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** Same game gives us Shi-Long Lang's '''''{{color|red|Not so fast!}}''''' which he uses where other characters use '''''{{color|red|Objection!}}'''''. Unlike the other charcters who have voiced phrases, he isn't a lawyer or prosecutor, but an Interpol agent.

*** And we shouldn't forget his "Lang Zi says" quotes.

{{quote| Franzeiska: Foolishly foolish fool with foolishly foolish fool ideas of foolish [[Department of Redundancy Department|tomfoolery]]...<br />

Franziska: ... You're so foolish, you've even made me sound like a foolhardy fool...<br />

* ''[[Altered Beast]]'' Never forget the opening words "Rise From Your Grave!". However, they did kind of sound like "Wise fwom your gwave".

** Don't forget the other part of that. "Welcome... Toyourdoom"

** Artix: "BATTLE ON!"

** Shadowscythe: "LONG UN-LIVE THE SHADOWSCYTHE!!"

* ''[[Assassin's Creed]] 2'': Ezio Auditore uses ''"Requiescat in pace."''

* ''[[Backyard Sports]]'': Sunny Day has "Hi-de-ho!"

** Yoshimo from ''Baldur's Gate II'' seems to say "HI-YA!" alot.

* ''[[Bangai-O]]'''s [[Goldfish Poop Gang]] boss Sabu has the [[Engrish|engrish-y]] "Feel my Yasaan V3!". Just so we are clear on that, he is referring to his [[Humongous Mecha|mecha]].

** Double H quoting from [[Badass Creed|Carlson & Peeters]].

{{quote| Don't break up the team. Carlson & Peeters, page 823.}}

* ''[[Blaz Blue]]'': Hakumen's speech, which is sometimes shortened to even shorter variations: "I am the white void. I am the cold steel. I am the just sword. With blade in hand shall I reap the sins of this world and cleanse it in the fires of destruction. I am Hakumen. The end has come!"

* ''[[Breath of Fire]] III'': Rei has "Doesn't this just beat all..."

* ''[[Command and Conquer]]'': "KANE! LIVES!"

** "One vision! One Purpose! Peace through power!"

* ''[[Devil May Cry]]'s'' signature [[Big Bad]] killing catch phrase, "Jackpot!". Even Nero gets one in at the end of number 4.

* ''[[Digital Devil Saga]]'': Gale's "I do not comprehend."

** You fools! How dare you forget Rozalin! She is the daughter of Overlord Zenon!

* In ''[[.hack|.hack//G.U.]]'', Haseo likes to say that he's "going to log out and check my email, or something."

* ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'': Lu Bu never seems to tire seeking out someone who will provide him with a decent challenge.

** Likewise, Sun Jian will never allow you to forget who the Tiger of Jiang Dong is (hint: him).

'''Carringtons''': HEY GUYZ! ([[Gainaxing|Bwoing!]])<br />

'''Don''': [[Rebus Bubble|Diaper/Hot Dog/Skateboard/My girlfriend = Football!]] }}

* ''[[Fear Effect]]''. Glas definitely has one. It goes like this: "You draw on me? You better be prepared to face the consequences!"

* Barret has a fairly long one in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'': "There ain't no gettin' offa this train we're on 'til we get to the end of the line" - ironically, a line he lifted from the first heartfelt statement he heard Cloud say. Spoofed later on when multiple characters [[You Are With Me|say the line in unison]] before Barret can.

* ''[[Halo]]'''s Arbiter: Were it so easy.

** "Keep your head down, there's two of us in here" (Cortana in the first mission of the first game, and after you rescue her in the third game).

* ''[[Killer 7]]'': Iwazaru always greets the player with "Master! We're in a tight spot!", regardless of whether he has good news or bad news, and always signs off "In the name of Harman...". Likewise, [[Mr. Exposition|Travis Bell]] either starts or ends his reports with a "straight up", to emphasize on his self-proclaimed honesty.

** Any time you hit an opponent's weak point, the character you're using will recite their Catch Phrase.

* ''[[Legacy of Kain]]'': Kain's "Vae Victus!" (which is misspelled "Vae Victis").

** ''WERK WERK.''

* ''The Lost Crown': Some oft-repeated lines qualify, including: "That's very odd" and "Nothing ventured...".

* ''Lufia2'': Dekar always shows his feats off with "...it's the other thing I'm best at!"

** Both phrases also return in ''[[Halo]]''.

*** Francis has two, "hi-technical" and "schweet".

** Mario would also pick up "Let's-a go!" in multiple games. Luigi too.

** Chun-Li: "Ki-kou-ken!"

** Various Ryu-clones: "Ha-DO-ken!"

** EDI's catchphrase later in the game is "That is a joke". May be EDI's way of laughing at humor, since she also says it after other people make jokes.

** Anderson is fond of "True enough."

** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq-p0ysCF6E "I should go."]

** Javik's response to anything he dislikes/annoys him is to "Throw it out the airlock".

* ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'': Solid Snake's catchphrase, "Kept you waiting, huh?", was actually a [[No Fourth Wall|fourth-wall-breaking]] observation about [[Exposition Break|the length of the preceding cutscene]] in its original use (according to the script). It stuck, to the point where the series has lampshaded its use more than it's actually used it straight, characters mocking his [[Identical Grandson|identical father's]] punctuality, and, in the most obvious example, a character in ''[[Metal Gear Solid]] 4'' commenting on Snake's absence from an event he would have liked to attend - "he always keeps people waiting").

** Otakon: "Snake? SNAAAAAAAAKE!"

** Revolver Ocelot's "You're pretty good!" {{spoiler|This proves to be one of the most subtle and poignant expressions of his character in the series; it's one of the first things said to him by Big Boss, to whom Ocelot developed an obsessive devotion that motivates more or less the entire plot. It's also his last words before his death.}}

* ''[[Metal Wolf Chaos]]'': The President of the United States almost speaks only in catch phrases. However his signature catch phrases are "RICHARD!!" and "HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW!?"

** You're forgetting his real catch phrase. "Mr. President, why did you hammerthrow that tank into the Atlantic Ocean?" "BECAUSE I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THESE GREAT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!" "Mr. President, why are you going to jump across the Grand Canyon?!" "BECAUSE I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THESE GREAT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!" "Mr. President, why did you [insert action here]?" "BECAUSE I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THESE GREAT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!" Let's not forget some other phrases though-- some like, "The gentleman in me goes off the clock at 5 P.M.", " You'd never make it on Broadway," and " SUCK! ON MY! MISSILE PUNCH!"

* ''[[Monkey Island]]'': There are several in the series:

** "I'm Guybrush Threepwood, mighty pirate[[Tradesnark|™]]!"

** "[[Look Behind You!|Look behind you]], a three-headed monkey!"

** "That is the second biggest [object] I've ever seen."

** "Gotcha!"

** [[Your Soul Is Mine]]!

* ''[[The Next Big Thing]]'' (A.K.A. Hollywood Monsters 2 in some territories): Both main characters have their own "reverse catchphrase" in which the catchphrase is not said by them, but as a reaction said by the character you are talking to.

{{quote| '''Liz Allaire''': *Says something ridiculous or completely crazy*<br />

* ''[[Ogre Battle]]'' franchise is inseparable with this one phrase: "FIGHT IT OUT!"

* ''[[Persona 3]]'': Male main character: "Whatever." / "I don't care."

* [[Professor Layton]] gets "(such and such) reminds me of a puzzle" and "Isn't it obvious?"

* ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'''s Merchant has many, notably calling Leon "stranger", "whattaya boiyin'", and "heh heh heh, thank yew."

* ''[[River City Ransom]]: Kunio's catch-phrase in most of the games is "''Namen'nayo kono yarou!''" ("Don't mess with me, punk!"), often shortened to simply "Namen'nayo!". Ironically, this was originally said by Riki (Kunio's rival and later friend) in the original ''Kunio-kun''.

* The Adjutant in ''[[Starcraft]]'' frequently utters "Receiving incoming transmission" during the campaigns. And let's not forget any Protoss character's "En Taro Adun!"...

** Some more catchphrases: "You want a piece of me, boy?" "Just gimme something to shoot!" "Proooo-ceedin'." "My life for Aiur!" "For Overmind." "Battle cruiser opereshonal." "Explorer reporting." "Ahh, yeah, that's the stuff!" "Orders, captain?" "I can't build there, there's something's in the way." "[[You Require More Vespene Gas]]." " "You must [[Construct Additional Pylons]]." "SPAWN MORE OVERLORDS!"

** And Atton sometimes uses the aforementioned "I have a bad feeling about this," and it is even mentioned as one of his special abilities (which is of course never referenced again). Kriea uses "...Listen!" so much it might count as hers.

** [[Star Wars|Mission]] [[Knights of the Old Republic|Vao]] uses the term Bantha Poodoo alot. Also, poodoo is Huttese for excrement, which is a fancy word for shit. So, [[Cluster F-Bomb]] combined [[Troubling Unchildlike Behaviour]] (as Mission is in her mid teens and acts 12).

* ''[[Super Robot Wars Original Generation]]'':

** Kyosuke Nanbu: ''"I don't mind betting on the tough odds!"''

*** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiHer4MD5Oo Or?]

** Elzam V. Branstein/[[Paper-Thin Disguise|Ratsel Feinschmecker]]: "Dash, Trombe!"

* ''[[Super Smash Bros Melee]]'': "Show your moves!" "HYESZ!" "FALCON PAWNCH/KICK!"

** You could technically say that ANY character that [[Calling Your Attack|calls their attacks]] qualifies.

*** It's "Courage is the MAGIC that turns dreams into reality."

** "MAGGOTS!"

*** "If God had wanted you to live, he would not have created ME!"

** {{spoiler|Rosalia Rossenlini: "Beginning..."}}

* ''UFO: After Blank'': At the end of every transmission The Reticulans send you, they say "The empire forgives sometimes, but forgets never."

* ''[[Utawarerumono]]'': Touka generally says 'What have I done?!' whenever she messes up. She happens to be a major [[Genius Ditz]] and what we mostly see is [[The Ditz]] so she ends up saying this a lot. Oboro even [[Lampshade Hanging|notes]] her [[Dojikko|clumsiness....]] Unfortunately, she's a lot stronger than he is.

* ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'': Welkin spams his "Squad 7, move out!" throughout the entire game.

** All of the other players also have a very small sound bank.

* ''[[Warcraft III]]'': The Peon's "Work Work"

* ''[[World of Warcraft]]'': Illidan has "YOU ARE NOT PREPARED!!!"

** Actually World of Warcraft has a number of these recurring catchphrases that generally go on from expansion to expansion, said by various characters. Avid players may recognize the examples: