Harbinger of Impending Doom: Difference between revisions

 

Subtrope of [[Herald]]. Compare [[Vagueness Is Coming]].

 

== Anime and Manga ==

* In the "Zodd The Immortal" episode of ''[[Berserk]]'', a badly wounded Hawk Raider escapes the castle and only has enough time to choke out the name of the demon in question before dying, prompting Guts to enter the castle and take him on alone.

* In episode 19 of ''[[Heroman]]'', the government scientist who shows up just minutes ahead of the {{spoiler|tentacle monster}}.

 

* Pariah from [[DC Comics]] whole gimmick is this. His main trick is popping up, stating "I'm Pariah and I'm doomed to go from world to world to see them get destroyed!", ad nauseum.

* This was also the [[Silver Surfer]]'s gig. Depending on which version, he'd either go around picking out likely worlds for Galactus to devour, or show up to alert said worlds that Galactus was on his way. Or both.

 

== Film ==

* The western film, ''[[Pale Rider]]'' uses the page quote as part of its narration. A subplot of the movie is whether or not the pale rider is actually a live person or a walking dead man who has come to exact his vengeance.

* In ''[[30 Days of Night]]'', a creepy human arrives in Barrow to pave the way for the vampires (stealing and destroying satellite phones, killing sled dogs and trashing the only helicopter), letting Sheriff Oleson know that his day is about to get much worse, but not specifying precisely how.

 

== Literature ==

* From ''[[The Stormlight Archive]]'' "The Desolation has come. Oh, God...it has come. And I have failed." quoth Talanel'Elin the Lost Herald after stumbling into Kholinar and immediately before collapsing. Although [[Cliff Hanger|he might not be dead.]]

 

* [[Neil Gaiman]]'s ''[[Neverwhere]]'' introduced Door this way. Richard thinks, "Oh, a bleeding and wounded girl; I'd better help her." His [[Rich Bitch|girlfriend]] thinks, "I'm going to be late for my meeting and she's probably drunk."

 

== Video Games ==

* This occurs twice in [[NieR]], first with Emil and then a Man of the Mask from Facade. Respectively, they bring warnings of {{spoiler|an attack by Shades and the Knave of Hearts/a wolf attack during the King and Fyra's wedding. In both cases they're too late.}}

 

* In the slasher parody "KITTEN II" in ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'', a dying soldier staggers into a building and warns the people inside about the monsters after him. Not many seconds after that all but one of them have been slaughtered by a, uh, kitten.

* In ''[[Impure Blood]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20141227133240/http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Issue3/ib070.html their watches all announce, and Mac arrives with news, that the town in under attack.] [https://web.archive.org/web/20110820082249/http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Issue3/ib071.html Dara and Caspian lead the charge to find out what it is,] [https://web.archive.org/web/20131025070218/http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Issue3/ib072.html it's bad], and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130608165730/http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Issue4PAGES/ib073.html fortunately Dara can] [[You Are in Command Now|take command]].

 

== Western Animation ==

* More of a Heck's Comin' With Me: on ''[[Ben 10]]'', a young camper is found frightened and babbling on the road after fleeing an alien mushroom-monster in "Camp Fear".

* This is pretty much the entire plot of the short film ''The Chubbchubbs''.

 

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