Vagueness Is Coming: Difference between revisions

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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* Some of Tiffa's predictions in ''[[After War Gundam X]]'' fall under this.

* [[Marvel Comics]]' Onslaught was introduced without anybody knowing who Onslaught was, [[Writing by the Seat of Your Pants|including]] its creator. [[The Worf Effect|Just Juggernaut]]... falling from the sky, and when asked who/what happened [[His Name Is--|all he could say]] was [http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/16/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-116/ "Onslaught."]

* In the ''[[Final Destination]]'' (comics, as well as some of the films) the words "it's coming", and "it's here" can be seen at various points.

* This trope is invoked by Destiny in one issue of ''[[Sandman]]'', describing his encounter with the Three Fates: "Their comments were, unsurprisingly, oracular and ambiguous."

* The ''[[Firefly]] / [[Doctor Who]]'' crossover "[[The Man qith No Name (fanfic)|The Man with No Name]]" has this, with the way River often talks anyway. In this case, she predicts the Doctor at the end of the first chapter. By one of his ''[[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|scary]]'' names.

{{quote|'''Mal:''' She said, and I quote, '[[A Storm Is Coming]].'

'''Inara:''' [[Lampshade Hanging|That's...vague]]. }}

* Occurs at various points throughout ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' films.

** "Darkness crept back into the forests of the world. Rumors grew of a shadow in the east... whispers of a nameless fear." "Smoke [[Roll Your Rs|rrises]] from the mountain of Doom. The hour grows late..." "The stars are veiled. Something stirs in the east... a sleepless malice. The eye of the Enemy is ''moving!"''

* Pretty much the story of [[Harry Potter]]'s life.

* In the [[Made for TV Movie|miniseries]] version of ''[[The Stand]]'', Mother [[Magical Negro|Abagail]] helpfully informs the heroes: ''"The Beast is loose in the fields of Bethlehem. The rats are in the corn!"'' She also says "[[A Storm Is Coming]]. ''[[He Who Must Not Be Named|His]]'' storm!" And "the rats are his."

** Both quote [[Creator/Yeats|Yeats]]: "What rough Beast, its hour come round at last, ''[[Slouch of Villainy|slouches toward]] [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|Bethlehem]]'' to be born?"

== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==

== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

* The [[Ravenloft]] metaplot features a prophecy that alludes to a [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|"Time of Unparalleled Darkness"]]. Very few details are given as to the specifics, other than [[Captain Obvious|it sounds bad]]. Events like the [[The End of the World as We Know It|Grand Conjunction]], the Grim Harvest, the disappearance of Ruldolph van Richten, and the outright disappearance of several island domains have all been hinted as leading up to this time of [[Buffy-Speak|climactic badness]]. Considering the [[World Half Empty|themes]] already present in the [[Ravenloft]] setting as a default, that's saying something.

** The Grand Conjunction itself was one at the time. A prophecy by the Hyskosa, the setting's Nostradamus analogue, laid out six incredibly vague events that, when brought to pass, would lead to the destruction of the entire demiplane. Only interference by Azalin, who had been [[Chessmaster|manipulating events]] to bring the prophecies about ahead of time and inadvertently [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain|juxtaposing the last two verses]] prevented the Grand Conjunction from taking hold in full. Even so, the turmoil was tremendous, leading to a modified [[Apocalypse How|Class 1]], with several domains shuffled, lost, destroyed, and even discovered, along with a massive [[Bottomless Pit]] covering hundreds of square miles in the center of the Core's landmass.

== [[Theatre]] ==

* [[Zeroth Law|The three witches]] of ''[[Macbeth]]'' only mention [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|"something wicked"]] once, [[Greek Chorus|to introduce]] the title character now that he's become an evil tyrant, but their "Double, double toil and trouble" speech arguably counts.

== [[Toys]] ==

* In ''[[Bionicle]]'', Gaaki's Mask of Clairvoyance gives her visions of the future, and for some reason causes her to speak in extremely vague terms. However, her teamates are occasionally able to decipher her ramblings, eg "Seekers of Shadows" means the Dark Hunters.