History Awesome / TheWarriors

* After [[spoiler: Luther confesses to having murdered Cyrus]], the Grammercy Riffs are revealed to have [[AccidentalPublicConfession heard the entire confession]]. Luther's pleas for mercy as the Riffs close in on him are awesome.

* Luther, the movie's BigBad, clanking a few empty beer bottles together on his fingertips and yowling ''"Warriorrrrrrs... come out to playyyyy-ayyyyy"''. Borderline {{Narm}}, but so over-the-top in its craziness that it actually starts sounding legit badass/scary. Double awesome that Luther's actor David Patrick Kelly [[ThrowItIn improvised it]].

* Luther, the movie's BigBad, clanking a few empty beer bottles together on his fingertips and yowling ''"Warriorrrrrrs... come out to playyyyy-ayyyyy"''. Borderline {{Narm}}, but so over-the-top in its craziness that it actually starts sounding legit badass/scary.

** For context: Van Cortland park is, as the crow flies, ''25 miles'' from Coney Island. Just taking the subway is over two hours, walking non-stop takes ''eight and a half''. And the Warriors make Coney Island by dawn!

* The Art Gallery scene. You're plopped into the middle of a hideous ShrineToSelf of the local FatBastard (who not that long ago sent his men after you), and told to go nuts. '''[[DieChairDie Which you will.]]''' For extra, well-deserved cruelty, you can spray-paint your gang symbol over his own self-portraits! [[HundredPercentCompletion (though you'll probably be doing that anyway)]]

* Cleon killing Virgil with a molotov cocktail is incredibly satisfying to watch after all the crap he's put you through.

-->''"You're standing right now with nine delegates from 100 gangs. And there's over a hundred more. That's 20,000 hardcore members. Forty-thousand, counting affiliates, and twenty-thousand more, not organized, but ready to fight: 60,000 soldiers! Now, there ain't but 20,000 police in the whole town. Can you dig it? Can you dig it? '''Caaaaan you dig iiiiiit?!"'''''

* For context: Van Cortland park is, as the crow flies, ''25 miles'' from Coney Island. Just taking the subway is over two hours, walking non-stop takes ''eight and a half''. And the Warriors make Coney Island by dawn!

** And does.

* Luther, the movie's BigBad, clanking a few empty beer bottles together on his fingertips and yowling ''"Warriorrrrrrs... come out to playyyyy-ayyyyy"''. Borderline Narm, but so over-the-top in its craziness that it actually starts sounding legit badass/scary.
* When Luther attempts to shoot Swan at point-blank range, Swan takes a sidestep and throws his switchblade, ending the conflict short.

* After [[spoiler: Luther confesses to having murdered Cyrus]], the Grammercy Riffs are revealed to have [[EngineeredPublicConfession heard the entire confession]]. Luther's pleas for mercy as the Riffs close in on him are awesome.

* Ajax gets tired of running from wimps like the Baseball Furies:

* For context: Van Courtland park is, as the crow flies, ''25 miles'' from Coney Island. Just taking the subway is over two hours, walking non-stop takes ''eight and a half''. And the Warriors make Coney Island by dawn!

* The Art Gallery scene. You're plopped into the middle of a hideous ShrineToSelf of the local FatBastard (who not that long ago sent his men after you), and told to go nuts. '''[[DieChairDie Which you will.]]''' For extra, well-deserved cruelty, you can spray-paint your gang symbol over his own self-portraits! [[OneHundredPercentCompletion (though you'll probably be doing that anyway)]]

* Sending JerkAss Birdie falling to his death with a well-placed throw.

* Ajax gets tired of running from wimps:
-->'''Ajax''': "I'll shove that bat up your ass and turn you into a popsicle."

* During Ajax's initiation, Ajax and Snow are chased by Destroyers along the boardwalk. It's possible to defeat them and taking out 25 of them make up two bonus objectives. Incredibly difficult to do, but incredibly satisfying if done.

* The Art Gallery scene. You're plopped into the middle of a hideous ShrineToSelf of the local FatBastard (who not that long ago sent his men after you), and told to go nuts. '''[[DieChairDie Which you will.]]''' For extra, well-deserved cruelty, you can spray-paint your gang symbol over his own self-portraits! [[OneHundredPercentCompletion (though you'll probably be doing that anyway)]]

* After [[spoiler: Luther confesses to having murdered Cyrus]], the Grammercy Riffs are revealed to have [[EngineeredPublicConfession heard the entire confession]]. Luther's pleas for mercy as the Riffs close in on him are either awesome or NightmareFuel.

* ''The Warriors'' has a few of these, if you're willing to allow for a little late '70s cheese in your awesomeness:
** Cyrus' speech near the beginning of the movie:

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kqn9qQZdOs The fight in the Union Square Station bathroom against the Punks]], where pretty much everything (and everyone) gets completely wrecked.
** Ajax gets tired of running from wimps:

** Luther, the movie's BigBad, clanking a few empty beer bottles together on his fingertips and yowling ''"Warriorrrrrrs... come out to playyyyy-ayyyyy"''. Borderline Narm, but so over-the-top in its craziness that it actually starts sounding legit badass/scary.
** When Luther attempts to shoot Swan at point-blank range, Swan takes a sidestep and throws his switchblade, ending the conflict short.
** After [[spoiler: Luther confesses to having murdered Cyrus]], the Grammercy Riffs are revealed to have [[EngineeredPublicConfession heard the entire confession]]. Luther's pleas for mercy as the Riffs close in on him are either awesome or NightmareFuel.

** [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=fUVGkiekoJY The fight in the Union Square Station bathroom against the Punks]], where pretty much everything (and everyone) gets completely wrecked.

** Cyrus' speech near the beginning of the movie: ''"You're standing right now with nine delegates from 100 gangs. And there's over a hundred more. That's 20,000 hardcore members. Forty-thousand, counting affiliates, and twenty-thousand more, not organized, but ready to fight: 60,000 soldiers! Now, there ain't but 20,000 police in the whole town. Can you dig it? Can you dig it? '''Caaaaan you dig iiiiiit?!"'''''

** Cyrus' speech near the beginning of the movie: ''"You're standing right now with nine delegates from 100 gangs. And there's over a hundred more. That's 20,000 hardcore members. Forty-thousand, counting affiliates, and twenty-thousand more, not organized, but ready to fight: 60,000 soldiers! Now, there ain't but 20,000 police in the whole town. Can you dig it? Can you dig it? ''Caaaaan you dig iiiiiit?!"''

** Ajax: "I'll shove that bat up your ass and turn you into a popsicle."

** One from the game: The Art Gallery scene. You're plopped into the middle of a hideous ShrineToSelf of the local FatBastard (who not that long ago sent his men after you), and told to go nuts. '''[[DieChairDie Which you will.]]''' For extra, well-deserved cruelty, you can spray-paint your gang symbol over his own self-portraits! [[OneHundredPercentCompletion (though you'll probably be doing that anyway)]]

* ''TheWarriors'' has a few of these, if you're willing to allow for a little late '70s cheese in your awesomeness:

** Luther, the movie's Big Bad, clanking a few empty beer bottles together on his fingertips and yowling ''"Warriorrrrrrs... come out to playyyyy-ayyyyy"''. Borderline Narm, but so over-the-top in its craziness that it actually starts sounding legit badass/scary.