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[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Kick reason to the curb]] and go [[Beyond the Impossible]]! That's how [[Memetic Mutation]] rolls!

 

* "Don't believe in yourself! Believe in the me who believes in you!" <ref>Many of Kamina's phrases are repeated/modified for the inspiring [[Large Ham|hamminess]], this one often with "me" [[Mad Libs Catchphrase|replaced with something else]]. Other examples are listed below.</ref>

** "Your drill is the drill that will pierce the heavens!" <ref>Almost always used with "drill" [[Mad Libs Catchphrase|replaced by something else]].</ref>

** "A real man never dies even if he's killed!"

* "[[Ear Worm|ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH]]!" <ref>Three songs used in ''Gurren Lagann'' OST have a [[Surprisingly Good English]] Rap Track with the chorus of ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipy1ZJQeUcs "Do the impossible, see the invisible, row row fight the power!"]'' Sometimes "FIGHT" and/or "POWAH" are replaced with something else - for example, "Clean the Uncleanable, Wash the Unwashable, Row Row Take a Shower!"</ref>

* Shopping Kamina's [[Cool Shades]], or even Simon's weird-ass star-shade-goggle-things, onto a character [[Memetic Badass|makes them instantly badass]], or even ''more'' badass, as the above image demonstrates.

** [http://i935.photobucket.com/albums/ad197/ZeitgeistGlee/TTGLJesus.jpg Kamina Jesus: Who the hell do you say I am?!]

** Even [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Shinji]]. [http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/489602/ Case in point]. (NSFW)

* ''40%''! <ref>[[Word of God]] that the last few episodes of ''Gurren Lagann'' cost roughly 40% of the entire show's budget.</ref>

* 8:52 is the hour that real men go beyond all known laws of reality, become heroes, and ascend to the realm of GARhalla. <ref>Used in reference to Kittan's [[Heroic Sacrifice]] with [[Crowning Music of Awesome|Libera Me From Hell]] blasting in the background. His big moment started at approximately 8:52, and his final moments were just seconds before 8:53 on the timestamps. Kamina's [[Dying Moment of Awesome]] also occurred at around 8:52 of episode 8.</ref>

* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1572168/The-new-face-of-Britain-Flag-poll-results.html "UNION FLAGANN, SPIN ON!"] <ref>A British poll to change the country's flag (currently the Union Jack) that allowed people to submit their own flag designs. The winner was the Union Jack with the Dai-Gurren logo superimposed in the center.</ref>

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKGpCmvGTwU "LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS, TO DEFEAT... THE HUNS!]" <ref> A popular AMV using a certain [[Crowning Music of Awesome]] from ''[[Mulan]]'' with footage from ''Gurren Lagann''.</ref>

* [[Ms. Fanservice|Yoko's]] [[Younger Than They Look|fourteen]], by the way. <ref>Fans are ''still'' reeling from the [[Word of God]] that Yoko is fourteen years old.</ref>

** [[Gurren Lagann the Satire|LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA!]]

* [[Crowning Music of Awesome|Sorairo Days]] can make any epic moment '''even more''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QEOZN3lrzo epic]. (Mild ''[[Code Geass]] R2'' spoilers)

** For that matter, along with Sorairo Days, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GopzpFJm4LQ Ten wo Tsuke], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqIL78NEHAw Happily Ever After], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY06IgyN_RM Libera Me From Hell] are also known to be favorites to superimpose over a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]]. For greatest effect: Ten wo Tsuke should come when you're going to pull off something completely awesome. Happily Ever After should be used after recovering from a [[Heroic BSOD]] (Or a similar moment that makes you shout [[He's Back|"He's back!"]]. And Libera Me From Hell should be reserved only for those about to enter the illustrious halls of GARhalla in an ultimate [[Heroic Sacrifice]].

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAjF_g2GF34 EAT THIS!]

* "{{spoiler|My bro is dead, HE'S GONE!}} BUT! He's here in my heart, and on my back, he continues to live through me! If you're going to dig, dig to the heavens! Even if it means my grave, I'll dig through, once I did THAT MEANS I WON! Who the hell do you think I am?! I'm Simon, I'm not Kamina's little bro. I'M ME! ''SIMON THE DIGGER!''" <ref>After Kamina's death resulted in Simon spending several episodes in a [[Heroic BSOD]] to end all BSODs, with this speech he performs a spectacular [[He's Back]] moment that swiftly became legendary.</ref>

* '''"HISSATSU! GIIIGGAAAA!! DRRRIIIILLL!! ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eFKDEd8__o BRRRREEEEAAAAKKKEEER!!!]''"''' <ref>Kamina's (and later Simon's) [[Finishing Move]], reciting these three words became shorthand for epic.</ref>

** HISSATSUUUUUUUUUUU!!! GIGAAAAAAAAAA!!! DORI[[Roll Your Rs|RRRRRRRRRRRR]]RUUUUU!!! BUUUUUUUUU(*beep*)KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! <ref>[[Norio Wakamoto]] doing his interpretation of Giga Drill Breaker. There are at least three different You Tube videos featuring this voice clip with various comments on its "manliness". Common interpretation of the <nowiki>*beep*</nowiki> in the middle is that the uncensored version would annihilate the speakers and everything near them.</ref>

** Referenced by at least one fansub: "This is a free fansub! Not for sale, rent, eBay or beastmen!"

* Simon is such a bad ass that he defeated the big bad with {{spoiler|essentially his car keys}} is gaining popularity. It started on this wiki, reached a Youtube video of the Simon vs. Lordgenome fight, and will start to speed up.

* Yelling "FINISHING MOVE!!!" gives the Giga Drill Breaker its power. <ref>During the fight against Lordgenome, when Simon tried a Giga Drill Breaker, he didn't yell "Finishing Move" beforehand, and Lordgenome deflected it. That probably wasn't the actual cause, but who knows?</ref>

 

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