Line #135 Quotes/BigDamnHeroes


1	[[foldercontrol]]
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3	[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
4
5	->''"Sorry to keep you waiting."''
6	-->-- '''Piccolo''', ''Anime/DragonBallZ''
7
8	->''"The hero is supposed to get there late!"''
9	-->-- '''Kurz Weber''', ''Literature/FullMetalPanic! The Second Raid''
10
11	->''"There's no way they'll appear in the nick of time. They're not American comic book heroes that save the day. I can't count on them to make a grand "Ta-daa!" entrance and save me."''
12	-->-- '''Jean-Pierre Polnareff''', ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''
13
14	->''"This is a rare card. Organization XIII's entire boots-on-the-ground team, all in one place. An astonishing six-man-mission."''
15	-->-- '''Luxord''', after he and a few other members appear to help confront [[spoiler:[[HeroAntagonist Riku]]]], ''Manga/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2''
16
17	->''"You know how in stories the hero usually shows up at the last minute and then kicks butt? Well that's I'm gonna do right now! Believe it!"''
18	-->-- '''Manga/{{Naruto}}'''
19
20	->''"GYAHAHA!! GYAHAHA!! GYAHA!! GYAHA!! GYAHAHAHA!! Are you some kind of prince who swoops in to save the girl when she's in a pinch!?"''
21	-->-- '''Giriko''', ''Manga/SoulEater''
22
23	[[/folder]]
24
25	[[folder:Comic Books]]
26
27	->'''Fray:''' You don't have the scopes probably, over in Scaryhellsburg or wherever, but me and Harth used to watch the Western ones all the time. They had a tradition. They called it the "{{last stand}}."\
28	'''Erin:''' Yeah, I watched those, too. They had another tradition I liked.\
29	(''panel shows Erin and at least a dozen police vehicles'')\
30	'''Erin:''' They called it {{the cavalry}}.
31	-->-- ''ComicBook/{{Fray}}''
32
33	->'''Spider-Man:''' Everybody, say "hi" to [[Series/SpiderManJapan Takuya Yamashiro]], the Spider-Man of Earth-51778! Oh, and did I mention he has a ''[[HumongousMecha giant robot?]]''\
34	(''Leopardon busts through the portal, flying straight at [[TheManBehindTheMan Solus]]'')\
35	'''Takuya!Spider-Man:''' LEOPARDON!!\
36	'''Solus:''' What manner of creature ''are'' you?!\
37	'''Takuya!Spider-Man:''' [[BadassBoast I am the emissary of Hell! And I will fight this great evil for the fate of all Spiders!]]
38	-->-- ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse''
39
40	->''"Tough guy, you're not dealing with a frightened girl now. Deadpool's in the house."''
41	-->-- '''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'''
42
43	->'''ComicBook/WonderWoman:''' ''"A barrage of them! Even I can't hope to stop them alone--!"''\
44	'''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}:''' ''"So who says you're alone?"''\
45	'''Wonder Woman:''' ''"Supergirl! Thank Hera--!"''
46	-->-- ''ComicBook/ThePhantomZone''
47
48	->'''Brainiac:''' ''"I have no idea what you hoped to accomplish with that ridiculous maneuver, Superman-- and, regrettably, you're not going to be here long enough for me to find out! That first shot shrunk you to the size of a mosquito-- But the blast you're about to receive will reduce you to absolute nothingness!"''\
49	'''Supergirl:''' ''"I wouldn't touch that button if I were you, Brainiac!"''
50	-->-- ''ComicBook/LetMyPeopleGrow''
51
52	->'''Eggman''': You put up a decent fight, but it's time to raze you and your village to the ground!\
53	(something falls from the sky)\
54	'''Eggman''': Oh, now what?!\
55	'''Sonic''': Hey guys, miss me?\
56	(Sonic looks around, seeing that everything is on fire and Eggman is piloting a giant mech)\
57	'''Sonic''': Looks like I'm unfashionably late.\
58	[...]\
59	'''Eggman''': '''NO NO NO!!!''' I had them! I'd won!\
60	-->-- ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW''
61	[[/folder]]
62
63	[[folder:Fan Works]]
64
65	->''"CALVIN, YOU'D BETTER BE AROUND HERE WAITING TO ''[[TemptingFate GET US OUT OF HERE]]!!''"''
66	-->-- '''Andy''', ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'', [[Recap/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeriesS4E6PartThree "Part Three"]][[note]]He is.[[/note]]
67
68	-> '''Firefly''': Seems like we've arrived in the nick of time. What does that make us, Thunder?\
69	'''Lightning Bolt''': Big Mane Heroines, Flash!
70	-->-- ''Fanfic/AceCombatEquestriaChronicles''
71
72	->''"I ''hate'' playing the Big Damn Hero."''
73	-->-- '''Shinji''', ''Fanfic/ThousandShinji''
74
75	->The Kobra troops were getting closer, appallingly fast. They were around a bend of the hall, and their foremost would perish. But none of them had much illusion that they could stand off all the invaders.\
76	Alfred allowed himself a tight smile, despite it all, and awaited the first man he would have had to kill since World War II.\
77	Then there came a great noise like unto an explosion, not far down the hall, at approximately the same site as the Kobramen were, by the sound of it. It sounded like the roof. Alfred wondered, wildly, why the idiots were coming from that direction. Couldn't be much surprise to it, at this point.\
78	Two Kobras skidded against the side wall at the end of the hall, their weapons twisted around their necks. They were on the far side of consciousness.\
79	The sounds that came to the defenders now were different. Men yelling incoherently, but having their voices stopped after sharp cries of pain. There was some gunfire, but it didn't seem to matter. And more Kobramen came flying, piling up against the side wall like so much thrown garbage.\
80	Alfred blinked, and imagined the others were reacting similarly.\
81	"Man," said Karl Kyle, in awe. "Just what kinda cavalry is this, anyway?"\
82	Finally, the tenth or so Kobra Cultist joined his brothers on the heap. Alfred knew who the man was who had put them there, and drew a great, sighing breath as his shoulders sagged.\
83	The man stepped into sight, his hands on his hips, and grinned.\
84	"I thought you might need me here," said Superman. "Diana's on her way. She's got the Purple Ray with her."
85	-->-- ''Fanfic/DanceWithTheDemons''
86
87	->''I was like the shining heroine, bursting in at just the right time!''
88	-->-- '''[[Anime/HealinGoodPrettyCure Nodoka Hanadera]]''', ''Fanfic/TwinklingInTheDark''
89	[[/folder]]
90
91	[[folder:Film - Live-Action]]
92
93	->''"What do you think I'm gonna do? I'm gonna save the fuckin' day."''
94	-->-- '''Cameron Poe''', ''Film/ConAir''
95
96	->''"Agent Romanoff. You miss me?"''
97	-->-- '''[[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]]''', ''Film/{{The Avengers\|2012}}''
98
99	->''"Your savior is here!"''
100	-->-- '''Loki''', ''Film/ThorRagnarok''
101
102	->''"Ah ha ha! You guys are so '''screwed''' now!"''
103	-->-- '''Bruce Banner''', ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''
104
105	->''"Bring me THANOS!!"''
106	-->-- '''Thor''', ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''
107
108	->''"On your left."''
109	-->-- '''Falcon''', ''Film/AvengersEndgame''
110
111	->''"Woah, woah, I didn't know Creator/DanAykroyd was in this picture!"''
112	-->-- '''Swackhammer''', when Creator/BillMurray shows up, ''Film/SpaceJam''
113
114	->''"You're all clear, kid! Now let's blow this thing and go home!"''
115	-->-- '''Han Solo''', ''Franchise/StarWars: Film/ANewHope''
116
117	->''"ComeWithMeIfYouWantToLive."''
118	-->-- '''[[Film/TheTerminator Kyle Reese]], [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay T-800,]] [[Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles Cameron]],''' ''Franchise/{{Terminator}} series''
119
120	->''"Let him go. Kevin, RUN!"''
121	-->-- '''Pigeon Lady''', ''Film/HomeAlone2LostInNewYork''
122
123	->''"Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, this is your savior speaking. Please fasten your seat belts, return the tray tables to their locked and upright positions and prepare for landing."''
124	-->-- '''Hangman''', ''Film/TopGunMaverick''
125
126	->'''Gandalf:''' Theoden King stands alone...\
127	'''Eomer:''' Not alone... ROHIRRIM!\
128	''[The Riders of Rohan appear on the ridge.]''\
129	'''Eomer:''' TO THE KING!!
130	-->-- ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers''
131
132
133	[[/folder]]
134
135	[[folder:Literature]]
136
137	->And in that very moment, away behind in some courtyard of the city, a cock crowed. Shrill and clear he crowed, recking nothing of war nor of wizardry, welcoming only the morning that in the sky far above the shadows of death was coming with the dawn. And as if in answer there came from far away another note. Horns, horns, horns, in dark Mindolluin's sides they dimly echoed. Great horns of the north wildly blowing. Rohan had come at last.
138	-->-- ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''
139
140	->'''Orthos:''' ''[while facing dozens of enemies with only one ally]'' He's here.\
141	'''Kelsa:''' Who?\
142	'''Orthos:''' Hold on for a little longer, girl. This battle is almost won.\
143	'''Orthos:''' ''[to the Heaven's Glory School]'' We have reinforcements coming. We will accept your surrender.
144	-->-- ''Literature/CradleSeries'', ''Bloodline''
145
146	->''"You sent [[BigGood him]] to the sky to die, assassin, [[GravityMaster but the sky and the winds are mine.]] [[BadassBoast I claim them, as I now claim your life."]]''
147	-->--'''Kaladin Stormblessed''', ''Literature/WordsOfRadiance'' (second book of ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'')
148
149	[[/folder]]
150
151	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
152
153	->'''Hellfire:''' I'm on fire. Well, a little more than usual.\
154	(''he prepares to murder Daisy and Jemma, but a familiar hand grabs the chain'')\
155	'''[[ComicBook/GhostRider Robbie]]:''' Huh.\
156	(''Robbie snatches the chain off Hellfire'')\
157	'''Hellfire:''' I don't know who the hell you think you are, but you just made a big mistake.\
158	'''Robbie:''' Funny, I was gonna say the same thing. Without [[LandDownUnder the accent]].\
159	'''Daisy:''' Robbie?\
160	'''Robbie:''' Take the stairs, find Agent Coulson.\
161	'''Daisy:''' Coulson?\
162	'''Robbie:''' Go.
163	-->-- ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'', "[[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS4E4LetMeStandNextToYourFire Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire]]"
164
165	->''"I have taken bold action. We must go."''
166	-->-- '''Enoch''', ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'', "Inescapable"
167
168	->'''Delenn:''' This is Ambassador Delenn of the Minbari. Babylon 5 is under our protection. Withdraw, or ''be destroyed''.\
169	'''Drake:''' Negative. We have authority here. Do not force us to engage your ship.\
170	'''Delenn:''' Why not? Only one human captain has ever survived battle with a Minbari fleet. ''He'' is behind me; ''you'' are in front of me. If you value your lives, ''[[BadassBoast be somewhere else]]''.
171	-->-- ''Series/BabylonFive'', "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS03E10SeveredDreams Severed Dreams]]"
172
173	->''"No, sir! All thirteen!"''
174	-->-- '''The Twelfth Doctor''' announcing all the incarnations of the Doctor arriving to save Gallifrey, ''Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor''
175
176	->'''[[TheLeader Mal]]:''' [[IncomingHam Well,]] [[LampshadeHanging look at this]]! Appears [[TravelingAtTheSpeedOfPlot we got here]] [[JustInTime just in the nick of time]]. What does that make us?\
177	'''[[TheLancer Zoe]]:''' [[TropeNamers Big damn heroes]], sir!\
178	'''Mal:''' Ain't we just.
179	-->-- ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYeqDD96gLg Safe]]"
180
181	->''"You couldn't have saved this woman... [[TheLostLenore Or your friend]]. But you could have if you had have known in time. And that's the other thing I'm offering you, a chance to be there in time."''
182	-->-- '''Finch''', ''Series/PersonOfInterest''
183
184	->'''Tyler''': Sorry it took us a while to get here, Captain.\
185	'''Pike''': Cavalry arrived just in time. See you brought some new friends.\
186	'''L'Rell''': [[EnemyMine Not the term I would use, Captain.]] However, the Klingon Empire will always fight to preserve our future.
187	-->-- ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'', "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2"
188
189	->''"All ships, the Klingons ''and'' Kelpiens have joined our fight. Transmit encrypted data on the enemy fleet and advise all squad commanders to coordinate their efforts with our new allies."''
190	-->-- '''Saru''', ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'', "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2"
191
192	->'''Ultraman Geed:''' What took you so long?\
193	'''Ultraman Zero:''' Heh, you know what they say. The star always show up late!
194	-->-- ''Series/UltramanGeed''
195
196	[[/folder]]
197
198	[[folder:Music]]
199	->''A cry for help in time of need\
200	Await relief from Holy League\
201	Sixty days of siege\
202	Outnumbered and weak\
203	\
204	Sent a message to the sky\
205	Wounded soldiers left to die\
206	Will they hold the wall\
207	Or will the city fall?\
208	\
209	Dedication\
210	Dedication\
211	They're outnumbered fifteen to one\
212	And the battle's begun\
213	\
214	Then the Winged Hussars arrived!\
215	Coming down the mountainside!\
216	Then the Winged Hussars arrived!\
217	Coming down they turned the tide!''
218	-->--'''Music/{{Sabaton}}''', "Winged Hussars"
219
220	[[/folder]]
221
222	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
223
224	->It is sudden. The battlefield is filled with explosions and falling {{drop pod}}s, the beleagured defenders of mankind cheer as they watch the stark [[PoweredArmor armored]] figures emerge in their wrath. The forces of darkness despair as they know their doom is nigh, the [[DoomTroops Angels of Death]] come for them on wings of fire.
225	-->-- ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000''
226
227	[[/folder]]
228
229	[[folder:Video Games]]
230	->'''Thaddeus:''' ''[[DynamicEntry Fury from the sky! Cut them down!]]'' (''[[GoombaStomp THUMP!]]'') Sergeant Thaddeus, reporting for duty, Commander.\
231	'''Avitus:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Did you have a pleasant rest,]] [[LampshadeHanging waiting for the most dramatic moment to strike?]]\
232	'''Thaddeus:''' Good to see you too, Avitus.
233	-->-- ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar II''
234
235	->''"All of a sudden, some guys rushed into the room."''
236	-->-- ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound\|1994}}'' [[CallBack and]] ''VideoGame/Mother3''
237
238	->''"Anyway... thanks again for saving my skin. [[LampshadeHanging The way you showed up and fought that guy off]]... it was a pretty cool thing to watch. You were like a hero [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl charging in to save the girl.]]"''
239	-->-- '''Tifa Lockhart''' to Cloud Strife, ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy 012''
240
241	->''"Get it out of the way so we can concentrate on being big goddamn heroes."''
242	-->-- '''Zaeed Massani''', ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''
243
244	->'''Tali'Zorah:''' Shepard? I'm not complaining, but you show up at the strangest times. What are you doing in the middle of geth space?\
245	'''Shepard:''' [[IWasJustPassingThrough I was in the neighborhood, thought you might need a hand.]]
246	-->-- ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''
247
248	->''"[[MythologyGag Kept you waiting, ah?]]"''
249	-->-- '''Boris Popov''', ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance''
250
251	->'''Franklin:''' These fools picking on you? It wouldn't be right if I didn't have to save your ass just once.\
252	'''Lamar:''' Save me? Nigga, I just wanted some company.
253	-->-- ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV''
254
255	->''"Hold it right there, [[{{Orochi}} vile serpent]]!!"''
256	-->-- '''Susano''', ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}''
257
258	->''"It's a pleasure to meet you. Oh, wait. No it's not."''
259	-->-- '''Ampharos''' to [[spoiler:Nuzleaf]], ''VideoGame/PokemonSuperMysteryDungeon''
260
261	->'''Dr. Nefarious:''' [[BigNo NOOOOOO]]!! [[ThisCannotBe I don't believe it]]!!\
262	'''[[spoiler:Captain Qwark]]:''' Believe it, toaster head!
263	-->-- ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal''
264
265	->'''Yuma''': He's so FAST!\
266	'''Kirika''': (''as Jinas closes in for the kill'') Your Radiance!!\
267	(''Agnum [[DynamicEntry suddenly appears]] and [[OffhandBackhand blocks Jinas' attack]]'')\
268	'''Agnum''': (''chuckling'') Whoa, there!\
269	'''Jinas''': So [[WorthyOpponent it's you--!]]\
270	'''Agnum''': Watch where you're swinging that thing... ''[[TranquilFury Jinas]]''.
271	-->-- ''VideoGame/ShiningResonance''
272
273	->'''Vyse:''' There's no point in resisting. Throw down your weapons and hand over your ship!\
274	'''Valuan Soldier''': Imbeciles! What do you think the two of you can do against the five of us? Take them down!\
275	(''a gunshot rings out and a bullet hits the soldier in the head. The camera cuts to a man holding a smoking pistol'')\
276	'''Dyne:''' I think you miscounted. I only see four of you.
277	-->-- ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia''
278
279	->''"Heroes always arrive late."''
280	-->-- '''Masahiro Sakurai''', talking about the song [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing "Go K.K. Rider!"]] on the ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Smash Bros.]] [[http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/music/music07.html DOJO!!]]''
281
282	->''"Hey, [=McCloud=]! Different time, different planet, and you still need Falco's help! It's good to see ya, buddy!"''
283	-->--'''Falco Lombardi''', ''Videogame/StarFoxAdventures''
284
285	->'''Magilou:''' Heheh! With an entrance like this, it's almost like...\
286	'''Velvet:''' Like we're a bunch of heroes.\
287	'''Magilou:''' Hey, no fair! You were supposed to say "Like what?"
288	-->-- ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria''
289
290	->'''Thug:''' You pay on time, you get protection. If you don't... (''slaps the woman'') Or are you expecting a KnightInShiningArmor?\
291	'''Geralt:''' [[KnightInSourArmor Close enough]].
292	-->-- ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt''
293
294	->'''Neku:''' [Hanekoma] saved our asses more than once last week.\
295	'''Joshua:''' What a coincidence. He's been in the business of saving my ass for quite some time now.
296	-->-- ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou''
297
298	->''Demiurg Brotherhood responding.''
299	-->-- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StCXrBMl648 Tau Empire trailer]], ''VideoGame/BattlefleetGothicArmada''
300
301	->''"Attention, all crew. Today marks the day of our maiden voyage. And what a day it is. But this grand blue yonder is no place for confinement! Let us show them we won't so easily dance to their tune!"''
302	-->-- '''[[spoiler:Olivert Reise Arnor]]''', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel IV''
303	[[/folder]]
304
305	[[folder:Web Original]]
306
307	->''"ComeWithMeIfYouWantToLive."''
308	-->-- '''Piccolo''', ''WebVideo/DragonballZAbridged: [[ColonCancer Cooler 2: The Return of Cooler's Revenge: The Reckoning]]''
309
310	->(''Empress has Joseph on the ropes, but an unknown man shows up'')\
311	'''???:''' Looking lame, [=JoJo=]. You're getting old.\
312	'''Joseph:''' N..No..way! Yo...you're...\
313	'''???:''' Looks like you're doing well!\
314	'''Joseph:''' [[spoiler:Caesar]]! Double Shock! To meet you as if you were a ghost on the mortal plane. Wait, just a single shock.
315	-->-- ''WebVideo/VaguelyRecallingJoJo''
316
317	->"''DARKUS! YOUR GREATEST MISTAKE HAS ARRIVED!''"
318	-->-Task, ''WebVideo/TheUnexpectables'', Episode 131 & 132
319
320	->'''Sergio Ramos:''' In chaos, everything is legal. ''[laughs mischievously and tears up a red card before charging at João Félix]''\
321	'''João Félix:''' ''[sitting, with a leg trapped under the debris, which he desperately tries to free]'' Oh, no!\
322	'''Diego Costa:''' ''[[[DynamicEntry bursts into the frame]] while whacking Ramos into the ground]'' ''Not today'', Sergio!
323	-->--''WebAnimation/{{The Champions\|2018}}''
324
325	->''"Why do people keep showing up at the last possible second?! This is the worst!"''
326	-->-- '''Kirk''', ''Series/StudioC'', (The Best Star Trek Deleted Scene)
327
328	-> '''Lamar:''' Captain, your last-second victory ass pull has arrived.\
329	'''Tari:''' You know… about a minute earlier would have been good too.\
330	'''Lamar:''' Eh, but this was way more dramatic. I got to blow up their captain’s quarters, and I swiped you this bitchin’ hat from a storeroom!
331	-->-- ''WebAnimation/MetaRunner''
332
333	[[/folder]]
334
335	[[folder:Western Animation]]
336
337	->''Oh Dora dear, sweet Dora dear,\
338	Keep courage up and chin held high!\
339	The stalwart sons of old P. U.\
340	Are here at hand to do or die![[note]]P.U., P.U., we're all for you! Yaaaay Boo![[/note]]''
341	-->-- '''Tom, Dick, and Larry''' to Dora Standpipe, ''WesternAnimation/TheDoverBoys''
342
343	->''"I figured I'd wait for you all to be in trouble and then I'd make an awesome heroic entrance. Pretty cool, right?"''
344	-->-- '''[[spoiler:Casey Jones]]''', ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012''
345
346	->'''Lunaris:''' Any last words, earther?\
347	'''Scrooge:''' ''(sees his family on top of [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever Mitsy]])'' Hi, kids.\
348	'''The Duck family:''' Hi, Uncle Scrooge!
349	-->--''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'', "Moonvasion!"
350
351	->'''Mariner:''' Ugh, all hands, head for escape pods! Prepare to abandon ship!\
352	'''Boimler:''' (''noticing another ship heading their way'') Wait... incoming ship? (''[[spoiler:The U.S.S. Titan]] drops out of warp and races to the ''Cerritos) It's [[spoiler:the Titan]]!
353	-->--''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'', "No Small Parts"
354	[[/folder]]
355

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