Rapid-Fire "No!" - TV Tropes (2024)

No, God! No, God! Please, no! No! No! Nooooo!

— Michael Scott after finding out Toby is coming back, The Office (US)

She hadn't cried, not even the day they buried her Mama. She would not cry now. She would not. 'Don't take him away. I don't want to be alone. I don't want to be alone.' "I don't... ...need anyone. My arrangement-"
"Is a hollow shell, that you both fear and expect to collapse at some point. Then what? Water again? Or this time the barrel of a gun in your mouth?" Daniel said quietly, his words hitting Asuka harder than if he'd been shouting them. "Or a twist of hemp like your mother, feet in the air?"
"NO! Nononononono! I...I...STOP IT!"

— A Crown of Stars, chapter 5

'Nonononononono I want Mama now now now now n- Stop.

—Asuka Langley Sohryu, Advice and Trust, chapter 8

No, no, no, no, no, no, NO, NO, in an infinite expanse of NOs from the Dimension of NO with a statue dedicated to their great creator, the God of NO, who wept tears of NO that filled the oceans with NO and brought about billions of creatures who were NO!

— Linkara, Atop the Fourth Wall

"GAAAAH!! I CAN'T BREATHE! I CAN'T BREATHE! I CAN'T BREATHE! HELP ME! HELP ME, LORD AIZEN!! LORD AIZEN!! LORD AIZEN!! YOU... SAID... THAT IF I FOLLOWED YOU... YOU'D FREE ME FROM ALL SUFFERING! SO... WHAT IS THIS? I CAN'T BREATHE! I CAN'T BREATHE! MAKE IT STOP!

NO!!

NO! NO!

Terence T. D'Arby: Please, mercy. I beg you! I've already given you back Kakyoin's soul, haven't I? It's like they say: "No harm, no foul." We're good, right? Right? Right?
Jotaro Kujo: You wanna know whether I'll forgive you, why don't you just do what you do best and read my mind?
(D'Arby reads Jotaro's soul and...)
Jotaro: NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!
(...cue an Oh, Crap! face reaction)
Jotaro: Answer this: Will I hit you with my right fist...or decide to deck you with my left? I'd love to know.
D'Arby: Well...since you're asking, you'll just...your right one?
(D'Arby reads Jotaro's soul and...)
Jotaro: NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!
D'Arby: Then...your left?
(D'Arby reads Jotaro's soul again and...)
Jotaro: NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!
D'Arby: Y-you're not gonna use both, are you!?
(D'Arby reads Jotaro's soul yet again and...)
Jotaro: YES! YES! YES! YES!...YES!
D'Arby: Are you gonna do the "ORA ORA" thing!?
Joseph: Yes! Yes! Yes! Oh my God...

— JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders

James Bond: I may have some breaking news for you, Elliott: You forgot the first rule of mass media, Elliott: "Give the people what they want!"
Elliott Carver: Ah! No! NO! NO! NO! NOOOOOOOOO!!!

— Tomorrow Never Dies

Nononononono... No it's not fair!

—Smith, The Matrix Revolutions

WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
MAY YOU ATTAIN ENFRIGHTENMENT:
1: NO
2: NO
3: NO

—ZeroRanger, Stage 2-1 boss warning

"OHNOOHNOOHNO! What was I thinking?!"

— Supergirl, Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade

"No! No no no no! I... I... Klonoa...!"

— Lolo, Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil

Cyril: ...Oh no. Oh NO. No, no, no, NO, NOOOO!!!
Remiel: Sorry, in this situation you're only allowed a maximum of 3 horrified 'no's.

— Legend of Maxx

Sonya Blade: You are begging to be punched in the face.
Johnny Cage: NO! NO! Not the face!
Sonya: Reverse psychology at its best.

—Mortal Kombat 11, in a downplay of the trope

No no no no no! I'm gonna be late again!

— Emily/Miyuki, Glitter Force

"No! No! A thousand times no!!
You cannot buy my caress.
No! No! A thousand times no!!
I'd rather die than say yes!!"

— No! No! A thousand times no!! by Al Sherman, Al Lewis and Abner Silver

(To Race Director Michael Massi, via radio)
Wolff: NO, MICHAEL! NO, NO, MICHAEL! THAT WAS SO NOT RIGHT!

— Toto Wolff, Mercedes AMG F1 Team Principal, 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Walnut: You're babysitting, baby girl.
Piper: No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no...
Walnut: Oh yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!

— Henry Danger, "Escape Room"