History Main / Hulkspeak

* Frost Man does this in ''VideoGame/MegaMan8'' during his intro as one of his pre-battle taunts and his ''MegaManAndBass'' CD Data:

** This is also how a wild Cyclonemon encounterd by DC talks.

* The foosa in ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}''.

--> '''Tiny''': Uka Uka and Cortex want Tiny get crystals, and bring them to big colosseum in Rome. CRAAAAAASH, LEAVE THEM FOR TINY, OR '''CRASH GET ''CRUSHED!!!'''''

--->'''thog: [[WhosOnFirst not nale. not-nale. thog help nail not-nale, not nale. and thog knot not-nale while nale nail not-nale. nale, not not-nale, now nail not-nale by leaving not-nale, not nale, in jail.]]'''\\

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* [[HulkSpeak/WesternAnimation Western Animation]]

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* Torgo from ''WesternAnimation/TheBagelAndBeckyShow'' does this.
* Lampshaded in Disney's ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfTarzan'' TV series. A man wants to make a movie about Tarzan, goes to visit him, and gives him the script. Tarzan immediately points out that he doesn't speak in Hulk Speak, and has no idea why anyone would think he would.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratz}}'': Svetlana, the HuskieRusskie shipmate, talks like this.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Robozuna}}'': Mangle tends to talk like this, as to other robots.
* In ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', Ron talks this way after mutating into "Gronde".
* Surprisingly The Hulk doesn't speak like this in ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', this makes him seem a lot more intelligent. The closest we get is his CatchPhrase: '''Hulk is strongest there is!''' Everything else is normal, or [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic/cynical]]. However, the more pissed off he gets, the more likely you are to hear Hulk Speak, rage apparently eroding his intelligence. (This, by the way, is when you want to ''[[UnstoppableRage run for your life]].'')
* This continues in ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'' and ''WesternAnimation/HulkAndTheAgentsOfSMASH.'' In the latter series, he's even ''team leader'' and it's not every day he's driven into an incoherent rage. "Hulks, smash!" is used as their "Avengers, assemble!" cry. We learn he ''used'' to be like the classic Savage Hulk and is trying to [[TheAtoner atone]] for the years of rage-monsterdom, and, much like in EMH, he will revert to Hulk Speak when he's ''particularly'' angry and out of control, which is something he very much tries to avoid.
** The most common user of this speech pattern on ''Hulk and the Agents of SMASH'' is Skaar.
** In ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan,'' Hulk's appearances begin with him as his classic Hulk Smashy self, but at a reduced enough level to let him stay in on this more comedic series' hijinks when his usual personality would have him punch Spidey to the moon and bound away. (Basically, he's right out of ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperHeroSquadShow.'') However, he's left somewhat more intelligent as a side-effect after Mesmero messes with his head. It seems the Avengers EMH portrayal is going to stick for a while, at least in animation.
* Various ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' characters:
** Grimlock in ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersGeneration1 Generation 1]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated Animated]]''. In the cartoons, this is apparently because he's stupid. In the various comics continuities - in everything ''but'' the shows, really - he is actually very intelligent, and the "Me Grimlock" speak, when present at all, is due to a faulty voice box, ObfuscatingStupidity, or both. In ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersRobotsInDisguise2015 Robots in Disguise]]'', he lacks this altogether, while in ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersCyberverse Cyberverse]]'', he has it only when in his dinosaur mode due to the difference in intelligence between his two forms.
** Waspinator in ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars''.
** Tankor in ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines''. However, when he manages to unlock his spark's true intelligence, he begins speaking normally, but keeps up the hulk speak to deceive Megatron.
** Abominus and Trypticon from [[WesternAnimation/TransformersGeneration1 the original cartoon]] suffer from similar problems, but unlike Grimlock and the Dinobots, "CRUSH METROPLEX" and "Computron think too much." is about the best than can do. Humorously in light of this, one comic series instead depicts Trypticon as an AffablyEvil GeniusBruiser who spouts BritishStockPhrases.
*** In "The Ultimate Weapon" there were moments when Trypicon spoke more normally, "Trypticon is all powerful! Nothing can stand in my way!" and "Trypticon turn Metroplex into slum!".
** [[ComicBook/TransformersShatteredGlass Shattered Glass Grimlock]] starts off here, as DumbMuscle, but on gaining super-intelligence actually managed to combine Hulk Speak with SesquipedalianLoquaciousness (he reverts back to proper Hulk Speak when angry).
--> '''Grimlock:''' [[LampshadeHanging Oh, yes, it is I, Grimlock... and so much more now. To be specific, that would be 'so much more than you, now'. It does appear that there are certain linguistic idiosyncrasies that I, Grimlock, am still stuck with, however. But mustn't complain too much,]] [[VerbalTic wot?]]
** Devastator from ''Film/RevengeOfTheFallen''; although he doesn't speak in the movie, there are large toys of the character with several pre-recorded phrases. Have fun with epic sayings such as "CRUSH AUTOBOTS!!!" and "I AM DECEPTICON!!!". We also get a shoutout to ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie'' from this toy, with "PREPARE FOR EXTERMINATION!"
** [[Anime/TransformersArmada Tidal Wave]].
** Most G1 beast bots, giant bots, and combination bots talk like this, and it's seen with the good guys as well as the bad. With the combiners, it's generally held to be the result of a gestalt's mind containing only what all five members have in common. That leaves little ''but'' "Crush Autobots!" However, Predaking's five members are on the same page to the point that even though beast-bots and giant-bots in G1 ''generally'' have half the IQ of a box of rocks, Predaking - a giant bot made of beast bots - is ''very'' intelligent, and has a [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Kraven the Hunter]]-like personality.
** The comics generally give them full intelligence, though Devastator is the first combiner, made before the process is perfected, leaving him as the only Hulk Smash-y one. A MarvelUK story has the Decepticons work on fixing this.
* Taz, the Tazmanian Devil, in the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' shorts where he has any lines other than "Growl, spit". On ''WesternAnimation/TazMania'', his own show, the rest of his family speaks normally.
* ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'', "Amazon Women In The Mood": The Amazonians speak this way, with the "complicated issues" subversion.
** Later, this is hilariously used with a real hologram of UsefulNotes/AttilaTheHun is facing Zapp Brannigan with a laser cannon:
--->'''Attila the Hun:''' Stop! No shoot fire stick in space canoe! Cause explosive decompression!\\
'''[[GeneralFailure Zapp]]:''' [[AnachronismStew Spare me your space-age technobabble, Attila the Hun!]]
** The people of earth talked like this when the Brain Spawn drained their brains and made them incredibly stupid.
** And also in "[[Recap/FuturamaS4E7JurassicBark Jurassic Bark]]", when the Professor gets tired of explaining that [[CaptainObvious lava is not an appropriate medium for swimming]].
--->''"PROFESSOR! LAVA! HOT!"''
** And also spoken this way by the Neanderthals.
** From "How Hermes Got His Groove Back:"
---> '''Morgan:''' I downloaded [Bender's] brain. Everything that is Bender is right here. His mind, his memories, his in-your-face interface...\\
'''Bender:''' [=I AM BENDER. PLEASE INSERT GIRDER.=]\\
'''Fry:''' But... Bender need brain for smart-making!
* Caveman Og from ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'', whose speech is a very subtle version of Hulk speak in which he is soft spoken and somewhat refined, but can't seem to grasp speaking in the first person. "Look, me feel no agenda to meeting and vacuum in leadership position, so, me compose 10 points plan for good happy success."
* The Infraggable Krunk from the ''Justice Friends'' ShowWithinAShow in ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory''. Not just a parody of Hulk Speak, but a parody of the Hulk himself... [[PaletteSwap right down to the purple skin and green shorts]].
* Proto Clown from ''WesternAnimation/TheTick'' episode "The Tick vs the Proto Clown".
--> '''Proto-Clown:''' Bud laugh at Clown! Bud's ''friends'' laugh! Clown crush ''all'' - then ''Clown'' laugh!!
* Used jokingly by Hawkgirl in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' during an EnemyMine situation with Grundy after he first [[EnemyMine helps her]] deal with some enemies and then she saves him from falling.
--> '''Solomon Grundy''': Bird Nose helps Grundy? But Bird Nose and her friends hate Grundy!
--> '''Hawkgirl''': Grundy help Bird Nose, Bird Nose help Grundy, okay? Excuse me, Hawkgirl smash!
* Oonga boonga! [[WesternAnimation/CaptainCavemanAndTheTeenAngels Captain Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaveeeemaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnn]]!!
* ''WesternAnimation/EdwardTheLess'' featured a hilarious spoof/LampshadeHanging with its requisite barbarian character. Edward asks "You ever consider using articles or personal pronouns?" and he responds with a speech that is completely lacking those elements yet is still very eloquent, explaining that he could speak the Queen's English if he wanted to but finds it a waste of time.
* In ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'', William and other XANA-possessed humans are often quite monosyllabic (Polymorphic Clones even moreso). At least, [[{{Masquerade}} once the influence has become obvious]]: strangely enough, they're just as verbose and natural-sounding as the person they're impersonating until their true nature is revealed. And sometimes, even using words is beyond their means: "YAAAAAAAAAR!"
** After the episode "A Lack of Goodwill", XANA-possessed William starts talking more normally, though still in a distorted voice.
* From the "Toy Palace" episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'': "THORG HUNGRY! THORG WANT EAT!"
* The cave-people and Yoshi in ''WesternAnimation/SuperMarioWorld''.
* Homer's clones from a "[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Treehouse of Horror]]" talked like this, examples: "duh, me am good dad", "me not want chores, me want clone", and "duh, beer for me?"
* As a ''Franchise/{{Tarzan}}'' parody, there's always ''WesternAnimation/GeorgeOfTheJungle''.
-->"George not know meaning of word fear." (villain pokes a gun in his face) "But George consider learning."
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
** "PATRICK SAD!"
** "YOU DOODLE, ME SPONGEBOB!"
** Sam Star (Patrick's long-lost and overprotective big sister) also speaks this way.
* Princess Pony Apehands and Patricia, from ''WesternAnimation/{{Spliced}}''. Notable in that the latter only does so when she's angry, and the former speaks in what can only be described as "Hulk Speak [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] BabyTalk" (no, seriously).
* The neanderthals in ''WesternAnimation/{{Cro}}''. "That not funny! Not politically correct either!"
* Done with a Hulk {{Expy}} in ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', fitting called Tantrum.
-->'''Tantrum:''' No not Thomas! Thomas weak!
* Java from ''WesternAnimation/MartinMystery'' speaks Hulk speak by virtue of being a caveman.
* Push the trash can from WesternAnimation/ChalkZone speaks like this.
--> ''(from Shapshots 2: Wild Chalkzone!)'' Ohhh, Push stay in marshy-marsh, click-click buggy-blackies for tube-view, eh, clingy-Snap?
* "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic SPIKE WANT!]]
* "[[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs Bigmouth want food!]]"
* ''WesternAnimation/{{MAD}}'' has a ParodyCommercial for "Hulked on Phonics", which helps kids learn to read better by applying the principles of Hulk Speak to the process. Yes, they skip over a lot of the unneccessary words, but don't bug them about it, because that makes them angry...
* PlayedForLaughs in "[[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Total Drama Revenge of the Island]]" when exposure to toxic waste mutates new camper Dakota into the Dakotazoid.
* On ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim,'' [[VillainProtagonist Zim]]'s holographic training version of [[HeroAntagonist Dib]] talks this way. {{Averted}} by the real version, though like the rest of the cast he can lapse into BuffySpeak.
* The Big Bad Hippo from [[CuteBruiser Toph's]] introduction episode in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' speaks in Hulk Speak, even when not competing in the ring.
* Parodied in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo''. Johnny is tanning on the beach when the glare from his reflecting tin hits a sea captain in the face. The captain's reaction:
-->'''Captain''': Can't-see! [[LampshadeHanging Must-talk-like-this!]]
* The Cragsters from ''WesternAnimation/{{Mixels}}'' talk like this, though they talk better than the most of the other examples.
* [[DumbMuscle Cindarr]] does this on a couple of occasions in ''WesternAnimation/{{Visionaries}}''. In "The Dark Hand of Treachery" he says: "Power Staff not last very long" and "Honor Among Thieves" has the Grimlock-esque: "Me Cindarr broke". However, the rest of his dialogue is more or less grammatically correct.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'': Whenever Kaeloo [[HulkingOut Hulks Out]] and turns into her [[DumbMuscle Bad Kaeloo]] form, she starts talking like this.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': In ''The N-Men,'' when the main group get superpowers from an encounter with [[ILoveNuclearPower radiation]] [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything in space]], the titular character belatedly gets his [[HulkOut power]] after much teasing from his "friends." Jimmy quickly changes from LittleProfessorDialogue to hulk speak. You hear the change while he transforms!
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'': The series has a downplayed variant: While the dinos use proper grammar for the most part, they tend to use simplified words for things that have long names, such as calling a Tyrannosaurus Rex a "sharptooth", or use words that indicate they don't entirely understand what the thing in question is (in the first movie, there are some star shaped leaves called "tree stars"). Somewhat strangely, the first movie has them use the word "earthshake" in place of "earthquake" despite them being the exact same length.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/CatDog'' episode, Monster Truck Folly:
--> '''Cat:''' '''You fix truck. I drive truck. I''' '''''crush.'''''
--> '''Dog:''' Whatever you say, [[LampshadeHanging Tarzan]].
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--> '''Dog''' Whatever you say, [[LampshadeHanging Tarzan]].

** The Bixby/Ferrigno ''Series/TheIncredibleHulk'' TV series from the 1970s likewise averts this trope. Creator/LouFerrigno mostly stands there while he flexes, and Ted Cassidy provides voice-over growls.

* ''Series/{{Ghosts}}'' One of the ghosts in Button House, Robin, is a Neanderthal who died before humans evolved proper speech production centres in their brains; while he's 'existed' long enough to develop a fairly impressive intellect and even learn some English, he has immense trouble articulating himself.

* ''Series/{{Ghosts}}'' One of the ghosts in Button House, Robin, is a Neanderthal who died before humans evolved proper speech production centres in their brains, so while he's 'existed' long enough to build a fairly impressive intellect and even learn some English, he simply isn't capable of articulating anything more than simple sentences.

* [[DumbMuscle Morton]] speaks this way in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash. In AllCaps, even.

* [[Morton DumbMuscle]] speaks this way in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash. In AllCaps, even.

* [[Morton DumbMuscles]] speaks this way in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash. In AllCaps, even.

* Almost every Super Mutant in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' speaks that way. And if you play a character with less than INT 4, he/she will, too. Amusingly enough, if a "Hulk" protagonist talks to another functionally retarded character (Torr in Klamath), their speech is subtitled. Example: "Me Torr. (Greetings, my name is Torr. How do you do?)" "You Torr. (Quite well, thank you. Do you know where I might find work?)"

* In ''VideoGame/{{Suikoden}}'''s [[strike:defiled]] [[BlindIdiotTranslation horribly localized]] [[VideoGame/SuikodenII second installment]], certain characters would lapse in and out of this.

* ''VideoGame/MadWorld'' features a massive Frankenstein (called Frank, imaginatively enough), whose only line of dialogue is a booming "FRANK SMASH!"

** [[ComicBook/TransformersShatteredGlass Shattered Glass Grimlock]] actually managed to combine Hulk Speak with SesquipedalianLoquaciousness.
--> '''Grimlock:''' [[LampshadeHanging "Oh, yes, it is I, Grimlock... and so much more now. To be specific, that would be 'so much more than you, now'. It does appear that there are certain linguistic idiosyncrasies that I, Grimlock, am still stuck with, however. But mustn't complain too much,]] [[VerbalTic wot?]]"

* ''Webcomic/GronkAMonstersStory'': Gronk spoke like this in [[http://www.gronkcomic.com/2010/05/05142010/ the third strip]]. It was dropped from then on.

They substitute "Me" for "I", or else refer to themselves in {{third person|Person}}. They put special emphasis on nouns and verbs, and most extra parts of the sentence are lost. If any name is too long, it gets substituted with a cruder name/description (often "[[SomethingPerson (Descriptive adjective)-man]] or -lady"). They also skip any and all articles ("a," "an," and "the"). Favored words include "Smash", "Puny", and "Blank-thing" (e.g. [[AC:"HULK SMASH PUNY LIZARD THING!]]" when fighting a velociraptor). Yes, the all-caps is necessary. The primary differences between Hulk speak and BabyTalk are usually at least six feet and 300 pounds.[[note]]No, BabyTalk has nothing to do with [[JustForPun octopi that recently won a lottery in Europe.]][[/note]]

* MemeticMutation gives this to [[ProfessionalWrestling wrestlers]] the Great Khali and Wrestling/{{Umaga}}, who are only allowed to "speak" with inarticulate growls and screams (at one point Khali switched to speaking in regular English and it ''still'' came out gibberish). Khali wants cake, and Umaga just wants to be friends and refers to everyone as <descriptor of wrestler> Man, leading to "conversations" like: