History Quotes / KneelBeforeZod

->''"Come to me, son of Jor-El! '''[[TropeNamers KNEEL BEFORE ZOD]]!'''"''
-->-- '''General Zod''', ''Film/SupermanII'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg1yUMqJMcw&feature=related here]]

->''"You will bow down before me, Jor-El. [[VillainousBreakdown I swear it]]! No matter that it takes an eternity! [[SuddenlyShouting YOU WILL BOW DOWN BEFORE ME! BOTH YOU, AND THEN ONE DAY, YOUR HEIRS!]]"''
-->-- '''General Zod''', ''Film/SupermanTheMovie''

->'''Stephen Miller:''' ''(video clip)'' ...The powers of [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump the president]] to protect our country are very substantial and will not be questioned.\\
'''Stephen Colbert:''' Adding, "[[AGodAmI I am become Death]], [[AtomicHate Destroyer of Worlds]]... kneel before Zod. K-Kneel... kneel. Have... have John Dickerson washed and brought to Zod's tent."
-->-- ''Series/TheLateShowWithStephenColbert''

->''"Whether or not you will bow to me is not open to debate. The question is, will I ever let you rise?"''
-->-- '''Fridius, Telemin Master''', ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering''

->'''[=C3PO=]:''' His Excellency hopes that you will die honorably, but should any of you wish to beg for mercy, the great Jabba the Hutt will now listen to your pleas.\\
'''Han Solo:''' Threepio, you tell that slimy piece of worm-ridden ''filth'', he'll get no such pleasure from us!... [-Right?-]
-->-- ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''

->''"You brainless monkeys! I will make you bow down before me! (laughs) One day, you will all be before me, prostrate, quaking, naked, and afraid! And I... will show you the meaning of loss."''
-->-- '''Jack Perkins''' (as played by Creator/MikeNelson), ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' Turkey Day Bumper

->'''Jafar:''' Finally! ''You'' will bow to ''me''!\\
'''Jasmine:''' We will never bow to you! ''(doesn't notice that her father was about to bow)''\\
'''Jafar:''' If you won't bow before a Sultan, THEN YOU WILL COWER BEFORE A ''SORCERER''!
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}''

->''"[[AffectionateParody KNEEL BEFORE TODD!!!]]"''
-->-- '''Todd''', ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', "Wishful Thinking"

->''"It brings a ray of sunshine to my unhappy life\\
To make him kneel before me and slowly twist the knife."''
-->-- '''Mr. Burns''', "[[VillainSong Look At All Those Idiots]]", ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''

->'''Shan Yu:''' I grow tired of your arrogance, old man. [[SuddenlyShouting BOW TO ME!]]\\
'''TheEmperor:''' [[DefiantToTheEnd No matter how the wind howls, the mountain cannot bow to it.]]\\
'''Shan Yu:''' [[IllKillYou Then you will kneel in pieces!]]
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}''

->''"You think ''you'' can defeat me?! I will bring in ''all'' of my armies, ''all'' of my followers... you ''will'' bow before me!"''
-->-- '''Emperor Nefarious''', ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankRiftApart''

->'''Axicor:''' So you know.\\
'''Scorpius:''' Did you think that [[PoweredArmor armor]] would fool me? I know what you are!\\
'''Axicor:''' Then you should bow down!\\
'''Scorpius:''' Entropy will claim the Universe before I bow down to a ''[[LizardFolk Scarran]]''!\\
'''Axicor:''' Even one of the [[HiveCasteSystem Ruling Order]]?\\
''[[[DramaticUnmask He removes his mask]] to show the distinctive upper-class Scarran face beneath]''\\
'''Scorpius:''' ''[[EspeciallyZoidberg Particularly]]'' [[EspeciallyZoidberg the Ruling Order]].
-->-- ''Series/{{Farscape}}''

->''"Come, son of Jor-el, KNEEL BEFORE ZOD! Snoochie boochies!"'' (manic laugh)
-->-- '''Jay''', ''Film/{{Mallrats}}''

->'''[[Film/BattlefieldEarth Terl]]:''' Pray, who the devil are you?\\
'''[[Film/SupermanII General Zod]]:''' [[CatchPhrase KNEEEE]][[LargeHam EEEEEELLLLL!!!!]]\\
'''Terl:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Oh god, he's foreign.]] Hello, Neil! Nice to meet you!
-->-- ''WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee''

->''"The fellahin knelt when they saw him, yet could not say why."''
-->-- ''Literature/{{Nyarlathotep}}'', Creator/HPLovecraft

->'''Thargoid Guard:''' [[YouRebelScum Earth scum]], you will enter the throne room on your knees!\\
'''Kremmen:''' You transistorized twit; no-one tells Kremmen to kneel!\\
'''Thargoid Guard:''' You will ENTER on your KNEES!\\
'''Kremmen:''' I WILL NOT ENTER ON MY KNEES!\\
'''Thargoid Guard:''' Or we will remove your eyeballs.\\
'''Kremmen:''' I think I'll enter on my knees.
-->-- ''Kremmen of the Star Corps''

->'''Stannis:''' It is customary to kneel when you are surrendering to a King.\\
'''Mance:''' [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy We do not kneel]].
-->-- ''Series/GameOfThrones''

->''"Bow before your new God, and be spared."''
-->-- '''[[BigBad The Elder One]]/[[spoiler:Corypheus]]''', ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition''

->''"At last, the son of Jor-el kneels before me. This time, history will show that '''I''' am the true survivor of Krypton."''
-->-- '''Brainiac''', ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''

->'''Etheral Queen:''' I smell fear. If you would prefer not to fight, I shall permit you to kneel before me. Pay fealty and I may even grant you quarters to call home within this realm.\\
'''Wylfred:''' I kneel before no one!
-->-- ''VideoGame/ValkyrieProfileCovenantOfThePlume''

->''"Now [[Franchise/{{Superman}} God]]...bends to '''my''' will."''
-->-- '''Lex Luthor''', ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice''

->''"Come on now, Harry! The niceties must be observed! Dumbledore wouldn't want you to forget your manners, would he? I said '''BOW!''' ''(forces Harry to bow using the Imperius Curse)'' That's better!"''
-->-- '''Lord Voldemort''', ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire''

->''"[[IncomingHam ALL LIVING THINGS]] '''[[DramaticThunder KNEEL]]''' [[ChewingTheScenery BEFORE YOUR MASTER!]]"''
-->-- '''[[RoboticPsychopath Metal Sonic]]''', ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes''

->'''Officer:''' Please... please just take... take whatever you want.\\
'''Shocker:''' No. I want you to crawl over here and hand it to me.
-->-- ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan''

->''"You will learn to kneel before the broken!"''
-->-- '''The Beast''', ''Film/Glass2019''

->''"Now, bow to me! I said '''bow'''!"''
-->-- '''[[Characters/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineGulDukat Gul Dukat]]''', ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''

->''[[AC:We nothing if not forgiving. Choose correctly, and we may allow you to make amends. [[WeCanRuleTogether The world can still be yours, if you simply accept our path.]] This kindness will not be extended to all who defy us. Only you.\\
Kneel before us. Show us that you are with us, not against us.]]''
-->-- '''The Dreamers''', ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld''

-->-- ''Series/DoctorWho'' ([[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E3PyramidsOfMars Pyramids Of Mars]])

-->-- '''Queen Elizabeth I''', ''Series/DoctorWho'', "The Day of the Doctor"

-> ''I will rise,\\
And the stars will fall!\\
All who dare to stand\\
Shall be made to crawl!''
-->-- '''Dark Bowser''', "[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory The Grand Finale]] [[Music/ManOnTheInternet WITH LYRICS]]"

->'''Strong Bad:''' ''(dressed as General Zod)'' Kneel before Zod!\\
'''Homestar Runner:''' ''(dressed as WesternAnimation/{{Bod}})'' No, no. Kneel before Bod.\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Nuh-uh! Kneel before Zod!\\
'''Homestar:''' Kneel before Bod.\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Kneel before Zod.\\
'''Homestar:''' Kneel before Bod.\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Zod!\\
'''Homestar:''' Bod!\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Zod!\\
'''Homestar:''' Bod!\\
''(Strong Bad and Homestar banter until both are crushed by a falling bowl of strawberries and cream)''
-->-- Easter egg from ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner [[Recap/HomestarRunnerHalloweenHijinks Halloween Hijinx]]''

->'''Sowande:''' That army you used to fight alongside, the Chaste. They captured me once. This was years ago, [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld long before you were born.]] I had been captive three days when they heard my soldiers approach. The fortress fell silent. The gates remained locked. ''(laughs)'' The Chaste couldn't comprehend it but the soldiers outside, they were following my orders. They sealed the gates, allowed no-one in or out. On the third day your soldiers turned on each other. By the fourth, they'd run out of water. By the sixth, no food. I believe it was the tenth day that they knelt before me. Begging to make it stop.
->'''Stick:''' Well, if I kneel before you right now, shithead, will you shut up?
-->-- ''Series/TheDefenders2017'', "Take Shelter"

-->-- '''Isaac/Master Logos/Kamen Rider Solomon''', which turned out to be his last words, ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'', [[Recap/KamenRiderSaberEp40ShiningFriendshipTheThreeSwordsmen Chapter 40: Shining Friendship, The Three Swordsmen.]]

->''"Hear me people!! Now that I have absorbed the energies of this [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Maid of Might]], I am powerful beyond comprehension! Bow, then before me... Bow before your new god-- Bow before-- THE ANNIHILATOR!!"''
-->-- '''Annihilator''', ''ComicBook/TheAttackOfTheAnnihilator''

->''"Wretched insects of this alien world, rejoice and fall to your knees in '''supplication'''!"''
-->-- '''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV Garuda, Lady of the Vortex]]''', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV''

->'''Hela:''' Kneel.\\
'''Loki:''' [[HeyThatsMyLine I beg your pardon?]]\\
'''Hela:''' Kneel... before your queen.
-->-- ''Film/ThorRagnarok''

->'''Bane:''' I am here to be King.\\
'''Gorilla Grodd:''' YOU WILL KNEEL BEFORE GRODD!

->'''Darkseid:''' Crawl on your knees and beg for my favor.\\
'''Superman:''' I don't much like bullies.\\
'''Darkseid:''' Darkseid's will is to be obeyed!

->'''Darkseid:''' Another refugee from a lost world.\\
'''Starfire:''' We've all had to make sacrifices...\\
'''Darkseid:''' ON YOUR KNEES, FOOL!
-->-- ''VideoGame/Injustice2''

->''"This place is now under '''my''' dominion! Rejoice to kneel before me!"''
-->-- '''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyII The Emperor]]''', ''VideoGame/StrangerOfParadiseFinalFantasyOrigin''

->''"You don't get it... do you, Blue? I'm king now. You'' '''kneel''' ''to me."''
-->-- '''Scourge the Hedgehog''', ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', Issue #190

->''"You serve [[GodOfEvil the Absolute]]. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis You. Serve. ME!]] Bow, you dog. [[CompellingVoice BOW!]]"''
->''"You worm! You will bow before me. And if you will not bow, you will break."''

-->-- '''Gul Dukat''', ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''

-->-- ''VideoGame/Injustice2

->'''Stephen Miller:''' ''[video clip]'' ...the powers of [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump the president]] to protect our country are very substantial and will not be questioned.\\

-->--''Series/TheLateShowWithStephenColbert''

->''Whether or not you will bow to me is not open to debate. The question is, will I ever let you rise?''
-->-- '''Fridius, telemin master''', ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering''

->'''[=C3PO=]''': His Excellency hopes that you will die honorably, but should any of you wish to beg for mercy, the great Jabba the Hutt will now listen to your pleas.\\

->'''Jafar''': Finally! ''You'' will bow to ''me''!\\
'''Jasmine''': We will never bow to you! ''[doesn't notice that her father was about to bow]''\\
'''Jafar''': If you won't bow before a Sultan, THEN YOU WILL COWER BEFORE A ''SORCERER''!

->''[[AffectionateParody KNEEL BEFORE TODD!!!]]''
-->-- '''Todd''', ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' ("Wishful Thinking")

->''It brings a ray of sunshine to my unhappy life''\\
''To make him kneel before me and slowly twist the knife.''
-->-- '''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Mr. Burns]]''', ''[[VillainSong Look At All Those Idiots]]''

->''Come, son of Jor-el, KNEEL BEFORE ZOD! Snoochie boochies! ''[manic laugh]'' ''

->''Damned imbeciles! You do not deserve being alive! One day I shall purge all of you off this world! And everybody shall kneel before me!''

'''Terl:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Oh god, he's foreign]]. Hello, Neil! Nice to meet you!

->The fellahin knelt when they saw him, yet could not say why.
-->-- ''Literature/{{Nyarlathotep}}'' by Creator/HPLovecraft

->''Bow before your new God, and be spared.''

->'''Etheral Queen:''' I smell fear. If you would prefer not to fight, I shall permit you to kneel before me. Pay fealty and I may even grant you quarters to call home within this realm.
->'''Wylfred:''' I kneel before no one!

->The Khad twisted on his throne and there was mingled rage and amazement in his tone. "You ''[[WhoDares dare]]'' to stand before me."\\
Blade now was playing it by intuition. "I stand," he said calmly. "Sir Blade bows to no man."

->''Now [[Franchise/{{Superman}} God]]...bends to '''my''' will.''

-->--'''[[RoboticPsychopath Metal Sonic]]''', ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes''

->'''Officer''': Please... please just take... take whatever you want.\\
'''Shocker''': No. I want you to crawl over here and hand it to me.

->''[[AC: We nothing if not forgiving. Choose correctly, and we may allow you to make amends. [[WeCanRuleTogether The world can still be yours, if you simply accept our path]]. This kindness will not be extended to all who defy us. Only you.]] ''
->''[[AC: Kneel before us. Show us that you are with us, not against us.]]''
-->--'''The Dreamers''', ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld''

->'''Sutekh''': You pit your puny will against mine? Kneel!
->'''The Doctor''': No!
->'''Sutekh''': Kneel before the might of Sutekh.

->'''Strong Bad''' (Dressed as General Zod): Kneel before Zod!\\
'''Homestar Runner''' (Dressed as ''WesternAnimation/{{Bod}}''): No, no. Kneel before Bod.\\
'''Strong Bad''': Nuh-uh! Kneel before Zod!\\
'''Homestar''': Kneel before Bod.\\
'''Strong Bad''': Kneel before Zod.\\
'''Homestar''': Kneel before Bod.\\
'''Strong Bad''': Zod!\\
'''Homestar''': Bod!\\
'''Strong Bad''': Zod!\\
'''Homestar''': Bod!\\
''Strong Bad and Homestar banter until both are crushed by a falling bowl of strawberries and cream.''

-->--''VIDEOgame/Injustice2

->''This place is now under '''my''' dominion! Rejoice to kneel before me!''

-->-- '''The Beast''', ''Film/{{Glass}}''

-->-- '''Dark Bowser''', "[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory The Grand Finale]] [[Creator/ManOnTheInternet WITH LYRICS]]"