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Kiai

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Kiai	label	Kiai
Kiai	page	Kiai
Kiai	comment	The kiai is a technique that involves shouting, grunting or screaming while posing or fighting to audibly demonstrate your bone-crushing power. Often associated with Martial Arts Movies and anime, this has its basis in many real-life martial arts (and thus is Truth in Television). Kiai (Japanese for "unification of will", and pronounced like the words "key" and "eye" in rapid succession) mainly refers to focus or intensity in its original language. Its secondary definition of respiration has been appropriated in English as the shout that accompanies focused moments in kata (martial arts moves). When Japanese characters actually bring up kiai, this can throw off translations. Especially in supernatural martial arts. In some teachings, it is believed that the shout 'releases' your inner energy and allows you to use more force behind your blows. In reality strikes synchronized with exhalation are the strongest regardless of sound as it helps in activating the abdominal and core muscles, it's just that the kiai encourages proper breathing during a strike. Wuxia being wuxia and Anime being anime, however, these kinds of real-life shouts are generally exaggerated into two main forms: The Powerup-Scream: Utilizes the Kiai in the form of a longer-lasting scream to release dormant or otherwise 'contained' energy akin to tapping into reserves. Expect to see Standard Powerup Poses and Battle Auras, with an addition of Chunky Updraft on the side. These kinds are sometimes required to tap into the Super Mode, and if the kiai is releasing the necessary energy for a Deadly Upgrade or Dangerous Forbidden Technique, you can also expect it to sound particularily pained. If a character has to dig particularily deep, these screams can last for the better parts of a minute, and may require opponets to, for one reason or another, actively invoke Transformation Is a Free Action. Because of their release of energy, these kinds of Kiai can occationally also be used to deflect attacks, by timing them just as an attack is about to strike, utilizing the release of energy as a barrier. The Amplifier: Utilizes the Kiai in the form of a shorter shout to exert additional effort beyond the norm in the moment. Bolstering a block or parry, or increasing the force of a blow - possibly enhancing it through various means. In the case of something like a Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs, or any other kind of Spam Attack, expect this kind of Kiai to produce a string of these short shouts. These kinds of Kiai are typically proportional to the amount of additional effort being exerted, and may sometimes be channeled into something like a Kamehame Hadouken or Calling Your Attacks: The louder the kiai as the attack is unleashed, the more power is being expended in the attack. It's commonly seen in martial-arts films, anime, and really, anybody who's Hot-Blooded and kicking ass. See also Screaming Warrior, as well as Funny Bruce Lee Noises. Also see Super-Scream if a Kiai is weaponized. May overlap with Calling Your Attacks. Also via Bilingual Bonus, if read in pinyin, it'd be said as "qihe" (chi-huh). Examples
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Kiai / int_101bfcd7	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_101bfcd7	comment	Pretty much the whole cast of Sengoku Basara feel compelled to do this, but the trope winner has to be Sanada Yukimura, who shows off his impressive lung capacity EVERY FEW SECONDS!! OOOOOYAKATA-SAMAAAAAAAA!!!!!
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Kiai / int_1305c32	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_1305c32	comment	Kamen Rider Meteor is also a frequent user. Justified as he's actually a martial artist, however.
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Kiai / int_148f217e	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_148f217e	comment	Subverted in the Nancy Drew game Danger By Design, in that the villain's use of this trope actually gives Nancy clues about what attack the culprit is about to make, allowing the player to block each blow.
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Kiai / int_1abd98ae	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_1abd98ae	comment	Other proud users of the 'CHESTO!' kiai includes Kaguya Nanbu, Sai Saici, Takuma Sakazaki, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Bang Shishigami, Makoto, etc...
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Kiai / int_1adee40d	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_1adee40d	comment	The World Ends with You: "Sine! Cosine! Tangent!"
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Kiai / int_1d298fb6	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_1d298fb6	comment	Another early example is Karate Dou (AKA: Karate Champ'') which has the two competitors do this in both the original and "Player vs. Player" games.
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Kiai / int_1d43953c	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_1d43953c	comment	Usagi Yojimbo — every fighter has their signature kiai; Usagi's is "RYAAAAH!"
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Kiai / int_23963d11	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_23963d11	comment	Gets silly in the Disgaea series, where character will just shout random things or their favorite food.
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Kiai / int_251cd0d3	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_251cd0d3	comment	Low Ki when delivering his ghetto stomp.
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Kiai / int_2664f44a	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_2664f44a	comment	While pretty much everyone in the Like a Dragon/Yakuza series pull off some particularly impressive Kiais when fighting, Majima in Yakuza 0 definitely deserves particular mention for the ones he pulls off in Breaker Style, which range from a simple "Yahoo!" to a satisfyingly drawn-out "YYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!" uttered while carrying out a spinning attack.
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Kiai / int_27b0262b	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_27b0262b	comment	The MythBusters have never studied the effects of a kiai-style outburst on fighting ability, but they do play it straight from time to time when swinging weapons around or punching things (For Science!). Ironically while testing the efficacy of samurai armor, Kari noted that the urge to shout wordlessly while swinging a sword is almost involuntary.
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Kiai / int_2d644371	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_2d644371	comment	Multiple characters in the Tales Series do this, usually when performing a Mystic Arte/Hi-Ougi or when activating the game's Super Mode. In particular, Stahn from Tales of Destiny yells his head off before performing any of his many hi-ougis and uses a typical stance while doing it.
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Kiai / int_2edf4d48	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_2edf4d48	comment	One Cut of the Dead: Harumi demonstrates a self defense move that requires you to shout "Pom!" in the process. When her audience asks, "Did you say 'Pom'?", she explains that it startles the opponent and empowers her move. When she's seen in a flashback watching a video demonstrating the move, the instructor is quite specific about shouting "Pom!"
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Kiai / int_30a5ebfd	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_30a5ebfd	comment	Used in Naruto Shippuuden by Killer-Bee, host of the Eight-Tails, such as after he uses his Lariat attack to rip Sasuke open, complete with using a hand held skyward to throw the horns. "WHEEEEEEEE!!!!!" (sounds better than it reads).
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Kiai / int_33acebd8	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_33acebd8	comment	In Guilty Gear we have Justice. "SHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
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Kiai / int_3565350a	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_3565350a	comment	In Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Radio Edition, Marche does this against Queen Remedi.
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Kiai / int_35e05f2a	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_35e05f2a	comment	In the Japanese dub of RWBY, Yang Xiao Long unleashes an "ORAORAORAORAORA!" while taking down the Ursa that swiped off some of her hair.
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Kiai / int_366a284d	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_366a284d	comment	Fist of the North Star: Even beyond the classic (and arguably most famous of all incarnations of this trope) "ATATATATATATATAAAAAAAAA" of Kenshiro as he's unleashing the Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken, a few of the other major characters do this to some extent, notably Rei and Raoh. Hyui's EEEEAAAAUUUUUAAAAHHHH deserves a mention. In Fist of the Blue Sky, the distant prequel to Fist of the North Star, Kenshiro does this as he's launching forks and butter knives into the skulls of the evil gangsters who were beating up his sworn brother to try to get at him.
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Kiai / int_37b56f7	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_37b56f7	comment	Yoshimo from Baldur's Gate II does one of these when he lands a critical hit — after which he laughs. His other dialog suggests that he acts stereotypically 'Asian' because people find it interesting.
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Kiai / int_37b7264c	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_37b7264c	comment	Initial D has Kozo Hoshino, aka God Foot. He is described as being very loud when driving, and constantly yells out "DORIYAAA" during his battle with Keisuke Takahashi.
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Kiai / int_3aeb1c75	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_3aeb1c75	comment	Dragon Ball is, of course, notorious for grandiose shouting during its battles, combined with Transformation Is a Free Action whenever it's used for powering up. Kiai is stated in Daizenshuu 7 to be a ki technique used to knock away opponents or deflect attacks. Indeed, Tien uses one to deflect a Kamehameha and Cyborg Tao's Super Dodon-pa, Goku uses it in his match with Chi-Chi to blow her out of the ring unharmed, and Krillin and Gohan use it to put out a forest fire at the beginning of Tree of Might. Even among the screams of epic seiyuu, Masako Nozawa definitely stands out, giving amazing screams for not only Goku but also Gohan and others, and continuing to do so even today in her 80's! Truly a legend! The Funimation dub seems to take this even further... just check out Goku's Super Saiyan 3 transformation and then wonder how Sean Schemmel is still voice acting today. The editing of the clip suggests that there was some clever editing to reuse the best voice take — but even if this is the case, this still equates to at least 2-3 minutes of non-stop screaming! One can only hope that he got a few days off to recuperate. In an interview at a convention, Sean Schemmel talks of how he passed out in the recording booth after recording a scream for Goku's Super Saiyan 4 form in Dragon Ball GT. This is commonly misremembered as his Super Saiyan 3 scream in Dragon Ball Z. In another interview, Christopher Sabat was asked to do a Super Saiyan transformation shout, and he declined by explaining that doing these shouts is so strenuous that they always save them for the end of a recording session, because it destroys their vocal cords. In this interview, he also explains that new voice actors coming in have the choice to either do the loudest, most intense screams they've ever done in their life, or do them twice, because anything less won't work for the show!
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Kiai / int_3ccfa555	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_3ccfa555	comment	Furio Tigre in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations, in keeping with his name, will outright roar when angry. At the end of the case, he roars so loudly he blows out the lights in the courtroom.
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Kiai / int_3e5c6c5a	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_3e5c6c5a	comment	Super Mario 64: "YAH! WAH! HOO!"
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Kiai / int_43339c8b	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_43339c8b	comment	Birds of Prey: White Canary uses this as she fights Black Canary. See here.
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Kiai / int_44127c7c	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_44127c7c	comment	Power Rangers, being an adaptation of Super Sentai, naturally uses this as well. Tommy Oliver's "SEI! HUYAH!" is probably the best known example, as it appeared in every series he did.
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Kiai / int_44fe781e	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_44fe781e	comment	Neon Genesis Evangelion: Shinji unleashes one of these the first time he dispatches an Angel. Except, instead of a Hot-Blooded roar of determination, it comes out more like an agonized scream of terror...which it kind of was. Asuka plays the trope straight. Especially in End of Evangelion where she appears to be in permanent Kiai mode; considering she just came out of a major nervous breakdown and needs to work off stress, it's not surprising.
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Kiai / int_4522fd1	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_4522fd1	comment	Chaka in the Whateley Universe actually uses this as an attack, screaming out "KIIIII-YAAAAAAAAH" in such a way that it stuns everyone nearby.
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Kiai / int_495f277f	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_495f277f	comment	And in Hayate the Combat Butler.
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Kiai / int_4ab17360	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_4ab17360	comment	Knowingly subverted in Inuyasha. Shippo, with a challenge from a strong opponent looming, asks InuYasha how to summon his powerful sword technique, the Wind Scar. Amused by the question, InuYasha replies with blatant lies, telling him he summons the power with chants of "Gagaga!" and "Dadada!". Hilarity Ensues when Shippo tries to use it in battle.
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Kiai / int_4be3aedd	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_4be3aedd	comment	Shows up a lot on Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, especially from Tommy. Big Bad Lord Zedd, after effortlessly trouncing the seemingly unbeatable Tommy, lampshaded his opponent's habit by asking: "Are those hi-yahs really necessary?"
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Kiai / int_4c99197e	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_4c99197e	comment	Miss Piggy of The Muppet Show uses these alongside her trademark karate chops. She's usually silent when doing the follow up kick when her target has been knocked down.
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Kiai / int_4ca2a625	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_4ca2a625	comment	Tasakeru: "TENRAI!", the battle cry used by the Daigundan soldiers. Roughly, it means "divine judgment".
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Kiai / int_5022a2c4	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_5022a2c4	comment	Xena: Warrior Princess: Xena never leaps into battle without letting out a piercing cry of "LILILILILILIIIIIII!"
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Kiai / int_507dfb6a	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_507dfb6a	comment	The (first) default name for Ness's Favorite Thing in the Japanese version of EarthBound (1994), which just shows you what you already knew: Boys in Japanese media like nothing more than to yell for seemingly hours on end before attacking. For those curious, the Japanese name for the attack is PK Kiai, and the English name is PSI Rockin'.
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Kiai / int_52646e97	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_52646e97	comment	The titular hero of Kamen Rider Blade does this quite often. Expect every other attack he launches to be punctuated with his unique yell of "UEEI!" Due to the fact that the show is something of a Japanese Fountain of Memes, fans have run away with it, replacing the final line of each verse of the show's first opening theme with Blade's Kiai, changing it from "BLADE! BLADE! BRAAAAAAAAAAAVE!!" to "UEI! UEI! UEEEEEEEEEEEEEII!!"
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Kiai / int_55f41ce9	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_55f41ce9	comment	In an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry plays tennis with his wife, who grunts loudly whenever she swings. Larry complains that it sounds like "pigs fucking."
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Kiai / int_5908ee91	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_5908ee91	comment	In The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the PC is able to unleash special Shouts that have various effects, from sending the enemy flying backwards to dealing straight-up fire damage to freezing them solid. Also done when doing power attacks, both by the PC and others. Dremoras in particular do this in over the top manner on every swing of their weapons.
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Kiai / int_59a835fb	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_59a835fb	comment	In Sonic Adventure 2 Sonic does this while leaping at least three stories into the air to kick the Egg Golem in the face! Knuckles also does this whenever he digs in the ground.
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Kiai / int_5e3832b5	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_5e3832b5	comment	Balrog from Cave Story shouts "Doryaaaa!" in the original Japanese, often enough that it's his catchphrase. The Fan Translation rendered this battlecry as "Huzzah!", while the Wiiware version translated it as "Oh yeah!"
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Kiai / int_5e3f6639	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_5e3f6639	comment	Lampshaded in Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu when Sousuke (as Bonta-kun) is training yakuza. He tells them to not waste movement and not to yell while attacking (this is all translated by Kaname).
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Kiai / int_5ec0f48	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_5ec0f48	comment	∀ Gundam gave us Harry Ord and his UNIVEEEEEEEEEEERSSSSEEEE! Which, as usual, gets a Shout-Out (get it?) as an easter egg in Super Robot Wars. And in Hayate the Combat Butler. G Gundam is a much older example from the same franchise. There have been few fights Hot-Blooded Graham Aker of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 did not begin with one of these.
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Kiai / int_62cafa4	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_62cafa4	comment	Imperator Furiosa from Mad Max: Fury Road lets out many short angry screams during close combat scenes.
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Kiai / int_699f37a1	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_699f37a1	comment	Soldiers in Silent Storm will unleash various kiai-esque cries when executing a long burst with a machinegun. As if it wasn't badass enough already to fire a light machinegun on full auto whilst standing.
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Kiai / int_6ac55ec7	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_6ac55ec7	comment	Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition supplement Oriental Adventures. The samurai and bushi classes had a special ability: they could focus their ki and use a kiai (a loud, fierce shout) to raise their strength to superhuman levels for one round of combat, or to increase their effective level by 2 for one turn (ten rounds), respectively. On higher levels, the samurai learn to paralyze their foes with fear with their shouts.
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Kiai / int_6b85085e	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_6b85085e	comment	Mortal Kombat: Liu Kang does this trope to death enough to make you fall off your chair laughing. He even does it when he gets hit, but stops that around Deception. Raiden applies as well.
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Kiai / int_712d16f3	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_712d16f3	comment	Juken Sentai Gekiranger's Ken Hisatsu/Geki Chopper. With a hand-blade.
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Kiai / int_72262aee	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_72262aee	comment	Used occasionally while practicing by various characters in Avatar: The Last Airbender, particularly firebenders, since "power in firebending comes from the breath." It's somewhat less prevalent in actual combat.
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Kiai / int_77be988d	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_77be988d	comment	In Thief of Time, a monk tries to intimidate Lu-Tze with "Ai! Shao! Hai-eee.." before learning his opponent's name. "-Ai!Hao-gng? Ohsheeeeeohsheeeeeee.."
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Kiai / int_7ac43256	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_7ac43256	comment	Rishu Togo of Super Robot Wars: Original Generation and all of his students (most famously, Sanger Zonvolt) all use the battle cry of "CHESTO!" Possibly as a Shout-Out, Van's battlecry in GUN×SWORD is "CHESTER!"... which, with a Japanese accent, comes out "CHESUTO!" It's kind of a Narm in the English dub, where the original word comes through clearly. This particular cry is definitely Older Than They Think, being used by Japanese martial artists and samurai. One of the oldest users in media is Kousoku Sentai Turboranger's Youhei Hama/Blue Turbo. The series ran from 1989-1990. Juken Sentai Gekiranger's Ken Hisatsu/Geki Chopper. With a hand-blade. Other proud users of the 'CHESTO!' kiai includes Kaguya Nanbu, Sai Saici, Takuma Sakazaki, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Bang Shishigami, Makoto, etc...
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Kiai / int_7febe32	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_7febe32	comment	In Godslave, Edith screams "Haaa!" when she attacks the Blacksmith.
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Kiai / int_811bbdc8	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_811bbdc8	comment	Street Fighter II V is notorious for all the characters scream like maniacs while fighting. What was pretty awesome for raise the level of emotion in the fights. Also, Fei Long gets even more infamous in the anime for his Funny Bruce Lee Noises.
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Kiai / int_81f5d35d	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_81f5d35d	comment	Old-school Kamen Rider and Super Sentai series would have the heroes yell "Toh!" when jumping. The titular hero of Kamen Rider Blade does this quite often. Expect every other attack he launches to be punctuated with his unique yell of "UEEI!" Due to the fact that the show is something of a Japanese Fountain of Memes, fans have run away with it, replacing the final line of each verse of the show's first opening theme with Blade's Kiai, changing it from "BLADE! BLADE! BRAAAAAAAAAAAVE!!" to "UEI! UEI! UEEEEEEEEEEEEEII!!" Kamen Rider OOO yells "SEIYAH!" whenever he uses a finisher. Kamen Rider Meteor is also a frequent user. Justified as he's actually a martial artist, however. Kamen Rider Gaim yells out "SEI-HAAAH!" as his finishing kiai. Power Rangers, being an adaptation of Super Sentai, naturally uses this as well. Tommy Oliver's "SEI! HUYAH!" is probably the best known example, as it appeared in every series he did.
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Kiai / int_85f11860	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_85f11860	comment	Yoshihiro Tajiri has sometimes been heard making high pitched noises when he really gets into kicking someone.
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Kiai / int_86814cd0	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_86814cd0	comment	In Final Fantasy IV, we have Yang's (and the rest of Fabul's monks') "ACHOOOO!" Later translations restored their honor by making it simply "KIAI!"
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Kiai / int_869fa138	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_869fa138	comment	Bamboo Blade's Tama-chan uses this to stop one of her opponents cold, before executing a brutal throat strike that counts as one of the highlights of the series. Especially impressive considering she's maybe half the size of the other girl.
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Kiai / int_88fce462	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_88fce462	comment	Being a fighting game, The King of Fighters has TONS of this. Though many people hate Maximum Impact 2 (KOF 2006) with a passion, it can't be denied the Japanese version game has some really good Kiais. Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami are good examples, as well as K' and Ryo Sakazaki. Kim Kaphwan, since day one of the series!
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Kiai / int_8960fd02	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_8960fd02	comment	Thorkell from the Vinland Saga anime yelled "DORYA!" when throwing a large stone at enemy Danish soldiers, which was translated in the English subtitles as "Take that!" It is an accurate translation, since "dorya" is a kiai which is something a Japanese person shouts as he is initiating an attack, so he is essentially telling his opponent "Take that!"
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Kiai / int_91684031	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_91684031	comment	In Pokémon Black and White Alder literally screams "Kiai" just before the second time you battle him. However, it's first seen the first time you face Marshal of the Elite Four.
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Kiai / int_9173be2b	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_9173be2b	comment	Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan is all about Kiai. C'mon. The PC-based clone osu! even has a special visual-enhancing mode called Kiai Time.
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Kiai / int_93221cce	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_93221cce	comment	Kamen Rider OOO yells "SEIYAH!" whenever he uses a finisher.
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Kiai / int_935a39be	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_935a39be	comment	Most characters in Super Smash Bros. Brawl use Kiai.
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Kiai / int_959dd815	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_959dd815	comment	Seen in Professional Wrestling, though it's to hide the fact that they aren't really hitting each other. Mick Foley would often yell "AH-SHA" and Rey Mysterio would loudly yell "WAA-TAH" during strikes.
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Kiai / int_976efc02	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_976efc02	comment	Mystery Science Theater 3000 had a Running Gag of saying "HIKEEBA!" during parts of films where a Kiai would be appropriate. The cry originated in the film Women of the Prehistoric Planet, during a scene where the Plucky Comic Relief shouts this before throwing himself to the ground.
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Kiai / int_97a70962	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_97a70962	comment	The Professionals. In the episode "Wild Justice" Bodie and Doyle are going through a CI5 training course, which includes an Old Master teaching kendo and combat philosophy. Although he's not shown teaching this trope, Bodie and Doyle are later going through a Shooting Gallery, giving a Kiai shout every time they fire a submachine gun. We never see them doing this in real-life shoot-outs, so it's probably to show how CI5 are willing to integrate Eastern and Western techniques for greater effectiveness.
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Kiai / int_99c003af	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_99c003af	comment	In The Boondocks, Ed Wuncler III uses this when he's committing crimes.
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Kiai / int_9b744b3d	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_9b744b3d	comment	In Fist of the Blue Sky, the distant prequel to Fist of the North Star, Kenshiro does this as he's launching forks and butter knives into the skulls of the evil gangsters who were beating up his sworn brother to try to get at him.
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Kiai / int_9bb8d2ed	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_9bb8d2ed	comment	Sophie is described making a breathy "ish" noise during most of her punches in Cadet Scrap.
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Kiai / int_9e2f90f4	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_9e2f90f4	comment	In One Piece, Monkey D. Luffy usually does this whenever he delivers the final blow to his opponents, even so much that Christopher Sabat (Funimation VA for Zoro) feels sorry for Colleen Clinkenbeard (FUNimation VA for Luffy) whenever he sees such a Kiai scene for Luffy, since Colleen will inevitably have to dub that scene later on.
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Kiai / int_9e7653e4	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_9e7653e4	comment	Sisterhood Series by Fern Michaels: Asian characters tend to yell "eyowww!" as they fight or cheer in this series, as can be seen in The Jury and Hokus Pokus.
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Kiai / int_9f89a5f0	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_9f89a5f0	comment	In a somewhat bizarre choice by the current dubbing company for Pokémon, the dubbed version of Diamond & Pearl has gym leader Candice use this term multiple times.
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Kiai / int_9fcc8c53	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_9fcc8c53	comment	In the Wii version of Punch-Out!!, Great Tiger gets his own yell in his Title Defense version of the Mirage Dance, made even more epic due to the camera switching positions on him immediately following up with him creating a cyclone of illusions. SALZARAAAAAAAAH! Preceded by Dragon Chan in Super Punch Out!! who would shout a rather primitive kiai while delivering his (somehow legal) kicking techniques. And Piston Hondo, being the proper Japanese stereotype that he is, lets out a good yell with every punch he throws like he's in a Street Fighter game. (His voice actor actually played Abel in Street Fighter 4.)
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Kiai / int_a16acaad	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_a16acaad	comment	All over the place in 3 Ninjas, especially the kids, who regularly shout "eye-ah!" every single time they throw a punch or kick.
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Kiai / int_a183d57f	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_a183d57f	comment	Leela would occasionally use these in action scenes in Futurama. As time went on, the sounds were used in mundane scenes as a joke (e.g. when pulling a plug out of a socket).
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Kiai / int_a4e6a00a	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_a4e6a00a	comment	During battles in Skies of Arcadia, using the Focus option with any character results in a "haaaaaaaAAAAAHHHH!"
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Kiai / int_a7bb29b1	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_a7bb29b1	comment	In Mega Man X4, Zero does this when using the Z saber on the ground. He also does this when he unleashes certain special attacks.
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Kiai / int_abf4c9b3	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_abf4c9b3	comment	Dead or Alive has Jann Lee as possibly the single most annoying example in the game due to his Bruce Lee Clone status. The high pitched shrieks are just as present, and often punctuate the computer using him to counter perfectly and send half your health to the great beyond. On the other hand, they're also interruptible, which leads to hilarious situations where you punch him in the face mid-attack. "WA-T-MMPH!" Hitomi has similar kiais that are more spread out. And by spread out, we mean they're associated with her more powerful attacks. Given this is Hitomi, this often means her distinctive kiai means someone's about to be launched a good twenty feet by the small cannons she calls fists.
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Kiai / int_ac67074d	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_ac67074d	comment	Robin occasionally does this during action scenes in Teen Titans.
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Kiai / int_ad20e006	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_ad20e006	comment	Wonder Woman: In "Going, Going, Gone", the Bruce Lee Clone (from The '70s no less!) who fights Wonder Woman uses lots of these shouts.
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Kiai / int_b0028436	comment	Ultraman Titas and Imit-Ultraman Belial have particularly unique Kiais that are shoutouts to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure; Belial's is "BELI-BELI-BELI-BELI-BELI-BELI!" while Titas's is "URUTORA-RA-RA-RA-RA-RA-RA-RA-RA-RA!" Quite fittingly, these battle cries were used in the episode when the two were performing simultaneous rush attacks.
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Kiai / int_b7aadc32	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_b7aadc32	comment	Sheila E from the Purple Haze Feedback light novel has "ERIERIERIERI!" when her Stand Voodoo Child goes on the attack.
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Kiai / int_b9fa3a7	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_b9fa3a7	comment	Undercover Brother subverts this when Undercover Brother gets into fights. His kiais are all names of different black celebrities/musical groups (for example, in one fight he uses "Shaquille O'Neal", "Cisqo", and "Earth, Wind, and Fire" as kiais, all screamed in a high-pitched voice reminiscent of and/or in open parody of Bruce Lee or the blaxploitation kung fu stars).
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Kiai / int_bcadd7cb	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_bcadd7cb	comment	Orks in Warhammer 40,000 are an innately psychic race; every one of them generating at least low-level psychic fields. The combined force of dozens or hundreds of orks charging into battle screaming at the top of their lungs actually makes them stronger. "WAAAGH!" is not just their Battle Cry; it's their word for war — yes, the exclamation points are part of the word.
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Kiai / int_bd310eaa	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_bd310eaa	comment	In El Goonish Shive, Ellen uses "Yah!" and Abraham uses "Kiai!".
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Kiai / int_bf1a4757	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_bf1a4757	comment	Used in, of all things, Smile Pretty Cure!. Cure Happy literally screams "KIAI DA! KIAI DA! KIAI DA!" over and over to get her Finishing Move to work. Ultra Cure Happy takes this up a notch in Episode 47, when she fires her massive Beam Spam against Pierrot. She screams and gets louder and louder and LOUDER every second.
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Kiai / int_c0c57462	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_c0c57462	comment	Chrono Trigger's Slash, and a few other enemies, belt out a harsh "Yah!" during certain attacks. Hilariously, the original English translation turned them into an actual sentence — "Yes, indeed!"
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Kiai / int_c0d295c4	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_c0d295c4	comment	Team Fortress 2 (or at least, the supplementary official comics): Soldier's "HUTTAH! NECK SNAP!"
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Kiai / int_c1e17180	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_c1e17180	comment	A number of characters do this in Blaze Union, but Garlot is the worst offender — he even has a "screaming" dialogue portrait. It got to the point that when the opening movie was being made, his voice actor specifically requested that there be a scene with Garlot's kiai in there.
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Kiai / int_c37fb3c5	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_c37fb3c5	comment	Orgazmo: A-Cup, a not so subtle villain, porn-star, and martial artist does this gratuitously, especially before whaling on Joe Young numerous times. He happens to yell "key-yo" as opposed to "key-eye".
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Kiai / int_c43df4d8	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_c43df4d8	comment	The Third Doctor from Doctor Who notably deployed this in his fights, saying things ranging from “Ai-tavitch!” when stunning a henchman, to a garbled shout sounding either like “Ikeda!” or “IKEA!” while disarming the Master in “The Sea Devils”. More information at the show’s meme page, especially the section on the summer 2018 Twitch stream.
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Kiai / int_c51b8d7a	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_c51b8d7a	comment	In Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, the main character can learn a move like this. It more than doubles attack power when used. Sadly, there is no shouting sound effect, and it's simply called Kiai, and only in the original JP version. A more straight example might be War Cry, which decreases all enemies' attack power... by a whole freaking lot.
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Kiai / int_c8c98634	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_c8c98634	comment	Imperial Warriors in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 when using their special ability (pulling out their beam katanas) they will scream UIYAAAAAAAH!
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Kiai / int_cac2034d	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_cac2034d	comment	Mocked on Eve. Michelle, Rita, and Janie's kung fu instructor insists that his profession is a silent art and they should go to a karate school if they want to scream.
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Kiai / int_cac2034d	featureConfidence	1.0
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Kiai / int_cd8e6855	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_cd8e6855	comment	Ultraman and his many successors have lots of grunts they make when they're battling kaiju and aliens. The iconic "SHUWATCH!" was that of Ultraman himself, while the other Ultras have ones of their own. Ultraman Titas and Imit-Ultraman Belial have particularly unique Kiais that are shoutouts to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure; Belial's is "BELI-BELI-BELI-BELI-BELI-BELI!" while Titas's is "URUTORA-RA-RA-RA-RA-RA-RA-RA-RA-RA!" Quite fittingly, these battle cries were used in the episode when the two were performing simultaneous rush attacks.
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Kiai / int_cffa1bda	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_cffa1bda	comment	Richard Wagner's Valkyries use the well-known cry "Hojotoho! Hojotoho! Heiaha! Heiaha!" in The Ring of the Nibelung. Naturally, their cry is a significant musical Leitmotif.
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Kiai / int_d015a04f	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_d015a04f	comment	They Call Me Bruce (1982). A kung fu master tries to instruct Bruce in this technique. Bruce's shout ends up shattering a nearby display cabinet.
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Kiai / int_d109f322	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_d109f322	comment	Andromeda: Possible subversion; While teaching Trance to fight, Tyr advises her to use a kiai to encourage proper breathing. She chooses "Hi-ho," which has the secondary advantage of incapacitating her opponents with helpless laughter.
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Andromeda	hasFeature	Kiai / int_d109f322
Kiai / int_d11e211f	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_d11e211f	comment	Kamen Rider Gaim yells out "SEI-HAAAH!" as his finishing kiai.
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Kiai / int_d628f901	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_d628f901	comment	In particular, Stahn from Tales of Destiny yells his head off before performing any of his many hi-ougis and uses a typical stance while doing it.
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Kiai / int_d6778009	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_d6778009	comment	In the Cabin Pressure episode "Helsinki", Kieran shouts "Ki-ya!" while demonstrating to Martin that he does in fact know karate.
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Kiai / int_d8c756b9	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_d8c756b9	comment	This is actually discussed in the original Karate Kid when Mr. Miyagi is trying to teach Daniel how to "punch".
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Kiai / int_da16cfbb	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_da16cfbb	comment	Ninja Slayer is an interesting example, as a lot of the characters use the same kiai ('YEEART!') as a Running Gag.
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Kiai / int_dae94b19	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_dae94b19	comment	In Road Rovers, Colleen often did this, but in the form of pop culture references and various celebrity names (e.g., "Sharon...STONE!!!").
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Kiai / int_db30cf92	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_db30cf92	comment	In the first Warrior Cats book, Firepaw tends to use "Gr-aar!" when attacking something.
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Kiai / int_db30cf92	featureConfidence	1.0
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Kiai / int_df2ccd68	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_df2ccd68	comment	Iron Fist has "K'ai!". He used it to the point where the K'un L'uns (the interdimensional people who trained him) began referring to him as Daniel Rand-K'ai.
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Kiai / int_df2ccd68	featureConfidence	1.0
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Kiai / int_e381e71f	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_e381e71f	comment	Digimon Tamers did it first when Takato's wordless scream of determination actually rejuvenated his partner. When the other Tamers started copying him, Terriermon / Rapidmon asks "What's all the yelling about?"
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Kiai / int_e3876b26	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_e3876b26	comment	Digimon Frontier has the characters let out bloodcurdling screams for every occasion, going straight into the best (or worst — depending on your sense of humor versus your emotional investment in the show.) Narm the franchise has to offer. It eventually reached the point where, when the main character got another Evolutionary Level near the end, the American voice actor actually refused to voice the new form — the strain of all the screaming that would be involved was more than he wanted to put his voice through. Ironically, during the new form's scenes, a comparitively smaller amount of screaming was actually involved. Digimon Tamers did it first when Takato's wordless scream of determination actually rejuvenated his partner. When the other Tamers started copying him, Terriermon / Rapidmon asks "What's all the yelling about?"
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Kiai / int_e5c5bc22	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_e5c5bc22	comment	GURPS has a skill specifically called Kiai. It requires the advantage Trained by a Master to use.
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Kiai / int_e8224f8c	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_e8224f8c	comment	Used especially in the battle scenes of Str.A.In.: Strategic Armored Infantry.
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Kiai / int_ebc16974	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_ebc16974	comment	The trope is openly lampshaded in Street Fighter IV, with Juri Han complaining about how Fei Long's screams are "like nails on a chalkboard".
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Kiai / int_ef661e97	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_ef661e97	comment	Fei Long from Street Fighter runs his status as a Bruce Lee Clone into the ground with his high-pitched shrieks every time he throws a punch. A running joke among the community is, "What does Fei Long love to drink? 'WA-TAAA!!'" The trope is openly lampshaded in Street Fighter IV, with Juri Han complaining about how Fei Long's screams are "like nails on a chalkboard".
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Kiai / int_f1360d68	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_f1360d68	comment	G Gundam is a much older example from the same franchise.
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Mobile Fighter G Gundam	hasFeature	Kiai / int_f1360d68
Kiai / int_f565604d	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_f565604d	comment	In Eyeshield21, many of the characters have a kiai. Kurita has "FUNNURABA!" (here I come), Monta has "MUKYAAA!" (literally a Tarzan yell), and Komusubi has "HUGOOOO!" Even Sena, who rarely seems like he enjoys it (although he does) develops a battle cry of "UOOOOOOO!" during the Christmas Bowl.
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Kiai / int_f5d2ead0	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_f5d2ead0	comment	Happens fairly often in Transformers: Cybertron. Even Primus uses it. While swinging moons he converted to maces at an enlarged-to-planet-size Starscream.
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Kiai / int_f5db678	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_f5db678	comment	Akira Hibiki from Raideen will occasionally let out a loud "RAIIIII!".
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Raideen	hasFeature	Kiai / int_f5db678
Kiai / int_f724b70d	type	Kiai
Kiai / int_f724b70d	comment	Yumi and Ulrich occasionally go into action with this in Code Lyoko, but Yumi does it more than he does.
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Chris Jericho (Wrestling) / int_e544916b	type	Kiai

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