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{{quote|'''Kevin''': [[Discussed Trope|What's with the shouting names thing anyway]]?
'''Ben''': It strikes fear into my enemies.
'''Kevin''': . . . You go right on believing that, bud.
|''[[Ben 10: Ultimate Alien]]''}}
What's the most stylish way to end a [[Transformation Sequence]], a shapeshift, or a mode change? For some heroes, it's simply to shout the name of their new form right as the [[Stock Footage]] ends. [[Humongous Mecha]] of the [[Transforming Mecha|transforming]] or [[Combining Mecha|combining]] variety are susceptible to this habit, as are [[Magical Girl
Alternatively, the name of the form can be [[By the Power of Greyskull|the activation word]] for the transformation, or at least part of it. Again, [[Super Robot
For another variation, the hero himself needn't announce his form change, but his commander, his spotter, or a piece of machinery can do it for him.
Compare [[Calling Your Attacks]], [[By the Power of Greyskull]], [[Invocation]] and [[In the Name of
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
=== [[Magical Girl]]
* The [[Ur Example|ur-magical girl example]], from the original transforming Magical Girl: "Ai no senshi, [[Cutey Honey]] sa!"
* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'''s machines announce their own mode changes, such as "Barrier Jacket: Aggressor Mode."
** Though the [[Transformation Sequence]] itself goes without it. Mode changes are only announced when already in battle gear.
* Every ''Pretty Cure'' team does this, individually and in groups.
** The "Yes! Precure 5 GoGo" versions are practically this trope and [[In the Name of
* The ''[[Demashita!
* ''[[Akazukin Chacha]]'' has "Let Love, Courage and Hope -- Magical Princess, Holy Up!". As an aside, the name of Chacha's [[Magical Girl Warrior]] form is Magical Princess, not Holy Up [[Word of Dante|as a lot of people seem to think]].
* ''[[Ojamajo Doremi]]'' has "Pretty Witch [insert name]-chi!".
* ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]'': "[insert name] Pearl Voice!" Well, in the manga, at least. The anime changed it so the phrase was ''just'' [[By the Power of Greyskull|for transforming]], and they just used their regular names.
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'s'' Sailor Jupiter does it the first time she transforms.
* The [[Anime First|manga]] [[Princess Tutu (
=== [[Humongous Mecha|Mecha]]
* ''[[
** The dragon bros. don't always do this, though. And it's very odd when Volfogg does it, as he's often working alone and has no one to announce it to.
* ''[[
* ''[[Getter Robo]]'', every single incarnation up til ''Armageddon''. "Change, Getter-1! Switch on!"
** Then again Ryoma compensated by holding his "Getter" part of the phrase for ''four freaking seconds''.
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** In the case of [[Getter Robo]] though, this is what they do at the ''start'' of the transformation, [[Justified Trope|justifying it.]] Afterall, they're combining at several miles per hour, if they don't know ''exactly'' which form they're supposed to be combining into, its very likely they'll crash and burn, a lesson more than a few Getter Test Pilots learned fatally.
* ''Zoids New Century Zero''. "Liger Zero, CAS complete!"
* ''[[Voltron]]''. Also the original: "Let's [[
* "From now on, this mech's name is... [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|GURREN-LAGANN]]!" The first time for each new robot, the present Hot Blooded hero would name it.
** The pilots of every iteration of the mech [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxU_NFrleDY&fmt=18 tend to give] a [[Rousing Speech]] whenever the thing gets bigger...and it's usually accompanied by [[Stuff Blowing Up|explosions]]. Viral (Gurren Lagann), the orbital Mugann fleet (Arc Gurren Lagann), the face of that weird battleship thing (Super Galactic Gurren Lagann), and then a galaxy (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.)
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* For a [[Super Robot]] show, ''[[Gravion]]'' somehow averts this most of the time... until [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNZfFT6qklM Sandman himself announces the mecha's name after it finishes combining], which shocks Raven. His reply when asked why? "[[I Always Wanted to Say That|I've always wanted to do that at least once.]]"
** Well, only averted for the main Choujuu Gasshin. "'''Elgo Form!'''" should count. Also, at the end of Sol Gravion's combination the pilots shout its name.
* The Commandos in ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' always cap off their combination sequence with "Ruination, '''awaken!'''"
* Happens in ''[[
** And not to forget ''[[Diebuster]]'', for both Buster Machine Number Seven and Diebuster itself. Number Seven's is particularly long, as it gives it's weapons class *and* attached unit.
=== Other
* In the ''[[Pokémon (
** In the ''Pokémon'' games, you get the cry directly after an evolution as well, but there, the cries consists of roars and similar things.
* ''[[Digimon]]'' :In the English version they instead call out what form they will take, which makes sense for those that can take different forms at the same level but brings questions to those didn't know they can evolve in the first place.
** Actually the Digimon call out the form they have just taken after the evolution takes place
* ''[[Bleach]]'': A [[Empathic Weapon|zanpakutou]] releases into shikai as a result of the shinigami calling out a [[By the Power of Grayskull|release activation phrase]] that ends with the
** When a zanpakutou releases into bankai, the shinigami simply announces "Bankai" and then enters the [[Transformation Sequence]]. Once the transformation has ended, the shinigami
** Arrancar have their own zanpakutou and releases, which operate in the same manner as a shinigami's shikai. Despite their zanpakutou ''not'' being [[Empathic Weapon|empathic weapons]] like those of shinigami.
* ''[[
* Used as an affirmation of identity in ''[[Solty Rei]]'' when {{spoiler|Eirene}} keeps calling Solty by {{spoiler|her original name of Dike}}: "MY NAME IS '''SOLTY REVANT'''!!!" *Full-strength [[Power Fist]]*.
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Nearly every ''[[Super Sentai]]'' series makes regular use of a "roll call" where the heroes shout first their names, then the name of the team in unison. Later shows expanded this into a full [[In the Name of
** It's also a ''[[Super Sentai]]'' tradition for the heroes to announce the names of their mecha, both while summoning/combining it and right after it's been summoned/combined, often with a couple of words added to it. A few recent examples:
*** ''[[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger]]'': "Build up! Dekaranger Robo!"
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*** ''[[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger]]'': "Shinken-O, United under Providence!"
*** ''[[Tensou Sentai Goseiger]]'': "Gosei Great, advent!"
*** ''[[
*** ''[[
* ''[[Power Rangers]]'' doesn't have them say the ''same'' thing every time unless they're sticking ''very'' close to ''Sentai'', but the formation of a Megazord calls for ''something,'' even if it's just "Power up!" or "Let's do it!" Often, it's the name of the formation (especially in series with numerous formations, in which case the Rangers have to help the audience keep it straight. "Predazord: Blue Moon!" "Isis Megazord: Predator Mode!")
** Though they have been known to mess this up: The second season of ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' kept referring to Thunder Megazord as Mega Thunderzord.
** And they don't just do this for their mecha. In about half of the seasons, the team has a habit of doing individual
** ''Wild Force'' embodies this trope with its call: "Guardians of the Earth, UNITED WE ROAR! [[Power Rangers Wild Force]]!"
*** Since ''Sentai'' influence increased as of late, we get this a lot more. I give you: "[[Power Rangers SPD|Space Patrol Delta]], defenders of Earth!"<ref>''Dekaranger'' had "S.P.D.! [each of them says their names]! Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger!"</ref>
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*** "Rangers together! [[Power Rangers Samurai|Samurai]] forever!" <ref>[[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger|Shinkenger]], going forth!</ref>
** Of course, in ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'', the Rangers would often pose beneath the Power Coin symbols after morphing and yell "[[Power Rangers]]!" Back when the original Rangers were the ''only'' Rangers, there was no need to differentiate.
** ''[[Power Rangers Ninja Storm|Ninja Storm]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder|Dino Thunder]]'' didn't have one for the whole teams, but it did have each Ranger yelling "Power of *element here!*" or "*Dinosaur here* Power!" after the morph stock footage ended. This is the sort of bit of Ranger ceremony that's different from season to season - which shouted phrases are [[In the Name of
* '''[[Kamen Rider Black RX|"I am the child of the sun, Kamen Rider Black RX!"]]'''
* In [[
* In ''[[Zoboomafoo]]'', Zoboo changes from normal lemur form to fully talking {{spoiler|puppet}} form by eating a snack from the snack machine. To better describe this process, he eats the snack, belches, then spins around shouting "Zoboomafooooooooooo!!!!!" and he can talk from there.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* In ''[[.hack|.hack//G.U.]]'', Haseo shouts, "{{spoiler|SKEITH}}!" when releasing his Avatar. Ditto Kuhn and Pi.
* ''[[
** And ''[[Mega Man Star Force|Star Force]] 2'', which introduced voice acting to that series, has Subaru invoking the names for all of his Tribe Ons, Double Tribes and yeah, Tribe King (combining all three possible forms). For the alternative Burai forms, he says instead, "I'm... the only one I can trust."
** Star Force 3 brought voice acting to the english games, and This Troper really has to admit it's awesome to hear Geo shouting "FINALIZE! RED JOKER!"
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAooq7e0gg0 LEEEERROOOOYYY!!! JEEENKIINS!!!]
* '''"I AM [[Turok (
* Though ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' includes practically every [[Humongous Mecha]] example above, the [[Original Generation]] does surprisingly little of this despite the [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]. It's all good, though, since the one character who does this often is Fighter Roar from Banpresto's ''Great Battle'' series. It's even part of his name.
** Sanger also gets an epic yet delayed one that comes with its own ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN-OpPTc-DU&t=1m title card]'' when Dygenguard finally becomes combat-ready. It was absurd enough that the villain even [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|broke the fourth wall]] to call him out on it ([[Woolseyism|in the English version]]).
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* "[[All Your Powers Combined|By your powers combined]], I am '''[[Captain Planet]]!'''"
* As of ''Alien Force'', ''[[
** Kinda cool, at first, that he's taken the time to give names to every one of them. But later on, when he's trying to do things like sneak out of his house from his parents, you wonder if he really has to yell them out ''every single time''.
*** As of the episode "Hero Time", we learn that he doesn't. When his [[Berserk Button]] is pressed {{spoiler|by Captain Nemesis kidnapping his girlfriend,}} he transforms into Humongousaur, and then into [[Super Mode|Ultimate]] Humongousaur, and doesn't say anything. Also note that earlier on, he had mocked a rival for trying to imitate him on this account, calling the practice stupid. He might not be doing it consciously.
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** [[Word of God]] stated numerous times that the reason why they have Ben do this is so [[Viewers are Morons|the younger fans will know the names of all the alien transformations.]]
* The result of two guys watching too much of this: '''[[The Venture Brothers|Mecha Shiva, Mecha Shiva, Mecha Shiva!]]'''
* [[Badass|Darkwolf]] lets off an [[Awesome Moments|epic]] one of these in ''[[Fire and Ice (
* ''[[He-Man and
* ''[[She
* The entire Rivera family in ''[[El Tigre]]'' calls out their hero or villain name upon transforming from their civilian identities:
** El Tigre! White Pantera! Puma Loco! Plata Peligrosa!
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