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->''"Three is three, a number of power."''
-->-- The Djinn, ''Film/ThreeThousandYearsOfLonging''

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->And Sauron, sitting in his black seat in the midst of the Temple, had laughed when he heard the trumpets of Ar-Pharazôn sounding for battle; and again he had laughed when he heard the thunder of the storm; and a third time, even as he laughed at his own thought, thinking what he would do now in the world, being rid of the Edain for ever, he was taken in the midst of his mirth, and his seat and his temple fell into the abyss.
-->-- ''Literature/TheFallOfNumenor''




->'''Snickles:''' What is it with threes? Eidolon controls three powers, Valkyrie controls three "warriors", that Endbringer copied three capes. There are [[spoiler:three Triumvirates]]. The first with Alexandria, Eidolon, and Legend. The new one with Legend, Chevalier, and Valkyrie. And one that was hinted at with Riley, Nilbog, and Valkyrie. Taylor had three different names; Skitter, Weaver, and Khepri. There are three entities in the story. I don't know, maybe it's a coincidence.\\
'''Caladium:''' There was even a 'three' at the very beginning– -- Emma, Sophia, and Madison.
-->-- ''Wordpress'', [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/02/teneral-e-1/#comments commenters]] discussing this trope as it applies to ''Literature/{{Worm}}''



->'''Bismuth:''' Hey, it's a pleasure doing [[Main/{{Pun}} Bismuth]] with you.\\

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-->-- '''Tohru''', ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid''

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-->-- '''Tohru''', ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid''
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->''"Why do I never get anything useful out of you guys until the third person I ask?"''
-->-- '''Tohru''', ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid''



->''"Stories are like ''Charlie's Angels''! They should come in ''threes''!"''

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->''"Stories are like ''Charlie's Angels''! ''Series/CharliesAngels''! They should come in ''threes''!"''
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->"''Three times, but never four.''"
-->-- A tenet of an alien religious scripture called the '''Ghee'haszhra''', ''Fanfic/AbraxasEmptyFullness'' "Damnatio Memoriae"
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->Three is sacred.
-->-- '''Ghidorah''' contemplating its heads, ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon''
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->You all did see that on the Lupercal
I thrice presented him a kingly crown,

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->You all did see that on the Lupercal
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I thrice presented him a kingly crown,crown,\\
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->You all did see that on the Lupercal
I thrice presented him a kingly crown,
Which he did thrice refuse.
-->-- '''Marc Antony''', ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar''
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->'''ComicBook/SpiderMan:''' Okay, I'm almost there. Now what?\\
'''ComicBook/SpiderMan2099:''' Okay, there are three rooms in the hydro jungle. You'll find an energy regulator in each one. Take the part that looks like an atomic battery.\\
'''Spider-Man:''' [[OhCrap Atomic!?]]\\
'''Spider-Man 2099:''' It'll be fine. As long as you remember that they're fragile and if they touch you-\\
'''Spider-Man:''' And if they touch each other, I'm screwed. I get it.\\
[...]\\
'''Spider-Man 2099:''' The part you need should be in the middle of the room. You can take it without risk, after you deactivate the three consoles around the room.\\
'''Spider-Man:''' [[LampshadeHanging Why are these things always in threes?]]\\
'''Spider-Man 2099:''' [[NotSoAboveItAll I have NO idea]].\\
'''Spider-Man:''' Y'know, that's just gonna bug me now for the rest of the day.
-->-- ''VideoGame/SpiderManEdgeOfTime''
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->'''Ted:''' Barney, the three-days rule is insane. I mean, who even came up with that?\\
'''Barney:''' Jesus.\\
'''Marshall:''' Barney, don't do this. Not with Jesus.\\
'''Barney:''' Seriously. Jesus started the whole wait three days thing. He waited three days to come back to life. It was perfect. If he'd have only waited one day, a lot of people wouldn't have even heard that he died. They'd be all, "Hey, Jesus, what up?" And Jesus would probably be like, "What up? I died yesterday." And then they'd be all, "You look pretty alive to me, dude." And then Jesus would have to explain how he was resurrected, and how it was a miracle. And then the dude would be like, "Okay, whatever you say, bro."\\
'''Robin:''' Wow, ancient dialogue sounds so stilted now.\\
'''Barney:''' And he's not gonna come back on a Saturday. Everybody's busy doing chores. Working the loom, trimming their beards. No. He waits the exact right number of days. Three.\\
'''Ted:''' Okay, I promise, I'll wait three days. Just please stop talking.\\
'''Barney:''' Plus, it's Sunday, so everyone's in church already. They're all in there, "Oh, no, Jesus is dead." Then, bam! He bursts through the back door, runs up the aisle. Everyone's totally psyched. And FYI, that's when he invented the high-five. Three days, Ted. We wait three days to call a woman, because that's how long Jesus wants us to wait. [[BlatantLies True story]].
-->-- ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' "The Three Day Rule"
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->''"There are three things I love in life: Kicking ass!... [[MadLibsDialogue TBD!... Third thing here!]]"''
-->-- '''[[ObviousBeta DUDE]]''', ''Film/FreeGuy''
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->''Lesson number two is also fundamental\\
Something that we call the Rule of Three\\
Set up the joke\\
Give it a stroke\\
Third time, and bam!''
-->-- '''Jester''', ''Series/{{Galavant}}'', "Comedy Gold"
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-->-- '''Disco Stu''', ''Simpsons Comics #175''

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-->-- '''Disco Stu''', ''Simpsons ''ComicBook/TheSimpsons Comics #175''



->''"Just the place for a Snark!" the Bellman cried,\\

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What I tell you three times is true."''
-->-- '''Creator/LewisCarroll''', ''The Hunting Of The Snark''

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What I tell you three times is true."''
-->-- '''Creator/LewisCarroll''', ''The Hunting Of The Snark''
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-->--''Literature/TheHuntingOfTheSnark'', '''Creator/LewisCarroll'''
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->''It's a little-known fact that a joke actually becomes funnier when repeated three times, [[ItMakesSenseInContext particularly when combined with incest and pregnant robots]].''
-->--''Blog/TheHalfWorld'' regarding Chapter 6 of ''[[https://halfworld.squarespace.com/blog/2019/1/1/fanfic-mst-love-knows-no-race-part-6 Love Knows No Race]]''
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->''It’s a three-season story, it always has been in my head. This show is obsessed with the number three, it’s three-crazy. There’s three girls, there’s three races, there’s three gems. And three seasons just felt right...''
-->-- '''Creator/MattBraly''' on ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}''

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->''"If you want something stuck in someone's head, put it in a sequence of three."''
-->-- '''Brian Clark'''\\
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->''"Just the place for a Snark!" the Bellman cried,\\
As he landed his crew with care;\\
Supporting each man on the top of the tide\\
By a finger entwined in his hair.\\\
"Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice:\\
That alone should encourage the crew.\\
Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice:\\
What I tell you three times is true."''
-->-- '''Creator/LewisCarroll''', ''The Hunting Of The Snark''

->''"The Rule of three is... one of those 'laws' about the Planes, about everything tending to happen in threes... or everything's composed of three parts, or there's always three choices, and so on and so forth."''
-->-- '''Morte''', ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment''

->'''Sea Chimp:''' If white one with mouth truly ''is'' high priest, he prove it by fulfilling the ancient prophecies!\\
'''Max:''' [[GenreSavvy I bet there are three of them]].\\
'''Sea Chimp:''' [[GenreBlind He knows our ancient traditions]]!
-->-- ''[[VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Sam & Max: Moai Better Blues]]''

->''"Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three!"''
-->-- '''The Old Man from Scene 24''', ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''

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->''"If you want something stuck in someone's head, put it in a sequence of three."''
-->-- '''Brian Clark'''\\
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->''"Just the place for a Snark!" the Bellman cried,\\
As he landed his crew with care;\\
Supporting each man on the top of the tide\\
By a finger entwined in his hair.\\\
"Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice:\\
That alone should encourage the crew.\\
Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice:\\
What I tell you three times is true."''
-->-- '''Creator/LewisCarroll''', ''The Hunting Of The Snark''

->''"The Rule of three is... one of those 'laws' about the Planes, about everything tending to happen in threes... or everything's composed of three parts, or there's always three choices, and so on and so forth."''
-->-- '''Morte''', ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment''

->'''Sea Chimp:''' If white one with mouth truly ''is'' high priest, he prove it by fulfilling the ancient prophecies!\\
'''Max:''' [[GenreSavvy I bet there are three of them]].\\
'''Sea Chimp:''' [[GenreBlind He knows our ancient traditions]]!
-->-- ''[[VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Sam & Max: Moai Better Blues]]''

->''"Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three!"''
-->-- '''The Old Man from Scene 24''', ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''
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->''"[[ClusterFBomb Motherfucker needs to motherfucking chillax before he has a motherfucking stroke]]!"''
-->-- '''Panty Anarchy''', ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt''
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->''"Three is a sacred number. There are three Fates, three Furies, three Olympian sons of Kronos. It is a good strong number that stands against many dangers."''
-->-- '''Chiron''', ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians''

->''"One time is happenstance, two times is coincidence, three times is intentional."''
-->-- '''An old adage'''

->''"They took my dressing room, my parking space, even my writers so I don't have a funny third item!"''
-->-- '''Krusty the Clown''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''

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->'''Emmet:''' OK, but at the end
of Kronos. It is the movie, I still saved the day, right? Just like how it actually happened in my actual real life?\\
'''President of Hollywood:''' You know, you'd think after two examples, your expectations would be lowered already, but if they're not... lower them more!
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'', "Enter the Ninjago"

->''"And no amount of mermaid magic... or managerial promotion... or some other ''third'' thing... can make me anything more than what I really am inside:
a good strong number that stands against many dangers.kid."''
-->-- '''Chiron''', ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians''

->''"One time is happenstance, two times is coincidence, three times is intentional."''
'''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie''
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->''"Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three!"''
-->-- '''An old adage'''

->''"They took my dressing room, my parking space, even my writers so I don't have a funny third item!"''
-->-- '''Krusty the Clown''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
'''The Old Man from Scene 24''', ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''




->''"[[LampshadeHanging RULE OF THREE, ASSHOLE, NOT FOUR!]]"''
-->-- '''ComicBook/{{Batman}}''', after getting his back broken by Bane again, ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken''

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->''"Just the place for a Snark!" the Bellman cried,\\
As he landed his crew with care;\\
Supporting each man on the top of the tide\\
By a finger entwined in his hair.\\\
"Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice:\\
That alone should encourage the crew.\\
Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice:\\
What I tell you three times is true."''
-->-- '''ComicBook/{{Batman}}''', after getting his back broken by Bane again, ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken''
'''Creator/LewisCarroll''', ''The Hunting Of The Snark''

->''"Three is a sacred number. There are three Fates, three Furies, three Olympian sons of Kronos. It is a good strong number that stands against many dangers."''
-->-- '''Chiron''', ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians''

->''"A power claimed and challenged and thrice carried out is true."''
-->-- '''The Staryk King''', ''Literature/SpinningSilver''
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->'''Snickles:''' What is it with threes? Eidolon controls three powers, Valkyrie controls three "warriors", that Endbringer copied three capes. There are [[spoiler:three Triumvirates]]. The first with Alexandria, Eidolon, and Legend. The new one with Legend, Chevalier, and Valkyrie. And one that was hinted at with Riley, Nilbog, and Valkyrie. Taylor had three different names; Skitter, Weaver, and Khepri. There are three entities in the story. I don't know, maybe it's a coincidence.\\
'''Caladium:''' There was even a 'three' at the very beginning– -- Emma, Sophia, and Madison.
-->-- ''Wordpress'', [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/02/teneral-e-1/#comments commenters]] discussing this trope as it applies to ''Literature/{{Worm}}''

->''"A man and a woman had a little baby\\
Yes, they did\\
They had three in the family\\
And that's a magic number."''
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/SchoolhouseRock'', "Three is a Magic Number"

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->'''Snickles:''' What is it with threes? Eidolon controls three powers, Valkyrie controls three "warriors", that Endbringer copied three capes. There are [[spoiler:three Triumvirates]]. The first with Alexandria, Eidolon, and Legend. The new one with Legend, Chevalier, and Valkyrie. And one that was hinted at with Riley, Nilbog, and Valkyrie. Taylor had three different names; Skitter, Weaver, and Khepri. There are three entities in the story. I don't know, maybe it's a coincidence.\\
'''Caladium:''' There was even a 'three' at the very beginning– -- Emma, Sophia, and Madison.
-->-- ''Wordpress'', [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/02/teneral-e-1/#comments commenters]] discussing this trope as it applies to ''Literature/{{Worm}}''

->''"A man and a woman had a little baby\\
Yes, they did\\
They had three in the family\\
And that's a magic number.
->''"There must be something comforting about three. People always give up after three."''
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/SchoolhouseRock'', "Three is a Magic Number"
'''Sherlock Holmes''', ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''
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->'''Bismuth:''' Hey, it's a pleasure doing [[Main/{{Pun}} Bismuth]] with you.\\
'''Steven:''' ''[laughs]'' Bismuth is so funny.\\
'''Amethyst:''' I don't know... same joke twice?\\
'''Steven:''' Well, it'll be really funny if she does it a third time.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E20Bismuth Bismuth]]"

->'''Knuckles:''' This is an outrage! A travesty! A plookypluck!\\
'''Mayor Fink:''' A plookypluck?\\
'''Knuckles:''' I made that last one up. Rule of threes, your majesty!
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'', ''Mayor Knuckles''

->''"There must be something comforting about three. People always give up after three."''
-->-- '''Sherlock Holmes''', ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''

->''"[[ClusterFBomb Motherfucker needs to motherfucking chillax before he has a motherfucking stroke]]!"''
-->-- '''Panty Anarchy''', ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt''

->''Jamais deux sans trois. ("Never two without three")''
-->-- '''Old French expression'''

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\n->'''Bismuth:''' Hey, it's a pleasure doing [[Main/{{Pun}} Bismuth]] with you.\\\n'''Steven:''' ''[laughs]'' Bismuth is so funny.\\\n'''Amethyst:''' I don't know... same joke twice?\\\n'''Steven:''' Well, it'll be really funny if she does it a third time.\n-->-- ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E20Bismuth Bismuth]]"\n\n->'''Knuckles:''' This is an outrage! A travesty! A plookypluck!\\\n'''Mayor Fink:''' A plookypluck?\\\n'''Knuckles:''' I made that last one up. [[/folder]]

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->''"The
Rule of threes, your majesty!
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'', ''Mayor Knuckles''

->''"There must be something comforting
three is... one of those 'laws' about three. People the Planes, about everything tending to happen in threes... or everything's composed of three parts, or there's always give up after three.three choices, and so on and so forth."''
-->-- '''Sherlock Holmes''', ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''

->''"[[ClusterFBomb Motherfucker needs to motherfucking chillax before
'''Morte''', ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment''

->'''Sea Chimp:''' If white one with mouth truly ''is'' high priest,
he has a motherfucking stroke]]!"''
prove it by fulfilling the ancient prophecies!\\
'''Max:''' [[GenreSavvy I bet there are three of them]].\\
'''Sea Chimp:''' [[GenreBlind He knows our ancient traditions]]!
-->-- '''Panty Anarchy''', ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt''

->''Jamais deux sans trois. ("Never two without three")''
-->-- '''Old French expression'''
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->'''Emmet:''' OK, but at the end of the movie, I still saved the day, right? Just like how it actually happened in my actual real life?\\
'''President of Hollywood:''' You know, you'd think after two examples, your expectations would be lowered already, but if they're not... lower them more!
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'', "Enter the Ninjago"

->''"And no amount of mermaid magic... or managerial promotion... or some other ''third'' thing... can make me anything more than what I really am inside: a kid."''
-->-- '''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie''



'''Naminé:''' Sorry about that.\\

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'''Naminé:''' Sorry about that.\\



-->''[[WebVideo/KingdomHeartsInANutshell Kingdom Hearts- Chain of Memories in a nutshell]] ''

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-->''[[WebVideo/KingdomHeartsInANutshell -->-- ''[[WebVideo/KingdomHeartsInANutshell Kingdom Hearts- Chain of Memories in a nutshell]] ''
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->'''Snickles:''' What is it with threes? Eidolon controls three powers, Valkyrie controls three "warriors", that Endbringer copied three capes. There are [[spoiler:three Triumvirates]]. The first with Alexandria, Eidolon, and Legend. The new one with Legend, Chevalier, and Valkyrie. And one that was hinted at with Riley, Nilbog, and Valkyrie. Taylor had three different names; Skitter, Weaver, and Khepri. There are three entities in the story. I don't know, maybe it's a coincidence.\\
'''Caladium:''' There was even a 'three' at the very beginning– -- Emma, Sophia, and Madison.
-->-- ''Wordpress'', [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/02/teneral-e-1/#comments commenters]] discussing this trope as it applies to ''Literature/{{Worm}}''
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->''"They took my dressing room, my parking space, even my writers so I don't have a funny third item!"''
-->-- '''Krusty the Clown''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''

->''"[[LampshadeHanging RULE OF THREE, ASSHOLE, NOT FOUR!]]"''
-->-- '''ComicBook/{{Batman}}''', after getting his back broken by Bane again, ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken''

->''"A man and a woman had a little baby\\
Yes, they did\\
They had three in the family\\
And that's a magic number."''
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/SchoolhouseRock'', "Three is a Magic Number"

->'''Bismuth:''' Hey, it's a pleasure doing [[Main/{{Pun}} Bismuth]] with you.\\
'''Steven:''' ''[laughs]'' Bismuth is so funny.\\
'''Amethyst:''' I don't know... same joke twice?\\
'''Steven:''' Well, it'll be really funny if she does it a third time.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E20Bismuth Bismuth]]"

->'''Knuckles:''' This is an outrage! A travesty! A plookypluck!\\
'''Mayor Fink:''' A plookypluck?\\
'''Knuckles:''' I made that last one up. Rule of threes, your majesty!
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'', ''Mayor Knuckles''
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->''"If you want something stuck in someone's head, put it in a sequence of three."''
-->-- '''Brian Clark'''\\
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->''"One time is happenstance, two times is coincidence, three times is intentional."''
-->-- '''An old adage'''

->''Jamais deux sans trois. ("Never two without three")''
-->-- '''Old French expression'''
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-> '''Sora:''' [[Franchise/YuGiOh Come forth, Blue-Eyes White Dragon!]]\\
'''Marluxia:''' You stinky. That is not how it works.\\
'''Sora:''' Understood. Come forth, Blue-Eyes White Dr--\\
'''Marluxia:''' Please stop deleting his memories of what I said.\\
'''Naminé:''' Sorry about that.\\
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'''Sora:''' Come forth, Blue-Eyes White Dragon!\\
'''Marluxia:''' How many times do I have to tell you that it won’t work like-\\
'''Blue-Eyes White Dragon:''' (roars)\\
'''Marluxia:''' Oops. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-
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-->--'''Brian Clark'''\\

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-->--'''Creator/LewisCarroll''', ''The Hunting Of The Snark''

-> ''"The Rule of three is... one of those 'laws' about the Planes, about everything tending to happen in threes... or everything's composed of three parts, or there's always three choices, and so on and so forth."''
-->-- '''Morte''', ''[[VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment Torment]]''

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-->--'''Creator/LewisCarroll''', -->-- '''Creator/LewisCarroll''', ''The Hunting Of The Snark''

-> ''"The ->''"The Rule of three is... one of those 'laws' about the Planes, about everything tending to happen in threes... or everything's composed of three parts, or there's always three choices, and so on and so forth."''
-->-- '''Morte''', ''[[VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment Torment]]''
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'''Max:''' [[GenreSavvy I bet there are three of them.]]\\
'''Sea Chimp:''' [[GenreBlind He knows our ancient traditions!]]

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them]].\\
'''Sea Chimp:''' [[GenreBlind He knows our ancient traditions!]]traditions]]!



-> ''"Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three!"''

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-> ''"Stories are like ''Charlie's Angels''! They should come in ''threes''!"''

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-> ''"Stories ->''"Stories are like ''Charlie's Angels''! They should come in ''threes''!"''



-> ''"Three is a sacred number. There are three Fates, three Furies, three Olympian sons of Kronos. It is a good strong number that stands against many dangers."''

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-> ''"Three ->''"Three is a sacred number. There are three Fates, three Furies, three Olympian sons of Kronos. It is a good strong number that stands against many dangers."''



-> ''"One time is happenstance, two times is coincidence, three times is intentional."''
-->-- An old adage.

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-> ''"Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called "The Pledge". The magician shows you something ordinary: a deck of cards, a bird or a man. He shows you this object. Perhaps he asks you to inspect it to see if it is indeed real, unaltered, normal. But of course... it probably isn't. The second act is called "The Turn". The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it do something extraordinary. Now you're looking for the secret... but you won't find it, because of course you're not really looking. You don't really want to know. You want to be fooled. But you wouldn't clap yet. Because making something disappear isn't enough; you have to bring it back. That's why every magic trick has a third act, the hardest part, the part we call "The Prestige"."''

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-> ''"Every ->''"Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called "The Pledge". The magician shows you something ordinary: a deck of cards, a bird or a man. He shows you this object. Perhaps he asks you to inspect it to see if it is indeed real, unaltered, normal. But of course... it probably isn't. The second act is called "The Turn". The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it do something extraordinary. Now you're looking for the secret... but you won't find it, because of course you're not really looking. You don't really want to know. You want to be fooled. But you wouldn't clap yet. Because making something disappear isn't enough; you have to bring it back. That's why every magic trick has a third act, the hardest part, the part we call "The Prestige"."''



-> ''"[[LampshadeHanging RULE OF THREE, ASSHOLE, NOT FOUR!]]"''
-->-- '''Franchise/{{Batman}}''', after getting his back broken by Bane again, ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken''

-> ''"So that was the year of the slow invasion. When the Earth got cubed and the Doctor came to stay. It was also when we realized something the Shakri never understood. What 'cubed' actually means. The Power of Three."''
-->-- '''Amy''', ''Series/DoctorWho'', The Power Of Three

-> ''"[[LampshadeHanging I'll bet there's even a third one]]."''

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-> ''"[[LampshadeHanging ->''"[[LampshadeHanging RULE OF THREE, ASSHOLE, NOT FOUR!]]"''
-->-- '''Franchise/{{Batman}}''', '''ComicBook/{{Batman}}''', after getting his back broken by Bane again, ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken''

-> ''"So ->''"So that was the year of the slow invasion. When the Earth got cubed and the Doctor came to stay. It was also when we realized something the Shakri never understood. What 'cubed' actually means. The Power of Three."''
-->-- '''Amy''', ''Series/DoctorWho'', The "The Power Of Three

-> ''"[[LampshadeHanging
of Three"

->''"[[LampshadeHanging
I'll bet there's even a third one]]."''



-> '''Snickles:''' What is it with threes? Eidolon controls three powers, Valkyrie controls three “warriors,” that Endbringer copied three capes. There are [[spoiler: three Triumvirates.]] The first with Alexandria, Eidolon, and Legend. The new one with Legend, Chevalier, and Valkyrie. And one that was hinted at with Riley, Nilbog, and Valkyrie. Taylor had three different names; Skitter, Weaver, and Khepri. There are three entities in the story. I don’t know, maybe its a coincidence.\\
'''Caladium:''' There was even a ‘three’ at the very beginning–Emma, Sophia, and Madison.
-->-- ''Wordpress'', [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/02/teneral-e-1/#comments commenters]] discussing this trope as it applies to ''{{Literature/Worm}}''

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-> '''Snickles:''' ->'''Snickles:''' What is it with threes? Eidolon controls three powers, Valkyrie controls three “warriors,” "warriors", that Endbringer copied three capes. There are [[spoiler: three Triumvirates.]] [[spoiler:three Triumvirates]]. The first with Alexandria, Eidolon, and Legend. The new one with Legend, Chevalier, and Valkyrie. And one that was hinted at with Riley, Nilbog, and Valkyrie. Taylor had three different names; Skitter, Weaver, and Khepri. There are three entities in the story. I don’t don't know, maybe its it's a coincidence.\\
'''Caladium:''' There was even a ‘three’ 'three' at the very beginning–Emma, beginning– -- Emma, Sophia, and Madison.
-->-- ''Wordpress'', [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/02/teneral-e-1/#comments commenters]] discussing this trope as it applies to ''{{Literature/Worm}}''
''Literature/{{Worm}}''



--> ''WesternAnimation/SchoolhouseRock'', "Three is a Magic Number"

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--> -->-- ''WesternAnimation/SchoolhouseRock'', "Three is a Magic Number"



-->-- '''Theatre/AFunnyThingHappenedOnTheWayToTheForum'''

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-->-- '''Theatre/AFunnyThingHappenedOnTheWayToTheForum'''
''Theatre/AFunnyThingHappenedOnTheWayToTheForum''



'''Steven:''' ''(laughs)'' Bismuth is so funny.\\
'''Amethyst:''' I don't know...same joke twice?\\

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'''Steven:''' ''(laughs)'' ''[laughs]'' Bismuth is so funny.\\
'''Amethyst:''' I don't know... same joke twice?\\



--> ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', [[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E20Bismuth "Bismuth"]]

->'''Knuckles:''' "This is an outrage! A travesty! A plookypluck!"\\
'''Mayor Fink:''' "A plookypluck?"\\
'''Knuckles:''' "I made that last one up. Rule of threes, your majesty!"
--> ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'', ''Mayor Knuckles''

->''There must be something comforting about three. People always give up after three.''
--> '''Sherlock Holmes''', ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''

->''[[ClusterFBomb Motherfucker needs to motherfucking chillax before he has a motherfucking stroke!]]''
--> '''Panty Anarchy''', ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt''

->''Jamais deux sans trois.''
--> old French expression ("Never two without three")

->''Three seems to be our favourite number. Three murals, three tablets, and now three crux pieces.''
--> '''Claire "Lightning" Farron''', ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII''[[note]]Working title: ''Final Fantasy XIII-3''[[/note]]

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--> -->-- ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', [[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E20Bismuth "Bismuth"]]

"[[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E20Bismuth Bismuth]]"

->'''Knuckles:''' "This This is an outrage! A travesty! A plookypluck!"\\
plookypluck!\\
'''Mayor Fink:''' "A plookypluck?"\\
A plookypluck?\\
'''Knuckles:''' "I I made that last one up. Rule of threes, your majesty!"
-->
majesty!
-->--
''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'', ''Mayor Knuckles''

->''There ->''"There must be something comforting about three. People always give up after three.''
-->
"''
-->--
'''Sherlock Holmes''', ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''

->''[[ClusterFBomb ->''"[[ClusterFBomb Motherfucker needs to motherfucking chillax before he has a motherfucking stroke!]]''
-->
stroke]]!"''
-->--
'''Panty Anarchy''', ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt''

->''Jamais deux sans trois.''
--> old French expression
("Never two without three")

->''Three
three")''
-->-- '''Old French expression'''

->''"Three
seems to be our favourite favorite number. Three murals, three tablets, and now three crux pieces.''
-->
"''
-->--
'''Claire "Lightning" Farron''', ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII''[[note]]Working title: ''Final Fantasy XIII-3''[[/note]]



'''Eggman:''' If you want to leave, you'll have to hit me... ''[[AvertedTrope EIGHT!]]'' ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis TIMES!]]''\\
'''Mario:''' [[BigNo NOOOOOOOOOO!]]
--> ''WebAnimation/DorklyOriginals'', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxO8NmDPBZo Mario vs. Green Hill Zone]]"

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'''Eggman:''' If you want to leave, you'll have to hit me... ''[[AvertedTrope EIGHT!]]'' EIGHT]]!'' ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis TIMES!]]''\\
TIMES]]!''\\
'''Mario:''' [[BigNo NOOOOOOOOOO!]]
-->
NOOOOOOOOOO]]!
-->--
''WebAnimation/DorklyOriginals'', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxO8NmDPBZo Mario vs. Green Hill Zone]]"



'''President of Hollywood:''' You know, you'd think after two examples, your expectations would be lowered already, but if they're not...lower them more!
--> ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'', "Enter the Ninjago"

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'''President of Hollywood:''' You know, you'd think after two examples, your expectations would be lowered already, but if they're not... lower them more!
--> -->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'', "Enter the Ninjago"



--> '''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie''

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--> -->-- '''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie''''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie''

->'''Freeza:''' Right... but if you are so aware [that Freeza can transform into a more powerful form], why do you persist in goading me?\\
'''Vegeta:''' Because, Freeza, you're not dealing with the average Saiyan warrior anymore. I... am a SUPER SAIYAN!\\
'''Freeza:''' Oh, here we go...\\
'''Vegeta:''' That's right, Freeza. I've risen beyond the limits of a normal Saiyan and into the realm of legend... the legend that you fear... the legend known throughout the entire universe as the most powerful warrior to ever exist! I, Prince Vegeta, have become a Super Saiyan!\\
'''Freeza:''' ''[while Vegeta is speaking]'' "...Vegeta, have become a Super Saiyan", [[BlahBlahBlah blah, blah, blah]], I get it! Then you slayed the Jabberwocky and went on to save Narnia.\\
''[later]''\\
'''Vegeta:''' Make your jokes while you can, Freeza, because I can now see the peak of your power... while I'm only beginning to tap into mine.\\
'''Freeza:''' I feel like we've been here before. Have we been here before?\\
'''Vegeta:''' You see, I have finally realized the legend...\\
'''Freeza:''' Oh my God, this ''is'' happening again!\\
'''Vegeta:''' That's right. You're not dealing with the average Saiyan warrior anymore, Freeza. I, Vegeta, have finally become THE LEGENDARY SUPER SAIYAN!\\
''[even later]''\\
'''Freeza:''' ''[after Goku [[NoSell No-Sells]] his attacks]'' Vegeta, explain!\\
'''Vegeta:''' ''[laughs weakly]''\\
'''Freeza:''' What are you...?\\
'''Vegeta:''' You see, Freeza... you aren't dealing with the average Saiyan warrior anymore...\\
'''Freeza:''' Oh ''my'' '' '''God'''...''\\
'''Vegeta:''' He has risen above, and become a legend... the legend that you fear... He has become... A SUPER SAIYA--\\
''[Freeza kills Vegeta]''\\
'''Goku:''' ''[gasps]'' VEGETA!\\
'''Freeza:''' No, seriously, you have no idea how old that got.
-->-- ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged''
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->''"And no amount of mermaid magic... or managerial promotion... or something other ''third'' thing, can make me anything more than what I really am inside: a kid."''

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->''"And no amount of mermaid magic... or managerial promotion... or something some other ''third'' thing, thing... can make me anything more than what I really am inside: a kid."''
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->''"And no amount of mermaid magic... or managerial promotion... or something other ''third'' thing, can make me anything more than what I really am inside: a kid."''
--> '''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie''
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->'''Emmet:''' OK, but at the end of the movie, I still saved the day, right? Just like how it actually happened in my actual real life?\\
'''President of Hollywood:''' You know, you'd think after two examples, your expectations would be lowered already, but if they're not...lower them more!
--> ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'', "Enter the Ninjago"
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--> ''WebAnimation/DorklyOriginals'', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxO8NmDPBZo Mario vs. Green Hill Zone]]''

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--> ''WebAnimation/DorklyOriginals'', ''[[https://www."[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxO8NmDPBZo Mario vs. Green Hill Zone]]''Zone]]"
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'''Mario:''' We'll see who's-a-dead, once I hit you three times!\\

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'''Mario:''' We'll see who's-a-dead, once I hit you you-a three times!\\
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->'''Eggman:''' Prepare to die, trespasser!\\
'''Mario:''' We'll see who's-a-dead, once I hit you three times!\\
'''Eggman:''' Ahahahaaa!\\
'''Mario:''' What's-a so funny?\\
'''Eggman:''' If you want to leave, you'll have to hit me... ''[[AvertedTrope EIGHT!]]'' ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis TIMES!]]''\\
'''Mario:''' [[BigNo NOOOOOOOOOO!]]
--> ''WebAnimation/DorklyOriginals'', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxO8NmDPBZo Mario vs. Green Hill Zone]]''
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->''Three seems to be our favourite number. Three murals, three tablets, and now three crux pieces.''
--> '''Claire "Lightning" Farron''', ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII''[[note]]Working title: ''Final Fantasy XIII-3''[[/note]]
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-->--'''Brian Clark'''

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-->--'''Brian Clark'''Clark'''\\


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->''"If you want something stuck in someone's head, put it in a sequence of three."''
-->--'''Brian Clark'''
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->''Jamais deux sans trois.''
--> old French expression ("Never two without three")

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