Summoned from a parallel world, the "King of Knights" should not even be here.
— Saber's character description, Melty Blood: Type Lumina
"Ah, this looks interesting! Mind if I join the fight?"
"I'm a Doctor. Though, probably not the one you were expecting."
— The Eighth Doctor, Doctor Who, "The Night of the Doctor"
"Duke of Tanas, imagine seeing you here! I confess that your presence has me bewildered. Could this be part of Yune's plan? I simply never would have imagined you here. Your presence proves that Tellius is unraveling at the seams. Judgement cannot come soon enough."
"Now that looks like fun! Mind if we play?"
— Raphael, with the rest of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the trailer for the DC Comics crossover Injustice 2
"How cool, there's a storm in the surface, and... what? WHAT!!!!!!!
And I thought I was fanservicey..."
And I thought I was fanservicey..."
— Milton "DoctorM64" Guasti, famous for the Metroid II: Return of Samus Fan Remake Another Metroid 2 Remake, making notes
on the appearance of Proteus Ridley in the official remake Metroid: Samus Returns
on the appearance of Proteus Ridley in the official remake Metroid: Samus Returns"The lights dimmed and a few audible groans could be heard as the Wii Fit Trainer appeared on screen, leading the audience on in an exercise. Nobody could have predicted what came next, as the camera panned back to reveal Mario, Link, and Kirby, struggling to maintain their balance. Disappointment gave way to confusion, and ultimately wild cheers as the next character in the Smash Brothers roster was revealed."
in the Smash Brothers roster was revealed.""WHAT?! Ooooooh... Oooooooooh... What is this?! YOU ARE KIDDING ME! HOLY SH- CLOUD?! CLOUD IS IN FU- CLOUD IS IN SMASH BROTHERS!!! WHAT?! ARE YOU KIDDING?! HOLY SHIT!!! OOOOOOOOOOOH! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! No one saw this coming! No one saw this coming! Ho... Are you kidding me?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! YOU'RE KIDDING ME!!!"
"These are characters new to the series, and characters you would not expect to appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate."
— Reggie Fils-Aimé after revealing Joker in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, talking about future DLC characters.
"I have a confession from the first time I watched the Hero trailer.
With the trailer starting off with Link fighting, and the horse coming onscreen, I honestly thought it was leading up to Epona's newcomer debut.
After Piranha Plant, I began to expect just about anything."
"Even I didn't think this day would come."
"What?! I thought I was gonna be in Smash!"
"Did not see the Waboo and old man cameos coming"
"When The Muppets showed up at The Game Awards 2019, it sort of made sense. Disney is a big presence in the world, Muppets are still kind of relevant, and it was a good opportunity to brandish a goose puppet. Now it seems like Geoff Keighley just really has an interest in televised puppets. I cannot believe I am typing these words, dear readers. But this is a thing that is happening on Monday. Summer Game Fest will be running a stream, and a “special tech correspondent” will be there. It’s Alf. Alf is the special tech correspondent. Alf."
—Siliconera article "Special Tech Correspondent Alf Joining Monday’s Summer Game Fest Stream"
"Big!? What are you doing here? HOW did you get here? What even IS here!?"
— Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Frontiers, upon getting transported to Cyber Space and immediately finding Big the Cat
