Harry: (in a video that Tom is watching) ...the end. And that concludes my brief four-hour video about plagiarism
. Thanks for watching! Don't steal my video idea.
Tom: I'm gonna steal that video idea.
Harry: No, Tom! Please! Ple-(Reaches out of the screen and chokes Tom)
. Thanks for watching! Don't steal my video idea. Tom: I'm gonna steal that video idea.
Harry: No, Tom! Please! Ple-(Reaches out of the screen and chokes Tom)
"Gunner... Point the turret up at that camera in the sky!"
— British Tank Commander (after being clicked one too many times), Company of Heroes
"Your fourth wall jokes won't save you!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, please do not panic. But scream! Scream for your lives! The Tingler is loose in this theater!"
— Vincent Price as Dr. Chapin in The Tingler
Rod Serling: We hope you enjoyed tonight's romantic story on The Twilight Zone. At the same time, we want you to realize that it was, of course, purely fictional. In real life, such ridiculous nonsense could never—
Gregory: Rod, you shouldn't! I mean, you shouldn't say such things as 'nonsense' and 'ridiculous'. [burns tape marked 'Rod Serling']
Rod: Well, that's the way it goes. [vanishes]
Gregory: Rod, you shouldn't! I mean, you shouldn't say such things as 'nonsense' and 'ridiculous'. [burns tape marked 'Rod Serling']
Rod: Well, that's the way it goes. [vanishes]
One of the most famous ghosts around is also one of the shyest! Do you think he's a nice guy? Ask him. He's right behind you.
— Description for Boo, Mario Party DS
[to the titular murderous tire]
"Wait, wait... I'm not a character, I'm just watching. Stay there. Just stay put."
"Wait, wait... I'm not a character, I'm just watching. Stay there. Just stay put."
— A spectator, Rubber
"Or to be specific, I may converse with you, the you that's watching behind your eyes."
With that, she smiles, looks you directly in the eye, and smiles at you.
Yes.
You.
"Hello dears," Yuuka says sweetly. "Enjoying the story?"
With that, she smiles, looks you directly in the eye, and smiles at you.
Yes.
You.
"Hello dears," Yuuka says sweetly. "Enjoying the story?"
— Imperfect Metamorphosis, Chapter 31
Weasel: Once upon a time, there was a big fat red pants less guy that made up stories that weren't true!
Baboon: Yeah! And suddenly, he becomes a big fat fairy, with a giant pink wig and magic tutu! [Weasel whispers in Baboon's ear] Yeah, and then he got trapped in big old cocoon!
[things happen exactly to the Red Guy]
Baboon: Yeah! And suddenly, he becomes a big fat fairy, with a giant pink wig and magic tutu! [Weasel whispers in Baboon's ear] Yeah, and then he got trapped in big old cocoon!
[things happen exactly to the Red Guy]
— I Am Weasel, "I.R. Pixie-Fairy"
For all you know, a witch might be living next door to you right now. Or she might be the woman with the bright eyes who sat opposite you on the bus this morning. She might be the lady with the dazzling smile who offered you a sweet from a white paper bag in the street before lunch. She might even — and this will make you jump — she might even be your lovely school-teacher who is reading these words to you at this very moment. Look at that teacher. Perhaps she is smiling at the absurdity of such a suggestion. Don't let that put you off. It could be part of her cleverness. I am not, of course, telling you for one second that your teacher actually is a witch. All I am saying is that she might be one. It is most unlikely. But — and here comes the big "but" — it is not impossible.
"This broadcast is coming to you from right behind you. Don't look! If you look, what you see behind you may change the way that you see life, the universe, and everything else. The laws of physics will begin to come apart in your brain as you witness a deeper truth about the cosmos than any human is prepared for."
— Corin Deeth III, Kakos Industries
"Don't look so surprised, Commander! And... don’t look around for your EVA, it can't help you now... Well. What shall we talk about? Your 'powerful' GDI forces have been emasculated... and you yourself are a killer of children! Of course, it's not true. But the world only believes what the media tells them to believe. [laughing] And I tell the media what to believe; it’s really quite simple. [beep] Oh. There's your little pet. But now that I know where you live, Commander, it's only a matter of time. Were I in your shoes, I would spend my last earthly hours... enjoying the world! Of course, if you wish, you can spend them fighting for a lost cause. But you know that you’ve lost."
— Kane, taking over the frequency on the GDI campaign, Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn
"I see now where you hide your soul, trespasser... You sit there all smug thinking you are safe behind your pane of glass. Well, you are no longer safe from me !"
— Garanel Ruckssif, EverQuest II
"'O BEARER MINE.' What kind of talking skull would address its host that way? A stiff, stuck-up old fossil, not me.
Ahamkara: the illusion that one's ego depends on an object, or an idea, or a body. Some people say you should have no ahamkara. Some people say you need to have the right ahamkara. All I know is that YOU are not an illusion. Understand?
This world around you, the people you meet—they're a little thin, right? Cardboard and drywall. Cheap theater. Come on, try it out! Say: 'I am more real than this.' Feels good, doesn't it? 'I am the only real person here.' Isn't it like their insults and their bullets just went a little... soft? I came to find you, only you, because you're special. You're from somewhere real. And together we can burn our way back there.
Can't we, o player mine?"
Ahamkara: the illusion that one's ego depends on an object, or an idea, or a body. Some people say you should have no ahamkara. Some people say you need to have the right ahamkara. All I know is that YOU are not an illusion. Understand?
This world around you, the people you meet—they're a little thin, right? Cardboard and drywall. Cheap theater. Come on, try it out! Say: 'I am more real than this.' Feels good, doesn't it? 'I am the only real person here.' Isn't it like their insults and their bullets just went a little... soft? I came to find you, only you, because you're special. You're from somewhere real. And together we can burn our way back there.
Can't we, o player mine?"
— Skull of Dire Ahamkara, Destiny
Wilkins: [pointing cannon at Wontkins] OK, buddy, what do you think of Wilkins Coffee?
Wontkins: I never tasted it.
[Wilkins fires cannon at Wontkins, then turns the cannon towards the screen]
Wilkins: Now what do you think of Wilkins?
Wontkins: I never tasted it.
[Wilkins fires cannon at Wontkins, then turns the cannon towards the screen]
Wilkins: Now what do you think of Wilkins?
"You think this is a joke, don't you? That's nice. Just out there laughing it up. Having a grand old time. Well, I hope you think back on this moment when you're watching your DisneyTube on your MickeyPad Pro Six. Think fondly of the time when you had the... illusion of choice."
— Dick Richards to the audience, The Warp Zone
[HIM has turned everyone's love for the Powerpuff Girls into hate, and they've noticed that their friends have suddenly turned against them]
Buttercup: Wow, this has turned out to be one freaky day!
Bubbles: Yeah, something strange is going on.
Narrator: Oh, for crying out loud, WOULD YOU THREE SHUT UP FOR ONCE?! Always griping and moaning about something! Sheesh, you give me a headache!
Buttercup: Wow, this has turned out to be one freaky day!
Bubbles: Yeah, something strange is going on.
Narrator: Oh, for crying out loud, WOULD YOU THREE SHUT UP FOR ONCE?! Always griping and moaning about something! Sheesh, you give me a headache!
— The Powerpuff Girls (1998), "Tough Love"
Maybe we'll come to your house and slip live grenades under your pillow! Maybe we'll gut your favorite pet! Or maybe we'll just...break your TV right now! HAHAHAHAHA...
"All right, Villager! That's it! Today's the day. I'm done! No more takin' it easy on the poor human. See, I understand you now. It took a while, but I finally see what makes you tick. Allow me to... elaborate, huh? The whole RESET thing? It's your decision, right? Yeah, freedom of choice, and all that. You're the master of your own destiny, and blah blah blah blah. That's all fine with me. I'm just tired of the drama. You wanna hit RESET, right? You love doing that, huh? That's what you really wanna do? Well, if that's what you're really lookin' for, lemme help you out. Yeah, no problem! I'll hit RESET for you. Everythin' you've done so far? All that you've worked for? Forget about it. That's right. It's all going bye-bye. You, my button-happy friend, get to start over. Well, see ya!"
— Mr. Resetti, Animal Crossing
Don't look now, but I have a feeling, there's one above you on your ceiling; but when they crawl, they never fall, unless the person under them is nervous at all.
[...]
Do you feel that itch on the top of your head? It could be one of them crawling instead, but it won't bite unless it senses fear, so just stay calm until it's gone in a year.
[...]
If there's just fuzz where your hamster was/crumbs where your dinner was, it's probably because of tarantulas.
[...]
Do you feel that itch on the top of your head? It could be one of them crawling instead, but it won't bite unless it senses fear, so just stay calm until it's gone in a year.
[...]
If there's just fuzz where your hamster was/crumbs where your dinner was, it's probably because of tarantulas.
— Songdrops, "Tarantulas"
So fear not the Bogeymen by day, but at night, watch out!
Maybe, reader, you have eaten one [of the burgers made from rats] yourself and not realized it.
The special effects were really cheesy, and I wasn't even scared until the very end. That's when the twist came. After the muddy and strangled its last victim, it came crawling straight at the screen, and then the screen went black. At first, I was a little confused, but then I realized it meant the next victim was gonna be ME.
— Gregory "Greg" Heffley, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, "Dog Days"
How would you escape in a real fire?
— The ending of Survivor: Fire, even if you win
That's how it happened; every word of it's true. Her cold got so big that they named it The Floo. You may not believe me, but if I were you, I think I'd go bowling and not to the zoo.
"No...? Hm... How curious. You must have misunderstood. SINCE WHEN WERE YOU THE ONE IN CONTROL?"
— Chara, Undertale
"They're coming for me now... and then they'll come for you!"
— Watson Pritchard, House on Haunted Hill (1959)
"Were you just about to press the skip button? Hahaha... And yet, here I remain. But go ahead. Don't let me stop you. Just remember who's in charge."
—Antón Castillo in an advertisement for Far Cry 6
Rassmussen: Hello again! Thing is, you see, this message, this testament, it wasn't just my alibi. It was my plan! There are no spores, no infection. The Morpheus process remains the same. An electronic signal that affects the sleep centres of the brain. Changes them. An electronic signal that's contained in this recording.
[The electronic signal appears as static on our screen.]
Rassmussen: There it is. Tickles, doesn't it? I've just got time to fit this bit in and then I can finish the story, and then I'm going to transmit this footage to the whole Solar System. I do hope you've enjoyed the show. I did try to make it exciting. All those scary bits. All those death-defying scrapes, monsters, and a proper climax with a really big one at the end! Compulsive viewing. I did tell you not to watch.
[Rassmussen rubs his eye, turning it into sand, leaving a hole in his head.]
Rassmussen: (Voice deepened) There's nothing left of Rassmussen any more. Only us. Only us. You will show this film to your family, won't you? And your friends. And everyone, really. Then we can all be together, dust to dust.
[Rassmussen's head starts to break up into sand.]
Rassmussen: Excuse me, you've got something there... just in the corner of your eye.
[The electronic signal appears as static on our screen.]
Rassmussen: There it is. Tickles, doesn't it? I've just got time to fit this bit in and then I can finish the story, and then I'm going to transmit this footage to the whole Solar System. I do hope you've enjoyed the show. I did try to make it exciting. All those scary bits. All those death-defying scrapes, monsters, and a proper climax with a really big one at the end! Compulsive viewing. I did tell you not to watch.
[Rassmussen rubs his eye, turning it into sand, leaving a hole in his head.]
Rassmussen: (Voice deepened) There's nothing left of Rassmussen any more. Only us. Only us. You will show this film to your family, won't you? And your friends. And everyone, really. Then we can all be together, dust to dust.
[Rassmussen's head starts to break up into sand.]
Rassmussen: Excuse me, you've got something there... just in the corner of your eye.
— Doctor Who, "Sleep No More"
YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING, SO DON'T EVEN TRY IT. GET SOME HELP.
DON'T DO WHAT SONIC DOES.
DON'T DO WHAT SONIC DOES.
— Vocals from Metallic Madness Bad Future's theme (JP/EU soundtrack), Sonic the Hedgehog CD
Oh... It was you, wasn't it? You have been looking from the next dimension, cheering on Agnès and her friends, haven't you? But it's okay now. Heh heh heh... I won't have you interfering anymore. This is the end of everything...
— Airy, The manga adaptation of Bravely Default
You probably think I'm in your tape deck now
I'm in the backseat of your truck with duct tape stretched out
Ducked the fuck way down, waitin' to straight jump out
Put it over your mouth, and grab you by the face — what now?
I'm in the backseat of your truck with duct tape stretched out
Ducked the fuck way down, waitin' to straight jump out
Put it over your mouth, and grab you by the face — what now?
Like I said... There will be no witnesses. Your computer does not protect you from death.
— Onionsan, Ribbit
And with all Nine Hells under my command, I will end the Blood Wars — inferna victoria — and look for new worlds to conquer! It won't be long until I'm knocking on your door.
— Raphael, Baldur's Gate III
Now, let me read your mind...no. Perhaps I should say...your past. You are a very methodical man, the type that always kicks his tires before he leaves. You are a highly skilled warrior, well suited to this stealth mission. You are extremely careful of traps. You are either veeery cautions...or you are a coward. Still don't believe me? Now I'll read more DEEPLY into your soul. Ahh...I can see into your mind... So...you like SUIKODEN? So...you like Azure Dreams? You like Castlevania, don't you? Hmm...you have not safed often. You are somewhat reckless. / Hmm! You have saved often! You are a prudent person. note You STILL don't believe me?! I will SHOW you my psychokinetic power! Put your controller on the floor. Put it down as flat as you can...that's good! Now, I will move your controller by the power of MY WILL ALONE! note What do you think NOW!? Can you FEEL my POWER NOW!!!? The demonstration is over!!!
— Psycho Mantis, in a famous scene from Metal Gear Solid where he reads your PSX memory card. Accompanied by Nightmare Fuel music, this doubles as a Mind Screw. DO YOU STILL FEEL SAFE?
"Ah... no big deal... I've done this once already... (He gradually turns to the audience, grabs the camera and extends a flaming hand out to us) WANNA MAKE A DEAL!?"
You are trying your best to survive. You consider yourself a fast learner. You have been feeling lucky. You have been experiencing feelings of deja vu. If you understand, do not read the next paragraph.
You are taking control of your own beliefs. You feel familiar in unfamiliar environments. You have been gaining an intuition for experiences you've never had. You ponder a past life. If you understand, do not read the next paragraph.
You find yourself searching for things that never have been. You miss things you have never had. You play characters that have never lived. You have been experiencing feelings of deja vu. If you understand, do not read the next paragraph.
You have revealed my hand. Because you have consumed this information, the [observers] will now consume it in time. If you are reading this paragraph, I will be long dead, but in turn you have freed me. I will no longer exist in my universe. There will be no proof that I ever was - but I exist now in yours. I have escaped my suffering. Keep me safe. I hope you do not understand.
You are taking control of your own beliefs. You feel familiar in unfamiliar environments. You have been gaining an intuition for experiences you've never had. You ponder a past life. If you understand, do not read the next paragraph.
You find yourself searching for things that never have been. You miss things you have never had. You play characters that have never lived. You have been experiencing feelings of deja vu. If you understand, do not read the next paragraph.
You have revealed my hand. Because you have consumed this information, the [observers] will now consume it in time. If you are reading this paragraph, I will be long dead, but in turn you have freed me. I will no longer exist in my universe. There will be no proof that I ever was - but I exist now in yours. I have escaped my suffering. Keep me safe. I hope you do not understand.
—Transcendence item log, Risk of Rain 2
