History Main / RousingSpeech

* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie''. Twice. With ThemeMusicPowerUp. "AUTOBOTS! Transform and roll out!"

* In one of the ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' films, Optimus gives a speech on their obligation to help the humans, before they do the car equivalent of the TeamPowerWalk. The Decepticons have a team-up montage at the same time, so you ''know'' it's on.

* Tommy from ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' has been know to give these on occasion. Chuckie even admitted in "No More Cookies" that he loved when Tommy would give these big speeches. In "Beach Blanket Babies", Chuckie actually manages to deliver one to Tommy when he's ready to give up on helping Chuckie release his pet sea monkeys into the ocean.

-->'''Lord John Whorfin''': Where are we going?\\
'''The Red Lectroids''': Planet Ten!\\
'''Lord John Whorfin''': When?\\
'''The Red Lectroids''': Real soon!

* Played straight in ''Film/{{Airplane}}!'' and subverted in ''Film/AirplaneIITheSequel''.
* ''Film/{{The Alamo|2004}}'': Sam Houston gives a brief but effective one prior to the [[FinalBattle battle of San Jacinto]]:

-->"Some of you, [[FrontlineGeneral perhaps myself]], will not live to see the sun set over these mountains today. But I tell you what every warrior has known since the beginning of time. ''Conquer your fear, and I promise you, you will conquer death!''"
* {{Parod|y}}ied in the first ''Film/AmericanPie'' with Kevin's speech to his buddies inspiring them to make "The Pact" to lose their virginity before prom.
-->'''Kevin:''' We must make a stand, here and now. No longer will our penises remain flaccid and unused. We will fight for every man out there who isn't getting laid and should be. This is our day. This is our time. And by God, we will not stand by and watch history condemn us into celibacy (Jim: Amen. Finch: I like that). We will make a stand! We will succeed! (Oz: 'BOUT TIME.) '''WE WILL GET LAID!!!'''

** Bluto's (John Belushi's) speech leading to the sabotage of the parade, is an almost perfect parody of this trope, laced with fiery rhetoric, cliches that were already hackneyed by the 1960's, and garbled historical references.

** And then when the other Delta members are less than roused:

-->'''Headmaster Trask''': ''Sir, you're out of order.''\\
'''Lt. Col. Frank Slade''': ''Out of order, I show you out of order. You don't know what out of order is, Mr. Trask. I'd show you, but I'm too old, I'm too tired, I'm too fuckin' blind. If I were the man I was five years ago, I'd take a FLAMETHROWER to this place! Out of order? Who the hell do you think you're talkin' to? I've been around, you know? There was a time I could see. And I have seen. Boys like these, younger than these, their arms torn out, their legs ripped off. But there isn't nothin' like the sight of an amputated spirit. There is no prosthetic for that. You think you're merely sending this splendid foot soldier back home to Oregon with his tail between his legs, but I say you are... executin' his SOUL! And why? Because he's not a Bairdman. Bairdmen. You hurt this boy, you're gonna be Baird bums, the lot of ya. And Harry, Jimmy, Trent, wherever you are out there, FUCK YOU TOO!''
* ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' contains two versions of this trope: Once after The Operative destroys the group's safe havens, and once after the secret is found out. The latter is punctuated by Mal's catchphrase, "I aim to misbehave".
-->'''Mal''': You all got on this boat for different reasons, but you all came to the same place. So now I'm asking more of you than I have before. Maybe all. 'Cause as sure as I know anything, I know this: they will try again. Maybe on another world. Maybe on this very ground, swept clean. A year from now, ten, they'll swing back to the belief that they can make people... (looks directly at River) better. And I do not hold to that. So no more running. ''I aim to misbehave.''

* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'' wraps its story arc with one hell of a speech given by Rodimus [[spoiler:as the Lost Light crew and the Scavengers work together to try and open ''twelve'' brand-new Matrixes on Functionist Cybertron in order to destroy the evil MirrorUniverse Primus]]. It initially doesn't work, as one the issues is that the Matrix is "morality locked" requiring that the opener must be "pure of spirit," which is strongly implied to be a matter of both selflessness ''and'' a feeling of self-worth. The opener must believe that not only can they open the Matrix, but that they ''deserve to do so''. Since most of the characters in ''More Than Meets The Eye'' are dealing with personal or emotional problems of some description, believing in themselves is a hard sell for many of them... until Rodimus taps into his natural charisma and starts talking, broadcasting on every channel to ensure that everyone can hear him. It ''works''.

* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'' wraps its story arc with one hell of a speech given by Rodimus [[spoiler:as the Lost Light crew and the Scavengers work together to try and open ''twelve'' brand-new Matrixes on Functionist Cybertron in order to destroy the evil MirrorUniverse Primus]]. It initially doesn't work, as one the issues is that the Matrix is "morality lockjed" requiring that the opener must be "pure of spirit," which is strongly implied to be a matter of both selflessness ''and'' a feeling of self-worth. The opener must believe that they not only can open the Matrix, but that they ''deserve to do so''. Since most of the characters in ''More Than Meets The Eye'' are dealing with personal or emotional problems of some description, believing in themselves is a hard sell for many of them...until Rodimus taps into his natural charisma and starts talking. It ''works''.

* ''VideoGame/NewLegends'' have the [[SpiritWOrld Otherworld]] stage you enter after ''nearly'' dying. You then encounter your deceased father, who tells you to never give in to tyranny and fight to reclaim your kingdom, at which point you regain consciousness in the world of living to fight another day.

** Bart's later attempt with the same people falls flat until he envolks the name of Western acting icon Creator/RandolphScott.

* In ''Film/BlazingSaddles'' [[MountainMan Gabby Johnson]] gives one of these which is almost [[TheUnintelligible completely incomprehensible]], but nevertheless succeeds in rallying the townsfolk to not flee Hedley Lamarr's thugs.
-->"Now who can argue with ''that''?"

** In "[[Recap/TotalDramaMillionDollarBabies Million Dollar Babies]]", Chris reveals he was the coach in a batminton movie and reenacts one of his key scenes. Said scene is a rousing speech to the batminton team to show the Olympic Committee that they deserve a shot because [[JustForPun they make batminton not just good-minton, but great-minton!]] The contestants are less than impressed by the performance, but Chef is moved to tears.

* Goku gives a surprisingly potent Rousing Speech in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' episode 253, ''Union of Rivals'', in which he tells Vegeta that they've got to forget about their past histories and start fighting as one to protect their new race from Majin Buu.

* ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' contains two versions of this trope: Once after The Operative destroys the group's safe havens, and once after the secret is found out. The latter is punctuated by Mal's CatchPhrase, "I aim to misbehave".

* ''Film/{{Underworld}}: Rise of the Lycans'' has Lucien's magnificent speech, rallying his fellow slaves to rebel against the vampires:

* In ''Film/{{Napoleon}}'', the title character gives one to his troops before the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Montenotte Battle of Montenotte]].

* In one of the ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' films, Optimus gives a speech on their obligation to help the humans, before they do the car equivalent of the PowerWalk. The Decepticons have a team-up montage at the same time, so you ''know'' it's on.