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| 7 | [[caption-width-right:306:"But my friends call me... Batman as well."]] |
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| 9 | ->''"Who are you?\ |
| 10 | Who, who, who, who\ |
| 11 | I really wanna know..."'' |
| 12 | -->-- '''Music/TheWho''', "Who Are You" |
| 13 | |
| 14 | TheHero has burst into the scene, has saved the girl, and is holding the villain at [[CoolSword sword]]/gun-point. The villain (or maybe some other bystander), bewildered, demands "Who are you?" The hero usually responds with a BadassBoast, although a big monologue is not necessary. Sufficiently awesome heroes can get away with [[MyNameIsInigoMontoya just their name]], which is especially effective if it's [[EstablishingCharacterMoment the first time the audience is hearing it]], or [[MeaningfulRename the first time the character has referred to himself by that name.]] A common subversion is when the boast is [[NegatedMomentOfAwesome interrupted]]. If the hero's actions are especially amazing, the villain may demand, "WhatAreYou?" instead. |
| 15 | |
| 16 | PrecisionFStrike is sometimes employed when asking the question. Can also overlap with WhoDares. |
| 17 | |
| 18 | The UnknownRival can expect to hear this many, many times. |
| 19 | |
| 20 | Not to be confused with the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic ridiculously awesome]] song and album by Music/TheWho, or with the KoreanDrama ''Series/WhoAreYou'' |
| 21 | |
| 22 | ---- |
| 23 | !!Examples: |
| 24 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 25 | |
| 26 | [[folder:Advertising]] |
| 27 | * A Snickers candy bar featured a football player who had just had his bell rung on a play. In a variation on HowManyFingers: |
| 28 | -->'''Coach:''' Who am I?\ |
| 29 | '''Player:''' You're the coach.\ |
| 30 | '''Coach:''' Who are you?\ |
| 31 | '''Player:''' (''beat, then in deep voice'') I'm Batman. |
| 32 | [[/folder]] |
| 33 | |
| 34 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 35 | * In ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', after Renji arrives in the nick of time to protect Rose from [[MaskedLuchador Mask de Masculine's]] attack, the latter asks him who he is. Renji responds by appealing to Mask's [[WrestlerInAllOfUs wrestler gimmick]], aware that he thinks himself a "[[{{face}} hero]]". |
| 36 | -->'''Mask de Masculine:''' Turning aside my Star Flash... Who are you?!\ |
| 37 | '''Renji:''' A [[{{heel}} villain]]. |
| 38 | * In ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'' when a {{Mook}} asks Sosuke who he is, he replies in a cool voice: "I'm the garbage man." This is a reference to his being assigned school garbage collection duty. |
| 39 | * ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': |
| 40 | ** The resident ActionMom, Izumi, gives this response: |
| 41 | --->'''Izumi:''' Normally, I'd say "just a housewife", but today, I feel like showing off: '''[[PreAssKickingOneLiner I'm an alchemist.]]''' |
| 42 | ** Her normal (utterly terrifying) response to 'what are you' ''was'' "a housewife." And it's true. She's HappilyMarried to a strong, silent-type meat butcher and is great with the local kids ([[TrainingFromHell though horrifyingly abusive toward her students]])... and everything else in the series that isn't an EldritchAbomination finds reason to fear her. |
| 43 | ** Tragically, she never ''will'' be an ActionMom. Or any other kind of mom. Except potentially adoptive, but she doesn't seem interested in that. |
| 44 | * In ''[[Toys/MachineRobo Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos]]'', any villain to receive a lecture by Rom Stoll will often demand to know who the hell Rom is, to which his reply would invariable be "YOU DON'T DESERVE TO KNOW MY NAME!" before Rom began kicking ass. This also extends to anyone in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' that got a lecture from Rom... even an [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Angel]]. |
| 45 | * In the opening of ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' ''Trust and Betrayal'' OVA, a mysterious swordsman saves Kenshin from being killed by bandits. Just before being killed, the last bandit asks the stranger who he is. The swordsman (who is later revealed to be Hiko Seijūrō), replies "You won't live long enough to remember my name." |
| 46 | * ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' villains were fond of this one. The hero who got this the most was Tuxedo Mask. |
| 47 | * Inverted or... something in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. The hot-blooded heroes were rarely actually asked, but often answered their opponents preemptively [[LargeHam and at great length]], always ending with the series' CatchPhrase / ArcWords, "JUST WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE!?" |
| 48 | [[/folder]] |
| 49 | |
| 50 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 51 | * The first issue of ''ComicBook/AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder'' included this [[MemeticMutation memetic]] exchange (which, [[StealthParody for better]] or for worse, effectively set the tone for the series as a whole): |
| 52 | -->'''Dick Grayson, [[RunningGag Age 12]]:''' Who the hell are you anyway, giving out orders like this?\ |
| 53 | '''Batman:''' What are you, ''dense''? Are you ''retarded'' or something? Who the hell do you ''think'' I am? I'm the Goddamn ''Batman''. |
| 54 | * In ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' story arc ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'', Kara Zor-El stops an out-of-control Red Lantern who is about to fry an innocent woman's mind. |
| 55 | -->'''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}:''' That's enough!\ |
| 56 | '''Sheko:''' Who are you?\ |
| 57 | '''Supergirl:''' My name is Kara. I am a Red Lantern, just like you.\ |
| 58 | '''Sheko:''' ... Red... Lantern...? |
| 59 | [[/folder]] |
| 60 | |
| 61 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 62 | * ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero'' has this exchange just after Kyon [[DynamicEntry arrivies]] to save Tsuruya and her bodyguard from a dozen {{Yakuza}}: |
| 63 | -->'''Yakuza Mook:''' You've bought yourself ten seconds, and a one-way ticket to a world of hurt, kid. Who the hell do you think you are?\ |
| 64 | '''Kyon:''' Today, I'm a defender of justice, and that girl's guardian. Cliche though it may sound... from this point on if you want to get to her, or him, you go through ''me''. |
| 65 | * In chapter 29 of ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/SupermanOf2499TheGreatConfrontation'', Katherine saves a woman from a rapist, and her rescuee asks who she is. |
| 66 | -->'''Katherine:''' I will take you to a place of safety, to a police station. Give them this thing he was going to use on you. Tell them about him. If you don’t, he’ll only do this again when he recovers. Do you understand? Give me your word you’ll do this.\ |
| 67 | '''Woman:''' I’ll, I’ll do it. Who are you? Are you an angel?\ |
| 68 | '''Katherine:''' No.\ |
| 69 | '''Woman:''' Then who are you?\ |
| 70 | '''Katherine:''' ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}. Call me Supergirl. |
| 71 | * From ''Fanfic/AGrowingAffection'': |
| 72 | -->'''Ninja Reaper:''' It is over, ninja. Give me your name, that I may remember it.\ |
| 73 | '''Naruto:''' My name is Naruto Uzumaki. And there's no way I'm going to die here. I'm going to be the next Hokage. |
| 74 | * In ''Fanfic/PurpleDays'', Joff stops in the middle of a walk when the canon incident of a peasant throwing some dung at him happens. Instead of what everyone thinks will happen, Joff just walks to the smallfolk who did it and talks to him for a while, hearing how bad things are getting at Flea Bottom and giving him a coin to get some food. Then he stands and bellows out that it's the duty of the king to help the smallfolk when he's gotten them embroiled in war, so he's opening some of the Red Keep's stores to alleviate the famine, and likewise guilts the High Septon into doing the same with the larders of the Great Sept. An awed Tyrion, used to the madness of canon Joffrey, gapes at his nephew and asks the question. Joff calmly tells him he's Joffrey and no one else. |
| 75 | [[/folder]] |
| 76 | |
| 77 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
| 78 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Hoodwinked}}!'' has a variant in the form of Red Puckett's reaction to seeing the Wolf [[PaperThinDisguise impersonating Granny]]: |
| 79 | -->'''Red Puckett:''' What? Who are you?\ |
| 80 | '''The Wolf:''' I'm your grandma.\ |
| 81 | '''Red Puckett:''' Your face looks really weird, granny.\ |
| 82 | '''The Wolf:''' I've been sick, I... uh... ''[puts his hands over his chest]''\ |
| 83 | '''Red Puckett:''' Your mouth doesn't move when you talk. |
| 84 | * ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'': |
| 85 | ** Said by Tai Lung in the [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1 first film]] when Po interrupts him while he's choking the life out of Master Shifu when he doesn't divulge the location of the Dragon Scroll. |
| 86 | --->'''Tai Lung:''' Who are you?\ |
| 87 | '''Po:''' Buddy, I... am the Dragon Warrior! ''[bows over, panting over from climbing the stairs]''\ |
| 88 | '''Tai Lung:''' ''[incredulous]'' You? ''[[[EvilLaugh laughs]]]'' He's a panda! You're a panda! What are you gonna do, big guy? Sit on me?\ |
| 89 | '''Po:''' [[InsultBackfire Don't tempt me.]] |
| 90 | ** ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3'': This is all a stunned [[Characters/KungFuPanda3 Kai]] can say when Po [[spoiler:becomes a true master of chi]], turning the tide back against Kai, just as Kai was about to absorb him. |
| 91 | * Rafiki does this with Simba in ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'' in a non-evil variation. |
| 92 | -->'''Simba:''' Creepy little monkey. Who are you?\ |
| 93 | '''Rafiki:''' The question is, who are ''you?''\ |
| 94 | '''Simba:''' I thought I knew. Now, I'm not so sure. |
| 95 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'': Mushu heads over to the fireworks area during the final battle, and is asked by the guards there, "Who are you?" He responds, "Your worst nightmare," and they flee. |
| 96 | ** Before then, during the scene where he and Cri-kee write a letter and give it to Chi-Fu to try to get Mulan and the rest of the warriors out of camp by disguising themselves as a messenger and using it as a puppet while riding on a panda. Chi-Fu becames rather skeptical of the strange soldier and his [[HorseOfADifferentColor unusual-looking black-and-white bamboo-eating "steed."]] |
| 97 | --->'''Mushu:''' Urgent news from the general. ''[beat]'' What's the matter? Never seen a black-and-white before?\ |
| 98 | '''Chi-Fu:''' Who... are... ''you?''\ |
| 99 | '''Mushu:''' Excuse me? I think the question is who are ''you?!'' ''[smacks Chi-Fu in the face with the puppet's hand]'' We're in a ''war,'' man! There's no time for stupid questions! I should have your hat for this, snatch it ''right'' off your head! But I'm feeling gracious today so... carry on before I report you. |
| 100 | * ''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine'': When the Beatles confront the Boob, who hands them separate calling cards: |
| 101 | -->'''John:''' And who in Billy Shears are you?\ |
| 102 | '''Boob:''' Who? Ah... who indeed am I. ''[hands out cards to each of the boys, who reads them out loud]''\ |
| 103 | '''John:''' Jeremy?\ |
| 104 | '''Paul:''' Hilary?\ |
| 105 | '''George:''' "Boob"??\ |
| 106 | '''Ringo:''' ''[on his card which reads "Ph.D."]'' "Fffffud."\ |
| 107 | '''All four together:''' Who???\ |
| 108 | '''Boob:''' Eminent physicist, polyglot classscist, prize-winning botanist, hard biting satirist, talented pianist... good dentist, too. |
| 109 | [[/folder]] |
| 110 | |
| 111 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 112 | * ''Film/TheAssignment1997'': Annibal Ramirez is a {{doppelganger}} of terrorist Carlos the Jackal, who is naturally surprised when [[ConfrontingYourImposter he finally encounters his imposter]]. |
| 113 | -->'''Carlos:''' Who are you?\ |
| 114 | '''Annibal:''' [[BecomingTheMask I'm you, motherfucker]]. |
| 115 | * Both ''Film/Batman1989'' and ''Film/BatmanBegins'' feature the classic Batman introduction: |
| 116 | -->'''Crook:''' What are you?!\ |
| 117 | '''Batman:''' I'm Batman. |
| 118 | * ''Film/CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon'' features perhaps one of the lengthiest and floweriest examples of this trope: |
| 119 | -->'''Monk:''' Who are you?\ |
| 120 | '''Jen Yu:''' ''[while menacingly unsheathing her sword]'' You want to know who I am? I am... I am the Invincible Sword Goddess, armed with the Green Destiny that knows no equal! Be you Li or Southern Crane, bow your head and ask for mercy! I am the dragon from the desert! Who comes from nowhere and leaves no trace! Today I fly over Eu-Mei. Tomorrow... I topple Mount Wudan! |
| 121 | * A villain version in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''. The CIA agent actually [[TheDreaded knows who Bane is]], but doesn't know he's the hooded PlayAlongPrisoner in front of him. |
| 122 | -->'''CIA agent:''' Who are you? |
| 123 | -->'''Bane:''' It doesn't matter who we are. What matters is our plan. |
| 124 | * ''Film/Deadpool2'' when Deadpool regains his healing factor and begins fighting and begins beating Cable with a pole. |
| 125 | -->'''Cable:''' Who are you?\ |
| 126 | '''Deadpool:''' I'm Batman! |
| 127 | * Major gets asked this several times in ''Film/GhostInTheShell2017''. The question is [[FakeMemories more relevant than she thinks.]] |
| 128 | * Played for laughs in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'': Peter Quill is captured taking the Infinity Stone in the opening scene by Korath the Pursuer, who demands to know who he is. Peter dramatically identifies himself as Star-Lord, but rather than impressed, Korath and his men are just confused, much to Peter's exasperation. |
| 129 | -->'''Korath the Pursuer''': Who are you?\ |
| 130 | '''Peter Quill''': There's one other name you might know me by... Star-Lord.\ |
| 131 | '''Korath''': ...Who?\ |
| 132 | '''Peter''': Star-Lord, man. Legendary Outlaw.\ |
| 133 | ''[Korath and his {{mooks}} shrug helplessly]''\ |
| 134 | '''Peter''': ... Guys? |
| 135 | * ''Film/HighPlainsDrifter''. "WWHHHOOOOO ARRRRRE YOUUUUUU!" |
| 136 | * From ''Film/{{Hook}}'' while Peter Pan is swordfighting a pirate mook: |
| 137 | -->'''Pirate:''' Hang on now, ain't you--\ |
| 138 | '''Pan:''' Peter Pan.\ |
| 139 | '''Pirate:''' [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere AHHHHHHHHHH]]! ''[[[DestinationDefenestration jumps out the window]]]'' |
| 140 | * ''Film/{{Jumper}}'': Overlapping with WhatTheHellAreYou, Mark exclaims this word-for-word after witnessing David's jumping abilities, when David confronts Mark for (without knowing or caring what he was doing) spilling to the Paladins who came asking Mark about David. |
| 141 | * ''Film/KickAss'' has this a couple times. First when Kick-Ass saves the guy outside the store, and the guy with the camera phone says it: |
| 142 | -->'''Bystander:''' Dude, who are you?\ |
| 143 | '''Dave:''' I'm ''Kick-Ass''. |
| 144 | * ''Film/LawrenceOfArabia'' uses this far too many times to count. Once even before the film transitions into the extended flashback that makes up the vast majority of it. |
| 145 | * Heavily parodied in 1977 French movie ''[[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076897/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine]]''. Our hero the White Knight introduces himself with a hammy song number, and he seems to be compelled to sing it every time someone asks who he is (or "Who do you think you are?"). Including when infiltrating the King's castle and hiding from a guard patrol in the bedroom of a damsel; just after he begs her to keep silent, she asks "Who the Hell are you?" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQkGey_-W8c Cue the LOUD song with accompanying music]] alerting the guards. |
| 146 | -->''On m'appelle le Chevalier Blanc\ |
| 147 | Je vais et je vole au secours d'innocents\ |
| 148 | Dans la campagne résonne la poudre\ |
| 149 | Je vais et je vole plus vif que la foudre!'' |
| 150 | * At the beginning of the first ''[[Film/TheNakedGun Naked Gun]]'' movie after beating up the various Arab leaders, Idi Amin and UsefulNotes/MikhailGorbachev: |
| 151 | -->"I'm Lieutenant Frank Drebin, Police Squad. and don't ever let me catch you guys in America." ''(Drebin then falls out the window)'' |
| 152 | * ''Film/MajorGromPlagueDoctor''. At the end of the ActionPrologue during which our hero has caught a gang of armoured car robbers single-handed, their leader gives this this trope. Smash cut to a ''MAJOR GROM'' title card, then back to the robber [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall complaining that Grom didn't say anything]]. He asks again: "Who are you, motherfucker?!" only to get a punch in the face and the full TitleSequence. |
| 153 | * ''Film/TheNameOfTheRose''. Novice monk Adso is seduced by a beautiful nameless peasant girl. |
| 154 | -->'''Adso:''' ''(narrating)'' Who was she? Who was this creature that rose like the dawn, was as bewitching as the moon, radiant as the sun? [[SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny Terrible as an army poised for battle.]] |
| 155 | * ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' has this, aimed at Will Turner. It features a mild subversion, with Jack trying very hard to keep Will from answering, since it will [[KansasCityShuffle derail his plans]]. |
| 156 | -->'''Barbossa:''' Who ''are'' you?\ |
| 157 | '''Jack:''' Nobody! He's nobody! [[HurricaneOfExcuses Distant cousin of my aunt's nephew, twice removed]]. Wonderful singing voice, though. ''[[RunningGag Eunuch]]''. |
| 158 | * ''Film/ThePrincessBride'': |
| 159 | -->'''Inigo:''' Who ''are'' you?\ |
| 160 | '''Man in Black:''' No-one of consequence.\ |
| 161 | '''Inigo:''' I must know.\ |
| 162 | '''Man in Black:''' Get used to disappointment.\ |
| 163 | '''Inigo:''' ''[shrugs]'' Okay. |
| 164 | * From ''Film/RamboIII'': |
| 165 | -->'''Zaysen:''' Who are you?\ |
| 166 | '''Rambo:''' Your worst nightmare. |
| 167 | * From ''Film/SgtKabukimanNYPD'': |
| 168 | -->'''Mook:''' Who are you?\ |
| 169 | '''Kabukiman:''' ''*AsideGlance*'' I'm Kabukiman. |
| 170 | * ''Film/ShootEmUp''. Mr Smith replies, "I'm a British nanny, and I'm dangerous." |
| 171 | * ''Film/VForVendetta'': V's EstablishingCharacterMoment involves lampshading the FridgeLogic in play: |
| 172 | -->'''Evey:''' Who are you?\ |
| 173 | '''V:''' Who? "Who" is merely a form following the function of "what," and ''what'' I am is a man in a mask.\ |
| 174 | '''Evey:''' I can see that.\ |
| 175 | '''V:''' Of course you can. I'm not questioning your powers of observation, I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man ''who'' he is. |
| 176 | * In the film version of ''Literature/TheWitchesOfEastwick'': |
| 177 | -->'''Alexandra:''' Who are you? |
| 178 | -->'''Daryl Van Horne:''' Just your average [[HotAsHell horny little devil]]. |
| 179 | * ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' has this: |
| 180 | -->'''Oz''' I am Oz. The great and powerful. Who are you?\ |
| 181 | '''Dorothy:''' I'm Dorothy, the small and meek. |
| 182 | [[/folder]] |
| 183 | |
| 184 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 185 | * The final chapter of ''Literature/AtlasShrugged'' does this with Ragnar Danneskjöld, who only has to say his name to inspire fear. |
| 186 | * ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': ''Literature/MenAtArms'' has some young Assassins ask this to Vimes. His answer is "[[IAmTheTrope The LAW, you sons of bitches!]]" |
| 187 | * ''Literature/OldKingdom'': At the climax of ''Clariel'', the BigBad asks [[spoiler:Clariel this when she storms into his attempted coup, [[AndThisIsFor vows vengeance for her parents]], kills his son, and sets her sights on him. True, she's [[CoolMask masked]] and armed for an HourOfPower that looks entirely unlike her, but she's furious that he doesn't make the connection.]] |
| 188 | -->''"Have you killed so many parents that you cannot remember their children?"'' |
| 189 | [[/folder]] |
| 190 | |
| 191 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 192 | * ''Series/{{Andor}}'': When Luthen Rael reveals that he knows about Cassian Andor's DarkAndTroubledPast, and that [[MegaCorp Preox-Morlana]] are hunting him down for killing two of their security officers, Cassian responds by drawing a blaster on him. |
| 193 | -->'''Cassian:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Who-are-you?]] |
| 194 | -->'''Luthen:''' That's the wrong question. The question is "How much time do we have to get out of here?" |
| 195 | * ''Series/AlteredCarbon'': |
| 196 | ** When SuperSoldier-turned-criminal Takeshi Kovacs proceeds to WakeUpFighting after being uploaded into a new body, a technician tries to look up his record only to find most of it is ClassifiedInformation, causing him to exclaim, "Who the hell ''is'' this guy?" |
| 197 | ** Detective Ortega has the same reaction when fighting the BigBad, who has also locked off their own past. When asked "Who are you?", she just replies, "[[UnPerson Nobody.]]" |
| 198 | ** In Season 2, Kovacs initially thinks that Quellcrist Falconer is an [[EvilKnockoff imposter using a cloned sleeve]] and shouts, "Who are you?!" as he's fighting her. It's later revealed that the real Quellcrist 'heard' the question and [[DemonicPossession 'woke up']] at that point; Kovacs finally realises it is her when she pulls a SignatureMove during their fight. |
| 199 | * ''Series/{{Angel}}'': |
| 200 | ** In Season One when he was still something of a ComedicHero, Wesley nevertheless comes up with a good response to this trope. |
| 201 | --->'''[[NoIndoorVoice Haxil]]:''' [[WhoDares WHO IS THE INTERLOPER?]] TO THINK YOU COULD DISTURB THE [[BizarreBabyBoom BIRTH OF MY CHILDREN?]] WHO ARE YOU? |
| 202 | --->'''Wesley:''' Wesley Wyndham-Pryce, rogue demon hunter. And I’m here to fight you, Sir, to the death... preferably yours. |
| 203 | ** In "Soul Purpose" Spike saves a couple from vampires. |
| 204 | --->'''Woman:''' Wait. Who are you?\ |
| 205 | '''Spike:''' ''[without turning to face them, hangs his head, then softly]'' I'm TheHero. |
| 206 | * ''Series/{{Arrow}}'': |
| 207 | ** A variation in "City of Heroes". Roy Harper's response to the Canary coming out of nowhere to save his ass is, "Where the hell did you come from?" It turns out to be a very important question, but she leaves without answering. In "Crucible", Oliver Queen asks the question straight and the Canary warns him that his life won't be the same if she unmasks, [[spoiler:which she does to reveal herself as his ex-girlfriend Sara Lance whom we [[NotQuiteDead supposedly saw drown]] in the pilot episode.]] |
| 208 | ** A Mirakuru soldier is attacking Thea Queen when the Dark Archer does a ConvenientlyTimedAttackFromBehind. The Mirakuru soldier yanks the arrow from his body and turns to confront his attacker. |
| 209 | --->'''Mirakuru Soldier:''' Who are you? ''([[GrenadeTag arrow in his hand]] explodes)'' |
| 210 | --->''(The Dark Archer does DramaticUnmask)'' |
| 211 | --->'''Malcolm Merlyn:''' [[PapaWolf I'm her father.]] |
| 212 | ** In "Left Behind", morale is down in Team Arrow so when a criminal demands of Arsenal "Who the hell are you?" he doesn't even bother to answer. However later in the episode when Laurel Lance decides to take up the mantle of the ComicBook/BlackCanary, she gives the PreAssKickingOneLiner expected of a masked vigilante. |
| 213 | --->'''Criminal:''' Who the hell are you? |
| 214 | --->'''Black Canary:''' I'm the justice you can't run from. |
| 215 | ** In the ''Elseworlds'' crossover our heroes give this response on encountering [[Series/Batwoman2019 Batwoman]]. They conclude that she's...[[CaptainObvious not Batman]]. |
| 216 | * One of the sets of ArcWords on ''Series/BabylonFive'', along with "[[DealWithTheDevil What Do You Want?]]" and "[[ArmorPiercingQuestion Why Are You Here?]]" In contrast to its typical usage, giving your name or title is highlighted as being the wrong answer to the question. |
| 217 | * ''Series/BurnNotice'', the episode "Center of the Storm". |
| 218 | -->'''The Client:''' Who are you?\ |
| 219 | '''Michael Westen:''' I'm Michael Westen, and I'm here to save you people.\ |
| 220 | '''Hitman:''' [=WHO=] ''[=ARE=]'' [=YOU=]?!\ |
| 221 | '''Michael Westen:''' ''[sigh]'' I'm Michael Westen, and I'm here to save these people. |
| 222 | * The premise of ''Series/DarkMatter2015'' is the protagonists [[YouWakeUpInARoom waking up on a spacecraft]] with [[OntologicalMystery no idea of who they are or how they got there]]. Naturally this trope comes up. |
| 223 | -->'''Three:''' ''(pointing GunsAkimbo)'' ''WHO ARE YOU?!''\ |
| 224 | '''One and Two:''' ''(in unison)'' I don't know.\ |
| 225 | '''Two:''' Who are ''you?''\ |
| 226 | '''Three:''' I've got no idea. |
| 227 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': The Doctor is another frequent recipient. How he replies depends on his personality at the time. |
| 228 | ** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E7TheUnicornAndTheWasp "The Unicorn and the Wasp"]] has Creator/AgathaChristie combine this with WhatTheHellAreYou after seeing the Doctor cure himself of ''cyanide poisoning'' and exhaling a cloud of black smoke. |
| 229 | ** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E14TheNextDoctor "The Next Doctor"]] has the Doctor and the title character asking this of each other. Due to the other's obvious memory problems, the Doctor decides to go with [[MrSmith "John Smith"]]. |
| 230 | ** The Doctor also asks this of River Song several times, until he finds out in series 6. |
| 231 | ** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E5Oxygen "Oxygen"]], the Doctor responds with a BadassBoast to this question, saying he's going to save them so they'll spend the rest of their lives wondering about that. |
| 232 | ** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS37E1TheWomanWhoFellToEarth "The Woman Who Fell to Earth"]]: The antagonist asks this of the Doctor twice. The first time, due to [[ResurrectionSickness regeneration sickness]]-induced [[AmnesiacHero amnesia]], she doesn't know. The second time, [[ShesBack she does]]. |
| 233 | ** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS37E3Rosa "Rosa"]]: The antagonist asks this of the Doctor every time he meets her, but she never answers the question. |
| 234 | ** In "Arachnids in the UK", Graham comes up with the most pragmatic answer to this trope. "Word of advice, mate. [[DontAskJustRun Run now, ask questions later]]." |
| 235 | * ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' gets this question [[PhraseCatcher a lot]] (usually preceded with a [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns rude pronoun]]) when he finishes his KirkSummation. The correct answer is, "Just a passing-through Kamen Rider. Remember that!" |
| 236 | * ''Series/{{Leverage}}'': |
| 237 | ** In "[[Recap/LeverageS01E05TheBankShotJob The Bank Shot Job]]", Eliot politely refers to the whole team when a kidnapped woman is stunned by him seeming to rescue her single-handedly from the goons who grabbed her. |
| 238 | ---> '''Ellen Clark:''' Who are you?!\ |
| 239 | '''Eliot Spencer:''' Well, ma'am... we'd be the cavalry. |
| 240 | ** Damian Moreau exclaims, "Who ARE you guys?" after the [[JustLikeRobinHood heroes]] spend the entire third season taking him down. He has no idea who any of them are[[spoiler: except Eliot]]. |
| 241 | * Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse: |
| 242 | ** ''Series/Daredevil2015''. In the pilot episode, this is Karen Page's response when Matt Murdock and Foggy Nelson show up out of the blue to represent her after she's framed for murder: |
| 243 | --->'''Karen Page:''' Who the hell are you guys?\ |
| 244 | '''Matt:''' I'm Matt. He's Foggy. ''[Foggy smiles and nods]''\ |
| 245 | '''Karen:''' Who sent you?\ |
| 246 | '''Matt:''' No one sent us. |
| 247 | *** And later when a masked man in black appears out of nowhere to save her from a hitman, Karen can only gasp out an incredulous "Who... what the hell?!" |
| 248 | *** Matt's reaction in Season 3 when he encounters a [[CostumeCopycat man dressed in his Daredevil outfit]] committing murders on Wilson Fisk's behalf. |
| 249 | ---->'''Matt:''' Who are you? |
| 250 | ---->'''Poindexter:''' [[BlatantLies I'm Daredevil]]... |
| 251 | ** ''Series/TheDefenders2017'': |
| 252 | *** Happens twice to [[Series/Daredevil2015 Matt Murdock]] in the course of "Mean Right Hook": At the beginning of the episode, right after an artificial earthquake, Matt roofhops over from his apartment, still wearing suit and tie, and beats up some teenage looters as well as an overzealous store owner trying to shoot them with a shotgun. As Matt is catching his breath, one of the thieves utters a bewildered "Who ''are'' you?" before Matt walks away.\ |
| 253 | At the end of the episode, thanks to outsourced case work that Matt has received from Foggy, he finds himself walking into a police interrogation room to provide impromptu legal counsel to [[Series/JessicaJones2015 Jessica Jones]] as she's being questioned by Detective Misty Knight. |
| 254 | ---->'''Matt Murdock:''' [[DontAnswerThat Jessica Jones, stop talking.]] Hi. This is over.\ |
| 255 | '''Jessica Jones:''' Who the hell are you?\ |
| 256 | '''Matt Murdock:''' My name is Matthew Murdock. I'm your attorney. |
| 257 | *** Also from "Mean Right Hook", [[Series/LukeCage2016 Luke Cage]] and [[Series/IronFist2017 Danny Rand]] say this to each other as Luke interrupts Danny's attempt to rough up Cole for information. |
| 258 | *** At the end of the HallwayFight in "Worst Behavior", Danny Rand gives a bewildered "Who are you people?" to the other superheroes as they're escaping Midland Circle in the elevator. As they haven't yet joined together to become the Defenders, no-one replies with a TitleDrop. |
| 259 | *** At the Royal Dragon, Alexandra implicitly asks Luke who he is when Luke notes a contradiction between her words and the Hand's methods. Luke is smart enough to see where she's going. |
| 260 | ---->'''Alexandra:''' I'm sorry, I don't believe we've been properly introduced. \ |
| 261 | '''Luke Cage:''' Let's keep it that way. |
| 262 | ** PlayedForLaughs in ''Series/ThePunisher2017''. |
| 263 | --->'''Amy:''' Who ''are'' you people? |
| 264 | --->'''Frank Castle and Agent Madani:''' [[SpeakInUnison Shut up.]] |
| 265 | * Yelled by Bill O'Reilly to Creator/StephenColbert during [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QquTUR9nbC4 his interview]] in ''The O'Reilly Factor''. |
| 266 | * ''Series/PersonOfInterest'' |
| 267 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNvP35v3lS4 When asked this question]] John Reese muses that he really needs to think up an answer to give people, although his usual response is some variation on "[[CatchPhrase a concerned third party]]". Played seriously in a later episode when he replies, "I find it hard to answer that, even to myself." And in "Trojan Horse" he's being shot at when asked this question, so he replies, "Right now? An easy target." |
| 268 | ** In "RAM", we see Reese's predecessor on the job saving a DamselInDistress, and he smoothly answers, "Protector of the innocent. Heard you could use some protecting", before talking her into RescueSex, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment showing he's more arrogant and less moral]] than Reese. |
| 269 | ** Harold Finch is the inventor of The Machine, for which he charged the US government a nominal fee. |
| 270 | --->'''Barnett:''' Who are you?\ |
| 271 | '''Finch:''' Who am I? I'm just like you, Mr. Barnett. A man who sold the world. Only I charged them $1. |
| 272 | * ''Series/TheProfessionals'' |
| 273 | ** From "Private Madness, Public Danger" |
| 274 | --->'''Susan Fenton:''' Who are you?\ |
| 275 | '''Bodie:''' Well, let's say that I'm the [[CowboyCop not-very-bad Samaritan]]. |
| 276 | ** In "Blind Run", Bodie does a FlashedBadgeHijack of a canal boat to rescue Doyle and the others. The woman who owns it is not happy. |
| 277 | --->'''Phillipa:''' Who are you?!\ |
| 278 | '''Bodie:''' Well, if I had a bugle, [[BigDamnHeroes I'd be the Seventh Cavalry.]] |
| 279 | *** When he first helps himself to her boat she asks, "What are you?" As they're on a 'deniable' mission he replies, "I'm nothing--I don't exist." |
| 280 | * ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''. In "Wink of an Eye", Captain Kirk knows an unseen force has abducted a RedShirt and is sabotaging his ship. All of a sudden, he sees a beautiful woman on the ''Enterprise'' bridge who wasn't there a moment ago. When Kirk demands an explanation for her presence, [[BoldlyComing she grabs him in a passionate clinch]]. |
| 281 | --->'''Kirk:''' ''(pushing her away)'' Who are you? |
| 282 | --->'''Deela:''' Deela. The enemy. |
| 283 | * ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'': Rex Matheson asks, "Who the hell are you people?!" before Gwen shoots down a hostile helicopter. Gwen nonchalantly answers, "Torchwood." |
| 284 | [[/folder]] |
| 285 | |
| 286 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 287 | * Music/TomWaits has a song with this title, which can be enjoyed listening to on ''Music/BoneMachine''. |
| 288 | [[/folder]] |
| 289 | |
| 290 | [[folder:Pro Wrestling]] |
| 291 | * Variant: Wrestling/TheRock would often act uninterested when being addressed by someone he viewed as inconsequential (which was pretty much everybody), waiting until they were finished before asking them, "Who in the blue hell are ''you''?", then interrupting them after a couple of syllables with, "IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR NAME IS!" |
| 292 | [[/folder]] |
| 293 | |
| 294 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 295 | * ''VideoGame/StarFox64'': |
| 296 | -->'''Attack Carrier Captain:''' Who are you guys?!\ |
| 297 | '''Fox:''' We're Star Fox!\ |
| 298 | '''Attack Carrier Captain:''' [[DefiantToTheEnd YOU'LL NEVER DEFEAT ANDROSS!!!!!!]] |
| 299 | * The end of ''VideoGame/DukeNukem3D'' (LA Meltdown), the defeated boss asks, "Who the hell are you?" |
| 300 | * From the ''[[VideoGame/WingCommander Privateer]]'' intro: |
| 301 | -->'''SpacePirate:''' Who are you that flies so good? Are you insane?!\ |
| 302 | '''[[PlayerCharacter Grayson Burrows]]:''': No, it's just got a load of cargo in the back, and a load of bills to pay at home.\ |
| 303 | '''Pirate:''' And I the same! You shouldn't kill me just for attacking you!\ |
| 304 | '''Burrows:''' I don't mind that you tried to kill me, but protecting myself against your kind gets to be expensive, and I'm on a budget! [missile to the pirate's face] |
| 305 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' features one when the heroes finally do battle with the BigBad: Vayne asks who Ashe is, an angel of vengeance or of mercy. Ashe replies that she comes as herself, and nothing more. |
| 306 | * In ''VideoGame/SakuraWars2019'': |
| 307 | ** Clarissa "Claris" Snowflake asks ''"Wein ass et!?"''[[note]]Who are YOU!?[[/note]] in shock after she encounters Seijuro Kamiyama for the first time. |
| 308 | ** A non-villainous example occurs at the end of chapter 1. Xiaolong Yang asks ''"Who the hell are you!?"'' after Kamiyama arrives in his Mugen to thwart the former's CurbStompBattle on Sakura Amamiya. |
| 309 | [[/folder]] |
| 310 | |
| 311 | [[folder:Web Video]] |
| 312 | * ''WebVideo/JoueurDuGrenier'': PlayedForLaughs in the Myth/RobinHood special, when Robin is attacking a merchant's convoy: |
| 313 | -->'''Robin [emerging from hiding]:''' Greetings, I am Robin Hood! Hand over all your riches!\ |
| 314 | '''Merchant:''' Who are you?\ |
| 315 | [awkward five seconds]\ |
| 316 | '''Robin [in exactly the same tone as earlier]:''' Robin Hood! |
| 317 | :: Then the guards start laughing, as the convoy was a trap set by the Sheriff of Nottingham. |
| 318 | [[/folder]] |
| 319 | |
| 320 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 321 | * Zuko of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' gets such a scene after he defeats a group of thugs in his DayInTheLimelight: |
| 322 | -->'''Gao:''' Who... who are you?\ |
| 323 | '''Zuko:''' [[MyNameIsInigoMontoya My name is Zuko!]] Son of Ursa and Fire Lord Ozai! Prince of the Fire Nation and heir to the throne! |
| 324 | * WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck demands this of the unseen animator at the end of ''WesternAnimation/DuckAmuck''. |
| 325 | * Evil Lawyer Goodwill gets clocked by a chair by someone he had threatened earlier at the end of 1938's ''The Case Of The Stuttering Pig.'' |
| 326 | -->'''Porky and family:''' Who did that?\ |
| 327 | '''Unseen Man:''' Me!\ |
| 328 | '''Goodwill:''' Who are ''you''?\ |
| 329 | '''Unseen Man''': I'm da guy in the third row... ya big sourpuss! |
| 330 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' episode "Whatever Happened to Billy Whatshisname?", Billy asks this question to Bobby, the kid who’s trying to steal his life and identity when he gives Billy an ultimatum; leave town by sunrise, or [[KillAndReplace he’ll get rid of him himself]]. |
| 331 | -->'''Billy:''' Who are you? Why are you doing this?!\ |
| 332 | '''Bobby:''' [[IdTellYouButThenIdHaveToKillYou If I told you, I’d have to]] [[NeverSayDie destroy]] [[IdTellYouButThenIdHaveToKillYou you!]]\ |
| 333 | '''Billy:''' [[DumbassHasAPoint But weren’t you going to destroy me anyway?]]\ |
| 334 | '''Bobby:''' Well, yeah, but… I… NOW YOU’VE ONLY GOT ‘TIL MORNING! |
| 335 | * Megatron meets Optimus Prime this way in the time-travel episode "War Dawn" from ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers''. |
| 336 | -->'''Optimus:''' You've caused enough destruction for one day, Megatron!\ |
| 337 | '''Megatron:''' I haven't even ''started''.\ |
| 338 | ''[Megatron blasts Prime, but it glances off his armor]''\ |
| 339 | '''Megatron:''' You! Who are you?!\ |
| 340 | '''Optimus:''' Your worst nightmare!\ |
| 341 | ''[Prime starts blowing away Megatron's army, single-handedly turning the tide]'' |
| 342 | * In ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', Superman asks this to {{ComicBook/Darkseid}} when the latter banishes his son Kalibak back to Apokolips. Darkseid blasts Superman with his [[EyeBeams Omega Beams]], [[KneelBeforeZod forcing him to kneel]], and answers "That is who I am." |
| 343 | * Said by Marco in ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'', after he witnesses Star's magical abilities. |
| 344 | -->'''Marco:''' Who are you?\ |
| 345 | '''Star:''' I'm a magical princess from another dimension. ''[creates a rainbow that quickly bursts into flames]'' |
| 346 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheRuffAndReddyShow'': The "Treasure of Skipper Kipper" story arc has our heroes tracing calls for help to a shack on an island: |
| 347 | -->'''Skipper Kipper:''' Who are you?\ |
| 348 | '''Reddy:''' We're Ruff 'n' Reddy, all-around good guys. Who are you?\ |
| 349 | '''Skipper Kipper:''' I'm Skipper Kipper, all-around sailor, and this is my parrot Squawky Talky.\ |
| 350 | '''Reddy:''' Yeah, I know. More squawky than talky! |
| 351 | * At the start of the WesternAnimation/BugsBunny cartoon "Satan's Waitin'," Yosemite Sam winds up facing the Devil himself who asks him "Well, who the hell are you?" |
| 352 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollhunters}}'': When [[spoiler:Claire, Jim's girlfriend,]] gets possessed and starts [[PowerFloats floating around]]. |
| 353 | -->'''Jim:''' Who ''are'' you?\ |
| 354 | '''Morgana:''' I am '''''MORGANA!'''''\ |
| 355 | ''[beat]''\ |
| 356 | '''Jim:''' Who?\ |
| 357 | '''Morgana:''' ...Morgana. Baba Yaga? The Sorceress Queen? Ugh, ''the Pale Lady!''\ |
| 358 | '''Jim:''' Sorry, not ringing a bell. |
| 359 | * ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010''. When Green Arrow brings his [[BlatantLies "niece"]] Artemis into their group, Kid Flash gives this trope. |
| 360 | -->'''Kid Flash:''' Like you know ''anything'' about the [League of] Shadows. ''(Artemis smirks)'' Who ARE you?! |
| 361 | |
| 362 | [[/folder]] |
| 363 | |
| 364 | [[folder:Real Life]] |
| 365 | * WABC-TV Consumer Reporter Nina Pineda was asked this when she tried to get back money owed to a swindled customer. Her reply was "Channel 7!" This was included in a commercial for her, with Aretha Franklin's "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" as the soundtrack. |
| 366 | [[/folder]] |
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