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* In the first ''[[Wild Cards]]'' book (from 1986), Dr. Tachyon shrieks ''"Noooooooooooooooooo!"'' when {{spoiler|he believes he has failed to prevent his friend Angelface from being shot.}} |
* In the first ''[[Wild Cards]]'' book (from 1986), Dr. Tachyon shrieks ''"Noooooooooooooooooo!"'' when {{spoiler|he believes he has failed to prevent his friend Angelface from being shot.}} |
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* In George R. R. Martin's ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire|A Clash of Kings]]'' ship-captain Davos Seaworth unleashes one of these during {{spoiler|the bloody naval assault on King's Landing, when he realizes that one of the other attacking ships is about to set off a particularly nasty trap.}} |
* In George R. R. Martin's ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire|A Clash of Kings]]'' ship-captain Davos Seaworth unleashes one of these during {{spoiler|the bloody naval assault on King's Landing, when he realizes that one of the other attacking ships is about to set off a particularly nasty trap.}} |
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* The ''[[Gaunt's Ghosts]]'' novel ''The Guns of Tanith'' uses this at the climax when {{spoiler|Mkoll kills Sagittar Slaith.}} |
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* This trope, among other things, robbed {{spoiler|Oz's death}} in ''The Lake House'' of [[Narm|much of its impact.]] |
* This trope, among other things, robbed {{spoiler|Oz's death}} in ''The Lake House'' of [[Narm|much of its impact.]] |
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* To expand on the ''[[Harry Potter ( |
* To expand on the ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' examples in the Film section: |
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** Professor McGonagall gets a big "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" towards the end of ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|The Deathly Hallows]]'', when she sees Hagrid carrying {{spoiler|what she thinks is Harry's lifeless body}}. But don't worry, {{spoiler|he gets better.}} |
** Professor McGonagall gets a big "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" towards the end of ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|The Deathly Hallows]]'', when she sees Hagrid carrying {{spoiler|what she thinks is Harry's lifeless body}}. But don't worry, {{spoiler|he gets better.}} |
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** Ron also gets an [[Narm Charm|adorably melodramatic]] one in ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban|Harry Potter]]''. Between that and the all-caps "AAAAAAARGH" he gets immediately preceding his Big No, the stretched-out drama takes up an entire line on the page. |
** Ron also gets an [[Narm Charm|adorably melodramatic]] one in ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban|Harry Potter]]''. Between that and the all-caps "AAAAAAARGH" he gets immediately preceding his Big No, the stretched-out drama takes up an entire line on the page. |
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** Ron gets another one in ''Deathly Hallows'' {{spoiler|after he hears Bellatrix give Greyback permission to kill Hermione.}} |
** Ron gets another one in ''Deathly Hallows'' {{spoiler|after he hears Bellatrix give Greyback permission to kill Hermione.}} |
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* ''Starcraft: Ghost: Nova''. The title character does one of these every other page, just about. The other pages, somebody else fills in for her. |
* ''Starcraft: Ghost: Nova''. The title character does one of these every other page, just about. The other pages, somebody else fills in for her. |
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* In ''[[Warrior Cats]]'', Bluestar (then Bluepaw) bursts into one of these when {{spoiler|her mother is killed in battle}}, complete with eight O's. |
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* In ''[[The Hobbit]]'', Gandalf tells Bilbo about Beorn and says that he is a [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|'skin-changer.']] Bilbo expresses his thoughts by asking whether he meant 'furrier', to which Gandalf responds: 'Good gracious heavens, no, no, NO, '''NO!'''' |
* In ''[[The Hobbit]]'', Gandalf tells Bilbo about Beorn and says that he is a [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|'skin-changer.']] Bilbo expresses his thoughts by asking whether he meant 'furrier', to which Gandalf responds: 'Good gracious heavens, no, no, NO, '''NO!'''' |
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* In ''[[The Belgariad]]'', Ce'Nedra lets one out upon discovering that she has to marry Garion. Right in the middle of his [[Awesome Moment of Crowning]]. |
* In ''[[The Belgariad]]'', Ce'Nedra lets one out upon discovering that she has to marry Garion. Right in the middle of his [[Awesome Moment of Crowning]]. |