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4->''"L will die this easily?"''
5-->-- '''Light Yagami''', ''Manga/DeathNote''
6
7->'''Karna:''' Warrior who allows Saber of Black to possess his body, tell me your name.\
8'''Sieg:''' My name is Sieg!\
9'''Karna:''' A superb name! And now, with the utmost respect for the greatest rival I have come across in this second life, I shall hereby dedicate my most powerful attack to you!
10-->-- ''Literature/FateApocrypha''
11
12->''"So that was the [[SignatureMove Dempsey Roll]]. A fast combination of punches that use the whole body. Once it starts you can't stop it. He got himself something amazing. Makunauchi's one hell of a guy."''
13-->-- '''Sendo''' after getting hit by the Dempsey Roll, ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo''
14
15->''"Vell spoken. Intega Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing. Sorry if I ever called you un amateur. I'll never say it again. You've now finally become mien enemy. Mein precious, fantastic archenemy of a powerful force vich must be defeated. Fate hast shuffled the cards. [[BringIt Come to me. I call your bet]]."''
16-->-- '''The Major''', ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}''
17
18->''"No doubt about it. This — woman. These people — who else could be worthy to be our sworn enemies? Our archenemies... What was I supposed to do? Just sit back and watch? We will be the ones who will crush them! We are the only ones who deserve to crush them!"''
19-->-- '''Anderson''', ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'', regarding Integra in particular and Hellsing in general.
20
21->''"I fought humans, sorcerers, and cursed spirits a thousand years ago, and you were still one of the better ones I fought. Be proud. You were strong."''
22-->-- '''Ryomen Sukuna''', complimenting [[spoiler:Jogo]] after their battle, ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen''
23
24->''"You were magnificent, [[spoiler:Satoru Gojo]]. I shall never forget you for as long as I live."''
25-->-- '''Ryomen Sukuna''', complimenting his opponent after their battle, ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen''
26
27-> "You... cracked me up!"
28-->-- '''Kenjaku''' complementing [[spoiler: Fumihiko Takaba]] after their [[BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine fight]], ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen''
29
30->'''Signum:''' You're strong, [[LastNameBasis Testarossa]].\
31'''Bardiche:''' [[GratuitousEnglish Thank you.]]\
32'''Fate:''' You and Levantine are strong as well... Signum.\
33'''Levantine:''' [[GratuitousGerman Danke.]]\
34'''Signum:''' If I didn't have a goal I must achieve, I'd let my heart out a little to play in this battle, but for my allies and friends, I can no longer stay that way. I don't have the confidence to say that I'll finish this without killing you. Can you forgive my immaturity?\
35'''Fate:''' I couldn't care less. I will be the one to win after all.
36-->-- ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs''
37
38->''"I can no longer look at you as someone beneath me."''
39-->-- '''Charlotte Katakuri''', ''Manga/OnePiece'', seeing Luffy as an equal during combat.
40
41->''"This man... makes me wanna go all out!"''
42-->-- '''Boros''', ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'', concerning his battle with the title character.
43
44->''"I haven't had this much fun in a long time boy. Now, back into the dirt with you!"''
45-->-- '''Lordgenome''', ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''
46
47->''"Yugi! You are the only duelist I recognize as a rival! Only you and I have true pride!"''
48-->-- '''Seto Kaiba''', ''Manga/YuGiOh''
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51[[folder:Comic Books]]
52->''"I should make you'' suffer'', {{ComicBook/Captain|America}}. I really, really should. But I, more than anyone, can appreciate a good trick! Well played, mortal. Next time, I shan't underestimate ComicBook/TheAvengers and their star-spangled leader."''
53-->-- '''Loki''', ''ComicBook/MarvelAdventures: The Avengers''
54
55->''"ComicBook/{{Superman}} certainly is fair in this interview! Even though he despises me, he gives me full credit for saving his life!... He's a worthy opponent for my genius. Perhaps I should spare him!"''
56-->-- '''Lex Luthor''', ''ComicBook/TheSuperRevengeOfLexLuthor''
57[[/folder]]
58
59[[folder:Fan Works]]
60->'''Socrates 2:''' It's been so long since I met a worthy adversary.\
61 '''Socrates 1:''' You've only been alive for a few days!
62-->-- ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries''
63
64->''[[ComicBook/LexLuthor Luthor]] saw a new expression on ComicBook/{{Superman}}'s face, now. Grimmer, more resolute, more vengeful. The Big Blue Bumpkin was finally getting down to business. In that, Luthor felt a bit of pride.''
65-->-- ''Fanfic/SupermanAndMan''
66
67->''"I find you... exciting. Like a really challenging summit. The more energy I use to best someone... the more distracting they become."''
68-->-- '''Mari''', ''Manga/Evangelion303''
69
70->"There's no need for such unnecessary ritual. For you see, our souls have already made a pact of higher order!"\
71"He's right!" [[spoiler:Nidai]] seconded with a voice just as loud as his. "We agreed and fought on equal grounds. There's no lingering resentment on either side. We're all good! Ahahaha!" He laughed heartily.\
72It seemed that not all of the murders happened in bitterness.\
73"That was a bit… anti-climactic." Sonia commented and then clapped her hands. "But I'm happy for you both to be at peace with yourselves."\
74"This was the fate that we chose and we had swore our oaths on that day." Gundam added with a tone of pride. "We have transcended our mortal vessels and met in Valhalla. We may have been opponents but only on the battlefield. Make no mistake, we were rivals but not enemies."
75-->-- ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/8193070 Reminisce]]'', a ''VisualNovel/{{Danganronpa 2|GoodbyeDespair}}'' fanfiction
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77
78[[folder:Film -- Animated]]
79->''"So that is his name... Po. [[MemeticMutation Finally, a worthy opponent. Our battle will be LEGENDARY]]!"''
80-->-- '''Tai Lung''', ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1''
81
82->''"I tip my hat to you, one legend to another."''
83-->-- '''Rattlesnake Jake''' to [[spoiler:Rango]], ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}''
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85
86[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
87->''"From deep down in my stomach, with every inch of me, I pure, straight hate you. But goddammit do I respect you!"''
88-->-- '''Wes Mantooth''', ''Film/AnchormanTheLegendOfRonBurgundy''
89
90->''"Any man brave enough to fight with his guts strapped to him can drink from my canteen any day."''
91-->-- '''[[ColonelKilgore Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore]]''', ''Film/ApocalypseNow''
92
93->''"If there's anything I admire more than a dedicated friend, it is a dedicated enemy."''
94-->-- '''Major Henry Terrill''', ''Film/TheBigCountry''
95
96->''"We're both fighting men. I respect that. Fighting men do not deserve to be killed like sheep. But... ''respect''... must be ''[[KickTheDog taught]]''."''
97-->-- '''[[BigBad Jean Vilain]]''', ''Film/TheExpendables2''
98
99->''"I will never forget this day. The day I came to Hue City and fought one million NVA gooks. I love the little commie bastards, man, I really do. These enemy grunts are as hard as slant-eyed drill instructors. [...] These people we wasted here today are the finest human beings we will ever know. After we rotate back to the world, [[NotWorthKilling we're gonna miss not having anyone around that's worth shooting!]]"''
100-->--'''Crazy Earl''', ''Film/FullMetalJacket''
101
102->''"You lost today kid. But it doesn't mean you have to like it."''
103-->--'''Garth''', ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''
104
105->''"Finally. A man worth killing."''
106-->-- '''[[BigBad Cerdic]]''', ''Film/KingArthur2004''
107
108->'''Francisco Scaramanga:''' You see, Mr. Bond, like every great artist, I want to create an indisputable masterpiece, once in my lifetime: the death of 007; mano a mano, face to face, will be me mine.\
109'''James Bond:''' You mean-- stuffed and displayed at your rocky mantelpiece?\
110'''Francisco Scaramanga:''' It's an amusing idea, but I was thinking in terms of history. A duel between titans. My golden gun against your Walther PPK. Each of us with a 50-50 chance.\
111'''James Bond:''' Six bullets to your one?\
112'''Francisco Scaramanga:''' I only need one.
113-->-- ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun''
114
115->''"Rommel, you MagnificentBastard, I read your book!"''
116-->-- '''Gen. George S. Patton Jr.''', ''Film/{{Patton}}''
117
118->''"Someone make a note of that man's bravery."''
119-->-- '''The Spaniard''', ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides''
120
121->'''Dutch:''' WhatTheHellAreYou\
122'''Predator:''' What the hell are ''you''?
123-->-- ''Film/{{Predator}}''
124
125->''"You're incredible, Ryback. It's a shame you're not cooking for us."''
126-->-- '''Daumer''', ''Film/UnderSiege''
127
128->''"Finally, gentlemen... many misinformed Japanese believe that America is a nation divided... isolationist... and that Americans are only interested in enjoying a life of luxury, and are spiritually and morally corrupt. But that is a great mistake. If war becomes inevitable, America would be the most formidable foe that we have ever fought. I've lived in Washington and studied at Harvard, so I know that the Americans are a proud and just people."''
129-->-- '''Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto''', ''Film/ToraToraTora''
130
131->'''Landlady''': So you're on [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs their]] side now?
132->'''The Beast''': Don't get me wrong. I only want to kill you... or be killed ''by'' you.
133-->-- ''Film/KungFuHustle''
134
135->'''Adonis:''' How good was he?\
136'''Rocky:''' [[Film/{{Rocky}} Apollo?]] [[TheAce Perfect fighter]], ain’t nobody ever better.\
137'''Adonis:''' So how’d [[Film/RockyII you beat him]]?\
138'''Rocky:''' Time beat him, time takes everybody out, it’s undefeated.
139-->-- ''Film/{{Creed|2015}}''
140
141->''"You'd have made a pretty good cowboy yourself, Hans."''
142-->-- '''John [=McClane=]''', ''Film/DieHard''
143
144->'''Chang''': I've so wanted to meet you, Captain.\
145'''Kirk''': I'm not sure how to take that.\
146'''Kerla''': Sincere admiration, Kirk.\
147'''Chang''': From one warrior to another.\
148'''Kirk''': Right...
149-->-- ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry''
150
151->''"You have my respect, Stark. When I'm done, half of humanity will still be alive. I hope they remember you."''
152-->-- '''Thanos''', ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''
153
154->''He flew alongside to salute a worthy adversary... only to be greeted by an ancient Teutonic gesture.''
155-->-- ''Film/{{Bullshot}}''
156
157->''"You're a piece of work, Dredd. But then so am I."''
158-->--'''Ma-Ma''', ''Film/{{Dredd}}''
159
160->'''Cassian''': When I kill you, I'll make it quick. Consider it a professional courtesy.
161->'''John''': Thanks. I'll try to do the same.
162-->--''Film/JohnWickChapter2''
163
164->'''Student #1''': He is getting slow!\
165'''Student #2''': He's been retired for five years.\
166'''Student #1''': Ah, but he is still... ''[[VillainRespect John Wick.]]''
167-->--''Film/JohnWickChapter3Parabellum''
168
169->John, you're incredible. Exhausted, outnumbered, obviously in pain... and you still beat all of my students! If I didn't have to kill you... maybe we could be pals.
170-->--'''Zero''', ''Film/JohnWickChapter3Parabellum''
171
172->'''Zero''': Hey, John... that was a pretty good fight, yeah?
173->'''John''': ...yeah.
174->''(John gets up to leave)''
175->'''Zero''': (''while impaled on his own sword)'' I'll catch up with you.
176->'''John''': [[BrutalHonesty No, you won't.]]
177-->--''Film/JohnWickChapter3Parabellum''
178
179->''People always think of us as rivals, but he was among the very few I liked, and the even fewer that I respected. He remains the only person I envied.''
180-->--'''Niki Lauda''' on James Hunt, ''Film/{{Rush|2013}}''
181
182->'''Inigo Montoya''': Kill me quickly.\
183'''Westley''': I would sooner destroy a stained glass window than an artist like yourself.
184-->--''Film/ThePrincessBride''
185
186->''"How odd that it should end this way for us after so many stimulating encounters. I almost regret it. Where shall I find a new adversary so close to my own level?"''
187-->--'''Rene Belloq''', ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''
188
189->''"What makes you think it isn't just as much sport for the animal as it is for the man? Now take that fellow, for instance. There never was a time when he couldn't have gotten away, but he didn't want to. He got interested in hunting me. He didn't hate me for stalking him anymore than I hated him for trying to charge me. As a matter of fact, we admired each other."''
190-->--'''Bob Rainsford''' on hunting a tiger, ''Film/TheMostDangerousGame''
191
192->''"Is [[GentlemanThief this guy]] something or is he something. This crew is good. You know what they're looking at? Us. We just got made."''
193-->--'''Lieutenant Vincent Hanna''', ''Film/{{Heat}}''
194
195->''"Grant and Lee. Wellington and Napoleon. Custer and Sitting Bull. You might not be much of a reader, but this is a big moment."''
196--> -- '''Col. [=McCullough=]''', ''Film/WarForThePlanetOfTheApes''
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198
199[[folder:Literature]]
200->''"You may have only enemies whom you can hate, not enemies you despise. You must be proud of your enemy: then the successes of your enemy are your successes too."''
201-->-- '''Zarathustra''', ''Literature/AlsoSprachZarathustra''
202
203->'''UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan:''' Remember the name of Jelaudin, Kublai. He was a strong enemy.\
204'''Kublai:''' That is a good thing.\
205'''Genghis:''' Even enemies can have honour. His father was fortunate to have such a son. Remember this day and perhaps in time you will make your own father proud.
206-->-- ''[[Literature/{{Conqueror}} Bones of the Hills]]''
207
208->''[[WhamLine You needed]] [[HeroicBSOD worthy opponents.]]''
209-->-- [[spoiler:'''Scion''' to [[AllYourPowersCombined Eidolon]]]], ''Literature/{{Worm}}''
210
211->''"But there is neither East nor West, nor Border nor Breed nor Birth,\
212when two strong men come face to face, though they come from the ends of the Earth."''
213-->-- Creator/RudyardKipling, "The Ballad of East and West"
214
215->''"Now heroes are the ones who cherish lofty designs in their bosoms and have plans to achieve them. They have all-embracing schemes, and the whole world is at their mercy... The only heroes in the world are you and I."''
216-->-- '''Cao Cao''' to Liu Bei, ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms''
217
218->''"At least thou art valiant; beyond all whom I have met. And they lie who say that we of our part do not honour the valour of our foes."''
219-->-- '''Glaurung''', [[MonsterProgenitor Father of Dragons]], ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'' (although he's being less than honest)
220
221->''"I keep forgetting that he's ''[[TheChessmaster smarter]]'' than me. [...] He is an exceedingly dangerous man. I may have to kill him. ''[{{Beat}}]'' Or possibly offer him a job."''
222-->-- '''Mace Windu''' on Separatist Militia Colonel Geptun, ''Franchise/StarWars: Literature/{{Shatterpoint}}''
223
224->''"So 'ere 's to you, Fuzzy-Wuzzy, at your 'ome in the Soudan;\
225You 're a pore benighted 'eathen but a first-class fightin' man..."''
226-->-- '''Rudyard Kipling''', "Fuzzy-Wuzzy"
227
228->'''Peppone:''' No doubt about it: we're not bad, you and me. Too bad you're not one of [[DirtyCommunists us]].\
229'''[[BadassPreacher Don Camillo]]:''' My thoughts exactly. Too bad ''you'''re not one of us!
230-->-- ''The Little World of Literature/DonCamillo''
231
232->''"If I did not release you now, how should I ever have the pleasure [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame of hunting you myself]] some fine, bright evening?"''
233-->-- '''The Erlking''', ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles''
234
235->''"You ignored [[ShameIfSomethingHappened the advice]] I gave you Saturday. You also ignored the [[ProveIAmNotBluffing demonstration]] you received Sunday night. May I say that it didn't surprise me? [...] It didn't. I hope there will never be an occasion for a more pointed demonstration. It's a more interesting world with you in it."''
236-->-- '''Arnold Zeck''' to Literature/NeroWolfe, ''Literature/TheSecondConfession''
237
238->''Three lighteyed men got up the [[SuicideMission nerve to attack him]], and [[OneManArmy Szeth]] raised his [[AbsurdlySharpBlade Shardblade]] in salute.''
239-->-- ''Literature/TheWayOfKings2010'' (first book of ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'')
240
241->''"Do you suppose I would ever reproach you, of all my foes? I am sorry only to have faced you across the field, when you ought to have been by my side. [[GracefulLoser Loss is the hazard of battle.]] One who cannot bear to taste it cannot be a soldier. Now come and sit with me, and tell me how the fighting unfolded, from your side."''
242-->-- '''UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte''', ''[[Literature/{{Temeraire}} League of Dragons]]''
243
244-> ''"Well Kane, this has been a most interesting game. I salute you. You have led an extraordinary career, to use an absurd understatement. I admire you. Perhaps I understand you. And you of all men are the first to command my respect."''
245-->-- '''[[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Evingolis]]''' to Literature/{{Kane|Series}}, "Reflections on the Winter of My Soul"
246
247->''If you make your enemy look stupid, you lose the justification for taking him on.''
248-->-- The trope being invoked and discussed in ''Literature/TheQuestForKarla'' (''Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'')
249[[/folder]]
250
251[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
252->''"[[HumansAreWarriors [The humans] fight bravely]]. They cannot harm our ships, but [[DoNotGoGentle they continue to try]]."''
253-->-- '''Delenn''', ''Series/BabylonFive''
254
255->'''Baron von Richthoven:''' Ah, and the Lord Flasheart. This is indeed an honour. Finally, the two greatest gentleman fliers in the world meet. Two men of honour, who have jousted together in the cloud-strewn glory of the skies, face to face at last. How often I have rehearsed this moment of destiny in my dreams. The panoply to encapsulate the unspoken nobility of a comradeship.\
256''[[[CombatPragmatist Flasheart shoots von Richthoven]]]''\
257'''Lord Flasheart:''' What a poof!
258-->-- ''[[Series/{{Blackadder}} Blackadder Goes Forth]]''
259
260->'''Paul Gerard:''' You're a very able man, Lieutenant. I respect that. But I really don't care for you very much.\
261'''Columbo:''' You know, sir, I was thinking the same thing about you. I respect your talent. But I don't like anything else about you.
262-->-- ''Series/{{Columbo}}''
263
264->''"And about my work being dark and frightening, I'll tell you the truth, I'm not sure about that, either. I like my job. Oh, I like it a lot. And I'm not depressed by it. And I don't think the world is full of criminals and full of murderers, because it isn't. It's full of nice people just like you. And if it wasn't for my job, I wouldn't be getting to meet you like this. And I'll tell you something else: even with some of the murderers that I meet, I even like them, too. Sometimes. Like them and even respect them. Not for what they did, certainly not for that. But for that part of them which is intelligent or funny or just nice."''
265-->-- '''Lieutenant Columbo''', ''Series/{{Columbo}}''
266
267->''"That's what makes you dangerous. It's not the mask. It's not the skills. It's your ideology. The lone man who thinks he can make a difference. I'm glad we could talk. I...I respect your conviction even if it runs counter with my own."''
268-->-- '''Wilson Fisk''', ''Series/Daredevil2015''
269
270->''"You have heart. ''[[CreepySouvenir I'll take that, too!]]''"''
271-->-- '''[=SkekMal=] the Hunter,''' ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'', "[[Recap/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistanceS1E4TheFirstThingIRememberIsFire The First Thing I Remember Is Fire]]"
272
273->''"If you don't respect your enemies, that's how stupid men die."''
274-->-- '''Sonny Puzikas''', ''Series/DeadliestWarrior''
275
276->''"You are indeed a worthy opponent, Doctor. It's what gives your destruction its... piquancy."''
277-->-- '''The Master''', ''Series/DoctorWho'', "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E3TheMarkOfTheRani The Mark of the Rani]]"
278
279->''"We've underestimated the Stark boy for too long. He has a good mind for warfare, his men worship him...You've been waiting for him to fail; he is not going to fail. Not without our help."''
280-->-- '''Tywin Lannister''', ''Series/GameOfThrones''
281
282->''"These men living out here eating rice and beans, sleeping out here in the cold on these rags; these are some fucking hard men. You ladies bitch if you get an MRE without a fucking Pop-Tart."''
283-->-- '''Pappy''', ''Series/GenerationKill''
284
285->''"Motherfucker ''died'' trying to get a round off. Combat ''discipline.''"''
286-->-- '''Espera''', ''Series/GenerationKill''
287
288->''"I've never thought higher of her than I do at this moment. She lost, but she played to win."''
289-->-- '''Frank Underwood''' following Linda's resignation, ''Series/HouseOfCardsUS''
290
291->''"Goodbye, Ace Rimmer! You were a most worthy adversary!"''
292-->-- '''AlternateUniverse Nazi Captain''', ''Series/RedDwarf''
293
294->''"I regret that we meet in this way. You and I are of a kind. In a different reality, I could have called you friend."''
295-->-- '''Romulan Commander''', ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E14BalanceOfTerror Balance of Terror]]"
296
297->'''Captain Picard:''' What shall it be, Tomalak?\
298'''Commander Tomalak:''' You will still not survive our assault!\
299'''Picard:''' And ''you'' will not survive ''ours''. [[MutualKill Shall we die together?]]\
300''[[{{Beat}} [A long, tense pause...]]]''\
301'''Tomalak:''' [[KnowWhenToFoldEm I look forward to our next meeting, Captain.]]
302-->-- ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E10TheDefector The Defector]]"
303
304->'''Jem'hader First [Captain] Ikat'ika:''' Prepare yourself. I've found you a worthy opponent.\
305'''Worf:''' Where is he?\
306'''Ikat'ika:''' Right in front of you.\
307''[Later]''\
308'''Ikat'ika:''' I can't defeat this Klingon. All I can do is kill him. And that no longer holds my interest.
309-->-- ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS05E15ByInfernosLight By Inferno's Light]]"
310
311->'''Gai Yuuki:''' "So this is the final showdown for us, isn't it, Gray? But you know, it's somewhat strange. I don't know why the heck why, but I don't wanna fight you."\
312'''Gray:''' "Point taken. Black Condor. No. Gai Yuuki. But I'm a fighter. And I'm destined to fight.\
313''later''\
314'''Gray:''' "Excellent. Gai Yuuki. Now go."\
315'''Gai Yuuki:''' "Gray."\
316'''Gray:''' "I am a fighter. I don't want to be seen in my last moments." ''pulls out a cigarette that Gai lights for him''
317-->-- ''Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman'', "Ep. 50: Battles to the Death"
318[[/folder]]
319
320[[folder:Music]]
321->''When [[UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln Honest Abe]] heard the news about your [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar fall]]\
322The folks thought he'd call up a great victory ball.\
323But he asked the band to play the song'' "Dixie"\
324''for you [[NobleConfederateSoldier Johnny Reb]] and all that you believed.''\
325(chorus)\
326'' 'cause you fought all the way Johnny Reb, Johnny Reb.\
327Yeah, you fought all the way Johnny Reb.''
328-->-- '''Music/JohnnyHorton''', ''Johnny Reb''
329[[/folder]]
330
331[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
332->''"The only enemy worth your admiration is one who has accepted the superiority of mankind and knelt before you to be executed. All others are to be despised. [[DefiedTrope Honor means nothing when it is used to oppose the Emperor's will.]]"''
333-->-- ''The Catechisms Martial'', ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''
334
335->''"We crushed da stunties on Golgotha, an' we caught old one-eye when da speed freeks blew da humies' big tanks ta bits. I let 'im go 'cause good enemies iz 'ard to find, an' [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Orks]] [[BloodKnight need enemies ta fight like they need meat ta eat an' grog ta drink]]."''
336-->-- '''Warlord Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka''', ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''
337
338-> "Humies is all weak scum that deserve ta get stomped. 'Cept for One-Eye Yarrick. He knows how ter fight."
339-->-- '''Warlord Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka''', ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''
340
341->''"Believe me when I say that you should never underestimate the [[SpaceCadet Void Engineers]]. That doesn't mean they're not stupid; they are. But they are a cunning kind of stupid, backed up with the full technological might of their fellow Conventions. I must say, I have a little respect for them. Of all their fellows, they are the only ones [[BoldExplorer willing to Go Out There]]. Certainly, their reasons for embarking on the Grand Adventure are wrong, but they do it nonetheless. I wish we weren't enemies, but they will have it no other way."''
342-->-- '''Captain Tiberius,''' ''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension - Tradition Book: Sons of Ether''
343
344->''"Finally, a clan worthy of being called enemy - nay, ''archenemy.'' True, they are fatally misguided dupes of the [[PhysicalGod Antediluvians]], but I respect their dignity and poise. The last one I [[ColdBloodedTorture played with]] took four nights to scream and [[ImplacableMan twelve to]] [[RasputinianDeath die]]. Admirable indeed."''
345-->-- '''Tzimisce''' viewpoint on the Ventrue, ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade - Clanbook: Tzimisce''
346
347->''"I am sparing your life, [[KnightErrant Lambert]]: you fought with courage. And I'm going to leave this forest; you have saved your precious peasants, so your pride is intact. Now let your good steed take you to the village. There you will rest and heal, so that you can continue your quest. If you complete it, you will become a more interesting opponent, and maybe we will have a fairer duel if we meet again. My name is Caleb, of [[OurVampiresAreDifferent the Order of the Blood Dragon]], and if you learnt something from today's experience, you will not come after me before you are truly ready. Fare thee well, knight of Bretonnia."''
348-->-- ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}''
349
350->Fascinating. Heretical of course, in its admiration, but fascinating.
351->I find myself imagining [[MadScientist Ralei]], hunched over his desk in this [[GreatBigLibraryOfEverything wondrous library]], between [[BoldExplorer adventures on strange worlds]], poring over dusty tomes, writing a dozen letters a day, dispatching them to all corners of the galaxy. What a mind, to juggle such resources! There's far more to this man than meets the eye. I almost wish I'd met him.
352->[''pause'']
353->[[WhatIsThisFeeling Is it not healthy to respect one's enemies?]]
354-->--'''[[KnightTemplar Inquisitor Brehm Sasham]],''' ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000: Xenology''
355
356->''Tyra of the Rasalhague led,\
357Forth her fiery flying Drakøns,\
358Gallant in bronze. A warrior woman whose hands\
359Were unskilled in the ways of hearth and home,\
360In skills of war she was hard and trained\
361To leave behind the airy winds and fight\
362Where the void is eternal and life fleeting.\
363Tyra and her warriors fought\
364Like crazed demons above Radstadt.\
365When her fighter was crippled by ours,\
366And her life leaked away into the endless night,\
367She chose to die\
368And sent her fighter like a spear\
369Through the Dire Wolf, claiming as isorla [[note]]Clan ConLang meaning 'battlefield prize'[[/note]]\
370Our mighty ilKhan's life. Sing of our loss, warriors!\
371Sing, but of Tyra also,\
372For though an enemy, her courage none can deny.''
373-->--'''[[NarrativePoem The Remembrance]]''', Passage 294, Verse 8, Lines 17-33, ''TabletopGame/BattleTech''
374[[/folder]]
375
376[[folder:Theatre]]
377->'''Coriolanus:''' They have a leader,\
378Tullus Aufidius, that will put you to 't.\
379I sin in envying his nobility,\
380And were I any thing but what I am,\
381I would wish me only he.\
382'''Cominius:''' You have fought together.\
383'''Coriolanus:''' Were half to half the world by the ears and he.\
384Upon my party, I'ld revolt to make\
385Only my wars with him: he is a lion\
386That I am proud to hunt.
387-->-- ''Theatre/{{Coriolanus}}''
388
389->The people are asking to hear my voice\
390The country is facing a difficult choice\
391And if you were to ask me who I promote\
392Jefferson has my vote.\
393I have never agreed with Jefferson once\
394We have fought on like, 75 different fronts\
395But when all is said and all is done\
396Jefferson has beliefs —Burr has ''none!''
397-->-- ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}''
398[[/folder]]
399
400[[folder:Video Games]]
401->''"[[PlayerCharacter You]] are indeed [[CainAndAbel family]]. No other could have lived to oppose me in person."''
402-->-- '''Sarevok Anchev''', ''VideoGame/BaldursGate''
403
404->''"Know that you die with honor, which is more than can be said for most."''
405-->-- '''ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}}''' [[HaveANiceDeath game over line]], ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins''
406
407->''"The dragons shall never be forgotten. We knights fought valiantly, but for every one of them, we lost three score of our own. Exhilaration, pride, hatred, rage... the dragons teased out our dearest emotions. Thou will understand one day. At thy twilight, old thoughts return, in great waves of nostalgia..."''
408-->-- '''Hawkeye Gough''', ''Videogame/DarkSouls''
409
410->''"You ''are'' a dragon, more dragon than I."''
411-->-- Last words of '''Hawkwood the Deserter''', ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII''
412
413->[[EvilOverlord Tahril]] was greatly pleased when he vanquished the famed soldiers, but was even more elated at how ''worthy'' an adversary the Space Marines proved. One can weary of docile playthings, but no Dark Eldar ever feels ''[[SenseFreak so alive]]'' as the moment when one stands victorious, having narrowly skirted defeat and death. The Archon considered it the greatest compliment to the slain Blood Raven commander when he placed his [[CreepySouvenir severed shrunken head]] on the upper tassel of his warbelt.
414-->--''VideoGame/DawnOfWar: Soulstorm''
415
416->''"If I am defeated, I know that I will fall to something mighty. Something that craves might, something that loves what I love, which is [[MightMakesRight the Deep, a principle and a power, the versatile, protean need to adapt and endure, to reach out and shape the universe entirely for that purpose..."]]''
417-->-- '''Oryx the Taken King''', [[EncyclopediaExposita "Calcified Fragment: Insight"]], ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}''
418
419->''"[[InvertedTrope You are not worthy as my opponent!]]"''
420-->-- '''Vergil''', ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening''
421
422->''"'A man is made by the quality of his enemies.' Maric told me that once. I wonder if it's more a compliment to you or me."''
423-->-- '''Loghain Mac Tir''', ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins''
424
425->''"''Shanedan'', Hawke. I expected you. ''Marass toh ebra-shok''. You alone are ''[[WorthyOpponent basalit-an]]''. (''to nobles'') This is what respect looks like, ''bas!'' Some of you will never earn it!"''
426-->-- '''The Arishok''', ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''
427
428->''Kakarot...you really are something else. I think I've finally figured it out...I think I know why a genius like me can't keep up with you. I thought it was because you had people you wanted to protect. It was as if having a strong desire to save others gave you some mysterious power...and maybe it does, in some way. [[TookALevelInKindness I, too, have those I care about now...]]but you were always different. You don't fight to win, you fight to continue pushing yourself past your own limits. [[AllLovingHero That's why you never took the lives of your opponents.]] You...you even had the opportunity to kill '''me'''...but you didn't. '''You didn't!''' Damn you, Kakarot...I can't believe a battle-loving kind-hearted Saiyan even exists! Only you can do this...'''you are Number One!'''.''
429-->-- '''[[TheRival Vegeta]]''', ''VideoGame/DragonBallZKakarot''
430
431->''Tarnished Warrior. 'Twas nobly fought.''
432-->-- '''Godfrey''' [[HaveANiceDeath should he defeat the Tarnished]], ''VideoGame/EldenRing''
433
434->''"You are brave. ''Balaan hokoron.'' [[note]]Worthy enemies.[[/note]] Your defeat brings me honor."''
435-->-- '''[[OurDragonsAreDifferent Mirmulnir]]''', ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim''
436
437->''I have defeated the Ebony Warrior. May he find rest in [[WarriorHeaven Sovngarde]].''
438-->-- '''Player's Journal''', ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim''
439
440->'''The Old Orc''': My time has come. I am old. Too old to become chief. It would be wrong for me to take wives at this age. [[DeathSeeker So I will die. Malacath has given me a vision of a glorious death. I am to wait here until it finds me. As you can see, it has not yet arrived.]]\
441'''[[PlayerCharacter The Dragonborn]]''': Maybe I could give you the death you seek?\
442'''The Old Orc''': Perhaps. Are you sure about this?\
443'''The Dragonborn''': Yes, I am sure. [[DyingMomentOfAwesome I will give you a good death.]]\
444'''The Old Orc''': Hm. We shall see.
445-->-- ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim''
446
447->''By bringing down my other Hunters, [[TheHunterBecomesTheHunted you turned the chase inside out.]] And they were no base prey. You continue to amuse and impress. Go forth, with my blessing.''
448-->-- '''Hircine''', ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim''
449
450->'''The Courier:''' There is victory in wisdom, Legate.\
451'''Legate Lanius:''' As for wisdom... There is wisdom in your words, wo/man of the west. Know that I shall return East. I shall not remain there forever. On that day, the strength of [[TheFederation the bear]] shall be tested. If the West is one day filled with ones such as you, perhaps it shall be a worthy fight indeed.
452-->-- ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas''
453
454->''"So that's General Leo. He could be my friend, if he weren't my enemy."''
455-->-- '''Sabin Rene Figaro''', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''
456
457->''"Bwahahaha! Brilliant, brilliant! You are indeed [[TheHero the Warrior of Light]]... But I am [[RedBaron the Bull of Ala Mhigo!]]"''
458-->-- '''Raubahn Aldynn''', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV Heavensward''
459
460->''"You are a Raider... [[MemeticMutation Legendary!]]"''
461-->-- '''General Tozen''', ''VideoGame/ForHonor''
462
463->'''The Warden''': You fought well.\
464'''Gudmundr''': [[SubvertedTrope To Hel with you!]]
465-->-- ''VideoGame/ForHonor''[[note]]During the final mission of the Knights campaign, where the Blackstone Legion is burning down Gudmundr's home[[/note]]
466
467->''"I had taken my measure of that Warden. Once you cross swords with someone, you know their heart."''
468-->-- '''The Orochi''', ''VideoGame/ForHonor''
469
470->''Lord of Admirals. So very many years have we battled. My finest opponent, the Mantle accepts all who live fiercely, who defend their young, who build and struggle and grow. And even those who dominate - [[HumansAreBastards as humans have dominated; cruelly, without wisdom.]] But for all of us, there is a time like this... And for you, that time is now. Know this, relentless enemy, killer of our children. Lord of Admirals. [[ZombieApocalypse Soon we will face the enemy you have faced,]] and we are afraid...''
471-->-- '''The Didact to Forthencho, Lord of Admirals''', ''VideoGame/Halo4''
472
473->''"I'd dearly love to fight you someday... and I mean that with the greatest respect."''
474-->-- '''Master-at-Arms Ollie Madsen''' to [[PlayerCharacter the Fateless One]], ''VideoGame/KingdomsOfAmalurReckoning''
475
476->''"You make a good other."''
477-->-- '''[[spoiler:Roxas]]''', ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''
478
479->''"Your enemies are my enemies! [[BloodKnight We'll shove the Collectors' claws where a dark sun can't shine.]] [[PayEvilUntoEvil And they will deserve it.]] I won't disrespect their strength by doing less than the worst to them."''
480-->-- '''Grunt''', ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''
481
482->'''Dying [[EldritchAbomination Reaper]]:''' ''[[AC:Shepard.]]''\
483'''Shepard:''' You know who I am?\
484'''Dying Reaper:''' [[AC:[[BigBad Harbinger]] [[TheDreaded speaks of you.]]]]
485-->-- ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''
486
487->''"Your idealism is... admirable, Shepard."''
488-->-- '''The Illusive Man''', ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''
489
490->''"Meet me on the field of battle. [[WarIsGlorious It will be glorious!"]]''
491-->-- '''Chivalric General''', ''VideoGame/MedievalIITotalWar''
492
493->'''Major Ocelot:''' What's your name?\
494'''Naked Snake:''' ... Snake.\
495'''Ocelot:''' No. Not that name. You're not a snake, and I'm not an ocelot. We're ''men'', with ''names''. My name is Adamska. What's yours?\
496'''Snake:''' ''(smirks)'' John.\
497'''Ocelot:''' Very well, ''John''. Plain name... But I won't forget it.
498-->-- ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater''
499
500->''"I am Liquid's doppleganger. And you are His. Just like your father... [[CatchPhrase you're pretty good.]]"''
501-->-- '''Revolver Ocelot''', ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots''
502
503->''"You may be the enemy, but I'll remember your name til death!"''
504-->-- '''Might Guy''' to his formerly-UnknownRival, ''VideoGame/NarutoShippudenUltimateNinjaStorm3''
505
506->''"Well fought Oak... A shame we only had the trees as audience."''\
507''"Dying in battle... That is the only honorable thing you've ever done, Gravicius."''\
508'' "Your glory will be remembered in song forever, Daresso. I promise you that."''
509-->-- '''The Duelist''', ''VideoGame/PathOfExile''
510
511->''"I must admit, [[TheHero Ratchet]], you've proven to be a far more worthy adversary than that imbecile [[IdiotHero Qwark]]."''
512-->-- '''Dr. Nefarious''', ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal''
513
514->''"Enough! In your hands, a mere farmer's tool burns with the fury of Hades! Surely you have the gods' favor."''
515-->-- '''[[spoiler:[[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kratos]]]]''', ''VideoGame/ShovelKnight''
516
517->''"Impressive. A worthy pretender. My perversion fails to deceive you. You have seen through my mask."''
518-->-- '''[[spoiler:The Simulacra]]''' to the player character, ''VideoGame/{{Simulacra}}''
519
520->''"Farewell, Sonic, my admirable adversary."''
521-->-- '''Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik''', ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2''
522
523->''"Tenacious little hedgehog. I'd respect you if I didn't HATE you so much."''
524-->-- '''Zavok''', ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld''
525
526->''"I'm Impressed! I haven't had this much [[BloodKnight fun]] since I fought your father."''
527-->-- '''Wolf O'Donnell''', ''VideoGame/StarFoxZero''
528
529->''"Farewell. Know that few creatures survive earning my hatred and my respect."''
530-->-- [[spoiler:'''Darth Jadus''']] to Cipher 9, ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic''
531
532->''"Not bad! I guess I chose the right guy to be my {{archenemy}}. At least you always put up a fight."''
533-->-- '''Bowser''', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy''
534
535->'''Lucina:''' Is that... the Hero-King himself?\
536'''Robin:''' And the Radiant Hero of legend. Worthy opponents, indeed!
537-->-- '''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Lucina and Robin]]''' on [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Marth]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Ike]], ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros for Wii U / 3DS''
538
539->''"Noble enemy: I mourn your loss as I mourned; for my first-born son."''
540-->-- ''VideoGame/TotalWarShogun2''
541
542->''"It is rare to find an opponent worthy of my skills, rarer still to find one capable of besting me [[ResurrectiveImmortality more than once."]]''
543-->--'''The Assassin''', ''VideoGame/XCOM2''
544
545->''"Permit me to apologize for calling you [[PunyHumans bugs]] just now. You proved to be a worthy adversary after all, Shulk!"''
546-->-- '''Egil''', ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1''
547
548->''I'm a big fan--er, I mean...I've always wanted to battle you. Even if I get [[GoombaStomp stomped]], it would be an honor.''
549-->--'''A [[TheGoomba Goomba]] to Mario''', ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing''
550
551->''"YOU DO NOT FAIL TO ENTERTAIN - MAN AND MACHINE IN SYNC, THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS - MAY WE FIGHT ONE DAY!"''
552-->--'''Zir''', ''{{VideoGame/Synthetik}}''
553
554->''"[[TheDreaded Yellow Thirteen]] posted an Allied paper faxed over by Headquarters. It praised [[AcePilot the pilot]] who destroyed Stonehenge. Thirteen said to everyone, "Look! Here's something worthy of praise. Even among the enemy, there are men like this. Not all of them are despicable bastards who rob our wings through cowardly sabotage.""''
555-->-- '''The Narrator''', quoting Yellow Thirteen's thoughts on [[PlayerCharacter Mobius 1]]'s extraordinary achievements, ''VideoGame/AceCombat04ShatteredSkies''
556
557->''"[[RedBaron The Demon Lord of the Round Table.]] A warrior who soared through the Belkan War, inspiring both fear and admiration. His presence filled the skies for but a few short months before he disappeared. Apart from that, nothing is known about him. I was never able to find out what kind of a person he really was. But whenever [[TheRival they]] talked about him, they always had [[VillainRespect a slight smile on their faces]]. That, perhaps, may be my answer."''
558-->-- '''Brett Thompson''', concluding his documentary on [[PlayerCharacter the Demon Lord of the Round Table]], ''VideoGame/AceCombatZeroTheBelkanWar''
559
560->''"You're quite the entertainer, but the show's over with this next shot...He wasn't a bad pilot."''
561-->-- '''[[TheRival Mihaly A. Shilage]]/[[RedBaron Mr. X]]''', complimenting [[spoiler:[[TheMentor Wiseman]]]] moments before he shot him down, ''VideoGame/AceCombat7SkiesUnknown''
562
563->'''Sage''': I can confirm Sonic has made multiple breaches into Cyber Space and escaped.\
564'''Dr. Eggman''': Through raw talent and no shortage of tenacity, I'm sure. Impressive.\
565'''Sage''': You speak of him with respect as often as you curse him. I do not understand.\
566'''Dr. Eggman''': Oh, I hate that hedgehog. But that doesn't change the fact that he is a formidable adversary. I respect him, but I don't have to like him.
567-->-- ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers''
568
569->'''Black Adam:''' You expect to best a god?\
570'''Sub-Zero:''' It would not be the first time.\
571'''Black Adam:''' I cannot deny a worthy foe.
572-->--''Videogame/Injustice2''
573
574->''"I'm glad I chose your company over Snail's. You fight like a hound on the hunt. At this altitude...I'd expected a scavenger bird."''
575-->-- '''V.I Freud''', ''VideoGame/ArmoredCoreVIFiresOfRubicon''
576[[/folder]]
577
578[[folder:Web Animation]]
579->''"Can this be...? My heart's beating so fast. My muscles ache! I can feel them again! [...] I never thought it would happen... a serious fight! I FOUND IT! Thank you... [[ComicStrip/{{Popeye}} weird spinach mascot]]."''
580-->-- '''[[Manga/OnePunchMan Saitama]]''', ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'', [[Recap/DeathBattleS08E16SaitamaVSPopeye "Saitama VS Popeye"]]
581
582->'''[[Franchise/DragonBall Goku]]:''' [[GracefulLoser Aw, darn it.]]\
583'''ComicBook/{{Superman}}:''' ''(chuckles)'' Almost had me there. That was actually pretty fun.\
584'''Goku:''' Hee-hee! Yeah, it sure was. But I'll be stronger next time.\
585'''Superman:''' I look forward to it.\
586'''Goku:''' ''(holding out his fist)'' Let's go again.\
587'''Superman:''' ''(bumping his in turn)'' You're on.
588-->-- ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'', [[Recap/DeathBattleS10E15GokuVSSuperman "Goku VS Superman (2023)"]]
589[[/folder]]
590
591[[folder:Webcomics]]
592->''"You're a quick thinker ''and'' spiteful. I can respect that. You won't be killed, Bikke."''
593-->-- '''Sarda''', ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater''
594[[/folder]]
595
596[[folder:Web Original]]
597->''"You are indeed the most worthy adversary."''
598-->-- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''' to WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd
599
600->'''Interviewing Scientist:''' Why does his death bother you? [[OneManArmy You've killed many humans before]], why is he so-\
601'''Able:''' Different? Because, unlike you [Sumerian word, untranslated], he was a challenge, a real enemy.\
602'''Interviewing Scientist:''' Why would that be good for you? Every time you have awoken you've tried to escape. He was responsible for apprehending you several times. Surely you must be glad he's dead.\
603'''Able:''' [[BlueAndOrangeMorality I would hardly expect you to understand]]. Do you know, he managed to shoot me in the head over [censored two-digit figure] times? A man like that deserves to die in combat, so close to his opponent he can feel his breath. Not in some [Sumerian words, untranslated] destruction ordered by cowardly kings and princes safe in their palaces.
604-->-- ''Website/SCPFoundation''
605[[/folder]]
606
607[[folder:Web Video]]
608
609->''"In addition to being built like a steel mill, Radhan has the ability to defy gravity, which constantly gets him into fights with solar bodies. This man is skateboarding a horse while holding back the stars and killing everyone he comes into contact with, and he's doing it ''from the hospice.'' Radhan is an absolute god among chads and this fight's intensity lives up that and then some."''
610-->--'''WebVideo/Max0r''', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO9HmhwGzXs An Incorrect Summary of Elden Ring]]''
611
612->''"Goku... Killing you is going to be the hardest thing I'll ever enjoy."''
613-->-- '''Perfect Cell''', ''WebVideo/DragonballZAbridged''
614
615->'''Cell''': You know, if you want my personal opinion, "Kikoho" is a pretty sad choice for last words. But to be fair... it's ''far'' from the worst decision you've made today....
616->'''Tien''': Kiko- f*ck yourself.\
617'''Cell''': Aw, see? That's the spirit!
618-->-- ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged''
619
620->''"Magnificent! One last stand against me! A climactic showdown! Give me what your daddy couldn't, '''before I send you home to him!"'''''
621-->--'''Perfect Cell''' to '''Gohan''', ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged''
622
623->''"Take solace, Gohan. Though you will die here, you will not die alone. That is my final gift to you: a '''perfect death!"'''''
624-->--'''Perfect Cell''', ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged''
625
626->'''Dracula:''' [[SdrawkcabName Alucard]] is not here right now. You face count Dracula of Wallachia.\
627'''Anderson:''' Call yourself whatever you want, you crazy vampire bastard! I'm here to clease the Earth of your filth once and for all!\
628'''Dracula:''' Many have tried and failed. Yet if it is my fate to fall to your blade, so be it... worthy opponent.\
629'''Anderson:''' ...''time the fuck out.'' If we're doing this - and we ''are'' doing this - I'm not going to come swinging at ''Dracula''. I'm killing ''ALUCARD.''\
630'''Dracula:''' .... you ''do'' know [[LampshadeHanging it's just my name spelled backward-]]\
631'''Anderson:''' ''OF COURSE I DO!'' Shut up and bring him out!\
632'''Dracula:''' Very well... if you insist....\
633'''Alucard:''' [[PedophilePriest Hey there, padre! How's little Timmy?]] [[CrossesTheLineTwice Know the best way to get cum stains out of altar boy robes? HOLY WATER!]] ''Did you miss me?''\
634'''Anderson:''' [[BloodKnight Like coke after Lent!]]\
635'''Alucard:''' Wait, are we talking Cola or Cocai-
636-->-- ''WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged''
637
638[[/folder]]
639
640
641[[folder:Western Animation]]
642->'''Long Feng:''' You have beaten me at my own game.\
643'''[[MagnificentBastard Azula]]:''' [[PretenderDiss Don't flatter yourself.]] [[SubvertedTrope You were never even a player.]]
644-->-- ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''
645
646->''"I'm almost sorry that it's over. If nothing else, you have been a most worthy adversary."''
647-->-- '''Dr. Robotnik''' to Sonic, ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM''
648
649->''"I'm impressed. No one has ever gotten the better of me like that. It is almost a shame to [[DePower take the bending]] of someone so talented. ''Almost.''"''
650-->-- '''Amon''' to Mako, ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''
651
652->''" Incredible. I could ''crush'' your body, I could ''smash'' your bones, but I could ''NEVER'' break your spirit. You are a ''marvel'' little Monkey! Any planet who could spawn one as noble as you is truly blessed! I spare your Earth! ''[[CatchPhrase Oh yeah!]]''"''
653-->-- '''[[Wrestling/RandySavage Wrest-Lor]]''', ''[[WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory Dial M for Monkey]]''
654
655->''"You were a worthy foe. [[SubvertedCatchPhrase You were indeed All That.]] Farewell, Kim Possible."''
656-->-- '''Drakken''', ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', "[[Recap/KimPossibleS4E22Graduation Graduation]]"
657
658->''"You're a magnificent opponent Franchise/{{Superman}}. But even you must realize it's hopeless."''
659-->-- '''ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}''', ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''
660
661->''"I will choose my [[DemonicPossession vessel]] well, to best serve [[SealedEvilInACan you]]. And the human most capable for this task is my nemesis, Jackie Chan."''
662-->-- '''[[TheHeavy Shendu]]''', ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures''
663
664->''"Well, I can see I'm dealing with a formidable opponent."''
665-->-- '''The Lizard King,''' ''WesternAnimation/ThreeTwoOnePenguins''
666
667->''"I guess [[LampshadeHanging I should salute you]] as a 'worthy adversary' and all that, but the truth is [[AvertedTrope I really did ''hate your guts!''"]]''
668-->-- '''ComicBook/TheJoker''', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker''
669
670->''"I fooled the police, the doctors, the parole board, all of them! There's only one person who's ever been able to challenge me; '''Batman'''! He's the only one worthy of the game!"''
671-->-- '''ComicBook/TheRiddler''', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''
672
673->''"You must be the Belmont."''
674-->--'''Dracula''', ''WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017''
675
676[[/folder]]
677
678[[folder:Real Life]]
679->''"[[UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives]]; You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference [[UsefulNotes/KiwisWithCarbines between]] [[UsefulNotes/BritsWithBattleships the]] [[UsefulNotes/AussiesWithArtillery Johnnies]] and [[UsefulNotes/TurksWithTroops the Mehmets]] where they lie side by side here [[UsefulNotes/{{Turkey}} in this country of ours]]; You the mothers who sent their sons from far away countries, wipe away your tears. Your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. [[TearJerker Having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.]]"''
680-->-- '''Mustafa Kemal Ataturk''', carved on the Australian war memorial at ANZAC Cove
681
682->''"Put all their other men together in one scale, and poor [[UsefulNotes/LordCastlereagh Castlereagh]] in the other - single he plainly weighed them down... One can't help feeling a little for him, after being pitted against him for several years, pretty regularly. It is like losing a connection suddenly. Also he was a gentleman, and the only one amongst them."''
683-->-- Whig politician '''Henry Brougham''', after the death of the much-hated Tory Lord Castlereagh.
684
685->'''André Masséna:''' My lord, you owe me dinner for you positively made me starve.\
686'''The Duke of Wellington:''' You should give it to me, Marshal, for you prevented me from sleeping.
687-->-- Spoken at a diplomatic dinner in France in 1814, from ''The War of Wars: The Great European Conflict'' by Robert Harvey
688
689->''"It is interesting to note that in most such verse-tales of the wars between Christianity and Islam, the knightly class saw their Saracen foes virtually as mirror images of themselves; equally brave, loyal and skilled, similarly [[{{Determinator}} motivated]]. But none the less [[TragicHero doomed]] simply because they fought for the wrong cause."''
690-->-- ''Medieval Warfare Sourcebook'' by David Nicolle
691
692->''"Perish any man who suspects that these men either did or suffered anything unseemly."''
693-->-- '''Philip of Macedon''' on seeing the corpses of the Theban Sacred Band from their LastStand at Chaerona
694
695->''"He at least never lied to us. His words gave us hope."''
696-->-- Sioux Chief '''Red Cloud''', on Indian Fighter, Indian rights activist, and peacemaker General George Crook.
697
698->''"The Man in the [=MiG=]. A famous hero or an unknown just starting to blossom, he was deserving of one more thing, and to this day I hope it was granted to him. I hope he died instantly when the missile hit and did not live that last second and never, never knew that he lost the battle."''
699-->-- Israeli Air Force pilot '''Asher Snir''', recalling a [=MiG=]-17 pilot from the 1970 War of Attrition
700
701->''"The courage of your enemy honors you."''
702-->-- '''Chinese proverb'''
703
704->''"To forgive our enemies their virtues - that is a greater miracle."''
705-->-- '''Creator/{{Voltaire}}'''
706
707->''"Even though I lifted the double crown at the worlds, it won't mean anything as long as people say it was won in Douillet's absence."''
708-->-- Olympic judoka '''Shinichi Shinohara''', when French champion David Douillet did not compete at the 1999 World Judo Championships due to back injury
709
710->''"The British battleships caught fire and began to sink, yet the men did not leave their stations until the last moment. Gallant you are, men of the Royal Navy! I wish you peaceful sleep though you were my enemies."''
711-->-- '''Uchida Manabu''', Japanese airman who helped sink HMS ''Repulse'' and ''Prince of Wales''.
712
713->''"The ''Bismarck'' had put up a most gallant fight against impossible odds worthy of the old days of the Imperial German Navy, and she went down with her colours flying."''
714-->-- '''Admiral Sir John Tovey KCB DSO RN'''
715
716->"Gentlemen, the battle against ''Scharnhorst'' has ended in victory for us. I hope that if any of you are ever called upon to lead a ship into action against an opponent many times superior, you will command your ship as gallantly as ''Scharnhorst'' was commanded today."
717-->-- '''Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser KCB KBE RN''' after the Battle of the North Cape
718
719->''"I have heard, Conscript Fathers, that men are reproaching me for having performed an unmanly deed in leading Zenobia in triumph. But in truth those very persons who find fault with me now would accord me praise in abundance, did they but know what manner of woman she is, how wise in counsels, how steadfast in plans, how firm toward the soldiers, how generous when necessity calls, and how stern when discipline demands. I might even say that it was her doing that Odaenathus defeated the Persians and, after putting Sapor to flight, advanced all the way to Ctesiphon. I might add thereto that such was the fear that this woman inspired in the peoples of the East and also the Egyptians that neither Arabs nor Saracens nor Armenians ever moved against her. Nor would I have spared her life, had I not known that she did a great service to the Roman state when she preserved the imperial power in the East for herself, or for her children. Therefore let those whom nothing pleases keep the venom of their own tongues to themselves. For if it is not meet to vanquish a woman and lead her in triumph, what are they saying of Gallienus, in contempt of whom she ruled the empire well? What of the Deified Claudius, that revered and honoured leader? For he, because he was busied with his campaigns against the Goths, suffered her, or so it is said, to hold the imperial power, doing it of purpose and wisely, in order that he himself, while she kept guard over the eastern frontier of the empire, might the more safely complete what he had taken in hand."''
720-->-- '''Aurelian''' on '''Zenobia''', quoted in the ''Historia Augusta''
721
722->''"And I respect you for challenging me. And that's why I came on the show."''
723-->-- '''Music/MarilynManson''' to Bill O'Reilly
724
725->''"It may be proper to compare me with [[UsefulNotes/HoratioNelson Nelson]], but not with Korea’s Yi Sun-sin, for he has no equal."''
726-->-- '''Admiral Togo Heihachiro''' on being compared with other famous Admirals Horatio Nelson and Yi Sun-sin
727
728->''"In this age, in past ages, in any age: [[UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte Napoleon]]."''
729-->-- '''The Duke of Wellington''', Napoleon's final opponent, on being asked to name the greatest general of his age
730
731->''"I have just done one of the hardest tasks I have ever had to do. I have had to condemn to death one of the finest characters I have ever come across. [[DoomedMoralVictor There must be something very wrong in the state of things that makes a man like that a rebel]].
732-->-- '''General Charles Blackader, speaking of Patrick Pearse in the aftermath of [[UsefulNotes/TheIrishRevolution the Easter Rising]].
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