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** Akuma's newest transformation, Oni, looks... [[Your Mileage May Vary|Cool]], but [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpsramt2Z2Ethis quote]...
{{quote| Oni: I... [[Captain Obvious|AM]] [[Card-Carrying Villain|EVIL]]. INCARNATE!}}
** Hakan. Oil. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1hMIgU1cic Ultra combos that] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DNq0iXkNTk involve the oil.] Yes, we know, [
** Also, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgKTPU7_2qU Seth's] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDqC9pfATHM Ultras.] They have to be seen to be believed.
{{quote| '''Random YT commenter in the last one''': "hands down the funniest ultra in the game"}}
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo1vYg4aq6c This scene] in ''Persona 2: Eternal Punishment''.
*** The scene where Tatusya says "But...it's NOT too LATE!" (emphasis his) after {{spoiler|he fails to prevent Sumaru from floating into the sky again}} always does it for this troper and her sister, and we both literally burst out laughing when he said it. In fact, we've taken to quoting their battle lines at each other for no reason. And laughing. Every time. I actually think it's so bad it's kind of [[So Bad It's Good|charming]].
** ''[[Persona 4]]'' isn't immune, for example Chie's [[Going Through the Motions|"crying" gesture]] as seen after the Shadow Yukiko fight looks like an attempt to rub something off her face (It actually DOES get used for that at one point when she is attempting to get a bug off herself). Many of the bosses get silly as well, Shadow {{spoiler|Naoto}} has a mechanical left body, [[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command|wings that look oddly familer]] and [[Dual-Wielding|two]] [[BFG|oversized]] [[Death Ray]] blasters, the result is about as scary as the mental image. Shadow {{spoiler|Kanji}} is a [[Two
*** This actually makes sense in Shadow {{spoiler|Naoto}}'s case. Not being taken seriously and being treated like a child was {{spoiler|her}} main neurosis. It would only make sense that the Shadow would look like something out of a kid's show.
** Another in [[Persona 4|P4]] was Kanji punching the wall and "roaring" {{spoiler|in the hospital after hearing of Nanako's death}} ruins the poignant scene on account of sounding like a bad imitator of Tarzan who's been inhaling helium.
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** Taar has some awkward lines: "You must take care when talking to strangers. You never know when someone is lying." [[Sarcasm Mode|Yes, mother]]...
** Most NPC lines are written in [[Purple Prose]] fit for the [[Large Ham|hammiest of hams]], yet the voice actors are [[Dull Surprise|having none of it]]. It sounds like they recorded the lines in someone's apartment and didn't want to disturb the neighbors.
* ''[[Lufia]] and the Fortress of Doom'' on SNES has a ridiculous Narm moment. One of the original heroes has managed to live for over a hundred years and meets the new heroes. He talks about how he's still in good shape and everything before giving the explanation of what happened last time. Then, he [[Almost
** This scene makes much more sense {{spoiler|after you find out [[Enemy to All Living Things|who Lufia is]].}}
** The GBA game, ''Ruins of Lore'', has ''plenty'' of these moments, but the one that stands out the most is the scene where the [[Silent Protagonist]] finally meets his father again after not seeing him in probably 10-something years. The father's reaction can be best summarized as "Oh. It's you."
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* The [[Final Boss]] of ''Salamander 2'', the arcade-only sequel to ''Life Force'' (cousin series to ''[[Gradius]]'') greets you with the most intimidating threat a mile-wide three-headed alien could possibly give to a spaceship pilot: "I'm going to scare you like you've ''never'' been scared before!"
** ''Gradius Gaiden'', in the fourth level, has a boss consisting of two giant moai heads that taunt you: "You think you can beat me with that?? Loser!" It's the "loser" part that drives it over the top - that's a playground insult!
* EA's game version of ''[[The Godfather (Video Game)|The Godfather]]'' did a fairly good job of conveying the mood of Don Corleone being shot - until the guy sitting next to you as you drive the Don's ambulance tells you the hospital is on Houston Street. And he pronounces it "HOUSE-ton". If you're not aware that [
** A better example from ''The Godfather'' (and from the same part of the game) might be Fredo leaning out the window of the ambulance firing a Tommy gun at pursuing mobsters like some kind of badass hero, whereas in the movie he is universally portrayed as incompetent, whiny and cowardly.
** Another good example is where you kill the guy your character has been wanting to kill from the intro, which is actually a rather nicely done moment where you get to murder them yourself. Except it happens to occur in the middle of a mission where you're likely to have a bunch of heat on you, and instead of the satisfying kill you're (probably) supposed to have, you kill him in a few seconds and run like hell. (This troper hasn't seen the godfather movies, and doesn't know if this is a horrible interpretation of some other event or not)
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*** Trying to write crying sounds into dialogue is ''always'' awkward. [[Stepford Smiler|Serra]] sobs as she tells her possible love interest [[Team Dad|Oswin]] [["Well Done, Son" Guy|how she respects him and craves for his praise]] in their A support and then "...... snifffff...." HUH?
* In ''[[Fire Emblem]]: the Blazing Sword'', right before the start of the final battle, the [[Big Bad]] removes the turban that has been covering one of his eyes. {{spoiler|It reveals a big unblinking scarred eye. Though it looks a bit silly, the mood of the scene allows the reveal to be dramatic. And then, the eyeball jiggles up and down like a googly doll-eye once in a while he speaks...}}
* In ''[[Fire Emblem Jugdral|Seisen no Keifu]], the {{spoiler|Battle of Barhara}} loses [[Tear Jerker|a good part of]] [[Wham! Episode|its emotional power]] due to the whole scene being on [[Super
** Although some English translated patches have a ''critical'' misspelling that ruins the whole tragedy beforehand...
{{quote| {{spoiler|'''Sigurd'''}} : "{{spoiler|Alvis}}! You DASTARD!"}}
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** And then, ''Red Alert 3'' came...
*** '''BY MY OWN FORCES!!!'''
** ''C&C 4'' has the player's wife Lily as a significant character in the cutscenes. While the actress tries hard to depict this emotional connection, she's hamstrung by the way Lily never refers to her beloved [[Non
** In Red Alert 2, the way {{spoiler|General Carville}} dies is something of a fridge narm. Sure, it hits you out of nowhere, but when you think about it, {{spoiler|some guy wearing a beret, sunglasses, and trench coat was standing in front of a door in the freakin' PENTAGON for who knows how long waiting for his target to open it, rather than, y'know, charging through it.}} Not to mention {{spoiler|the bomb seems to be rigged to explode upon the trench coat being thrown open for no apparent reason.}}
** The death of {{spoiler|Premier Romanov}} is also quite narmy, though knowing the game, that might be on purpose. The player is shown a video that supposedly shows {{spoiler|General Vladimir killing Romanov. What the player sees is a short clip of Romanov propped up in his sickbed saying "No! No! General Vladimir!" in his hammy Russian accent.}}
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* The scene from ''[[Assassin's Creed I (Video Game)|Assassin's Creed I]]'' where the Mad Scientist informs you that the Animus experiments are 'serious business' is incredibly narmy and outright hilarious.
** Some narm to be found in the games ''must'' be intentional. Witness the occasional lady running in terror from your murder in the second game screaming "THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD! '''THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD!!!'''" Definitely sounds like genuine terror, but this troper [[For the Evulz|can't help but chuckle]] [[Narm|for some reason]].
** {{spoiler|Cesare Borgia}}, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Video Game)|Assassin's Creed Brotherhood]]'''s {{spoiler|[[Big Bad]]}} screaming like a little girl after Ezio hurls him off a rampart to his doom.
** A scene from the ARG Project Legacy has The Courtesan [[Groin Attack|kick The Priest in the groin dramatically]] before going on to immediately make a long series of business deals.
** The initiation ceremony for the NPC assassins from ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Video Game)|Assassin's Creed Brotherhood]]''.
* In ''[[The World Ends With You (Video Game)|The World Ends With You]]'', the drama of the flashback of {{spoiler|Rhyme and Beat dying}} is spoiled when you realize ''[[Idiot Hero|how stupid Beat was being]]''. He {{spoiler|basically tried to protect Rhyme with a [[Diving Save]]... ''from a car''}}.
** Yeah, but it was a {{spoiler|Diving ''Push'' Save. He was just too late, and they both got hit.}}
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** Luigi's "Yay for me, LUIGI!" from ''[[New Super Mario Bros (Video Game)|New Super Mario Bros]]''.
** Hey, did you know that Mario and Luigi are voiced by the same guy? What probably happened was that the guy was trying so hard not to sound like Mario that he messed it up on Luigi.
* ''[[Super Smash Bros]]. Brawl'' didn't include an option to switch between English and Japanese languages, so when the English version was leaked and someone posted videos running through the sound test of the characters' voice samples, the general outcry was that of [[Serious Business|anger]] and [[Unpleasable Fanbase|dissatisfaction]] with the seemingly-inferior English voices (although most of these people had been religiously watching videos of the Japanese version and thus had simply gotten used to the Japanese voices). The worst in many people's eyes - even beyond Meta Knight apparently being the offspring of Vader and Zorro, Falco being from Brooklyn and Wolf from Texas, and Sonic's [[
** "C'MON! BRUE FARCON!"
* This is actually constantly subverted in the ''[[Megaman Legends]]'' series. You'd expect these games to have narm all over the place in its English voice acting, but the game is so cartoony without going off the deep end that it works. This is especially true when {{spoiler|Data saves the day by singlehandedly stopping the annihilation of Kattelox through voice-command. That means a bunch of bureaucratic talk with lots of complicated words coming from a high-pitched cutesy voice without changing expression, and still waving his nub-like arms the entire time.}} Some people probably laughed 'till their sides hurt, but [[Tropers/Captain Gamer|this troper]] was just as stunned as Mega Man.
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* Some scary and powerful demons later on in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne]]'' have their appearances and abilities somewhat offset by the sound effects that make them sound like livestock when they attack.
* "[[Zork (Video Game)|Want some rye?]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHKKq7kMF8w Course ya do!]"
* Blake from ''[[Heavy Rain]]'' would like you all to know that Agent <s> Nahman</s> Norman Jayden is a '''''fuckin' ASSHOLE!''''' ([[Good Cop, Bad Cop|Delivery aside, not like he's one to talk.]])
** JASUUUUUN...
** Jason's death might qualify too, seeing as he kind of wanders obliviously out into the road, very slowly, and is hit by a car which ''also'' seems to be going very slowly. The fact that it follows the already-narmy "press X to Jason" segment doesn't help much.
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