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Before the [[Magical Girl]] confronts the [[Monster of the Week]], she invariably issues a formal challenge, involving an always-repeated [[Catch Phrase]] and some topical variant. Reused every week as [[Stock Footage]], typically following the [[Transformation Sequence]] (not preceding it) and against some sort of symbolic background. A [[Asskicking Pose|signature pose and/or gesture]] generally accompanies the declaration, and there may be [[Dramatic Wind]] involved. Frequently, the [[Magical Girl]] somehow magically knows exactly the right formula to say directly from her first or second battle, even if she fumbles and is otherwise unsure of her powers.

 

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* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'': "Hold it right there!", followed by a description of the bad thing the bad guy was doing. "[[This Is Unforgivable!|Unforgivable!]] A Sailor-suited Pretty Soldier of Love and Justice: Sailor Moon! [[Trope Namer|In the name of the moon]], I will punish you!

** Episodes in the US dub that stuck close to the original Japanese script use the above while episodes that deviated from the original script tended to use "I will right wrongs and triumph over evil, and that means you!" (In fact, in the [http://www.smuncensored.com/comparison.php?episodeid=3 second episode] of the dub, Luna attempts to correct Serena after she uses the "correct" version for the first time.)

'''Pluto:''' My guardian is the planet suspended in time and space. Solider of revolution; Sailor Pluto!

'''All three:''' The three soldiers of the outer solar system, being led by a new crisis, have arrived! }}

{{quote|"In the name of love.... fuck off." }}

** ''[[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon]]'', the [[Live Action Adaptation]], gave each of the girls their own, new phrase:

{{quote|"The love angel Wedding Peach is extremely displeased!"}}

** An [[The Abridged Series|abridged series]] of ''[[Wedding Peach Abridged|Wedding Peach]]'' does a parody of this. "I stand for [[Pimped-Out Dress|poofy]] [[Fairytale Wedding Dress|dresses]], ribbons, flowers, and all that is girly! [[Calling Your Attacks|Monologue attack!]]"

** [[Excel Saga (manga)|The manga]] has Iwata, as the closest the [[Super Sentai|Daitenjin]] get to [[The Hero]], lurch between a few of these: "Are there any ''bad'' children here?!?" or "Er... I take command of the heavens and the earth from now on!", for instance.

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: While Nagisa and Honoka in ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure]]'' automatically make their speeches from the first, Nagisa at least is rather upset that she doesn't seem to have a choice about it -- "What am I ''saying?''" and "I said something weird again!" are just two of the comments she makes. In a later episode, she becomes annoyed when another pair of girls consistently misquote her part of the speech.

{{quote|'''Bloom:''' The shining golden flower, Cure Bloom!

'''Egret:''' The sparkling silver wing, Cure Egret!

'''Bloom:''' ...stop your cruel behaviour! }}

** And ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5|Yes! Precure 5]]'' takes it a step further by giving each girl her own speech, as well as one for the whole team ("The power of hope and the lights of the future! Five hearts flapping beautiful wings! Yes! Precure 5!" (''[[Audible Gleam|ka-ching!]]'' again).

* ''[[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman]]'' -- Ken's common speech "Sometimes five, sometimes one! The white shadow that moves unseen! Science Ninja Team Gatchaman!!" to announce his or the team's presence. Alone or in smaller groups, the other members may do a lesser speech, but usually just shout their rank and name: "Science Ninja Team G-2, Condor no Joe!!" etc.

* The ''[[Samurai Pizza Cats]]'' would give an introduction to pretty much every fight they were about to jump into. While it was different every time in the Dub version, the Japanese version had them repeat a uniform motto everytime. The Rescue Team had their own version of this.

* In ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'', Haruhi uses one of these when accepting the Computer Society's challenge, though only ''after'' [[Dynamic Entry|kicking its president in the head.]]

* Mew Ichigo's "I'll be your server for the earth's future -nya!" in ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]''. Fans of the English dub know this one as "Mew Mew style, Mew Mew grace, Mew Mew Power, in your face".

** The English manga translates it as, "For your evil actions, I will make you pay!"

* ''Re: [[Cutey Honey]]'': "Flowers on the Earth! Love to the people! Warrior of Love, I am Cutey Honey!"

** The more classic version for ''[[Cutey Honey]]'' combines this with [[By the Power of Greyskull]]: She explains to a cornered [[Monster of the Week]] how she's disguised or transformed herself [[Once an Episode|this episode]] ("Sometimes, I'm a duck in a street carnival.") before triggering her [[Transformation Sequence]] and finishing the speech as above.

** They do change the motto with each new generation, though.

** This does not go unnoticed by the protagonists, who even perform a version of it themselves in the episode with Ditto. Team Rocket is ''not'' happy with this.

* In ''[[Naruto]]'', this just ''isn't done'' by working shinobi, but Konohamaru and friends do it all the time as little kids playing [[Ninja]] pre-[[Time Skip]]. [[Genre Savvy]] may be involved.

* Subverted in ''[[Mai-Otome]]'' when Haruka issues a verbal challenge to Aswad leader Midori ''before'' she changes into her Robe, and promptly faceplants when Yukino tells her that she hasn't given Haruka authorization to use her powers yet.

* What? No mention of [[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch|"Pichi Pichi Voice! Live Start!"]]?

* The [[God|Lord of Nightmares]], from ''[[The Slayers|Slayers Next]]'', does a [[Dissonant Serenity|completely emotionless]] version of this, immediately before erasing the [[Big Bad]] from existence.

* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]!'' tends to feature this when the God Cards are summoned in a textbook case of [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]. This was featured much less in ''GX'', but ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' reintroduced this with the speeches all the characters give when they Synchro Summon a Monster (Yusei: "Clustering stars will call upon a new power; become the path of light it shines upon!"), although the dub tends to reduce this to a simple [[Catch Phrase]] like "Let's rev it up!"

* ''[[G Gundam]]'': THIS HAND OF MINE GLOWS WITH AN AWESOME POWER! [[Badass Boast|ITS BURNING GRIP TELLS ME TO DEFEAT YOU!]] [[Take That|TAKE THIS!]] [[Large Ham|MY LOVE, MY ANGER, AND ALL OF MY SORROW!]] [[Calling Your Attacks|SHINING FINGEEEER!]]

* In ''[[Koi Koi 7]]'', the eponymous [[Amazon Brigade]] gives a very long speech, with requisite posing, when they first appear. The speech doesn't appear much more after that.

* In ''[[UFO Princess Valkyrie]]'', Sanada, in her Slayer of Evildoers form, Nekomimizukin, offers the following monologue before a fight with Spot, Mar, and Mur:

* [[Macross 7|Nekki Basara]] would like everyone to "''LISTEN TO MY SONG!!!''"

* ''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]'': "Knight Sabers, sanjo!"

* Inverted word-wise with Haran Banjo of ''[[Daitarn 3]]''. Those who do not fear the shine of the sun can come and bring it.

* Naturally spoofed in ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler]]'', when Nagi dons a costume and calls herself Mask the Money-san.

* [[The Anime of the Game|The anime of]] ''[[Virtua Fighter]]'' has Akira Yuki recite a lengthy one before each major fight.

{{quote|"People should neither bring harm to themselves, nor to others. That is the guiding principle of my martial arts. But this does not apply to those who have gone astray! Since you lack discipline, I'll have to set you straight. COME ON!"}}

* The Great Saiyaman from ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' is '''made''' of this trope.

** And in an interesting twist, a version used by the ''[[Evil Counterpart|villains]]''. "May the earth shatter, may the oceans dry up, may the sun extinguish itself; grant upon us the power of Our Lord Satan in Hell. We are demons! High-class Commander Demons!"

** Episode 7 features the heroines [[Crowning Moment of Funny|actually forgetting their speech and opting for just screaming instead]].

* ''[[The Idolmaster (anime)|THE iDOLM@STER]]'' - Parodied by Ami and Mami during the incident where Iori's pudding disappeared.

* "[[Daitarn 3|I'm about to use the power of the Sun!]] If you don't fear its power, then ''COME ON!''"

 

* [[Stan Lee]] and [[Jack Kirby]] used a lot of these for their 1960s [[Marvel Comics]] characters. The most famous are, "[[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|It's clobberin' time!]]" and "[[Incredible Hulk|HULK SMASH!]]" But it also includes "[[The Mighty Thor|For honor, for glory, for Asgard!]]" and the [[Sub-Mariner|Sub-Mariner's]] "Imperius Rex!"

* [[Calvin and Hobbes|Stupendous Man]] attempts one of these speeches after transforming from Mild-Mannered Calvin (and getting stuck in a locker):

** [http://www.myconfinedspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/haljordan.jpg "From the shoulder, beyond the wrist... look out evil!, It's my FIST!"]

* Marvel hero [[Moon Knight]] has actually been known to say "in the name of the moon" before laying on a holy beatdown.

 

* When the ''[[Doom Patrol]]'' is resurrected during the [[DC Nation]] version of [[Blackest Night]], Mento is deputized with a [[It Makes Sense in Context|Star Sapphire]] ring. As soon as it's on his finger, he pulls himself back into the fight with "For Rita!"

 

* Example (and inversion): in ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'', Jules Winfield's (mis)quoting the Biblical book of Ezekiel before pulling the trigger.

* Spoofed in the film ''[[Galaxy Quest]]'', where [[Classically-Trained Extra]] Sir Alexander Dane (played by Alan Rickman) is tired of his character's [[Catch Phrase]] "By Grabthar's hammer...", even though the fans can't get enough of it. Naturally, the one time when he says this and actually ''means'' it is the emotional high point of the whole movie.

* The eponymous white blood cell in ''[[Osmosis Jones]]'' yells "Stop! Immunity!" at perps, rather than "Stop! Police!"

 

* Frodo defies the Nazgul at Rivendell, "By Elbereth and Luthien the Fair, you shall have neither the Ring nor me!" (Sadly omitted from the films.)

** Justified, because the name of Elbereth harms/drives off bad guys on at least one occasion.

* The heroes of [[Homer]]'s ''Iliad'' do likewise, down to formulaic repetition originally designed to allow extemporaneous reciters of epic poetry to keep to the meter. Thus this is [[Older Than Feudalism]].

* In [[Diane Duane]]'s ''[[Young Wizards]]'' and ''Feline Wizardry'' books, protocol normally requires a similarly ritualized challenge upon meeting the adversarial [[Satan|Lone Power]]: "Eldest, Fairest and Fallen, greetings and defiance!" Oh, and always remember to ask the Transcendent Pig the meaning of life when you meet him (the older wizards hope that one day he'll just answer reflexively).

* One of the books of the series ''[[The Destroyer]]'' had [[Old Master|Chiun]] make an announcement seeming like this, to several international crime bosses he was [[One-Man Army|about to slaughter]]: "Jackals of crime and despoilers of men, prepare yourselves for death. It is the Hour of the Cat." However, this particular turn of phrase apparently doesn't occur in the other books.

 

* Some ''[[Power Rangers]]'' teams have a post-roll-call declaration:

{{quote|"Power of water! Power of light! Powers unite!" -- ''Alien Rangers''

** The "roll calls" themselves count. Most ''[[Power Rangers]]'' teams will have each member say a phrase and/or their Ranger designation while getting into their [[Asskicking Pose]]. (No, [[Talking Is a Free Action|bad guys never interrupt this by shooting at them]]). So too do every ''[[Super Sentai]]''. These can get quite long, and trying to list them would probably be a page in itself...

*** ''[[Engine Sentai Go-onger]]'' took the roll call thing to its logical, hilarious extreme. The Rangers ''rhyming'' roll call phrases. There's a roll call for the Gaiarc Ministers. There was a one-shot roll call for ''one branch of Gaiarc,'' done by the branch's [[Big Bad|minister]], the [[The Dragon|vice-minister]], and the [[Monster of the Week|attack bot du jour]]. There's a roll call for all 12 [[Humongous Mecha|Engines]] (the ones who couldn't speak ''had their growls subtitled'' on the side of the screen). There's a roll call for all four combined forms, plus the support robot Goroader GT. When the Yellow, Silver, and ''a villainess'' make an all-girl band, G3 Princess (G3 for Go-onger, Go-on Wings, and Gaiarc), ''they'' had a roll call (it still rhymes). Ironically, its counterpart ''[[Power Rangers RPM]]'' took itself a little more seriously than most seasons and did away with roll calls entirely.

** Momotaros typically strikes a pose and says, "Ore... sanjou!" (a particularly dramatic way of saying, "I arrive!").

** Urataros says, "Shall I string you along?" or "Can I reel you in?"

*** Deneb (Vega Form) spoofs this merely by using it ("Let me say this to start... I have nothing to say." or something honest that will annoy Yuuto.)

** Though he only a few chances to use it, Seig's (Wing Form) catchprase is "Advent. At the top of everything."

* If you mention ''[[Kamen Rider]]'', you '''have''' to mention [[Kamen Rider Stronger|Stronger]]: "The heavens call me...the Earth calls me...humanity calls me...they call upon me to defeat evil! Listen, evil-doers! I am a warrior of justice! Kamen Rider Stronger!"

* In ''[[Kamen Rider Fourze]]'' Kamen Rider Meteor says something along the lines of "Kamen Rider Meteor, your fate is mine to decide!" whenever he appears. As a Meteor Storm, the lines changed into "Kamen Rider Meteor Storm, my fate will deliver a storm!"

** A much more straightforward one as opposed to Fourze's "Space is here!".<ref>Uchuu Kita!</ref>

* This is also very common in all sorts of Japanese live-action series, including jidai-geki (samurai shows). The heros of series like ''Abarenbo Shogun'', ''Mito Komon'', ''Tokugawa Buraicho'', etc., all have set phrases they invoke before taking on hordes of mooks.

* Hayakawa Ken, [[The Ace]] of ''[[Kaiketsu Zubat]]'', had a different take on it. When confronting a bouncer or hired gun, each of whom held great confidence in their particular skill (swords, guns, cutlery, swords while blindfolded, archery...), he would tell them that their level of skill was "only No. 2 in Japan". When asked, he would 'whistle' and thumb at himself, then proceed to completely upstage the bouncer.

** Also, when confronting the episode's [[Big Bad]], Ken will sum up all the horrible stuff the villain had done before telling them that they [[This Means War|had to pay]].

 

* "Hello, I'm [[Johnny Cash]]".

* Several songs by by [[Manowar]] could probably be played before or during a massacre.

* "You wanted the best, you got the best! The hottest band in the world, [[KISS]]!"

 

** Although these depend on the actual definition, but tend to be especially common with Divas. Examples: The giggling at the beginning of Trish Stratus's music, "You're not enough for me" for Michelle McCool, "Don't treat me like a woman" for Chyna, "I aint a lady to mess with", for Victoria you get the idea.

* [[The Miz]]: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWESOOOOOOOME. Followed up by: I CAME TO PLAY!!!

* While he was with WWE: KENNEDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY.

* [[Randy Orton]]: "I HEAR VOICES IN MY HEAD!!" and before that it was "HEY!!"

* [[The Big Show]]: WELLLLLLLLLL.... WELL IT IS THE BIG SHOW.

* [[Cody Rhodes]] WHHOOOA You're Only Smokes And Mirrors.

* [[Chris Jericho]]: You know I Got Ya, Yeah. One, BREAK THE WALLS DOWN!!!

 

* Ishida Mitsunari of ''[[Samurai Warriors]] 3'' gets to say the phrase in a certain stage (just replace "the moon" with "Lord Hideyoshi"), which earned him the nickname "Sailor Mofunari" both for this line and his furry outfit in the third game.

* Sanger Zonvolt of ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' gets a short version (in the "hero of antiquity" vein): "I am Sanger -- Sanger Zonvolt! I am the sword that cleaves evil!"

** Touya does this as well {{spoiler|Ja-Mu! In the name of my blade, [[Hello, Insert Name Here|Name of Mech]], I will defeat you!}}

{{quote|''The sun shines on all creation''

''The king's love is for his subjects''

** The scene before the [[Sequential Boss|Final Final Boss Fight]] in ''[[Baldur's Gate|Baldur's Gate 2]]'' has every character in the party respond to Irenicus' [[Hannibal Lecture]] with a [[Shut UP, Hannibal|verbal smackdown]]. Again, Minsc gets the best:

{{quote|"I grow tired of shouting battle cries while fighting this mage! Boo will ''finish'' his eyes so he does ''not'' rise again! Evil, ''meet my sword''! ''SWORD'' '''''MEET EEVIIILL!!!'''''"}}

* [[World of Warcraft|Warcraft]] has quite a few of these, though the Orcs are perhaps the most frequent users of it with "[[Battle Cry|FOR THE HORDE!]]"

** The Night Elves have their equivalent: "BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON!"

** Warhammer 40000 has several for every faction except Necrontyr and Tyranids, unless you count "gauss weapon discharge" and "chittering sounds" as an In The Name Of The Moon.

* Inspector Daria of ''[[Touch Detective]]'' frequently ''attempts'' to do these, but often puts so much "oomph!" into striking her poses she injures herself.

'''Axem Pink:''' We wear the trendiest clothes!

'''All:''' We are... the AXEM RANGERS X! }}

{{quote|'''Midori:''' I'm Magical Dolly, the Warrior of Love! My magical punishment strikes down all demons who do evil! }}

** [[Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne|Matador]]. "''[[That One Boss|I swear, by my sword and capote, that once again I will prove victorious!]]''"

** This trope is even [[Shout-Out|quoted verbatim]] in the Raidou Kuzunoha games.

{{quote|'''There is a burden on your shoulders--your head. I shall set your spirit free! Please accept this humble token. No mercy for the damned. Thou hast no escape from the grasp of catastrophe. Meteor Swarm! No apology necessary, your death shall suffice.'''}}

* Kay from ''Miles Edgeworth: [[Ace Attorney]] Investigations'' introduces herself this way in the third case.

** There's [[Large Ham|Bang]] [[Testosterone Poisoning|Shishigami]]'s Distortion Drives:

{{quote|'''Quicker than the wind and as still as the ocean! Hotter than flames and more magnificent than a mountain!'''

* In ''[[Lightning Legend Daigo no Daibouken]]'', Mayu Uzaka, the [[Large Ham|most passionnate]] of the game's three resident [[Justice Will Prevail|Allies of Justice]], delivers [[In the Name of the Moon/Quotes|this kind of speech]] each time she's about to fight an evildoer. She couples it with [[Super Sentai]]-style [[Asskicking Pose|Ass Kicking Poses]], lots of [[Cherry Blossoms]], and [[Stuff Blowing Up]].

* Played with in ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories|Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories]]''.

'''Axel:''' "[[Lampshade Hanging|Had to try it]] [[Crowning Moment of Funny|at least once, you know]]." }}

 

* ''[[Last Res0rt]]'' invokes this with the [http://www.lastres0rt.com/?p=726 Galaxy Girl Scouts' introduction], who also provide a [[Green Lantern]] [[Shout-Out]] in the process:

* ''[[Girl Genius]]'' had a scene when "Jäger [[Fan Nickname|boyz]]" give [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20050617 such a] [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20050620 speech] to Jenka when they drive her out of town. Of course, it was all an act, and they [[Public Secret Message|carefully chose their words to give her an important information]].

* Moeko, the magical girl voiced years ago by one of the characters of ''[[Megatokyo]]'', comes with her own [[Catch Phrase|catch phrases]]. When burly, mustached cosplayer "Man-Moeko" struck horror and nausea into his enemies' hearts, he apparently quoted her word-for-word. He was then [http://www.megatokyo.com/index.php?strip_id=591 frightened off] by an actual girl's praise.

* Parodied in the webcomic ''Triquetra Cats'': when Project: Elemental Cat first confronts the Hand of the Dragon, they introduce themselves by name and Blue Cat quickly adds "and your rampage of death is [[This Is Unforgivable!|something that can never be forgiven]]!" to which Green Cat remarks "'something that can never be forgiven'? what is that, your cliche anime phrase #217?"

* ''[[Looking for Group]]'': [http://www.lfgcomic.com FOR PONY!!!]

* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-04-19 presents] one angry Catalina Bobcat, applying her inspired [[Mundane Solution]] to the problem of disabled [[Hyperspace Mallet|magic hammers]]:

{{quote|'''Catalina''': '''''For Asgard!'''''}}

{{quote|- Halt in the name of Law of Chaos!

- Not e'en if that made sense!}}

{{quote|In the name of the mighty goddess Ch'Thier, Queen of Light, Spirit of Purity... Go #$&@ # (!@ #& &# yourselves!!}}

* A side-story in the print version of ''[[Get Medieval]]'' has extraterrestrial vulcanologist Kaguya pioneering this as well as, possibly, the whole trend of [http://www.ainself.net/irony/get_medieval/get_medieval0595.gif anime characters with odd hair colors]. One of the 14th-Century pirates she threatens with [[Sailor Moon|"In the Name of the Moon, I shall punish you!"]] calls it a dumb line, but another says, "I dunno, it's kinda catchy."

 

* At least twice, characters in ''[[Sailor Nothing]]'' awkwardly try to pull this off. Emphasis on "try". They can be hard to remember, okay?

** Not so much awkward as kind of heart-wrenching (well, okay, it was awkward too) the first time Himei appears as Sailor Nothing:

{{quote|"... I don't know," she whispered. "I guess I'm a sailor. I'm nothing."}}

{{quote|"Unhand him! The frightened reach out, and you cast them aside. The weak cry out, and you raise your fists against them. Now the kingdom rises to repay you in kind. I may have held mercy for you, but there is only one fist that may bruise the face of ''my'' angel! [[Megaton Punch|Falcoooooooooon PUNCH]]!"}}

 

* ''[[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]]'', to some extent. The title character likes to mysteriously appear in smoke and dramatically introduce himself: "I am the terror that flaps in the night! I am the [noun] that [verb]s your [noun]! I am Darkwing Duck!" The second sentence changes depending on the context; DW gives us such gems as --

{{quote|I am the gum that sticks to your shoe!

I am the burned-out bulb you cannot reach! }}

** It's when he says [[Let's Get Dangerous|his other catchphrase]] thats when you're really in trouble.

{{quote|'''The Tick (in a zebra's body):''' Body pirates, you face The Tick!

'''Chairface Chippendale (in The Tick's body):''' No, I face a zebra. ''You'' face The Tick. }}

** Danny himself has a catch phrase too-he always yells "I'm going ghost!" before changing to his ghostly form for a fight. It was even Lampshaded by Vlad in an early episode: -> "You actually have a catchphrase? How cute!"

* "[[Catscratch|In the name of the Highland Quid clan]], feel my sting!"

** Haley has also said "Dragon Up!" when transforming, though it may be something copied from her older brother.