Line #81 Quotes/TakeOverTheWorld


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3	[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
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5	->''"I will find my own purpose and purge this planet of all who oppose me, human and Pokémon alike. The world will heed my warning! The reign of Mewtwo will soon begin!"''
6	-->-- '''Mewtwo''', ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' (English dub)
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8	->''"[[DoNotAdjustYourSet Attention, entire world]]! Hear my proclamation! I am [[spoiler:Lelouch vi Brittania]], Emperor of the Holy Britannian Empire and your ''only'' ruler! Schneizel has surrendered to me. As a result of this, I am now in control of both the Damocles and the F.L.E.I.J.A. weapons, and even the Black Knights no longer possess the strength to oppose me now. If anyone dares to resist my supreme authority, they shall know the devastating power of the F.L.E.I.J.A.s! Those who could challenge my military rule no longer exist. Yes, from this day, from this moment forward, the world ''belongs to me''! [[spoiler:Lelouch vi Britannia]] commands you: obey me, subjects! ''Obey me, world''!"''
9	-->-- '''[[spoiler:Lelouch vi Britannia]]''', ''Anime/CodeGeass''
10
11	->''"World domination, huh? It's certainly an interesting thought..."''
12	-->-- '''Ainz Ooal Gown''', ''Literature/Overlord2012'', on the beauty of the world and how he wants to keep it safe under his control. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, he meant it as an afterthought and Demiurge prepares for an ''actual'' TakeOverTheWorld campaign for him]]
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14	[[/folder]]
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16	[[folder:Comic Books]]
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18	->'''Dr. Druid''': And once you have conquered the people of Earth, [[AndThenWhat what then]]?\
19	'''Super-Adaptoid''': I will rule them, Dr. Druid.\
20	'''Dr. Druid''': To rule means to dictate. What will you tell your billions of subjects to do?\
21	'''Super-Adaptoid''': I... I had not yet considered that.
22	-->-- ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'', #290
23
24	->'''Franchise/{{Superman}}''': Another illusion, or are you the real Satanis?\
25	'''Lord Satanis''': '''Lord''' Satanis, Superman! The ruler of future-Earth... And soon to be the ruler of all time!
26	-->-- ''ComicBook/TwoForTheDeathOfOne''
27
28	->'''Fang-Ho''': That nice gadget, placed on the back of your neck, will [[{{Brainwashed}} turn you into a faithful servant]], whose only will will be... mine! Each new servant will make new devices that, in turn, will make new servants, until I have an endless army at my command! Do you know what I'll do then?\
29	'''Angus''': You'll take over the world?\
30	''[[BeatPanel [Beat]]]''\
31	'''Fang-Ho''': There must have been an information leak!
32	-->-- ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures''
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34	->''"I'll arrange to "accidentally" kill Luthor while capturing him after he destroys Superman with the Kryptonite Ray... A dead Luthor won't be able to reveal the truth about me! And with Superman out of the way, I'll be the mightiest person on Earth, free to conquer or destroy Earths, as I please! [[EvilLaugh Ha, Ha, Ha]]!"''
35	-->-- '''Lesla-Lar''', ''ComicBook/TheUnknownSupergirl''
36
37	->''"The Earth— The very universe itself— is ours for the taking!"''
38	-->-- '''General Zod''', ''ComicBook/ThePhantomZone''
39
40	->''"It's such a pretty world. I can't wait until it's all mine-- mine to rule and do with as I please!"''
41	-->-- '''[[BigBad Selena]]''', ''ComicBook/Supergirl1984''
42
43	->'''Superman:''' ''"I want answers, Doom! I gather that you're up to something very big!"''\
44	'''Doctor Doom:''' ''"Why, of course I am! I am "up" to gaining absolute dominion over this entire planet! Can it be that this is a surprise to you?"''
45	-->-- "ComicBook/SupermanAndSpiderMan"
46	[[/folder]]
47
48	[[folder:Fan Works]]
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50	->''"Look at this legacy your dear old dad is handing you. Not many people can say that their father's conquered the Earth, eh? Or killed the Marvel Family? No matter where we go after this, no matter what we do, nobody will be on the same level as us after this. Of course, they never were. But this time, this time, they'll all know it."''
51	-->-- '''Doctor Sivana''', ''Fanfic/HereThereBeMonsters''
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53	->''"I will reclaim my empire with her [Twilight Sparkle] as my vessel, let her watch as the light leaves her usurping compatriot’s eyes. Then I will take her to Canterlot, strike down the old gods, let the terror of my name chill the tongues of every citizen in Equestria. When the dawn comes, it will rise not over a kingdom, but an empire. ''My'' empire."''
54	-->-- '''King Sombra''', ''Fanfic/PluralPossessive''
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56	[[/folder]]
57
58	[[folder:Film -- Animated]]
59
60	->''"I, Mojo Jojo, have a town to take over! I have a world to rule! I need to seize control of an area, and force its inhabitants to follow ''my'' way of thinking!"''
61	-->-- '''Mojo Jojo''', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirlsMovie''
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63	->''"And this is how I win the world. This juncture, of course, is usually where the wheels come off, but not this time. Cutting the traitor Major Bludd's heart in half right in front of you, right here in this room, should have gotten the point across. It suited me once to appear weak and cowardly, because it motivated you people to think! But today... is a new day. There will be no move to take over my command. There will be no mistakes. There will be none, of your crap! None of it! Work with me, and I'll give you the world in less than 24 hours. Work against me, and I will gut you like a fish! Right here.. "''
64	-->-- '''Cobra Commander''', ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeResolute''
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66	[[/folder]]
67
68	[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
69
70	->''"But [[InadequateInheritor Scott]], who's going to take over the world when I die?"''
71	-->-- '''Dr. Evil''', ''Film/AustinPowersInternationalManOfMystery''
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73	->'''President of India''': What is it you want?\
74	'''Cobra Commander''': ...I want it ''all.''
75	-->-- ''Film/GIJoeRetaliation''
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77	->''"''Aut Caesar aut nullus.'' Emperor of the world. My world."''
78	-->-- '''Adenoid Hynkel''', ''Film/TheGreatDictator''
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80	->''"With a ring like that I could, dare I say it? Rule the world!"''
81	-->-- '''Professor Foot''', ''Film/{{Help}}''
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83	->''"World domination. [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech The same old dream]]. Our asylums are full of people who think they're [[NapoleonDelusion Napoleon]]. [[AGodAmI Or God]]."''
84	-->-- '''Film/JamesBond''', ''Film/DrNo''
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86	->''"You're missing the point. There is no 'throne'; there is ''no'' version of this where you come out on top!"''
87	-->-- '''Tony Stark''' on Loki's AlienInvasion, ''Film/TheAvengers2012''
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89	->''"I'm bored with corporations. With the information I can access, I can run things 900 to 1200 times better than any human."''
90	-->-- '''The MCP''', ''Film/{{TRON}}''
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92	->''"Magic horn is mine, mine, mine! Now all creatures will love the night, and worship goblins as divine!"''
93	-->-- '''Blix''', ''Film/Legend1985''
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95	->''"With its increased size, the brain waves we're sending out can be even stronger. We'll be reaching a wider audience. Soon, it will be thinking for all those morons out there."''
96	-->-- '''Dr. Anthony Blakely''', ''Film/TheBrain1988''
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98	->''"Schmidt believes he walks in the footsteps of the gods. Only the world itself will satisfy him."''
99	-->-- '''Arnim Zola''' on the '''Red Skull''', ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''
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101	->''"I'll tell you what we are, sister! We're the top of the fucking food chain. The Blood God's coming and after tonight, you people are fucking history. He's a hurricane. An act of God. Anyone caught in his path will instantly be turned. Everyone you've ever known... everyone you've ever fucking loved... it won't matter who's pureblood and who's not. How you gonna cure the whole fucking world? Hm?"''
102	-->-- '''Deacon Frost''', ''Film/Blade1998''
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104	->''"I'm going to enslave humanity and force them to service my machines. [[TodayXTomorrowTheWorld First Green Hills]], [[GalacticConqueror then the universe]], [[MultiversalConqueror then the multiverse]], then who knows? Maybe it'll be enough. Full disclosure: ''[[ImpliedDeathThreat You won't be there]]."
105	-->-- '''Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik''', ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog22022''
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107	[[/folder]]
108
109	[[folder:Literature]]
110	->''"So what's this all about, Cudgeon? And please don't say world domination."''
111	-->-- '''Foaly''', ''Literature/ArtemisFowl and the Arctic Incident''
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113	->''"[[Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium Sauron]] desired to be a God-King, and was held to be this by his servants; if he had been victorious he would have demanded divine honour from all rational creatures and absolute temporal power over the whole world."''
114	-->-- ''The Letters of Creator/JRRTolkien''
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116	->''No less than the kingship of the world was [Ar-Pharazôn's] desire.''
117	-->-- ''Literature/TheFallOfNumenor''
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119	->''#203: "To conquer the earth with an army of [[Film/TheWizardOfOz flying monkeys]]" is a bad long-term goal to give to the re-enlistment NCO.''
120	-->-- ''Literature/SkippysList''
121
122	->''"What does it mean to conquer the world? Is there really a way to do it? Do you have to be the richest one, or the smartest one, or to beat everyone in a fight? Or just to know you could? Is it to be invincible? ''[...]'' Does it just mean to get the girl you really wanted?"''
123	-->-- ''Literature/SoonIWillBeInvincible''
124	[[/folder]]
125
126	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
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128	->''"UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler wants to take the world, and keep it. All for himself."''
129	-->-- Trailer for ''Series/{{Danger5}}''
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131	->''"Ahh, [[SealedEvilInACan after ten thousand years I'm free]]! ''It's time to conquer Earth!''"''
132	-->-- '''Rita Repulsa''', ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''
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134	->''"All the others before me have failed! [[UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat Alexander]], [[UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar Caesar]], [[UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte Napoleon]], [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]], [[FamousFamousFictional Lee Kuan, Krotus]]! ALL OF THEM ARE DUST! But I will triumph! I will make THE ULTIMATE CONQUEST!"''
135	-->-- '''Garth Of Izar''', ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', "[[Recap/StarTrekS3E14WhomGodsDestroy Whom Gods Destroy]]"
136
137	->'''Skagra''': "Take over the Universe"!? How childish. Who could possibly want to take over the Universe?\
138	'''The Doctor''': Exactly! That's what I keep on trying to tell people. It's a troublesome place, difficult to administer, and as a piece of real estate it's worthless because by definition there'd be no one to sell it to.
139	-->-- ''Series/DoctorWho'', "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E6Shada Shada]]"
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141	[[/folder]]
142
143	[[folder:Music]]
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145	->And I want to conquer the world,\
146	Give all the idiots a brand new religion,\
147	Put an end to poverty, uncleanliness and toil,\
148	[[HypocriticalHumor Promote equality in all my decisions]]\
149	With a quick wink of the eye\
150	And a "God you must be joking!"
151	-->-- '''Music/BadReligion''', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8aK4xbJOqQ "I Want to Conquer the World"]]
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153	->I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing\
154	Roman Cavalry choirs are singing\
155	Be my mirror, my sword and shield\
156	My missionaries in a foreign field\
157	For some reason I can't explain\
158	Once you go there was never\
159	Never an honest word\
160	And that was when I ruled the world"
161	-->-- '''Music/{{Coldplay}}''', "Viva la Vida"
162
163	->All for freedom and for pleasure\
164	Nothing ever lasts forever\
165	Everybody wants to rule the world
166	-->-- '''Music/TearsForFears''', "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
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168	->''"Tune into your favourite station\
169	Peruse any news publication\
170	See the state of the states and nations\
171	Corporations, inflation, invasions\
172	Well, I say that they could take some\
173	Intercontinental consolidation\
174	One flag emblazoned with my face on\
175	And I don't plan on an application"''
176	-->-- '''Music/TheStupendium''', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prerlxLBbQs&list=RDGMEMHDXYb1_DDSgDsobPsOFxpAVMprerlxLBbQs&start_radio=1 FIEND LIKE ME \| Evil Genius 2 Song!]]"
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178	->''"I'd like the world in my control\
179	You say I'm diabolical\
180	That's me, I've got to play the role\
181	So one dimensional"''
182	-->--'''Music/TheCogIsDead''', "Bad Guy"
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184	[[/folder]]
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186	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
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188	->''"It is said that no one man can command the world, Dimitri, but I say nothing is impossible..."''
189	-->--'''Tsar Vladimir I Nikolaievich''' to the Grand Prince of Kiev, St Petersburg, 1866, ''TabletopGame/DystopianWars''
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191	->''"So, Wilson, how in the frack did you know the fileset was secret plans for world domination?"\
192	"'Cause it was labeled Secret Plans for World Domination."''
193	-->-- ''TabletopGame/{{Netrunner}}'', "World Domination"
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195	->''"We shall inherit the earth, have no doubt of that. When the last twitching [[TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse Garou]] has been [[BattleTrophy made into a rug]] to rest in front of a crackling fireplace; when the last [[TabletopGame/MageTheAscension mage]] has been [[BurnTheWitch burned alive]], the pages of his grimoires serving as kindling; when the last [[TabletopGame/WraithTheOblivion restless]] ghost has been laid in its grave -- then will the earth belong to our kind."''
196	-->-- ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade -- Clanbook: Lasombra''
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198	->''"There are countless worlds beyond the void of Chaos, endless kingdoms to conquer, cities to sack, forests to burn, warriors to slay in their millions. But by Khorne, I have chosen this world to conquer, and conquer it I shall, even if it takes a thousand millennia."''
199	-->-- '''Khastarax''', Daemon Prince of Khorne, ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}''
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201	[[/folder]]
202
203	[[folder:Video Games]]
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205	->''"There is always some fool who wants to rule the world! Always forcing others to do what they cannot do for themselves!"''
206	-->-- '''Asura''', ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath''
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208	->''"Nonsense; it makes me feel great! Smarter! More aggressive! I feel like I could... like I could... ''like I could...'' TAKE ON THE WORLD!"''
209	-->-- '''Purple Tentacle''', ''VideoGame/DayOfTheTentacle''
210
211	->'''Mr. Zero''': Tell us why you want to control the world.\
212	'''Zoda''': [[CardCarryingVillain It's every bad guy's dream, of course]]!
213	-->-- ''VideoGame/FZeroGX''
214
215	->'''FU''': Hey, Damon! Let's team up and make this planet ours!\
216	'''Damon''': "Ours"? What do you mean?\
217	'''FU''': I'm talking about ''taking it over'', duh!
218	-->-- ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroesIII''
219
220	->''"In human history, not one person has successfully conquered the world. I shall be the first and last person to do just that."''
221	-->-- '''Dōgen''', ''VideoGame/SenranKagura 2: Deep Crimson''
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223	->''"Rulin' the world sounds like it would just a huge pain in the neck to me, man. I mean, have you ever seen the world? It's freakin' huge! Seems like a lot of responsibility to shoulder."''
224	-->-- '''Rufus''' win-quote against M. Bison, ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV''
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226	->''"I will summon Set, the great chaos god who slew his brother Osiris with this very weapon! With Set's power and the Beast Armies of the Netherworld, I will enslave or destroy the people of the land of the living and rule this whole world!"''
227	-->-- '''Magus''', telling Mathayus his plans after he acquires the Sword of Osiris, ''VideoGame/TheScorpionKingRiseOfTheAkkadian''
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229	[[/folder]]
230
231	[[folder:Web Original]]
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233	->''"It was made by some guy named 'the Toymaker', who wants to rule the world or something because of course he does."''
234	-->-- ''{{WebVideo/Diamondbolt}}'' talking about [[Film/SpyKids3DGameOver the Toymaker]].
235
236	->''"The world is a mess, and I just need to rule it!"''
237	-->-- '''Dr. Horrible''', ''WebVideo/DrHorriblesSingAlongBlog''
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239	[[/folder]]
240
241	[[folder:Western Animation]]
242
243	->''"Every villain needs an evil plot. Take Drakken. His plot? Always taking over the world. ''Always.''"''
244	-->-- '''Shego''', ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible''
245
246	->''(If I ruled the world)\
247	I would make sure my clones don't give any slack\
248	(If I ruled the world)\
249	I would treat people bad,\
250	That's well known fact\
251	Imagine that!''
252	-->-- '''Evil Doctor Carver Clone''', ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily Movie''
253
254	->'''Marco''': What kind of madman are you?\
255	'''Sparks''': Oh, you know, the regular kind. World domination, the usual.
256	-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Sealab 2021}}'', "Happy Cake"
257
258	->''"Just as the world will be reborn in fire, I shall be reborn as the supreme ruler of the world. From this moment on, I will be known as the Phoenix King!"''
259	-->-- '''Fire Lord Ozai''', ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''
260
261	->''"I have a world to conquer!"''
262	-->-- '''Master Cyclonis''', ''WesternAnimation/StormHawks''
263
264	->'''Future Archmage''': Soon the Sisters will bring you the talismans, and with them, the ultimate power of which you've always dreamed. What will you do with it?\
265	'''Past Archmage:''' [[AndThenWhat I hadn't thought that far in advance.]] Perhaps I'll [[TakeOverTheCity conquer Scotland!]]\
266	'''Future Archmage:''' Only Scotland? With so much power you can conquer the world!
267	-->--''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', "Avalon"
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269	[[/folder]]
270
271	[[folder:Real Life]]
272
273	->''"With Heaven's aid I have conquered for you a huge empire. But my life was too short to achieve the conquest of the world. That task is left for you."''
274	-->-- '''UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan''''s last address to his successors
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276	->''"Conquering the world on horseback is easy; it is dismounting and governing that is hard."''
277	-->-- '''Yelu Chucai''' to the above
278
279	->''"As there is but one God in heaven, there ought to be but one ruler on the earth."''
280	-->-- '''UsefulNotes/TimurTheLame'''
281
282	->''"I wanted to rule the world -- who wouldn't have, in my place?"''
283	-->-- '''UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte'''
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285	->''"The [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Führer]] has expressed his firm belief that the Reich will one day control all of Europe. From there the road to world rule is practically laid bare. He who owns Europe has leadership of the world within his grasp."''
286	-->-- '''[[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany Joseph Goebbels]]'''
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288	[[/folder]]

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