The Power of X Compels You!

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A Stock Phrase, spun off of the sentence "The power of Christ compels you!" from the standard Hollywood Exorcism ritual, which is used -- usually humorously -- to identify or underscore some property whose power cannot be resisted. Sometimes repeated once or twice in imitation of its use in the ritual, but generally once is enough for most purposes. It almost certainly entered popular usage via The Exorcist and rapidly underwent Memetic Mutation.

Examples of The Power of X Compels You! include:

Fan Works

• In The Federation Lives Forever! Chapter 8, there is this passage, involving characters from K-On! riding on a motorscooter:

"...You promise we won't die?" said Mio quietly. "I'd give you a pinky on it, but I'm driving," Ritsu replied with a wry little smile. She didn't have time or space to turn around and look, but she would have bet she knew the expression that was on Mio's face now. The power of cute compels you! she thought, then applied the throttle and pulled away from the now-green signal.

• • In fact, "The Power of Cute Compels You!" is possibly the most common mutation of the phrase seen, other than perhaps "The Power of Coffee Compels You!"

Film

• The musical track underlying the sequence in the 2016 Ghostbusters reboot where the ghost of Rowan possessess Abby and is driven out by Patty is entitled "The Power of Patty Compels You".

Music

• The song "The Power of Metal Compels You" by Psychostick.
• Alt-rocker and songwriter Chris Allen has released an album entitled The Power of Chris Compels You.

Web Original

• Found right here on ATT in the caption of the page image for Hollywood Exorcism: "The power of Tropes compels you... the power of Tropes compels you!"
• There are several "stations" and programs on various music streaming services entitled "The Power of Blues Compels You".
• The Wisdom of Homer (Simpson) on Twitter tweeted "The power of Chrysler compels you!"

Other Media

• As of 2017, web-based T-shirt maker Off World Designs sells a T-shirt which reads, "The Power of Science Compels you!"
  • As do other T-shirt makers.
• Another web T-shirt vendor, Skreened, sells a shirt reading "The Power of Math Compels You!"