History Main / ByThePowerOfGrayskull

** As noted above, the actual phrase is only "blatherskite," chosen for its obscurity, and because Scrooge told Gyro to pick a nonsense word, so he chose an obscure synonym for "nonsense". The "blathering" part is just Fenton's expression, and he never realizes that he only needs to say the second half.

** The power suit seems to be able to hear the phrase no matter how far away the speaker is. In one episode, Fenton is hundreds of miles away and needs the Gizmoduck suit. He says the phrase and it activates, and flies across the country to get to him.
*** Not so much as it works that when Fenton is not within the suit's range, he calls it and says the word through the telephone. The reason that he had his mother use it the one time was because he forgot to turn on the suit's answering machine.
** As noted above, the actual phrase is only "blatherskite," chosen as the most obscure word in the English language. The blathering part is just Fenton's expression, and he never realizes that he only needs to say the second half.
** Originally, when Gyro asked Scrooge what the password for activating the suit should be, Scrooge told him that "any nonsense word will do." So Gyro looked up ''synonyms'' for the word "nonsense" and chose "blatherskite".

* The ''WesternAnimation/IronMan'' cartoon of the 1990s had this. When Tony needed the armor he was currently wearing to be something else, he'd call the other armor by name, and his chassis would simply change accordingly. This was a way to integrate the vast variations of Iron Man armor from the comics.

** The first transformation of involved Yuuno making Nanoha repeat a long, complicated speech that Nanoha later complains is too long and hard to remember; however, to his surprise, she's later able to transform by saying only "Raising Heart, set up!" This seems to be an example of EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, because everyone else from this point onward transforms with a similar phrase, calling out their Device name followed by "set up!"

* Another Creator/TsuburayaProductions creation, ''Series/{{Fireman}}'', has our protagonist transform into the titular hero by raising his Fire-Stick into the air while shouting "FAI-YA!"

** ''Series/UltramanGeed'': ''(takes out first Ultra Capsule)'' "You go!" ''(takes out second Ultra Capsule)'' "I go!" ''(places them in Geed Riser)'' "Here we go! ''(transformation begins)'' GEEEEED!"

* ''Series/BIMASatriaGaruda:'' "Berubah!", Indonesian for "Change!".

** ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'': "Star Change!" / "Wish Upon a Star!" / "Garyou Tensei!" (Like with ''Kyoryuger'', the [[TransformationTrinket Seiza Blasters]] sometimes add extra callouts - usually the name of Ranger's constellation followed by "Seiza Change!"[[labelnote:*]]literally "Constellation Change", but it also sounds like "Say The Change" in {{Engrish}}[[/labelnote]])

* The titular armors in ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear'' require a short, [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign mostly-nonsense]] verse to activate. The name of the relic used to make the gear is always included, and the exact verse seems unique to each relic/user combination. For example, the three users of Gungnir have:

[[caption-width-right:270:[[MyNameIsNotShazam No, "Shazam" is not his name.]] [[ComicBook/{{New52}} For his first few decades, anyway.]] ("Krakkoom" isn't, either.)]]

** ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower'': He-Man's DistaffCounterpart (and SeparatedAtBirth twin sister), She-Ra, used a minor variant - "For the honor of Grayskull!" In an episode when Adora (She-Ra's alter-ego) is rendered unable to speak, she cannot transform and is powerless until she recovers her voice. In another episode, she is also rendered unable to transform when the orb on her sword is cracked by a powerful [[WaveMotionGun beam attack]] from the Horde; fortunately, she gets it repaired after performing several difficult labors that test her resolve. The [[WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower 2018 series]] has Adora using the same phrase (albeit "Grayskull" [[NameMeaningChange having a different meaning]] because ''Castle'' Grayskull doesn't exist in this continuity), though there's no explicit indication the words are always necessary.

* ''Anime/YuGiOh'': In the first season of the English dub, Yugi's transformation into the pharaoh is usually precipitated by his shouting the title of the series.[[note]]Although the scene itself exists, the shouting part does not occur in the Japanese version.[[/note]]
** The title of the series, ''Yu-Gi-Oh'' is one of the pharaoh's titles, which translates to "king of games".
** Parodied in ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' with various shouts when Yugi transforms, the most memorable of which is "Super Special Awesome Ultra Special Sexy Transformation Sequence '''GO'''!"
*** [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Da-da-da-ta ta-ta! Puberty Power!]]
*** Also "Wonder Twin Powers Activate! Form of, an Egyptian homosexual!"
*** The [[TheMovie Bonds Beyond Time Abridged movie]] takes a run with it, where the line is "Super Special Awesome Ultra Special Sexy Transformation Sequence! In '''3D'''!"

** ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'': "Star Change!" (Like with ''Kyoryuger'', the [[TransformationTrinket Seiza Blasters]] sometimes add extra callouts - usually the name of Ranger's constellation followed by "Seiza Change!"[[labelnote:*]]literally "Constellation Change", but it also sounds like "Say The Change" in {{Engrish}}[[/labelnote]])

** "Goggle (color)!" (''Series/DaiSentaiGoggleFive'')

** "[[Series/ChoudenshiBioman Bioman]]!"

--> ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost'' spoofs this in its associated GagComic, ''Dragalia Life''. Dragonshifting doesn't ''need'' any incantations to actually happen--the characters (and dragons) just think it's a whole lot of fun and start challenging themselves to come up with more impressive-sounding ones.

''VideoGame/DragaliaLost'' spoofs this in its associated GagComic, ''Dragalia Life''. Dragonshifting doesn't ''need'' any incantations to actually happen--the characters (and dragons) just think it's a whole lot of fun and start challenging themselves to come up with more impressive-sounding ones.

* ''Webcomic/{{XKCD}}'': [[http://xkcd.com/146/ CAREBEARSTARE!]]

* ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'' [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2009-01-11 remembers the grayskull]]. Being performed [[LoonyFan Seymour]], this didn't work well.

* ''Franchise/PrettyCure'':

* ''Film/GreenLantern'': Hal Jordan attempts to [[HowDoIShotWeb activate his ring for the first time]] by reciting various catch phrases, eventually progressing to "[[WesternAnimation/ToyStory To infinity and beyond!]]" and, ultimately, "By the Power of Grayskull" itself.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeamoSupremo'''s transformation sequence, which has all three of the kids jumping with Brenda's skipping rope, is always triggered by Crandall saying, "Rope me, Brenda!" (obviously not in the way shown [[http://outcastsproductions.deviantart.com/art/WHAPPAH-13099854 here]], though one wonders if he ever wanted it that way).

* ''WesternAnimation/MaxSteel2013'': To change Turbo modes, the titular hero Max shouts [[CatchPhrase "Go Turbo"]] along with the mode he wants to change to ("Go Turbo Strength", "Go Turbo Flight" etc.)
** In one early episode he's on stake-out and transforms silently, without shouting the phrase. So did he do it in his head, or is he just being dramatic all the other times?