#801 - #900
801. Being 100 feet tall is short for a dragon. (U.S.)
802. To protect the peace, all you need to do is Kill, Kill, Kill....uh, I mean, Fight, Fight, Fight! (U.S.)
803. A god doesn't have to be good. (U.S.)
804. A mazoku HAS to be bad. (U.S.)
805. Being hungry makes you strong. (U.S.)
806. Big bosses never do anything by themselves. (U.S.)
807. To make Gourry happy, dress him up in a jellyfish costume. (U.S.)
808. 90% of the legends are not true. (U.S.)
809. You can capture Lina's true expression on a wanted poster. (U.S.)
810. All allies of justice have a similar intro speech.
811. It's useless to kill a dark lord because they'll just be back in another thousand years. (U.S.)
812. Never hire Lina as a security guard for your expensive house. (She'll just blow it up along with the thief). (U.S.)
813. Rezo's eyes are hard to open for a REASON!! (TJ, the Texas Wyrm).
814.If you wish to eat Dragon Quisine, call at least a year ahead of time. If you wish to eat Dragora Surprise, on the other hand, be sure to have a stomach pump handy. (TJ, the Texas Wyrm).
815. Shabranigdo is a jerk. (TJ, the Texas Wyrm).
816. Do find out where your spells get their power and how that power works before using them. *cough* Zolf *cough* Phibrizo *cough*(TJ, the Texas Wyrm).
817. Expect no help from people who tell you that they'll be "assisting you from the shadows." (TJ, the Texas Wyrm).
818. If you have a tail, don't let the blond dummy stand behind you. He will see it and look up your skirt to find out what's under there. (TJ, the Texas Wyrm).
819. Mecha are obligatory! Even if the sole example breaks down within minutes of activation. (ref. Orihalcon Golem) (TJ, the Texas Wyrm).
820. Fantasy world machinery is way cool! (TJ, the Texas Wyrm).
821. Casting Bomb-di-Wind a bunch of times turns your ship into a land vehicle. (TJ, the Texas Wyrm).
822. Even Mazoku aren't immune to making a little cash on the side. (ref. Joyrock) (TJ, the Texas Wyrm).
823. If you have a curse that causes the pain you inflict on others to revisit you multiplied, DO NOT kick your stupid swordsman companion in the nads even if he *does* grab your breasts. You _will_ regret it. (TJ, the Texas Wyrm).
824. Melee weapons of power in one world turn into soul-eating spaceships in another. So does the Dark Lord who made 'em. (TJ, the Texas Wyrm).
825. Remember, the comic relief NEVER dies! (TJ, the Texas Wyrm).
826. Never build your town between or anywhere close to closely-spaced parallel walls going off into the distance. The Dragon Express might come through your town and smash it to itty-bitty bits. (TJ, the Texas Wyrm).
827. No matter how hard the stone, no matter how strong the cement, it's ALWAYS possible to dig up a prison floor to make a foxhole, especially if a certain red-haired sorceress is about to cast a spell after breaking out of a chain while being zapped by a kilovolt circlet. (TJ, the Texas Wyrm).
828. Long periods of starvation cause the appetite to increase exponentially. (Ever notice how Amelia turns into an eating machine on par to Lina and Gourry after their voyage at sea between TRY #1 and TRY #2?) (TJ, the Texas Wyrm).
829. Port is to the LEFT; Starboard is to the RIGHT. And if you're still confused, the helpful chimera will hold up arrow-signs indicating the correct direction. (TJ, the Texas Wyrm).
830.The apparent size of an irate person's mouth/head/body is proportional to the volume of their YELLING. (TJ, the Texas Wyrm).
831. Royalty seem to have really long names, and they never act like they're supposed to. (obsessed person)
832. Everyone looks good no matter what they are wearing. (obsessed person)
833. Just when you think you know someone, they always surprise you. (Xelloss, Phibrizo, Sylphiel) (obsessed person)
834. If you are a werewolf, be careful when changing into your half-wolf form in front of spunky little redheads. They're a lot stronger than they look! (Werewolf: "BEHOLD! My _true_ form!" Lina: "I DON'T WANNA 'BEHOLD'!!" *LOB!* [sound of wicked-huge boulder being thrown] *bwinch* [sound of werewolf being squished by wicked-huge boulder]) (TJ the Texas Wyrm)
835. Got tea? (TJ the Texas Wyrm)
836. As long as the name sounds nicely menacing and cool, even a Dark Lord won't be able to tell that your patron monster is a being you made up yourself. (You'd think Dark Lords would know their peers.) (TJ the Texas Wyrm)
837. All I Needed to Know in Life I Learned by Watching X_ lists should be consigned to the bit-bucket. Or memorized by Gourry. (TJ the Texas Wyrm)
838. The law of conservation of mass does not apply to the massive amounts of food consumed by the Binge Brigade (Lina Inverse, Gourry Gabriev, and new recruit Amelia Wil Tesla Seiryuun). (TJ the Texas Wyrm)
839. Zelgadis fills his cup to the rim with Grim. (TJ the Texas Wyrm)
840. Being an ogre's uncle doesn't mean you can't be a prince, and being a pacifist doesn't mean you can't be a kicker of serious butt. (TJ the Texas Wyrm)
841. Pedigree is overrated. (And I *don't* mean the dog food!) (TJ the Texas Wyrm)
842. JUSTICE! (TJ the Texas Wyrm)
843. If you're a bad guy, Lina Inverse sends you to the afterlife; If you're a good guy, Lina Inverse sends you to the poorhouse. (TJ the Texas Wyrm)
844. I scream! You scream! Mazoku scream for ice cream! (TJ the Texas Wyrm)
845. Chaos Dragon Gaav looks his best in an orange trenchcoat... not that this is saying much. (TJ the Texas Wyrm)
846. If he's a fox with eye patch, then he has a thing for explosives and is very weird. (Slayer Neko)
847. Priests and Priestesses always get weird or really bad roles. (Slayer Neko)
848. Never ask Gourry for directions. (Slayer Neko)
849. Pink dragons are SOOOOOOOOOOOO cute and make good pets! (Slayer Neko)
850. Chickens are the insane mutants of the anime world. (Slayer Neko)
851. Zelgadis can be a pretty nice guy no matter what he says. (Slayer Neko)
852. Guys always pretend that they have no heart or passion or anything. Don't believe em. (This goes for all anime) (Slayer Neko)
853. If you run into a girl who is obsessed with some stupid flowers, Believes in fairy tales, and keeps mistaking your evil demonic nemesis for a hero, chances are..... She's insane. Then you really should avoid contact. (Slayer Neko)
854. Flattery is the best solution (Alora)
855. If flattery doesn't work, try gold. (Alora)
856. If gold doesn't work, just fireball it. (Alora)
857. Run for your life if you see a woman wearing a two strapped thong and practically nothing else- make sure to drag your boyfriends along too, they might be caught by the jiggling cleavage. (Alora)
858. Always draw up a DETAILED contract when dealing with Mazoku. (Alora)
859. Always expect your dead enemies to come back and haunt you. (Alora)
860. Always expect your supposedly dead relatives to come back and haunt you. (doubly for Zelgadis) //.V(Alora)
861. Always suspect statues for hiding things important (IE: the Philosopher stone, or the Real World link for a sub dimensional pocket where some Mazoku is torturing your friends.) (Alora)
862. Always look carefully at giant ugly people just to make sure they're not your father before attacking them. (Alora)
863. Do not piss off laughing frogs. (Alora)
864. If a guy who says he's a Trickster Priest annoys you, don't bother bashing his brains out, just say a simple, "You're soooo SWWWEEEEEEET!" and that'll make him leave you alone for the next twenty minutes at least. (Alora)
865. When wanting to turn Lina Inverse into a Chimera, do NOT offer her some strange body that looks like a pile of poop with three heads. Instead, offer her something more like... Naga's body with wings and Lina's head. You'll get a better reaction. (Alora)
866. When you don't understand something, wait until AFTER Lina's done talking and just ask Zelgadis. He's less likely to pound your brains out for dumb questions. (Alora)
867. No matter HOW powerful your Dragon Slave is, your friends will never be hurt by it. (Alora)
868. Do not cast Dragon Slave on open water. (Alora)
869. Always buy the handy-dandy guide book when going into unknown territories. (Alora)
870. If a deal seems too good to be true, it probably is. (Alora)
871. If a Trickster Priest tells you about a Clair Bible manuscript, don't bother with it, its either not real or he will inevitably snatch it from you at the last moment. (Alora)
872. You never know until you hear them sing. ;) (Alora)
873. Bulky shoulder armor is cool. (Alora)
874. Bulky shoulder armor with spikes is even cooler. (Alora)
875. Bulky shoulder armor never weighs anything no matter how tall you are. (Alora)
876. No matter how small you are your sword will always be twice as long/wide as you and you will always be able to haul it around easily. (Alora)
877. You KNOW an Anime is good if the guys end up in their underwear (boxers or briefs?) If more guys than the heroes end up in their underwear, its REALLY good! (Alora)
878. Evil Demon thingies always have way more teeth then necessary for consuming food. (IE: DarkStar) (Alora)
879. It really doesn't matter if you look like a giant horseshoe crab, you can still kick butt! (Shabranigdo) (Alora)
880. Looks always seem to skip a generation. (Alora)
881. If your older sister has been missing for a long time, fear every woman wearing a two strapped black leather thong, either that is your sister, or her clone. (Alora)
882. If you want to be Xelloss's friend, just annoy the waiters/waitresses at a restaurant by asking for just some water. (Alora)
883. Fear the penguins. (Alora)
884. If Filia ends up drawing a fish, no she is not talking about food. (Alora)
885. Fear the Village of Justice. (Alora)
886. If Gourry remembers it and YOU don't..... o.o;;;;;;; (Alora)
887. Lina HATES werewolves. (Alora)
888. Lina is afraid of slugs. (Alora)
889. It doesn't matter if your skin is blue and rock, you will always blush red. (We love you still Zelgadis!! //.^ ) (Alora)
890. You can like a character (or group of characters) that nobody likes, and after awhile, you'll get mad at their lack of mention online. (Daimera)
891. You can look at the bright side when liking characters that nobody else likes: You get them all to yourself! (Daimera)
892. When you find someone else who likes your favorite obscure character, you're both happy and kinna mad: happy that they're not COMPLETELY ignored, and kinna mad because you're no longer special. :P (Daimera)
893. Short guys with funky/spiky hair are cool. TALL guys with funky/spiky hair are even COOLER! =^_^= (I wuv you Sealius! (Sirius) *glomp*)(Daimera)
894. Don't challenge really tall, humanoid non-humans to a swordfight: You may be many, MANY times more skilled than they are, but they're often many, MANY times stronger than you are (They also might have a quiet backup who can nuke you and the mountain you're fighting on). (Daimera)
895. It's usually a good idea to eventually join forces with two guys who can kill of an entire fleet of Golden Dragons. (Daimera)
896. It's stupid to attack a Dark Lord who's at full power: whether you're a god or not. (Daimera)
897. If you're not really a bad guy and not really a good guy, you'll quite often be killed by either your more chaotic subordinate, or by the main villain in the series. (Daimera)
898. Little children are not *always* evil: especially if they're little brown haired girls that offer flowers to guys who could uproot an entire mountain. (Daimera)
899. If your favorite character is a secondary character in a series, chances are they'll get killed. (Daimera)
890. If your favorite character is a secondary character and they don't get killed, they'll probably get really hurt during at least one part in the series. (Daimera)
891. If your favorite character is a secondary character, chances are they'll eventually leave and not come back. (Daimera)
892. People who worship secondary characters are often insane fanfic writers. (Daimera)
893. REALLY liking the (sometimes) meanest, most obscure (male) characters in a series gives you the unwavering right to draw them in a Sailor Fuku. (Daimera)
894. If you can't draw a sailor fuku, drawing the (sometimes) meanest, most obscure (male) characters in the "Otome no Inori" costumes is good enough. Especially if the colors match perfectly. ^_^ Heck, for a laugh, make them SING it! Their large, dark, and supposedly dead superior can do the backup! (Daimera)
895. If your 'opponent' doesn't let you finish your spell chant, chances are they're not really 'bad guys.'(Daimera)
896. (Applying most often to male characters) No matter who you are in a series, there will ALWAYS be a drooling fangirl to worship you. (Daimera)
897. Parties A, B, and C go out looking for a legendary weapon. Parties A, B, and C all get together where it is located. Party C busy themselves with something else, party B sits back and waits while party A does all the work. Party A gets the weapon, but party B steals it and runs. Parties B and C get together and fight for a while. Party A arrives and they all join forces to kill the main villain. Everyone who didn't die gets to live happily ever after. (Daimera)
898. The one that talks the least often knows the most. (Daimera)
899. Small-part characters (which are quite often your favorite characters) never get vocals on any soundtracks (This, of course, could be a good or bad thing, since you can never tell whether or not they can sing in the first place). (Daimera)
900. You don't need to watch the whole series to get the gist of what's going on: watch the eps with your favorite characters and read online summaries of what happens up until then. (Daimera)
And now, the final 100....
901. Sketches in Slayers artbooks for characters with skintight clothing always have to show their butts. o_O; (Daimera)
902. The manga is never exactly like the anime (much like how the book is never exactly like the movie). (Daimera)
903. Subtitles are better than dubs, but when worse comes to worse, you can always find a store that sells/rents out raw-Japanese tapes (if you're in Hawaii, that is). (Daimera)
904. You can REALLY like a show and not understand a WORD of Japanese, yet you somehow know everything that's going on if you watch an untranslated Japanese copy. (Daimera)
905. Fansubs take longer to reach you in Hawaii, even longer when you REALLY WANT THEM (ie., my Slayers TRY fansubs). (Daimera)
906. Gunshot will only leave a bump on your head...if you're the annoying comic relief. (Daimera)
907. A shot from a cannon will hurt you if you're the tragic hero, even IF you're made of rock. (Daimera)
908. Lists like these often have repeats with different wording. With over 800 entries, it's not too surprising. (Daimera)
909. You can write things like this and later on find out that there are people who actually agree with you! (Daimera)
910. Never stand between the redhead and the gold piece someone just dropped. (Dani)
911. I'm all for peace if it helps my purse. (Dani)
912. When fighting pacifists, wear thick armor. (Dani)
913. If he's a chimera, has a bad guy's name and really cool hair, he's a good guy and inevitably taken by the justice-loving princess. (Dani)
914. When Naga opens her mouth to laugh, bring out the cotton balls, head for the hills, and pray the world doesn't shatter. (Dani)
915. Unless you want funny looks, never try the Flare Arrow when it's "That time of the month". (Dani)
916. Always make sure to hit the blonde on the head, so you don't hurt anything important. (Dani)
917. Always look before you leap. Especially in a spring that enhances "growth". (Mousse8211)
918. A red-head is more powerful than a dragon or a lesser sea demon. (Mousse8211)
919. 10 clones of Nahga really ARE more powerful than a redhead. (Mousse8211)
920. (For you DBZ guys) The only question you can think of all day: Who can eat more, Goku or Lina? (Mousse8211)
921. When all else fails...Zoemelagustav! (Rik [rhymes with bike])
922. When you feel the urge to call someone a jerk...DON'T! (Rik)
923. Well...you can always fireball the person who disagrees with you. (Rik)
924. When all seems hopeless, sing about how wonderful life is. (Rik)
925. If you find a strange pig in a strange costume...RUN. (Rik)
926. When you feel the need to pose heroically, there's always a special effects team around somewhere... (Rik)
927. If you can't find your racket..chances are a certain priest probably has it. (Rik)
928. When you don't know something...chances are your blonde traveling companion who's usually dumb, will. (Rik)
929. If you own a restaurant and see a young girl with red hair named Lina come in, pull the fire alarm and close up for the day. If you see a young girl with red hair named lina and two other young girls named Usagi Tsuniko and Miaka Yuuki come in, scream bloody murder and prepare to go hungry for about 7-9 years. (The Other Miaka 49)
930. Please, don't ever hire a mazoku as a caterer! (Bakeneko-Chan)
931. Never, and I MEAN NEVER listen to naga laugh for more than 20 seconds. (Bakeneko-Chan)
932. For some reason, if you mutter the first part of a spell followed with etcetra, etcetra, it always works anyway.......? (Bakeneko-Chan)
933. If you were ever afraid of those annoying clowns with those puppets, you no have a reason to chase them, screaming and throwing things at them. (Bakeneko-Chan)
934. Zelgadis cannot sing on key. (Bakeneko-Chan)
935. Xellos's dubbed voice is worse than Naga's laugh. (Bakeneko-Chan)
936. Gourry is weird. How on the green EARTH can he be related to Rowdy? (Bakeneko-Chan)
937. Bad guys are always stupid enough to sit through the spell reciting and not kill you then. (Bakeneko-Chan)
938. Never mention the size of a woman's chest if you want to live. (Rugg-Clan)
939. Don't mess with a part-time waitress. Mess with her little sister. (Rugg-Clan)
940. Threats of intense pain don't work if you have a big sister. (Rugg-Clan)
941. Be kind to Jellyfish. (Sakuraneko)
942. ALWAYS look before landing. (Sakuraneko)
943. Pyromaniacs are dangerous. (Sakuraneko)
944. You can attract a lot of fanboys by wearing a skimpy bikini. (Sakuraneko)
945. Justice is not a force to be reckoned with. (Sakuraneko)
946. Never mess with redheaded pyromaniacs. (Sakuraneko)
947. People aren't always as good as they seem... (Sakuraneko)
948. NEVER trust little kids who can destroy a dark lord. (Sakuraneko)
949. Princesses are klutzes too...(Sakuraneko)
950. If someone's tail pops out, they are probably pretty angry... (Sakuraneko)
951. If you don't feel like giving someone an answer, you can say "It's a secret!" (Sakuraneko)
952. Some swordsmen aren't as smart as they are handsome. (Sakuraneko)
953. Never anger a golden dragon in human form. (Sakuraneko)
954. Never anger a golden dragon ...Period! (Sakuraneko)
955. Caffine is good!!!!!!!!(Sakuraneko)
956. Laughter can be scary. (Sakuraneko)
957. Always remember to carry a mace around. (Sakuraneko)
958. Stealing from bandits has it's advantages... (Sakuraneko)
959. ..and disandvantages. (Sakuraneko)
960. Ryuuzoku make a good airplane substitute. (Sakuraneko)
961. Life is wonderful! (Sakuraneko)
962. Never make red heads angry they toast ya! (Ginny Beltz)
963. Even if they drink caffeinated beverages constantly, they can still look, sound, or act as if they're half asleep. (Shat LaChat)
964. Chibi Zelgadis dolls are useful for stuffing... ya know. (Shat LaChat)
965. Even the most dignified, mature, and intellectual guys can fall for the most annoying, immature, and childish girls. (Shat LaChat)
966. It is possible for a majestic thousand-year-old being to act like a bratty teenage girl (Filia!). (Shat LaChat)
967. It is possible to be both someone's grandfather and their great- grandfather. (Shat LaChat)
968. Even if you are part- elf, it doesn't mean you must have pointed ears. Your friend has them, instead. (Amelia G.)
969. Sailaarg is the city of unhappy love. (See Ellis, Sylphiel...)(Amelia G.)
970. Even a tragic hero can have a pink bracelet on his canteen...(Amelia G.)
971. Always go with the screwiest possiblity, cause it's always right.(Natsume)
972. Be careful when taking magic photographs of your older sister in the shower, because when you sell them on the black market, THEY'D BETTER BE WORTH IT!(Natsume)
973. A jellyfish will never win a Jan-Kan-Po (Rock-Paper-Scissors)(Natsume)
974. When having the "oni-pants", be careful on who you choose...(Natsume)
975. Dressing up as animals is the best disguise when going through demon dolls.(Natsume)
976. Zelgadis does not believe in a fair fight. This is probably a good thing when it comes to Lina and Copy Rezo.(Shell Presto)
977. If Martina has taught you nothing, at least learn that if you whine and cry enough about something, you will inevitably, somehow get it. (at this point please check out QP Diana's page to sign the petition to get the novels translated and released in English.)(Shell Presto)
978. Five minutes after the ending of Try, you already begin to miss Slayers.(Shell Presto)
979. Little green-haired lazy elves who carry around amulets with the power to bring forth a big ugly monstaer but can't listen to their elders are annoying, but fun to pummel into the ground after everything is over with. (Demonlord).
980. When all else fails, the melancholic chimera's head makes a great weapon, especially when wielded by an annoying justice seeking princess. (Demonlord).
981. Come to think of it, the annoying justice seeking princess makes a good weapon too when shot out of a cannon-like tube by a Diem Wing. (Demonlord).
982. Mazoku Priests may not fall in love, but they love to piss you off anyways. (Demonlord).
983. Just when you think you killed him, that damn Phoenix-sorceror with the ruby-looking jewel in his head always comes back. (Demonlord).
984. Give up the endless search for a barber, Zel, and just find a good pair of wire cutters. (Demonlord).
985. After a while, you end up falling in love with Megumi Hayashibara's singing voice ^_^. (Demonlord).
986. No matter how hard the Chimera's head is, he still ends up with a knot in his head when facing a very pissed-off mace-toting Dragon Priestess. (Demonlord).
987. Some Mazoku enjoy _receiving_ pain as much as they enjoy causing it. (Tj, the Texas Wyrm)
988. The Ragna Blade spell summons one WICKED HUGE chopper. [That's not a knife. =RAGNA BLADE!= Now THAT'S a knife!] (Tj, the Texas Wyrm)
989. The world's most fearsome and effective fighting force: the Penguin Militia! The most bang for your buck, it even repels the infamous Lina Inverse. And the ammo is cheap, too! (Tj, the Texas Wyrm)
990. Even old coots can fight for justice... just not very well. (Tj, the Texas Wyrm)
991. When Gourry Gabriev dresses in drag, he either looks a bit like Tsukino Usagi or Aino Minako. (It's a sure bet that Gourry-in-drag was an in-joke for the Sailor Moon crowd.) (Tj, the Texas Wyrm)
992. The good die young... unless they live in the Village of Justice, in which case they live to be demented, wrinkled old coots and hags who do nothing but play pretend-there-is-injustice-in-the-general-area for eternity. (Tj, the Texas Wyrm)
993. A golden dragon priestess shouldn't say certain words for it is improper. (Natsume)
994. The goes the same for certain blondes. (Natsume)
995. If you happen to be female, you are REQUIRED to start dressing in impractical black leather and spikes the INSTANT you decide to seek revenge, no matter how innocent and pure your love for the deceased originally was. (Catrine)
996. A bunch of masks aren't going to protect you from a Dragon Slave. EVER!!! (Natsume)
997. Hitting the enemy with the back of your double-edged sword won't stun him. (Natsume)
998. When it comes to brass raquets, a princess's influnece will always get you to the semi-finals. (Natsume)
999. Always wait until a person finishes reading direction before doing anything. P.S. That goes double for blondes!! (Natsume)
And the LAST, the FINAL SUGGESTION. EVER.....For ALL TIME.....Well, that's it. "The All I Ever Needed To Know In Life I learned By Watching Slayers" List is officially closed. Forever. (Or at least until Slayers PREMIUM or the fabled fourth season hit our shores. Until then, so long, farewell, sayonara, etc. etc....)
Oh, and many thanks to everyone who contributed to the list. I appreciate it!
The above list and the title fanart was done by me- Amethyst Angel. SLAYERS is the property of Hajime Kanzaka, TV TOKYO, SOFTX and a bunch of other people. All characters and images belong to them, not me. This page is up purely for fun, so nobody ought to sue me..Anyway..It's not like you'd get much...(I've already spent all my money on anime...)
This page completed January 12, 2002