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Ask what you will of me.

My sword -- and my service -- are yours.'' }}

* ''[[~~Pulp Fiction (Film)|~~Pulp Fiction]]'': "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyrannies of evil men..." However, Jules chose it just because it sounds cool, and he's still trying to figure out whether he's the man described in it.

* ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'': "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyrannies of evil men..." However, Jules chose it just because it sounds cool, and he's still trying to figure out whether he's the man described in it.

** This was cribbed from the Sonny Chiba classic "The Bodyguard," one of Tarantino's favorite grindhouse flicks.

* "At other schools, they send young girls unprepared into a cold merciless world. But here at [[St Trinian's]], it is the merciless world which must be prepared."

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St. Trinian's

Defenders of anarchy'' }}

* ''[[The ~~Thirteenth~~ Warrior]]'':

* ''[[The 13th Warrior]]'':

{{quote| Lo, there do I see [[Thicker Than Water|my father]]

Lo, there do I see [[Thicker Than Water|my mother and my sisters and my brothers]]

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May live

Forever! }}

* ''[[~~Three Hundred|~~300]]'' used the [[Truth in Television|actual Spartan creed]] of: "Come home with this shield or upon it." Dead soldiers were carried home on their shields, and victorious ones would carry their shields back, but cowards who ran from battle would throw their heavy shields away.

* ''[[300]]'' used the [[Truth in Television|actual Spartan creed]] of: "Come home with this shield or upon it." Dead soldiers were carried home on their shields, and victorious ones would carry their shields back, but cowards who ran from battle would throw their heavy shields away.

** "No retreat! No surrender!"

* In his last film role in ''[[The Shootist]]'' John Wayne's character is a gunfighter with this creed. "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same of them!"

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To make forever free all beings in the galaxy.

To these ends, we pledge our property, our honor, and our lives. }}

* [[Galaxy Quest ~~(Film)~~|"By Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Warvan, you shall be avenged!"]] Though typically played for comedy (rightfully, as the catchphrase of a [[Show Within a Show|cheesy TV show]]), it's used very well during a certain dramatic point in the movie. The film's ersatz Federation's motto is "Never give up! Never surrender," which is also intentionally cheesy.

* [[Galaxy Quest|"By Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Warvan, you shall be avenged!"]] Though typically played for comedy (rightfully, as the catchphrase of a [[Show Within a Show|cheesy TV show]]), it's used very well during a certain dramatic point in the movie. The film's ersatz Federation's motto is "Never give up! Never surrender," which is also intentionally cheesy.

* In the crime thriller ''[[The Boondock Saints]]'', the main characters would give a little prayer before executing a mafioso:

{{quote| "And Shepherds we shall be

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{{quote| ''' {{spoiler|Rocco}}:''' ''Men do not cry. Men do not pout. Men check you on the fucking jaw, AND SAY...''

''' {{spoiler|Det. Greenly}}:''' Thanks for coming out! *whack!* }}

* From the ''[[~~Robo Cop~~]]'' series, a set of [[Obstructive Code of Conduct|Prime Directives]] that for all intents and purposes acts like a Badass Creed:

* From the ''[[RoboCop]]'' series, a set of [[Obstructive Code of Conduct|Prime Directives]] that for all intents and purposes acts like a Badass Creed:

{{quote| ''Serve the public trust. Protect the innocent. Uphold the law.''}}

* [[Zombieland ~~(Film)~~|"Nut up or shut up."]]

* [[Zombieland|"Nut up or shut up."]]

* Does the opening song from [[Pirates of the Caribbean|At World's End]] count? Probably not the first couple of lines, but...

{{quote| The king and his men, stole the queen from her bed,

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Heave, ho, thieves and beggars,

Never shall we die! }}

* ''[[~~Short Circuit (Film)|~~Short Circuit]]'' has a more humorous one:

* ''[[Short Circuit]]'' has a more humorous one:

{{quote| "Los Locos kick your ass!"

"Los Locos kick your face!"

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We are "Them."

We are "They."

We are the [[Men in Black (~~Film~~)|Men in Black]]. }}

We are the [[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]. }}

* Crimson Tide has one, sorta.

{{quote| '''Ramsey:''' You're aware of the name of this ship [sic], aren't you Mister COB?