Pitiful Worms: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|"Another insect, CRUSHED!!!"|'''Dong Zhuo''', ''[[Dynasty Warriors]] 4''}}

{{quote|"'''[[Who Dares|How dare you]]'''... '''I now must ''squash'' you LIKE THE BUG THAT YOU ARE!'''"|'''[[Galactus]]''', ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'' }}

{{quote|"'''[[Who Dares?|How dare you]]'''... '''I now must ''squash'' you LIKE THE BUG THAT YOU ARE!'''"|'''[[Galactus]]''', ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'' }}

Bugs are small. Bugs can be annoying. And bugs are easily squishable, given the right tools. So what better way is there to insult an opponent you don't want to be bothered with anymore? By comparing him/her/it to a bug (or worm, or maggot, or something else that crawls along the ground and can easily be stepped on), of course.

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This is a favored technique among very powerful and/or arrogant villains to intimidate their opponent or devalue their abilities before their climactic battle. More savvy heroes tend to shrug this off as lame posturing, but a bad guy will still throw this in from time to time, if only to make himself [[Evil Is Cool|sound cool]].

Note that [[Earthworm Jim (~~Video~~ ~~Game~~)|some]] [[~~Worms (Video Game)|~~Worms]] are less pitiful than others.

Note that [[Earthworm Jim (video game)|some]] [[Worms]] are less pitiful than others.

See also the [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]], who uses this as a "motivational" tool ("You call that an insult, maggot?!")

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== Anime & Manga ==

* In ''[[Hellsing]]'', Zorin Blitz talks about swatting Pip Bernadotte "like a fly", {{spoiler|which makes Seras [[Unstoppable Rage|angry]] enough to [[Took a Level In Badass|take a level in badass]]}}.

* [[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure ~~(Manga)~~|Dio Brando]] does this a lot. For example, when standing on a floating rock about to fight the man in the funny hat.

* [[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure|Dio Brando]] does this a lot. For example, when standing on a floating rock about to fight the man in the funny hat.

* In ''[[Bleach]]'', The Espada Barragan Luisenbarn is found of this, repeatedly calling his enemies ants and insects even when he's not the one fighting them.

* Children under the influence of the Dark Spore in ''[[Digimon]] 02'' get an attitude of superiority to normal humans, and often compare ''anyone who's not them'' to "insects".

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== Film ==

* Rotti Largo from ''[[Repo ~~the~~ Genetic Opera]]:

* Rotti Largo from ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera]]:

* Non-villain example from ''[[~~Goldeneye (Film)|~~Goldeneye]]''. [[Love Interest|Natalya]] tells off her former partner [[Playful Hacker|Boris]], who has [[Face Heel Turn|joined Trevelyan]].

* Non-villain example from ''[[Goldeneye]]''. [[Love Interest|Natalya]] tells off her former partner [[Playful Hacker|Boris]], who has [[Face Heel Turn|joined Trevelyan]].

{{quote| '''Natalya:''' This is not one of your games, Boris! Real people will die! You pathetic little worm...}}

* In Disney's ''[[Hercules (Disney)|Hercules]]'', Pain and Panic, minions of Hades, use this trope on ''themselves'', to demonstrate their unworthiness.

* In Disney's ''[[Hercules (Disney film)|Hercules]]'', Pain and Panic, minions of Hades, use this trope on ''themselves'', to demonstrate their unworthiness.

* In ''[[~~The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Film)|~~The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' (also in the stage play), the reprise of ''"Super Heroes"'' includes the line:

* In ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' (also in the stage play), the reprise of ''"Super Heroes"'' includes the line:

{{quote| ''"And crawling / on the planet's face / some insects / called the human race..."''}}

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== [[Live Action Television]] ==

* On ''[[Angel]]'', ''Illyria'', oh so much. An Old One from when demons ruled the earth, used to being worshiped by millions or billions of beings, she was not especially impressed with the twenty-first century. Insects, vermin, and muck were all ways she described humanity.

* ''[[Star Trek Voyager]]''. [[Large Ham]] Dr. Chaotica in the [[~~Flash Gordon Serial (Film)|~~Flash Gordon Serial]] [[Expy]] holodeck program "The Adventures of Captain Proton!"

* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''. [[Large Ham]] Dr. Chaotica in the [[Flash Gordon Serial]] [[Expy]] holodeck program "The Adventures of Captain Proton!"

{{quote| Your pitiful fleet is no match for my spaceforce! We'll crush you like insects!}}

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** This comes back to bite him after his ''second'' major defeat - when he disbelievingly asks who the heroes are, Firion mockingly replies: "Just a swarm of insects."

* Kefka from ''[[~~Final Fantasy VI (Video Game)|~~Final Fantasy VI]]'' - "Such magnificent power! You are like insects to me!"

* Kefka from ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'' - "Such magnificent power! You are like insects to me!"

* SHODAN from ''[[System Shock]]'' also likes to use "insect" as an insult. Of course, this is one of her ''nicer'' threats...

* Albel Nox from ''[[Star Ocean 3]]''.

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* Liquid Snake from ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'', in one of his ''first lines''!

{{quote| "I'm going to go swat down a couple of ''bothersome flies.''"}}

* The Soldier from ''[[~~Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|~~Team Fortress 2]]'' often yells about maggots and spineless worms. (See [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]] above.)

* The Soldier from ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' often yells about maggots and spineless worms. (See [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]] above.)

* One of Adon's win quotes in ''Super [[~~Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|~~Street Fighter IV]]''.

* One of Adon's win quotes in ''Super [[Street Fighter IV]]''.

* [[Eldritch Abomination|Sovereign]] in ''[[Mass Effect]]''.

{{quote| {{smallcaps| Rudimentary creatures of blood and flesh.}}<br />