This sound effect can be found on The Premiere Edition Volume 1, which was made by The Hollywood Edge.
Info
- First recorded: April 27, 1983
- Creator: Charles L. Campbell and Robert R. Rutledge
- Owner: Soundelux (April 27, 1983-August 13, 1990), The Hollywood Edge (August 13, 1990-2014), Sound Ideas (2014-present)
- Origin: United States
- Year debut: June 8, 1984
- First heard: Gremlins (1984)
- Area used: Worldwide
Sound Effect Description
Electricity Arcing 3; Steady Sparking On And Off. Debuted in Gremlins (1984).
Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect
Similar Variations
- Electric Arc, Zapping Sparks, Scattered Spraying Static Blasts
- Miscellaneous - Spark And Arc - Electricity &
- Sci-Fi Eerie FX, Cool Stuff FX NBK - Eerie Electric Jacobs Ladder (included briefly)
Used In
TV Shows
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
- Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
- Adventure Time
- All That
- The Amanda Show
- The Amazing World of Gumball (Heard once in "The Misunderstanding".)
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force
- Austin & Ally
- Back at the Barnyard (Heard 8 times in "Pigmalion".)
- Beast Wars: Transformers
- Drake & Josh (Heard once in "Smart Girl" and "Josh Runs Into Oprah".)
- Everybody Hates Chris (Heard once in "Everybody Hates Chain Snatching" and "Everybody Hates the New Kid".)
- Family Guy
- Full House (Heard once in "Arrest Ye Merry Gentlemen.")
- Futurama
- Gravity Falls
- Hero Factory
- iCarly
- The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV Series)
- Johnny Test
- Kipper (Heard once in "The Bleepers".)
- Kuu Kuu Harajuku (Heard once in "Labor of Love".)
- Lab Rats: Elite Force (Heard once in the intro.)
- Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
- Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales
- Malcolm in the Middle
- Mega Man
- My Life as a Teenage Robot
- My Life Me
- My Little Pony: Pony Life
- New Looney Tunes
- Oggy and the Cockroaches
- Ori Princess
- Phineas and Ferb (Heard once in "It's About Time!".)
- Power Rangers
- Regular Show
- Rick and Morty (Heard at the end of the intro when the title appears.)
- Robot Chicken
- Rugrats (Heard once in "The Smell of Success".)
- The Simpsons
- Sonic SatAM
- South Park
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Star vs. the Forces of Evil (Heard once in "Interdimensional Field Trip" and "Camping Trip" and thrice in "Skooled!")
- Star Wars: Clone Wars (Heard once in CHAPTER 15 among other chapters.)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Star Wars: Rebels
- Teen Titans Go!
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)
- Totally Spies!
- Victorious
- X-Men The Animated Series
Movies
- Back to the Future (1985)
- Bad Boys (1995) (Heard in a low volume.)
- The Banana Splits Movie (2019)
- Batman Returns (1992)
- Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)
- Curse of Chucky (2013)
- Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994)
- Demolition Man (1993)
- Face/Off (1997)
- Final Destination 3 (2006)
- Future Cops (1993)
- Ghostbusters II (1989)
- Gremlins (1984) (debut)
- Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
- Guyver: Dark Hero (1994)
- Hard Rain (1998)
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
- The Meteor Man (1993)
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks (2014)
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
- Ratchet & Clank (2016)
- RoboCop 2 (1990)
- Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost (2018)
- South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
- Small Soldiers (1998)
- Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- The Terminator (1984) (Remastered mix.)
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
- Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2015)
- Titanic (1997)
- To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
Video Games
Arcade:
- Beatmania IIDX 6th Style (Heard once in "VJ ARMY".)
- Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001 (2001)
- Elevator Action Returns (1995)
- Soul Edge
- Tekken 3
GameCube:
- Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
- Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- Mario Party 6
- Mario Party 7
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
GBA:
- Kirby & the Amazing Mirror (Used whenever the Mega Titan boss gets electrocuted.)
Mobile:
- Batman Forever: The Arcade Game
- Call of Duty: Mobile
N64:
Wii:
- Metal Slug Anthology (Heard in "Metal Slug 2/X".)
- Sonic Unleashed
Nintendo Switch:
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Used in Urbosa's Champion's Ballad cutscene when she electrocutes a Yiga Clan member.)
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Used for Buzz Blobs.)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Used in one of Robin's attacks.)
PC:
- Fun with Ragdolls: The Game
- JumpStart Adventures 3rd Grade: Mystery Mountain
- Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
- Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
- Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time (low pitched)
- Mega Man Legends 2
- Return to Castle Wolfenstein
- SCP: Containment Breach
- Secret Weapons Over Normandy
PlayStation:
- Attack of the Saucerman (1999)
- Broken Helix (1997)
- Iron Man / X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal (1996)
- Mega Man Legends 2
- Mega Man X4
- Metal Gear Solid
- Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero (1997)
- Power Rangers: Time Force (2001)
- Silent Hill (1999) (Heard once in the UFO ending.)
- Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (1999)
- Soul Edge (1995)
- SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge
- Tekken 3
PlayStation 2:
- Ape Escape 2
- Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001 (2001)
- Dance Dance Revolution Strike (Heard once in "VJ ARMY".)
- Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure
- Duel Master (PlayStation 2) (2004)
- Endgame
- Futurama (Video Game) (2003)
- Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
- Jak II
- Jak 3
- Metal Slug Anthology (Heard in "Metal Slug 2/X".)
- Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
- Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- Ratchet & Clank
- Return to Castle Wolfenstein
- Sonic Unleashed
- Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter (2002)
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) (Video Game) (Dubbed as "res_m05_sep_bridge_00088".)
PlayStation 3:
- Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
- Persona 5
- Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One (2011)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2006
- Sonic Unleashed
- Strider (2014)
PlayStation 4:
- Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time (low pitched)
- Persona 5
- Metal Slug Anthology (Heard in "Metal Slug 2/X".)
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 (2016)
- Strider (2014)
PlayStation Portable:
- MediEvil Resurrection (2005)
- Mega Man Legends 2
- Mega Man Maverick Hunter X (2005)
- Mega Man: Powered Up
PlayStation Vita:
Wii:
- Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
- Mario Party 8
- Metal Slug Anthology (Heard in "Metal Slug 2/X".)
- Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Star (CGOH, 2008 / UAS, 2010)
Wii U:
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Used in Urbosa's Champion's Ballad cutscene when she electrocutes a Yiga Clan member.)
- Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Xbox:
- Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO (2003)
- Conker: Live & Reloaded
- Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure
- Futurama (Video Game) (2003)
- Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
- Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- Return to Castle Wolfenstein
- Secret Weapons Over Normandy
Xbox 360:
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 Video Game)
- Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
Commercials
Canada:
- Moulson Canadian (1986)
Germany:
- Sinupret (2010)
Japan:
- Rockman X (Super Famicom) (1993)
USA:
- Looney Tunes on Nickelodeon Commercial (1994)
- Tetris 2 (1993) (Commercials) (Heard in the "There's Bombs In It" commercial.)
Promos
Radio Spots
New Zealand:
- 91ZM (1996)
Logos
- Asymmetrical Productions (1993)
Music Videos
- Justice - DVNO (2007)
- Michael Jackson - Give In To Me (1992)
Shorts
YouTube Videos
- Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse
- Nyanners
- Smosh Videos
- The Angry Video Game Nerd (Heard once in "The Last Ninja.")
Web Originals
Anime
- Akira (film) (Pioneer version)
- Dragon Ball Z (Ocean version)
- DragonBall Z Abridged (TeamFourStar)
- Dragon Ball GT (Blue Water version)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OVA)
- Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
- Kiss Him, Not Me!
- MegaMan NT Warrior (Heard in the English version.)
- Mojacko
- Mutant Turtles: Superman Legend
- Naruto
- Naruto: Shippuden
- One Piece (4Kids version only)
- Pokemon
- Ronin Warriors (Heard in the English version.)
- Samurai Pizza Cats (Saban version only)
- Sonic X
- Teasing Master Takagi-san
Image Gallery
Hollywoodedge, Electricity Arcing 3 PE200301/Image Gallery
Audio Samples