History Quotes / CannonFodder

-->-- '''Takeshi Kovacs''', ''Series/AlteredCarbon''

-->134a. [[ObviousRulePatch ‘We don’t measure you for coffins because there usually isn’t enough left to bury’ is not a viable alternative, either.]]

->The past couple of months had given Janeway a crash course in leading men into danger, and she had learned the importance of letting them see you were [[FrontlineGeneral willing to put your life on the line as well]]. There was too much of the old contempt for the military in Spacefleet, a residue of the atomic wars of the previous century when soldiers like these were mere radiation-fodder, controlled by drugs and hypnotic conditioning.

->You ever notice that nobody ever comes ''back'' to the barracks?

->"You're an old man's battle fodder! Killing everyone and everything!"

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->...the past couple of months had given Janeway a crash course in leading men into danger, and she had learned the importance of letting them see you were [[FrontlineGeneral willing to put your life on the line as well]]. There was too much of the old contempt for the military in Spacefleet, a residue of the atomic wars of the previous century when soldiers like these were mere radiation-fodder, controlled by drugs and hypnotic conditioning.

-->--Terran Marine, '''VideoGame/StarCraftII'''

->Come on, you sons of bitches! [[WhoWantsToLiveForever You wanna live forever]]?

->M.I. does the dying. Fleet just does the flying.

->The crew were mostly kids; rock & rollers with one foot in their grave.

->These guys are like Goombas, just with a gun and the ability to talk: The grunts in Halo are the perfect example of what being a pussy ass bitch is all about. They have no idea how to be independent, so when you take out their leader, they have no idea what to do. Now they will talk smack but when things get tough, they'll just turn and run away...if they know you're there. Sometimes they'll even see you coming and they'll freeze with fear as you approach them just to bust them in the face.
-->--'''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlHfrWWggSM&list=PL093A0D4B558C61E5&index=70 Top 10 P#$$y @$$ B!tche$ in Gaming]]'''

-->--'''''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'''''

->And you! You are merely [[CelestialParagonsAndArchangels his]] tools! Walking sacrifices!

->"Barf, take Tactical. Lt. Gaudy -- the helm. [[RedShirt Ensign Cannonfodder]], you're on that [[ExplosiveInstrumentation console that's always exploding]]."

->"That's what we [[ManipulativeBastard Envoys]] do. We make [[FireForgedFriends neat little rows of friends]] wherever we go, and then line up behind the cannon fodder and watch you die."

->Speaking of which, I’ve always thought that Franchise/{{Batman}} [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation hired Robin simply to draw fire]]: throwing a teenage boy a bright yellow cape and telling him to run through a darkened warehouse full of goons.

->''Barf, take Tactical. Lt. Gaudy -- the helm. [[RedShirt Ensign Cannonfodder]], you're on that [[ExplosiveInstrumentation console that's always exploding]].''

->That's what we Envoys do. We make [[FireForgedFriends neat little rows of friends]] wherever we go, and then line up behind the cannon fodder and watch you die.

-->-- '''[[SemperFi Marine]] Gunnery Sergeant Dan Daly''' [[note]]echoing King Frederick II of Prussia in the battle of Torgau, 3 November, 1760: "Racker, wollt ihr ewig leben?" (Scoundrels, do you want to live forever?)[[/note]] during UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne.

-->--'''''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'''''

->''"Come on, you sons of bitches! [[WhoWantsToLiveForever You wanna live forever]]?"''

->''"M.I. does the dying. Fleet just does the flying."''

->''"These guys are like Goombas, just with a gun and the ability to talk: The grunts in Halo are the perfect example of what being a pussy ass bitch is all about. They have no idea how to be independent, so when you take out their leader, they have no idea what to do. Now they will talk smack but when things get tough, they'll just turn and run away...if they know you're there. Sometimes they'll even see you coming and they'll freeze with fear as you approach them just to bust them in the face."''

->''"To each of us falls a task, and all TheEmperor requires of us Guardsmen is that we [[HoldTheLine stand the line]], and we die fighting. It is what we do best. We die standing."''
->-- '''General Sturnn''', ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}: DawnOfWar - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKIAMAqGNIY Winter Assault]]''

-> We killed thousands, yet still they came. A living tide of traitors, herded by armored giants in red armor like so much cattle into the teeth of our guns, chanting that damnable litany that infests my head still. They waded, knee deep in blood, yet still they came. All to the horrid cadence of pounding drums, a driving beat that stretched the nerves of my men to the breaking point, and a droning mindless chant. Yet for all the cruel disregard their masters showed, every traitor died with a beatific smile upon his face...
-->-- ''After action report 3445/rtf/9, filed by Colonel Johann Adronia'', TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}

-> And look there, on the radar: A naturally ocurring flock of henchmen! Henchmen have a natural tendency to gather in large groups to hunt and mate, but alas, as a species, were born without any form of primitive survival instincts. Oh dear god, they're dying by the hundreds! Oh, the humanity!
-->-- ''[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Noah Antwiler]]'', reporting on mook behaviour habits in ''[[http://www.spoonyexperiment.com/2008/09/01/demolition-man-review/ Demolition Man]]''

->''"And you! You are merely [[CelestialParagonsAndArchangels his]] tools! Walking sacrifices!"''
-->'''[[MilitaryMaverick General Balthazar]]''', ''Webcomic/BasicInstructionsBeforeLeavingEarth''

->'''Merc:''' "What did they mean when they said slow him/her down? We're allowed to kill Shepard if we have to, right?"\\
'''Merc Lieutenant:''' "They said slow him/her down because they think we're ''cannon fodder''."\\
'''Merc:''' "Oh. [[OhCrap Well...shit.]]"

->'''Wally:''' "I've decided to dabble in crime. I need some [[{{Mook}} henchmen]]. Are you in?"
->'''Asok:''' "What does a henchmen do?"
->'''Wally:''' "A henchman's job is to be gunned down [[SortingAlgorithmOfEvil in reverse order to his importance.]]"
->'''Asok:''' "[[SortingAlgorithmOfMortality How important am I?]]"
->'''Wally:''' "I wouldn't pack a lunch for orientation day."

->''"I wonder why they put those weak droids in ''StarWars''. They never get a chance to hit."''

->''"These guys are like Goombas, just with a gun and the ability to talk: The grunts in VideoGame/Halo are the perfect example of what being a pussy ass bitch is all about. They have no idea how to be independent, so when you take out their leader, they have no idea what to do. Now they will talk smack but when things get tough, they'll just turn and run away...if they know you're there. Sometimes they'll even see you coming and they'll freeze with fear as you approach them just to bust them in the face."''

->''"These guys are like Goombas, just with a gun and the ability to talk: The grunts in Franchise/Halo are the perfect example of what being a pussy ass bitch is all about. They have no idea how to be independent, so when you take out their leader, they have no idea what to do. Now they will talk smack but when things get tough, they'll just turn and run away...if they know you're there. Sometimes they'll even see you coming and they'll freeze with fear as you approach them just to bust them in the face."''

-->'''[[MilitaryMaverick General Balthazar]]''', ''Webcomic/{{BIBLE}}''

-->-- ''{{Dilbert}}'', strip for May 12, 2009

->-- '''General Sturnn''', ''{{Warhammer 40000}}: DawnOfWar - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKIAMAqGNIY Winter Assault]]''

-->-- ''After action report 3445/rtf/9, filed by Colonel Johann Adronia'', {{Warhammer 40000}}

-->-- ''[[TheSpoonyExperiment Noah Antwiler]]'', reporting on mook behaviour habits in ''[[http://www.spoonyexperiment.com/2008/09/01/demolition-man-review/ Demolition Man]]''

-->'''[[MilitaryMaverick General Balthazar]], ''Webcomic/{{BIBLE}}''

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