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Line 16: * Close the gates! * He's getting away! * I'm [[Surrounded Byby Idiots\|surrounded by imbeciles]]! * Must I do everything myself? * [[You Fool!\|Fools!]] '''Seize them!''' {{examples}} == Film == * [[Robin Hood]] * [[The Scarlet Pimpernel (~~Film~~film)\|The Scarlet Pimpernel]] * [[History of the World Part One]]: "Ah, seize this!" * ''[[Mortal Kombat (~~Film~~film)\|Mortal Kombat]]'': Shang Tsung tries this when the heroes have infiltrated the Black Tower to rescue Sonya under the guise of the brown-robed monks. But Princess Kitana, who is also among them, stops them in their tracks with a "STAY WHERE YOU ARE!" before denouncing the [[Big Bad]] for trying to "interfere with the Tournament" and win it by treachery. * The modern version was uttered in ''Tommy Boy'' by Zalinski: "Don't let him leave the premesis, Marty." This was preceded by the far more middle class "GET HIM!", said by Tommy. * The Disney version of ''[[Robin Hood]]''. * The Wicked Witch of the West in ''[[The Wizard of Oz (~~Film~~film)\|The Wizard of Oz]]'', in the castle as the Scarecrow, [[Cowardly Lion]] and Tin Man escape with Dorothy and Toto. * Played for laughs in ''[[¡Three Amigos! ~~(Film)~~\|Three Amigos]]'' by Steve Martin, when surrounded by the [[Big Bad]]'s [[Mooks]]. * ''[[Bionicle]]: Legends of Metru Nui'' == Literature == * ''[[~~Animorphs (Literature)\|~~Animorphs]]'': Visser Three says this all the time.▼ * In ''[[~~Discworld (Literature)/Guards Guards\|~~Guards! Guards!]]'', the Palace guard is at one point to seize Vimes. [[Genre Savvy]] as they are, they [[Mook Chivalry\|question the wisdom]] of [[Conservation of Ninjutsu\|attacking a lone person]], who might even start swinging on the chandelier.▼ ▲* ''[[Animorphs (Literature)\|Animorphs]]'': Visser Three says this all the time. ▲* In ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Guards Guards\|Guards Guards]]'', the Palace guard is at one point to seize Vimes. [[Genre Savvy]] as they are, they [[Mook Chivalry\|question the wisdom]] of [[Conservation of Ninjutsu\|attacking a lone person]], who might even start swinging on the chandelier. ** In another book Rincewind has had so many variations on this phrase that he muses (while running) that his nickname is "Don't let him get away!". * In the Star Trek novel ''How Much for Just the Planet?'' the evil queen says "Seize them! Oh, I do love saying that! Seize them again!" * In the [[Tortall Universe]] book ''Wolf-Speaker'', Rikash says (in an 'it makes sense in context way') "Get that SQUIRREL!!" == Live -Action TV == * ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "The Steel Sky" * ''[[~~Farscape (TV)\|~~Farscape]]''. John Crichton is infiltrating a Peacekeeper base [[Dressing Asas the Enemy\|disguised as an officer]]. It's later revealed that Scorpius can see heat, and this vision showed that Crichton wasn't even the right species. {{quote\| [[Big Bad]] Scorpius: Guards, that man is an impostor. Seize him.}} ** An interesting example, since this trope is usually an indicator of [[Incoming Ham]], yet Scorpius delivers the line with an utterly flat affect. == = Mystery Science Index 3000 === * ''[[Prince of Space]]'' == Radio == * From the [[The ~~Hitchhikers~~Hitchhiker's Guide to ~~The~~the Galaxy (~~Radio~~radio series)\|The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]] radio series:▼ {{quote\| '''Hig Hurtenflirst:''' ''(to foot warrior)'' Well then just seize the prisoners.~~<br />~~▼ ▲* From the [[The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy (Radio)\|The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]] radio series: ''Foot warrior falls over''~~<br />~~▼ ▲{{quote\| '''Hig Hurtenflirst:''' ''(to foot warrior)'' Well then just seize the prisoners.<br /> '''Hurtenflirst:''' Prisoners.~~<br />~~▼ ▲''Foot warrior falls over''<br /> '''Arthur''' and '''Lintilla:''' Yes?~~<br />~~▼ ▲'''Hurtenflirst:''' Prisoners.<br /> ▲'''Arthur''' and '''Lintilla:''' Yes?<br /> '''Hurtenflirst:''' Seize each other. }} == Video Games == * In the ending sequence of ''[[Wing Commander (~~Video~~video ~~Game~~game)\|Wing Commander]] IV'', Admiral Towlyn [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpbOkVdl7b0#t=1m58s demonstrates how to be a melodramatic villain].▼ ▲* In the ending sequence of ''[[Wing Commander (Video Game)\|Wing Commander]] IV'', Admiral Towlyn [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpbOkVdl7b0#t=1m58s demonstrates how to be a melodramatic villain]. == Web Original == * [[The Onion]]'s [https://web.archive.org/web/20100219073613/http://www.theonion.com/content/node/26039 Seize Him!]▼ == ~~Webcomics~~Web Comics ==▼ ▲* [[The Onion]]'s [http://www.theonion.com/content/node/26039 Seize Him!] * ''[[~~Digger (Webcomic)\|~~Digger]]'' caught this from the hyenas at one point.▼ ▲== Webcomics == ▲* ''[[Digger (Webcomic)\|Digger]]'' caught this from the hyenas at one point. == Western Animation == * ''[[The Herculoids]]'' episode "The Mole Men". * ''[[Futurama]]'' episode "A Clone of My Own". The Near-Death Star Robots, and... {{quote\| Guard: Get them! I mean, seize them!}} ** Another version, subverted: {{quote\| '''Bureaucrat 1.0:''' Guards! Bring me the forms I have to fill out to have her taken away!}} * ''[[The Thief and ~~The Cobbler (Animation)\|The Thief and The~~the Cobbler]]'' has the line 'Sieze Him! Take Him! Sieze Him! Take Him!' spoken by Zig Zag the film's [[Large Ham]] and primary antagonist. {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Seize Them~~{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:Stock Phrases]] ▲[[Category:Seize Them]]