History Quotes / IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim

-->-- '''Goku''', ''Anime/DragonBallZ''[[note]]Original Funimation dub only. His reasons for sparing in the Japanese and ''Kai'' is due to selfishly wanting to fight Vegeta again rather than any noble cause[[/note]]

'''[[spoiler:The Titan]]:''' Well, you assume Belos's goal comes from a genuine place. But that man doesn't care about anything except his need to be the hero, his own delusion. And because of that, he fears what he can't control.

-->-- '''Josh Redgrove''', ''WesternAnimation/MrMeaty''

->"Do you ever wonder why I work '''so hard''' to make sure there's '''always another option''' for...for [[SuperTeam Kaidan, or Bette, or Gil, or you]]? I '''find a way!''' [[ItsWhatIDo That's my role!]] I '''always''' find a way, and I don't do it out of '''mercy''' for the '''bad guys!''' '''I do it for you because killing someone changes you!'''"

->'''Burns''': Don't kill me!
->'''Abe Simpson''': I ain't gonna kill ya. That'd be cowardly. Monty Burns cowardly! I just wanna ''[[CruelMercy watch you squirm]]''.
->'''Burns''': Yes, sir! Is this to your liking? ''(squirms)''
-->--''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "Curse of the Flying Hellfish"

->'''Buffy''': Willow, please, just stop. We love you. And Tara. But we don't kill humans. It's not the way.\\
'''Willow''': How can you say that? Tara is ''dead''.\\
'''Buffy''': I know... I know. And I... can't understand... anything. Not what happened... a-and not what you must be going through. Willow, if you do this, you let Warren destroy you too.\\
'''Xander''': You said it yourself, Will. The magic's too strong. [[TheDarkSide There's no coming back from it.]]\\
'''Willow''': I'm not coming back.
-->--''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', "Villains"

->'''Ra's al-Ghul''': Bruce, your compassion is a weakness that your enemies will ''not'' share.\\
'''Bruce Wayne''': That's why it's so important. It separates us from them.
-->--''Film/BatmanBegins''

->''"Wade! Four or five moments, that's all it takes to be a hero. Everyone thinks it's a full-time job. Wake up a hero, brush your teeth a hero, go to work a hero. Not true. Over a lifetime there are only four or five moments that really matter. Moments when you're offered a choice to make a sacrifice, conquer a flaw, save a friend...''spare an enemy''. In these moments everything else falls away--''(Wade gets bored and blows the BigBad away)
-->--'''Colossus''', ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}''

->'''Comicbook/{{Batgirl}}:''' Stop. I need him alive.\\
'''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}:''' But why?\\
'''Batgirl:''' Because… Because he has to suffer for his crimes! And because you — you're better than vengeance! You're… Hope. If you let him change that… If you let him bring you down… Then he really has destroyed the last child of Krypton.

'''Lin:''' ...Huh. I guess you're right. ''[[DefiedTrope (shoots him anyway)]]''

-->--'''Prince Hans''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}''

->'''Jean Grey:''' Wolverine, [[BigNo NO!]] Don't kill him! I can't imagine what that animal put you through over the years, but murder him out here like this and all you're going to do is prove that the papers are right about us.
->'''Wolverine:''' Babe, do I look like the kind of guy who lies awake at night worrying about the public's perception of mutants?
->'''Jean Grey:''' You've had a hard enough day, big man. Don't make me hurt you.

->'''Scar''': What are you going to do? You wouldn't kill your own uncle, would you?\\
'''Simba''': No, Scar. I'm not like you.
-->--''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''

->"''Don't do it Krillin. I know it seems like justice, but it's not right. If you strike him down, it will only show that we aren't any better than he is. It means that they've won, no matter what. He's strong....don't forget Krillin, I am a Saiyan, just like he is.'' (Krillin drops the sword) ''Thanks Krillin, that took a lot of strength and courage. I'm proud of you.''"
-->-- '''Goku''', ''Anime/{{Dragon Ball Z}}'', [[note]]Original Funimation dub only. His reasons for sparing in the Japanese and ''Kai'' is due to selfishly wanting to fight Vegeta again rather than any noble cause[[/note]]

'''Kevyn:''' I know he murdered our friend, but that will take you into a very dark place, Nick. We are going to turn Shufgar, alive and healthy, over to judges of House Est'll. [[SubvertedTrope Then, per ancient tradition, he will be killed and eaten a little bit at a time.]]\\

'''Kevyn:''' [[BotheringByTheBook It has the advantage of being legal.]]

-->-- '''Kayla Silverfox''' using her hypnotic powers on '''Colonel William Stryker''', ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine''.

->''"Mihaly's granddaughter tossed the gun aside. She said if she resorted to killing, she'd just end up like the rest of us."''
-->-- '''Dr. Schroeder''', ''VideoGame/AceCombat7SkiesUnknown''

->'''Superman''': That's enough!\\
'''Captain Marvel''': No, I have to. To protect them.\\
'''Superman''': How? By being like him?\\
'''Marvel''': By being stronger than him!\\
'''Superman''': Then be strong... be good!
-->--''WesternAnimation/SupermanShazamTheReturnOfBlackAdam''

'''First Aid:''' [[DefiedTrope Yeah, except we]] ''[[DefiedTrope are]]'' [[DefiedTrope better than him and he]] ''[[DefiedTrope doesn't]]'' [[DefiedTrope win.]] He doesn't ''anything.'' He's ''dead.'' That's the point.
-->--''ComicBook/MoreThanMeetsTheEye'' #20

-->-- [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]], reviewing ''ComicBook/BatmanHush''

->'''Palpatine''': You were destined to destroy me... Do it! [[StrikeMeDownWithAllOfYourHatred Give in to your hatred!]]\\
'''Rahm Kota''': He's beaten. Let it go.\\
'''Galen Marek''': It's a trick! He's stronger than you know, and he deserves to die for what he's done to me...\\
'''Rahm Kota''': Maybe so, but if you strike him down in anger, you'll be right back where you began.
-->-- ''Franchise/StarWars: VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed''

->'''Georgie:''' Finally, you know we’re real! Now, tell us what you did to my family.\\
'''Mr. P:''' They wanted to help me with [[TheVirus my]] [[GoneHorriblyWrong research]]...\\

'''Player:''' Georgie, don’t do it! If you hurt him, you are no better than him! It would only turn you into what you hate the most in him.

->'''Wheeler''': Gi, you don't really want to do this!
->'''Gi''': Yes, I do!
->'''Wheeler''': This is his way, Gi, not yours...
->''(Gi gives up with a sigh and starts crying in his arms)''
-->--''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'', "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS4E22TeersInTheHood 'Teers in the Hood]]"

->'''Luz:''' When I saw the Collector fly up to Belos... I hoped with all my heart I would see them ''blast'' him away, and... ''(sigh)''\\

'''[[spoiler:The Titan]]:''' ''(laughs)'' [[DefiedTrope What?! Have you been drinking Eda's home-made apple blood?]]\\
'''Luz:''' Well... Belos says he's trying to save humanity, and ''we're'' saying we wanna save our families, so... isn't that the same thing, don't- don't these feelings come from the same place?!\\

-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'', "Watching and Dreaming"

->''"Mihaly's granddaughter tossed the gun aside. She said that if she resorted to killing, she'd just end up like the rest of us."''
-->--'''Dr. Schroeder''', invoking the trope on Ionela A. Shilage, ''Videogame/AceCombat7SkiesUnknown'', "Lighthouse"

->''"A friend of my dad's was at [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany one of the camps]]. He used to come over to the house, and he and my dad used to shoot some pinochle. He said he once saw a guy at the camp kneeling and praying. He said, 'What are you doing?' The guy said he was thanking God. And my dad's friend said, 'What could you possibly be thanking God for?' He said, 'I'm thanking God for not making me like them.'"''
-->--'''Toby Ziegler''', ''Series/TheWestWing''

->"''Don't do it Krillin. I know it seems like justice, but it's not right. If you strike him down, it will only show that we aren't any better than he is. It means that they've won, no matter what. He's strong....don't forget Krillin, I am a Saiyan, just like he is. (Krillin drops the sword) Thanks Krillin, that took a lot of strength and courage. I'm proud of you.''"

->Whisper? L-listen to me, okay? Don't do this. Badniks are one thing, but this is different. I know what he's done, and it's unforgivable, but if you do this, you'll live with it for the rest of your life.
-->-- '''Tangle''', ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW: Tangle & Whisper'' #4

->"We're not like them. No matter what they do, we're not them."\\
"That is how they killed Xagil's father. The husband of my wife's sister. For them to suffer is justice."\\
"No, it's only revenge. And if we stop to avenge every murder, every atrocity, they will take the world. It is not justice to torture the torturers."
-->-- ''Literature/AbleTeam'', "Warlord of Azatlan"

-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'', "Watching and Dreaming"

->'''Luz:''' When I saw the Collector fly up to Belos... I hoped with all my heart I would see them ''blast'' him away, and... ''(sigh)''

-->--''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'', "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS4E22TeersInTheHood 'Teers in the Hood]]"

-->--''WesternAnimation CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'', "'Teers in the Hood"

-->-- ''VideoGame/{{Piggy}}''

-->-- ''Franchise/StarWars: VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed''

->''"Wade! Four or five moments, that's all it takes to be a hero. Everyone thinks it's a full-time job. Wake up a hero, brush your teeth a hero, go to work a hero. Not true. Over a lifetime there are only four or five moments that really matter. Moments when you're offered a choice to make a sacrifice, conquer a flaw, save a friend...''spare an enemy''. In these moments everything else falls away...''(''Wade gets bored and blows the BigBad away'')

-->-- [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]], reviewing ''ComicBook/{{Hush}}''