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{{examples|I am the examples!}}

* 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!"]]''

 

* 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.']]

* Setsuna F. Seiei from ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'': "I am Gundam!"

 

* "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]].

* 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."

 

* ''[[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!"

{{quote|'''{{spoiler|[[Big Bad|Rethrick]]}}''': Still think you can change your fate, Mike? [[Narm|I AM THE FUTURE, MIKE!]]}}

 

* From [[The Bible]]:

{{quote|'''God:''' [[Shaped Like Itself|I am that I am]].}}

{{quote|I will send you Torus's worst dream!

'''I AM Torus's worst dream!''' }}

{{quote|'''Assassin:''' Who are you?

'''Vimes:''' ''The Law'', you sons of bitches! }}

{{quote|'''Jonathan Teatime:''' So I'd rather you didn't try any 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.

{{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?

* In ''[[Warrior Cats]]'', Tigerstar tries to declare himself the sole representative of ShadowClan. It doesn't really work out for him...

 

* In ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "The Search" we have:

{{quote|'''Kira:''' You're part of the Dominion, aren't you?

* 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/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]]".

* [[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 [[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".

* "I Am, I Said" by Neil Diamond.

* "I Am A Viking", by [[Yngwie Malmsteen]].

* "[[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]]."

* "[[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:

* [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 [[Samoa Joe]], and I am pro wrestling."

* [[AJ Styles]]' theme song. I am I am!

** Subsequently, [[CM Punk]] is the best in the world.

 

* Konrad Curze from ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'': "I fear no evil. For I am Fear Incarnate!"

** The Canticle of Absolution of the Grey Knights.

''I am the END!'' }}

 

* 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,

''I am Act. }}

 

* [[Alone in the Dark|I'm]] the [[Large Ham|FUCKING UNIVERSE]]!!!

* From ''[[Vagrant Story]]'':

[[Arc Words|I am love.]]

[[Call to Adventure|Find me, and walk beside me.]] }}

{{quote|(the final battle)

I am light.

* From ''[[Stranglehold]]'':

{{quote|'''Mr. James Wong:''' You are nothing, Tequila! I ''am'' Hong Kong!}}

 

== We Are [[Web Comics]] ==

** 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].

 

* [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:

'''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! }}

 

* ''[[South Park]]'' used this in reverse, in a somewhat more...belittling manner.

{{quote|This is deeply offensive to the Jewish community!

* [[The Venture Brothers|"I am the Bat."]]

 

* ''"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".

 

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