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->Now you men will only be risking your lives, whilst I will be risking an almost certain [[PlotArmor Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.]]

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->Now ->''Now you men will only be risking your lives, whilst I will be risking an almost certain [[PlotArmor Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.]]]]''



->Observe their troops. Thin fabrics. Exposed skin. Feeble weapons. These are toy soldiers. The playthings of children!

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->Observe ->''Observe their troops. Thin fabrics. Exposed skin. Feeble weapons. These are toy soldiers. The playthings of children!children!''



->To each of us falls a task, and all the Emperor requires of us Guardsmen is that we stand the line, and we die fighting. It is what we do best: We die standing.

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->To ->''To each of us falls a task, and all the Emperor requires of us Guardsmen is that we stand the line, and we die fighting. It is what we do best: We die standing.''



->Men, you're lucky men. Soon, you'll all be fighting for your planet. Many of you will be dying for your planet. A few of you will be forced through a fine mesh screen for your planet. They will be the luckiest of all.

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->Men, ->''Men, you're lucky men. Soon, you'll all be fighting for your planet. Many of you will be dying for your planet. A few of you will be forced through a fine mesh screen for your planet. They will be the luckiest of all.''



->'''Mercenary #1:''' Why did [[spoiler:s/he]] say "Slow him/her down"? We're allowed to kill Shepard if we have to, right?\\
'''Mercenary #2:''' [[spoiler:S/he]] said slow him/her down because [[spoiler:s/he]] thinks we're cannon fodder.\\

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->'''Mercenary #1:''' Why did [[spoiler:s/he]] s/he say "Slow him/her down"? We're allowed to kill Shepard if we have to, right?\\
'''Mercenary #2:''' [[spoiler:S/he]] S/he said slow him/her down because [[spoiler:s/he]] s/he thinks we're cannon fodder.\\



->The Mobile Infantry is a group of jarheads who wear plastic armor with morale that would shatter if they saw the Sharks from ''Theatre/WestSideStory'' approaching.

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->The ->''The Mobile Infantry is a group of jarheads who wear plastic armor with morale that would shatter if they saw the Sharks from ''Theatre/WestSideStory'' approaching.''



->The goal of the Imperial Guard is to clog the enemy's barrels with dead bodies.
-->-- Anonymous ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' player at the Newcastle Games Workshop establishment, while painting an Imperial Guard [[MiniMecha Sentinel]]

->Last time I had a hot meal was five days ago. Since then my entire platoon has been wiped out. That's why you're here. You're just a bunch of guys in line to get shot so they can bring in a bunch of other guys. See how that works?

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->The ->''The goal of the Imperial Guard is to clog the enemy's barrels with dead bodies.
bodies.''
-->-- Anonymous ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' player at the Newcastle Games Workshop establishment, while painting an Imperial Guard [[MiniMecha Sentinel]]

->Last ->''Last time I had a hot meal was five days ago. Since then my entire platoon has been wiped out. That's why you're here. You're just a bunch of guys in line to get shot so they can bring in a bunch of other guys. See how that works?works?''



->A small team of ethnically-diverse archaeologists who all seem to be wearing digital clocks on their heads counting down to the point where they are unwittingly [[CollateralAngst made part of someone elses' character development]].
-->-- '''[[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation Yahtzee Croshaw]]''' on [[VideoGame/TombRaider2013 Lara Croft]]'s support team[[note]][[BlackDudeDiesFirst The black dude's readout is nearly at zero.]][[/note]]

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->A ->''A small team of ethnically-diverse archaeologists who all seem to be wearing digital clocks on their heads counting down to the point where they are unwittingly [[CollateralAngst made part of someone elses' character development]].
development]].''
-->-- '''[[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation Yahtzee Croshaw]]''' '''Yahtzee Croshaw''' on [[VideoGame/TombRaider2013 Lara Croft]]'s support team[[note]][[BlackDudeDiesFirst team, ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'' [[note]][[BlackDudeDiesFirst The black dude's readout is nearly at zero.]][[/note]]



->''"That monster's eating our soldiers faster than we can clone them."''

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->''"That ->"That monster's eating our soldiers faster than we can clone them."''"



-->--''Quetzacthulhu'', by Set Sytes


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-->--''Quetzacthulhu'', -->--''Literature/{{Quetzacthulhu}}'', by Set Sytes

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->'''Obi-Wan:''' Okay, when we get to Utapau, I'll go in to scout the situation.\\
'''Clone Trooper:''' Yes sir! Although, we could go in early and see if it's a trap.\\
'''Obi-Wan:''' That's...very nice of you. But don’t worry. I'm '''sure''' it's a trap.\\
'''Clone Trooper:''' We could go in first and trigger the trap.\\
'''Obi-Wan:''' You guys need a union.
-->--''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids'', [[https://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0520.html Episode 520, "Entrapment"]]


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-->-- '''Plan 7 of 9 from Outer Space'''

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-->-- '''Plan 7 of 9 from Outer Space'''
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->'''General Castor:''' Sergeant Major, the [[EarthShatteringKaboom destruction]] of Typhon was inevitable. [[EverythingTryingToKillYou Between the Eldar, Orks and Tyranids]], there was no saving that world. At worst I helped speed its demise - and at a time when there were [[AMillionIsAStatistic relatively few]] men on the planet.
->'''Merrick:''' Few...? '''FEW?!''' There were '''THOUSANDS''' of Guardsmen on Typhon! Good men, serving the Emperor, and you let then all die!
->'''Castor:''' Merrick, a Guardsman's ''life'' is to die. My job has always been to send them to places where they ''can'' die. [[WeHaveReserves I'm not afraid to spend them]], but I never ''waste'' them.
-->-- ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar 2: Retribution''
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->Men, you're lucky men. Soon, you'll all be fighting for your planet. Many of you will be dying for your planet. A few of you will be put through a fine mesh screen for your planet. They will be the luckiest of all.

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->Men, you're lucky men. Soon, you'll all be fighting for your planet. Many of you will be dying for your planet. A few of you will be put forced through a fine mesh screen for your planet. They will be the luckiest of all.
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->Moctezuma sent out hundreds of our elite cuauhlocelotl and cuauchicqueh warriors, our eagle-jaguars and Shorn Ones, blessed by the priests and given the finest swords and spears, adorned with the finest feathers. Many of our people gathered to look at them as they organized, and were full of pride and triumph. They saw Aztec warriors equal to non, a dread force fit to hunt down our enemies and leave none standing. They saw hope in its entirety, and an end to doubt and fear.
->[[CosmicHorrorStory I saw only the walking dead]].
-->--''Quetzacthulhu'', by Set Sytes
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->'''Mercenary #1:''' Why did [[spoiler:s/he]] say "Slow him/her down"? We're allowed to kill [[{{Badass}} Shepard]] if we have to, right?\\

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->'''Mercenary #1:''' Why did [[spoiler:s/he]] say "Slow him/her down"? We're allowed to kill [[{{Badass}} Shepard]] Shepard if we have to, right?\\
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->'''Setup:''' What happens when a Storm Trooper fights a Redshirt?\\
'''Punchline:''' The Stormtrooper misses and the Redshirt dies anyway.
-->--Classic Nerd Joke
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-->-- ''Plan 7 of 9 from Outer Space''

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-->-- ''Plan '''Plan 7 of 9 from Outer Space''Space'''
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->'''Chris:''' The vampires complain about how they’ll be just as vulnerable as the Reapers in the daylight, and Blade just straight up tells them, “Let’s be real: You’re probably all going to die. [[BrutalHonesty Oh well!]]”\\

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->'''Chris:''' The vampires complain about how they’ll they'll be just as vulnerable as the Reapers in the daylight, and Blade just straight up tells them, “Let’s "Let's be real: You’re You're probably all going to die. [[BrutalHonesty Oh well!]]”\\well!]]"\\



'''David:''' That’s because he’s not trying to lead anything. Obviously Blade’s best-case scenario at this point is that everyone dies except Nyssa, and then they go off and have tons of vampire babies.
-->--Chris Sims and David Uzumeri [[http://comicsalliance.com/blade-ii-review/ on]] ''Film/BladeII''

->"That monster's eating our soldiers faster than we can clone them."
-->-- '''Plan 7 of 9 from Outer Space'''

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'''David:''' That’s That's because he’s he's not trying to lead anything. Obviously Blade’s Blade's best-case scenario at this point is that everyone dies except Nyssa, and then they go off and have tons of vampire babies.
-->--Chris Sims -->-- '''Chris Sims''' and David Uzumeri '''David Uzumeri''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/blade-ii-review/ on]] ''Film/BladeII''

->"That ->''"That monster's eating our soldiers faster than we can clone them."
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-->-- '''Plan ''Plan 7 of 9 from Outer Space'''Space''

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