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-->'''Hulk''': HULK SMASH!!! Sorry. I just had to say it.

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-->'''Hulk''': --->'''Hulk:''' HULK SMASH!!! Sorry. I just had to say it.
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There is also a version sometimes seen in Japanese works (albeit not quite as often as in those written in English), where a character (usually a FunnyForeigner or RaisedByWolves type) is shown to speak in a somewhat broken fashion. Although still retaining the use of [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns pronouns]], they will often miss words used to bridge sentences and come off as simple or uneducated. English translations have a tendency to render this "broken Japanese" as out and out Hulk Speak. Ironically, in Japanese, it is common for young girls to refer to themselves by name instead of using pronouns, leading to a HulkSpeak-like effect if translated literally into English.

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There is also a version sometimes seen in Japanese works (albeit not quite as often as in those written in English), where a character (usually a FunnyForeigner or RaisedByWolves type) is shown to speak in a somewhat broken fashion. Although still retaining the use of [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns pronouns]], they will often miss words used to bridge sentences and come off as simple or uneducated. English translations have a tendency to render this "broken Japanese" as out and out Hulk Speak. Ironically, in Japanese, it is common for young girls to refer to themselves by name instead of using pronouns, leading to a HulkSpeak-like Hulk Speak-like effect if translated literally into English.

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%%* Straga the gigantic demon (ostensibly made out of stone) from ''VideoGame/{{Darksiders}}''.

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%%* Straga * ''VideoGame/{{Darksiders}}'': Straga, the gigantic demon (ostensibly made out who kills War at the start of stone) from ''VideoGame/{{Darksiders}}''.the game and becomes the last boss before the [[BigBad Destroyer]].
-->'''Straga:''' [[NoIndoorVoice STRAGA IS THE MIGHTIEST]] OF THE DESTROYER'S [[CoDragons CHOSEN]]!

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%%* In ''VideoGame/TwoDark'', Dr. Miguele's abominations speak like this.



* The cavewoman Ayla ([[Literature/ClanOfTheCaveBear Get it?...]]) from the Squaresoft RPG ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger,'' at least in the English text American version. In the Japanese version, she speaks in very simple sentences with plain-form verbs.



* Golem from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment'' is interpreted in this way, making him an even [[LargeHam Larger Ham]] than before. He is not as dumb as his speech patterns make him sound though, as he can perfectly understand what anyone says to him and philosophizes when not fighting.



* The cavewoman Ayla ([[Literature/ClanOfTheCaveBear Get it?...]]) from the Squaresoft RPG ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger,'' at least in the English text American version. In the Japanese version, she speaks in very simple sentences with plain-form verbs.
* Tiny Tiger of the ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' series speaks this way in all of his appearances, except for his debut - where he was TheVoiceless - and his [[YouDontLookLikeYou drastic redesign]] in ''VideoGame/CrashOfTheTitans'', where he inexplicably becomes a Creator/MikeTyson impersonator.
--> '''Tiny''': Uka Uka and Cortex want Tiny get crystals, and bring them to big coliseum in Rome. CRAAAAAASH, LEAVE THEM FOR TINY, OR '''CRASH GET ''CRUSHED!!!'''''



* The Giant Blacksmith in ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' takes the odd route of combining this with a smattering of YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe.
-->'''Giant Blacksmith''': "I hath shiny-shiny."



%%* [[Franchise/DoubleDragon Abobo]] talks this way in ''VideoGame/DoubleDragonNeon'', as do [[EvilKnockoff Bimmy & Jammy]].



* Boomers and Grinders in ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'' [[CallingYourAttacks yell "boom!" and "grind!"]], respectively. Fortunately they do this before firing their weapons, giving you a little time to get out of the way of their horrific rocket launchers/miniguns.

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* Boomers and Grinders in ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'' yell [[CallingYourAttacks yell "boom!" and "grind!"]], respectively. Fortunately they do this before firing their weapons, giving you a little time to get out of the way of their horrific rocket launchers/miniguns.launchers/miniguns.
* [[MadScientist Dr. Mundo]] from ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' exhibits this to the point that one of his lines is "Mundo Smash". Fitting, since he's a CaptainErsatz of Hulk himself. He isn't exactly dumb, despite this; he's simply profoundly odd. According to his joke, he does it to avoid forgetting his own name, which has happened in the past.



%%* ''VideoGame/LEGOMarvelSuperHeroes2'': Naturally, the Hulk speaks like this, as does Cap-Wolf, an alternate version of Captain America who has been turned into a wolf man.



* ''VideoGame/MadWorld'' features a massive Frankenstein's monster called Frank, whose only line of dialogue is a booming "FRANK SMASH!"
* Frost Man in ''VideoGame/MegaMan8'' as one of his pre-battle taunts and his ''VideoGame/MegaManAndBass'' CD Data:
--> '''Frost Man (''8'')''': Crush! I! You! Defeat!\\
'''Frost Man (''& Bass'')''': I! You! Defeat!
%%* Romana the [[HalfHumanHybrid half-troll girl]] in ''VideoGame/MystikBelle''.
* The guardian of the sigil of Earth in ''VideoGame/MythMatch'' combines this with an odd sort of ellipsis, resulting in utterances like "Shiny... rock... mine!" and "Smash... Chosen... One!"



* [[DumbMuscle Morton]] speaks this way in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash''. In AllCaps, even.
--> '''Morton''': FIRE BROKEN... JUST STICK... EAT STICK!



* In ''VideoGame/{{Runefall}} 2'', Princess Roslyn talks this way to a resident of Dunmer territory. When he asks if something's wrong with her, Winifred says that she must've fallen and hit her head, probably.
%%* Qyzen Fess, Jedi Consular's Trandoshan companion from ''Videogame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' speaks an alien language subtitled like this.
%%* In ''VideoGame/SuikodenII'''s [[BlindIdiotTranslation poor localization]], certain characters would lapse in and out of this.
* Slash in ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMutantsInManhattan'' is portrayed as a mindless thug, his speech very simplistic.
* ''VideoGame/TotalWarWarhammer'' shows that the Beastmen use very terse, two-word sentences when speaking [[BlackSpeech Beast Tongue]].
--> '''Beastlord Khazrak:''' Gather warherds. Hunt Man-filth. Kill man!



* In ''VideoGame/{{Suikoden}}'''s [[BlindIdiotTranslation horribly localized]] [[VideoGame/SuikodenII second installment]], certain characters would lapse in and out of this.
* [[MadScientist Dr. Mundo]] from ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' exhibits this to the point that one of his lines is "Mundo Smash". Fitting, since he's a CaptainErsatz of Hulk himself. He isn't exactly dumb, despite this; he's simply profoundly odd. According to his joke, he does it to avoid forgetting his own name, which has happened in the past.
* ''VideoGame/MadWorld'' features a massive Frankenstein's monster called Frank, whose only line of dialogue is a booming "FRANK SMASH!"
* The Giant Blacksmith in ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' takes the odd route of combining this with a smattering of YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe.
-->'''Giant Blacksmith''': "I hath shiny-shiny."
* Qyzen Fess, Jedi Consular's Trandoshan companion from ''Videogame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' speaks an alien language subtitled like this.
* The guardian of the sigil of Earth in ''Myth Match'' combines this with an odd sort of ellipsis, resulting in utterances like "Shiny... rock... mine!" and "Smash... Chosen... One!"
* Golem from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment'' is interpreted in this way, making him an even [[LargeHam Larger Ham]] than before. He is not as dumb as his speech patterns make him sound though, as he can perfectly understand what anyone says to him and philosophizes when not fighting.
* [[Franchise/DoubleDragon Abobo]] talks this way in ''VideoGame/DoubleDragonNeon'', as do [[EvilKnockoff Bimmy & Jammy]].
* ''VideoGame/TotalWarWarhammer'' shows that the Beastmen use very terse, two-word sentences when speaking [[BlackSpeech Beast Tongue]].
--> '''Beastlord Khazrak:''' Gather warherds. Hunt Man-filth. Kill man!



* ''VideoGame/LEGOMarvelSuperHeroes2'': Naturally, the Hulk speaks like this, as does Cap-Wolf, an alternate version of Captain America who has been turned into a wolf man.
* [[DumbMuscle Morton]] speaks this way in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash''. In AllCaps, even.
--> '''Morton''': FIRE BROKEN... JUST STICK... EAT STICK!
* Tiny Tiger of the ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' series speaks this way in all of his appearances, except for his debut - where he was TheVoiceless - and his [[YouDontLookLikeYou drastic redesign]] in ''VideoGame/CrashOfTheTitans'', where he inexplicably becomes a Creator/MikeTyson impersonator.
--> '''Tiny''': Uka Uka and Cortex want Tiny get crystals, and bring them to big coliseum in Rome. CRAAAAAASH, LEAVE THEM FOR TINY, OR '''CRASH GET ''CRUSHED!!!'''''
* Slash in ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMutantsInManhattan'' is portrayed as a mindless thug, his speech very simplistic.
* Frost Man in ''VideoGame/MegaMan8'' as one of his pre-battle taunts and his ''VideoGame/MegaManAndBass'' CD Data:
--> '''Frost Man (''8'')''': Crush! I! You! Defeat!\\
'''Frost Man (''& Bass'')''': I! You! Defeat!
* Romana the [[HalfHumanHybrid half-troll girl]] in ''VideoGame/MystikBelle''.
* In ''VideoGame/TwoDark'', Dr. Miguele's abominations speak like this.
* In ''Runefall 2'' Princess Roslyn talks this way to a resident of Dunmer territory. When he asks if something's wrong with her, Winifred says that she must've fallen and hit her head, probably.

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