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* '''''"[[Burn the Witch|HERESY!]]"''''' ''[[The Political Officer|*BLAM*]]'' [[hottip:Explanation: A response used to note extreme dislike or possible [[Canon Defilement]], or at least disagreeing with somebody, best used with a picture of a [[The Political Officer|Commissar]] for full effect.
* '''"DRIVE ME CLOSER! I WANT TO HIT THEM WITH MY SWORD!"''' <ref> Named for [http://www.gobiel.com/sonsofruss/motiv/images/drive-sword-demotivational-poster.jpg a picture] of a sword-wielding commissar riding a Leman Russ battle tank. Used either mockingly or affectionately. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrrCY7dgaqs Oh, and it's] [[Ascended Meme|official]]!</ref>
* The [[Redshirt Army|Imperial Guard]]: fighting alien monsters with [[Frickin' Laser Beams|flashlights]] and [[Bulletproof Vest|t-shirts]]. <ref> Lasguns and Flak Armour are by far the weakest weapons and armour in the setting (which still makes them horrible powerful though), the joke being that Imperial Guard equipment is no better than a t-shirt or a flashlight. Can be used as a [[Badass Army|positive]] or a [[Redshirt Army|negative]] thing.</ref>
** Standard issue adamantium balls. <ref> Being the [[Badass Normal|Badass Normals]] of the setting, along with a t-shirt and flashlight every member of the Imperial Guard is issued with a pair of these. Even the women. ''Especially'' the women.</ref>
* [[Xanatos Roulette|Just]] [[Shout Out|as]] [[Death Note (Manga)|planned]]! <ref> The fan-created [[Catch Phrase]] of both Tzeentch and Eldrad Ultran, the biggest [[The Chessmaster|chessmasters]] in the entire galaxy, with possible exception of [[Magnificent Bastard|Alpharius]].</ref>
* [http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Eldrad Eldrad is a dick]. <ref> Created on [[Image Boards|/tg/]], this references the belief that Eldrad's master plans are only for his own self improvement, such as getting himself a [[Commissar Cap]].</ref>
* [[Jo JosJo's Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|WRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!]] <ref> What fans believe the [[Axe Crazy|Eversor Assassin]] says before some slaughter.</ref>
** [[Time Stands Still|Za Warudo!]] <ref> Whenever anyone uses Warptime.</ref>
* "I DO COCAAAAAIIINEE!" <ref> The fan-created [[Catch Phrase]] of Doomrider, a daemon prince of Slaanesh. May be combined with ''[[Metalocalypse]]''.</ref>
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** Abaddon has no arms. <ref> From a photograph of an Abaddon model with no arms, an extension of the "Abaddon is useless" meme. Speculated to have been removed by Eldrad.</ref>
* ''[[Dawn of War]]'':
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO3MttgvHUY METAHL BAWKSES!] <ref> One of many [[So Bad ItsIt's Good]] lines in the ''Soulstorm'' expansion. This one is from the Chaos Lord Firaeveous Carron, in to ''Dawn Of War''.</ref>
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJMLfACod48 "SPESS MEHREENS, TODEH THE ENEMEH IS AT OUR DOAR! WE KNOW OUR DUTEH AND WE WILL DO EET!"] <ref> Another ''Soulstorm'' example, this time showing off the [[Narm|narmful]] lines of the Space Marine Captain, Indrick Boreale.</ref>
*** SPESS MEHREENS WE HEEV FEHLED THE EMPRAH
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** "[[No Indoor Voice|IF YOU FUCKERS WAKE ME AGAIN, IT BETTER BE TO KILL SOMETHING OR ASK ABOUT ACTUAL HEROES, NOT BITCH-STEALING ASSHOLES]]". <ref> [[Alternate Character Interpretation]] of Bjorn the Fell-Handed potrays him as rightfully bored out of his mind due to people awakening him every century or so just to tell stories. Most of the comedy comes from the fact that he's been hardwired into an Imperial Dreadnought, and thus you've got the illusion a thousand year old giant robot bellowing out insults such as the above.</ref>
** Blood Angels spawned a similar snowclone meme thanks to their codex using the word blood as much as Space Wolves codex uses wolf.
* [[So Unfunny ItsIt's Funny|Once upon a time there was a Black And White Space Marine On A Black And White Bike]]... <ref> A long [[Shaggy Dog Story]] involving a [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Black And White Space Marine On A Black And White Bike]].</ref>
* Thin! Your! PAINTS! <ref> The common response when someone asks for painting tips. [http://1d4chan.org/wiki/THIN_YOUR_PAINTS So much can go wrong if you forego this piece of advice].</ref>
** This one is universal. "[http://www.airshipentertainment.com/growfcomic.php?date=20071230 It started out as a halfling...]"
* It was then that Hive Fleet Kraken recognized that its true spiritual liege was not the almighty [[Hive Mind]], nor the Hive Tyrants that lorded over them, but Roboute Guilleman, Primarch of the Ultramarines. <ref> The 5th Edition Space Marine Codex states that most, if not all Space Marines [[CreatorsCreator's Pet|consider the Primach of the Ultramarines to be their spiritual liege]]. The joke extends Guilleman's influence to even enemies of the Imperium.</ref>
* Everyone is Alpharius. <ref> A reference to the Primarch of the Alpha Legion, a [[Magnificent Bastard]] and a master of disguise.</ref>
** [[I Am Spartacus|I'M ALPHARIUS!]] <ref> A reference to the fact that all members of the Alpha Legion refer to themselves as Alpharius to protect their primarch. It helps that they all look the same.</ref>
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* [http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Cultist-chan Cultist-chan.] <ref> One person drew an adorable picture of a female Chaos cultist feeding an [[Ugly Cute]] Chaos Spawn. Her popularity quickly exploded, her strangely endearing speech patterns (due to a mouth full of irregular, jagged teeth) and [[Iron Woobie|endless persistence]] causing her to become beloved by the majority of /tg/, featuring in numerous subsequent drawings and stories, including from her creator.</ref>
** [http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Lolicron Lolicron.] <ref> Similar to Cultist-chan above if not as popular.</ref>
* [[CreatorsCreator's Pet|Ultra Smurfs.]] <ref> Used by Ultramarines haters throughout the fandom due to the utter [[Mary Sue|sueishness]] of the Ultramarines as of the most recent codex and because their colour pattern is blue and white, while the higher ups often incorporate red.</ref>
* Chaos Champions have one of two outcomes in life. They may either ascend as a Daemon Prince, to rule unholy armies and worlds for eternity, or to become a Chaos Spawn, a mutated beast that...no, wait, I GHRHADIOSJNSLKDMAPKF! <ref> Used whenever someone mentions a Chaos Spawn, one of the most useless units among Chaos Space Marine armies, causes a person to devolve into a Chaos Spawn.</ref>
* The PDF tried to respond but were killed to a man. <ref> A meme lampooning the incompetence of the Planetary Defence Force in most of 40k fiction.</ref>
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** DC20: [[Captain Obvious|Dire bears like to attack with their natural weapons]]
** DC25: Bears shit in the woods
** DC30: [[EverythingsEverything's Worse With Bears]] <ref> D&D 4e had tables which listed [http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Bear_Lore stultifyingly obvious information] for passing fairly difficult checks. Those first two lines are not even made up, they are condensations of the actual bear lore entries.</ref>
* Alternatively, roll a Religion Lore:
** DC15: Bears do not attend any continuous services of worship. They are ready to kill at all hours of the week.
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* Durr *CLANG* <ref> In 4th edition, Rogues can get a power during which they run past enemies, and if those enemies would make opportunity attacks, they instead [[Deadly Dodging|target themselves]]. The only explanation some people could come up with was that they spontaneously developed insanity. Thus, "Durr... *CLANK*"</ref>
* I AM THE MOON. (he is the moon...) <ref> When telling lies in D&D, subjects receive an increasing bonus to their attempt to see through the lie based on how utterly nonsensical the lie is. D&D 3e has a spell called Glibness which gives huge bonuses to Bluff checks that outstrip the bonus the target gets for disbelieving even the most ridiculous lies, to the point where you can say something like "The sky is green" or, yes, "I am the Moon come down to check on the tides" and be believed. You can also have your friends come along and back you up to get a further bonus on your roll. ("He is the Moon.")</ref>
* Cats vs. Commoners. <ref>Both are almost [[One -Hit -Point Wonder]], so it's "who scores a few hits first". Thus, even in D&D1/AD&D a commoner beats a cat only if allowed some good use of size advantage, like overrun attack not requiring charge (PO:C&T). In D&D3, a small dextrous cat is better both at hitting and dodging and have 3-attack claw/claw/bite routine, so cats win.</ref>
* Oh no! It's CoDZilla. <ref>In response to the accusation that 3.5 psionics was broken and that core was balanced, one person made a rather sarcastic response pointing out just how broken the core classes of Cleric and Druid are. CoD refers to '''C'''leric '''o'''r '''D'''ruid</ref>
 
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* It's a [[BFS|daiklave]] MADE OF CATS!!!! <ref> The Wyld is a weird place.</ref>
* [[Foe Yay|Lyta X Peleps Deled, OTP.]] <ref> Lyta is a Solar who hates all Dragon-Bloods and wants them wiped out, Peleps a Dragon-Blood, [[The Fundamentalist]] and [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]] dedicated to a belief system that wants as many Solars as possible to die right now.</ref>
* [[In Soviet Russia, Trope Mocks You|In Soviet Autochthonia, Exalted serve you!!]] <ref> The extradimensional realm of Autochthonia is basically a Soviet state that actually works, and its Alchemical Exalted serve to defend its people and enact their will rather than ruling above them as glorious god-kings.</ref>
* Magma Kraken. It's the answer to ''everything''. <ref> A [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=501961 thread on RPG.net] on how Magma Kraken is your one-stop Sorcery spell.</ref>
* ''[[Keychain of Creation]]'': "Dodge Charms. '''[[No Sell|DODGE CHARMS.]]'''"
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** Also stated as "BOLAS ALWAYS WINS!"
* I know a great combo: Humility and Opalescence. <ref>Humility is an enchantment that turns all creatures into 1/1s and removes their game text. While merely a bystander in this case of fail, Opalescence is an enchantment that turns all other enchantments into creatures. Get them together, and you've got Humility removing its own ability, but then there's no need to, so it doesn't, but now it has to, but now there's no need to, but now it has to...</ref>
* [[Nineteen Eighty -Four|We've always been at war with]] ''[[Pokémon (Tabletop Game)|Pokémon]]'', I mean ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh Card Game]]''. <ref> [[Fan Hater|Fan Haters]], though it's been ''Magic'' versus all other CCGs since 1993.</ref>
 
== Others ==
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* It's a common joke that ''[[Dark Heresy]]'' and ''[[Maid RPG]]'' are [[Honest Rolls Character|perfectly compatible with each other]].
** I actually played in a [[Maid RPG]] game set in the 40k universe at a convention. For bonus points, the PCs were based on the [[Sailor Moon|Sailor Senshi]].
* [[ChandlersChandler's Law|Screw it, ninjas attack!]]
* "It [always] [[Saw It in A Movie Once|works in the movies]]." ([[Famous Last Words]])
* [[media:problem_capellan_8721.jpg|Problem,]] [[Battle Tech|Capellan?]] <ref> Image macro derived from [http://gunjackvalentine.deviantart.com/art/I-m-Thinking-Arby-s-131668806 a piece of fanart] well-known in the [[Battle Tech]] fandom, depicting [[Magnificent Bastard|Crown Prince Hanse Davion]] choking [[Royally Screwed Up|Chancellor Maximilian Liao]] with a shit-eating grin.</ref>
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* Murder Hobos, a.k.a. Captain Teflon Psychos <ref> Many players, veteran and new, will often make their characters have minimal backstory or goals, either through laziness or fear that the GM will go out of their way to screw the player over. The result is a homeless person with no family or friends who only kills and goes through dungeons for the sake of it, being at best sociopathic.</ref>
** White Wolf has an official term for these guys: "Lone Wolves".
* [[Aberrant]]: Divis Mal has '''arms?!''' <ref> In the official forum, someone posted a post, expressing horror, along the lines of Divis Mal is '''gay?!''' This was particularly hilarious because the game's [[Have You Tried Not Being a Monster?]] symbolism between Divis Mal's sexuality and his superpowered aberrant nature had always been a massive part of his character, right from the moment he was introduced. Someone else created a thread making fun of this, expressing shock and horror that Divis Mal had arms, supported by some of the art that didn't show them. Since then, treating the fact that Divis Mal has arms as a huge, controversial thing has been a running gag among the fanbase.</ref>
 
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