History Funny / BattleGround2020

* "No, I don't have any gopher wood. Nobody has gopher wood. I don't think gopher wood exists anymore."
** Becomes better when you realize the implication that Thorned Namshiel was suggesting Marcone build an ark to get away from the wave caused by Demonreach's approach.

* Harry's wiseass reputation preceding him. After their fight against the kraken, Lara had to replace her clothes that were shredded to pieces by its tentacles. She notices Harry looking at her and preemptively threatens him with "Not one quip about {{hentai}}, Dresden." The fact he doesn't try to argue makes you wonder [[PopculturalOsmosisFailure if Harry even know what "hentai" is]].

* Harry orders Butters to give Mab a boot to the head, to assist him in pulling out the iron spear. Butters being who he is, he assumes that Harry is making a ShoutOut, and Harry has to clarify that for once in his life, he isn't.

* Listens-to-Wind is one of the greatest living mortal shape-shifters on the White Council. Twice in this book he changes from Owl to a Grizzly Bear mid-flight. This counts both as [[OrbitalBombardment Orbital Bombardment]] and a joke about [[YowiesAndBunyipsAndDropBearsOhMy Drop Bears.]]

** Especially hilarious when it is implied that [[{[Tsundere}} Lacuna actually does care for Toot]], at least as a friend.

* When Harry barges into a post-battle meeting of the Unseelie Accords' leaders, their various bodyguards jump to attention to get in his way... except for Freydis, who doesn't even look up from her magazine.

* Harry's wiseass reputation preceding him. After their fight against the kraken, Lara had to replace her clothes that were shredded to pieces by its tentacles. She notices Harry looking at her and preemptively threatens him with "Not one quip about {{hentai}}, Dresden." The fact he doesnt

--> "On the other tentacle..."

--> '''Murphy''' (holding on to the inside of a shopping cart): Dresden, if you tell anybody about this, I will murder you slowly. With dental implements.
--> '''Harry''': Now, now. If you're good we can buy you a candy bar at the checkout.

-->'''Drakul''': At this point, I usually offer people in your position [[WeCanRuleTogether the dark gift of immortality.]] [...] But frankly, five minutes of you in my life is quite enough.

* Harry weaponizes his conjuritis to bring an anvil on top of a Black Vampire's head, and promptly tells them that [[CallBack he did promise to do it.]]

--> "Mobility routines are very important in a human your age."
* Murphy saves Harry on her motorbike, and when she radios in, offhandedly mentions that his call sign is Booster Gold. Harry is somewhat offended.
** Especially funny since one wonders just who came up with the obscure comic book reference.

--> "I'm the hero Chicago needs, not the one it swiped on Tinder."

-->'''Lacuna''': When you are dead, I will claim your teeth.
-->'''Toot''': See, she loves me for ''me!''

-->'''Bob''': [[PrecisionFStrike Fuck]] ''[[PrecisionFStrike that!]]'' [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere I'm going to Utah! Nothing like this ever happens in Utah!]]

* The sheer casualness with which Michael reveals that he and Charity already know all about Molly being the Lady of Winter, after Harry and Molly had spent the last two-and-a-half books angsting about telling him.

* Wild Bill cheering at the thought of shooting some zombies.

* Vadderrung refers to Uriel by Harry's nickname for him, "Mr. Sunshine". When Harry shows surprise at this, Vadderrung casually mentions that he and Uriel have lunch together once a year.

* When Harry barges into a post-battle meeting of the Unseelie Accords' leaders, their various bodyguards jump to attention to get in his way... except for Freyjin, who doesn't even look up from her magazine.

* "At this point, I usually offer people in your position [[WeCanRuleTogether the dark gift of immortality.]] [...] But frankly, five minutes of you in my life is quite enough."

* Harry weaponizes his conjuritis to bring an anvil on top of a Black Vampire's head, and promptly tells them that he did promise to do it.

* When confronting the Black Court's necromancy ritual, Harry gets their attention by paraphrasing [[Film/Ghostbusters1984 Ray's formal confrontation of Gozer]]. Carlos chokes on a laugh, while Wild Bill deadpan completes the reference.

-->"Caw! Redneck!"

-->"Caw! Redneck!"
* Mab gives Molly a Christmas present. It's a music box that plays ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}} Let It Go]]''. And a ring that will give Maggie Elsa's powers for a few hours. And Mab confirms that she ''has'' seen the movie.

* Mab gives Molly a Christmas present. It's a music box that plays ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}} Let It Go]]''. And a ring that will give Molly Elsa's powers for a few hours. And Mab confirms that she ''has'' seen the movie.

-->"Caw! Redneck!"

* Paranoid Gary the Paranetizen being something of a stereotypical troll/nerd and gets annoyed with Harry for "outing" him in Mac's Pub...except that basically everyone already does know who he is. Mac and Murphy included.

* The sheer casualness with which Michael reveals that he and Charity already know all about Molly being the Lady of Winter, after Harry and Molly had spent the last two-and-a-half books angsting about telling him.

* Vadderrung refers to Uriel by Harry's nickname for him, "Mr. Sunshine". When Harry shows surprise at this, Vadderrung casually mentions that he and Uriel have lunch together once a year.

* To save himself and Harry from the tidal wave created as a side effect of sealing Ethinu, Marcone conjures a barrier that takes a form similar to a giant teacup. Harry mocks him repeatedly for this.

* The Erlking’s reaction to finding out Harry is Margaret LeFay’s son boils down to a deadpan “this explains so much.”

* Harry's mental snarkiness does not quit, even when he's in the middle of a life-or-death struggle in the middle of an icy lake fighting a genuine [[spoiler: kraken]].

--> '''Murphy''' (holding on to the inside of a shopping cart): "Dresden, if you tell anybody about this, I will murder you slowly. With dental implements."
--> '''Harry''': "Now, now. If you're good we can buy you a candy bar at the checkout."

* [[spoiler: Mavra]] snarking at the other minions about how well and yet thanklessly she's done her job.

* Mab's meta commentary on her dynamic with Harry after [[spoiler: bluntly informing him that to solidify an alliance with the White Court, he's going to marry Lara - who, [[EvenEvilHasStandards despite her long-standing interest in Harry is taken aback (especially given that Murphy's barely cold)]], insists on a period of mourning and courting to forestall Mab who intended to have them married there and then]]: He defies her, makes some baffling reference to mortal pop-culture, she gives him a DeathGlare and reminds him of her power over him, he confirms that he continues to understand why she tolerates his insouciance, and they agree to repeat it for basically forever.

-->'''Toot:''' The sneaky kind! They used veils and got around behind the lines and now they're Up To Something!

--> "I'm the hero Chicago needs, not the one it swiped on Tinder."

* Harry's many, many [[BlatantLies manly screams]].