A battle cry is a yell or chant taken up in battle, usually by members of the same military unit. The content and nature of battle cries vary, depending on whether their intent is to threaten, to give courage, invoke a family name or family lands, or call on a god for assistance. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. These cries can serve many purposes, including inspiring those otherwise inclined to stay back, terrifying the enemy, promoting a sense of esprit de corps, as well as communicating to allies that they have support. Morale, also known as esprit de corps when discussing the morale of a group is an intangible term used for the capacity of people to maintain Belief in During the Middle Ages, many cries appeared on standards and were adopted as mottoes, an example being the motto "Dieu et mon droit" ("God and my right") of the English kings. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Dieu et mon droit has generally been used as the Motto of English, and later British, monarchs since being adopted by Henry V (1413–1422 It is said that this was Edward III's rallying cry during the Battle of Crécy. Edward III (13 November 1312 &ndash 21 June 1377 was one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages.

The word Slogan originally derives from sluagh-gairm or sluagh-ghairm (sluagh = "people", "army" and gairm = "call", "proclamation"), the Scottish Gaelic word for "gathering-cry" and — in times of war — for "battle-cry". A slogan is a memorable Motto or Phrase used in a Political, commercial, Religious and other context as a repetitive expression of Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. The word changed later on to slughorn, sluggorne, and slogan.

The war cry is an aspect of epic battle in Homer: in the Iliad, Diomedes is conventionally called "Diomedes of the loud war cry. Homer ( Ancient Greek:, Homēros) is a legendary ancient Greek epic Poet, traditionally said to be the author of the epic poems the The Iliad ( Greek: Ἰλιάς (Ancient Ιλιάδα (Modern is together with the Odyssey, one of two ancient Diomēdēs or Diomed ( Greek: Διομήδης English translation: "God-like cunning" or "advised by Zeus" is a Hero " Hellenes and Akkadians alike uttered the cry "alala" in battle, a cry not far from "Alleluia" (Burkert 1992:39-40) and Ottoman Turkish Allah Allah. The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions Alala, (Ἀλαλά was the female personification of the war cry in Greek mythology. The Alleluia is chanted before the Gospel lesson in the Eucharistic Liturgies of the various Christian liturgical rites.

Intimidating

• The Rebel yell, a call taken up by troops fighting on the side of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. The rebel yell (sometimes called the Pibroch of the Confederacy was a Battle cry used by Confederate soldiers during the American Civil The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South
• Many Native Americans used animal sounds to frighten and communicate. For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. Some Native American ethnic groups are famous for their ability to imitate these sounds.
• Māori warriors traditionally performed a haka, a posture dance with chanted vocals, before battle to intimidate their enemies. This article discusses the Māori people of New Zealand For their language see Māori language, and for other meanings see Māori (disambiguation. A haka is a traditional Dance form of the Māori of New Zealand. The All Blacks rugby union team performs a haka before each international match. The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short
• The troops of ancient Athens, during the Medic Wars and the Peloponnesian War were noted for going into battle shouting "Alala", which was supposed to emulate the cry of the owl, the bird of their patron goddess Athena. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Alala, (Ἀλαλά was the female personification of the war cry in Greek mythology. ATHENA was an Antimatter research project that took place at the AD Ring at CERN.

Religious and military

• "Har Har Mahadev!" meaning "Mahadev- the Hindu God" in Marathi — was used by the Marathas who formed the Maratha Empire. It is still used by the Maratha regiment of the Indian Army.

• "Allahu Akbar" (the Takbir) meaning "God is the greatest" in Arabic — was common in Muslim armies or commonly used by Muslim warriors such as Cheemas in battle, and is still heard today by soldiers throughout the Muslim world, as well as "Yaa Dhiskiaon", an onomatopoeic sound referring to gunpowder. The takbīr or takbeer (ar تَكْبِير is the act of saying the phrase, ar الله أكبر A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion For people named Cheema, see Cheema (person Cheema ( Punjabi: ਚੀਮਾ Urdu: چیمہ) (also spelt The term Muslim world (or Islamic world) has several meanings
• Pakistan Army, in addition to "Allahu Akbar", also uses "Pakistan Zindabad", meaning in Urdu and Persian, "Long Live Pakistan". The Pakistan Army ( Urdu:) is the largest branch of the Pakistan military, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders the security of administered Some regiments use their own individual war cries (as seen below)
• The Indian Army uses the cry "Jai Hind" which is Hindi for "Rule/Victory for India". The Indian Army (Bharatiya Thalsena भारतीय थाल्सेना is one of the armed forces of India and has the responsibility for land-based Some regiments use their own individual war cries (as seen below), while their opponents, the Pakistan Army often mocks this by countering with "Meray Hind" (death to India). The Pakistan Army ( Urdu:) is the largest branch of the Pakistan military, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders the security of administered
• Pakistans Frontier Force Regiment uses the cry "Labbaik" (Arabic/Persian for "we are here"). Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The Frontier Force Regiment (popularly known as the " Piffers " or the " FF " is one of six Infantry Regiments in the
• Sikh soldiers have historically used "Jo Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal", meaning "He who cries God is Truth, is Ever Happy". Sikh (English or; ਸਿੱਖ sikkh, IPA) is the title and name given to an adherent of Sikhism. This is still used by the soldiers of the Indian Army's Sikh, Sikh Light Infantry and Punjab regiments. The Indian Army (Bharatiya Thalsena भारतीय थाल्सेना is one of the armed forces of India and has the responsibility for land-based
• Gurkha soldiers have historically used "Jai Mahakali, Ayo Gorkhali", meaning "Victory to goddess Mahakali, The Gorkhas Are Here", This is still used by soldiers Gurkha regiments of the Indian Army and British Army. Prithvi Naraya Shahdev and Sri Teen Maharaja Jung Bahadur The Way of Sacrifice The Rajputs Pages 28-30 Graduate Thesis South Asian Studies Department Dr The Indian Army (Bharatiya Thalsena भारतीय थाल्सेना is one of the armed forces of India and has the responsibility for land-based The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces.
• The Crusaders used the cry "Caelum Denique!" (Latin, "Heaven at last!"). The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The Crusaders, especially the religious orders, also used "Deus vult" (Latin, "God wills it").
• In Spain, during the Reconquista (718-1492 AD) and the conquest of America, they cried "Santiago y cierra, España" ("Saint James and attack^[1], Spain") or simply "Santiago", looking for holy protection from St. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Reconquista (a Spanish and Portuguese word for "Reconquest" Arabic: الاسترداد, "Recapturing" was a period For people and places called Saint James, see the Saint James disambiguation page James, the patron saint of Spain.
• In Sweden, during the Great Nordic War, the Swedish Caroleans, would chant "Med Guds hjälp vilja vi strida" (With Gods help, we want to fight) before going into battle. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Great Northern War (1700-21 was fought between Russia and Sweden for supremacy in the Baltic Sea. Caroleans ( Swedish: karoliner) were the Soldiers of the Swedish kings Charles XI and Charles XII.
• The Normans' cry at the Battle of Hastings was "Dex Aie!" (Old Norman, "God aid us!"). The Battle of Hastings was the decisive Norman victory in the Norman Conquest of England. Old Norman was one of many Langue d'oïl dialects It was spoken throughout the region of what is now called Normandy and spread into England Southern This was last used by the Royal Guernsey Light Infantry during the First World War. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry was a regiment in the British Army that was formed from the Royal Guernsey Militia in 1916 to serve in World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
• The Ottoman Turkish armies used to cry out "Allah! Allah! Allah!" when charging foes, which gives the same sound as Alala cry of ancient Greeks. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish
• The late Roman and Byzantine empires used "Nobiscum Deus" (Latin, "God with us"), as their battle cry.
• The French knights of the Middle Ages used to cry "Montjoie! St Denis!", calling upon the patron saint of France. Saint Denis (also called Dionysius, Dennis, or Denys) is a Christian martyr and Saint. The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members
• The Anglo-Gascon knights of the Middle Ages used to cry "Guyenne! Saint George!" during their fights against the French.
• Michael is one of the principal angels in Abrahamic tradition; his name was said to have been the war-cry of the angels in the battle fought in heaven against Satan and his followers. Michael (מִיכָאֵל Micha'el or Mîkhā'ēl; Μιχαήλ Mikhaíl; Michael or Míchaël; ميخائيل Mikhā'īl) is an

Miscellaneous

• "¡Tierra y Libertad!" (Spanish, "Land and Freedom") was made popular by the Mexican revolutionary, Emiliano Zapata. ¡Tierra y Libertad! was a slogan used during the Mexican Revolution. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Emiliano Zapata Salazar ( August 8, 1879 – April 10, 1919) was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, which broke out in
• In Japan during World War II, the kamikaze pilots' battle cry was "Banzai!" (meaning "Ten thousand years", adapted from Chinese wànsùi). For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including ( is a word of Japanese origin which in English usually refers to the Suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan against The use of the phrase ten thousand years in various East Asian languages originated in ancient China as an expression used to wish long life to the Emperor and is Many people misunderstood "Tora, Tora, Tora!" (Japanese, "Tiger, Tiger, Tiger!") as a battle cry. is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities But this was the content of the radio signal which indicated that the Pearl Harbor attack had been a complete success in catching the enemy unaware. The attack on Pearl Harbor (or Hawaii Operation, as it was called by the Imperial General Headquarters) was a surprise Military strike conducted by
• The various Gaelic-speaking peoples have a long tradition of employing battle cries. One used by the Irish people is "Faugh a Ballaugh!" (correctly Fág an Bealach!)), Irish for "Clear the way!" The O'Neill family motto is the Irish "An Lamh Dearg Abú", in English "The Red Hand" — the heraldic symbol of O'Neill and Ulster — followed by "Abú," which is phonetic and can only be translated at high volume. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate Ulster ( Ulaidh ˈkwɪɟɪ ˈʌlˠu / ˈʌlˠi is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in addition to Connacht, Munster and Leinster "Tiocfaidh ár lá" is another cry used, primarily by the Irish Republican Army, which translates into "our day will come" in reference to that organisation's desire for Northern Ireland to secede from the United Kingdom and join with the Republic of Ireland as a 32-county socialist republic. Tiocfaidh ár lá is an Irish language phrase (ˈtʲʊki aːɾˠ ˈɫ̪aː which translates as "our day will come". The Irish Republican Army ( IRA) (Óglaigh na hÉireann was a military organisation descended from the Irish Volunteers, established 25 November 1913 and who It has become the unofficial slogan of the Irish Republican movement and is sometimes shouted as "Beidh ár lá linn", or "We shall have our day!"
• At the Battle of Hastings, Wace records that the housecarls of the Saxon army cried "Olicrosse!" and "Godamite!" (Old English, "Holy Cross" and "God Almighty", respectively), while the fyrd cried "Ut! Ut! Ut!" ("Out! Out! Out!"). Irish republicanism (Poblachtánachas is an ideology based on the Irish nationalist belief that all of Ireland should be a single independent Republic The Battle of Hastings was the decisive Norman victory in the Norman Conquest of England. WACE (730 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format Housecarls were household troops personal warriors and equivalent to a Bodyguard to Scandinavian lords and kings The institution known as leiðangr ( Old Norse) leidang ( Norwegian) leding, ( Danish) ledung
• The modern Israeli battle cry, the Hebrew "Kadima!", translates literally as into English as "Forward!" It has since become the name of an Israeli political party founded by Ariel Sharon. (אריאל Another Israeli battle cry is "Akharai!", which is translates as "After Me!"
• The Russian Army battle cry had traditionally been "Ura!" (pronounced "oo-rah," thought to mean "Hurrah!" coming from the Turkish word for "kill"). The Russian Ground Forces (Сухопутные войска Российской Федерации tr A common warcry during the Second World War was "Oorrah Pobieda", meaning oo-rah Victory. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Many nations use a battle cry or shout of acknowledgment that has a similar sound to this, although explanations can vary wildly. For example, the U.S. Marines also shout "Oo-rah" — although the derivation is different — and the U.S. Army shouts "Hooah!". Urah or Ooh-rah is a spirited cry common to United States Marines since the mid-20th century The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Hooah ( hü-ä or who-ah) is a US Army Battle cry. It is used by US Army soldiers "Referring to or meaning anything and everything except The U.S. Navy SEAL Teams use "Hoo-YAH!" for motivation in training. The Argentine Navy shouts something that sounds like "Ua! Ua! Ua!", while the Greek Army battle cry is "Aera!", i. The Navy of the Argentine Republic or Armada of the Argentine Republic ( Armada de la República Argentina — ARA is the Navy Mission The Hellenic Army's objective is to defend Greece's independence borders and terrain and also to guarantee the country's defense e. (sweep them away like the) wind.
• Another warcry used by Russian (albeit Soviet) soldiers during the Second World War, was "Za Stalina!", meaning "For Stalin!"
• The Bulgarian army traditionally uses "Ura" as a battle cry, although it differs slightly from the Russian one. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Bulgarian Army (Българска армия represents the Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria. The Russians put the emphasis on the "r", while Bulgarians shout predominantly the "a". Serbian army also uses "ura" as a battle cry when charging. During second balkan war, and World War I, Sebian and Bulgatian army were enemies, so it was actually difficult to tell them apart. When these clashes are presented in popular literature, one can find that Bulgarian cry is spelled as"Ure", and Serbian as "Ura", notably "Serbian Trilogy" uses this figure to make distinction between them.
• A Finnish battle cry "Hakkaa päälle!", which roughly translates as "Cut them down!", gave the colloquial name, Hakkapeliitta for the Finnish cavalry in the Thirty Years' War. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Hakkapeliitta ( Finnish pl hakkapeliitat) was the term used in the Holy Roman Empire for a Finnish light Cavalryman in the service For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War. One Finnish battle cry during World War II, since popularized by The Unknown Soldier, was "Tulta munille!" which — again roughly — translates as "Fire at their balls!". World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Unknown Soldier ( Tuntematon sotilas) is author Väinö Linna 's first major Novel and his other major work besides Under the North Star The testicle (from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis, meaning "witness" virility plural testes) is the male
• "Hrr na ně!" (Czech, "At them!") was used by Hussite warriors during the Hussite Wars. Czech (ˈʧɛk čeština ˈʧɛʃcɪna in Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers it is the majority language in the The Hussites were a Christian movement following the teachings of Czech reformer Jan Hus or John Huss (c The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars involved the military actions against and amongst the followers of Jan Hus in Bohemia in the period 1420 Modern Czech infantry often uses "Hurá!" while charging (similar to the Red Army cry mentioned above).
• During the Battle of San Jacinto, the Texian volunteers rushed into the fight crying, "Remember The Alamo, Remember Goliad!"
• The Almogavars used to cry "Desperta ferro!", which translates from Latin as "Awake the iron!". The Battle of San Jacinto, fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day Harris County Texas, was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Texians were Anglo-American residents of Texas when Texas was part of Mexico, and subsequently when it was a sovereign nation. Goliad is a city in Goliad County, Texas, United States. It it had a population of 1975 at the 2000 Census. The Almogavars ( Aragonese: Almogabars, Catalan: Almogàvers, Spanish: Almogávares, from Arabic: Al-Mugavari They used to cry this shout the dawn before a battle, while they beat their swords on the nearby rocks to keep them clean from the rust. In the dim light many sparks were lighted, which scared the enemy watching them, as explained by Ramon Muntaner. Ramon Muntaner (born in Perelada, c 1270 &ndash Ibiza, 1336) was a Catalan soldier and writer who wrote the Crònica, a chronicle of his life Is now used by Spanish paratroopers.
• Late in the US Civil War, Confederate Army troops in the Virginia theater of war claimed that Union soldiers of the Army of The Potomac charging their positions would utter a battle cry which sounded either like "huzzah" or "hurrah" (Huzzah coming from a British cry). Confederate troops said that they found the battle cry unnerving, mostly because it revealed the size of the oncoming Union forces, which usually well outnumbered the defending Confederates, and that battle was soon to be had.

Fictional and virtual

• The peoples of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth had several different battle cries throughout its history:
  • In The Lord of the Rings, a battle cry of Aragorn is "Elendil!", which was the name of the first High King of Gondor and Arnor. Middle-earth refers to the fictional lands where most of the stories of author J The Lord of the Rings is an epic Aragorn II is a fictional character from J R R Tolkien 's Middle-earth Legendarium. Literature Elendil is first introduced in The Fellowship of the Ring. Gondor is a fictional kingdom in J R R Tolkien 's writings described as the greatest realm of Men in the west of Middle-earth by the end of the In the fictional Legendarium of J R R Tolkien, Arnor, or the Northern Kingdom, was a kingdom of the Dúnedain in the land of Eriador
  • In The Lord of the Rings, the battle cry of the Rohirrim at The Battle of Helm's Deep, when they are about to ride out is "Forth, Eorlingas!" a name the Rohirrim give themselves after Eorl, first lord of Rohan. The Lord of the Rings is an epic
  • A traditional battle cry of the Dwarves and used by Gimli runs "Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!" (Dwarvish "Axes of the Dwarves! The Dwarves are upon you!"). Character overview Gimli was a Dwarf of Durin's Folk who volunteered to accompany Frodo Baggins as a member of the Fellowship of the Ring Khuzdûl is the language of the Dwarves in J R R Tolkien 's fiction of Middle-earth
  • The battle cry of the Hobbits is "The Shire!" — the name of their land (although they almost never participated in battles). In J R R Tolkien 's legendarium, Hobbits are a diminutive race that inhabit the lands of Middle-earth. The Shire is a region of J R R Tolkien 's fictional Middle-earth, described in The Lord of the Rings and other works The Took warcry, used by Peregrin Took, is "A Took! A Took!"
  • At the attack on Weathertop, Frodo uses "Elbereth Gilthoniel", the Queen of the Valar, as a battle cry against the Nazgûl. In J R R Tolkien 's Middle-earth Legendarium, the Took clan was one of the most famous Hobbit families Biography Pippin was the only hobbit who had not yet reached his 'coming of age' when the Fellowship set out (being eight years younger than Merry while Frodo himself was 50
  • A traditional battle cry of the Men of the North in the First Age, as told in the Silmarillion, runs "Lacho calad! Drego morn!" ("Flame, light! Flee, night!"). Adan redirects here Adan is also the name of a governorate of Yemen. In the fiction of J R R Tolkien, the First Age, or First Age of the Children of Ilúvatar in full is the first documented time period and the setting The Silmarillion is a collection of J R R Tolkien 's mythopoeic works edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien in
• Bruce Lee was famous for his high pitch howling as he fought in his films. Bruce Lee ( November 27 1940 – July 20 1973 was an American-born Martial artist, Philosopher, instructor, Martial arts actor and the
• In World of Warcraft and other online games, the nonsensical battle cry "LEEROY JENKINS!" has become widespread after originating in a comedic video clip. World of Warcraft (commonly acronymed as WoW) is a Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG Leeroy Jenkins, sometimes mis-spelled Leroy Jenkins and often elongated with numerous additional letters is an Internet phenomenon named for a character created Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and A number of battle cries can be heard by using the /charge emote, which vary by faction and race.
• In Warcraft games the Horde (usually, orcs, but other races on World of Warcraft), has the battle cry "For the Horde!", and many Horde fans are known to use this battle cry online or on LAN games (actually shouting the cry, since everyone on the room can hear)
• In StarCraft, the Protoss Zealot yells "My life for Aiur!" upon attack orders or at its creation, indicating its love for its home and for combat. The Warcraft universe is a Fictional universe in which a series of games and books published by Blizzard Entertainment are set World of Warcraft (commonly acronymed as WoW) is a Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG StarCraft is a Military science fiction Real-time strategy Video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. Blizzard Entertainment's 1998 bestselling Real-time strategy game series StarCraft revolves around interstellar affairs in a distant sector of the galaxy Blizzard Entertainment's 1998 bestselling Real-time strategy game series StarCraft revolves around interstellar affairs in a distant sector of the galaxy This article is an alphabetical list of planets in the fictional StarCraft universe a universe in which a series of games and books are set
• In Xena: Warrior Princess, Lucy Lawless based her war-cry on the ululation or wail often heard from Arab women. Xena Warrior Princess is an American Television series that aired from September 15 1995 until June 18 2001 Lucy Lawless (born Lucille Frances Ryan; 29 March 1968 is a New Zealand actress and Singer best known for playing the title character An ululation is a long wavering high-pitched sound resembling the Howl of a Dog or Wolf. It is often spelled Ay-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi!, but it is pronounced A-le-le-le-le-le-le-le-le! (see Alala). Alala, (Ἀλαλά was the female personification of the war cry in Greek mythology.
• In the Redwall series by Brian Jacques there are many different war cries for the different species in the universe. Redwall is a series of Fantasy novels by Brian Jacques. It is the title of the first book of the series published in 1986 the name of the Abbey (James Brian Jacques (pronounced "Jakes" (born June 15, 1939) is an English author, best
  • The war cry "Eulalia," which is supposedly based on an old Norse battle cry meaning "Victory!", is used by the badgers and hares associated with the mountain fortress of Salamandastron. Badger is the Common name for any animal of three subfamilies which belong to the family Mustelidae: the same Mammal family as the Hares and jackrabbits are Leporids belonging to the Genus Lepus. Salamandastron is the Fictional fortress of the Badger Lords in Brian Jacques 's Redwall series
  • The cry of the Guosim is "Logalogalogalogalog!"
  • The creatures of Redwall Abbey often shout "Redwall!" while fighting or as a means of support to a fighter. In the Fictional Redwall series written by Brian Jacques, there are several groups of Shrew characters present throughout the novel Redwall Abbey is the Fictional refuge of many of the "good" creatures in the Redwall series by Brian Jacques.
• In the Marvel Universe, The Thing of the Fantastic Four has a famous battle cry: "It's clobberin' time!" His teammate, the Human Torch, sometimes uses "Flame on!" as a battle cry. The Marvel Universe is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by Marvel Comics take place The Thing ( Benjamin "Ben" Jacob Grimm) is a Fictional character, a founding member of the Superhero team known as the Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four is a fictional Superhero team appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Human Torch ( Jonathan "Johnny" Storm) is a Fictional character and Superhero of the Marvel Comics universe
• The Avengers in the Marvel Universe have "Avengers Assemble!"
• The comic book character the Tick's nonsensical battle cry is, "Spoooooon!"
• In the DC Universe, Superman sometimes proclaims "Up, up and away!" while flying into action. The Avengers is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Tick is a Fictional character, an absurdist spoof of Comic book Superheroes Created by cartoonist Ben Edlund, the character A spoon is a Utensil consisting of a small shallow bowl at the end of a handle used primarily for serving and eating Liquid, or semi-liquid foods and solid foods The DC Universe ( DCU) is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon
• The Teen Titans in the DC Universe have "Titans. For the animated TV series based on this comic see Teen Titans (TV series. . . Together!" In the animated series from Warner Bros., Robin shouts "Titans, Go!"
• The Blackhawks in the DC Universe have "Hawkaaaaaaaaaa!"
• Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time -
  • "Dovie'andi se tovya sagain. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Blackhawk, a long-running Comic book series was also a Film serial, a radio series and a Novel. Robert Jordan was the Pen name of James Oliver Rigney Jr ( October 17, 1948 &ndash September 16, 2007) under which he The Wheel of Time (abbreviated by fans to WoT) is a series of epic fantasy novels written by the late American author James Oliver " = "It's time to toss the dice. "
  • "Los! Los caba'drin!" = "Forward! Forward horsemen!"
  • "Los Valdar Curbiyari! Los!" = "Forward the Heart Guard! Forward!"
  • "Carai an Caldazar! Al Caldazar!" = "For the Honor of the Red Eagle! The Red Eagle!"
• In the movie Starship Troopers the battlecry "Come on you apes, you wanna live forever?" is often used. Starship Troopers is a 1997 sci-fi - Action film directed by Paul Verhoeven, written by Edward Neumeier, and starring It has been credited to U. S. Marine Gunnery Sergeant (and two time Medal of Honor Awardee) Dan Daly in the Battle of Belleau Wood during World War I. Sergeant Major Daniel Joseph "Dan" Daly (November 11 1873 &ndash April 27 1937 was a United States Marine and one of only 19 men (and two Marines to receive World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All It is paraphrased from Gunny Daly's original quote "Come on, you sons of bitches! Do you want to live forever?!"
• In the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett, the Dwarfs, a traditional battle cry in the Dwarfish language is T'dr'duzk b'hazg t't!, meaning "Today is a good day for someone else to die!" After it is declared, someone must die. Discworld is a comedic Fantasy Book series by the British author Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a flat Terence David John Pratchett, OBE (born 28 April 1948 is an English fantasy, Science fiction, and children's author. Dwarfs in Terry Pratchett 's Discworld novels are similar to the Dwarves of J
• In Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, whenever the fledging Kain kills an enemy we can hear the battle cry Vae Victis (Woe to the Conquered). Blood Omen Legacy of Kain is a top-down Action adventure created by Silicon Knights and the first game in the Legacy of Kain Vae victis (IPA /wai wiktiːs/ is Latin for " Woe to the vanquished " or also " Woe to the conquered "
• In the trilogy written by Mickey Zucker Reichert the Renshai tribe would shout out "Modi", the name of their god of blood wrath.
• In the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, Michelangelo famously yelled "Cowabunga!" as he entered battle. Other battle cries from the Turtles included "Turtle Power!" (yelled by all four) and "Turtles fight with honor!" (usually declared by Leonardo). Other battlecries included "Let's kick some shell!" and "Go Green Machine"!
• In the dystopian science- fiction universe of Warhammer 40,000 there are many common battlecries for the various races and factions:
  • The Space Marines and the Imperial Guard will often shout praises of their Emperor in mid-battle to intimidate their foe and show their faith (one of the most common ones being "The Emperor Protects!")
  • The Orks employ guttural cries usually transliterated as "WAAAAGH!", as do the Orcs in Fantasy, "WAAAAGH!" doubles as their religion and a multipurpose word with some tribes using it as their only word as well as the term for a very large gathering of orcs or orks launching a military expedition. Warhammer 40000 (informally known as Warhammer 40K or just 40K) is a tabletop miniature wargame in a Science For the Warhammer 40000 army see Adeptus Astartes Space marines are Fictional Soldiers that operate in Outer space. The Orks are a race from the Fictional Warhammer 40000 universe Orcs are one of the races in Games Workshop 's Warhammer Fantasy universe and are related to goblins. Warhammer The Game of Fantasy Battles, formerly Warhammer Fantasy Battle and often abbreviated to Warhammer WFB or WHFB
  • Common battlecries of those who serve the powers of Chaos included "Let the Galaxy Burn!", "Death to the False Emperor!" and, in the case of followers of the Blood God Khorne, "Blood for the Blood God! Skulls for the Throne of Khorne!" (This last one is also employed by Khorne's followers in Warhammer Fantasy. Chaos (derived from the Ancient Greek, Chaos) typically refers to Unpredictability, and is the antithesis of Cosmos. Warhammer The Game of Fantasy Battles, formerly Warhammer Fantasy Battle and often abbreviated to Warhammer WFB or WHFB )
  • The soldiers of the Tau Empire often utter, "For the Greater Good!" to honor the Philosophy taught to them by their leaders, the Ethereals. In the universe of Games Workshop 's table-top Wargame Warhammer 40000, the Tau are an alien race inhabiting a small but dense region of space
• In the fictional universe of the Warhammer World, the men of the Empire often shout "Sigmar!", the name of the patron deity of the Empire, when in battle. The Bretonnians (based loosely on medieval France and England) employ the name of their goddess, the Lady of the Lake, or just the Lady, when charging into battle.
• In the anime Wedding Peach, when Momoko Hanasaki transformed into the love angel Wedding Peach she would say "I am a love angel, I am Wedding Peach, and I am very angry with you!"
• In the fictional universe of Dune, the Fremen often shout the name of their messiah, Muad'dib, or Mahdi (a title), when charging into combat. (anime in Japanese, is a Shōjo Manga by Nao Yazawa and Sukehiro Tomita that was originally serialized in Shogakukan 's Ciao magazine The Dune universe, or Duniverse, is the political, scientific, and social fictional setting of author Frank The Fremen are a group of free people in the fictional ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert, who based them on the Bedouin and the Kalahari Bushmen Another Fremen battle cry is, "Ya hya chouhada!" which translates to "Long live the fighters!" In the Dune film, this is taken a step further, when the Fremen activate their weirding modules (sound based weapons), by yelling Muad'dib.
• In Star Trek, the Klingon characters often shout "Today is a good day to die!" as a Battle Cry. Klingons ( Klingon: tlhIngan; Pronunciation /ˈt͡ɬɪŋɑn/ are a warrior race in the fictional Star Trek universe Jem'Hadar characters shout "Victory is Life!"
• In the G.I. Joe: The Movie, Cobra soldiers often rushed into battle screaming "Cobra-la-la-la-la-la-la" or just "COBRA"!!!! G. In the fictional Star Trek universe the Jem'Hadar are the Shock troops of the powerful Dominion located in the Gamma Quadrant. GI Joe The Movie is a 1987 animated film spun off from the animated series G I. Joe members shout "Yo Joe!".
• In H. Beam Piper's Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen the Hostigi forces used the battle cry "Down Styphon!"
• In the short-lived cartoon series Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars, Bucky O'Hare and his team often shouted "Let's croak some toads!"
• On The Transformers, Optimus Prime would use "Autobots, transform and roll out!" as an execute order. Henry Beam Piper ( March 23, 1904 – c November 6, 1964) was an American Science fiction author Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen is a 1965 Science fiction novel by H Bucky O'Hare is a character created by comic writer Larry Hama between 1978 and 1979 who was the Eponymous hero of a Comic book series as well as a number Bucky O'Hare is a character created by comic writer Larry Hama between 1978 and 1979 who was the Eponymous hero of a Comic book series as well as a number This page is about the original Transformers Animated series. This refers to the original character For other uses see Optimus Prime (disambiguation Optimus Prime (known as Convoy in Japan The Autobot, a faction of Sentient Robots from the planet Cybertron are the main Protagonists in the fictional universe of the Transformers, Megatron uses "Decepticons, attack!"
• In the Deathstalker series, the Deathstalker clan uses "Shandrakor!" after the planet where the clan's founder was slain. Megatron "Deceptacon" redirects here but is also the name of a song by the group Le Tigre. The Deathstalker universe is the fictional setting for British author Simon R Green 's series of ''Deathstalker'' Science fiction novels
• In the film Red Dawn, the young band of student soldiers used "WOLVERINES!" their school mascot as their rallying cry. Red Dawn is a 1984 war film by John Milius about a fictional invasion of the United States by the Soviet Union, Cuba and
• In 300, the Spartans use "HAROO!!" as their battle cry. 300 is a historically-inspired 1998 Comic book Limited series (later collected into a single hardcover volume) written and illustrated "This is Sparta!" has become a well-known war cry in popular culture, originating in the movie version, shouted by King Leonidas.
• In the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, the cry "Tempus!" is often used by warriors, with Tempus being the name of the God of War. The Forgotten Realms is a Campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D Fantasy Role-playing game, created by Tempus ( tem -pus is the Faerûnian deity of war in Ed Greenwood 's Forgotten Realms fictional world of Abeir-Toril.
• The Tripods in Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds make an Ulla sound while attacking, after destroying HMS Thunderchild and also one makes the sound while dying near the end, the sound is very intimidating. Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds is a 1978 Concept album by Jeff Wayne and others retelling the HMS Thunder Child is the name of the fictional Ironclad Torpedo ram of the Royal Navy that is destroyed by Martian fighting-machines
• In the game Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars a common Nod battlecry is "KANE LIVES!!" and "FOR THE BROTHERHOOD!!"
• In the 1980s Hanna-Barbera two-season animated series Pound Puppies, Cooler, the leader of the title characters, would often say "Pound Puppies, let's start pounding!" before going into action. Pound Puppies was a toyline sold by Hornby in the 1980s It later inspired an animated TV special an animated TV series and a feature film
• On Filmation's Ghostbusters, Jake Kong Jr. For the unrelated isometric graphics engine used by Ultimate Play the Game in their 8-bit computer games see Filmation engine. Zuul redirects here For the videogame see Zool. Ghostbusters (titled on-screen as Ghost Busters) is and Eddie Spencer Jr. say "Let's Go Ghostbusters!" as they jump up and give each other a high-five with Tracy the Gorilla. "Gimme five" redirects here For the ITV children's show see Gimme 5.
• In the end of Braveheart, The Scottish warcry was William Wallace's name after he was executed. Braveheart is a 1995 historical action-drama movie produced and directed by Mel Gibson, who also starred in the title role Sir William Wallace ( Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam Uallas; c 1272 – 23 August 1305 was a Scottish Knight, Landowner, and Patriot
• On Road Rovers, Hunter, the leader of the title characters, says "Let's hit the road, Rovers!" Then after accomplishing their missions, he says "To the power of the pack!", then the group gives a triumphant howl. Road Rovers is an American Animated television series written and produced by Tom Ruegger that premiered on Kids' WB on
• In the anime Mew Mew Power (manga Tokyo Mew Mew), when Zoey Hanson/Ichigo Momomiya transformed into a Mew Mew, she would say "Mew Mew Style, Mew Mew Grace, Mew Mew Power in your face!" or "For the Earths future, I'll be of service! ~Nya!" .
• The War Cry of the South Australian school Rostrevor College is "Choomalaka". Rostrevor College is a private, Roman Catholic, day and Boarding school for boys' located in Woodforde a suburb 20 minutes from the It is used mainly for celebration after a sporting victory.

See also

• Advertising slogan
• Catch phrase
• Football chant
• List of political slogans
• Meme
• Military slang
• Newspeak
• Public relations
• Soundbite
• Tripartite motto
• Kiai

References

• Burkert, Walter, 1992. Advertising Slogans are short often memorable phrases used in advertising campaigns A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance A football chant, also referred to as terrace chants, is a term that refers to songs or chants sung at Football matches The following is a partial list of 19th and 20th-century political Slogans in the English language A meme (miːm consists of any idea or behavior that can pass from one person to another by learning or imitation Military slang, or informal military terms, is a set of colloquial terms used commonly by military personnel &mdash often as abbreviations or derivations of Newspeak is a Fictional language in George Orwell 's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Public relations (PR is the practice of managing the flow of Information between an Organization and its Publics Public relations - often referred A sound bite is an audiolinguistic and social communications phenomenon whose nature was recognized in the late 20th century helped by people such as Marshall McLuhan. Hendiatris ( Greek for one through three) is a Figure of speech used for emphasis in which three words are used to express one idea (pronounced key-eye is a Japanese term used in Martial arts. There are numerous examples of the Battle cry in other cultures kiai is perhaps primarily a development Walter Burkert (born Neuendettelsau, Bavaria, February 2, 1931) a scholar of Greek mythology and cult, is an emeritus The Orientalizing Revolution: Near Eastern Influences on Greek Culture in the Early Archaic Age, p 39f.
• Guilhem Pepin, ‘Les cris de guerre « Guyenne ! » et « Saint George ! ». L’expression d’une identité politique du duché d’Aquitaine anglo-gascon’, Le Moyen Age, cxii (2006) pp 263-81

1. ^ cerrar in the Diccionario de la Real Academia Española. The Diccionario de la lengua española de la Real Academia Española or DRAE is the most authoritative Dictionary of the Spanish language.