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13->''"This city is afraid of me. I have seen its true face. The streets are extended gutters and the gutters are full of blood and when the drains finally scab over, all the vermin will drown. The accumulated filth of all their sex and murder will foam up about their waists and all the whores and politicians will look up and shout 'Save us!' ...and I'll look down and whisper 'No.'"''
14-->-- '''Rorschach's Journal''', October 12, 1985, ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}''
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16The polar opposite of BigNo. The Little "No" is a "no" that is very soft-spoken, yet extremely powerful and defiant. A character who uses it is indicating complete certainty. They do not view whatever is happening in front of them as any sort of serious threat or challenge. It is a threat to be swatted like a fly, or a plea to be dismissed like the trash, an expectation of submission that is met with absolute refusal. May be used as an ArmorPiercingResponse.
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18An alternative use of the Little "No" is used by characters who aren't quite as badass as the first type [[OhCrap who have just realized something really bad is about to happen]], and say a soft 'no', their voice being a single syllable of clarity right before something blows up.
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20Third use, and the little brother of the BigNo: a tiny, pathetic "No", almost as if begging for the reality in front of the speaker's eyes to not be real. Disbelief and denial, with a blank or horrified look on their own face. When being hammed up, this little "No" will often be followed by the usual hysterics and a resounding BigNo. Done effectively, conveys utter and complete vulnerability from characters who are too badass to break down weeping and screaming. TheStoic will be the one to use this "No", in a moment of NotSoStoic. Also found in the midst of many a TranquilFury, or at the beginning of a RapidFireNo.
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22A subtrope of DramaticDeadpan. Compare BluntNo, StageWhisper or BluntYes. Compare ''and'' contrast the PrecisionFStrike -- for a character [[SirSwearsALot who swears a lot]], this can have the same effect.
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29%%* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIGlaeMMXv0 Say Osh Kosh B'Gosh.]]" "No."
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33* ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemistTheConquerorOfShamballa'': In the opening scene, Al is listening to an egotistical physicist go on about his discovery of nuclear fission, and saying, "Please accept this gift of a uranium-bomb as a token of my willingness to help your land's military in the achievements of its goals." Al responds curtly with a polite, soft, but '''extremely''' defiant, "No."
34* Played for horror during the eclipse in ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' when [[spoiler:Casca is being raped by Femto. At this point, she's so delirious and weak from the effects of her Brand and her previous assault by the Apostles that all she can do in protest is whimper "no" and "stop" as Femto rapes her in front of Guts.]]
35* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Orihime gives a "no" when she discovers the Espada Grimmjow only wanted Ichigo healed so he could fight him.
36%%* ''Manga/DeathNote'':
37%%** Light uses it after telling himself he doesn't have the right to choose who lives and who dies.
38%%** Near uses this in the finale of after listening to Light's MotiveRant.
39* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'':
40** Asuka after Shinji desperately tries to connect to her during Instrumentality. Unfortunately for that time she has become so frustrated with him (due to Shinji never getting her hints that she liked him, never helping her when SHE needed HIM, [[spoiler:leaving her alone during and after her MindRape, masturbating over her comatose body, and letting the MP-Evas chop her into pieces and eat her alive]]) that her reply was a simple "No". It is the last push that causes him to finally break down.
41** In episode 23 as Armisael is attempting to become one with Shinji and merge Rei's heart with his, Rei's response to this is a defiant quiet "No".
42%%* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': In chapter 582, Itachi says this in response to Kabuto's BreakingSpeech.
43* In episode 21 of ''Anime/OutlawStar'' (Japanese version) Melfina says "no" after Harry orders her to forget about Gene.
44* Misty in ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'', upon seeing [[spoiler:Ash [[TakenForGranite turning to stone]]]] whispers, "Please, no..."
45* ''Manga/Reborn2004'': Tsuna in the future arc after Byakuran asks him if he curses his fate of being forced into the mafia world when he dislikes fighting and getting hurt.
46* Utena of ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' in episode 38 says no in response to Anthy saying she betrayed her.
47* In chapter 52 of ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire II'' Akuha says no in retaliation to hearing Kurumu say she and Mizore are going to rescue Moka.
48* ''Manga/BetrayalKnowsMyName'': Yuki gives one upon finding out that his best friend Kanata [[spoiler: is actually the BigBad Reiga.]]
49* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'': Kurama uses this on Roto after the latter threatens the life of Kurama's mother, and later begs for mercy when he finds out that Kurama planted the Death Seed in him.
50* In the serialization meeting for Perfect Crime Party in ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}'', the editor in chief says this just as it seems to be smooth sailing for PCP to get serialized, and then reminds everyone that the condition was PCP being able to compete with Eiji's work. He repeats this [[spoiler:as the deciding vote for the serialization, but several other editors change their votes because they don't want to end Mashiro and Takagi's career at Jump by such a narrow margin]].
51* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': Homura utters one of these when [[spoiler:[[NoOntologicalInertia the ribbons holding her melt away, revealing that Mami has died]]]].
52* A variant is observed in the forty-fourth chapter of ''Manga/AsteroidInLove''. The [[ClubStub Earth Sciences club]] are brainstroming ideas for the upcoming SchoolFestival. [[TheDitz Mira]] provides many plans, although all of them rejected by [[OnlySaneMan Ao]], by a small but firm "Denied." This is in contrast with similar scenes a year before in-universe, when Mikage, who has the SanityBall at the time, yelled the same word at Mira.
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56* Duma, the Angel of Silence in ''ComicBook/{{Lucifer}}''. It has some of the effect of a BigNo in that it's the first thing he ever says and the mere fact that he speaks at all shuts everyone right up.
57* Rorschach of ''{{ComicBook/Watchmen}}'' is extremely well-known for this line, though he utters it only in the hypothetical tense. He does this as he imagines a world so torn apart in chaos that it begs him, at last, to help -- and he doesn't want to anymore.
58* ''ComicBook/VForVendetta'': At the end of some serious psychological torture complete with a life changing letter from a woman who's already dead, this is Evey Hammond's only response to being asked to submit herself as having been coerced into her actions by V.
59* ''ComicBook/ExMachina'': Mitchell Hundred's response to [[spoiler:Suzanne when she tries to convince him to [[WeCanRuleTogether help her conquer the Earth.]]]]
60* In ''ComicBook/ElfQuest'', a Little No of horrified denial is Treestump's immediate reaction to seeing his daughter Dewshine lying unconscious in Leetah's arms. Redlance's pained "High ones no" when he finds the rock shaper who had over the centuries been deprived of her limbs and her mind by the trolls.
61* ComicBook/ThePunisher's response to a group of misguided vigilantes' offer to make him their leader? [[PreMortemOneLiner No.]]
62* In ''[[Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse The Day After]] [[http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/2955914.html The Death Star]]'', Luke Skywalker almost beats a semiconscious TIE pilot to death with a club until he finally sees his enemy's face. He then uses this trope and quietly resolves not to kill when it can be avoided, never mind that [[WhatYouAreInTheDark no one on his side would mind]].
63* In ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' story ''ComicBook/YoungLove'', Linda Danvers -alias Kara Zor-El, the titular heroine- utters one when [[OldFlame Dick Malverne]] reveals he is dying.
64-->'''Dick:''' And I'm sorry I never made it back to see you a couple weeks ago. The doctor's appointment left me pretty shook up. I'm dying.\
65'''Linda:''' No.
66* In ''ComicBook/TheUntoldLegendOfTheBatman'', Joe Chill says it in horrified disbelief when Franchise/{{Batman}} reveals his secret identity to him.
67* A couple from ''ComicBook/{{Batwoman}}'':
68** Kate Kane answers with a quiet, certain "No" after her father discovers she's been operating as a vigilante and demands she stop.
69** Batwoman gives this answer repeatedly when Director Bones tries to convince her to take down Batman. She eventually makes it to a BigNo after getting frustrated with him.
70* A type 2 or 3 can be seen in ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #230, the climax of Spidey's first encounter with the Juggernaut. Having just crashed a full gasoline tanker truck into Juggernaut, Spidey is initially lambasting himself for having killed his opponent, only to cut himself off with a single quiet no as he spots movement amongst the inferno. He then starts shouting that it's not possible as TheJuggernaut reveals he's completely unscathed.
71* ''ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}}'': Spider Jerusalem can only mutter this when the first fatal shot is fired that [[spoiler:kicks off the massacre of students by government troops at Dick Cavett University]] during the story's climax.
72* ''ComicBook/DoctorWhoSupremacyOfTheCybermen'': The Seventh Doctor's reaction when he realises that a Cyberman that has spotted him is revealed to be Ace, his companion.
73* In ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' storyline ''ComicBook/TheGreatDarknessSaga'', ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}, ditches his usual hamminess and utters a weak "No" when he hears a Mother Box ticking after his Servant has leaped into Shadow Lass' darkness sphere bubble to fetch [[spoiler:Child Izaya]]. Suddenly frightened, Darkseid shreds Shadow Lass' force field and finds [[spoiler:a fully grown Izaya and a restored Orion standing in front of him]].
74* During ''ComicBook/ThePunisherSuicideRun'', Rosalie utters a soft but firm "No" when her men urge her to send assassins after Frank during a rare period where she's trying to avoid making him angry at her. When they persist, she repeats the word much louder and throws a wet sponge at them.
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78* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'':
79** Mariko utters a brief "No" in Chapter 3 when she realizes that the talking [[{{Metamorphosis}} Monster X]] has [[ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated Vivienne Graham]]'s facial structure.
80** Alan Jonah utters a little "No" at Vivienne when he refutes her warning about the dangers of the decapitated Ghidorah-head's PsychicPowers in Chapter 6, fuelled by his own arrogance and possibly also by his SanitySlippage.
81** Vivienne mutters a string of Type 1 Little No's when she's refuting Ghidorah (specifically Ichi's head) with a NotSoSimilar speech in Chapter 15.
82** In a [[https://hrodvitnon.tumblr.com/post/685083373243416576/ non-canon crossover post]] by the author, [[AdaptationPersonalityChange Maia Simmons from]] ''[[AdaptationPersonalityChange Abraxas]]'' reacts with a Little No to discovering that hers and Apex's Franchise/MonsterVerse-canon counterparts are using [[Characters/MonsterVerseKingGhidorah Ghidorah's skull in their universe]] to control Mechagodzilla.
83* ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust'':
84** Shinji utters one when he wrongly thinks that Asuka has changed her mind on getting together before she can explain that was not what she meant.
85--->''Shinji's face fell. "No..." he said, his voice hollow.''
86** When [[spoiler:Kaji caughts Shinji and Asuka about to have sex,]] he tries to talk them into stopping. Asuka's answer is a final, inexorable "No."
87* Fanfic/Earth27: It's frequently used by ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}, when people give ideas like renaming the "Birds of Prey" into "Girl Power".
88* ''Fanfic/MyDreamIsYours'': Otis gives two of these in succession when Olympia asks him about what dreams he's been having as a victim of the Dream-Transfer-itis epidemic.
89-->'''Olympia:''' So who do they belong to? Maybe if you'd tell us about them...\
90'''Otis:''' ''No.''\
91'''Olympia:''' I won't tell anyone! Look, have I ever embarrassed you before?\
92''[pause as Otis looks at her]''\
93'''Olympia:''' I mean on purpose? ''[whispers]'' It's...not duck-related, is it?\
94'''Otis:''' ''No.''
95%%* ''Fanfic/NeonGenesisEvangelionGenocide'':
96%%** When Misato asks Shinji if he misses Asuka, he gets scared and lies:
97%%--->'''Misato:''' You miss her, don't?\
98'''Shinji:''' (lying) No.
99%%** When Ritsuko realizes that [[spoiler:Gendo doesn't care about her betrayal]]. Also doubles as a BluntYes:
100%%--->'''Ritsuko:''' Bastard! You don't even care to know why?\
101'''[[spoiler:Gendo]]:''' No.
102* ''Fanfic/APrizeForThreeEmpires'': Used by [[Characters/MarvelComicsSteveRogers Captain America]] when [[Characters/MarvelComicsCarolDanvers Carol Danvers]] wants to take part in a mission right after being voted out of ComicBook/TheAvengers.
103-->"I've been on this from the start," she said. "And I know the battleground. You can't mean to--"\
104"No, Warbird." He said it firmly. His face was stone.
105* ''WebVideo/ResidentEvilAbridged'': It's clear that Jill [[BerserkButton has never gotten over]] the "Jill sandwich" meme, because she absolutely refuses to let Barry say it again. EVER.
106-->'''Barry:''' That was too close. You were almost a--\
107'''Jill:''' Ba~RYY!\
108'''Barry:''' Aww c'mon! Let me say it!\
109'''Jill:''' ''[firmly]'' No.
110* In ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' story ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy'', Mordu utters a soft "No" when he's about to die.
111--><No!> sent Mordru. It was a small thing to say, a common thing to say, but it seemed to sum everything up.
112* ''Fanfic/ShinjiAndWarhammer40k'': After hearing that [[spoiler:they had been unable to prevent Sahaquiel from strafing Berlin-2]], [[BrokenAce Asuka]] utters one:
113-->'''Asuka''': "no..." [...] "It can't be... please, it can't be..."
114* ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'': Asuka to Shinji in chapter 3: [[spoiler:"HATE ME! LEAVE ME! KILL ME!"]]. Shinji's answer? "No..."
115** This actually mirrors their scene during instrumentality (you know, '''that''' scene), [[HourglassPlot with their positions swapped.]] However, this time it ends with a heartwarming moment.
116* In ''Fanfic/NarutoTheSecretSongsOfTheNinja'' Hinata does this twice.
117** At the end of chapter 3, her father tells her that, as she's [[spoiler:been relieved of her position as heir to the Hyuuga clan]], she no longer has to persevere with trying to be a ninja for the sake of her family. Hinata, having made a promise with Naruto to never give up again, tells him in no uncertain terms that she has no intention of quitting and intends to go on being a ninja "for myself and for... [[LastSecondWordSwap my friends]]. I made a promise."
118** Later when [[spoiler:she's being held prisoner by Orochimaru who intends to take her Byakugan from her]], he attempts to intimidate her into cooperating. Again, she remembers her promise and flatly tells him "No."
119* ''Fanfic/ThousandShinji'' has two examples:
120** Shinji utters one when [[spoiler:the [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Keeper of Secrets]] demands an Eldar soul back.]]
121** Rei speaks another when [[spoiler:Gendo ordered her to take him with Yui.]]
122* Cullen and Varric both react this way when [[spoiler:the Inquisitors and some of their companions fall into the Fade]] in ''[[Fanfic/TwiceUponAnAge All This Sh*t is Twice as Weird]]''. Varric can barely stand, he's so grief-stricken, while Cullen has to put on a brave face for his troops. But they both express their feelings with "No..."
123* ''Fanfic/EscapeFromTheMoon'': In the sequel ''The Mare From the Moon'', Spliced Genome utters one at the end of chapter 29, when she realizes [[spoiler:she's back on the moon]].
124* In PeggySue fanfiction ''Fanfic/{{Warp}}'', Victoria Dallon is approached by a member of Cauldron wanting to bargain for information. Nonetheless, Vicky reminds herself Cauldron is responsible for her friend Sveta becoming a tentacle monster, so her initial answer is a quiet but firm "No."
125* ''Webcomic/NaruHinaChronicles'': In the flashback from Chapter 134, [[spoiler:Tsunade is shown raising Naruto during the first four years of his life. At one point, he said he got an idea on how to make everyone in Konoha like him and pointed in one direction. She looked up and realized he was pointing at the Hokage Rock. Her joyful expression turned into a horrified one and she said "...No." as she realized he wanted to become Hokage, which was the same dream her late brother Nawaki and her late boyfriend Dan both had. This made her fear that Naruto would also die through tragic circumstances like they did.]]
126* ''FanFic/FalloutEquestriaMurkyNumberSeven'': In chapter 16, as Murky is making one of his many escape attempts, Chainlink Shackles furiously orders him to return. Murky has been conditioned from [[BornIntoSlavery a life of slavery]] to obey the master regardless of his own will, something he has been trying to unlearn throughout the story while Shackles has been trying to torture him into being IncapableOfDisobeying. At this point, for the first time in his life, Murky just flat out tells him, "no." It's enough to briefly catch the both of them off guard before the chase commences.
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130* ''WesternAnimation/WallE'': Twice, both times with EVE thinking that [[spoiler:WALL•E is KilledOffForReal.]] AUTO scores a third example when he sees WALL•E trying to hold the acceptor mechanism open to take the plant.
131* In ''WesternAnimation/BrotherBear'', [[spoiler: this is how Koda reacts when he learns that Kenai killed his mother.]]
132** Kenai also reacts this way [[spoiler:upon seeing that Denahi has caught up to him and Koda while they're trying to cross a lava field to get to the Salmon Run.]]
133* In ''WesternAnimation/Cars3'', Lightning [=McQueen=] utters a few of these as he struggles to catch up to Jackson Storm in the Los Angeles 500, moments from his horrible, near-fatal crash.
134* In ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'', Wilbur mouths 'no' in horror when he sees that [[spoiler:Lewis has decided to help Bowler Hat Guy]].
135* ''{{WesternAnimation/Mulan}}'' gives one when her family name is called to go away to war, meaning her elderly and injured father must go and will probably die.
136** Her father says one when he finds out that Mulan ran away from home to take his place in the army.
137* Mother Gothel of ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' gives a few after [[spoiler:Flynn/Eugene cuts Rapunzel's hair]].
138** Rapunzel does a defiant no during "Mother Knows Best (reprise)", resisting Mother Gothel's demand to leave Flynn. This also interrupts a part in which Mother Gothel claims to "know best".
139* Happens to [[BigBad Scar]] at the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', [[spoiler: as he is about to be ripped apart by the hyenas.]]
140** In the sequel, Kovu does this when Zira and the Outsiders come out to ambush Simba just as the two were starting to connect.
141* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'' after Coraline and Wybie throw the Other Mother's smashed hand and the key inside the well, if you listen closely, you can hear the Other Mother whispering 'No'.
142* In ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2'' this is the Wolf Boss' response to Shen demanding him to fire on the heroes, because it would result in his own men being killed in the crossfire. [[spoiler:Also doubles as DefiantToTheEnd, as Shen kills him in retribution.]]
143* During the climatic chase scene in ''{{WesternAnimation/Spirit Stallion Of The Cimarron}}'', Spirit and Little Creek go up onto a ledge to escape the colonel and his men, but find that the deep canyon prevents them from making their way to freedom.
144-->'''Little Creek''': "Oh no."\
145'''[[TheDeterminator Spirit]]''': (Thinking) "[[BluntYes Oh YES.]]"
146%%* In ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973'', Little John does it when he thinks that Robin has drowned.
147* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'':
148%%** Elsa lets one out after [[spoiler:Prince Hans lies to her that Anna is dead.]]
149%%** And she gets several more when [[spoiler:[[DisneyDeath Anna actually does die]]]].
150%%** Anna utters one in the same scene when [[spoiler:she sees visible signs of her skin turning to ice]].
151** An almost whispered "No", after Elsa accidentally reveals her powers on the party and before she flounces out of the hall.
152%%** And a few moments later, when Elsa begins to panic over the crowd of people on the courtyard, when she actually wants to get away from people at the moment.
153* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie'', [[spoiler:Wyldstyle/Lucy]] does this several times when [[spoiler:Emmet is about to sacrifice himself to save her, his friends, and the Master Builders.]]
154** Another Little "No" happens in a similar context - situated in the Think Tank, the entire group experience [[spoiler: the murder of Vitruvius by Lord Business]] whilst straight after [[spoiler: Vitruvius explains he made the prophecy up]]. With Lord Business [[PsychoticSmirk gloating at his suffering]] and Emmet's friends' being led away, Emmet stands perfectly still, his voice pathetically murmuring 'no' as he tries to force himself to believe that everything that did just happen didn't happen, and that it's all in his mind.
155* In ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'', Captain Hook says this nervously when, at Skull Rock, as he hears the Crocodile coming toward him, Peter teasingly says to him, "I say, Captain, do you hear something?" He then lets out a BigNo when he finally does see the Crocodile.
156* In ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'', Maleficent says this when she catches Prince Phillip escaping from her grasp and tries at every turn to stop him. She says this once again when he breaks through the thorns that she set up to stop him, just before she cries, "[[ThisCannotBe It cannot be!]]" and which triggers her transformation into [[OneWingedAngel a dragon]].
157* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'', Bogo's attempt to take Judy's badge is interrupted when Nick quietly interrupts with an 'Ahh, no'. Pretty impressive considering Nick is a small fox con-artist standing up to the buffalo chief of police.
158* In ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'', King Triton says this after Ariel openly tells him that she loves Eric, who is a human, which triggers the sea king [[UnstoppableRage into a destructive rage.]]
159* ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'':
160** The Grand Councilwoman lets out one when seeing Stitch will crash-land on Kauai rather than in the ocean (and thus succumb to SuperDrowningSkills).
161** Nani, when she sees the fire truck turn left towards her house after begging for it not to. Lilo is still inside.
162%%* In ''{{WesternAnimation/Aladdin}}'', Jasmine, after she heard the (fake) news that Aladdin been executed.
163%%* Ralph says a defiant one during the climax of ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph''.
164%%-->'''King Candy:''' *Laughter* It's game over for the both of you.\
165'''Ralph:''' ''No'', just for me. [[spoiler:[[HeroicSacrifice *gets out of King Candy's grasp and starts falling to Diet Cola Mountain*]]]]
166* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', the penguin king gives a little "no" in response to Bowser causing the destruction of the penguins' IcePalace at the beginning of the movie.
167* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Helen gasps and quietly says no when she sees Ming has fallen outside of the ritual circle.
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171* ''Franchise/TheMatrix'' series
172** ''Film/TheMatrix''
173*** Right before Neo shoots the floor on which Morpheus is being held with his chopper machine gun, Smith gives out his little no.
174%%*** ... And again, right before ''Smith'' and the other agents shoot Neo after his "resurrection", Neo does the same!
175%%** ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions''. Neo does it after realizing that Bane has been possessed by Smith.
176%%* ''Film/{{Equilibrium}}'': "No. Not without incident." And then, ''awesome'' happens.
177* Sara of ''Film/ALittlePrincess'' can't even bring herself to say 'no', all she does is shake her head when Miss Minchin tells her about her father's death.
178* In ''Film/{{Batman|1989}}'', after Vicki Vale asks Batman that people will die because the entire shipments have poisoned, and Batman replies to her with a Little No, because the chemicals have to be mixed.
179* At the very end of ''Film/TheGodfather'', Kay asks Michael if he is responsible for orchestrating the deaths of the heads of the five families and his brother-in-law Carlo. Michael looks her straight in the eye and quietly says [[BlatantLies "No."]] Kay actually seems to accept this, at least until the other goons kiss his hand and address him as "Don Corleone".
180* In the 1981 film of ''Literature/GorkyPark'', Chief Investigator Renko recreates the crime with Irina standing in for her murdered friend Valeria. We cut back and forth between Renko and Irina, who refuses to believe her friends are dead and not free in America, and Osborne committing the murders, until...
181-->'''Irina:''' [[ThisCannotBe No...]]
182-->Cut to '''Osbourne:''' Yes. ''(covers Valeria's eyes and shoots her)''
183%%* ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'': Hagrid, just after Harry's name has come out of the Goblet of Fire.
184* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'':
185** This happens when Isildur refuses to destroy the Ring in the prologue to ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Elrond is urging him to cast it into the fire, but Isildur whispers "no" and turns away.
186** In ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers The Two Towers]]'' during the final charge of the Helm's Deep defenders, Gandalf and Éomer appear on the ridge and have the following exchange:
187--->'''Gandalf:''' Théoden King stands alone.\
188'''Éomer:''' No. [[TheCavalry Not alone.]]
189* In the remake of ''Film/ThePoseidonAdventure'', the Captain gives one of these when he looks through his binoculars and sees a giant wave bearing down on the ship. A wave so big ''that it's starting to blot out the moon on the horizon.'' What really sells the scene is the quietness of his No combined with the OhCrap expression on his face.
190* ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
191** ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'' famously features the [[SayMyName Big KHAAAAANN]], but Kirk also chokes out a simple "No..." as he watches Spock die after his HeroicSacrifice.
192** Repeated, even more softly and heartbreakingly, when the scene is re-enacted (in a mind-meld with Spock's father Sarek) in [[Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock the next movie]].
193** Also in ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'', Picard said a Little No when Worf raising the shields when the Scimitar is decloaking.
194%%** ''Film/StarTrek2009'': Nero said it, when Kirk and Spock beamed in.
195* ''Film/RunLolaRun'': At the end of her first run, Lola is shot in the chest by a nervous police officer and lies in the street dying. After a flashback to a bedtime conversation between her and her boyfriend, she quietly says "stop", which restarts her GroundhogDayLoop.
196* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
197%%** ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'': Leia, when she's pleading for Luke to run away from Vader after she finds out [[spoiler:he's her brother.]]
198** Leia uses the little no in ''Film/ANewHope'' when Tarkin orders the destruction of planet Alderaan.
199%%** Obi-Wan uses this in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' when he speaks to Qui-Gon, after [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe bisecting Darth Maul.]]
200** In ''Film/TheLastJedi'', Captain Peavey of the First Order flagship ''Supremacy'' lets out a horrified "No..." when he sees [[spoiler:the Resistance cruiser about to [[RammingAlwaysWorks ram them]] at ''hyperspeed''.]]
201* Shilo gives one in ''Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera'' when [[spoiler:Rotti tells her to kill her father]].
202* The well-known BigNo in ''Film/{{Tombstone}}'' from [[Creator/KurtRussell Wyatt Earp]] comes strewn with a cluster of Little "No"s.
203%%* ''Film/SilentMovie'': Marcel Marceau declines Mel Funn's offer.
204%%-->"Non!"\
205"What did he say?"\
206"I don't know. I don't understand French."
207* ''Film/VForVendetta'':
208** Evey Hammond is the queen of the Little "No". At the end, she replies to Finch with one when [[spoiler:he orders her not to blow up Parliament]].
209** Also, V himself replies with a Little "No" when he faces down Creedy, and Creedy demands that he take off the mask. When he kills the two {{Mook}}s that try to carry out Creedy's will, it's very clear that when V says "No", he ''means'' '''''NO.'''''
210* ''Film/TheFifthElement'' has Zorg do this. After disarming his own bomb five seconds from detonation, the ProudWarriorRace [[spoiler: arms their own bomb.]]
211-->'''Zorg''': Oh, no.
212* Maria in ''Film/WestSideStory1961'' does this after news spreads that [[spoiler:her Caucasian boyfriend, Tony, killed her brother, Bernardo]]. She also does this after the subsequent murder of [[spoiler:Tony]] causes her to break down and threaten to start her own killing spree.
213* ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII'' has Marty say this after coming across [[spoiler: his father's grave in the alternate 1985]].
214* In ''Film/EscapeFromThePlanetOfTheApes'', the third movie in the 60s ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'' franchise, Cornelius recounts the legend of the rise of the apes. According to this telling the turning point came when an intelligent ape first said "no" to its master. In ''Film/ConquestOfThePlanetOfTheApes'', this does happen, sort of, but only when Caesar's forces are about to beat a human to death and Caesar's love interest plaintively whispers, "n-no..."
215* Tommy [=DeVito=] says this in ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'' after [[OhCrap realizing]] [[spoiler:he's going to be whacked in retribution for murdering Billy Batts.]] It comes across as pretty powerful considering [[HairTriggerTemper Tommy's normal disposition]].
216* In ''Film/HomeAlone2LostInNewYork'', Harry gives a sad, pathetic whimper of a "no" upon seeing that a heavy metal pipe (which sent him flying down the stairs a few seconds earlier) is now about to fall on his chest.
217* In ''Film/{{Les Miserables|2012}}'', [[InspectorJavert Javert]] responds this way when Valjean tells him his parole means he's now free. (The "No" is also in [[Theatre/LesMiserables the play]], but usually [[BigNo louder instead]].)
218%%* In ''Film/CleanAndSober'', we have this exchange:
219%%-->'''Craig:''' You know what the addict's least favorite word is, Daryl? "No." Ask me if you can use my phone, Daryl.\
220'''Daryl:''' ''[sarcastically]'' Say, Craig. May I use your phone?\
221'''Craig:''' ''[softly]'' No.
222%%* The end of this exchange in ''Film/TheSoundOfMusic'':
223%%-->'''Cptn. von Trapp:''' No escort will be necessary.\
224'''Herr Zeller:''' Necessary? A pleasure, captain. After all, we would not want you to get lost in the crowds. Would we?\
225'''von Trapp:''' No.
226* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
227** ''Film/XMenFirstClass'': To avert World War III, Charles forces the Russians to fire on their own transport ship; neither side knows that the crew is already dead. Azazel is at the helm and lets out a short "nyet" before teleporting away just before the missile hits.
228** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'':
229*** When Charles [[spoiler:senses Peter's and Raven's imminent executions at Apocalypse's hands]], and especially [[spoiler:the latter's suffocation]], he '''sobs''' one when Moira tells him he can't sacrifice himself for them without dooming the world as well.
230*** Erik also murmurs several of these in shock and grief [[spoiler:while holding his wife and daughter after they are accidentally killed by a Polish policeman]].
231* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:''
232** Happens twice in ''Film/{{Thor}}''. Early on in the film, when Loki, Thor, and their friends are fighting the [[AnIcePerson Frost Giants]] in Jotunheim, one of the giants grabs Loki's exposed forearm. Instead of suffering instant frostbite, Loki's skin instead turns blue, revealing his [[YouAreWhatYouHate Frost Giant heritage]], upon which he whispers a horrified "No". Later, near the end, when Loki is yelling at Odin about [[spoiler:how he was going to destroy Jotunheim to prove himself]], Odin just responds with a quiet "No, Loki", [[spoiler: [[DrivenToSuicide causing Loki to let go of Odin's spear Gungnir]] and fall into the abyss, seemingly to his death.]]
233** In ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'', after the skeptical and arrogant Stephen Strange is [[SkepticNoLonger shown the truth of reality]] by the Ancient One, he looks up at her from his knees and quietly begs her "Teach me." Just as quietly she looks down on him and replies "No", before having him chucked out of Kamar-Taj.
234** In ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', Hela, for the first time in the film lets out a single, horrified, No when she sees that [[spoiler:Loki has released Surtur to destroy Asgard]].
235* ''Film/WonderWoman2017'': When Diana tells Steve that men are [[GlorifiedSpermDonor indispensable for reproduction]], but [[AmbiguouslyGay unnecessary for pleasure]]. His response is a hesitant ''"...No."''
236[[/folder]]
237
238[[folder:Literature]]
239* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel
240** At the start of ''Literature/{{Sourcery}}'', Death interrupts a ranting wizard with a "[[AC:No.]]"
241** We get another one in ''Literature/IShallWearMidnight'': After being accused of all sorts of evil acts, Tiffany (the local witch) sarcastically asks her main accuser (Roland's [[ObnoxiousInLaws future mother-in-law]]) if she was going to "start going on about spinning wheels next." The Duchess takes this at face value and orders all the spinning wheels in the castle destroyed. Roland mentions one of his late mother's favorite things was a ornate spinning wheel. When The Duchess doesn't take the hint and reiterates her order of ''all'' the spinning wheels, Roland shuts her and her personal guard down with a firm "no." It's the first time we see Roland stand up to The Duchess and a sign he's starting to lose his grip on the ([[spoiler:partially magic-induced]]) IdiotBall he'd been carrying for most of the book.
242* At the climax of ''Literature/{{Farworld}}: Land Keep'', Marcus is about to "save" Farworld, but will really end up destroying it. Unable to see past his own glory, he prepares to use the whole world's magic -- and Kyja whispers "no" before passing out from blood loss.
243* Dumbledore gives Harry a few of these in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' when he's furiously demanding to be let out of his office. Dumbledore forces him to hear him out and explains basically the entire motivation of the story, so it's a good thing he listens.
244* In the ''Literature/WarriorCats'' novel ''Sunrise'', when [[BigBad Tigerstar]] asks [[TheBigGuy Lionblaze]] if he is [[spoiler: going to kill him]], Lionblaze replies, [[spoiler: "No. You're already dead."]] Lionblaze then leaves the Dark Forest forever, proving to Tigerstar that he wasn't going to let himself fall to the level of the villains.
245* When [[Literature/XWingSeries Ysanne Isard]] is cornered by New Republic officer Iella Wessiri, she attempts to provoke the woman into a pained, furious BigNo by talking about Wessiri's late husband, whom Isard had turned into a ManchurianAgent. Iella's unexpected Little No is every bit as effective as a ShutUpHannibal and makes Isard realize that she doesn't have the least bit of control in this situation--something she is not used to.
246* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', [[spoiler: the High Sparrow]] using this on [[spoiler: Cersei Lannister]] in ''Literature/AFeastForCrows'' is enough to break nearly an entire book of haughty arrogance with an OhCrap moment by making it apparent [[spoiler: the newly resurrected Faith Militant]] is not going to simply be her puppet.
247--> It was only a word, one little word, but to [[spoiler: Cersei]] it felt like a splash of icy water in the face. She blinked, and her certainty flickered, just a little.
248* During the first book in ''Literature/JourneyToChaos'', speaking of Basilard Bladi's previous team was a taboo in the Dragon's Lair. The reason why is revealed in the second book [[spoiler: when his EvilUncle calls in an army cloned from the team, the three mercenaries he killed years earlier.]] When faced such a sight, Basilard can only make a soft "no" sound before falling into a silent berserker rage.
249* In ''Literature/SpinningSilver'', young Stepon thinks about this at length and defines it as the "no" you say when you can't be terrified into obedience because the outcome of obedience would feel worse than whatever you're being threatened with. It's the type of "no" that he said when their father tried to beat Wanda to death with a poker, it's the type of "no" that Wanda says when the king of TheFairFolk wants to take Miryem away to his world forever, and it's also the type of no that the king says when [[spoiler:the demon Chernobog]] demands [[IKnowYourTrueName his name]] (and with it, power over TheFairFolk).
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252[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
253* ''Series/BabylonFive'':
254** Sheridan does this in "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS04E18IntersectionsInRealTime Intersections in Real Time]]", when after a prolonged period of torture and interrogation, he is asked to sign a FalseConfession, and warned that his captors are tired of Sheridan's refusal to confess and are willing to kill him and use manipulated footage to make it appear that Sheridan did confess.
255--->'''Sheridan:''' It's funny, I was thinking about what you said. That the preeminent truth of this age is that you cannot fight the system. But if, as you say, [[TwoPlusTortureMakesFive the truth is subjective]], then maybe you can fight the system. [[AsLongAsThereIsOneMan As long as one person refuses to be broken, refuses to bow down]]...\
256'''Interrogator:''' But can you win?\
257'''Sheridan:''' Every time I say, "no".\
258'''Interrogator:''' ''[formally]'' Captain John Sheridan, will you or will you not sign a confession and endorse it before a public hearing?\
259'''Sheridan:''' ''[just barely above a whisper]'' No.
260%%** Also used by G'kar in "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS03E02Convictions Convictions]]".
261%%--->'''Londo:''' Perhaps I have not made myself sufficiently clear: There is no telling when help will come! Unless we get ourselves [[LockedInAFreezer out of here]], on our own, we'll probably die here! [[EnemyMine So we must work together]]!\
262'''G'kar:''' No.\
263{{beat}}\
264'''Londo:''' ..."No"? What do you mean, "no"?\
265'''G'kar:''' ''[shrugs]'' No. ''[starts giggling]''\
266'''Londo:''' You want to live as much as I, hm?\
267'''G'kar:''' ''[still giggling]'' Oh yes, but I would much rather see you dead!
268* Less badass and more creeped-out, but ''Series/TheDailyShow'''s Jon Stewart does this before suggesting getting a restraining order for CNN [[http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-june-8-2009/-i--on-news here]].
269* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
270** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E1Rose "Rose"]]: This is the Doctor's response when he realizes that Jackie Tyler is trying to come on to him.
271** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E12BadWolf "Bad Wolf"]]: The Ninth Doctor delivers one to the Daleks. He defies the Daleks' plans to kill Rose, after almost losing her to one in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E6Dalek "Dalek"]] earlier. The Daleks cannot comprehend the "meaning of this negative".
272--->'''Dalek:''' [[AC:You will obey or she will be exterminated!]]\
273'''The Doctor:''' No.\
274'''Dalek:''' [[AC:Explain yourself!]]\
275'''The Doctor:''' I said "no".\
276'''Dalek:''' [[AC:What is the meaning of this negative?]]\
277'''The Doctor:''' It means no.\
278'''Dalek:''' [[AC:But she will be destroyed!]]\
279'''The Doctor: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYoLG_iP9Ec No!]]''' 'Cause this is what I'm going to do: I'm going to rescue her. I'm going to save Rose Tyler from the middle of the Dalek fleet! And then I'm going to save the Earth! And then, just to finish off, I'm going to wipe every last ''stinking'' Dalek ''out of the sky''!\
280'''Dalek:''' [[AC:But you have no weapons! No defences! No ''plan!'']]\
281'''The Doctor:''' Yeah! And doesn't that just scare you to death?
282** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E16TheWatersOfMars "The Waters of Mars"]] ends on one of these from the Doctor, in response to the Cloister Bell ringing due to both his recent actions and events yet to come, because he's not ready to die yet.
283** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E7AmysChoice "Amy's Choice"]]: Amy gives two of these when Rory starts dissolving after being hit with the green mist.
284* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
285** After Viserys is condemned to death, Jorah asks Daenerys to look away and spare her feelings. [[SilkHidingSteel She says no]].
286** During the battle of the Loot Train in the Reach, Tyrion can only beg Jaime from afar to turn on his heels and flee the battle instead of making his suicide attack on a downed Drogon and Daenerys.
287* In the ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' episode ''1961'', Angela is served a fine one by sister when she tries to gain forgiveness for her lies.
288%%* Tom Bergeron would do this on ''Series/HollywoodSquares'' when a contestant got the answer wrong.
289%%* James Wilson in ''Series/{{House}}'', when House revealed that [[spoiler:he replaced the wall between their offices with a remote-controlled garage door]].
290* ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'': "[[Recap/SherlockS02E01AScandalInBelgravia A Scandal in Belgravia]]". It's a precursor to Sherlock revealing a fatal flaw in the villain's plan that causes everything to unravel around them. When he's done, [[BreakTheHaughty the receiver is well and truly broken]].
291-->'''Mycroft:''' And here you are, the [[spoiler: dominatrix]] who brought a nation to its knees. Nicely played.\
292'''Sherlock:''' No.\
293'''[[spoiler: Irene Adler:]]''' Sorry?\
294'''Sherlock:''' I said no. Very, very close, but no.
295* One of the most powerful moments in ''Series/TheSopranos'' occurs in "[[Recap/TheSopranosS3E4EmployeeOfTheMonth Employee of the Month]]" when Dr. Melfi tells Tony "No" when he asks her if there's anything he can do when she starts crying in a therapy session. It's powerful, because [[spoiler: she'd been raped earlier in the episode, and had seriously contemplated telling Tony and using her connection to him to have the rapist killed]].
296* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E15YesterdaysEnterprise Yesterday's Enterprise]]", Guinan gives one of these not long before the Enterprise-C appears and alters history.
297* ''Series/StrangerThings'': Eleven does several of these, but does an especially badass one in Episode 2 when she telekinetically slams the door shut as Lucas tries to leave.
298* Done [[TearJerker heartbreakingly]] in the Season 2 finale of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', when [[spoiler: Sam starts to lose consciousness and Dean realises that despite getting out of all their previous close calls unharmed, Sam is actually going to die this time and there's nothing he can do to stop it.]]
299* ''Series/{{Vikings}}'': Athelstan lets out a series of little 'no's as [[spoiler: he's being tied to the cross. And then the first nail goes in and the screaming starts.]]
300* In ''Series/WolfHall'', Anne Boleyn orders Thomas Cromwell to contrive the seduction of Mary Tudor in order to ruin her chances of a good marriage. That would further cement Elizabeth's position, but Cromwell replies simply "No." Those are not his aims[[note]]he considers Mary to still be a backup for the throne in case of disaster, and he's concerned with keeping England stable above all else[[/note]] and those are not his methods, either. Legal ruination, yes, humiliation of young women he has no personal rancor towards, no. Anne is pissed, but she can't do anything about it.
301* In an episode of ''Series/NCISNewOrleans'', Sebastian is kidnapped. Dwayne Pride lets out several of these upon reaching the kidnapper's hideout and finding a charred body (it isn't his, mercifully).
302* ''Series/OddSquad'':
303** In "No Ifs, Ands or Robots", Otto's response to his sarcasm flying over Oscar's head, followed by Oscar catching himself and realizing that he was being sarcastic, is a small, pointed "No."
304** In "Undercover Olive", Olive's facade is undone and she is exposed as an Odd Squad agent to the villains at the Rock-Paper-Scissors tournament. Odd Todd begins advancing on her and she attempts to explain that "Olive" is just another disguise underneath the "Kooky Clown" one, but realizes that Odd Todd isn't having it. He responds by giving a small "No" just before Olive decides to make a break for it.
305** In "First Day", Otis asks Olympia if the two of them can be partners again, and as she tears off her agent-in-training uniform to reveal a [[ScoutOut Junior Girl Troopers]] outfit (the show's equivalent of the Girl Scouts), she asks him "Does this answer your question?" and he responds with a small "no".
306** This is Oprah's reaction in "Slow Day" when Olympia goes to shake the hands of three clients who are suffering from the "slow-mos" and move in slow motion, combined with a dose of ThisIsGonnaSuck.
307** In "It Takes Goo to Make a Feud Go Right", after asking if he and Otis are in Toledo instead of Toronto, King Berry asks the question again, which leads Otis to respond with a small, assured "No."
308** At the end of "Into the Odd Woods", Orla states that she'll never understand what makes clowns funny, and when Omar offers her the pie that was the cure for his Clown-itosis, she shoots down the offer with a small deadpan "No" as he begins to chow down on it.
309%%** In "The Weight of the World Depends on Orla", two "no's" occur in rapid succession, a small one and a big one.
310%%--> '''Oswald:''' Orla! Get to the part of the story where you tell us how to ''weigh'' these mega-beans so that we can ''stop this Jellybean Blaster!''\
311'''Opal:''' She ''did.'' Orla's telling us that we shouldn't panic. We need to stay calm to solve the problem.\
312'''Orla:''' No.\
313'''Opal, Oswald and Omar:''' ''[[BigNo NO?!]]''
314[[/folder]]
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316%%[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
317%%* Common response to a referee by a professional wrestler getting choked or stretched. Most are too manly to verbally submit.
318%%[[/folder]]
319
320%%[[folder:Radio]]
321%%* During one skit on the JohnBoyAndBillyBigShow, Mr. Rhubarb reads a news item about the marriage of a Spanish princess with an OverlyLongName.
322%%-->'''John Boy:''' Can you say that [the name] again?\
323'''Rhubarb:''' Uh... no.
324%%[[/folder]]
325
326[[folder:Theatre]]
327* In ''Theatre/OnAClearDayYouCanSeeForever'', Daisy, in her previous life as Melinda Welles, derails an ArrangedMarriage by flatly saying "no" to her suitor when he falls to his knees and rattles off the inevitable question.
328%%* In ''Theatre/SixTheMusical'', Catherine of Aragon gives Henry one last chance. If he can find a ''single'' thing she's done wrong, she'll go no fuss.
329%%-->'''Catherine:''' No. You've got ''nothing'' to say, I'm not going away, there's no way!
330[[/folder]]
331
332[[folder:Video Games]]
333* In ''Videogame/BorderlandsThePreSequel'', one of the early sidequest has the player helping Janey Springs make inspirational posters by doing various tasks while saying something inspirational. In the case of [[TheComicallySerious Wilhelm]], he simply responds with this trope every time she asks him to say something. Nonetheless, she actually goes ahead and makes posters of him with the word "No" on it.
334* After solving Rouxls Kaard's laughably easy second puzzle in ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'', he tries to claim that [[BlatantLies it wasn't really his best puzzle and that he has a way better one ready]]. After Ralsei asks to see it, Kaard mutters "No" and runs away.
335* In ''VideoGame/DoomEternal'', ''The Ancient Gods - Part 2'', [[spoiler: this is Doomguy's [[ShutUpHannibal response]] to the [[BigBad Dark Lord]] when he asks if he has [[PreMortemOneLiner any words to him before his impending death]]]].
336%%* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'':
337%%-->'''Warden:''' I've never met a Qunari before. Tell me about your people.\
338'''Sten:''' No.\
339'''Warden''': I...didn't expect that.
340* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''
341** Seymour, when defeated for the final time, could only utter a low-pitched "No..." upon defeat.
342** When Tidus begins to fade after the final battle, Yuna only whispers "no" as she desperately shakes her head.
343* In ''VideoGame/GrimFandango'', after [[TheCoroner Membrillo]] jokes about [[HavingAHeart having the heart of a twelve year-old boy and offering to show it to Manny]], Manny responds with a deadpan but firm "''No.''"
344* ''VideoGame/Hitman3'': The end of the "Untouchable" mission has [[spoiler:Edwards offer 47 a dose of the memory-wiping serum to return him back to an amnesiac killer-for-hire, unbothered by morality or freedom of choice]]. 47's response is a quiet but stern "No. Never again."
345%%* The cave cutscene from ''VideoGame/HotelMario'':
346%%-->'''Mario:''' Gee, it's kinda dark.\
347'''Luigi:''' Didja bring a light?\
348'''Mario:''' ''(turns to look at Luigi)'' No...
349* Ram from ''[[VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaMk2 Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2]]'' utters a little "no" of the third variety after [[spoiler: the [=CPUs=] [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice themselves to kill CFW Arfoire for good.]] ]]
350* In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'', Namine says this to Marluxia when [[spoiler:he asks her to break Sora's heart, thus removing all his memories.]]
351%%* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyroTheEternalNight'': Type 3 when [[spoiler:Cynder]] sees [[spoiler:Spyro]]'s SuperpoweredEvilSide.
352%%-->[[spoiler: Cynder]]: (whispered) "Oh no..."
353* This trope is the exact flavour text of ''VideoGame/LegendsOfRuneterra's'' trademark {{Counterspell}} card [[https://leagueoflegends.fandom.com/wiki/Deny_(Legends_of_Runeterra) Deny]]. Unsurprisingly it's the shortest flavour text in the game. And if you have Karma on board when you play it, she will also ''say'' it (or sometimes an alternative "Cease.")
354* ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'': Shao Kahn mutters a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBbn7zuVa9g&t=44s little no]] [[RuleOfThree three times]] upon defeat before [[TakenForGranite turning to stone and exploding]], although in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KEtKQCudpc some versions]] he now gives a [[BigNo larger no]] when beaten.
355* One of the Playstation Underground Jampacks opened with an ''Indiana Jones'' parody. At one point in the sequence, the hero grabs the prize (a PS Underground disc) but the room starts to rumble, and the character merely says, "Oh no." The character looks up to see a giant boulder careening towards him, and he runs out of the room just in time.
356%%* The ending of ''VideoGame/SystemShock2'':
357%%--> '''SHODAN:''' ...I could improve you... transform you into something more efficient. Join me, human, and we can rule... together.\
358'''The Hacker:''' Nah. ''[shoots SHODAN]''
359%%* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' gives us [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvdf5n-zI14 this little beauty]].
360%%* One of the more bizarre moments in ''VideoGame/TheTownWithNoName'', which says a lot for how the game in general is:
361%%-->'''Clint Eastwood expy:''' You have the right time, old man?\
362''[The old man in black looks at his pocket watch. Game cuts to a picture inside the watch, containing a photorealistic picture of a woman, while loud, dramatic pipe organ music plays for 18 whole seconds.]''\
363'''Old man:''' No.
364%%* [[KnightTemplar Archbishop]] [[BackFromTheDead Landgren]] from ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' has his moment:
365%%--> '''Lord-Commander Arete:''' YOU WILL TELL ME WHERE WESTWIND IS OR I WILL DESTROY YOUR SOUL!\
366'''Landgren:''' No.
367[[/folder]]
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369[[folder:Visual Novels]]
370* In Kaoru's ending from ''VisualNovel/SpiritHunterNG'', she offers to host a seance with Akira. After all the supernatural danger that they and their friends had been put through at Kakuya's hands, his response is a plain but firm 'No'.
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373[[folder:Web Animation]]
374* ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'':
375** Kitten finally says it to [[spoiler:the Emperor]] after yet another attempt at unplugging Guilliman from his life support.
376** Rogal Dorn is quite fond of this as well, owing to his blunt personality and unwillingness to mince words.
377* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3ZYF-Zmo2E The Lazer Collection]]'': Randall after finding out [[spoiler:[[LukeIAmYourFather he's Dr. Octogonapus's son]]]].
378* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'':
379** Volume 3 episode "Destiny", where Ruby learns that her friend RobotGirl Penny and Pyrrha, who has magnetic powers, have been set up to fight each other [[spoiler: after she realizes that Emerald can make people hallucinate.]]
380** Volume 3 episode "Battle For Beacon" has one said by Glynda when the [[spoiler: Grimm Dragon shows up.]]
381** Much earlier, in the first episode of Volume 3, there's [[NotSoAboveItAll Blake's]] truly piteous "nooooo..." when she has a giant bowl of tuna ramen taken off her because Weiss' credit card bounced. PlayedForLaughs.
382[[/folder]]
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384[[folder:Web Comics]]
385* Played for Laughs in ''Webcomic/CityOfBlank'', when [[DeadpanSnarker Finze]] goes a bit too far with his insults.
386-->'''Stella:''' You don't strike me as the family type.\
387'''Finze:''' No shit, you ugly, fire-breathing dragon of a woman.\
388'''Stella:''' (turns around and points a knife at him) ''Watch it.''\
389'''Finze:''' No.
390%%* Used pretty straight in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0627.html this comic]] of ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' comic, echoing [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0182.html an earlier one]].
391%%** Also, Hinjo in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0409.html this one]].
392%%** Xykon pulls out a definitive one [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0662.html there]].
393%%* Ardsley Wooster in ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070101 here]].
394%%** An earlier use by a minor character against Von Pinn [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20040830 here.]]
395%%** And now [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20110218 by Gil]].
396%%* ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater''
397%%-->'''Fighter:''' Gravity was all "This time I've got you," and I was all, like, "No."
398%%* Used by [[spoiler:Magus]] in [[http://egscomics.com/?date=2009-11-11 this]] ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' (contains spoilers).
399%%* Used by Marten of ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' in [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=866 Comic #866]], following Dora using her "Sexy voice" to describe unpleasant things.
400%%* Used in ''Webcomic/MegaTokyo'' [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/737 here.]] ([[TearJerker Fortunately]], this is from an [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/731 omake]] and isn't part of the main story.)
401%%* Present in ''Webcomic/BittersweetCandyBowl''. [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c62/p9.html "N-no way...]] [[{{Melodrama}} YOU'RE ONE OF THEMMMMMM!"]]
402* In ''Webcomic/AvasDemon'', Odin's BigNo [[http://www.avasdemon.com/pages.php?page=0531 was followed by many little no's.]]
403%%* ''Webcomic/ZebraGirl'': As [[http://zebragirl.net/?date=2012-08-18 let out by Sandra]]:
404%%-->'''Goblin Assassin:''' '''''IEEE!''''' From nowhere I appear, the final goblin assa--\
405'''Sandra:''' No. ''[grabs his tongue and [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomps his ass]]]''
406* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': The denial of reality version is uttered by Onni when [[spoiler:he sees his younger sister Tuuri leave for the afterlife, having been unaware of the circumstances that led to her death since he was in a coma]].
407* In ''Webcomic/NeverSatisfied'', Su-Yeong [[http://www.neversatisfiedcomic.com/comic/chapter-6-page-38 lets out a quiet "No..."]] when she picks up on the FiveSecondForeshadowing and realizes that [[spoiler:her friend Morgan and his mentor are both dead]].
408%%* ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'':
409%%-->'''[[LargeHam Solomon]]''': Cease your pontificating, ''vermin''! I pity you, fool as you are. You have gone far enough this time. Have you truly nothing else to say - ''before you are sealed away until'' '''the end of time itself'''?!\
410* Jagganoth immediately wills BFS from the dirt to his hand and swings it at Solomon in one panel*\
411'''Jagganoth''': No.
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414[[folder:Web Videos]]
415* ''WebVideo/DrHorriblesSingAlongBlog'': Dr. Horrible does this during [[spoiler:Penny's death scene]]. It looks like he's trying to work up to a BigNo, but is too shocked and grief-stricken to manage it. And then his emerging HeelRealization segues into the [[BittersweetEnding triumphant dirge]] VillainSong "Everything You Ever".
416* ''WebVideo/ImAMarvelAndImADC'':
417** A parody of the Rorschach line features Rorschach completing the line, as well as Wolverine and Sabertooth add their own endings. Wolverine's is "Sorry, darlin", while Sabertooth asks about the quality of the whores.
418** In ''After Hours'', Franchise/{{Superman}} utters this twice, once when [[spoiler: Spider-Man disappears from existence]] and the second time when [[spoiler: Batman also disappeared]], leaving Superman alone.
419* ''WebVideo/TedCrusty'' with the help of his headless dummy friend Joe, has more or less elevated this trope to comedy gold.
420%%* ''WebVideo/CinemaSins'': Often invoked by Jeremy in response to whenever a movie character shouts a BigNo.
421* ''WebVideo/RhettAndLink'': [[https://youtu.be/ZBDaeb-XcVc?t=813 One episode]] involves the duo looking at a bunch of tech products from Amazon, including a toy called 'Mr. Predicto' (basically a Magic 8 Ball with a voice). At the end of the video, Link grabs the toy and asks, "Mr. Predicto, are we gonna be friends?" A few seconds later, the toy responds with a blunt "No." Cue laughter from Rhett and the crew.
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424[[folder:Western Animation]]
425* In the ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' episode "[[TearJerker I Remember You]]", Marceline simply whispers "No..." when she spots the Ice King approaching her house.
426* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Katara gives a Little No at the last second before Jet blows up a village dam.
427** When asked if his anger is directed at the father who hurt him so badly Zuko says "No!" in a startled pleading voice.
428%%** The final fight between Zuko and Azula:
429%%---> '''Azula:''' "I'm sorry it has to end this way, brother."\
430'''Zuko:''' "No, you're not."
431%%** Suki's reaction to Sokka's "we're not going to make it in time" in the finale.
432* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'':
433** Captain America calls this twice after Bucky decides to sacrifice himself in order to prevent the Red Skull's bomb from killing Cap.
434** Enchantress delivers seven consecutive Little No's when ending up in Muspelheim.
435** Ms. Marvel does this when she chases a Skrull spaceship to Wakanda, only to find [[spoiler: Skrulls disguised as the Avengers]] emerge from inside it.
436* Ben Tennyson delivers one to Driscoll in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'', right as he is stabbing just next to his head. He then follows with a BadassBoast.
437* ''WesternAnimation/FinalSpace'': During the latter half of the first season, we get a lot of these as the story progresses.
438** In episode 6, Avocato and Gary quietly and fearfully say "no..." seconds apart from each other when they [[spoiler:discover a bomb on Avocato's son's back,]] [[spoiler:with Gary realizing the former is about to perform a HeroicSacrifice.]]
439** Quinn's reaction to watching Gary [[spoiler:[[BigNo re-experiencing]] [[HeroicSacrifice the memory of his father's death]] in episode 8.]]
440*** Two episodes later, Gary ends up saying "No, don't..." [[spoiler:when Quinn chooses to do a similar sacrifice to close the breach to Final Space.]]
441** When the Galaxy One crew stand firm against [[spoiler:handing Mooncake aka E-351 over to the Lord Commander]] in episode 9, Avo's aforementioned son Little Cato leads up with a defiant "Hell, ''no.''"
442* During the climax of the "City of Stone" arc in ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' the Weird Sisters ask Macbeth a series of {{Armor Piercing Question}}s about his life meant to get him to seriously think about whether death or killing has ever really solved anything, either for himself or the people around him. By the final question, about the death of his son, Macbeth can barely whisper "No", obviously barely holding back tears.
443-->'''Weird Sisters:''' [[TheParanoiac Duncan]] was afraid your father would make you king. Did your father's death stop you from becoming king?\
444'''Macbeth:''' ''[firmly and defiantly]'' No!\
445'''Weird Sisters:''' You wanted revenge for your father. Did [[ProfessionalKiller Gillecomgain's]] death settle that score?\
446'''Macbeth:''' ''[thoughtfully]'' No.\
447'''Weird Sisters:''' Did your own death save your son Luach from Canmore?\
448'''Macbeth:''' ''[barely able to speak due to grief]'' No.
449* Batman says this a lot in both ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' and ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''.
450** In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker'', also in the DCAU, Batman gives a particularly chilling one in the flashback when he sees [[spoiler:what the Joker's brainwashing sessions have done to Robin.]]
451* Third type in the WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes "WesternAnimation/ReallyScent", when Pepe looks up "Pew" in a dictionary. "It says here...[hair frazzles, eyes widen]...no."
452* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' [[spoiler:Discord]] gives one when [[spoiler: he realizes just too late that the mane six have [[OhCrap broken his spell on them and that the Elements of Harmony are now working again.]] Followed seconds later by a BigNo as he's being turned to [[SealedEvilInACan stone again]].]]
453** In "Spike At Your Service'', Applejack's response to Pinkie Pie's ZanyScheme to get Spike out of [[IOweYouMyLife his life-debt to Applejack]] (which involves shooting AJ out of a cannon into a nest of angry bees while Spike catches her in a butterfly net) is a deadpan "No".
454* Luz says this in the season 2 finale of ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' when she realizes that [[spoiler:King is about to pull a HeroicSacrifice to protect her from the Collector and there's nothing she can do to stop him.]]
455* Buttercup of ''WesternAnimation/{{The Powerpuff Girls|1998}}'' gives an absolutely [[MemeticMutation memetic]] one after receiving a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from a monster not much taller than her in "Cover Up".
456* ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'': Upon discovering that Hexadecimal has given up her immense powers and become a mere sprite, the supervirus Daemon becomes disgusted with her.
457-->'''Hexadecimal:''' Forgive me my lady...
458-->'''Daemon:''' No. (''slams Hexadecimal into a wall and leaves her'')
459** Let's not forget Dot's use of the third version when Enzo loses the game.
460* In the final episode of ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'', [[spoiler:Aku]] gives one when [[spoiler:Ashi sends herself and Jack into the past, knowing very well that he is doomed.]] [[spoiler:Later, Jack responds with this when Ashi tells him that Aku's death resulted in her never existing.]]
461%%* Kind of a variation of this, from ''WesternAnimation/Sealab2021'':
462%%-->'''Stormy:''' You mean there's a... Black Stormy?\
463'''Doctor Quinn''': ''(after lengthy pause)'' No.
464* ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays'': Zak whispers "No..." when his family is about to be crushed by an army of monsters just because he refuses to help overthrow the human race.
465* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
466** The German dub turns all of Homer's D'ohs into Little No's (''Nein!'')
467** In the episode [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E2122ShortFilmsAboutSpringfield "22 Short Films About Springfield"]], the "Skinner and the Superintendent" skit has Superintendent Chalmers asking to see the [[ItMakesSenseInContext "aurora borealis" "localized entirely within your kitchen"]] (actually a ''kitchen fire'' that Skinner has spent the entire episode trying to cover up). Skinner's response is a deadpan "no", in a tone that sounds less like he's frantically trying to deny Chalmers the sight of a burning kitchen and more like the inexplicable kitchen ''aurora borealis'' is all his to enjoy.
468* In the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "Help Wanted", [=SpongeBob=] applies for a job at the local fast-food restaurant, and tells the manager Mr. Krabs that [[VitriolicBestBuds Squidward]] will vouch for him. Mr. Krabs turns to Squidward, who takes a deep breath and gives a deadpan "No."
469* In the season 1 finale of ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'', when Star is preparing a ChargedAttack to [[spoiler:destroy Marco's CrystalPrison]], the mooks all try to dogpile her. Star simply whispers "no" freezes them all in a force field, then continues walking forward as if nothing happened.
470%%* ''WesternAnimation/{{Teen Titans|2003}}'':
471%%** Raven does this during her MindRape at the hands of Slade in the "Birthmark" episode.
472%%** Robin does this in the same episode when he sees that Slade is alive.
473%%** Raven does another one in the episode "Nevermore" after learning that Beast Boy and Cyborg went into her mirror.
474%%** Raven does this again when she wakes up in the morning and sees herself covered with red marks.
475* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'': Optimus Prime utters a ''very'' sorrowful one in the GrandFinale when he discovers that [[spoiler: Prowl is dead]].
476* ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'':
477** In "The Time Bomb", Wander delivers one as he sees Sylvia slip into her UnstoppableRage state the second time.
478** In "The Greater Hater", Sylvia utters three of them when she first sees Dominator.
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481[[folder:Real Life]]
482* A particularly cool real-life example is Ioannis Metaxas, the prime minister of Greece during World War II, who answered the long list demands of Italian ambassador Emmanuelle Grazzi to allow Axis troops into Greece or face war with a simple "όχι" (''okhi''), or "No". Scholars insist that the actual phrase used was the only slightly less {{laconic|Wiki}} "Alors, c'est la guerre." (French for "Then it is war."), but this didn't stop Greek citizens from gathering in the streets that day and repeatedly chanting the word in response to the arriving Italian troops. October 28th, the anniversary of the incident and that of Greece's entrance into WWII on the Allied side, is celebrated in Greece to this day as the "Day of the 'No'".
483* General Anthony [=McAuliffe=] of the The 101st Airborne Division received a demand to surrender from the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge. He gave a one-word reply: "NUTS!"[[note]]The soldier delivering the message was asked for clarification, and responded, "In plain English? Go to hell." The 101st had held the Bastogne for seven days against a full Panzer corps, and were promised a reprisal which would wipe Bastogne off the map. It never materialized and the Americans held out until relieved by reinforcements.[[/note]]
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