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Anime and Manga

This fight... it is far from over. We are the generals. Protect her while I attack. I am the raiding party, I will destroy the enemy camp.

—Guts, Berserk

Film

"My god. Do we really suck or is this guy really that good?"

—Karl Hertz, Shoot'Em Up

Loki: "I have an army."
Tony Stark: "We have a Hulk.

—The Avengers

Literature

They didn't call Michael the Fist of God for nothing.

—Harry Dresden

David Fairfax: So, what have you destroyed today?
Shane "Scarecrow" Schofield: I've flooded a Typhoon-class submarine, levelled a building, and launched a ballistic missile to destroy a maintenance facility.
David Fairfax: Slow day, huh?

—Matthew Reilly, Scarecrow

Live-Action TV

"No power in the 'Verse can stop me."

—River Tam, Firefly

Cleric: You promised me an army, Doctor Song.
River Song: No, I promised you the equivalent of an army. This is the Doctor.

—Doctor Who, "The Time of Angels"

Cyber Leader: We have five million Cybermen. How many are you?
Dalek Sec: Four.
Cyber Leader: You would destroy the Cybermen with four Daleks?
Dalek Sec: We would destroy the Cybermen with one Dalek!

—Doctor Who: Doomsday

Music

I'm gonna fight 'em off
A seven-nation army couldn't hold me back

—White Stripes, Seven Nation Army

Oral Tradition, Folklore, Myths and Legends

Well, ya'll ain't got more than one riot, do ya?

—Unnamed Texas Ranger, in the punchline to a classic joke

Tabletop Games

853.M41. During the decisive moments of the Battle of Steel Cross, Captain Cortez single-handedly slew the Ork Warlord and his entire bodyguard. Cortez had managed to disarm the Ork leader with a twist of his torso after the Ork's sword had become embedded in his ribs.
867.M41. Despite suffering seventeen wounds, including a stabbing wound puncturing one of his hearts, and two serious wounds from enemy heavy weapons, Captain Cortez managed to break through Eldar lines and complete his mission successfully.
892.M41. Captain Cortez defended the breach in Fortress Maladon's wall for twenty-one hours of constant fighting despite overwhelming odds and the loss of his whole squad to several enemy attacks.
903.M41. Captain Cortez fought through the entire Kardian six week campaign without supplies after they had been lost to enemy fire during deployment. He attributed his survival to the Emperor's benevolence which nourished his body better than any food or drink would have.

—Extract from the record of Captain Cortez of the Crimson Fists, page 447 of 512, Warhammer 40,000

Video Games

Soldier: You're going up against a whole ship by yourself?
Havoc: Yeah, doesn't seem fair does it? Maybe I'll shoot left-handed.

—Command & Conquer: Renegade

Jim Rhodes: You're not a soldier.
Tony Stark: Damn right I'm not. I'm an army.

—Iron Man: The Video Game

Reinforcements? I am the reinforcements.

—Ashley Riot, Vagrant Story

Gods... Is he even human? He fights with the strength of a brigade...

—Hardin, Vagrant Story

Why is that fucking soldier still fucking alive? Just someone fucking shoot him already!

—Colonel Vanek, FEAR 2

"What do you mean, 'He's unstoppable?' You are superior to him in every way that counts. You are better trained, better equipped, you outnumber him at least 20 to 1. Do... your... job!"

—Nicole Horne, Max Payne

"Doesn't the enemy value their officers? If so, they shouldn't be sending them to fight me!"

—Zhong Hui, upon defeating enemy officers, Dynasty Warriors 7

"I once defeated a hundred knights single-handedly. To me, you two are nothing more than insects."

—Beatrix, Final Fantasy IX.

"Shepard won't go down!"

—Project Guard, Mass Effect 2

Web Comics

"Back me up and I'll cut a path through these guys. Wait, did I say 'path'? I mean a five-lane blacktop highway with a two-lane service road - and I'm packing a fistful of tokens and a radar detector."

—Belkar Bitterleaf, cutting down an army of thieves, The Order of the Stick

Web Original

His whole story involves a feud with the Philistines, people who lived in part of what is now Israel and embraced the long tradition of going to war with the Jews. Or, specifically, the Philistines went to war against just Samson. And, they pretty much lost.

—Cracked.com, on Samson

Western Animation

Zuko: Where is my uncle!?
Jackass Guard: He busted himself out... I've never seen anything like it, he was like a One-Man Army!

—Avatar: The Last Airbender

Real Life

One riot, one ranger.

—Captain Bill MacDonald, Texas Rangers

Throughout this campaign, Häyhä basically just ran around doling out head-shots like the ice cream man gives out Dove bars on a hot sunny day in the Sahara desert. His personal best was fucking twenty-five kills in a single day. That's like an entire baseball team!

—Badassoftheweek.com, on Simo Häyhä

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 {{trope}}
-{{quote|''"No power in the 'Verse can stop me."''|'''[[Waif Fu|River Tam]]''', ''[[Firefly (TV)|Firefly]]''}}
+== Anime and Manga ==
-{{quote|''"Back me up and I'll cut a path through these guys. Wait, did I say 'path'? I mean a five-lane blacktop highway with a two-lane service road - and I'm packing a fistful of tokens and a radar detector."''|'''[[Heroic Comedic Sociopath|Belkar Bitterleaf]]''', [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|cutting down an army of thieves]], ''[[The Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|The Order of the Stick]]''}}
+{{quote|This fight... it is far from over. We are the generals. Protect her while I attack. I am the raiding party, I will destroy the enemy camp.|'''Guts'''|''[[Berserk]]''}}
+== Film ==
-{{quote|'''Soldier''': You're going up against a whole ship by yourself?<br />
+{{quote|"My god. Do we really suck or is this guy really that good?"|'''Karl Hertz''', ''[[Shoot'Em Up (film)|Shoot'Em Up]]''}}
-'''Havoc:''' Yeah, doesn't seem fair does it? [[I Am Not Left Handed|Maybe I'll shoot left-handed.]]|''[[Command and Conquer]]: Renegade''}}
-{{quote|''I'm gonna fight 'em off<br />
+{{quote|'''[[The Mighty Thor|Loki:]]''' "I have an ''army''."
+'''[[Iron Man|Tony Stark:]]''' "We have a [[Incredible Hulk|Hulk]].
-A seven-nation army couldn't hold me back''|White Stripes, ''Seven Nation Army''}}
+|'''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]'''}}
+== Literature ==
-{{quote|  853.M41. During the decisive moments of the Battle of Steel Cross, Captain Cortez single-handedly slew the Ork Warlord and his entire bodyguard. Cortez had managed to disarm the Ork leader with a twist of his torso after the Ork's sword had become embedded in his ribs.}}
+{{quote|''They didn't call [[Knight in Shining Armor|Michael]] the Fist of God for nothing.''|[[The Dresden Files|Harry Dresden]]}}
+{{quote|'''David Fairfax''': So, what have you destroyed today?
-{{quote|  867.M41. Despite suffering seventeen wounds, including a stabbing wound puncturing one of his hearts, and two serious wounds from enemy heavy weapons, Captain Cortez managed to break through Eldar lines and complete his mission successfully.}}
+'''Shane "Scarecrow" Schofield''': I've flooded a Typhoon-class submarine, levelled a building, and launched a ballistic missile to destroy a maintenance facility.
+'''David Fairfax''': Slow day, huh?
+|[[Matthew Reilly]], ''Scarecrow''}}
+== Live-Action TV ==
-{{quote|  892.M41. Captain Cortez defended the breach in Fortress Maladon's wall for twenty-one hours of constant fighting despite overwhelming odds and the loss of his whole squad to several enemy attacks.}}
+{{quote|''"No power in the 'Verse can stop me."''|'''[[Waif Fu|River Tam]]'''|''[[Firefly]]''}}
+{{quote|'''Cleric''': You promised me an army, Doctor Song.
-{{quote|903.M41. Captain Cortez fought through the entire Kardian six week campaign without supplies after they had been lost to enemy fire during deployment. He attributed his survival to the Emperor's benevolence which nourished his body better than any food or drink would have.|''Extract from the record of Captain Cortez of the Crimson Fists, page 447 of 512'', '''[[Warhammer 40000 (Tabletop Game)|Warhammer 40000]]'''}}
+'''River Song:''' No, I promised you the equivalent of an army. This is the Doctor.
+|''[[Doctor Who]]'', "The Time of Angels"}}
-{{quote|'''Jim Rhodes''': You're not a soldier.<br />
+{{quote|'''Cyber Leader''': We have five million Cybermen. How many are you?
+'''Dalek Sec''': Four.
-'''Tony Stark''': Damn right I'm not. I'm an army.|''Iron Man: The Video Game''}}
+'''Cyber Leader''': You would destroy the Cybermen with four Daleks?
+'''Dalek Sec''': We would destroy the Cybermen with '''one''' Dalek!
+|''[[Doctor Who]]'': Doomsday}}
+== Music ==
-{{quote|This fight... it is far from over. We are the generals. Protect her while I attack. I am the raiding party, I will destroy the enemy camp.|'''Guts''', ''[[Berserk]]''}}
+{{quote|''I'm gonna fight 'em off''
+''A seven-nation army couldn't hold me back''
+|[[White Stripes]], ''Seven Nation Army''}}
+== Oral Tradition, Folklore, Myths and Legends ==
-{{quote|Reinforcements? I ''am'' the reinforcements.|'''Ashley Riot''', ''[[Vagrant Story]]''}}
+{{quote|Well, ya'll ain't got more than one riot, do ya?
+|Unnamed Texas Ranger, in the punchline to a classic joke}}
+== Tabletop Games ==
-{{quote|One riot, one ranger.|'''Captain Bill MacDonald''', Texas Rangers}}
+{{quote|853.M41. During the decisive moments of the Battle of Steel Cross, Captain Cortez single-handedly slew the Ork Warlord and his entire bodyguard. Cortez had managed to disarm the Ork leader with a twist of his torso after the Ork's sword had become embedded in his ribs.
+.M41. Despite suffering seventeen wounds, including a stabbing wound puncturing one of his hearts, and two serious wounds from enemy heavy weapons, Captain Cortez managed to break through Eldar lines and complete his mission successfully.
+.M41. Captain Cortez defended the breach in Fortress Maladon's wall for twenty-one hours of constant fighting despite overwhelming odds and the loss of his whole squad to several enemy attacks.
+.M41. Captain Cortez fought through the entire Kardian six week campaign without supplies after they had been lost to enemy fire during deployment. He attributed his survival to the Emperor's benevolence which nourished his body better than any food or drink would have.
+|''Extract from the record of Captain Cortez of the Crimson Fists, page 447 of 512'', '''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'''}}
+== Video Games ==
-{{quote|''They didn't call [[Knight in Shining Armor|Michael]] the Fist of God for nothing.''|''[[The Dresden Files|Harry Dresden]]'''}}
+{{quote|'''Soldier''': You're going up against a whole ship by yourself?
+'''Havoc:''' Yeah, doesn't seem fair does it? [[I Am Not Left-Handed|Maybe I'll shoot left-handed.]]
+|''[[Command & Conquer]]: Renegade''}}
-{{quote|'''Cleric''': You promised me an army, Doctor Song.<br />
+{{quote|'''Jim Rhodes''': You're not a soldier.
+'''Tony Stark''': Damn right I'm not. I'm an army.
-'''River Song:''' No, I promised you the equivalent of an army. This is the Doctor.|''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'', "The Time of Angels"}}
+|''[[Iron Man: The Video Game]]''}}
+{{quote|Reinforcements? I ''am'' the reinforcements.|'''Ashley Riot'''|''[[Vagrant Story]]''}}
-{{quote|''Throughout this campaign, Häyhä basically just ran around doling out head-shots like the ice cream man gives out Dove bars on a hot sunny day in the Sahara desert. His personal best was fucking twenty-five kills in a single day. That's like an entire baseball team!''|[http://www.badassoftheweek.com/hayha.html Badassoftheweek.com], on [[Cold Sniper|Simo]] [[Badass|Häyhä]]}}
 {{quote|''Gods... Is he even human? He fights with the strength of a brigade...''|Hardin, [[Vagrant Story]]}}
-{{quote|''[[Cluster F Bomb|Why is that fucking soldier still fucking alive? Just someone fucking]] [[Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him|shoot him already!]]''|Colonel Vanek, [[First Encounter Assault Recon (Video Game)|FEAR 2]]}}
+{{quote|''[[Cluster F-Bomb|Why is that fucking soldier still fucking alive? Just someone fucking]] [[Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him|shoot him already!]]''|Colonel Vanek, [[F.E.A.R.|FEAR 2]]}}
+{{quote|"What do you mean, 'He's unstoppable?' You are superior to him in every way that counts. You are better trained, better equipped, you outnumber him at least 20 to 1. ''[[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|Do... your... job!]]''"|'''Nicole Horne''', ''[[Max Payne (series)|Max Payne]]''}}
-{{quote|''His whole story involves a feud with the Philistines, people who lived in part of what is now Israel and embraced the [[Cosmic Plaything|long tradition of going to war with the Jews]]. Or, specifically, the Philistines went to war against just Samson. And, they pretty much lost.''|[http://www.cracked.com/article_15699_the-9-most-badass-bible-verses_p3.html Cracked.com], on [[The Bible (Literature)|Samson]]}}
+{{quote|"Doesn't the enemy value their officers? If so, they shouldn't be sending them to fight me!"|'''Zhong Hui''', [[Catch Phrase|upon defeating enemy officers]], ''[[Dynasty Warriors]] 7''}}
-{{quote|'''Zuko''': Where is my uncle!?<br />
-'''Jackass Guard''': He busted himself out... I've never seen anything like it, he was like a [[One Man Army]]!|''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''}}
+{{quote|"I once defeated a hundred knights single-handedly. To me, you two are nothing more than insects."|''[[Hot Amazon|Beatrix]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]''.}}
-{{quote|'''Cyber Leader''': We have five million Cybermen. How many are you?<br />
-'''Dalek Sec''': Four.<br />
-'''Cyber Leader''': You would destroy the Cybermen with four Daleks?<br />
-'''Dalek Sec''': We would destroy the Cybermen with '''one''' Dalek! |''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'': Doomsday}}
+{{quote|"[[Player Character|Shepard]] [[Curb Stomp Battle|won't go down!]]"|'''Project Guard''', ''[[Mass Effect 2]]''}}
-{{quote|'''David Fairfax''': So, what have you destroyed today?<br />
-'''Shane "Scarecrow" Schofield''': I've flooded a Typhoon-class submarine, levelled a building, and launched a ballistic missile to destroy a maintenance facility.<br />
-'''David Fairfax''': Slow day, huh?|''[[Matthew Reilly|Scarecrow]]''}}
+== Web Comics ==
-{{quote|"What do you mean, 'He's unstoppable?' You are superior to him in every way that counts. You are better trained, better equipped, you outnumber him at least 20 to 1. ''Do... your... job!''"|'''Nicole Horne''', ''[[Max Payne (Video Game)|Max Payne]]''}}
+{{quote|''"Back me up and I'll cut a path through these guys. Wait, did I say 'path'? I mean a five-lane blacktop highway with a two-lane service road - and I'm packing a fistful of tokens and a radar detector."''|'''[[Heroic Comedic Sociopath|Belkar Bitterleaf]]''', [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|cutting down an army of thieves]], ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''}}
+== Web Original ==
-{{quote|"My god. Do we really suck or is this guy really that good?"|'''Karl Hertz''', [[Shoot Em Up (Film)|Shoot Em Up]]}}
+{{quote|''His whole story involves a feud with the Philistines, people who lived in part of what is now Israel and embraced the [[Cosmic Plaything|long tradition of going to war with the Jews]]. Or, specifically, the Philistines went to war against just Samson. And, they pretty much lost.''|[http://www.cracked.com/article_15699_the-9-most-badass-bible-verses_p3.html Cracked.com], on [[The Bible|Samson]]}}
+== Western Animation ==
-{{quote|"Doesn't the enemy value their officers? If so, they shouldn't be sending them to fight me!"|'''Zhong Hui''', [[Catch Phrase|upon defeating enemy officers]], ''[[Dynasty Warriors]] 7''}}
+{{quote|'''Zuko''': Where is my uncle!?
+'''Jackass Guard''': He busted himself out... I've never seen anything like it, he was like a [[One-Man Army]]!
+|''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''}}
+== Real Life ==
-{{quote|"I once defeated a hundred knights single-handedly. To me, you two are nothing more than insects."|''[[Hot Amazon|Beatrix]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy IX (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IX]]''.}}
+{{quote|One riot, one ranger.|'''Captain Bill MacDonald''', Texas Rangers}}
+{{quote|''Throughout this campaign, Häyhä basically just ran around doling out head-shots like the ice cream man gives out Dove bars on a hot sunny day in the Sahara desert. His personal best was fucking twenty-five kills in a single day. That's like an entire baseball team!''|[http://www.badassoftheweek.com/hayha.html Badassoftheweek.com], on [[Cold Sniper|Simo]] [[Badass|Häyhä]]}}
-{{quote|'''[[The Mighty Thor|Loki:]]''' "I have an army."<br />
-'''[[Iron Man (Comic Book)|Tony Stark:]]''' "We have a [[Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|Hulk]].|'''[[The Avengers (Film)|The Avengers]]'''}}
-{{quote|"[[Player Character|Shepard]] [[Curb Stomp Battle|won't go down!]]"|'''Project Guard''', ''[[Mass Effect 2 (Video Game)|Mass Effect 2]]''}}
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