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Someone significant is about to enter the scene. They may or may not be a LargeHam themself, but the character who announces their arrival is, and takes full advantage of that with a suitably over-the-top introduction.

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Someone significant important is about to enter the scene. They may or may not be a LargeHam themself, but the character who announces their arrival definitely is, and takes full advantage of that with gives the incoming big name a suitably over-the-top introduction.
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* ''Series/DoctorWho'': [[ArchEnemy The Master]] is a very rare example of getting to play this role to himself by virtue of having [[TheNthDoctor multiple incarnations, who are more or less each their own person]]. In the revival series, he first returns as an old man called “Professor Yana” but quickly gets killed off. In his dying moments, the Yana Master muses that he wants to be “young and strong” like the Doctor, before overdramatically declaring “THE MASTERRRRRR! REEEEEEBOOOOOORN!” and transforming. Lo and behold, the Saxon Master is born as arguably [[LargeHam the largest ham]] [[UpToEleven in the entire franchise]]. Yana Master’s implied declaration that the Saxon Master was coming in with gusto turned out to be VERY accurate.
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* PlayedForLaughs much like the ''Order of the Stick'' example above in ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''. Sir Robin's minstrels constantly sing boastful ([[SmallNameBigEgo and blatantly false]]) songs about the knight's bravery. This bites Sir Robin in the ass when he is [[DirtyCoward clearly terrified]] of the three-headed knight and wants nothing more than to slip by him unnoticed, but his minstrels won't stop loudly singing his name and announcing that he is a BloodKnight who loves combat.
-->'''Three-Headed Knight:''' Halt! Who art thou?\\
'''Lead Minstrel:''' ''He is Brave Sir Robin, Brave Sir Robin-''\\
'''Sir Robin:''' [[BigShutUp Shut up!]] [[BlatantLies Nobody, really. I was just passing through]]\\
'''Three-Headed Knight:''' What do you want?\\
'''Lead Minstrel:''' ''[[LargeHam To fiiiiiight aaaaaaaaand-]]''\\
'''Sir Robin:''' [[RunningGag SHUT UP!!]]

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* ''Film/MadMax2TheRoadWarrior'' fearures Toadie as the villain's herald: "Greetings from the Humongous! The [[MalevolentMaskedMen Lord]] [[DepravedBisexual Humongous!]] The [[NietzscheWannabe Warrior]] [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast of]] the [[ScavengerWorld Wasteland!]] The Ayatollah of Rock-and-Rollah!"

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* ''Film/MadMax2TheRoadWarrior'' fearures features Toadie as herald of the villain's herald: villainous Lord Humongous:
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"Greetings from the Humongous! The [[MalevolentMaskedMen Lord]] [[DepravedBisexual Lord Humongous!]] The [[NietzscheWannabe Warrior]] [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast of]] Warrior of the [[ScavengerWorld Wasteland!]] The Ayatollah of Rock-and-Rollah!"
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* ''Film/MadMax1'': "Greetings from the Humongous! The [[MalevolentMaskedMen Lord]] [[DepravedBisexual Humongous!]] The [[NietzscheWannabe Warrior]] [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast of]] the [[ScavengerWorld Wasteland!]] The Ayatollah of Rock-and-Rollah!"

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* ''Film/MadMax1'': ''Film/MadMax2TheRoadWarrior'' fearures Toadie as the villain's herald: "Greetings from the Humongous! The [[MalevolentMaskedMen Lord]] [[DepravedBisexual Humongous!]] The [[NietzscheWannabe Warrior]] [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast of]] the [[ScavengerWorld Wasteland!]] The Ayatollah of Rock-and-Rollah!"
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* ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'': Woz serves as this to [[TheHero Sougo/Kamen Rider Zi-O]]. Every time he gets a new Rider Armor, Woz launches into a long speech about how amazing and incredible Sougo is, and how he is to become the Demon King. Apparently, [[EvilIsHammy he really likes making the speech.]]

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* ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'': Woz serves as this to [[TheHero Sougo/Kamen Rider Zi-O]]. Every Being a huge fan of the EvilOverlord Sougo will become in a BadFuture, every time he gets a new Rider Armor, Woz launches into a long speech about how amazing and incredible Sougo is, and how he is to become the Demon King. Apparently, [[EvilIsHammy he really likes making the speech.]]
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** Sometimes, things turn out differently, When Sougo transforms into [[SuperMode Grand Zi-O]], he stops himself from doing so, claiming that words are unnecessary to describe the greatness standing before him. [[spoiler:Taken UpToEleven in the final episode. When Sougo finally transforms into [[EvilOverlord Oma Zi-O]], Woz is so astonished and dumbstruck that Sougo has to ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness order]]'' him to make his speech.]]
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* Wrestling/DrDeathSteveWilliams faced Wrestling/BamBamBigelow at the Wrestling/HerbAbramsUWF's only [=PPV=], ''Beach Brawl'', in the tournament final for the [[https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=3152 UWF [=SportsChannel=] Television Championship]]. Bigelow got a normal introduction (weight, hometown, name.) Doc, on the other hand, got this, which presumably crushed the dreams of any Bigelow fans watching that night.

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* Wrestling/DrDeathSteveWilliams faced Wrestling/BamBamBigelow at the Wrestling/HerbAbramsUWF's only [=PPV=], ''Beach Brawl'', in the tournament final for the [[https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=3152 UWF [=SportsChannel=] Television Championship]]. Bigelow got a normal introduction (weight, hometown, name.) Doc, on the other hand, got this, which presumably crushed the dreams of any Bigelow fans watching that night.

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* Wrestling/DrDeathSteveWilliams faced Wrestling/BamBamBigelow at the [[Wrestling/HerbAbramsUWF UWF (Herb Abrams')]] only [=PPV=], ''Beach Brawl'', in the tournament final for the [[https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=3152 UWF [=SportsChannel=] Television Championship]]. Bigelow got a normal introduction (weight, hometown, name.) Doc, on the other hand, got this, which presumably crushed the dreams of any Bigelow fans watching that night.

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* Wrestling/DrDeathSteveWilliams faced Wrestling/BamBamBigelow at the [[Wrestling/HerbAbramsUWF UWF (Herb Abrams')]] Wrestling/HerbAbramsUWF's only [=PPV=], ''Beach Brawl'', in the tournament final for the [[https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=3152 UWF [=SportsChannel=] Television Championship]]. Bigelow got a normal introduction (weight, hometown, name.) Doc, on the other hand, got this, which presumably crushed the dreams of any Bigelow fans watching that night.


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* Wrestling/WillowNightingale's intro:
-->"From the Bronx, NY, she's got [[AfroAsskicker big hair]] and [[WhenSheSmiles an even bigger smile]]. [[RedBaron 'The Babe With The Power']], WILLOW NIGHTINGALE!"
* Wrestling/TessaBlanchard teamed with David Starr against [=Janelope=] (Joey Janela and Penelope Ford) at ''WWR Five Year Plan'', and their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFn-mJkL914 intro]] has to be heard to be believed.
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* Wrestling/DrDeathSteveWilliams faced Wrestling/BamBamBigelow at the UWF (Herb Abrams)'s only [=PPV=], ''Beach Brawl'', in the tournament final for the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Wrestling_Federation_(Herb_Abrams)_championships#UWF_SportsChannel_Television_Championship UWF [=SportsChannel=] Television Championship]]. Bigelow got a normal introduction (weight, hometown, name.) Doc, on the other hand, got this, which presumably crushed the dreams of any Bigelow fans watching that night.

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* Wrestling/DrDeathSteveWilliams faced Wrestling/BamBamBigelow at the [[Wrestling/HerbAbramsUWF UWF (Herb Abrams)'s Abrams')]] only [=PPV=], ''Beach Brawl'', in the tournament final for the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Wrestling_Federation_(Herb_Abrams)_championships#UWF_SportsChannel_Television_Championship [[https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=3152 UWF [=SportsChannel=] Television Championship]]. Bigelow got a normal introduction (weight, hometown, name.) Doc, on the other hand, got this, which presumably crushed the dreams of any Bigelow fans watching that night.
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* Jakob Hammermeier's original role in CHIKARA was as Wrestling/DieBruderschaftDesKreuzes' ring announcer. For his own matches, he would [[IncomingHam announce himself]], run to the back, and then run back to the ring.

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Compare InadvertentEntranceCue and LargeHamAnnouncer. Contrast IncomingHam, where a Large Ham enters and announces ''themself''.

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Compare InadvertentEntranceCue and LargeHamAnnouncer. Contrast IncomingHam, where a Large Ham enters and announces ''themself''.''himself''.



* Joel Gertner was this for Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys in Wrestling/{{ECW}}.

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* Joel Gertner was this for Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys in Wrestling/{{ECW}}.Wrestling/{{ECW}}, with his usual helpings of RefugeInAudacity.
-->"The man who last night, took such liberties with YOUR mother, that he is now recognized, in five states, as your father, Big Dick Dudley!"



-->"Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Wrestling/PaulHeyman, and I am the [[ManBehindTheMan One Behind The One]] in [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable Twenty-One and One]], the advocate for the reigning, defending, undisputed [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]], the Beast Incarnate, the Conqueror, [[Wrestling/BrockLesnar BRRROOOCK LLLLESNAAARRR!]]"

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-->"Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Wrestling/PaulHeyman, and I am the [[ManBehindTheMan [[TheManBehindTheMan One Behind The One]] in [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable Twenty-One and One]], the advocate for the reigning, defending, undisputed [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]], the Beast Incarnate, the Conqueror, [[Wrestling/BrockLesnar BRRROOOCK LLLLESNAAARRR!]]"


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* [[Wrestling/GavinLoudspeaker Louden Noxious[=/=]Gavin Loudspeaker]] in Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} and Wrestling/KaijuBigBattel.
-->"Ladies and gentlemen, it is now time, for YOUR mmmmmmmmmmmmmainnnnnnn event of the evening!"
** At ''CHIKARA Wrestling/{{JoshiMania}}'', December 2-4, 2011, he raised his usual dramatic introductions UpToEleven, with each woman receiving a wordy entrance that was repeated on all three shows.[[note]]With one exception, see UnexpectedCharacter.[[/note]]

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* [[Characters/{{WWECommentators}} Theodore Long]] was this for Rodney Mack, Wrestling/MarkHenry, Jazz and Mark Jindrak. The two names in the middle were pretty hammy themselves but in general, the purpose of an announcer in wrestling is to provide ham to one who lacks it.
* Paul Bearer acted as this for Wrestling/TheUndertaker.

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* [[Characters/{{WWECommentators}} [[Wrestling/TeddyLong Theodore Long]] was this for Rodney Mack, Wrestling/MarkHenry, Jazz and Mark Jindrak. The two names in the middle were pretty hammy themselves but in general, the purpose of an announcer in wrestling is to provide ham to one who lacks it.
* Paul Bearer Wrestling/PaulBearer acted as this for Wrestling/TheUndertaker.



-->"Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Wrestling/PaulHeyman, and I am the [[ManBehindTheMan One Behind The One]] in [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable Twenty-One and One]], the advocate for the reigning, defending, undisputed WWE World Heavyweight Champion, the Beast Incarnate, the Conqueror, [[Wrestling/BrockLesnar BRRROOOCK LLLLESNAAARRR!]]"

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-->"Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Wrestling/PaulHeyman, and I am the [[ManBehindTheMan One Behind The One]] in [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable Twenty-One and One]], the advocate for the reigning, defending, undisputed [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Champion]], the Beast Incarnate, the Conqueror, [[Wrestling/BrockLesnar BRRROOOCK LLLLESNAAARRR!]]"LLLLESNAAARRR!]]"
* Wrestling/DrDeathSteveWilliams faced Wrestling/BamBamBigelow at the UWF (Herb Abrams)'s only [=PPV=], ''Beach Brawl'', in the tournament final for the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Wrestling_Federation_(Herb_Abrams)_championships#UWF_SportsChannel_Television_Championship UWF [=SportsChannel=] Television Championship]]. Bigelow got a normal introduction (weight, hometown, name.) Doc, on the other hand, got this, which presumably crushed the dreams of any Bigelow fans watching that night.
-->"And his opponent, the roughest, toughest man in wrestling today, 'Dr. Death' Steve Williams. Coming down the aisle right now, getting cheered on by the crowd, 285-pounder from Lakewood, Colorado, a former football star, tremendous athlete, here vying for that championship belt to become the first-ever UWF Champion, and here they're squaring off in the middle of the ring, 'Dr. Death' and Bam Bam Bigelow."
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* The guy who announces the incoming guests in Manga/RoseOfVersailles. Justified, because he has to yell through the entire palace of Versailles.

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* The guy who announces the incoming guests in Manga/RoseOfVersailles.''Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles''. Justified, because he has to yell through the entire palace of Versailles.



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* ''Literature/TheTrueGame'' has an entire {{character class|System}} called the Herald, whose role in the setting's battles is mainly to levitate into the air to issue declarations of war on behalf of his King.
-->'''Herald of High King Prionde:''' All within sound of my voice pay heed: I speak for Mandor of Bannerwell, most adored, most jealously guarded, and for the High King, Prionde, of the High Demesne, most puissant, most terrible. I speak for these two in alliance here assembled to call Great Game and make unanswerable Challenge upon Himaggery, styled Wizard, who has in treacherous fashion betrayed the hospitality shown his followers by the High King by stealing away one dependent, the Seer Windlow, and who has betrayed the good will of Mandor by sending into his Demesne a spy, the Healer Silkhands. For these reasons and others, more numerous than the leaves upon the trees, all reasons of ill faith and betrayal, treachery and all ungameliness, do my Lords cry Challenge upon this Himaggery and wait his move. We cry True Game!\\
'''Herald of Himaggery:''' ''(after a pause of a few minutes while Himaggery finishes preparing to kick Prionde's ass)'' Hear the words of Himaggery, Wizard of the Bright Demesne. The Wizard does not cry True Game. The Wizard cries Death, Pain, Horror, Mutilation, Wounds, Blood, Agony, Destruction. The Wizard calls all these and more. HE IS NOT PLAYING! ''(cue asskicking)''
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* This is the job description of Ringmasters, MC's, and Sports Announcers.

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* This is the job description of Ringmasters, MC's, [[CircusEpisode Ringmasters]], [[HipHop MC's]], and [[LargeHamAnnouncer Sports Announcers.Announcers]]. Obviously, in order to keep the crowd excited and entertained.
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* This is the job description of Ringmasters, MC's, and Sports Announcers.
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* ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'': Woz serves as this to [[TheHero Sougo/Kamen Rider Zi-O]]. Every time he gets a new Rider Armor, Woz launches into a long speech about how amazing and incredible Sougo is, and how he is to become the Demon King. Apparently, [[EvilIsHammy he really likes making the speech.]]
-->'''Woz:''' Rejoice! He is the heir to the power of all Riders! The king of time, ruling over past and future! His name is Kamen Rider Zi-O '''*Rider Armor*'''!
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Someone significant is about to enter the scene. He may or may not be a LargeHam himself, but the character who announces his arrival is, and takes full advantage of that with a suitably over-the-top introduction.

Compare InadvertentEntranceCue and LargeHamAnnouncer. Contrast IncomingHam, where a Large Ham enters and announces ''himself''.

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Someone significant is about to enter the scene. He They may or may not be a LargeHam himself, themself, but the character who announces his their arrival is, and takes full advantage of that with a suitably over-the-top introduction.

Compare InadvertentEntranceCue and LargeHamAnnouncer. Contrast IncomingHam, where a Large Ham enters and announces ''himself''.''themself''.
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-->"ARISE, '''SEBASTIAN!'''"

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-->"ARISE, --->"ARISE, '''SEBASTIAN!'''"



* In ''On the Origin of [=PCs=]'', a prequel book for ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', Elan is quite the Hammy Herald for his liege, Sir François the Paladin. Including when it's wholly inapropriate, like while entering a BadGuyBar.

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* In ''On the Origin of [=PCs=]'', ''Recap/OnTheOriginOfPCs'', a prequel book for ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', Elan is quite the Hammy Herald for his liege, Sir François the Paladin. Including when it's wholly inapropriate, inappropriate, like while entering a BadGuyBar.



Your days of seedy backroom dealings and poor personnal hygiene are at an end, for he is here to wash this corrupt city clean!\\

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Your days of seedy backroom dealings and poor personnal personal hygiene are at an end, for he is here to wash this corrupt city clean!\\






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* One of the many variations the randomly generated [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Uruk]] Captains in [[MiddleEarthShadowOfWar Shadow of War]] can have is the addition of a hype orc; a generic mook who will take over the Captain's intro, singing praises and boasts while the Captain himself just stands in the background.

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* One of the many variations the randomly generated [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Uruk]] Captains in [[MiddleEarthShadowOfWar Shadow of War]] ''VideoGame/MiddleEarthShadowOfWar'' can have is the addition of a hype orc; a generic mook who will take over the Captain's intro, singing praises and boasts while the Captain himself just stands in the background.



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* ''Film/MadMax'': "Greetings from the Humongous! The [[MalevolentMaskedMen Lord]] [[DepravedBisexual Humongous!]] The [[NietzscheWannabe Warrior]] [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast of]] the [[ScavengerWorld Wasteland!]] The Ayatollah of Rock-and-Rollah!"

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* ''Film/MadMax'': ''Film/MadMax1'': "Greetings from the Humongous! The [[MalevolentMaskedMen Lord]] [[DepravedBisexual Humongous!]] The [[NietzscheWannabe Warrior]] [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast of]] the [[ScavengerWorld Wasteland!]] The Ayatollah of Rock-and-Rollah!"

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* In ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove'', Emperor Kuzco has a personal Theme Song Guy, voiced by Tom Jones, who introduces him in a bombastic song.

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* In ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove'', Emperor Kuzco has a personal Theme Song Guy, voiced by Tom Jones, who introduces him in a bombastic song.
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* [[FunWithAcronyms K.I.L.R.O.Y.]]: "We are your heroes! We are your salvation! We are your hope! We are... Music/TheProtomen!"
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** In the final joust, Adhemar's herald finally starts to ham it up as well and in turn gets more applause. Apparently hammy heralds are the way of the future.
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* Norwegian theatre had a natural LargeHam named ''August Oddvar''. He fitted the trope when he announced the name of at least one particular Norwegian poet:
---> '''BJØØØRNSTEEERNE BJØØØRNSSOON!!!!'''

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* In ''Webcomic/AliceAndTheNightmare'', the President certainly ramps it up to eleven when announcing the queen, his bombastic speech acting as an ouverture to her own BigEntrance.

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* In ''Webcomic/AliceAndTheNightmare'', ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'', Aaron Burr, who serves as the President certainly ramps AllKnowingSingingNarrator, does this no fewer than ''four times'':
** For Alexander Hamilton, in the titular song:
-->''"...and the world's gonna know his name! WHAT'S YOUR NAME, MAN?"''
** In "Right Hand Man":
-->''"Ladies and gentlemen! The moment you've been waiting for! The pride of Mount Vernon--'' '''''GEOOOOOORGE WASHINGTON!"'''''
** In "Guns and Ships" for the Marquis du Lafayette:
-->''"Everyone give
it up to eleven when announcing for America's'' '''''favorite fightin' Frenchman!"'''''
** And in "What'd I Miss?" for Thomas Jefferson:
-->''"But someone's gotta keep
the queen, his bombastic speech acting as an ouverture to her own BigEntrance.American Promise-- you simply must meet Thomas, THOMAS!"''


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* Team Rocket in ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' introduce themselves with a long speech, much posing and often SFX backgrounds.
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* In ''Franchise/{{Noob}}'', Gaea's InstantFanClub member Meuhmeuh seldom gets to act as a herald to her, but when he does, he does it in an over-the top way.
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