History Quotes / ItsAWonderfulFailure

"It was good, though." the android thought as consciousness faded. "Exquisite, even. No wonder humans used to eat them..."

--> --'''[[GameOverMan Igor]]''', ''VideoGame/Persona3FES: The Answer''

--> --'''[[GameOverMan Igor]]''', ''{{Persona 3}} FES: The Answer''

-->--''VideoGame/ShmupsSkillsTest'', if you fail a minigame by allowing what you're supposed to protect get destroyed

-->--''VideoGame/ShmupSkillsTest'', if you fail a minigame by allowing what you're supposed to protect get destroyed

->All ya had to do was follow the damn train, CJ!

->[[Creator/MalcolmMcDowell McDowell] lectures [[Creator/MarkHamill Hamill]] with the exacting precision and terrible viciousness that only a man who looks like {{Music/Sting}} from the future can muster. At the end of the berating, Hamill is stripped of his commission. Ever the gentleman, Hamill [[HandshakeRefusal offers a farewell handshake]], but [=McDowell=] has to be all [=McDowelly=] about it...Jesus, is this a tactical space fighter or a disappointed mother-in-law simulator?

->''"Well, it's a good thing they don't just let me die in peace or anything. I fucking disintegrate and it tells me 'my struggles were in vain.' Not just ''this'' struggle. [[AllOfThem ALL my struggles]]. Y'know, some of us do this for enjoyment, alright? This is our escape. Who wrote this game, [[NietzscheWannabe Nietzsche?]]"''

->''"By this point in the franchise, Blair is already a bona fide hero to humanity, but continued failure to meet your objectives leads to the worst fate a fighter pilot can suffer: a poor performance review from Creator/MalcolmMcDowell. [=McDowell=] lectures [[Creator/MarkHamill (Mark) Hamill]] with the exacting precision and terrible viciousness that only a man who looks like {{Music/Sting}} from the future can muster. At the end of the berating, Hamill is stripped of his commission. Ever the gentleman, Hamill [[HandshakeRefusal offers a farewell handshake]], but [=McDowell=] has to be all [[BuffySpeak McDowelly]] about it...Jesus, is this a tactical space fighter or a disappointed mother-in-law simulator?"''

->''"Oh...you've fancied yourself a worhty combatant, eh? You think you have the stomach to take ME on? My toads have taken your city! Soon, you and the puny creatures like you, shall bend to my will! Ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha! Hahahahahahaha!"''
--> --''Toadman, Battle Beast''

->''"[[AC:You and your friends are dead. Game over]]"?? That's priceless. I can't believe it. Isn't that a mean thing to say to kids? Nobody ever ''dies'' in Nintendo! They're either "[[NeverSayDie defeated]]" or they [[NoBodyLeftBehind turn into an item]] and float away! But here comes a game like ''VideoGame/FridayThe13th'' that just cuts the bullshit, shows some balls, comes flat-out and says, "You're fucking dead. [[AndYourLittleDogToo And your friends, too!]]" Beautiful. And what happens if there's a sequel? It would have to ''[[SequelEscalation say something even worse]]!''"''\\\
[[AC:You're Dead.]]\\

->'''Klungo''': ...With bear and bird defeated, Grunty wins!
-->--The GameOver sequence from ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie''

->''"Ah, my friend! We meet face-to-face. [[{{Macguffin}} The page]], did you bring the page?? ''[{{beat}}]'' You ''didn't'' bring the page. [-You didn't bring the page...-] '''''WHAT KIND OF [[YouFool FOOL]] ARE YOU?!!''''' Did you not take my warning seriously?! ''[sigh]'' [[WelcomeToHell Welcome to D'ni.]] You and I will live here... [[TailorMadePrison forever]]."'' (returns to his writing and never looks up again)
-->--'''Atrus''', ''{{VideoGame/Myst}}''

->''"Your death remained unnoticed by billions, but [[ForWantOfANail in reality it affected every other human being]]. The cities grew. [[GaiasLament Pollution increased, the skies filled with dirt.]] Big money won. [[CrapsackWorld Fascist governments]] prospered on greed and persecution. The world expected and received war. [[WorldWarWhatever War on a global scale]]. The nuclear threat was evident. All hope was lost... [[ApocalypseHow Millions burned in the fire...]]"''

->''"Your failure to destroy the DCMS Compound has sealed our fate.\\

For generations your name will be remembered with shame.''"

-> ''"Your defeat has brought chaos to the Federation. Your cowardice and betrayal shall be known throughout the stars. [[DeadGuyOnDisplay Your decaying corpse will be an object for ridicule and scorn]]. Disgrace will follow your family for centuries. [[BrokenPedestal Once adored and worshipped by all]], your rotting flesh will serve as the price of failure. Oh, the horrible pain of defeat..."''

-> ''"And just like that, the case came to an end. I ran away from the courtroom... and wandered the streets alone. I never saw Maya again. De Killer is [[IGaveMyWord a man of his word]], so I'm sure he released her as promised. I heard the verdict of Ms. Andrews' trial a few days later. She was found guilty, of course. [[GoodBadTranslation The 'miracle' never happen]]. Maybe it was never meant to. Because a 'miracle' is something that doesn't exist."''

->''"All ya had to do was follow the damn train, CJ!"''

-> ''"The [[AdvancingBossOfDoom Rebel Flagship]] is within range of the Federation Base. [[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs All is lost, they've won.]]"''

->''"As proof of one's life, there exists the danger of death. This proof exists as a flame, painfully burning one's life away. Yet though a life crumbles to dust, time moves ever onward. He who had been your proof, your life itself... the answer has been lost, never to be found again."''

->''"[[EvilLaugh Ha ha ha!]] The world is mine!"''
-->--'''[[spoiler:[[MadScientist Dr.]] [[BigBad Muckly]]]]''', ''VideoGame/NAM1975''

->''"In my fading consciousness, a single doubt remained. Were the allied forces really late, or...? Then, right before the end, I thought I saw countless white angels circling down from an endless heaven."''

->''The school's faculty members inform the students that a murder has taken place on school grounds. The faculty members instruct all students to remain at school and cooperate with the police to catch the killer. The police arrive at school and begin their investigation. The police quickly discovered a corpse on school grounds, and were also able to locate a weapon that had been used for murder. As the suspect of a crime, {{Yandere}}-chan was required to give her biometric information to the police. The police quickly linked the murder weapon to Yandere-chan and arrested her.\\

Yandere-chan will never be able to confess her love for Senpai.''

->''"[[ResistanceIsFutile Your resistance only briefly delayed the inevitable]]. Do not mourn the loss of your worlds. [[PlanetEater Their energy will feed my hunger]], and ComicBook/{{Galactus}} is eternal."''
-->--''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''

->''[[BigBad Kreel]] watches the demise of the two would-be heroes in his "Gauntlet of Pain". He laughs as the Warhawk erupts into flame on his closed-circuit monitor in his dining room. Then he realizes that [[EpicFail he is choking to death on a chicken bone from the meal he was eating]]. Kreel has died. You were indirectly responsible, but no, you have not won'' Warhawk''. The best is yet to come. Try again.''

->''[[AllAccordingToPlan As planned]], the explosion sent [[TheVirus the parasitic organisms]] responsible for the zombie outbreak high into the stratosphere. The contamination spread far beyond the quarantined area, turning the once isolated incident into a national epidemic. [[ZombieApocalypse Soon, the whole of the United States fell victim to a rash of zombie outbreaks]].''

->''The military rescue of Fortune City was unable to find any living survivors of the Fortune City outbreak. The incident came to be known as the "Greene Outbreak".''

->''"I won’t let that happen. I’m still determined to keep that from happening, and I’ll use any means necessary. Still, what if the people’s decision is inevitable, like she said? What if I’ve chosen the wrong solution? These thoughts... Sometimes I feel they’re suffocating me..."''

->''"All we had to do was follow the damn train, CJ!"''
-->--'''Big Smoke''', ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas''

->'''''A Traitor's Reward'''''
->''"In the years that follow, many stories are told of the hideous fate inflicted on the Judas Captain. None are fully true, for no living tongue has the words to so precisely convey such depths of suffering.\\

"You fade away into history."''

->''"Perhaps we Keepers were wrong to put our faith in Mike Dawson. Too many times he has erred, giving the Ancients time to hatch the Behemoth. Once it came into contact with the normal world, the Behemoth grew and grew until it enveloped the planet the humans call "Earth". It sucked the very life force from the planet and renewed the energies of its masters, the Ancients, for another aeon. All is lost. All is lost..."''

->''"it's been a while, huh? ... [[FromBadToWorse things have gotten pretty bad here]]. everyone considered a leader disappeared overnight. it's gotten so quiet. there's a bad feeling hanging over everyone. like everyone's just going to die here, trapped in the dark... i bet you're wondering why i'm not the ruler. eh. [[BrilliantButLazy i'm not cut out for something like that.]] i like to take it easy, you know? ... that's a joke. [[BewareTheNiceOnes this is what happens when people like me take it easy.]] ... hey, at least things are less crowded. 'cause of all the people you killed. hope that was a good experience for you. ... just kidding. i don't really hope that. [[YouBastard go to hell.]]"''

->''"it's been a while, huh? ... things have gotten [[FromBadToWorse pretty bad here]]. everyone considered a leader disappeared overnight. it's gotten so quiet. there's a bad feeling hanging over everyone. like everyone's just going to die here, trapped in the dark... i bet you're wondering why i'm not the ruler. eh. [[BrilliantButLazy i'm not cut out for something like that.]] i like to take it easy, you know? ... that's a joke. [[BewareTheNiceOnes this is what happens when people like me take it easy.]] ... hey, at least things are less crowded. 'cause of all the people you killed. hope that was a good experience for you. ... just kidding. i don't really hope that. [[YouBastard go to hell.]]"''

->''"It's been a while, huh? ... Things have gotten pretty bad here. Everyone considered a leader disappeared overnight. It's gotten so quiet. There's a bad feeling hanging over everyone. Like everyone's just going to die here, trapped in the dark... I bet you're wondering why I'm not the ruler. Eh. I'm not cut out for something like that. [[spoiler:I like to take it easy, you know? ... That's a joke. This is what happens when people like me take it easy.]] ... hey, at least things are less crowded. 'cause of all the people you killed. Hope that was a good experience for you. ... Just kidding. I don't really hope that. [[YouBastard Go to hell.]]"''
-->--'''[[spoiler:Sans the skeleton]]''', ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', if you fulfill certain VideoGameCrueltyPotential criteria

->''"It's been a while, huh? ... Things have gotten pretty bad here. Everyone considered a leader disappeared overnight. It's gotten so quiet. There's a bad feeling hanging over everyone. Like everyone's just going to die here, trapped in the dark... I bet you're wondering why I'm not the ruler. Eh. I'm not cut out for something like that. [[spoiler:I like to take it easy, you know? ... That's a joke. This is what happens when people like me take it easy.]] ... hey, at least things are less crowded. 'cause of all the people you killed. Hope that was a good experience for you. ... Just kidding. I don't really hope that. [[YouBastard Go to hell.]]"

-->-- '''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd''' plays ''VideoGame/FridayThe13th'' for NES

-->--'''The Keeper of the Scrolls''', ''VideoGame/Dark Seed II''

-->--'''The Keeper of the Scrolls''', ''{{VideoGame/Darkseed}} 2''

-->--'''Keeper''', ''{{VideoGame/Darkseed}} 2''

->''"Perhaps we Keepers were wrong to put our faith in Mike Dawson. Too many times he has erred, giving the Ancients time to hatch the Behemoth. Once it came into contact with the normal world, the Behemoth grew and grew until it enveloped the planet the humans call "Earth". It sucked the very life force from the planet and renewed the energies of its masters, the Ancients, for another eon. All is lost. All is lost..."''

-->--'''Keeper''', ''VideoGame/Darkseed 2''

->''"Perhaps we keepers were wrong to put our faith in Mike Dawson. Too many times he has erred, giving the ancients time to hatch the Behemoth."''

-->-- '''[[DownerEnding The Bad Ending]]''', ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice for All]]''

-->--'''''TabletopGame/BattleTech''''' for the SegaGenesis

-->--'''JonTron''' on ''Conan'' for the Commodore 64