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{{quote|''[[Department of Redundancy Department|"You foolish fools will never defeat me! You're far too busy being foolish!"]]''|'''O'Malley''', ''[[Red vs. Blue (Machinima)|Red vs. Blue]]''}}
{{quote|''[[Department of Redundancy Department|"You foolish fools will never defeat me! You're far too busy being foolish!"]]''|'''O'Malley''', ''[[Red vs. Blue]]''}}


The word "fool". Try it out. When someone [[You Have Failed Me|disappoints you]] or does something stupid, throw the word out. C'mon, give it some gusto. You fool! You...[[Large Ham|(deep breath, now) FOOL]]! Got the hang of it yet? No? It just [[Narm|sounds silly]] in real life? Well, get used to it, because fiction? Fiction ''loves'' this word. It's the ultimate insult. Every villain uses it, every hero with a hasty friend uses it...Hell, if we were to list every example we could find, it'd just overflow the page. It's so common. Only really prominent examples should be listed.
The word "fool". Try it out. When someone [[You Have Failed Me|disappoints you]] or does something stupid, throw the word out. C'mon, give it some gusto. You fool! You...[[Large Ham|(deep breath, now) FOOL]]! Got the hang of it yet? No? It just [[Narm|sounds silly]] in real life? Well, get used to it, because fiction? Fiction ''loves'' this word. It's the ultimate insult. Every villain uses it, every hero with a hasty friend uses it...Hell, if we were to list every example we could find, it'd just overflow the page. It's so common. Only really prominent examples should be listed.
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* "You really think this is about money? Don't be a fool," in cases of motive misidentification.
* "You really think this is about money? Don't be a fool," in cases of motive misidentification.
* "Foolish mortal!" in case the one who said it is a greater being than human.
* "Foolish mortal!" in case the one who said it is a greater being than human.
* "[[Puny Earthlings|Foolish earthlings!]]" when you [[Can't Argue With Elves|Can't Argue With]] [[Space Elves]].
* "[[Puny Earthlings|Foolish earthlings!]]" when you [[Can't Argue with Elves|Can't Argue With]] [[Space Elves]].
* "I pity the fool!" whenever someone is referencing [[Mr. T]].
* "I pity the fool!" whenever someone is referencing [[Mr. T]].
* "FOOLS!" or "FOOL!" if you are [[Soul Eater|Excalibur]]
* "FOOLS!" or "FOOL!" if you are [[Soul Eater|Excalibur]]
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* This is pretty much the [[Catch Phrase|stand-out word]] of Excalibur from ''[[Soul Eater]]''.
* This is pretty much the [[Catch Phrase|stand-out word]] of Excalibur from ''[[Soul Eater]]''.
** The Japanese and English dub variants commonly used are "BAKAME!" and "FOOL!".
** The Japanese and English dub variants commonly used are "BAKAME!" and "FOOL!".
* The ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]!'' dub. An overly high amount.
* The ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]!'' dub. An overly high amount.
* In the Japanese ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' anime, Jadeite's brief tenure gave him the catchphrase "Orokana ningen", which translates to "Foolish humans".
* In the Japanese ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' anime, Jadeite's brief tenure gave him the catchphrase "Orokana ningen", which translates to "Foolish humans".
* ''[[Gundam Wing]]'': Zechs Marquise: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I9huvX3LyI FOOLLLLLSSSS!!!]
* ''[[Gundam Wing]]'': Zechs Marquise: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I9huvX3LyI FOOLLLLLSSSS!!!]
* In ''[[Dragon Ball (Manga)|Dragon Ball]] Z'', Son Goku yells this at Frieza just before finishing him off with an energy wave when he refuses to give up the fight. This was Frieza's ''second'' [[Backstab Backfire]], after Goku had both invoked [[Cruel Mercy]] and then ''saved Frieza's life'' after he [[It Makes Sense in Context|cut himself in half.]]
* In ''[[Dragon Ball]] Z'', Son Goku yells this at Frieza just before finishing him off with an energy wave when he refuses to give up the fight. This was Frieza's ''second'' [[Backstab Backfire]], after Goku had both invoked [[Cruel Mercy]] and then ''saved Frieza's life'' after he [[It Makes Sense in Context|cut himself in half.]]




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== Films -- Live-Action ==
== Films -- Live-Action ==
* Vizzini calls the Man in Black this in ''[[The Princess Bride (Film)|The Princess Bride]]'':
* Vizzini calls the Man in Black this in ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'':
{{quote| "I switched glasses when your back was turned. Haha, you fool!"}}
{{quote| "I switched glasses when your back was turned. Haha, you fool!"}}
* ''[[Star Wars]]'' villains seem prone to this:
* ''[[Star Wars]]'' villains seem prone to this:
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* [[Mr. T]]'s immortal line from ''[[Rocky III]]'':
* [[Mr. T]]'s immortal line from ''[[Rocky III]]'':
{{quote| "No, I don't hate Balboa, but I pity the fool."}}
{{quote| "No, I don't hate Balboa, but I pity the fool."}}
* ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Film)|The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' had Frank order a [[Large Ham]] by saying "Quake with fear, you tiny fools!"
* ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' had Frank order a [[Large Ham]] by saying "Quake with fear, you tiny fools!"
* [[SLC Punk|"SINK! SINK, YOU FOOL!"]]
* [[SLC Punk!|"SINK! SINK, YOU FOOL!"]]
* ''[[The Ten Commandments]]''
* ''[[The Ten Commandments]]''
{{quote| '''Memnet''': You fools! Talk of empty hearts before the Pharoah's daughter.}}
{{quote| '''Memnet''': You fools! Talk of empty hearts before the Pharoah's daughter.}}
** Nefertiti later does it in a more teasing way to Moses "...You stubborn, splendid, adorable fool..."
** Nefertiti later does it in a more teasing way to Moses "...You stubborn, splendid, adorable fool..."
* ''[[The Wizard of Oz (Film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'': The Wicked Witch yells it at her henchmen as they're chasing the main characters around the castle.
* ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'': The Wicked Witch yells it at her henchmen as they're chasing the main characters around the castle.
{{quote| '''Wicked Witch''': STOP THEM YOU FOOLS, STOP THEM!}}
{{quote| '''Wicked Witch''': STOP THEM YOU FOOLS, STOP THEM!}}




== Literature ==
== Literature ==
* "[[The Lord of the Rings (Literature)|Fly, you fools!]]"
* "[[The Lord of the Rings|Fly, you fools!]]"
** Fool of a Took!
** Fool of a Took!
** Also [[The Dragon|the Witch King]], who calls the warrior who steps in to protect the fallen King Theoden a fool, because it was prophesied that [[No Man of Woman Born|no man will kill him]]. Unfortunately for him, said warrior is actually [[Sweet Polly Oliver|Theoden's]] ''[[Sweet Polly Oliver|niece]]'' [[Sweet Polly Oliver|Eowyn, disguised as a man.]]
** Also [[The Dragon|the Witch King]], who calls the warrior who steps in to protect the fallen King Theoden a fool, because it was prophesied that [[No Man of Woman Born|no man will kill him]]. Unfortunately for him, said warrior is actually [[Sweet Polly Oliver|Theoden's]] ''[[Sweet Polly Oliver|niece]]'' [[Sweet Polly Oliver|Eowyn, disguised as a man.]]
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* Susan Calvin in [[Isaac Asimov]]'s "Little Lost Robot":
* Susan Calvin in [[Isaac Asimov]]'s "Little Lost Robot":
{{quote| "Robots have learning capacity, you . . . you fool--" And Bogert knew that she had really lost her temper.}}
{{quote| "Robots have learning capacity, you . . . you fool--" And Bogert knew that she had really lost her temper.}}
* At the climax of the second ''[[Warrior Cats (Literature)|Warrior Cats]]'' series, Hawkfrost informs Brambleclaw that he is a fool... ''and'' stupid.
* At the climax of the second ''[[Warrior Cats]]'' series, Hawkfrost informs Brambleclaw that he is a fool... ''and'' stupid.
* "Fool" shows up a lot in ''[[Animorphs (Literature)|Animorphs]]''. It's treated as the ultimate slap in the face when Alloran tells off Seerow for giving the Yeerks technology. Visser Three likes to yell "Fool!" and its variants at his underlings a lot, also. Usually about three seconds before [[You Have Failed Me|offing the sucker.]]
* "Fool" shows up a lot in ''[[Animorphs]]''. It's treated as the ultimate slap in the face when Alloran tells off Seerow for giving the Yeerks technology. Visser Three likes to yell "Fool!" and its variants at his underlings a lot, also. Usually about three seconds before [[You Have Failed Me|offing the sucker.]]
* In the [[Dragonlance (Literature)|Dragonlance]] novel ''Dragons of Spring Dawning'', Laurana repeatedly calls herself a fool after realizing that {{spoiler|she has allowed her [[Arch Enemy]] Kitiara [[Flaw Exploitation|to trick her]] into getting herself and her friends captured.}}
* In the [[Dragonlance]] novel ''Dragons of Spring Dawning'', Laurana repeatedly calls herself a fool after realizing that {{spoiler|she has allowed her [[Arch Enemy]] Kitiara [[Flaw Exploitation|to trick her]] into getting herself and her friends captured.}}




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** Gilbert Gottfried, the last unclaimed square, kept yelling "You fool!" at the contestants when they repeatedly answering the questions incorrectly. Later, the whole panel was yelling the phrase. His square was called seven times before answered correctly. This was started by Penn Jillette who was the previous square.
** Gilbert Gottfried, the last unclaimed square, kept yelling "You fool!" at the contestants when they repeatedly answering the questions incorrectly. Later, the whole panel was yelling the phrase. His square was called seven times before answered correctly. This was started by Penn Jillette who was the previous square.
*** Or to be more accurate, when they kept agreeing with ''his'' (deliberately) incorrect answers.
*** Or to be more accurate, when they kept agreeing with ''his'' (deliberately) incorrect answers.
* ''[[Star Trek Voyager]]''. One of the favourite sayings of [[Mad Scientist]] [[Large Ham|Dr. Chaotica]] from the [[Show Within a Show|holoprogram "The Adventures of Captain Proton!"]].
* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''. One of the favourite sayings of [[Mad Scientist]] [[Large Ham|Dr. Chaotica]] from the [[Show Within a Show|holoprogram "The Adventures of Captain Proton!"]].
{{quote| '''Chaotica:''' "Where's Proton?"<br />
{{quote| '''Chaotica:''' "Where's Proton?"<br />
'''Lonzak:''' "He...err...escaped..."<br />
'''Lonzak:''' "He...err...escaped..."<br />
'''Chaotica:''' [[Large Ham|"ffffffoooooo]]''[[Large Ham|OOOOO]]'''''[[Large Ham|OOOOOOOOOLLLLLL!]]''' [[You Have Failed Me|You shall PAY for your incompetence!]]" }}
'''Chaotica:''' [[Large Ham|"ffffffoooooo]]''[[Large Ham|OOOOO]]'''''[[Large Ham|OOOOOOOOOLLLLLL!]]''' [[You Have Failed Me|You shall PAY for your incompetence!]]" }}
** Another one in [[Star Trek the Next Generation|Next Generation]]: The Enterprise encounters a stranded Klingon vessel who doesn't know about the truce with the Federation.
** Another one in [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Next Generation]]: The Enterprise encounters a stranded Klingon vessel who doesn't know about the truce with the Federation.
{{quote| '''Worf:''' You fool! Did it not occur to you that the war would be over by now? }}
{{quote| '''Worf:''' You fool! Did it not occur to you that the war would be over by now? }}
* Star Trek: The Original Series episode ''Day of the Dove''. Kirk has just explained to the Klingon captain Kang that the Enterprise is under the control of a creature that feeds on hate and wants the Klingons and humans to fight for its entertainment for the rest of eternity. Kang decides to fight Kirk anyway, at which point his wife Mara exclaims "You fool!".
* Star Trek: The Original Series episode ''Day of the Dove''. Kirk has just explained to the Klingon captain Kang that the Enterprise is under the control of a creature that feeds on hate and wants the Klingons and humans to fight for its entertainment for the rest of eternity. Kang decides to fight Kirk anyway, at which point his wife Mara exclaims "You fool!".
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* A favorite insult of Avon from ''[[Blake's Seven|Blakes Seven]]''.
* A favorite insult of Avon from ''[[Blake's Seven|Blakes Seven]]''.
* Around the start of the 8th season of ''[[Scrubs]]'', one of JD's fantasies, didn't end well for Dr. Cox. When he snapped out of it and looked at his mentor, he commented, "You proud fool!"
* Around the start of the 8th season of ''[[Scrubs]]'', one of JD's fantasies, didn't end well for Dr. Cox. When he snapped out of it and looked at his mentor, he commented, "You proud fool!"
* Lord Dread has done this at least once in ''[[Captain Power and The Soldiers of The Future]]'', most notably when Hawk's diversion prevented the Bio-Dread Soaron from destroying Power's ship during the run on the Icarus Control center.
* Lord Dread has done this at least once in ''[[Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future]]'', most notably when Hawk's diversion prevented the Bio-Dread Soaron from destroying Power's ship during the run on the Icarus Control center.




== Music ==
== Music ==
* In [[The Protomen (Music)|The Protomen]], Protoman is fond of calling humans fools. Cause they are.
* In [[The Protomen]], Protoman is fond of calling humans fools. Cause they are.
** In Act II, Dr. Wily calls Light a fool for thinking humanity will resist him.
** In Act II, Dr. Wily calls Light a fool for thinking humanity will resist him.


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== Video Games ==
== Video Games ==
* Shao Kahn's signature catchphrase from ''[[Mortal Kombat 2 (Video Game)|Mortal Kombat 2]]''. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFfxgn1EkWc YOU WEAK PATHETIC FOOL!]
* Shao Kahn's signature catchphrase from ''[[Mortal Kombat 2]]''. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFfxgn1EkWc YOU WEAK PATHETIC FOOL!]
* [http://u63r.deviantart.com/art/FOOLISH-FOOLS-153654697 Franziska von Karma] from ''[[Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney]]'' took this to new levels by not only turning it into a [[Catch Phrase]], but making it [[Department of Redundancy Department|redundant]] to the point where every few sentences would be something along the lines of "Foolish fool with the foolishly foolish ambitions of a foolishly foolish fool..."
* [http://u63r.deviantart.com/art/FOOLISH-FOOLS-153654697 Franziska von Karma] from ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]'' took this to new levels by not only turning it into a [[Catch Phrase]], but making it [[Department of Redundancy Department|redundant]] to the point where every few sentences would be something along the lines of "Foolish fool with the foolishly foolish ambitions of a foolishly foolish fool..."
{{quote|'''Franziska:''' Foolishly foolish fool with foolishly foolish fool ideas of foolish tomfoolery...<br />
{{quote|'''Franziska:''' Foolishly foolish fool with foolishly foolish fool ideas of foolish tomfoolery...<br />
'''Franziska:''' ... You're so foolish, you've even made me sound like a foolhardy fool...|'''Edgeworth:''' [[Lampshade Hanging|(We got your point about three "foolishes" back, Franziska...)]]}}
'''Franziska:''' ... You're so foolish, you've even made me sound like a foolhardy fool...|'''Edgeworth:''' [[Lampshade Hanging|(We got your point about three "foolishes" back, Franziska...)]]}}
** [[The Rival|Edgeworth]] gets at least one instance of this as early as 1-2, in response to {{spoiler|the bellboy revealing, on the stand, that Edgeworth instructed him not to reveal that there were two people at the hotel}}.
** [[The Rival|Edgeworth]] gets at least one instance of this as early as 1-2, in response to {{spoiler|the bellboy revealing, on the stand, that Edgeworth instructed him not to reveal that there were two people at the hotel}}.
* ''[[Dragon Age (Video Game)|Dragon Age]] 2'': Orsino declares "You fool, you've doomed us all!" {{spoiler|after Anders destroys the Chantry}}.
* ''[[Dragon Age]] 2'': Orsino declares "You fool, you've doomed us all!" {{spoiler|after Anders destroys the Chantry}}.
* ''[[Dragon Quest I (Video Game)|Dragon Quest I]]'': "Thou art a fool!"
* ''[[Dragon Quest I]]'': "Thou art a fool!"
* Robotnik, in ''[[Sonic Adventure (Video Game)|Sonic Adventure]]'', says it a few times:
* Robotnik, in ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'', says it a few times:
{{quote| You know nothing, fool! It's Chaos, the god of destruction! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!<br />
{{quote| You know nothing, fool! It's Chaos, the god of destruction! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!<br />
That's right, fool! You make it all too easy! [[MacGuffin Delivery Service|All I had to do was wait for you to bring it to me!]]<br />
That's right, fool! You make it all too easy! [[MacGuffin Delivery Service|All I had to do was wait for you to bring it to me!]]<br />
You fool. Away, before I make mincemeat out of you. }}
You fool. Away, before I make mincemeat out of you. }}
* There was a ''[[Mother 3 (Video Game)|Mother 3]]'' example, Alec to Lucas.
* There was a ''[[Mother 3]]'' example, Alec to Lucas.
* ''[[Super Mario RPG (Video Game)|Super Mario RPG]]'': Chef [[Punny Name|Torte]] doesn't like it when your party stands on his cake.
* ''[[Super Mario RPG]]'': Chef [[Punny Name|Torte]] doesn't like it when your party stands on his cake.
{{quote| '''Chef Torte:''' YOU FOOLS!!}}
{{quote| '''Chef Torte:''' YOU FOOLS!!}}
* The Shadow Queen in ''[[Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door (Video Game)|Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door]]'' likes to use this word a lot.
* The Shadow Queen in ''[[Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door]]'' likes to use this word a lot.
** Don't forget the "curse" chests!
** Don't forget the "curse" chests!
*** WEE-HEE! '''[[Large Ham|FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLS!]]'''
*** WEE-HEE! '''[[Large Ham|FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLS!]]'''
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* Many of the tablets in ''[[La-Mulana]]'' call the player a fool. One repeats "Thou art a fool" four times.
* Many of the tablets in ''[[La-Mulana]]'' call the player a fool. One repeats "Thou art a fool" four times.
* The video game ''[[Ecstatica]] II'' had a female voice tell you "Cease this madness, you fool!" if you tried to hit switches before they were able to work.
* The video game ''[[Ecstatica]] II'' had a female voice tell you "Cease this madness, you fool!" if you tried to hit switches before they were able to work.
* [[Xenosaga (Video Game)|Xenosaga: Episode III]]: At the end, {{spoiler|KOS-MOS breaks Shion's [[Mineral MacGuffin]], the Cosmic Key of [[Reset Button]]. [[The Chessmaster|Wilhelm]]}} says, "You fool." It's notable not just for coming at the [[Final Boss|climax]], but for how softly it is said. The delivery fits the deliverer perfectly.
* [[Xenosaga|Xenosaga: Episode III]]: At the end, {{spoiler|KOS-MOS breaks Shion's [[Mineral MacGuffin]], the Cosmic Key of [[Reset Button]]. [[The Chessmaster|Wilhelm]]}} says, "You fool." It's notable not just for coming at the [[Final Boss|climax]], but for how softly it is said. The delivery fits the deliverer perfectly.
* If you screw up entering the dimensional portal near the end of ''[[Half Life]]'': "Freeman, you fool!"
* If you screw up entering the dimensional portal near the end of ''[[Half Life]]'': "Freeman, you fool!"
** And in ''Blue Shift'': "You fool, you took too long!"
** And in ''Blue Shift'': "You fool, you took too long!"
* ''[[The Curse of Monkey Island (Video Game)|The Curse of Monkey Island]]'':
* ''[[The Curse of Monkey Island]]'':
{{quote| '''Lemonhead:''' You fool! You've given cheese to a lactose-intolerant [[Appease the Volcano God|volcano god]]! Do you know what that means? You've brought about the coming of the Divine Dysentery! Run for your lives!}}
{{quote| '''Lemonhead:''' You fool! You've given cheese to a lactose-intolerant [[Appease the Volcano God|volcano god]]! Do you know what that means? You've brought about the coming of the Divine Dysentery! Run for your lives!}}
* [[The Little Mermaid|Ursula]] is fond of this in ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''. "Insolent fools!"
* [[The Little Mermaid|Ursula]] is fond of this in ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''. "Insolent fools!"
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** Saix utters a simple "Fool" when [[Sleeping Beauty|Maleficent]] summoned [[The Heartless|Heartless]] to attack him, and then summoning Nobodies to dispatch them afterwards.
** Saix utters a simple "Fool" when [[Sleeping Beauty|Maleficent]] summoned [[The Heartless|Heartless]] to attack him, and then summoning Nobodies to dispatch them afterwards.
* [[The Hero|Emil]] pulls this on Marta in ''[[Tales of Symphonia Dawn of the New World]]'' during her depression induced stupor regarding Ratatosk's Core and its possible effects on her. The "You fool" bit tips her off that it's really Ratatosk-Emil talking, not regular Emil.
* [[The Hero|Emil]] pulls this on Marta in ''[[Tales of Symphonia Dawn of the New World]]'' during her depression induced stupor regarding Ratatosk's Core and its possible effects on her. The "You fool" bit tips her off that it's really Ratatosk-Emil talking, not regular Emil.
* Garland from ''[[Final Fantasy I (Video Game)|Final Fantasy I]]'' calls out the Light Warriors as impertinet fools right before the knockdown.
* Garland from ''[[Final Fantasy I]]'' calls out the Light Warriors as impertinet fools right before the knockdown.
{{quote| LIGHT WARRIORS?? You impertinent fools. I, Garland, will knock you all down!}}
{{quote| LIGHT WARRIORS?? You impertinent fools. I, Garland, will knock you all down!}}
* In [[Diablo]] 2, Tyrael uses this when Marius takes Baal's soulstone. 'You... FOOL! You have just ensured the doom of this world!'
* In [[Diablo]] 2, Tyrael uses this when Marius takes Baal's soulstone. 'You... FOOL! You have just ensured the doom of this world!'
* Kerrigan in ''[[Starcraft II (Video Game)|Starcraft II]]'' will repeat this phrase or a slight variant of it many, many times during the campaign.
* Kerrigan in ''[[Starcraft II]]'' will repeat this phrase or a slight variant of it many, many times during the campaign.
* One of the bosses in the old arcade game ''Kid Niki: Radical Ninja'', the Mad Monk, uses this phrase as his primary weapon. He can say it softly and drawn out ("Fooooooooollll..."), extending across the top of the screen to drop Os on you; he can shout it out as a large kanji with which to crush you; or he can scream, "GET HIM, YOU FOOLS!" to summon some [[Mooks]] to take you out, or at least keep you distracted enough to fall for one of the first two.
* One of the bosses in the old arcade game ''Kid Niki: Radical Ninja'', the Mad Monk, uses this phrase as his primary weapon. He can say it softly and drawn out ("Fooooooooollll..."), extending across the top of the screen to drop Os on you; he can shout it out as a large kanji with which to crush you; or he can scream, "GET HIM, YOU FOOLS!" to summon some [[Mooks]] to take you out, or at least keep you distracted enough to fall for one of the first two.
* Lord Victor Nefarius, aka the Black Dragon Nefarian from ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' gives us this [[Genre Savvy]] line when he berates his incompetent minions:
* Lord Victor Nefarius, aka the Black Dragon Nefarian from ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' gives us this [[Genre Savvy]] line when he berates his incompetent minions:
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** Subverted, though, by the time you face Nefarian himself, he has forgotten his own advice for your convenience.
** Subverted, though, by the time you face Nefarian himself, he has forgotten his own advice for your convenience.
*** [[Justified Trope|It makes sense]], though - when you're ''watching'' a fight, figuring out who the biggest problem is easy. When ''you're'' the one getting smacked upside the head by a guy wearing plate armor, but the guy in the dress is doing nothing visibly harmful to you, which would you reasonably go after?
*** [[Justified Trope|It makes sense]], though - when you're ''watching'' a fight, figuring out who the biggest problem is easy. When ''you're'' the one getting smacked upside the head by a guy wearing plate armor, but the guy in the dress is doing nothing visibly harmful to you, which would you reasonably go after?
* Used by the Spy in ''[[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]]'' as one of his responses, upon dominating an enemy Spy. Given the air of sophistication and competence the Spy tries to maintain, he treats this this as a grievous insult.
* Used by the Spy in ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' as one of his responses, upon dominating an enemy Spy. Given the air of sophistication and competence the Spy tries to maintain, he treats this this as a grievous insult.
{{quote| "You are an amateur and a fool!"}}
{{quote| "You are an amateur and a fool!"}}
* '''''[[Dawn of War (Video Game)|THE COWARDS! THE FOOLS!]]'''''
* '''''[[Dawn of War|THE COWARDS! THE FOOLS!]]'''''
* In ''[[The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim]]'', a Dunmer trapped in a [[Giant Spider]]'s web offers you a [[MacGuffin]] for cutting him loose. When he's freed, he yells the trope name ... [[Subverted Trope|then runs DEEPER INTO THE DUNGEON]]. If the player doesn't get him, the [[Our Zombies Are Different|draugr]] or the booby traps will.
* In ''[[The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim]]'', a Dunmer trapped in a [[Giant Spider]]'s web offers you a [[MacGuffin]] for cutting him loose. When he's freed, he yells the trope name ... [[Subverted Trope|then runs DEEPER INTO THE DUNGEON]]. If the player doesn't get him, the [[Our Zombies Are Different|draugr]] or the booby traps will.




== Web Original ==
== Web Original ==
* ''[[Red vs. Blue (Machinima)|Red vs. Blue]]'': O'Malley, in his quest to over-do every single supervillain trait he could, delivered this line:
* ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'': O'Malley, in his quest to over-do every single supervillain trait he could, delivered this line:
{{quote| '''O'Malley''': "You foolish fools will never defeat me! You are far too busy being foolish!"}}
{{quote| '''O'Malley''': "You foolish fools will never defeat me! You are far too busy being foolish!"}}
* Because the idiocy of his AI teammates, (At least in their inability to throw a flash grenade more than a foot into the room) this has become [[The Spoony Experiment|Noah Antwiler]]'s phrase of choice during his [[Let's Play]] of ''[[Police Quest|SWAT 4'']]. There's even [http://www.printfection.com/spoonyexperiment/SWAT-You-Fool-Womens-Fitted-Cap-Sleeve-Tee/_p_3707699 a shirt].
* Because the idiocy of his AI teammates, (At least in their inability to throw a flash grenade more than a foot into the room) this has become [[The Spoony Experiment|Noah Antwiler]]'s phrase of choice during his [[Let's Play]] of ''[[Police Quest|SWAT 4'']]. There's even [http://www.printfection.com/spoonyexperiment/SWAT-You-Fool-Womens-Fitted-Cap-Sleeve-Tee/_p_3707699 a shirt].
** Lampshaded once when Spoony does it to himself and instead says "Erm, me fool!".
** Lampshaded once when Spoony does it to himself and instead says "Erm, me fool!".
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series (Web Video)|Foolish fools! There are no women in Yu-Gi-Oh!]] [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|There are only extremely girly men!]] [[Large Ham|And I am the girliest of them all!]]
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|Foolish fools! There are no women in Yu-Gi-Oh!]] [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|There are only extremely girly men!]] [[Large Ham|And I am the girliest of them all!]]
{{quote| '''[[Bishonen|Pegasus]]''': You just keep telling yourself that.}}
{{quote| '''[[Bishonen|Pegasus]]''': You just keep telling yourself that.}}
** Speaking of Pegasus...
** Speaking of Pegasus...
{{quote| '''Pegasus:''' [[Eye Scream|That's the wrong eyeball,]] [[You Fool]]!}}
{{quote| '''Pegasus:''' [[Eye Scream|That's the wrong eyeball,]] [[You Fool!]]!}}
* Jeff and Adam of [[Lifes a Glitch TV]] are very fond of using this phrase.
* Jeff and Adam of [[Lifes a Glitch TV]] are very fond of using this phrase.


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== Western Animation ==
== Western Animation ==
* Aku from ''[[Samurai Jack]]'' has made "FOOLISH samurai!" a meme.
* Aku from ''[[Samurai Jack]]'' has made "FOOLISH samurai!" a meme.
* [[The Lord of the Rings (Animation)|Gandalf]] called himself a fool for not figuring out the word to open the Doors of Durin... in the rather flawed Bakshi animated movie, that is.
* [[The Lord of the Rings (animation)|Gandalf]] called himself a fool for not figuring out the word to open the Doors of Durin... in the rather flawed Bakshi animated movie, that is.
** "Fly, you fools!"
** "Fly, you fools!"
*** Or the Sev cartoon parody, "I can't fly, you fools!"
*** Or the Sev cartoon parody, "I can't fly, you fools!"
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** For that matter, most of Megatron and Cobra Commander's high ranking minions would call whoever was thwarting their plans a fool too.
** For that matter, most of Megatron and Cobra Commander's high ranking minions would call whoever was thwarting their plans a fool too.
** Skeletor to Beast Man: "You furry fool!" Also, memorably parodied by Bam Margera's band, Gnarkill.
** Skeletor to Beast Man: "You furry fool!" Also, memorably parodied by Bam Margera's band, Gnarkill.
** I think Venger, the big bad from the [[Dungeons and Dragons (Animation)|Dungeons & Dragons cartoon]], would often call the heroes "Foolish Mortals".
** I think Venger, the big bad from the [[Dungeons and Dragons (animation)|Dungeons & Dragons cartoon]], would often call the heroes "Foolish Mortals".
*** Well, you are half right--never "mortals" that I can recall, but he called '''''everyone''''' "fool" or "foolish". I ''think'' he even says "foolery" once.
*** Well, you are half right--never "mortals" that I can recall, but he called '''''everyone''''' "fool" or "foolish". I ''think'' he even says "foolery" once.
** For that matter, pick any stock villain from the Alex Toth [[Hanna-Barbera]] action shorts from the 60s - 70s. (''[[Space Ghost]]'', ''Galaxy Trio'', ''Birdman'', ''[[The Herculoids]]''... etc.)
** For that matter, pick any stock villain from the Alex Toth [[Hanna-Barbera]] action shorts from the 60s - 70s. (''[[Space Ghost]]'', ''Galaxy Trio'', ''Birdman'', ''[[The Herculoids]]''... etc.)
** Also shows up in live-action shows for kids as well. After Hawk buys ''[[Captain Power and The Soldiers of The Future (TV)|Captain Power and The Soldiers of The Future]]'' time to get to Icarus Control by going after Soaron, Lord Dread, overseeing the whole thing, utters "Soaron, you fool!"
** Also shows up in live-action shows for kids as well. After Hawk buys ''[[Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future]]'' time to get to Icarus Control by going after Soaron, Lord Dread, overseeing the whole thing, utters "Soaron, you fool!"
* In the ''[[Beast Wars (Animation)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "Gorilla Warfare", Optimus Primal yanks a viral mine off of his chest while inside the Predacon base, prompting Megatron to yell at him "You fool! You'll destroy us all!".
* In the ''[[Beast Wars]]'' episode "Gorilla Warfare", Optimus Primal yanks a viral mine off of his chest while inside the Predacon base, prompting Megatron to yell at him "You fool! You'll destroy us all!".
* Most Disney villains have called either their enemy or their minions fool at least once, likely for similar reasons to the founding uses: Disney, having earned their reputation by providing family-friendly animation in the first place, court G and at most PG ratings instead of [[Avoid the Dreaded G Rating|avoiding them]]. So instead of profane insults you get a lot of "you fool!" and "you idiot!"
* Most Disney villains have called either their enemy or their minions fool at least once, likely for similar reasons to the founding uses: Disney, having earned their reputation by providing family-friendly animation in the first place, court G and at most PG ratings instead of [[Avoid the Dreaded G Rating|avoiding them]]. So instead of profane insults you get a lot of "you fool!" and "you idiot!"
** ''101 Dalmatians'' (1996):
** ''101 Dalmatians'' (1996):
{{quote| '''Cruella de Vil''': You're a fool, Anita! I have no use for fools.}}
{{quote| '''Cruella de Vil''': You're a fool, Anita! I have no use for fools.}}
** [[The Lion King|"No, fool, we're going to kill him."]]
** [[The Lion King|"No, fool, we're going to kill him."]]
** The first line of dialogue from ''[[Atlantis the Lost Empire (Disney)|Atlantis the Lost Empire]]'' starts off like this, but is translated from Atlantean.
** The first line of dialogue from ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire|Atlantis the Lost Empire]]'' starts off like this, but is translated from Atlantean.
** [[The Little Mermaid|YOU]] [[Evil Gloating|PITIFUL]] [[Large Ham|INSIGNIFICANT]] '''FOOLS!!!!!'''
** [[The Little Mermaid|YOU]] [[Evil Gloating|PITIFUL]] [[Large Ham|INSIGNIFICANT]] '''FOOLS!!!!!'''
* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'': At the end of "Invasion of the Ferb Snatchers", Candace [[Once an Episode|once again]] fails to bust Phineas and Ferb, and she laments her apparent hubris in believing she could succeed in doing so.
* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'': At the end of "Invasion of the Ferb Snatchers", Candace [[Once an Episode|once again]] fails to bust Phineas and Ferb, and she laments her apparent hubris in believing she could succeed in doing so.
{{quote| '''Candace:''' [[Failure Is the Only Option|I was a fool!]] [[Skyward Scream|A foooooool!...]]}}
{{quote| '''Candace:''' [[Failure Is the Only Option|I was a fool!]] [[Skyward Scream|A foooooool!...]]}}
** Also it echos the last line of the movie she was watching earlier in the episode.
** Also it echos the last line of the movie she was watching earlier in the episode.
* Commonly [[No Indoor Voice|screeched]] by the White Witch in the [[Animated Adaptation]] of ''[[The Lion the Witch And The Wardrobe]]''.
* Commonly [[No Indoor Voice|screeched]] by the White Witch in the [[Animated Adaptation]] of ''[[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]''.
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' has the pilot-only [[Big Bad]] Nightmare Moon subtly switch out the word for "[[Just for Pun|foals]]".
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' has the pilot-only [[Big Bad]] Nightmare Moon subtly switch out the word for "[[Just for Pun|foals]]".
* One of ''[[Futurama]]'''s '''''[[A Day At the Bizarro|TALES! OF! INTEREST!]]''''' has former Vice President and protector of the space-time continuum [[Al Gore]] shouting "You fool! You ''[[Shaped Like Itself|foolish]]'' fool!" at Fry, after he's just caused a time paradox that will destroy the universe.
* One of ''[[Futurama]]'''s '''''[[A Day At the Bizarro|TALES! OF! INTEREST!]]''''' has former Vice President and protector of the space-time continuum [[Al Gore]] shouting "You fool! You ''[[Shaped Like Itself|foolish]]'' fool!" at Fry, after he's just caused a time paradox that will destroy the universe.
* Shredder of ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' has said it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1osPfORITFI&feature=player_embedded#!t=3m18s a couple of times].
* Shredder of ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' has said it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1osPfORITFI&feature=player_embedded#!t=3m18s a couple of times].