Gonna Need More Trope: Difference between revisions

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A [[Stock Phrase]], usually spoken in response to an emergent situation wherein the speaker [[Oh Crap|suddenly realizes]] either the sudden absence of a necessity, or that the one in his/her possession is woefully insufficient. They need more.

 

 

A sister trope to [[More Dakka]], when you need a stronger attack; and [[Tim Taylor Technology]], when you need [[Catch Phrase|MORE POWER]]! A subtrope of [[Dramatic Deadpan]], containing that trope's top example.

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== Advertising ==

* The series of commercials advertising action figures featuring characters from the movie ''[[Alien (franchise)|Aliens]]'' commonly featured the Marines battling the featured ghoulie, and in the case of the flying alien queen they "NEED BIGGER GUNS!"

 

* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'': "You mean we're gonna need to use an even bigger [[This Is a Drill|drill]]?"

 

* Upon reading the news of [[The Flash|Barry Allen's]] return in ''Flash: Rebirth'' and realizing that [[The DCU]] now has ''three'' Flashes, one member of Flash's [[Rogues Gallery]] (actually called the Rogues in this case) says "We're gonna need more Rogues."

* In the September 15, 2007 ''[[Garfield]]'' comic, Garfield's normal [[Running Gag]] about crushing spiders with newspapers was interrupted when Jon saw a spider with a hard hat walk by, chuckling to itself. Garfield followed it saying, "I'm gonna need a bigger newspaper".

* The Body Doubles (a pair of villainous super-hero impersonators) commenting on their latest job; Impersonate [[Power Girl]]: "We're gonna need a [[Most Common Superpower|bigger]] [[Big Bra to Fill|bra]]."

 

* In ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'', Kyon was drinking milk (a common way for him to calm himself) when he was called by Nagato to her apartment. After he arrived he was told the reason for his summoning: [[Sufficiently Advanced Alien|the IDSE]] decided she's a liability and thus [[Stay with Me Until I Die|she's going to be deleted in a few hours]]. Since he realizes he won't be calm no mater how much he tries or how much milk he drinks he comments "There isn't enough milk in the world".

 

== Films -- Animation ==

 

== Films -- Live Action ==

* The misquote ("We're...") of the ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' example is used during the "salsa shark" bit in ''[[Clerks]]''.

* When the protagonists of ''[[2012]]'' realize they need to fly to China. "We're gonna need a bigger plane."

* Rutger Hauer's partner in ''[[Split Second]]'' started yelling about needing [[BFG|"Big Fucking Guns!"]] after seeing the monster for the first time. It becomes his [[Madness Mantra]] for a bit.

* ''[[Yor, the Hunter from the Future]]'': "We will need a lot more hemp before we're through."

== Jokes ==

* Then there's the old mechanic's joke, "If it doesn't fit, don't force it. Get a bigger hammer."

 

== Literature ==

* ''[[Nightside]]'': When a future version of Tommy Oblivion pops up in the bar and starts haranguing John Taylor for something he hasn't done yet, Tommy yells that he's going to change the course of events next time around. "Next time, I'll have guns! [[More Dakka|Big, ''big'' guns!]]"

 

* In ''[[Friends]]'', Monica convinces Chandler that taking a bath can be very relaxing. She prepares him a bath and gives him a toy ship to "so it's a boy bath". After a while, Monica comes by to ask whether he likes it:

{{quote|'''Monica''': "Hey when you get out, maybe [[That Came Out Wrong|I can give you a facial]]."

'''Dog:''' * Woof woof*

'''Handler:''' Body!

'''Handler:''' I'm gonna need more flags.}}

* ''[[Bones]]'': Temperance Brennan, when called to examine a head, declares that "I need an evidence bag." When the rest of the body falls from a tree, she deadpans that she needs a bigger bag. This being Brennan, she probably wasn't going for humor.

== Tabletop Games ==

* ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'': <s>It needs</s> [[More Dakka]].

 

== Video Games ==

* A variation in the ''[[The Lord of the Rings|Return Of The King]]'' game: When the oliphants show up, Gimli quips, "I don't have an axe big enough for this one."

{{quote|"No effect? I need a bigger sword!"}}

* The Heavy in ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' flips it: '''You're gonna need much bigger guns!'''

*** Inverted with the Engineer's Gunslinger, a robotic arm that deploys mini-sentries "Sometimes you just need a little less gun"

* The Bubblegum Club's spoof of ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!]]'' Known as "I'm a bubblegum bod, get me out of here!" There's a scene where there's a volcano erupting nearby, and they want to stop it so they don't get hurt. They catapult a rock into the volcano to try to plug it up, but it falls into the crater. Someone says, "We may need a bigger rock," to which the reply is, "Like, duh!"

* ''[[Mass Effect]]'' contains a fantastic "gonna need a bigger trope" moment when the party gets their first look at the Thorian, including - depending on party members and dialogue tree choices - the words, "We're going to need bigger guns."

** ''Mass Effect'' also includes the phrase "We're gonna need a bigger boot."

* In the ''[[Bionicle]]'' web serial "Federation of Fear", [[Ax Crazy|Ve]][[Cloudcuckoolander|zon]] nearly quotes the Jaws line upon seeing the massive dragon form of the original Brotherhood of Makuta leader his team was assigned to free, before being cut off by Brutaka who replies: "A bigger boat. I know."

* In [[The Salvation War]], an old lady in a mall shoots a demon six times with her handgun to little effect. When interviewed afterwards, her only words are "I need a bigger fucking gun".

 

== Western Animation ==

* In ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' during the episode "Public Enemies," a massive group of Walker's goons invades Amity Park. Danny pulls out his thermos and remarks, "I'm gonna need a bigger thermos!"

* In ''[[WITCH (animation)|WITCH]]'', at one point, the titular team is about to go out for ice cream when the [[Psycho Rangers]] show up. Irma says "we're going to need more spoons."

* After the [[New Mutants]] were added to the ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'' cast, [[Wolverine]] noted, "We're definitely going to need more instructors. And maybe a couple of tanks."

* When Him has ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' fight a monster without their powers, Bubbles throws apples at him.

 

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[[Category:Comedy Tropes]]

[[Category:Just for Pun]]

[[Category:Stock Phrases]]