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Anime & Manga
The Nine-Tails is the one who screams and charges headfirst.
— Itachi describing Naruto for Sasori
Paulie: Why the hell is he[Luffy] going in on his own?
Zambai: That crazy Straw Hat didn't understand the plan at all!
(Chopper gapes)
Nami: There goes our strategy.
Sanji: He said, "Right. I got it," didn't he?
Usopp: He's really not the "wait five minutes" type.
Zoro: Damn. should have known.
Kokoro: (laughs) He's an impatient one, isn't he?
Zambai: That crazy Straw Hat didn't understand the plan at all!
(Chopper gapes)
Nami: There goes our strategy.
Sanji: He said, "Right. I got it," didn't he?
Usopp: He's really not the "wait five minutes" type.
Zoro: Damn. should have known.
Kokoro: (laughs) He's an impatient one, isn't he?
— One Piece, after Luffy jumps into Enies Lobby rather than waiting five minutes for the Straw Hats' allies to clear a path.
Comic Books
Plan schman. Beat the crap out of 'em while yelling a lot. It's in every movie.
— Woodrow "Woody" Van Chelton, Quantum and Woody
Supergirl: Let's find that overblown satellite — and smash it!
Superman: Don't be so overconfident, Supergirl! It's better to be safe than slaughtered!
Superman: Don't be so overconfident, Supergirl! It's better to be safe than slaughtered!
"Sarenrae, lady of mercy, please heal this idiot, that he may learn the foolishness of charging in without looking."
— Kyra while healing Valeros, Pathfinder: Hollow Mountain #1
Fan Works
Thinking quickly, Sarge had Alfred distract our Interrogator with a flask of tea while we formed a plan. Twitch would lead with some grenades, Sarge would flank left, Nubby and Doc would lay down covering fire, and Cutter would... run straight in screaming before any of us got into position.
— All Guardsmen Party, "What's In The Box?"
Asuka: Why not rush towards that damn Angel?!
Misato: Do you know the meaning of the word "caution?"
Misato: Do you know the meaning of the word "caution?"
— The Child of Love, chapter 7
Vegeta: MY BABY BOY!
Gohan: Vegeta, no!
Vegeta: VEGETA!! YES!!
(Vegeta blasts Cell with everything he's got)
Cell: (emerges unscathed) Vegeta, no.
Gohan: Vegeta, no!
Vegeta: VEGETA!! YES!!
(Vegeta blasts Cell with everything he's got)
Cell: (emerges unscathed) Vegeta, no.
Get one thing straight, kid — I hurt myself there. They had no control over the Evas, and I wasn't even supposed to sortie that day. I'm the one who jumped into battle, and I'm the one who refused to retreat. Misato ordered me to pull back, but I wouldn't listen. I don't like admitting it, but what happened to me that day was my fault.
— Asuka, Ghosts of Evangelion
Alright! I rushed in last time! I learned my lesson, okay?
— Asuka, Thousand Shinji
Diabel: Let's just do this already. You all know the plan. Alright men, form up and-
Players: EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF!
Diabel: What?! No, goddammit guys! Squad B! Quit attacking the boss and keep the Sentinels off us! Squad C and D! Stop attacking from the front, do you even know what "flank" means?! SQUAD F, FOR FUCK'S SAKE STOP PLAYING BEJEWELED! AARGH!!
Players: EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF!
Diabel: What?! No, goddammit guys! Squad B! Quit attacking the boss and keep the Sentinels off us! Squad C and D! Stop attacking from the front, do you even know what "flank" means?! SQUAD F, FOR FUCK'S SAKE STOP PLAYING BEJEWELED! AARGH!!
I tried, you know. Lord knows I tried. But there's just no helping you people. It's like you crave death, but not just any death, nooooooo! You fuckers seem to have some kind of pool going to see who can end their existence in the dumbest, most avoidable way possible! And you just keep one-upping each other! Do you know how many of you have died screaming "Leeroy Jenkins?!" More than zero! Which, as far as I'm concerned, is grounds to exterminate the species!
— Akihiko Kayaba, Sword Art Online Abridged
Any hopes that this would be an uncomplicated fight were shattered as an unearthly roar shook the city, the shrieks of ripping metal almost lost in the noise as Unit-01 tore its way out of the launch cradle as if it wasn't even there. Heavy stomping from the south told Asuka that Unit-01 was already racing towards their target, and she surged forward before Misato could order her to advance.
'Schiesse, here we go again!' she thought as Unit-02 rushed down the street, ripping up asphalt and shaking buildings with every step the behemoth took, the power cable unfurling behind her. 'Jumping the gun as usual.' She had to get there before Unit-01 did, or there would be nothing left. 'Of which one though? The monster...or Shinji?'
'Schiesse, here we go again!' she thought as Unit-02 rushed down the street, ripping up asphalt and shaking buildings with every step the behemoth took, the power cable unfurling behind her. 'Jumping the gun as usual.' She had to get there before Unit-01 did, or there would be nothing left. 'Of which one though? The monster...or Shinji?'
Film - Animated
"Miguel, you know that little voice people have that tells them to quit when they're ahead? You don't have one!"
—Tulio, The Road to El Dorado
Green Lantern: (After catching a car full of Scarecrows' Goons) Ready? Because we're done here.
Batman: Are we? Who's the supplier for the aerosol component of the Fear Toxin?
Green Lantern: Wh-wh-who's the what now?
Batman: Who is The Scarecrow targeting in City Hall? No? How about something simple: like where's The Scarecrow?
Green Lantern: ...Bro, I caught them for you. You're welcome. I didn't know-
Batman: I didn't need them "caught", I needed them scared; I needed information. Next time you want to help, do me a favor: don't.
Batman: Are we? Who's the supplier for the aerosol component of the Fear Toxin?
Green Lantern: Wh-wh-who's the what now?
Batman: Who is The Scarecrow targeting in City Hall? No? How about something simple: like where's The Scarecrow?
Green Lantern: ...Bro, I caught them for you. You're welcome. I didn't know-
Batman: I didn't need them "caught", I needed them scared; I needed information. Next time you want to help, do me a favor: don't.
Leonardo: All right, guys. Guard the exits. We're gonna need the most foolproof plan. Every single ninja technique, all right? I need you to use stealth to block the doors and...
Raphael: Did you say go in loud? Whoo-hoo! (charges in)
Film - Live-Action
Desolation Williams: Plan A is fucked up. You got a Plan B?
Lt. Melanie Ballard: Yeah. It's the same as Plan A. You got any fresh ideas?
Desolation Williams (looking at the town full of zombies): Yeah. What we shoulda done in the first place.
(Williams heads off into the town again)
Lt. Melanie Ballard (realizing what Williams is about to do): SHIT!
Desolation Williams: Come on, you mindless motherfuckers! (opens fire)
Rocket: Now this is important. Once the battery is removed, everything is gonna slam into emergency mode. Once we have it, we gotta move quickly, so you definitely need to get that last.
Groot: (yanks the battery out of the fusebox, setting off all the alarms)
Rocket: ...Or we could just get it first and improvise.
Groot: (yanks the battery out of the fusebox, setting off all the alarms)
Rocket: ...Or we could just get it first and improvise.
Drax: The beast's hide is too thick to be pierced from the outside. I must cut through it from the inside.
Gamora: Huh? No, no, Drax, wait a minute! Drax!
(Drax leaps down the Abilisk's gullet)
Peter: (horrified) What is he doing?!
Gamora: He said the skin is too thick to be pierced from the outside, so-
Peter: Wait, that doesn't make any sense!
Gamora: I tried telling him that!
Peter: Skin has the same level of thickness from the inside as from the outside!
Gamora: I realise that!
Gamora: Huh? No, no, Drax, wait a minute! Drax!
(Drax leaps down the Abilisk's gullet)
Peter: (horrified) What is he doing?!
Gamora: He said the skin is too thick to be pierced from the outside, so-
Peter: Wait, that doesn't make any sense!
Gamora: I tried telling him that!
Peter: Skin has the same level of thickness from the inside as from the outside!
Gamora: I realise that!
Die, you alien shithead! (clip falls out of gun)
— Billy Glenn Norris, Mars Attacks!
Stormtrooper: It's them! Blast them!
(Han shoots the lead Stormtrooper and chases after the rest with Chewie)
Han: (shouting at Luke) Get back to the ship!
Luke: Where are you going?! Come back!
Leia: He certainly has courage...
Luke: What good will it do us if he gets himself killed? Come on!
(Han shoots the lead Stormtrooper and chases after the rest with Chewie)
Han: (shouting at Luke) Get back to the ship!
Luke: Where are you going?! Come back!
Leia: He certainly has courage...
Luke: What good will it do us if he gets himself killed? Come on!
Obi-Wan: We'll take him together. You go in slowly on the lef-
Anakin: I'm taking him NOW!
Anakin: I'm taking him NOW!
Jim West: Gordon, what's your plan for getting this thing off my neck?
Artemus Gordon: Excuse me?
West: Well, that's what you're here for, right? You're the master of this mechanical stuff.
Gordon: (chuckling maniacally) Oh ho ho, I see. Now I'm the "master of this mechanical stuff." As opposed to five minutes ago, when I was calmly and coolly trying to find a solution to this very problem. But then something happened. Someone, who will remain nameless — JIM WEST! — decided to jump over the wire, thereby providing us with that exhilarating romp through the cornfield, and that death-defying leap into the abysmal muck! And here we stand, with that demented maniac hurtling towards our President, with our one and only means of transportation, with Rita as his prisoner, armed with God-knows-what machinery of mass destruction, with the simple intention of overthrowing our government and taking over the country!
West: Gordon, I think you need to calm down.
Gordon: I can't be calm! Oh, no, no, no, no, I'm the "Master of the Mechanical Stuff!" And I have to help you! You, the master of the STUPID STUFF!
Artemus Gordon: Excuse me?
West: Well, that's what you're here for, right? You're the master of this mechanical stuff.
Gordon: (chuckling maniacally) Oh ho ho, I see. Now I'm the "master of this mechanical stuff." As opposed to five minutes ago, when I was calmly and coolly trying to find a solution to this very problem. But then something happened. Someone, who will remain nameless — JIM WEST! — decided to jump over the wire, thereby providing us with that exhilarating romp through the cornfield, and that death-defying leap into the abysmal muck! And here we stand, with that demented maniac hurtling towards our President, with our one and only means of transportation, with Rita as his prisoner, armed with God-knows-what machinery of mass destruction, with the simple intention of overthrowing our government and taking over the country!
West: Gordon, I think you need to calm down.
Gordon: I can't be calm! Oh, no, no, no, no, I'm the "Master of the Mechanical Stuff!" And I have to help you! You, the master of the STUPID STUFF!
Literature
Rachel: <You guys do what you want. I'm going in.>
Tobias: <Oh, there's a big surprise.>
Tobias: <Oh, there's a big surprise.>
— Animorphs #4: The Message
The man once wrote: Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. Tolkien had that one mostly right.
I stepped forward, let the door bang closed, and snarled, "Fuck subtle."
I stepped forward, let the door bang closed, and snarled, "Fuck subtle."
Lotara: This is Captain Lotara Sarrin. All hands to your stations. Prepare to repel boarders.
Tobin: Captain? Captain?
Lotara: Commander.
Tobin: Delvarus of the Triarii has been reported as making unauthorised planetfall.
Lotara: Pardon me?
Tobin: Delvarus and the Triarii aren't on board, ma'am. From the reports, they made planetfall with the Legion and apparently "neglected" to inform command.
Lotara: We're being boarded by what may be an entire company of Ultramarines.
Tobin: I know, ma'am.
Lotara: This bloody Legion.
Tobin: Captain? Captain?
Lotara: Commander.
Tobin: Delvarus of the Triarii has been reported as making unauthorised planetfall.
Lotara: Pardon me?
Tobin: Delvarus and the Triarii aren't on board, ma'am. From the reports, they made planetfall with the Legion and apparently "neglected" to inform command.
Lotara: We're being boarded by what may be an entire company of Ultramarines.
Tobin: I know, ma'am.
Lotara: This bloody Legion.
— Betrayer
'We have a plan?' Felix said.
'Of course we have a plan, manling,' Gotrek said. 'There’s always a plan.'
'Silly me, I didn’t think “run at them and chop them off at the knees” was a plan,' Felix muttered.
'Best one there is,' Gotrek chortled. He waved the horn. 'But this is a different one.'
'Oh?’
'Aye, in this plan, they run at us.'
'Of course we have a plan, manling,' Gotrek said. 'There’s always a plan.'
'Silly me, I didn’t think “run at them and chop them off at the knees” was a plan,' Felix muttered.
'Best one there is,' Gotrek chortled. He waved the horn. 'But this is a different one.'
'Oh?’
'Aye, in this plan, they run at us.'
Live-Action TV
Spike: I had a plan.
Angel: (scoffs) You had a plan?
Spike: Yeah, a good plan. Smart. Carefully laid out. But I got bored. (attacks)
Angel: (scoffs) You had a plan?
Spike: Yeah, a good plan. Smart. Carefully laid out. But I got bored. (attacks)
— Angel, "In the Dark"
Spike: I, uh...I offer penance.
Mook: Penance? You should lay down your life! Our numbers are depleted; the feast of St. Vigeous has been ruined by your incompetence!
Spike: I was rash, and if I had to do it all over again... who am I kidding? I would do it EXACTLY the same, only I'd do THIS! FIRST!
Mook: Penance? You should lay down your life! Our numbers are depleted; the feast of St. Vigeous has been ruined by your incompetence!
Spike: I was rash, and if I had to do it all over again... who am I kidding? I would do it EXACTLY the same, only I'd do THIS! FIRST!
— Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "School Hard"
Buffy: Wait. Stop. Think.
Faith: No. No. No.
Buffy: It's a manhole. Tight space, no escape, and six against two — not unlike three against one.
Faith: And there might be more! Come on.
Buffy: You're just going in? That's your plan?
Faith: Who said I had a plan? I don't know how many's down there but I wanna find out, and I'll know when I land, and if you don't come in after me I might die! (jumps)
Faith: No. No. No.
Buffy: It's a manhole. Tight space, no escape, and six against two — not unlike three against one.
Faith: And there might be more! Come on.
Buffy: You're just going in? That's your plan?
Faith: Who said I had a plan? I don't know how many's down there but I wanna find out, and I'll know when I land, and if you don't come in after me I might die! (jumps)
— Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "Bad Girls"
Zoë: First rule of battle, little one: Don't ever let them know where you are.
Mal: (bursts in firing) WHOO-HOO! I'M RIGHT HERE! I'M RIGHT HERE! YOU WANT SOME O' ME?! YEAH YOU DO! COME ON! COME ON!
Zoë: ...Of course, there are other schools of thought.
Mal: They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself.
Mal: (bursts in firing) WHOO-HOO! I'M RIGHT HERE! I'M RIGHT HERE! YOU WANT SOME O' ME?! YEAH YOU DO! COME ON! COME ON!
Zoë: ...Of course, there are other schools of thought.
Mal: They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself.
— Firefly
Music
Well, old Leeroy ran up in there,
Like he took a hit from the pipe. ("Oh, my god, he just ran in...")
And his guild had to follow,
It was so hard to swallow,
And they all got an epic wipe ("God damn it, Leeroy!")
And it's Bad, Bad Leeroy Jenkins,
Baddest man in the whole damn kingdom.
Badder than a grizzly bear,
And dumber than a bag of hair.
Like he took a hit from the pipe. ("Oh, my god, he just ran in...")
And his guild had to follow,
It was so hard to swallow,
And they all got an epic wipe ("God damn it, Leeroy!")
And it's Bad, Bad Leeroy Jenkins,
Baddest man in the whole damn kingdom.
Badder than a grizzly bear,
And dumber than a bag of hair.
— "Bad, Bad Leeroy Jenkins
", to the tune of "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"
", to the tune of "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"Here they come, they're charging us!
Why should we put up a fuss?
It's a war that won't last long.
And why I sing: THE CURBSTOMP SONG!
Why should we put up a fuss?
It's a war that won't last long.
And why I sing: THE CURBSTOMP SONG!
Poetry
"Forward the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!" he said.
Into the valley of death
Rode the six hundred.
"Forward the Light Brigade!"
Was there a man dismayed?
Not though the soldier knew
Someone had blundered.
Charge for the guns!" he said.
Into the valley of death
Rode the six hundred.
"Forward the Light Brigade!"
Was there a man dismayed?
Not though the soldier knew
Someone had blundered.
— Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "The Charge of the Light Brigade"
Tabletop Games
Hey, watch this! note
— A werewolf howl of inspiration, Werewolf: The Apocalypse
Video Games
Minsc will inspire you by charging blindly on!
— Minsc, Baldur's Gate II
There are only two tactics a real warrior needs! Frontal assault and DEATH BY FRONTAL ASSAULT!
— Barras Lehr, Bravely Default
"Foolishness… Is rushing in blind all you can do?"
— Vergil, Devil May Cry 5
Your mind follows the simple path… the choice of an animal. You see an enemy and you attack it, unthinking. But you have courage, at least. To slay a bold animal like you is not without glory.
— Kathutet, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Tommy: There goes my careful planning, all blown to hell. Thanks to you. You screwed up real good, Lance.
Lance: He killed my brother. What do you want me to do, mow his lawns?
Lance: He killed my brother. What do you want me to do, mow his lawns?
Franklin: Alright, man, look, we go in quiet. In and out, no fuckin' drama.
Lamar: I'll try, homie. But I'm one loud, dramatic, brash, crazy, greedy, shoot a motherfucker in the back type motherfucker. And you love me for it, nigga.
Lamar: I'll try, homie. But I'm one loud, dramatic, brash, crazy, greedy, shoot a motherfucker in the back type motherfucker. And you love me for it, nigga.
Junpei: Who needs your advice!? We can beat that thing no problem! Hell, I'll do it myself!
Yukari: Junpei! Wait!
Mitsuru: (detecting two Spurious Books about to attack the protagonist and Yukari) Watch out! Behind you!!
(One battle later…)
Yukari: This is just what the enemy wanted…
Mitsuru: We have no choice. You have to go after him, or you'll be picked off one by one.
Yukari: Dammit, Stupei! What are you thinking!?
Yukari: Junpei! Wait!
Mitsuru: (detecting two Spurious Books about to attack the protagonist and Yukari) Watch out! Behind you!!
(One battle later…)
Yukari: This is just what the enemy wanted…
Mitsuru: We have no choice. You have to go after him, or you'll be picked off one by one.
Yukari: Dammit, Stupei! What are you thinking!?
Foolish is the warrior who rushes headlong into battle.
— Blackquill, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies
Shaundi: What's security look like?
Asha: My tech guy bought us a ten-minute window. If we move fast we'll only have to worry about the guards on foot.
Pierce: How many of those are there?
(the Boss gets up and sprints toward the terrorists, Shaundi facepalms)
Asha: Don't know about the numbers inside, but there were about eight marching around the perimeter. On my signal we… (notices the Boss is gone) Oh hell…
Asha: My tech guy bought us a ten-minute window. If we move fast we'll only have to worry about the guards on foot.
Pierce: How many of those are there?
(the Boss gets up and sprints toward the terrorists, Shaundi facepalms)
Asha: Don't know about the numbers inside, but there were about eight marching around the perimeter. On my signal we… (notices the Boss is gone) Oh hell…
Thutmose: I'm sure our role in this is not over, but until we know exactly what that is, I vote… we remain… calm.
Hemitneter: I vote we smite down anything that moves!
Nefertari: Imagine our surprise.
Hemitneter: I vote we smite down anything that moves!
Nefertari: Imagine our surprise.
Probably shouldn't have jumped into the battle like that, but I really wanted to try out the new jetpack.
— Professor Nilbog/Threatpack, Skylanders: Trap Team
Pearl: My strategy for this stage is — rush to the stage and look freshhhhh.
Marina: I need to find new teammates...
Marina: I need to find new teammates...
Tychus: Hot damn! I can't wait to get inside that thing and tear this place up!
Raynor: Hold your position, Tychus! Let us get a support force up there to cover you!
(Tychus fires the Odin's guns and blows open the hangar door, alerting the Dominion forces in the area)
Tychus: Now that's what I'm talking about!
Raynor: Dammit, Tychus! Stand down! Can you read me?!
Raynor: Hold your position, Tychus! Let us get a support force up there to cover you!
(Tychus fires the Odin's guns and blows open the hangar door, alerting the Dominion forces in the area)
Tychus: Now that's what I'm talking about!
Raynor: Dammit, Tychus! Stand down! Can you read me?!
Who do you think you are, Bruce Lee? You can't just go in there with your fists flying!
— Mallow, Super Mario RPG
Grom Hellscream: I can wait no longer… the humans must be slaughtered!
Orc Grunt: Warchief! The Warsong are attacking the humans despite your orders!
Thrall: Damn it! There's nothing to do now but fight. Tighten our defenses, I'll deal with Hellscream later…
[…]
Thrall: Have you lost what's left of your mind, Grom? I gave you a direct order to leave the humans alone! What the hell is wrong with you?!
Hellscream: Don't lecture me, pup! The wretches deserved death! …Don't you feel it, Thrall? It's like the old days. Like the demons are near.
Thrall: I don't know what's come over you and your men, but this bloodlust is a liability that I can't afford.
Hellscream: …I'm sorry, Thrall. You're right. I… I can handle it.
Thrall: I can't take that chance, Grom. Take your camp into the northern forest and build us a settlement. I'll come and find you after we reach the Oracle.
Orc Grunt: Warchief! The Warsong are attacking the humans despite your orders!
Thrall: Damn it! There's nothing to do now but fight. Tighten our defenses, I'll deal with Hellscream later…
[…]
Thrall: Have you lost what's left of your mind, Grom? I gave you a direct order to leave the humans alone! What the hell is wrong with you?!
Hellscream: Don't lecture me, pup! The wretches deserved death! …Don't you feel it, Thrall? It's like the old days. Like the demons are near.
Thrall: I don't know what's come over you and your men, but this bloodlust is a liability that I can't afford.
Hellscream: …I'm sorry, Thrall. You're right. I… I can handle it.
Thrall: I can't take that chance, Grom. Take your camp into the northern forest and build us a settlement. I'll come and find you after we reach the Oracle.
I am convinced that [paladins] are a unique lot amongst the humans. My theory is that they lack higher brain function, unable to logically assess a situation and calculate an outcome. One has only to make mention of the Light to get them frothing and battle ready — at which point they will rush headlong into any engagement with complete disregard for their own well-being.
— Baron Rivendare, World of Warcraft
Web Comics
Teddie: This place is going to be real dangerous, so we need to-
Chie: Here I go!!
Teddie: Wait, what?
(group catches up)
Yosuke: OH WHAT THE HELL CHIE?!
Chie: Here I go!!
Teddie: Wait, what?
(group catches up)
Yosuke: OH WHAT THE HELL CHIE?!
Locksmith: (examines vault) Alright. What do we got?
Redhead: Two, left, right.
Hacker: Got it, boss.
Mole: IT'S CRIME TIME, MUTHAFUCKAS
(explodes wall, leaves with money)
Mole: WE OUT.
Redhead: Two, left, right.
Hacker: Got it, boss.
Mole: IT'S CRIME TIME, MUTHAFUCKAS
(explodes wall, leaves with money)
Mole: WE OUT.
Cassandra: Hmph... I won't let Necrongius get away with what he's done to the Mushroom Kingdom! So he wants to crucify me... I'd like to see him try! For Princess Peach and her kingdom... We've got no choice but to bring the fight to Necrongius!! Charge! (rushes directly at Necrongius)
Luther: ...-_-; Cassandra... argh... You might as well have just yelled "Leeroy Jenkins!"
Luigifan: Yeah... And this is probably gonna have the same result...
Arthur: What does that mean?
Luigifan: It means that Cassandra practically just served herself to Necrongius on a silver platter! Unless we get in there to back her up immediately, she's doomed! (sigh) LEEEEERROOOOOYYYY JENKINS!! (also rushes towards Necrongius, only to be swatted aside by Sunset)
Luther: ...-_-; Cassandra... argh... You might as well have just yelled "Leeroy Jenkins!"
Luigifan: Yeah... And this is probably gonna have the same result...
Arthur: What does that mean?
Luigifan: It means that Cassandra practically just served herself to Necrongius on a silver platter! Unless we get in there to back her up immediately, she's doomed! (sigh) LEEEEERROOOOOYYYY JENKINS!! (also rushes towards Necrongius, only to be swatted aside by Sunset)
— A prelude to a moment of catastrophic recklessness during the "A rare moment indeed" roleplay of White Dark Life
of White Dark Life Web Original
Jamaal: I think this is a pretty good plan, we should be able to pull it off this time. Uh, what do you think, Abduhl? Can you give me a number crunch real quick?
Abduhl: Uhhh.. yeah, gimme a sec... I'm coming up with thirty-two point three three, repeating of course, percentage, of survival.
Jamaal: Well, that's a lot better than we usually do. Alright, you think we're ready-
Leeroy: Alright chums, I'm back, let's do this! LEEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY JEEEEEEENKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS!!
(Beat)
Forekin: Oh my God, he just ran in.
Abduhl: Uhhh.. yeah, gimme a sec... I'm coming up with thirty-two point three three, repeating of course, percentage, of survival.
Jamaal: Well, that's a lot better than we usually do. Alright, you think we're ready-
Leeroy: Alright chums, I'm back, let's do this! LEEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY JEEEEEEENKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS!!
(Beat)
Forekin: Oh my God, he just ran in.
— The Leeroy Jenkins Video
Jack: Thank Christ you're not a doctor, Ryan!
Ryan: What are you talking about?!
Jack: If you were a fucking surgeon, like, "I'm just gonna start cuttin'!"
Ryan: We're not surgeons, we're entertainers! And listening to him talk while nothing is happening is not entertaining!
Ryan: What are you talking about?!
Jack: If you were a fucking surgeon, like, "I'm just gonna start cuttin'!"
Ryan: We're not surgeons, we're entertainers! And listening to him talk while nothing is happening is not entertaining!
— Achievement Hunter, "Let's Play - Destiny 2: Leviathan Raid - Emperor Calus (Finale)"
Dealing with the Lich King is serious and dangerous business. It requires exceptional stealth and strategy, and knowing Finn and Jake, they'll probably just run up to him screaming battle cries.
— The Adventure Time series bible
Dumbass Alucard player going into the boss room before we could all gather.
Criken: Alright, here's the plan... we walk in there-
Tomato: I'm starting the robbery. (kicks in door, starts shooting) EVERYONE DOWN!!
Tomato: I'm starting the robbery. (kicks in door, starts shooting) EVERYONE DOWN!!
Applejack: …but you can't let a convoluted backstory stop you from helping your friends! With just a little teamwork we can all-
Twilight: I'm going in alone!
Twilight: I'm going in alone!
As the slowest class in the game, Heavy truly struggles to out-position his opponents. Because of this, many Heavy mains live for the moments where you just say "Fuck it" and blindly jump around the corner into the enemy team.
The way you're intended to go through it by gradually making your way across while he's not looking, so that you don't anger him. If you're anythin' like me, though, you live life ON THE EDGE, and don't play by Miyazaki's little rules! I did not put in Demon's Souls to… listen to shit or pay attention!
— Matthewmatosis on the Dragon God
on the Dragon GodI'm pretty much not even worried about dying at this point. I'm just trying to get in as much damage as I can.
I love the scene where Kolos accuses Archer of being little more than a nuisance and hardly worth any attention. I’ve often felt that way myself.
—Joe Ford on Star Trek: Enterprise, "Judgment"
When Michael Jordan jumped into the air, the other team had two choices: let him dunk or put five defenders on him. If they took the second option, Jordan would pass the ball to one of four wide-open teammates. It almost wasn't fair.
Dominique Wilkins played the same way, but there was a big difference. It only took two defenders to throw a monkey wrench into his plans and he was often nine or 10-feet into the air before he realized he had no idea what the hell he was going to do with the basketball he was holding.
Dominique Wilkins played the same way, but there was a big difference. It only took two defenders to throw a monkey wrench into his plans and he was often nine or 10-feet into the air before he realized he had no idea what the hell he was going to do with the basketball he was holding.
— Seanbaby
Theo: Alright, let's do this! CRACKEEEEERJAAAAACK!!
Lamar: Oh boy, he just ran in.
Tari: Oh, jeez... Save him, save him!
Lamar: Oh boy, he just ran in.
Tari: Oh, jeez... Save him, save him!
York: Maine. Maine! Look, I'm gonna move left, you go-
Maine: (snarls, charges)
(blip-blip, blip)
York: ...Or you just run out, do whatever you want, and get killed. Ready? Break. Good job, everyone.
Maine: (snarls, charges)
(blip-blip, blip)
York: ...Or you just run out, do whatever you want, and get killed. Ready? Break. Good job, everyone.
Western Animation
BILLY!
— Billy, Adventure Time
SUPPRESSING FIIIIRRRRRRRRRRE!!!
— Cyril Figgis, Archer
Scrooge: According to these markings, the Atlanteans were so eager to create an epic city of wonders and death traps, they didn't stop to figure out a proper support structure and the whole thing fell into the sea. You kids best stay by the sub while I scout ahead.
Huey: Dewey ran in as soon as you said "death traps."
Dewey: (offscreen) Come on, Scrooge! We've got this!
Huey: Dewey ran in as soon as you said "death traps."
Dewey: (offscreen) Come on, Scrooge! We've got this!
— DuckTales (2017), "Woo-oo!"
Hey Imperial fleet, get ready to suck some Dak!
— Dak Ralter, Family Guy Presents: Laugh It Up, Fuzzball
Reed Richards: I don't understand. I told him my theories about these robots.
Ben Grimm: It's Johnny. You lost him at "Don't."
Ben Grimm: It's Johnny. You lost him at "Don't."
"Look dude, you want to be a hero? Take my advice: forget everything you learned in nerd school; don't think, just do."
— Jet, Kung Fu Dino Posse
Leap to conclusion, and you leap to confusion!
— Rafiki, The Lion Guard, "Paintings And Predictions"
Oh... What would a brave pony like Rainbow Dash do? …CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGE!!!!
— Twilight Sparkle, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, "Feeling Pinkie Keen"
Rainbow Dash: We gotta help Daring Do retrieve the ring for safekeeping before it's too late!
Twilight Sparkle: Okay, but sounds to me like we're in way, way, way over our heads. We're going to need a carefully thought out plan...
Rainbow Dash: (flies off) I'm coming, Daring Do!
Twilight Sparkle: That's not a plan!
Twilight Sparkle: Okay, but sounds to me like we're in way, way, way over our heads. We're going to need a carefully thought out plan...
Rainbow Dash: (flies off) I'm coming, Daring Do!
Twilight Sparkle: That's not a plan!
Striker: Sonya! Maintain your current position! It's strategically wrong to —
Sonya: KOMBAT TIME!
Swift Wind: (whispering) Is that Hordak? Three Hordaks?
Bow: That's not Hordak.
Scorpia: (gasps in realization) Clones.
Bow: We need to get out of here.
Adora: I've got a better idea.
Bow: Wait! Adora!
Adora: (charging forward) WRAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Bow: That's not Hordak.
Scorpia: (gasps in realization) Clones.
Bow: We need to get out of here.
Adora: I've got a better idea.
Bow: Wait! Adora!
Adora: (charging forward) WRAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Howard Stark: Should we not have a plan?
Peggy Carter: Who needs a plan? I have a shield.
Howard: A shield is not a plan!
Peggy Carter: Who needs a plan? I have a shield.
Howard: A shield is not a plan!
Chase Young: Omi, I believe the Yang yo-yo is what you've been looking for.
Raimundo: Hey! Why's he helping us!?
Omi: I will explain everything later, but first we must rescue Master Fung!
Clay: Whoa-whoa there partner, we don't know hooey about this Yin-Yang place!
Raimundo: I vote we talk to Dojo first!
Kimiko: I agree, we should think about what we're getting into!
Omi: A true warrior acts first and worries later! [grabs Yang yo-yo and enters the Yin-Yang World alone]
Raimundo: Hey! Why's he helping us!?
Omi: I will explain everything later, but first we must rescue Master Fung!
Clay: Whoa-whoa there partner, we don't know hooey about this Yin-Yang place!
Raimundo: I vote we talk to Dojo first!
Kimiko: I agree, we should think about what we're getting into!
Omi: A true warrior acts first and worries later! [grabs Yang yo-yo and enters the Yin-Yang World alone]
— Xiaolin Showdown, "Judging Omi"
Real Life
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
— Alexander Pope
Professional soldiers are predictable; the world is full of dangerous amateurs.
— Murphy's Laws of Combat
They thought only of being in the vanguard, to the exclusion of reconnaissance, tactical plan and common sense, and for that their heads were to roll in the blood-soaked sand at the Sultan's feet.
— Barbara Tuchman, A Distant Mirror, on the Nicopolis Crusade of 1396
