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** In ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', the White Witch says to Edmund "Not know the Queen of Narnia? You shall know us better hereafter."
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* In ''VideoGame/ChicoryAColorfulTale'', Queen Drosera always uses "We", "Our", "Us", and always capitalizes them regardless of their place in the sentence.
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* Don't do this in America. America doesn't make monarchs; it won't end well:

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* Don't do this in America. America doesn't make monarchs; As an explicitly non-monarchial country, nobody there will take it won't end well:seriously:
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* The King of All Living Things from ''The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon''. It takes a bit for the characters to figure out that that's just the way he talks, and they never really figure out why he does it. Dudley suggests it's because he's lonely. But if a commoner uses the royal "we", that's the king's BerserkButton.

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* The King of All Living Things from ''The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon''.''Series/TheAdventuresOfDudleyTheDragon''. It takes a bit for the characters to figure out that that's just the way he talks, and they never really figure out why he does it. Dudley suggests it's because he's lonely. But if a commoner uses the royal "we", that's the king's BerserkButton.
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** A similar case for fanworks including the GMK Godzilla, due to him being a revenant corpse possessed by the collective spirits of all those who died in Imperial Japanese warcrimes.
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* On ''Series/{{Cursed}}'', King Uther refers to himself using the royal "we." In the novel which was developed alongside the series, it's narrated that Nimue considers doing this herself as well, but decides against it for fear of confusing herself.

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* On ''Series/{{Cursed}}'', ''Series/Cursed2020'': King Uther refers to himself using the royal "we." In the novel which was developed alongside the series, it's narrated that Nimue considers doing this herself as well, but decides against it for fear of confusing herself.
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* The titular [[MadScientist Dr. Franklin]] of ''Literature/DrFranklinsIsland'' starts out using "we", then stops himself and says he might as well dispense with false modesty, ''he'', with the help of Dr. Skinner, has made massive strides in LEGOGenetics here in his VolcanoLair.
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A subtrope of ExpositoryPronoun. For other interesting (and a lot more complex and convoluted) shenanigans involving pronouns, see UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns. Compare IAmLegion, when the plural form is used because the speaker has (or thinks they have) multiple personalities themself, rather than speaking on behalf of separate individuals.

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A subtrope of ExpositoryPronoun. For other interesting (and a lot more complex and convoluted) shenanigans involving pronouns, see UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns. Compare IAmLegion, when the plural form is used because the speaker has (or thinks they have) multiple personalities themself, rather than speaking on behalf of separate individuals.
individuals, and ThirdPersonPerson, which can also be used to signal someone with an inflated sense of self.
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* Literature/TheBible has God mention something interesting about Adam and Eve after they had sinned. "They have become like one of '''us,''' knowing good and bad." Many Biblical scholars have debated what this means, one interpretation is that God being a Trinity is referring collectively to His God-hood of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Another interpretation is that God is referring to the angels of heaven. Either way some sort of heavenly hierarchy is being talked to.\\\
Ancient Hebrew had a similar grammatical quirk where a noun's importance could be emphasized by giving it a plural ending, even if adjectives and verbs remained singular. The most common example is ''Elohim,'' a name of God which literally means "gods/powers." Likewise the Behemoth's name literally means "beasts."

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* Interestingly, Literature/TheBible has God mention something interesting about Adam {{God}} do this twice during the AdamAndEvePlot. First, He says "Let '''us''' make man," and Eve later, after they had sinned. the Fall, "They have become like one of '''us,''' knowing good and bad." Many Biblical scholars have debated what this means, one interpretation is that God being a Trinity is referring collectively to His God-hood There are several interpretations of this. For Christians, it can be taken as evidence of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Another interpretation is that Trinity. To Jews, God is referring was speaking to the angels of heaven. (or, in the first example, the earth that He formed Adam from). Either way way, some sort of heavenly cosmic hierarchy is being talked to.\\\
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Ancient Hebrew had a similar grammatical quirk where a noun's importance could be emphasized by giving it a plural ending, even if adjectives and verbs remained singular. The most common example is ''Elohim,'' a name of God which literally means "gods/powers." Likewise the Behemoth's name literally means "beasts."
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* [[ArchangelLucifer Lucifer]] speaks this way in the first volume of ''ComicBook/TheSandman'' and in his initial appearance in ''A Season of Mists''. [[spoiler:He stops once he abdicates from the throne of Hell, and stays that way for the rest of the comic as well as in [[Comicbook/{{Lucifer}} his spin-off]].]]

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* [[ArchangelLucifer Lucifer]] speaks this way refers to himself as "we" in the first volume of ''ComicBook/TheSandman'' ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'' and in his initial appearance in ''A Season of Mists''. [[spoiler:He stops once he abdicates from the throne of Hell, and stays that way for the rest of the comic as well as in [[Comicbook/{{Lucifer}} his spin-off]].]]
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* ''LightNovel/TheSacredBlacksmith'': Queen Zenobia.
* Shi Ryuuki's [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns "yo"]] is sometimes translated this way in ''LightNovel/TheStoryOfSaiunkoku''.

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* ''LightNovel/TheSacredBlacksmith'': ''Literature/TheSacredBlacksmith'': Queen Zenobia.
* Shi Ryuuki's [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns "yo"]] is sometimes translated this way in ''LightNovel/TheStoryOfSaiunkoku''.''Literature/TheStoryOfSaiunkoku''.
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* ''Fanfic/ThePalaververse'': At the end of ''Wedding March'', there's confusion about how many people "we" a Lady is talking about. Long day:
--> two [figures] smartly approached Wind Vane, revealing themselves to be zebras. She eyed the one on her left first, a tall, sleek-looking mare. [...] “Greetings,” the zebra mare said, bowing her head. “We are Lady Azure.”\\
Wind Vane had had a very long day. She blinked owlishly at the zebra. “Both of you?” she said.
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* In the ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' mythos, ComicBook/{{Venom}} usually refers to himself as "we", since Venom is the result of a symbiote (a sentient alien costume) bonding with a human host. When a host of a symbiote ''stops'' using this, it's a sign that the symbiote has completely taken over. Or in ComicBook/{{Carnage}}'s case, that the ''host'' has completely taken over.

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* In the ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' mythos, ComicBook/{{Venom}} usually refers to himself as "we", since Venom is the result of a symbiote (a sentient alien costume) bonding with a human host. When a host of a symbiote ''stops'' using this, it's a sign that the symbiote has completely taken over. Or in ComicBook/{{Carnage}}'s case, that the ''host'' has completely taken over.over (or, in some interpretations, that the symbiote and host are so compatible that the host and symbiote personalities completely merge).
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* ''Literature/TheHandsOfTheEmperor'': The emperor of Astandalas freely switches between the royal "we" and the more personal "I", allowing people who know him to discern whether he speaks more as himself or more as his royal persona.
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* [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethII Queen Elizabeth II]], Queen of the United Kingdom and fifteen other countries, used the Royal We in official documents. Even when the document uses a language other than English (''e.g.'' French in Canadian documents), those languages will use a Royal We as well if possible. The quote at the top of the page is part of a real order awarding the Victoria Cross in Australia.

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* [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethII Queen Elizabeth II]], Queen of the United Kingdom and fifteen other countries, used the Royal We in official documents. Even when the document uses a language other than English (''e.(e.g.'' French in Canadian documents), those languages will use a Royal We as well if possible. The quote at the top of the page is part of a real order awarding the Victoria Cross in Australia.



** Spanish has an entirely separate pronoun for the Royal We, ''nos'' (which is the origin of the modern "general we", ''nosotros''). Spanish monarchs also tend to conjugate verbs in first-person plural without even using a pronoun to achieve the same effect (''e.g.'' "Hemos declarado la guerra," meaning "[We] have declared war.") The main exception is that Spanish monarchs still traditionally sign documents with ''Yo, el Rey'' ("I, the King"), and have done so since the Middle Ages. It's also sometimes used, oddly enough, by the Presidents of UsefulNotes/{{Chile}} (some of whom enjoyed using it more than others).

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** Spanish has an entirely separate pronoun for the Royal We, ''nos'' (which is the origin of the modern "general we", ''nosotros''). Spanish monarchs also tend to conjugate verbs in first-person plural without even using a pronoun to achieve the same effect (''e.(e.g.'' "Hemos ''Hemos declarado la guerra," guerra'', meaning "[We] have declared war.") The main exception is that Spanish monarchs still traditionally sign documents with ''Yo, el Rey'' ("I, the King"), and have done so since the Middle Ages. It's also sometimes used, oddly enough, by the Presidents of UsefulNotes/{{Chile}} (some of whom enjoyed using it more than others).



* In some languages, there's a different pronoun entirely used only by monarch's to refer to themselves:

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* In some languages, there's a different pronoun entirely used only by monarch's monarchs to refer to themselves:



** Japanese also uses the character "朕" (here pronounced "''chin''") for the Emperor of Japan, although it is not used as much as it was before UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. Japanese also has a taboo on using the Emperor's personal name, which is why the Emperor is usually referred to as ''Tennō Heika'' (roughly "His Majesty the Emperor") or ''Kinjō Heika'' (roughly "His Current Majesty"). Fortunately, the taboo on using any characters in his given name didn't make it over from China. The most famous usage was the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewel_Voice_Broadcast Jewel Voice Broadcast]], a radio message by Emperor Hirohito announcing Japan's surrender in 1945, which was the first time most of his subjects had ever heard his voice, and thus his usage of the Royal We.[[note]]In fact, the language he used was so archaic and specialised -- and also avoidant of the actual ''term'' [[NeverSayDie "surrender"]], referring only obliquely to "the terms of the Potsdam Declaration" -- that not everyone who heard it even ''understood'' that Japan had surrendered. (Half of the 40 minutes assigned for Creator/{{NHK}} for this broadcast was spent on announcing several accompanying news articles that explained what the Emperor ''actually'' meant) These are the dangers of overuse of this trope.[[/note]]
** The Malay kingdoms have the pronoun "beta" for this purpose, still used today by the sultans of the states of UsefulNotes/{{Malaysia}}, one of whom serves as King on a rotating basis. Strangely, this pronoun seems to have been borrowed from the Ambonese Malay language spoken in neighbouring Indonesia, where ''everyone'' uses it, even the commoners. Even other Indonesians find it kind of funny.

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** Japanese also uses the character "朕" (here pronounced "''chin''") ''chin'') for the Emperor of Japan, although it is not used as much as it was before UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. Japanese also has a taboo on using the Emperor's personal name, which is why the Emperor is usually referred to as ''Tennō Heika'' (roughly "His Majesty the Emperor") or ''Kinjō Heika'' (roughly "His Current Majesty"). Fortunately, the taboo on using any characters in his given name didn't make it over from China. The most famous usage was the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewel_Voice_Broadcast Jewel Voice Broadcast]], a radio message by Emperor Hirohito announcing Japan's surrender in 1945, which was the first time most of his subjects had ever heard his voice, and thus his usage of the Royal We.[[note]]In fact, the language he used was so archaic and specialised -- and also avoidant of the actual ''term'' [[NeverSayDie "surrender"]], referring only obliquely to "the terms of the Potsdam Declaration" -- that not everyone who heard it even ''understood'' that Japan had surrendered. (Half Half of the 40 minutes assigned for Creator/{{NHK}} for this broadcast was spent on announcing several accompanying news articles that explained what the Emperor ''actually'' meant) meant. These are the dangers of overuse of this trope.[[/note]]
** The Malay kingdoms have the pronoun "beta" ''beta'' for this purpose, still used today by the sultans of the states of UsefulNotes/{{Malaysia}}, one of whom serves as King on a rotating basis. Strangely, this pronoun seems to have been borrowed from the Ambonese Malay language spoken in neighbouring Indonesia, where ''everyone'' uses it, even the commoners. Even other Indonesians find it kind of funny.
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* Literature/TheBible has God mention something interesting about Adam and Eve after they had sinned. "They have become likeone of '''us,''' knowing good and bad." Many Biblical scholars have debated what this means, one interpretation is that God being a Trinity is referring collectively to His God-hood of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Another interpretation is that God is referring to the angels of heaven. Either way some sort of heavenly hierarchy is being talked to.\\\

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* Literature/TheBible has God mention something interesting about Adam and Eve after they had sinned. "They have become likeone like one of '''us,''' knowing good and bad." Many Biblical scholars have debated what this means, one interpretation is that God being a Trinity is referring collectively to His God-hood of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Another interpretation is that God is referring to the angels of heaven. Either way some sort of heavenly hierarchy is being talked to.\\\

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* ''Alice In Sexland'' has the Queen of Hearts exclusively use it, whenever she appears. [[spoiler:She drops the Royal We and refers to herself in first person when she reveals her past.]]



* Hotohori talks like this in ''Manga/FushigiYuugi''. It's a JustifiedTrope, since he's TheEmperor of Konan. However, [[LonelyRichKid he]] starts doing it less and less [[CharacterDevelopment as he begins to interact with the other Seishi as friends.]]
* In the English translation of ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' Empress Aska constantly refers to herself this way.
* Luna talks like this all the time in ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid'', and it's easy to see why. She's a famous and hugely popular IdolSinger and the daughter of one of the most economically (and physically) powerful (mer)men in all of Japan (and Japan's seas). The only time she ever refers to herself in the singular is when Nagasumi teaches her a lesson in humility.
* ''LightNovel/TheSacredBlacksmith'': Queen Zenobia.



* The Anti-Spiral in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' never refers to himself in the singular, because he's speaking on behalf of his species. In fact, it's thought that he ''is'' his entire species in a merged consciousness, if so, it makes even more sense.



* The Anti-Spiral in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' never refers to himself in the singular, because he's speaking on behalf of his species. In fact, it's thought that he ''is'' his entire species in a merged consciousness, if so, it makes even more sense.
* Luna talks like this all the time in ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid'', and it's easy to see why. She's a famous and hugely popular IdolSinger and the daughter of one of the most economically (and physically) powerful (mer)men in all of Japan (and Japan's seas). The only time she ever refers to herself in the singular is when Nagasumi teaches her a lesson in humility.
* Hotohori talks like this in ''Manga/FushigiYuugi''. It's a JustifiedTrope, since he's TheEmperor of Konan. However, [[LonelyRichKid he]] starts doing it less and less [[CharacterDevelopment as he begins to interact with the other Seishi as friends.]]
* ''LightNovel/TheSacredBlacksmith'': Queen Zenobia.



* ''Alice In Sexland'' has the Queen of Hearts exclusively use it, whenever she appears. [[spoiler:She drops the Royal We and refers to herself in first person when she reveals her past.]]
* In the English translation of ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' Empress Aska constantly refers to herself this way.



* In TheSeventies, the Israeli comic strip ''Dry Bones'' depicted United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger as doing this, to the point of asking "Who, ''us?''" instead of "Who, me?"
* Referred to in a ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'' comic where after Thanksgiving Roger is going through the fridge commenting "Boy we really polished off that turkey, eh? And that stuffing, we really did a number on that! Oh no, did we eat all the pumpkin pie?", etc, to which Andy replies "You're using the royal we, I assume"



* Referred to in a ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'' comic where after Thanksgiving Roger is going through the fridge commenting "Boy we really polished off that turkey, eh? And that stuffing, we really did a number on that! Oh no, did we eat all the pumpkin pie?", etc, to which Andy replies "You're using the royal we, I assume"
* In TheSeventies, the Israeli comic strip ''Dry Bones'' depicted United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger as doing this, to the point of asking "Who, ''us?''" instead of "Who, me?"



* Some fanworks of ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'' depict King Ghidorah addressing himself as "we", "us", etc., [[MultipleHeadCase for obvious reasons]].
* Downplayed in ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainSeekerOfCrocus''; when Specter and Easter accidentally fuse, they use a "we" to address themselves, more in the sense of them becoming one person instead of anything indicating royalty. Humorously, the Red Lotus Uprising has two members of royalty (King Atticus and Prince Lexi) and neither of them use this trope.



* Some fanworks of ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'' depict King Ghidorah addressing himself as "we", "us", etc., [[MultipleHeadCase for obvious reasons]].
* Downplayed in ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainSeekerOfCrocus''; when Specter and Easter accidentally fuse, they use a "we" to address themselves, more in the sense of them becoming one person instead of anything indicating royalty. Humorously, the Red Lotus Uprising has two members of royalty (King Atticus and Prince Lexi) and neither of them use this trope.



* M. Bison in the ''Film/StreetFighter'' movie. "We have decided to grant her a private audience."



* Used in ''Film/{{Casanova}}'' by the non-royal (but equally well-known) Casanova when he's with his manservant Lupo. Amusingly, Lupo uses it, as well.
--> '''Lupo:''' Where have you been? We were worried about us.
* Played straight and averted in the Soviet comedy ''Film/IvanVasilievichChangesProfession'', where Ivan the Terrible ends up in modern-day (when the movie came out) Moscow. While he mostly speaks normally, he does, occasionally, use the royal "We", such as in the scene where he's interrogated by the cops. When asked for his last name, he replies "We are Rurikids" (i.e. of the Rurik dynasty).



* Film/QueenChristina uses this when speaking in her official capacity but not in private conversation.
* ''Film/TheShoesOfTheFisherman'': The newly elected Russian Pope Kiril I uses the Royal We in public during the first few weeks after his election, but after his coronation as Pope he abandons it as he informs the people of the world that under him the church will sell off its excess to feed the starving people of the world.



* Used in ''Film/{{Casanova}}'' by the non-royal (but equally well-known) Casanova when he's with his manservant Lupo. Amusingly, Lupo uses it, as well.
--> '''Lupo:''' Where have you been? We were worried about us.
* In ''Film/TheTenCommandments1956'', Seti I uses both forms in one line, when addressing the King of Ethiopia and his sister: "Our son has dealt wisely with you, Ethiopia."
* Played straight and averted in the Soviet comedy ''Film/IvanVasilievichChangesProfession'', where Ivan the Terrible ends up in modern-day (when the movie came out) Moscow. While he mostly speaks normally, he does, occasionally, use the royal "We", such as in the scene where he's interrogated by the cops. When asked for his last name, he replies "We are Rurikids" (i.e. of the Rurik dynasty).

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* Used in ''Film/{{Casanova}}'' by In ''Film/TheSmilingLieutenant'', the non-royal (but equally well-known) Casanova when he's with his manservant Lupo. Amusingly, Lupo Emperor of Austria (a great power) uses it, as well.
--> '''Lupo:''' Where have you been? We were worried about us.
* In ''Film/TheTenCommandments1956'', Seti I uses both forms in one line, when addressing
this, but the King king of Ethiopia and his sister: "Our son has dealt wisely with you, Ethiopia."
* Played straight and averted in the Soviet comedy ''Film/IvanVasilievichChangesProfession'', where Ivan the Terrible ends up in modern-day (when the movie came out) Moscow. While he mostly speaks normally, he does, occasionally, use the royal "We", such as in the scene where he's interrogated by the cops. When asked for his last name, he replies "We are Rurikids" (i.e. of the Rurik dynasty).
tiny little Flausenthurm does not.



* ''Film/TheShoesOfTheFisherman'': The newly elected Russian Pope Kiril I uses the Royal We in public during the first few weeks after his election, but after his coronation as Pope he abandons it as he informs the people of the world that under him the church will sell off its excess to feed the starving people of the world.
* In ''Film/TheSmilingLieutenant'', the Emperor of Austria (a great power) uses this, but the king of tiny little Flausenthurm does not.
* Film/QueenChristina uses this when speaking in her official capacity but not in private conversation.

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* ''Film/TheShoesOfTheFisherman'': The newly elected Russian Pope Kiril I uses M. Bison in the Royal We in public during the first few weeks after his election, but after his coronation as Pope he abandons it as he informs the people of the world that under him the church will sell off its excess ''Film/StreetFighter'' movie. "We have decided to feed the starving people of the world.
* In ''Film/TheSmilingLieutenant'', the Emperor of Austria (a great power) uses this, but the king of tiny little Flausenthurm does not.
* Film/QueenChristina uses this when speaking in
grant her official capacity but not in a private conversation.audience."
* In ''Film/TheTenCommandments1956'', Seti I uses both forms in one line, when addressing the King of Ethiopia and his sister: "Our son has dealt wisely with you, Ethiopia."



* In ''The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian'' by Creator/LloydAlexander, the princess Isabel speaks like this.



* ''Literature/CradleSeries'': Naru Huan, Emperor of the Blackflame Empire, does this most of the time. He relaxes in private. Notably, he's in charge of a rather minor province under the control of the Monarch Akura Malice. Malice herself never bothers with such trappings. Why would she? She's so incredibly powerful she has no reason to care about social niceties.

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* ''Literature/CradleSeries'': Naru Huan, Emperor of the Blackflame Empire, does this most of the time. He relaxes in private. Notably, he's He's in charge of a rather minor province under the control of the Monarch Akura Malice. Malice herself never bothers with such trappings. Why would she? She's so incredibly powerful she has no reason to care about social niceties.niceties.
* The Hive Queen in the ''Literature/EndersGame'' franchise always refers to herself as we. Considering she is the mind of her population, it's justified.
* In ''Literature/TheGoblinEmperor'', not only the emperor but all members of the imperial family and court refer to themselves as we and use our in place of my in formal conversations.



* In ''The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian'' by Creator/LloydAlexander, the princess Isabel speaks like this.



* The Hive Queen in the ''Literature/EndersGame'' franchise always refers to herself as we. Considering she is the mind of her entire population, it's pretty much justified.
* In ''Literature/TheGoblinEmperor'', not only the emperor but all members of the imperial family and court refer to themselves as we and use our in place of my in formal conversations.



* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': Mr. Conklin occasionally, and pompously, uses "we" to address others. Really, he means "you". Miss Brooks is unamused when he uses it with her. (Mr. Conklin is the principal of Madison High School)

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* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': Mr. Conklin occasionally, The King of All Living Things from ''The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon''. It takes a bit for the characters to figure out that that's just the way he talks, and pompously, they never really figure out why he does it. Dudley suggests it's because he's lonely. But if a commoner uses "we" to address others. Really, he means "you". Miss Brooks is unamused when he uses it the royal "we", that's the king's BerserkButton.
* Spoofed in ''Series/{{Angel}}''
with her. (Mr. Conklin is the principal a case of Madison High School)DemonicPossession.
-->'''Angel:''' He kept saying "we." This morning it was "we have to go." Now, "we're thirsty..."\\
'''Cordelia:''' Okay, so he's pretentious.



* ''Series/JudgeJohnDeed'': The circuit administrator Laurence James always refers to himself as "we", and is sometimes mocked by John for doing so.
--> '''Laurence James''': And if we refuse?
--> '''John''': Well, ''we'' have several options. ''We'' can knock you down, like any thief. ''We'' can call security, or ''we'' can have you locked in a cell for contempt. ''You'' take your pick.
* Silas from ''Series/{{Kings}}''; in this case it is intended in the religious sense, not the "avatar of the nation" sense, as Silas was literally chosen by God.
* A clever use in ''Series/RobinHood'': To make the point that the Robin Hood legend wasn't just about him, Robin had the gang reciting "We are Robin Hood!" When they go to the Holy Land and meet [[UsefulNotes/RichardTheLionHeart King Richard]], he asks them to represent him when they get back to England. "You are Richard. And ''we'' are Robin Hood."
* In ''Series/YesMinister'', Humphrey invokes this to rub in that the Minister has made a bad decision because he wanted to sound important. The Minister has been assigned an awful role, one which Humphrey would have advised him against taking, but he jumped at it because the holder would be described as a "supremo". When he decides that he doesn't want it anymore:
-->'''Minister:''' Clearly, the title Transport Supremo is one that is not worth having. We must endeavor to change the Prime Minister's mind.\\
'''Sir Humphrey:''' Do you mean "we" plural or do Supremos now use the royal pronoun?
* ''Series/{{Lexx}}'': Upon settling into her role, Pope Genevieve I ''only'' refers to herself in the majestic plural.



* ''Series/StargateSG1'':
** Some of the Tok'ra use this, as the symbiote shares the body of the host.
--->'''Any Tok'ra:''' We are ''not'' Goa'uld! ''[flashes eyes, which doesn't help matters]''
** Played straight with the Goa'uld Hathor, who uses it in the royal sense. An interesting OneLiner by O'Neill before killing Hathor.
--->'''Hathor:''' We will destroy you for this!\\
'''Jack O'Neill:''' We would just like you to go away!
* Used in the ''Series/ShiningTimeStation'' finale "Queen for a Day." Some crooks uncoupled the Queen's private car from an American railtour and left her stranded in the countryside - leaving the locals baffled as to where the other people are whom this poor old lady keeps mentioning.



* Spoofed in ''Series/{{Angel}}'' with a case of DemonicPossession.
-->'''Angel:''' He kept saying "we." This morning it was "we have to go." Now, "we're thirsty..."\\
'''Cordelia:''' Okay, so he's pretentious.



* The Austrian comedy TV show "Wir Sind Kaiser" ("We Are Emperor") parodies this trope. The setting is in the present day, but acts as though [[AlternateHistory Austria never stopped being a monarchy]], and the titular Austrian Kaiser always refers to himself in the German first person plural "Wir" ("We") instead of the German first person singular "Ich" ("I"). This goes on to [[HilarityEnsues hilarious extent]] when '''everyone''' is forced to refer to him in the German 2nd person plural, at all times, especially when addressing him directly (he will correct you if you get it wrong). This is something which isn't even '''possible''' in the modern English language.

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* The Austrian comedy TV show "Wir Sind Kaiser" ("We Are Emperor") parodies this trope. The setting is in the present day, but acts as though [[AlternateHistory Austria never stopped being a monarchy]], and the titular Austrian Kaiser always On ''Series/{{Cursed}}'', King Uther refers to himself in using the German first person plural "Wir" ("We") instead of royal "we." In the German first person singular "Ich" ("I"). This goes on to [[HilarityEnsues hilarious extent]] when '''everyone''' is forced to refer to him in the German 2nd person plural, at all times, especially when addressing him directly (he will correct you if you get it wrong). This is something novel which isn't even '''possible''' in was developed alongside the modern English language.series, it's narrated that Nimue considers doing this herself as well, but decides against it for fear of confusing herself.
* On ''Series/DoctorWho'', when the Doctor and Rose encounter UsefulNotes/QueenVictoria, they bet that they can make her say her famous (and [[BeamMeUpScotty apocryphal]]) line, "We are not amused." Then it's {{subverted|trope}} when she [[spoiler:says, "''I'' am not amused!"]], and they wonder whether that still counts.



* The King of All Living Things from ''The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon''. It takes a bit for the characters to figure out that that's just the way he talks, and they never really figure out why he does it. Dudley suggests it's because he's lonely. But if a commoner uses the royal "we", that's the king's BerserkButton.
* On ''Series/{{Cursed}}'', King Uther refers to himself using the royal "we." In the novel which was developed alongside the series, it's narrated that Nimue considers doing this herself as well, but decides against it for fear of confusing herself.
* On ''Series/DoctorWho'', when the Doctor and Rose encounter UsefulNotes/QueenVictoria, they bet that they can make her say her famous (and [[BeamMeUpScotty apocryphal]]) line, "We are not amused." Then it's {{subverted|trope}} when she [[spoiler:says, "''I'' am not amused!"]], and they wonder whether that still counts.

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* ''Series/JudgeJohnDeed'': The King of All Living Things from ''The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon''. It takes a bit for the characters to figure out that that's just the way he talks, and they never really figure out why he does it. Dudley suggests it's because he's lonely. But if a commoner uses the royal "we", that's the king's BerserkButton.
* On ''Series/{{Cursed}}'', King Uther
circuit administrator Laurence James always refers to himself using the royal "we." In the novel which was developed alongside the series, it's narrated that Nimue considers as "we", and is sometimes mocked by John for doing so.
--> '''Laurence James''': And if we refuse?
--> '''John''': Well, ''we'' have several options. ''We'' can knock you down, like any thief. ''We'' can call security, or ''we'' can have you locked in a cell for contempt. ''You'' take your pick.
* Silas from ''Series/{{Kings}}''; in
this case it is intended in the religious sense, not the "avatar of the nation" sense, as Silas was chosen by God.
* ''Series/{{Lexx}}'': Upon settling into her role, Pope Genevieve I ''only'' refers to
herself as well, but decides against it for fear of confusing herself.
in the majestic plural.
* On ''Series/DoctorWho'', ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': Mr. Conklin occasionally, and pompously, uses "we" to address others. Really, he means "you". Miss Brooks is unamused when he uses it with her. (Mr. Conklin is the Doctor and Rose encounter UsefulNotes/QueenVictoria, they bet principal of Madison High School)
* A clever use in ''Series/RobinHood'': To make the point
that they can make her say her famous (and [[BeamMeUpScotty apocryphal]]) line, the Robin Hood legend wasn't just about him, Robin had the gang reciting "We are not amused.Robin Hood!" When they go to the Holy Land and meet [[UsefulNotes/RichardTheLionHeart King Richard]], he asks them to represent him when they get back to England. "You are Richard. And ''we'' are Robin Hood."
* Used in the ''Series/ShiningTimeStation'' finale "Queen for a Day.
" Then it's {{subverted|trope}} Some crooks uncoupled the Queen's private car from an American railtour and left her stranded in the countryside - leaving the locals baffled as to where the other people are whom this poor old lady keeps mentioning.
* ''Series/StargateSG1'':
** Some of the Tok'ra use this, as the symbiote shares the body of the host.
--->'''Any Tok'ra:''' We are ''not'' Goa'uld! ''[flashes eyes, which doesn't help matters]''
** Played straight with the Goa'uld Hathor, who uses it in the royal sense. An interesting OneLiner by O'Neill before killing Hathor.
--->'''Hathor:''' We will destroy you for this!\\
'''Jack O'Neill:''' We would just like you to go away!
* The Austrian comedy TV show "Wir Sind Kaiser" ("We Are Emperor") parodies this trope. The setting is in the present day, but acts as though [[AlternateHistory Austria never stopped being a monarchy]], and the titular Austrian Kaiser always refers to himself in the German first person plural "Wir" ("We") instead of the German first person singular "Ich" ("I"). This goes on to [[HilarityEnsues hilarious extent]]
when she [[spoiler:says, "''I'' am not amused!"]], and they wonder whether '''everyone''' is forced to refer to him in the German 2nd person plural, at all times, especially when addressing him directly (he will correct you if you get it wrong). This is something which isn't even '''possible''' in the modern English language.
* In ''Series/YesMinister'', Humphrey invokes this to rub in
that still counts.the Minister has made a bad decision because he wanted to sound important. The Minister has been assigned an awful role, one which Humphrey would have advised him against taking, but he jumped at it because the holder would be described as a "supremo". When he decides that he doesn't want it anymore:
-->'''Minister:''' Clearly, the title Transport Supremo is one that is not worth having. We must endeavor to change the Prime Minister's mind.\\
'''Sir Humphrey:''' Do you mean "we" plural or do Supremos now use the royal pronoun?



* The Music/SilversunPickups' song ''The Royal We'' could be said to be about threats of war from the perspective of the ruler of a nation.



* The Music/SilversunPickups' song ''The Royal We'' could be said to be about threats of war from the perspective of the ruler of a nation.



* Literature/TheBible has God mention something interesting about Adam and Eve after they had sinned. "They have become as one of '''us.''' Knowing the difference between good and evil." Many Biblical scholars have debated what this means, one interpretation is that God being a Trinity is referring collectively to His God-hood of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Another interpretation is that God is referring to the angels of heaven. Either way some sort of heavenly hierarchy is being talked to.\\\

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* Literature/TheBible has God mention something interesting about Adam and Eve after they had sinned. "They have become as one likeone of '''us.''' Knowing the difference between '''us,''' knowing good and evil.bad." Many Biblical scholars have debated what this means, one interpretation is that God being a Trinity is referring collectively to His God-hood of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Another interpretation is that God is referring to the angels of heaven. Either way some sort of heavenly hierarchy is being talked to.\\\



* [=GLaDOS=] uses We instead of I in ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' before the big reveal. This more of the editorial sense of the word though, as she is ostensibly speaking for the scientists and other personnel running the test. [[spoiler:This is also to hide the fact the she is an AI rather than a recording. "I" would imply that the speaker is an actual entity, where We refers to those that speaker represents. In fact, once you officially go OffTheRails, she accidentally lets the "I" slip out; she tries to correct it, but then drops the facade entirely once she knows there's no going back.]]

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* [=GLaDOS=] uses We [=M14=] of ''VideoGame/GirlsFrontline'' refers to herself as "We" instead of I "I". [[spoiler: She does this in ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' before the big reveal. This more memory of the editorial sense a line of the word though, as defective Doll models (of which she is ostensibly speaking for the scientists and other personnel running the test. [[spoiler:This is also to hide the fact the she is was an AI rather than example of) who underwent a recording. "I" would imply series of harsh trials that ended when she was the speaker is an actual entity, where We refers to those that speaker represents. In fact, once you officially go OffTheRails, she accidentally lets the "I" slip out; she tries to correct it, but then drops the facade entirely once she knows there's no going back.only specimen remaining.]]



* [=GLaDOS=] uses We instead of I in ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' before the big reveal. This more of the editorial sense of the word though, as she is ostensibly speaking for the scientists and other personnel running the test. [[spoiler:This is also to hide the fact the she is an AI rather than a recording. "I" would imply that the speaker is an actual entity, where We refers to those that speaker represents. In fact, once you officially go OffTheRails, she accidentally lets the "I" slip out; she tries to correct it, but then drops the facade entirely once she knows there's no going back.]]



* [=M14=] of ''VideoGame/GirlsFrontline'' refers to herself as "We" instead of "I". [[spoiler: She does this in memory of a line of defective Doll models (of which she was an example of) who underwent a series of harsh trials that ended when she was the only specimen remaining.]]



* In ''VisualNovel/MajikoiLoveMeSeriously'', all members of the wealthy Kuki family talk this way, reflecting their status as some of the richest and most powerful people on the planet.
* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice'' has Queen Ga'ran Sigatar Khura'in, who always uses this when she is speaking to you. [[spoiler:She abandons this once the final trial begins.]]



* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice'' has Queen Ga'ran Sigatar Khura'in, who always uses this when she is speaking to you. [[spoiler:She abandons this once the final trial begins.]]
* In ''VisualNovel/MajikoiLoveMeSeriously'', all members of the wealthy Kuki family talk this way, reflecting their status as some of the richest and most powerful people on the planet.



* Pab Sungenis uses it a lot in his picture-collage strip ''Webcomic/TheNewAdventuresOfQueenVictoria'', naturally.



* ''Webcomic/{{Precocious}}'':
** [[http://www.precociouscomic.com/archive/comic/2010/06/29 Suzette speaks like this]] while going mad with power.
** Inverted later on, when a rare [[http://www.precociouscomic.com/archive/comic/2010/08/23 Jacob Slam]] slings it ''right back'' at the self-proclaimed royalty.
* [[HiveMind Gavotte]] from ''Webcomic/SkinHorse''.



* In ''Webcomic/CodeNameHunter'' Queen Moraine only uses the royal "we" when things are [[http://www.codenamehunter.com/archive/comic/2012/01/16 getting serious.]]



* ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'' alludes to the practice in the punchline of [[http://somethingpositive.net/sp12032014.shtml this strip.]]
* In ''Webcomic/CodeNameHunter'' Queen Moraine only uses the royal "we" when things are [[http://www.codenamehunter.com/archive/comic/2012/01/16 getting serious.]]



* Pab Sungenis uses it a lot in his picture-collage strip ''Webcomic/TheNewAdventuresOfQueenVictoria'', naturally.
* ''Webcomic/{{Precocious}}'':
** [[http://www.precociouscomic.com/archive/comic/2010/06/29 Suzette speaks like this]] while going mad with power.
** Inverted later on, when a rare [[http://www.precociouscomic.com/archive/comic/2010/08/23 Jacob Slam]] slings it ''right back'' at the self-proclaimed royalty.
* [[HiveMind Gavotte]] from ''Webcomic/SkinHorse''.
* ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'' alludes to the practice in the punchline of [[http://somethingpositive.net/sp12032014.shtml this strip.]]



* The Administrator from ''WebVideo/EchoChamber'' never refers to himself in the first person, though he does appear to speak for an entire wiki... so... [[VoiceOfTheLegion possibly justified]]? He also expects other tropers to refer to themselves in the third person.
-->'''Mr. Administrator:''' SILENCE! A troper just referred to himself in the first person... ''we'' must make an example of him.



* The Administrator from ''WebVideo/EchoChamber'' never refers to himself in the first person, though he does appear to speak for an entire wiki... so... [[VoiceOfTheLegion possibly justified]]? He also expects other tropers to refer to themselves in the third person.
-->'''Mr. Administrator:''' SILENCE! A troper just referred to himself in the first person... ''we'' must make an example of him.



* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'' uses this when the title duo meet a rich pig who is being carried by several servants and introduces himself by saying "''We'' are Mr. Pig," to which Pumbaa replies, "All of you?" Timon quickly points out that he was using the royal "we".
* Princess Luna speaks like this in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' - a holdover from 1,000-year-old royal etiquette. [[FishOutOfTemporalWater It takes a while for her to catch up with the times.]]


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* Princess Luna speaks like this in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' - a holdover from 1,000-year-old royal etiquette. [[FishOutOfTemporalWater It takes a while for her to catch up with the times.]]
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'' uses this when the title duo meet a rich pig who is being carried by several servants and introduces himself by saying "''We'' are Mr. Pig," to which Pumbaa replies, "All of you?" Timon quickly points out that he was using the royal "we".

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* ''Film/TheShoesOfTheFisherman'': The newly elected Russian Pope Kiril I uses the Royal We in public during the first few weeks after his election, but after his coronation as Pope he abandons it as he informs the people of the world that under him the church will sell off its excess to feed the starving people of the world.



** UsefulNotes/ThePope traditionally used the Royal We in Latin for a long time. It was not until 1978 that Pope John Paul I broke with the tradition and ceased its usage, along with many other royal symbols of the papacy (such as the sedan chair and the coronation). However, it is still used in official proclamations.

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** UsefulNotes/ThePope traditionally used the Royal We in Latin for a long time. It was not until 1978 that Pope John Paul I broke with the tradition and ceased its usage, along with many other royal symbols of the papacy (such as the sedan chair and the coronation). However, His successors have continued the tradition of not using the Royal We in day to day conversation, but it is still used in official proclamations.
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* [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen Queen Elizabeth II]], Queen of the United Kingdom and fifteen other countries, used the Royal We in official documents. Even when the document uses a language other than English (''e.g.'' French in Canadian documents), those languages will use a Royal We as well if possible. The quote at the top of the page is part of a real order awarding the Victoria Cross in Australia.

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* [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethII Queen Elizabeth II]], Queen of the United Kingdom and fifteen other countries, used the Royal We in official documents. Even when the document uses a language other than English (''e.g.'' French in Canadian documents), those languages will use a Royal We as well if possible. The quote at the top of the page is part of a real order awarding the Victoria Cross in Australia.
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* ''Fanfic/VowOfNudity'': The Star King speaks exclusively using this...until Haara pisses him off enough, where he slowly [[ItsPersonal shifts back to singular pronouns]] while boasting of his power over her.
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* ''VisualNovel/GalaxyAngel'': Shiva Transbaal's speech is translated this way in the first game's FanTranslation when trying to sound particularly noble (read: stand up to Eonia). In the third game, Gern, the Emperor of the Valfask also talks this way, albeit more to sound high and mighty.
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* [[EldritchAbomination The Lord of the Locusts]] refers to itself this way in [[ComicBook/{{Bone}}.]]

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*[[EldritchAbomination The Lord of the Locusts]] refers to itself this way in [[ComicBook/{{Bone}}.]]



* Vanellope of ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' uses this term jokingly while mock-knighting Ralph. [[spoiler:Serves as foreshadowing for TheReveal that she's a princess]].

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* Vanellope of ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' uses this term jokingly while mock-knighting in her first meeting with Ralph. [[spoiler:Serves as foreshadowing for TheReveal that she's a princess]].
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* Princess Luna speaks like this in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' - a holdover from 1000-year old royal etiquette. [[FishOutOfTemporalWater It takes a while for her to catch up with the times.]]

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* Jenny’s exoskin in WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot spoke this way in the episode “The Return of the Raggedy Android”

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* [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen Queen Elizabeth II]], Queen of the United Kingdom and fifteen other countries, uses used the Royal We in official documents. Even when the document uses a language other than English (''e.g.'' French in Canadian documents), those languages will use a Royal We as well if possible. The quote at the top of the page is part of a real order awarding the Victoria Cross in Australia.

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