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| 8 | ->''"C'mon guys, build... build... build... build... oh crap.'' (Olimar returns to ship with zero Pikmin) ''Whaaat?! WHAAAAT?! '''WHAAAAAAT?!''' NO! NO! NO! NO! ARE YOU KIDDING?!?! THEY ALL RESPONDED TO MY WHISTLE!"'' |
| 9 | -->-- '''LetsPlay/{{Chuggaaconroy}}''''s ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5iZWjtLElo&t=30s freakout]] |
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| 11 | This trope is about yelling a ridiculously long, loud "WHAAAAAT!?" Usually uttered when the character is confused, annoyed or just plain ol' shocked. May be used in the form of: "You WHAT?" |
| 12 | |
| 13 | The Japanese equivalent is a Big "NANI?!" or Big "NANDA?!" / "NANDE?!" [[note]]In some cases, it can be rendered as a Big "NANDATTE?!" / "NANDATTO?!" / other variants.[[/note]] — [[LipLock often translated]] as "Say what?" or [[CurseCutShort "What the-"]] to match the two-syllable format. However, it's also quite common to see it as a Big "EEEEH?!" |
| 14 | |
| 15 | A variant appears where a character, in response to an ally's foolish or incredulous action, utters a "You WHAT?!/You did WHAT?!" such as when a villain finds out his top minion had the hero on the ropes, then let them get away. |
| 16 | |
| 17 | If it gets cut off, it's more likely to be a FlatWhat for some reason. A SubTrope of BigWordShout. Compare FlatWhat, DefensiveWhat, BigNo, BigWhy. |
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| 20 | |
| 21 | !!Example subpages: |
| 22 | |
| 23 | [[index]] |
| 24 | * BigWhat/FanWorks |
| 25 | * BigWhat/VideoGames |
| 26 | * BigWhat/WesternAnimation |
| 27 | [[/index]] |
| 28 | |
| 29 | !!Other examples: |
| 30 | |
| 31 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 32 | |
| 33 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 34 | * ''Manga/AsteroidInLove'': |
| 35 | ** Mira gives out a loud "EHHHH?!" of shock when she learns that the "boy" she'd been daydreaming about for years [[UnsettlingGenderReveal is actually a girl]]. |
| 36 | ** Mai gives out one of these when [[spoiler:Mari and Mikage step down as president and vice-president of the club at the end of the sixth episode and naming Mai as their successor.]] |
| 37 | * In episode 14 of ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'', Nyamo's "WhatDidIDoLastNight" ends with a big WHHAAAAAAAAAAT?!?!?!? |
| 38 | * ''Manga/BlackClover'': The priest and orphans of the Hage Village church all go "WHAAT?!" when Sister Lily reads Asta's letter saying he[[note]]having no magic power to speak of and thus supposedly no wizarding talent at all[[/note]] was recruited as a Magic Knight.[[note]]Because he ''did'' acquire a unique Grimoire that summons an AntiMagic sword.[[/note]] |
| 39 | * ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' has Shinji and Hachi. The latter pulls a big "WHAAAATTTT?!?!" (or, in Japanese, "EEEHHHHHH?!?!"), and Shinji replies with "Don't 'WHAAAATTTT?!?!' me! You're standing there with your mouth open, looking like you're trying to catch flies!" (or, in Japanese, "Don't say 'EEEHHHHHH?!?!'! It's not cute when an old fart like you whines like that!") |
| 40 | * ''Anime/CardfightVanguard'': Season 3 episode 2. Morikawa Katsumi was greatly surprised when being informed Tatsunagi Kourin transferred to Miyagi Academy, in fact as Aichi's classmate. |
| 41 | * During the ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' finale, bimbo co-host Judy of the bounty-hunter reward-listings program ''Big Shot'' cuts loose with a very [[ObfuscatingStupidity non-bimboish]] one of these when she learns, on-air, that [[spoiler:said program has been abruptly cancelled]]. |
| 42 | * In ''Anime/CrossAnge'', [[BigBad Embryo]] lets out a sharp, disbelieving one in Episode 24, [[spoiler:when he hears [[BadassNormal Tusk]] [[TheirFirstTime deflowered]] [[FallenPrincess Ange]] -- [[VillainousCrush Embryo's crush object]] -- a couple episodes back, leading to the beginning of Embryo's VillainousBreakdown]]. |
| 43 | * The very first thing we hear Myotismon say in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', when [=DemiDevimon=] tells him that Garurumon digivolved to [=WereGarurumon=]. |
| 44 | * In Episode 17 of ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', Goku lets out one of these when he learns that Vegeta has been training with Whis for six months, all while bursting through the wall a la Kool-Aid Man. |
| 45 | -->'''Goku''': VEGETA'S DOING WHAAAAAAAAT?!?! |
| 46 | * In a bit of AdaptationalExplanation in Episode 5 of the AnimatedAdaptation of ''Literature/EndoAndKobayashiLive The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte'', the rest of the cast gives out a big "Ehh!?" when it turns out the invader of the Riefenstahl estate is [[spoiler:Fiene's mother Elizabeth]]. |
| 47 | * A common stock phrase used by mooks after Kenshiro says his famous [[YouAreAlreadyDead "Omae wa mou shindeiru."]] in ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''. |
| 48 | -->'''Zeed:''' NANI?! |
| 49 | * In Episode 6 of ''Anime/GlitterForce'', Emily shrieks one of these when she learns that Candy forgot why she needed to assemble the Glitter Force. |
| 50 | * In [[Recap/DokiDokiPrecureEp04ICannotBecomeAPrettyCure Episode 3]] of ''Anime/GlitterForceDokiDoki'', Lance yells one of these when Clara refuses to become part of the Glitter Force. |
| 51 | * In ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'''s Meakashi arc, Shion lets out a rather unhinged one when Detective Ooishi informs her that Satoshi has "disappeared". |
| 52 | * ''Manga/InuYasha'': Inu-Yasha has yelled this a few times. Memorable moments include one after being told by Kagome that she left their jewel shards in a demon-infested temple [[BroughtDownToNormal on the night of the new moon]]. |
| 53 | -->'''Kagome:''' My bag! I left it at the temple!\ |
| 54 | '''Inu-Yasha:''' So get a new one.\ |
| 55 | '''Kagome:''' The things is... I left the jewel shards in it.\ |
| 56 | '''Inu-Yasha:''' Wh... WHAT'D YOU SAY?!" |
| 57 | * Episode 11 of ''Literature/KokoroConnect'' has Iori and Yui suddenly [[FountainOfYouth turn into children]], to their friends' shock. While the boys are too stunned to freak out, Inaba darts to the nearest window and screams ''"WHAT THE HELL?!"'' at the top of her lungs. |
| 58 | * ''Manga/LuckyStar'': Meito Anizawa sometimes utters one of these [[LargeHam in a very over-the-top fashion]] whenever Konata bypasses something he's expecting her to buy. |
| 59 | * In ''Manga/MarchComesInLikeALion'', Rei is a professional shogi player who keeps his status as one a secret from two of his friends, Hina and Momo. They react with an echoing "EEEEHHH" after finding out about this secret through an accident involving a taped video recording of one of his matches. |
| 60 | * [[ClingyJealousGirl Tohru]] from ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' lets out an incredibly high-pitched "YOU WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!!" when Ilulu states she's figured out what job she'll have while staying at Kobayashi's home... which is she wanted to make babies with Kobayashi, thinking that qualified as a "job". |
| 61 | -->'''Tohru:''' I don't know what you're trying to fool, ma'am, but you've crossed over the line and ''back!'' |
| 62 | -->'''Kobayashi:''' Also, we're both female. |
| 63 | * Akira's response in the anime adaptation of ''Manga/MonochromeFactor'' when Shirogane cheerfully tells them that he's not longer human. |
| 64 | * ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'': |
| 65 | ** In the first anime, upon being told that Negi had just [[BroughtDownToNormal depowered]] [[WillFullyWeak himself intentionally]], thus becoming TheLoad, one female character bellows a loud "Naaaaniiii!!?" |
| 66 | ** Also from the manga: |
| 67 | --->'''Chamo:''' Didn't I tell you? An Ermine Fairy has the happy blushy super ability to measure people's affections.\ |
| 68 | '''[[BalancedHarem Everyone]]:''' YOU WHAT!? |
| 69 | * ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}'': |
| 70 | ** Annaka has her big "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH?" that she does with regularity. |
| 71 | ** [[GratuitousEnglish Also the astronaut and the CAPCOM operator in shuttle launch scene.]] |
| 72 | --->"What?? WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?" |
| 73 | * ''Manga/OnePiece'' is very fond of this trope: |
| 74 | ** Sanji does this in the Thriller Bark arc once he finds out an invisible man saw Nami bathing. [[ItMakesSenseInContext Then he goes Super Saiyan.]] |
| 75 | ** Hogback pulls this after hearing that Luffy curbstomped Moria, though that may be anime exclusive. |
| 76 | ** One of the earlier occurrences happens in the Baratie Arc, when Ghin reveals that Don Krieg's fleet of 50 ships was destroyed (save the flagship) by ''one man'': hinting that the Grand Line is ''just that dangerous'' (it's soon revealed the culprit is "Hawk-Eye" Mihawk: one of the Shichibukai and one of the most dangerous people alive). |
| 77 | ** Sengoku literally pulls this after hearing that the Government wants to [[spoiler: cover up the escape of countless dangerous wanted criminals from Impel Down]] |
| 78 | ** To some degree (a silent "what") this happened early on in the series a number of times when Luffy proclaimed that he will be the Pirate King someday. And more recently when Luffy said it straight to Whitebeard's face. |
| 79 | ** When Luffy uses Haki to knock people out (initially, without even knowing it) |
| 80 | ** Sanji lures a bunch of Marines and Agents aboard Puffing Tom to the back of the train, then locks the doors in front of them. When they realize he also detached their cars, leaving them stranded aboard the sea track, they let out a big "WHAT?!" Two episodes later, after Zoro slices these same cars in half as Rocketman passes with his Two Sword Style Rashomon technique, everyone in the Train cars, the entire Franky Family, Lulu and Tilestone, Chimney and Gonbe, and Chopper all pull a really big "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTT?!?!". |
| 81 | ** Probably one of the biggest what's of the series occurs after [[spoiler:Monkey D.]] Garp announces who Luffy's father is, who just happens to be [[spoiler:the leader of the revolutionary army, Monkey D. Dragon]]. Another smaller version of this follows when he casually asks everybody to forget everything he just said (but makes up for it with Mass ColorFailure). |
| 82 | ** Another epic one in Chapter 903, [[spoiler: after Luffy and his crew receive Luffy's latest bounty after his antics in Whole Cake Island. It was so big that ''everyone'' on the board freaked out, '''[[IdiotHero Luffy]]''' included.]][[spoiler: It is 1.5 '''Billion''' Berries, if you were wondering.]] |
| 83 | ** The movie ''Anime/OnePieceFilmRed'' features a collective example from an entire crowd, when Luffy casually reveals that IdolSinger Uta is the daughter of Shanks, one of the dreaded Four Emperors. |
| 84 | ** In ''Anime/OnePieceFilmStrongWorld'', Nami is forced to record a message telling the Straw Hats she's leaving to join Shiki's crew, and warning them not to come after her since they couldn't defeat Shiki if they tried. When the Straw Hats listen to it, Luffy is so pissed off that he yells out a big ''"WHAT THE HELL?!"'' at the top of his lungs before the message can even finish. [[spoiler:It conveniently hides the end of the message, where Nami does tell the crew to definitely come save her.]] |
| 85 | * ''Manga/Reborn2004'' chapter 381 has Mukuro, Reborn, and Verde saying "What!?" in response to seeing what Vindice looks like without their cloaks and hats. |
| 86 | * In the second episode of ''Anime/SakuraWarsTheAnimation'', Hatsuho Shinonome yells "What?!" after she learns about the White Cape's most recent whereabouts. |
| 87 | * The ''Manga/SandsOfDestruction'' manga loves reacting strongly to just about everything surprising. The [[Anime/SandsOfDestruction anime]] and [[VideoGame/SandsOfDestruction game]] versions ([[AnimeFirst which came first]]) aren't quite so heavy on the whats. |
| 88 | * In ''Manga/TheSecretAgreement'', Iori casually mentions in the middle of having sex that his wedding is the next day. "WHAAT!?" is probably the only response Yuuichi could articulate. |
| 89 | * Something [[UnfazedEveryman Kawachi]] from ''Manga/YakitateJapan'' would do is that he'd yell, "What'd you say?" in situations like this (The record was about 30 times in a single chapter of the manga). |
| 90 | [[/folder]] |
| 91 | |
| 92 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 93 | * ''ComicBook/BlackMoonChronicles'': [[BigBad Haazheel Thorn]] is not happy after he learns that Wismerhill has betrayed him and closed the HellGate that he had opened to conquer the world. |
| 94 | -->''He did '''WHAAAAAT'''!? |
| 95 | * Issue #12 of ''ComicBook/GoldieVance'' ends with Goldie screaming an overjoyed '''''WHAAAAAT''''' that stretches for several panels when she learns that her former rival Sugar Maple left her a fancy new car as a going-away present for helping arrest her sister, who had sabotaged Sugar's race car and nearly killed her with a radio-controlled explosive. |
| 96 | * ''ComicBook/LunarGirlAndScarletSparrow'': Lunar Girl and Scarlet Sparrow are called to a crisis of a cat stuck up a tree. When they see it's already been averted by a fire fighter bringing the cat down, Lunar Girl goes "[=WHAT=]?". |
| 97 | * ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'': |
| 98 | ** In ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 Volume 5]]'' Annual #2, Supergirl has this reaction when she finds out that Comicbook/{{Brainiac}} 5 accidentally created a super-bomb while analyzing a mystical statue. |
| 99 | --->'''Brainiac 5:''' It's a ten-thousand-year-old Brocian hunting statue! Rumored by natives to have "magical" properties when struck by lightning, so I was analyzing its reception to other kinds of energy!\ |
| 100 | '''Supergirl:''' Okay! So what did you hit it with?\ |
| 101 | '''Brainiac-5:''' Uh, I opened the timestream and bombarded it with chronon energy.\ |
| 102 | '''Supergirl:''' WHAT?\ |
| 103 | '''Brainiac-5:''' Obviously that wasn't the best of my ideas!\ |
| 104 | '''Supergirl:''' So what's it doing now?\ |
| 105 | '''Brainiac-5:''' Based on my readings, I'm pretty sure I just created a magical time bomb. And if my calculations are correct, we've got less than four seconds to live. |
| 106 | ** In ''ComicBook/{{Bizarrogirl}}'', Kara's reaction when Lana tells her about the Supergirl-looking Bizarro destroying the city. |
| 107 | --->'''Lana:''' Where are you right now?\ |
| 108 | '''Linda:''' I'm at the house. Why?\ |
| 109 | '''Lana:''' Because a Bizarro with your face is tearing up the financial district!\ |
| 110 | '''Linda:''' '''WHAT?!?''' |
| 111 | * ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'': |
| 112 | ** Kong could not believe it when Parker resigned from the basketball team. |
| 113 | ** Aunt May could not believe it when Peter got a job in the Daily Bugle. |
| 114 | [[/folder]] |
| 115 | |
| 116 | [[folder:Comic Strips]] |
| 117 | * ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'': This is Jon's typical reaction whenever somebody -- usually Ms. Feeny -- calls to tell them that Garfield has done something. |
| 118 | * ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'': Charlie Brown kept asking, "You're ''what?''" after Schroeder announced that he was quitting baseball. |
| 119 | [[/folder]] |
| 120 | |
| 121 | [[folder:Films — Animation]] |
| 122 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'': |
| 123 | ** Jafar uses this after Iago suggests he marry Princess Jasmine. That reaction probably has more to do with the way in which he initially worded it, though: |
| 124 | --->'''Iago:''' Oh! Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Jafar? What if YOU were the chump husband?\ |
| 125 | '''Jafar:''' WHAT?\ |
| 126 | '''Iago:''' Okay, okay, you marry the princess, all right? And... and uh, then you become the sultan!\ |
| 127 | '''Jafar:''' Marry the shrew? I become sultan? The idea has merit... |
| 128 | ** Played straight once Jafar is tricked into BecomingTheGenie by Aladdin: |
| 129 | --->'''Jafar:''' Yes! YES!! The power! The ABSOLUTE Power! (...) The universe is mine to command! TO CONTROL!!\ |
| 130 | '''Aladdin:''' Not so fast Jafar! Aren't you forgetting something?\ |
| 131 | '''Jafar:''' Huh?\ |
| 132 | '''Aladdin:''' You wanna be a Genie? You got it!\ |
| 133 | '''Jafar:''' ''[metal cuffs appear on his wrists, bounding his powers and himself to his newly-formed lamp]'' '''WHAT?!!'''\ |
| 134 | '''Aladdin:''' --And everything that goes with it!\ |
| 135 | '''Jafar: [[BigNo NOOO!!! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!--]]''' |
| 136 | ** And in ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar'': |
| 137 | --->'''Iago:''' You know something? You're nothing without me!\ |
| 138 | '''Jafar:''' WHAT?! |
| 139 | * ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland'': Alice becomes trapped in the White Rabbit's house after eating a size-altering cookie that turns her into a giant. The Dodo comes by and offers this suggestion to the White Rabbit: |
| 140 | -->'''Dodo:''' We'll burn the house down!\ |
| 141 | '''White Rabbit:''' Yes, burn the house-- ''WHAAT!?'' |
| 142 | * ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'': Three of them: when the Beast learns Belle isn't coming to dinner (as ordered), Cogsworth's reaction [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy when the Beast releases Belle to go find her father]], and the enchanted objects' reaction when Cogsworth tells them. |
| 143 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife'', one of Chakal's bandits reacts like this to [[OhCrap Chuy's pig army]]. |
| 144 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'': Lord Macintosh does this when his son [[spoiler:reveals that he doesn't want to compete for Merida's hand]] because it is a big surprise. |
| 145 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster'': |
| 146 | ** "Why, if we were all wiener dogs, our problems would be solved!" [PAUSE] "WHAAAAAAT????" |
| 147 | ** Kirby (the vacuum cleaner), does it later on on the movie when they're in the forest: |
| 148 | --->'''Toaster''': You guys, we ''are'' going to need ''some'' kind of shelter.\ |
| 149 | '''Kirby''': Yeah, shelter from the likes of ''them'' (''points to Lampy and the Radio'').\ |
| 150 | '''Radio''': Come on over here and say that, chrome dome!\ |
| 151 | '''Kirby''': '''WHAT?!'''\ |
| 152 | '''Radio''': Oh, sorry about that. I meant to say "vacuous vacuum"! |
| 153 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'' has an exchange that takes place between the King and the Grand Duke after the ball ends and the Duke retrieves the glass slipper that Cinderella lost. The Duke has trouble getting a word in, because the King is ecstatic about the prospect of the prince marrying the beautiful woman who captured his heart. But when the Duke drops to his knees to explain himself and the King takes a sword and touches him with it to knight him, this little bit of dialog takes place: |
| 154 | -->'''King:''' I hereby dub you Sir... uh, hmm... Oh, by the way, what title would you like?\ |
| 155 | '''Duke:''' Sire, she got away.\ |
| 156 | '''King:''' Sir "She Got Away"? A peculiar title, but if that's what you-- She '''''WHAT?!''''' Why, you... you ''traitor''!! ''[uses sword to try and attack the Duke]'' |
| 157 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'': Miguel yells "WHAT?!" when the clerk tells him that he stole from the dead. |
| 158 | * ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe1'': After Gru finds the girls and two of the Minions (Jerry and Stuart) throwing toilet paper around the living room, Edith says it was Jerry's idea. This is Jerry's response. |
| 159 | * Used in the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuyPresentsLaughItUpFuzzball parody]], ''Something Something Something Dark Side'', when Stewie declares that he is Chris' father. |
| 160 | * In ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'', when Olaf recaps the first movie, Mattias does one when Olaf reveals that Prince Hans is the villain. |
| 161 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'': Hades does this twice; the first when Pain and Panic tell him he's late for his meeting with the Fates and again later, once he finds out that Hercules will stop his plans. |
| 162 | -->'''Hades:''' '''WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!''' ''[instantly cools down]'' Okay, fine. Fine. I'm cool. I'm fine. |
| 163 | * ''WesternAnimation/IceAgeTheMeltdown'': Ellie does one after Manny says that it's their responsibility to save their species. She later admits she overreacted. |
| 164 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'': |
| 165 | ** Dash lets out one in the cave when Helen says Violet is in charge while she goes to look for Bob. |
| 166 | ** Helen does one after Mirage says Violet and Dash triggered an intruder alert and Syndrome's guards are after them. |
| 167 | * ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'': |
| 168 | ** There is one in the [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1 first film]] when Po first gets chosen as the Dragon Warrior. It's followed with a FlatWhat from Po, then a bigger "WHAT?!" as the reactions get bigger from the Furious Five, Shifu, and Mr. Ping. |
| 169 | --->'''Oogway:''' The universe has brought us the Dragon Warrior!\ |
| 170 | '''Po:''' [[FlatWhat What?]]\ |
| 171 | '''Furious Five:''' WHAT?!\ |
| 172 | '''Shifu:''' WHAT?!\ |
| 173 | '''Mr. Ping:''' [[RuleOfThree WHAT?!]] |
| 174 | ** Po yells "WHAT?!" in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3'' when Shifu tells him that he will be the new teacher of the Five. The force of the "what" pushes Shifu back at least a foot. |
| 175 | * In ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'', Jumba does this when Stitch asks him to help rescue Lilo from Captain Gantu. |
| 176 | -->'''Jumba:''' '''''WHAAAAAT?!''''' After all you put me through, you expect me to ''help'' you, ''just like that''?! '''''JUST LIKE THAT?!''''' (''Stitch nods affirmatively'') Fine! |
| 177 | * In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'', Human Pinkie Pie gets [[RuleOfThree three in a row]], first upon learning that the Fall Formal has been pushed back a day, then again when she learns that this is because the decorations she put up got ruined. Her third one, in response to Twilight saying they need to get the Fall Formal back on schedule, is interrupted by Applejack slapping a hand over Pinkie's mouth. |
| 178 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie'', Drew and Charlotte drive to Stu's house where they see a news crew gathered on the front lawn. Reporter Rex Pester approaches them... |
| 179 | -->'''Rex:''' Mr. Pickles, how does it feel knowing your brother lost your only daughter?\ |
| 180 | '''Drew:''' He WHAT!? |
| 181 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSwordInTheStone'' has this exchange: |
| 182 | -->'''Merlin:''' Madam, I have not disappeared. I'm very tiny. I'm a germ, a rare disease, I'm called malagolintomontorosis. [[StealthPun AND YOU CAUGHT ME, MIM!]]\ |
| 183 | '''Mim:''' WHAT?! |
| 184 | * ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'': |
| 185 | ** Woody screams this when Buzz accuses him of endangering the universe. |
| 186 | --->'''Buzz:''' Because of you the security of the entire universe is in jeopardy! |
| 187 | --->'''Woody:''' WHAT?! What are you talking about?! |
| 188 | ** During the staff meeting, a textual one flashes across Mr. Spell's screen when Woody lets slip that Andy's birthday party has been moved to that day. |
| 189 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed:'', |
| 190 | ** Devon is understandably shocked when Ming shows him Mei's fantasy drawings, especially since he doesn't have any affiliation with the latter beyond her being just another customer. |
| 191 | ** Mei has a more excited one after Abby tells her that 4*Town is going to be in Toronto. |
| 192 | ** During their [[spoiler:confrontation at the SkyDome]]. Ming gives an angry one after [[spoiler:Mei reveals that she lied to her]]. |
| 193 | ** Mei has a confused one when [[spoiler:her grandma and aunties help her drag Ming back into the ritual circle]]. |
| 194 | * ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'': King Candy positively bellows this as Vanellope overtakes him in the race. Very much Justified when you consider that Vanellope's cart had been smashed, she was locked in the Fungeon, she had no racing experience, she was a no-show to the race, and her racing means he's in danger of literally getting dethroned in the game. Not to mention that he's probably never been passed late in a qualifying race by anyone. |
| 195 | * ''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine'': |
| 196 | ** The Chief Blue Meanie after the Flying Glove misses at clobbering Old Fred: |
| 197 | --->'''Chief:''' What? '''What??''' '''''WHAAAAT??!''''' The glove is losing his touch!! |
| 198 | ** And before that, when Max says "yes": |
| 199 | --->'''Chief:''' WHAAAAT??! ''[lifts Max up by his ears]'' We Meanies only take "NO" for an answer! Is that understood, Max?!\ |
| 200 | '''Max:''' No, Your Blueness!\ |
| 201 | '''Chief:''' ''[calming down]'' That's better. |
| 202 | [[/folder]] |
| 203 | |
| 204 | [[folder:Films — Live-Action]] |
| 205 | * This exchange from ''Film/TheAdventuresOfBaronMunchausen'': |
| 206 | -->'''Sally:''' ''[a bit spitefully]'' The Baron's kissing your wife.\ |
| 207 | '''[[Creator/OliverReed Vulcan:]]''' ''[[[HighPressureEmotion steam blowing out his ears]]]'' '''''WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!'''''\ |
| 208 | ''[Sally starts back in fear]''\ |
| 209 | '''Vulcan:''' ''[[[TranquilFury much more quietly]]]'' I mean, what? |
| 210 | * In ''Film/{{Ali}}'', this is Cassius Clay Sr.'s reaction when his namesake son informs him that he'll no longer be known by his father's name. |
| 211 | -->'''Elijah Mohammad:''' ''[to the man previously known as Cassius Clay, and later, Cassius X]'' From this day forward, you shall be known as Muhammad Ali.\ |
| 212 | ''[cut to the next scene at the front yard of Cassius Sr.'s home, where a visibly shocked father turns around to face his son]''\ |
| 213 | '''Cassius Clay Sr.:''' What? You...you ''WHAT?!?'' |
| 214 | * In ''Film/BoratSubsequentMoviefilm'', Tutar can only exclaim "What?!" when Americans tell her that in the US, women can do things like legally drive cars and own stores. |
| 215 | * The restored version of ''Film/TheBluesBrothers'' when Curtis tells the band why their performance is important. |
| 216 | -->'''Curtis:''' Jake and Elwood are donating the band's share of the door money to pay the taxes on the St. Helen's orphanage in Calumet City.\ |
| 217 | '''Band:''' WHAT!? |
| 218 | * ''Film/CharliesAngelsFullThrottle'': When Dylan (briefly) leaves after [[PsychoExBoyfriend Seamus]] threatens to kill her fellow Angels, Natalie and Alex are aware of her reason and react this way when Charlie informs them that Seamus is released[[note]]with Ray Carter’s help[[/note]], not escape. |
| 219 | * In ''Film/AChristmasStory'', Ralphie's mom asks him where he learned the word "fuck". He decides it's a bad idea to truthfully say his dad, so he says his friend. Ralphie's mom calls the friend's mom and notifies her. She screams "WHAAAAAAAAAAT?" and proceeds to [[AbusiveParents beat the shit out of him]] without even hanging up. |
| 220 | * In the comedy ''Film/CleanSlate'', the hero lost his memory of his testimony for the mob, but taped what he could remember before he forgot the rest of it. Then he found his girlfriend accidentally taped over it, and did this trope. |
| 221 | * ''Film/DeuceBigalowEuropeanGigolo'': When TJ discovers that the incident where he opened and checking out inside [[HighClassCallGirl Heinz Hummer]]’s pants by the canal is put on newspapers. |
| 222 | * ''Film/HalloweenKills'': This is Allyson's reaction to being told that Michael survived the fire he was trapped in at the end of [[Film/Halloween2018 the previous movie]]. |
| 223 | * Near the end of ''Film/HaroldAndMaude'', Maude tells Harold [[spoiler:she took pills and will be dead in a matter of hours]]. There is a long pause from Harold before he says "WHAT?!" |
| 224 | * ''Film/HomeAlone2LostInNewYork'': Peter has one when he discovers Kevin did not accompany the family to Miami. |
| 225 | * ''Film/HomeAlone3'': Beaupre has this after Alice tells him they lost the toy car after managing to finally find it. |
| 226 | * ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'': When Jay and Silent Bob discover that they're to be played by Creator/BenAffleck & Creator/MattDamon in the unauthorized movie based on their lives, Jay gives a "Say WHAAAAAA?" |
| 227 | * ''Film/JuanOfTheDead'': Juan notices how close to each other his daughter Camila and [[TheSlacker slacker]] California are getting, so he decides to talk to each other separately. California gets a ShovelTalk. As for Camila, he warns her about California [[BlatantLies having herpes, which is false]]. California's reaction: |
| 228 | --> '''California''': He said I had WHAT!? |
| 229 | * ''Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom'': [[Characters/JurassicPark1993 Dr. Wu]] lets one out when Zia reveals she gave Blue a ''Tyrannosaurus'' blood transfusion to save her life, pretty much dooming his plans for a new ''Indoraptor'' batch. |
| 230 | * Happens in ''Film/KingKong2005'' after Ann and Jack escape the jungle and the crew prepares to leave the island. |
| 231 | -->'''Denham:''' Wait -- what about Kong?\ |
| 232 | '''Jack:''' What about him?\ |
| 233 | '''Denham:''' We came here to make a moving picture, and we found something worth more than all the movies in the world!\ |
| 234 | '''Englehorn:''' What?! |
| 235 | * ''Film/LegallyBlonde'': Elle lets out one when Warner dumps her at the restaurant when she thought he was proposing. |
| 236 | * ''Film/MeanGirls'': When Janis and Damian unintentionally expose Cady for lying by not inviting them to her house party, Janis calls Cady out and Cady ridiculously mistakes Janis' anger for a romantic jealousy toward her, which Janis reasonably reacts this way. |
| 237 | * ''Film/PlayingWithDolls'': When the police detective is informed that Cindy put his tactical vest in the dryer, he lets out one of these and goes to get it. He's then seen carefully carrying a flashbang grenade through the room, weary that it might go off at any moment. |
| 238 | * ''Film/{{Predator}}'': Poncho says this ("Qué?!") when Anna told him "the jungle came alive and took [Hawkins]". |
| 239 | * At the beginning of ''Film/{{Sanjuro}}'', when Sanjuro finds out that the guy he pegged as the villain knows about the younger samurai's secret meeting place, he utters the Japanese equivalent: "NANIIIIIII?!" |
| 240 | * ''Franchise/StarWars'': |
| 241 | ** ''Film/ANewHope'': |
| 242 | *** Leia's reaction to Tarkin revealing that he is going ahead with the destruction of Alderaan, even after she gave the (fake) location of the rebel base. |
| 243 | *** Darth Vader does this when one of his TIE Fighter escorts is destroyed by Han Solo, preventing him from shooting Luke's X-Wing. |
| 244 | ** There's an urban legend that Creator/HarrisonFord had pretty much this reaction at the Hollywood premiere of ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' at the Big Reveal about Darth Vader. When filming the movie, the line that Creator/DavidProwse delivered was that Ben Kenobi killed Luke's father; the real line was concealed from all but a handful of people to best preserve the surprise. |
| 245 | ** In ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'', Poe shouts "what!" after [[spoiler:General Hux reveals he's the spy giving First Order secrets to LaResistance.]] |
| 246 | * During the FinalBattle in ''Film/TopGun'': |
| 247 | -->'''Merlin:''' What are you doing? You're slowing down, you're slowing down!\ |
| 248 | '''Maverick:''' I'm bringing him in closer, Merlin.\ |
| 249 | '''Merlin:''' You're gonna do WHAT!? |
| 250 | * In the first ''Film/Underworld2003'' movie, Kraven does this when he finds out that "Selene's pet" (Michael) was bitten by a werewolf. His use of this has the unfortunate side effect of waking up [[OhCrap Viktor]]. |
| 251 | * In ''Film/TheWorldsEnd'', that's Gary's reaction to Andy ordering a tap water at the pub crawl. |
| 252 | [[/folder]] |
| 253 | |
| 254 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 255 | * This little gem from ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'': The team is on their way to plant a nuclear explosive so as to open a space-time rift to get out of the Cretaceous (ItMakesSenseInContext). Ax, [[TheSmartGuy the local genius alien]][[note]]He's not as much of a genius as he should be, he was paying more attention to the hot girl in front of him during class than to the teacher[[/note]], is in charge of placing it. |
| 256 | -->'''Ax:''' Prince Jake, you do realize I have no idea as to where to place the explosive or when to set it off?\ |
| 257 | '''Jake:''' WHAT!? WHAT!? WHAAAAAT!? |
| 258 | * ''Literature/DannyTheChampionOfTheWorld'': Danny's father's reaction, when nine-year-old Danny reveals that he drove a customer's car to Hazell's Wood. |
| 259 | --> '''Danny:''' I brought the car. I came in the Baby Austin. |
| 260 | --> '''Danny's father:''' You WHAT?! |
| 261 | * In the middle of ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'', Statius lets out a big what in response to learning that Virgil is from Hell, which by all rights should be impossible given they're halfway through Purgatory. |
| 262 | * When the Kokonoe twins deduct points from her in the salon struggle in ''Literature/GirlsKingdom'' for turning the chicken leg over to remove the last of its meat when the proper way would have been to cut away the meat then remove the bone, Kagura yells out a big ol' WHAT? at them over their deduction because apparently, they taught her to always flip the meat over for years on end. The twins feign ignorance and continue on. |
| 263 | * ''Literature/MaxAndTheMidknights'': Max lets out a "[=WHAT=]?" when Kevyn's mom informs her that girls aren't allowed to do most jobs in Byjovia, being a knight included. |
| 264 | * ''Literature/RoysBedoys'': Roys shouts, “What???” when he learns there is another Friday the 13th coming in March at the end of “It’s Friday the 13th, Roys Bedoys!”. |
| 265 | * ''Literature/{{Somewhither}}'': Abby goes "Whaaat?!" when she hears that God in human form was tortured and killed on Earth. The word in her language for "what" is "ayyu", which, as the narrator points out, is highly convenient for shouting in a drawn-out way. |
| 266 | * There's one of these in basically every one of the ''Froggy'' children's book series. |
| 267 | -->'''Mom or Dad:''' Froggy!\ |
| 268 | '''Froggy:''' Whaaaat? |
| 269 | [[/folder]] |
| 270 | |
| 271 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 272 | * ''Series/BabylonFive'': "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS01E21TheQualityOfMercy The Quality of Mercy]]" had this when Londo and Lennier are involved in a brawl in the Zocalo. Garibaldi hears about the fight and goes to his office. As the door closes, he hears who took ultimate responsibility for the fight (Lennier, to help Londo save face). Considering that Lennier is a WarriorPoet--and that before this episode, his fighting ability had not been shown or even hinted at -- Garibaldi's reaction is understandable. |
| 273 | * ''Series/{{Barry}}'' has an episode literally titled "What?!" Barry screams the title line at the end of the episode when he discovers that Loach doesn't want revenge for Barry killing his partner, he was just using it as leverage to get him to kill his ex-wife's new boyfriend. |
| 274 | * In ''Series/TheBasilBrushShow'' episode "Manic Organic", Basil and Co. make a fortune selling [[ItMakesSenseInContext radioactive vegetables that restore people's hair]], with their total profits equaling £7,453,000 and 32p. The first thing that basil decides to do with the money is pay the milkman. Only then is he informed that the milkman who has been delivering his Mongolian yak's milk throughout the episode to deal with his bad breath has been flying himself and his yak in and out of Mongolia every day to deliver it fresh. Because of all the air travel involved, the twelve pints that he drank cost exactly £7,453,000. Basil's subsequent exclamation sounds like a kettle whistling. |
| 275 | --->'''Basil:''' Wha-AAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!??? |
| 276 | * ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}''[='s=] Cavil says this, once he realizes that his disagreement with the Sixes has escalated into a full-blown EnemyCivilWar. "Say WHAT?" |
| 277 | * In ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', after a FlatWhat, Leonard yells this spectacularly at Sheldon, after Sheldon tells him that there was no need to suffer through [[ItMakesSenseInContext wearing his itchy sweater.]] |
| 278 | * ''Series/{{Bones}}'': This is the last thing [[spoiler:Christopher Pelant]] ever says. |
| 279 | * On ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'', Eric lets out an epically huge "what" after he learns that Mr. Feeny is retiring. |
| 280 | * In the pilot episode of ''Series/TheBoys2019'', Billy Butcher convinces Hughie Campbell to help him by pretending to be an FBI agent. It's only after they've knocked out Translucent, one of the [[VillainWithGoodPublicity most famous superheroes in the country]], that he reveals the truth. It's the high pitch of Hughie's voice that really sells it. |
| 281 | -->'''Butcher:''' Yeah, o-okay, so, look, technically, I'm not a Fed.\ |
| 282 | '''Hughie:''' WHAT?! Then who the ''fuck'' are you?! |
| 283 | * ''Series/TheChroniclesOfNarniaBBC'': The White Witch says this just after Edmund has entered her house, and has dared to ask for more Turkish Delight. |
| 284 | * ''Series/{{Community}}'': When Joshua (played by Matt Walsh) deadpans that he should never have trusted the location of the trampoline to a black person, Troy smiles in agreement for a second before it clicks, "Wait, WHAT?" |
| 285 | ** Troy delivers an even louder one in "Curriculum Unavailable", when the study group is informed that Greendale College was actually a shared delusion and they really spent three years at a BedlamHouse. |
| 286 | --->'''Troy:''' ''[gasp]'' ... [[BaitAndSwitch I parked by a meter]]. Any of y'all park by a meter? |
| 287 | --->''{{beat}}'' |
| 288 | --->'''Troy:''' '''WAIT,''' '''''WHAT?!''''' |
| 289 | * ''Series/DiffrentStrokes'': "WHATCHUTALKINBOUT, WILLIS?!" |
| 290 | * ''Series/TheDevilJudge'': This is Yo-han's reaction when Ga-on accuses him of murdering Isaac. |
| 291 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': This is Yo-han's reaction when Ga-on accuses him of murdering Isaac. |
| 292 | ** [[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors "The Five Doctors"]]: |
| 293 | --->'''Borusa:''' Commander, you are authorized to use the MindProbe.\ |
| 294 | '''Castellan:''' '''WHAT?''' [[DullSurprise No, not the]] '''mind probe'''. |
| 295 | ** The Tenth Doctor has [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E13Doomsday several]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E13LastOfTheTimeLords times]] [[Recap/DoctorWho2007CiNSTimeCrash used]] the phrase "What. What? WHAT?!" — starting from a FlatWhat and working his way up to a Big What. And the other way around. See [[Recap/DoctorWho2007CSVoyageOfTheDamned "Voyage of the Damned"]]. |
| 296 | ** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E12TheSoundOfDrums "The Sound of Drums"]]: The Doctor's reaction when "Harold Saxon" (actually [[spoiler:the Master]]) announces on TV FirstContact with the Toclafane. It's revealed later that this is because that's the name of a [[spoiler:Time Lord]] boogeyman. |
| 297 | ** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E1TheEleventhHour "The Eleventh Hour"]]: The Doctor says "what" several times with increasing volume when he learns that Amy is in fact Amelia, the little girl he met a little while ago, all grown up via TheSlowPath. |
| 298 | ** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E10TheTimelessChildren "The Timeless Children"]]: The Thirteenth Doctor ends the episode giving a Ten-style triple "WHAT?!" when she [[spoiler:gets back to her own TARDIS only to be abruptly arrested by a Judoon "cold case" squad and teleported to an asteroid prison]]. |
| 299 | ** [[Recap/DoctorWho2022CENThePowerOfTheDoctor "The Power of the Doctor"]]: The [[spoiler: newly-regenerated Fourteenth Doctor]] lets another string of three when [[spoiler: he recognizes his "new" teeth.]] |
| 300 | * ''Series/{{ER}}''. |
| 301 | -->'''Carol''': I'm three days late.\ |
| 302 | '''Doug''': [[DelayedReaction Uh huh]] ''(DoubleTake)'' What? WHAT?! |
| 303 | * Jack from ''Series/FatherTed'' has NoIndoorVoice so any use of the word "What?" by him is this by default. He does seem to play it up when pretending to be deaf, though. |
| 304 | * ''Series/FawltyTowers'': The "[[Recap/FawltyTowersS1E5GourmetNight Gourmet Night]]" episode featured a truly magnificent "'''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maoPS03C9nw WHAT??!!]]'''" |
| 305 | * In ''Series/{{Friends}}'', Joey's roommate Janine dislike Chandler and Monica. The latter pressed Joey for the reasons why: |
| 306 | -->'''Joey:''' She said you were loud.\ |
| 307 | '''Monica:''' '''WHAAAT?!'''\ |
| 308 | ''[{{beat}}]''\ |
| 309 | '''Monica:''' What? |
| 310 | * An episode of ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' uses a different word, but has the same effect. The ladies are listening to a woman give a eulogy at a funeral. The woman's mentioning all the wonderful things the deceased has done (which shocks them, because they all knew the woman as a total witch). Then they realize she went into the wrong funeral: Bea Arthur's delivery is what makes it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ocZ57tgWr4 funny]] (at 1:15). |
| 311 | -->'''Woman:''' Yes. Celia Rubenstein loved all mankind. She was--\ |
| 312 | '''Dorothy:''' '''WHO!?''' |
| 313 | * The "Say What?" MadLibsCatchphrase of ''Series/HannahMontana''. It was always said very specifically, "[General Description] say whaat?" |
| 314 | * ''Series/HogansHeroes'': Colonel Klink gives one that can shake the windows when Hogan tells him that no, he's not nuts, there really ''is'' [[ItMakesSenseInContext a chimpanzee working in the garden outside his window. In a German POW camp in the middle of World War II. Wearing fatigues from the French military.]] |
| 315 | * The first episode of ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' has three of these in a row after Ted blurts out to Robin that he loves her... after their first date. SmashCut to his friends at the bar going "What!?", followed by his kids [[FramingDevice listening to the story in the future]] doing the same and then finally Robin herself. |
| 316 | * ''Series/ICarly'': Carly shouts two of these in "iWin a Date" when she realizes Gibby chose her instead of Shannon. |
| 317 | * One ''Series/TheKidsInTheHall'' sketch featured a husband (Scott) who could apparently only say "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgux9joHvnU What?]]"; as his wife (Bruce) kept looking at him without an answer while dusting, the husband quickly invoked this trope. |
| 318 | * ''Series/MimpiMetropolitan'': |
| 319 | ** In episode 7, Slamet shouts a big "What?!" upon hearing that Bambang missed the entrance exam, followed by two random watchmen also shouting "What?!" upon hearing Slamet's reaction. |
| 320 | ** Done as an extended joke in episode 33. First, Bambang and Alan simultaneously exclaim "What?!" upon hearing something on their respective phone, which annoys each other. Then, they tell Prima the news. |
| 321 | --->'''Bambang:''' Dadang said he is visiting his hometown for about a week.\ |
| 322 | '''Alan:''' WHAT?!\ |
| 323 | [...]\ |
| 324 | '''Alan:''' Pipin's stomach is aching so she asks me to do her job, cleaning Mami's house.\ |
| 325 | '''Bambang:''' WHAT?!\ |
| 326 | '''Alan:''' Not yet! So if you need anything, just ask Bambang. [[SarcasmMode WHAT?!]] |
| 327 | ** Topan's reaction upon hearing that Juna is brought to hospital in episode 35: "What?! My best friend is sick?!" |
| 328 | ** Both Mami Bibir and Alexi's mommy have this reaction in episode 37 when Alexi says that he wants to work with Mami Bibir. The former shouts a happy "What?!" while the latter shouts an angry one. |
| 329 | ** In episode 45, when Prima tells Mami Bibir that Alexi wants to leave her agency, Mami Bibir screams "What?" so hard it [[CameraAbuse make the camera shakes]]. |
| 330 | ** In episode 47, this is Alexi's reaction to Juna suggesting to Akbar that Juna should get a recurring role as Alexi's backup. Alexi doesn't like Juna at the moment and wants to protest, but Akbar likes the idea and ignores Alexi completely. |
| 331 | ** In the first scene of episode 49, Topan has this (delayed) reaction when Pipin tells him that she accidentally broke his laptop. |
| 332 | ** Episode 53: Alexi and Prima's reaction when they find out that the "million-rupiah" house they are offered is actually a cheap shack. |
| 333 | * In the famous ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' sketch about a [[MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels horribly translated and sexually-charged English-to-Hungarian book]], the responding constable to the Hungarian's "you have beautiful thighs" is to look at his own thighs and scream '''WHAT?''' |
| 334 | * In ''Series/TheNanny'' episode "Danny's Dead and Who's Got the Will?", Niles has this reaction after finally discovering what "The Thing" is. |
| 335 | -->'''Maxwell:''' (''about Fran quitting'') I suppose I should've seen it coming. [[spoiler:A man can't tell a woman he loves her and then just take it back.]]\ |
| 336 | '''Niles:''' You ''WHAT?!'' |
| 337 | * From ''Series/NewGirl'': |
| 338 | -->'''Cece:''' ''[opens door]'' ...Jess?\ |
| 339 | '''Jess:''' Nick kissed me!\ |
| 340 | '''Cece:''' [[OverlyLongGag ...Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]]--\ |
| 341 | '''Opening Credits''' |
| 342 | * ''Series/TheNewNormal'': Goldie does this when she hears that Shania has taken a marker to Brian's couch. |
| 343 | * Creator/DanaCarvey as the title character in the ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' skit "Lyle, The Effeminate Heterosexual" would say this whenever anyone would accuse him of being gay. |
| 344 | * ''Series/SchittsCreek'': Alexis Rose says this when she figures out that her boyfriend Ted's friends might not like her/resent her over the little fact that she broke off two engagements with Ted and cheated on him during their first romance. |
| 345 | * ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWuF6TPpB8w Here]] is a collection of all the times someone said "What." From this to FlatWhat to all the whats in between. |
| 346 | * ''Series/StarTrekPicard'': In "Maps and Legends", Laris exclaims this after Picard announces that he's going to try to rescue Dahj's "sister" from the [[AncientConspiracy Zhat Vash]] and the [[SecretPolice Tal Shiar]]. |
| 347 | * A RunningGag across the seasons of ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' will involve a large group (if not all) of the Rangers all shoving their faces into the camera and yelling "EEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHH?!" ''Series/MashinSentaiKiramager'' in particular tends to abuse this trope somewhat; these moments take up at least ''5%'' of the show's screen time. |
| 348 | * Both forms are running gags on ''Series/{{Titus}}''; the big what is often used by Christopher as a reaction to the crazy thought patterns of those around him. |
| 349 | * ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'': In "[[Recap/TorchwoodS2E13ExitWounds Exit Wounds]]", Ianto gives one out in response to Captain John Hart telling him what he and [[spoiler:Gray]] have done to Jack (namely [[spoiler:buried him alive to suffocate and resurrect endlessly 2000 years in the past]]). |
| 350 | * In ''Series/TrueJacksonVP'' the title character is prone to say "YOU SAY WHAT NOW?!" |
| 351 | * ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'': In "Max's Secret Girlfriend", Alex and Harper discover that Max has been secretly dating a girl named Nancy, and had hidden it from the rest of the family so he wouldn't be embarrassed by them. Eventually Theresa finds out, and she scolds Max for lying about Nancy and keeping secrets. Taking her advice to heart, Max decides to be more honest with Nancy and tell her the truth about who his family is, which leads to this: |
| 352 | -->'''Max:''' I did it. I told Nancy the truth.\ |
| 353 | '''Jerry:''' We are very proud of you, Max.\ |
| 354 | '''Theresa:''' Aw, isn't it easier telling the truth, honey?\ |
| 355 | '''Max:''' It really is. I am ''so relieved'' [[WhamLine I told her I'm a Wizard]].\ |
| 356 | (''Jerry and Justin SpitTake'')\ |
| 357 | '''Jerry, Theresa, Justin and Alex:''' ''YOU '''WHAT'''?!'' |
| 358 | [[/folder]] |
| 359 | |
| 360 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 361 | * Occurs at the end of Music/AliceCooper's "Department Of Youth"; "Who's got the power?" "We have!" "And who gave it to you?" "Donny Osmond!" "WHAT?!" |
| 362 | * Music/TheB52s' "Love Shack". "You're ''what''?" "Tin roof, rusted!" |
| 363 | * This trope has been associated with rapper Music/LilJon (along with the BigYes), even before ''Series/ChappellesShow'' spoofed it. |
| 364 | * In Music/TaylorSwift's video for "You Belong With Me," as the boy brushes off the AlphaBitch cheerleader (played by Taylor) for the sweet GirlNextDoor (also played by Taylor), you can almost hear the AB scream "What!!" |
| 365 | * The last verse of "Thinking Machine" by ''Music/TheyMightBeGiants'' has John Linnell reacting to John Flansburgh's increasingly bizarre WordSaladLyrics first with a FlatWhat, then a big "Whaaat?", then a "what" so big it overlaps with Flansburgh's last line. |
| 366 | [[/folder]] |
| 367 | |
| 368 | [[folder:Pro Wrestling]] |
| 369 | * Wrestling/CMPunk tried to do this when Vince [=McMahon=] apologized to him. However even after several invites the crowd didn't bite. |
| 370 | * Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin invoked this trope (''WHAT?'') as a heel in 2001, when he was acting strangely, saying "what?" during promos in order to repeat what he had just said. He first did this in [[RealLifeWritesThePlot real life]], when he was leaving a bored answerphone message (see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOeZtJuiLUU this video on its origins]]). Later he used it as an intimidation tactic, [[MisaimedFandom it caught on with the fans]] (''WHAT?'') and quickly became so popular (''WHAT?'') that they chanted "''WHAT?''" during the National Anthem (''WHAT?'') [[HeelFaceTurn and made Austin a face]] in the process (''WHAT?''). It quickly became an OverlyLongGag (''WHAT?'') and would be used on other wrestlers (''WHAT?''), particularly Wrestling/KurtAngle. (''WHAT?'') |
| 371 | ** Wrestling/TheUndertaker was able to counter the "WHAT?" chant on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qlfp8BOPDg a 2002 episode of Raw]]: |
| 372 | --->'''Crowd:''' ''WHAT?''\ |
| 373 | '''Undertaker:''' I'll tell you what, why don't you say "what" again if you like to [[BrotherSisterIncest sleep with your own sister.]]\ |
| 374 | '''Crowd:''' ''WHA...BOOOOOOOOOO!'' |
| 375 | ** As did Wrestling/HulkHogan: |
| 376 | --->'''Crowd:''' ''WHAT?''\ |
| 377 | '''Hulk Hogan:''' --cha gonna do, brother, when Hulkamania runs wild on you? |
| 378 | ** As did Wrestling/RoddyPiper, who reacted as if the audience was asking him a question, ''every'' time. |
| 379 | --->'''Roddy:''' ''[WHAT?]'' Keep up with me, people. ''[WHAT?]'' I'm not doing all that again. ''[WHAT?]'' Can you not hear me out there? |
| 380 | ** We had '''Wrestling/TheMiz''': |
| 381 | --->'''The Miz:''' (dripping with menace) Nobody compares to me, in the WWE. |
| 382 | --->'''Audience:''' ''WHAT?'' |
| 383 | --->'''The Miz:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis NOBODY. Compares to me. In the W. W. E.]] Do you understand ''that'' now?\ |
| 384 | Later in the same promo: |
| 385 | --->'''The Miz:''' YOU ALL SOUND LIKE A BUNCH OF DUCKS! WHATWHATWHATWHAT! '''SHUT UP''' WHILE I'M TALKING!\ |
| 386 | And in ''the same'' promo: |
| 387 | --->'''The Miz:''' Are we gonna do this ALL day? |
| 388 | --->'''Audience:''' ''WHAT?'' |
| 389 | --->'''The Miz:''' REALLY? |
| 390 | --->'''Audience:''' ''WHAT?'' |
| 391 | --->'''The Miz:''' REALLY? |
| 392 | --->'''Audience:''' ''WHAT?'' |
| 393 | --->'''The Miz:''' [[RuleOfThree REALLY?]] |
| 394 | --->'''Audience:''' ''WHAT?'' |
| 395 | --->'''The Miz:''' SHUT YOUR MOUTHS, I WANT ABSOLUTE SILENCE WHILE I'M TALKING! |
| 396 | --->'''Audience:''' ''WHA--BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!'' |
| 397 | ** And when teaming with R-Truth, he gave us this gem. |
| 398 | --->'''R-Truth:''' Air Boom is as bad as a sneaky fart.\ |
| 399 | ''[the Miz stops the crowd from saying the usual What]''\ |
| 400 | '''The Miz:''' I got this. ''[looks at R-Truth, completely dumbfounded]'' What? |
| 401 | ** And Wrestling/VinceMcMahon: |
| 402 | --->'''Vince [=McMahon=]:''' And next week, in spite of your insidious and stupid "What?"s-- ''[WHAT?]'' Thank you. And, if you're an imbecile and you're from Hartford, you'll say-- ''[WHAT?]'' That's my point. |
| 403 | ** And Wrestling/AlexaBliss: |
| 404 | --->'''Alexa Bliss:''' If you're a failure, say "What".\ |
| 405 | '''Crowd:''' ''WHAT?''\ |
| 406 | '''Alexa Bliss:''' My point exactly. |
| 407 | ** [[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]] encouraged it, first as a heel ("Don't ''What'' me!") and then as a face. ("...okay, ''What'' me!") |
| 408 | ** [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]]: |
| 409 | --->'''JBL:''' This is not 'Sing-Along With JBL' time. You will be quiet. |
| 410 | ** Wrestling/RomanReigns: |
| 411 | --->'''Roman Reigns:''' If y'all keep "what"-ing me, I'm gonna smash [[DepartmentofRedundancyDepartment all of y'all]] like I would [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin Steve Austin]]. Just like I'm gonna smash Wrestling/BrockLesnar. |
| 412 | * In a case of a Big What that ''isn't'' part of the above, there was the time that Wrestling/TheNewDay and [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] met one another. For context, the New Day were wearing unicorn horns on their heads. |
| 413 | -->'''The Rock:''' The Rock knows exactly who you are. You are the WWE Tag Team Champions. You are obviously extremely entertaining. But here's what's amazing. What's amazing is the fact that you are that entertaining when you still wear [[InherentlyFunnyWords llama penises]] strapped to your head.\ |
| 414 | '''Wrestling/XavierWoods:''' WHAAAAAAAAAAT?! WHAAAAAAAAT?! |
| 415 | * When Wrestling/VinceMcMahon revealed that he was the higher power that Wrestling/TheUndertaker was serving with the Wrestling/MinistryOfDarkness, Wrestling/JerryLawler could only respond on commentary by shouting "WHAT?!" |
| 416 | [[/folder]] |
| 417 | |
| 418 | [[folder:Radio]] |
| 419 | * On ''Radio/ImSorryIHaventAClue'', one of the rounds revolves around the panelists singing along to a record. The volume of the record is then turned down so that the panelist is singing solo. Points are awarded ([[ThePointsMeanNothing allegedly]]) depending on how close the panelist is to the song when the record is turned back on, and whenever Barry Cryer gets the rhythm wrong (quite often), he tends to give a loud and shocked "What!?" |
| 420 | [[/folder]] |
| 421 | |
| 422 | [[folder:Sports]] |
| 423 | * Was famously then-ABC commentator Al Michaels' dumbfounded reaction to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQmyLLxRNcA astonishing catch (and subsequent winning touchdown)]] made by Green Bay Packers wide receiver Antonio Freeman[[labelnote:*]]he somehow managed to catch the ball and keep it from hitting the ground at the fifteen-yard line after Minnesota Vikings player Chris Dishman failed to intercept the ball, after which Freeman sprang up and went merrily on his way to the end zone, winning the game 26-20, all in the span of about ten seconds[[/labelnote]] during the overtime of a November 2000 [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague NFL]] game between the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings. |
| 424 | -->"''...HE DID'' '''''WHAT?!!'''''" |
| 425 | * This bit from the [[UsefulNotes/FormulaOne 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix]] between Alfa Romeo driver [[TheStoic Kimi Räikkönen]] and his race engineer in the paddock: |
| 426 | -->'''Alfa Romeo Paddock:''' OK Kimi, we have now 5-second time penalty that we will serve after the race.\ |
| 427 | '''Räikkönen:''' For what?\ |
| 428 | '''Alfa Paddock:''' [[CaptainObvious So they will add 5 seconds to your time after the race-]]\ |
| 429 | '''Räikkönen:''' '''''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness FOR]] [[SuddenlyShouting WHAT?!]]'''''\ |
| 430 | '''Alfa Paddock:''' For crossing the line on pit entry. |
| 431 | * After [[UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation the Oklahoma City Thunders lost to the Utah Jazz]], a reporter asked a bizarre question to point guard Russell Westbrook[[note]]""Did you guys lose this game or did the Jazz win this one?"[[/note]], Russell responded in a way that quickly became [[MemeticMutation memetic beyond sports]]: |
| 432 | -->"'''''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kS_qLzPWVg What..!?]]''''' Bro, what are you talking about, man? [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere I'm out, this [guy] is trippin'...]]" |
| 433 | |
| 434 | [[/folder]] |
| 435 | |
| 436 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 437 | * Theatre/TheBookOfMormon has a few examples: |
| 438 | ** This is Elder Price's reaction when he finds out "Hasa Diga Eebowai" is Ugandan for [[spoiler: "Fuck you, God"]]. |
| 439 | ** The Mission President lets out one when Joseph Smith announces he's going to rape a baby during the the Ugandans' performance of "Joseph Smith: American Moses". |
| 440 | * In ShowWithinAShow of ''Theatre/TheDrowsyChaperone'', this is FunnyForeigner Aldolfo's reaction to the slightest inconvenience or unexpected answer. It appears to be a trademark of his fictional actor, the LargeHam Roman Bartelli, as he is heard to do the same in the [[ValuesDissonance massively racist]] other show, Message From a Nightingale. |
| 441 | * In the musical adaptation of ''Theatre/LegallyBlonde'', we get this in the opening number: |
| 442 | -->'''Chorus:''' Oh my god, omigod you g--\ |
| 443 | '''Serena:''' ''[[[MusicalisInterruptus slams door]]]'' Guys, she's not here.\ |
| 444 | '''Chorus:''' ''[in unison]'' WHAT?! |
| 445 | ** Then in the following number: |
| 446 | --->'''Warner:''' That's why you and I... [[BaitAndSwitch should break up]].\ |
| 447 | '''Elle:''' Yes, baby, I'll give you my hand, we -- [[DelayedReaction WHAT?!]] |
| 448 | * This is a RunningGag in Theatre/{{Urinetown}}, used possibly to greatest affect in this reveal... |
| 449 | -->'''Ms. Pennywise:''' Hope is my daughter!\ |
| 450 | '''The Poor:''' ''[all gasp in shock]''\ |
| 451 | '''Ms. Pennywise:''' And I... AM HER MOTHER!\ |
| 452 | '''The Poor:''' WHAAAAAAAAAAATT? |
| 453 | [[/folder]] |
| 454 | |
| 455 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 456 | * [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/455919 Awesome Center]], from the always over-the-top [[WebAnimation/AwesomeSeries Egoraptor]]. |
| 457 | * Keela has one in ''WebAnimation/{{Dreamscape}}'' when Kaila tells her she is also from the Unworld. Its not as big as other examples, but for [[TheStoic Keela]], its big for her. |
| 458 | ** The Overlord of Evil has one when he sees his Mooks destroying his base in the flashback in "Over and Under". |
| 459 | * ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': 'The Party': Said by Killer when Andy (and later, Fire Guy) tricks him. |
| 460 | ** 'Beach Brawl': Said by Cell before Martha freezes him, and Kerry when Lisa makes a snide comment about Asia and Shawn. |
| 461 | ** 'The Camping Webisode': There are a lot of instances here, but the biggest one is said by Andy when Koden reveals that Killer Monster was his pet. |
| 462 | * Kotomaru uses this several times in the second episode of ''WebAnimation/GirlChanInParadise''. |
| 463 | -->"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT IS THIS PLACE??" |
| 464 | * ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': |
| 465 | ** Done completely out of place in the AprilFoolsDay cartoon "Under Construction". |
| 466 | --->'''Stinkoman:''' Heeeey. Sticklyman. WHAAAAAAAAAAT are you doing?" |
| 467 | ** According to the 100th email, Homestar beat Strong Bad in their first competition to see who gets an egg. But: |
| 468 | --->'''Prince of Town:''' And the Duckie-man is the winner! [[SecondPlaceIsForWinners Loser gets the egg]]!\ |
| 469 | '''Homestar:''' WHAAAAT??!!?&,:;%${} |
| 470 | ** Also happens in Teen Girl Squad Issue 12, themed to Valentine's Day: |
| 471 | --->'''Cheerleader:''' Valentimes is serious times!\ |
| 472 | '''So and So:''' ''[annoyed]'' --tines.\ |
| 473 | '''Cheerleader:''' ''[glaring angrily]'' ''What?''\ |
| 474 | '''So and So:''' ''[shouting]'' VALEN''TINES''! |
| 475 | * A trio of these are done before a FakeOutFadeOut in the ''WebAnimation/MattNDusty'' episode "Flipper's Revenge". [[spoiler: A character that died earlier in the episode came back to life briefly just to give the third "WHAT?!".]] |
| 476 | * ''WebAnimation/TheMostEpicStoryEverToldInAllOfHumanHistory'': Epic-Man lets out an exasperated “wait WHAT?!” upon getting [[BumblingSidekick Epic Fail]] assigned as his sidekick. |
| 477 | * ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'': Simmons, repeatedly. |
| 478 | -->'''Donut:''' [[BigBad You guys]] seemed like you knew each other. [[HorriblejudgeOfCharacter I thought you were just catching up.]]\ |
| 479 | '''Simmons:''' He was firing grenades at me!\ |
| 480 | '''Donut:''' Yeah? So? I thought that was an inside joke between the two of you.\ |
| 481 | '''Simmons:''' What? What kinda joke would that be?\ |
| 482 | '''Donut:''' Well how do I know? I've been gone a long time, Simmons.\ |
| 483 | '''Simmons:''' ''What?''\ |
| 484 | '''Donut:''' In fact, it was clear that I didn't know the guy. So shame on you for not introducing us. And quite frankly, I found the whole thing a bit rude.\ |
| 485 | '''Simmons:'''...'''Whaaaaaaat'''?!\ |
| 486 | '''Donut:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Ruh-de.]] |
| 487 | * ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Cinder Fall spends the second and third volumes being smug, self-assured and utterly composed. However, at the end of the third volume, something so unexpected happens that she's completely blindsided, releasing a loud and angry "What?!". [[spoiler:Her actions [[TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening trigger Ruby Rose into releasing]] a hidden super-power that even Ruby didn't know she possessed. By the next volume, Ruby's power has left Cinder permanently disfigured on the left side of her body and consumed with an obsessive need for revenge.]] |
| 488 | * ''WebAnimation/SuperheroIntern'': Mr. Merica says this when Tyler told him he returned the coffee machine. |
| 489 | * ''WebAnimation/{{Underpants}}'' features a very loud and understandably confused "WHAT?" from Creator/SrPelo as his understandable response to getting utterly wrecked at the very start of the Genocide Ending's final boss fight. No doubt this was the reaction of many other players when they got destroyed by [[spoiler: Sans' first blue attack]], represented here as a [[MegatonPunch massive sucker punch to the face]]. |
| 490 | * ''WebAnimation/MundoCanibal'': In "Escola de Inglês Whatahell", Whatahell works as an English teacher and instructs the students to ask "What?" whenever they don't understand something. Since Mr. Donizildo does not understand any English at all, he keeps shouting an angry and confused "WHAT?" multiple times throughout the class until finally snapping out. |
| 491 | [[/folder]] |
| 492 | |
| 493 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 494 | * ''Webcomic/BittersweetCandyBowl'' has this [[spoiler: when Mike rejects Lucy's AnguishedDeclarationOfLove]]. |
| 495 | * Apparently ''Webcomic/BrunoTheBandit'' used to do this so often that the author started to put "too surprised to yell the obligatory what" at the end of the strips when they didn't for a while. |
| 496 | ** In one strip after quite a few occurrences he suggested turning it into a [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20021014.html drinking game]]. |
| 497 | * ''Webcomic/DeanNalaVinny'': On Nala's 4th birthday (or [[FunetikAksent as Dean calls it in his brogue, "bearthday"]]), this was her outraged reaction as Dean posted a message to his followers: |
| 498 | -->'''Dean''': Thanks for the bearthday wishes but don't send gifts as Nala is a very spoiled cat.\ |
| 499 | '''Nala''' ''(in party hat)'': WHAT!? |
| 500 | * In ''Webcomic/{{Godslave}}'', this is the museum custodian's reaction to finding out that a two-thousand-year-old locked-up canopic jar has a live fennec fox inside. |
| 501 | * ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' provides a double example [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2008-08-08 here.]] And an even bigger one [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2011-12-09 here]]. |
| 502 | * ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': Doc Scratch is not amused when he finds out that Vriska has a magic cue ball that she's been using to gain an advantage against him. [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004163 SHE HAS WHAT?]]. |
| 503 | * ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob:'' Jean has a very big one [[http://bobadventures.thecomicseries.com/comics/333/ here.]] |
| 504 | * ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0490.html from Eugene]]. |
| 505 | -->'''Roy:''' Wait, what? What about the Blood Oath of Vengeance?\ |
| 506 | '''Case Worker:''' It's not a problem for us. Go on up.\ |
| 507 | '''Eugene:''' '''''WHAT?!?!?!'''''\ |
| 508 | '''Roy:''' In lieu of Paradise, can I just get a picture of the exact expression on his face? |
| 509 | * In ''Webcomic/{{Outsiders}}'', Siobhan does this when she reads a response to one of her job applications. [[spoiler: It is later revealed that she'd been asked for an interview at the World Trade Center in New York.]] |
| 510 | * ''Webcomic/RomanticallyApocalyptic'''s Snippy says [[http://romanticallyapocalyptic.com/22 BWAH??]] |
| 511 | [[/folder]] |
| 512 | |
| 513 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 514 | * ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'': |
| 515 | ** Linkara responds to one of the more severe [[HollywoodEvolution biology fails]] in ''ComicBook/{{Marville}}'' with "I...I don't... WHAT?!" |
| 516 | ** Done to, rather than by, Linkara by Jaeris when he proclaims that to amuse himself while doing boring circuitry work, he will review a crappy comic book. |
| 517 | --->''[first few bars of theme song]''\ |
| 518 | '''Jaeris:''' WHAT?! |
| 519 | ** Linkara does a rapid-fire version of this after it's revealed in ''ComicBook/DarkNightsMetal'' that the original Monitor is back. |
| 520 | * WebVideo/BennettTheSage has one at the end of his review of ''Ninja Resurrection'' due to its BolivianArmyEnding. |
| 521 | * In ''WebVideo/CouriersMindRiseOfNewVegas'', through some clever editing, ''four'' different companions do this, after The Courier reveals that he is going to a meeting with '''[[BigBad Caeser]].''' |
| 522 | %%* LetsPlay/ChipCheezum. |
| 523 | * In episode ten of {{LetsPlay/Chuggaaconroy}}'s ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'' let's play, when he thought he left behind 98 Blue Pikmin due a glitch not making them show up at sundown, a massive freakout ensues. Chugga is prone to reactions like these, particularly when something really bad or ridiculous happens. |
| 524 | * Vicas has a few of these in [=DazzlingAddar=]'s LetsPlay of ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64'', including in Gloomy Galleon where the [=LPer=] pushes a button and it goes ''out''. |
| 525 | * ''Literature/DreamHighSchool'' has several: |
| 526 | ** Micah when you claim that somebody from your dream called you in real life. |
| 527 | ** You when your brother wants to join Dream High School. |
| 528 | ** You when Corliss mentions the flowers she gave you as a kid. |
| 529 | ** You when Nara states that she thought you'd become a doctor because of what you said in first grade. |
| 530 | ** Aidan when you make an offer for EmbarrassingNickname exchange. |
| 531 | * ''LetsPlay/{{Dzwiedz24}}'' tends to utter one (or several) of those when he manages to survive or defeat an enemy against the odds. |
| 532 | -->'''Dzwiedz:''' WHAT?! WHAT?! WHAT?! I just fucking shanked a guy who had a fucking ulti running! The Golden Gun! That's taking the piss! We're playing against fucking vegetables! |
| 533 | * In the "VideoGame/{{Tetris}} Smackdown" video done by the LetsPlay/FreelanceAstronauts. Maxwell and pipes! are playing, and pipes! fires off ''[[FourIsDeath four in a row]]'' when Maxwell drops a train on him: |
| 534 | -->'''Ferr:''' More lines than a Creator/KevinSmith movie, son!\ |
| 535 | '''pipes!:''' ...now you're just reaching.\ |
| 536 | '''Ferr:''' That was good!\ |
| 537 | ''[Maxwell scores a Tetris, the garbage lines pushing pipes!'s stack to the very top of his screen]''\ |
| 538 | '''pipes!:''' WHAT? WHAT?! ''WHAT?!'' '''''WHAT?!'''''\ |
| 539 | ''[pipes! loses; the other three burst out laughing]'' |
| 540 | * The ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'' play of ''VideoGame/PokemonFireRed'' has Danny, who's rather unfamiliar with the series, have some rather "spirited" reaction to some of the stranger {{Mons}} that pop up on screen. |
| 541 | --> '''Danny: OH MY GOD WHAT IS THAT?!''' I'm still embarrassed by getting Maurette's name wrong and now I have to deal with ''this''?! What the fuck is it?! |
| 542 | --> '''Arin:''' It's Jynx. |
| 543 | --> '''Dannny:''' It looks like a bird that wants to be an opera singer and it also mutated. |
| 544 | * All the main characters of ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'' get at least one: |
| 545 | ** The Emperor is visibly shocked when he learns about partition of Legions into much smaller Chapters. |
| 546 | ** Kitten nearly freaks out when the Emperor [[FreudianSlip lets it slip]] that he was building Human Webwey [[spoiler:to access Eldar prostitutes]]. |
| 547 | ** Magnus doesn't appreciate the Emperor's pastimes: |
| 548 | --->'''Emperor:''' [[AC:This put me more into balance than the time I surfed a space hulk right into one of Tzeentch's crystal garden planets.]]\ |
| 549 | '''Magnus:''' You did WHAT?! |
| 550 | * WebVideo/JonTron yelps this out in "Anti Drug Games" when a black drug dealer turns into a snake man. "WHAT?! WHAT THE ''FUCK''?!" |
| 551 | ** From his review of Monster Party: |
| 552 | --->"Then they fused together". ''WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-'' |
| 553 | * [[LetsPlay ProtonJonSA's]] reaction to the infamous KaizoTrap in ''VideoGame/KaizoMarioWorld'' Special World 2. That is all. |
| 554 | * Creator/AttackingTucans [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2VWqt78kR8#t=20s had one]] in his LetsPlay of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'', after finding out that you ''don't'' get a Big Wallet if you complete the Oceanside Spider House on the second or third day. |
| 555 | * ''LetsPlay/MarioPartyTV'': Holms' reaction to stumbling across the GameBreakingBug in Crazy Cutters. The clip of this moment became part of Season 3's intro. |
| 556 | %%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7Ej7M3xWjY "Jack."]] [[Anime/YuGiOh5Ds "What is it, YUSEI!?"]] [[MemeticMutation "I came...]] [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries (chuckle)" "WHAAAAAAAAAA--"]] [[AprilFools (Cuts to]] [[StylisticSuck crappy animated]] [[AprilFools intro set to the]] ''{{WesternAnimation/Metalocalypse}}'' ThemeSong) |
| 557 | %%** "Jack." (no response) "I came again." "WHAAAAAAAA--" (explosion) |
| 558 | * In Creator/RoosterTeeth's LetsPlay of ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'', Geoff screams this out when Ray tells the crew that there's lava (put there by Gavin) engulfing their first house. |
| 559 | ** The Creator/AchievementHunter division's twentieth Golf It video has one from Ryan after Jack points out partway through that Geoff is in second place (behind Jack). |
| 560 | --->'''Ryan''': Wait, what?! WHAT?! ''Detective Roger Davis is on the job!'' |
| 561 | * ''WebVideo/TheMusicVideoShow'' does this in [[https://youtu.be/exN3AAnIvUc Episode 203]] when it references a meme that she possibly does not understand. |
| 562 | * ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'': |
| 563 | ** Happens to the Critic when reviewing the MindScrew that is ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog''. |
| 564 | --->'''Nostalgia Critic:''' ''WHAAAAAAAAA?'' How can you blow into your hand and make a ''woman''!? Why would you even be chasing hedgehogs if you can blow into your hand and make a ''woman''!? |
| 565 | ** "What!? Pumpkin? P-Pumpkin? What? What? What? Pumpkin, What!?" |
| 566 | ** Likewise, he uses this ''several'' times during his review of ''Film/{{Sidekicks}}'', the biggest being when Creator/ChuckNorris fights alongisde the main protagonist. "W-W-W-W-W-WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!?" |
| 567 | ** And again in his review of ''Film/{{North}}'', when he gets furious about the film's AllJustADream ending. |
| 568 | ** And once again in his ''Film/PatchAdams'' review, when Adams shapes the hospital doors like a vagina. |
| 569 | * ''WebVideo/RealTimeFandub'' had this line in part 2 of the Sonic Adventure 2 dub... |
| 570 | --> '''Robotnik: [[SuddenlyShouting What the fuck?! Is that Shadow's Dick?!]]''' |
| 571 | * FTA of LetsPlay/HellfireCommentaries does one when faced with the solution to the "Who's the Captain" puzzle in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006''. He then leaves his computer and does an AtomicFBomb in the background while apparently banging his head on the wall. |
| 572 | * In LetsPlay/{{pokecapn}}'s LetsPlay of ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'', when LetsPlay/KungFuJesus implies that the people of [[ShiftingSandLand Shamar]] eat sand, LetsPlay/{{medibot}} gives us this gem: |
| 573 | -->'''medibot:''' Wait, ''WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA?'' Kung-Fu Jesus, you can't say that on the internet!\ |
| 574 | '''Kung-Fu Jesus:''' It's okay. ''I'' eat sand. |
| 575 | %%* Done a few times in ''WebAnimation/TheStrangerhood.'' |
| 576 | * In the popular meme video ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjgcuV5PzKA kid tells dad he's a brony]]'', the dad gives him several of these in a row once he admits he's a [[BestialityIsDepraved clopper]]. |
| 577 | * ''WebVideo/StopSkeletonsFromFighting'': |
| 578 | -->'''SKFF:''' "Until next time, gang, remember: [[IceCreamKoan good games are great because they're good.]]"\ |
| 579 | '''Nightshade:''' *{{Beat}}* "WHAT!" |
| 580 | * In LetsPlay/TheSuperFailioCousins, Pencil did this when Macaroni got past her and Mollipop in Mario Kart Wii (Macaroni was a fail back then). |
| 581 | * WebVideo/SomeJerkWithACamera does one of these that is so big that he continues screaming until he's an old man and then a skeleton in the [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} Terminator future]] when he sees the [[GainaxEnding ending]] of ''Film/EscapeFromTomorrow''. |
| 582 | * In the Skyrim Book Report episode of ''WebVideo/{{Unraveled}}'', this is BDG's reaction to the fact that there are 337 books (excluding journals and diaries) in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' that are simply world building and add nothing to the plot. |
| 583 | --> '''BDG''': I had two reactions to this. My first reaction was, "Wow. This is an incredible amount of world building. To write 300,000 words that could essentially be skipped over while still having the the full Skyrim experience, it's amazing. And it's a level of world building that could only exist in an interactive medium. And for that, I commend you, Bethesda." My second reaction to this was, "[[SuddenlyShouting WHAT THE FUCK]]. HEY TODD? WHAT THE [[CurseCutShort FU-]]" |
| 584 | * ''{{WebVideo/Vinesauce}}'': Vinny has been known to belt quite a few of these out, usually in either [[https://youtu.be/OvNDcVRlyYk?t=163 shock]] or [[https://youtu.be/SpgWQCDmPsA?t=244 frustration]]. And expect to hear more than one hysterical "What is this?!" when he's streaming corruptions. |
| 585 | ** Joel can also pull this off quite nicely -- most notably [[https://youtu.be/V2sypRxzmWk?t=484 his reaction]] to a bootleg WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat game's [[SurprisinglyCreepyMoment game over screen]]. |
| 586 | * ''LetsPlay/{{Sapnap}}'' lets one out at the end of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQPSCA5uhig Minecraft, But its raining Cats and Dogs...]]" |
| 587 | * In ''WebVideo/{{Dream}}'''s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oySp75huAp8 "Minecraft Speedrunner VS 3 Hunters GRAND FINALE"]], the Hunters have this reaction to [[ViolationOfCommonSense Dream hopping across lava in the Nether using nothing but boats]].{{Justified|Trope}}, since [[NotTheIntendedUse he manages to pull off a feat nobody expected him to do]]. Later in the same video, this happens again when [[spoiler:[[OutGambitted Dream sent lit TNT to the End]] to counter their [[BatmanGambit spawn-camp trap in the End]], thus resulting in all three falling into the void securing Dream the ultimate win]]. |
| 588 | * Literally everyone's reaction to what Chris-Chan confessed to in the infamous July 29, 2021 audio leak. Twitter even had a trending hashtag reading, "#CHRISCHANDIDWHAT". |
| 589 | ** It was also everyone's reaction to hearing that he/she was bonded out on March 28, 2023. |
| 590 | * Every ColdOpen of ''Podcast/JayAndMilesXPlainTheXMen'' has the presenters discussing something about the upcoming comics which ends with Jay dropping an unexpected fact and Miles saying "''WHAT???''" When Jay was on parental leave and Al Kennedy stood in for him, he got a BorrowedCatchphrase when Miles told him how long this would last, and in a later episode Miles does it ''twice'': |
| 591 | -->'''Al''': One time, [Comicbook/DeathsHead] had to take down a giant, planet-eating god.\ |
| 592 | '''Miles''': Woah. Death's Head beat Galactus?\ |
| 593 | '''Al''': No. Unicron from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie''.\ |
| 594 | '''Miles''': ''WHA''... Wait, no, sorry, that's too early. Uh, Unicron, that's an unexpected crossover. Wait a minute, though, aren't the Transformers huge? Whenever I've seen Death's Head, he's been the same size as regular superheroes.\ |
| 595 | '''Al''': Oh, that's because, when he moved from the Transformers Universe into the mainstream Marvel Unverse, he got shrunk down by the person who took him there in the first place.\ |
| 596 | '''Miles''': Hank Pym? Tony Stark? \ |
| 597 | '''Al''': Franchise/DoctorWho.\ |
| 598 | '''Miles''': ''WHAT???'' |
| 599 | [[/folder]] |
| 600 | ---- |
| 601 | ->'''Chuggaaconroy:''' ''(Sees Pikmin were saved after all)'' Oh. |
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