History Awesome / Braveheart

-->'''Bruce the Elder:''' You've finally learned to hate! At last you're ready to be king.
-->'''Robert:''' [[TranquilFury My hate... will die... with you.]]

* When Robert the Bruce realises too late he's both unknowingly and unwillingly led Wallace into a trap, he charges into a mass of English soldiers, unarmed, to try and rescue him. It doesn't work and he gets beaten badly, but give him some credit for trying.
** He then gives his father a fantastic ShutUpHannibal moment for selling out Wallace:
-->'''Bruce the Elder:''' You've finally learned to hate! At last you're ready to be king.
-->'''Robert:''' [[TranquilFury My hate... will die... with you.]]
* When Wallace is being executed, he is offered the chance to cry "mercy" and have the torture stop. When he finally speaks, having remained silent throughout, he only yells "[[MemeticMutation FREEEEEDOOOOOOOOM]]."
** It had a widespread effect on everyone that heard it, including shocking Longshanks enough to induce in him a heart attack.
* When Morrison (the man whose wife was taken from him on their wedding night) [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown claims his right as a husband.]]
* One for King Edward Longshanks when he goes savvy to defeat Wallace at Falkirk (bribing his cavalry to betray him, using WeHaveReserves, then sending in said reserves). He even paraphrases the EvilOverlordList at one point:
--> "Bring me Wallace! Alive, if possible. Dead... just as good."
** Later, Wallace personally getting back at the nobles who betrayed him.
** Really, Longshanks is quite the EvilGenius in most of his scenes. Ruthless and despicable, for sure, but you get the impression that Wallace wouldn't have gotten as far as he did if it was him in charge from the start of Wallace's rebellion, instead of his [[GeneralFailure son]].
* Queen Isabella gets a couple. First, when she goes to see Wallace and the guards give her a hard time. "The King will be dead in a month and his son is a weakling. Who do you think will rule this country?" And the next scene, when she whispers in Longshanks's ear.
-->'''Princess Isabella:''' You see? Death comes to us all. But before it comes to you, know this: your blood dies with you. A child who is not of your line grows in my belly. Your son will not sit long on the throne. I swear it.

* When Wallace is being [[spoiler: executed]], he is offered the chance to cry "mercy" and have the torture stop. When he finally speaks, having remained silent throughout, he only yells "[[MemeticMutation FREEEEEDOOOOOOOOM]]."
** It had a widespread effect on everyone that heard it, including [[spoiler: shocking Longshanks enough to induce in him a heart attack]].

-->'''Princess Isabella:''' You see? Death comes to us all. But before it comes to you, know this: [[spoiler: your blood dies with you. A child who is not of your line grows in my belly. Your son will not sit long on the throne. I swear it.]]

--> "Bring me Wallace! Alive, if possible. Dead... just 'good'."

* One for King Edward Longshanks when he goes savvy to defeat Wallace at Falkirk (bribing his cavalry to betray him, using WeHaveReserves, then sending in said reserves). He even paraphrases the EvilOverLordList at one point:

* No army has ever survived a charge of heavy horse. No infantry that wasn't armed with tree-length pikes that is.
* To round up the Battle of Stirling. Wallace is charged by Hugh Cressingham on horseback. Does William try and avoid the armoured knight bearing down on him? Not a chance. He takes his blood-soaked claymore in both hands... And hews the Earl of Surrey's mount out from under him while it's bearing down on him at full tilt. Followed by taking his head clean off with a second back swing.

* The final scene, when Robert the Bruce forgoes a losers peace to lead his army against the English at Bannockburn.

* When Wallace is being [[spoiler:executed]], he is offered the chance to cry "mercy" and have the torture stop. When he finally speaks, having remained silent throughout, he only yells "[[MemeticMutation FREEEEEDOOOOOOOOM]]."
** It had a widespread effect to everyone that heard it, including [[spoiler: shocking Longshanks enough to induce in him a heart attack]].

* Queen Isabella gets a couple. First, when she goes to see Wallace and the guards give her a hard time. "The King will be dead in a month and his son is a weakling. Who do you think will rule this country?" And the next scene, when she whispers in Longshanks' ear.
-->'''Princess Isabella:''' You see? Death comes to us all. But before it comes to you, know this: [[spoiler:your blood dies with you. A child who is not of your line grows in my belly. Your son will not sit long on the throne. I swear it.]]

** Really, Longshanks is quite the MagnificentBastard in most of his scenes. Ruthless and despicable, for sure, but you get the impression that Wallace wouldn't have gotten as far as he did if it was him in charge from the start of Wallace's rebellion, instead of his [[GeneralFailure son]].

-->"You have bled with Wallace. Now bleed with me."

--> Scots wha hae with Wallace bled
--> Scots wham Bruce has aften led

** Hamish grabs the bastard who tried to rape Murron and William flips him off the stockade to land dead-on one of the sharpened stakes, AndThereWasMuchRejoicing.

** Wallace climbing the watchtower and flinging off both soldiers, the second is the bastard who tried to rape Murron and William flips him off the stockade to land dead-on one of the sharpened stakes, AndThereWasMuchRejoicing.

* When the man whose wife was taken from him on their wedding night [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown claims his right as a husband.]]

** Yet another facet of the scene's awesomeness is Robert's expression the last time we see him in the film. As he draws his sword and leads the Scotsmen into battle, Robert is wearing an ecstatic, almost mad look. Throughout the movie, he wanted only to believe in something as William did and fight for it. As of the ending, [[CrowningMomentofHeartwarming he has done just that.]]

-->'''Princess Isabelle:''' You see? Death comes to us all. But before it comes to you, know this: [[spoiler:your blood dies with you. A child who is not of your line grows in my belly. Your son will not sit long on the throne. I swear it.]]

** Especially poignant if you're familiar with the song the line references, Scottish patriotic song Scots Wha Hae'

** Yet another facet of how the scenes awesomeness is Robert's expression the last time we see him in the film. As he draws his sword and leads the Scotsmen into battle, Robert is wearing an ecstatic, almost mad look. Throughout the movie, he wanted only to believe in something as William did and fight for it. As of the ending, [[CrowningMomentofHeartwarming he has done just that.]]

** It had a widespread effect to everyone that heard it, including [[spoiler: shocking Longshanks enough to induce him a heart attack]].

** Wallace climbing the watchtower and flinging off both soldiers, the second is the bastard who tried to rape Murron and William flips him off the stockade to land dead-on one of the sharpened stakes, and there was much rejoicing.

* One for King Edward Longshanks when he goes savvy to defeat Wallace at Falkirk (bribing his cavalry to betray him, using WeHaveReserves, then sending in said reserves).

** Wallace climbing the watchtower and flinging off both soldiers, the second is the bastard who tried to rape Murron and William flips him off the stockade to land dead-on one of the sharpened stakes, and there was much re-joicing.

** Elder Campbell has just taken ''an arrow to the chest'' during the peasant revolt, yet he snaps of the shaft and single-handedly opens the timber swing-gate of the Magistrate's fort, an act of heroism and grit that nearly gets himself spitted on a boar spear if not for Hamish and Morrison saving him at ''just'' the last second.

** The build-up slow-motion shots of William's I Surrender Suckers is also nail-bitingly tense and the pay-off when he unleashes a hidden flail and smashes the soldier across the throat is what Cinema was made for.

* Wallace and the rest of Clan [[=MacClannough=]] massacring the local English garrison in revenge for Murron's execution.

--> '''William Wallace:''' ALBA GU BRATH!!! [[note]] SCOTLAND FOREVER!!![[/note]]

* Wallace and the rest of Clan MacClannough massacring the local garrison in revenge for Murron's execution.

* The scene where the assembled English army gets mooned by THE ENTIRE NATION OF SCOTLAND.

--> '''William Wallace:''' Sons of Scotland! I'm William Wallace!

--> '''Wallace:''' "Bastard!!! COME ON!!!! ARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!"

-->'''Bruce the Elder:''' "You've finally learned to hate! At last you're ready to be king."
-->'''Robert:''' "[[TranquilFury My hate... will die... with you.]]"