Evil Dead: 10 Grooviest Franchise Moments So Far

10. Ash Forgets The Words

Part of what's entertaining about Ash is that he's an arrogant, incompetent moron thrust into the position of a hero, and he's especially ill-equipped when sent back in time in Army of Darkness.

While in the Middle Ages, Ash goes on a quest to find the Necronomicon in order to return to the future. A wise man explains that once he finds it, he just has to say three magic words: Klaatu barada nikto. Ash assures the man that he knows the words, so how could he screw this up?

Well, when the time comes, Ash can't remember them. He even tries coughing over the last word, as if that will be enough to trick the spirits. Because he takes the book without saying Klaatu barada nikto, the dead start to rise from the grave, and so Ash is solely responsible for this mess just because of a brain malfunction.

Later, when confronted with this fact, Ash defends himself by saying, "Look, maybe I didn't say every little single tiny syllable, no, but basically I said 'em." What does that even mean? There are only seven syllables.

It's the funniest example of Ash's stupidity in the series, and an effective instance of our hero being bad at his job in an amusing way.