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| 6 | TemptingFate in FanWorks. |
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| 9 | * In ''Fanfic/AHero'', the second chapter has Dalek Sec watching Homura battle Walpurgisnacht from afar, and concluding that the Witch isn't looking his way, and wouldn't attack him. Fortunately, Sec's savvy enough to realize what he just did, which gives him just enough time to learn that a horde of familiars are heading his way. |
| 10 | * ''Fanfic/ALongRoad'' has Nie Huaisang assuring nothing can happen to the great Hanguang-jun since he's too strong to succomb to the wiles of foreign mages when asking his elder brother to let them go on a diplomatic mission to Valdemar. Then Lan Wangji gets compromised by a Companion, and Nie Huaisang bleakly realizes he's going to get killed for letting the dude get mind-whammied. |
| 11 | * In ''Fanfic/AmazingFantasy'', Izuku is over the moon after learning that he passed the U.A. Entrance Exam and believes that nothing could possibly bring him down now. A few seconds later, All Might informs Izuku that he will have to show up to Nezu's office early to [[spoiler:discuss how he has powers without a Quirk.]] |
| 12 | * In ''Webcomic/BadThingsWillHappen'', this happens quite a bit to Team Luigi, but it [[PlayingWithATrope isn't always a bad thing]]--because of tempting fate, the group met the baby ghosts, as well as discovered Reep in time to nurse him back to health. |
| 13 | ** PlayedStraight in a different example: a Toad named Dave remarks that at least Bowser hasn't attacked yet while the Bros are missing, and everyone calls him out on it. [[spoiler:Almost immediately after this, they learn about the invasion of Gengar's forces.]] |
| 14 | * ''Fanfic/BoldoresAndBoomsticks'': |
| 15 | ** Yang not only tempts Fate, she deliberately coerces, bribes, and seduces Fate specifically to get a rise out of Weiss. |
| 16 | --->"Yeah, but I bet this one won't be nearly as much fun. After all, what could possibly go wrong? I'm sure this mission will go off without a hitch. It can't possibly get any worse than the last few missions. I'm not expecting any trouble. After all, we’re invincible!"\ |
| 17 | ''Smash cut to team RWBY on the other side of a closing portal, surrounded by dissolving Grimm and glaring at Yang''\ |
| 18 | "I said I was sorry!" |
| 19 | ** A later chapter has Ruby accidentally tempting fate and apologizing for "pulling a Yang." |
| 20 | * ''Fanfic/TheChaoticMasters'': At the end of the Titans' meeting with the Justice League about the fallout from [[AuctionOfEvil Roulette's auction of magical artifacts]], Beast Boy states that at least things can't get worse. Cue a news alert about [[spoiler: Madame Mim]] taking hostages to get the Masters' attention. |
| 21 | * ''Fanfic/CodeGeassPaladinsOfVoltron'': At the end of ''Return of the Gladiator'', Lelouch states that [[spoiler: part of the reason he wants to go back to Earth is because, if he's reported missing, it'll only take one look at his picture for someone to recognize him as a former Britannian Prince]]. Sure enough, during the final scene on Earth, [[spoiler: the Student Council's disappearance is announced, with Cornelia, Euphemia, Jeremiah, and, worst of all, '''[[OhCrap CHARLES]]''' all recognizing Lelouch's picture]]. |
| 22 | * In ''Code [=SAW=]'', Cassidy thinks that the day will be great, but it ends up with her and William stuck in the Spike Trap on Lyoko. |
| 23 | * ''Fanfic/ColosseumOfTheHeart'': When [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Sora]] and [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Ash]]'s campsite is attacked by TheHeartless. |
| 24 | -->'''Sora''': Guard Armor. It's just one, but I know this kind. We can handle it. It's like fighting-\ |
| 25 | A litany of soldier-like Heartless – easily several dozen – popped into existence just as the larger one touched down into the sands nearby. The big one, true to form, looked like a massive suit of armor. Separated into six different pieces – two for the arms, two for the legs, one for the torso, and one for the head – it floated menacingly before them, the emblem of the Heartless on full display. Ash immediately placed himself in front of Serena protectively, while Brock did the same for Bonnie. The Pokemon – who, up until this point had been lounging around and relaxing – leapt to their feet, ready to rumble.\ |
| 26 | If that weren't enough, a ''second'' Guard Armor fell from the sky right alongside the first.\ |
| 27 | '''Sora''': I stand corrected. If you guys can handle the smaller ones, I can take on the big guys. |
| 28 | * When Stoick sees Camilo depicted on the family mural in ''Fanfic/TheDragonAndTheButterfly'', Stoick compares him to the twins and thinks "The three must never meet." Wouldn't you know it, the twins assume he's Loki when they meet and become Camilo's pranking minions. |
| 29 | * ''Fanfic/TheDragonOfTheSeventhHeaven'': Issei invokes Murphy's Law after he lands in a bathhouse, having recently been [[spoiler:kidnapped by a Tengu belonging to the Youkai Faction and realizes that they want to talk with him in regards to him resurrecting Tamamo-no-Mae]]. |
| 30 | -->'''Issei:''' ''(Thinking)'' This couldn't possibly get any worse.\ |
| 31 | ''(cue [[spoiler:Oni arriving in the bathhouse]])''\ |
| 32 | '''[[spoiler:Oni]]:''' [[spoiler:Alright, you jabronies! Which one of ya is that damned onmyouji who cares claim he resurrected Tamamo-no-Mae-sama]]?!\ |
| 33 | '''Issei:''' [[PrecisionFStrike Fuck]]. My. Life. |
| 34 | * ''Fanfic/FantasyOfUtterRidiculousness:'' On one occasion, after Suika threatens to crack Megas like an egg while under the mistaken assumption that her sake gourd was stolen, Coop declares that she's more than welcome to try. On another, Coop states that there's no way Yuuka's getting back up after she was hit by a Nitrous-powered tackle and getting buried in a plateau. Both times, he ends up eating his words. |
| 35 | * In ''Fanfic/FracturedSovereignGFC'', a ''Franchise/MassEffect''[=/=]''Franchise/StarWars''[[spoiler:[=/=]''[=Borderlands=]'']] [[MassiveMultiplayerCrossover crossover]] and its sequel ''Fanfic/{{Origins}}'', characters do this quite often--and sometimes [[LampshadeHanging someone else comments on it]]. Whether this results in consequences doesn't always [[TeasingCreator follow the]] [[SubvertedTrope same]] [[InvertedTrope script]]. |
| 36 | * DoubleSubverted in ''Fanfic/ImaginarySeas''. When Percy is about to kill Caenis, he loudly announces his intention expecting to have someone swoop in to save her in case she's some god's favorite child, lover or ex-roommate. When no one appears, Percy shrugs and gets ready to go through with it until Wodime tears a hole in space and tells him to stop. |
| 37 | * In ''Fanfic/IncarnationOfLegends'', Bell comes to the conclusion that he wouldn't ever run into another ordeal like the plot against Haruhime in Altena after a relatively uneventful stay in [[TheEmpire Rakia]]. Sure enough, the concert he's attending is attacked by god-hating terrorists. |
| 38 | * ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'': |
| 39 | ** Chloe only decides to battle Ash if it'll make her classmates bug off and thinks that it won't change a lot in her life. The results of her losing that battle causes her finally lose it, chew out Ash, Goh and her dad for always gushing over Pokémon and never her, making her run away and then get sucked onto the Infinity Train itself. |
| 40 | ** Chloe is reciting some rhyming lyrics before she is to read one of her stories. She chose "The Art of Poisoning". When two penguins ask her to sing something else, like with the alphabet, she obliges. The penguins wait to hear what she has to say...and Chloe starts reciting "A Gorey Demise", an alphabet song about people dying in morbid ways. |
| 41 | ** The end of Chapter 12 has Chryssa and Renji be given a box. Chryssa then muses what trouble could a box -- delivered by Spencer Hale -- could cause. |
| 42 | * ''Fanfic/JauneArcLordOfHunger'': |
| 43 | ** On the day before their class field trip to Forever Fall, Jaune dismissively tells Ruby that it's just a field trip and asks what's the worst that can happen. Ruby responds by lampshading this very trope. |
| 44 | --->'''Jaune:''' Sure, but I mean it's just a field trip. What's the worst that could happen?\ |
| 45 | '''Ruby:''' ''[groans and throws her hands back]'' Jaune, why would you say that!? That's bad luck. |
| 46 | ** This happens again on the day before the Breach when Jaune talks to Ruby as she is about to depart with her team to Mountain Glenn. He tells her that he hopes her field trip goes better than last time, to which Ruby responds by reminding him of the previous example. |
| 47 | --->'''Ruby:''' Jaune! Why would you say that!? That's bad luck! You did the same exact thing last time and you were nearly killed! |
| 48 | * ''Fanfic/JusticeLeagueTheSpider'' provides a positive example for a change: Spider-Man appears in the middle of the Justice League’s conference table just after the Flash has said that good candidates for membership don’t just fall out of the sky. |
| 49 | * ''Fanfic/{{Kage}}'' (a crossover between ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}''): |
| 50 | ** When [[EmpoweredBadassNormal Jade]] first arrives on Meridian and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero is targeted by the heroes who suspect her of being Prince Phobos' underling]], Irma says nearly arrogantly that she couldn't possibly beat [[BadassNormal Caleb]] or the [[MagicalGirlWarrior Guardians]] themselves when [[TheMentor Yan Lin]] warns them not to underestimate someone they don't know. The chase ends with [[TheWorfEffect the Guardians, Caleb and a dozen of soldiers being restrained]] by [[TendrilsOfDarkness shadow tentacles]] created by Jade who's rendered [[DemonicPossession under the influence]] of the [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Queen of the Shadowkhan]] by the provocations thrown at her. All they can do is staring helplessly and fearfully as she threatens to [[BrainFood eat their brains]], and they're saved only by Jade restraining herself. |
| 51 | ** When Caleb grumbles about his lack of success in capturing Phobos' still free minions and Sandpit's escape, he wonders if Phobos, Cedric and Miranda would escape from the Infinite City. He immediately hears the alarms informing that Miranda and Jade have escaped with Nerissa's help. As he rushes to the dungeons, he admits to himself that he jinxed it. In the same scene, he also wonders if Raythor would return from the Abyss of Shadows, and he later finds out that has happened as well. |
| 52 | * ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero'': |
| 53 | ** Kyon named his PDA [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} Skynet]]. It's made from some of Asakura Ryoko's data, so it's capable of learning. |
| 54 | ** Koizumi muses that he's the most normal among the extended SOS Brigade. He soon gets an upgrade to his ESPer powers. |
| 55 | * This is referenced in ''Fanfic/TheManWithNoName'' while some characters are infiltrating the enemy stronghold. [[spoiler: It ultimately ends up subverted, however; despite the Doctor's expectations, nothing of the sort happens]]. |
| 56 | -->'''Inara''': They seem to be expecting an auditor.\ |
| 57 | '''The Doctor''': Good. No one will get too fussed when we go about asking nosy questions then.\ |
| 58 | '''Inara''': As long as the ''real'' auditors don't show up, we should be alright.\ |
| 59 | '''The Doctor''': *''winces''* Oh, did you ''have'' to say that? Now they're bound to turn up. I swear, everyone has to go and jinx it all, saying things like 'It can't possibly get any worse' or 'Ooh, it's unsinkable!' |
| 60 | * In ''[[http://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-26870-46/RubyPaladin+The+Bunny+Hutch.htm Maximus]]'', the Council has finally gotten the newcomers Drakon Empire to sit down for peace talks over their war against the [[Franchise/MassEffect Batarians]] when Tevos accidentally taunts Murphy as their fleet appears. |
| 61 | -->'''Tevos:''' I just hope no one does anything to provoke...\ |
| 62 | (Destiny Ascension opens fire)\ |
| 63 | '''Tevos:''' [[SurroundedByIdiots They just opened fire on the Drakon Emperor's flagship.]] |
| 64 | * ''Fanfic/TheMLPLoops:'' One Loop has Shining Armor waking up in the middle of the night to wonder if Flurry Heart might one day try to get revenge for [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude being called "Flurry Heart"]]. Cadence starts saying this would never happen, only to stop halfway, as the two look around the room just to be sure. Nothing happens. Then it cuts to some time later, as Shining Armor is complaining about some sub-par coffee... to an adult Flurry Heart, out for revenge. |
| 65 | * In ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'', Hisashi Midoriya says this the same evening a certain spaceship comes streaking over his head. |
| 66 | -->'''Hisashi:''' Too bad babies don't just fall out of the sky. |
| 67 | * ''New Look Series: Trunks' New Look'' ends with him saying this line, [[spoiler: right before Goku, Chi-Chi and Gohan come in.]] |
| 68 | --> '''Trunks:''' How could things get any worse? |
| 69 | * ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'': |
| 70 | ** Woe betide anyone who says something along the lines of "He's JustOneMan!" or any line that indicates Kyril [[UnderestimatingBadassery can be beaten somehow]]. |
| 71 | ** Also applies to whoever says ThisCannotBe and its related variants (e.g. "You cannot do this to me!"), moments before they are screwed. |
| 72 | ** Original version: |
| 73 | *** Chapter 13: An {{inversion}} happens when Soren yelps "Eh!? He's gonna kill me!" after Sanakan offers to lead the way to Barnum Bailey, who runs a group of thugs and "owns the street" that Soren lives in. He doesn't get to do the deed, as Barnum himself is later beaten up by Sanakan, Hugh, and a mob. |
| 74 | *** Chapter 26: Grishom has this trope written over his face after he [[DidntSeeThatComing fails to anticipate]] his cathedral being [[BurnBabyBurn lit ablaze]]. First, he thinks that "such an inferno would cause untold damage to the city" (the flames are being controlled, so this doesn't happen). He then declares that "he would face the demon himself and triumph" ([[CurbStompBattle he doesn't]]), as "Vault would [[HaremSeeker reward him with plenty of women]] should he [[DecapitationPresentation bring Sir Kyril's head]]" (this doesn't happen either). Lastly, Grishom has this gem right before the rebellion is at its end. |
| 75 | ---->'''Grishom:''' Damnit, where the hell is Mandeville!? He had pledged the support of his house for the rebels' cause. Surely, this was supposed to be their finest hour!?[[note]]It wasn't.[[/note]] |
| 76 | ** Remastered version: |
| 77 | *** Chapter 4: When Chloe meets her liege lady, Olga, she wonders, "[[MsFanservice Who could resist such wiles?]]" Well yeah, [[CelibateHero there is]], and [[OneManArmy he]] is coming for her. He even [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomps]] her in the next chapter too. |
| 78 | *** There's also how she indicates her confidence in the defences of the [[SupervillainLair Black Fortress]], even capping off with "Who would [[WhoDares dare]] [[WhoWouldBeStupidEnough brazenly]] strike at the Black Fortress?" Cue Kyril and the Black Dogs successfully StormingTheCastle in the next chapter. |
| 79 | *** Chapter 13: Celestine notes that Alicia "was a little better" than Maia regarding them coming into terms with their defeat at the hands of Kyril during his TrialByCombat. The readers would later see Prim and Alicia's P.O.V.s, with the latter clearly not in a good mood (an {{understatement}}) due to her [[BreakTheHaughty pride being hurt]]. |
| 80 | *** Chapter 13: Just as Kyril's TrialByCombat is about to begin, Alicia internally remarks that Kyril is a [[YouFool fool]] for agreeing to fight [[ForceAndFinesse her and Maia]] together. She says in her mind, "What fool would willingly face [[DualBoss them]] at the same time? Today it seemed they would find out." They do find out, [[CurbStompBattle the hard way]], that is. |
| 81 | * ''Fanfic/OnegaiMegamiSama'': Happens to [[Anime/PleaseTeacher Matagu Shido]] in a positive way. One night he just happens to muse that a girl won't fall from the sky for him, and shortly after he accidentally dials to [[Manga/AhMyGoddess Earth's Assistance Hotline]], cueing [[MagicalGirlfriend Peorth's]] appearance. |
| 82 | * ''Fanfic/TheProsAndConsToLivingATripleLife'' loves lampshading this one: |
| 83 | ** Ai Chihana asks Riku for help in a creative writing assignment, intending to write a trashy tabloid article about Sora and Kairi. |
| 84 | --->'''Riku''': What if your fake article leaks?\ |
| 85 | '''Ai''': Aw, don't be so serious, Miyano-senpai! It's just a bogus class assignment. I'll even clear it with Kairi-chan before I submit it for grading. [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong What could possibly go wrong?]]\ |
| 86 | '''Akira''': [[LampshadeHanging Well that's a giant flag of doom and despair.]] If anyone asks, Ryuji and I had nothing to do with this. |
| 87 | ** Later, after Ai asks Kairi to help her confront Makoto over her lack of action about the rumours involving Kamoshida. |
| 88 | --->'''Kairi''': Alright. We'll go see her after school today in the library. But I feel like I have to warn you, Ai. Even if she's something of a pushover, I don't think antagonizing the student council president is the wisest course of action, especially when there’s so few of us in the club.\ |
| 89 | '''Ai''': What's she gonna do? There's no way she can ban us! We're the student newspaper!\ |
| 90 | '''Kairi''': There's a reason why people warn against tempting fate, that's all I’m saying. |
| 91 | ** Later, while preparing to investigate Madarame's palace: |
| 92 | --->'''Aqua''': I wish you all the best of luck with Kitagawa-kun and Ms Takamaki's modeling appointment with him.\ |
| 93 | '''Naminé''': Luck? C'mon Master Aqua, [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong what could possibly go wrong?]]\ |
| 94 | '''Xion''': '''Everything.''' Literally '''everything''' could go wrong.\ |
| 95 | '''Naminé''': Don't be such a worry wart. It won't be that bad.\ |
| 96 | ''[[GilliganCut Tuesday - 5/17/20XX - After School]]''\ |
| 97 | '''Yusuke''': This will be the finest nude painting I have ever done, and you, Takamaki-san, shall be my model! |
| 98 | * ''Fanfic/TheRedDragonsSaber'': When Artoria asks if the Fallen Angels can survive without their wings, they boast that they can, but their wings cannot be damaged by ordinary weapons. Excalibur is far from ordinary, and she quickly chops their wings off, crippling them. |
| 99 | * In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11268484/4/Red-Rose-of-Winterfell Red Rose of Winterfell]]'', Ruby makes a joke about how all of the major houses of Westeros will be in Winterfell and all they need to complete the set is House Martell. ''Immediately'' after speaking, Maester Luwin arrives to inform everyone that House Martell will be joining. |
| 100 | -->'''Ruby:''' Me and my big mouth. |
| 101 | * ''Fanfic/ShadowsOverMeridian'' (a RecursiveFanfiction of ''Fanfic/{{Kage}}'' above): |
| 102 | ** When we get to Elyon's POV in Chapter 5, her thoughts reveal that she hadn't believed things could get worse after the Shadowkhan stopped [[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs their devastating assault]], only to learn she was doing this trope as she finds out that the attack was just a diversion to allow Jade to free Phobos and his loyalists. |
| 103 | ** Following the tense meeting with Kandrakar's council, Will hopes things can't get worse as she returns with Elyon to Meridian, and realizes she was wrong when they find [[AHouseDivided the rebels ready to clash with the Guard]]. |
| 104 | ** As Irma makes her way home in Chapter 8, she mutters that things can't get worse, before finding to her horror [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Cedric]] having tea in her living room. |
| 105 | ** As Vathek and Drake leave Yoruichi behind to HoldTheLine during the storming of Cavigor, she reassures that the heavy stone blocking the entrance to the upper level will prevent Frost's troops from entering for a long while. The narration remarks how wrong she turns out to be, as soon after [[spoiler:Frost breaks in through a long-forgotten hidden tunnel (and the [[ShadowWalker shadow-traveling]] abilities of the Razor Khan render the stone a brief obstacle anyway)]]. |
| 106 | ** After barely surviving the encounter with [[AxCrazy Tyrian]] in Chapter 26, Amelia remarks she'd like to find an exit before something else happens. Cue the Ninja Khan announcing their arrival by a thrown shuriken, and Alan snarks at Amelia for tempting fate. |
| 107 | * In ''Fanfic/AShadowOfTheTitans'': |
| 108 | ** Brother Blood uses the classic "YouAndWhatArmy" line, only for the Oni to summon their Shadowkhan... |
| 109 | ** In chapter 12, the Titans burst in to rescue Starfire and stop Evil Dick right after he makes a "who could stop me now" comment. |
| 110 | * ''Fanfic/SOE2LoneHeirOfKrypton'': During a power outage, [[BridgeBunnies Makoto]] has this to say: |
| 111 | -->'''Makoto''':''"And I thought it couldn't get any worse than having to pick up Misato's dry cleaning for her. Honestly, could this day possibly get any worse?"'' |
| 112 | * In ''Fanfic/SpiderX'', after the first few times Spider-Man muses that it's a quiet night while he's on patrol and then something big happens, he starts telling himself not to even ''think'' it in case something happens, and later reaches the point where he wonders if he could 'trick' fate by expressing a wish for something to happen during a boring patrol while not wanting anything ''too'' serious. |
| 113 | * ''[[Fanfic/StarWarsVsWarhammer40K Star Wars vs Warhammer 40K]]'': |
| 114 | ** Regarding the Clone Army, Jedi General Renphi once said "An entire army and armada of what amounts to be tamed Mandalorians? The Republic will never lose another conflict due to strength of arms, that is certain." This occurs one episode before the Republic makes FirstContact with the Imperium of Man and suffers one of their worst military defeats in galactic history. |
| 115 | ** In episode 11, Ahsoka Tano and the 501[[superscript:st]] Legion are battling against the Adeptus Mechanicus aboard a captured Separatist dreadnought. At one point, there's a lull in the fighting where Ahsoka and Captain Rex have just cleared a room full of Skitarii. Believing the worst of the fighting has passed, Rex relievedly jokes that he was worried the Mechanicus might have their own equivalent of a Jedi that Ahsoka would be forced to fight. Cue the nearby elevator opening up ten seconds later to reveal an Electro-Priest accompanied by his entire Skitarii Maniple. |
| 116 | ** Occurs during the Jedi assault on the Imperial command ship ''Hellsmasher'' in Episode 12. Initially, the mission seems to be going well as the Jedi cut through hundreds of naval armsmen with zero casualties. Then, one of the Jedi Masters on Obi-Wan's strike force jinxes everything by commenting on how easy this has been and calling it overkill to have brought so many Jedi. Naturally, the next enemy they encounter aboard the ship is a Space Marine Librarian, standing over the remains of another Jedi strike force who he had ambushed earlier. Obi-Wan's strike force proceed to get curb-stomped and are forced to retreat due to heavy losses and injuries. |
| 117 | * ''Fanfic/TheSupermen'' opens with Hal Jordan commenting that things have been quiet recently. Batman tells him he should know not to say that by now, but Hal laughs it off. By the end of Chapter 2, [[Franchise/ResidentEvil Albert Wesker]] has arrived in the DC Universe. |
| 118 | * In the ''Fanfic/ThisTimeRound'' AlternateTooniverse fic ''This Toon Round'', shortly after their arrival in Toonside, one of the author avatars ''very pointedly'' says "Well, it can't get any weirder!" The others quickly realise he's [[InvokedTrope invoking]] the trope, because he thinks it's funny. |
| 119 | * In ''Fanfic/ThousandShinji'', Gendo thinks that Shinji is obviously too broken to do anything other than sitting beside her comatose girlfriend's bed and praying, and his beliefs are proof of his son's weakness. A short while later [[spoiler:his plans were completely ruined by his son who had just become a very pissed-off god.]] |
| 120 | * ''WebAnimation/TurnaboutStorm'': |
| 121 | ** What is one of [[VisualNovel/AceAttorney Phoenix's]] last lines before being summoned to the SugarBowl that is [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Equestria]]? |
| 122 | -->''"Unfortunately, sunshine and smiles don't pay the bills."'' |
| 123 | ** Phoenix comments on how the prosecutors in his world are almost always stuck-up, smug and arrogant. Twilight assures him that nopony in Equestria is like that... Cue [[{{Jerkass}} Trixie]] [[IncomingHam loudly making entrance]]. |
| 124 | ** After Twilight thinks Phoenix has children, Phoenix's [[FirstPersonSmartass sarcastic remark]] is ''"[[InnerMonologue (Me with children? That'll be the day)]]"''. [[VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney Cut to Phoenix seven years later...]] |
| 125 | * ''Fanfic/TalesFromTheBlueSea'' -- (''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' - ''Manga/OnePiece'' Crossover): |
| 126 | --> '''Tobi:''' "Guys, guys, guys… Relax! We’re through our first major challenge of the mission, and we’re in great shape!”\ |
| 127 | '''Tobi:''' "What could possibly go wrong?"\ |
| 128 | '''Narration:''' Three seconds later, the Knock-Up Stream erupted from the ocean’s depths. The solid column of torrential seawater was like the god of the sea himself delivering a furious uppercut to the unprepared ship. In an instant, the crew was slammed into the deck, and their ship was sent rocketing violently into the stratosphere. |
| 129 | * From the Franchise/StarWars / Franchise/StarTrek crossover, ''Fanfic/TheUnitySaga'': |
| 130 | -->'''Picard:''' I'm sure there's nothing to fear in letting [[MagnificentBastard Admiral Thrawn]] examine our works of art. |
| 131 | * In ''Fanfic/WhiteDevilOfTheMoon'', Fate repeatedly has to fend off Luna, Tuxedo Mask and the Inner Senshi, who mistakenly think she is a Dark Senshi who has kidnapped [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Nanoha]] (who is also Anime/SailorMoon and the reincarnation of Princess Serenity). After the situation gets to the point where Fate has to tell Nanoha about it despite not wanting her to get involved out of ChronicHeroSyndrome and as a result, put a strain on her body, Nanoha remarks "At least we aren't likely to have any trouble show up at a wedding." At the wedding, Jadeite attacks in an attempt to kill Nanoha, who severely taxes her Linker Core by killing him with a Divine Buster. |
| 132 | * It's almost a RunningGag in ''Fanfic/VoyagesOfTheWildSeaHorse'' that somebody will tempt fate, and it will soon after respond in kind. |
| 133 | ** Ryoga mocks the warning from Clover to expect rough weather after leaving the Twin Capes and entering the Grand Line proper, declaring that the day looks beautiful. Cue a heat wave strong enough to set Umok's hat on fire. ''Then'' things get crazy. |
| 134 | ** After the Kamikaze Pirates make ASimplePlan to hold up a baron's birthday party, Kodachi declares they have nothing to fear, as the Marines they fought in the East Blue were all weaklings. Then they discover that the baron, who is also a Navy commodore, [[RankScalesWithAsskicking was promoted due to his fighting skills]], and he proceeds to kick all of their asses to the point they are lucky to get away. |
| 135 | * In the ''Literature/{{Worm}}''/''VideoGame/TheWonderful101'' crossover ''Fanfic/WonderfulMazinja'': |
| 136 | ** Amy notes that they've got a rough month, but at last they're having a good, peaceful day. Cue explosions. |
| 137 | --->Red winced. “It’s been, uh, a rough month, right?”\ |
| 138 | Amy simply nodded. Wonder Red looked like she wanted to ask more, but she thankfully finally looked away to continue staring at the city.\ |
| 139 | It was a good day.\ |
| 140 | Something exploded far in the distance, and Amy choked back a curse. |
| 141 | ** Right after being shot and smashing through a tank, Vicky has this to say: |
| 142 | --->“That… was… AWESOME!” Vicky exclaimed with glee. “Can we do it again?!”\ |
| 143 | Whatever reply there might have been was silenced as a fireball hit the side of the PRT building, and they turned to see two more tanks in the distance.\ |
| 144 | Vista shot Victoria an angry glare. She had the decency to look sheepish. |
| 145 | * Several instances of this in ''Fanfic/TheZeroContextSeries'': |
| 146 | ** ''Taking Out the Trash'': Marc triumphantly declares in his thoughts "I win. I ''always'' win" after delivering several crushing blows to Callista. She wakes up a few moments later, engages her SuperMode's second stage, and rips his PoweredArmor into a fine mist. |
| 147 | ** ''Woolgathering'': The dragon warlord Acutus gleefully mocks Callista's lack of physical strength, magic, and [[BigBreastPride figure]] compared to her before taking a step back and challenging the human to hit her with her best shot. The trope is lampshaded briefly by Ellen before Callista delivers the punchline in full, leaving Acutus on the verge of death less than two minutes later. Bahija remembers this incident shortly before the above example with Marc takes place four years later, noting that the latter was making the same mistakes she did. |
| 148 | |
| 149 | [[AC:''ComicBook/ArchieComics'']] |
| 150 | * In ''Fanfic/MaybeTheLastArchieStory'', Sabrina was pondering that her life was good, and things were looking up, seconds before two men broke into her home and held her aunts hostage. |
| 151 | -->In her room, Sabrina reflected that, for her, life was unusually good. At least she didn't have the hassles that the rest of the gang seemed to have. Right now, she was unattached, with a career plan, a college that would accept her, and, probably, a berth right in Boy Central. Plus, she'd be in Salem, where it all began. She could hardly wait.\ |
| 152 | Then she heard her aunt Hilda cry out. In fear. |
| 153 | |
| 154 | [[AC:''Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender'']] |
| 155 | * A long-term example happens in ''Fanfic/TheStalkingZukoSeries''. At the very beginning of the series, Katara says she is keeping a stalker diary on Zuko, the method through which the story is told, so that she can know his weaknesses and be prepared if he decides to betray them. She even goes so far as to refer to Zuko "Subject" for most of the first installment, because she is determined that he will not endear himself to her again. This is a Zutara fic, so Katara ends up befriending and eventually falling in love with Zuko. |
| 156 | * In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/11479245/chapters/25742847 Like Fire and Water]]'', Hakoda is discussing his newfound stepson with Bato and considering how, whist he understood her concerns and agreed it her secret to tell, he found it neither comfortable nor convenient to hide his wife's actual identity from his entire fleet[[note]](they know she is a renegade firebender fleeing an abusive marriage, and mostly seem to have filled in the blanks with the tale of a Colony-born halfbreed)[[/note]] aside from his oldest friend[=/=]2IC. At that point a Fire Navy scoutship steamed into hailing range and a girl no older than his own daughter wearing top quality armor, a royal hairpin, and [[UncannyFamilyResemblance a face as close to 'Xia's' as no matter]] stepped out to pointedly address him in front of everyone thus: |
| 157 | -->"Greetings, Chief Hakoda. I have it on good authority that you know where I might be able to find my mother." |
| 158 | |
| 159 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/{{Bolt}}'']] |
| 160 | * ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': Just after pushing Mittens face first into one of the title pastries in "The Cakes," Bolt demands that Mittens bring him another cake sitting next to her, using the phrase "Let me have it!" He [[PieInTheFace gets it dropped on his head]] instead. |
| 161 | -->'''Bolt:''' ''[yelling at Mittens]'' Hey, I'm famished! Bring one of those cakes over here!\ |
| 162 | '''Mittens:''' ''[while cleaning frosting out of her ears]'' Absolutely not! No way I'm gonna help you now, especially after what you did!\ |
| 163 | '''Bolt:''' ''[grousing in frustration while pointing]'' For dog's sake! There's a perfectly good one next to you! Over there, Mittens! Let me have it, and right now!\ |
| 164 | '''Mittens:''' ''[with a mischevious grin]'' Oh -- you want me to let you have it, eh?\ |
| 165 | '''Bolt:''' ''[barking]'' Yes, right now! And make it snappy, willya?\ |
| 166 | '''Mittens:''' ''[yowling as she picks up a cake and drops it on Bolt]'' Okay, Aladdin -- your wish is my command! |
| 167 | |
| 168 | [[AC:''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'']] |
| 169 | * ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'': |
| 170 | ** In one scene: |
| 171 | ---> '''Calvin:''' I can shoot you down. I'm an excellent aim.\ |
| 172 | (Calvin fires his dart gun, hitting Hobbes in the nose)\ |
| 173 | '''Calvin:''' IMeantToDoThat. |
| 174 | ** Much later, Andy ''inverts'' this when he says this: |
| 175 | ---> "CALVIN, YOU'D BETTER BE AROUND HERE WAITING TO ''GET US OUT OF HERE!!''"\ |
| 176 | (Calvin then [[BigDamnHeroes bursts in with the box]].) |
| 177 | |
| 178 | [[AC:''Manga/CardCaptorSakura'']] |
| 179 | * ''Fanfic/ShadowOfTheDragon'': In chapter 18, Satome laughs off Tomoyo's warnings about Syaoran's threats and what her mother will do to him if he does rape her, stating, "I've heard that bullshit before. I'm not dead or in jail, am I?" After Sakura [[BigDamnHeroes swoops in]] and saves Tomoyo, he ''does'' end up in jail, and by the next chapter, his own mother has arranged for him to be killed and his death ruled as a suicide. |
| 180 | |
| 181 | [[AC:''Anime/CodeGeass'']] |
| 182 | * Lampshaded in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9301488/4/%E5%84%9F%E9%82%84%E3%81%AE%E3%83%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5-Code-Geass-Lelouch-of-the-Redemption Lelouch of the Redemption]]''. According to C.C., things went wrong almost immediately after Lelouch said "All tasks at hand have been achieved" so often (basically every time) that there was a rumor among the Black Knights that the line was jinxed. |
| 183 | |
| 184 | [[AC:''Manga/DeathNote'']] |
| 185 | * From ''WebVideo/DeathNoteTheAbridgedSeriesKpts4tv'': |
| 186 | -->'''Naomi:''' [[spoiler:[[LaserGuidedKarma You really need to die at the end of this series.]]]]\ |
| 187 | '''Light:''' Yeah, like that would ever happen. |
| 188 | ** And: |
| 189 | --->'''Light:''' It's been five years and no sightings of [[spoiler: L]]'s ghost. I think I'm in the clear.\ |
| 190 | '''[[spoiler: L]]:''' ~Still haunting you.~\ |
| 191 | '''Light:''' Dammit! |
| 192 | ** Also: |
| 193 | --->'''Light''': I can just sit back and have the taskforce do my dirty work for me. [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong There is no way this could possibly go wrong...]] |
| 194 | ** And: |
| 195 | --->'''Ryuk''': Man, the only thing that would make this day stranger if it started to rain money... ooh, kinda like that! |
| 196 | ** And: |
| 197 | --->'''Narrator:''' Mikami is a man of the people with a bright future ahead of him... [[spoiler: *(cuts to Mikami committing {{seppuku}} with a pen.)*]] |
| 198 | ** And then there's this: |
| 199 | --->'''[[spoiler: Shinigami]]:''' *laughs* You're just a ''poser'' [[spoiler: with a notebook. We're actual Gods of Death.]] What are you gonna do? |
| 200 | *** Yes, what's he going to do? [[spoiler: [[DyingMomentOfAwesome Only try and destroy]] the [[HellGate gateway]].]] |
| 201 | * The summary of the AlternateUniverseFic ''Fanfic/ThoseWhoStandForNothingFallForAnything'': [[ManipulativeBastard Light Yagami]] is a [[SleazyPolitician politician.]] [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong What could go wrong?]] |
| 202 | |
| 203 | [[AC:''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'']] |
| 204 | * ''Fanfic/AllBecauseOfUncleGary'': Greta notes that Manny is still expressing transphobia towards her after she comes out to her parents, but decides to brush it off because he's only three and the rest of the family supports her, wondering "what can he do anyways?" [[spoiler:Manny's insistence on continuing to call Greta "bubby" gets filmed by Abigail, kickstarting the climax of the story.]] |
| 205 | |
| 206 | [[AC:''Franchise/TheDCU'']] |
| 207 | * In ''Fanfic/BruceHasAProblem'', Dan Proxmire's introduction in a henchman's dive bar has him saying that Gotham will be a piece of cake next to Metropolis because the heroes here are "just a bunch of regular folks in capes." Cue Roxy Rocket with Doctor Resch as her hostage smashing through the bar, with Stephanie hanging onto it by a grappling hook and screaming. |
| 208 | -->The Metropolis loudmouth, who was covered in plaster dust and bits of what used to be a chair, finally stopped gaping long enough to ask, "What the hell was that?!"\ |
| 209 | Moe looked the guy in the eye and said in a level tone. "Just regular folks in capes." |
| 210 | * ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy'''s second story arc has ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} saying she would like to move to the ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' future so she doesn't have to keep fighting super-villains. Cue the Legion dragging her to the 31st century all of sudden in the third arc because they need her help to fight ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}. |
| 211 | * ''Fanfic/DanceWithTheDemons'': |
| 212 | ** Looking back in hindsight, Batman thinks a grand double wedding where he and Catwoman tied the knot together with Nightwing and Starfire was asking for trouble. |
| 213 | ** Right before Catwoman gets shot with a poisoned dart, Alfred explains why he studiously avoids to say "Nothing's wrong": |
| 214 | --->'''Daphne Pennyworth:''' "Something wrong?"\ |
| 215 | '''Alfred:''' "Hm? Oh, no, no, nothing's wrong yet. I don't believe anything's wrong at all. Not yet."\ |
| 216 | '''Julia Remarque:''' (suspiciously) "What do you mean, 'not yet', Granddad?"\ |
| 217 | '''Alfred:''' "With the Master, in all things, it just seems best to say...not yet." |
| 218 | * ''Fanfic/WithThisRingGreenLantern'': Hector Hammond ponders that THIS TIME Hal Jordan is inevitably doomed seconds before being pummelled into uncounsciousness by Hal himself. Lampshaded by Hal: |
| 219 | -->This time, the Lantern was doomed.\ |
| 220 | <That's what you always think, Hammond.>\ |
| 221 | WHAT? |
| 222 | * In ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/HereThereBeMonsters'', Dr. Sivana declares he has a contingency plan to get rid of his enemies for good. When his son Thaddeus asks, "What if it doesn't work?", Sivana is not amused. |
| 223 | -->Sivana shot them a look of contempt. "I've called it Suspendium. And I assure you, it will even work on the Marvel Family. Let them have their medals, for all the good it'll do them. Once they're in Suspendium, that will be the end of the Marvel Family!"\ |
| 224 | "Unless something messes up again," said Thad, "and it'll be the end of the Sivana family."\ |
| 225 | No one outside the confines of the rocket could hear the sound of the slap that followed. |
| 226 | * ''Fanfic/FuneralForAFlash'': Before stabbing an unconscious Flash, Sickle gleefully states he is easier than his predecessor. Abruptly and quickly, the not-so-unconscious-after-all Flash kicks her chest and sends her flying backwards. |
| 227 | -->"Karshov was right," she said in Russian. "This Flash is so much easier than the other one."\ |
| 228 | A yellow boot kicked her in the chest and she went spinning backwards, and didn't stop until she bashed into Molotov. |
| 229 | * In ''Fanfic/AVeryKaraChristmas'': Kara has no time to stash away a wig that she uses to disguise her secret identity; so she leaves the prop dangling from a tree's branches before going away, telling herself it will be safe because no one will see it, or it will be mistaken for a bird's nest. Shortly after, her roommates find and pick her wig, jeopardizing her secret identity. |
| 230 | * In the very first scene of ''Fanfic/UltimateDCUHeadverse'', Kate Kane and [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} Barbara Gordon]] are commenting how strangely and unusually quiet Gotham City has been for several weeks when Batwoman hears a bomb going off. |
| 231 | -->"I guess. I just hope nothing-" An explosion five blocks away rattles the building where I'm perched. From the location, it might be the First National Bank of Gotham. "Looks like it won't be a quiet night, after all." |
| 232 | |
| 233 | [[AC:''Series/DoctorWho'']] |
| 234 | * ''WebVideo/TheBuggerAnthology'': |
| 235 | ** In "The Dalek Invasion of Funk", Dalek Bertha says Health and Safety won't find out that someone took a dump in the ventilation system as long as nobody sets off the Health & Safety Violation Alarm. Cut to the First Doctor finding the button that activates said alarm and pressing it. |
| 236 | ** In "Not My Daleks", the Thirteenth Doctor says it's imperative that the Death Squad Daleks don't find out she's the one who summoned them to Earth. The scene cuts to dozens of Daleks flying past the TARDIS as one of their number points out the Doctor's presence. |
| 237 | --->'''Dalek Grogu:''' [[AC:She's literally landing right in front of us -- we can ''see'' you, Doctor!]] |
| 238 | |
| 239 | [[AC:''Anime/DragonBallZ'']] |
| 240 | * ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'': |
| 241 | ** Episode 10 ends with this exchange: |
| 242 | --->'''Vegeta:''' They've broken my body... I've failed in my mission to get the Dragon Balls... I've even lost my tail... But at least, it can't get any worse from here... \ |
| 243 | '''[[spoiler:Ghost Nappa]]:''' Vegeeeetaaa... Vegeeeetaaa... \ |
| 244 | '''Vegeta:''' W-What? \ |
| 245 | '''[[spoiler:Ghost Nappa]]:''' [[spoiler:I'm haunting you!]] \ |
| 246 | '''Vegeta:''' [[BigNo NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo!]] |
| 247 | ** That happened more than once in episode 10... |
| 248 | --->'''Goku:''' [[MakeMyMonsterGrow He's getting huge]]. That means he'll only be stronger. That means [[MightyGlacier he won't be as fa]]--[[LightningBruiser OH GOD HE'S STILL AS FAST!]] |
| 249 | ** [[RuleOfThree Also from episode 10 of]] ''[[RuleOfThree DBZA]]'': |
| 250 | --->'''Krillin:''' We won't ever have to see [Vegeta] again!\ |
| 251 | ''(Vegeta falls next to Krillin)''\ |
| 252 | '''Krillin:''' ... ''alive'' again. I meant we won't ever have to see him ''alive'' again!\ |
| 253 | ''(naturally, Vegeta is alive)'' |
| 254 | ** In Episode 18, Vegeta brags to Goku that besides [[BigBad Freeza]] he's the most powerful being on the planet. Cue the [[BewareTheSillyOnes Ginyu Force]] showing up. |
| 255 | ** In Episode 26, the following is said to Freeza by Dende: "That's right. I'm your white mage. And '''nobody''' f*cks with the white mage." [[ShootTheMedicFirst Three guesses as to what happens immediately afterwards]], and the first two don't count. |
| 256 | ** In Episode 29, this trope is simultaneously [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] and PlayedForLaughs. |
| 257 | --->'''Goku:''' You're evil, and you have to be stopped.\ |
| 258 | '''Freeza:''' Oh, come now. If I'm really as evil as you say I am, then [[SmiteMeOMightySmiter let God strike me down where I stand]]!\ |
| 259 | (the resulting BoltOfDivineRetribution does absolutely nothing)\ |
| 260 | '''Freeza:''' Ha! Nice try, jackass. Next time, give it your A-game! |
| 261 | ** The best one yet: |
| 262 | --->'''Gohan:''' Aw, but cells are boring. |
| 263 | ** In episode 46, the fight between Piccolo and Android 17 reaches a point where the two are trying to push one another and screaming. 18 groans that "This is so dumb. This cannot get any dumber." After a brief cutaway, we're shown the two males punching each other in the stomach, 18 replies, "I was wrong. This got so much dumber." |
| 264 | ** In ''The History of Trunks Abridged'': |
| 265 | --->'''Adult Gohan:''' No! This isn't where my story ends!\ |
| 266 | '''Trunks' Narration:''' This is where Gohan's story ends. |
| 267 | |
| 268 | [[AC:''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'']] |
| 269 | * In ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/5777143/chapters/13314040 Only Human]]'', Harry is preparing for a political dinner with [[SuccubiAndIncubi Lara]], and Molly suggests he take some condoms just in case. Harry decides not to, apparently concluding that there is no way hanging out with a "drop-dead gorgeous, sex-craving vampire" could ''possibly'' end erotically. [[LemonFic Guess what happens.]] [[note]]This is made all the more egregious by Harry- [[Literature/GravePeril canonically]]- having unprotected sex with ''another'' (type of) vampire, [[spoiler:and unknowingly siring a child]].[[/note]] |
| 270 | |
| 271 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'']] |
| 272 | * ''Fanfic/BurningBlack'': In Act 2, Caleb boasts to A.J. that no one in the world can hack angelic programming without him to translate the language. Crocker does exactly that in Act 4. |
| 273 | |
| 274 | [[AC:''Franchise/FinalFantasy'']] |
| 275 | * From ''WebAnimation/FinalFantasyVIIMachinabridged'', we have this moment from Episode 13. With the party having recently learned that Shinra is after Sephiroth, Tifa sums up their situation as follows: |
| 276 | -->'''Tifa:''' UGHHHHH, great! We have no leads, the Turks have a head start, and Red's too stoned to guide us! Please, universe, give us more headache!\ |
| 277 | '''Yuffie:''' Surprise attack! |
| 278 | |
| 279 | [[AC:''Franchise/FireEmblem'']] |
| 280 | * In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12983309/6/Hopes-and-Despairs-of-Archanea Hopes and Despairs of Archanea]]'', a what-if timeline sees Catria and Cain end up in a casual fling after [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight the War of Shadows]]. Palla asks her if she's been using protection (she hasn't) and Catria waves it off with the assertion that she won't get pregnant for a while. Days later, a healer informs her that she's a month and a half pregnant with Cain's child. Cue ShotgunWedding. |
| 281 | -->''"Her blasé attitude evaporated pretty damn quickly."'' |
| 282 | * The first scene of ''Fanfic/GoldenThreadsTieUs'' is a flashback where [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Severa]] remembers how her sister Morgan -who seemed thrilled before the prospect of a new war- boasts that their -in the present day killed in battle- parents couldn't possibly get killed in battle. |
| 283 | -->'''Morgan:''' I wanted to know if a Fire tome would work in the rain. But I don't think you know, since you don't care about magic.\ |
| 284 | '''Severa:''' What's the point of trying so hard? You study for hours every day and you can barely cast a spell. It's not like you'll ever need it in real life.\ |
| 285 | '''Morgan:''' Aw, come on, Severa. There'll always be war. Father's strategy books say so. I overheard him talking with Chrom. There's something going on with Valm, so maybe that'll be the next one!\ |
| 286 | '''Severa:''' That's not funny. Father is the head tactician of the Ylissean army, and Mother is a member of the pegasus knights. If war happens, they'll both have to leave. So don't say things like that like you don't care!\ |
| 287 | '''Morgan:''' I care! But it's okay! Nothing's going to happen to them! |
| 288 | * In ''Fanfic/TheGhostOfOchs'', the Black Eagles are stationed at Remire Village, expecting an attack from "those who slither in the dark". Caspar, who is guarding one of the outer gates, is anxious to start fighting them: |
| 289 | -->'''Caspar:''' All this waiting around for the enemy to attack is putting me on edge!\ |
| 290 | '''Constance:''' Please…do not say that out loud! What if one of them were hiding among us?\ |
| 291 | '''Caspar:''' Then we’d just have to find them and take them out, wouldn’t we? If it’s as easy as finding the ones we fought in the forest, then—\ |
| 292 | ''(alarm bell rings, followed by screams of terror)''\ |
| 293 | '''Monica:''' [[YouJustHadToSayIt Is that easy enough for you?]] |
| 294 | * Hubert has an epic level bout of this early on in ''Fanfic/FireEmblemThreeHousesFifthPath''. The Black Eagles are hiding from a Demonic Beast and discussing what to do when: |
| 295 | -->'''Hubert:''' Let us retreat while we can. Back over the bridge.\ |
| 296 | ''[The Demonic Beast destroys the North Bridge]''\ |
| 297 | '''Hubert:''' Not to worry, there is still another bridge.\ |
| 298 | ''[The Demonic Beast destroys the West Bridge]''\ |
| 299 | '''Dorothea:''' Hubie.\ |
| 300 | '''Hubert:''' Yes?\ |
| 301 | '''Dorothea:''' Shut up. |
| 302 | |
| 303 | [[AC:''Franchise/{{Frozen}}'']] |
| 304 | * In ''Fanfic/FrozenHeartsSakume'', Hans and his brother Heins are staying with Kristoff overnight. Kristoff tells them that they should leave the next day or word of their presence will get around. Hans asks if there's a risk of them being discovered that night, but Kristoff tells him not to worry because he never gets any visitors. Right on cue, Anna shows up at the door. [[OhCrap Kristoff lunges to his feet and pounds across the room,]] but is too late to stop her from bursting in. |
| 305 | |
| 306 | [[AC:''Literature/GiveYourselfGoosebumps'']] |
| 307 | * ''Fanfic/WelcomeToSandHands'': |
| 308 | ** When you go into Zombie Forest, Zoe tells you, "Don't worry. We will never die." Even if you manage to survive, she almost never does. |
| 309 | ** If you do not retrieve the ball from the forest, you try to justify this to yourself by saying "It's not like it was a ''medicine'' ball." However, when you get to school, Brad is ill and can apparently only be cured by playing basketball. |
| 310 | |
| 311 | [[AC:''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'']] |
| 312 | * The second act of ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmdef1uz_OI&vl=es-419 Hamilton in a Nutshell]]'': |
| 313 | -->'''Alexander Hamilton:''' Well, everything has gone to hell: I have no house, [Eliza] hates me, my boyfriend died, [George Washington] abandoned me, but at least I have my s--\ |
| 314 | '''Philip Hamilton:''' Pops, I'm going to die.\ |
| 315 | ''(beat)''\ |
| 316 | '''Alexander Hamilton:''' Philip, what the ''fuck?'' |
| 317 | |
| 318 | [[AC:''Franchise/HarryPotter'']] |
| 319 | * Lampshaded in ''FanFic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'' during the [[spoiler:Stanford Prison Experiment]] arc. Dumbledore [[NothingCanStopUsNow declared himself invincible]] and an [[spoiler: Azkaban guard]] asks in astonished horror if he really just said that. Her commander says that he can get away with it since not even fate takes Dumbledore seriously anymore. |
| 320 | * ''Fanfic/TheRigelBlackChronicles'': In ''The Serpentine Subterfuge'', Harry tries to trick a possessed Ginny into doing a [[EvilGloating villain monologue]] and Ginny replies that it doesn't matter how long she talks because "No one is coming to save you." |
| 321 | --> Rigel wasn't sure if the universe was testing her or not. It seemed too much like an ironic taunt from Fate. Surely no one in the world was so arrogant, so ridiculously confident, as to spit in the face of Fate so blatantly. It wasn't asking to eat your own words. It was handing the universe the ingredients and then giving Fate a recipe for your own disaster. |
| 322 | * ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11330784/5/Harry-Potter-and-the-Sympathy-of-Souls Harry Potter and the Sympathy of Souls]]'': |
| 323 | -->"A sound decision." Nicolas commended, "Just keep doing whatever it is you've been doing lately, and this will be a piece of cake."\ |
| 324 | Talk about jinxing things, Harry would think later. |
| 325 | * While packing to go home, Lily reflects on the need to have a proper conversation with Severus about his nightmares in ''Fanfic/ThePeaceNotPromised'', but tells herself, "Let this not be what ruins Christmas." [[spoiler:Sure enough, Severus' nightmares are not the reason Christmas is ruined; that is achieved quite thoroughly by something else a moment later, when she's summoned to Professor [=McGonagall=] and told that her father has passed away suddenly.]] |
| 326 | * In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3661577/17/Summer-of-Independence Summer of Independence]]'' Arthur disowns Molly, Ron and Ginny for stealing from and spying on Harry, then packs up most of the Burrow's contents and goes to stay with Bill. Molly, Ron and Ginny are sitting at the kitchen table trying to come up with a new surname so Molly can apply for a job. Ron says "At least things can't get any worse" right before Kingsley and several other Aurors show up to take them in for questioning regarding Ginny's possession of [[LovePotion Amortentia]]. |
| 327 | * ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14126298/20/Harmony-Times-Two Harmony Times Two]]'': |
| 328 | -->Albus thought, ''Can this day get any worse?''\ |
| 329 | \ |
| 330 | (Albus forgot that the Three Fates ''cackle'' when they hear a mortal ask this question.) |
| 331 | |
| 332 | [[AC:''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'']] |
| 333 | * Team Four Star uses this trope aplenty in ''WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged''. |
| 334 | ** The fate of Zorin Blitz in a nutshell. |
| 335 | -->'''Start of Episode 6''': I have been vaiting for this var for over 50 years. I have been given veapons, men, and a target. I vill not be cockblocked to the point of entry [[labelnote:*]]and do my reconnaissance work per my orders[[/labelnote]] by that little blonde '''toad'''! I -- no, ''ve'' -- vill get vhat ve have coming to us!\ |
| 336 | '''End of Episode 7''': [Seras]'s like a fucking blender, turning my men into paste! A German Bloody Mary! ''Vhy didn't ve know about zis?! Vhy didn't anyone do proper reconnaissance?!'' ''[[ExplainExplainOhCrap (realization)]]'' Oh, ''[[GratuitousGerman fick mich]]''... |
| 337 | ** Also, Anderson goes this direction in Episode 8. |
| 338 | -->'''Seras''': Base is secure. Everyone's dead. Ate Pip; full-fledged vampire now.\ |
| 339 | '''Anderson''': And you're going to ''die'' a full-fledged vampire. It's a shame your blood sugar-daddy won't be here to see it!\ |
| 340 | ''("Ready to Die" by Andrew W. K. starts playing as Seras' blood sugar-daddy sails up the River Thames)'' |
| 341 | ** And so does Herr Doktor in Episode 10. |
| 342 | -->'''Herr Doktor''': I can't stay in England ''or'' Germany! ...I know -- I'll go to ''Russia''! They let you get away with anything there! ...As long as it's not ''too'' gay. ''*(boom)*'' ''What was that?!'' ({{beat}}) ...Eh, probably [[KilledMidSentence noth-]] '''*(BOOM)*''' |
| 343 | |
| 344 | [[AC:''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'']] |
| 345 | * In [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2134587/chapters/4661877 this drabble fic]], Eridan finds a young girl trying to kill his lusus and says threateningly: "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't cull you right now." And then he sees her blood colour and realizes that the girl is ''Princess'' Feferi, and the only troll on the planet whose caste is above his. |
| 346 | |
| 347 | [[AC:''Literature/TheHungerGames'']] |
| 348 | * In ''Fanfic/TheVictorsProject' spinoff ''Fall Into the River'', Ferrus from District 2 has Cecelia and Andromache at his mercy and gos into some ill-advised EvilGloating which costs him what would have been a certain victory. |
| 349 | -->'''Ferrus:''' This is almost too easy. I expected the finale to be more... climatic.\ |
| 350 | '''Cecelia:''' You've got your wish, Ferrus. You brought it on your own head.\ |
| 351 | '''Ferrus:''' ''[uneasily]'' What are you talking about, Eight?\ |
| 352 | ''[Cecelia points past him, where it's shown that the game makers are about to release scores of mutts into the arena to attack the last three tributes.]''\ |
| 353 | '''Cecelia:''' You forgot the first rule of the Hunger Games, Ferrus. Never, ever tempt the gamemakers. I'd run if I were you. |
| 354 | |
| 355 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'']] |
| 356 | * ''Fanfic/GazsHorribleHalloweenOfDoom'': After Gaz undergoes a HumiliationConga that sees her have to wear a humiliating ([[UnwillinglyGirlyTomboy by her standards]]) fairy princess costume, get kidnapped by a crazy paranormal investigator who thinks she's a real fairy, has to walk all the way home after escaping from his truck, and gets her costume shredded when she falls into a thorn bush, she yells, "Can this day get any worse?!" At that moment, [[SpiritOfHalloween Samhain]] uses his godly power to [[WeatherManipulation make it start raining]]. |
| 357 | |
| 358 | [[AC:''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'']] |
| 359 | * In ''Fanfic/LillyEpilogueFamilyMatters'', Hisao narrates that "Considering that just one year ago I probably felt like the most pathetic sap on the planet, things are definitely looking up. Everything just feels right with the world." In the next scene, he finds out that his girlfriend Lilly's parents are coming to visit, prompting him to think ''"[[OhCrap Oh]] [[PrecisionFStrike fuck]]"''. |
| 360 | |
| 361 | [[AC:''VideoGame/Left4Dead'']] |
| 362 | * ''WebVideo/ProfoundMomentsInLeft4Dead2'': "I'm gonna do this entire campaign with 1 HP and beat the shit out of everything with a first aid kit." |
| 363 | |
| 364 | [[AC:''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'']] |
| 365 | * In ''FanFic/AwesomenessOfTheOcarina'' this trope is inverted and discussed. "Even though Navi tempted fate with the dreaded "It can't get any worse" stock phrase, things actually got better. Link noticed this, but he didn't want to push his luck." |
| 366 | * ''[[FanFic/BoundDestiniesTrilogy Wisdom and Courage]]'': When Veran is defeated in chapter 35, with the Master Sword [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice sticking out of her chest]], she nonetheless gloats to Link and Zelda that they can never defeat her as long as she wields the Triforce... only for the Golden Goddesses to choose that very moment to take the Triforce away from her before she can use it to heal her wounds, leaving her to die. Zelda does ''not'' waste a moment in [[UnsportsmanlikeGloating rubbing that fact in Veran's face]]. |
| 367 | |
| 368 | [[AC:''LetsPlay'']] |
| 369 | * In this ''LetsPlay'' by LetsPlay/AzureBlade49, a choice quote that goes well with this trope: |
| 370 | -->'''Azura:''' ''(Mario lands on safe ground)'' I'm alive!\ |
| 371 | ''(Mario dies)''\ |
| 372 | '''Azura:''' I'm dead! |
| 373 | * In the 26th video of [=UltraJMan=]'s LetsPlay ''VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy'', he is still angry [[spoiler:for a previous crash he had]], and he declares [[spoiler:"I get to the end, I beat The Guy, and it fucking crashes. That's how it's gonna end!"]] '''Guess what happens.''' |
| 374 | * Upon getting 8 red coins in a difficult ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'' level, {{LetsPlay/Chuggaaconroy}} jokes "Yay. Now watch me die on the way to that." [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZFMIJoOFlQ&feature=related And we do. (around 8:55)]] |
| 375 | ** During the same video, Chuggaa points out how stupid it is that an NPC points out a very obvious hazard, wondering how anybody could ever get hit by them. He doesn't even manage to finish the question before he gets hit. |
| 376 | ** During the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N05tws1q-N0 outtakes from the third Rival battle]]: "What the heck was I worried about, it's a freaking Rattata." [[spoiler:Said Rattata then uses Quick Attack, gets a critical hit, and kills off his last Pokémon.]] "WHAT?! WHAT?! WHAT?!" |
| 377 | |
| 378 | [[AC:''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'']] |
| 379 | * The metafic epic ''Fanfic/TheOfficialFanfictionUniversityOfMiddleEarth'' tackles this in an early chapter, when the heroine spends a day with everything going wrong determinedly resisting the temptation to demand what else could go wrong ("for as everyone know, that is an invitation to get a demonstration of just what else can go wrong. The gods/God/evil forces/whatever you believed in were nothing if not equipped with a sense of irony. It's a vital God-quality, that."), until one thing too many does and she lets it slip. She then yells out that she didn't mean it... to no avail. |
| 380 | -->"What else can go wrong?" she groaned without thinking, wondering if Dot had anything she could borrow.\ |
| 381 | There was a second's silence.\ |
| 382 | "Oh shit! I didn't mean that, I really didn't…"\ |
| 383 | There was another second's silence, then she had the strangest sensation of flying, flying, flying… Oh shit. It was that day today.\ |
| 384 | 'Note to self: Stay away from the windows at the Annual Ent-Tossers Championship,' she managed to think before the ground greeted her. |
| 385 | |
| 386 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'']] |
| 387 | * ''Fanfic/TheBoyWhoCriedIdiot'': |
| 388 | ** When Lincoln is wrongly blamed for throwing out his textbook, he says that it at least can't get worse, only for a raccoon to bite the textbook. |
| 389 | ** While on his way home from school, he says it again, only for his parents to be mad at him when he gets home. |
| 390 | |
| 391 | [[AC:''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'']] |
| 392 | * From ''Fanfic/{{Game Theory|LyricalNanoha}}'', with LampshadeHanging. |
| 393 | -->'''Mei:''' You know, this kind of creepy tunnel place with a load of dead bodies in it – well, dead robots, but it's the same sort of thing – you'd expect them to, like, get up and start attacking when someone poked one.\ |
| 394 | '''Heidi:''' Will you shut ''up?'' You don't ''say'' stuff like that on a mission, do you ''want'' to make us all paranoid and jumpy? |
| 395 | ** And yes, they get back up. |
| 396 | |
| 397 | [[AC:''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'']] |
| 398 | * ''Fanfic/APrizeForThreeEmpires'': After losing two jobs, her brother and her lover, ComicBook/CarolDanvers was sure that her life couldn't get worse. Cue Marcus Immortus abducting her and raping her. |
| 399 | -->Carol had lost two jobs, her brother, and her lover. It was hard to put the mask and bathing suit costume on, now. It was hard to play soldier.\ |
| 400 | She cried over some long phone calls at night to her mother and made arrangements to ask for time off at the end of the week. She was sure nothing could knock her lower than this had done, certain that, after this, God or whoever had something better in store for her.\ |
| 401 | In this, Carol was very, very wrong. |
| 402 | |
| 403 | [[AC:''Franchise/MassEffect'']] |
| 404 | * Tevos, in ''Fanfic/MassEffectEndOfDays''. This being an alternate-humanity-tech fic, the [[NotSoOmniscientCouncilOfBickering Council]], while discussing [[spoiler:how to curb the Alliance's growing power in the galaxy, and how to potentially strike back]], Tevos asks the others to be realistic. |
| 405 | -->[[spoiler:''"Let us be reasonable, Valern." Tevos spoke again. "What's the worst they could do? Bring back the Rachni?"'']] |
| 406 | |
| 407 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'']] |
| 408 | * Adrien repeatedly does this throughout ''Fanfic/TheKarmaOfLies'': |
| 409 | ** During a patrol, he notices that Ladybug is being particularly terse with Chat Noir, humoring him less than usual. However, he opts not to ask about it, reassuring himself that there's going to be ''hundreds'' of patrols in the future. After all, it's not like Hawkmoth is going anywhere, right? |
| 410 | ** When Plagg explicitly warns him that there's a chance that he's about to be hit by some [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty karmic backlash]], Adrien just smiles and declares that he hasn't done anything wrong, blowing it off as blithely as he has all other warnings about his behavior. |
| 411 | ** When Lila comes to him feigning remorse in the wake of [[spoiler:Hawkmoth's arrest]], Adrien buys her sob story hook, line and sinker, gloating to Plagg about how he was right to 'take the high road' and let her keep lying and stringing his friends along. Plagg attempts to warn him that [[TheFarmerAndTheViper she's likely using him]] and won't be EasilyForgiven, but Adrien just scoffs that the kwami doesn't understand humans and that "By Friday, everything will be perfect." Friday, naturally, is when things get significantly worse. |
| 412 | ** Following a disastrous interview where Chat Noir kept [[NotHelpingYourCase digging himself deeper]] by callously dismissing the suffering Hawkmoth caused, Adrien complains to Plagg that "[I] missed one fight and it's like they think I defected to Hawkmoth's team." [[spoiler:By the end, that's exactly what the public believes.]] |
| 413 | * ''Webcomic/ScarletLady'': |
| 414 | ** Chat Noir's very first line in the series is about how ''awesome'' being a superhero is going to be. This is before he meets his partner -- who, unlike in {{Canon}}, ''isn't'' the creative and dedicated Ladybug, but the self-absorbed and spoiled Scarlet Lady, who proves to be much less effective. |
| 415 | ** When Chloé declares that she's going to fight Stormy Weather unprompted, Tikki has a moment of starry-eyed awe where she thinks that even ''she'' has moments of selflessness... before Chloé goes on to rant about how Stormy Weather ''ruined'' her 'date' with Adrien, proving that her motives aren't as pure as Tikki hoped. |
| 416 | ** In Rogercop, when Plagg explains why Adrien can't transform, Adrien says "Ugh, you're so lucky there's no akuma or I'd be '''really''' mad". The panel's tagline even asks "Why do you tempt fate like this?". Upon seeing Rogercop, Adrien declares himself "a total '''jinx'''". Plagg gets "misty" and declares Adrien "a true black cat". |
| 417 | * ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/33339538/chapters/82797070 So you time travel to the future and your classmate gets punched...]]'': After being flung twenty years into the future by the akuma Time-Turner, Marinette's former classmates learn that she was [[CassandraTruth telling the truth about Lila all along]]. As they realize that most of them burned their bridges with her [[AllForNothing for no good reason at all]], they collectively think that things couldn't get any worse... only for Future!Chloé to smile and remark "At the very least, [[LaserGuidedKarma karma caught up to most of you]] after Lila got arrested." She then proceeds to outline all of the ways that said karma unfolded, secure in the knowledge that they're learning this too late to ''avoid'' any of the upcoming events, as they were set in motion before Time-Turner's involvement. |
| 418 | * ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/33994849/chapters/84549145 Watch Me Burn]]'': While holding Ladybug's yo-yo hostage in an attempt to blackmail his partner into a relationship, Chat Noir declares that "My love for you is so great, only death could keep me from your arms!" The Rat King promptly strikes him down. |
| 419 | |
| 420 | [[AC:''Franchise/MyHeroAcademia'']] |
| 421 | * Early on in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/40192773 Disciplinary Action]]'', Principal Nedzu settles in to start looking into Katsuki and Izuku's files, thinking to himself that he trusts his staff to have already done their own research and that they would have brought anything noteworthy or concerning to his attention. Hard cut to the next day, as Nedzu [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial most certainly has not]] pulled an all-nighter before calling Inko, Katsuki's parents, Aizawa and All Might in for an emergency meeting regarding Katsuki's deeply concerning behavior which none of his trusted staff members had thought to bring to his attention. He also learns later how Recovery Girl had [[LockedOutOfTheLoop kept critical information from him]], though she has the grace to admit her mistakes without requiring an extensive confrontation. |
| 422 | * ''Fanfic/ErasedPotential'': As he's heading back to school for the first time since the [[WhamEpisode USJ assault]], Denki thinks to himself that it finally feels like everything's going to be okay again. The very next scene reveals that somebody suspects [[AbusiveParents the worst of Endeavor]]... but rather than contacting the proper authorities, they're selling the story to an unscrupulous reporter. |
| 423 | * ''Fanfic/ViridianTheGreenGuide'': When Aizawa first learns about "[[VigilanteMan the Green Guide]]" (aka [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Izuku Midoriya]]) and how he's most likely a teenager, he hopes that the kid keeps alerting Pro-Heroes to crimes instead of fighting Villains himself because he'll most likely get killed if he ends up fighting one. Izuku ends up fighting a rapist to save a reporter named Hina Yu ''that very night''. |
| 424 | * ''[[Fanfic/ThinkBeforeYouSpeakMHA Words May Hurt]]'': During "Implosion", Mitsuki recalls how she and her husband skimmed through the paperwork detailing how U.A. handled punishments in the Hero Course, telling herself that the details didn't matter; after all, it wasn't like her son would get into trouble ''requiring'' that level of discipline, right? As it turns out, Katsuki doesn't even last a week, seriously injuring another student during his very first group training exercise. Mitsuki even notes that in hindsight, it was incredibly stupid of her to dismiss the idea that his HairTriggerTemper and [[ItsAllAboutMe immense ego]] might cause problems. |
| 425 | |
| 426 | [[AC:''Anime/MyHime'']] |
| 427 | * In ''Fanfic/PerfectionIsOverrated'', after Midori tells the other Himes about what she's uncovered regarding the Hime Carnival, Shizuru tells her that there may not be much more time to find out, as one more incident with a [[ParodySue SUE]] could force the school to shut down. [[spoiler:Immediately afterward, Sekai the SUE unleashes an army of Orphans and [[Anime/MyOtome Slave-users]] on the school, forcing them to evacuate the student body and fend off the invaders. Even though she's defeated, the school has to shut down, and Sekai is not even the last SUE they face.]] |
| 428 | |
| 429 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'']] |
| 430 | * In chapter 7 of ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/185340/1000-virgin-mares-1-frickin-badass-dark-overdude-infinite-facehoofing 1000 Virgin Mares]]'', Trixie comments that the threat facing her and the protagonist might be a dragon, but probably not because it's too far north. The protagonist immediately calls her on it, and sure enough, the threat turns out to be a dragon. |
| 431 | -->'''The Overdude''': ''({{Facepalm}}ing)'' Now you said it. You realize you've just ''put'' a dragon there now. Tinker bell make-over says it's a dragon. |
| 432 | * The first line in ''Fanfic/DashsNewMom'', a fanfic where Dash struggles with her feelings over her father dating her same-aged best friend. |
| 433 | -->[Rainbow Dash's] life just couldn't get any better.\ |
| 434 | '''Her life proceeds to go sideways 15 minutes later.''' |
| 435 | * The first chapter of ''Fanfic/TheDemesneOfTheReluctantTwilightSparkle'' plays with this, when Twilight and Spike note what a beautiful, peaceful day it is in Ponyville, and how happy they are at the moment- and immediately panic over the inevitable catastrophe. Spike decides that's enough of a bad thing but Twilight worries that that's just FalseReassurance on the part of fate- [[ProperlyParanoid and then Luna's message arrives to kick off the plot....]] |
| 436 | * Navarone does this to the point of being a RunningGag in ''FanFic/DiariesOfAMadman'', despite how often it ends badly. |
| 437 | * ''Fanfic/ADiplomaticVisit'': In chapter 4 of the sequel ''Diplomat at Large'', [[spoiler:after Chrysalis is stripped of her Power status, Celestia says that "Hopefully, this is all the excitement we will see tod-" only to be cut off mid-word by the arrival of a letter from Twilight… leading to a council of war.]] |
| 438 | * ''[[Fanfic/AFutureOfFriendshipAHistoryOfHate A Future of Friendship, A History of Hate]]'': In Episode 1, Twilight assures Spike that nothing bad will happen during the Spring Equinox festival, and even if it did, she and her friends could handle it. Cue [[BigBad Ruinate]]'s escape from his [[SealedEvilInACan banishment]] a few hours later, where he [[TheWorfEffect utterly defeats]] the Princesses, captures five of the Mane Six, and later nearly succeeds in [[spoiler: rendering Twilight an EmptyShell]] and [[NearVillainVictory conquering Equestria]]. |
| 439 | * In ''Fanfic/LovedAndLost'', the slave driver of the galley ship Applejack and Pinkie Pie are [[SlaveGalley condemned to row]] blusters to them that they will spend the rest of their lives there and no miracle will change that. Right after he has said that, he's subdued by the dismantled princesses and Spike who free the two mares. |
| 440 | * In ''Fanfic/{{Nosflutteratu}}'', Twilight really should know better than to say "it's a quiet day" and "what could possibly go wrong?" Cue the discovery that Flutershy's a vampire. |
| 441 | * At one point in the ''Blog/ReadingRainbowverse'', Fluttershy promised to pole-dance at Macintosh's wedding during a drunken rant. Once she sobered up, she immediately added the caveat that she "had to grow a horn first." Pinkie Pie pointed out what she was doing, and Fluttershy pointed out that it was very unlikely for her ever to become an alicorn, and Pinkie would probably become an alicorn ''first''... As of this writing, Pinkie Pie is indeed an alicorn. |
| 442 | * ''Fanfic/TheTwilightChild'' is filled with this, almost all of it coming from Twilight Sparkle. Eventually when she does it and doesn't get called out for it, she gets worried. |
| 443 | ** In one chapter, Rarity's out at a restaurant, and loudly announces she locked up everything before going out, so there is absolutely no chance whatsoever that the Cutie Mark Crusaders can get in. None whatsoever. Not even half a minute later she's running back to check on everything. |
| 444 | * In ''[[Fanfic/AVoiceAmongTheStrangers A Stranger Among the Voices]]'', Twilight walks into the library after a stressful morning to be greeted by an explosion in the kitchen. "How can this day get any worse?" Rather hilariously lampshaded in the narration: |
| 445 | -->Seven words, seven innocuous words that when separated are as common as night and day. Many of the brightest minds had spent years researching the mystical power inherent when the words go together in the exact right order, and yet, none had ever come to a conclusion. It was even rumored Clover the Clever had spent some of her years delving deep into their mystery but all to no avail. Twilight Sparkle, with all her past experiences really should have known better; at the end of the day she had no-one to blame but herself. |
| 446 | * In ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/62959/wedding-bell-blues Wedding Bell Blues]]'', we get this: |
| 447 | -->'''Shining Armor:''' Absolutely nothing could ruin my mood right now. In fact, I dare the universe to ruin my mood!\ |
| 448 | '''Narration:''' Yeah, you can guess what happened next. |
| 449 | ** What happens next does indeed ruin Shining's mood quite thoroughly. (To be precise, he finds out that [[spoiler:Celestia is forcing him to marry Queen Chrysalis]].) |
| 450 | |
| 451 | [[AC:''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'']] |
| 452 | * ''Webcomic/NaruHinaChronicles'': |
| 453 | ** Neji is ''very'' reluctant to tell Lee and Gai that not only is he engaged to Tenten, but also that the latter is pregnant. Much to his surprise, Lee and Gai are relatively calm while talking to Tenten about it. Neji then thinks he was worried for nothing about them doing something embarrassing. This is followed by Gai telling Neji [[SoProudOfYou how proud he is of the latter]]. So far, so good... until Gai [[OcularGushers cries in an over-the-top way]] and [[LargeHam makes a speech that's equally over-the-top]], much to Neji's annoyance. |
| 454 | ** During a mission, Yuko shows some concern over Kei and Miho given that she last saw them fight Suigetsu and Jugo. Smiling at Yuko, Sai says he's sure they're fine, only to be interrupted by an explosion in the distance that is above Kei and Miho's approximate location. |
| 455 | * {{Subverted}} in ''WebVideo/NarutoTheAbridgedSeries'' when two ninjas in a guard tower randomly talk about how much they hate giant snakes that come out of nowhere and kill you. Immediately after saying this, the invading Sand ninjas summon a giant snake that proceeds to crush the next guard tower over. |
| 456 | |
| 457 | [[AC:''Franchise/NeonGenesisEvangelion'']] |
| 458 | * ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'': |
| 459 | ** Lampshaded by Asuka in chapter 25: |
| 460 | --->'''Shinji''': ''"This place gets weirder every time I turn around. Witch Queens, people with wings, people back from the dead, at least three copies of us running around, and a bartender that looked like a dragon. I'd ask 'what's next?', but I bet that would count as tempting fate around here."'' |
| 461 | ** And in chapter 55 Asuka complains about her debut battle being too easy to Shinji's horror: |
| 462 | --->'''Shinji''': ''"Oh, now you've done it. Next time it will be Godzilla because you said that. I know how these movies work."'' |
| 463 | ** And in chapter 67, after gloating about making her own fate for several weeks, Asuka finds out that [[spoiler:she got pregnant]]: |
| 464 | --->'''Asuka''': '''Now what, Sohryu? I'm so fucking smart, now what do I do? I've been bragging to myself about beating fear and deciding my own fate for weeks now. I think fate just punched back.''' |
| 465 | * ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust'': Tired of putting up with their ''insubordination'' Gendo [[spoiler:fires Shinji and Asuka, his ''two best pilots'']], saying the dummy plugs will be adequate substitutes. When Fuyutsuki questions his good judgement Gendo reiterates the dummy plugs will suffice and there is nothing to get concerned about. Cue [[spoiler:Zeruel coming along thirty-six hours later, tearing apart the drone-controlled Evas easily, and Shinji and Asuka having to perform a last-minute appearance to save Rei.]] |
| 466 | * ''Fanfic/TheChildOfLove'': In chapter 2 Asuka is going to the bakery to buy some bread. Misato urges her to be careful and she replies: "Do you think anything's going to happen while I'm just going to the bakery?" [[spoiler:She collapsed in the way back due to exhaustion and lack of sleep.]] |
| 467 | * ''Manga/Evangelion303'': |
| 468 | ** Asuka and Jessika were tasked with testing Unit-04 the next day. And Asuka said that tomorrow would be perfect. She should really, really have kept her mouth shut [[spoiler:because Unit-04 crashed. Asuka survived but Jessika did not.]] |
| 469 | ** And before leaving for [[HomeBase Distler Air Base]], Jessika reassured her gilrfriend Mandy that it would be only for a little while and that they would soon be together again. [[spoiler:Mandy never saw her alive again.]] |
| 470 | * ''Fanfic/{{HERZ}}'': |
| 471 | ** SEELE's members gloated over… and over… and over… about his plans coming to fruition, HERZ's destruction being unavoidable, Instrumentality being imminent and the Children being helpless to stop them. Honestly, they were asking for it: [[spoiler:the Children stopped them. Very easily and very permanently.]] |
| 472 | ** Especial mention goes to [[spoiler:Unit 02 being rebuilt]] and their reaction being "Oh, it can not make any difference, obviously". Guess what was a key piece of their defeat? |
| 473 | * ''Fanfic/NeonGenesisEvangelionGenocide'': |
| 474 | ** [[spoiler:Keiko]] tells herself that she's a rookie pilot and they will not send her out to fight something as dangerous as Zeruel. Later on, [[spoiler:she got nearly killed during a battle.]] |
| 475 | ** After [[spoiler:allying herself with [[SmugSnake Kluge]],]] Ritsuko feels calm and confident, thinking nothing can go wrong with her plan because "She had thought of everything, justified everything. By the end of the day she would be vindicated". By the end of the day [[spoiler:she was dead, murdered by Kluge.]] |
| 476 | * In ''Fanfic/ReadTheFinePrintEvangelion'', Shinji and Asuka find a soul-selling contract online. Believing it to be all bogus, Shinji trades his soul to Asuka in exchange for some chocolate. Several years later, he finds souls ''do'' exist, and the contract ''is'' legally binding, so she effectively owns his soul. |
| 477 | * ''Fanfic/RiseOfTheMinisukas'': After repeatedly tempting his luck as fighting the Sixth Angel, Shinji tries to weaponize it: |
| 478 | -->"I'll keep an eye out for the core, if you can stab it with the Sonic Glaive while it's charging, we should be able to beat it easily!" The Third makes a good point, and if he focuses on finding weak points, she can focus on kicking this thing's ass! "It doesn't seem to have any ranged attacks so we should be fine." Suddenly the Angel's four orbital clock hand things glow, then each shoot an inky beam that lances towards them while making odd maneuvers.\ |
| 479 | "Scheiße!" She summons her AT-field once more to block the beams, the recoil of the impacts on her AT-field pushing the Over the Rainbow back.\ |
| 480 | "Uhhh, at least they're coming from one direction, so we know where they're coming from?" The orbitals suddenly detach from the main body and start flying around the area, glowing with energy.\ |
| 481 | "Anything else you want to say Third?" She doesn't take her eyes away from the battle, but she is giving him a look in her mind's eye right now.\ |
| 482 | "It would really be terrible if we got reinforcements to help us win the battle right now." Really? Well, he's trying at least, the idiot. Suddenly a speck appears on the water's surface out of the corner of her eye.\ |
| 483 | "Wait, is that a miniature Viking longboat?" |
| 484 | * In ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'', Shinji proposes to Asuka before the FinalBattle, and Asuka hangs a lampshade on how it's bad luck. She even compares it to {{Retirony}}. |
| 485 | * ''Fanfic/FuturesFreakMeOut'': As talking about their unborn child, Asuka tells her husband she hopes it is not a girl because girls are difficult to raise properly. The next scene reveals Shinji and Asuka had a daughter. |
| 486 | * ''Fanfic/YouAreNotAtFault'': In the first chapter, Maya Ibuki glares at her co-workers when they speak with confidence about the outcome of the incoming battle. |
| 487 | -->'''Maya Ibuki:''' ''"What do you think will happen this time?"''\ |
| 488 | '''Makoto Hyuga:''' ''"Nothing bad I hope."''\ |
| 489 | '''Shigeru Aoba:''' ''"I'm sure everything will be fine."''\ |
| 490 | '''Maya Ibuki:''' ''(glaring)'' ''"How can you say that, after everything that's happened?!"'' |
| 491 | |
| 492 | [[AC:''Series/OddSquad'']] |
| 493 | * In ''Fanfic/OlivesLastPartner'', Oscar, holding a banana creme pie in his hands to try and scare the [[BlobMonster Blobisite]] towards Otto in the next room, tells Olive not to turn around. Lo and behold, she turns around and promptly becomes a DeerInTheHeadlights, and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero manages to cause the flooding of the Boiler Room]] by slamming into the boiler while backing up with enough force to create a small fissure in it, which eventually tears wide open, hits her in the face with orange juice, and knocks her out stone-cold. |
| 494 | * In Chapter 6 of ''Fanfic/AllMixedUp'', Otto thinks about Mariana Mag and her aquarium and notes that something feels off. He then reminds himself to count his blessings because no Odd Squad agents have been turned into their own personalized anagrammed objects yet...directly before he and Olive hear a distressed cry from Oscar and rush to the Lab to investigate, where they come across Oscarbot 18 as a three-door cabinet unit oozing [[ABloodyMess purple goo.]] Not only that, but Octavia then rushes up to the group with a teapot that has the word "bingo" printed on the side and explains that it's the state she found Obi in when she went to see him in the ball pit. It's these two attacks that make the four main characters come to a realization -- no one is safe from whomever the culprit is. |
| 495 | * ''Fanfic/OSMUFanfictionFriction'': Opal disregards Oprah's warning of the fanfics she sees on the Internet being a bit too jarring for her and the other Mobile Unit agents to handle by asking "how bad could it be?" She doesn't even get to finish her sentence before she comes across a fanfic titled ''Omar, My Partner, My Love,'' which features her having romantic feelings for Omar. |
| 496 | * In ''Fanfic/PatternsOfThePast'', Ogden complains about the noise coming from the construction of Precinct 13579's renovations interrupting his work. Olesya tells him that perhaps Old Missie, their boss will call them on a case...and right on cue, the Director herself calls them both to her office, much to Ogden's chagrin as he gives a hearty dose of sarcasm to his partner. |
| 497 | -->'''Ogden:''' Well, that's Jake. Now I definitely won't get any work done. Just swanky. |
| 498 | |
| 499 | [[AC:''VideoGame/{{OMORI}}'']] |
| 500 | * ''Fanfic/TimeToDisinfect'': Mari reassures Sunny that playing music on stage won't really be any different than practicing - it's just the same song, after all. Naturally, once the recital starts, she finds that playing with the pressure of the audience watching her is actually ''much'' more difficult. |
| 501 | |
| 502 | [[AC:''Series/OnceUponATime'']] |
| 503 | * ''Fanfic/MrAndMrsGold'': The thought occurs to Cruella that she could live a normal, uncursed life in Storybrooke after she regains her memories. Then magic comes to Storybrooke immediately after… |
| 504 | |
| 505 | [[AC:''Manga/OnePiece'']] |
| 506 | * ''Fanfic/ThisBites'' has so many examples that [[TemptingFate/ThisBites they have their own dedicated page]]. |
| 507 | |
| 508 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'']] |
| 509 | * ''Fanfic/ABlightOnBonesborough'': |
| 510 | ** "One Man’s Trash Is Another Witch’s Treasure" has Amity test the theory that Eda will give her anything she asks for after bringing her to a human dump for garbage to sell. Eda offers her Luz's hand in marriage, and Amity blushes bright crimson. |
| 511 | ** In "Bringing Home the Bacon", Edric & Emira point out how nothing's happened to the Owl House residents in the past week and are glad the universe seems to have forgotten them. Eda jumps in and says they've just jinxed them and when Luz tries to argue against it, Pibbles knocks on the door, causing Eda to shoot the twins a look that screams "I was right!" |
| 512 | ** "The Beach Episode" has [[spoiler:Luz and Amity look forward to life on the Isles becoming boring after everything they had to deal with. Soon after, an Abomaton arrives and attacks them, causing the girls to realize they jinxed themselves as "the universe realized they were happy".]] |
| 513 | |
| 514 | [[AC:''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'']] |
| 515 | * ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' has it all over the place, both in the main story and sidestories: |
| 516 | ** Shortly after restarting his Pokémon journey, Ash muses that it might take him longer to get to Viridian City, since there won't be a flock of angry Spearow chasing him this time around. Cue a massive flock of angry Spearow ''and'' Fearow. |
| 517 | ** After [[BrokenBridge seeing Nugget Bridge undergoing repairs]], Misty thinks to herself that there's no way to get to Cerulean City. Then she accidentally bumps into a Vileplume, which results in her getting poisoned and Ash being forced to take her to Cerulean City. |
| 518 | ** Cynthia outright asks her Riolu WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong when she takes a huge topaz crystal. Needless to say, she triggers a booby trap; in this case a giant boulder. |
| 519 | ** Ash takes part in a double battle against A.J. in Crimson City. After defeating his Beedrill, Snivy says "that was easy." Immediately after she says that, [[RunningGag A.J.'s Butterfree hits her with Aerial Ace.]] |
| 520 | ** In the Cipher Interlude, Exol decides to show off the power of his Shadow Mawile, SD:0015. Right after he's done, he declares that "Nothing will ever go wrong". [[spoiler: Right then, SD:0015 [[TheBerserker enters Reverse Mode]] and begins attacking him and everything on its vicinity.]] |
| 521 | ** In Chapter 24, Ash is determined not to let anything that comes up in the Fuchsia Tournament to surprise him. [[spoiler: Then when the sorting comes up, his partner is none other than Red.]] |
| 522 | ** Dario spends the entire Big P Pokémon Race Interlude doing this, and of course every single time it bites him hard in the ass. [[spoiler: The worst part is at the end when he mutters he won't get caught alive, Sabrina appears and tells him he won't be ''found'' alive.]] |
| 523 | ** Frax and Velvet commit several instances throughout their interlude, especially the former with his habit of saying WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong, which the latter knows is asking for ''everything'' to go wrong. Ironically, at the end ''she'' is the one who says it, and almost ends up paying for it. |
| 524 | ** Subverted in the S.S. Anne interlude. Ash at first is reluctant to board the ship given what happened in the previous timeline, but in the end complies and even says "what could possibly go wrong?". Turns out, nothing went wrong this time around. In fact, the only major notable thing about the S.S. Anne this time is Ash having a much calmer encounter with an older, nicer, more experienced Burgundy. |
| 525 | ** At the end of Chapter 31 just as Iris says there's nothing they can't handle, [[spoiler:an Abra teleports Ash and Pikachu to Saffron City Gym.]] Cue OhCrap. |
| 526 | |
| 527 | [[AC:''Anime/PrettyCure'']] |
| 528 | * Subverted in episode 45 of ''FanFic/PrettyCureHeavyMetal''. After taking a single whiff of a cigarette, Shugo says she doesn't want to get addicted. Guess what? She's remained smoke-free ever since. |
| 529 | * In ''Fanfic/TwinklingInTheDark'', [[Anime/SmilePrecure Joker]] claims the [[PinkHeroine Pink Trio]] (Cure Happy, [[Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode Cure Whip]], and [[Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure Cure Precious]]) cannot defeat him, because they're a trio and he has a quartet. Cue [[Anime/HealinGoodPrettyCure Cure]] [[BigDamnHeroes Grace]] roaring in to save the day. |
| 530 | |
| 531 | [[AC:''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'']] |
| 532 | * ''Fanfic/TheSoulmateTimeline'': |
| 533 | ** Homura starts the story quite sure that, having dealt with time travel so much, no small or odd change to the timeline could really bother her. A few lines later she's on the ground, the SoulmateAUFic nature of the current time reset hitting her with the gentleness of Walpurgisnacht. |
| 534 | |
| 535 | ** When Madoka gets her Soulmate mark, in which she has ''four'' other diamonds aside from her own, she doesn't believe she's anything special. In fact, she's so special that Kyubey is quite willing to break his general rule about trying to contract Soulbonded girls for the chance of getting her to turn into a Witch and harvest the resulting energies, and Oriko and the Magius have an eye on her for their own ends. |
| 536 | ** Homura thinks about how much she'd rather not be magically married to Kyoko and especially Sayaka enough that it is clear she is just asking for it to happen sooner rather than later. [[spoiler:Even Homulily notes she's so deep in denial.]] |
| 537 | ** Kyoko thinks to herself that Ryoko Kitadan is likely the only enforcer the Magius sent after her and specifically notes that the strongest enforcer, Sute Kaneko, hardly ever leaves Kamihama. The next day, it turns out Sute was also sent after Kyoko. |
| 538 | ** Akasuki Suzumebachi, while reviewing everything that's gone wrong since kidnapping [[spoiler:Hitomi]], including realizing that [[spoiler:Hitomi is friends with Madoka, who is the Soulmate to Mami (aka, the veteran Magical Girl of Mitakihara) and Homura (yet another Magical Girl of unknown but presumably decent skill), and no doubt both of them are tearing up the city looking for Hitomi and all but certainly have Nagisa to give them a name and description of herself]], contents herself by noting it could only get any worse if that "red-haired cult girl with a spear" showed up, not realizing that not only is Kyoko here, but she's just as eager to finish putting her into the ground. Ends up being played with, as while Kyoko was the one to connect Suzumebachi’s name and description to the SerialKiller she’d previously thwarted and so warn her fellow Magical Girls what she can do (which makes a crucial difference), she ends up being unable to directly participate in the eventual fight against her. |
| 539 | |
| 540 | [[AC: ''VideoGame/RagnarokOnline'']] |
| 541 | * Two instances in ''Fanfic/WarriorsOfTheWorldSoldiersOfFortune'': |
| 542 | ** During their stay in Payon Iruna goes to check on Emeth while saying "hopefully he hasn't set fire to something". Later that night Emeth, under Argath's control, sets fire to the east side of Payon. |
| 543 | ** In Chaper 24, Emeth asks "WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong?" in a deserted city. The BigBad makes his appearance to the party at the end of the chapter. |
| 544 | |
| 545 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}'']] |
| 546 | * ''Fanfic/OldWest'': While Sheriff Rango's spending time with his girlfriend Beans in the 20th chapter, he assures that he won't be needed on duty. Cue to loud knocking on Beans' door and shouts for Sheriff Rango. |
| 547 | -->'''Beans:''' You were sayin'? |
| 548 | |
| 549 | [[AC:''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'']] |
| 550 | * Every character who foreshadows their own death or ignores obvious omens in ''Fanfic/FarceOfTheThreeKingdoms''. |
| 551 | |
| 552 | [[AC:''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'']] |
| 553 | * ''FanFic/RosarioVampireBrightestDarkness'': |
| 554 | ** In Act III chapter 9, after Tsukune orders Kokoa to get all of the girls out of the boys' bathroom, Kurumu, being ''in'' the tub at the time, arrogantly brags to Kokoa that she's in water and there's nothing Kokoa can do about it. In response, Kokoa [[FightOffTheKryptonite jumps right into the tub]], says "I'll live," and bodily throws Kurumu out of the bathroom by the hair. |
| 555 | ** In Act III chapter 42, after all of the chaos that just occurred with Kuyou's attack, along with the revelation that Hokuto was EvilAllAlong and that he not only personally set up Kuyou's attack, but he's gotten his hands on Felucia's SoulJar and used it to extort her into being his minion, the gang has just discovered that Fairy Tale is not only still active, but coming to Yokai Academy, and that Akua and Kahlua, who had previously visited the school to tell the gang that Fairy Tale was destroyed, were actually in league with the organization all along. |
| 556 | --->'''Kurumu''': [[SarcasmMode Great, this day just keeps getting better and better.]]\ |
| 557 | '''Gin''': Any chance it could get worse?\ |
| 558 | (''sounds of CrowdPanic come from outside as Fairy Tale approaches the school'')\ |
| 559 | '''Dark''': [[LampshadeHanging You just]] ''[[LampshadeHanging had]]'' [[LampshadeHanging to open your mouth.]] |
| 560 | ** In Act IV chapter 32, after none of their attacks manage to phase Alucard, Razico openly ponders how it could get any worse. At that, Alucard [[MookMaker spawns]] a bunch on mini-Alucards to help in his rampage. |
| 561 | ** In Act VI chapter 42, Ruby remarks that she hopes they can actually take a bath for once without a fight breaking out. Naturally, Kokoa ends up finding out that [[DatePeepers Sun was spying on her and Gin having sex earlier]], and promptly beats Sun into a coma in her rage. |
| 562 | |
| 563 | [[AC:''Anime/SailorMoon'']] |
| 564 | * When ''Script/ShadowjackWatchesSailorMoon'' covers the first episode of ''Sailor Moon S'', and a new monster is in the process of wrecking the entire team as they try to save Rei, Usagi celebrates when the ''monster'' complains: |
| 565 | -->'''Mikuji:''' "SO MANY DISTRACTIONS! JEEZ! What else could go wrong?!"\ |
| 566 | '''Usagi:''' "YES! She said it!"\ |
| 567 | • '''SUDDENLY!'''\ |
| 568 | ENTER Tuxedo Mask, dramatically, armed with '''+4''' blessed throwing roses. |
| 569 | |
| 570 | [[AC:''Franchise/StarTrek'']] |
| 571 | * ''Fanfic/ShakedownShenanigans'' lampshades it with a NeverTellMeTheOdds statement from Eleya. [[spoiler:She's right, and her caution proves a lifesaver.]] |
| 572 | --> '''Capt. Kanril Eleya:''' Would ''you'' like to explain another ''Enterprise''-B fiasco to Starfleet Command? Over 350 people ''died'' because the San Fran yard dragged its feet on the final touches.\ |
| 573 | '''RADM. Taurik:''' That was a series of freak coincidences. The odds of all the required conditions—\ |
| 574 | '''Eleya:''' Let me explain the Prophets’ sense of humor to you, sir. The higher anyone says the odds are ''against'' something happening, the greater the likelihood it is ''going'' to happen.\ |
| 575 | '''Taurik:''' ''({{beat}})'' That is most illogical, Captain.\ |
| 576 | '''Lt. T'Var:''' Illogical, but true. |
| 577 | * In the ''Film/StarTrek2009'' fanfic ''Fanfic/WrittenInTheStars'', Fem!Kirk gives Spock a lesson in why he should ''never'' invoke this trope. Spock just makes things worse. |
| 578 | -->'''Spock''': Our stay will be short and uneventful.\ |
| 579 | '''Kirk''': Spock, there's still a lot you need to learn from Earth language and probability. Otherwise you'd know not to say that last line. ''Ever''.\ |
| 580 | '''Spock''': Captain, the likelihood of a few simple words changing the outcome of a chain of events in such a way is very low.\ |
| 581 | '''Chekov''': Keptin! I'm picking up something strange from ze planet!\ |
| 582 | '''Kirk''': ''(to Spock)'' You were saying? ''(to Chekov)'' What is it, Chekov?\ |
| 583 | '''Chekov''': Some sort of high-frequency energy field originating from ze surface.\ |
| 584 | '''Uhura''': Captain! Whatever it is, it's interfering with the comms! We can't broadcast or receive.\ |
| 585 | '''Kirk''': See, Spock? This is what a few simple words can do to a situation. For instance, if I say 'things couldn't get any worse'...\ |
| 586 | '''Scotty''': ''(over the comms)'' Cap'n, it's Scotty! I wouldn't recommend using the transporters anytime soon!\ |
| 587 | '''Kirk''': ''(after seeing [[FascinatingEyebrow Spock's eyebrow raise]])'' Like I said. You don't use words like that. ''Ever''. |
| 588 | |
| 589 | [[AC: ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'']] |
| 590 | * In ''WebAnimation/{{Smashtasm}}'' there is a running gag wherein a character will say: "There's no way that ((insert bad thing)), '''especially not right now!''' [=Super64=] tries [[spoiler:-successfully-]] to invoke this trope when he gets captured, saying: |
| 591 | -->"There's no way I could get out of here. ''Especially'' not right now." |
| 592 | |
| 593 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'']] |
| 594 | * In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/26109514/chapters/63511048 Compatibility]]'', Rapunzel has no idea how well her relationship with Eugene is and decides to go on a date with each of her friends (Cassandra, Lance, and Varian) to compare. While Eugene is worried about Cassandra and Lance, he has no qualms about Varian, saying he's no competition. Unfortunately for him, the author makes it clear that Varian/Rapunzel is the romantic endgame. |
| 595 | |
| 596 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'']] |
| 597 | * In ''Fanfic/FragileHandleWithCare'', the first chapter ends with Jesse assuring Robaire that Tae-young only has an anxiety fever, and he'll be fine by morning. The second chapter opens with Tae-young being worse off than the previous night. |
| 598 | |
| 599 | [[AC:''Anime/TheVisionOfEscaflowne'']] |
| 600 | * The second part of the last episode of ''WebVideo/VisionOfEscaflowneAbridged''. |
| 601 | -->'''Dornkirk:''' You can't destroy it you silly girl! It's protected by causality itself! There isn't a force in the world that can possibly destroy it.\ |
| 602 | ''([[DynamicEntry Van]] [[BigDamnHeroes smashes]] through)''\ |
| 603 | '''Dornkirk:''' ... except for that. |
| 604 | |
| 605 | [[AC:''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'']] |
| 606 | * The frigate officer in fan-film ''Film/{{Damnatus}}'' -- "We have never arrived too late before." |
| 607 | * In ''FanFic/TheWeaverOption'' [[spoiler:Slaanesh]], having survived two blasts from a weapon specifically meant to kill its kind, boastfully declares that only a true god can kill it. [[spoiler:Cegorach]] uses this its distraction to shatter [[spoiler:Slaanesh]]'s core, effectively killing it. |
| 608 | |
| 609 | [[AC:''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles'']] |
| 610 | |
| 611 | * ''Fanfic/WhereWeDontBelong'': |
| 612 | ** Ashera manages it twice in Chapter 11, much to Leater's exasperation. The first time is when she states NoOneCouldSurviveThat when Xord goes toppling into the ether river, only to come back badly damaged but alive for Round 2. The second time is afterwards when she discusses how much she'd love to send Metal Face packing too, [[SpeakOfTheDevil only for him to show right up behind them]]. According to Leater, this is not an uncommon occurrence. |
| 613 | --->'''Leater:''' You just ''had'' to say something, didn't you?! |
| 614 | ** [[spoiler: In Chapter 16, Sena notes that "Nothing's happened because ''you'' [Nimue] were here so far, right?", seconds before Teach and Miyabi show up to take Nimue back to the Indoline Pratorium.]] |
| 615 | |
| 616 | [[AC:''Franchise/YuGiOh'']] |
| 617 | * Happens a couple times in ''Fanfic/ArcVedProtagonists'' (More specifically in "Dark Fusion"), with Syrus saying a variant of YouJustHadToSayIt afterward if he is around... including when he did it himself (although that time it was subverted). |
| 618 | * ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' utilizes this for humor on a few occasions: |
| 619 | ** On the way to the blimp: |
| 620 | --->'''Tristan:''' I sure hope we don't encounter any more intrusive subplots.\ |
| 621 | '''[[FillerVillain Jean Claude Magnum]]:''' Did somebody say "intrusive subplot"?\ |
| 622 | '''Tristan:''' Oh, son of a bitch! |
| 623 | ** On the blimp: |
| 624 | --->'''Doctor:''' I'm glad I have such a long and villain-free life ahead of me.\ |
| 625 | '''[[TomTheDarkLord Melvin]]:''' Hi there. Could I get a hug?\ |
| 626 | '''Dr. Feelgood:''' A hug? Sure, I don't see why not. ''(the sounds of chainsaw revving can be heard)'' Oh my god, it burns, it burns! |
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