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    Wilhelm Scream

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    Originally recorded in 1951, this sound effect has appeared in numerous films and video games.

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    #1  Edited By neotoxic

    It seems odd to me that Korean army in Homeland had all been trained in the tactical deployment of a ‘Wilhelm scream’ as means to indicate there demise. All without the remotest hint of a Korean accent. If there were ants in that game I am pretty sure that treading on them would have rendered yet another improbably and misguided use of that infamous sound bite.    Red Dead Redemption did it better, with its occasional and will placed uses, but it certainly seems that its getting more common. Can anyone else suggest any other examples of the Wilhelm scream in video games?

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    #3  Edited By MattyFTM  Moderator

    There is a list of games that use the scream on the Wilhelm Scream wiki page. It doesn't list how the scream is used in the game, though.

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    #4  Edited By cookiemonster

    Dunno about video games, but this song is named after it: 
     
      

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    #5  Edited By neotoxic
     @Slaker117:  @MattyFTM:  Wow.. yeah I think I am getting the impression there is a lot more here than I thought, thanks for the link. 
     
    Still I am pretty sure that no game has used it as much as Homeland. ;)
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    #6  Edited By LordAndrew

    If people want to detail how the Wilhelm Scream is used in each game, they can add a description for each game on this page. Few people do that though.

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