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* ''[[Penny Arcade]]''. "I will open one of my six mouths, [http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/04/10/ and I will sing the song that ends the Earth."]
** {{quote|"Will you face me? [http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2003/03/10/ This tube goes by many names, some you are not worthy to hear.]<br />"The Waking-Dragon, coiled, as spring dawns. Hawk's-Harvest, seizing prey in the tall summer grass. Autumn-Razor, the patient hunter. Famine-of-Winter, that kills the babe at its mother's empty breast.<br />"So, will you face me?<br />I, who hold the very reins of the world?"
"The Waking-Dragon, coiled, as spring dawns. Hawk's-Harvest, seizing prey in the tall summer grass. Autumn-Razor, the patient hunter. Famine-of-Winter, that kills the babe at its mother's empty breast.
"So, will you face me?
I, who hold the very reins of the world?" }}
* In a ''[[VG Cats]]'' [http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=280 strip] in which they parody "The Word" section of ''[[The Colbert Report]]'': "We didn't spend YEARS as social outcasts to watch you assholes fuck this up. We memorized the [[Killer Instinct|Ultra Combos]]. We wrote down pages of passwords. WE defeated the [[Mega Man (video game)|Robot Masters]], [[Punch-Out!!|knocked out Tyson]], and SAVED THE FUCKING PRINCESS."
* In ''[[A Miracle of Science]]'', Benjamin delivers this boast to a difficult police sergeant: "Sergeant, I've just been to the outer solar system and back to track down a mad scientist. I've been shot at with secret weapons, destroyed robots that could take down tanks, and fallen from orbit without benefit of a re-entry vehicle. I don't need your rudeness added to my troubles, okay?" (He later shortens that last incident to "I've plunged down from orbit on ''wings of fire''".)
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** The spin-off, ''[[Quentyn Quinn, Space Ranger]]''. also has one: when Commander Quinn tells some space pirates [http://www.rhjunior.com/QQSR/00012.html why some very nasty aliens listen to the Racconans].
* Chaos of ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' had one recently, while the left half of her body was amorphous claws and teeth, right before she leaves Magus to eternal isolation in the spirit realm:
{{quote|'''Pandora''': "You've asked many time what my name is. I have had many, but I will give you the full one I have chosen for myself.'' '''Pandora. Chaos. Raven.''' ''Refer to me as one or all. I will live up to that name. Ponder that in your newfound isolation." ''|'' "Crazy...bitch." ''}}
'''Magus''': Crazy...bitch. }}
** Raven [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2009-06-13 chewing] the scenery and [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2009-06-18 spoon-feeding] it to [[TheInept ApprenticeMage|Abe]].
* ''[[Misfile]]'': One of Rumisiel's many [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Crowning Moments of Awesome]] in [http://www.misfile.com/?page=986 this strip].
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'': [[Physical God|Coyote]]'s [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=486 formal introduction].
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*** Vaarsuvius has a thing for Badass Boasting in general. In fact, [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness|this has cost him valuable time]] on more than one occasion.
*** But the best one was a [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0640.html simple observation] about V's neighbors in Monster Manual.
** And there's also Belkar Bitterleaf's famous proclamation: "I AM A SEXY [[Foot Focus|SHOE]][[Does Not Like Shoes|LESSSHOELESS]] GOD OF WAR!"
** Roy gets one of his own the first time he faces Xykon, but it doesn't quite take, because Xykon doesn't recognize his name or the [[But for Me It Was Tuesday|death he's there to avenge]].
** In [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment|"A Brief Intermission"]], Popcorn taunts his foes, "We've been loved by moviegoers for over 50 years! [[Gods Need Prayer Badly|Do you know the kind of power that has given us?]] [[A God Am I|We have become like unto tiny refreshing GODS!]]"
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{{quote|I'm a goddamn baby-making, life-taking ''machine''! Why should I care how many people I have to kill? I can just make ''more'' in my ''tummy''!}}
** Hinjo tries to make his own [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0480.html here] but Redcloak knock him down and proceedes with (sort of) his own.
{{quote|'''Hinjo:''' iI'm the commander of [[Church Militant|the Sapphire Guard]] and I am here to make you pay for your crimes against my city! Prepare to...<br />
*(Redcloak knocks Hinjo down with a spell*<br />)
'''Redcloak:''' Your city? Oh, I'm sorry, I thought somebody would have told you by now. See, this is MY city now, paladin! I figure you owe me one village plus 35 years of interest, so this is a good start! }}
** [[Big Bad|Xykon]] has a nice habit of combining this with [[Hannibal Lecture]] and [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]].
{{quote|'''Xykon''', to (an invisible) Vaarsuvius:''' You seem to have an interest in power, so let me educate you a little while I search for you. It's sort of this thing I like to do sometimes, especially for learned wizards such as yourself. Power, it isn't something that you put on or take off like a jacket. It's something you just ARE. If you can lose it by blowing two Will saves, you never really had any power in the first place, see what I'm saying? Hell, the idiot paladin understands better than you do, 'cause he got every one of those hit points I burned off of him the hard way: he earned them. 'Course now he's also earned an upgrade to Prisoner First Class for daring to touch my pretty little bauble. It's sort of the same as how we've already been treating him, only now we get serious about it. Anyhoo, where was I? Oh, right. Your soul shenanigans are real flashy, but they had one weakness: they were shackled to your lame mid-level ass! I used to think spells equaled power, too, back when I was alive. I've learned a lot since then. You know what does equal power? Power. Power equals power. Crazy, huh? But the type of power? Doesn't matter as much as you'd think. It turns out, everything is oddly balanced. Weird, but true. For example: ...Right now, power takes the form of a +8 racial bonus to Listen skill checks. ''[He grabs V by the throat]'' So, Uncle Xykon, what's the moral of the story? A big pile of spells isn't enough when the other guy has a big pile of spells AND the strength to crush your windpipe with his bare phalanges. And they died happily ever after. The End. }}▼
{{quote|'''Xykon to Dorukan in [[Start of Darkness]]:''' Hey, you know what really gets under my skin? Proverbially, of course? [[Screw You, Elves|A century of wizards looking down their damn noses at me]]. Energy Drain! I know people think I'm stupid. Because I'm not a wizard. [[Obfuscating Stupidity|Because I get bored easily.]] [[Brilliant but Lazy|Because I have no interest in strategy or tactics or contingency planning]]. Energy Drain! But see, I've learned a lot over the years since I died. A lot more than I learned during my life. And now I see that planning doesn't matter. Strategy doesn't matter. Only two things matter: Force in as great a concentration as you can manage, and style. And in a pinch, style can slide. Energy Drain! In any battle, there's always a level of force against which no tactics can succeed. For example, all I need to do is keep smacking you with Energy Drains, and soon you won't be able to cast any of your fancy spells at all. Energy Drain! [[Un-Equal Rites|Because yes, I am a sorceror - and this magic is in my bones, not cribbed off of "Magic for Dummies."]] [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|And I can keep casting the same friggin' spell at you until you roll over and die.]] [[When All You Have Is a Hammer|You can have your finely-crafted watch - give me the sledgehammer to the face any day]]. ENERGY DRAIN!<br />▼
*** In ''Start of Darkness'', too:
'''Xykon to Redcloak in [[Start of Darkness]]:''' What I said there to Dourkan about overwhelming force? That's only part of Colonel Xykon's secret recipe of winning. It's not just about power, it's also about [[Moral Event Horizon|how far you're willing to debase yourself before feeling bad]]. And me? [[Our Liches Are Different|I ripped off my own living flesh so that I wouldn't have to admit weakness.]] [[Eviler Than Thou|You're strictly little league compared to that]]. That right there? That's the difference between bonafide [[Card-Carrying Villain|true Evil]] and your whiny [[The End Justifies the Means|"evil, but for a good cause"]] crap. One gets to be the butch and one gets to be the bitch. [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch|Bitch]].<br />▼
▲{{quote|'''Xykon''', to Dorukan in [[Start of Darkness]]:''' Hey, you know what really gets under my skin? Proverbially, of course? [[Screw You, Elves|A century of wizards looking down their damn noses at me]]. Energy Drain! I know people think I'm stupid. Because I'm not a wizard. [[Obfuscating Stupidity|Because I get bored easily.]] [[Brilliant but Lazy|Because I have no interest in strategy or tactics or contingency planning]]. Energy Drain! But see, I've learned a lot over the years since I died. A lot more than I learned during my life. And now I see that planning doesn't matter. Strategy doesn't matter. Only two things matter: Force in as great a concentration as you can manage, and style. And in a pinch, style can slide. Energy Drain! In any battle, there's always a level of force against which no tactics can succeed. For example, all I need to do is keep smacking you with Energy Drains, and soon you won't be able to cast any of your fancy spells at all. Energy Drain! [[Un-Equal Rites|Because yes, I am a sorceror - and this magic is in my bones, not cribbed off of "Magic for Dummies."]] [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|And I can keep casting the same friggin' spell at you until you roll over and die.]] [[When All You Have Is a Hammer|You can have your finely-crafted watch - give me the sledgehammer to the face any day]]. ENERGY DRAIN!<br />
▲'''Xykon to (an invisible) Vaarsuvius:''' You seem to have an interest in power, so let me educate you a little while I search for you. It's sort of this thing I like to do sometimes, especially for learned wizards such as yourself. Power, it isn't something that you put on or take off like a jacket. It's something you just ARE. If you can lose it by blowing two Will saves, you never really had any power in the first place, see what I'm saying? Hell, the idiot paladin understands better than you do, 'cause he got every one of those hit points I burned off of him the hard way: he earned them. 'Course now he's also earned an upgrade to Prisoner First Class for daring to touch my pretty little bauble. It's sort of the same as how we've already been treating him, only now we get serious about it. Anyhoo, where was I? Oh, right. Your soul shenanigans are real flashy, but they had one weakness: they were shackled to your lame mid-level ass! I used to think spells equaled power, too, back when I was alive. I've learned a lot since then. You know what does equal power? Power. Power equals power. Crazy, huh? But the type of power? Doesn't matter as much as you'd think. It turns out, everything is oddly balanced. Weird, but true. For example: ...Right now, power takes the form of a +8 racial bonus to Listen skill checks. ''[He grabs V by the throat]'' So, Uncle Xykon, what's the moral of the story? A big pile of spells isn't enough when the other guy has a big pile of spells AND the strength to crush your windpipe with his bare phalanges. And they died happily ever after. The End. }}
▲'''Xykon''', to Redcloak in [[Start of Darkness]]:''' What I said there to Dourkan about overwhelming force? That's only part of Colonel Xykon's secret recipe of winning. It's not just about power, it's also about [[Moral Event Horizon|how far you're willing to debase yourself before feeling bad]]. And me? [[Our Liches Are Different|I ripped off my own living flesh so that I wouldn't have to admit weakness.]] [[Eviler Than Thou|You're strictly little league compared to that]]. That right there? That's the difference between bonafide [[Card-Carrying Villain|true Evil]] and your whiny [[The End Justifies the Means|"evil, but for a good cause"]] crap. One gets to be the butch and one gets to be the bitch. [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch|Bitch]].<br />}}
** also, Lien:
{{quote|My parents were fishermen. When I was a little girl, I stood right here and learned how to clean the fish that they caught. I'm telling you this so that you know that when I say that if you take one more step, I will gut you like the catch of the day — IT IS NOT HYPERBOLE!}}
** Malack knows [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0811.html the value of brevity.]
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{{quote|'''Dr. McNinja:''' Do you think I run around with a '''12-year-old boy''' because I like his inferior grasp of girls and higher level math? Do you think I left him with my psychotic parents because I wanted him to '''die'''? No, you undead pale ponce! Gordito is the effing [[Badass|Badass Kid!]] So go ahead and finish up your masterful scheme to make me let you kill me, because Gordito's going to slap around whatever ghost lackey you have like he was a pinata on the mexican day of the dead!}}
* ''[[Dominic Deegan]]'' spells it out for Celesto at the climax of the Storm of Souls story arc:
{{quote|"No matter how furious or destructive a storm may be, there is '''always''' a center of peace and serenity. [[Tranquil Fury|I am the champion of balance...]]'''[[Tranquil Fury|the eye of the storm.]]'''<br />
"I have done battle with demons and stared into the face of hell itself. You think I'm scared of a racist bully with a crush he can't handle?" }}
* Shogun from ''[[Harkovast]]'', on his own, speaking to an army of the Nameless:
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{{quote|"I am Commander Kevyn Andreyasn. I have shaped the destinies of worlds, of nations, of galaxies. I have created and destroyed. I have followed and I have led. I have known love and it has known me back. I flirt with Death for a living and I have cheated the Reaper ''[[Nigh Invulnerable|a lot of]]'' times."}}
** Another vicarious one, played for laughs:
{{quote|'''Ebbirnoth''': [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20100807.html2010-08-07 I've got a spare pistol, and a robot who runs with scissors!]''}}
** [[Physical God|Petey]] has a fairly simple one, when a mob boss questions his actual power and capabilities.
{{quote|'''Petey:''' [http://schlockmercenary.com/d/20101011.html2010-10-11 If I decide to impress you, you'll have a whole new set of benchmarks for "afraid."]}}
** [[Played for Laughs,]]... but he [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2010-10-31 did] make good of his threat:
{{quote|'''Karl Tagon''': Surrender now, Damico. I have a monkey and I know how to use it.}}
* ''[[Sister Claire]]'' gives us "[http://www.sisterclaire.com/?p=1034 I'm sorry to tell you] that our name, ''Sisters of Mercy'', is a bit misleading. [[God]] shows mercy. ''We don't''."
* ''[[Fans]]'' had this recent bit with [http://faans.com/index.php?p=1971 Rikk and Marc] after Hus claimed that Rikk was beaten the last time he was in the field:
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