History Quotes / InvincibleHero

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->''Having overwhelming power is....pretty boring.''
-->-- '''[[ComicallyInvincibleHero Saitama]]''', ''Manga/OnePunchMan''
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->''Oh yes, [[JokerImmunity he survived]]. People like him, and me, don't know any different.''

->''There is no greater bore than perfection.''

->''Why should I care about this guy? He feels no pain and nothing can kill him, so therefore he's essentially a story device for action sequences.''

->''Let the guy be a little fallible. Those are the ones I am interested in watching when I go to the movies. I want to see the flaws, the dirt under the fingernails. If he is invulnerable, how can you identify with this guy? As absurd as it may seem, you have to believe in it, or else the audience won't and they won't get their money's worth.''

->Having overwhelming power is....pretty boring.

->Oh yes, [[JokerImmunity he survived]]. People like him, and me, don't know any different.

->There is no greater bore than perfection.

->'''Marneus Calgar:''' [[SarcasmMode Congratulations.]] [[SuicideMission You once more managed to succeed, on an impossible mission...]] '''''[[SuddenlyShouting WHERE YOU SHOULD'VE DIED!]]''''' You went straight through a literal hellscape, containing legions upon legions of eldritch abominations, and some of the most elite Chaos Space Marines the enemy would have to offer, that even the greatest of warriors would perish to. '''BUT NO!''' You succeeded because you were trained by '''''the BOOK!''''' [[BigBookOfWar The holy codex]] of our ''Oh-so-wonderful I could '''SHIT MY POWER PANTS SPIRITUAL LIEGE!'''''\\

->"(The 1940's) Bugs is the one that made the character become the most popular in history, not because he had 'tude, but because he was actively mischievous and devious. This Bugs actually did things in the cartoons. He didn't win by default. He went out of his way to cause trouble - and did it in a very likeable way. The 'tude Bugs is completely unlikable. He doesn't do anything to win. He just wins because the rules say so. It's like he was born an aristocrat who deserves to win because he's the star character."
-->-- Creator/JohnKricfalusi on WesternAnimation/BugsBunny from the 1950's and on, [[Blog/JohnKStuff "The Best Bugs - Pre 'Tude"]]

->Why should I care about this guy? He feels no pain and nothing can kill him, so therefore he's essentially a story device for action sequences.

->Let the guy be a little fallible. Those are the ones I am interested in watching when I go to the movies. I want to see the flaws, the dirt under the fingernails. If he is invulnerable, how can you identify with this guy? As absurd as it may seem, you have to believe in it, or else the audience won't and they won't get their money's worth.

->That was the one thing I couldn't stand in the 80s, watching [[Wrestling/HulkHogan Hogan]] get beat within an inch of his life, run over with a truck, shot in the head, and buried in a landfill, but always start [[HulkingOut shaking like he had epilepsy, puffing like he had emphysema]], hit a couple of crappy punches, big boot, legdrop, splat, win. It sucked in the 80s, and will suck in the 90s and, [[FleetingDemographicRule God forbid, into 2000.]]
-->--'''[[http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1999033m.htm DDT]]''' on ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'' 3.22.99

->I think we can all agree that if there’s one problem with Superman, it’s that he doesn’t have enough powers... of course, what list of Superman’s ever-changing power set would be complete without mentioning [[DorkAge his brief tenure as a being of pure energy]], allowing for '''Intangibility''', '''Manipulation of Magnetic Fields''', '''Light-Speed Travel''', '''The Ability To Read A CD-ROM by Looking At It''', and, perhaps most importantly, '''[[TwoDecadesBehind Not Having A Mullet Anymore]]''' (1997)
-->-- '''[[http://comicsalliance.com/super-flare-how-does-supermans-new-power-compare-to-all-of-supermans-other-new-powers/ Chris Sims]]'''

->You can harm him emotionally, but since he [[AmnesiacHero has trouble with his memory]], is there even any indication that emotional pain would even be lasting?... So when you have a character who can never truly be hurt, what does he have to fear? Nothing. Wolverine has ''never experienced fear.''
-->-- The ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' Episode Guide, [[http://comicsalliance.com/the-x-men-episode-guide-4x05-proteus-part-ii/ "Proteus, Part 2"]]

->[[Comicbook/GrantMorrisonsBatman Grant Morrison gets this]]. That is why his Batman stories [[DenserAndWackier strain all limits of credulity]] in favor of sheer awesomeness. Batman vs. the Devil. Batman reincarnating through history as Cave Man Batman, Witch Hunter Batman, and Pirate Batman. Batman vs. gods. Batman is axiomatically defined as that which wins. And so telling a good Batman story amounts to making that victory something interesting -- not something unlikely.
-->-- '''[[http://projectnes.blogspot.com/2010/04/holy-ontological-narrative-concepts.html Dr. El Sandifer]]'''

->The closest a fist has ever come to Creator/StevenSeagal's face in a movie is when the script calls for his character [[ObligatoryJoke to eat a hot dog]]. In fact, there's a Hollywood legend that when Steven Seagal eats a hot dog, they have to slow the film down just so you can see it.
-->--'''Creator/{{Seanbaby}}''', [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-real-video-games-that-were-too-insane-to-release/#ixzz31e3mLTXD "6 Real Videos Games That Were Too Insane to Release"]]

->In his later movies, the fight scenes don't even bother building suspense by letting the bad guys touch {{Creator/Chuck|Norris}}. He holds a foot out, the camera settles itself behind it, and you sit back and watch as a disembodied boot mows down wave after wave of anonymous terrorist. Some actors phone it in when they're not into a movie; Chuck Norris didn't even send a fax.
-->-- '''''{{Website/Cracked}}''''', [[http://www.cracked.com/article_15819_5-movie-martial-artists-that-lost-deathmatch-to-dignity_p5.html#ixzz31rOsvMUN "5 Movie Martial Artists That Lost a Deathmatch to Dignity"]]

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->'''Noah''': Every Wrestling/HulkHogan match goes basically the same way. He starts off strong and he's just kicking this guy's ass all over the place, because Hulk Hogan's awesome and ''nobody'' can take him one-on-one. He's got the 24-inch pythons, he drinks his milk, he takes his vitamins and he's a real American. But then the bad guy does somethin' to CHEAT, that dirty sonuvabitch; anything he can do to get the advantage. And from then on, he's just pounding on Hogan. He won't give up, but every time he tries to make a comeback the fucker just goes and cheats ''again!'' [[EasilyDistractedreferee COME ON, REF!]] Sleeper holds never work on the good guy; he ''almost'' goes out, right? But then he goes into some kinda seizure... WTF HE'S HULKING OUT! '''[[LetsGetDangerous HULKAMANIA'S RUNNING WILD! NO DON'T PUNCH HIM, HE'S INVULNERABLE!]]''' (*slap!*)\\
'''Hogan:''' '''''[[YouExclamation YOOOOOU!!]]'''''
-->-- '''Creator/NoahAntwiler''', ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'', "Black Hole of Board Games" (''VOSTFR - Power Slam VCR Wrestling'')
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->... I'm not half as interested in the films of Creator/StevenSeagal as I am the man. The crazy, crazy man. While Creator/BruceLee, a charismatic icon of timeless cool, was flying around the screen with a superhuman speed that seemed like camera trickery, Seagal barely seemed to be moving, [[DullSurprise either his face or his body.]] With zero emotion and never leaving his feet, his unflashy style of short punches and joint-locks felt like a slightly brawnier bathroom slap-fight between two highschool cheerleaders.
-->--'''Stuart Millard''', ''Smoke & Mirrors and Steven Seagal''

>'''Ultramarine:''' [[SarcasmBlind Yes indeed, my lord! We did it.]]

->'''Noah:''' Every Wrestling/HulkHogan match goes basically the same way. He starts off strong and he's just kicking this guy's ass all over the place, because Hulk Hogan's awesome and ''nobody'' can take him one-on-one. He's got the 24-inch pythons, he drinks his milk, he takes his vitamins and he's a real American. But then the bad guy does somethin' to CHEAT, that dirty sonuvabitch; anything he can do to get the advantage. And from then on, he's just pounding on Hogan. He won't give up, but every time he tries to make a comeback the fucker just goes and cheats ''again!'' [[EasilyDistractedreferee COME ON, REF!]] Sleeper holds never work on the good guy; he ''almost'' goes out, right? But then he goes into some kinda seizure... WTF HE'S HULKING OUT! '''[[LetsGetDangerous HULKAMANIA'S RUNNING WILD! NO DON'T PUNCH HIM, HE'S INVULNERABLE!]]''' (*slap!*)\\

-->-- '''Noah Antwiler''', ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'', "Black Hole of Board Games" (''VOSTFR - Power Slam VCR Wrestling'')

->Having overwhelming power is boring as hell.

->'''Noah:''' Every Wrestling/HulkHogan match goes basically the same way. He starts off strong and he's just kicking this guy's ass all over the place, because Hulk Hogan's awesome and ''nobody'' can take him one-on-one. He's got the 24-inch pythons, he drinks his milk, he takes his vitamins and he's a real American. But then the bad guy does somethin' to [[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty CHEAT]], that dirty sonuvabitch; anything he can do to get the advantage. And from then on, he's just pounding on Hogan. He won't give up, but every time he tries to make a comeback the fucker just goes and cheats ''again!'' [[EasilyDistractedreferee COME ON, REF!]] Sleeper holds never work on the good guy; he ''almost'' goes out, right? But then he goes into some kinda seizure... WTF HE'S HULKING OUT! '''[[LetsGetDangerous HULKAMANIA'S RUNNING WILD! NO DON'T PUNCH HIM, HE'S INVULNERABLE!]]''' (*slap!*)\\

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-->--Creator/JohnKricfalusi on WesternAnimation/BugsBunny from the 1950's and on, [[Blog/JohnKStuff "The Best Bugs - Pre 'Tude"]]

-->--'''[[http://comicsalliance.com/super-flare-how-does-supermans-new-power-compare-to-all-of-supermans-other-new-powers/ Chris Sims]]'''

-->--The ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' Episode Guide, [[http://comicsalliance.com/the-x-men-episode-guide-4x05-proteus-part-ii/ "Proteus, Part 2"]]

-->--'''[[http://projectnes.blogspot.com/2010/04/holy-ontological-narrative-concepts.html Dr. El Sandifer]]'''

-->--'''{{Creator/Seanbaby}}''', [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-real-video-games-that-were-too-insane-to-release/#ixzz31e3mLTXD "6 Real Videos Games That Were Too Insane to Release"]]

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-->--[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Noah Antwiler]], "Black Hole of Board Games" (''VOSTFR - Power Slam VCR Wrestling'')

->'''Marneus Calgar:''' [[SarcasmMode Congratulations.]] [[SuicideMission You once more managed to succeed, on an impossible mission...]] '''''[[SuddenlyShouting WHERE YOU SHOULD'VE DIED!]]''''' You went straight through a literal hellscape, containing legions upon legions of eldritch abominations, and some of the most elite Chaos Space Marines the enemy would have to offer, that even the greatest of warriors would perish to. '''BUT NO!''' You succeeded because you were trained by '''''the BOOK!''''' [[BigBookOfWar The holy codex]] of our ''Oh-so-wonderful I could '''SHIT MY POWER PANTS SPIRITUAL LIEGE!'''''
->'''Ultramarine:''' [[SarcasmBlind Yes indeed, my lord! We did it.]]
-->--''WebVideo/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice''

-->-- '''Saitama''', ''Manga/OnePunchMan''

-->-- '''Saitama''', '''Manga/OnePunchMan'''

-->-- '''Saitama''', '''OnePunchMan'''

-->--'''[[http://projectnes.blogspot.com/2010/04/holy-ontological-narrative-concepts.html Dr. Phil Sandifer]]'''

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"(The 1940's) Bugs is the one that made the character become the most popular in history, not because he had 'tude, but because he was actively mischievous and devious. This Bugs actually did things in the cartoons. He didn't win by default. He went out of his way to cause trouble - and did it in a very likeable way. The 'tude Bugs is completely unlikable. He doesn't do anything to win. He just wins because the rules say so. It's like he was born an aristocrat who deserves to win because he's the star character."
-->--Creator/JohnKricfalusi on WesternAnimation/BugsBunny from the 1950's and on, [[Blog/JohnKStuff "The Best Bugs - Pre 'Tude"]]
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-->--The ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}}'' Episode Guide, [[http://comicsalliance.com/the-x-men-episode-guide-4x05-proteus-part-ii/ "Proteus, Part 2"]]

->Wolverine has become so [[WolverinePublicity ridiculously overexposed]] in the Marvel Universe that his supposed 'greatest foe' can be unceremoniously dead for a year following a disastrously stupid Creator/JephLoeb storyline, and ''[[UnknownRival no one has really noticed]]''. Much like Crystal Pepsi and car phones, Sabretooth is something a post-'90s world no longer needs.
-->--'''''Blog/ToplessRobot''''', [[http://www.toplessrobot.com/2008/09/the_10_people_who_have_stayed_dead_in_superhero_co.php "The 10 People Who Have Stayed Dead in Comics"]]

->The camp also reaches ridiculous levels at this point. When Bond hijacks Graves’ motor sled, I could do without the mindless henchmen remarking, “Hey, boss, he beat your time.”
-->--'''[[http://them0vieblog.com/2011/01/27/non-review-review-die-another-day/ Darren Mooney]]''' on ''Film/DieAnotherDay''

->We’ve officially gone from a regular bullet to the head knocking adamantium-skulled Wolverine out to dozens of bullets not even bothering regular-skeleton Wolverine.
-->--'''Matt Wilson''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/comicsalliance-reviews-x-men-origins-wolverine-2009-part-o/ on]] ''X-Men Origins: Wolverine''

->No one wants to look up to ''you'' anymore, Superman. They don't want to strain their necks.
-->-- '''ComicBook/LexLuthor''', WebVideo/ImAMarvelAndImADC

->The most exciting thing to happen in the [[Film/DieHard2 second one]], the most implausible thing, was that he lights a trail of gasoline coming out of a jet that blows up. Now, he [[SequelEscalation throws jets at people]].
-->-- '''''[[WebVideo/HalfInTheBag Half in the Bag]]''''' on the character of [[Franchise/DieHard John McClane]]

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->So, you can kill a man, and take a machete like a champ. A '''''[[SoWasX concrete block]]''''' can do that! But you can't kick one out of a moving truck and call that a character arc!
-->-- '''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation''' reviews ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013''

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->That was the one thing I couldn't stand in the 80s, was watching [[Wrestling/HulkHogan Hogan]] get beat within an inch of his life, run over with a truck, shot in the head, and buried in a landfill, but always start [[HulkingOut shaking like he had epilepsy, puffing like he had emphysema]], hit a couple of crappy punches, big boot, legdrop, splat, win. It sucked in the 80s, and will suck in the 90s and, [[FleetingDemographicRule God forbid, into 2000.]]

->I think we can all agree that if there’s one problem with Superman, it’s that he doesn’t have enough powers...of course, what list of Superman’s ever-changing power set would be complete without mentioning [[DorkAge his brief tenure as a being of pure energy]], allowing for '''Intangibility''', '''Manipulation of Magnetic Fields''', '''Light-Speed Travel''', '''The Ability To Read A CD-ROM by Looking At It''', and, perhaps most importantly, '''[[TwoDecadesBehind Not Having A Mullet Anymore]]''' (1997)

->You can harm him emotionally, but since he [[AmnesiacHero has trouble with his memory]], is there even any indication that emotional pain would even be lasting? ...So when you have a character who can never truly be hurt, what does he have to fear? Nothing. Wolverine has ''never experienced fear.''

->...I'm not half as interested in the films of Creator/StevenSeagal as I am the man. The crazy, crazy man. While Creator/BruceLee, a charismatic icon of timeless cool, was flying around the screen with a superhuman speed that seemed like camera trickery, Seagal barely seemed to be moving, [[DullSurprise either his face or his body.]] With zero emotion and never leaving his feet, his unflashy style of short punches and joint-locks felt like a slightly brawnier bathroom slap-fight between two highschool cheerleaders.

-->-- '''ComicBook/LexLuthor''', ImAMarvelAndImADC

-->-- '''General Zaroff''', ''TheMostDangerousGame''

->The closest a fist has ever come to StevenSeagal's face in a movie is when the script calls for his character [[ObligatoryJoke to eat a hot dog]]. In fact, there's a Hollywood legend that when Steven Seagal eats a hot dog, they have to slow the film down just so you can see it.