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What is the coolest sounding battle cry, rallying call, or shout of defiance you've ever heard or heard of, in fiction or real life?

Of course, the famous 'I'm INVINCIBLE!' just HAS to make the list. And then there's the 'Give me liberty, or give me death!' line, which I like.

I think Theoden's bit in TTT- 'Now for wrath, now for ruin...' was pretty cool as well.

Maximus charging out of the forest at the head of the cavalry in "Gladiator", screaming "ROMA VICTOR!!!!!"

The Rebel Yell. It made Federals run and soil themselves for a good while. Anothe one would be General Armistead that waved his hat on his sword screaming "CHHHHARGEEEEEE!!!" at the high water mark of Pickett's Charge.

I always liked the old line (not really a battle cry)
"Cry havoc and let loose the dogs of war"

Though I did know one guy who when sparring used
"spoons!!!"
as a battle cry....it did have the consequence of making your opponent go
"What the FUCK?!" just before you knocked them clean on thier ass...

The wordless battlecry of Orc warchief Grom Hellscream. He takes a deep breath, then roars at the top of his lungs for over a minute.

I can think of a few. Braveheart had a couple: the "Sons of Scotland" speech and that last scream of "Freeeeeedommmmm!!!" When I was working in the mall, we had that on CD and would crank it up and play it right at closing time over Christmas. Also, Ivanova's "I am the right hand of death" speech from Season 5 of Babylon 5.

On a personal note, when I played "Werewolf, the Apocalypse" I was fond of charging into battle with a grand klaive brandished high, screaming "For Gaia!" (Silver Fang ahroun... 'natch.)

URAAAAA!!!!!!
The battle cry of the Russia Cavalry

"I have not yet begun to fight"

Godzilla: SKREEEEOOOOONNK!

Other than that, gotta go with URAH! or possibly Xena's Yodilling(SP?) battelcry.

"Hooray for me and fuck you!" A tattoo I saw in a magazine once.

Xena's yodeling battlecry?!?!?!?? That is one of the most fucking annoying sounds I've ever heard.

Mark Hamill in "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back": "Don't fuck with a Jedi Master"

"Your ass is mine"- I know I've heard it, don't remember where

Of course, whenever I'm fighting, I'm almost totally silent...no sense in allowing my enemy to know whether I'm exerting a lot of energy or conserving for later. My Aikido sensei loved my fighting style. Grand Master Choe (Tae Kwon Do) doesn't like it so much.

SPOON!
Tick



BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH!
Feakazoid.

"You've made your decision...now lets see you enforce it." - The Crow

TALLYHO

AdmiralKanos wrote:Xena's yodeling battlecry?!?!?!?? That is one of the most fucking annoying sounds I've ever heard.

I can't decide which is worse, that or the the Cobra-La trooper battlecry from GIJOE: THE MOVIE!

"LALALALALALALALALALALALA!!!!!!

URRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

How about WORST call to arms? I vote for "let's do some good", from Elliot Ness in "The Untouchables".

A definate must for this list: "YEE-HAW!"

The Imperial Guard Armored Company Commissar motto "No retreat, No surrender!"

Another set of classics:

"Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!"
"See you in hell!"

Hoka-Hai!

scared the shit out of all them blue jackets standing with General Custer.

Best:

"Autobots.....Roll Out" (a classic by Optimus Prime)

"Now you will know the horror!" (Goku's famous cry before the Freiza Fight)

"ITs Clobberin' Time" (if you don't know, then I weep for you)