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Line 1: {{trope}} {{quote\|''"I am the law!"''~~\|'''[[Judge Dredd (comics)\|Judge Dredd]]'''\|''[[2000 AD]]''}}~~ \|'''[[Judge Dredd (comics)\|Judge Dredd]]'''\|''[[2000 AD]]''}} A character declares him- or herself to be the sole representative of a group or abstract concept. The implication is often that they believe that they can speak for the entirety, and that their needs, wants, and thoughts and those of the group are one and the same. Line 8: Not to be confused with [[Screw the Rules, I Make Them]]. Unrelated to [[I Am the Band]]. See also [[A God Am I]] and [[Badass Boast]]. A phrase like this is usually spoken with [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!\|copious amounts of punctuation]]. Said phrases might also be lyrics to an [["I Am" Song]]. ~~----~~ {{examples\|I am the examples!}} == I Am [[Advertising \|Advertising]] == * Australian company Quicksilver Cruises claims, "Quicksilver is the Great Barrier Reef." * Charter Internet has introduced Timothy, who [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DO0Ts7c8KM IS the Internet]. * The most famous ad campaign for Molson Canadian beer: ''[[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!\|"I! Am! Canadian!"]]'' == We Are [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == * Catherine II in ''[[Le Chevalier d'Eon]]'': "I am Russia!" * In ''[[Death Note]]'', we get this in stereo from Light and L: "I am... Justice!" They both use the same word for 'justice' but [[Japanese Pronouns\|different ones for 'I.']] * In ''[[Dragonball Z]]'', when Goku first reaches the Super-Saiyan level he proceeds to lecture Frieza, the gist of which is "I am the hope of the universe!" In ''[[Dragon Ball]]'', when Staff Officer Black questions Commander Red's true motives, the commander utters this line: "I am the Red Ribbon Army. What's good for me is good for everyone and I want to be taller. All my life, I've drawn the short straw. I've had to contend with being a mere pebble in a land of giants. It is the curse of my existence. You couldn't possibly understand what it's like...the nightmare of being a genius...yet trapped inside this ugly little body?" Piccolo says to Cell, "I am the Namek!" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS0D8kiDlyU here] * Setsuna F. Seiei from ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'': "I am Gundam!" == We Are [[Comic Books]] == * "I am the law" is a [[Catch Phrase]] of [[Judge Dredd]]. * In the [[Marvel Universe]], [[Galactic Conqueror]] [[Thanos]] delivers a perfect one after [[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence\|having achieved Godhood]]. Line 48 ⟶ 47: * In ''[[100 Bullets\|One Hundred Bullets]]'', Augustus Medici, the head of [[Ancient Conspiracy\|The Trust]], is staring out his hotel window at the lights of the city below. He says they make him happy. The call girl in his room, wondering why, asks if he works for the power company. His response: "Work? No. I am the power company." == I Am [[Film]] == * ''[[Judge Dredd (film)\|Judge Dredd]]'' contains his catchphrase (see the page quote), which he uses to attempt to scare a group of criminals into turning themselves in. It nearly works, but the gang members ultimately end up firing at him, forcing him to attack. * In ''[[Star Wars]] Episode III: [[Revenge of the Sith]]'', Palpatine says "I am the Senate!" Line 107 ⟶ 106: {{quote\|'''{{spoiler\|[[Big Bad\|Rethrick]]}}''': Still think you can change your fate, Mike? [[Narm\|I AM THE FUTURE, MIKE!]]}} == I Am [[Literature]] ==▼ ▲== I Am Literature == * From [[The Bible]]: {{quote\|'''God:''' [[Shaped Like Itself\|I am that I am]].}} Line 121 ⟶ 119: {{quote\|I will send you Torus's worst dream! '''I AM Torus's worst dream!''' }} * [[Discworld]]: [[Grim Reaper\|Death's]] phrase, {{~~smallcaps~~small-caps\|"There is no Justice, There is just Me."}} From ''[[~~Discworld/~~Men ~~At Arms\|Men At~~at Arms]]'': {{quote\|'''Assassin:''' Who are you? '''Vimes:''' ''The Law'', you sons of bitches! }} From ''[[~~Discworld/Hogfather\|~~Hogfather]]'': {{quote\|'''Jonathan Teatime:''' So I'd rather you didn't try any last-minute stuff. '''Death:''' {{~~smallcaps~~small-caps\|I ''AM'' Last Minute Stuff.}} }} From the short story "Theater of Cruelty": {{quote\|'''Carrot:''' You see, sir, as I understand the law, you are an Accessory After The Fact. Or possibly Before The Fact. '''Death:''' {{~~smallcaps~~small-caps\|Young man, I ''AM'' the fact.}} }} From ''[[~~Discworld/Sourcery\|~~Sourcery]]'': {{quote\|'''The Archchancelor's Hat''': ''I challenge. And those who will not face me must follow me, in accordance with the Lore.'' '''Wizard''': Whereabouts in the Lore? Line 159 ⟶ 157: * In ''[[Warrior Cats]]'', Tigerstar tries to declare himself the sole representative of ShadowClan. It doesn't really work out for him... == I Am [[Live-Action TV]] ==▼ ▲== I Am Live-Action TV == * In ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "The Search" we have: {{quote\|'''Kira:''' You're part of the Dominion, aren't you? Line 194 ⟶ 191: * In one episode of ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'', Dr. Forrester told TV's Frank to push the button and Frank said, "I ''am'' the button!" He was acting high at the time, though. == I Am [[Music]] ==▼ ▲== I Am Music == * "I am Music/And I write the songs"—the final lines of [[Barry Manilow]]'s "I Write the Songs". * [[Anthrax]]'s homage to ''[[Judge Dredd]]'', appropriately enough titled "[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin\|I Am the Law]]". Line 201 ⟶ 197: * [[Stratovarius]] has a song called [[Alpha Ω]] that is almost full of lines like this. "I am the low and high/ I am the earth and sky..." * [[The Beatles (band)\|The Beatles]] example: "I am The Walrus" would be missing quite a few words if this trope didn't exist. * The [[~~Music/Chemical Brothers\|~~Chemical Brothers]] ' album "We are the Night" * The [[Dead Kennedys]]' cover of "I Fought The Law", keeping in with the lyrical subversion (instead of a robber who [[Can't Get Away with Nuthin'\|went to jail]], it's a criminal who pulled a [[Karma Houdini]] on the authorities) changes the final line to "I ''am'' the law so I won". ** The DKs also use this trope in their original song "I Am the Owl". * [[~~Music/Dimmu Borgir\|~~Dimmu Borgir]] has a few of this. From "The Serpentine Offering": "I am hatred, darkness and despair" * "I Am, I Said" by Neil Diamond. * "I Am A Viking", by [[Yngwie Malmsteen]]. Line 216 ⟶ 212: * "[[The Smiths\|I am the son and the heir]] [[The Woobie\|of a shyness that is criminally vulgar...]]" * "[[Ear Worm\|I am I am...I am I am...I am I am...I think I am...I think I am]]...I'm glad I am...I'm proud I am...[[Nacho Libre\|a real religious man]]." * "I Am The Storm" by [[Blue Öyster ~~Cult\|Blue Oyster~~ Cult]] * "[[Epic Rocking\|I am the root! I am the progress! I'm the aggressor! I am the tablet!]] [[Lou Reed\|I AM! I AM! I AM! I AM! I AM!]] * "Touched By The Crimson King", by Demons & Wizards: {{quote\|''I am the angel, I am madness ''I am the word, I am the law ''I am holding truth, release your sadness ''I am the key, I am the door }} * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqjIMsLRz94 "Inside of You, In Spite of You"] by [[ThouShaltNot]] is composed ''entirely'' of "I am the noun" lines. * "I'm a tornado", a repeated line in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaEmQJG2HHU "Tornado"] by Little Big Town. * "I am the Sword" by [[Motörhead]]. == I Am [[Professional Wrestling]] == * "You call me a student of the game? ''I am'' the damn game!" And thus, [[~~WWE~~World Wrestling Entertainment\|Triple H]]'s most well-known nickname was born... * "I am [[Samoa Joe]], and I am pro wrestling." * [[AJ Styles]]' theme song. I am I am! Line 235 ⟶ 233: ** Subsequently, [[CM Punk]] is the best in the world. == We Are [[Tabletop Games]] ==▼ ▲== We Are Tabletop Games == * Konrad Curze from ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'': "I fear no evil. For I am Fear Incarnate!" ** The Canticle of Absolution of the Grey Knights. Line 243 ⟶ 240: ''I am the END!'' }} == We Are [[Theatre]] ==▼ ▲== We Are Theatre == * At the end of the opera ''Paul Bunyan'', [[The Unseen]] title character is asked who he is, and he says: {{quote\|''Where the night becomes the day, ''Where the dream becomes the fact, ''I am the Eternal Guest, ''I am Way, ''I am Act. }} == We Are ~~Videogames~~[[Video Games]] == * [[Alone in the Dark\|I'm]] the [[Large Ham\|FUCKING UNIVERSE]]!!! * From ''[[Vagrant Story]]'': Line 296 ⟶ 291: [[Arc Words\|I am love.]] [[Call to Adventure\|Find me, and walk beside me.]] }} {{quote\|(the final battle) I am light. Line 317 ⟶ 311: * From ''[[Stranglehold]]'': {{quote\|'''Mr. James Wong:''' You are nothing, Tequila! I ''am'' Hong Kong!}} == We Are [[Web Comics]] == Line 325 ⟶ 318: * ''[[Sinfest]]'' - [http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2009-09-21 I AM the internets!] * Mocked in ''[[Homestuck]]'' [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003020 here]. * ''[[Darths and Droids]]'': [~~http~~https://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0626.html I AM the legend!] * ''[[Girl Genius]]'' has Beausoleil presumably ~~quoted~~quoting Simon Voltaire as "La ville s'est moi". Also, [~~http~~https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20170630 after] his daughter Colette did "[[Traumatic Superpower Awakening\|break through]]" at last (she was using his [[Brain-Computer Interface\|way of directly controlling]] city systems at the time). [https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20180124 Or] — {{quote\|'''Gil''': ''[[Mad Scientist\|Mad]]?'' '''Tarvek''': ''"I AM PARIS..."'' What do ''you'' think?}} * ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' in [https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2019-10-29 one] conversation: {{quote\|'''Kevyn''': How do you do this "[[Dissonant Serenity\|calm in the storm]]" thing? '''Tagon''': I ''am'' the storm. }} ** His father likes "[https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2019-11-16 I ''am'' the payload]". Which is also a [[Brick Joke]], though [https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2019-03-24 not very long one]. == We Are [[Web ~~Originals~~Original]] == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100314104639/http://www.theonion.com/content/video/supreme_court_rules_death_penalty I Am the law!] * [[Weebl and Bob]] gives a nod to the Oppenheimer quote at the top of the page: Line 343 ⟶ 340: '''Critic:''' I know it's your point! It's just when you say that I'm out of order and the system's out of order it's kind of redundant! }} == I Am [[Western Animation]] ==▼ ▲== I Am Western Animation == * ''[[South Park]]'' used this in reverse, in a somewhat more...belittling manner. {{quote\|This is deeply offensive to the Jewish community! Line 377 ⟶ 373: * [[The Venture Brothers\|"I am the Bat."]] == I Am [[Real Life]] == * ''"You think you are the State? No, I am the State."'' - Louis XIV ** Interestingly subverted by his last words: "I am dead, but the state will survive". Line 405 ⟶ 401: {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:I Am an Index]] [[Category:Stock Phrases]] ▲[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]