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GonzoTheGreat
05-12-2009, 05:00 AM
Standard battle cries are things like "Sammael and the Golden Bees!", but those are not very good. So, when I found one that was better, I decided to start a "best battle cry" thread, to see which is actually the best in the whole series (so far).

My first entry:
"I am no bloody hero!"
TFoH, Birdcalls by Night, Chapter 22. And if you can't guess who uttered this call to arms, then I suggest you RAFO.

WinespringBrother
05-12-2009, 07:38 AM
Elayne yelling "Forward the White Lion!" when she and Nynaeve were being accosted by Floran Gelb's gang in Tanchico.

Nazbaque
05-12-2009, 08:46 AM
They are all pretty faint compared to "Death! Death! DEATH!" by Theoden in LotR movies (in the books it is Eomer).

But WoT only I would say that the "Isam!" by all those Trollocs has a certain simple charm. If who/what is crying the battlecry is taken to account it is definitely in the top 10.

Those Old Tongue ones Mat uses are nice, but most of them are such mouthfulls. Some however like "Los! Los, caba'drin!" (horsemen forward) manage to stay simple enough.

Mat is Better
05-12-2009, 10:32 AM
But WoT only I would say that the "Isam!" by all those Trollocs has a certain simple charm. If who/what is crying the battlecry is taken to account it is definitely in the top 10.


And we have a winner...

The OP's has a certain charm to me for obvious reasons, but this has to be the best one in the series so far. I bet we would've seen some good ones in the last couple books, if James hadn't died. Maybe we still will :)

Jonai
05-12-2009, 10:45 AM
You guys will probably disagree, but I've always been partial to:

Carai an Caldazar! Carai an Ellisande! Al Ellisande!