Line #11 Main/WeveGotCompany


1	[[quoteright:291:[[ComicBook/SpiderGwen https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/got_company.png]]]]
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3	A prime contender for the single most-used phrase in action scenes across the board. Traditionally prevalent in movies/TV, as it looks even dumber written down than it does spoken; however, video games have embraced the phrase with aplomb.
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5	The phrase refers to the arrival on the scene of parties antagonistic to the speaker. While probably originally spoken mainly by protagonists, the phrase can now be equally expected to be heard by villains when the hero shows up on the scene. Originally, this trope would have been a wry indicator of the speaker's aloof nature: while the phrase would be suited to friendly gatherings, describing the arrival of a cadre of heavily-armed miscreants in the tone of a gadabout planning the evening's socializing is a good way to come off as unflappable and suave.
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7	Or it would have been, if it had not become hijacked as the default thing that all people must say whenever anyone shows up with a mind to give them some trouble.
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10	A brief compilation of many of these instances can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMANB6YnshU here]].
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12	Variations include "we have company" and occasionally even "company's coming"; however not only is the key device of referring to one's antagonists as "company" widespread, it's overwhelmingly conveyed in this exact phrasing.
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14	!!Examples:
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18	[[folder:Comic Books]]
19	* Line [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/53/21/7c/53217c32759da38d409c088baa563628.jpg spoken by]] Spider-Woman in ''ComicBook/SpiderGwen'' when she spots a pack of Goblins Verna sent after Silk, Gwen and herself.
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22	[[folder:Fan Works]]
23	* In the ''Manga/GunslingerGirl'' fanfic "Heaven's Conscripts", several Padania terrorists are climbing a cliff to escape an Agency dragnet, only to find one of the cyborg girls waiting for them at the top, whereupon the lead climber uses this trope.
24	-->"Good morning," said Rico. It was important to remember your manners.
25	-->"WE'VE GOT COMPANY! LITTLE GIRL COMPANY!"
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28	[[folder:Film]]
29	* Both ''Film/BatmanBegins'' and ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' make sure to cement their reputation as impeccably-written masterpieces of the action genre by having a criminal say this at some point. Because criminals are a superstitious, cowardly, ineloquent lot.
30	* ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'', carrying on the Moore-era Bond's tradition of having all the clunkiest lines. Lampshaded when the driver answers, "That's okay, this is a company car."
31	* ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'': A scene that precedes a pretty cool exchange.
32	--> '''John''': We got company. \
33	'''Dyson''': Police? \
34	'''Sarah''': How many? \
35	'''John''': Uh, [[AllOfThem all of 'em]], I think.
36	* Is it a line in ''Film/{{Tron}}''? Friend, it's even [[http://www.last.fm/music/Wendy+Carlos/_/We%27ve+Got+Company a track on the OST!]]
37	* Obviously it's in ''Film/HellboyIITheGoldenArmy''.
38	* In the Podcast/{{Rifftrax}} of ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers'', Frodo at one point says, "We are not alone." Mike Nelson responds, "Please. It's pronounced 'We've got company.'"
39	* In ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' Roger and Eddy get into a chase, which prompts Roger to spout out the Trope.
40	* Joker says it to Harley Quinn in ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'' when Batman gives chase.
41	* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
42	** In ''Film/ANewHope'', Han shouts something similar to Luke after his failed attempt to bluff some Imperials on the Death Star ends with him shooting the microphone.
43	---> '''Han:''' Boring conversation anyway. LUKE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE COMPANY!
44	** In ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', Poe says this during the assault on Starkiller Base when TIE Fighters show up.
45	---> '''Poe:''' Guys, we got a lotta company!
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48	[[folder:Literature]]
49	* [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in the ''TabletopGame/StarDrive'' novel ''On The Verge''. When Concord marines board a Concord transport ship, a fleet officer states the trope, but then says "... and they look friendly".
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52	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
53	* ''Series/BuckRogersInTheTwentyFifthCentury'': "Stop breathing, we've got company!" Not only a witty twist on an established classic, but arguably justifiable in the sense that Buck Rogers IS a fairly aloof kind of cat. And all back in 1979!
54	* Invoked by name in ''Series/{{Community}}'s'' [[Recap/CommunityS2E06Epidemiology zombie episode]]:
55	--> '''[[MetaGuy Abed]]''': I hate to be the "WeveGotCompany" guy, but...
56	* Used in the Hong Kong fight-scene challenge in the 18th cycle of ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel''.
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59	[[folder:Video Games]]
60	* Characters in ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' tend to use the phrase, for instance in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilTheUmbrellaChronicles''.
61	* In the original ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved'', as you descend towards Halo's map room the Covenant brings down all sorts of hell to stop you, with the Marines' response being "We've got company, let's set the table."
62	* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' has this quote when Sora and Co. first enter the Castle That Never Was.
63	--> '''Goofy''': Be careful! I think we got company!
64	* ''VideoGame/StarFox64'': In Bolse, a satellite orbiting Venom (the BigBad's stronghold), there's a huge energy field, that when deactivated, launches the enemy fighters defending Bolse. This prompts Falco to yell "Looks like we've got company".
65	* Said verbatim by Ellie during the Toppat King route during Completing The Mission in the ''VideoGame/HenryStickminSeries'' while charging up the rocket's entrance ramp in a jeep.
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68	[[folder:Web Original]]
69	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMANB6YnshU We've got company!]]
70	* ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers'' uses the [[http://forums.furtopia.org/index.php?topic=34492.msg698806#msg698806 exact]] [[https://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=5158.msg222118#msg222118 phrase]] [[https://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=7064.msg258201#msg258201 five]] [[https://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=7064.msg270041#msg270041 separate]] [[https://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=7064.msg283433#msg283433 times!]]
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73	[[folder:Western Animation]]
74	* ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' has this with [[AffablyEvil Rourke]] when Milo goes after him after the former took the crystal.
75	* ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'': Spoken by Bruce, a sometimes-antagonist.
76	* ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'': Said by Captain Amelia after crash-landing on the planet
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