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'''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 [[Inept Mage|Abe]].

* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'': [[Physical God|Coyote]]'s [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=486 formal introduction].

** Most such boasts are huge, flashy, and overt, filled with eloquent speech and burning emotion. But the truly powerful ones don't need any of that. That just makes Jones' simple statement to Coyote that [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=818 "You know I can take her if I wish."] all the more impressive. She calmly tells Coyote himself, in the heart of his own domain, that if she chose to act, ''he couldn't stop her.'' Jones doesn't rant or shout. She doesn't ''need'' to, which makes that line all the more badass.

* ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'': "My name is Gunman Stan McKurt. And I shoot evil in the face."

{{quote|"I am capable of manipulating matter and energy on a subatomic level by speaking. A mere flick of my finger is sufficient to alter the gravitational pull of the planet. I shelve physics texts under 'Fiction' in the library, I consider the laws of thermodynamics loose guidelines at best. In short, I am grasping the reins of the universe's carriage, and every morning I wake up, look to the heavens, and shout, 'Giddy up, boy!' You many never grasp the complexities of what I do, but at least have the common courtesy to feign something other than slack-jawed oblivion in my presence. I, sir, am a wizard, and I break more natural laws before breakfast than of which you are even aware." <ref>All while casually snapping the table in half with magic, and all without the use of more than one exclamation point.</ref>}}

** In one of the early strips, Vaarsuvius presents a similar boast to a gang of goblin mooks. However, [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0010.html the boast itself] knocks out the mooks before [[Ambiguous Gender|s/he]] can back it up with actual magic.

:::Gil proceeds to go 3 for 3 with this gem when he's [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080305 challenged by one of his father's minions], indicating that he is [[TV Tropes Made of Win Archive]].

::: Then he goes four for four when he [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20110815 beats the crap out of Vole, and recruits him as a minion] for the sole purpose of being [[The Starscream]] ''just to keep himself sharp.''

** Tarvek got [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20110117 one] similar to Gil's "in control" rant recently

** Agatha learned to [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20090429 do this], too, after she takes responsibility for her family's nest.

{{quote|'''Agatha''': I am Agatha Heterodyne. You are in ''my'' town. In ''my'' castle. And ''in my way''. This little play of yours is ''over''. [...] ''One way or another''. }}

{{quote|'''Vanamonde''': You've ''done'' your part! You ''fixed'' the Castle! The ''Doom Bell'' rang! At this point, what else ''can'' you do?

'''Agatha''': Wrong question. ''I'' am the ''Heterodyne''. ''My'' town is under attack. The ''question'' is: WHAT ''CAN'T'' I DO? }}

{{quote|"'Wizard'? Are you kidding me? '''Wizards''' do parlor tricks. '''I''' throttle the heavens!"

"This...this isn't right...this...will not be...I am Sarda. And I am older than time. I possess a power beyond mortal imagination. My plans will not be undone by such amateur-hour [[Precision F-Strike|horse shit]] as absorbing too much power and exploding. [[A God Am I|I am Sarda. My will be done]]." }}

* ''[[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:

'''Marc:''' Bully needs a beatdown! (To Rikk) Yours was way more wootworthy.

'''Rikk:''' No, you gave a good closing statement. }}