Donald: Starvation Rocks, Gruesome Gulch! Who invented such doleful names, Uncle Scrooge?
Scrooge: Some liar who wanted to flatter the places!
Scrooge: Some liar who wanted to flatter the places!
— Uncle Scrooge, "The Cattle King"
Professor Farnsworth: Good news, everyone!
Bender: Uh oh, I don't like the sound of that.
Professor: You'll be making a delivery to the planet Trisol...
Bender: Here it comes...
Professor: A mysterious world in the darkest depths of the Forbidden Zone.
Bender: Thank you, and goodnight.
Leela: Uh, Professor, are we even allowed in the Forbidden Zone?
Professor: Why, of course! It's just a name, like the Death Zone or the Zone of No Return. All the zones have names like that in the Galaxy of Terror.
Leela: Uh, Professor...
Professor: Off you go! Pleasant trip!
Bender: Uh oh, I don't like the sound of that.
Professor: You'll be making a delivery to the planet Trisol...
Bender: Here it comes...
Professor: A mysterious world in the darkest depths of the Forbidden Zone.
Bender: Thank you, and goodnight.
Leela: Uh, Professor, are we even allowed in the Forbidden Zone?
Professor: Why, of course! It's just a name, like the Death Zone or the Zone of No Return. All the zones have names like that in the Galaxy of Terror.
Leela: Uh, Professor...
Professor: Off you go! Pleasant trip!
— Futurama, "My Three Suns"
Maurice: (Discussing the Choking Game) They should just rename it "NIGGA DIE", or "THIS IS A REALLY BAD IDEA". "WHY?". Perfect. "WHY?"
Lisa: He said [Monster Island] was just a name!
Fleeing Man: What he meant is that Monster Island is actually a peninsula!
Fleeing Man: What he meant is that Monster Island is actually a peninsula!
Upamon: It's the Forbidden Valley of No Return!
Kari: Why do bad guys always name things like that?
TK: It's in their job description! It's right after really stinky breath!
Cody: Even if this place was called "The Valley of Duckies and Bunnies", with a control spire there, there's trouble.
Kari: Why do bad guys always name things like that?
TK: It's in their job description! It's right after really stinky breath!
Cody: Even if this place was called "The Valley of Duckies and Bunnies", with a control spire there, there's trouble.
Thought for the day: why do fictional volcanoes always have to have scary names? Like Mount Doom and Death Mountain? RL volcanoes have nice names, like Shasta and Fuji and St. Helens. Look at that, it's called SAINT. Not horrible or terrifying at all! note
Jake: Which way are you taking? Suicide Trail, Nightmare Canyon, or the shortcut, Satan's Ridge?
Bernard: "S-Suicide Trail"?!
Jake: Good choice! More snakes, but less quicksand.
Bernard: "S-Suicide Trail"?!
Jake: Good choice! More snakes, but less quicksand.
Thor: We are going through the big one. [points to giant red portal in the sky]
Valkyrie: The Devil's Anus?
Banner: Anus? Wait, wait, wait, whose anus?
Thor: For the record, I didn't know it was called that when I picked it.
Valkyrie: The Devil's Anus?
Banner: Anus? Wait, wait, wait, whose anus?
Thor: For the record, I didn't know it was called that when I picked it.
Gabe: How can something be worse than Shadowfell? Doesn't that mean "Darkbad"?
Tycho: Technically the Darkbad is located below the Shadowdark
Gabe: You're full of shit.
Tycho: No, serious! I'll draw you a picture.
Tycho's diagram: Shadowfell <-> Shadowdark <-> Darkbad <-> Shadow Shadow Bo Badow <-> Double Hell <-> Scarytown
Gabe: Wow. Scarytown must be a real shithole.
Tycho: Well, it depends on when you go.
Tycho: Technically the Darkbad is located below the Shadowdark
Gabe: You're full of shit.
Tycho: No, serious! I'll draw you a picture.
Tycho's diagram: Shadowfell <-> Shadowdark <-> Darkbad <-> Shadow Shadow Bo Badow <-> Double Hell <-> Scarytown
Gabe: Wow. Scarytown must be a real shithole.
Tycho: Well, it depends on when you go.
"Dyrenell"? Seriously? Why didn't they just name themselves "Evildudes" and be done with it?
— Notte, Dragalia Lost
"Isle of Wrath" to be re-named "Isle of Nice".
— A newspaper headline, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Emigrant: You say this place is called Skull Valley? Well, I don't like the sound of that!
Player Character: What do you mean?
Emigrant: Mean?! Would you fancy spending much time in a Skull Valley?
Emigrant: Yes, let's keep moving.
Kairi: Is this the brink you mentioned?
Lea: Yep. The Brink of Despair.
Kairi: Who would call it something like that?
Lea: You should see the map sometime. Xemnas gave everywhere in this world a creepy name. Our break room is called the Grey Area.
[...]
Kairi: Is this the round room you mentioned?
Lea: Yep. Where Nothing Gathers. (Kairi rolls her eyes) Told you.
Lea: Yep. The Brink of Despair.
Kairi: Who would call it something like that?
Lea: You should see the map sometime. Xemnas gave everywhere in this world a creepy name. Our break room is called the Grey Area.
[...]
Kairi: Is this the round room you mentioned?
Lea: Yep. Where Nothing Gathers. (Kairi rolls her eyes) Told you.
like this and that is what is what
, a Kingdom Hearts III fanfic, regarding The World That Never Was
, a Kingdom Hearts III fanfic, regarding The World That Never WasMax: (consulting map) "Now here's our route. We go straight along this path past Alligator Swamp, turn right at the rattlesnake pit, then crawl through the spider cave and go single file between the sulfur bog and Dead Man's Cliff."
99: "Max, isn't there another way?"
Max: "Yes, 99, but they advise against it."
99: "Why?"
Max: "It's too dangerous."
— Get Smart, "Island of the Darned"
Hilda: [Ailell is] called the Valley of Torment for a reason.
Ignatz: What if you thought of it more like the Valley of Pomegranates?
Ignatz: What if you thought of it more like the Valley of Pomegranates?
"Forbidden this, forbidden that... everything's forbidden up here!"
— Olesya on the Forbidden Trail, unused voice line, Vermintide II
