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* Defied in ''[[The Ten Commandments]]'', the Charleton Heston one. Ramses tells Moses to command the conquered Ethiopians to kneel before Pharoah, but Moses informs him that he's brought the Ethiopians in friendship and sort of tells Ramses to mind his own business. |
* Defied in ''[[The Ten Commandments]]'', the Charleton Heston one. Ramses tells Moses to command the conquered Ethiopians to kneel before Pharoah, but Moses informs him that he's brought the Ethiopians in friendship and sort of tells Ramses to mind his own business. |
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{{quote|"Command what you have conquered, my brother."}} |
{{quote|"Command what you have conquered, my brother."}} |
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* Loki demands this of a crowd in Stuttgart, Germany in ''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]'', {{spoiler|showing himself to be reasonably [[Genre Savvy]], as having the heroes defeat him and take him captive is part of his plan}}. This was given [[Villain Song|a musical treatment]] by [[Tumblr]] [http://meganphntmgrl.tumblr.com/post/14680944313/bow-to-me-music-by-sylvester-levay-lyrics-by member MeganPhntmGrl]. |
* Loki demands this of a crowd in Stuttgart, Germany in ''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]'', {{spoiler|showing himself to be reasonably [[Genre Savvy]], as having the heroes defeat him and take him captive is part of his plan}}. This was given [[Villain Song|a musical treatment]] by [[Tumblr]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20150629002526/http://meganphntmgrl.tumblr.com/post/14680944313/bow-to-me-music-by-sylvester-levay-lyrics-by member MeganPhntmGrl]. |
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** During the subsequent fight in Stuttgart, he even attempts to forcefully make Captain America bow before him, but to no avail. |
** During the subsequent fight in Stuttgart, he even attempts to forcefully make Captain America bow before him, but to no avail. |
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* ''[[Darths and Droids]]'': [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0139.html "Cyborgs under my command, Kneel before Valorum!"] It is [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0206.html later] revealed that the GM [[Actor Allusion|planned to name Valorum "Zod"]]. |
* ''[[Darths and Droids]]'': [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0139.html "Cyborgs under my command, Kneel before Valorum!"] It is [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0206.html later] revealed that the GM [[Actor Allusion|planned to name Valorum "Zod"]]. |
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* ''[[Girl Genius]]''. The Sturmvoraus family test their [[Compelling Voice]] by ordering Lady Vrin to kneel. Earlier they'd realised that Agatha Heterodyne had the voice when she walked on stage (playing [[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter]] Lucrezia Mongfish) and commanded "KNEEL YOU MISERABLE MINION!" whereupon the entire audience instantly dropped to their knees. |
* ''[[Girl Genius]]''. The Sturmvoraus family test their [[Compelling Voice]] by ordering Lady Vrin to kneel. Earlier they'd realised that Agatha Heterodyne had the voice when she walked on stage (playing [[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter]] Lucrezia Mongfish) and commanded "KNEEL YOU MISERABLE MINION!" whereupon the entire audience instantly dropped to their knees. |
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* Parodied: "LINE UP ALPHABETICALLY." "Hey! Neil before Zod!" [ |
* Parodied: "LINE UP ALPHABETICALLY." "Hey! Neil before Zod!" [https://web.archive.org/web/20151116083457/https://www.flickr.com/photos/apelad/1481245335/] |
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* ''[[Homestuck]]'': {{spoiler|[[Monster Clown|Gamzee]] demands that [[Genius Bruiser|Equius]] kneel before him, playing on Equius's strong belief in/fetish for [[Fantastic Racism|submission to his superiors]]. Equius does indeed kneel after having [[Death by Irony|an arrow fired through his knee, and is promptly strangulated to death]]. What drives the scene into outright horror is that it's also heavily implied that Equius is ''[[Too Kinky to Torture|getting off on his own murder]]''.}} |
* ''[[Homestuck]]'': {{spoiler|[[Monster Clown|Gamzee]] demands that [[Genius Bruiser|Equius]] kneel before him, playing on Equius's strong belief in/fetish for [[Fantastic Racism|submission to his superiors]]. Equius does indeed kneel after having [[Death by Irony|an arrow fired through his knee, and is promptly strangulated to death]]. What drives the scene into outright horror is that it's also heavily implied that Equius is ''[[Too Kinky to Torture|getting off on his own murder]]''.}} |
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* ''[[Pibgorn]]'': "[http://www.gocomics.com/pibgorn/2011/04/22/ Now, in acknowledgement of my supremacy, prostrate yourself before me.]" |
* ''[[Pibgorn]]'': "[http://www.gocomics.com/pibgorn/2011/04/22/ Now, in acknowledgement of my supremacy, prostrate yourself before me.]" |
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