Calling Your Attacks: Difference between revisions

* Akira hibiki from ''[[Raideen]]'': "GOD GORGON! MULTIPLE ARROWS!"

* Hyoma Aoi -- and his team -- from ''[[Combattler V]]'': "BATTLE GULEGGER!" "CHOUDENJI TATSUMAKI!", "CHOUDENJI SPIN!"

* Justified in ''[[Getter Robo]]'': the reason attacks are called out is because the robots' operating system uses them to ACTIVATE the attacks, which makes a LOT of sense. What's easier, shouting "GETTER BEAM!" and having your robot fire? Or having to press switches, throw levers and turn knobs to do the same?

** Only in the ''Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo'' OVA. The other series don't bother with this, or at least don't mention it outright.

** Tokiko [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] Kazuki's tendency to do this during his fight against Washio, telling him that calling his attacks gives his opponent an ample opportunity to counter (something at which Washio excels). Kazuki then justifies it by saying it feels more powerful that way.

*** [[All There in the Manual|Which in the manga's liner notes]], turns out to be [[Nobuhiro Watsuki|Watsuki's]] preferred explanation.

* Used after the [[Magic Music]] finishes in ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]''. "Love Shower... Pitch! ♥"

* In ''[[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman]]'', Eagle Ken likes to punctuate his special boomerang attacks with "Birdrang!"

'''Kurogane:''' Screw that. }}

* In ''[[Death Note]]'', Light prefers to smile silently while writing in the Death Note, whereas {{spoiler|Mikami Teru loves to shout "Sakujo!" ("Eliminate!") after writing each name.}}

* Though by and large subverted in ''[[My-HiME]]'', a few characters are known to do this. One seems to be an affection parody of ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' anyway. The other simply calls out what sort of ammunition her mecha-wolf ought to use in a given situation.

* Whenever Hughes Gouli of ''[[Overman King Gainer]]'' uses Ninpou he shouts out the attack, its spoofed when Gouli does this while hotwiring a train transporter and calls it "BLAZING CAR", later spoofed when while fighting a [[Brainwashed and Crazy]] Gouli, Adette uses "Female teacher Ninpou Shedding Sking", after she escapes from Gouli using her Winter Coat as a decoy (she still had her [[Stripperiffic]] outfit on underneath) and defeats Gouli by kissing him.

** "[[Memetic Mutation/Anime|Storm]] [[Crispin Freeman|of]] [[media:orange-kun loyalty.jpg|Loyalty]]"!

** And, of course, "Lelouch vi Britania commands you..." He dropes the drama when time presses, but still does it often enough for CC to call him on it.

* ''[[GEAR Fighter Dendoh]]'''s attacks are called so hard the name is usually visibly flashed across the screen as they're being performed.

* Subverted in ''[[Battle Programmer Shirase]]'', when Shirase used his Double Compile technique for the first time in the series: the background turns into a yellow blur, the camera pans around him, he called "HISSATSU!! Double compile!!"... and sat back again, listless as usual, stating "that's really unnecessary"... before overloading a top-of-the-line supercomputer, causing it to blow up, ''[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|with a cellphone]]''.

* [[Yaiba]] does this with almost all his attacks. It's rarely done by the bad guys though.

* Every special move in [[Inazuma Eleven]], complete with subtitile as a shout out to the original game it's made from, with a few exceptions when the moves are being debutted for the first time. In such case, [[Combat Commentator|Magane]] will name them.

** The [[Expanded Universe]] has some of the other girls mock Mami for her use of this trope.

* Parodied in the [[Lucky Star]] OVA during the volleyball game when Konata calls out "Super Ultra Miracle Eccentric Special Serve!".

{{quote|'''Aceman:''' ''"Time to finish you off..! Super Ultra Delicious Dynamite Kraken Gaki Special Atomic Bomber Spiral Core Poisoned Drill Gravity Air Spin Fire Flare Vibrating Spectacular Final [[Overly Long Gag|Yogurt Electronic Synchro Drive Jumping Beam Happy Zero Heat Ice Crusher Terry Itou Stone Mountain Surging Dark Candle Freeze Buster Light Sun Ocean Remarkable Clear Clip Cutter Jab Gazelle Monkey Boar Coelacanth Stardust Poison Papiko Sunder Storm]] [[Lampshade Hanging|Enlightened Over-Named But Really Nothing But An Extremely Normal]] '''PUUUUNCH'''!!!"''}}

* Averted in ''[[Gamaran]]'' despite being a shonen about fighting. The characters usually names the attacks outside of the battle or to their partners in case of a combinated attack. However, when someone performs a special attack the name is "thought".

** Obviously master of cowardly escape and deceit Haruo Nijima also calls his "attacks": "Nijima escape", "Nijima shock baton", "Nijima Human Shield"... you get the picture...

* Parodied in ''Monster Collection'', when the [[McNinja|rogue martial artist mercenary specialized in covert operation]] Crow, seeing how easily the [[The Cavalry|High Lizardmen finest squad]] manages to drive back an army of Giant Ants exclaims: "They're really strong! They call their attacks out loud! You could die if you get embarassed!".

* The [[Mundane Made Awesome|cricket tournament]] in ''[[Black Butler]]'': "CRIMSON ROSE TORNADO!!" "RUSHING VIOLET VAPOUR, PURPLE BURNOUT!!" Though, in the first example the character apparently just thinks the words. The sub-arc in question is actually a [[Deconstruction]] of calling your attacks and the typical [[Shounen]] [[Tournament Arc]] plot. Later on we see people using to a great effect moves that don't have any special names, and it's made very clear that it's a bad idea to let the opposition predict your attack. (And by the way, no one in the manga has ever called their attacks in the actual fight scenes, probably because they [[Too Dumb to Live|have a modicum of common sense]].)

 

* [[Judge Dredd]] often calls out the names of his [[Trick Arrow|trick bullets]] whenever he fires his Lawgiver. This actually led many readers to erroneously assume that the gun was voice-activated (which in the movie it was).

* In ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'' either Colossus or Wolverine will call out for the [[Fastball Special]] before it's performed. [[Justified Trope|Justified]] in that neither Colossus nor Wolverine are telepathic; they have to signal to each other when to do the attack or you just have Colossus flinging Wolverine around without his consent or Wolverine jumping into Colossus's arms for no reason.

* Johnny Alpha from ''[[Strontium Dog]]'' does much the same thing. "Number Four Cartridge!"

* In one of the earlyish ''[[Deadpool]]'' issues, Deadpool is trying to get Wolverine to fight him (don't ask), and Kitty Pryde sasses him by saying Wolverine doesn't have time to play Deadpool's "little game". In reply, Deadpool asks, "Speaking of games, you ever play ''[[Street Fighter]]''?" And then he [[Shoryuken]]s her. (And then it is fighty time.) [http://www.aggrogate.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/deadpoolshoryuken2.jpgC.\]{{Dead link}}

* In one ''[[Invincible]]'' story, it's revealed that to summon a new stone shell for his body, the recurring villain {{spoiler|not really}} [[Heel Face Turn|turned good guy]] Titan yells "Rock On!" This inspires our hero to try saying "Invincible PUNCH!" the first time he hits a guy in their team-up battle. Titan [[Lampshade Hanging|calls him on it]], he explains, and it never happens again... except once in The Pact when he's decking an old man who was admitting to owing him a debt of gratitude. (No, he's not being a [[Jerkass]], it was [[Your Approval Fills Me with Shame|the last person he ever wanted to help]].) The Pact guys don't exactly like it (the name, not the punch) either.

* [[Spider-Man]] occasionally does this, as do his villains. In one [[Egregious]] example, the villain turns around suddenly and shines a blinding beam of light in Spiderman's face. What does he shout as he does this?

* Fauna of [[DC Nation]] will sometimes call out the animal form (or forms) she's transforming into. It's not essential, but it is a focusing trick, as her abilities come with some [[The Mind Is a Plaything of the Body|unpleasant side-effects]].

* ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'' has Haruhi screaming [[Touhou Project|"Master Spa~ark"]] when doing certain attack and Kuyou Suou when using her peculiar but effective defense against [[You Will Be Assimilated|assimilation]]: [[Fun Size|"Activating 'chibi-mode'!"]]

 

 

== FIIIIIILM!! ==

* Played with in the movie ''Once Upon a Time in China and America''. The hero's assistant gets in a fistfight with a non-Chinese speaking cowboy, and (atypically) doesn't call his moves, but simply howls abuse at him. Later, when the cowboy switches sides and picks up a few moves, he "calls off" the moves by shouting what he heard before. ("Who the hell do you think you are?!")

** There's also one scene where, as a part of his strategy, Wong Fei Hung calls out the name of a move and then does a completely different, which causes his opponent to complain. When the opponent attacks again, Fei Hung calls out the same move and actually does it this time, nailing the opponent. When the opponent complains again, Fei Hung mocks him, basically saying "Yeesh, you complain whatever I do! You sure are hard to please!"

** [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]]'s People's Elbow... Nuff Said!

** In the indies, it isn't uncommon for wrestlers to literally yell out the name of the move they're about to hit before executing it. (Or attempting to, as the case may be.) [[Christopher Daniels]], for instance, sometimes shouts "Angel's Wings!" before going for that finisher, Chris Hero shouts "Death Blow!", and on one occasion [[Bryan Danielson]] screamed "AIR...PLANE...SPIN!" before doing [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WifeCQFv_Po this.]

 

 

* The priests of Kor, the god of war and slaughter in [[The Dark Eye]], have the power to harness all the damage their first eight strikes would do and use it all on the final ninth strike. While they are doing this, they will start counting from one to nine, so any enemy familiar with this cult will know what's coming. Doubles as a [[Death or Glory Attack]].

* In the comics in between chapters in any ''[[Exalted]]'' book, the characters sometimes shout out the name of the Charm or spell they are using. All Charms and spells also have names like "Flight of the Brilliant Raptor" and "Hungry Tiger Technique," practically begging for this treatment.

* In ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' The first step in casting a spell is to announce it which includes naming all its targets, costs and modes. Not announcing your spells properly is a rules violation since it is considered public information that you need to present to your opponent fully.

{{quote|Cast Lightning Bolt on the Grizzly Bears}}

*** In Tales of Vesperia, Rita takes a long time scrying out Violent Pain whenever she casts it. She has a full speech ready each time. Put her in [[Berserk Button|Overdrive]] though, and she'll just screw over the scrying incantation by saying "Blah blah blah," followed by calling out her attack. "Violent Pain!"

** Hermana of ''[[Tales of Innocence]]'' actually yells "Puuuunch[[" and "Kiiiiiiick]]" for some of her moves.

** According to some supplementary material, the main character herself modified the combat to the system used in the games sometime between the fifth and sixth games (that is, of course, assuming the [[Shrug of God|first five games are even canon]]).

** [[I Love Nuclear Power|Utsuho Reiuji]] does it with ''bright yellow CAUTION! signs and a warning klaxon''.

* Ability names are displayed when used in ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'', but occasionally the character using them will call them out with a descriptive preface. "Destruction of nature, gather in flame...Fire!" Removed from the English version of the PSP remake.

* Being an amalgamation of a great many [[Humongous Mecha]] anime, ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' has more of this than even entire series of fighting anime. Although just about everyone does it, [[Original Generation]] character and [[Ascended Fanboy]] [[I Know Mortal Kombat|Ryusei]] has a particular joy for doing this, even when simply letting off a couple shots in a [[Real Robot]], to the point where he initially gets some funny looks from the other characters. It seems to be infectious, as those same characters end up using this trope more and more as the games go on.

** A somewhat odd example exists in that there is technically an attack that ''everyone'' calls out, no matter their predilection to doing so normally. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISQIKZTr5d4 The] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-EmFkf-jUk infamous] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3zJCj0l5lk Gespenst] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1Whnv2KS2o Kick] seems to cause pretty much anyone who uses it to suddenly become markedly [[Hot-Blooded]] and scream the name of the attack at the top of their lungs. Hilariously, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcTNymCqzuk the anime] suggests that the reason everyone does this is that they actually ''have'' to shout it out in order to execute the Gespenst Kick properly.

{{quote|'''SHOUT NOW!!'''}}

{{quote|'''George''': [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Reverse Roundhouse. Jaw fractured... High Axe Kick. Collarbone Fractured.]]}}

 

** Required for certain Noble Phantasms to activate, particularly those that have one-shot effects, as you need to call their "true names". ''"Gae... BOLG!"''

** Happens to a lesser degree in the prequel ''[[Fate/Zero]]''. Still, EX... CALIBUR!!!

* Used suprisingly often (as it's a [[Visual Novel]]) in ''[[Brass Restoration]]''. Most notably, "FOREHEAD CRUSHER!"

* ''[[Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!|Maji De Watashi Ni Koi Shinasai]]'' has all members of the Kawakami Temple doing this, and Assistant Master Lu even spends time brainstorming names for his new special moves.

 

== Web... ANIMATIOOOOOON!! ==

* Both played straight and subverted in ''[[Molten Blade]]''. The second time Fred tries this, his target hears him in time to dodge the attack.

* In ''[[Antihero for Hire]]'', Baron Diamond takes this to absurd extremes, with "Diamond Knuckle" ("That's just a regular punch!"), "Diamond Pivot", "Diamond Wall Grabbing Move," and so on in that [[Incredibly Lame Pun|vein]].

* ''[[Gold Coin Comics]]'' does this all the time, when a character is about to use a special skill or spell.

* Cardboard Tube Samurai does this at least once in ''[[Penny Arcade]]'', at [http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2003/3/14 the end of "Cardboard And Steel"].

 

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