Glad He's on Our Side: Difference between revisions

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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?"

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== [[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.

== [[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."

* ''[[~~War Games~~]]: The Dead Code'' - "Glad she's 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]] ==

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** ''[[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]

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