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{{quote|''"I gotta tell you, I'm glad he's on our side, because can you imagine a criminal so neat that he never leaves behind any hair or fingerprints?"'' |'''Detective [[Law and Order: Criminal Intent|Zach Nichols]]''' on Adrian [[Monk]] in a [[USA Network]] promo. }}

So that guy can [[Superman|lift heavy objects, fly, move at super speed, see through things, and shoot fire out of his eyes?]] Damn, it's a good thing that he's a [[Superhero]] because he would make one hell of a villain.

Basically, this trope is when a character expresses the sentiment that it's a good thing that so-and-so is on their side, because they would make a dangerously formidable enemy.

Sometimes this is followed up with the joke "at least I think s/he is" or a variant thereof. Or a less certain "...he is, right?"

This is also likely to be said by someone who works with a [[Heroic Sociopath]].

Sometimes spoken directly to the person in the form of "I'm glad you're on our side."

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== [[Advertising]] ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIy-eSK4hqA This commercial] for ''[[Transformers]]'' toys; Rodimus Prime says he's glad the [[Dark Is Not Evil|Monsterbots]] are on ''their'' side. 

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Soul Eater]]'', Maka says this of {{spoiler|Ragnarok after his and Crona's [[Face Heel Turn]]s when he effortlessly blocks an attack from a [[BFS|Giant]] [[Chainsaw Good|Chainsaw]] and topples the Golem wielding it}}. Maka even goes as far as to express surprise and [[Fridge Horror]] that {{spoiler|she once fought it}}.
* In ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', one of the Briggs soldiers says this about {{spoiler|Ling/Greed}} when he single-handedly drives off Bradley's reinforcements.

== [[Comic Books]] ==
* [[Inverted]] in ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'': {{spoiler|The heroes are dismayed to realize who ''isn't'' on their side after all, because of his capabilities.}}
* In the first issue of ''[[Superman]]'', a group of politicians/law enforcement types say this of Superman at the end.

== [[Fan Works]] ==
* In ''[http://www.eyrie.net/UF/FI/l-n-f.txt Lost and Found, or, a Time Lord's Holiday]'', a story from ''[[Undocumented Features]]'', Magneto, recently arrived in the UF 'verse from the Marvel universe, catches a piece of falling machinery with his magnetic powers when the local version of [[The Legion of Super Heroes|Rokk "Cosmic Boy" Krinn]] fails to stop it with his own powers.  Later, still awed by the unbelievable magnitude of Magneto's abilities, Krinn says to a coworker, ""Can you imagine if that guy ever went off the rails?  He'd be all but unstoppable.  Thank the gods he's on -our- side."

== [[Film]] ==
* McCoy says this about Uhura in ''[[Star Trek III: The Search For Spock|Star Trek III the Search For Spock]]''.
* ''[[Ultimate Avengers]]''
{{quote|'''Giant Man:''' Who's the chick with the hammer? [referring to [[The Mighty Thor]]]
'''Iron Man:''' Whoever she is, I'm glad she's on our side.  }}
* Disney's ''[[Pocahontas]]'' - "I'm glad you're on our side."
* ''[[Bloodsport]]'' - "I'm glad you're on our side."
* ''Three Men and a Baby'' - "Aren't you glad he's on our side?"
* ''To Have and Have Not'' (1944) - "I'm glad you're on our side." (said twice)
* ''[[Screamers]]'' - "I'm glad those things are on our side."
* ''[[WarGames]]: The Dead Code'' - "Glad she's on our side."
* ''Back to Bataan'' (1945) - "I'm sure glad you guys are on our side."
* ''[[Earth 2100]]'' - "I'm glad you're on our side."
* ''Odysseus and the Isle of the Mists'' - "I'm glad that you are on our side."

== [[Television]] ==
* Inverted in one episode of [[Frasier]] with regards to his agent's skill/total lack of morals.
{{quote|'''Frasier:''' You've lied, cheated and manipulated not only me, but the news media and the entire city of Seattle! What could you possibly have to say for yourself?
'''Bebe:''' Aren't you glad I'm on your side? }}

== [[Video Games]] ==
* In the Vorkuta level of ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops|Black Ops]]'', when you first meet Sergei, Mason says to him, "Glad you are a friend, Sergei," due to his brute strength.
* In ''[[Mass Effect (video game)|Mass Effect 1]]'', Kaidan says this about Nihlus. He also says the same thing about the super-dreadnaught, Destiny Ascension.  {{spoiler|The first ends up dead via betrayal in the first 30 minutes of the game and the second ends up either blown up via [[Epic Fail]] or saved at the cost of quite a few Alliance ships. Notice a pattern, here?}}
** ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'' has a mega-Krogan heft a large piece of plate armour aside with next to no difficulty. While not exacly on Shepard's side, Garrus is "glad he's friendly".
* Inverted in [[Left 4 Dead]] the Tank's not on your team, but Rochelle wishes he was.
* Pretty much every [[Psychonauts|Psychonaut]]. They can wreathe things in fire with ease, drop a giant rock on your head with telekinesis, psi-blast you in the face, and it's implied that they have the power to make your head explode with their minds.
* In ''[[Star Wars Battlefront]] II'', if you go on a killing streak your allies make comments. One of them is "I'm glad your on our side!" Another is, "Save some for the rest of us!"

== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In ''[[G.I. Joe]]'', after Storm Shadow left Cobra and joined the Joe team, his file card had a quote from General Hawk: "I'm glad he's on our side now." Understandable since Storm Shadow's skills are equal to, if not greater than, those of Snake Eyes.
* ''[[Family Guy]]'':
{{quote|'''Toy Designer:''' I've just finished the new line of G.I. Jew toys. [pushes a button on the G.I. Jew action figure]
'''G.I. Jew:''' You call these bagels?
'''Toy Designer:''' Whoa, I'm glad he's on our side. }}
* ''[[Jonny Quest]]''
** "The Mystery of the Lizard Men". Race Bannon says it after Dr. Quest uses the mirror to reflect the [[Big Bad]]'s laser beam back and blow him up.
** "Treasure of the Temple". Dr. Quest says "I'm glad you're on our team" to Race Bannon after he defeats a crocodile to save Jonny and dumps a canoeload of villains into the water.
* [[Hanna-Barbera]]'s ''Moby Dick'', episode "The Sinister Sea Saucer". Tug says this about Moby after Moby blows away a giant enemy manta ray.
* ''[[The Herculoids]]'' episode "The Lost Dorgyte". Dorno says "I'm glad you're on our side" to Tundro.

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