Surprise sound effects, mostly of the human kind. Surprised gasps from grown-up and child voices, wow moments from the kids and made-up cartoon characters reacting, plus anime character sounds for when the eyes go wide. Quick little moments. They sit in bigger voice sets alongside laughs, cheers, efforts and celebrations, so a character's surprise can match the rest of their lines.
A surprise is mostly a quick breath in, so the timing does the work, just ahead of the reveal. The action voice sets keep the gasp in the same voice as the Effort sounds and battle cries, which holds a game character together from the opening hit to the celebration. For kids' shows and family games, the child reactions put gasps next to a proper Laugh. Cartoon voices go bigger, raw and designed, for made-up characters who never underplay anything. RPG party voices round it off with taunts and defeats.
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