Roblox Death Sound

The Roblox Death Sound, commonly referred to as "Oof" or "Uuhhh" or even "Ooh", is the sound that plays when a character resets or dies in-game. It also plays as a sound test when the player changes the in-game volume.

Origins
When viewing the sounds Metadata from pre-2013 clients, it will show that the audio was created on September 18, 1999, using Sound Forge 4.5. The sound was first used in a computer game named Messiah.

Meme
The Roblox Death Sound is also a meme throughout and outside of the Roblox community. The usage of this meme refers to the ridiculous nature of its sound. There have also been instances of people making music or remixes or even censoring swear words using the audio file.

In some instances, the Bighead and BiggerHead are associated with the Death Sound.

Other Appearances
When adjusting the volume in the Roblox application in-game, the game will trigger the Roblox death sound based on the volume the player has set. This is used to indicate how loud or soft the volume is to the player, which will help the player better adjust the volume based on the game's sound. The feature was added in early 2017, after the spread of the meme in late 2016.

From late 2018 to late 2020, scrolling down to the bottom of any page on a mobile device showed a message saying, "OOF! You’ve reached the end!"

Copyright Disputes
In 2019, Roblox became involved in a copyright dispute with the death sound's original creator, Tommy Tallarico. Roblox said that David Baszucki and Erik Cassel got the sound from a stock licensed sound CD-ROM they purchased when they were developing the platform, not an illegal website like Tallarico had suggested.

In late 2020, an agreement between Tallarico and Roblox was made, in which Roblox will remove the death sound after the Developer Marketplace comes out, and later re-implement the sound as a purchasable sound asset for 100 Robux.

In addition, Tallarico also created a sound effects kit which Roblox developers can purchase for their own use with prices ranging from $10 to $250 depending on the number of sounds purchased in the kit.

Game
A group known as Direct Studios has created a game called "Oof!", which is themed around the Death Sound. This is the most popular game on the platform which revolves around the sound.