Comic Books
Batman: So you two got into... trouble? You? Trouble?
Superman: Garth taught me sometimes rules had to be broken. Sometimes just for fun.
Batman: ...
Superman: Garth taught me sometimes rules had to be broken. Sometimes just for fun.
Batman: ...
Black Adam: What about those worlds, wizard?
Karmang: I want you to place a device on each Earth which will cause those worlds to become magnetically attracted to each other— resulting in planetary collision— and the utter destruction of both planets!
Narration: And in the castle of Karmang, on the red planet Mars, there is a total stunned silence!
Karmang: I want you to place a device on each Earth which will cause those worlds to become magnetically attracted to each other— resulting in planetary collision— and the utter destruction of both planets!
Narration: And in the castle of Karmang, on the red planet Mars, there is a total stunned silence!
(the Autobot Override has just confessed that him overblowing fellow Autobot Backstreet's punishment for a failed mission is the reason the latter has gone AWOL, and is being confronted by the others in a cornfield)
"Tell me exactly what you said to Backstreet," demanded Optimus Prime, at last mastering his emotions and thoughts. He fixed Override with a baleful stare, waiting.
"I said...er... that you were a little cross with him for disobeying orders... and that he'd probably get court martialed..."
"How could you, Override?" snapped Scoop. "You know what a short fuse that Triggerbot's got!"
"I-I didn't really think." said Override. "Look, Prime, I'm afraid I also said that you'd probably order his termination..."
There was a long silence broken only by the whisper of wind in the corn and a long, low whistle of amazement from Landfill.
"No wonder he ran." Prime said at last. "In the face of that verdict he might jump at any chance to escape... even joining the Decepticons!"
"Tell me exactly what you said to Backstreet," demanded Optimus Prime, at last mastering his emotions and thoughts. He fixed Override with a baleful stare, waiting.
"I said...er... that you were a little cross with him for disobeying orders... and that he'd probably get court martialed..."
"How could you, Override?" snapped Scoop. "You know what a short fuse that Triggerbot's got!"
"I-I didn't really think." said Override. "Look, Prime, I'm afraid I also said that you'd probably order his termination..."
There was a long silence broken only by the whisper of wind in the corn and a long, low whistle of amazement from Landfill.
"No wonder he ran." Prime said at last. "In the face of that verdict he might jump at any chance to escape... even joining the Decepticons!"
— The Transformers (Marvel), "Trigger-Happy" (prose story in The Transformers Annual 1989)
Fanfics
"Now they're matching you against me, just for the pleasure of the big boys," Carol continued. "Just for the pleasure of seeing me killed. Isn't that right?"
"The basic idea of it is correct," Iva agreed.
"This has all been done to make you into the perfect fighting machine. Would you agree with that?"
Iva looked as though she were being drawn into a trap, but couldn't bring herself to avoid it. "Not in those precise words, but the gist of it is valid."
"So what happens when they want an even more perfect fighting machine, and throw you to her as a sacrifice?"
Iva's jaw was open. No sound came out.
"The basic idea of it is correct," Iva agreed.
"This has all been done to make you into the perfect fighting machine. Would you agree with that?"
Iva looked as though she were being drawn into a trap, but couldn't bring herself to avoid it. "Not in those precise words, but the gist of it is valid."
"So what happens when they want an even more perfect fighting machine, and throw you to her as a sacrifice?"
Iva's jaw was open. No sound came out.
"I think we should date."
No laughter now. Silence and the sound of a person thinking, if that's a sound at all. I can hear it over the running water, in my state.
No laughter now. Silence and the sound of a person thinking, if that's a sound at all. I can hear it over the running water, in my state.
"So," said Fred. "When are you planning on getting married?"
Linda dropped her fork.
Fred and Edna watched for their reactions. Dev kept himself contained, but Linda was openly disturbed.
Linda dropped her fork.
Fred and Edna watched for their reactions. Dev kept himself contained, but Linda was openly disturbed.
Kara entered the dressing room, and found that she was not alone.
Jasmine was there, clad only in a short robe. She was looking straight at Kara.
Kara Zor-El dropped her towel and her jaw at the same time.
At last, she realized just what kind of look Jasmine had given her in their first match. The brunette was making her intentions very clear. Jasmine opened her red robe, placed her hands on her hips, and stood with feet spread wide.
"I don't believe in subtlety, Kara," purred Jasmine. "I go after what I want. And I've wanted you ever since I saw you fight. What about it?" She doffed her robe, letting it drop to the floor behind her, and stood naked before the blonde. "Want a little new experience? I won't tell."
Kara finally found her voice. "Get out."
Jasmine was there, clad only in a short robe. She was looking straight at Kara.
Kara Zor-El dropped her towel and her jaw at the same time.
At last, she realized just what kind of look Jasmine had given her in their first match. The brunette was making her intentions very clear. Jasmine opened her red robe, placed her hands on her hips, and stood with feet spread wide.
"I don't believe in subtlety, Kara," purred Jasmine. "I go after what I want. And I've wanted you ever since I saw you fight. What about it?" She doffed her robe, letting it drop to the floor behind her, and stood naked before the blonde. "Want a little new experience? I won't tell."
Kara finally found her voice. "Get out."
Izuku: [giving a big, quivery smile and holding out a hand to shake] Hi, my name's Izuku Midoriya and I'm here to be the best Huntsman I can be. Nice to meet you!
Blake: [gaping for a moment before chuckling] I can't even ask if you're being real or not. Seeing is believing at this point with you.
Blake: [gaping for a moment before chuckling] I can't even ask if you're being real or not. Seeing is believing at this point with you.
The words fell on Keiko's chest like an anvil. She gasped, her left hand clutching the front of her gown as if to brace herself. Her mouth hung open but she couldn't speak, leaving her to stare in terrified silence at the girl she admired—the girl whom she wanted to emulate, to grow up and be like. The haughty, beautiful, popular, courageous Asuka Langley Soryu… thought about killing herself?
Rei solemnly shook her head. "That does not matter. The Angels must be defeated at any cost. If I die, I can be replaced."
The matter-of-fact way she said that caused both Asuka and Shinji's eyes widen in shock. None of them managed to speak again before the warning bell for the end of lunch rang.
The matter-of-fact way she said that caused both Asuka and Shinji's eyes widen in shock. None of them managed to speak again before the warning bell for the end of lunch rang.
A dozen camera feeds were brought up, showing a curious sight. A fleet of RC cars painted red and kitbashed to look like post-apocalyptic raider vehicles manned by Minisukas. This was accompanied by a large flock of mismatched birds of different breeds ridden by even more Minisukas. Apparently, the cavalry had arrived, and they couldn't decide between a post-apocalyptic or fantasy aesthetic. The command center was engulfed by a stunned silence, once again due to the arrival of the tiny reinforcements.
The commanders watched in complete silence.
Shock might have been an accurate description.
Just a total stunned pause in their daily routine.
Shock might have been an accurate description.
Just a total stunned pause in their daily routine.
The Senate sat in shocked silence, their faces lit by the soundless holographic display that played itself in obscene size and detail before them all, projected into the very center of the Senate. In each eye—human, near-human, and utterly alien—reflected the tortures of the people of Axum, the same cruelties that Hondo had showed to the Jedi now revealed in plain sight to the entire Senate.
— Star Wars vs Warhammer 40K, "A Storm of Sabers"
Films — Animated
"Your stunned silence is very reassuring."
— Roz, Monsters, Inc.
Live Action TV
Fury: It was a "break glass in case of emergency" situation.
Coulson: Yes, but that emergency was supposed to be the fall of an Avenger!
Fury: Exactly.
Coulson: ...
Fury: And I'm damn glad I did it, too.
Coulson: Yes, but that emergency was supposed to be the fall of an Avenger!
Fury: Exactly.
Coulson: ...
Fury: And I'm damn glad I did it, too.
Web Animation
Kim Havoc: ...Darren? Darren, are you gonna say something?
Dr. Havoc: ...I'm sorry, was I not just screaming? I felt like I was just screaming.
Dr. Havoc: ...I'm sorry, was I not just screaming? I felt like I was just screaming.
— Dr. Havoc's Diary, "Kim Leaves"
Western Animation
Killface: Wendell, you've outdone yourself!
Wendell: Well, now I know how Diego Rivera must have felt when he was banging Frida Kahlo!
[Beat]
Wendell: Tea-baggin' the unibrow.
[Extended Beat]
Wendell: Well, now I know how Diego Rivera must have felt when he was banging Frida Kahlo!
[Beat]
Wendell: Tea-baggin' the unibrow.
[Extended Beat]
