History Quotes / SympathyForTheHero

->''"It must be strange for you, coming into this room. I was standing right here when it happened... he was very brave, your brother. Your father too. They didn't deserve to [[KillItWithFire die like that]]. ''Nobody'' deserves to die [[CruelAndUnusualDeath die like that]]. And later, when I watched the Mad King die, I remembered him laughing while your father burned. [[EvenEvilHasStandards It felt like justice]]."''

->''"It must be strange for you, coming into this room. I was standing right here when it happened... he was very brave, your brother. Your father too. They didn't deserve to die [[KillItWithFire like]] [[CruelAndUnusualDeath that]]. ''Nobody'' deserves to die like that. And later, when I watched the Mad King die, I remembered him laughing while your father burned. [[EvenEvilHasStandards It felt like justice]]."''

->''"Some men get the world. Others get ex-hookers and a trip to Arizona. You're in with the former, but God, I don't envy the blood on your conscience."''
-->-- '''Lynn Bracken''' to Ed Exley, ''Literature/LAConfidential''

->''"[[VillainProtagonist I was guilty as sin]], but [[HeroAntagonist Valentine]] couldn't prove it. And he was the rarest breed of law enforcement officer: [[ByTheBookCop the type who knew I was breaking the law]], [[TheFettered but wouldn't break it himself to bust me]]."''
-->-- '''[[ArmsDealer Yuri Orlov]]''', ''Film/LordOfWar''

-->-- '''ComicBook/TheJoker''' admits that his HumansAreBastards philosophy is wrong about Batman, ''Film/TheDarkKnight''

-->-- '''Bane''', ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins''

->''"Hurts doesn't it? Being lied to. Being told you're one thing... and then learning it's all a fiction."''
-->-- '''Loki''', after finding out that his brother wasn't the first child and that his father was once a conqueror. He's not patronizing or mocking Thor like the SmugSnake he is, he's genuinely sympathizing with him, ''Film/ThorRagnarok''

->Cry for the [[VampireHunter Draculesti]]. Unwilling to [[RoyalBlood diversify their blood]] and unable to [[GoodOldWays diversify their minds]], they are destined to die.
->[[SoWhatDoWeDoNow What will happen when the creatures they hunt are dead?]]
->As individuals, they are skilled trackers and hunters. Do not hesitate to learn anything they wish to impart. But as a collective they are outmoded and negligible - enfeebled by their singular purpose and their singular past. Blood, lineage, tradition - all worthless compared to adaptability. Without variance, there can be no life.
->Everyone has a purpose. Theirs is to make us weep.
-->-- '''Bong Cha''', ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld''

->''"Such a beautiful friendship. A family born of love and not genetics. [[IJustWantToBeLoved Everything I want]]... I wish I'd never seen this. It was so much easier accepting the future when they were simply enemies."''
-->-- '''Sage''', ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers''

-->''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers''

-->--'''Bong Cha''', ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld''

->''"Such a beautiful friendship. A family born of love and not genetics. Everything I want... I wish I'd never seen this. It was so much easier accepting the future when they were simply enemies."''
-->--'''Sage''', ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers''

-->-- '''Loki''', after finding out that his brother wasn't the first child and that his father was once a conqueror. He’s not patronizing or mocking Thor like the SmugSnake he is, he’s genuinely sympathizing with him, ''Film/ThorRagnarok''

-->--'''Bong Cha,''' ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld''

-->-- '''SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker''' admits that his HumansAreBastards philosophy is wrong about Batman, ''Film/TheDarkKnight''

->''"Hurts doesn’t it? Being lied to. Being told you’re one thing and... and learning it’s all a fiction."''

-->''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers''

->'''[[ArchEnemy The Monarch]]:''' ''[finally inside Dr. Venture's laboratory]'' Oh my god, look at this place. It's like a museum of failure.\\

-->'''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers''

-->-- '''Loki''', after finding out that his brother wasn't the first child and that his father was once a conqueror. He’s not patronizing or mocking Thor like the SmugSnake he is, he’s genuinely sympathizing with him, ''Film/ThorRagnarok''

-->-- '''Bane''', ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins''

-->-- '''Jaime "[[BodyguardBetrayal The Kingslayer]]" Lannister''' to his ArchEnemy [[HonorBeforeReason Lord Eddard Stark]] in ''Series/GameOfThrones''.

-->-- '''Jaime Lannister''', again, when Ned Stark bites off more than he can chew trying to do the right thing.

->''"It must be strange for you, coming into this room. I was standing right here when it happened... he was very brave, your brother. Your father too. They didn't deserve to die [[KillItWithFire like that]]. ''Nobody'' deserves to die like that. And later, when I watched the Mad King die, I remembered him laughing while your father burned. [[EvenEvilHasStandards It felt like justice]]."''

->''"It must be strange for you, coming into this room. I was standing right here when it happened... he was very brave, your brother. Your father too. They didn't deserve to die [[KillItWithFire like that]]. ''Nobody'' deserves to die like that. And later, when I watched the Mad King die, I remembered him laughing while your father burned. It felt like justice."''

-->-- '''SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker''' admits that his HumansAreBastards philosopohy is wrong about Batman, ''Film/TheDarkKnight''

->Some men get the world. Others get ex-hookers and a trip to Arizona. You're in with the former, but God, I don't envy the blood on your conscience.
->--'''Lynn Bracken''' to Ed Exley, ''Literature/LAConfidential''

->[[VillainProtagonist I was guilty as sin]], but [[HeroAntagonist Valentine]] couldn't prove it. And he was the rarest breed of law enforcement officer: [[ByTheBookCop the type who knew I was breaking the law]], [[TheFettered but wouldn't break it himself to bust me]].
->--'''[[ArmsDealer Yuri Orlov]]''', ''Film/LordOfWar''

->You... [[SaveTheVillain you just couldn't let me go, could you?]] ... You truly ''are'' incorruptible, aren't you?
->--'''SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker''' admits that his HumansAreBastards philosopohy is wrong about Batman, ''Film/TheDarkKnight''

->It must be strange for you, coming into this room. I was standing right here when it happened... he was very brave, your brother. Your father too. They didn't deserve to die [[KillItWithFire like that]]. ''Nobody'' deserves to die like that. And later, when I watched the Mad King die, I remembered him laughing while your father burned. It felt like justice.
->--'''Jaime "[[BodyguardBetrayal The Kingslayer]]" Lannister''' to his ArchEnemy [[HonorBeforeReason Lord Eddard Stark]] in ''Series/GameOfThrones''.

->Poor Ned Stark. [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight Brave man]], ''[[TooDumbToLive terrible]]'' [[TooDumbToLive judgement]].
->--'''Jaime Lannister''', again, when Ned Stark bites off more than he can chew trying to do the right thing.

->May you find the peace in death that you did not find in life.
-->--'''Bane''', ''BatmanArkhamOrigins''

-->--'''Bane''', ''BatmanArkhamOrigins

-May you find the peace in death that you did not find in life.

->--'''Jaime Lannister''', again, when Ned Stark bites off more than he can chew trying to do the right thing.