History Main / ShallIRepeatThat

->'''Kaepora Gaebora''': "[[BlahBlahBlah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah]]………Did you get all that?"\\
''No'' ←\\
''Yes''\\
'''Kaepora Gaebora''': "[[BlahBlahBlah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah]]………Do you want to hear what I said again?"\\
''Yes'' ←\\
''No''
-->-- From ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime''

Compare ButThouMust, ParrotExposition. Common in [[DialogueTree Dialogue Trees]].

* An odd subversion in ''VideoGame/GabrielKnight 1''. While most [[DialogueTree Dialogue Trees]] are repeatable (for that day) and no one has a problem repeating themselves, the professor will say, "I'm not in the habit of repeating myself" when asking him repeat questions in the tree. This leads him to repeat himself frequently about how he doesn't repeat himself. (To actually rehear his conversation, there is a recording system, also used for most important conversations in the game.)

* ''VideoGame/{{Earthbound}}'', meanwhile, parodies it viciously. When [[TheObiWan Buzz Buzz]] gives his ''dying words'', you have the option to have him repeat the entire thing (including all his wheezing and panting!) as many times as you like, and he won't die until you tell him to stop; in the original Japanese, even says something like "Now, then... I’m about to die now, but do you want to hear all that over again?" And when Everdred does the same, he'll ''refuse'' to repeat everything he just said even if you ask.

* In the therapy sections of ''[[VideoGame/SilentHillShatteredMemories]]'', Dr. Kaufmann sometimes asks if you want to hear something again. Unlike a number of examples on this page, however, you indicate "Yes" and "No" by shaking the Wii Remote vertically or horizontally, respectively.

* ''{{Pokemon}}'' games often feature a variation on this via an old woman who will allow you to rest and heal your Pokemon. Afterwards, she asks if you'd like to rest some more. There is no benefit to saying "Yes", but that's where the cursor defaults.

* In the therapy sections of ''[[VideoGame/SilentHillShatteredMemories]]'', Dr. Kaufman sometimes asks if you want to hear something again. Unlike a number of examples on this page, however, you indicate "Yes" and "No" by shaking the Wii Remote vertically or horizontally, respectively.

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-->''[[MainPage No]]''

*** As a huge relief, Kaepora does not do this to you anymore once you enter the Adult portion of the game, and in fact does not show up at all while Link is an adult, aside from one small appearance in the middle of the Spirit Temple. Does not make his presence in the early part of the game any less obnoxious, however.

* ''VideoGame/{{Earthbound}}'', meanwhile, parodies it viciously. When [[TheObiWan Buzz Buzz]] gives his ''dying words'', you have the option to have him repeat the entire thing (including all his wheezing and panting!) as many times as you like, and he won't die until you tell him to stop. And when Everdred does the same, he'll ''refuse'' to repeat everything he just said even if you ask.

''No''\\
-- From ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime''

* Almost universal in ''{{Runescape}}'''s dialogue trees.

* Inverted in ''FinalFantasyVI''. During the banquet, you get to ask the Emperor three questions. You lose points (gained from diplomatic talks and from persuading soldiers to peace) if you ask him the same question over. Moreover, he will ask which of the three questions you asked first after all of it.
* Also in ''{{Final Fantasy X}}'' where Rikku explains the Sphere Grid, but talking to one of the other Al Bhed will trigger the tutorial again. What makes this one nasty is, you don't speak the lingo yet, so you don't know what he's asking.

* ''TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds'' has the audacity to ask "Would you like to hear the explanation again?" when explaining how the [[ManaMeter energy gauge]] works. Guess what the cursor defaults to? If you guessed "Yes", throw your [[Nintendo3DS 3DS]] across the room in frustration--because [[GoneHorriblyRight you were right]].

*** Somebody on thedailyrage.com made [[http://www.thedailyrage.com/2009/05/zelda-owl-rage/ another comic]] of the infamous owl, this time of the "Do you understand?" variety.

* An odd subversion in ''VideoGame/GabrielKnight 1''. While most [[DialogueTree Dialogue Trees]] are repeatable (for that day) and no one has a problem repeating themselves, the professor will say, "I'm not in the habit of repeating myself" when acting him repeat questions in the tree. This leads him to repeat himself frequently about how he doesn't repeat himself. (To actually rehear his conversation, there is a recording system, also used for most important conversations in the game.)

*** ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily'' [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2011/05/12/333-advice/ has a comic on it]], with [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Kaepora Gaebora]] featured in the comic.

** The owl--Kaepora Gaebora-- is best known for this, as he gives Link the option to have him repeat himself almost every time he talks to you, regardless of significance. What's more, sometimes he asks "Do you want to hear what I said again?" and others it's "Did you get all that?", requiring you to have to read the question carefully or [[DamnYouMuscleMemory you'll give the appropriate answer to the last time you talked to him]] and he'll force you to listen to it all over again. Worse, the cursor will always default to the option for him to repeat, which means that if you mash the "A" button, you will be stuck in a cycle of blabbering.

*** [[http://www.thedailyrage.com/2009/05/zelda-owl-rage/ Somebody on thedailyrage.com made another comic of the infamous owl]], this time of the "Do you understand?" variety.

*** Somebody on [[http://www.thedailyrage.com/ thedailyrage.com]] made [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll9eo3K7Lz1qjtg6no1_500.png another comic]] of the infamous owl, this time of the "Do you understand?" variety.

*** Somebody on Website/{{Tumblr}} made [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll9eo3K7Lz1qjtg6no1_500.png another comic]] of the infamous owl, this time of the "Do you understand?" variety.

*** Somebody on Website/{{Tumblr}} made [[http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/fffffuuuu another comic]] of the infamous owl, this time of the "Do you understand?" variety.

** Kaepora Gaebora is best known for this, as he gives Link the option to have him repeat himself almost every time he talks to you, regardless of significance. What's more, sometimes he asks "Do you want to hear what I said again?" and others it's "Did you get all that?", requiring you to have to read the question carefully or [[DamnYouMuscleMemory you'll give the appropriate answer to the last time you talked to him]] and he'll force you to listen to it all over again. Worse, the cursor will always default to the option for him to repeat, which means that if you mash the "A" button, you will be stuck in a cycle of blabbering.

Sometimes asked as "Did you understand what I said?", in which case you want to answer "Yes" to move on instead of "No".

If the cursor defaults to "Yes, I do want to hear that again" or "No, I didn't understand what you said", this may become a ScrappyMechanic, since a player [[ButtonMashing mashing the "A" button]] to skip the text as quickly as possible (especially if [[WallOfText the text is dozens of pages long]] and [[ScrollingText scrolls slowly]]) ''is'' going to end up accidentally repeating it over and over until they learn from their mistake and say "No, I don't want to hear that again" or "Yes, I did understand what you said". Similar to WelcomeToCorneria, only this happens within a single conversation.

-- ''From VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime''

** In ''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Black 2 & White 2]]'', Bianca asks this after explaining the Habitat List upgrade for the Pokédex. Of course the cursor defaults to 'Yes'.

** Kaepora Gaebora is best known for this, as he gives Link the option to have him repeat himself almost every time he talks to you, regardless of significance. What's more, sometimes he asks "Do you want to hear what I said again?" and others it's "Did you get all that?", requiring you to have to read the question carefully or [[DamnYouMuscleMemory you'll give the appropriate answer to the last time you talked to him]] and he'll force you to listen to it all over again. Worse, the cursor will always default to the option for him to repeat, which means that if you mash the A button, you will be stuck in a cycle of blabbering.

** If you play Saria's Song, Saria's voice will give you advice and then the game will ask you if you want to hear her advice again. The default? "Yes", of course.

** After playing at the Bombchu Bowling Alley, the operator will ask you if you want to play again. If you're spamming A to skip the text describing the prize you won (if you won), you could easily select the default, "Yes".