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*While Venus, Jackie's contact in the Brimstone, is explaining the plan in the elevator, Jackie is obviously DistractedByTheSexy for a moment.
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'''Sontaine''': Oh, get a grip on yourself!\\
'''Jackie''': Yes! I can see a lot of that in my future! Oh please-- let it be a dream!

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'''Sontaine''': Oh, [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan get a grip on yourself!\\
yourself]]!\\
'''Jackie''': Yes! [[MasturbationMeansSexualFrustration I can see a lot of that in my future! future]]! Oh please-- let it be a dream!
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'''Jackie''': Yes! [[ADateWithRosiePalms I can see a lot of that in my future]]! Oh please-- let it be a dream!

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'''Jackie''': Yes! [[ADateWithRosiePalms I can see a lot of that in my future]]! future! Oh please-- let it be a dream!
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'''Jackie''': Yes! [[ADateWithRosyPalms I can see a lot of that in my future]]! Oh please-- let it be a dream!

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'''Jackie''': Yes! [[ADateWithRosyPalms [[ADateWithRosiePalms I can see a lot of that in my future]]! Oh please-- let it be a dream!
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* When Sontaine warns Jackie not to have sex, or else he'll die and the Darkness will pass on to his son, the latter doesn't make a big deal out of it.
--> '''Jackie''': I'm already careful. All I've got to do now is be a little ''more'' careful.\\
'''Sontaine''': [[ArmorPiercingQuestion And you know a form of contraception that is]]... ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion one hundred percent]]''... [[ArmorPiercingQuestion effective]]?\\
(''[[OhCrap Jackie's eyes widen as he realizes, no, there isn't.]]'')\\
'''Jackie''': [[BigNo Noooooooo]]!! No. No. No. This can't be happening to meeee...!\\
'''Sontaine''': For God's sake, Estacado, try and calm down!\\
'''Jackie''': ''Calm down?'' Don't you realize what this means? I can't have sex or I'll die! ''[[TheCasanova Me! Jackie]] [[ThePornomancer Estacado]]! [[CantHaveSexEver I can't have sex]]!''\\
'''Sontaine''': You are the champion of the Darkness, Estacado. You're going to find there's a lot more to life than fornication.\\
'''Jackie''': Oh yeah? Maybe on ''your'' home planet, but--\\
'''Sontaine''': Oh, get a grip on yourself!\\
'''Jackie''': Yes! [[ADateWithRosyPalms I can see a lot of that in my future]]! Oh please-- let it be a dream!

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** His description of the Lantern of Saint Anthony, claiming that it never worked properly because it was [[PoweredByAForsakenChild powered by the souls of children]], "and children are fickle little bitches." For good measure, he notes [[NiceJobBreakingItHero just how many hapless travelers died because Saint Anthony thought that the lantern could guide them home]], and because [[spoiler: the Angelus]] thought that the imprisoned souls of murdered children would make a nifty weapon. "[[SarcasmMode Yay!]]"

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** His description of the Lantern of Saint Anthony, claiming that it never worked properly because it was [[PoweredByAForsakenChild powered by the souls of children]], "and children are fickle little bitches." For good measure, he notes [[NiceJobBreakingItHero just how many hapless travelers died because Saint Anthony thought that the lantern could guide them home]], and because [[spoiler: the Angelus]] Angelus thought that the imprisoned souls of murdered children would make a nifty weapon. "[[SarcasmMode Yay!]]"



* After the [[spoiler: Brotherhood's attack on the penthouse]], you can find [[CleanupCrew Butcher Joyce]] forcing parts of various corpses down the toilet.

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* After the [[spoiler: Brotherhood's attack on the penthouse]], penthouse, you can find [[CleanupCrew Butcher Joyce]] forcing parts of various corpses down the toilet.

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* After the [[NightmareFuel nightmarish scene]] of Jackie being mutilated with an electric drill by Shrote, seeing the drill break down and Shrote throwing a temper tantrum can be [[BlackComedy darkly hilarious.]] The muffled yell of "Chinese piece of shit!" sells it.

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* After the [[NightmareFuel nightmarish scene]] of Jackie being mutilated tortured with an electric drill by Shrote, seeing the drill break down and Shrote throwing a temper tantrum can be [[BlackComedy darkly hilarious.]] The muffled yell of "Chinese piece of shit!" sells it.


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** When Jackie brings him a thumbscrew, he’s unable to discern any information about it despite it radiating dark essence. When Jackie demands info regardless, he starts making crap up off the top of his head until Jackie catches on.
-->Yes, I am being sarcastic. No, I don’t want you to kill me. Ok, I’ll shut up now.
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** His notes on The Fool’s Phylactery basically amount to HumansAreMorons.
** Trying and failing not to obsess over the fact that the Reliquary of the Blessed Blood has a foreskin in it, originally believed to be that of Christ himself, but actually belonging to some random guy.
-->Now, if you’ll excuse me, [[BrainBleach I need to go scrub my brain with bleach and steel wool.]]


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** Calling the Crescent of the Sun the “biggest letdown of the last millennium, [[TakeThat if you don’t count]] ''Film/RockyV''”.
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--> (While talking about the Key of Mictlan) Part of me believes that the Darkness is inside all of us. Just a small bit of essence. It's a part of us. Maybe the Darkness came ''from'' us; maybe it's an extension of who we are, I don't know. But I ''do'' know that if any of those crazy ideas are even partly true, [[AsLongAsThereIsEvil then the Darkness isn't going anywhere]], [[ShootTheShaggyDog no matter what we do]].
--> Hmmm... I wonder what's on TV tonight...

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--> (While -->''(While talking about the Key of Mictlan) Mictlan)'' Part of me believes that the Darkness is inside all of us. Just a small bit of essence. It's a part of us. Maybe the Darkness came ''from'' us; maybe it's an extension of who we are, I don't know. But I ''do'' know that if any of those crazy ideas are even partly true, [[AsLongAsThereIsEvil then the Darkness isn't going anywhere]], [[ShootTheShaggyDog no matter what we do]].
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Hmmm... I wonder what's on TV tonight...
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** Noting that one infamous Darkness Host from the time of Moses was referred to as "a Dark Man who spoke with authority," and adding, "You know, like Creator/JamesEarlJones."

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** Noting that one infamous Darkness Host from the time of Moses was referred to as "a Dark Man who spoke with authority," and adding, "You know, like Creator/JamesEarlJones."" Also his calling the Dark Man "Mr. Tall, Dark, and Stretchy" due to the statue's long neck.
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** Comparing the Darkness's wrath to the Red Sox in his commentary on Siddhartha's Tears.
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-->'''Adolf:''' [[RousingSpeech We shall fight on the beaches! We shall fight on the landing grounds! We shall fight in the fields and in the streets...]] Oh wait! That was [[WinstonChurchill Churchill]]! Damnit!

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-->'''Adolf:''' [[RousingSpeech We shall fight on the beaches! We shall fight on the landing grounds! We shall fight in the fields and in the streets...]] Oh wait! That was [[WinstonChurchill [[UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill Churchill]]! Damnit!
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-->'''Jackie''': Well, if you don't, I got a magic trick for you. I stick my hand down your throat, and pull a rabbit out your fuckin' ass.

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-->'''Jackie''': Well, if you don't, I got a magic trick for you. ya: I stick see you around here again, dipshit, I'll put my hand arm down your throat, throat and pull a rabbit out your fuckin' ass.
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-->''Jackie'': Well, if you don't, I got a magic trick for you. I stick my hand down your throat, and pull a rabbit out your fuckin' ass.

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-->''Jackie'': -->'''Jackie''': Well, if you don't, I got a magic trick for you. I stick my hand down your throat, and pull a rabbit out your fuckin' ass.
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* In the first game, there is a sidequest in which a busker is being extorted for an unbelievable cut of his pay in order to keep working in the subway, and he entreats Jackie to help him. When Jackie confronts the man and tells him to back off, the man defiantly asks Jackie what'll happen if he doesn't yield to Jackie's demands:
-->''Jackie'': Well, if you don't, I got a magic trick for you. I stick my hand down your throat, and pull a rabbit out your fuckin' ass.
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* Dolfo's counterpart in the Asylum, "[[AdolfHitler Adolf]]," is good for a laugh. When Jackie first tries to escape the Asylum, he can be heard shouting, "Head for ze bunker! Tell Eva I will be late!"

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* Dolfo's counterpart in the Asylum, "[[AdolfHitler "[[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Adolf]]," is good for a laugh. When Jackie first tries to escape the Asylum, he can be heard shouting, "Head for ze bunker! Tell Eva I will be late!"

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** His description of the Lantern of Saint Anthony, claiming that it never worked properly because it was [[PoweredByAForsakenChild powered by the souls of children]], "and children are fickle little bitches." For good measure, he notes [[NiceJobBreakingItHero just how many hapless travellers died because Saint Anthony thought that the lantern could guide them home]], and because [[spoiler: the Angelus]] thought that the imprisoned souls of murdered children would make a nifty weapon. "[[SarcasmMode Yay!]]"

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** His description of the Lantern of Saint Anthony, claiming that it never worked properly because it was [[PoweredByAForsakenChild powered by the souls of children]], "and children are fickle little bitches." For good measure, he notes [[NiceJobBreakingItHero just how many hapless travellers travelers died because Saint Anthony thought that the lantern could guide them home]], and because [[spoiler: the Angelus]] thought that the imprisoned souls of murdered children would make a nifty weapon. "[[SarcasmMode Yay!]]"


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* During the restaurant attack at the beginning, a woman is heard complaining of her ravioli being too spicy shortly before the attack. After the attack, "I said the ravioli was too spicy" are her last words before dying. In the Asylum, this throwaway line gets an ''entire poster'' in Jackie's room, portraying it as a musical comedy.
* In the Asylum, several ''Darkness'' comic books are next to Jackie's bed.
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* "I fixed your broken head ball."
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** Noting that one infamous Darkness Host from the time of Moses was referred to as "a Dark Man who spoke with authority," and adding, "You know, like JamesEarlJones."

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** Noting that one infamous Darkness Host from the time of Moses was referred to as "a Dark Man who spoke with authority," and adding, "You know, like JamesEarlJones.Creator/JamesEarlJones."
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* From ''TheDarkness'' [=/=]Pitt crossover has [[HitmanWithAHeart Jackie]] babysitting a young boy named Tim (MoralityPet and PersonOfMassDestruction) and they watch ''Film/TheGodfather'' together... and Jackie gives him pointers on how he would have carried out the hit.
** From that same arc: "[[TheDarkness Jackie Estacado's]] Big List of Things That Suck:"

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* From ''TheDarkness'' ''ComicBook/TheDarkness'' [=/=]Pitt crossover has [[HitmanWithAHeart Jackie]] babysitting a young boy named Tim (MoralityPet and PersonOfMassDestruction) and they watch ''Film/TheGodfather'' together... and Jackie gives him pointers on how he would have carried out the hit.
** From that same arc: "[[TheDarkness Jackie Estacado's]] "Jackie Estacado's Big List of Things That Suck:"
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** There's also this:
-->'''Adolf:''' [[RousingSpeech We shall fight on the beaches! We shall fight on the landing grounds! We shall fight in the fields and in the streets...]] Oh wait! That was [[WinstonChurchill Churchill]]! Damnit!
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* After the [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel nightmarish scene]] of Jackie being mutilated with an electric drill by Shrote, seeing the drill break down and Shrote throwing a temper tantrum can be [[BlackComedy darkly hilarious.]] The muffled yell of "Chinese piece of shit!" sells it.

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* After the [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel [[NightmareFuel nightmarish scene]] of Jackie being mutilated with an electric drill by Shrote, seeing the drill break down and Shrote throwing a temper tantrum can be [[BlackComedy darkly hilarious.]] The muffled yell of "Chinese piece of shit!" sells it.
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* From ''TheDarkness'' [=/=]Pitt crossover has [[HitmanWithAHeart Jackie]] babysitting a young boy named Tim (MoralityPet and PersonOfMassDestruction) and they watch ''TheGodfather'' together... and Jackie gives him pointers on how he would have carried out the hit.

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* From ''TheDarkness'' [=/=]Pitt crossover has [[HitmanWithAHeart Jackie]] babysitting a young boy named Tim (MoralityPet and PersonOfMassDestruction) and they watch ''TheGodfather'' ''Film/TheGodfather'' together... and Jackie gives him pointers on how he would have carried out the hit.

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** His description of the Lantern of Saint Anthony, claiming that it never worked properly because it was [[PoweredByAForsakenChild powered by the souls of children]], "and children are fickle little bitches." For good measure, he notes just how many hapless travellers died because Saint Anthony thought that the lantern could guide them home, and because [[spoiler: the Angelus]] thought that the imprisoned souls of murdered children would make a nifty weapon. "[[SarcasmMode Yay!]]"

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** His description of the Lantern of Saint Anthony, claiming that it never worked properly because it was [[PoweredByAForsakenChild powered by the souls of children]], "and children are fickle little bitches." For good measure, he notes [[NiceJobBreakingItHero just how many hapless travellers died because Saint Anthony thought that the lantern could guide them home, home]], and because [[spoiler: the Angelus]] thought that the imprisoned souls of murdered children would make a nifty weapon. "[[SarcasmMode Yay!]]"Yay!]]"
** Noting that one infamous Darkness Host from the time of Moses was referred to as "a Dark Man who spoke with authority," and adding, "You know, like JamesEarlJones."

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* After the [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel nightmarish scene]] of Jackie being mutilated with an electric drill by Shrote, seeing the drill break down and Shrote throwing a temper tantrum can be [[BlackComedy darkly hilarious.]] The muffled yell of "Chinese piece of shit!" sells it.



** His description of the Lantern of Saint Anthony, claiming that it never worked properly because it was [[PoweredByAForsakenChild powered by the souls of children]], "and children are fickle little bitches." For good measure, he notes just how many hapless travellers died because Saint Anthony thought that the lantern could guide them home, and because [[spoiler: the Angelus]] thought that the imprisoned souls of murdered children would make a nifty weapon. "[[SarcasmMode Yay!]]"



-->'''Adolf:''' Stalinist.[[/folder]]

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-->'''Adolf:''' Stalinist.Stalinist.
* After the [[spoiler: Brotherhood's attack on the penthouse]], you can find [[CleanupCrew Butcher Joyce]] forcing parts of various corpses down the toilet.
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-->'''Adolf:''' Stalinist.

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-->'''Adolf:''' Stalinist.[[/folder]]
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-->[[CasualDangerDialog And this,]] *''surrounded by [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot alien zombies]]''* [[ThisIsGonnaSuck this sucks.]]

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-->[[CasualDangerDialog And this,]] *''surrounded by [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot alien zombies]]''* [[ThisIsGonnaSuck this sucks.]]]][[/folder]]
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--> '''Jackie''' (staggering away from the Magdalena): Come on boys, it's gonna be okay...nngh...just shake it off

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--> '''Jackie''' (staggering away from the Magdalena): Come on boys, it's gonna be okay...nngh...just shake it offoff
* From ''TheDarkness'' [=/=]Pitt crossover has [[HitmanWithAHeart Jackie]] babysitting a young boy named Tim (MoralityPet and PersonOfMassDestruction) and they watch ''TheGodfather'' together... and Jackie gives him pointers on how he would have carried out the hit.
** From that same arc: "[[TheDarkness Jackie Estacado's]] Big List of Things That Suck:"
-->Number One: those plastic strips on the inside of CD covers. I hate those fucking things. I mean are you selling me a Sinatra album or am I trying to break into Fort Friggin Knox, am I right?
-->Number Two: [[HypocriticalHumor Mean people]]
-->Number Three: [[TheMafia Those who are disrespectful to me and my family.]]
-->Number Four: Broccoli
-->Number Five: Circus midgets
-->Number Six: God
-->Number Seven: French People and Belgians, not necessarily in that order.
-->[[CasualDangerDialog And this,]] *''surrounded by [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot alien zombies]]''* [[ThisIsGonnaSuck this sucks.]]
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-->'''Adolf:''' Stalinist.

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-->'''Adolf:''' Stalinist.Stalinist.
* In the comics, whenever Jackie receives a GroinAttack
--> '''Jackie''' (staggering away from the Magdalena): Come on boys, it's gonna be okay...nngh...just shake it off
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* Johnny Powell can be a good source of these moments, especially when he's explaining the relics you've collected.
--> (While talking about the Key of Mictlan) Part of me believes that the Darkness is inside all of us. Just a small bit of essence. It's a part of us. Maybe the Darkness came ''from'' us; maybe it's an extension of who we are, I don't know. But I ''do'' know that if any of those crazy ideas are even partly true, [[AsLongAsThereIsEvil then the Darkness isn't going anywhere]], [[ShootTheShaggyDog no matter what we do]].
--> Hmmm... I wonder what's on TV tonight...
* Dolfo's counterpart in the Asylum, "[[AdolfHitler Adolf]]," is good for a laugh. When Jackie first tries to escape the Asylum, he can be heard shouting, "Head for ze bunker! Tell Eva I will be late!"
** And it happens yet again when Jackie has to ask him for help in finding weapons.
-->'''Jackie:''' I need some kind of weapon- don't matter what it is.
-->'''Adolf:''' Yes, yes, I have Panzer divisions, Messerschmits, battleships...
-->'''Jackie:''' No, Dolfo, I need something right here, right now- like a knife or a stick.
-->'''Adolf:''' Hmmm. We must start ze planning at once... get into ze janitor's closet. You will find what you need in zere. Advance in pincer formation until you get to Paris, unt don't speak to ze Bolsheviks! When you are done, I will help you again. For ze Fatherland! Czechoslovakia as a nation has ceased to exist!
-->'''Edward:''' Hey, calm down or you're going back to your room.
-->'''Adolf:''' Stalinist.

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