History Quotes / VictoryIsBoring

->'''Emperor Nefarious''': That's it...? Where's the joy? The bliss? The ''murderous enlightenment''? Why don't I feel any different??\\

->''It seems no one can defeat me''
->''I weep, it's all so easy!''
-->-- Alexander the Great, ''WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'' (Alexander the Great vs. Ivan the Terrible)

I had seven cars. A butler named Wetherbee. (Actually his name was McPherson, but I liked the sound of "Wetherbee.") I had two maids. I had a time-share deal on a jet. I had the house in Santa Barbara, the ''pied-a-terre'' in New York and was looking at a little place in Tuscany.\\

'''Dr. Nefarious''': Because you equated happiness with success, and now that you've achieved it, life is meaningless?

-->-- '''Mr. Mowz''', ''VideoGame/BookOfMarioThousandsOfDoors'' (a RecursiveTranslation of ''PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'')

'''King:''' [[YouTubePoop Mah]] [[MemeticMutation boi]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvJpiCjVrw0 this peace is what all true warriors strive for]]!

-->--'''[[http://dlisted.com/2016/01/14/the-oscar-nominations-really-brought-the-surprises-this-year/#more-201583 Michael K.]]''', "The Oscar Nominations Really Brought The Surprises This Year!!!!!!! (And I mean the direct opposite of that)"

'''Pip:''' No way! If you told me two years ago when we were either starting or ending a war in The Middle East that we'd end up fighting [[{{Ghostapo}} Nazi Vampires]], I'd have kissed you full on the mouth. But now? All I feel is robbed.

'''King:''' [[WebAnimation/YouTubePoop Mah]] [[MemeticMutation boi]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvJpiCjVrw0 this peace is what all true warriors strive for]]!

-->--'''''The Fall of Kang''''', ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' ("Second Sight")

-->--'''[[TheBogan Kano]],''' ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11''

''(sighs)'' [[ExplainExplainOhCrap No one left to fight]]... Any WorthyOpponent has already... fallen. [[GratuitousSpanish Dios]] [[MyGodwhathaveIdone mío]]. Perhaps victory can be a prison. A possibility I never imagined..."''

->''"Who would have ever imagined that [[FromNobodyToNightmare a sickly boy born in a prison would survive to become humanity's savior?]] I did. And now [[TheBadGuyWins the world is mine]]. So I say to all prisoners... '''[[SuddenlyShouting RISE]]! [[RousingSpeech Come out! Kill your wardens. Make slaves of your guards. Teach them the meaning of despair!]]''' We have no more prisons, no police, no [[KnightTemplar Regime]] left to fight...\\ ''(sighs)'' [[ExplainExplainOhCrap No one left to fight]]... Any WorthyOpponent has already... fallen. [[GratuitousSpanish Dios]] [[MyGodwhathaveIdone mío]]. Perhaps victory can be a prison. A possibility I never imagined..."''

->''"Who would have ever imagined that [[FromNobodyToNightmare a sickly boy born in a prison would survive to become humanity's savior?]] I did. And now [[TheBadGuyWins the world is mine]]. So I say to all prisoners... '''[[SuddenlyShouting RISE]]! [[RousingSpeech Come out! Kill your wardens. Make slaves of your guards. Teach them the meaning of despair!]]''' We have no more prisons, no police, no [[KnightTemplar Regime]] left to fight... [[ExplainExplainOhCrap No one left to fight]]... Any WorthyOpponent has already... fallen. [[GratuitousSpanish Dios mío]]. Perhaps victory can be a prison. A possibility I never imagined..."''

->''"The only real surprise was that the Oscar messes didn’t find a way to nominate Creator/MerylStreep for something. I expected to hear the words, 'And for Best Actress, the nominees are Meryl Streep for um, err, being Meryl Streep.' I guess Meryl Streep has this year off and is letting the lessers have their little fun."''
-->--'''[[http://dlisted.com/2016/01/14/the-oscar-nominations-really-brought-the-surprises-this-year/#more-201583 Michael K.]]''', "The Oscar Nominations Really Brought The Surprises This Year!!!!!!! (And I mean the direct opposite of that)"

->''"So honor the valiant who die 'neath your sword\\
But pity the warrior who slays all his foes''
-->--'''''The Fall of Kang''''', ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' ("Second Sight")

->''"When we finally caught you, I was expecting you'd put up more of a fight. Oh well...[[TropeNamers victory is boring]]."''
-->-- '''[[EmotionlessGirl Mai]]''', ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''

->''"I had a vision of a world without Batman. The mob ground out a little profit and the police tried to shut them down, one block at a time. And it was so... boring."''
-->-- '''ComicBook/TheJoker''', ''Film/TheDarkKnight''

->''"May all your dreams ''but one'' come true, for what is life without dreams?"''
-->-- '''David Gemmell'''

->''"This was all fun and games, but even I was growing tired at how easy it was to have the great detective L in the palm of my hand. Seeing him powerless to stop me was a thrill; but like all thrills, it was losing its edge. Even having his name, the name I wanted so badly to know--was all nothing now that I knew it. I felt like it was game over. It was the same thing as beating the final boss in a video game and seeing the end cut scenes. It was not satisfying once the task was actually completed. Was the hunt truly over? I wanted to win, but did it have to be so quickly? I was hoping to play a tad longer."''
-->-- '''[[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]]''', ''{{Fanfic/Seigikan}}''

->''"I WIN!!!'' [{{beat}}] ''I always win...''"
-->-- '''General Zod''', ''[[Film/{{Superman}} Superman II]]''

->''"Floki! Why don't you ask King Sweyn a question for me? Ask him if it's so fun always being the winner!"''
-->-- '''Thorkell the Tall''', ''Manga/VinlandSaga''

->''"This resistance was pitiful. Oh well. Not every battle can be one worth retelling."''
-->-- '''Ganondorf''', ''Videogame/HyruleWarriors''

->'''Hobbes''': The thrill of the chase is so diminished when one's prey has little legs.
->'''Calvin''': ''(angrily)'' OH, I'M ''REAL'' SORRY!
-->-- ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes''

->''"With 200 snowballs at my immediate disposal, I have no opposition! My will is law! I am omnipotent! ''[two {{beat panel}}s]'' How boring."''
-->-- '''Calvin''', ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes''

->''"I'm so thrilled to finally be failing."''
-->-- ''Music/BarenakedLadies'', "Falling For the First Time"

->''"Having overwhelming strength is pretty boring."''
-->-- '''Saitama''', ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan''

->''"Another flawless victory. Ah well. It almost makes one long for a loss, just to keep things interesting. Almost, but not quite..."''
-->-- '''Lady Aurelia Malys,''' ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000: Codex - Dark Eldar (5th ed)''

->''"The entity known as the [[VoluntaryShapeshifting Changeling]] felt despondent, but that was expected. It happened every time one of his [[TheChessmaster labyrinthine schemes]] reached completion. This was, in part, the sweet melancholy felt at the end of a long and beloved labour, but also a growing frustration with the inevitable anti-climactic ending. After all, there was no-one in this realm with the wit to appreciate the intricate details or the elaborate inveiglements he had so expertly wrought. The Changeling had tried explaining it to mortals before, [[HumansAreMorons but so many of the subtleties were lost on them that the game became tedious]]."''
-->-- ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000: Codex - Chaos Daemons''

->''"[[AntagonistInMourning Without Batman, crime has no punchline]]."''
-->-- '''The Joker''', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', "The Man Who Killed Batman"

->''"It reminds me of the time my dog ''actually'' caught a squirrel, after all those years of trying... He looked sad. Like he'd ruined something for himself."''
-->-- '''Creator/JonStewart'''

->[[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Shan]]... everything feels so empty... so ''[[EvilIsEasy easy]]...''
-->--'''Davros,''' AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho: ''[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho048Davros Davros]]''

->''"Who would have ever imagined that [[FromNobodyToNightmare a sickly boy born in a prison would survive to become humanity's savior?]] I did. And now [[TheBadGuyWins the world is mine]]. So I say to all prisoners... '''[[SuddenlyShouting RISE]]! [[RousingSpeech Come out! Kill your wardens. Make slaves of your guards. Teach them the meaning of despair!]]''' We have no more prisons, no police, no [[KnightTemplar Regime]] left to fight... [[ExplainExplainOhCrap No one left to fight]]... Any WorthyOpponent has already.. fallen. [[GratuitousSpanish Dios mío]]. Perhaps victory can be a prison. A possibility I never imagined..."''
-->--'''ComicBook/{{Bane}},''' ''VideoGame/Injustice2''

->''"I swear to you, I was never so alive as when I was winning this throne, or so dead now that I've won it."''
-->--'''Robert Baratheon''', ''Literature/AGameOfThrones''

->''"I'd cut a lotta deals, but none spiffier than this. I spared Kronika, and she gave up the [[{{MacGuffin}} Hourglass]]. The power to shape time and history to my liking? Oh ho ho, fuck yeah. I [[MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight set it up so that everything came up aces]]. Every [[GladiatorGames desire]], every [[{{Sadist}} wish]], every [[AllMenArePerverts whim]] I ever had? [[TheBadGuyWins Done and done]]. But I realized pretty quick I'd [[ChallengeSeeker sucked the fun out of things]]. Without [[BloodKnight a fight]], winning was worthless. Nah, the fun [[WantingIsBetterThanHaving wasn't in the having]]. It was in the getting. So I changed things up one more time. Now what I want is always just outta reach. I gotta earn it. I score lotsa wins, but not always. And when I do win... It's [[ArtifactOfDoom something to savor]]."''
-->--'''[[AwesomeAussie Kano]],''' ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11''

->'''Tucker:''' It looks like the Reds pulled out. Does that mean we win?\\
'''Church:''' I suppose so. Guess we have...two bases...in the middle of a box canyon.\\
'''Tucker:''' [[CallBack Whoop-dee-fuckin' doo.]]
-->--''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue''

->'''Pip:''' Alright men, you know the drill. If it moves; it dies. If it dies; you move on. [[GrenadeLauncher Keep those grenades coming]]. [[MoreDakka keep the bullets raining]]. And most-importantly: have fun. I'm going to have a smoke.\\
'''Willingham:''' No offense sir, [[CasualDangerDialogue but you're being awfully casual about this.]] I mean, as casual as usual. But aren't we dealing with "Creator/BramStoker Meets [[{{VideoGame/Wolfenstein}} Castle Wolfenstein]]" shit here?\\
'''Pip''': Honestly Willingham, we were prepared for a full-on tactical assault. Instead we got [[ThoseWackyNazis a volley of Swastika-covered dipshits]] [[LeeroyJenkins running dick-first into enemy territory.]]\\
'''Willingham:''' Still kinda crazy though isn't it?\\
'''Pip:''' No way! If you told me two years ago when we were either starting or ending a war in The Middle East that we'd end up fighting [[{{Ghostapo}} Nazi Vampires]], I'd have kissed you full on the mouth. But now? All I feel is robbed.
-->-- ''WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged''

->'''Emperor Nefarious''': That's it...? Where's the joy? The bliss? The ''murderous enlightenment''? Why don't I feel any different??\\
'''Dr. Nefarious''': Because you equated happiness with success, and now that you've achieved it, life is meaningless?
-->---''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankRiftApart''

->''"Another victory! I'm getting tired of these!"''
-->-- '''Banished Grunt''', ''VideoGame/HaloInfinite''

-->--''Machinima/RedVsBlue''

->'''Emperor Nefarious''': "That's it...? Where's the joy? The bliss? The ''murderous enlightenment''? Why don't I feel any different??"\\
-->'''Dr. Nefarious''': "Because you equated happiness with success, and now that you've achieved it, life is meaningless?"

'''Pip''': Honestly Willingham, we were prepared for a full-on tactical assault. Instead we got a volley of Swastika-covered dipshits [[LeeroyJenkins running dick-first into enemy territory.]]\\

Pip: Honestly Willingham, we were prepared for a full-on tactical assault. Instead we got a volley of Swastika-covered dipshits [[LeeroyJenkins running dick-first into enemy territory.]]\\