| 1 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 2 | |
| 3 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 4 | ->'''Son Goku:''' That was dirty...!\ |
| 5 | '''Krillin:''' Dirty doesn't mean shit in a fight! |
| 6 | -->-- ''Manga/DragonBall'', "[[Recap/DragonBallTienShinhanArc Ten Shinhan Arc]]" |
| 7 | |
| 8 | ->''I saw an opening that screamed "attack"... so I did!'' |
| 9 | -->-- '''Goku''', ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' |
| 10 | |
| 11 | ->''There's no such thing as fair or unfair in battle. There is only victory or, in your case, defeat. '' |
| 12 | -->-- '''Vegeta''', ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' |
| 13 | |
| 14 | ->''Clearly a dirty move by Frieza, but effective, you have to give him that.'' |
| 15 | -->-- '''Beerus''', ''Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF'' |
| 16 | |
| 17 | ->[''Eis Shenron has just used Pan as a HumanShield against Goku'']\ |
| 18 | '''Goku''': Bringing my family into this is a dirty move, Eis!\ |
| 19 | '''Eis''': Dirty moves work better than clean ones. And I'll do anything to win this. |
| 20 | -->--''Anime/DragonBallGT'' |
| 21 | |
| 22 | ->''All's fair in a fight to the death.'' |
| 23 | -->-- '''Edward Elric''', ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' |
| 24 | |
| 25 | ->''"Honor doesn't matter when it comes to fighting! The winner is the boss, the loser is the pet."'' |
| 26 | -->--'''Jun Kamata''', ''Manga/GTOTheEarlyYears'' |
| 27 | |
| 28 | ->''Are you stupid? In a match to the death, there's no such thing as fair or foul!'' |
| 29 | -->-- '''Bankotsu''', ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'' |
| 30 | |
| 31 | ->'''Count Brocken:''' Damn you! How dare the righteous protagonist do something so dirty! You sure about this? The fans will cry, you know.\ |
| 32 | '''Kouji:''' Shut up! Take it like a man! Don't try to play innocent with me! |
| 33 | -->-- ''Anime/MazingerZ'' |
| 34 | |
| 35 | ->''You know that above all I detest sentimental tripe like "Honor" or "Mercy." This is war! All that matters is victory!'' |
| 36 | -->-- '''Don "Foul Play" Krieg''', ''Manga/OnePiece'' |
| 37 | |
| 38 | ->''Do you think I'm a coward? There's nothing wrong with that. This is the strongest weapon of a seasoned warrior... it is called "cunning."'' |
| 39 | -->-- '''Tatsumi''', ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' |
| 40 | |
| 41 | ->'''Kenshiro:''' You call throwing dynamite around a martial art?\ |
| 42 | '''Jackal:''' Hey, as long as it works. |
| 43 | -->-- ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' |
| 44 | |
| 45 | ->''"Getting caught up in style and throwing away victory is something for the lower ranks to do. Captains can't even think about doing such a carefree thing. Don't try to be a good guy... From the instant they enter into a war, both sides are evil."'' |
| 46 | -->-- '''[[BewareTheNiceOnes Shunsui Kyouraku]]''', ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' |
| 47 | |
| 48 | ->''"You think it's unfair, don't you? But you know... [[TheMole a traitor]] never concerns themselves with a fair fight."'' |
| 49 | -->--'''[[spoiler:Rio Kurotori]]''', ''Manga/MuhyoAndRoji'' |
| 50 | [[/folder]] |
| 51 | |
| 52 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 53 | ->''There is no such thing as a fair fight. There's only the fight and who's left standing.'' |
| 54 | -->-- '''Franchise/{{Batman}}''' |
| 55 | |
| 56 | ->''You don't win fights by being a strong man or a clever boxer. You win by being more willing to permanently fuck up the other guy.'' |
| 57 | -->-- '''Michael Jones''', while [[EyeScream permanently fucking up the other guy]], ''ComicBook/DesolationJones'' |
| 58 | |
| 59 | ->There is no fairness, no grace, no nobility in the Wolfriders' method of combat. They obey but one rule: survive by any means, no matter how cruel or bloody. |
| 60 | -->-- ''ComicBook/ElfQuest'' |
| 61 | |
| 62 | ->'''Huntress:''' Did I just see you cheating?\ |
| 63 | '''Batman:''' Winning. |
| 64 | -->-- ''[[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica JLA #38]]'' |
| 65 | |
| 66 | ->''When you're on your own, behind enemy lines, no artillery, no air strikes, no hope of an evac, you don't fight dirty. You do things that make dirty look good.'' |
| 67 | -->-- '''ComicBook/ThePunisher''', ''ComicBook/ThePunisherWelcomeBackFrank'' |
| 68 | |
| 69 | ->''Can you run? You should run... Seriously, you want to run... Okay. What do you know? What do you have? No, lose the swords. Sai trump swords... Flock tactics. She attacks, you back off. Don't engage until someone can lock down the sai with a chain, then go ''en masse''. (''{{beat}}, shocked expression'') ''En masse'' means '''everyone at once'''... I know you're a ninja but... Just do it! (''frustrated'') Listen to me: you have a choice... strictly following the ancient code of ninjutsu and being a dead ninja or going in like I say and ''maybe'' being alive ninja.'' |
| 70 | -->-- '''[[ComicBook/NewMutants Prodigy]]''' giving phone advice to a bunch of {{mook}}s, ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers'' vol.2 #6 |
| 71 | |
| 72 | -> '''Narrator:''' But in spite of their gallantry, the Britons had some strange customs that were rather a drawback in battle...\ |
| 73 | [[BritsLoveTea They stopped at five o'clock every day to drink hot water...]]\ |
| 74 | Moreover, they stopped fighting two days out of every seven...\ |
| 75 | Accordingly UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar, a cunning strategist, decided to fight only at five o'clock on weekdays and all day on weekends.\ |
| 76 | '''Cassivellaunos:''' [[StiffUpperLip Oh I say,]] the cads! |
| 77 | --> ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}} and the Britons'' |
| 78 | |
| 79 | ->''Fighting isn't about glory. Fighting isn't about pride. This is the mistake that crazy scum like you always make. Fighting's about winning.'' |
| 80 | -->-- '''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica''', ''Ultimate Nightmare'' |
| 81 | |
| 82 | ->''I'm sorry, but you seem confused. Just 'cuz I let you land a few easy blows — that '''doesn't''' mean we're having a '''fair''' fight!'' |
| 83 | -->-- '''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}''', ''ComicBook/WayOfTheWorld'' |
| 84 | |
| 85 | ->''Look — Here's the problem. You've done some bad things, but I'm really, really upset right now. So much so that, honestly, I don't trust myself. And if you attack me or I attack you... I will hurt you. I'll hurt you worse than you've ever been hurt in your whole life. I can carve you up as soon as look at you. I can break you, boil you, freeze you. I can do things you can't imagine. Things I can't imagine, until I have to. And then I'll improvise. Part of me is hoping you will attack. And part of me is praying — for your sake, and my own peace of mind — that you don't. It's up to you.'' |
| 86 | -->-- '''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}''', ''ComicBook/ManyHappyReturns'' |
| 87 | |
| 88 | ->''...if on this mission you are forced into close quarters combat, understand you are most likely completely outmatched. Fight dirty. [[GoForTheEye Gouge eyes]]. [[GroinAttack Destroy...crotches]]. [[MadBomber Use ze explosives you like so much]].'' |
| 89 | -->-- '''Batroc the Leaper''', offering combat advice to Gwenpool, ''ComicBook/TheUnbelievableGwenpool #4'' |
| 90 | |
| 91 | ->''[[WideEyedIdealist Lieutenant]], if I ever see you behaving honorably or fairly [[OldSchoolDogfight up there]], I'll shoot you down myself. I've never met a [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI Hun]] who was prepared to give me a sporting chance, and I can assure you I don't indulge in the practice either. You see him before he sees you, you creep up behind him, you shoot him in the back — you run away. You ''survive'', do you understand me?"'' |
| 92 | -->-- '''Major Roxburgh-Jones''', ''War Is Hell: First Flight of the Phantom Eagle'', Issue #3 |
| 93 | |
| 94 | ->''You young guys never learn. Equipment doesn't matter. Only thing that matters is a willingness to do what the other guy won't.'' |
| 95 | -->-- '''ComicBook/ThePunisher''', ''Punisher: War Machine'' |
| 96 | |
| 97 | ->''In Skywatch training exercises, we focus more on the "martial" than the "art". "Art" suggests perfection of form, potential for exhibition at tournaments, and usually some spiritual element. We don't bother with that nonsense.\ |
| 98 | We train to do as much damage as possible in the shortest amount of time. We fight dirty.'' |
| 99 | -->-- '''Spike Witwicky''', ''ComicBook/TheTransformersIDW'' |
| 100 | |
| 101 | ->A supervillain always has a hidden wound or a weak point.\ |
| 102 | Until you find it: go for the balls! |
| 103 | -->--'''Instructor at a SuperheroSchool''', ''ComicBook/CaptainBiceps'' |
| 104 | [[/folder]] |
| 105 | |
| 106 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 107 | ->''I don't believe in fair fights, Ms. Lewis. I believe in winning.'' |
| 108 | -->-- '''[[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]]''', ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/231335/navigate Gift of Asylum]]'' |
| 109 | |
| 110 | ->''Honor is all well and good for regulating your personal behavior, but trying to apply honor to warfare is the domain of the dead and the stupid.'' |
| 111 | -->-- '''Manga/{{Naruto}}''', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10917821/2/The-questionable-burdens-of-leadership-of-a-troll-Emperor The (Questionable) Burdens of Leadership of a Troll Emperor]]'' |
| 112 | |
| 113 | ->[[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara]] drew on her every erg of reserve power to keep fighting. But, increasingly, she found herself on the defensive. She fought to keep Satan Girl's fingers from her eyes, her jaws from her carotid artery, her knees from her crotch. |
| 114 | -->-- ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy'' |
| 115 | |
| 116 | ->'''[[WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron The Horned King]]''': Contrary to what you may read about in your fairy tales and even some misguided history books, there is no such thing as a [[KnifeFight knife 'fight']]. It will not be [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen a duel]], it will not be a joust you see civilized people doing or you may read about in stories. It will be combat, and chances are it will only last a few seconds. One uses a weapon against another not to fight, but to win, and if your opponent knows you have a knife, he will do everything in his power to prevent you from doing so. Your opponent will not be looking for a fight. He will be attempting to assassinate. As such, regardless of how quick you are, the odds are you will not have time to draw your weapon before you realize he has one. Therefore the absolute ''last'' thing you should do is try and fight him. Nor should you let him know you have a weapon. Keep it [[HiddenWeapons concealed at all times]], if possible.\ |
| 117 | '''[[MoralityPet Avalina]]''': But, sir. If I'm too slow to even defend myself, why did you give me [[ChastityDagger this]]?\ |
| 118 | '''The Horned King''': Because this weapon is not to fight with. Its purpose is to wound or kill if need be. Simply wounding someone and remaining to fight will only worsen your situation. If the predicament is dire enough to draw your weapon, then killing, more often than not, is the only way out. Particularly with a knife, there is no middle ground. However, if the slightest opportunity to flee arises, take it. Do not linger to do damage. Another myth many foolishly believe is that you will have time to aim for a certain area of the body. I have personally seen soldiers do this and they invariably lost, as their opponent simply did not care where they struck, so long as they overwhelmed and killed them. If you are ever forced to draw your weapon, aim for what is closest, regardless of what it is. The pain has a possibility of causing your opponent to withdraw slightly and allowing you to escape. [''moves closer to the anxious Avalina to pacify her''] Are you alright?\ |
| 119 | '''Avalina''': [[AllLovingHeroine I don't want to kill. I don't want to hurt people...]]\ |
| 120 | '''The Horned King''': Nor do I wish you to. However, I would prefer you to do so and live rather than other possibilities. |
| 121 | -->-- ''Fanfic/HopeForTheHeartless'' |
| 122 | |
| 123 | ->''I knew what I had to do. She was making the same mistake the ABB thugs made in the alley. They treated me like another person when I had been fighting, as if I was concerned with protecting my body first and foremost, as if I wasn't willing to do anything it took to win. This wasn't some fucking prize fight. This was combat.'' |
| 124 | -->-- '''Emma''', ''Fanfic/{{Quicken}}'' |
| 125 | |
| 126 | ->'''Lord Shen''': Who have you been practising with? It wasn't [[UpperClassTwit that pheasant fool]], was it?\ |
| 127 | '''Lady Lianne''': It was Rhino.\ |
| 128 | '''Lord Shen''': No wonder you're too formal. He has instilled too much honour in you. You fight as if you're participating in a fair and honourable duel. ''I'' taught you how to fight for your life, to survive.\ |
| 129 | '''Lady Lianne''': But as I've just discovered, you have ''no'' honour. |
| 130 | -->-- ''Fanfic/TheVow'' |
| 131 | |
| 132 | ->"It's not fair!" he snapped.\ |
| 133 | "Of course it isn't," said [[ComicBook/LexLuthor Luthor]], grabbing him by the hair and presenting his palm-blaster to send a Kryptonite blast into his face. "And that's the way I like it." |
| 134 | -->-- ''Fanfic/SupermanAndMan'' |
| 135 | |
| 136 | ->'''Felix:''' A human shield? Have you no shame?\ |
| 137 | '''Byleth:''' There's no place for shame in a battle. Use every advantage you can get. Bring a meteor to a fist fight if you can spare the resources. Only a fool, or a dead man, thinks of chivalry in combat. |
| 138 | -->-- ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/20059252/chapters/47505547 Byleth: Peculiar Professor]]'' |
| 139 | |
| 140 | ->'''Cyborg''': Just so you know, that's reason number two why Robin hates that guy.\ |
| 141 | '''Wonder Girl''': Because he fights like an asshole?\ |
| 142 | '''Cyborg''': Because he fights like an asshole. |
| 143 | -->-- ''Fanfic/LessThanZeroKenchi618'' talking about [[OriginalCharacter Null]] |
| 144 | |
| 145 | ->''Cyril continued his advance out of the city, avoiding men and monsters alike. The Hunter had also learned some stealth during his time in Yharnam. Some fights you just didn't want to get into and landing the first blow on an unaware enemy was often key to winning hard fights. Sure backstabbing and underhanded tactics made you look like a complete and utter bastard to more honorable folk but really who the hell was complaining?'' |
| 146 | -->-- ''Fanfic/TheGoodHunter'' |
| 147 | |
| 148 | ->''The First Hunter of the Workshop also had quite the distaste for fair combat. No one, not beast or man, wanted to be stuck in a fair fight. A Hunter must be cunning, focused, swift and cruel. It was a lesson that he imparted on his young student constantly when he returned to the Dream.'' |
| 149 | -->-- ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'' |
| 150 | |
| 151 | ->It was true they could die. It was true this was a fight to the death. However... this fight lacked the same crushing urgency as a true [Battle].\ |
| 152 | It was too fair. In a real battle, you didn't choose the perfect chess maneuver. You moved all of your pieces as fast as possible without any regard for the other player's turn. The fundamental unfairness of it was the point. You crushed their options with your own onslaught. The goal of battle preparation was to have an unfair advantage. |
| 153 | -->-- ''Fanfic/FateRevelationOnline'' |
| 154 | [[/folder]] |
| 155 | |
| 156 | [[folder:Film -- Animated]] |
| 157 | ->'''[[ComicBook/TheJoker Joker]]:''' ''[gets [[GroinAttack kneed]] by Terry in the groin]'' What are you doing?!\ |
| 158 | '''Terry:''' Fighting dirty.\ |
| 159 | '''The Joker:''' The ''[[PretenderDiss real]]'' Batman would never-- ''[Terry digs the knee in deeper]'' AUGH!\ |
| 160 | '''Terry:''' [[InsultBackfire Told you [that] you didn't know me]]. |
| 161 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker'' |
| 162 | [[/folder]] |
| 163 | |
| 164 | [[folder:Film -- Live-Action]] |
| 165 | ->''You want to kill a man like me, you better stab me {{in the back}}. That's the catch. See, honorable men, they die hard. But they still die. It's men like me that survive and conquer.'' |
| 166 | -->-- '''Nicola the Woodcutter''', ''Film/{{Bunraku}}'' |
| 167 | |
| 168 | ->'''Inmate:''' Now, you're gonna want to poke the guy's eyes out so he can't see the fight...\ |
| 169 | '''Mentor:''' Dude, the kid is in high school.\ |
| 170 | '''Inmate:''' ''Oh''. Then you're gonna have to fight ''dirty''. |
| 171 | -->-- ''Film/TheNewGuy'' |
| 172 | |
| 173 | ->''The point of warfare is not to die for your country, but make the other bastard die for ''his''!'' |
| 174 | -->-- '''General George Patton''', ''Film/{{Patton}}'' |
| 175 | |
| 176 | ->'''Will Turner:''' You cheated!\ |
| 177 | '''Captain Jack Sparrow:''' [[ItsWhatIDo Pirate.]] |
| 178 | -->-- ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' |
| 179 | |
| 180 | ->'''Will Turner:''' You didn't beat me. You ignored the rules of engagement. In a fair fight, I'd kill you.\ |
| 181 | '''Captain Jack Sparrow:''' That's not much incentive for me to fight fair, then, is it? |
| 182 | -->-- ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' |
| 183 | |
| 184 | ->''So, Lone Star, now you see that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.'' |
| 185 | -->-- '''Dark Helmet''' after cheating two times in a row in a fight against Lone Star, ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}'' |
| 186 | |
| 187 | ->'''Harry:''' Now wait a minute, this ain't a fair fight.\ |
| 188 | '''Archie:''' There's six of you; only two of us.\ |
| 189 | '''Harry:''' And you've got knives, and we've got nothing.\ |
| 190 | '''Gang leader:''' But that's how we win.\ |
| 191 | '''Archie:''' You know when we lived in this neighborhood, there were ''rules'' to streetfighting.\ |
| 192 | '''Gang leader:''' Rules? What kind of rules?\ |
| 193 | '''Archie:''' Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!'' (''GroinAttack'') Or this! (''EyeScream'') Or this! (''right cross with a [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters]]'') Now does everyone understand the rules? (''[[ScrewThisImOutOfHere Other gangbangers flee]]'') Those guys don't know shit about streetfighting. |
| 194 | -->-- ''Film/ToughGuys'' |
| 195 | |
| 196 | ->''You wanna know how you do it? Here's how, they pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. That's the Chicago way, and that's how you get Capone! Now do you want to do that? Are you ready to do that?'' |
| 197 | -->-- '''Jim Malone''', ''Film/TheUntouchables'' |
| 198 | |
| 199 | ->'''Marshall Strickland:''' If you can't read the sign, Tannen, I presume you can read this. (''points to rifle'') |
| 200 | ->'''Buford Tannen:''' Pretty tough hombre when you're pointin' a scattergun [[InTheBack at a man's back]]. |
| 201 | ->'''Strickland:''' Just like you, Tannen, I take every advantage I can get. Now are you gonna check your iron? |
| 202 | ->'''Buford:''' I was joking with your deputy. Of course I'm going to check my iron. We all were, weren't we boys? |
| 203 | ->'''Gang Members:''' Yeah... |
| 204 | -->-- ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'' |
| 205 | |
| 206 | ->''No more chivalry. Now we fight like wolves.'' |
| 207 | -->--'''Robert the Bruce''', ''Film/OutlawKing'' |
| 208 | |
| 209 | ->'''Ape:''' George, remember everything I thought you about Queensberry Rules and fighting fair? |
| 210 | ->'''George:''' Uh huh. |
| 211 | ->'''Ape:''' Well, now's a good time to forget it. |
| 212 | -->-- ''Film/GeorgeOfTheJungle'' |
| 213 | |
| 214 | ->''Sweep the leg, time to get dirty\ |
| 215 | [[EyeScream Poke the eyes]] 'til they go blurry\ |
| 216 | Chop the throat and [[AgonyOfTheFeet stomp the toes]]\ |
| 217 | Ears smacked from the back, then punch the nose!\ |
| 218 | Wham, bam, time to get fuck-slammed\ |
| 219 | Puttin' in work going hand-to-hand\ |
| 220 | Kick 'em in the knees so hard it buckles\ |
| 221 | Quick uppercut, left-right with knuckles\ |
| 222 | Hot brass, [[GrievousBottleyHarm smash a bottle]]\ |
| 223 | Whoopin' that ass goin' mano-a-mano\ |
| 224 | You better call the dentist, I'm feelin' ruthless\ |
| 225 | Hard to talk shit [[TeethFlying when your mouth is toothless]]\ |
| 226 | Nuts for luck, get the party started\ |
| 227 | Knock you out like [[TheBigGuy Colossus]] [[ToiletHumor farted]]\ |
| 228 | Lingerie does nothing for me\ |
| 229 | [[CombatSadomasochist But smackin' bad guys makes me horny]]'' |
| 230 | -->'''Deadpool Rap (X-Force Remix)''', ''Film/Deadpool2'' |
| 231 | |
| 232 | ->''"I always bring a gun to a knife fight."'' |
| 233 | -->--'''Jackknife''', ''Film/TheManWithTheIronFists'' trailer |
| 234 | |
| 235 | ->'''Dr. Raymond Cocteau''': John Spartan, this display of barbaric behavior was unacceptable even in your time!\ |
| 236 | '''John Spartan''': Yeah. But it worked. When a man like Phoenix has a gun to your head, ten seconds is nine and a half seconds longer than you live. |
| 237 | -->--''Film/DemolitionMan'' |
| 238 | |
| 239 | ->''"No warning shots. Warning shots are bullshit. You shoot to kill, or you don't shoot at all."'' |
| 240 | -->--'''Jody''', ''Film/{{Phantasm}}'' |
| 241 | |
| 242 | ->'''Hector Cyr''': You're supposed to say 'go' in karate. You face each other, you bow, and you say go!\ |
| 243 | '''Sheriff Hank Keough''': Yeah, as in go fuck yourself! |
| 244 | -->--''Film/LakePlacid'' |
| 245 | |
| 246 | ->''I'm not a devious man by nature, but when you're unarmed, your tactics might gotta be downright Archimedian.'' |
| 247 | -->-- '''Buster Scruggs''', ''Film/TheBalladOfBusterScruggs'' |
| 248 | |
| 249 | ->''"Fuck this [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen gentleman]] shite!"'' |
| 250 | -->-- '''Shepherd''' before throwing a grenade at the '''Duke of Oxford''', ''Film/TheKingsMan'' |
| 251 | |
| 252 | ->'''Mook:''' I learned [[WhatTheFuAreYouDoing that]] from [[DeliberateValuesDissonance a Chinaman]]. |
| 253 | ->'''Jim West:''' (''[[ShovelStrike hits him with a shovel]]'') I just made that up. |
| 254 | -->-- ''Film/WildWildWest'' |
| 255 | [[/folder]] |
| 256 | |
| 257 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 258 | ->British Major Fairbairn, who had been chief of police in Shanghai before the Japanese capture of the city, taught the Fairbairn method of assault and murder. His course was not restricted to Camp X, but later given at OSS camps in the United States. All of us who were taught by Major Fairbairn soon realized that he had an honest dislike for anything that smacked of decency in fighting. |
| 259 | -->--''Behind Japanese Lines'' |
| 260 | |
| 261 | ->''Foolish boy, do you not understand what is at stake when you cross blades with another? You may win a hundred fights, a thousand, ten thousand, but you can only lose once!'' |
| 262 | -->-- '''Zaknafein Do'Urden''', ''[[Literature/TheDarkElfTrilogy Exile]]'' |
| 263 | |
| 264 | ->The Assassins’ Guild was easy to outwit. They had strict rules, which they followed quite honourably, and this was fine by Vimes, who, in certain practical areas, had no rules whatsoever. |
| 265 | -->-- ''Literature/NightWatchDiscworld'' |
| 266 | |
| 267 | ->''Fair fights are too easy to lose.'' |
| 268 | -->-- '''Harry Dresden''', ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' |
| 269 | |
| 270 | ->''It was just him and me. [[HonorBeforeReason He fought with honor]]. If it weren't for his honor, he and the others would have beaten me together. They might have killed me, then. His sense of honor saved my life. I didn't fight with honor... I fought to win.'' |
| 271 | -->-- '''Ender''', ''Literature/EndersGame'' |
| 272 | |
| 273 | ->''Here's the thing: We don't give a shit about fairness here. We're soldiers. Soldiers do not give the other guy a sporting chance. Soldiers [[InTheBack shoot in the back]], [[DefensiveFeintTrap lay traps and ambushes]], [[InfauxmationDesk lie to the enemy]], and outnumber the other bastard every chance they get.'' |
| 274 | -->-- '''Bean''', ''Literature/EndersShadow'' |
| 275 | |
| 276 | ->The rules of fair play do not apply in love and war. |
| 277 | -->-- ''Euphues'' |
| 278 | |
| 279 | ->''Imagination is a weapon. Those who lack it are the first to die.'' |
| 280 | -->-- ''Literature/GoblinSlayer'' |
| 281 | |
| 282 | ->Few indeed are the maiming tricks of foul combat unknown to even the rank and file of the highly efficient Secret Service of the Triplanetary League; and Costigan, a Sector Chief of that unknown organization, knew them all. Not for pleasure, sportsmanship, nor million-dollar purses do these secret agents use Nature's weapons. They come to grips only when it cannot possibly be avoided, but when they are forced to fight in that fashion, they go into it with but one grim purpose — to kill, and to kill in the shortest possible space of time. |
| 283 | -->-- ''[[Literature/{{Lensman}} Triplanetary]]'' |
| 284 | |
| 285 | ->''Timothy, "fair" means I bring all my people home alive. Fuck the others.'' |
| 286 | -->-- '''John Clark''', ''Literature/RainbowSix'' |
| 287 | |
| 288 | ->Verily, thou art not paid for thy methods, but for thy results, by which meaneth thou shalt kill thine enemy before he killeth you by any means available. Thou shalt, in thy Warrior's Mind and Soul, always remember My Ultimate and Final Commandment: There Are No Rules - Thou Shalt Win At All Cost. |
| 289 | -->-- The Ten Commandments of [=SpecWar=], ''[[Literature/RogueWarrior Red Cell]]'' |
| 290 | |
| 291 | ->''I fight with the weapons I have. It's the only sensible way.'' |
| 292 | -->-- '''Aiken Drum''', ''Literature/SagaOfTheExiles'' |
| 293 | |
| 294 | ->''No such thing as fighting dirty, really, [[Literature/YoungBond Jimmy]]. There's just fighting to win. Use whatever you like, you can forget about rules; you’ve got to kick, scratch, bite, punch, claw with your nails... What you've got to do, see, is hurt your enemy as bad as you can as quick as you can, before he hurts you. Go for the soft bits, [[EyeScream the eyes]], nostrils, armpits, [[GuttedLikeAFish belly]], and, of course... well, you know [[GroinAttack where a bloke hurts worst]].'' |
| 295 | -->-- '''"Red" Kelly''', ''Literature/SilverFin'' |
| 296 | |
| 297 | ->'''Baron Vengeous:''' Only a heathen would bring a gun to a swordfight.\ |
| 298 | '''Skulduggery Pleasant:''' And only a moron would bring a sword to a gunfight. |
| 299 | -->-- ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant: Playing With Fire'' |
| 300 | |
| 301 | ->In kendo, you can get a good solid hit on your opponent and still not get credit for it, because the judges feel you didn't possess the right amount of zanshin. Hiro doesn't have any zanshin at all. He just wants this over with. |
| 302 | -->-- ''Literature/SnowCrash'' |
| 303 | |
| 304 | ->''Understand something. Your enemy is not helpless just because you've drawn blood. Your enemy is not helpless until he stops breathing. If you find yourself in a fight, that is your goal: not to frighten, not to wound. But to kill.'' |
| 305 | -->-- '''Khara''', ''Literature/{{Endling}}'' |
| 306 | |
| 307 | ->I didn't bother to say, "Don't fight fair." In the world we share, that's the air we breathe. |
| 308 | -->-- ''[[Creator/AndrewVachss Terminal]]'' |
| 309 | |
| 310 | ->''I have the honour to inform you, and at the same time to warn you, that no death in war is murder. The objective of warfare is the annihilation of the enemy by any means necessary.'' |
| 311 | -->-- '''Member of Richthofen's Circus''', ''[[Creator/WilburSmith The Burning Shore]]'' |
| 312 | |
| 313 | ->[[BadassCreed There is only one sin, defeat. There is only one grace, victory.]] |
| 314 | -->-- The modernized '''Legions of Terror''', ''Literature/APracticalGuideToEvil'' |
| 315 | |
| 316 | ->''"Those [[RoyalBrat prancing little pants-wetters]] come here to learn the colorful and gentlemanly art of fencing, with its many sporting ''limitations'' and its proscriptions against ''dishonorable'' engagements. You, on the other hand, '''you''' are going to learn how to '''kill men with a sword.'''"'' |
| 317 | -->-- '''Don Maranzalla''', ''[[Literature/GentlemanBastard The Lies of Locke Lamora]]'' |
| 318 | |
| 319 | ->I have been in only a handful of fights with other vampires over the entire span of my existence, and they all ended in an instant. There weren't any long, protracted sequences of trading punches back and forth, interspersed with with [[YouFightLikeACow chatty exchanges by both parties]]. No wrestling around and [[ThereWasADoor crashing through skylights or walls]]. No running across the room at each other before [[AirJousting leaping into the air for a dazzling aerial duel]] replete with judo throws. No tackle moves where the floor got peeled up because the force of the collision was so intense. No [[{{Flynning}} elaborate swordplay that contained elements of fencing]]. And never was there any slow motion. No, my fights ended immediately — because I punched a silver spike concealed between the fingers of my gloved hand through the heart of my opponent as we were getting ready to begin. He never knew what hit him. If a fight can't be avoided, I don't wait for a formal start to the proceedings; it's over before it begins. |
| 320 | -->-- ''The New Vampire's Handbook'' |
| 321 | |
| 322 | ->''If you can't win in a fair fight, then don't pick one.'' |
| 323 | -->-- ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'', Vol. 3, on fighting Accelerator |
| 324 | |
| 325 | ->Windstance was familiar to [[MasterSwordsman Adolin.]] It had served him well throughout his career.\ |
| 326 | But it didn't feel right today.\ |
| 327 | ''We're at war'', Adolin thought as Salinor edged forward, looking to test him. ''And every [[BlueBlood lighteyes]] in this army is a raw recruit.''\ |
| 328 | It wasn't time for a show.\ |
| 329 | [[CurbstompBattle It was time for a beating.]] |
| 330 | -->-- ''Literature/WordsOfRadiance'' |
| 331 | |
| 332 | ->There was no trace in her of the beribboned show fighter: she fought like she wanted to kill you and she hoped it would hurt. |
| 333 | -->-- ''Literature/HarrowTheNinth'' |
| 334 | |
| 335 | ->''There's no such thing as fighting dirty. There's fighting like you want to live, and fighting like you want to die. If you've got anything to live for -- anything at all -- I suggest you try the first way. The people you love will thank you for it.'' |
| 336 | -->--''[[Literature/InCryptid Discount Armageddon]]'' |
| 337 | |
| 338 | ->''Playing fair is for people who don't mind playing to lose.'' |
| 339 | -->--'''Kevin Price''', ''Literature/InCryptid'' |
| 340 | |
| 341 | ->'''Marcone:''' You know what I think?\ |
| 342 | '''Harry:''' You think we should shoot Nicodemus InTheBack at the first opportunity and let Michael dismember him.\ |
| 343 | '''Marcone:''' Yes.\ |
| 344 | '''Harry:''' ''[draws his gun]'' Okay. |
| 345 | -->-- ''Literature/DeathMasks'' |
| 346 | [[/folder]] |
| 347 | |
| 348 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 349 | ->'''Gomez:''' He's right, Morticia: the family honor! You'll have to challenge Palmeroy to a duel!\ |
| 350 | [{{beat}}]\ |
| 351 | '''Uncle Fester:''' No, I'd rather shoot him {{in the back}}.\ |
| 352 | '''Morticia:''' Uncle Fester, that is not the honorable way!\ |
| 353 | '''Uncle Fester:''' I know, but it's the ''safe'' way.\ |
| 354 | '''Gomez:''' Uncle Fester, I'm ''ashamed'' of you! An Addams doesn't know the ''meaning'' of the word "fear!"\ |
| 355 | '''Uncle Fester:''' I do! I'll shoot him in the back!\ |
| 356 | '''Morticia:''' Uncle Fester, remember the Addams name!\ |
| 357 | '''Gomez:''' It'll ''have'' to be a duel!\ |
| 358 | '''Uncle Fester:''' With swords?\ |
| 359 | '''Gomez:''' With victory going to the swiftest, the cunningest, the ''deadliest!''\ |
| 360 | [{{beat}}]\ |
| 361 | '''Uncle Fester:''' I'll shoot him in the back!\ |
| 362 | '''Gomez:''' Wait, how about pistols?\ |
| 363 | '''Uncle Fester:''' Well, that's different. I- [{{beat}}] Does he get one, too?\ |
| 364 | '''Gomez:''' Naturally!\ |
| 365 | '''Uncle Fester:''' Loaded?\ |
| 366 | '''Morticia:''' You get one bullet apiece.\ |
| 367 | [{{beat}}]\ |
| 368 | '''Uncle Fester:''' In the back! |
| 369 | -->--''Series/TheAddamsFamily'' |
| 370 | |
| 371 | ->''This isn't dueling pistols at dawn, this is war. You never wanna fight fair. You wanna sneak up behind your enemy, and club 'em over the head. You see, Scar understands that. And so do I. So, that's why I'm gonna kill him.'' |
| 372 | -->-- '''Starbuck''', ''[[Series/BattleStarGalactica2003 Battlestar Galactica]]'' |
| 373 | |
| 374 | ->''One of the things a covert operative has to give up is the idea of a fair fight. Spies are not trained to fight fair. Spies are trained to win.'' |
| 375 | -->-- '''Michael Westen''', ''Series/BurnNotice'' |
| 376 | |
| 377 | ->'''Warrick Brown:''' (''holds up bullet pulled from wall'') Hey, Gris, who brings a gun to a knife fight?\ |
| 378 | '''Gil Grissom:''' The winner? |
| 379 | -->-- ''Series/{{CSI}}'' |
| 380 | |
| 381 | ->''I'd kill a man in a fair fight... or if I thought he was gonna ''start'' a fair fight...'' |
| 382 | -->-- '''Jayne Cobb''', ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' |
| 383 | |
| 384 | ->'''Lysa Arryn:''' You do not fight with honor!\ |
| 385 | '''Bronn:''' [[AtLeastIAdmitIt No]]. (''looks to the Moon Door he just [[DisneyVillainDeath tossed his opponent out of]]'') He did. |
| 386 | -->-- ''Series/GameOfThrones'' |
| 387 | |
| 388 | ->'''Jamie Lannister:''' Brave man you are, attacking a man when his guard is down.\ |
| 389 | '''Bronn:''' Best time to attack a man. |
| 390 | -->-- ''Series/GameOfThrones'' |
| 391 | |
| 392 | ->'''Carisi''': What, were you camping back there? |
| 393 | ->'''Fin''': Yeah, I know. Bad form, but effective. |
| 394 | -->-- '''Carisi and Fin after Fin surprises a suspect from behind''', ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'', “Intimidation Game” |
| 395 | |
| 396 | ->'''Lister''': You mean you could happily kill him if he was asleep?\ |
| 397 | '''Rimmer''': I could happily kill him if he was on the job. Gloop him. |
| 398 | -->-- ''Series/RedDwarf'', "Justice" |
| 399 | |
| 400 | ->'''O'Brien:''' There are rules, Garak, [[OfficerAndAGentleman even in a war!]]\ |
| 401 | '''Garak:''' Correction. ''Humans'' have rules in war. Rules that make victory a little harder to achieve, in my opinion. |
| 402 | -->-- ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', "Rocks and Shoals" |
| 403 | |
| 404 | ->'''Odo:''' You'd shoot a man in the back?\ |
| 405 | '''Garak:''' Well, it's the safest way, isn't it? |
| 406 | -->-- ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', "Call to Arms" |
| 407 | |
| 408 | ->'''Bashir:''' Doesn't sound very honorable to me. |
| 409 | ->'''Worf:''' In war, there is nothing more honorable than victory. |
| 410 | -->-- ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', "The Way of the Warrior" |
| 411 | |
| 412 | ->''"If you are willing to use deadly force on another human being, use a fucking gun. The moral and legal consequences are almost the same, and at least you won't hurt your hands and be sore every week from practicing at the dojo."'' |
| 413 | -->-- '''Penn Jillette,''' ''Series/PennAndTellerBullshit'', "Martial Arts" |
| 414 | [[/folder]] |
| 415 | |
| 416 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 417 | ->''I say victory is better than honour.'' |
| 418 | -->-- '''[[https://scryfall.com/card/por/85/craven-knight Craven Knight]]''', ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' |
| 419 | |
| 420 | ->''I concede it was a cheap shot, but it was the only one I could afford.'' |
| 421 | -->-- '''Gerrard''' of the ''Weatherlight'', ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'', [[https://scryfall.com/card/tpr/163/stun "Stun"]] |
| 422 | |
| 423 | ->''[[DirtyCoward Cowardice]] is a term invented by those with no cunning.'' |
| 424 | -->-- '''[[https://scryfall.com/card/mmq/22/ignoble-soldier Ignoble Soldier]]''', ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' |
| 425 | |
| 426 | ->''Victory needs no explanation. Defeat allows none.'' |
| 427 | -->-- ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' |
| 428 | |
| 429 | ->''The first rule of [[GoodOldFisticuffs unarmed combat]] is: don't be unarmed.'' |
| 430 | -->-- '''Tau academy instructor''', ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' |
| 431 | |
| 432 | ->''Whether the challenge is accepted or not, Llewendor always attacks immediately. Since he wears magical armor, [[PoisonedWeapons poisons his blade]] and [[MagicKnight fights with sorcery]], some opponents find him unchivalrous. Most of these are dead, although he once left a ranger alive [[CruelMercy with three withered limbs and no food]].'' |
| 433 | -->--''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} Wizards'' |
| 434 | |
| 435 | ->''"Because the Wolves kill cleanly, and we do not. They also kill quickly, and we have never done that, either. They fight, they win, and they stalk back to their ships with their tails held high. If they were ever ordered to destroy another Legion, they would do it by hurling warrior against warrior, seeking to grind their enemies down with the admirable delusions of the 'noble savage'. If we were ever ordered to assault another Legion, we would virus bomb their recruitment worlds; slaughter their serfs and slaves; poison their gene-seed repositories and spend the next dozen decades watching them die slow, humiliating deaths. Night after night, raid after raid, we'd overwhelm stragglers from their fleets and bleach their skulls to hang from our armour, until none remained. But that isn't the quick execution the Emperor needs, is it? The Wolves go for the throat. We go for the eyes. Then the tongue. Then the hands. Then the feet. Then we skin the crippled remains, and offer it up as an example to any still bearing witness. The Wolves were warriors before they became soldiers. We were murderers first, last, and always!"'' |
| 436 | -->-- '''Jago Sevatarion, First Captain of the Night Lords Space Marine Legion''', ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' |
| 437 | [[/folder]] |
| 438 | |
| 439 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 440 | ->''"Lissen, kid... Ere ain' no fair an' ere ain' no square. It's winnah take all. An' it's easier tuh lick a guy by sluggin' 'im fum behin' 'en it is by sockin' it out wid 'im toe tuh toe. Cause if yuhr lickin' 'im, en he pulls a knife on yuh, see? En wheah are yuh?"'' |
| 441 | -->-- '''Martin''', ''Theatre/DeadEnd'' |
| 442 | [[/folder]] |
| 443 | |
| 444 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 445 | ->We fight ''dirty.'' If an enemy is facing us, we might consider our options, and even slip away if his sword looks too big. If his back is to us, however, I personally favor knocking him down, and then jumping on his neck where the bones snap with a gratifying crunch. Of course, it is up to you and your personal style. |
| 446 | -->-- ''[[Literature/TheElderScrollsInUniverseBooks The Ahzirr Trajijazaeri]]'' |
| 447 | |
| 448 | ->''I'm warning you. I fight dirty!'' |
| 449 | -->-- '''ComicBook/TheJoker''', ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'' |
| 450 | |
| 451 | ->''If you don't draw first, you don't get to draw at all.'' |
| 452 | -->-- '''Booker [=DeWitt=]''', ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite'' |
| 453 | |
| 454 | ->'''[[VideoGame/MetalGear Solid Snake]]:''' Stealth is just as important in victory as courage.\ |
| 455 | '''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]]:''' What's that supposed to mean?\ |
| 456 | '''Solid Snake:''' Well, picture this: You're surrounded in a room, and the enemy knows you're there, but doesn't know your exact location. Good luck charging at them to win. Now, let's apply some tactics: If you sneak around and take them out one at a time, eventually you'll defeat enough of them that you safely make your escape, all while keeping them looking for you.\ |
| 457 | '''Dante:''' Whatever man. You're still a coward.\ |
| 458 | '''Solid Snake''': Call me what you will. In the end I'll be the one who survives. |
| 459 | -->-- ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'', ''Journey of the Five'' GameMod |
| 460 | |
| 461 | ->''I don't pick fights I can't win.'' |
| 462 | -->-- '''Ephraim''', ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones'' |
| 463 | |
| 464 | ->''I don't care how it's done... All that matters is that you're dead!'' |
| 465 | -->-- '''[[AxCrazy Jagi]]''', ''Videogame/FistOfTheNorthStarKensRage'' |
| 466 | |
| 467 | ->''FUCK OFF! I don't need no martial arts. I... just gotta win! As long as I can do that... doesn't matter how the hell I do it!'' |
| 468 | -->-- '''[[AxCrazy Jagi]]''', ''Videogame/FistOfTheNorthStarLostParadise'' |
| 469 | |
| 470 | ->''My friend Jack says “A fair fight means you didn’t prepare right.”'' |
| 471 | -->-- '''Calamity''', ''Videogame/{{Fortnite}}'' |
| 472 | |
| 473 | ->''Victory goes not to the loudest, but to the most effective.'' |
| 474 | -->-- '''Master of Whispers''', ''VideoGame/GuildWars: Nightfall'' |
| 475 | |
| 476 | ->''You want to try again; I didn't give you enough warning; you'd be fine if you were ready. Excuses like that have no value. Unfairness and deceit are superior. The difference between life and death.'' |
| 477 | -->-- '''Ky Kiske'''[[note]]yes, ''[[KnightInShiningArmor that]]'' Ky Kiske[[/note]], ''[[VideoGame/GuiltyGearXrd Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-]]'' |
| 478 | |
| 479 | ->'''Pit:''' I don't know, attacking enemies from behind when they're not looking seems kind of cowardly.\ |
| 480 | '''Palutena:''' Every warrior knows that cowardice is the foundation upon which victory is built.\ |
| 481 | '''Pit:''' You just totally made that up, didn't you? |
| 482 | -->-- ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'' |
| 483 | |
| 484 | ->''A beautiful loss is still a loss, and an ugly win is still a win!'' |
| 485 | -->-- '''Grimsley''', ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' |
| 486 | |
| 487 | ->'''Kazuo Akuji:''' ''[after beating the Boss in a sword duel]'' Did you really think you could match my skill?!\ |
| 488 | '''The Boss:''' No. ''[[[NeverBringAKnifeToAGunFight pulls out a gun and shoots Akuji in the chest]]]'' I'm gonna cheat. |
| 489 | -->-- ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2'' |
| 490 | |
| 491 | ->Cheaters Always Prosper. |
| 492 | -->-- ''VideoGame/{{Tyrian}}'', with GodMode turned on |
| 493 | |
| 494 | ->''Huh. Always wondered why people never use their strongest attack first.'' |
| 495 | -->--'''[[spoiler:Sans the Skeleton]]''' after subjecting the player to a particularly brutal gauntlet of attacks [[ActionInitiative on their first turn]], ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' %%Properly capitalized as otherwise spoiler tag is useless. |
| 496 | |
| 497 | ->'''Player:''' The god of war prefers to fight infants?\ |
| 498 | '''Balthazar:''' The god of war prefers to win. |
| 499 | -->-- ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'' |
| 500 | |
| 501 | ->Putting an arm around the girl's shoulders, you tell her about the Impish Vigilant – one of [[TaughtByExperience the School's]] more outspoken practitioners. The Vigilant protects suffrage campaigners – be they [[{{Golem}} clay]], criminal, or [[DeliberateValuesDissonance female]] – against the attentions of [[StateSec the Special Constables]]. She advocates [[HiddenWeapons concealed weapons]], steel-toed boots, and a cheerful absence of mercy. Her enemies think carefully before getting back up. |
| 502 | -->--''Videogame/FallenLondon'' |
| 503 | |
| 504 | ->[[ProudWarriorRace Krogan:]] |
| 505 | ->[[FragileSpeedster Top approach]], double-strike to eye ridge, slide down between blinded target's rising arms, precision nerve strike to throat, secondary nerve strike to counter blood rage, [[GroinAttack quad-kick]] to bend target, [[NeckSnap grip each side of skull, running leaping spinning neck-snap.]] |
| 506 | ->[[StuffBlowingUp Alternate: Bomb.]] |
| 507 | -->--'''Shadow Broker Dossier: Thane Krios: Prefferred Assassination Methods''', ''Videogame/MassEffect2'' |
| 508 | |
| 509 | ->''A fair fight is a losing fight. Always [[KneeCapping go for the kneecaps]] and [[GroinAttack the balls]].'' |
| 510 | -->--'''[[FootballHooligans Red Card]]''', ''VideoGame/AgentsOfMAYHEM'' |
| 511 | |
| 512 | ->''The first rule of fighting is? That's cute... you have rules.'' |
| 513 | -->--'''AltText for Swarmlord Zugin''', ''[[VideoGame/SwarmSimulator Swarm Simulator: Evolution]]'' |
| 514 | |
| 515 | ->''Where's the fun in playing fair?'' |
| 516 | -->--'''Olivia "Sombra" Colomar''', ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' |
| 517 | |
| 518 | ->''As a rule, assassins are weaklings... They can't win if they fight fair, so they use trickery.'' |
| 519 | -->--'''Legault''', ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'' |
| 520 | |
| 521 | ->''"A shinobi would know the difference between honor and victory."'' |
| 522 | -->--'''Genichiro Ashina''', ''VideoGame/SekiroShadowsDieTwice'' |
| 523 | |
| 524 | ->''"As amusing as your savage dances are, once again I have proven the superiority of setting your nose to the grindstone and not mucking about."'' |
| 525 | -->--'''The Outlander'''[[labelnote:Full Name]]Sir Roderick Ponce von Fontlebottom the Magnificent Bastard[[/labelnote]] after shooting a martial artist dead, ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire'' |
| 526 | |
| 527 | ->''"[[VideoGame/MarioKart8 Mario Circuit]]: At the stationary points, a warning will indicate when there are karts approaching. Try to throw someone onto the track when karts arrive!"'' |
| 528 | -->--'''A tip''' in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' |
| 529 | |
| 530 | ->''"If you're not fighting dirty, then you're not fighting, am I right?!"'' |
| 531 | -->--'''Thor''', ''Videogame/GodOfWarRagnarok'' |
| 532 | |
| 533 | ->''"You know what they say: if you can't win, '''cheat'''!'' |
| 534 | -->--'''Spellslamzer''', ''VideoGame/SkylandersSuperChargers'' |
| 535 | |
| 536 | ->''"I believe there is a benefit to attacking from behind an impenetrable defense. Some may call it cheating, they may call you a coward, even... I call them targets. History is written by the winners, after all."'' |
| 537 | -->--'''Plasma Shrimp item log''', ''[[VideoGame/RiskOfRain2 Risk of Rain 2: Survivors of the Void]]'' |
| 538 | [[/folder]] |
| 539 | |
| 540 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
| 541 | ->''You can wash away disgrace with results.'' |
| 542 | -->-- '''Archer''', ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' |
| 543 | [[/folder]] |
| 544 | |
| 545 | [[folder:Web Comics]] |
| 546 | ->''I've noticed that smart characters are usually not very honorable, and honorable characters are usually [[HonorBeforeReason not very smart.]]'' |
| 547 | -->-- '''David Anez''', ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'' |
| 548 | |
| 549 | ->''Some people complained about Sarah [[GroinAttack attacking Hedge in this manner]], saying it was a cheap move. I can understand wanting to perpetuate the idea that it's not cool to kick a dude there, but dude.''\ |
| 550 | \ |
| 551 | ''DUDE!''\ |
| 552 | \ |
| 553 | ''[[PickOnSomeoneYourOwnSize Hedge is huge compared to her. Hedge is huge compared to ELLIOT.]] He's holding long chain like he intends to [[ChainPain hurt someone with it]], Sarah knows him to be one of Grace's brothers (aka A TRAINED ASSASSIN), and he's the aggressor.''\ |
| 554 | \ |
| 555 | ''There's no "fair fight" to be had here. If someone attacks you outside of an agreed to match in some sort of ring, screw fighting fair. You fight as dirty as you have to, darn it.''\ |
| 556 | \ |
| 557 | ''And one can call it a cheap shot if they like, but DUDE. Sarah's a teenage girl of average build and height who just sucker-kicked an enomrous [sic] muscular shapeshifting assassin instead of running and leaving Elliot to his fate. Sarah's a badass, your argument is invalid.'' |
| 558 | -->-- '''Author commentary''', ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/2003-10-27 October 27, 2003]] |
| 559 | |
| 560 | ->''Import'nt t'draw that fine line between fightin' dirty an' fightin' stupid.'' |
| 561 | -->-- '''Commander Badass''', ''Webcomic/ManlyGuysDoingManlyThings'' |
| 562 | |
| 563 | ->''Hya ha ha! Here's the deal, kiddie! I don't need to kill ya "honorably", just as long as you wind up dead! Have fun!'' |
| 564 | -->-- '''Metal Man''', ''Webcomic/MSPaintMasterpieces'' |
| 565 | |
| 566 | ->'''Tatsumaki:''' If my brain hadn't been damaged... you'd only take me 5 seconds.\ |
| 567 | '''Garou:''' Is that so? Well, I'm sorry you're so exhausted! Perhaps I can help put you to rest. |
| 568 | -->-- ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'' |
| 569 | |
| 570 | ->''I've found that only two things really matter. Power, in as great a quantity as you can muster, and style... and in a pinch, style can slide.'' |
| 571 | -->-- '''Xykon''', ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' |
| 572 | |
| 573 | ->'''Glasya-Labolas:''' Dishonorable!! Uncouth!! Have you wenches no sense of a warrior's code?!?!\ |
| 574 | '''Kimmy:''' ''God,'' no. |
| 575 | -->-- ''Webcomic/OzzieTheVampire'', [[http://www.ozziethevampire.com/comic/episode-01-vinyl-fight-page-36 Episode 01: Vinyl Fight]] |
| 576 | |
| 577 | ->Only cheaters prosper. |
| 578 | -->-- Maxim 31 of the [[BigBookOfWar Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries]], ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' |
| 579 | [[/folder]] |
| 580 | |
| 581 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 582 | ->Wild dogs - also called fucking wolves - are inquisitive, intelligent predators that travel in packs. Which means there are several of them and they all think "fair fight" means "we outnumber the hell out of you." |
| 583 | -->-- ''Website/{{Cracked}}'', [[http://www.cracked.com/article_15853_the-6-cutest-animals-that-can-still-destroy-you.html "The 6 Cutest Animals That Can Still Destroy You"]] |
| 584 | |
| 585 | ->'''[[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu]]:''' [[BloodKnight Neither of us has reached their full potential]].\ |
| 586 | '''[[Franchise/MortalKombat Scorpion]]:''' As if that matters. |
| 587 | -->-- ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' |
| 588 | |
| 589 | ->''If you think I won't shoot you in the back, you're mistaken.'' (BLAM) |
| 590 | -->-- '''[[VideoGame/HalfLife Gordon Freeman]]''', ''WebVideo/FreemansMind'' |
| 591 | |
| 592 | ->'''[[PsychoForHire Jan Valentine]]''': (''facing a room full of armed men'') ...Well, that's not fair at all...\ |
| 593 | '''[[BigGood Integra]]''': [[PreMortemOneLiner Aww, I am sorry]]. [[IronicEcho We don't give a fuck.]] (''everybody opens fire'') |
| 594 | -->-- ''WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged'' |
| 595 | |
| 596 | ->'''Zordon:''' That was not the honorable way!\ |
| 597 | '''Nostalgia Critic:''' But it was the effective way, can't argue with results. |
| 598 | -->-- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''', "[[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS6E11 Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie]]" |
| 599 | |
| 600 | ->'''Red Soldier:''' Ah, you fucking camping bitch!\ |
| 601 | '''Blue Soldier:''' It's a legitimate strategy! |
| 602 | -->-- ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' |
| 603 | |
| 604 | ->'''Latias''': So who wishes to fight me?\ |
| 605 | (''Fido kicks Latias in the face the instant his/her sentence is finished. Hard enough to send a normal man through the wall.'')\ |
| 606 | '''Fido''': ...If Eve doesn't mind, I guess I'd like to.\ |
| 607 | '''Latias''': Always a Dark Type's tactics.\ |
| 608 | '''Fido''': Hey, that's racist.\ |
| 609 | '''Latias''': Not when you literally used a Dark Type move.\ |
| 610 | '''Fido''': No, I didn't. It's called "strategy". ''This'' would be a "Dark" type move.\ |
| 611 | (''Fido tries to bite into Latias's wing. Hard. In other words, "[[AC:Fido used Crunch!]]"'') |
| 612 | -->-- ''Roleplay/WeAreOurAdventuringAvatars'' |
| 613 | |
| 614 | ->''It's called cheating. Deal with it!'' |
| 615 | -->-- '''Yami''', ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' |
| 616 | |
| 617 | ->''The turning point came when I was invaded, but [[CombatCompliment the attacker bowed upon seeing me]], a gesture of recognition to mark [[WorthyOpponent a duel between equals]]... So while he was bowing, I ran up and stuck my halberd up his ass.'' |
| 618 | -->-- '''Yahtzee''' describing his experience with ''Videogame/DarkSouls'', ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'' |
| 619 | |
| 620 | ->''"My former master always said that, in a fight, if given the opportunity, I should run the other guy over with my car."'' |
| 621 | -->--'''Redditor [[https://www.reddit.com/r/martialarts/comments/37pol2/as_long_as_the_martial_art_works/ kuroiryu146]]''' |
| 622 | [[/folder]] |
| 623 | |
| 624 | [[folder:Web Video]] |
| 625 | ->''It's wrestling logic, I know. But if a guy beat me almost unto death with a bat covered in nails, I'd fuckin' kill him. I wouldn't grab a ''folding chair'' from a random passerby. I'd pretty much load up a shotgun filled with white phosphorous rounds and shove up it his ass. But that's just me.'' |
| 626 | -->--'''[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Noah Antwiler]]''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UblsWhe3GaA#t=410s on]] {{Wrestling/TNA}} ''[=iMPACT=]'' 9.23.10 |
| 627 | |
| 628 | ->'''Pat''': (on a debate on forums over who of the crew would win in a fist fight) Arguments are split between myself and Woolie. Woolie for obvious reasons as he is a giant man compared to us, and is currently taking boxing classes.\ |
| 629 | '''Liam''': I don't see how you're even in the contest.\ |
| 630 | '''Pat''': Because I will show up with a gun. |
| 631 | -->--''WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay'' |
| 632 | |
| 633 | ->''"Guys, if you're bothered by cheating, either loosen your moral code, or stop hinging the ''fate of the world ON DEATH MATCHES!''"'' |
| 634 | -->--'''Future Trunks''', ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' |
| 635 | |
| 636 | ->'''Imperfect Cell''': [[CallingYourAttacks KA...ME...]] |
| 637 | ->'''Trunks''': ''HAAAAAAA! [[TalkingIsAfreeAction (Blasts Cell with a massive energy beam)]]'' |
| 638 | ->'''Imperfect Cell''': Wait, ''LET ME FINISH!'' |
| 639 | -->--''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'', "Episode 60: Epilogue" |
| 640 | [[/folder]] |
| 641 | |
| 642 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 643 | ->'''Zuko:''' Uncle, you were unconscious. Azula did this to you... it was a surprise attack.\ |
| 644 | '''Iroh:''' Somehow, that's not so surprising. |
| 645 | -->--''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' |
| 646 | |
| 647 | ->'''Scrooge [=McDuck=]:''' Still a cheater, eh, Glomgold?\ |
| 648 | '''Flintheart Glomgold:''' I look at it this way: Why not?! [[EvilLaugh Hehe-ahahaha!]] |
| 649 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' |
| 650 | |
| 651 | ->'''Kronis''': You should have stuck with me, kid. I can teach you the important stuff. [Throws his hammer into the air]\ |
| 652 | '''Duncan''': Hammer twirling?\ |
| 653 | '''Kronis''': [Sucker punches Duncan then catches his hammer] Like how to fight dirty. |
| 654 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse2021'' |
| 655 | |
| 656 | ->'''Po:''' Hundun, do you really want to say you only beat me because [[WorfHadTheFlu I'm hurt and exhausted]]?\ |
| 657 | '''Hundun:''' [[BluntYes I'm good with that]]. |
| 658 | -->--''WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness'' |
| 659 | |
| 660 | ->'''Splinter''': You strike a wounded warrior! You have no honor!\ |
| 661 | '''Shredder''': I fight to win. |
| 662 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'' |
| 663 | |
| 664 | ->'''Leonardo''': Their leader was crazy good. By which I mean he was good and seemed a little crazy. Besides he had all these guys with him, it wasn't a fair fight.\ |
| 665 | '''Splinter''': What do you mean, "fair fight"?\ |
| 666 | '''Leonardo''': A fair fight, you know, where either side could win?\ |
| 667 | '''Splinter''': So a fair fight is a fight you could lose.\ |
| 668 | '''Leonardo''': Well, yes, but... well, what I... what I mean is...\ |
| 669 | '''Splinter''': You don't want to assure your victory.\ |
| 670 | '''Leonardo''': No, I do, but... ''(Splinter sweeps his legs with his staff then pins him)'' Ow! Hey!\ |
| 671 | '''Splinter''': Was that fair?\ |
| 672 | '''Leonardo''': No!\ |
| 673 | '''Splinter''': Did I win?\ |
| 674 | '''Leonardo''': ...I see your point.\ |
| 675 | '''Splinter''': Seek victory, not fairness. |
| 676 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' |
| 677 | |
| 678 | ->'''Shredder''': In any conflict, the winner is the one ready to do what the loser is not. Now, the [[CoolHelmet Kuro Kabuto]]!\ |
| 679 | '''Leonardo''': How do I know you won't attack me as soon as I give you the helmet?\ |
| 680 | '''Shredder''': [[BluntYes Of course I am going to attack you!]] Did you think you'd get out of this without a fight? |
| 681 | -->--''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' |
| 682 | [[/folder]] |
| 683 | |
| 684 | [[folder:Real Life]] |
| 685 | ->''Nature hath made men so equal in the faculties of body and mind as that, though there be found one man sometimes manifestly stronger in body or of quicker mind than another, yet when all is reckoned together the difference between man and man is not so considerable...the weakest has strength enough to kill the strongest, either by secret machination or by confederacy with others that are in the same danger with himself.'' |
| 686 | -->--'''Thomas Hobbes''' |
| 687 | |
| 688 | ->''I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgiving by the hand, lead him to a quiet place and kill him.'' |
| 689 | -->-- '''Creator/MarkTwain''' |
| 690 | |
| 691 | ->''I don't know what Queensberry Rules are, but the Oscar Wilde Rule is to shoot on sight.'' |
| 692 | -->-- '''Creator/OscarWilde''' |
| 693 | |
| 694 | ->If it's worth fighting for, it's worth fighting dirty for. |
| 695 | -->-- Murphy's Laws of Military Operations |
| 696 | |
| 697 | ->The first rule of American combat doctrine appears to be to disregard all other rules of American combat doctrine if it is advantageous to do so. |
| 698 | -->-- Unknown Soviet general |
| 699 | |
| 700 | ->''When lives are on the line, there is no such thing as a fair fight.'' |
| 701 | -->-- Anon |
| 702 | |
| 703 | ->''Those who live by the sword [[NeverBringAKnifeToAGunFight get shot by those who don't.]]'' |
| 704 | -->-- Old joke |
| 705 | |
| 706 | ->If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! |
| 707 | -->-- T-shirt quote |
| 708 | |
| 709 | ->''Don't you ever dare disrespect her or anyone else like that again. If you do, I will not fight you, I will shoot you. I don't care how tough you are, you won't get back up from a bullet to the head.'' |
| 710 | -->-- '''Wrestling/JimCornette''' to Wrestling/BrockLesnar after Lesnar attacked Cornette's girlfriend for real and injured her |
| 711 | |
| 712 | ->''I never, ever, want to see a Sailor or a [[SemperFi Marine]] in a fair fight.'' |
| 713 | -->-- - ADM (Ret.) Gary Roughead, Former Chief of Naval Operations, [[UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks United States Navy]] |
| 714 | [[/folder]] |
| 715 |
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