DUM-E STEADY (debut)
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II SKYWALKER, MOTOR - DUM-E STEADY
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) SKYWALKER, MOTOR - DUM-E STEADY (edited)
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WALL-E (2008) SKYWALKER, MOTOR - DUM-E STEADY
The Wild Robot (2024) SKYWALKER, MOTOR - DUM-E STEADY
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