History Quotes / NotSoHarmlessVillain

-> ''"Ok, he's changed from 'all fun and games' to 'burn it all'. We need a plan."''\\

-->-- "WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''

'''Ed:''' ''[[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness giggles maniacally before licking his chops]]]''\\

-> "Ok, he's changed from 'all fun and games' to 'burn it all'. We need a plan."\\

->''"See? Now you respect me, because I'm a threat. That's the way it works."''
-->-- '''Syndrome''', ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles''

->'''David:''' Luthor completely punks the hell out of Superman and tricks him into exposing himself to Kryptonite.\\
'''Chris''': He totally does an [[{{ComicBook/Watchmen}} Ozymandias]] on him, too, [[OlderThanTheyThink eight years before Ozymandias]]. He explains his entire plan to Superman as the missiles are being launched – it’s all underway before Superman can even start to stop it.\\
'''David''': And Luthor gets to deliver that great “We’ve all got our faults. Mine’s in California.” line. This entire sequence, from Superman breaking in, changes him from basically a joke to a really credible threat.
-->-- '''Chris Sims''' and '''David Uzumeri''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/comicsalliance-reviews-superman-the-movie-1978-part-two/ on]] ''{{Film/Superman|TheMovie}}''

->''"[[DumbBlonde Harmony]] has ''minions?!''"''
-->-- ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''

->''"I don't sell mines, Doctor. I sell '''[[PlanetLooters planets!]]'''"''
-->-- '''Garron''', ''Series/DoctorWho'' ([[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS16E1TheRibosOperation}} "The Ribos Operation"]])

->''"Then this is how I win the world... this juncture, of course, is usually where the wheels come off. But not this time... cutting the traitor, Major Bludd's heart in half right in front of you, right here in this room, should have gotten the point across. It suited me once to appear [[GeneralFailure weak and cowardly]], because it motivated you people to think! But today... is a new daaaay... there will be no moves to take over my command, there will be no mistakes, there will be none... [[LargeHam OF YOUR CRAP! NONE OF IT!]] Work with me... and I'll give you the world, in less than twenty-four hours... work against me... and I will GUT you like a fish, right here..."''
-->-- '''Cobra Commander''', ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeResolute'', Episode 4.

-> '''CCG:''' THE [[spoiler: BARD OF RAGE]] IS ON THE LOOSE.\\
'''CCG:''' YEAH, I KNOW WE ALL THOUGHT THAT TITLE WAS A JOKE, BUT IT TURNED OUT IT WASN'T.\\
'''CCG:''' HE'S COMPLETELY SNAPPED, AND FOR THOSE OF YOU FURTHER AHEAD ON THE TIMELINE, I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU HOW DANGEROUS HE IS.
-->-- '''Karkat Vantas''', talking about [[spoiler:Gamzee's]] face-heel turn, ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''

->'''Jonas:''' It's an antiquated system! I mean, my father did this fake archenemy nonsense in the [=60s=]! Maybe ''my brother'' is good with this namby-pamby "guy in a costume chases you around" nonsense, but I'm not!\\
'''Brock:''' Hey, no disrespect Jonas, but it isn't so easy. These guys like their system. It's what they do. You take that away, and you are looking at a bunch of pissed-off nutbags, with ray guns, and giant... I don't know, a giant octopus/tank with laser eyes!
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'' episode ''The Lepidopterists''

->''"His first appearance is a joke: we see him trudging through the desert on a tedious fetch quest for his boss, complaining about his job, flipping out about the sand on his boots, and then getting completely humiliated by the heroes. He's a joke and an annoyance, but not a major threat. But over time, as he acquires more power and racks up a higher body count, [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka]] stops being funny and starts being scary."''
-->-- '''Pat R.''', [[http://www.socksmakepeoplesexy.net/index.php?a=ff06 "The World Is Square"]]

->''"I don't wanna hurt ya, I just wanna suck on your balls!"''
-->-- '''[[MemeticMolester Mr. Bucket]]''', ''WebVideo/BoardJames''

->'''Corin Deeth III''': Do you think… do you think she might be more Evil than us?
->'''Melantha Murther''': No. Of course not. It’s not possible. Maybe. You know, I really don’t want to think about it.

->''"Learn to fear them before it's too late."''
-->-- '''The old image caption for the main page, showing [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros The Monarch and Dr.Mrs The Monarch.]]'''

->''"Because of their [[CloudCuckooLander madness and poor interpersonal skills]], one might consider these mages cosmic clowns. This is not at all the case: any outside Marauder capable of breaching the Barrier wields potent magic indeed. These mystics are so innately dynamic they can [[RealityIsOutToLunch warp reality]] [[WalkingWasteland by their very presence]]. Randomness and accidents follow in the wake of lesser mages, while the arrival of a master can tear the Tapestry."''

->'''Scar:''' Ahh, my friends.\\
'''Shenzi:''' Friends? [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder I thought he said we were the enemy.]]\\
'''Banzai:''' ''(as Scar gets an OhCrap expression)'' Yeah, that's what I heard.\\
'''Shenzi and Banzai:''' Ed?\\
'''Ed:''' ''[[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness giggles maniacally before licking his chops]]]''\\
''[[[TheDogBitesBack more hyenas emerge from the shadows]]]''\\
'''Scar:''' ''[almost drowned out by hyena laughter]'' No, no, no, l-l-let me explain. No, you don't understand. No, I didn't mean for— No, no!\\
''[the hyenas pounce on him, eating him alive]''
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''

->'''Bain:''' Vlad, [[ShameIfSomethingHappened smashing malls]] is one thing. [[EvilIsPetty Stealing]] [[WeddingSmashers tiaras]] is one thing. But ''[[NuclearWeaponsTaboo NUKES!?]]''
->'''Vlad:''' [[CasualDangerDialogue Calm down, big baby. I have buyer, very far away. Probably won't even use!]]
-->--'''Meltdown heist''', right as you find out what exactly you're stealing, ''Videogame/PAYDAY2''

->Not far away, a Crooked Man is smiling a crooked smile...
-> His name is Mad Jim Jaspers, and his mind is a dark amusement park alive with nightmares. [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse Everyone has forgotten about Mad Jim Jaspers]]: the extradimensional agent called Saturnyne, ''she'' has forgotten. Captain Britain, the superhuman from an alternate world, ''he'' has forgotten. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero And that was a mistake of terrible consequence.]]
-> [[HopeSpot He lets them savour their triumph a moment longer]], and then his mind [[RealityWarper opens like a floodgate]]... the insanity within sluicing outwards... it ripples outwards across the nation, a tidal wave of writhing lunacy. It engulfs everything - and everything it engulfs... ''[[RealityIsOutToLunch becomes crooked...]]''
-->--''Comicbook/CaptainBritain'', "Comicbook/CaptainBritainACrookedWorld"

->Chrono had to admit something, then. Not out loud, of course... he admitted it in his head. He had considered, up until now, that Susanoo was the least dangerous of the three siblings. Even after seeing him take Fate by surprise, his attitude, general lack of skill, and Chrono's own earlier defeat of him, he had grown, somehow to consider the boy rather unimpressive.\\
\\
This moment, however, convinced him that Susanoo was not, in fact, the least dangerous of his siblings. He was just the one that didn't try very hard.
-->--''Fanfic/{{Infinity}}''

->''"Madcap used to be a doofus. Some joke who would show up to play pranks on people like ComicBook/CaptainAmerica while laughing when his body parts got blown off. Then he met me, Deadpool. We healed together, him living inside my brain.\\
And it changed him.\\
Now, he's not funny like Film/TheNakedGun anymore... he's funny like Film/TheHumanCentipede."''
-->-- '''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}''', ''Deadpool (2016) #23''

->"All villains are joke villains until they're not."
-->-- '''Frank Angones''' [[https://suspendersofdisbelief.tumblr.com/post/179018895476/will-magica-turn-into-a-joke-villain-from-now-on on]] [[EvilSorceress Magica [=DeSpell=]]] undergoing VillainDecay, ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017''

->'''Hornung:''' No, you're mistaken. She cannot be the [[BigBad Red Queen]]. The Lady [[spoiler:Ninuka]] was... is just a bit flighty.\\
'''Johannes:''' No, she's a sociopath with nothing to lose, who is also a bit flighty.
-->-- ''Literature/TheBrothersCabal''

->''"Why ya wascally fox! Ya-ya better watch out for Mr. Wolfy [=McWolverton=]. I'm gonna getcha with my cartoony antics! And maybe I'll also kill this village of innocent children in cold blood."''
-->--'''WebVideo/{{Saberspark}}''' on one of the villains of ''[[Literature/ReynardTheFox Renny The Fox]]''

->[[VillainousBreakdown "I'LL KILL DA WABBIT!!]] [[CallingYourAttacks Awise, storms! North winds, bwow! South winds, bwow! Typhoons! Huwwicanes! Earthquakes!]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOG!!!"]]
-->-- '''WesternAnimation/ElmerFudd''', ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short "WesternAnimation/WhatsOperaDoc"

-> Lopez stared Simmons down. There was not an inkling of pity or guilt in his eyes, and he knew Grif probably had the same look, even if he couldn't properly see it. An hour ago he'd considered them nothing but idiots. He still thought they were idiots. But he'd forgotten that they lived on the murderer's row for a reason.
-->-- ''FanFic/MurderersRow''

->'''Data Sora:''' Who is that?\\
'''Mickey:''' That’s Pete. [[VillainDecay He and Maleficent are useless]], so don’t worry about them.\\
'''Data Riku:''' They hacked the computer and now you can’t leave.\\
'''Data Sora:''' They destroyed my Keyblade, and they kidnapped Raiku.\\
'''Mickey:''' Oops.
-->-- ''[[WebVideo/KingdomHeartsInANutshell Kingdom Hearts RE:Coded in a nutshell]]''

->'''Miller:''' ''"And there's a lot, the story evolved a lot. The character set and the journey that Miles goes on, the specifics, the villain itself, Spot, wasn't where we started, but it was something that (producer) Avi Arad actually pitched us, and we're like, ''"The Spot? That's the dorkiest, dumbest villain…"".\\
'''Lord''': ''"He's like, ''"No, no, no, he's got a really cool power!""\\
'''Miller:''' ''"He's like,'' "You know, people don't realize how powerful he is," ''and then we came back around going,'' "Oh yeah, people don't realize how powerful he is!" ''And obviously, the fact that he has these portals was relevant, and we’re like,'' "Well, wouldn't it be interesting to take a person who is overlooked as dumb, and feels left out and lonely, and wants to prove themselves? The same arc that Miles is going on, but the dark version of it." ''We were like,'' "Oh, we probably should have listened to him instead of dismissing him the way everyone dismisses the Spot." [Laughs]"
-->-- '''Phil Lord''' and '''Chris Miller''' [[https://collider.com/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-writers-agree-all-things-are-possible-in-the-multiverse/ on]] The Spot, ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse''

->''"We started to think, 'But that’s a great arc for a villain…' To start out silly and resist your silliness and want to change your own narrative, which is thematically linked to what Miles is doing. So it seemed like a really good fit."''
-->-- '''Phil Lord''' [[https://www.fandom.com/articles/across-the-spider-verse-the-spot-villain on]] The Spot, ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse''

-->-- '''Chris Sims''' and '''David Uzumeri''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/comicsalliance-reviews-superman-the-movie-1978-part-two/ on]] ''{{Film/Superman}}''

-->--'''WebVideo/{{Saberspark}}''' on one of the villains of ''WesternAnimation/RennyTheFox''

->'''Bain:''' "Vlad, [[ShameIfSomethingHappened smashing malls]] is one thing. [[EvilIsPetty Stealing]] [[WeddingSmashers tiaras]] is one thing. But ''[[NuclearWeaponsTaboo NUKES!?]]''"
->'''Vlad:''' "[[CasualDangerDialogue Calm down, big baby. I have buyer, very far away. Probably won't even use!]]"