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* ''VideoGame/KatamariDamacy'': The High King constantly employs these during the {{Flashback}} sections of ''We ♥ Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie''. His dialogue is rendered as "...!!", followed by whatever he's actually saying to his son in parenthesis.
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** The High King constantly employs these during the {{Flashback}} sections of ''We ♥ Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie''. His dialogue is rendered as "...!!", followed by whatever he's actually saying to his son inparenthesis.parenthesis.
** The Rookie Cousin Mu, first introduced in ''Me & My Katamari'', wears all black with four white dots printed across his face in this fashion. Originally, he was TheQuietOne, not making a single sound even when he was rolled up.
** The High King constantly employs these during the {{Flashback}} sections of ''We ♥ Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie''. His dialogue is rendered as "...!!", followed by whatever he's actually saying to his son in
** The Rookie Cousin Mu, first introduced in ''Me & My Katamari'', wears all black with four white dots printed across his face in this fashion. Originally, he was TheQuietOne, not making a single sound even when he was rolled up.
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* The Medicine Seller in ''Anime/{{Mononoke}}'' always talks in this manner.
* In the ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' episode "Beware the Physical Exam", Tamaki tries to take a physical exam in place of Haruhi simply by [[PaperThinDisguise putting on a brown wig]]. When Haruhi sees what he's doing, and the other students immediately recognizing him ("Is he cosplaying as Haruhi?"), the camera cuts to her lying on the ground with a large speech bubble above, which fills in with an ellipsis, dot by dot, accompanied by three woodblock strikes.
* In the ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' episode "Beware the Physical Exam", Tamaki tries to take a physical exam in place of Haruhi simply by [[PaperThinDisguise putting on a brown wig]]. When Haruhi sees what he's doing, and the other students immediately recognizing him ("Is he cosplaying as Haruhi?"), the camera cuts to her lying on the ground with a large speech bubble above, which fills in with an ellipsis, dot by dot, accompanied by three woodblock strikes.
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* In the ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' episode "Beware the Physical Exam", Tamaki tries to take a physical exam in place of Haruhi simply by [[PaperThinDisguise putting on a brown wig]]. When Haruhi sees what he's doing, and the other students immediately recognizing him ("Is he cosplaying as Haruhi?"), the camera cuts to her lying on the ground with a large speech bubble above, which fills in with an ellipsis, dot by dot, accompanied by three woodblock strikes.
* The Medicine Seller in ''Anime/{{Mononoke}}'' always talks in this manner.
* The Medicine Seller in ''Anime/{{Mononoke}}'' always talks in this manner.
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* The ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' story, ''[[Fanfic/LegacyTotalDrama Legacy]]'' uses ellipses twice, in different ways:
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* Used excessively in any interaction between any combination of characters in ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust''. Even when they converse via chat messages.
* Creator/DetsniyOffSkiword shows a love for doing this throughout ''Kid Icarus Uprising 2'' and ''Profesor Layton Vs Jack The Raper''. Anytime a AssPull happens, or a character appears, he has to do at least four lines with just three dots. At least once, he has done this, only to then declare, "Just kidding!" and then perform even more ellipsis before the actual reveal.
* In its second blooper reel, ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'''s Piccolo: "Dot-dot-dot. Ellipsis."
* ''Fanfic/FireEmblemThreeHousesFifthPath'' is particularly fond of these, usually to represent hesitance in someone's speech. The narration will also occasionally mention this for comedic effect:
-->There was a long silence. You could almost see the ellipses above them.
* The ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama''story, ''[[Fanfic/LegacyTotalDrama Legacy]]'' story ''Fanfic/{{Legacy|TotalDrama}}'' uses ellipses twice, in different ways:
* Creator/DetsniyOffSkiword shows a love for doing this throughout ''Kid Icarus Uprising 2'' and ''Profesor Layton Vs Jack The Raper''. Anytime a AssPull happens, or a character appears, he has to do at least four lines with just three dots. At least once, he has done this, only to then declare, "Just kidding!" and then perform even more ellipsis before the actual reveal.
* In its second blooper reel, ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'''s Piccolo: "Dot-dot-dot. Ellipsis."
* ''Fanfic/FireEmblemThreeHousesFifthPath'' is particularly fond of these, usually to represent hesitance in someone's speech. The narration will also occasionally mention this for comedic effect:
-->There was a long silence. You could almost see the ellipses above them.
* The ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama''
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* Creator/DetsniyOffSkiword shows a love for doing this throughout Kid Icarus Uprising 2 and Profesor Layton Vs Jack The Raper. Anytime a AssPull happens, or a character appears, he has to do at least four lines with just three dots. At least once, he has done this, only to then declare, "Just kidding!" and then perform even more ellipsis before the actual reveal.
* In its second blooper reel, ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'''s Piccolo: "Dot-dot-dot. Ellipsis."
* Used excessively in any interaction between any combination of characters in ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust''. Even when they converse via chat messages.
* ''Fanfic/FireEmblemThreeHousesFifthPath'' is particularly fond of these, usually to represent hesitance in someone's speech. The narration will also occasionally mention this for comedic effect:
-->There was a long silence. You could almost see the ellipses above them.
* In its second blooper reel, ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'''s Piccolo: "Dot-dot-dot. Ellipsis."
* Used excessively in any interaction between any combination of characters in ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust''. Even when they converse via chat messages.
* ''Fanfic/FireEmblemThreeHousesFifthPath'' is particularly fond of these, usually to represent hesitance in someone's speech. The narration will also occasionally mention this for comedic effect:
-->There was a long silence. You could almost see the ellipses above them.
* [[TheComicallySerious Knuckles]] dramatically reads off a series of casual texts in ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog22022'', saying "Dot, dot, dot" aloud each time the "text incoming" ellipses appear on the screen.
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-->'''Narrator:''' "His post-junk libido, fueled by alcohol and amphetamines, taunted him remorselessly with his own unsatisfied desire, dot, dot, dot."
* [[TheComicallySerious Knuckles]] dramatically reads off a series of casual texts in ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog22022'', saying "Dot, dot, dot" aloud each time the "text incoming" ellipses appear on the screen.
* [[TheComicallySerious Knuckles]] dramatically reads off a series of casual texts in ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog22022'', saying "Dot, dot, dot" aloud each time the "text incoming" ellipses appear on the screen.
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-->'''Narrator:''' "His His post-junk libido, fueled by alcohol and amphetamines, taunted him remorselessly with his own unsatisfied desire, dot, dot, dot."
* [[TheComicallySerious Knuckles]] dramatically reads off a series of casual texts in ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog22022'', saying "Dot, dot, dot" aloud each time the "text incoming" ellipses appear on the screen.
* [[TheComicallySerious Knuckles]] dramatically reads off a series of casual texts in ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog22022'', saying "Dot, dot, dot" aloud each time the "text incoming" ellipses appear on the screen.
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* Used at least once per page in Maria Trapp's ''A Family on Wheels'', the sequel to ''The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''.
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*Used Barbara Cartland's breathless heroines frequently have difficulty saying more than four or five words before needing one of these little pauses. The heroes seem to be mostly immune to this affliction.
* Ghost-story author par excellence Creator/MRJames has an amusing parenthetical comment about them in his essay "Stories I Have Tried to Write": "(Dots are believed by many writers of our day to be a good substitute for effective writing. They are certainly an easy one. Let us have a few more...)"
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* The Creator/AlanDeanFoster novelisation of ''Film/{{Alien}}'' has these atleast once per page in Maria Trapp's ''A Family on Wheels'', the sequel end of various scenes, presumably to ''The Story invoke a sense of suspense. As they don't appear in his subsequent novelisations of the Trapp Family Singers''.''Alien'' franchise, [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness it tends to stand out]].
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* Ghost-story author par excellence Creator/MRJames has an amusing parenthetical comment about them in his essay "Stories I Have Tried to Write": "(Dots are believed by many writers of our day to be a good substitute for effective writing. They are certainly an easy one. Let us have a few more...)"
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* The Creator/AlanDeanFoster novelisation of ''Film/{{Alien}}'' has these at
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* In Creator/TerryPratchett's ''Literature/TheTruth'', Otto is explaining how things should be said in {{Uberwald}} (complete with [[EmpathicEnvironment sound effects from thunder, wolves, etc.]]): "Yonder is ... ''zer castle''".
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** In Creator/TerryPratchett's ''Literature/TheTruth'', Otto is explaining how things should be said in {{Uberwald}} (complete with [[EmpathicEnvironment sound effects from thunder, wolves, etc.]]): "Yonder is ... ''zer castle''".
** In Creator/TerryPratchett's ''Literature/TheTruth'', Otto is explaining how things should be said in {{Uberwald}} (complete with [[EmpathicEnvironment sound effects from thunder, wolves, etc.]]): "Yonder is ... ''zer castle''".
* Used at least once per page in Maria Trapp's ''A Family on Wheels'', the sequel to ''The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''.
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* Ghost-story author par excellence Creator/MRJames has an amusing parenthetical comment about them in his essay "Stories I Have Tried to Write": "(Dots are believed by many writers of our day to be a good substitute for effective writing. They are certainly an easy one. Let us have a few more...)"
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* Barbara Cartland's breathless heroines frequently have difficulty saying more than four or five words before needing one of these little pauses. The heroes seem to be mostly immune to this affliction.
* The Creator/AlanDeanFoster novelisation of ''Film/{{Alien}}'' has these at the end of various scenes, presumably to invoke a sense of suspense. As they don't appear in his subsequent novelisations of the ''Alien'' franchise, [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness it tends to stand out]].
* The Creator/AlanDeanFoster novelisation of ''Film/{{Alien}}'' has these at the end of various scenes, presumably to invoke a sense of suspense. As they don't appear in his subsequent novelisations of the ''Alien'' franchise, [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness it tends to stand out]].
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* [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] once in a ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' episode, in which J.D. is forced with shaving his hair for a cancer patient. He's quite reluctant to do this, so he stalls by telling the family, "You know, I've got a thing to get to now, but when I get back- * ''Pause for effect ... pause for effect ...''* I'm shaving this thing."
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* [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] once in a ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' episode, in which J.D. is forced with shaving his hair for a cancer patient. He's quite reluctant to do this, so he stalls by telling the family, "You know, I've got a thing to get to now, but when I get back- * ''Pause ''(Pause for effect ... pause for effect ...''* )'' I'm shaving this thing."
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* ...Detective Badd of ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigations''... likes to use these... frequently. In fact... it's rare that he manages to complete a sentence without them.[[note]]It may be because he is usually sucking on a lollipop while speaking. He speaks normally when he takes it out.[[/note]]
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* In ''VideoGame/AzurLane'' Shinano's [[https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/Shinano/Quotes#English_Server dialogue lines]] is littered with this, even when speaking to
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* Happens in ''VideoGame/{{Fairune}} 2'', both when the Fairies are reading the Ancient Codex to signify focus, and when [[spoiler: Layla uploads memories from the Storage Devices to her true body, moments before shutting down her holographic one.]]
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* Happens in ''VideoGame/{{Fairune}} 2'', both when the Fairies are reading the Ancient Codex to signify focus, and when [[spoiler: Layla [[spoiler:Layla uploads memories from the Storage Devices to her true body, moments before shutting down her holographic one.]]one]].
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* Happens often in VideoGame/{{Iji}}. This is parodied by the Scrambler device, which usually renders ellipses as "Dot dot dot".
* Used to build suspense before announcing the results of army battles in ''VisualNovel/LorenTheAmazonPrincess''.
* Used to build suspense before announcing the results of army battles in ''VisualNovel/LorenTheAmazonPrincess''.
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* Happens often in VideoGame/{{Iji}}.''VideoGame/{{Iji}}''. This is parodied by the Scrambler device, which usually renders ellipses as "Dot dot dot".
*Used to build suspense before announcing The ''VideoGame/JustDance'' video games use these whenever an objectionable word is censored in a song (which is often since the results games are rated E10+. Even milder words like "hell", "damn" and "drunk" are almost-always censored). On every map, the song's lyrics are displayed in the lower left-hand corner. When a line with a censored word appears, the word is replaced with "..." (such as "We don't give a ...") rather than more common forms of army battles text censorship such as asterisks.
** In the song "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, the entire line "Back-back seat of my car" is censored and displayed as "... ... ... ... ... ..."
* ''VideoGame/KatamariDamacy'': The High King constantly employs these during the {{Flashback}} sections of ''We ♥ Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie''. His dialogue is rendered as "...!!", followed by whatever he's actually saying to his son in''VisualNovel/LorenTheAmazonPrincess''.parenthesis.
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** In the song "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, the entire line "Back-back seat of my car" is censored and displayed as "... ... ... ... ... ..."
* ''VideoGame/KatamariDamacy'': The High King constantly employs these during the {{Flashback}} sections of ''We ♥ Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie''. His dialogue is rendered as "...!!", followed by whatever he's actually saying to his son in
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--> '''Alexander, God of Destruction:''' Ellipses are for CHUMPS!
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* The player character in [[VideoGame/PhantasyStarUniverse Phantasy Star Portable]] elevates this to an art form.
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* The player character in [[VideoGame/PhantasyStarUniverse ''[[VideoGame/PhantasyStarUniverse Phantasy Star Portable]] Portable]]'' elevates this to an art form.
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--> [[spoiler: SHODAN: "If I desired, I could improve you, transform you into something more... efficient."]]
* Done multiple times in ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry''. In fact, a lot of {{Visual Novel}}s would fall under this trope, but Umineko's use of ellipses can be quite... egregious at times.
--> '''Battler''': And then...I...knew. (while a quick montage of images from previous episodes are shown)
* A staple of just about any [[JapaneseRolePlayingGame Japanese RPG]] game you can think of. Especially the VisibleSilence variant.
* Done multiple times in ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry''. In fact, a lot of {{Visual Novel}}s would fall under this trope, but Umineko's use of ellipses can be quite... egregious at times.
--> '''Battler''': And then...I...knew. (while a quick montage of images from previous episodes are shown)
* A staple of just about any [[JapaneseRolePlayingGame Japanese RPG]] game you can think of. Especially the VisibleSilence variant.
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* Done multiple times in ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry''. In fact, a lot of {{Visual Novel}}s would fall under this trope, but Umineko's use of ellipses can be quite... egregious at times.
--> '''Battler''': And then...I...knew. (while a quick montage of images from previous episodes are shown)
* A staple of just about any [[JapaneseRolePlayingGame Japanese RPG]] game you can think of. Especially the VisibleSilence variant.
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* The ''VideoGame/JustDance'' video games use these whenever an objectionable word is censored in a song (which is often since the games are rated E10+. Even milder words like "hell", "damn" and "drunk" are almost-always censored). On every map, the song's lyrics are displayed in the lower left-hand corner. When a line with a censored word appears, the word is replaced with "..." (such as "We don't give a ...") rather than more common forms of text censorship such as asterisks.
** In the song "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, the entire line "Back-back seat of my car" is censored and displayed as "... ... ... ... ... ..."
* In ''VideoGame/AzurLane'' Shinano's [[https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/Shinano/Quotes#English_Server dialogue lines]] is littered with this, even when speaking to her fellow Sakura Empire ships. Ties with the fact that she's quite the [[DreamWeaver Dream-weaving]]{{Sleepyhead}}.
** In the song "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, the entire line "Back-back seat of my car" is censored and displayed as "... ... ... ... ... ..."
* In ''VideoGame/AzurLane'' Shinano's [[https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/Shinano/Quotes#English_Server dialogue lines]] is littered with this, even when speaking to her fellow Sakura Empire ships. Ties with the fact that she's quite the [[DreamWeaver Dream-weaving]]{{Sleepyhead}}.
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* ...Detective Badd of ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigations''... likes to use these... frequently. In fact... it's rare that he manages to complete a sentence without them.[[note]]It may be because he is usually sucking on a lollipop while speaking. He speaks normally when he takes it out.[[/note]]
* Used to build suspense before announcing the results of army battles in ''VisualNovel/LorenTheAmazonPrincess''.
* Done multiple times in ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry''. In fact, a lot of {{Visual Novel}}s would fall under this trope, but Umineko's use of ellipses can be quite... egregious at times.
-->'''Battler''': And then...I...knew. ''(while a quick montage of images from previous episodes are shown)''
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* ...Detective Badd of ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigations''... likes to use these... frequently. In fact... it's rare that he manages to complete a sentence without them.[[note]]It may be because he is usually sucking on a lollipop while speaking. He speaks normally when he takes it out.[[/note]]
* Used to build suspense before announcing the results of army battles in ''VisualNovel/LorenTheAmazonPrincess''.
* Done multiple times in ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry''. In fact, a lot of {{Visual Novel}}s would fall under this trope, but Umineko's use of ellipses can be quite... egregious at times.
-->'''Battler''': And then...I...knew. ''(while a quick montage of images from previous episodes are shown)''
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* One WebOriginal/ProtectorsOfThePlotContinuum story has a character in the medical department refer to a session of therapy involving videos designed to discourage lusting after canons as "... debriefings." PPC agents being what they are, the one going through these sessions describes them thereafter as "ellipsis debriefings."
* When a creepypasta author's over-reliance on ellipsis is apparent, the guys at WebVideo/BadCreepypasta pokes fun at it by speaking out the ellipses. Some fanpastas read on BAD CREEPYPASTA also pokes fun at this.
* When a creepypasta author's over-reliance on ellipsis is apparent, the guys at WebVideo/BadCreepypasta pokes fun at it by speaking out the ellipses. Some fanpastas read on BAD CREEPYPASTA also pokes fun at this.
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* When a creepypasta author's over-reliance on ellipsis is apparent, the guys at ''WebVideo/BadCreepypasta'' pokes fun at it by speaking out the ellipses. Some fanpastas read on BAD CREEPYPASTA also pokes fun at this.
* OneWebOriginal/ProtectorsOfThePlotContinuum ''WebOriginal/ProtectorsOfThePlotContinuum'' story has a character in the medical department refer to a session of therapy involving videos designed to discourage lusting after canons as "... debriefings." PPC agents being what they are, the one going through these sessions describes them thereafter as "ellipsis debriefings."
* When a creepypasta author's over-reliance on ellipsis is apparent, the guys at WebVideo/BadCreepypasta pokes fun at it by speaking out the ellipses. Some fanpastas read on BAD CREEPYPASTA also pokes fun at this."
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* When a creepypasta author's over-reliance on ellipsis is apparent, the guys at WebVideo/BadCreepypasta pokes fun at it by speaking out the ellipses. Some fanpastas read on BAD CREEPYPASTA also pokes fun at this.
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* Daggett in ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'' would do this pretty often, like when he's reading the note [[CompanionCube Stump]] left before [[GeneHunting running away to find his real parents.]]
-->Daggett: "I am a, dot dot dot, trainspotter!"\\
Norbert: ''Transplant.''
-->Daggett: "I am a, dot dot dot, trainspotter!"\\
Norbert: ''Transplant.''
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* Daggett in ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'' would do this pretty often, like when he's reading the note [[CompanionCube Stump]] left before [[GeneHunting running away to find his real parents.]]
-->Daggett: "Iparents]].
-->'''Daggett:''' I am a, dot dot dot,trainspotter!"\\
Norbert: ''Transplant.''trainspotter!\\
'''Norbert:''' ''Transplant''.
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-->'''Daggett:''' I am a, dot dot dot,
Norbert: ''Transplant.''
'''Norbert:''' ''Transplant''.
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* ''WebVideo/TheTimeGuys'' has this ''in the title''. This comes from the fact that Dr. Chronos has [[CatchPhrase a tendency]] to emphasize the word... TIME!
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* ''WebVideo/TheTimeGuys'' has this ''in the title''. This comes from the fact that Dr. Chronos has [[CatchPhrase a tendency]] tendency to emphasize the word... TIME!
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* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' abuses both these and dashes-though mostly the dashes- in places they don't belong. Like.... here- and back there.
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* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' abuses both these and dashes-though mostly the dashes- in places they don't belong. Like.... here- and back there.
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* Nacht, the second protagonist in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyDimensions'', has a tendency to trail off with an ellipsis at the end of his sentences as part of his [[TheStoic aloof, stoic demeanor]].
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* ...Detective Badd of ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigations''... likes to use these... frequently.
** In fact it's rare that he manages to complete a sentence without them.
** It may be because he sucking on a lollipop while speaking. He speaks normally when he takes it out.
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'''And One More Note:''' If it's more than three dots, it's not an ellipsis; it's a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader_(typography) dot-leader.]]
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-->'''Mel Brooks, as the piss boy, as King Louis XVI''' But, dot dot dot, you don't understand!
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* ''Fanfic/FireEmblemThreeHousesFifthPath'' is particularly fond of these, usually to represent hesitance in someone's speech. The narration will also occasionally mention this for comedic effect:
-->There was a long silence. You could almost see the ellipses above them.
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* "It was... ... ... ... ... (CHARACTER)!" is used more than a few times in ''Fanfic/MyImmortal''. Used all the time before [[IKEAErotica "sex"]] scenes as well. "And then..........we started frenching [[YouKeepUsingThatWord passively"]], or some variation thereof, appears about 50 times in the fic.
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* "It was... ... ... ... ... (CHARACTER)!" is used more than a few times in ''Fanfic/MyImmortal''. Used all the time before [[IKEAErotica "sex"]] scenes as well. "And then..........we started frenching [[YouKeepUsingThatWord passively"]], passively", or some variation thereof, appears about 50 times in the fic.
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* [[TheComicallySerious Knuckles]] dramatically reads off a series of casual texts in ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog22022'', saying "Dot, dot, dot" aloud each time the "text incoming" ellipses appear on the screen.
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* Used excessively in any interaction between any combination of characters in ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust''. [[UpToEleven Even when they converse via chat messages.]]
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* Used excessively in any interaction between any combination of characters in ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust''. [[UpToEleven Even when they converse via chat messages.]]
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** ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'' takes this UpToEleven.
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* In ''Literature/UpTheDownStaircase'', Linda Rosen peppers her love letter to her crush, teacher Paul Barringer, with a series of these. He's enough of an ass to write her a GrammarCorrectionGag response in which he points out that (among other errors) she's using them incorrectly.
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* In ''Literature/UpTheDownStaircase'', Linda Rosen Alice Blake peppers her love letter to her crush, teacher Paul Barringer, with a series of these. He's enough of an ass to write her a GrammarCorrectionGag response in which he points out that (among other errors) she's using them incorrectly.
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* In ''Literature/UpTheDownStaircase'', Linda Rosen peppers her love letter to her crush, teacher Paul Barringer, with a series of these. He's enough of an ass to write her a GrammarCorrectionGag response in which he points out that (among other errors) she's using them incorrectly.
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* Used excessively in any interaction between any combination of characters in ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust''. [[UpToEleven Even when they converse via chat messages.]]
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* Happens in ''VideoGame/{{Fairune}} 2'', both when the Fairies are reading the Ancient Codex to signify focus, and when [[spoiler: Layla uploads memories from the Storage Devices to her true body, moments before shutting down her holographic one.]]
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* Creator/DetsniyOffSkiword shows a love for doing this throughout Kid Icarus Uprising 2 and Profesor Layton Vs Jack The Raper. Anytime a ShockingSwerve happens, or a character appears, he has to do at least four lines with just three dots. At least once, he has done this, only to then declare, "Just kidding!" and then perform even more ellipsis before the actual reveal.
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* Creator/DetsniyOffSkiword shows a love for doing this throughout Kid Icarus Uprising 2 and Profesor Layton Vs Jack The Raper. Anytime a ShockingSwerve AssPull happens, or a character appears, he has to do at least four lines with just three dots. At least once, he has done this, only to then declare, "Just kidding!" and then perform even more ellipsis before the actual reveal.
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* In ''VideoGame/AzurLane'' Shinano's [[https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/Shinano/Quotes#English_Server dialogue lines]] is littered with this, even when speaking to her fellow Sakura Empire ships. Ties with the fact that she's quite the [[DreamWeaver Dream-weaving]]{{Sleepyhead}}.
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* Also strange is the common manga method of ending a dramatic sentence in '... !', which, of course, seems to mean that they stopped talking, but it got ''really dramatic'' towards the end.
** There are not one but two versions of this: the "... ?" which indicates confused silence, and the "... !" which indicates shocked silence. A "... ?!" would probably translate to dumbfounded silence ... .
** There are not one but two versions of this: the "... ?" which indicates confused silence, and the "... !" which indicates shocked silence. A "... ?!" would probably translate to dumbfounded silence ... .
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* Most notoriously appears when comic-book villains introduce themselves. "Fools! No one can stop ... '''Doctor Deathinatorwhatever!'''"
** Double hyphens (em dashes) were also popular for this on Marvel titles in the '60s, which looks even stranger.
** Double hyphens (em dashes) were also popular for this on Marvel titles in the '60s, which looks even stranger.
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* In Creator/TerryPratchett's ''Discworld/TheTruth'', Otto is explaining how things should be said in {{Uberwald}} (complete with [[EmpathicEnvironment sound effects from thunder, wolves, etc.]]): "Yonder is ... ''zer castle''".
** Similarly, in ''Discworld/GoingPostal'', the Smoking Gnu explain to Moist that you can't refer to... ''The Woodpecker'' (a method of exploiting the mechanical flaws in semaphore towers to make them break down, like a SteamPunk computer virus) as simply the Woodpecker. It needs the pause for effect.
** And in ''Discworld/NightWatch'' a character refers to having '... business interests in Uberwald' and Vimes refers to this statement as 'significant pause type of business interest', in the same vein as a character in ''The Truth'' being threatened with, in their summary of the others words which included an ellipsis, 'deep pause trouble'.
** Another example: in ''Discworld/ThiefOfTime'' Lu-Tze is informed by his unlikely rescuer that he is in ... the dairy. Of course, it's a very ''special'' dairy.
** Describing Lady Margalotta in ''Discworld/UnseenAcademicals'', the LemonyNarrator says "she had some sort of ... relationship with Vetinari. Everyone knew it, and that was all everyone knew. A dot dot dot relationship. One of those. And nobody had been able to join up the dots."
** Similarly, in ''Discworld/GoingPostal'', the Smoking Gnu explain to Moist that you can't refer to... ''The Woodpecker'' (a method of exploiting the mechanical flaws in semaphore towers to make them break down, like a SteamPunk computer virus) as simply the Woodpecker. It needs the pause for effect.
** And in ''Discworld/NightWatch'' a character refers to having '... business interests in Uberwald' and Vimes refers to this statement as 'significant pause type of business interest', in the same vein as a character in ''The Truth'' being threatened with, in their summary of the others words which included an ellipsis, 'deep pause trouble'.
** Another example: in ''Discworld/ThiefOfTime'' Lu-Tze is informed by his unlikely rescuer that he is in ... the dairy. Of course, it's a very ''special'' dairy.
** Describing Lady Margalotta in ''Discworld/UnseenAcademicals'', the LemonyNarrator says "she had some sort of ... relationship with Vetinari. Everyone knew it, and that was all everyone knew. A dot dot dot relationship. One of those. And nobody had been able to join up the dots."
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* In Creator/TerryPratchett's ''Discworld/TheTruth'', ''Literature/TheTruth'', Otto is explaining how things should be said in {{Uberwald}} (complete with [[EmpathicEnvironment sound effects from thunder, wolves, etc.]]): "Yonder is ... ''zer castle''".
** Similarly, in''Discworld/GoingPostal'', ''Literature/GoingPostal'', the Smoking Gnu explain to Moist that you can't refer to... ''The Woodpecker'' (a method of exploiting the mechanical flaws in semaphore towers to make them break down, like a SteamPunk computer virus) as simply the Woodpecker. It needs the pause for effect.
** And in''Discworld/NightWatch'' ''Literature/NightWatchDiscworld'' a character refers to having '... business interests in Uberwald' and Vimes refers to this statement as 'significant pause type of business interest', in the same vein as a character in ''The Truth'' being threatened with, in their summary of the others words which included an ellipsis, 'deep pause trouble'.
** Another example: in''Discworld/ThiefOfTime'' ''Literature/ThiefOfTime'' Lu-Tze is informed by his unlikely rescuer that he is in ... the dairy. Of course, it's a very ''special'' dairy.
** Describing Lady Margalotta in''Discworld/UnseenAcademicals'', ''Literature/UnseenAcademicals'', the LemonyNarrator says "she had some sort of ... relationship with Vetinari. Everyone knew it, and that was all everyone knew. A dot dot dot relationship. One of those. And nobody had been able to join up the dots."
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** And in
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* VideoGame/{{Mega Man X}}5 abused this somewhat, with lots of these during the major speeches. Other games in the series kept it to a minimum.
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* VideoGame/{{Mega Man X}}5 ''VideoGame/MegaManX5'' abused this somewhat, with lots of these during the major speeches. Other games in the series kept it to a minimum.
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[[Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses STOP!]] [[PunctuatedForEmphasis USING! ELLIPSES!]]
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'''More Notes:''' In all technicality, an ellipsis has a space before each period, making the correct form of an ellipsis like this . . . But no one actually does that...
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* Thanks largely to the ''Manga/{{Golgo 13}}'' video game for the NES, Duke Togo is famous for doing this.
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* In its second blooper reel, ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'''s Piccolo: "Dot-dot-dot. Ellipsis."
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z2Z23SAFVA that most literal application of all...]] ''WebAnimation/DotDotDot''!
* As the page quote shows, this was parodied in a ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' short, where Stinkoman actually pronounces it as "''Dot Dot Dot''".
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z2Z23SAFVA that most literal application of all...]] ''WebAnimation/DotDotDot''!
* As the page quote shows, this was parodied in a ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' short, where Stinkoman actually pronounces it as "''Dot Dot Dot''".
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* After a number of comics abusing the use of this particular punctuation mark,[[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]] has finally diagnosed their overuse as a disease seen in comics similar to Youngblood's Disease. He dubbed it "Ultimate Warrior's Ailment" in his review of Zero Patrol.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z2Z23SAFVA that most literal application of all...]] ''WebAnimation/DotDotDot''!
* In its second blooper reel, ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'''s Piccolo: "Dot-dot-dot. Ellipsis."
* As the page quote shows, this was parodied in a ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' short, where Stinkoman actually pronounces it as "''Dot Dot Dot''".
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z2Z23SAFVA that most literal application of all...]] ''WebAnimation/DotDotDot''!
* In its second blooper reel, ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'''s Piccolo: "Dot-dot-dot. Ellipsis."
* As the page quote shows, this was parodied in a ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' short, where Stinkoman actually pronounces it as "''Dot Dot Dot''".
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* After a number of comics abusing the use of this particular punctuation mark,[[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]] has finally diagnosed their overuse as a disease seen in comics similar to Youngblood's Disease. He dubbed it "Ultimate Warrior's Ailment" in his review of Zero Patrol.
* ''WebVideo/TheTimeGuys'' has this ''in the title''. This comes from the fact that Dr. Chronos has [[CatchPhrase a tendency]] to emphasize the word... TIME!
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* After a number of comics abusing the use of this particular punctuation mark,[[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]] has finally diagnosed their overuse as a disease seen in comics similar to Youngblood's Disease. He dubbed it "Ultimate Warrior's Ailment" in his review of Zero Patrol.
* ''WebVideo/TheTimeGuys'' has this ''in the title''. This comes from the fact that Dr. Chronos has [[CatchPhrase a tendency]] to emphasize the word... TIME!
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* The closest [[TheSpeechless Snake Eyes]] gets to vocalization in the GIJoe comics is this trope.
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** More recently, there's "The Hardest Part of Letting Go...Sealed with a Kiss". And besides album names, there's a couple of not-title-tracks-song names, like "[[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Holy Wars...The Punishment Due]]".
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** More recently, there's "The Hardest Part of Letting Go...Sealed with a Kiss". And besides album names, there's a couple of not-title-tracks-song names, like "[[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Holy "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due]]".Due".
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