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1The Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}, being an insanely popular VisualNovel franchise and having a penchant for crazy, awesome, and badass situations, also happens to be a pool of huge memes generated by its fandom.
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3For memes originating in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'', see [[Memes/FateGrandOrder here]].
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6%%PLEASE, REMEMBER: Memes that don't explain where they came from will be deleted. Even if you think it's self explanatory, there are people who will not get it. There is no such thing as a universal meme.
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10* The meme. [=[[=]labelnote:Explanation[=]]=]The explanation behind the meme, if necessary.[=[[/=]labelnote[=]]=] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Like this.[[/labelnote]]
11** Further mutations and successor memes, if any.
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16[[folder:Fate series (except Fate/Grand Order)]]
17Most, but not all, of the following memes [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/type-moon are listed on the Type-Moon page]] on Website/KnowYourMeme, and several have individual pages to themselves.
18* "[[CaptainObvious People die]] [[ShapedLikeItself if they are killed]]." [[labelnote:Explanation]]From [[http://i1.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/001/593/peopledie.jpg a fansub's]] BlindIdiotTranslation taken out of context.[[/labelnote]]
19** Up until that point in the Fate route, Shirou had survived at least half a dozen near death experiences (including being disemboweled, stabbed through the heart, and cut clean through from shoulder to hip) through a magical HealingFactor. However, Shirou then gives up that power [[spoiler:so Saber can use it to stand a chance against Gilgamesh]]. Thus, Shirou is just restating he's fine giving the power up, as he's already more than grateful for surviving more near death experiences than a person would normally ever expect to. His next line is "That's the way it's supposed to be", signifying his acceptance of becoming mortal again like every other human. People still make fun of Shirou and the BlindIdiotTranslation though.
20** [[VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}} Shiki Tohno:]] "Don't be ridiculous! Dead people can't be alive!"
21** Nanako[[note]]from the ''Tsukihime'' quasi-sequel ''Kagetsu Tohya''[[/note]]: "Eh--Th-th-that's ridiculous! First of all, that person doesn't even die when killed!"
22** [[Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya Rin Tohsaka:]] "She wouldn't die even if you kill her."
23** [[VideoGame/FateExtra Playable Caster:]] "All right! Now that this is all settled, we WILL survive until the end, even if it kills me!"
24** [[VideoGame/FateGrandOrder Musashi:]] "There's no way I'm fighting an opponent who won't die even if you kill him!"
25** Jaguar Man: "Hey you! You know Servants die if they are killed, right?"
26** [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina:]] "A real man never dies, even when he's killed!"
27** [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Renji Abarai:]] "Even if we kill you, you probably wouldn't die."
28** [[Manga/DeathNote L:]] "The thing you have to do, is die before getting killed." (Ironically, this phase actually [[ItMakesSenseInContext makes much more sense]] given the premises of ''Manga/DeathNote'')
29** [[Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi Asuna Kagurazaka:]] "I've been always worried about when he would get injured, of if he would get killed... But now he won't die even if "he" is killed."
30** [[Anime/{{Hamatora}} Nice:]] "I'll kill you if you die again!"
31** [[Manga/DailyLivesOfHighschoolBoys Tadakuni's sister:]] "Shut up! If you don't die right now, I'll kill you! If you don't wanna get killed, then die!"
32** [[Anime/{{Symphogear}} Hibiki Tachibana:]] "Then I'll come back alive, even if it kills me!"
33** [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony Maki Harukawa:]] "He's stupid enough to get himself killed, but I know he won't really die."
34** [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar Eitri:]] "It will kill you!" Thor: "Only if I die." Eitri: "Yes... that's what... killing you means..."
35** [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/170969-people-die-if-they-are-killed Case in Point.]]
36** [[Literature/LordElMelloiIICaseFiles Lord El-Melloi II:]] "You are dead if your head has been taken away."
37* "Just because you're correct doesn't mean you're right." [[labelnote:Explanation]]More oddly-translated wisdom from Shirou, this time from the official sub of the ''[[Anime/FateStayNightUnlimitedBladeWorks Unlimited Blade Works]]'' anime. In context, he meant something along the lines of "just because you've got your facts correct doesn't mean your conclusions are right"; Archer might be the voice of reason speaking, but that doesn't make it the "right" choice for Shirou. The first opening even stresses this with one of the lyrics meaning "There is not only one right answer."[[/labelnote]]
38* "[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment The Archer class really is made up of Archers!]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another "lost in translation" moment, courtesy of Rin this time. It's a peculiarity of the Japanese language that using pronouns can be very casual and/or rude whereas using a person's name even when directly speaking to them is common. She calls Archer by his "name," but what she's saying is, "You really are an Archer!"[[/labelnote]]
39** This evolved into a sarcastic meme in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' regarding the Archer class which has only a few actual archers. The Archer class is given to ranged fighters who don't rely on magecraft, so characters like Billy the Kid (a gun) or Nikola Tesla (science-based lightning) are considered Archers.
40*** The sarcasm gets further upon the inclusion of ''Literature/TheGardenOfSinners'''s Asagami Fujino as an Archer-class Servant, yet she doesn't have anything in her to be an Archer (as she doesn't have a bow or any ranged weapons but has her telekinetic ability as her main method of attack instead), and some believes she fits more as Caster or Avenger instead.
41*** Swimsuit Jeanne is even worse, since she was thought to be a given for the Rider class after the teaser trailer showed her riding a whale... but nope, she's an Archer, and her projectiles are dolphins.
42*** To add insult to injury, the [[spoiler:former Grand]] Archer Orion turns out to use mostly his fists to destroy enemies.
43* [[Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya "When you have a birthday, you celebrate being born."]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Even Shirou's counterpart in the Prisma Illya universe is not immune to making these statements, though he's explaining this to Miyu, who never celebrated her birthday.[[/labelnote]]
44* [[https://www.reddit.com/r/fatestaynight/comments/8ihubt/typemoon_follows_the_fate_tradition_flawlessly/ The Fate tradition]]! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Building on all the above, fans have taken to compiling lines from as many ''Fate'' works as possible that are either [[ItMakesSenseInContext out-of-context]] or [[BlindIdiotTranslation poorly-translated]] to make it look like ''Fate'' dialogue basically consists of [[CaptainObvious stupidly obvious observations]] or just [[ImmediateSelfContradiction schizoid nonsense]].[[/labelnote]]
45* GAY BULGE! [[labelnote:Explanation]]The first anime's dub mispronounced "Gae Bolg", the name of Lancer's Noble Phantasm. Naturally, the Internet had a field day with this.[[/labelnote]]
46** [[http://yumekage.deviantart.com/art/Fate-Comic-06-280708507 Here]] is a fan comic depiction, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbiKO8T6rbs here]] is a GagSub depiction.
47** Raw Ass [[labelnote:Explanation]]When Lancer throws a full-powered Gae Bolg at Archer in "Unlimited Blade Works," Archer blocks the shot with Rho Aias, the Shield of Ajax. The fandom immediately turned it into a MemeticMutation to match "Gay Bulge." It also doesn't help that in Myth/CelticMythology Cú Chulainn kills Ferdiad in their duel by stabbing him through his anus with Gae Bolg, so "Raw Ass" is surprisingly accurate.[[/labelnote]]
48* "Alright, Shirou! Please put your... that! Y... Your [=pOnOs=]! To my... my... Here! .....My [=vagOOO=]!!! And J.. J... JAM IT IN!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A series of ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' parody comics makes it a RunningGag that Shirou frequently suffers EntendreFailure when faced with sexual innuendo, and one doujinshi in particular portrays him as ignorant of even basic understanding of the mechanics of sex, requiring this line from Saber. The ''O'''s in the words "penis" and "vagina" are supposed to be circles representing blank-space censorship.[[/labelnote]]
49** "...you lost me." [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=1595 A fancomic by Hiroyuki]], created as a [=parody/response=] to the above, has Shirou say this line in response to Rin and Saber trying to teach him how to perform the act.[[/labelnote]]
50---> 1. Put pOnOs (A) to vagOOO (B). \
51 2. JAM IT IN! \
52 3. [[MissingStepsPlan ?????]] \
53 4. [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark PROFIT!!!]]
54* "The hardest questions are the ones we ask ourselves, Shirou."[[labelnote:Explanation]]A [[https://i.imgur.com/WvtRU3K.png meme edit]] from a screenshot of the ''UBW'' anime that features Saber contemplating Rin's constant ZettaiRyouiki even when it's freezing.[[/labelnote]]
55* [[UnusualEuphemism Recharge your mana.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]][[DeusSexMachina Mana is recharged through sex]] in VisualNovel/FateStayNight.[[/labelnote]]
56** [[SexyDiscretionShot LOL dragons. / LOL dolphins. / LOL sperm fish.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Remember that VisualNovel/FateStayNight originally was an {{eroge}} of the same name and the anime adaptions of its storylines changed this. This is how, during two obvious sex scenes... before anything risque shows up, you are treated to a show of a CGI dragon (in the Fate route anime), CGI dolphins (in the ''Unlimited Blade Works'' movie), or CGI fish that resemble sperm (''Unlimited Blade Works'' anime) instead of the scene.[[/labelnote]]
57** [[FanNickname Mana Transfer Dragon]], the one used for Saber's scene in the anime, now has its own tag on Danbooru and similar sites.
58* Is it OK to be gar for Archer? [[labelnote:Explanation]]Someone misspelled "gay for Archer" and the misspelling stuck.[[/labelnote]]
59** GAR. [[labelnote:Explanation]]An adjective describing manly characters who become {{Memetic Badass}}es via PerverseSexualLust.[[/labelnote]]
60** [[FanNickname GARcher]].
61* Mapo tofu. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A scene in ''Heaven's Feel'' when [[VillainsOutShopping Kirei is caught eating the mapo tofu dish]] as if it was his ultimate life goal and somehow [[MundaneMadeAwesome still manages to put Shirou on full guard]]. Even better with voice acting as Creator/JojiNakata goes all the way with panting and "chomp chomp" sounds. This scene is then taken up a notch in the first [[Anime/FateStayNightHeavensFeel Heaven's Feel]] Movie. It's also referenced in ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya Drei!!!'' as he runs an ultra expensive Mapo tofu shop.[[/labelnote]]
62** [[AdamSmithHatesYourGuts Kirei's rip off store.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Anytime Kirei is selling anything, he will charge ridicious prices for it, infamously the Mapo Tofu he sees in ''Prisma Illya'' [[spoiler:and the school uniform you need to get the true ending in]] ''Fate/EXTRA CCC''. [[/labelnote]]
63* Unlimited ______ Works. Just fill in the blank with a noun and you can bring up wonders: [[Literature/TheGardenOfSinners Unlimited Häagen-Dazs Works]], [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Unlimited Musket Works, Unlimited Every Military Weapon Works]], and of course, Unlimited Blade Works. Bonus points if you created a special chant to go along with it.
64** The anime is ''Unlimited Budget Works''.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to the {{SugarWiki/Visual Effects Of Awesome}}ness by Creator/{{ufotable}}, people joke they've got unlimited funds for any of their works.[[/labelnote]]
65** '''Fill-in-the-blank Archer version:''' [[labelnote:Expand]]\
66I am the [[spoiler:bone]] of my [[spoiler:sword]].\
67[[spoiler:Steel]] is my [[spoiler:body]], and [[spoiler:fire]] is my [[spoiler:blood]].\
68I have [[spoiler:created]] over [[spoiler:a thousand blades]].\
69Unknown to [[spoiler:Death]], nor known to [[spoiler:Life]].\
70Have [[spoiler:withstood pain]] to [[spoiler:create many weapons]].\
71Yet, those [[spoiler:hands]] will never [[spoiler:hold anything]].\
72So, as I [[spoiler:pray]], Unlimited [[spoiler:Blade]] Works.[[/labelnote]]
73** '''Fill-in-the-blank Shirou version:''' [[labelnote:Expand]]\
74I am the [[spoiler:bone]] of my [[spoiler:sword]].\
75[[spoiler:Steel]] is my [[spoiler:body]], and [[spoiler:fire]] is my [[spoiler:blood]].\
76I have [[spoiler:created]] over [[spoiler:a thousand blades]].\
77Unaware of [[spoiler:loss]], nor aware of [[spoiler:gain]].\
78Withstood [[spoiler:pain]] to [[spoiler:create weapons]], waiting for [[spoiler:one's arrival]].\
79I have no [[spoiler:regrets]]. This is [[spoiler:my only path]].\
80My [[spoiler:whole life]] was Unlimited [[spoiler:Blade]] Works.[[/labelnote]]
81** [[http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/209/419/1154577440632.jpg Unlimited Essay Works.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]An anon claimed that he turned in a page for his final paper of a writing class he was flunking using an altered UBW chant.[[/labelnote]]
82*** Did you mean "Bane"?
83*** Fall[=/=]Semester Mike.
84* "I ask of you: Are you my Master?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]This is mainly the first line EVERY servant states when they are summoned in ALL Fate series. Most notable during Saber's summoning in ''Literature/FateZero'' and especially the SignatureScene in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''.[[/labelnote]]
85* "This is a war which mucks around with women and children!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]In the Fifth Fuyuki Holy Grail War, there are six children Masters and three female Servants; it is severely invoked by Gilgamesh.[[/labelnote]]
86* Erotical Black Hole. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Popular nickname for Sakura in Heaven's Feel due to her seemingly endless sexual appetite combined with the Great Grail's resemblance to a black hole.[[/labelnote]]
87* Being Lancer is suffering. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Lancer class has [[BornUnlucky "E-Rank"]] LuckStat, and this presents itself story-wise as them being horribly shafted. Borrows from ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''. Surprisingly enough, more than half of the Servants that appear in the Nasuverse have the same rank in Luck, with only a few exceptions like Arturia Pendragon or Alexander the Great.[[/labelnote]]
88** By the end of ''Literature/FateZero'', it's become "Being everyone in ''Fate[=/=]zero'' is suffering." [[DownerEnding Because there's not a good end for ANYONE.]] [[TheBadGuyWins Except Gilgamesh.]] (Unsurprisingly, both ''Fate[=/=]zero'' and ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' have the same writer, Creator/GenUrobuchi).
89** Being Lancer is wonderful. [[labelnote:Explanation]]As of [[Literature/FateApocrypha Fate/Apocrypha's]] release, this has taken a complete 180, since both of its Lancers, Vlad the Impaler and Karna, are respectively [[RankScalesWithAsskicking the strongest member of Black Team]] and [[StoryBreakerPower one of the single most overpowered characters in the entire franchise]], theorized to be able to take on [[PhysicalGod GILGAMESH]]. It became a DiscreditedMeme following the conclusion of Apocrypha.[[/labelnote]]
90** Being Lancer is still suffering [[labelnote:Explanation (Spoilers for Apocrypha)]]In the second volume, Vlad is stripped of his advantage, forced to use his Legend of Dracula Noble Phantasm against his will, and possessed by Darnic; despite faring well against a total of six Servants at the same time, he, [[DeathByIrony a Catholic, is soon dispatched by Shirou Kotomine AKA Amakusa Shirou Tokisada, a Catholic pseudo-saint]]. And on the other hand, despite Karna's much better performance, he's still stuck with a Master that he doesn't fully trust, got his servitude via underhanded means, and having to take the antagonist role. [[BrokenBase For the camp]] that liked him [[AmericansHateTingle and also disliking Sieg]], they also put 'being eventually beaten by Sieg' as another point of Karna's suffering.[[/labelnote]]
91* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imrC3HWwCDU DR. GILGAMESH]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Gilgamesh's infamous "heart surgery" scene in UBW triggered a lot of "heart"-related jokes, often done by reversing scenes of him slaughtering his opponents to portray him as some kind of SuperDoc who can heal any injury.[[/labelnote]]
92** "You've stolen my heart."[[labelnote:Explanation]]Joking about shipping Gilgamesh with [[spoiler:Ilyasviel]] just because of the not-metaphor.[[/labelnote]]
93* [[BadassBoast KING OF HEROES, DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH SWORDS?]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A paraphrased/liberally translated version of Shirou's line in the Unlimited Blade Works route when facing off against Gilgamesh.[[/labelnote]]
94** Mongrels! Those swords are fucking patented! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A flanderization of Gilgamesh's interaction with Shirou and Archer. Brought up in the CharacterDevelopment Cliff Notes style of the Unlimited Blade Works route.[[/labelnote]]
95** Ha! Know your place, ''[[CatchPhrase mongrel!]]'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Gilgamesh has a habit of referring to everyone else as "zasshu", which is usually translated as "mongrel" in English.[[/labelnote]]
96* [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1322092738287_4122.jpg Rejoice, Emiya Shirou]]/Yorokobe, shounen! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Kirei Kotomine's line towards Shirou at the start of ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' has turned into a memetic CatchPhrase for the priest.[[/labelnote]]
97** With the advent of VideoGame/FateGrandOrder, this meme evolved to something akin to [[VideoGame/KanColle Naka-chan drops everywhere]], due to Black Keys Craft Essence dropping pretty much in every 10-roll quartz gacha.
98* Kirei's jogging in ''Literature/FateZero's'' eighth episode has reached a memetic status among the fandom.
99* "Kirei Kotomine is best girl/waifu" / "Where's Kirei Kotomine's Route?".[[labelnote:Explanation]]The ''Fate'' series has prominent emphasis and fandom on attractive female characters. Kotomine is jokingly called a waifu for his badassery, being a MemeticBadass for every other meme he's listed on here for, and being one of the main characters who has a significant relationship to Shirou.[[/labelnote]]
100* [[GratuitousJapanese WAGA ARU G.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Lancer consistently refers to Kayneth with "''waga aruji''", or "milord".[[/labelnote]]
101* Team [[{{Netorare}} NTR]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A FanNickname for team Kayneth, referring to how Sola-ui falls in love with Lancer. Said Lancer being Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, who's entire legend is also NTR, shouldn't have come as a surprise.[[/labelnote]]
102* [[ProductPlacement KFC]] [[FunWithAcronyms a.k.a.]] [[spoiler:[[BlackComedy Kayneth's Fried Circuits]]]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Kayneth was hit by [[DepletedPhlebotinumShells a bullet of Kiritsugu's Mystic Code]], shorting his Magic Circuits and - if he uses too much magic - raising the possibility of blowing out his body with overloaded prana. Too bad he had been doing exactly that.[[/labelnote]]
103** This was followed up when someone [[http://wiki.komica.org/pix/img8352.jpg photoshopped Kayneth's face onto the KFC logo]]...
104*** ...which in turn was followed by [[http://i.imgur.com/lucaY.jpg an actual KFC employee, with Lancer's face shopped over his own, posing with red and yellow brooms[=/=]mops in each hand representing Diarmuid's dual spears]].
105** On a related note, there is the fandom's ''other'' nickname for Kayneth: [[spoiler: Fast Wheels]].
106* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ2swPuYJ2o MOU IKKAI!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A cute little endlessly repeating animation featuring the song ''Sakuranbo'', with the lyrics "mou ikkai"/"one more time".[[/labelnote]]
107* [[GratuitousJapanese Yuetsu!]]! [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Japanese word for "pleasure", alternatively translated as "joy" or "entertainment"; one of the plotlines involves Gilgamesh making Kirei realize what exactly the source of these things is for him. It's probably a result of the frequent use and the HoYay that comes with it that made it into a memetic word among the fandom.[[/labelnote]]
108* Ancient Hindu Spaceships! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Mutated form of the ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' Ancient Egyptian Laser Beams meme when referring to Gilgamesh's flying ship in ''Literature/FateZero''. Yes, it's at least grounded in true myth in the Literature/{{Ramayana}}.[[/labelnote]]
109* Happy Mother/Father/Children's Day, Kiritsugu![[labelnote:Explanation]]Fate/Zero had episodes that aired on Mother's Day, Father's Day, and Japan's Children's Day. In said episodes, Kiritsugu is forced to kill his adoptive mother, (Grail-created versions of) his family, and his childhood friend, respectively.[[/labelnote]]
110* '''UNLIMITED BUDGET WORKS''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]With Ufotable adapting the full-length UBW anime and piggybacking off of the immense financial success of Fate/Zero, the animation in UBW was set to be very, ''very'' well funded.[[/labelnote]]
111** '''HEAVEN'S FUND''' or alternately, '''HEAVEN'S BUDGET'''[[labelnote:Explanation]]With Ufotable also adapting the ''Heaven's Feel'' movie trilogy and taking into account the studio's reputation for high quality animation plus the budget they've earned from the UBW anime itself, people have been dead set on calling the adaptation of the third route this. Now that the first movie's out, fans everywhere all agree that Ufotable outdid themselves with the [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome animation this time]], with them even going so far as to say that it ''managed to surpass UBW's animation in quality''.[[/labelnote]]
112* [[SarcasmMode Historical Accuracy]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to the very system of the Grail calling upon copies of the heroes of all times to fight, many have some characteristics distinct to their mythical or historical depiction. Though plausible with some characters of the original VN, other entries in the franchise took it to its logical conclusion.[[/labelnote]]
113* ''(Insert violent sequence here)'': [[http://i.imgur.com/RyzHul.jpg (IT'S) MORE FUN]] [[http://i.imgur.com/ZcilOl.jpg IN THE PHILIPPINES!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] It's a reference to both one of the Philippines' old tourism slogans, and the revelation that Alimango Island, where Kiritsugu's StartOfDarkness took place, is an actual location from that country. Needless to say, a number of Filipinos couldn't resist.[[/labelnote]]
114* [[LoveAtFirstSight HIGH BAR]][[labelnote:Explanation]] Rin and Sakura first fall in love with Shirou by watching him try to vault over a bar from the wrong side, not giving up despite trying and failing for hours. It's thus become common to have girls fall madly in love with him in crossovers or any other form of fiction just by jumping over a bar. [[Manga/StrawberryOneHundredPercent It has been done before, though.]][[/labelnote]]
115* [[Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya DON'T THINK!]] [[http://i.imgur.com/klgYlT9.jpg IMAGINE!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Illya sums up how magical girl powers work. Often used by fans as a Hand Wave concerning any breaks in logic.[[/labelnote]]
116** [[http://keripo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Prisma-Illya-Imasine.jpg IMASINE!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]The original airing of the episode misspelled "Imagine". The [[BetterOnDVD DVD release fixed this]], but not before the Internet ran off with it.[[/labelnote]]
117* [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Tohsaka's anus.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] A...[[{{Narm}} particularly memorable line]] from the H-scene in the ''Heaven's Feel'' route, seen [[http://imgur.com/a/6YJGI here, along with a selection of other narmtastic Nasu quotes]] (NSFW). This line is one of the several usually trotted out to support "Nasu can't write sex" as seen above.[[/labelnote]]
118** Defenseless [[labelnote:Explanation]]How said anus was described in the cutscene. It's since been spread out to apply to Rin in general as well as her pseudo-Servant incarnations... even though the H-scene is a dream conjured up by Rider so she could drain Shirou of some mana.[[/labelnote]]
119* TOHSAKA PLEASES OLD MEN FOR MONEY! [[labelnote:Explanation]] Originating from a {{Doujinshi}} where Rin does [[{{Squick}} just that]], this phrase is posted in almost every Fate thread on [[Website/FourChan /a/]].[[/labelnote]]
120* 2017: The Year of Fate. [[labelnote:Explanation]] With the announcement of the first Heaven's Feel movie, Part II of the ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' mobile game as well as it's US release, ''VideoGame/FateExtellaTheUmbralStar'', anime adaptations of ''Grand Order'', ''VideoGame/FateExtra'' and ''Literature/FateApocrypha'', and an anime movie for ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'' all being released at different points in 2017, fans have proclaimed that 2017 is a great time to be a Fate fan.[[/labelnote]]
121* Mama Shirou. [[labelnote:Explanation]]This line inevitably gets used in some form in any fanwork where Mordred ends up meeting her "father" Artoria and Shirou when the latter two are [[FanPreferredCouple together]]. It really ups in hilarity when one remembers that Shirou pretty much is the "wife" in the relationship with his skills at [[SupremeChef cooking]] and housework.[[/labelnote]]
122** [=MamaMIYA=]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]An extension of "Mama Shirou" to Shirou's future counterpart, Archer EMIYA. Frequently seen mothering all the Servants in ''Grand Order'' fanworks, including ones he normally hates.[[/labelnote]]
123** Queen Shirou. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Taking the idea of Artoria and Shirou being together to its logical conclusion, since Artoria is the King of Britain, the other Knights of the Round Table often refer to Shirou as the new "queen".[[/labelnote]]
124* "Hey, that's Hell you are walking into." [[labelnote:Explanation]]A phrase uttered by both Shirou and Archer while the former remembers that his wish to save others was his from the start in Episode 20 of ''Unlimited Blade Works''. Normally used whenever someone discusses heroics or ideals (or ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' and its gatcha and grindiness).[[/labelnote]]
125* [[GratuitousEnglish COOL!!/SAIKOU NO COOL!!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Uryu likes to shout that phrase for witnessing something horrendous, and Gilles caught on, what with his plethora of EldritchAbomination. Hence, this phrase usually accompanies any witnessing of abominations that would make Gilles/Uryu jump in joy and admiration.[[/labelnote]]
126* Boys to MEN.[[labelnote:Explanation]] The franchise's habit of showing its manliest heroes as borderline adorable children/teens in their younger years (save Waver, who is an adult) has not gone unnoticed. The series artists tend to play to this rule just as often out of canon as within-- see Azusa and Murabito's April Fools jokes for example. It even extends to the dual nature of Charlemagne and Karl der Größe in ''VideoGame/FateExtellaLink'', where fans perceive the former as the latter's "lily" variant.[[/labelnote]]
127* Iskandar is "DUDE".[[labelnote:Explanation]]Well, for one thing, he's a [[BigBrotherMentor total bro]]. The meme may have originated earlier, but in any case, in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdWPnAOCzHI scene]] in ''Literature/FateApocrypha'', Waver's remarks to his absent friend were subbed/dubbed rather oddly as, "Heroes are those who do things driven by their ego. Like you, dude."
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129* [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Meet the Kouhai]][[labelnote:Explanation ('''SPOILERS''')]]The scene from ''Lost Butterfly'' where Sakura Matou dreams about being a princess only to reveal that the "candy" she was supposedly eating is actually human limbs has been compared to [=TF2's=] Meet the Pyro.[[/labelnote]]
130* [[Literature/FateZero Diarmuid's Final Speech]][[labelnote:Explanation ('''SPOILERS''')]][[https://youtu.be/GOeaEwbmFZI?t=173 When Diarmuid was forced to commit suicide]], he went on a hateful rant of being utterly betrayed and launched a DyingCurse as his final middle finger to that betrayal. Turns out this ends up easily snowcloned with many betrayed bullied people making variations of his death curse. This is parodied in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' where Blackbeard parodied the quote, but the actual MemeticMutation is from the [[Memes/FateGrandOrder 'bully victims']], like either Ibaraki-douji or Demon God Pillar Barbatos, who were often 'bullied' by the players[[/labelnote]]
131* Local Priest Refuses To Let Man's Girlfriend Get An Abortion.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Final act of ''Heaven's Feel'' being summed as this since the entire route is [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything an analogy for sexual abuse]], which is then topped off by Kirei refusing to let Shirou stop Angra Mainyu from being "born" from Sakura.[[/labelnote]]
132* They got 3 [=SSRs=] and 1 SR in one roll[[labelnote:Explanation]]The simultaneous summoning scene in the beginning of ''Literature/FateZero'' is pretty awesome, but after ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' was released fans half jokingly complained about the Masters' incredible good luck of rolling extremely rare Servants in one summon when all they get from the infamously low-rate gacha were Craft Essences and low tier Servants, especially the much loathed Black Keys.[[/labelnote]]
133* Altria. [[labelnote: Explanation]]This interpretation of ''F/SN'' Saber's real name was quickly laughed at when seen in promotion for the US version of ''Fate/Grand Order'' and the game itself, due to it being what Google Translate spits out when fed the Japanese character for Saber's name. Despite it being what Type-Moon apparently wanted, most people from the West prefer using Arturia or Artoria. Just try saying "Altria Alter" with a straight face. Even the localized version of ''Webcomic/LearningWithMangaFGO'' [[http://fate-go.us/manga_fgo2/comic03.html takes a jab on this.]][[/labelnote]]
134* PADORU PADORU[[labelnote:Explanation]]A meme originating from ''VideoGame/FateExtra''. Nero's catchy Christmas cheer is ''very, very'' quotable. Around December every year, fan artists often replace Nero with a chibi Servant or character of their choice doing the same thing. This meme also spread to non-Type-MOON fandoms.[[/labelnote]]
135* Tamamo-no-Mae is now free[[labelnote:Explanation]]On March 5th, 2022, the Sessho-seki, a legendary stone said to seal the corpse of Tamamo-no-Mae, was found to have split in half. Fan art of the titular Yokai from ''VideoGame/FateExtra'' breaking free of the Sessho-seki have been released ever since the news came out.[[/labelnote]]
136** [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Ahh! After 1,000 years I'm free! It's time to conquer Earth!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Given her legend as [[AsianFoxSpirit a fox spirit]] [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen who caused trouble everywhere she went]], [[https://preview.redd.it/tbg3j8y3sem81.jpg?auto=webp&s=2d436140a699c641be3dd2537d74ad64b2bb2d02 images]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMEAyJn_feI clips]] of her face superimposed over [[BigBad Rita Repulsa]] or replacing her entirely have spawned, some complete with leaving the reader with an exercise to recruit a team of Heroic Spirits to defeat her, this time for good.[[/labelnote]]
137* Harem Protagonist EX [[note]]A reference to Ritsuka and Shirou being ChickMagnet[=s=], EX being an in-universe term for the highest level of an ability.[[/note]]
138* Sakurafish [[note]]A group of 4chan users started a trend of posting an image of Sakura biting into a fish with the text "I'm going to post this every day until you like it.", initially for trolling purposes until everyone started to embrace it and post the image for fun.[[/note]]
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142* [[http://www.lurkmore.com/w/images/9/9e/Thischair.jpg This chair is an eyesore.]] [[EnmityWithAnObject Disappear!]] [[BrokenRecord This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair. This chair!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Originated from a scene in the visual novel where Shiki suddenly [[SuperpoweredEvilSide snaps and attacks a chair for irritating him]].[[/labelnote]]
143* "Isn't it sad, [[VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}} Sacchin~]] ;_;" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Originated from Satsuki Yumizuka and her role as the UnluckyChildhoodFriend, misfortune, and lack of a route in the original games. Used in general to describe anyone who has been DemotedToExtra.[[/labelnote]]
144** "Isn't it great Sacchin?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]It's been confirmed that Satsuki's route will finally be a reality in the second half of the remake, naturally leading to the previous meme being spun in a more positive note.[[/labelnote]]
145* [[http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/008/190/ren08.jpg?1250082251 "A cat is fine, too."]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Appears in a lot of discussions relating to [[HalfHumanHybrids Half-Human Hybrids]] and the like, as well as variations that replace "cat". The line comes from a doujin by [[Manga/DoujinWork Hir]][[Manga/TheComicArtistAndHisAssistants oy]][[Manga/AhoGirl uki]] in which a pedophile Shiki insists on trying to have sex with his familiar, who switches to her alternate cat form under pressure. [[BestialityIsDepraved This doesn't stop Shiki.]][[/labelnote]]
146** "SO {{MOE}}! [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/15722 I'M GONNA DIE!]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Same author, different doujin.[[/labelnote]]
147** This exchange:
148-->Shit, right?
149-->It's shit. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Infamous reaction image from Hiroyuki (again). Specifically, from Shiki looking at an image Ciel is holding that says "Curry + Ass" (referring to her anal scene), but he interprets it as the end result of the digestive system. [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike Nrvnsqr does, too, for whatever reason]].[[/labelnote]]
150* [[FanonDiscontinuity "There is no]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/there_is_no_tsukihime_anime.png Tsukihime anime."]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The anime is widely considered to be an example of AdaptationDecay, and complaints are often to the point of wishing it had never been made. While reviewing the anime, [[Website/DesuDesBrigade Arkada]] also said, "This anime doesn't exist. In the same way that some movie sequels and prequels don't exist, this show doesn't exist."[[/labelnote]]
151** One day we'll get a Tsukihime anime. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another way fans joke about ignoring the existence of the anime.[[/labelnote]]
152** "Isn't it sad that Anime/CarnivalPhantasm is the ONLY VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}} anime?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Despite Carnival Phantasom being a gag manga, it and the anime adaptation does Tsukihime far greater justice than the Tsukihime anime.[[/labelnote]]
153* "[[BlackComedyRape Rape the maids.]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]][[Administrivia/DefaultAnswer Standard response]] to the question, "You wake up as Shiki. What do you do?" Mainly stems from a specific choice in the Ciel route where the game interprets "send Kohaku away with your dinner because you don't feel well" into "rape her".[[/labelnote]]
154** "[[Manga/FateKaleidLinerPRISMAILLYA You can't sexually harass maids.]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]When Illya discovers that Miyu works as Luvia's {{Meido}}, Illya suffers CutenessOverload and demands that Miyu come over immediately and in uniform. HilarityEnsues, and [[MagicWand Ruby]] says this line after Illya and Miyu end up in a compromising position.[[/labelnote]]
155* "Shiki can kill Servants. Discuss." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Shiki (both of them) has the power to kill anything in existence. This power has been in question in the fandom as to whether it will allow Shiki to kill Servants. Arguments over these can get rather heated. Has evolved into "Shiki can kill X", or "X can kill Servants". [[WordOfGod (In case you were wondering, Shiki's eyes don't work on Servants, since his brain doesn't comprehend their existence, whereas "Akasha" Ryougi is directly linked to the Akashic Records, allowing hers to easily work on anything of "Earthly" origins. She's also among the top three strongest characters in the Nasuverse ...]] [[FlipFlopOfGod on a list that doesn't include Servants. And even though she's supposed to be nigh-omnipotent, Nasu said she could only put up a defensive fight against an average Servant. But of course, she could still kill them if she could land a hit on them, which she can't, except she can because]] [[VideoGame/FateEXTRA she became]] [[VideoGame/FateGrandOrder a Servant]] [[BrokenBase ... Yeah]].)[[/labelnote]]
156* Brainwashing Detective Hisui-chan. [[labelnote:Explanation]]One typo from a BadEnding (Anata wo hannin desu - You become the criminal. The original line is Anata wa hannin desu - You are the criminal.) lead to the creation of this FanNickname.[[/labelnote]]
157** [[AscendedMeme Brainwashing-Detective appears in]] [[AllThereInTheManual at least one artbook]]. The meme is also the basis for Hisui's [[CounterAttack Last]] [[LimitBreak Arc]] in ''VideoGame/MeltyBlood''. She even got her own segments in ''Anime/CarnivalPhantasm''.
158* The [[ChickMagnet Tohno]] Gland. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Shiki has a penchant for attracting women for no reason. This is somewhat alluded to in the game; his bloodline repels normal humans but attracts those connected to the supernatural, Arihiko included.[[/labelnote]]
159* Suppress Roa in my ass! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A supposed line from a sex scene with Ciel. [[BeamMeUpScotty It's not actually in the game at all.]][[/labelnote]]
160** [[IkeaErotica BEST LEMON EVER]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]It is undeniable that Kinoko Nasu's works are awesome, but [[FetishRetardant the same cannot be said for his H-Scenes]], which at BEST are full of {{Narm}}. This later was MisBlamed, but by then it was too late, as criticizing his {{Lemon}}s is already memetic.[[/labelnote]]
161* YO DIS B ARCADE BUMSTEAD FROM TSUKIHIMAY I'D HIT IT. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A Goofus and Gallant thread on Website/FourChan churned out the phrase, and it stuck.[[/labelnote]]
162** Alternatively, Atari Dumbledore from Porkslope Turkeyhandle.
163* [[FanNickname Roastbeef Stroganoff[=/=]Strudelberg[=/=]Stringburger]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Riesbyfe Stridberg's name is hard to remember.[[/labelnote]]
164* {{PORN WITH PLOT}}. [[labelnote:Explanation]]An old derogatory exclamation that has evolved to refer to eroge and visual novels in general.[[/labelnote]]
165* "SUGOI SUGOI!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fanon states this as Aoko's catch phrase. It comes from ''VideoGame/MeltyBlood'' where she shouts this line after air teching. ''Melty's'' combat system is heavily air-focused (hence the FanNickname "air footsies") and air teching happens a lot in a single match alone, resulting in her shouting "Sugoi Sugoi" over and over.[[/labelnote]]
166* Shiki Tohno: Lord of Bedroom Jackassery. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Shiki is a more or less kind dude and relatively well-adjusted despite his sucky life... but he is NOT the gentlest lover in bed. Likely a result of the sex scenes being written by a different writer, but the jarring shift between the kindly Shiki the reader has come to know and the dominating, forceful Shiki in the sex scenes is very noticeable, giving rise to the meme.[[/labelnote]]
167* Tsukihime remake [[DevelopmentHell when?]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Since the day it was announced in 2008, people had been excitedly anticipating the release date of the reboot of the original ''Tsukihime'' visual novel and the redesigns and additional info on it Type-Moon posted back then only served to fuel the fire further. However, absolutely nothing more was heard of it for over a decade, leading to fans continuously spamming this question over and over again whenever it was brought up. [[https://www.siliconera.com/2019/10/05/type-moons-tsukihime-remake-is-alive-and-kicking-and-currently-undergoing-test-play/ Until 5 October 2019, when Nasu said during a Famitsu article that Tsukihime remake was in test play.]] Which made people very happy. [[SavedFromDevelopmentHell The meme truly died on December 31, 2020]], when the remake was announced to be released in 2021. It finally, ''finally'' happened in August 2021, fully 13 years on.[[/labelnote]]
168* Neco Arc[[labelnote:Explanation]]The infamous chibi catgirl joke version of Arcueid that appears in the "Teach Me, Ciel-Senpai" segments of ''Tsukihime'' and was later playable in ''Melty Blood''. Around late 2021 she suddenly became a living meme due to her nonstandard (by Nasuverse standards) characer design along with her cutesy voice, wacky phrases ("Gurenyuuu~" and "DORIDORIDORIDORI" most notably) and, in ''Melty Blood'', completely loopy powerset.[[/labelnote]]
169** Neco Arc's humansona[[labelnote:Explanation]]Neco Arc's popularity has outstripped Arcueid's so much so that memes have popped up pretending that Arcueid is the spinoff version of Neco Arc, or her "humansona" (spawning from one tweet from someone unfamiliar with Arcueid in general.)[[/labelnote]]
170** Neco Arc is full of Pilk[[labelnote:Explanation]][[GargleBlaster Mixing milk and Pepsi]] together. Already a meme in itself, it became tied with Neco Arc around the time she exploded in popularity. Memes have arisen considering pilk to be her [[TrademarkFavoriteFood favorite drink]] or her equivalent of blood.[[/labelnote]]
171* [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros It's-a me, Mario!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to the JustForFun/OneMarioLimit, the reveal of Mario Gallo Bestino immediately gave him comparisons to a certain Italian plumber.[[/labelnote]]
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175* ''Kimi to isshou ga ichiban~!''[[labelnote:Explanation]]the opening line of ''Super ☆ Affection'', Carnival Phantasm's ridiculously catchy OP.[[/labelnote]]
176** The song aside, the animation for the OP itself has numerous parodies using characters from other anime.
177** Don't forget the ED -- the animation for the ED ALSO has a lot of parodies using characters from other Nasuverse works.
178* "Lancer ga shinda!" "Kono hitodenashi!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]"Lancer died!" "You bastards!" In practically every episode, poor Cú Chulainn is a CosmicPlaything who gets killed, sometimes randomly. The lines itself are directly based upon the Japanese Dub of {{WesternAnimation/South Park}}, to be more specific [[TheyKilledKennyAgain the gag involving Kenny's deaths]], further reinforcing his status. This can easily be snowcloned in comics whenever a Servant of other class dies hilariously, and then they replace Lancer in that phrase. Example: "Archer ga shinda!" or "Jeanne ga shinda!" A popular fansub erroneously interprets/translates the second line as "kono hito de nashi", "you aren't human!" and so this is how the meme is often written, but "hitodenashi" is supposed to be one word.[[/labelnote]]
179** How to make Cú Chulainn survive: have him not be a Lancer.[[labelnote:Explanation]]The first version of Cú Chulainn that appears in ''Fate/Grand Order'' is him as a Caster, and he proceeds to not only defeat every Servant he goes up against, but even survives to the end of the story arc as the "winner" of that Holy Grail War. Compare this to every other appearance Cú Chulainn has made across the franchise, in which he is a Lancer, but always ends up dying. This also reminds you that Gae Bolg is a [[CursedWithAwesome Cursed]] [[BlessedWithSuck weapon]]. This ends up being a DiscreditedMeme in the wake of ''Anime/FateGrandCarnival'', where not only Cú Chulainn repeats the joke, his Prototype self, his Caster self and the more serious Berserker/Alter self are not excluded from the 'Dying for Carnival comedy' curse, but with a ray of hope of being credible again: his younger self, Setanta, was announced for the Arcade after the airing of the pilot episode, and he's also a Saber, so it may evolve into: "How to make Cú Chulainn survive: Turn him into a kid"[[/labelnote]]
180* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9vhM6yvdrc GRAIL/SEIHAI-KUN!!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]It tends to be easy to snowclone scenarios of Grail-kun with varying scenarios of complaining, and Grail-kun dropping a knife as a solution. Especially when there's a Grail-kun cameo.[[/labelnote]]
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184* [[Literature/TheGardenOfSinners Touko]] is a dirty red [[JustForFun/CandleJack bi-]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Calling Touko "[[BerserkButton dirty red]]" (reminding her that [[SiblingRivalry her sister Aoko]] [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter got the title "Blue" that Touko wanted]]) results in the poster being KilledMidSentence. Widely considered as the prototype of the ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' meme of [[MaamShock referring badly on Scathach's age]][[/labelnote]]
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188* "SUGOI!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another catch phrase for the resident GenkiGirl.[[/labelnote]]
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192* [[IkeaErotica Mollusks]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] [[AuthorCatchphrase Type-MOON works tend to have a strange fixation on mollusks during the sex scenes.]][[/labelnote]]
193* Why is there no route for X? [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of the most common discussions amongst fans is calling out the lack of routes for some characters, usually Satsuki and Ilya.[[/labelnote]]
194* Mushroom/Mushroom Eggplant/Mushroom Eggplant Wizard [[labelnote:Explanation]]Kinoko Nasu is identical to the pronunciation of "Mushroom Eggplant," hence the nickname Mushroom Eggplant Wizard. This matches Nasu's avatar, a yellow and green mushroom, and mushrooms are often found the spinoff content, such as the Illya's Castle minigame.[[/labelnote]]
195* Nasu has a giantess fetish[[labelnote:Explanation]]A joke about the ever-increasing number of {{Giant Wom|an}}en across different works, suggesting that Nasu has a fetish for them. This can be applied to other uncannily recurring things like [[EatenAlive vore]].[[/labelnote]]
196* Butt ass naked. [[labelnote:Explanation (NSFW)]]A meme originating from [[Website/{{Reddit}} r/okbuddyrintard]] about characters that have their back turned against the screen without their clothes, having a SexyBacklessOutfit, or etc.[[/labelnote]]
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