History Main / TriggerPhrase

->''There are three flowers in a vase. The third flower is green.''
-->-- Adelle [=DeWitt=], ''{{Dollhouse}}''

* ''SkinHorse'''s Unity has the trigger phrase "blueberry pancakes" to make her ''stop'' fighting, because that tends to be rather more difficult than [[AxCrazy getting her to start]].

* In [[{{Queensryche}} Queensrÿche's]] ConceptAlbum ''OperationMindcrime'', the main character is a brainwashed assassin activated by the word "mindcrime" (fittingly enough).

[[AC:Conspiracy Theories]]
* "I am the white rabbit" is a trigger phrase connected to the MKULTRA mind control experiments.
** Firstly, use the proper name. Second, [[supersecretspoiler:fnord]]. Thirdly, what part of the experiments? There were hundreds of projects comprising MKULTRA and only one of them was known to be a success. It had nothing to do with trigger phrases.
*** Sure, it didn't. [[supersecretspoiler:Fnord fnord fnord fnord fnord fnord.]]

* Similarly, FamilyGuy has the similar [[AcceptableTargets "Boy, that Italian family at the next table sure is quiet."]]

* Two of the bosses from ''DeusEx'' can be defeated simply by uttering the words [[spoiler:Flatlander Woman]] and [[spoiler:Laputan Machine]], respectively.

!!Give examples, ''If You Please.'' (beware of spoilers)

* In ''The Miserable Mill'', part of ''ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'' the word "Lucky" is used as a trigger to the point of parody, since the good guys catch onto it and both sides flip [[spoiler:Klaus]] back and forth in obeying their commands.

* A rather amusing example forms the basis of the plot of {{Suehirogari}}'s [[{{Hentai}} ero-manga]] ''TAG'' -- the main character, her friends, and a large number of other victims are all given a post hypnotic suggestion by a gypsy fortune teller they visit: Whenever they are kissed by a naked woman, they [[TheNudifier find themselves stripping nude and staying that way]] until they can kiss another woman who is also affected by the hypnotic suggestions and pass on the condition. In other words, it's a hypnotically enforced game of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin tag]] where "it" has to stay naked. Until they do pass it on, [[AndIMustScream their bodies won't let them even touch clothing]] despite themselves. Of course, this also means that the victim they kiss [[TheVirus has to stay naked next...]]

* Haruhi gives Kyon one of these, [[spoiler:in case he ever needs to undo her MemoryGambit.]]

* In the ''Dethklok vs. TheGoon'' one-shot, General Krozier activates Dr. Rockso's programming to kill Dethklok with the phrase "peaches valentine."

->''"Stop....[[spoiler: would you kindly]]? [[spoiler: Would you kindly]]? Powerful phrase. Familiar phrase? Sit, [[spoiler: would you kindly]]? Stand...[[spoiler: would you kindly]]?"''
-->--Andrew Ryan of BioShock demonstrates the power of this trope.

** Firstly, use the proper name. Second, [[color:white:fnord]]. Thirdly, what part of the experiments? There were hundreds of projects comprising MKULTRA and only one of them was known to be a success. It had nothing to do with trigger phrases.
*** Sure, it didn't. [[color:white:Fnord fnord fnord fnord fnord fnord.]]

* A variation in the InteractiveFiction story Spider And Web, the trigger words "tango" (on) and "waltz" (off) are used to activate a special device the protagonist holds. This results in a CrowningMomentOfAwesome when [[spoiler: you realise that you attached an acid capsule to the chair you are now bound in previously. When the BigBad, who is interrogating you, asks you if you have any last words, you casually reply: "Tango." The acid dissolves your bonds, releasing you, and you then proceed to deck him, rob him blind, and escape.]]

* An ero-manga example from Suehirogari's ''{{TAG}}'' -- the main character, her friends, and a large number of other victims are all given a post hypnotic suggestion by a gypsy fortune teller they visit: When they are kissed by a naked woman, they [[TheNudifier suddenly gain an uncontrollable urge to stay naked]] until they kiss another woman playing the game -- aka, a hypnotically enforced game of naked tag. Until then, [[AndIMustScream their bodies]] won't let them even touch clothing despite themselves. Of course, this means that the victim they kiss [[TheVirus has to stay naked next...]]

->''"Stop, [[spoiler: Would You Kindly]]. '[[spoiler: Would You Kindly]]'. Powerful phrase. Familiar phrase? Stop, [[spoiler: Would You Kindly]]. Sit, [[spoiler: Would You Kindly]]. Stand. Run, Turn, Stop. Come back."''