History BadassCreed / FanWorks

-->'''Yang:''' ...For it is in passion that we achieve immortality. Through this, we become an embodiment of valor and altruism to rise above all. Infinite in distance and unbound by fear, I release your soul... and by my heart, embrace thee.\\
'''Weiss:''' For it is in liberty that we achieve immortality. Through this, we become an exemplar of integrity and honor to rise above all. Infinite in distance and unbound by sorrow, I release your soul... and by my hand, uplift thee."

* In ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'', [[spoiler: Carol]] gets one during the FinalBattle when she becomes the new Comicbook/GreenLantern:

-->'''Bartholomew Oobleck:''' [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12574905/2/In-the-Kingdom-s-Service For it is in duty that we become guardians. Through this, we prevent the mistakes of the past being made anew. Infinite in scope and unbound by pride, I release your soul, and by my hand redeem thee]].

!!General examples
* Not fanfics per se, but fans seem to have fun coming up with crossover versions of the Green Lantern Oath:
** This one for [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime]]:
--> ''Freedom is a sacred right''\\
''All sentient beings are for who I fight''\\
''Let only evil know fear and doubt''\\
''Green Lantern Corps: TRANSFORM AND ROLL OUT!''
** This one for ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'':
--> ''Spiral power shining bright!''\\
''Anti-Spirals flee from sight!''\\
''Piercing heavens near and far''\\
''WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE?''
** ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'''s Star Sapphire Oath:
--> ''For hearts long lost and full of fright''\\
''Those who caused the blackest night''\\
''Listen to me, or meet your maker''\\
''[[DefeatMeansFriendship I'll befriend them all...]] '''[[WaveMotionGun STARLIGHT BREAKER!]]'''
** For the [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Alliance]]:
--> ''In days of peace, in nights of war''\\
''Protect these lands forevermore''\\
''The Light is with us! Hear us roar''\\
''Esarus thar no'darador!''

!!Individual examples:

* The [[BetterThanCanon Epic]] ''Fanfic/TiberiumWars'' fanfic has this from a Mammoth Tank crewman:

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' ExpandedUniverse {{Fanfic}} series ' ''Tales of the Ringbearers'' ', ''The Ringbearer's Creed:''
-->We are the Ringbearers\\
We are [[LightIsGood the light]] [[GoodHurtsEvil that drives back]] [[DarkIsEvil the darkness]]\\
We are [[YouShallNotPass the wall that no evil can breach]]\\
We are the staff and the sword that shall defend life\\
We are the fire that will light the way to tomorrow\\
Our Rings are Forever. We are Forever.
** Not to be outdone, those who wear the corrupted versions of the Rings - the ''Ringwraiths'' - have their own creed, which is infinitely more badass:
-->Our enemies fall, from low and high\\
To salted earth, through burning sky\\
And all shall know our Ringwraith's cry\\
Let Vengeance Ring - and all hope die!
* ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'':
** The motto of the crew of HMS Asuka Langley Sohryu, the Red Devils:
--->''"I Will Fight Beyond Death"''
** The motto of the Clan Guards: "Morior Invictus" (I Die Unconquered)
** The Avalonian prayer before deploying for a mission:
--->'''‘Lord and Lady with us\\
To watch over us\\
And stand beside us\\
As we fight for the right,\\
Without question or pause\\
Willing to march into Hell,\\
For a Heavenly cause\\
Be with us this hour\\
From the first brightness of the sun\\
To the last dying of the light\\
Until the day we all rise up\\
So mote it be.’'''
* ''Manga/Evangelion303'': The Evangelion pilots' motto -chosen by themselves- is:
-->Forget the taxpayer,\\
We got Hell to pay.
* The [[BetterThanCanon Epic]] ''Fanfic/TiberiumWars'' {{Fanfic}} has this from a Mammoth Tank crewman:
-->Yea verily, though I charge through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for I am driving a house-sized mass of "fuck you."
** The Black Hand have their own, more solemn creed:
-->''We have sworn our lives in the service of the Brotherhood.''\\
''In Brotherhood, we are all equal.''\\
''Within our Brotherhood, we are united.''\\
''Within unity, we are victorious.''\\
''By attaining unity, we strive for peace.''\\
''With our lives, we sacrifice to bring peace to the Brotherhood.''\\
''Through our lives, we bring power to the Brotherhood. With power, the Brotherhood brings peace.''\\
''Peace through power.''\\
''In the name of Kane.''

* From Chapter 35 of Diashi Prime's ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' Fanfic [[Fanfic/DevaSeries "Endless Waltz"]] comes what will become the Creed and Oaths of the Twilight Paladins:
-->"I stand between the Light and the Darkness, between the Innocent and the Monstrous, between the Just and the Vile. I dwell at the edge of Darkness, that others may live in the Light. I am a Twilight Paladin. As such, I hereby take these oaths:
-->"Upon my honor, upon my soul, upon my magic and my hope for redemption, I swear to never again kill a thinking being.
-->"Upon my honor, upon my soul, upon my magic and my hope for redemption, I swear to seek and serve justice to the limit of my capacity and the best of my understanding.
-->"Lastly, I swear my magic, my skills, and my life to your defense and your service."
* Chapter 12 of CSS.Stravag's "[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4513907/12/Legend_Of_The_Jokers_Wild_Revised Legend Of The Jokers Wild Revised]]" has this:
-->"I am the Archangel of Solace, bound forever to those who wish not to go quietly into the night. I will not rest until it is assured that Existence is not damned to annihilation in the days of Ragnarok. So is my duty written, so shall it be."

* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/849822/Shadow_Crystal_Mage Shadow Crystal Mage's]] ''{{Fanfic/Takamachi Nanoha of 2814}}'' has the Wolkenritter Oath, finally appearing in chapter 15:
-->“In days of peace, in times of war,
-->Protect our Queen forever more!
-->The five Clouds stand, we are her Knights!
-->To guard Hayate, our delight!”
** Also, an altered Red Lantern Oath:
-->"With Blood and Rage of crimson red,
-->Ripped from a Corpse so freshly dead.
-->Together with my hellish hate,
-->I swear none other shall share my fate!"
** [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6095074/15/Takamachi_Nanoha_of_2814 Nanoha's transformation aria has taken a Level in Badass:]]
-->"I am the one who has been given a mission. Under the contract, release these powers. The winds are in the sky, the stars are in the heavens, the light is in my hands and the power is in my heart! And I shall shed my light over dark evil, for the dark things cannot stand the light, the light of the Green Lantern! Raging Heart Emerald Excelion, Set Up!"
-->*pose*
-->"Magical Girl Green Lantern, Zenryoku Zen''kai''! Ready for action!"

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-->"Magical Girl Green Lantern, Zenryoku Zen''kai''! Ready for action!"
* A Fanfiction by the name of "Standing Tall" from the now defunct site Second Impact hosted, is delivered by [[MagnificentBastard Gendo Ikari]] to the face of a newly-restored Adam, describing human determination.
-->"Bring your thousands, I have my axe."
-->"Bring your cannons, I have my armor."
-->"Bring your mighty... I am my own champion."
-->[[DeadpanSnarker Cue Unit-01 ramming half the Lance of Longinus down Adam's head and a bemused Gendo, "Wrong end, son."]]
** Also, Rei reverse-mindfucking Lilith, when the skinny girl [[MindHug literally thrusts her belief in life into Lilith's core in addition to the Lance of Longinus]].
-->"If I am alone, why can I hear their voices?"
-->"If I am a doll, why do I feel their tears?"
-->"I am not alone. Shinji is my brother."
-->"I am not a doll. Asuka is my sister."
-->[[{{Determinator}} "My name is Rei."]]
-->[[PunctuatedForEmphasis "A.YA.NA.MI. REI!"]]
----

* ''Fanfic/ToyHammer'' has this gem from a SpaceMarine in a world of Warhammer 40,000, [[spoiler: just as he activates a wall of gatling guns to shred a pack of advancing daemons]]:
-->"THOUGH I FACE THE [[EldritchAbomination SHADOWS OF THE WARP]],
-->I SHALL FEAR NO EVIL, I SHALL FEAR NO FOE!
-->FOR I HAVE [[MoreDakka MOAR DAKKA]] THAN YOU, [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch BITCHES]]!"
** One of the SpaceMarine battle-brothers, though, does call out on the lack of sense of that last line.
* From the [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ranma]][=/=]Anime/SailorMoon fanfic, [[http://jusenkyo.wikia.com/wiki/Paragon Paragon]]
-->From out of darkness comes a light.
-->From out of Chaos comes a champion.
-->To attack the innocent for your dark ambitions can never be forgiven.
-->Judgment has been made-- and you are found wanting.

* The author of ''Fanfic/ZerosShock'' has posted a pair of Badass Creeds in the style of Archer's Unlimited Blade Works chant based around Jack's [[BeeBeeGun Bee Plasmid]]. They can be found [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showpost.php?p=5611029&postcount=704 here]], for the first one that would be in the centerpiece of a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome, and [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showpost.php?p=5611064&postcount=705 here]], which is a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}} in itself.
* From the ''Series/TinMan'' fanfic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7313302/1/Tin "Tin,"]] there's the Tin Man Oath of Service:
-->I swear to defend with my axe
-->And to shield with my tin,
-->The safety of the innocent that is more dear than my own,
-->From the smallest insect to the greatest monarch.
-->I protect the good from the wicked; so I must be pure of heart
-->I defend the truth; so I must never lie.
-->Standing guard so others may rest, I work and do not tire.
-->I am prepared at any moment to give my life for those I protect.
-->Despite the hardships this vow may bring,
-->I take this oath freely, and with all my heart.
-->I serve and protect the Land of Oz.
-->I am a Tin Man.

* "[[Fanfic/PowerRangersGPX We're Power Rangers! We don't quit, we don't surrender, and most importantly, WE DON'T LOSE!!]]"
* ''Fanfic/AHero'' has the Dalek Creed, said while slaughtering 400+ familiars. (This is the ''actual'' Dalek Creed as written by Terry Nation, actually.)
-->DE-STROY WITH-OUT MER-CY!
-->A-TTACK WITH-OUT FEAR!
-->LIVE WITH-OUT CON-SCIENCE!
-->EX-TER-MIN-ATE WITH-OUT PI-TY!
-->KILL!
-->KILL!
-->KILL!
-->''KILL!''

* [Fanfic/MLPNextGenerationKnowFear MLP Next Generation: Know Fear!]]'': When Starburst becomes the Fear Lantern, she uses the Sinestro Corps oath, though tweaked to replace "Sinestro's might" with "Fear Lantern's light". At the climax, however, she retools it completely during her HeroicSecondWind moment in her rematch against [[TheStarscream Nox/Shadow Wing]]:

* [[Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality Godric Gryffindor]]:
-->Non est salvatori salvator,
-->neque defensori dominus,
-->nec pater nec mater,
-->nihil supernum.
-->(No rescuer hath the rescuer.
-->No Lord hath the champion,
-->no mother and no father,
-->only nothingness above.)