| “ | No more screechy please! | ” |
Screechy is a type of verbal abuse that is performed by Four. It is generally done when Four is prompted to speak. The term was at first coined by X, when telling Four to stop screeching. In "Fortunate Ben", however, everyone refers to it as "the screech".
Four screeches for (at least) 2 reasons: the first is when stunning and/or harming a contestant, or when he likes something.
Effects[]
Audio sample of Four's screech (as usually in the show).
The full audio for Four's screech. (Volume warning)
Generally, the screech is a loud, earsplitting sound that causes some effects on the victim. These symptoms include:
- Dizziness
- Paralysis
- Confusions
- Stuns
- Violent Shaking
- Death (when combined with scratching)
The victim generally recovers shortly after the screech.
Love Hearts[]
- Main article: Love Hearts
Love Hearts are a type of item that Four shoots out of his eyes and mouth when he sees something he adores.
The hearts themselves are solid, thus they can hurt someone, as Eraser was hit by a heart and flung through the sky. The first appearance the Love Hearts made was during "Today's Very Special Episode", where there were roughly 345 hearts shown.
Victims[]
Clock's resonant frequency happens to match with the screech.
| Victim | Count |
|---|---|
| 8-Ball[1] | 1 |
| Basketball[1] | 1 |
| Bell[2] | 1 |
| Bracelety | 1 |
| Clock[1] | 3 |
| Donut[3] | 2 |
| Eraser[2] | 1 |
| Lollipop[4][5] | 3 |
| Marker[2] | 1 |
| Match[6] | 1 |
| Pen[1][7][8] | 3 |
| Pillow[8][9] | 2 |
| Saw[3][7] | 1 |
| Taco | 1 |
| Tree[8] | 3 |
| Woody | 1 |
| X | 3 |
| Yellow Face[4] | 1 |
| Rest of Death P.A.C.T.[8] | 1 |
- [1] Partially screeched
- [2] Screeched from Love Hearts
- [3] Screeched by audio recorder
- [4] Screeched in ear
- [5] Screeched, then/or licked
- [6] Screeched non-canonically
- [7] Screeched, but got no effect
- [8] Screeched, then/or eaten
- [9] Killed by screech
Names[]
- Screech (X)
- Screechy (X)
- The Screech (Pen, Lollipop, Liy)
- Those loud noises (Yellow Face)
Trivia[]
- Four's screech itself comes from Freesound (a sound database that anyone can upload and download), available under the Creative Commons Zero License. Here is the link to the uncut sound.
- According to Cary, it is possible to build up a tolerance to Four's screech.
- In real life, Four's screech must be louder than 120 decibels in order to cause damage.
- X, Clock, Lollipop, Pen, and Tree are currently the only characters to have been screeched three times.
- Donut got screeched at the second-most amount of times, at 2.
- Donut was the first contestant to be screeched at by Four.
- Bracelety and 8-Ball are currently the only Exitors who have been screeched at.
- Match is the only contestant to be screeched outside a BFB episode.
- She is also the first person screeched in 2018.
- Love Hearts are performed when Four screeches in excitement or when he loves something related to him. They are used in "Today's Very Special Episode".
- Canonically speaking, Woody and Pen are the only original BFDI contestants to have been screeched at.
- Pen is the first contestant to ask for a screech, although he chose it over an insult from X.
- Lollipop was also the first contestant to ask Four to screech at another contestant.
- Pillow is the first (and possibly only) person who has been killed by a screech.
- Her death, however, might not have been from the screech itself, as Four was clawing at her when she tried to suffocate/muffle him while he was screeching.
- In "Questions Answered", Donut was affected by a recorded screech.
- This may mean that even a recording of “screechy” can affect contestants,but it maybe just four screeching him as his “factor”.
- According to the Jacknjellify TikTok account, the official transcription for the screech sound effect is "EEEYYEARGGG".[1]
- Interestingly, an imprisoned character from Out Of The Blue has been able to screech just like Four albeit it sounds different.
- However, this could just be a dramatic sound effect from the door shutting.
- Four's screech was used in the Roblox game, "Piggy". It was used for the Robby jumpscare sound effect but slowed down and distorted. It was also used for the The Prototype jumpscare, but sped up and higher pitched.
- The Fourse was also heard doing the same screech in "Bottle For Dream Island", but it's unknown if it has the same effects as Four's screech.
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Poses[]
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| Four | |
|---|---|
| Interactions with | Everyone, Blocky, Clock and X, Flower and X, Lollipop, Leafy, Pencil, Roboty, Two, X |
| Locations | Eternal Algebra Class Withfour, Algebra Art Room, Four Shaped Landscape, The Fourest |
| Powers | Screechy, Zappies, Mutilation |
| Items | Anti-Flying Button, Duct Tape |
| Others | Have Cots, Season 43 |