![]() ![]() Also used in the Fatal Fury movie by Terry Bogard in the first few minutes.Jubei Kibegami starts off Ninja Scroll saying this and running for shelter.To cap it all off, when the battle is over, the wind dies down and the sun breaks through the clouds. HAS ARRIVED!", just as the asskicking begins. "A storm is coming." As the singing battle reaches its conclusion and Nagasumi gets his Theme Music Power-Up, Saru - standing on top of the roof in gusting wind-dramatically screams "The storm. ![]() As the war between Sun and Lunar heats up, the weather starts getting cloudier and windier, and Saru-decked up in a sage outfit-begins predicting that. Played arrow-straight in Seto no Hanayome.A bit subverted as the storm turns out to be the very thing that helps Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates escape. Luffy is being pursued by three separate malevolent forces and everyone comments on the storm coming. The blatantly ominous tone of this spot also inspired a number of parodies from the group's political enemies, and popularized the term " gay storm" among the LBGT community.Used in this political ad, made by the National Organization for Marriage in response to the Iowa Supreme Court's decision in favor of gay marriage.When the storm is the threat that is coming, see Hostile Weather. When the ominous signs are less meteorological and even more non-specific, see Vagueness Is Coming. See also Ominous Fog.Ĭontrast Thunder Equals Downpour, where there is no build-up. Not quite Tempting Fate, but you'd be forgiven for making that mistake. Differs from Spider Sense in that it isn't a warning of immediate danger. Related to My Significance Sense Is Tingling and Empathic Environment, except that the ominous portent occurs before any disastrous event. Invoked metaphorically for all kinds of trouble.Ĭontrast Gray Rain of Depression, which generally indicates muteness and lack of activity-and generally does not come with thunder or wind. Can lead into Battle in the Rain, It Was a Dark and Stormy Night, or Lightning Reveal, or any combination. Often contains Dramatic Thunder far off in the distance, or directly overhead. all that matters is that the characters and audience are well-informed that The Plot is on its way. If a storm isn't coming, then perhaps a cold wind is about to blow, or winter is setting in. Whenever trouble looms in the near future, any suitably perceptive character can play narrative weatherman and give a plot forecast-which, unlike a normal weather forecast, is 100-percent guaranteed to be true. Something about the weather lends itself well to Ominous Foreshadowing. ![]()
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