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* Wrestling/SgtSlaughter snarled this out as his JustForFun/{{egregious}}ly used CatchPhrase: "Annnd that's...an order!" Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin would [[PlayedforLaughs play this trope for laughs]] and use it against Slaughter on the September 8, 1997 edition of ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERAW}} RAW]]''.
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* Wrestling/SgtSlaughter snarled this out as his JustForFun/{{egregious}}ly used CatchPhrase: catchphrase: "Annnd that's...an order!" Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin would [[PlayedforLaughs play this trope for laughs]] and use it against Slaughter on the September 8, 1997 edition of ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERAW}} RAW]]''.
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* Inverted in ''ComicBook/DarthVaderDarkLordOfTheSith''. Tarkin transmits a request to Vader to leave hunting the Jedi to his Inquisitors while he captures King Lee-Char to [[DecapitatedArmy end resistance on Mon Cala.]] Vader points out he's working under the personal authority of Emperor Palpatine, not Tarkin. Tarkin says this is why he's making it a request not an order, making it clear that it's a [[YouOweMe personal favor that Vader can collect on later]].
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* Inverted in ''ComicBook/DarthVaderDarkLordOfTheSith''. ''ComicBook/DarthVaderDarkLordOfTheSith''
** Tarkin transmits a request to Vader to leave hunting the Jedi to his Inquisitors while he captures King Lee-Char to [[DecapitatedArmy end resistance on Mon Cala.]] Vader points out he's working under the personal authority of Emperor Palpatine, not Tarkin. Tarkin says this is why he's making it a request not an order, making it clear that it's a [[YouOweMe personal favor that Vader can collect onlater]].later]].
** However played straight when Vader starts investigating Tarkin's Death Star project. When Vader refuses to accept this trope, Tarkin produces a hologram message from the Emperor revealing that, as far as this project is concerned, Tarkin is in charge and Vader is under ''his'' command.
** Tarkin transmits a request to Vader to leave hunting the Jedi to his Inquisitors while he captures King Lee-Char to [[DecapitatedArmy end resistance on Mon Cala.]] Vader points out he's working under the personal authority of Emperor Palpatine, not Tarkin. Tarkin says this is why he's making it a request not an order, making it clear that it's a [[YouOweMe personal favor that Vader can collect on
** However played straight when Vader starts investigating Tarkin's Death Star project. When Vader refuses to accept this trope, Tarkin produces a hologram message from the Emperor revealing that, as far as this project is concerned, Tarkin is in charge and Vader is under ''his'' command.
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* Inverted in ''ComicBook/DarthVaderDarkLordOfTheSith''. Tarkin transmits a request to Vader to leave hunting the Jedi to his Inquisitors while he captures King Lee-Char to [[DecapitatedArmy end resistance on Mon Cala.]] Vader points out he's working under the personal authority of Emperor Palpatine, not Tarkin. Tarkin says this is why he's making it a request not an order, making it clear that it's a [[YouOweMe personal favor that Vader can collect on later]].
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Can be TruthInTelevision in the military, but somewhat rare. This is because technically, ''anything'' a lower ranking person is told to do is considered an order, and both people know it.
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Can be TruthInTelevision in the military, but somewhat rare. This is because technically, ''anything'' a lower ranking person is told to do is considered an order, and both people know it.
it...along with the consequences of refusing an order.
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%%* ''Film/TheManchurianCandidate''
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%%* ''Film/TheManchurianCandidate''''Literature/TheManchurianCandidate''
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* On ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'', this phrase was often used by Dick or whoever else happened to be in command. The other aliens were [[MildlyMilitary only mildly more inclined to obey when the phrase was spoken]]. Sometimes, they grudgingly obeyed, but not without insubordinate sarcasm.
* ''Series/BabylonFive'': In "War Without End Part I", Sheridan tells Garibaldi this when the latter wants to follow them to B4.
* ''Series/BabylonFive'': In "War Without End Part I", Sheridan tells Garibaldi this when the latter wants to follow them to B4.
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* On In ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'', this phrase was often used by Dick or whoever else happened to be in command. The other aliens were [[MildlyMilitary only mildly more inclined to obey when the phrase was spoken]]. Sometimes, they grudgingly obeyed, but not without insubordinate sarcasm.
* ''Series/BabylonFive'': In"War "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS03E16WarWithoutEndPart1 War Without End End, Part I", 1]]", Sheridan tells Garibaldi this when the latter wants to follow them to B4.
* ''Series/BabylonFive'': In
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* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. In "Bad Girls" Giles has been replaced as Buffy's Watcher by the condescending Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, who discovers that teenage California girls with superpowers don't get the whole obeying orders thing.
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* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': In "Bad Girls" "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E14BadGirls Bad Girls]]", Giles has been replaced as Buffy's Watcher by the condescending Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, who discovers that teenage California girls with superpowers don't get the whole obeying orders thing.
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** In "[[Recap/CSINYS02E24 Charge of This Post]]," he convinces a mentally unstable man who believes he's a Marine to secure his rifle. Mac plays into the man's delusion and pretends to be the guy's superior giving him a direct order to "Secure. Your. Weapon!"
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** In "[[Recap/CSINYS02E24 Charge of This Post]]," Post]]", he convinces a mentally unstable man who believes he's a Marine to secure his rifle. Mac plays into the man's delusion and pretends to be the guy's superior giving him a direct order to "Secure. Your. Weapon!"
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* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E9TheSatanPit "The Satan Pit"]], when science officer Ida is hesitant about coming up from the underground ruins, acting captain Zach retorts "Okay, that was an order."
%%** Used in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E4TheTwoDoctors "The Two Doctors"]].
%%** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E5EvolutionOfTheDaleks "Evolution of the Daleks"]]:
%%** Used in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E4TheTwoDoctors "The Two Doctors"]].
%%** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E5EvolutionOfTheDaleks "Evolution of the Daleks"]]:
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* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E9TheSatanPit "The "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E9TheSatanPit The Satan Pit"]], Pit]]", when science officer Ida is hesitant about coming up from the underground ruins, acting captain Zach retorts "Okay, that was an order."
%%** Used in[[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E4TheTwoDoctors "The "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E4TheTwoDoctors The Two Doctors"]].
Doctors]]".
%%**[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E5EvolutionOfTheDaleks "Evolution "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E5EvolutionOfTheDaleks Evolution of the Daleks"]]:Daleks]]":
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** In "Out of Gas", ''Serenity'' is damaged and Mal needs his pilot Wash on the bridge. Wash's wife Zoe was seriously hurt in the accident and Wash wants to be with her. Unfortunately, the ship is dead and if Wash and Kaylee don’t figure out why, they could all die.
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** In "Out "[[Recap/FireflyE08OutOfGas Out of Gas", Gas]]", ''Serenity'' is damaged damaged, and Mal needs his pilot Wash on the bridge. Wash's wife Zoe was seriously hurt in the accident and Wash wants to be with her. Unfortunately, the ship is dead and if Wash and Kaylee don’t figure out why, they could all die.
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* ''Series/GameOfThrones''
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* ''Series/GameOfThrones''''Series/ForAllMankind'':
** The Apollo 11 lunar module has apparently suffered a fatal crashlanding, but the lone astronaut orbiting above in the command module refuses to return to Earth. Wernher von Braun insists they make it an order, but it's pointed out they've no means of enforcing that order on a man who is 200,000 miles away. This is shown in a later episode when Apollo 24 is [[ColdEquation ordered not to rescue their commander]] who is [[DramaticSpaceDrifting adrift in space]], but do so anyway even though they risk being stranded in space themselves.
** Used more effectively when Edward Baldwin [[HonorBeforeReason insists on staying at the Jamestown Base]], instead of returning to Earth and leaving astronaut Ellen Wilson, the only surviving member of his relief team, alone up there. Knowing Ed is a navy pilot, Ellen successfully invokes this trope, as she is now the commander of Jamestown Base and has just relieved Ed of his duties.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
** The Apollo 11 lunar module has apparently suffered a fatal crashlanding, but the lone astronaut orbiting above in the command module refuses to return to Earth. Wernher von Braun insists they make it an order, but it's pointed out they've no means of enforcing that order on a man who is 200,000 miles away. This is shown in a later episode when Apollo 24 is [[ColdEquation ordered not to rescue their commander]] who is [[DramaticSpaceDrifting adrift in space]], but do so anyway even though they risk being stranded in space themselves.
** Used more effectively when Edward Baldwin [[HonorBeforeReason insists on staying at the Jamestown Base]], instead of returning to Earth and leaving astronaut Ellen Wilson, the only surviving member of his relief team, alone up there. Knowing Ed is a navy pilot, Ellen successfully invokes this trope, as she is now the commander of Jamestown Base and has just relieved Ed of his duties.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
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** "Henry, Please Come Home"
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** "Henry, Please Come Home"Home":
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'''Hawkeye''': Oh, do, Frank; we've never ignored one of those before.
'''Hawkeye''': Oh, do, Frank; we've never ignored one of those before.
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--->'''Potter''': That was an order, Pierce!\\
'''Hawkeye''': Oh, waiter! Take this man's order.
'''Hawkeye''': Oh, waiter! Take this man's order.
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--->'''Gibbs''': Go. That's an order. Now leave.\\
'''[=McGee=]''': It's an order I'm disobeying.
'''[=McGee=]''': It's an order I'm disobeying.
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* ''Series/RedDwarf'': Played for laughs, after Rimmer demonstrates his suggestion for a new Space Corps salute to Kochanski.
-->'''Kochanski:''' Rimmer, [[YouNeedToGetLaid have sex with someone]], that's an order.\\
'''Rimmer:''' ... Yes, ma'am.\\
-->'''Kochanski:''' Rimmer, [[YouNeedToGetLaid have sex with someone]], that's an order.\\
'''Rimmer:''' ... Yes, ma'am.\\
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* ''Series/RedDwarf'': Played for laughs, PlayedForLaughs after Rimmer demonstrates his suggestion for a new Space Corps salute to Kochanski.
-->'''Kochanski:''' Rimmer, [[YouNeedToGetLaid have sex withsomeone]], that's someone]]. That's an order.\\
'''Rimmer:''' ... Yes, ma'am.\\
-->'''Kochanski:''' Rimmer, [[YouNeedToGetLaid have sex with
'''Rimmer:''' ...
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* ''Series/{{Rome}}''. Vorenus orders Pullo to return the stolen Roman treasury to Caesar. Pullo is established from his first scene as reckless, brave, undisciplined and impulse driven, so of course he starts bitching again.
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* ''Series/{{Rome}}''. ''Series/{{Rome}}'': Vorenus orders Pullo to return the stolen Roman treasury to Caesar. Pullo is established from his first scene as reckless, brave, undisciplined and impulse driven, so of course he starts bitching again.
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-->'''Gen. Hammond''': If you'll step out that door, the Airman outside will show you to your quarters.\\
'''Col. Maybourne''': I think I'd prefer to remain here until my mission's complete.\\
'''Gen. Hammond''': ''[with barely constrained fury]'' That wasn't a suggestion. That was an order, ''Colonel''!
%%* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' had this phrase in [[http://tinyurl.com/4x2juwb 13 different episodes]].
'''Col. Maybourne''': I think I'd prefer to remain here until my mission's complete.\\
'''Gen. Hammond''': ''[with barely constrained fury]'' That wasn't a suggestion. That was an order, ''Colonel''!
%%* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' had this phrase in [[http://tinyurl.com/4x2juwb 13 different episodes]].
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-->'''Gen. Hammond''': Hammond:''' If you'll step out that door, the Airman outside will show you to your quarters.\\
'''Col.Maybourne''': Maybourne:''' I think I'd prefer to remain here until my mission's complete.\\
'''Gen.Hammond''': Hammond:''' ''[with barely constrained fury]'' That wasn't a suggestion. That was an order, ''Colonel''!
%%* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' had this phrase in [[http://tinyurl.com/4x2juwb 13 different episodes]].''Colonel''!
'''Col.
'''Gen.
%%* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' had this phrase in [[http://tinyurl.com/4x2juwb 13 different episodes]].
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** In "The Siege", Major Kira is wounded after a crashlanding and [[IWillOnlySlowYouDown orders Jadzia Dax to leave her behind]]. Dax replies that as Starfleet has temporarily pulled out of Bajor, Kira's no longer her superior officer and so she doesn't have to obey her orders.
** In the episode "In the Pale Moonlight"
** In the episode "In the Pale Moonlight"
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** In "The Siege", "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS02E03TheSiege The Siege]]", Major Kira is wounded after a crashlanding and [[IWillOnlySlowYouDown orders Jadzia Dax to leave her behind]]. Dax replies that as Starfleet has temporarily pulled out of Bajor, Kira's no longer her superior officer and so she doesn't have to obey her orders.
** Sisko does this to Nog in "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS04E12ParadiseLost Paradise Lost]]". Let's just say that he can put the fear of God into any subordinate when he needs to.
--->'''Sisko:''' Cadet, you seem to be under the mistaken impression that I am asking you for a favor. I want a name, and I want it now, and ''that'' is an ''order''! Understood, Mr. Nog?
** In the episode"In "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E19InThePaleMoonlight In the Pale Moonlight"Moonlight]]":
** Sisko does this to Nog in "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS04E12ParadiseLost Paradise Lost]]". Let's just say that he can put the fear of God into any subordinate when he needs to.
--->'''Sisko:''' Cadet, you seem to be under the mistaken impression that I am asking you for a favor. I want a name, and I want it now, and ''that'' is an ''order''! Understood, Mr. Nog?
** In the episode
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** Sisko also does this to Nog in "Paradise Lost". Let's just say that he can put the fear of God into any subordinate when he needs to.
--->'''Sisko:''' Cadet, you seem to be under the mistaken impression that I am asking you for a favor. I want a name, and I want it now, and ''that'' is an ''order''! Understood, Mr. Nog?
--->'''Sisko:''' Cadet, you seem to be under the mistaken impression that I am asking you for a favor. I want a name, and I want it now, and ''that'' is an ''order''! Understood, Mr. Nog?
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** Archer and T'Pol are held in a forest prison. When they are given food while bound, Archer digs in, but T'Pol does not. He tells her once to eat something, but she remains still. Archer then uses this trope to make her eat.
%% If anyone can get the episode this one occurred in, I'd be thankful if they added it and deleted this comment. -MugenKagemaru
** "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS3E8Twilight Twilight]]" has Archer tell T'Pol to evacuate the Enterprise, which he is about to self-destruct to cure his chronic short-term amnesia via a TrickedOutTime ResetButton. T'Pol doesn't, and when Archer gives her this trope, she reminds him [[labelnote:a second time]](She'd already reminded him once already that day.)[[/labelnote]] that he's long since been relieved of command, even if he has forgotten it actually happening.
%% If anyone can get the episode this one occurred in, I'd be thankful if they added it and deleted this comment. -MugenKagemaru
** "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS3E8Twilight Twilight]]" has Archer tell T'Pol to evacuate the Enterprise, which he is about to self-destruct to cure his chronic short-term amnesia via a TrickedOutTime ResetButton. T'Pol doesn't, and when Archer gives her this trope, she reminds him [[labelnote:a second time]](She'd already reminded him once already that day.)[[/labelnote]] that he's long since been relieved of command, even if he has forgotten it actually happening.
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** In "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS01E15ShadowsOfPJem Shadows of P'Jem]]", Archer and T'Pol are held in a forest prison. When they are given food while bound, Archer digs in, but T'Pol does not. He tells her once to eat something, but she remains still. Archer then uses this trope to make her eat.
%% If anyone can get the episode this one occurred in, I'd be thankful if they added it and deleted this comment. -MugenKagemaru
** "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS3E8Twilight "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS03E08Twilight Twilight]]" has Archer tell T'Pol to evacuate the Enterprise, which he is about to self-destruct to cure his chronic short-term amnesia via a TrickedOutTime ResetButton. T'Pol doesn't, and when Archer gives her this trope, she reminds him [[labelnote:a second time]](She'd already reminded him once already that day.)[[/labelnote]] that he's long since been relieved of command, even if he has forgotten it actually happening.happening.
%%** The phrase is also used in the episodes "Acquisition", "Desert Crossing", "Minefield" and "Shuttlepod One".
%%** The phrase is also used in the episodes "Acquisition", "Desert Crossing", "Minefield" and "Shuttlepod One".
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** "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E24TheMindsEye The Mind's Eye]]" has a memorable one. The audience knows Data has an excellent reason for this, but Worf doesn't:
-->'''Data:''' Take [[ManchurianAgent Commander La Forge]] into custody immediately.\\
-->'''Data:''' Take [[ManchurianAgent Commander La Forge]] into custody immediately.\\
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** Averted in "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E7TheEnemy The Enemy]]". A Romulan soldier is dying on the Enterprise, and Worf is the only compatible blood donor. However, the Romulans and Klingons are hereditary enemies, and Worf refuses to donate his blood. Worf makes it clear to Picard that he would give his blood without question if Picard just ordered him to, but Picard can't bring himself to violate Worf's personal beliefs, even if it's Worf himself giving him the option.
** "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E24TheMindsEye The Mind's Eye]]" has a memorable one. The audience knows that Data has an excellent reason for this, but Worf doesn't:
-->'''Data:''' --->'''Data:''' Take [[ManchurianAgent Commander La Forge]] into custody immediately.\\
** "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E24TheMindsEye The Mind's Eye]]" has a memorable one. The audience knows that Data has an excellent reason for this, but Worf doesn't:
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** Averted in "The Enemy". A Romulan soldier is dying on the Enterprise, and Worf is the only compatible blood donor. However the Romulans and Klingons are hereditary enemies, and Worf refuses to donate his blood. Worf makes it clear to Picard that he would give his blood without question if Picard just ordered him to, but Picard can't bring himself to violate Worf's personal beliefs, even if it's Worf himself giving him the option.
* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''
** In "Parallax", B'Elanna Torres is in trouble for breaking the nose of Lieutenant Carey. Chakotay orders Tuvok to drop the charges against B'Elanna as he intends to handle it off-the-record. Tuvok obeys the order, but makes it clear he will note the full details in his security log.
** Played with in "Displaced" with Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres, who were both lieutenants at the time.
--->'''Paris:''' On your feet, that's an order!\\
'''Torres:''' You can't give me orders, we're the same rank.\\
'''Paris:''' I'm a bridge officer, and I have seniority.\\
'''Torres:''' Yeah, by about two days!
** B'Elanna gets her revenge when Tom is busted down a rank in "Thirty Days".
--->'''Torres:''' Rumor has it you're free for dinner.\\
'''Paris:''' Gee, I don't know. Are you sure you want to be seen associating with an ex-con?\\
'''Torres:''' My quarters, 0700. That's an order...''Ensign''.
** {{Discussed}} between Paris and Neelix when they're [[TeethClenchedTeamwork forced to go on an away mission together]] in "Parturition".
* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''
** In "Parallax", B'Elanna Torres is in trouble for breaking the nose of Lieutenant Carey. Chakotay orders Tuvok to drop the charges against B'Elanna as he intends to handle it off-the-record. Tuvok obeys the order, but makes it clear he will note the full details in his security log.
** Played with in "Displaced" with Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres, who were both lieutenants at the time.
--->'''Paris:''' On your feet, that's an order!\\
'''Torres:''' You can't give me orders, we're the same rank.\\
'''Paris:''' I'm a bridge officer, and I have seniority.\\
'''Torres:''' Yeah, by about two days!
** B'Elanna gets her revenge when Tom is busted down a rank in "Thirty Days".
--->'''Torres:''' Rumor has it you're free for dinner.\\
'''Paris:''' Gee, I don't know. Are you sure you want to be seen associating with an ex-con?\\
'''Torres:''' My quarters, 0700. That's an order...''Ensign''.
** {{Discussed}} between Paris and Neelix when they're [[TeethClenchedTeamwork forced to go on an away mission together]] in "Parturition".
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** In
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--->'''Paris:''' On your feet, that's an order!\\
'''Torres:''' You can't give me orders, we're the same rank.\\
'''Paris:''' I'm a bridge officer, and I have seniority.\\
'''Torres:''' Yeah,
** B'Elanna gets her revenge when Tom is busted down a rank in "Thirty Days".
--->'''Torres:''' Rumor has it you're free for dinner.\\
'''Paris:''' Gee, I don't know. Are you sure you want to be seen associating with an ex-con?\\
'''Torres:''' My quarters, 0700. That's an order...''Ensign''.
** {{Discussed}} between
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** Which ends up happening after they crash and Paris tells Neelix that they're ditching the shuttle.
--->'''Neelix:''' Is that a suggestion or an order?\\
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** But averted in "Coda" where Captain Janeway is experiencing TheManyDeathsOfYou. Janeway has been infected with an incurable BodyHorror disease, so the Doctor decides to MercyKill her using a DeadlyGas.
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** But averted Averted in "Coda" where "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS3E14Coda Coda]]" when Captain Janeway is experiencing TheManyDeathsOfYou. Janeway has been infected with an incurable BodyHorror disease, so the Doctor decides to MercyKill her using a DeadlyGas.
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'''Computer:''' [[DoctorsOrders That code is not recognised.]]
** In "The Killing Game", the crew think they're characters in a holodeck simulation of World War 2. Captain Janeway (who's aware of the real situation) is amused when Captain Miller (actually her NumberTwo Chakotay) uses this trope on her. As her character is a civilian, Janeway just points out that she doesn't have to take his orders.
%%* ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' used the phrase in episodes "Acquisition", "Desert Crossing", "Minefield" and "Shuttlepod One"
* Disney's ''The Swamp Fox'' had one of these, with Marion trying to prevent his girlfriend's house being burned down by ordering some of the group, who were members of his militia, to stand down and leave.
** In "The Killing Game", the crew think they're characters in a holodeck simulation of World War 2. Captain Janeway (who's aware of the real situation) is amused when Captain Miller (actually her NumberTwo Chakotay) uses this trope on her. As her character is a civilian, Janeway just points out that she doesn't have to take his orders.
%%* ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' used the phrase in episodes "Acquisition", "Desert Crossing", "Minefield" and "Shuttlepod One"
* Disney's ''The Swamp Fox'' had one of these, with Marion trying to prevent his girlfriend's house being burned down by ordering some of the group, who were members of his militia, to stand down and leave.
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'''Computer:''' [[DoctorsOrders That code is not recognised.]]
recognized]].
** Played with in "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS3E23Displaced Displaced]]" with Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres, who are both lieutenants at the time.
--->'''Paris:''' On your feet, that's an order!\\
'''Torres:''' You can't give me orders, we're the same rank.\\
'''Paris:''' I'm a bridge officer, and I have seniority.\\
'''Torres:''' Yeah, by about two days!
** In"The "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS4E17TheKillingGame The Killing Game", Game]]", the crew think they're characters in a holodeck simulation of World War 2. Captain Janeway (who's aware of the real situation) is amused when Captain Miller (actually her NumberTwo Chakotay) uses this trope on her. As her character is a civilian, Janeway just points out that she doesn't have to take his orders.
%%* ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' used ** B'Elanna gets her revenge for the phrase "Displaced" example above when Tom is busted down a rank in episodes "Acquisition", "Desert Crossing", "Minefield" and "Shuttlepod One"
"[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS5E9ThirtyDays Thirty Days]]".
--->'''Torres:''' Rumor has it you're free for dinner.\\
'''Paris:''' Gee, I don't know. Are you sure you want to be seen associating with an ex-con?\\
'''Torres:''' My quarters, 0700. That's an order...''Ensign''.
*Disney's ''The Swamp Fox'' had ''Series/TheSwampFox'' has one of these, with Marion trying to prevent his girlfriend's house being burned down by ordering some of the group, who were are members of his militia, to stand down and leave.
** Played with in "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS3E23Displaced Displaced]]" with Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres, who are both lieutenants at the time.
--->'''Paris:''' On your feet, that's an order!\\
'''Torres:''' You can't give me orders, we're the same rank.\\
'''Paris:''' I'm a bridge officer, and I have seniority.\\
'''Torres:''' Yeah, by about two days!
** In
--->'''Torres:''' Rumor has it you're free for dinner.\\
'''Paris:''' Gee, I don't know. Are you sure you want to be seen associating with an ex-con?\\
'''Torres:''' My quarters, 0700. That's an order...''Ensign''.
*
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%%* ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' episodes "Captain Jack Harkness", "Meat"
* Skinner tries (and often fails) to do this in ''Series/TheXFiles''. Actually lampshaded in the episode "Triangle", in which Skinner orders Mulder to rest after being pulled from the sea. One of Mulder's friends laughs, "Not that he takes orders."
%%* ''Series/TheYoungIndianaJonesChronicles'' episode "German East Africa, December 1916"
* ''Series/ForAllMankind''
** The Apollo 11 lunar module has apparently suffered a fatal crashlanding, but the lone astronaut orbiting above in the command module refuses to return to Earth. Wernher von Braun insists they make it an order, but it's pointed out they've no means of enforcing that order on a man who is 200,000 miles away. This is shown in a later episode when Apollo 24 is [[ColdEquation ordered not to rescue their commander]] who is [[DramaticSpaceDrifting adrift in space]], but do so anyway even though they risk being stranded in space themselves.
** Used more effectively when Edward Baldwin [[HonorBeforeReason insists on staying at the Jamestown Base]], instead of returning to Earth and leaving astronaut Ellen Wilson, the only surviving member of his relief team, alone up there. Knowing Ed is a navy pilot, Ellen successfully invokes this trope, as she is now the commander of Jamestown Base and has just relieved Ed of his duties.
* Skinner tries (and often fails) to do this in ''Series/TheXFiles''. Actually lampshaded in the episode "Triangle", in which Skinner orders Mulder to rest after being pulled from the sea. One of Mulder's friends laughs, "Not that he takes orders."
%%* ''Series/TheYoungIndianaJonesChronicles'' episode "German East Africa, December 1916"
* ''Series/ForAllMankind''
** The Apollo 11 lunar module has apparently suffered a fatal crashlanding, but the lone astronaut orbiting above in the command module refuses to return to Earth. Wernher von Braun insists they make it an order, but it's pointed out they've no means of enforcing that order on a man who is 200,000 miles away. This is shown in a later episode when Apollo 24 is [[ColdEquation ordered not to rescue their commander]] who is [[DramaticSpaceDrifting adrift in space]], but do so anyway even though they risk being stranded in space themselves.
** Used more effectively when Edward Baldwin [[HonorBeforeReason insists on staying at the Jamestown Base]], instead of returning to Earth and leaving astronaut Ellen Wilson, the only surviving member of his relief team, alone up there. Knowing Ed is a navy pilot, Ellen successfully invokes this trope, as she is now the commander of Jamestown Base and has just relieved Ed of his duties.
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%%* ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' episodes "Captain Jack Harkness", "Meat"
"Meat".
* Skinner tries (and often fails) to do this in ''Series/TheXFiles''. Actually lampshaded in the episode"Triangle", "[[Recap/TheXFilesS06E03Triangle Triangle]]", in which Skinner orders Mulder to rest after being pulled from the sea. One of Mulder's friends laughs, "Not that he takes orders."
%%* ''Series/TheYoungIndianaJonesChronicles'' episode "German East Africa, December1916"
* ''Series/ForAllMankind''
** The Apollo 11 lunar module has apparently suffered a fatal crashlanding, but the lone astronaut orbiting above in the command module refuses to return to Earth. Wernher von Braun insists they make it an order, but it's pointed out they've no means of enforcing that order on a man who is 200,000 miles away. This is shown in a later episode when Apollo 24 is [[ColdEquation ordered not to rescue their commander]] who is [[DramaticSpaceDrifting adrift in space]], but do so anyway even though they risk being stranded in space themselves.
** Used more effectively when Edward Baldwin [[HonorBeforeReason insists on staying at the Jamestown Base]], instead of returning to Earth and leaving astronaut Ellen Wilson, the only surviving member of his relief team, alone up there. Knowing Ed is a navy pilot, Ellen successfully invokes this trope, as she is now the commander of Jamestown Base and has just relieved Ed of his duties.
1916".
* Skinner tries (and often fails) to do this in ''Series/TheXFiles''. Actually lampshaded in the episode
%%* ''Series/TheYoungIndianaJonesChronicles'' episode "German East Africa, December
* ''Series/ForAllMankind''
** The Apollo 11 lunar module has apparently suffered a fatal crashlanding, but the lone astronaut orbiting above in the command module refuses to return to Earth. Wernher von Braun insists they make it an order, but it's pointed out they've no means of enforcing that order on a man who is 200,000 miles away. This is shown in a later episode when Apollo 24 is [[ColdEquation ordered not to rescue their commander]] who is [[DramaticSpaceDrifting adrift in space]], but do so anyway even though they risk being stranded in space themselves.
** Used more effectively when Edward Baldwin [[HonorBeforeReason insists on staying at the Jamestown Base]], instead of returning to Earth and leaving astronaut Ellen Wilson, the only surviving member of his relief team, alone up there. Knowing Ed is a navy pilot, Ellen successfully invokes this trope, as she is now the commander of Jamestown Base and has just relieved Ed of his duties.
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* Mac uses this in ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' twice:
** The first is to convince a mentally unstable man who believed he was a Marine to secure his rifle. Mac played into the man's delusion and pretended to be the guy's superior giving him an order to "Secure. Your. Weapon!"
** In a later episode, he orders Danny to stay outside during an arrest because Danny didn’t have a bulletproof vest. Danny disobeys and goees in anyway. He’s able,to talk the suspect, who’s a former coroner and colleague, to surrender, but Mac still isn’t happy that he didn’t listen.
** The first is to convince a mentally unstable man who believed he was a Marine to secure his rifle. Mac played into the man's delusion and pretended to be the guy's superior giving him an order to "Secure. Your. Weapon!"
** In a later episode, he orders Danny to stay outside during an arrest because Danny didn’t have a bulletproof vest. Danny disobeys and goees in anyway. He’s able,to talk the suspect, who’s a former coroner and colleague, to surrender, but Mac still isn’t happy that he didn’t listen.
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* Mac uses this in ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' twice:
a few times.
**The first is to convince In "[[Recap/CSINYS02E24 Charge of This Post]]," he convinces a mentally unstable man who believed he was believes he's a Marine to secure his rifle. Mac played plays into the man's delusion and pretended pretends to be the guy's superior giving him an a direct order to "Secure. Your. Weapon!"
**In a later episode, he orders "[[Recap/CSINYS05E18 Point of No Return]]":
*** He tells Danny to stay outside during an arrest because Dannydidn’t doesn’t have a bulletproof vest. vest, saying "That's an order." The guy runs outside so Danny disobeys and goees in anyway. He’s able,to talk goes after him anyway.
*** Stella has been pursuing of a band of Greek antiquities thieves. Mac finds out and tells her to stand down because she's too personally involved, and says he'll handle thesuspect, who’s a former coroner and colleague, case himself because he knows how important it is to surrender, her. When she begs him to let her stay on the case, he replies that, as her friend he'd love to, but Mac still isn’t happy that he didn’t listen."This is me being your boss; that's a direct order."
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*** He tells Danny to stay outside during an arrest because Danny
*** Stella has been pursuing of a band of Greek antiquities thieves. Mac finds out and tells her to stand down because she's too personally involved, and says he'll handle the
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* In the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' episode "Snow Way Out", Ash forces his Pokemon, including the established claustrophobe Pikachu, into their Pokeballs so that they don't freeze. They ignore him and try to keep him warm.
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* In the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' ''Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries'' episode "Snow "[[Recap/PokemonSnowWayOut Snow Way Out", Out]]", Ash forces his Pokemon, Pokémon, including the established claustrophobe Pikachu, into their Pokeballs Pokéballs so that they don't freeze. They ignore him and try to keep him warm.
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* At the end of Creator/MarvelComics' ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' event, ComicBook/CaptainAmerica tells the anti-regs to "Stand down...That's an order."
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* At the end of Creator/MarvelComics' ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' event, ''ComicBook/CivilWar2006'', ComicBook/CaptainAmerica tells the anti-regs to "Stand down...down... That's an order."
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* Used for DramaticIrony in ''Film/TheLeagueOfGentlemen'', as the protagonists are ''ex'' military officers who have become criminals. At the end of the movie, Hyde realises the police have somehow tracked him to his home and tells Race he'll keep them distracted while Race escapes. When Race objects to running out on him, he gives this trope.
-->'''Hyde:''' For the last time, Peter, will you get the hell out of here. That's an order.
-->'''Race:''' No. The rules don't apply any more.
-->'''Hyde:''' Major Race, [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I-said-that's-an-order.]]
-->'''Race:''' All right...Colonel. If that's the way you want it.
-->'''Hyde:''' For the last time, Peter, will you get the hell out of here. That's an order.
-->'''Race:''' No. The rules don't apply any more.
-->'''Hyde:''' Major Race, [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I-said-that's-an-order.]]
-->'''Race:''' All right...Colonel. If that's the way you want it.
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* ''Fanfic/NoStarsInSight'':
** Ikharos to Vindica'aur when she objects to his plan to [[RammingAlwaysWorks ram]] the ''Rancis Olytus'' into the Locus' Ketch.
--->'''Ikharos:''' Unless you want to run back to your Empress with your tail between your legs, we stop them here. That is an order. Defy it at your own peril.
** Happens between Ikharos and Vindica'aur again in Chapter 10 when she wants to immediately go after Agnisia upon learning of her location and voices her discontent with him when he asks her to be patient.
--->'''Ikharos:''' You mistake me, Val. I ''am'' your commander. What I ask of you is no request but an order. I am not pleading for your patience; I am demanding it.
** Ikharos to Vindica'aur when she objects to his plan to [[RammingAlwaysWorks ram]] the ''Rancis Olytus'' into the Locus' Ketch.
--->'''Ikharos:''' Unless you want to run back to your Empress with your tail between your legs, we stop them here. That is an order. Defy it at your own peril.
** Happens between Ikharos and Vindica'aur again in Chapter 10 when she wants to immediately go after Agnisia upon learning of her location and voices her discontent with him when he asks her to be patient.
--->'''Ikharos:''' You mistake me, Val. I ''am'' your commander. What I ask of you is no request but an order. I am not pleading for your patience; I am demanding it.
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* Sergeant Slaughter snarled this out as his JustForFun/{{Egregious}}ly used CatchPhrase: "Annnd that's...an order!"
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* Sergeant Slaughter Wrestling/SgtSlaughter snarled this out as his JustForFun/{{Egregious}}ly JustForFun/{{egregious}}ly used CatchPhrase: "Annnd that's...an order!"order!" Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin would [[PlayedforLaughs play this trope for laughs]] and use it against Slaughter on the September 8, 1997 edition of ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERAW}} RAW]]''.
-->'''Stone Cold:''' "You sit here and you say 'That's an order!', 'This is an order!', 'That's an order!' Hell, I can look at you, son, and the only thing you've been ordering is a whole bunch of damn cheeseburgers!"
-->'''Stone Cold:''' "You sit here and you say 'That's an order!', 'This is an order!', 'That's an order!' Hell, I can look at you, son, and the only thing you've been ordering is a whole bunch of damn cheeseburgers!"
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* ''Anime/FullMetalPanic''. In "The Second Raid", Tessa tells Sousake he won't be guarding [[BodyguardCrush Kaname]] any more, as he's needed for an experimental mecha that only he can pilot. When Sousake starts being difficult, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness normally mild Tessa loses control]] and denounces him for his selfish attitude.
-->'''Tessa:''' Sagara-san, please understand...
-->'''Sousake:''' Is that an order?
-->'''Tessa:''' Yes it is. If that's what you'll accept, I'll make it an order, or whatever. Even if it means separating you from Kaname-san. ''(getting angry)'' You can just take the easy way out, all right? Blame it on me, alright? But I am responsible for the safety of my subordinates! You do realise the enemy's power, don't you? The next time Melissa may die, or Weber-san! [[TheChainsOfCommanding Do you know how it feels to be in the captain's chair every time?]]
-->'''Tessa:''' Sagara-san, please understand...
-->'''Sousake:''' Is that an order?
-->'''Tessa:''' Yes it is. If that's what you'll accept, I'll make it an order, or whatever. Even if it means separating you from Kaname-san. ''(getting angry)'' You can just take the easy way out, all right? Blame it on me, alright? But I am responsible for the safety of my subordinates! You do realise the enemy's power, don't you? The next time Melissa may die, or Weber-san! [[TheChainsOfCommanding Do you know how it feels to be in the captain's chair every time?]]
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* ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'': Tessa tells Sousuke he won't be guarding [[BodyguardCrush Kaname]] any more, as he's needed for an experimental mecha that only he can pilot. When Sousuke starts being difficult, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness the normally mild Tessa loses control]] and denounces him for his selfish attitude.
-->'''Tessa:''' Sagara-san, please understand...
-->'''Sousuke:''' Is that an order?
-->'''Tessa:''' Yes it is. If that's what you'll accept, I'll make it an order, or whatever. Even if it means separating you from Kaname-san. ''[getting angry]'' You can just take the easy way out, all right? Blame it on me, alright? But I am responsible for the safety of my subordinates! You do realise the enemy's power, don't you? The next time Melissa may die, or Weber-san! [[TheChainsOfCommanding Do you know how it feels to be in the captain's chair every time?]]
-->'''Tessa:''' Sagara-san, please understand...
-->'''Sousuke:''' Is that an order?
-->'''Tessa:''' Yes it is. If that's what you'll accept, I'll make it an order, or whatever. Even if it means separating you from Kaname-san. ''[getting angry]'' You can just take the easy way out, all right? Blame it on me, alright? But I am responsible for the safety of my subordinates! You do realise the enemy's power, don't you? The next time Melissa may die, or Weber-san! [[TheChainsOfCommanding Do you know how it feels to be in the captain's chair every time?]]
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* Mac uses this in ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' to convince a mentally unstable man who believed he was a Marine to secure his rifle. Mac played into the man's delusion and pretended to be the guy's superior giving him an order to "Secure. Your. Weapon!"
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* Mac uses this in ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' twice:
** The first is to convince a mentally unstable man who believed he was a Marine to secure his rifle. Mac played into the man's delusion and pretended to be the guy's superior giving him an order to "Secure. Your.Weapon!"Weapon!"
** In a later episode, he orders Danny to stay outside during an arrest because Danny didn’t have a bulletproof vest. Danny disobeys and goees in anyway. He’s able,to talk the suspect, who’s a former coroner and colleague, to surrender, but Mac still isn’t happy that he didn’t listen.
** The first is to convince a mentally unstable man who believed he was a Marine to secure his rifle. Mac played into the man's delusion and pretended to be the guy's superior giving him an order to "Secure. Your.
** In a later episode, he orders Danny to stay outside during an arrest because Danny didn’t have a bulletproof vest. Danny disobeys and goees in anyway. He’s able,to talk the suspect, who’s a former coroner and colleague, to surrender, but Mac still isn’t happy that he didn’t listen.
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** In "Out of Gas", ''Serenity'' is damaged and Mal needs his pilot Wash on the bridge. Wash's wife Zoe was seriously hurt in the accident and Wash wants to be with her.
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** In "Out of Gas", ''Serenity'' is damaged and Mal needs his pilot Wash on the bridge. Wash's wife Zoe was seriously hurt in the accident and Wash wants to be with her. Unfortunately, the ship is dead and if Wash and Kaylee don’t figure out why, they could all die.
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* In ''[[WesternAnimation/{{WALLE}} WALL-E]]'', this is how [=McCrea=] is able to get AUTO to crack and tell him the classified Directive A113.
* In ''[[WesternAnimation/{{WALLE}} WALL-E]]'', this is how [=McCrea=] is able to get AUTO to crack and tell him the classified Directive A113.
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* In''[[WesternAnimation/{{WALLE}} WALL-E]]'', ''WesternAnimation/WallE'', this is how [=McCrea=] is able to get AUTO to crack and tell him the classified Directive A113.
* In
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'''AUTO:''' ''(Reaching for the plant while [=McCrea=] keeps it away)'' Give me the plant.\\
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'''AUTO:''' ''[[TranquilFury The plant.]]''\\
'''[=McCrea=]:''' ''(Pushes AUTO away)'' Tell me AUTO, that's an order\\
''({{Beat}} as the two of them stare down each other)''\\
'''AUTO:'''...Aye-aye sir.
'''[=McCrea=]:''' ''(Pushes AUTO away)'' Tell me AUTO, that's an order\\
''({{Beat}} as the two of them stare down each other)''\\
'''AUTO:'''...Aye-aye sir.
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'''AUTO:''' ''[[TranquilFury The plant.]]''\\
plant]].''\\
'''[=McCrea=]:'''''(Pushes ''[pushes AUTO away)'' away]'' Tell me AUTO, that's me, AUTO! That's an order\\
''({{Beat}}order!\\
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'''AUTO:'''...Aye-aye Aye-aye, sir.
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'''AUTO:'''...
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* ''Film/FullMetalJacket''. Said by Cowboy to Animal Mother when Cowboy tells him to wait for the tank and not to try recovering the wounded Marines shot by the sniper, to which Animal Mother responds with a big "fuck you".
* ''Film/FullMetalJacket''. Said by Cowboy to Animal Mother when Cowboy tells him to wait for the tank and not to try recovering the wounded Marines shot by the sniper, to which Animal Mother responds with a big "fuck you".
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*''Film/FullMetalJacket''. ''Film/FullMetalJacket'': Said by Cowboy to Animal Mother when Cowboy tells him to wait for the tank and not to try recovering the wounded Marines shot by the sniper, to which Animal Mother responds with a big "fuck you".
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--> '''Daniel:''' Tell me about the girls teaching you French kissing.
--> '''Bridget:''' It wasn't French kissing.
--> '''Daniel:''' I don't care, make it up. That's a order, Jones.
--> '''Bridget:''' It wasn't French kissing.
--> '''Daniel:''' I don't care, make it up. That's a order, Jones.
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* ''WesternAnimation/WallE'': The captain of the ''Axiom'' finds out about the classified order A-113 to not return to earth by using this phrase.
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* "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS3E8Twilight Twilight]]" has Archer tell T'Pol to evacuate the Enterprise, which he is about to self-destruct to cure his chronic short-term amnesia via a TrickedOutTime ResetButton. T'Pol doesn't, and when Archer gives her this trope, she reminds him [[labelnote:a second time]](She'd already reminded him once already that day.)[[/labelnote]] that he's long since been relieved of command, even if he has forgotten it actually happening.
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** "[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS3E8Twilight Twilight]]" has Archer tell T'Pol to evacuate the Enterprise, which he is about to self-destruct to cure his chronic short-term amnesia via a TrickedOutTime ResetButton. T'Pol doesn't, and when Archer gives her this trope, she reminds him [[labelnote:a second time]](She'd already reminded him once already that day.)[[/labelnote]] that he's long since been relieved of command, even if he has forgotten it actually happening.
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* ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness''. Scotty refuses to sign for the [[SecretWeapon classified Starfleet torpedoes]] being loaded onto the Enterprise because, given that he doesn't know what's inside them, they might endanger the ship. Eventually Captain Kirk loses his temper and gives this trope. Scotty responds by threatening to resign. Unfortunately Kirk is not willing to give way and neither is Scotty, so he has to accept his Chief Engineer's resignation.
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* ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness''. ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'' has Scotty refuses refusing to sign for the [[SecretWeapon classified Starfleet torpedoes]] being loaded onto the Enterprise because, given that he doesn't know what's inside them, they might endanger the ship. Eventually Captain Kirk loses his temper and gives this trope. Scotty responds by threatening to resign. Unfortunately Kirk is not willing to give way and neither is Scotty, so he has to accept his Chief Engineer's resignation.resignation.
* ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'' has Picard tell Geordi to prepare a site-to-site transport when it becomes clear Shinzon is preparing to use his FantasticNuke. Geordi protests, but Picard cuts him off with this trope.
* ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'' has Picard tell Geordi to prepare a site-to-site transport when it becomes clear Shinzon is preparing to use his FantasticNuke. Geordi protests, but Picard cuts him off with this trope.
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* ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' has two examples with Archer and T'Pol.
** Archer and T'Pol are held in a forest prison. When they are given food while bound, Archer digs in, but T'Pol does not. He tells her once to eat something, but she remains still. Archer then uses this trope to make her eat.
%% If anyone can get the episode this one occurred in, I'd be thankful if they added it and deleted this comment. -MugenKagemaru
** "[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS3E8Twilight Twilight]]" has Archer tell T'Pol to evacuate the Enterprise, which he is about to self-destruct to cure his chronic short-term amnesia via a TrickedOutTime ResetButton. T'Pol doesn't, and when Archer gives her this trope, she reminds him [[labelnote:a second time]](She'd already reminded him once already that day.)[[/labelnote]] that he's long since been relieved of command, even if he has forgotten it actually happening.
** Archer and T'Pol are held in a forest prison. When they are given food while bound, Archer digs in, but T'Pol does not. He tells her once to eat something, but she remains still. Archer then uses this trope to make her eat.
%% If anyone can get the episode this one occurred in, I'd be thankful if they added it and deleted this comment. -MugenKagemaru
** "[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS3E8Twilight Twilight]]" has Archer tell T'Pol to evacuate the Enterprise, which he is about to self-destruct to cure his chronic short-term amnesia via a TrickedOutTime ResetButton. T'Pol doesn't, and when Archer gives her this trope, she reminds him [[labelnote:a second time]](She'd already reminded him once already that day.)[[/labelnote]] that he's long since been relieved of command, even if he has forgotten it actually happening.
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** Played with in "Displaced", when it's Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres (both Lieutenants):
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** Played with in "Displaced", when it's "Displaced" with Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres (both Lieutenants):Torres, who were both lieutenants at the time.
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'''Torres:''' You can't give me orders -- orders, we're the same rank.\\
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* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'': Used in the episodes "Displaced", "Relativity", "Scorpion: Part 1", "Unimatrix Zero" and "Year of Hell: Part 2".
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* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'': Used ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''
** In "Parallax", B'Elanna Torres is in trouble for breaking theepisodes "Displaced", "Relativity", "Scorpion: Part 1", "Unimatrix Zero" and "Year nose of Hell: Part 2".Lieutenant Carey. Chakotay orders Tuvok to drop the charges against B'Elanna as he intends to handle it off-the-record. Tuvok obeys the order, but makes it clear he will note the full details in his security log.
** In "Parallax", B'Elanna Torres is in trouble for breaking the
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** {{Discussed}} between Paris and Neelix when they're [[LockedInARoom forced to go on an away mission together]] in "Parturition".
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** {{Discussed}} between Paris and Neelix when they're [[LockedInARoom [[TeethClenchedTeamwork forced to go on an away mission together]] in "Parturition".
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->''"Here's the beer. Here's the entertainment. Now have fun. That's an Order!"''
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->''"Here's the beer. Here's the entertainment. Now have fun. That's an Order!"''order!"''
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* ''VideoGame/MurderInTheAlps'': When [[IntrepidReporter Anna Myers]] and Ulli Reiter reach [[spoiler:the Knef Gallery to rescue Iris Knef from [[SerialKiller the Dada Killer]]]] in the climax of ''The Dada Killer'', the constable uses this line to make Anna wait outside for backup while he goes inside. She defies the order when she gets worried and enters to find [[spoiler:Ulli knocked unconscious and Iris at the mercy of the Dada Killer]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': In "Horse Hare," Bugs Bunny is a Cavalry private reporting to his commander:
-->'''Commander:''' Private Bugs, I'm taking my men out on a mission. Do you think you can handle the fort by yourself?\\
'''Bugs:''' Yes sir, sir. Is that an order?\\
'''Commander:''' Yes, that's an order.\\
'''Bugs:''' Yes sir, sir.
-->'''Commander:''' Private Bugs, I'm taking my men out on a mission. Do you think you can handle the fort by yourself?\\
'''Bugs:''' Yes sir, sir. Is that an order?\\
'''Commander:''' Yes, that's an order.\\
'''Bugs:''' Yes sir, sir.
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* In ''[[WesternAnimation/{{WALLE}} WALL-E]]'', this is how [=McCrea=] is able to get AUTO to crack and tell him the classified Directive A113.
-->'''AUTO:''' That is classified, Captain. Give me the plant.\\
'''[=McCrea=]:''' What do you mean "Classified?!" You don't keep secrets from the Captain!\\
'''AUTO:''' ''(Reaching for the plant while [=McCrea=] keeps it away)'' Give me the plant.\\
'''[=McCrea=]:''' Tell me what's classified!\\
'''AUTO:''' ''[[TranquilFury The plant.]]''\\
'''[=McCrea=]:''' ''(Pushes AUTO away)'' Tell me AUTO, that's an order\\
''({{Beat}} as the two of them stare down each other)''\\
'''AUTO:'''...Aye-aye sir.
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* In ''[[WesternAnimation/{{WALLE}} WALL-E]]'', this is how [=McCrea=] is able to get AUTO to crack and tell him the classified Directive A113.
-->'''AUTO:''' That is classified, Captain. Give me the plant.\\
'''[=McCrea=]:''' What do you mean "Classified?!" You don't keep secrets from the Captain!\\
'''AUTO:''' ''(Reaching for the plant while [=McCrea=] keeps it away)'' Give me the plant.\\
'''[=McCrea=]:''' Tell me what's classified!\\
'''AUTO:''' ''[[TranquilFury The plant.]]''\\
'''[=McCrea=]:''' ''(Pushes AUTO away)'' Tell me AUTO, that's an order\\
''({{Beat}} as the two of them stare down each other)''\\
'''AUTO:'''...Aye-aye sir.
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* ''VideoGame/GodsEaterBurst'': Used a few times by [[TheMentor Lindow Amamiya]] to cement his rule of "Don't die." [[spoiler: Later used by him, after transforming into [[EldritchAbomination Corrosive Hannibal]], telling his comrades to run away so that he can end his own life. The (normally) silent protagonist then throws it back in his face before Dual Wielding Lindow's God Arc along with his/her own and ripping the Corrosive Hannibal's mouth open.]]
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* ''VideoGame/GodsEaterBurst'': ''[[VideoGame/GodEater1 God Eater]]'': Used a few times by [[TheMentor Lindow Amamiya]] to cement his rule of "Don't die." [[spoiler: Later used by him, after transforming into [[EldritchAbomination Corrosive Hannibal]], telling his comrades to run away so that he can end his own life. The (normally) silent protagonist then throws it back in his face before Dual Wielding Lindow's God Arc along with his/her own and ripping the Corrosive Hannibal's mouth open.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': The only reason Zapp Brannigan's BeleagueredAssistant Kif does anything Zapp says is because of this trope. It is so heavily ingrained that in the episode where they both lose their jobs, Kif still obeys him out of habit.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': The only reason Zapp Brannigan's BeleagueredAssistant Kif does anything Zapp says is because of this trope. It is so heavily ingrained that that, in the episode where they both lose their jobs, Kif still obeys him out of habit.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': The only reason Zapp Brannigan's BeleagueredAssistant Kif does anything Zapp says is because of this trope. It is so heavily ingrained that in the episode where they both lose their jobs, Kif still obeys him out of habit.
-->'''Zapp:''' It's time to begin our lives as civilians.
-->''(Zapp walks off while Kif stays where he is)''
-->'''Zapp:''' That's an ''order'', soldier!
-->'''Zapp:''' It's time to begin our lives as civilians.
-->''(Zapp walks off while Kif stays where he is)''
-->'''Zapp:''' That's an ''order'', soldier!
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Birdman}}'' episode "Vulturo, Prince of Darkness". After Birdman has been defeated by Vulturo he orders his eagle {{Sidekick}} Avenger to leave him and try to save some people nearby. When Avenger is reluctant to abandon him, Birdman makes it an order.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Birdman}}'' ''WesternAnimation/Birdman1967'' episode "Vulturo, Prince of Darkness". After Birdman has been defeated by Vulturo he orders his eagle {{Sidekick}} Avenger to leave him and try to save some people nearby. When Avenger is reluctant to abandon him, Birdman makes it an order.
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** A silent version occurs in Season One. King Robert's son has been bitten by a pet direwolf belonging to one of Ned Stark's daughters. The direwolf flees, so Robert orders the direwolf belonging to his other daughter killed in surrogate retaliation. Because Ned and Robert are FireForgedFriends, Ned blurts out "Is this your command?" Robert just turns and looks at Ned coldly, before walking out.
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** A silent version occurs in Season One. King Robert's son has been bitten by a pet direwolf belonging to one of Ned Stark's daughters. The direwolf flees, so Robert orders Robert--at Queen Cersei's demand--orders the direwolf belonging to his other daughter killed in surrogate retaliation. Because Ned and Robert are FireForgedFriends, Ned blurts out "Is this your command?" Robert just turns and looks at Ned coldly, before walking out.out.
** Negatively {{discussed}} by Tywin Lannister after becoming Hand of the King to his grandson King Joffrey. He retorts to Joffrey that any king that feels the need to actually ''say'' "I am the King!" to get people to do what he wants "is no king at all."
** Negatively {{discussed}} by Tywin Lannister after becoming Hand of the King to his grandson King Joffrey. He retorts to Joffrey that any king that feels the need to actually ''say'' "I am the King!" to get people to do what he wants "is no king at all."
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** Bashir responds with the followup listed in the TruthInTelevision folder, by requesting that Sisko put the orders in writing and appending his own official protest. Sisko also knows how this works, since he already ''has'' his orders in writing on a PADD, which he immediately hands over.
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Commonly inverted when the situation involves risking the subordinate's life (or career), and the commander says "Now, I won't ''order'' you to do this, but..." In this case, the TrueCompanions will invariably carry out the request anyway.