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8 | [[folder:Anime and Manga]] |
9 | -> '''Signum:''' So you made your lightweight armor even lighter.\ |
10 | '''Fate:''' I can move that much faster because of it.\ |
11 | '''Signum:''' If you take even a glancing blow, you will die. Are you crazy, Testarossa?\ |
12 | '''Fate:''' That is so I can defeat you. |
13 | -->-- ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'' |
14 | |
15 | ->''"It doesn't matter how powerful you are if you can't hit me."'' |
16 | -->-- '''Char Aznable''', ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' (and occasionally quoted by some of [[{{Expy}} his copycats]]) |
17 | |
18 | ->''"...I've always found it a mystery. When you're huge and bulky, with heavy arms and armour, why do you think that makes you stronger? You're all... '''Too slow.'''"'' |
19 | -->-- '''Thorfinn "Karlsefni''', ''Manga/VinlandSaga'' |
20 | [[/folder]] |
21 | |
22 | [[folder:Literature]] |
23 | ->''Full of strength and laced\ |
24 | with fragility:\ |
25 | the thoroughbred,\ |
26 | the hummingbird,\ |
27 | and all things\ |
28 | cursed\ |
29 | with agility.'' |
30 | -->-- ''[[https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/detail/56013 Bane]]'', by Wendy Videlock |
31 | |
32 | ->''"I'm very hard to catch. And if they can't catch me, they can't kill me."'' |
33 | -->-- '''Rue''', ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' |
34 | |
35 | ->''"All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies. And whenever they catch you, they will kill you... but first, they must catch you."'' |
36 | -->-- '''Frith''', ''Literature/WatershipDown'' |
37 | [[/folder]] |
38 | |
39 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
40 | ->''"[[MidSeasonUpgrade Trial]]'s greatest feature is its speed. Dodge attacks...get right next to your enemy, and [[IndexJustForKicks kick him]]! If one hit isn't enough, then hit him 10 times! If that's not enough, then hit him [[SerialEscalation 100 times]]! Keep at it until your enemy is pulverized."'' |
41 | -->-- '''Shroud''', ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'' |
42 | [[/folder]] |
43 | |
44 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
45 | ->''"So that's a Hunter, huh? What's he gonna do, go for a jog at me?"'' |
46 | -->-- '''Nick''', ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'' |
47 | |
48 | ->''"You are a ninja.\ |
49 | Your god-like speed, dexterity, jumping power, and reflexes are all the result of an amazingly fast metabolism; tragically, so is your natural lifetime of 1.5 minutes."'' |
50 | -->-- The story of ''VideoGame/{{N}}'' |
51 | |
52 | ->''"The [[MiniMook Smallfry]] might be weak, but they're very fast. They often ambush their targets from below."'' |
53 | -->-- '''Salmonid Field Guide''', ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' |
54 | |
55 | ->''"Here lies Scout. He ran fast and died a virgin."'' |
56 | -->-- '''Spy''', ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' |
57 | |
58 | ->''"UsefulNotes/SirFrancisDrake didn't defeat the Spanish Armada by building even bigger ships. He won by overwhelming them with smaller, lighter boats. It's as true today as it was in 1588: if your ship is too slow to turn, you're doomed."'' |
59 | -->-- '''[[SociopathicSoldier Colonel Hanse Castillo]]''', ''VideoGame/TerraInvicta'' |
60 | [[/folder]] |
61 | |
62 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
63 | ->'''[[CallingHisAttacks Hak Foo]]:''' Gorilla snaps frail twig!\ |
64 | ''[Uncle dodges his attack]''\ |
65 | '''Uncle:''' Twig may be frail, but roots are slippery. |
66 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' |
67 | [[/folder]] |
68 | |
69 | [[folder:Real Life]] |
70 | ->''Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,\ |
71 | Your hands can't hit what your eyes can't see.'' |
72 | -->-- '''UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli''' |
73 | [[/folder]] |
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