History Main / SlowNo

A cousin to the BigNo, a Slow No is one that happens when BulletTime is used at the same time as a character going into denial. Usually used in places of war, explosions, just after death...yeah, it tends to be morbid. And occasionally subverted. Using it as a parody or in MundaneMadeAwesome sequences are becoming increasingly common than playing it straight however, making it a DeadHorseTrope. (It's a time-tested source of {{Narm}}, since it tends to make the screamer sound kind of like a [[Franchise/StarWars Wookiee]].)

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''

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* ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'': Red Mage does this by casting slow and feather fall on himself for dramatic effect when Thief and BM talk about burning the Rat Tail they need to complete their side-quest. He overdoes it and gets stuck in mid air for several hours.

-->'''Decker:''' ''Nooooooooo! Beeeellllaaayyyy thhhhhhaaaaaatttt Phhhhaaaaasssseeeeeerrrrr ooooorrrrrrdddddeeeeerrrrr!''

* ''WesternAnimation/ActionMan'': In the 2000 series, this happens once when Action Man uses his AMP factor to obtain super speed.

* ''WesternAnimation/ActionMan'': In the 2000 series, this frequently happens when Action Man uses his AMP factor to obtain super speed.

* In the Creator/ReducedShakespeareCompany's version of ''{{Hamlet}}'' in ''TheCompleteWorksOfWilliamShakespeareAbridged'', the scene where Hamlet kills Polonius involves Polonious, in 'slow motion', saying, "NOOOOOOO, iiiit wiiiill huuuurt, ow, Iiiii toooold yoooou."

* In the ReducedShakespeareCompany's version of ''{{Hamlet}}'' in ''TheCompleteWorksOfWilliamShakespeareAbridged'', the scene where Hamlet kills Polonius involves Polonious, in 'slow motion', saying, "NOOOOOOO, iiiit wiiiill huuuurt, ow, Iiiii toooold yoooou."

* Used in the gag "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo-jLxuHNdo Wheel of Expensive Vase Crash]]" from ''Series/JustForLaughsGags''.

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* ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'': Red Mage does this by casting slow and feather fall on himself for dramatic effect when Thief and BM talk about burning the Rat Tail they need to complete their side-quest. He overdoes it and gets stuck in mid air for several hours.
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* "[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Rex launching nuclear missiles? That's not what it was designed for!]] [[{{Peachi}} Nooooooooooo.....]]"

*** Later, she lets out a serious {{Slow No}} shout of defeat as the [[spoiler:beam ricochets back at her and removes her own powers.]]

* In the episode "Mo Job" of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' there is an [[UpToEleven ULTRA-slow motion sequence (the likes of which the series had never even done before)]] where Buttercup is about to be shot with a laser [[spoiler: with an antidote for Chemical X stripping the Powerpuff Girls of all their powers]]. The sequence starts with Blossom yelling "NOOOOOOOOO! BUTTERCUP!"

** Even Apu gets one in "Homer and Apu" when some gun-wielding maniac is about to shoot James Woods. [[spoiler: Apu takes the bullet. And lives.]]

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* The Slow No from EVE when WesternAnimation/{{WALL-E}} shoots her disconnected ArmCannon in the robot repair ward.

* A Slow No occurs from Duke (Apollo's trainer) in ''RockyIII'' in which, near the end of the rematch, Balboa is making Clubber Lang angry enough to KO him; and another Slow No from Duke in ''Rocky IV'' after [[spoiler:Apollo Creed was KO'ed (killed) by Ivan Drago in an exhibition match]].
* ''{{WesternAnimation/Shrek}} 2'': When Mongo, the giant gingerbread man, falls into the moat during the StormingTheCastle sequence, both Shrek and Gingi do a Slow No.

--> '''Decker''': ''Nooooooooo! Beeeellllaaayyyy thhhhhhaaaaaatttt Phhhhaaaaasssseeeeeerrrrr ooooorrrrrrdddddeeeeerrrrr!''

* ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'': Used when Anna [[spoiler:[[HeroicSacrifice leaps in front of Hans' sword for Elsa, and subsequently freezes solid]]]].
* Oscar from ''WesternAnimation/SharkTale'' does it when seahorse Lucky Day trips and loses the race.

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* Happens in a dream sequence in the WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries "Bonds Beyond Time" movie.
--> '''Yusei''': ''I said'', "[[CatchPhrase Card games on motorcycles]]".
--> '''Jack''': [[NoIndoorVoice WHAT THE HELL IS A MOTORCYCLE?]]
--> '''Yusei''': You're kidding, right?
--> '''Jack''': HEY CROW, DO YOU KNOW WHAT A MOTORCYCLE IS?
--> '''Crow''': Can't say that I do.
--> '''Jack''': YEAH, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
--> '''Yusei''': But we ride them all the time!
--> '''Jack''': WHAT FOR?
--> '''Yusei''': To play card games on!
--> '''Jack''': THAT SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY STUPID IDEA.
--> '''Yusei''': Jack, you're scaring me.
--> '''Jack''': COME ON, CROW, LET'S GO PLAY A CARD GAME. WHILE STANDING COMPLETELY STILL. [[FelonyMisdemeanor ON. THE. GROOOOOUUUUUND.]]
--> '''Yusei''': NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

* Principal Skinner of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' has done it more than once. Ex.: "Bart's Comet", "Lisa's Date With Destiny", "Duffless," "Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em"

*** Even Apu gets one in "Homer and Apu" when some gun-wielding maniac is about to shoot James Woods. [[spoiler: Apu takes the bullet. And lives.]]

* Almost every BigNo that has ever occured in ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'' — and there are ''several'' — has been a Slow No.

* [[WesternAnimation/HulkVs Deadpool's reaction]] to getting his gun sliced in half by Wolverine in SlowMotion:
-->'''Deadpool''': No! That was my favorite gun!

* In ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats 2011}} ThunderCats (2011)]]'' Lion-O performs a {{Downplayed}} one (with no pitch-lowering) that coincides with a FutileHandReach upon seeing his father King Claudus stabbed InTheBack, before a SlowMotionFall.

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* Jack Black did it before in ''Film/TenaciousDThePickOfDestiny'': "POOOOWEEERRRRR SLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE!!!"
** To add an extra level in badassery it has the ultimate song for a slow-motion power slide: (GlassesPull) "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who. [[MetalScream YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!]]
* ''[[{{Megamind}} Megamind: The Button of Doom]]''. Megamind sells his dehydration ray to some brat kids who use them to turn their parents into cubes so they can run rampant. Then Megamind and Minion barge in to get their ray gun back, announcing that while they could haul the kids off to jail, their parents will think up worse punishments. Cue slow motion BigNo from the kids as Megamind dumps a glass of water on the cubes to restore said parents.

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** Spencer beautifully evokes a "NonLethalKO" version in ''iSaved Your Life'' during a paintball assassin game sub-plot, complete with SlowMotionFall and distorted voice effects.
-->'''Spencer''': What's that, a lollipop?
-->'''Delivery Man''': Yeah, except from where I'm from, we don't call it a lollipop.
-->'''Spencer''': What do you call it?
-->'''Delivery Man''': '''[[PreMortemOneLiner SUCKER]]'''! (slaps Spencer and dives on the floor)
-->(Sam hangs upside down from the doorbeam, blowtube in her mouth ready for the "kill")
-->'''Spencer''': NOOOOOOOOOOO! (attempts to draw his blowtube but Sam strikes him with a headshot, claiming victory)

* Parodied to the max in ''Series/GarthMarenghisDarkplace'', in which practically every dramatic / tragic moment in the series will be punctuated by someone - usually Rick Daglass - screaming "Nooooooo!!!" at the top of his lungs, in slow motion, for at least a full minute. Usually more than once.
* Series/{{Frasier}} provides a hilarious slow-motion example when he tries to stop his girlfriend Faye--whom he's been accidentally [[WrongNameOutburst calling by the name of his ex-girlfriend Cassandra]], explaining it as the name of a [[BlatantLies favorite aunt]]--from meeting the real Cassandra, exposing his deception. Tables are overturned, dishes are dropped, people are knocked over, and, of course, [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption it doesn't work]].

* ''WebComic/EightBitTheater'': Red Mage does this by casting slow and feather fall on himself for dramatic effect when Thief and BM talk about burning the Rat Tail they need to complete their side-quest. He overdoes it and gets stuck in mid air for several hours.

* ''WesternAnimation/HulkVs'' ''Wolverine'', Wolverine just sliced Deadpools gun.
-->'''Deadpool''': NNNOOOOO!!! That Was My Favorite Guuunnn!!!

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* A guy just arrived in States and phones late in the night to a hotel:
-->-I want to know if there are any free rooms for one person, but my americano is very, very bad, so answer me very, very slow, okay?
-->-Nnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooo! - the receptionist answered
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* In the climax of ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'', Gamora screams this during Peter's DesperateObjectCatch for the Infinity Stone that must not tough the ground.

* In ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', the episode Canderemy makes fun of this trope. When the robotic dog gets shut down and drops the device that can return Candace and Jeremy to normal, the program goes into dramatic slow-mo and Phineas, Candace, Isabella and Bufford all yell "Nooo" frantically (save for Ferb, who blinks in slow motion), complete with loud distorted voices. The only exception is Baljeet, who merely stands in his place and does the lampshade by asking why are they doing that.

* ''ICarly'':

* Hilariously parodied in ''Film/TropicThunder'': The penultimate scene has most of the characters' dialog in slow motion, including JackBlack screaming "myyyyyyy assssssssssssss!"

* In the ''WesternAnimation/Futurama'' episode "Put Your Head on My Shoulder", Fry does this when he sees a credit card fall on the dinner table. Fun fact: The "no" was not done in slow motion, Billy West actually made his voice sound like that.

* {{Frasier}} provides a hilarious slow-motion example when he tries to stop his girlfriend Faye--whom he's been accidentally [[WrongNameOutburst calling by the name of his ex-girlfriend Cassandra]], explaining it as the name of a [[BlatantLies favorite aunt]]--from meeting the real Cassandra, exposing his deception. Tables are overturned, dishes are dropped, people are knocked over, and, of course, [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption it doesn't work]].

* Uttered by Howard on ''TheBigBangTheory'', when he thought someone was about to kiss his girl. He dashed in to intervene, and ended up kissing Rajesh instead.