I Warned You: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|'''Sadlygrove:''' Yugo? Amalia?

'''Sadlygrove:''' I wouldn't want to play the "I warned you" card... ''(deep breath)'' '''[[Hypocritical Humor|BUT I WARNED YOU!]]'''|''[[Wakfu]]'', "The Dragon-Pig"}}

A character is (sometimes, quite specifically) warned of the horrible things that can happen if they do '''Action A'''. [[Cassandra Truth|They blow off the warnings]]. After the terrible things happen, [[The Cassandra]] then informs them they have no-one to blame but themselves.

'''Alice:''' I Warned You. }}

== Video Games ==

{{quote|{{spoiler|'''Cole:''' We're about to visit Elysian Fields Development.}}

{{spoiler|1='''McKelty:''' You're about to do what? Leland Monroe, he's a personal friend of the Mayor and the Chief. Are you out of your mind?! I'm warning you, Phelps.}} }}

* In ''[[Ben 10]]'', one episode starts with Gwen warning Ben against playing around with the Omnitrix when he doesn't understand it. After accidentally breaking off a part and trying to fix it with gum, it starts changing him into counterproductive alien hybrids. In a [[Running Gag]], Gwen refuses to make the expected "I told you so" speech, which drives Ben crazy waiting for it.

* ''[[Ben 10: Alien Force|Ben 10 Alien Force]]'' episode "Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2"

'''Azmuth:''' Your [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|transformations]]. They will perish if they aren't restored to the Omnitrix [[Timed Mission|in 24 hours]]. And if they do, their powers will be [[Lost Forever|lost to you forever]]! }}

* ''[[Sealab 2021]]''

{{quote|'''Sparks:''' ''(closing door)'' It's not broken, you just...

''(the door fails to open)''

'''Marco:''' ''Idiota! Cabeza de piedras!'' }}

* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'': "Lisa the Vegetarian," after Lisa has twice questioned the use of meat and her teacher/Lunchlady pressed the "Independent thought alarm."

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