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->'''Lex Luthor:''' ''"With my great knowledge of psychology, I'll destroy [Supergirl] by playing on her feminine traits!"''\\
Later...\\
'''Lex Luthor:''' ''"You made me live again, so I'd be a gangland laughing stock!-- Before, I was respected! Now the other criminals will laugh at me behind my back because I was saved by you!!"''
-->-- ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfLuthor''
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->''"Did you honestly think that you were the only witch capable of shrouds? That I would leave my full power out in the open? I leave out just enough to lure in anyone who thinks they can take advantage of it. Now do you understand what you've done?"''
-->-- '''Eliza''', ''Webcomic/WildeLife'', [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/345 p.345]]

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-->-- [[FanFic/GameTheoryLyricalNanoha Power Games]]

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-->-- [[FanFic/GameTheoryLyricalNanoha ''[[FanFic/GameTheoryLyricalNanoha Power Games]]
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->''Why am I so scared? It's just one merc.''
-->-- '''Shez''', ''VideoGame/FireEmblemWarriorsThreeHopes'', when fighting [[OneManArmy Byleth]] for the first time
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'''Malgros''': ''I'm gonna [[CountingToThree count to three]]...'' If you're still standin' here, I'm gonna [[ILoveTheDead defile your corpse in ways you can't possibly imagine]]. [[FedToTheHorde Feed what's left to my boys]]. [[IAmAHumanitarian Horse meat's their favourite]]. ''One...''\\
'''[[CombatPragmatist Strife]]''': ''Two-three!'' (''subjects [[MultipleHeadCase Malgros]] to two [[BoomHeadshot headshots]]'') [[PreMortemOneLiner Sorry]]. (''fires a remaining bullet into Malgros' head'') We're in a hurry. (''his brother [[BloodKnight War]] plunges [[BigDamnEntrance into Malgros' hall]] and stands with him'') Oh, and, uh... ''I'm not alone''.

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'''Malgros''': ''I'm gonna [[CountingToThree count to three]]...'' If you're still standin' here, I'm gonna [[ILoveTheDead defile your corpse in ways you can't possibly imagine]]. [[FedToTheHorde [[FedToTheBeast Feed what's left to my boys]]. [[IAmAHumanitarian Horse meat's their favourite]]. ''One...''\\
'''[[CombatPragmatist Strife]]''': ''Two-three!'' (''subjects [[MultipleHeadCase Malgros]] to two [[BoomHeadshot headshots]]'') [[PreMortemOneLiner Sorry]]. (''fires a remaining bullet into Malgros' head'') We're in a hurry. (''his brother [[BloodKnight War]] plunges [[BigDamnEntrance [[BigDamnHeroes into Malgros' hall]] and stands with him'') Oh, and, uh... ''I'm not alone''.



'''Zeratul''': Yes, Artanis, we did vainquish the Overmind. But we did so with the help of humans. Do not be so quick to underestimate them.
-->-- ''VideoGame/StarCraft : Brood War''

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'''Zeratul''': Yes, Artanis, we did vainquish vanquish the Overmind. But we did so with the help of humans. Do not be so quick to underestimate them.
-->-- ''VideoGame/StarCraft : ''VideoGame/StarCraft: Brood War''
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->[''The group has been slapping [[{{Kitsune}} Kuyou]] around and knocked him into the gymnasium building'']\\

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->[''The group has been slapping [[{{Kitsune}} [[AsianFoxSpirit Kuyou]] around and knocked him into the gymnasium building'']\\

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-> The first thing you notice about the doctor of war is he's unarmed. For many it's also the last.

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-> The ->''"The first thing you notice about the doctor Doctor of war War is he's unarmed. For many it's also the last."''


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->''"Just because someone doesn't ''like'' to fight, doesn't mean they ''can't''."''
-->-- '''Methos''', ''Series/HighlanderTheSeries''

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-->-- ''Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica''

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->'''Amalak:''' ''"If I cannot take Superman's life...I shall settle for his career! You, however, are less resourceful than your cousin-- I can kill you-- easily!"''\\
'''Supergirl:''' ''"Can you? Your weapon merely stunned me earlier!"''\\
'''Amalak:''' I shall be happy to lay your doubts to rest...along with your dead body!"''\\
''One punch later''\\
'''Supergirl:''' (thinking) ''"Amalak never had a chance!"''
-->-- ''ComicBook/ThePlagueOfTheAntibioticMan''

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-->-- [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/387331/my-little-planeswalker-shattered-sunset My Little Planeswalker: Shattered Sunset]]

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-->-- [[https://www."[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/387331/my-little-planeswalker-shattered-sunset My Little Planeswalker: Shattered Sunset]]
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->'''Fuyutsuki:''' "That's exactly it. The records of..."\\
'''Gendo:''' "Everything that's gone on in the command center up to this point. They've obtained them and have studied them quite carefully."\\
'''Fuyutsuki:''' "But... how? The security..."\\
'''Gendo:''' "They are more resourceful than we had anticipated. Be thankful they are working for us, and not for SEELE."
-->-- ''Fanfic/RolePlayingEvangelion''
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->''"Advantage of being [[ProudScholarRaceGuy salarian]]. [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Turian, krogan, vorcha]], all obvious threats. ([[VerbalTic sharp inhale]]) Never see me coming."''

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->''"Advantage of being [[ProudScholarRaceGuy salarian]]. [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Turian, krogan, vorcha]], all obvious threats. ([[VerbalTic sharp inhale]]) [[PsychoticSmirk Never see me coming."'']]"''
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''The Clanners made the worst mistake possible you can make when looking at an opponent: they dismissed him as a joke, and failed to respect him... and for that, he fucking broke them.''
--Tex Talks ''Tabletop/{{Battletech}}'', on the character Anastasius Focht

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''The ->''The Clanners made the worst mistake possible you can make when looking at an opponent: they dismissed him as a joke, and failed to respect him... and for that, he fucking broke them.''
--Tex -->--Tex Talks ''Tabletop/{{Battletech}}'', ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'', on the character Anastasius Focht
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''The Clanners made the worst mistake possible you can make when looking at an opponent: they dismissed him as a joke, and failed to respect him... and for that, he fucking broke them.''
--Tex Talks ''Tabletop/{{Battletech}}'', on the character Anastasius Focht
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->''"You came light. A four man crew, for [me]? Fucking insulting."''

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->''"You came light. A four man crew, for [me]? me? Fucking insulting."''
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->''"You came light. A four man crew, for [me]? Fucking insulting."''
-->-- '''Richard B. Riddick''', ''Film/TheChroniclesOfRiddick''

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->Be assured, I will never underestimate you again.
-->-- '''Megatron''', ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''
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->''"That? ''That'' is the whelp? You mean to tell me this girlish boy is the devastator of my army? I don't believe you. I refuse to believe you. I have better warriors than that in slave collars!"''
-->-- '''Queen Maeve''', meeting [[TheAce Cu Chulainn]], ''Literature/TheCattleRaidOfCooley''


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->[[SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}} He]] thinks I'm '''weak'''. He thinks I won't do it...

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->'''Batgirl''': I don't waste my time with punk amateurs.\\
'''Paris Franz''': Oh, baby...I think you've misjudged me.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheKillingJoke''

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->'''Captain Marvel:''' He's blowing me off the rooftop-- with a blast of super-breath! Looks like I've underestimated the Big Red S-- But that's one mistake I'm going to correct pronto!
-->-- '''[[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]]''', ''ComicBook/SupermanVsShazam''
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->Too late, [[BastardUnderstudy Nero]] realized his mistake. When he was young, in Tilea, he had heard legends of the great strength of the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Lords of the Night]], but he had never seen that in his former teacher, who [[LooksLikeOrlok resembled a rotting carcass]]. He had never imagined that [[EvilSorcerer Nicodemus]] could move so fast - never imagined that he could burst through those skeletons so easily - never imagined that those wizened hands could [[NeckSnap break his neck so quickly]].

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->Too late, [[BastardUnderstudy Nero]] realized his mistake. When he was young, in Tilea, he had heard legends of the great strength of the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Lords of the Night]], but he had never seen that in his former teacher, who [[LooksLikeOrlok resembled a rotting carcass]]. He had never imagined that [[EvilSorcerer Nicodemus]] could move so fast - never imagined that he could burst through those skeletons so easily - never imagined that those wizened hands could [[NeckSnap break his neck so quickly]].quickly.

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->Dad thinks I'm too short. My Sensei thinks I'm too "girly". But just like the principles of Jujitsu-- I use their expectations against them. That will be ''their'' weakness. Not mine. Let them all underestimate me.
-->-- '''ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}''', ''ComicBook/BatgirlYearOne''



->I nodded, “that's true,” my smile was mirthless, “remember what I said about the strong using the weak to get stronger?” the filly nodded hesitantly, “well, the son-of-a-mule thought that he was stronger than one of them; and he was wrong. Got killed for his trouble. Served him right.”

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->I nodded, “that's true,” "that's true," my smile was mirthless, “remember "remember what I said about the strong using the weak to get stronger?” stronger?" the filly nodded hesitantly, “well, "well, the son-of-a-mule thought that he was stronger than one of them; and he was wrong. Got killed for his trouble. Served him right."
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'''[[CombatPragmatist Strife]]''': ''Two-three!'' (''subjects [[MultipleHeadCase Malgros]] to two [[BoomHeadshot headshots]]'') [[PreMortemOneLiner Sorry]]. (''fires a remaining bullet into Malgros' head'') We're in a hurry.

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'''[[CombatPragmatist Strife]]''': ''Two-three!'' (''subjects [[MultipleHeadCase Malgros]] to two [[BoomHeadshot headshots]]'') [[PreMortemOneLiner Sorry]]. (''fires a remaining bullet into Malgros' head'') We're in a hurry. (''his brother [[BloodKnight War]] plunges [[BigDamnEntrance into Malgros' hall]] and stands with him'') Oh, and, uh... ''I'm not alone''.
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->'''[[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Malgros the Defiler]]''': (''EvilLaugh'') Look who it is... [[HorsemenOfTheApocalypse Strife]].\\
'''[[TheGunslinger Strife]]''': Know who I am?\\
'''Malgros''': [[FamedInStory Yeah]]. I met [[ActionGirl your sister]] once. She was [[StatuesqueStunner a lot bigger than you]]. (''EvilLaugh'') But [[DepravedBisexual not as pretty]]. What do you want, little Horseman?\\
'''Strife''': (''clears throat'') [[FullNameBasis Malgros, the Defiler]]... for conspiring with [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]]... committing [[OffscreenVillainy countless crimes against all of creation]]... ''and'' by order of [[OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness the Council]]... I hereby [[JudgeJuryAndExecutioner sentence you... to death]].\\
'''Malgros''': ''Oh''! (''EvilLaugh, inspiring the other demons in his court to [[ContagiousLaughter laugh with him]]'') You come into ''my'' place... ''alone''... threaten ''me''... and think you just ''walkin' outta here''?!\\
'''Strife''': [[RefugeInAudacity It... does sound funny, hearin' you say it]].\\
'''Malgros''': ''I'm gonna [[CountingToThree count to three]]...'' If you're still standin' here, I'm gonna [[ILoveTheDead defile your corpse in ways you can't possibly imagine]]. [[FedToTheHorde Feed what's left to my boys]]. [[IAmAHumanitarian Horse meat's their favourite]]. ''One...''\\
'''[[CombatPragmatist Strife]]''': ''Two-three!'' (''subjects [[MultipleHeadCase Malgros]] to two [[BoomHeadshot headshots]]'') [[PreMortemOneLiner Sorry]]. (''fires a remaining bullet into Malgros' head'') We're in a hurry.
-->--''VideoGame/DarksidersGenesis''

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->'''White Martian''': You must be ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}. What can '''[[MemeticLoser you]]''' do? You can't fly or run fast, can you? Your skin may be tough, but not so tough I can't just cut through. What '''can''' you do, [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway apart from talk to fish?]]\\

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->'''White Martian''': You must be ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}. What can '''[[MemeticLoser you]]''' '''you''' do? You can't fly or run fast, can you? Your skin may be tough, but not so tough I can't just cut through. What '''can''' you do, [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway apart from talk to fish?]]\\


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->All right-- So maybe there is more between your ears than cottage cheese as I always thought, ComicBook/{{Superboy}}--
-->-- '''ComicBook/LexLuthor''', ''ComicBook/AMindSwitchInTime''
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->'''[[{{TheDragon}} Archie]]''': I'd be careful of [[TheMafiya these Russians]], Lennie. [[RuthlessForeignGangsters They ain't no respecters of the old school]].\\
'''[[LondonGangster Lennie Cole]]''': [[PrecisionFStrike Bollocks]]. There's no school like the old school, and [[TheDon I'm the fucking headmaster]].
-->--''Film/RockNRolla'' [[note]] Lennie ends up being subjected to {{Kneecapping}} after Yuri the Russian loses patience with him [[/note]]
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->"The befuddled look frozen on [[ComicBook/Brainiac Brainiac's]] dead face is one [[ReminiscingAboutYourVictims I shall always relish]]. Even as I [[OffWithHisHead ripped the head from his body]], the [[AliensAreBastards alien]] couldn't believe [[ThisCannotBe that an ape was taking his life]]."

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->"The befuddled look frozen on [[ComicBook/Brainiac [[ComicBook/{{Brainiac}} Brainiac's]] dead face is one [[ReminiscingAboutYourVictims I shall always relish]]. Even as I [[OffWithHisHead ripped the head from his body]], the [[AliensAreBastards alien]] couldn't believe [[ThisCannotBe that an ape was taking his life]]."
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->"The befuddled look frozen on [[ComicBook/Brainiac Brainiac's]] dead face is one [[ReminiscingAboutYourVictims I shall always relish]]. Even as I [[OffWithHisHead ripped the head from his body]], the [[AliensAreBastards alien]] couldn't believe [[ThisCannotBe that an ape was taking his life]]."
-->-- '''[[KillerGorilla Gorilla Grodd]]''' (in his Arcade ending), ''VideoGame/Injustice2''
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-->-- '''[[TookALevelInBadass Nodoka Miyazaki]]''', ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima''

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-->-- '''[[TookALevelInBadass Nodoka Miyazaki]]''', ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima''
''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi''
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'''Xersperina''': So tell me. I '''love''' a good Heterodyne story. But Martellus, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall this is real life.]] It's not as if she's in her own lab, or even her own ''town''. She's '''kilometers'' from Mechanicsburg, trapped in our OWN fortress, in the dead of winter. [[TemptingFate What could she possibly do?]] [[FunnyBackgroundEvent And why do you have]] [[RightBehindMe that idiotic look on your face?]]

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'''Xersperina''': So tell me. I '''love''' a good Heterodyne story. But Martellus, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall [[ThisIsReality this is real life.]] It's not as if she's in her own lab, or even her own ''town''. She's '''kilometers'' from Mechanicsburg, trapped in our OWN fortress, in the dead of winter. [[TemptingFate What could she possibly do?]] [[FunnyBackgroundEvent And why do you have]] [[RightBehindMe that idiotic look on your face?]]
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'''Martellus''': You have NO idea what she's capable of!
'''Xersperina''': So tell me. I '''love''' a good Heterodyne story. But Martellus, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall this is real life.]] It's not as if she's in her own lab, or even her own ''town''. She's '''kilometers'' from Mechanicsburg, trapped in our OWN fortress, in the dead of winter. [[TemptingFate What could she possibly do? ...[[FunnyBackgroundEvent And why do you have]] [[RightBehindMe that idiotic look on your face?]]

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'''Martellus''': ->'''Martellus''': You have NO idea what she's capable of!
of!\\
'''Xersperina''': So tell me. I '''love''' a good Heterodyne story. But Martellus, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall this is real life.]] It's not as if she's in her own lab, or even her own ''town''. She's '''kilometers'' from Mechanicsburg, trapped in our OWN fortress, in the dead of winter. [[TemptingFate What could she possibly do? ...do?]] [[FunnyBackgroundEvent And why do you have]] [[RightBehindMe that idiotic look on your face?]]

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