History Quotes / RedShirt

-->-- '''Creator/EddieIzzard''', ''Unrepeatable'' - one of the most {{Troperiffic}} stand-up shows in history.

->An [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy Imperial Stormtrooper]] fired at a Redshirt. He missed, and the Redshirt died anyway.

-->-- '''Kinnosuke Kuzuhara''', ''{{LightNovel/Durarara}}''

->The city guard is here! Not here to help though. Mostly they exist to get beat up by the good guys by [[MookChivalry rushing in and attacking them one at a time]]. And that's if they're lucky. The less lucky guards get eaten by the dragon or killed and zombiefied by the lich in order to establish how dangerous the bad guy is. [[SarcasmMode And clearly the bad guy is very dangerous because he killed a bunch of guards who I established as weak in incompetent in the early chapters. Very scary]]. The guards' only real job is jobbing, but they suck at that too apparently.

''Go and tell you where to go''\\

''"Jim, he's dead."''\\

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-> ''Future zombies look good in red shirts. Future fact #23: [[BlatantLies Nothing bad happens to red shirts]].''
-->-- Future Zombies' almanac description, ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies2ItsAboutTime''

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->He's courageous, brave, and [[TheWorfEffect dangerously strong]]!\\
But he won't be around for very long!\\
'cause his platoon gets blown away!\\
So let us pray for [[NominalImportance Soldier A]]!
-->-- '''Creator/VicMignogna''', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TA-QJ2d3kk "Soldier A"]]

->I'm not even supposed to be here. I'm just Crewman Number Six. I'm expendable. [[GenreSavvy I'm the guy in the episode who dies to prove how serious the situation is!]] ''I've gotta get outta here!''
-->-- '''Guy Fleegman''', ''Film/GalaxyQuest''

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->"Working for the Field\\
Projects Division is messy business. It isn’t pleasant, and\\
it's very easy to get dead. Hence, the conspiracy requires\\
quite a lot of cannon fodder—it may seem [[{{Cliche}} cliché]], but not\\
everybody is expected to return, and Cheiron prepares for\\
that inevitability by stocking its FPD cells with a high volume\\
of expendable agents."

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->'''MasterComputer:''' I see {{the Federation}} has issued new uniforms.\\
'''EnsignNewbie:''' Star Command says it's my lucky red shirt!\\
'''Computer:''' I see they've also given you [[BringMyBrownPants brown pants]] to go with that red shirt.\\
'''Ensign:''' Huh?\\
'''Computer:''' Just gratuitous foreshadowing...
-->-- ''Alien Adventure'' by John Freda

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->I'm not even supposed to be here. I'm just Crewman Number Six. I'm expendable. I'm the guy in the episode [[GenreSavvy who dies to prove how serious the situation is]]! ''I've gotta get outta here!''

'''Rose:''' No, we don't work like that. None of us.\\

->''"I'm not even supposed to be here. I'm just 'Crewman Number Six'. I'm expendable. I'm the guy in the episode [[GenreSavvy who dies to prove how serious the situation is]]! '''I've gotta get outta here!'''"''

->''I sense something... As if a bit part [[Film/ANewHope cried out in terror and was suddenly silenced.]]''
-->-- '''WebSite/SFDebris''', ''Star Trek: First Contact''

->''Hapless soldiers from the sky,''\\
''Beaming down to quickly die.''\\
''Men who know their life’s crappy''\\
''Those fighting men in the red jersey.''

->''Kirk, and Spock, [=McCoy=] and him.'' \\
''Bones will soon say, “He’s dead Jim.”'' \\
''His quick demise we all foresee'' \\
''For he’s the one in the red jersey.'' \\
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''Not black. Not white. No race assumed.'' \\
''There’s just one hue to seal his doom.'' \\
''And even when he’s a she,'' \\
''She’s just as dead in a red jersey.'' \\
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''We all know it’s too late.'' \\
''Beaming down, we sealed our fate.'' \\
''For Kirk and Spock, they too did see'' \\
''They both did die in a red jersey.''
-->-- '''WebSite/SFDebris''',

->''"Moral of the Week: Starfleet is a dangerous place to work."''
-->--'''[[http://www.docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/tng-season-one.html Doc Oho]]'''

->''"An [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy Imperial Stormtrooper]] fired at a Redshirt. He missed, and the Redshirt died anyway"''
-->-- Old internet joke

->''Um... Kirk? Not to bother you with trivial details or anything, but do you remember those two Redshirts still on Troyaikman? You know, the ones you tried to beam up when you didn't know the ship had left orbit? Just out of curiosity, any plans to go back for them anytime soon? No? Oh well. I guess it's all in a day's work when you're a Redshirt.''
-->--'''''Website/TheAgonyBooth''''', "And the Children Shall Lead..."

-> And you always knew, if [[TheKirk any of]] [[TheSpock the main]] [[TheMcCoy cast]] beamed down, [[PlotArmor they were all coming back]]. But if there was [[NewMeat a new bloke beaming down with them]]... you got really worried about the new bloke. Especially if he was wearing a [[RedShirt red jumper]]...
-->--'''EddieIzzard''', ''Unrepeatable'' - one of the most {{Troperiffic}} stand-up shows in history.

-> He's courageous, brave, and [[TheWorfEffect dangerously strong]]! / But he won't be around for very long! / 'cause his platoon gets blown away! / So let us pray for [[NominalImportance Soldier A]]!
-->--'''VicMignogna''', ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TA-QJ2d3kk Soldier A]]''

->'''Felger:''' You are not going to die, Coombs.
->'''Coombs:''' Oh, come on, Felger! We might as well be wearing {{red shirt}}s!
-->--''Series/StargateSG1'', "The Other Guys"

->'''Wade:''' Just make sure you're not wearing--\\
'''[[ActionGirl Kim]]:''' A red shirt?
-->--''WesternAnimation/KimPossible''

->"Aliens take over facility. Marines get sent in to take care of it in the same way that bits of bread get sent into ponds to take care of the ducks."
-->--'''Yahtzee Croshaw''', ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation''

->"I often think about how people like us always tend to be weak foils to stars like you in fiction. Whenever the supernatural protagonist appeared, we'd always be lying in a puddle of blood, just to emphasize the strength of the opponent. That's fine. [[TheWorfEffect It just goes to show how powerful people think we are]]. [[{{Jobber}} It's staged]], so there's not much we can do."
-->--'''Kinnosuke Kuzuhara''', ''{{LightNovel/Durarara}}''

->'''MasterComputer:''' I see {{the Federation}} has issued new uniforms.
->'''EnsignNewbie:''' Star Command says it's my lucky red shirt!
->'''Computer:''' I see they've also given you [[BringMyBrownPants brown pants]] to go with that red shirt.
->'''Ensign:''' Huh?
->'''Computer:''' Just gratuitous foreshadowing...
-->-- '''Alien Adventure''' by John Freda.

->'''Wreath''': But look on the bright side. Nobody died\\
'''Valkyrie''': ''*frowns*'' Lots of people died\\

-->--''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant''

->'''Boone''': You ever watch ''Franchise/StarTrek''?
->'''Locke''': Not really.
->'''Boone''': The crew guys that would go down to the planet with the main guys — {{the captain}} and [[TheSpock the guy with the pointy ears]]? They always wore {{red shirt}}s and they always got killed.
->'''Locke''': Yeah?
->'''Boone''': Yeah.
->'''Locke''': Sounds like a piss-poor captain.
-->-—''Series/{{Lost}}''

->Under no circumstances are you to jeopardize your life or your ship. The life of your companion, however, is absolutely and thoroughly expendable.
-->--''Literature/TheRedTapeWar''

->"They wouldn't characterize this many [=NPCs=] if they weren't gonna pick them off like After Eight mints."
-->--'''Yahtzee Croshaw''', ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation''

->"Working for the Field
->Projects Division is messy business. It isn’t pleasant, and
->it’s very easy to get dead. Hence, the conspiracy requires
->quite a lot of cannon fodder—it may seem [[{{Cliche}} cliché]], but not
->everybody is expected to return, and Cheiron prepares for
->that inevitability by stocking its FPD cells with a high volume
->of expendable agents."
-->--'''TabletopGame/HunterTheVigil''' ''[[{{Sourcebook}} Compacts and Conspiracies]]''

->"You'll be expendable
->You will wear red and be expendable
->For getting dead, you are dependable
->In fact you are the perfect guy
->If shields are down or we blow a warp core
->It's almost guaranteed you're gonna fry!
->Expendable..."
->am I
-->-- '''{{Music/Voltaire}}''', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh0l00Y1760 Expendable]]"

-> A monster or a mecha or a guy / doesn't matter which I'm gonna die!
-->--'''VicMignogna''', ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TA-QJ2d3kk Soldier A]]''


->I was killed by Gary Mitchell with his psychic powers
->I was eaten by a salt vampire
->I was pushed over a cliff by an enormous, ugly android
->I was killed by a creature called a Gorn
->The bridge crew is invincible
->But I'm not impervious
->To the deadly creatures we meet out there
-->-- "''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISpOkMNJiFM Red Shirt's Lament]]''", '''No-Win Scenario'''

->''"Everyone makes it to cover but the redshirt. Ouch. I mean, death by replicated [[BuffySpeak shooty ball thing]]. [[UndignifiedDeath What a way to go.]]"''
-->-- [[http://eponymous-rose.dreamwidth.org/316150.html Recap]] of ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', "Civil Defense"

->'''Ironfist:''' It was never gonna be Perceptor, was it? Or Springer or Impactor or Kup, if they were here. No, it was always going to be one of us-the second stringers.
->'''Pyro:''' Yeah, just because we're not famous -- not Ark-worthy -- one of us has to bite the bullet...
-->-- ''ComicBook/TheTransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers''

->"When did you transfer into Science out of Security?"
->"I didn't. I just started taking blue uniforms from the laundry."
->"Why?"
->"Trust me, kid. The red shirts will get you killed every time."
-->-- '''This Ain't Star Trek XXX 3'''

->'''Dalek Sec:''' [[AC: Which of you is least important?]]
->'''Rose:''' What's that supposed to mean?
->'''Sec:''' [[AC: Which of you is least important?]]
->'''Rose:''' No, we don't work like that. None of us.
->'''Sec:''' [[AC: Designate the least important!]]

->Please don't beam me down with Kirk, [=McCoy=] and Spock
->'Cause if you do, I know that I'll be dead by 1 o'clock
->Maybe I'll be vaporized or crushed beneath some granite
->Bones will look at Jim and say "I'm just a doctor, dammit."

->I'm an extra - on Star Trek
->It's my break - on TV
->The fourth man in the landing crew
->It's the last you'll see of me
-->-- "''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtVPbZwDE3g He's Dead Jim]]''", '''M.O.D.'''

->Run, minor character, run! Not that it'll do you any good!
-->'''Carmen''', ''Film/SpyKids'' books, watching a monster movie

->I've been a Starfleet brat since the day I was born,
->But I never should have put on this uniform
->I could've been a doctor or helmsman, see
->But I ended up here in security.
-->--"I Always Knew I Would Die Alone", '''Warp 11'''

->A hatch in the belly of the spaceship slid open and Harry hurtled out, screaming the battle cry of the Old Federation. ''"Death to the redshirts!"''
-->-- '''B'Elannarella'''

-> As Hyuuga went, Ko was not remarkable in any way. He was of average height, average build, average skill, and average looks. If you were to chart all the verious aspects of the Hyuuga clan members and draw up a theoretical median for each of their different traits, the overall result would probably look a lot like Ko. \\
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Basically, he was just one step up from nameless fodder. He had about as much chance as a Star Trek redshirt, and roughly equivalent chances of surviving any serious shit. If so much as a gentle breeze wafted through the Hyuuga estate, Ko would be one of the first casualties.
-->--''FanFic/IAmNOTGoingThroughPubertyAgain''

''They both did die in a red jersey.''\\
---> '''WebSite/SFDebris''',

->''Hapless soldiers from the sky,''
''Beaming down to quickly die.''
''Men who know their life’s crappy''
''Those fighting men in the red jersey.''

''Kirk, and Spock, McCoy and him.''
''Bones will soon say, “He’s dead Jim.”''
''His quick demise we all foresee''
''For he’s the one in the red jersey.''

''Not black. Not white. No race assumed.''
''There’s just one hue to seal his doom.''
''And even when he’s a she,''
''She’s just as dead in a red jersey.''

''We all know it’s too late.''
''Beaming down, we sealed our fate.''
''For Kirk and Spock, they too did see''
''They both did die in a red jersey.''

->''Hapless soldiers from the sky,
Beaming down to quickly die.
Men who know their life’s crappy
Those fighting men in the red jersey.

Kirk, and Spock, McCoy and him.
Bones will soon say, “He’s dead Jim.”
His quick demise we all foresee
For he’s the one in the red jersey.

Not black. Not white. No race assumed.
There’s just one hue to seal his doom.
And even when he’s a she,
She’s just as dead in a red jersey.

We all know it’s too late.
Beaming down, we sealed our fate.
For Kirk and Spock, they too did see
They both did die in a red jersey.''

->You may be wondering "Why the red suit?" Well, that's so bad guys can't see me bleed! This guy's got the right idea! [[BringMyBrownPants He wore the brown pants]]!
-->--'''[[Film/{{Deadpool 2016}} Deadpool]]'''

-->-- '''{{SFDebris}}''', ''Star Trek: First Contact''

->'''Ironfist''': It was never gonna be Perceptor, was it? Or Springer or Impactor or Kup, if they were here. No, it was always going to be one of us-the second stringers.
->'''Pyro''': Yeah, just because we're not famous - not Ark-worthy - one of us has to bite the bullet...
-->--''ComicBook/TransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers''

-->-—''{{Lost}}''