Film — Animation
Astrid: I thought this was supposed to be a stealth mission?
Hiccup: Yeah, they always start that way...
Hiccup: Yeah, they always start that way...
Film — Live-Action
Connor: Did anyone see ya?
Rocco: Fuck man, I might as well have gone around posting flyers!
Rocco: Fuck man, I might as well have gone around posting flyers!
"Do you know what the words "low profile" mean? Let me tell you what low profile is NOT! Low profile is NOT taking girls hostage! It is NOT blowing up a gas station! It is NOT shooting a cop in the fucking head!"
— Seth, From Dusk Till Dawn
Live-Action TV
Bill: We're coming back. We could have snuck back in, but the Doctor being the Doctor...
[cut to the Doctor standing on deck of the prison ship as it rams the dock, laughing maniacally]
[cut to the Doctor standing on deck of the prison ship as it rams the dock, laughing maniacally]
— Doctor Who, "The Lie of the Land"
Video Games
"We gotta do this quietly, Drake..."
[Drake stumbles into the center of the enemies]
"I said QUIET, Drake! That's the opposite of loud!"
[Drake stumbles into the center of the enemies]
"I said QUIET, Drake! That's the opposite of loud!"
— Victor Sullivan, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Chai: (peeking through a ventilation duct) I'm like a chameleon...
CNMN: Mister Chai, are you listening?
Chai: Waiting to strike...
Peppermint: Now, this is important. All you need is to subtly—
[Chai puts too much pressure on the vent and falls out of it]
CNMN: Mister Chai, are you listening?
Chai: Waiting to strike...
Peppermint: Now, this is important. All you need is to subtly—
[Chai puts too much pressure on the vent and falls out of it]
"My cover had been blown. The doors slammed shut behind me. And then I was dodging bullets like raindrops."
— Max, Max Payne
"FLARE!!! ...You know what they say - if you're gonna fuck up, get it outta the way early!"
— Alex Mason, Call of Duty: Black Ops II
"Sneaking done. Fighting now."
— The Stealth Suit Mk II, Fallout: New Vegas
Omega: E-123 Omega here. Extermination proceeding without incident. No problems to report.
Rouge: Extermination!? This is supposed to be a recon mission! You can't go making a big scene!
Shadow: You should have known better than to send Omega on an op like this.
Rouge: Extermination!? This is supposed to be a recon mission! You can't go making a big scene!
Shadow: You should have known better than to send Omega on an op like this.
— Sonic Forces: Episode Shadow
"Even spies have gotta go loud sometimes, right?"
— Sheldon, Splatoon 2
Brother: This is Brother! How's it going?
Rikku: Be quiet! This is a covert operation. Over and out.
Brother: Ahhhh, Rikku! How dare you speak to your leader like that!
Rikku: Ooh! Shut up, already!
Ormi: Hrm? Who's there? Ah! The Gullwings!
Yuna: Uh-oh!
Rikku: Be quiet! This is a covert operation. Over and out.
Brother: Ahhhh, Rikku! How dare you speak to your leader like that!
Rikku: Ooh! Shut up, already!
Ormi: Hrm? Who's there? Ah! The Gullwings!
Yuna: Uh-oh!
Lorenz: Hear me well, you fell brigands! I, Lorenz Hellman Gloucester, stand in judgment before you!
Shez: So, not to be a jerk, but when you stand up and scream your name like that, it prevents us from launching any kind of sneak attack.
Lorenz: House Gloucester has no need of such dishonest trickery. If our foe is asleep, we kick out their pillow before the battle begins!
Shez: So, not to be a jerk, but when you stand up and scream your name like that, it prevents us from launching any kind of sneak attack.
Lorenz: House Gloucester has no need of such dishonest trickery. If our foe is asleep, we kick out their pillow before the battle begins!
— Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, paralogue "Unsettling Truths"
Miriam: He looks pretty big... I wonder if we can sneak past-
Alicia: (shouting at the demon) Hey, you! Yeah, you, the big guy!
Miriam: ...Or you could provoke him. Why not?
Alicia: (shouting at the demon) Hey, you! Yeah, you, the big guy!
Miriam: ...Or you could provoke him. Why not?
— Weird and Unfortunate Things Are Happening, before the boss battle against the Delegate of Suspicion
Webcomics
Roy: [whispering while invisible] OK, gang. Goblins up ahead. Everyone make your Move Silently check.
Invisible Teammates: (Right.) (Got it!) (I got a 17.) (I got a 24.) (I got a 19.)
Elan: I GOT A 4! DID YOU HEAR ME? I GOT-
Invisible Teammates: (Right.) (Got it!) (I got a 17.) (I got a 24.) (I got a 19.)
Elan: I GOT A 4! DID YOU HEAR ME? I GOT-
Web Original
"Things did start feeling kind of crowded after I secured a full party of four agents, and the corridors weren't getting any less cramped. Two agents is a stealth mission, three's a crowd, the fourth might as well show up on a party bus with some lime wedges. In the final mission, I had SIX bumblecunts trying to go unnoticed in a hallway! I ended up having three of them on permanent "sit on a guard's face and keep queefing so that he doesn't wake up" duty. "
Learn to control sneezing, coughing, and other bodily noises so that you won't give yourself away when you're trying to hide from tyrannosaurs, henchmen, etc.
"Nobody will notice if there's nobody to notice."
"Or do what most people do — try to be sneaky until you screw it up and then murder everyone in the face. They can't see you if they're dead, right? Stealth, motherf***er!"
Western Animation
Doctor Octopus: I'm afraid you're not home free yet. The cursed arachnid is on your tail.
Tinkerer: Not a problem. We'll ditch him-
Electro: EAT LIGHTNING, SPIDER-MAN! (leans out the window and starts blasting)
Tinkerer: Not a problem. We'll ditch him-
Electro: EAT LIGHTNING, SPIDER-MAN! (leans out the window and starts blasting)
— The Spectacular Spider-Man, "Shear Strength"
(Luz gasps and pulls out Philip's diary while searching for it in the library. She squeals.)
Luz and Amity: (giggling) Shh, shh, shh.
(Luz opens the diary. An echo mouse is sitting in the pages, having eaten nearly all of them.)
Luz: (gasps) You little RAT!
— The Owl House, "Through the Looking Glass Ruins"
Kaldur'ahm/Aquaman: This will be a covert mission; recon only.
Garfield/Beast Boy: Psh, they always say "recon only". It never turns out that way.
Garfield/Beast Boy: Psh, they always say "recon only". It never turns out that way.
— Young Justice Outsiders, "Leverage" (surprise surprise, it didn't turn out that way this time, either)
