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* Said by Tai Lung in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' when Po interrupts him while he's choking the life out of Master Shifu when he doesn't divulge the location of the Dragon Scroll.
-->'''Tai Lung:''' Who are you?\\

* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3'': This is all a stunned [[Characters/KungFuPanda3 Kai]] can say when Po [[spoiler:becomes a true master of chi]], turning the tide back against Kai, just as Kai was about to absorb him.

* Happens on ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' with Damian Moreau in season 3 after the [[JustLikeRobinHood heroes]] spent the entire third season taking him down. He has no idea who any of them are[[spoiler: except Eliot]].

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--->'''Matt:''' Who are you?
--->'''[[ComicBook/{{Bullseye|MarvelComics}} Poindexter]]:''' [[BlatantLies I'm Daredevil]]...

At the end of the episode, thanks to outsourced case work that Matt has received from Foggy, he finds himself walking into a police interrogation room to provide impromptu legal counsel to Series/JessicaJones2015 as she's being questioned by Detective Misty Knight.

*** Also from "Mean Right Hook", Series/LukeCage2016 and [[Series/IronFist2017 Danny Rand]] say this to each other as Luke interrupts Danny's attempt to rough up Cole for information.
*** At the end of the HallwayFight in "Worst Behavior", Danny Rand gives a bewildered "Who are you people?" to the other superheroes as they're escaping Midland Circle in the elevator. As they haven't yet joined together to become The Defenders, no-one replies with a TitleDrop.

* Yelled by Bill O'Reilly to Creator/StephenColbert during [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QquTUR9nbC4 his interview]] in ''Series/TheOReillyFactor''.

TheHero has burst into the scene, has saved the girl, and is holding the villain at [[CoolSword sword]][=/=][[CoolGuns gun]]-point. The villain (or maybe some other bystander), bewildered, demands "Who are you?" The hero usually responds with a BadassBoast, although a big monologue is not necessary. Sufficiently awesome heroes can get away with [[MyNameIsInigoMontoya just their name]], which is especially effective if it's [[EstablishingCharacterMoment the first time the audience is hearing it]], or [[MeaningfulRename the first time the character has referred to himself by that name.]] A common subversion is when the boast is [[NegatedMomentOfAwesome interrupted]]. If the hero's actions are especially amazing, the villain may demand, "WhatAreYou?" instead.

* In the opening of ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' ''Trust and Betrayal'' OVA, a mysterious swordsman saves Kenshin from being killed by bandits. Just before being killed, the last bandit asks the stranger who he is. The swordsman (who is later revealed to be Hiko Seijūrō), replies "You won't live long enough to remember my name."

* Inverted or... something in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. The hot-blooded heroes were rarely actually asked, but often answered their opponents preemptively [[LargeHam and at great length]], always ending with the series' CatchPhrase / ArcWords, "JUST WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE!?"

** Her normal (utterly terrifying) response to 'what are you' ''was'' "a housewife." And it's true. She's HappilyMarried to a strong, silent-type meat butcher and is great with the local kids (though horrifyingly abusive toward her students)... and everything else in the series that isn't an EldritchAbomination finds reason to fear her.

* ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' villains were fond of this one. The hero who got this the most was Tuxedo Mask.

* In ''Lightnovel/FullMetalPanic'' when a {{Mook}} asks Sosuke who he is, he replies in a cool voice: "I'm the garbage man." This is a reference to his being assigned school garbage collection duty.
* Inverted or...something in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. The hot-blooded heroes were rarely actually asked, but often answered their opponents preemptively [[LargeHam and at great length]], always ending with the series' CatchPhrase / ArcWords, "JUST WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE!?"

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* ''[[Film/TheAssignment1997 The Assignment]]'' (1997). Annibal Ramirez is a {{doppelganger}} of terrorist Carlos the Jackal, who is naturally surprised when [[ConfrontingYourImposter he finally encounters his imposter]].

* Both the 1989 ''Film/{{Batman|1989}}'' and ''Film/BatmanBegins'' feature the classic Batman introduction:

* ''Series/{{Andor}}''. When Luthen Rael reveals that he knows about Cassian Andor's DarkAndTroubledPast, and that [[MegaCorp Preox-Morlana]] are hunting him down for killing two of their security officers, Cassian responds by drawing a blaster on him.

** When SuperSoldier-turned-criminal Takeshi Kovacs proceeds to WakeUpFighting after being uploaded into a new body, a technician tries to look up his record only to find most of it is ClassifiedInformation, causing him to exclaim, "Who the hell *is* this guy?"

* ''Series/{{Angel}}''

* ''Series/{{Arrow}}''

* The premise of ''Series/DarkMatter'' is the protagonists [[YouWakeUpInARoom waking up on a spacecraft]] with [[OntologicalMystery no idea of who they are or how they got there]]. Naturally this trope comes up.

* From ''FanFic/AGrowingAffection'':

* In ''FanFic/PurpleDays'', Joff stops in the middle of a walk when the canon incident of a peasant throwing some dung at him happens. Instead of what everyone thinks will happen, Joff just walks to the smallfolk who did it and talks to him for a while, hearing how bad things are getting at Flea Bottom and giving him a coin to get some food. Then he stands and bellows out that it's the duty of the king to help the smallfolk when he's gotten them embroiled in war, so he's opening some of the Red Keep's stores to alleviate the famine, and likewise guilts the High Septon into doing the same with the larders of the Great Sept. An awed Tyrion, used to the madness of canon Joffrey, gapes at his nephew and asks the question. Joff calmly tells him he's Joffrey and no one else.

* Played for laughs in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'': Peter Quill is captured taking the Infinity Stone in the opening scene by Korath the Pursuer, who demands to know who he is. Peter dramatically identifies himself as Star-Lord, but rather than impressed, Korath and his men are just confused, much to Peter's exasperation.

* In ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', {{Superman}} asks this to {{ComicBook/Darkseid}} when the latter banishes his son Kalibak back to Apokolips. Darkseid blasts Superman with his [[EyeBeams Omega Beams]], [[KneelBeforeZod forcing him to kneel]], and answers "That is who I am."

--->'''Frank Castle and Agent Madani:''' [[TalkingInUnison Shut up.]]

*** Danny gives a bewildered "Who are you people?" to Matt and Jessica as they're escaping Midland Circle in the elevator.

* ''Film/MajorGromPlagueDoctor''. At the end of the ActionPrologue during which our hero has caught a gang of armoured car robbers single-handed, their leader gives this this trope. Smash cut to a ''MAJOR GROM'' title card, then back to the robber [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall complaining that Grom didn't answer his question]]. He asks again: "Who are you, motherfucker?!" only to get a punch in the face and the full TitleSequence.

* ''''Film/MajorGromPlagueDoctor''. At the end of the ActionPrologue during which our hero has caught a gang of armoured car robbers single-handed, their leader gives this this trope. Smash cut to a ''MAJOR GROM'' title card, then back to the robber [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall complaining that Grom didn't answer his question]]. He asks again: "Who are you, motherfucker?!" only to get a punch in the face and the full TitleSequence.

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* ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' has this, aimed at Will Turner. It features a mild subversion, with Jack trying very hard to keep Will from answering, since it will [[KansasCityShuffle derail his plans]].
-->'''Barbossa:''' Who ''are'' you?\\
'''Jack:''' Nobody! He's nobody! [[HurricaneOfExcuses Distant cousin of my aunt's nephew, twice removed]]. Wonderful singing voice, though. ''[[RunningGag Eunuch]]''.

* From ''Film/RamboIII'':
-->'''Zaysen:''' Who are you?\\
'''Rambo:''' Your worst nightmare.

* At the beginning of the first ''[[Film/TheNakedGun Naked Gun]]'' movie after beating up the various Arab leaders, Idi Amin and UsefulNotes/MikhailGorbachev:
-->"I'm Lieutenant Frank Drebin, Police Squad. and don't ever let me catch you guys in America." ''(Drebin then falls out the window)''
* From ''Film/{{Hook}}'' while Peter Pan is swordfighting a pirate mook:
-->'''Pirate:''' Hang on now, ain't you--\\
'''Pan:''' Peter Pan.\\
'''Pirate:''' [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere AHHHHHHHHHH]]! ''[[[DestinationDefenestration jumps out the window]]]''
* ''Film/HighPlainsDrifter''. "WWHHHOOOOO ARRRRRE YOUUUUUU!"
* Both the 1989 ''Film/{{Batman|1989}}'' and ''Film/BatmanBegins'' feature the classic Batman introduction:
-->'''Crook:''' What are you?!\\
'''Batman:''' I'm Batman.
* ''Film/CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon'' features perhaps one of the lengthiest and floweriest examples of this trope:
-->'''Monk:''' Who are you?\\
'''Jen Yu:''' ''[while menacingly unsheathing her sword]'' You want to know who I am? I am... I am the Invincible Sword Goddess, armed with the Green Destiny that knows no equal! Be you Li or Southern Crane, bow your head and ask for mercy! I am the dragon from the desert! Who comes from nowhere and leaves no trace! Today I fly over Eu-Mei. Tomorrow... I topple Mount Wudan!
* ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' has this:
-->'''Oz''' I am Oz. The great and powerful. Who are you?\\
'''Dorothy:''' I'm Dorothy, the small and meek.

* ''Film/ShootEmUp''. Mr Smith replies, "I'm a British nanny, and I'm dangerous."
* Major gets asked this several times in ''Film/GhostInTheShell2017''. The question is [[FakeMemories more relevant than she thinks.]]

* ''Film/TheNameOfTheRose''. Novice monk Adso is seduced by a beautiful nameless peasant girl.
-->'''Adso:''' ''(narrating)'' Who was she? Who was this creature that rose like the dawn, was as bewitching as the moon, radiant as the sun? [[SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny Terrible as an army poised for battle.]]
* Played for laughs in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'': Peter Quill is captured taking the Infinity Stone in the opening scene by Korath the Pursuer, who demands to know who he is. Peter dramatically identifies himself as Star-Lord, but rather than impressed, Korath and his men are just confused, much to Peter's exasperation.
-->'''Korath the Pursuer''': Who are you?\\
'''Peter Quill''': There's one other name you might know me by... Star-Lord.\\
'''Korath''': ...Who?\\
'''Peter''': Star-Lord, man. Legendary Outlaw.\\
''[Korath and his {{mooks}} shrug helplessly]''\\
'''Peter''': ... Guys?
* ''[[Film/TheAssignment1997 The Assignment]]'' (1997). Annibal Ramirez is a {{doppelganger}} of terrorist Carlos the Jackal, who is naturally surprised when [[ConfrontingYourImposter he finally encounters his imposter]].
-->'''Carlos:''' Who are you?\\
'''Annibal:''' [[BecomingTheMask I'm you, motherfucker]].
* A villain version in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''. The CIA agent actually [[TheDreaded knows who Bane is]], but doesn't know he's the hooded PlayAlongPrisoner in front of him.
-->'''CIA agent:''' Who are you?
-->'''Bane:''' It doesn't matter who we are. What matters is our plan.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'': Mushu heads over to the fireworks area during the final battle, and is asked by the guards there, "Who are you?" He responds, "Your worst nightmare," and they flee.
** Before then, during the scene where he and Cri-kee write a letter and give it to Chi-Fu to try to get Mulan and the rest of the warriors out of camp by disguising themselves as a messenger and using it as a puppet while riding on a panda. Chi-Fu becames rather skeptical of the strange soldier and his [[HorseOfADifferentColor unusual-looking black-and-white bamboo-eating "steed."]]
--->'''Mushu:''' Urgent news from the general. ''[beat]'' What's the matter? Never seen a black-and-white before?\\
'''Chi-Fu:''' Who... are... ''you?''\\
'''Mushu:''' Excuse me? I think the question is who are ''you?!'' ''[smacks Chi-Fu in the face with the puppet's hand]'' We're in a ''war,'' man! There's no time for stupid questions! I should have your hat for this, snatch it ''right'' off your head! But I'm feeling gracious today so... carry on before I report you.
* Rafiki does this with Simba in ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'' in a non-evil variation.
-->'''Simba:''' Creepy little monkey. Who are you?\\
'''Rafiki:''' The question is, who are ''you?''\\
'''Simba:''' I thought I knew. Now, I'm not so sure.

** In "Arachnids in the UK", Graham comes up with the most pragmatic answer to this trope. "Word of advice, mate. [[RunOrDie Run now, ask questions later]]."

-->'''Susan Fenton:''' Who are you?\\