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{{quote|''"Most of the prophets of the past millennium were more concerned with scansion than accuracy. You know, '[[Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe|And thee Worlde Unto An Ende Shall Come, in tumpty-tumpty-tumpty One.]]' Or Two, or Three, or whatever. There aren't many good rhymes for Six, so it's probably a good year to be in."''|'''Aziraphale''', ''[[Good Omens]]''}}
{{quote|''"Most of the prophets of the past millennium were more concerned with scansion than accuracy. You know, '[[Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe|And thee Worlde Unto An Ende Shall Come, in tumpty-tumpty-tumpty One.]]' Or Two, or Three, or whatever. There aren't many good rhymes for Six, so it's probably a good year to be in."''|'''Aziraphale''', ''[[Good Omens]]''}}


{{quote|'''Fates:''' In eighteen years, precisely, the planets will align ever so nicely...<br />
{{quote|'''Fates:''' In eighteen years, precisely, the planets will align ever so nicely...
'''Hades:''' [[Lampshade Hanging|Oy, verse.]]|''[[Hercules (Disney film)|Hercules]]''}}
'''Hades:''' [[Lampshade Hanging|Oy, verse.]]|''[[Hercules (Disney film)|Hercules]]''}}


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* From ''Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny'': "From where you came you shall remain \ until you are complete again". It was originally in Latin too.
* From ''Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny'': "From where you came you shall remain \ until you are complete again". It was originally in Latin too.
* Played straight, subverted, ''and'' lampshaded in the film version of ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]: [[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]''.
* Played straight, subverted, ''and'' lampshaded in the film version of ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]: [[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]''.
{{quote| '''Mr. Beaver:''' When Adam's flesh and Adam's bone/Sits at Cair Paravel in throne/The evil time will be over and done.<br />
{{quote|'''Mr. Beaver:''' When Adam's flesh and Adam's bone/Sits at Cair Paravel in throne/The evil time will be over and done.
'''[[Deadpan Snarker|Susan]]:''' You know, that doesn't really rhyme...<br />
'''[[Deadpan Snarker|Susan]]:''' You know, that doesn't really rhyme...<br />
'''Mr. Beaver:''' You're kinda missin' the point. }}
'''Mr. Beaver:''' You're kinda missin' the point. }}
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== Gamebooks ==
== Gamebooks ==
* In Book 4 of the ''[[Lone Wolf]]'' series ''The Chasm of Doom'', Lone Wolf can meet a mysterious old man {{spoiler|Gwynian the Sage of Varetta}} who gives him a Scroll with an ominous prophecy foreshadowing the true nature of the threat in the book. Fortunately, this is one of those prophecies that ''can'' be foiled. Said prophecy of course rhymes.
* In Book 4 of the ''[[Lone Wolf]]'' series ''The Chasm of Doom'', Lone Wolf can meet a mysterious old man {{spoiler|Gwynian the Sage of Varetta}} who gives him a Scroll with an ominous prophecy foreshadowing the true nature of the threat in the book. Fortunately, this is one of those prophecies that ''can'' be foiled. Said prophecy of course rhymes.
{{quote| "When the full moon shines o'er the temple deep,<br />
{{quote|"When the full moon shines o'er the temple deep,
A sacrifice will stir from sleep<br />
A sacrifice will stir from sleep
The legions of a long forgotten lord.<br />
The legions of a long forgotten lord.
When a fair royal maid on the altar dies,<br />
When a fair royal maid on the altar dies,
The dead of Maakengorge shall rise<br />
The dead of Maakengorge shall rise
To claim their long-awaited reward." }}
To claim their long-awaited reward." }}
** Well foiled ''for now'' - there's no guarantee that there won't be some future sacrifice that ''does'' restore them.
** Well foiled ''for now'' - there's no guarantee that there won't be some future sacrifice that ''does'' restore them.
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* In Firefly, [[Arc Words|"Two by two. Hands of blue."]] may count, but River's crazy like that.
* In Firefly, [[Arc Words|"Two by two. Hands of blue."]] may count, but River's crazy like that.
* Averted in ''[[Legend of the Seeker]]'':
* Averted in ''[[Legend of the Seeker]]'':
{{quote| "As long as the Mother Confessor's pure heart beats, [[Big Bad|the Keeper]] is doomed to fail."}}
{{quote|"As long as the Mother Confessor's pure heart beats, [[Big Bad|the Keeper]] is doomed to fail."}}




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== Video Games ==
== Video Games ==
* The first ''[[Quest for Glory]]'' has the following prophecy, which does outline what you need to do through the game:
* The first ''[[Quest for Glory]]'' has the following prophecy, which does outline what you need to do through the game:
{{quote| ''Comes a hero from the east''<br />
{{quote|''Comes a hero from the east''
''Frees the man from the beast''<br />
''Frees the man from the beast''
''Brings the child out from the band''<br />
''Brings the child out from the band''
''Drives the evil from the land'' }}
''Drives the evil from the land'' }}
* Shows up in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' as Goombella spouts off lines from the legend of the titular door.
* Shows up in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' as Goombella spouts off lines from the legend of the titular door.
{{quote| To find the treasure of yore<br />
{{quote|To find the treasure of yore
take the [[Mineral MacGuffin|seven Crystal Stars]] to the Thousand-Year Door.<br />
take the [[Mineral MacGuffin|seven Crystal Stars]] to the Thousand-Year Door.<br />
Hold the Magical Map aloft before<br />
Hold the Magical Map aloft before<br />
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