History Quotes / WellIntentionedExtremist

-->-- [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/goc-supplemental-basic-guide Emergency Procedure Pizzicato]], ''Wiki/SCPFoundation''

-->-- [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/ethics-committee-orientation Ethics Committe Orientation]], ''Wiki/SCPFoundation''

-->-- '''ComicBook/DoctorDoom''', ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFour''

'''Megatron:''' Cybertron '''is''' the center of my universe! How is it not at the heart of ''yours''?!

-> ''"Zenam refuses to respond to my letters. Another person who rejects me over this... I̶ ̶h̶a̶t̶e̶ No, I don't. I can't bring myself to even write it, no no. I wonder how much longer it will take. The second prototype was a dud. How much longer will I need to hide? To steal and ruin others' work? The ends have to justify the means. They must. Otherwise it's all for nothing, and I'll have harmed so many good peoples' reputations. Why is it they cheer for fancy new lamps and do-nothings, but fear true progress? I can't force them to listen, but so many bridges have been burnt for this. Things can never be the same after this. Will it be for the better, or for worse? I pray it is for the better... or else I have a lot of making up to do."''

-->-- '''Discord''' explaining why he brought back Twilight Sparkle's worst enemies in season 9 of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''

-> ''"Zenam refuses to respond to my letters. Another person who rejects me over this... [[strike:I hate]] No, I don't. I can't bring myself to even write it, no no. I wonder how much longer it will take. The second prototype was a dud. How much longer will I need to hide? To steal and ruin others' work? The ends have to justify the means. They must. Otherwise it's all for nothing, and I'll have harmed so many good peoples' reputations. Why is it they cheer for fancy new lamps and do-nothings, but fear true progress? I can't force them to listen, but so many bridges have been burnt for this. Things can never be the same after this. Will it be for the better, or for worse? I pray it is for the better... or else I have a lot of making up to do."''

-->-- '''Harnort''''s notes, ''VideoGame/{{Wynncraft}}''

-->-- '''Samuel Hayden''', ''VideoGame/{{Doom|2016}}''

'''[[spoiler:Shadow!]]Konrad:''' No-one ever does, Walker.

->''"The very moment that Man loses his imagination, he is doomed."\\
"It is unfortunate... but this is for the sake of protecting Earth from... [[spoiler:[Kali Yuga].]]"\\
"I have conceived it. A method by which Man might be spared. We have chosen. This is the solution that we have devised."''
-->-- '''[[Manga/LineBarrelsOfIron Deus Ex Machina]]''', ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsUX''

->You're wearing a lab coat. You're standing with... [[MadScientist men of science]]. [[VisionaryVillain Visionaries]]. Brilliant but misunderstood. I see a land marked up, like a great experiment. Each test a new beginning. Each sacrifice an acceptable loss. You will not be loved, but you will save humanity... [[PlayingWithSyringes however you choose to define it]].
-->--'''Mama Murphy,''' to [[spoiler: players allied with the Institute]], ''VideoGame/Fallout4''

->''"Tell me again all the crimes I've committed, and I'll tell you the price of victory."''
-->--'''Swain''', ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends''

->My reflection in the black blood of [[AIIsACrapshoot our Warden]] whispers. I need to save them from [[AfterTheEnd this hell]]. I need to let them sleep. Lock them in [[LotusEaterMachine the lucid dreams]] I've seen.
-->--Graffiti left by '''Terry Akers,''' ''VideoGame/{{SOMA}}''

-> ''"Villains want to fight the establishment and topple the status quo. But they're branded as "villains" just because they want to change the world."''
-->-- '''Marina''', ''VideoGame/Splatoon2''

->''"In my years fighting crime, I've learned one truth: that every villain is the hero of his own story. Superman was no exception. The Joker drugged him. Tricked him into killing his pregnant wife Lois. And made him trigger the bomb that nuked Metropolis. So when Superman killed the Joker, I understood why; we all did. But once that line was crossed, [[StartOfDarkness there was no going back]]. He gave himself and the Justice League a new mandate. Stop all crime before it happened, by any means necessary. [[ObliviouslyEvil But he couldn't see his good intentions were leading him down a path of tyranny and evil.]] That's how our greatest hero... [[FallenHero became our greatest threat]]."''
-->-- '''Bruce Wayne''', ''VideoGame/Injustice2''

->'''Axton:''' So, you think Zarpedon should have destroyed the moon, and the Vault with it?
->'''Athena:''' ... No. While it is tempting to think that destroying the Vault was the right path, I believe it was just the easiest.
-->'''-- VideoGame/BorderlandsThePreSequel'''

-> ''...To walk the righteous path, to live for the sake of others. To rise to the highest station, yet remain powerless to bring an end to your people's suffering. What price salvation, then? What sacrifice beyond reason? For uneasy lies the head that wears a crown...''
-->'''[[PlayerCharacter The Warrior of Light]]''' on '''Archbishop Thordan VII''', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV''

->I Just Cannot Compute It\\
Why Everyone Else Is So...Ungrateful\\
''[[[DramaticShattering throws glass on the ground]] [[MadeOfExplodium that explodes]]]''\\
Whoops That Was My Extra Dangerous Glass\\
Kris\\
I Just Want To Make Everyone Smile\\
And If I Become An Evil Villain To Accomplish That\\
Is That Bad?\\
''[{{beat}}]''\\
It's Okay\\
You Do Not Have To Answer\\
[[{{Troll}} You Would Be Wrong]]
-->-- '''Queen''', ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}''

->'''Alice''': Why don't you leave me alone? And why don't you leave me alone?
->'''Wizard of Wonderland''': But you don't understand my dear. Wonderland needs me. (''speaking rhythmically, beginning his VillainSong'') Now Wonderland needs improving. It's just too impossibly odd. Someone must get a few changes moving. ''And I'm just the man for the job!''

-->--'''Darth Vader''', ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''

-->--'''General Zod''', ''Film/ManOfSteel''

-->-- '''John Doe''', ''{{Film/Se7en}}''

-->--'''ComicBook/{{Ultron}}''' to '''ComicBook/TheAvengers''', ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''

->''"[[ComicBook/{{Gamora}} Little one]], it’s a simple calculus. This universe is finite. Its resources, finite. If life is left unchecked, life will cease to exist. It ''needs'' correction."''
-->-- '''Thanos''', ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''

->''"All these souls, lost and alone. I can save them! [[EvilutionaryBiologist I can cure them!]] There's no need to stop me, Peter!"''
-->--'''The Lizard''', ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan''

->'''Special Agent Johnson''': Figure we take out the terrorists. Lose twenty, twenty-five percent of the hostages, tops.\\
'''Agent Johnson''': I can live with that.
-->--''Film/DieHard''

-->--'''Shingen Takeda''', ''Film/{{Kagemusha}}''

-->--'''John Lark''', ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout''

->''"Our enemies are your enemies, Nick. Disorder, war. It's just a matter of time before a dirty bomb goes off in Moscow, or an EMP fries Chicago. Diplomacy? Holding action, a band-aid. And you know where I learned that; Bogota. You didn't ask, you just did what had to be done. I can bring order to the lives of seven billion people by sacrificing twenty million. It's the next step, Nick, if you have the courage to take it."''
-->--'''Alexander Pierce''' to '''ComicBook/NickFury''', ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''

-->--'''Alexander Pierce''', ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''

-->--'''N'Jobu''', ''Film/BlackPanther2018''

->''"You're handed this precious gift, right? Each one of you granted redemption from the Creator - murderers, rapists, and molesters - all of you, you just have to repent, and God takes you into His bosom. In all the worlds in all the universe, no other creature can make such a boast, save man. It's not fair. If sweet, sweet God loves you so, then I will make you worthy of His love. I've been watching for a long time. It's only in the face of horror that you truly find your nobler selves. And you can be so noble. So, I'll bring you pain, I'll bring you horror, so that you may rise above it. So that those of you who survive this reign of Hell on earth will be worthy of God's love."''
-->--'''Gabriel''', ''Film/{{Constantine}}''

->'''Tanna''': Eros, do we *have* to kill them?\\
'''Eros''': Yes.\\
'''Tanna''': It seems such a waste.\\
'''Eros''': Well, wouldn't it be better to kill a few now than, with their meddling, permit them to destroy the entire universe?
-->--''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace''

'''Ilia:''' The same one as you! [[WhatIsEvil There's no such thing as innocent! There's no right thing to do! Only what's best for us!]] There’s the humans that still hate the Faunus, and there’s the others who stand by and let the hate happen! But you know what snuffs out hate? Fear. I don’t like hurting people. But I’ll tell you this ...it’s gotten us results.\\

->'''Sulley:''' It doesn't have to be this way!\\
[[spoiler:'''Waternoose]]:''' I have no choice! Times have changed! Scaring isn't enough anymore!\\
'''Sulley:''' ''But kidnapping children?!''\\
[[spoiler:'''Waternoose]]:''' I'll kidnap a ''thousand'' children before I let this company die! And I'll silence ''anyone'' who gets in my way!
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc''

-->-- '''[[spoiler:Satsuki Kiryūin]]''', ''Anime/KillLaKill'', to [[spoiler:her mother Ragyou]].

-> "I Just Cannot Compute It\\

[[{{Troll}} You Would Be Wrong]]"
-->-- '''Queen''', ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}

''[[[DramaticShattering throws glass on the ground]] [[MadeOfExplodium that explodes]]]\\
Whoops That Was My Extra Dangerous Glass

[[{{Troll}} You Would Be Wrong"

->''"I removed the chance for compromise, because ''there is no compromise!''"''
-->-- '''[[spoiler: Anders/Vengeance]]''', ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''

-->--''[[Film/TheThing1982 Things]],'' by Creator/PeterWatts

-->--''Literature/TheMoonIsAHarshMistress''

->"To me, being willing to do whatever it takes--the "ends justifies the means" mentality... '''That''' is evil, in my opinion. It doesn't matter if your goals are noble or if you [don't have] an "evil" goal in mind. If you are willing to do '''whatever it takes'''; hurt whoever you need to; crawl over and stop whoever you need to on the way up to that goal, '''that makes you evil''', in my opinion. You need to have '''ethics''' that guide how you get to where you're going [in order] to not be considered a villain or villainess or evil or whatever. [...] There are very few evil people [out there] who ''believe'' they're evil; they think they're doing the right thing; they think they're in [[TheHerosJourney a hero's journey that they're the center of]]. And it's always interesting when you can actually find some common ground between what the villain wants and what the hero wants--like, [[NotSoDifferent they both want the same thing; they both have the same vision of what's best]]. But again, usually, the villain is willing to do whatever it takes, which is: 'I'm willing to harm to reach that goal.' Whereas the hero says: 'No! We are '''not''' going to abandon our ethics in order to get the desired result."

->''"It's just that here at Freddy's, heh, we have a few rules.\\
AND IF YOU BREAK THEM WE WILL HAVE TO BREAK YOU LIKE YOU BROKE OUR HEARTS.\\

Now you wouldn't want that, and frankly, neither would I,\\
But sometimes to do some good you've gotta '''be the bad guy!'''"''
-->-- '''Bonnie''', Mandopony's ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2'' fan song "Survive The Night"