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So why isn't the entire audience laughing?

 

 

This is [[Narm Charm]], something that by all reason should kill the drama, but doesn't. Of course this is subjective. Some people will still find the scene to be true narm. Others will find no narm. But to some, it's [[Narm Charm]] and all part of the fun.

If a remake does away with this, it can result in [[I Liked It Better When It Sucked]].

 

 

''Do not state you disagree with an example, or that other people would. No example here is meant to be absolute''.

** This is especially evident in the final episode, in which the over-the-top fashion in which {{spoiler|Light and Mikami break down}} runs a weird line between comical and horrifying.

* The opening theme song of ''[[Black Lagoon]]'' is incredibly [[Gratuitous English|Engrish-ridden]], barely even making sense... yet still sounds incredibly badass, and sets the tone for the show brilliantly.

* ''[[Star Driver]]'', similar to ''[[Gurren Lagann]]'' before it, is filled to the brim with this.

* The official English translation of the ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' manga has some rough spots, but it's also responsible for several great lines from Negi, such as asking if he can have a cookie after [[Marshmallow Hell|getting wedged between Shizuna's boobs]], and yelling "Damn my charisma!" upon getting mobbed by a group of high school girls who think he's the cutest thing ever.

* ''[[Sailor Moon (Manga)|Sailor Moon]]'' has a good example of this. One episode had {{spoiler|Nephrite's}} death, and the line that comes next has [[Narm]] written all over it: "I'm so sorry, {{spoiler|Naru...}} I guess I won't be taking you out for a chocolate parfait." [[It Makes Sense in Context]], but still sounds silly when taken by itself. No one cared because [[Tear Jerker|they were sniffling...]]

** There is plenty of Narm Charm in the dub: {{spoiler|After apparently escaping Zoicite and [[She's a Man In Japan|her]] mooks Molly mentions the local Cafe makes exquisite Cholote Parfaits and asks if Nephrite if they could go have one sometime,which he agrees to. Then she asks him if he has "Holidays in that Evil Society of His." The sheer silliness of the second question,already silly in Japanese, gets funnier with Molly's goofy Brooklyn Accent, Nephrite and even Molly herself have a bit of a laugh about it. Instead of ruining the scene, it somehow manages to keep the drama and pathos of the Japanese version wonderfully}}.

{{quote| '''The next thing you're going to say is ____'''.<br />

'''Muda da, MudaMudaMudaMudaMudaMudaMudaMuda!''' vs '''OraOraOraOraOraOraOraOraOra!'''<br />

* In ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni]]'' Satoko's breakdown in episode 10 involves her somehow throwing a guy twice her size all the way across the room, with the chair he's sitting on. The voice actor's delivery, combined with the music, is what makes the scene work.

** [[Madness Mantra|"Gomenasai...gomenasai...gomenasai...gomenasai...."]]

* Episode 167 of ''[[Naruto (Anime)|Naruto]]'' Shippuden. Full stop. It goes into full-on Looney Toons action at various points, including the "hammer person into ground without killing them" and "Road Runner legs" effects. Yet, it can also be absolutely awesome.

** Sasuke's [[Evil Laugh]] in Shippuden episode 214 and manga chapter 483 is [[Narm Charm]]. It's hilarious mainly because it's ''[[The Comically Serious|Sasuke]]'' but it also shows how [[Ax Crazy|far gone he is]].

* The Intelligent Devices of the ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'' series have always spoken in rather questionably-translated English ("It can be done. As for my master.") Then [[The Movie]] came along and gave them proper English lines. Many English-speaking fans are not pleased with this, as they found the Devices' broken speech endearing.

 

* ''[[Hellsing]]'''s [[World of Ham|hamminess]] and over-the-top violence should be ridiculous, but many fans love the series because of it.

* In ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]'', Kotetsu/Wild Tiger used to wear a [[Superheroes Wear Tights|spandex costume]] that [[Fan Nickname|fans have affectionately named the crapsuit]]. General opinion was that it was either [[Adorkable|endearingly dorky]] or just plain dumb... until Kotetsu {{spoiler|[[Break Out the Museum Piece|Breaks Out The Museum Piece]] as part of a plan to prove to the public he's the real Wild Tiger and strikes a [[Triple Take]] [[Asskicking Pose]] at the end of episode 21}}, at which point the fandom decided it was the sexiest, most badass superhero costume ever.

** Many aspects of the show count as Narm Charm—the [[Ho Yay|relationship]] between the two leads, the frequent use of [[Japanese Stock Phrases]], the [[Camp|campy]] costumes and the theme of [[Band of Brothers|friendship]] being noticable examples. ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]'' 's particular flavor of Narm Charm is actually rather simililar to that of ''[[Code Geass]]''--both shows contain seemingly ridiculous amounts of drama and [[Camp]], but manage to achieve some really touching moments regardless.

* ''[[Demon King Daimao]]'' has Kena Soga, who, depending on the dub version, either has a certain charm to how her voiced is portrayed.

** [[Aki Toyosaki]] has a more wacky and cartoony route for her, while Melissa Davis makes her overly-dramatic and goofy.

** Also the buttloads of [[Engrish]] in episode 16. [[Memetic Mutation|HERY MR. PRESIDEEEEEEEENTTTTT!]]

** The whole scene where Ringo remembers her parents eventually deciding to split up is reenacted via stuffed animals. It's ridiculous, but considering she was a young child at the time it actually works and conveys how traumatic it was for her. And by the same token, most of Ringo's [[Imagine Spot|Imagine Spots]] are so over the top ridiculous that you can't help but laugh, but they also managed to convey just how screwed up the girl is.

* The [[Bleach]] Concept Cover albums. The engrish is absolutely INSANE, with one of the best examples being Tonight, Tonight, Tonight, by '' BEAT CRUSADERS '' sung by ''' '' [[Fumihiko Tachiki|KENPACHI ZARAKI]] '' '''. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av9jyBLuSlE This is either the funniest or most absurd thing this troper has ever heard.]

*** On that note, go see "Science Show" from [[Kosuke Toriumi|Szayel's album.]]

** For an unexplained reason, Ulquiorra's release has him in a ''dress'' and waist-length hair. {{spoiler|It stops being cute about 15 seconds later when the Arrancar nearly cuts Ichigo's head off with a pointed pole made of energy.}}

 

 

* ''[[Star Wars Expanded Universe|Dark Empire]]'': "Aren't I the master of all the Jedi? Your father was my apprentice." "Formless, I exist as pure energy. I ''am'' the dark side." Palpatine is just a huge ham.

* Simon Furman's ''[[Transformers]]'' comics are well known for this. Many fans enjoy his rather [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Furmanism distinctive dialogue].

{{quote| "Now I'm radioactive! ''That'' can't be good!" <br />

"You're '''huge'''! That means you have '''huge guts!'''" <br />

* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5160534/1/Kamina_die Kamina die]'' (supposed) [[Troll Fic]], {{spoiler|"simon am proud"}}.

* There's something oddly [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|heartwarming]] about the last two chapters and final author's note of ''[[Starkits Prophecy (Fanfic)|StarKits Prophcy]]'', despite the usual [[Rouge Angles of Satin]], [[Canon Defilement]], and [[World of Ham|abundance of hamminess]].

* ''[[Tea of Sagittarius (Fanfic)|Tea of Sagittarius]]''. Especially the Sidestories, full blown [[Contemplate Our Navels]] and psychological issues compiled with usual [[Hilarity Ensues|Haruhi-style balls to the walls plot]]. You think one [[Deadpan Snarker]] is enough, this story have two, [[Alternate Universe|who technically is same person]], [[Gender Bender|technically different gender]], and [[Screw Yourself|technically a couple]]. [[Mind Screw|Confused]]?

{{quote| Anonymous: "My Blowjob can't be this Psychological"}}

* ''[[Enchanted]]'' is essentially a combination of this, [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief]], and [[Camp]], with two heaping tablespoonfuls of [[Affectionate Parody]] for spice.

* In ''[[For a Few Dollars More]]'', the wonderful shooting contest scene. Monco walks around Mortimer, glaring at him; Mortimer walks around Monco, glaring at ''him''; Monco steps on Mortimer's shoe, getting it muddy; Mortimer does the same to him, et cetera -- until {{spoiler|Mortimer proves himself to be the better shot by perforating Monco's hat}}, but up until then it's hilarious. Two little boys hang a [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshade]] on it: "Just like the games we know!"

* ''[[There Will Be Blood]]'''s [[Memetic Mutation|very popular]] line "I. Drink. Your. MILKSHAKE!"

* In general, [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] ''should'' be extremely narmful all the time because of his incredibly thick Austrian accent, but people have got so used to hearing it it barely matters anymore. To quote Jack Slater in ''[[Last Action Hero]]'', "Vot accent?"

* ''[[Galaxy Quest (Film)|Galaxy Quest]]'': "By Grabthar's hammer... by the suns of Warvan... you shall be ''avenged''." Though in that case the original line was ''trying'' to be silly in an [[Affectionate Parody]] sort of way for ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]''. The context the line is delivered in is genuinely [[Badass]] and makes up for it. It helped that it was [[Alan Rickman]] saying the line.

* ''[[G.I. Joe the Rise of Cobra (Film)|G.I. Joe the Rise of Cobra]]''. Over two hours of [[Troperiffic|every action movie cliche]] turned [[Up to Eleven]] and [[Christopher Eccleston]] and Jonathan Pryce, clearly enjoying themselves. Joseph Gordon-Levitt ''embodies'' [[Ham and Cheese]] in that movie, apparently deciding to play Cobra Commander as "[[Transformers Generation 1|Starscream]], by way of [[Knights of the Old Republic (Video Game)|Darth Malak]], with a touch of [[Dr. Strangelove]]." Pretty much the entire cast gets in on this, Ray Park manages to do it without ever saying a single word, ''that's'' impressive.

* ''[[Three Hundred|300]]''. Especially, Gerard Butler's delivery of the iconic ''[[This Is Sparta]]'' line.

* ''[[Scarface (Film)|Scarface]]'': '''"SAY HELLO TO MY LEETLE FRIEND!"'''

* [[Al Pacino]]'s first scene with [[Johnny Depp]] in ''[[Donnie Brasco (Film)|Donnie Brasco]]'' was noted on the [[Directors Commmentary]] as one that could have been pathetic, but worked due to Pacino's skill. Lefty's line, "In all the five boroughs, I'm known. I'm known all over the fuckin' world. Anybody asks ''anybody'' about Lefty from Mulberry Street..."

* The only actor in ''history'' who could deliver the line "If it had to happen to one of us, why did it have to be you?" in ''[[An Affair to Remember]]'' was [[Cary Grant]]. Combine this with the explosive chemistry between Grant and co-star [[Deborah Kerr]], and what could have gone down as one of the sappiest, glurgiest movies ever produced is instead one of Hollywood's most epic love stories.

* The final scene of ''[[Dead Poets Society]]'' is almost universally considered to be a very powerful and moving ending to the film. But think of how it would sound written down on a script and what one would think it would end up like...

* ''[[Troy]]:'' Achilles' captive Briseis wakes him up with a [[Sword Over Head|sharp knife]] to the throat. After imploring her to "[[Kill Me Now or Forever Stay Your Hand|do it]]" ''("[[The Fatalist|we all die some time]]")'' he grabs her and [[Coitus Ensues|has his way with her]], prompting her to drop the knife slowly out of her hand. ...[[Better Than It Sounds|Yeah]]. As one reviewer said: ''"[[Even the Guys Want Him|Only Brad Pitt]] could do this (old-style Hollywood) scene and not have the audience burst into laughter."''

* To many, it's what makes the charm of ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]''.

* Frank Peretti, a Christian horror writer, is very adept at the use of Narm Charm. Apparently, he realizes that his plots are extremely outlandish, and in order to avoid Narm he cranks up the absurdity of it his situations [[Up to Eleven]] and lets you know it's okay to laugh through witty prose, thereby leading to situations -- such as a town erupting into terrifying/hilarious chaos around a false Messiah -- that are bizarre, hilarious, and somehow, really, really terrifying. [[Adaptation Decay|Unfortunately, this does not translate well into]] [[Narm/Film|the film versions of his work]].

* Discussed with an internal example in ''[[Star Trek Klingon Empire]]''. The old animated show "[[Battlestar Galactica Classic (TV)|Battlecruiser Vengeance]]" is this for many Klingons (and it's a nice wink to actual fans of [[Star Trek the Original Series (TV)|Original Series]] ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]'' too). One particular episode presents the Klingon hero repelling a Federation boarding party. The episode was produced during the height of tensions between the empire and the Federation, and the party consists of ridiculous, inaccurate computer-generated images of Federation member races. Specifically, the Andorian is more green than blue and has overlong antennae, the Vulcan's ears are too pointed, the Tellarite looks more like an actual boar, the Betazoid has fully blacked-out eyes instead of simple dark irises, the Human has eyes too large and a mouth too small, the Trill has spots covering her entire body, and the Denobulan has misplaced ridges. In the minds of many "modern" fans, the inaccuracy just adds to the joy of it.

* Let's face it: Both the ''[[Harry Potter (Literature)|Harry Potter]]'' books and [[Harry Potter (Film)|films]] can be quite [[Narm|narmilicious]]... but the thing is, the quality of it is just so good, it can easily be forgiven. One particular example is the ending of [[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix|the fifth]] when Harry gives his [[Reason You Suck Speech]] to Voldemort; which basically boils down to "I have [[The Power of Friendship]]. You don't. I pity you (though I still want you to die)". This, coupled with the shots of Voldemort's kind of goofy poses in the visions Harry sees during the film, ''could'' be extremely [[Narm|Narmy]]... but it's not. The reason being that when you've spent all this time reading the books and/or watching the films, you'really do understand what Harry is saying no matter how corny it might be. This is doubly true for the movie, which also shows clips from all the previous ones before it, most of those clips being of other [[Narm Charm]] moments from the series. This trope can definitely also apply to the ending of the 7th book; After [[Earn Your Happy Ending|all the crap]] that [[Power Trio|The Trio]] has been through, you can't help but feel happy that everything turned out okay (for the most part) in the end... unless you're a fanatic [[Shipping|Shipper]] and the ending defied your [[OTP]]; in that case, the ending of the series was your worst nightmare come true.

** Room 101 is just a means to an end. Specifically, YOUR end...

{{quote| '''O'Brien:''' "How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?'"<br />

** [[Room 101]] itself works as an example. We've seen how lesser works have made the "your worst nightmare come to life" less scary than it should. Indeed, at first glance, the idea that, after months of the most devious psychological and physical torture known to man, the thing that breaks Winston is "give up your love, or get your face eaten by rats", still kinda sounds like something out of a ''[[Saw]]'' movie. But when you read it... it works, dammit.

* [[Discworld (Literature)/Thud|"THAT! IS! NOT! MY! COW!"]]

* From ''[[Lord of the Flies]]'', the line {{spoiler|"Roger sharpened a stick at both ends"}} should, by all rights, be laughable (what, is he going to {{spoiler|trip and fall on it}} or something?) In context, however, it's the sign of the boys' complete degeneration into unbridled savagery.

 

* Many, many scenes in ''[[Stargate SG 1]]'' containing [[Large Ham|Goa']][[Physical God|uld]], especially with [[Deadpan Snarker|O'Niell's]] constant [[Lampshade Hanging]].

* ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' is the inverse of [[Special Effect Failure]], as noted on that very page. The cheesy effects are so loved, that the new seasons deliberately keep the effects from being too polished to retain that feel. The new series seems to thrive on [[Narm Charm]] in all it's forms.

** The Daleks' "Exterminate" is a bit Narm Charm in itself, especially in its more modern incarnations. Case in point: The Daleks transmit a single word message of their famous catchphrase across the whole earth during ''The Stolen Earth'' and pretty much every one of the Doctor's earthbound former companions just about needs to change their pants upon hearing it and realising who it is. Including Sarah Jane Smith and a man ''who can't die''.

** And, from "The Stolen Earth", "DALEKS DO NOT ACCEPT APOLOGIES!"

* On ''[[Charmed (TV)|Charmed]]'', the ridiculous costumes that most supernatural beings (and frequently the sisters themselves) end up in were considered a part of the show's charm to many fans, and occasionally [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]].

{{quote| '''Phoebe''': ({{spoiler|having just been turned into a genie with flowing blonde hair}}) Why do ''I'' always end up in the blonde wig?!}}

* Then there's ''[[Star Trek the Next Generation (TV)|Star Trek the Next Generation]]'' which occasionally also runs on pure cheesiness. It's the series outright honesty and belief in itself, and its writers' (and actors') refusal to shy away from uncomfortable subjects, which means it gets away with a lot of it (when you have characters living in a future when humans are, supposedly, a much more reasonable, understanding bunch, and got there ''the hard way'' via a couple of near apolcaypses and one helluva lot of personal growth, then an audience can't help but appreciate their passion and dedication to their ideals. Even if they ''are'' pointing about dramatically and occaisonally doing flying leaps).

** In particular there's the episode "[[Wham Episode|Chains of Command]]". Picard's dragged out, thick-tongued [[This Is Sparta|"THERE. ARE. FOUR. LIGHTS!"]] just wouldn't have worked in any other time or place, but given that it came at the end of one of the most [[Nightmare Fuel|horrifying demonstrations of torture and cruelty]] to ever be aired on daytime television... let's just say if anyone can pull it off, then [[Patrick Stewart]] can.

** "Death Point", which is made of Engrish (not to mention, Hizumi repeating over and over, "death point, death point, death point!"), yet still so catchy...

* Simple Plan's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcZc-2LL8zU Welcome To My Life] is ''adorable''. Aww, poor little pouty [[Emo Teen]]...(giggle)

* [[Radiohead]]: Thom Yorke's singing style is one of both the easiest ''and'' toughest things to make fun of ''at the same time''. Especially after listening to "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9UkgkzUkUA Idioteque]".

** The live performances of "Idioteque" take it up to eleven -- Yorke gets so involved in the music that half the time he's screaming the lyrics rather than singing them, but the song itself is just [[Crowning Music of Awesome|inherently]] [[Rule of Cool|cool enough]] that it doesn't really matter.

* [[Meat Loaf]] practically defines this trope. Over the top enough that he probably ended up on the moon? Yes. ''Totally awesome'''? Also yes. Combine it with ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (Anime)|Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46u0W_HVURc and the result might just implode the world from awesome].

* German band Welle: Erdball thrives on this, but they seem to invoke it intentionally. I mean, a recurring figure in their songs is called [[Big Ham|''Commander Laserbeam'']]. The strange accent doesn't help much.

** Possibly the best thing about it is the way it seems that Shatner's distracted "singing" style can't handle the more emotive parts of the song, so Joe Jackson has to cover for him.

* The metal band [[Bal-Sagoth]] take many tropes [[Up to Eleven]], including [[Grim Up North]], [[Proud Warrior Race Guy]], [[Cosmic Horror]] and [[Purple Prose]]. It is incredibly over the top, which is part of what makes it great.

** Ditto for [[Immortal]], who in addition to the above, also have [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VBdAY8eA9w music videos] where they look like [[Kiss]] [[LARP|LARPing]]

* [[Dragon Force]], [[Memetic Mutation|the hardest metal known to man]], better known as [[Fan Nickname|Dragonfarce]].

** "Heart of a Dragon" somehow manages to sound rather triumphant despite sharing a melody with the children's song "Three Little Speckled Frogs".

* [[Roger Ebert]], [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20021213/REVIEWS/212130305/1023 in his review] of ''[[Star Trek Nemesis (Film)|Star Trek Nemesis]]'', gave a half-hearted insult to the material through a compliment to Patrick Stewart (or vice-versa): he noted that Stewart has a talent for making completely ridiculous dialogue riveting.

{{quote| '''Ebert''': "It is always said of Stewart that his strength as an actor is his ability to deliver bad dialogue with utter conviction. I say it is time to stop encouraging him."}}

* [[Disney Theme Parks]].

* [http://www.blackphoenixalchemylab.com/ Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs] descriptions. One of their more popular perfumes is described as ''"The scent of sexual obsession, slavery to sensual pleasure, and the undercurrent of innocence defiled utterly. Amber and honey with a touch of vanilla."'' Completely overdone, but it damn well ''sells''.

** Even [[The Undertaker]], regarded for over twenty years as one of the [[WWE]]'s top stars, is no stranger to unintentional hilarity; especially during the time he was managed by [[Paul Bearer]]'s shrill voice and goofy facial expressions.

* Not even ''[[Ring of Honor]]'' is immune: See Rhett "The Thrust... is a Must!" Titus, basically "Ravishing" Rick Rude with more obvious comedy and sexual references. The reason the fans essentially took his side in the Titus-Daizee Haze-Delirious love triangle was because of this. His wrestling wasn't the "best in the woooooorld!" but the sheer lulz and his sheer enthusiasm/sincerity more than made up for it.

 

 

** More subjectively, the setting can feel like the writers are just trying too hard. [[Memetic Mutation]] clearly shows that some people love it for that anyway.

** Read any description of something from ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' on this wiki and you find something so incredibly absurd that it becomes absurdly incredible. For example:

** Really, the whole setting could be summed up by saying its Warhammer in space with deliberate over the top Grimdark black comedy and Narm Charm.

 

* People in ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' fandom who complain about the guy covered in bees, the [[No Fourth Wall|fourth wall breaking]], the possessed arm, Big Boss being defeated by an aerosol can and a lighter or the "poison Zanzibar hamsters" (or even the endless melodramatic dialogue) are usually quietly resented (read: pitied) by the other people in the ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' fandom, who love the games because they're really quite silly. Check out [[Narm/Video Game|Video Game Narm]], and notice the sheer proportion of the page dedicated to ''[[Metal Gear]]'', and you'll get some idea.

** When the [[Hideo Kojima|creator]] is notoriously irreverent of his creation, the best response is to be a totally irreverent fan. It all becomes quite charming with that mindset.

* On that note, ''[[Devil May Cry]]'', which seems to run on [[Camp|Campy]] Narm nearly as much as it does the [[Rule of Cool]].

* ''[[Castlevania]]: Symphony of the Night'' is a classic for many reasons, one of which is the hilariously over-the-top voice acting. This is so well-loved that some fans actually complained about Konami redoing the dialogue scenes when the game was ported to the PSP as part of ''Dracula X Chronicles''.

** Drunken, Japanese-accented woman: "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjfEZEKVdN8 "Yesss I'm KOOKING for my SSSON, and-u his wiffe. eets hiss sturthifth burthday..."]

* ''[[Persona (Video Game)|Persona]]'': "''Mark danced crazy!''"

* The comm officer of the ''Colossus'' during the "Their Finest Hour" mission of ''[[Free Space|FreeSpace 2]]'' delivers some horrific Narms, but somehow the shock and horror of the pride of the Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance being destroyed right before your eyes outweighs terrible voice acting.

* ''[[Duke Nukem]]'': ''Nobody steals our chicks... and lives!''

* If videogame music can have [[Narm Charm]], then the music for ''[[Daytona USA]]'' definitely qualifies. The [[Engrish]] makes it so hard to take seriously, but it sounds so adorable nonetheless. Come on everybody: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QiAlrSeZAM&feature=related DAAAAYYTOOONNNNNNAAAAAAAA (let's go away)!]

** "Brue brue skiiiiies!"

** '''COW COW'''.

** From around about ''[[Warriors Orochi]]'' onwards they've started getting that one right. Shame.

{{quote| "Complete. Global. Saturation." <br />

"CHRRIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSS!!" }}

* The first ''[[Baten Kaitos]]'' game. As abysmal as the voice acting was, the plot still manages to be both interesting and enjoyable.

** Especially during {{spoiler|Kalas' betrayal}}, where he gets [[Drunk On the Dark Side]] and promptly starts [[Chewing the Scenery]]. His lines ("MY WIIIIIINGS!") are ''ridiculous'', but it still manages to be a shocking twist.

* ''[[Okami]]'': You'd think that God herself getting [[Mouse World|shrunk]] to the point where brooms are deadly and [[The Thing That Goes Doink]] is usable for platforming would be sillier than it is, yet it works. Even when you have to jump down the Emperor's throat while he snores and fight a boss [[Womb Level|in his stomach]].

** The final boss fight. Your powers are stripped, the final boss is about to eat you, and then...all the people you've helped along the course of the game start praying for your victory, restoring your powers through [[Gods Need Prayer Badly|the sheer power of their faith]]. The [[Cel Shading|graphics are cartoony]], the scene is full of cheesy lines, all of it is a hopelessly clichéd concept...and it's also a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] and a guaranteed [[Tear Jerker]].

* ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'':

{{quote| '''Roxas''': ''No! {{spoiler|Xion}}! Who will I {{spoiler|eat ice-cream with?}}''}}

** ''[[Kingdom Hearts (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'': ''"[[Title Drop|KINGDOM HEARTS]] IS LIGHT!"''

* Most fans of ''[[Final Fantasy V (Video Game)|Final Fantasy V]]'' cite the generally upbeat characters, silly dialogue, "save the crystals" Light Warriors plot and the game's tendency to [[Leaning On the Fourth Wall|lean on the Fourth Wall]] as the reason they love it... in other words, the very reasons many fans of "Classic Final Fantasy" (before Square [[Unpleasable Fanbase|ruined everything, of course]] seem to ignore it. Which is not to say the game is devoid of seriousness, because in certain scenes there may well be [[Tear Jerker|something in your eye]]...

** Special mention goes to the GBA port, whose English translation [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Woolseyism Punched up the dialogue] with some great cornball lines, while keeping the original intent intact. And you've gotta love Gilgamesh saying "It's morphing time!" and "Now we fight like men, and women, and women who dress like men!"

* ''[[Bayonetta]]'' is a rare case of just being so hyper-sexualized to the exact point where it becomes delicious [[Narm]], but before it becomes just porn.

* The English voice acting in the ''[[STALKER]]'' series fits the bill.

* ''[[Final Fantasy X (Video Game)|Final Fantasy X]]'' No matter how heart-wrenching the scene where Tidus finds out {{spoiler|what being a summoner entails}}, his voice actor fake-cried as well as Daniel Radcliffe does in [[Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban|Prisoner of]] [[Film of the Book|Azkaban]] in that scene.

** The romance between Yuna and Tidus was narmy, with some spotty voice acting in places, but at the same time it had a kind of innocent storybook charm, like two shy schoolchildren awkwardly starting a relationship.

* ''[[Sin and Punishment 2]]'': Ariana's "My blood...is on '''FIIIIIII-YAAARRRRRRRR!!'''" There are some players who normally play with the audio in Japanese, but will switch to English on a Stage 4 run [[Just Here for Godzilla|just to hear this line]]. Also, dolphins. And cow-launching on Stage 6.

** The original ''[[Sin and Punishment]]'' is a shining example as well, with the voice acting being very lazy and underwhelming. Especially narmy with the crude N64 graphics. But it works, giving the game a cheesy atmosphere that complements the awesome gameplay.

** '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVDX7jCrLi4&t=1m37s YOU FAILED!] [[Game Over|GAME. OVER.]]'''

* The newer ''[[Tomb Raider]]'' games, especially ''Legend'', contain several instances of narm charm by dint of dealing with the story of how Lara deals with the death of her mother. [[This Is Sparta|'''"WHERE" bang "IS" bang "MY" bang "MOTHER ?!?!" bang''']]

* "Purge's evil plan to dance the galaxy mad has come to an end! Now happy days are indeed here again! I'm Ulala, brodcasting along with all my friends! [[Space Channel 5|SPAAAAAAAACE CHANNEL 5!]]"

* From ''[[Do Don Pachi]] DaiFukkatsu Black Label'''s [[Ketsui]] crossover arrange mode: [[Homage|Just a couple more shots]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NCVnX7EjSk&t=2m17s desu]! (Mind you, the announcer normally speaks in Japanese.)

** The vocal version of the iPhone arrange mode's [[True Final Boss]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdH5tdxcPf4 Battle for the Last], sung by [[Hyadain]].

** [[True Final Boss|Hibachi]]'s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3wWdB-yM3M pre-battle speech] in the original ''DoDonPachi''. You may be laughing at it now, but try laughing when his first form starts opening a can of [[Danmaku]] whoop-ass on you 10 seconds later.

* The ''[[Mega Man (Video Game)|Mega Man]]'' series can be seen as silly for many things, including the [[Blind Idiot Translation|awkward translations]], some [[Monster of the Week|Robot Master]] designs, and [[Big Bad|Dr. Wily]]'s [[Fascinating Eyebrow|eyebrow-wiggling]] and [[Hijacked By Ganon|plot-monopolizing]]. Yet, for many, the wackiness is all part of its charm.

* ''[[Beatmania IIDX]]'': "IIDX [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bybkLlNbaaw GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLD!!]"

* The voice acting in ''[[Arc Rise Fantasia]]'' is absolutely hilarious. Its verges on sounding like [[Bad Bad Acting]] at times, and it is ''spectacular''.

* ''[[Ghost Trick]]'' constantly plays the line between silly and dramatic, but at the end, {{spoiler|Missile-Prime says that he protected Lynne over a ten year period because "That's what doggies do!"}} It easily could be [[Narm]], but it ends up as a [[Heartwarming Moment]].

 

 

*** [[Completely Missing the Point|Unfortunately a lot of people took it a lot more seriously than it was meant to be]].

** Also appears in [[The Nostalgia Critic (Web Video)|The Nostalgia Critic]]'s "Commercials Special" with a few over-dramatic lines like "I'm a wreck!" and "You were right, director of ''My Pet Monster''.". But somehow it still managed to be a [[Tear Jerker]] overall and you just wanted to tell him that it was going to be okay. [[He's Back|And]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|it]] [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|was]].

*** The whole Lord Vyce arc is made of this. A bunch of geeks running around shooting at each other with toy weapons, complete with hammy overacting and dime-store special effects shouldn't be ''nearly'' as [[Crazy Awesome|awesome]] as it is.

** [[The Nostalgia Chick (Web Video)|The Nostalgia Chick]]'s "Dark Nella Saga" was this all the way. Nella left no scenery unchewed, Lindsay's acting is... not the best ever and that's still awesome, both because she knows this and Nella herself can actually act legitimately scary while still being funny.

** The "Final Fight: Double Impact" X-Box Live Arcade port includes episodes of the show where the Final Fight characters appear. This trope is the only possible reason why.

* Fievel and Tanya's rendition of "Somewhere Out There" in ''[[An American Tail]]'' has this, because they cast untrained children to voice the song. But despite how their voices crack at points, it adds a kind of genuine feel to the song that is missing in Linda Ronstadt's version (which turns it into a romantic ballad).

* While some of the voices in ''[[My Little Pony]]'' may sound really goofy but they typically work well for the characters.

* The scene where Kid Flash screams {{spoiler|Artemis's name when she supposedly dies,}} and then later has a yelling fit complete with slamming his fist on the bioship console in the ''[[Young Justice (Animation)|Young Justice]]'' episode "Failsafe" may qualify as Narmy, but the drama of the previous event plus the fact that Kid Flash has NEVER reacted like this to ANYTHING, makes it touching, and even a Tear Jerker.

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