History Quotes / IneffectualSympatheticVillain

-->-- '''The Spot''', ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse''

->[[TheEmperor Dread Emperors and Empresses]] broadly fell into two categories: the laughable and the terrifying. Thankfully for Calernia, the latter were few and far in between. For every Maleficent and Terribilis, there were ten Sinistras – whose notorious attempt to “steal [[TheKingdom Callow’s]] weather” had resulted in the devastation of half her realm instead. The point was that, most of the time, the [[TheEmpire Dread Empire]] was comically inept. They used undead plagues and flying fortresses, sentient tiger armies and invisible invasions. Those grand projects inevitably failed and most backfired spectacularly. Of the Empire’s seventy-odd attempts to conquer Callow only two had succeeded.

-->-- ''[[VideoGame/LonelyWolfTreat Clever Fox Moxie]]''

->"I admit I went over to the Dark Side, but only to pick up a few things."

->''"Funny, how some movies will seduce you into their stories while others remain at arm's length. ''{{Film/Titanic|1997}}'' was just as artificial and effects-driven as ''Film/HardRain'', and yet I was spellbound. Maybe it was because the people on the doomed ship had no choice: The ''Titanic'' was sinking, and that was that.
In ''Hard Rain'', there is a bad guy (Creator/MorganFreeman) who ''has'' a choice. He wants to steal some money, but all during the film I kept wondering why he didn't just give up and head for dry ground. How much of this ordeal was he foolish enough to put up with? Water, cold, rain, electrocutions, murders, shotguns, jet-ski attacks, drownings, betrayals, collisions, leaky boats, stupid and incompetent partners, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and your fingertips shrivel up]]. Is it worth it?"''

->''"Funny, how some movies will seduce you into their stories while others remain at arm's length. ''{{Film/Titanic|1997}}'' was just as artificial and effects-driven as ''Film/HardRain'', and yet I was spellbound. Maybe it was because the people on the doomed ship had no choice: The ''Titanic'' was sinking, and that was that.\\\

'''Felony Carl:''' It's not meant as a personal attack, just an observation.\\

'''Dibs:''' Jealousy. Not a good look, Felony Carl.

-->-- '''[[WesternAnimation/WordGirl Word Girl]]'''

-->-- '''WesternAnimation/WordGirl'''

''"You know, for hardened criminals, they can be so cute!"''

->'''[[VillainProtagonist Catherine]]: '''I don’t get why Traitorous was so popular. I mean, he betrayed pretty much everyone that ever dealt with him.\\
'''Ratface: '''Admittedly he was [[TheCaligula quite insane]]. But as far as [[TheEmperor Dread Emperors]] go he was one of the better ones.\\
'''Catherine: '''I don’t recall him actually accomplishing anything. And after something like the War of Thirteen Tyrants and One there must have been a lot of rebuilding to do.\\
'''[[OurOrcsAreDifferent Hakram]]: '''It’s the same reason westerners are fond of [[TheBard Bards]]. He was hilariously ineffective.
-->-- ''Literature/APracticalGuideToEvil,'' [[https://practicalguidetoevil.wordpress.com/2015/11/11/chapter-1-supply/ Book 2, Chapter 1]]

-->-- '''[[{{Unicorn}} Twilight Sparkle]]''', ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' [[note]](Though really, Spike was just TemporarilyAVillain [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E24OwlsWellThatEndsWell during the context of the quotation.)]] [[/note]]

->''"He's not smart enough to tie his own shoes."''

->"[[ShoulderSizedDragon Spike]], I don't know what upsets me more; that you deliberately tried to set up [[TheOwlKnowingOne Owlowiscious]], or that you actually thought this pathetic attempt would work!"
-->-- '''[[{{Unicorn}} Twilight Sparkle]]''', from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' [[note]](Though really, Spike was just TemporarilyAVillain [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E24OwlsWellThatEndsWell during the context of the quotation.)]] [[/note]]

->"I don't know whether we should pound him or buy him an ice cream cone."
-->-- '''Michelangelo''', referring to Baxter Stockman in ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012''

-->--'''Sora''' on Pete, ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''

->''"Funny, how some movies will seduce you into their stories while others remain at arm's length. ''{{Film/Titanic}}'' was just as artificial and effects-driven as ''Hard Rain'', and yet I was spellbound. Maybe it was because the people on the doomed ship had no choice: The ''Titanic'' was sinking, and that was that.\\\
In ''Hard Rain'', there is a bad guy (MorganFreeman) who ''has'' a choice. He wants to steal some money, but all during the film I kept wondering why he didn't just give up and head for dry ground. How much of this ordeal was he foolish enough to put up with? Water, cold, rain, electrocutions, murders, shotguns, jet-ski attacks, drownings, betrayals, collisions, leaky boats, stupid and incompetent partners, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and your fingertips shrivel up]]. Is it worth it?"''

-->--'''Michelangelo''', referring to Baxter Stockman in ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012''