Anime and Manga
Belldandy: It doesn't matter what kind of schemes you try, we will not lose. Now would you be so kind as to leave.
Aoshima: [full-body shivers, then speaks dully] If you'd please excuse me...
Aoshima: [full-body shivers, then speaks dully] If you'd please excuse me...
Odysseus: You cannot play such awful pranks on an international live broadcast-
Lelouch: Is that so? Then I shall make this very simple. [activates his Geass] Acknowledge me!
Odysseus: Like I said, stop that kind of joking or else— [Geass kicks in] Yes, your Majesty!
Everyone: ALL HAIL LELOUCH!!! ALL HAIL LELOUCH!!! ALL HAIL LELOUCH!!!...
Lelouch: Is that so? Then I shall make this very simple. [activates his Geass] Acknowledge me!
Odysseus: Like I said, stop that kind of joking or else— [Geass kicks in] Yes, your Majesty!
Everyone: ALL HAIL LELOUCH!!! ALL HAIL LELOUCH!!! ALL HAIL LELOUCH!!!...
— Code Geass R2
Fan Works
"'What's up?' asked Supergirl. 'What's wrong?'
'The Equation,' she said. 'Darkseid's spoken the Equation.'
From the chamber of Darkseid, the power of Anti-Life began to radiate.
None of the physical senses could perceive it, but in their souls, everyone in its path could sense its approach and overtaking. None could resist it.
Superman, Dev-Em, Captain Action, Action Boy, and Power Girl were the first to feel it. The two Flashes and Joanie Quick, arriving an instant later, were the next victims. Its power spread throughout the fortress, reducing all who remained to a more pawnish state than they had been in beforehand.
A moment of madness and terror went through Kal-El's mind, as little as he wanted to acknowledge it. This was a thing against which he had no power, no shield. He was facing Dev, seeing his expression, and knew his ally was going through the same thing.
A second after that, he wondered what the problem had been. He felt calm, amazingly so. His muscles went slack. It was all he could do to stand there, looking at Darkseid. Even the Flashes and Joanie were stock-still.
All they had to do was wait for the Dark Lord's first command.
All they had to do was love Darkseid. And they did."
'The Equation,' she said. 'Darkseid's spoken the Equation.'
From the chamber of Darkseid, the power of Anti-Life began to radiate.
None of the physical senses could perceive it, but in their souls, everyone in its path could sense its approach and overtaking. None could resist it.
Superman, Dev-Em, Captain Action, Action Boy, and Power Girl were the first to feel it. The two Flashes and Joanie Quick, arriving an instant later, were the next victims. Its power spread throughout the fortress, reducing all who remained to a more pawnish state than they had been in beforehand.
A moment of madness and terror went through Kal-El's mind, as little as he wanted to acknowledge it. This was a thing against which he had no power, no shield. He was facing Dev, seeing his expression, and knew his ally was going through the same thing.
A second after that, he wondered what the problem had been. He felt calm, amazingly so. His muscles went slack. It was all he could do to stand there, looking at Darkseid. Even the Flashes and Joanie were stock-still.
All they had to do was wait for the Dark Lord's first command.
All they had to do was love Darkseid. And they did."
Film
"Angels and demons can't cross over onto our plane. So, instead we get what I call half-breeds. The influence peddlers. They can only whisper in our ears. But a single word can give you courage, or turn your favorite pleasure into your worst nightmare."
— John Constantine, Constantine
Literature
"When he gives an order I don't want to follow, it's like spiders in my brain, and I can't say no. No matter how much I want to not do it, I have to, because he told me to, and it's like spiders running their spider legs all over the inside of my brain. [...] You made him use me like a puppet."
— Dodger, Middlegame
Live-Action TV
"I am the Master, and you will obey me!"
— The Master, Doctor Who
"In thirty seconds, you'll all realize this was a hilarious joke and let Jessica Jones leave."
— Kilgrave, Jessica Jones (2015)
Music
"I have no choice, I hear your voice — heaven help me!"
— Madonna, "Like A Prayer"
Radio
The Doctor: [The Scourge] are an index of human fear and desire. They've learned — from the travelers they've chanced across — to communicate at a level that human beings read as a religious impulse, a verbal zap across the temporal lobes.
Gary Williams: Sorry?
The Doctor: People tend to do exactly what they say because their voices scare or awe them into submission, like a rabbit caught in the headlights of a car.
Gary Williams: Sorry?
The Doctor: People tend to do exactly what they say because their voices scare or awe them into submission, like a rabbit caught in the headlights of a car.
Tabletop Games
"What exactly happened here?" The civilian's voice was very calm, almost soothing. It was about the best thing that had happened to the harried beat cop all night.
"Some sort of wild dog attack, near we can figure." He wasn't sure why he was being so free with the information, but something told him that the curious man in the jogging suit wasn't the sort of person to spread rumors. "Nasty work — must've been part wolf."
"Perhaps so. I've heard that a dog-fighting ring set up in the neighborhood — maybe a few of their dogs escaped. That seems logical," and the already weary officer found himself agreeing completely. "I know a thing or two about dogs," the man continued. "I could probably tell you some things that might set your mind at ease."
Procedure fought with an inexplicable desire to trust the stranger, and lost. "Sure. Go on ahead."
"Some sort of wild dog attack, near we can figure." He wasn't sure why he was being so free with the information, but something told him that the curious man in the jogging suit wasn't the sort of person to spread rumors. "Nasty work — must've been part wolf."
"Perhaps so. I've heard that a dog-fighting ring set up in the neighborhood — maybe a few of their dogs escaped. That seems logical," and the already weary officer found himself agreeing completely. "I know a thing or two about dogs," the man continued. "I could probably tell you some things that might set your mind at ease."
Procedure fought with an inexplicable desire to trust the stranger, and lost. "Sure. Go on ahead."
— Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Possessed: A Player's Guide
Video Games
"The voice of the Threat is taking control."
"YOU WILL OBEY!"
— The Wraith Celebrimbor, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Webcomics
Narrator: Hey. Maybe you should try that thing Chie was talking about.
Protagonist: ...
????: THOU ART THEE ART THOU, STICK YOUR HAND INTO THE TV, DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT!!!!
[The Protagonist does so and got the TV chomp on his hand]
Protagonist: ...
????: THOU ART THEE ART THOU, STICK YOUR HAND INTO THE TV, DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT!!!!
[The Protagonist does so and got the TV chomp on his hand]
Western Animation
"As I regale you with my story, you'll know you have no choice
But to do my evil bidding, when you hear this booming voiiiiice!"
But to do my evil bidding, when you hear this booming voiiiiice!"
— The Music Meister, Batman: The Brave and the Bold
"Fall."
— The Lich, Adventure Time
