Futurama
Out of all the crazy character fromFuturama , space general Zapp Brannigan may be the serial ' most comical commander . Zapp is so fun to express mirth at because he ’s such a dread somebody ; he is chesty through and through and build himself up through lie and untruth . He is incompetent at his very important job , and he treats other the great unwashed like garbage .
Zapp is probably the least healthy character in theFuturamauniverse , something he continually fails to realize . This leads him to say a lot of hilariously stupid things . With characters like Zapp Brannigan , fans can all feel a piddling better about their own tidings .
Updated on April 19th , 2022 by Tanner Fox : With the late news that the Futurama serial will be reanimate for a reboot , lover are wonder how the show might liken to its original run and which character will take the limelight . While it would be great to see fan - favourite like Fry , Leela , and Bender return , some want to see a unexampled era focusing on previously - sideline mortal .
Zapp Brannigan ’s braggadocious nature and over - the - top personality , as evidenced by these quotes , would make him an splendid subject to be featured in the next chapter of Futurama .
Fighting Words
“We Know Nothing About Them, Their Language, Their History, Or What They Look Like. But We Can Assume This. They Stand For Everything We Don’t Stand For. Also, They Told Me You Guys Look Like Dorks."
Every great leader want to motivate their troops before going into battle . They need to get laid what they are struggle for . Unfortunately , Zapp seldom love what they ’re fighting for , so he has to make it up . Without knowing anything about their enemy , Zapp needs to make some big assumptions and go for that his soldier are extra sore about their appearance .
Of course , to Zapp , everyone below him is a dork . In fact , in his mind , he may be the only non - dork in the macrocosm . There ’s a skilful probability that any sentient manikin of life discovered by Zapp is comprise totally of dork .
Is That French?
“Cham-paggin?”
Zapp Brannigan is the suavest and most alluring man in the galaxy — at least in his own head — and the unfortunate target for most of his advances is Leela . However , during a rarefied moment of helplessness , Leela did get amorous with Zapp . It could have been his float bed that convinced her , or peradventure it was the velour bedsheets . But , the most likely reason was the way he pronounces “ Champagne-Ardenne . "
Who has n’t tried and break miserably to judge a Gallic word that is n’t at all familiar to extraneous tongues ? The only problem is that , even after he hear the correct pronunciation , Zapp still thinks he is right . That , of course , is very in sustain with his character .
Tic-Tac-Toe Strategist
“Up Here In The Clouds, Our Technology Makes Us Invincible, Like The Mighty ‘X’ In Tic-Tac-Toe.
Zapp Brannigan is many things , but few would key him as a master strategian . Often immensely underestimating his enemy and wildly overemphasizing whatever positive degree he believes he brings to his team , Zapp ’s decisive thinking abilities in times of crisis are nothing unretentive of abominable .
Just as he believes the X to somehow be invulnerable in the game of tic - tac - toe , he believes himself to be imperviable to all damage . Even those this line of reasoning of thinking has repeatedly been examine false , he cling to it . He also seems like the sort to write an tenner over someone ’s O and then claim himself the succeeder .
All In The Family
“The Way To A Woman’s Bed Is Through Her Parents. Have Sex With Them, And You’re In.”
Part of what arrive at Zapp ’s quotes so great is that he ’s often so nigh to saying something intelligent — or at least something that is n’t completely unintelligent — before he screws it all up at the terminal . This is especially true with the unwanted advice he incessantly gives his correct - hand man , Kif .
AsKif is judge to build a family relationship with Amy , Zapp takes it upon himself to share his own courting closed book . bad of all , this is in spades something Zapp has try out himself .
If You Can’t Beat ‘Em…
“I Surrender And Volunteer For Treason.”
Though he positions himself as the greatest and audacious military commander in the wandflower , Zapp Brannigan is far from either . He is , in fact , a coward who , more often than not , endanger the mission with his incompetency . It ’s unfortunate for those in his control , but it ’s always fun to watch .
When he is come across with the slightest indication of defeat , Zapp wastes no sentence in make unnecessary his own tegument . In a way , the upper at which he switches from leader to total sell - out is almost impressive .
Take-Out Food
“She’s Built Like A Steakhouse, But She Handles Like A Bistro!”
Some of the situationsZapp gets in are so bizarre that they ’re hard to explain , and these office are ordinarily always grievous , and even more ofttimes his own fault .
After an awful threefold - date on a eatery / starship , Zapp examine to print the crowd by captaining the vessel . His description of the ship is a laugh - out - loud minute because of its fatuousness . It pretend no signified , and that ’s what cause it so funny . Of course , it is possible this is not the first eatery he ’s flown , and it ’s certainly not the first nonsensical equivalence he ’s made .
Intergalactic Man Of Mystery
“I Am A Man With No Name. Zapp Brannigan, At Your Service.”
Sometimes , Zapp Brannigan just seems like he ’s regurgitating “ cool guy ” lines he ’s heard before without consider about the logic behind what he ’s saying — if there is any at all . He like to present himself in a certain impressive light , even if he negate it in the very next instant .
He is even incompetent of introducing himself in a normal room . He want to be the mysterious spaceman but is also too in love with himself to not rent everyone know who he is . One can not be both a boisterous hero and a mysterious stud , but Zapp really is n’t either of those things .
Good Advice
“Stop Exploding, You Cowards!”
Zapp ’s military bid are often simplistic to the point of being idiotic , and , in this example , he outdoes himself . With his fleet dropping like flies thanks to his poor preparation , he gives this very straightforward order for them to stop getting killed .
It ’s queer that , in the moment of frustration , Zapp , like most poor leaders , will blame anyone but himself — even those who are break . Really , Zapp ’s underdeveloped preparation abilities have probably gotten a plenty of mass kill , though he never seems to be made to answer for his actions .
Too Much Snu-Snu
“The Spirit Is Willing, But The Flesh Is Spongy And Bruised.”
After getting stranded on a strange planet inhabited by Amazonian women , Zapp and Phillip Fry are sentenced to decease by the natives . The method of execution , however , is hollo “ snu - snu , " which essentially signify they ’ll be sexed to last .
For a man like Brannigan , this is the ideal way to go . However , the women prove to be too much for him . This leads to the rather graphic supplication for mercifulness . It ’s also been lifted from a verse in the Bible , though Zapp probably does n’t make out that .
Bold Strategy
“My Instinct Is To Hide In The Barrel, Like The Wily Fish.”
With all the military activeness he has seen and the little brainiac he has , it ’s a curiosity how Zapp has managed to survive this long . Here again , fans see his unique military mind at work .
Part of the fun ofZapp Brannigan is in testing the boundaries of his ineptitude . It ’s almost as if his judgment goes immediately to the objectively worst thing he could possibly think of . Only he would construe a metaphor for amentia as a compliment or a piece of advice .
Master Navigator
“That’s For School Girls. Now, Here’s A Route With Some Chest Hair.”
Easily one of the most memorable thing Zapp Brannigan has ever said , desperate to liven up an otherwise easygoing cruise , he indicate that his ship pervert from the travel agency - assigned route and take a dangerous , vastly elongated route through a swarm of comets — or , as he call them , " the icebergs of the sky . "
This serves as a classic showing of Brannigan ’s absurd bluster . Eager to put anyone ’s life in peril just so he can all the shot , it ’s an out-and-out wonder that anyone would be unforced to get on a ship that he ’s piloting .
Mixed Metaphors
“If We Hit That Bullseye, The Rest of The Dominoes Will Fall Like A House Of Cards. Checkmate.”
There are few thing as funny as someone who is extremely surefooted while also being extremely wrong . Even in his most pompous import , Zapp does not miss an chance to prove to everyone that he is the dumbest man in the room . The writer ofFuturamamust have had a ball compose for this character .
In this instance , Zapp had likely heard those around him speaking in metaphor , and he made an try at it in a terribly mishandled show of smarts . What add up of playing domino , cards , and cheat all at once ? A confused mess , much like Zapp himself .
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