| 1 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 2 | |
| 3 | [[folder:Anime and Manga]] |
| 4 | |
| 5 | ->"How regrettable. How ''very'' regrettable, Inspector Akane Tsunemori. You disappointed me. So I have to give you a punishment. Regret your helplessness and feel despair." |
| 6 | -->-- '''Shogo Makishima''', ''Anime/PsychoPass'' |
| 7 | |
| 8 | ->"You will leave for New York immediately to take care of Cammy and Vega, if he's not dead already. He'll soon learn that Shadowlaw does not forgive mistakes." |
| 9 | -->-- '''M. Bison''', ''Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie'' |
| 10 | |
| 11 | ->"I don't need the six demons if such an average guild can defeat them so easily, you trash!!" |
| 12 | -->-- '''Brain''', while shooting and almost killing his minion Cobra, ''Manga/FairyTail'' |
| 13 | |
| 14 | ->''Maybe you won't be such a disappointment...in the Next Dimension!" |
| 15 | -->-- '''Vegeta''' just before killing Nappa, ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', Ocean dub. |
| 16 | |
| 17 | ->"I have no use for a paralyzed Saiyan! You're dead weight now!" |
| 18 | -->-- '''Vegeta''' just before killing Nappa, ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'' |
| 19 | |
| 20 | ->"'''SILENCE!''' You have failed me, and I will not forgive... '''''FAILURE!'''''" |
| 21 | -->-- '''[=MetalSeadramon=]''' while dropping Scorpiomon to his death, ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' |
| 22 | |
| 23 | ->'''Jadeite''': Queen Beryl! I have important information for you!\ |
| 24 | '''Queen Beryl''': You have failed to defeat the Sailor Scouts, Jadeite.\ |
| 25 | '''Jadeite''': But, Queen Beryl! I have learned the identities of the Sailor Scouts! I know who they are!\ |
| 26 | '''Queen Beryl''': I will hear ''no'' excuses! '''''SLEEP! FOREVER!''''' |
| 27 | -->-- ''Anime/SailorMoon'' (Creator/DiCEntertainment dub) |
| 28 | |
| 29 | ->'''Jadeite''': Queen Beryl!\ |
| 30 | '''Queen Beryl''': Pathetic fool! You had the nerve to run back here to me.\ |
| 31 | '''Jadeite''': Queen Beryl, I have discovered the true identity of the Sailor Guardians!\ |
| 32 | '''Queen Beryl''': Enough talk and excuses! You're a disgrace! Now sleep for ''all'' eternity! |
| 33 | -->-- ''Anime/SailorMoon'' (Creator/VizMedia dub) |
| 34 | |
| 35 | ->'''Megatron:''' How is this energy being stored and how long will it take to convert [into Energon]?\ |
| 36 | '''Dark Scream:''' It's stored in little round canisters.\ |
| 37 | '''Gas Skunk:''' They're used in something called "flashlights" and we've got ''thousands'' of them!\ |
| 38 | ''(The Predacons laugh as they dump their loot, which is revealed to be a bunch of small batteries. Megatron is visibly unimpressed.)''\ |
| 39 | '''Slapper:''' Great score, huh? 'Course we'll to convert it to Energon, and that'll take a little while.\ |
| 40 | '''Dark Scream:''' I don't think it'll take more than a week or two.\ |
| 41 | '''Gas Skunk:''' Well, three at the most.\ |
| 42 | '''Megatron:''' '''[[Main/BigShutUp SILENCE!!]]''' We need '''massive''' quantities of energy, not little '''batteries!!'''\ |
| 43 | '''Slapper:''' Sorry, this is all we could find.\ |
| 44 | '''Gas Skunk:''' Anywhere!\ |
| 45 | '''Megatron:''' '''YOU HAVE FAILED ME!!! BEAST MODE!''' ''(converts into a dragon)'' DID YOU REALLY THINK THAT THE ENERGY IN THOSE PUNY BATTERIES '''WOULD BE ENOUGH TO RUN THIS BASE?!!'''\ |
| 46 | '''Slapper:''' ''(nervously)'' Well, yeah, sorta...\ |
| 47 | '''Megatron:''' FOOLS! I SHOULD ADD '''YOUR''' ENERGY CORES TO THE CONVERSION VAT!! |
| 48 | -->-- ''Anime/TransformersRobotsInDisguise'', "An Explosive Situation" |
| 49 | [[/folder]] |
| 50 | |
| 51 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 52 | |
| 53 | ->'''Darkhell''': I sometimes happen to give a second chance...\ |
| 54 | '''General''': T-Thanks, master...\ |
| 55 | '''Darkhell''': ...Never a third one. |
| 56 | -->-- ''ComicBook/LesLegendaires: Origines'' |
| 57 | |
| 58 | ->'''Cyclonus''': I knew you wouldn't allow your loyal servant to perish! I knew-- [[OhCrap Mighty Galvatron?]]\ |
| 59 | '''Galvatron''': Weak fool! You allowed yourself, a being forged in the fires of Unicron himself, to be bested by a mere Autobot! I only saved you-- ''[blasts Cyclonus, killing him]'' --SO THAT I COULD DESTROY YOU MYSELF! |
| 60 | -->-- ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel'' |
| 61 | |
| 62 | ->It's no laughing matter! You failed [[BigBad Starfire]]! And for that-- your reward is death! Just like it was death for Derek-- Because he, too, failed-- failed to immobilize me! |
| 63 | -->-- '''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}''', ''ComicBook/StarfiresRevenge'' |
| 64 | |
| 65 | ->'''Officer:''' General Kanchar... I... I...\ |
| 66 | '''Kanchar:''' What is wrong with you?! You look petrified, man! You think I'll kill you for a failure? Everyone fails occasionally. [[DownplayedTrope You'll need two more failures before I'd kill you. Or one particularly incompetent failure.]] |
| 67 | -->-- ''ComicBook/StarWarsMarvel2015'' |
| 68 | |
| 69 | [[/folder]] |
| 70 | |
| 71 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 72 | |
| 73 | ->'''Muzan:''' Susamaru. You failed me. Do you have anything to say for yourself?\ |
| 74 | '''Susamaru:''' …I don't. I failed my mission, all I can offer you is my apologies… please punish me however you see fit.\ |
| 75 | ''[beat]''\ |
| 76 | '''Muzan:''' ''[smirking]'' [[SubvertedTrope Good answer. You may still prove useful to me.]]\ |
| 77 | '''Susamaru:''' Yes, Kibutsuji-sama!\ |
| 78 | '''Muzan:''' Consider yourself warned, though, I have a low tolerance for failure. If you fail me again, then you will wish that the demon hunter you faced killed you.\ |
| 79 | '''Susamaru:''' If I fail you again, and somehow survive, I will take my own life and save you the time.\ |
| 80 | '''Muzan:''' Hehehe, you really give good answers, Susamaru. |
| 81 | -->-- ''Fanfic/BladeOfDemonSalvation'', "Chapter 13: Atoning" |
| 82 | |
| 83 | ->''The detachment of guards at a remote area of Greenland were watchful, as they had to be. But they really didn't expect anything to worry about. A couple of idiots had wandered onto the property at times and either been escorted back or left in pieces, whichever the team leader had deemed most expedient. So far, the team leader had kept his head on his shoulders. That signified he had done his job well.'' |
| 84 | -->-- ''Fanfic/DanceWithTheDemons'' |
| 85 | |
| 86 | ->'''Sthnadlash''': [[TheDragon Purple Star]]. Forgive me. I didn't anticipate the Zeekeeper to get involved. If I'd had just another minute, I would've incinerated Pi'llo Island and put an end to this whole business. |
| 87 | ->'''Skallz''': Ahh, but you didn't, did you? If you had managed to defeat your enemies in hand-to-hand combat, the Zeekeeper never would've been released in the first place. And now the Dreamstone is in our enemies hands...the [[BigBad Grand Star]] is not pleased with you, Sthnadlash. |
| 88 | ->'''Sthnadlash''': Tell the Grand Star I will personally eliminate his enemies. Rest assured... |
| 89 | ->'''Skallz''': No, Sthnadlash. You've failed us for the last time. |
| 90 | -->-- ''Fanfic/FallenKingdom'' |
| 91 | |
| 92 | ->'''Dr. Eggman''': How could it end like this?! I was so close! |
| 93 | ->'''The Devil''': You were close, but not close enough. I gave you everything. My army, my power... and yet you still failed. You're pathetic. |
| 94 | ->'''Eggman''': Oh god, no! Give me another chance! |
| 95 | ->'''The Devil''': No, you've had your chance. It was nice knowing you, fool. (Sends Eggman's mech skyrocketing from his domain with Eggman barely managing to survive its explosion.) |
| 96 | -->-- ''VideoGame/HellfireSaga'', a ''[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]]'' fan game. |
| 97 | |
| 98 | ->“You failed,” ''Vader rumbled. '' |
| 99 | -> ''The Grand Inquisitor swallowed dryly, but didn’t speak. '' |
| 100 | ->“You were arrogant,” ''Vader continued.'' “You were aware that the Jedi and the Serpent – this Arratra – were improving rapidly. And you did not adjust your plans to account for that.” |
| 101 | -> ''The Grand Inquisitor remained silent. There was nothing he could say that would mitigate what was coming. '' |
| 102 | -> ''Tarkin stood.'' |
| 103 | ->“I shall leave you to it,” ''he told Vader. ''“Agent Kallus, Minister Tua. Come.” |
| 104 | -> ''Kallus stepped smartly into position behind the Grand Moff, and marched out of the room after him, closely followed by Minister Tua.'' |
| 105 | -> ''The door closed behind them. '' |
| 106 | ->''[[ScreamDiscretionShot It didn’t block the screams]]. '' |
| 107 | -->-- ''Fanfic/RebelKing'' |
| 108 | |
| 109 | [[/folder]] |
| 110 | |
| 111 | [[folder:Film -- Animation]] |
| 112 | ->'''Carface:''' Charlie's alive, and I know he's got the girl. Killer, this is strike two. You're out.\ |
| 113 | '''Killer:''' No, wait boss, ''boss!'' I get one more strike, boss! Honest!\ |
| 114 | '''Carface:''' (''To the rest of his thugs'') Lower him. (''Killer is lowered into the piranha tank'') NothingPersonal, Killer. Business. |
| 115 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven'' |
| 116 | |
| 117 | ->'''Soto:''' [[WouldHurtAChild I want that baby]], Diego!\ |
| 118 | '''Diego:''' I'll ''get'' it!\ |
| 119 | '''Soto:''' You'd better...unless you want to serve yourself as a replacement. |
| 120 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/IceAge1'' |
| 121 | |
| 122 | ->'''Tequila:''' They were just here!\ |
| 123 | '''Douche:''' What part of "I want the sausage and the bun dead, and if you see them, come and get me, and if I find out that you ''didn't'' come and get me ''or'' just couldn't find them good enough, I'll fucking kill your asses" did you not understand, Tequila?\ |
| 124 | '''Tequila:''' ''(nervously)'' Well, it's a pretty confusing sentence, to be honest with you. You know what I mean? This is... uh, this happens.\ |
| 125 | '''Douche:''' Ah, bro, come here. Ah, no, it's fine. It's cool, no biggie. [[Main/FalseReassurance I'm not gonna do something fucked up to you now as soon as I get you in close]]. Come here. \ |
| 126 | ''(Tequila leans closer to Douche... [[Main/CruelAndUnusualDeath and is swiftly shattered by the latter]].)'' |
| 127 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/SausageParty'' |
| 128 | |
| 129 | ->"You are [[JapaneseRanguage worthress]], Creator/AlecBaldwin!" |
| 130 | -->-- '''Kim Jong-Il''', ''Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice'' |
| 131 | |
| 132 | [[/folder]] |
| 133 | |
| 134 | [[folder:Film -- Live-Action]] |
| 135 | |
| 136 | ->"Our rules are very simple: If you fail... ''[Morzeny draws his spiked boot, turns and kicks Kronsteen, who yelps in pain. Klebb stares at Blofeld in disbelief as Kronsteen succumbs to the poison; still shaking his head in shock, he keels forward and falls in front of the desk.]'' Twelve seconds--one day, we must invent a faster-working venom..." |
| 137 | -->-- '''Ernst Stavro Blofeld''', ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'' |
| 138 | |
| 139 | ->"You let him get the better of you!" |
| 140 | -->-- '''Emilio Largo''', ''{{Film/Thunderball}}'' |
| 141 | |
| 142 | ->"This organization does not tolerate failure." |
| 143 | -->-- '''Ernst Stavro Blofeld''', ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'' |
| 144 | |
| 145 | ->'''Le Chiffre:''' [[OhCrap I'll get the money.]] T-Tell them (Quantum/[[spoiler:SPECTRE]]) I-I'll get the money.\ |
| 146 | '''Mr. White:''' [[PreMortemOneLiner Money isn't as valuable to our organization as knowing who to trust.]] ''[shoots Le Chiffre [[BoomHeadshot in the head]]]'' |
| 147 | -->-- ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'' |
| 148 | |
| 149 | ->"I have gathered here before me the world's deadliest assassins, and yet each of you has failed to kill Austin Powers. [[ThatMakesMeFeelAngry That makes me angry.]] And when Dr. Evil gets angry, [[RightHandCat Mr. Bigglesworth]] gets upset. And when Mr. Bigglesworth gets upset... people ''DIE!''" |
| 150 | -->-- '''Dr. Evil''', ''Film/AustinPowers'' |
| 151 | |
| 152 | ->'''HYDRA Officer''': I'm sorry, Herr Schmidt. We fought to the last man.\ |
| 153 | '''ComicBook/RedSkull''': [[PreMortemOneLiner Evidently not.]] |
| 154 | -->-- ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' |
| 155 | |
| 156 | ->''"You will have your war, Asgardian. If you fail, if the Tesseract is kept from us, there will be no realm, no barren moon, no crevice where [[ComicBook/{{Thanos}} he]] can not find you. You think you know pain? He will make you long for something as sweet as pain."'' |
| 157 | -->--'''The Other''' to '''ComicBook/{{Loki}}''', ''Film/TheAvengers2012'' |
| 158 | |
| 159 | ->'''Yazneg:''' We were outnumbered... there was nothing we could do. I barely escaped with my life.\ |
| 160 | '''Azog:''' Far better you had paid with it. |
| 161 | -->-- ''Film/TheHobbitAnUnexpectedJourney'' |
| 162 | |
| 163 | ->'''[[spoiler: Marcus]]:''' ''(as he's being [[ColdBloodedTorture tortured]])'' You pulled the contract...\ |
| 164 | '''Viggo''': And while it was ''open,'' you had every chance, ''EVERY'' opportunity to kill John Wick. And if you had done your job, [[spoiler: ''MY SON'']] ''WOULD BE'' '''''STILL ALIVE!!''''' |
| 165 | -->-- ''Film/JohnWick'' |
| 166 | |
| 167 | ->'''Winston''': [[spoiler: Mrs. Perkins.]] Your membership to The Continental has been -- [[TooDumbToLive by thine own hand]] -- ''[[DeadlyEuphemism revoked]]''. |
| 168 | -->-- ''Film/JohnWick'' |
| 169 | |
| 170 | ->'''[[spoiler:Musgrave]]''': "Davian's translator, his head of security...Remember? At the Vatican she failed him [by failing to stop Davian's abduction by Ethan]." |
| 171 | -->-- ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' |
| 172 | |
| 173 | ->''"You know, in certain older, ''civilised'' cultures, men who failed as entirely as you have would throw themselves on their swords. ''[...]'' Would you be killed in your sleep, like an ailing pet?"'' |
| 174 | -->-- '''Operative''', ''Film/Serenity2005'' |
| 175 | |
| 176 | ->"The question is, what to do about it? But that's my problem to solve now. I no longer require your services." |
| 177 | -->-- '''Professor James Moriarty''', ''Film/SherlockHolmesAGameOfShadows'' |
| 178 | |
| 179 | ->''"You have failed us, Torgo. For this you must die!"'' |
| 180 | -->--'''The Master''' to '''Torgo''', ''Film/ManosTheHandsOfFate'' |
| 181 | |
| 182 | ->''"Because you lost the Earthmen at this crucial time for us all, you are sentenced to death!"'' |
| 183 | -->--'''Mugal''', ''Film/TerrorOfMechagodzilla'' |
| 184 | |
| 185 | ->'''Scourge:''' Awaken my dark master.\ |
| 186 | '''Unicron:''' Rise. My hunger is killing me. What have you found?\ |
| 187 | '''Scourge:''' [''presents the Transwarp Key''] Salvation. The galaxy will once again be yours to feast on my master.\ |
| 188 | '''Unicron:''' YouFool [''tortures Scourge''] This is only half the key!\ |
| 189 | '''Scourge:''' Please! The Maximals... They must have split it!\ |
| 190 | '''Unicron:''' Excuses! Complete the key, or else [[FateWorseThanDeath you will wish you had died with the rest of your planet]]! |
| 191 | -->-- ''Film/TransformersRiseOfTheBeasts'' |
| 192 | |
| 193 | [[/folder]] |
| 194 | |
| 195 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 196 | |
| 197 | ->''The Emperor may forgive the idiots if he decides they are just being stupid." Mention of the Emperor caused all three of the Chiliarchs to draw back a bit.'' |
| 198 | -->-- ''Literature/BelisariusSeries: An Oblique Approach'' |
| 199 | |
| 200 | ->''A number of Cetagandan senior officers have been recalled to their capital, to explain their "unauthorized adventure" to their emperor. Their apologies are expected to be fatal.'' |
| 201 | -->-- ''Literature/{{Cryoburn}}'' |
| 202 | |
| 203 | -> '''BigBad:''' [[spoiler:Mr. Kirov]] has been useful at times, but he failed on a particularly sensitive project. |
| 204 | -> '''Joe:''' You mean launching a rocket grenade into the archery center? |
| 205 | -> '''BigBad:''' That is correct. [[spoiler:Mr. Kirov]] has been [[DeadlyEuphemism relieved of his duties]] and will no longer be participating in our activities. |
| 206 | -->--''Literature/TheHardyBoys Casefiles: Competitive Edge'' |
| 207 | |
| 208 | -> '''Tirritit''': I trust that the matter is now resolved to your satisfaction? |
| 209 | -> '''General Fredricks''': We... um, didn't mean that you had to kill him. |
| 210 | -> '''Tirritit''': But how else do you chastise an underling who has failed?" |
| 211 | -->-- ''[[Literature/RatsBatsAndVats The Rats, the Bats & The Ugly]]'' |
| 212 | |
| 213 | ->''"The Revolutionary Government gives you this chance of redeeming your failure, but this one only; if you fail again, your outraged country will know neither pardon nor mercy. Whether you return to France or remain in England, whether you travel North, South, East or West, cross the oceans, or traverse the Alps, the hand of an avenging People will be upon you. Your second failure will be punished by death, wherever you may be, either by the guillotine, if you are in France, or if you seek refuge elsewhere, then by the hand of an assassin. Look to it, Citizen Chauvelin! For there will be no escape this time, not even if the mightiest tyrant on earth tried to protect you, not even if you succeed in building up an empire and placing yourself upon a throne."'' |
| 214 | -->-- '''Maximilian Robespierre''', ''[[Literature/TheScarletPimpernel The Elusive Pimpernel]]'' |
| 215 | |
| 216 | ->"HEY, BOBBY TERRY, [[EvilIsHammy YOU SCROOOOWED IT UP!!]]" |
| 217 | -->-- '''Randall Flagg,''' ''Literature/TheStand'' |
| 218 | |
| 219 | [[/folder]] |
| 220 | |
| 221 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 222 | |
| 223 | ->'''Adam:''' You failed.\ |
| 224 | '''Spike:''' Well, hey, you're supposed to be so smart; ''you'' let me plan this thing. Okay, let's not quibble about "who failed who." |
| 225 | -->-- ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', "Primeval" |
| 226 | |
| 227 | ->'''Dalek Supreme''': The actions of the aliens has caused considerable disruption of operations on this planet!\ |
| 228 | '''Dalek Section leader''': This was a matter beyond my control!\ |
| 229 | '''Dalek Supreme''': Your orders were to exterminate them!\ |
| 230 | '''Dalek Section leader''': It has not been possible! We have been unable to use the bacteria bomb!\ |
| 231 | '''Dalek Supreme''': The responsibility was yours! You have ''failed!'' The Supreme Council does not accept failure! (the Dalek Supreme exterminates the failed Dalek) |
| 232 | -->-- ''Series/DoctorWho'', "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS10E4PlanetOfTheDaleks Planet of the Daleks]]" |
| 233 | |
| 234 | ->'''KAOS Agent:''' I know what "Plan B" is, but Siegfried, what is "Plan C"?\ |
| 235 | '''Siegfried:''' '''DEATH''' is "Plan C"! |
| 236 | -->-- ''Series/GetSmart'' |
| 237 | |
| 238 | ->'''Snart's Replacement''': Cops are comin'. You wanna yell at me some more or should we ''both'' get out of here?\ |
| 239 | '''Mick''': Neither. |
| 240 | -->-- ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', "[[Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS1E16Legendary Legendary]]" |
| 241 | |
| 242 | ->'''Lord Zedd''': Those Power Rangers are nothing but mere infants. You were defeated by ''[[RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude children!]]'' You dare call yourself an Empress of Evil? You are not fit to destroy a cockroach!\ |
| 243 | '''Goldar''': ([[ScrewThisImOuttaHere I have always said that, my lord.]]) |
| 244 | -->-- ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' |
| 245 | |
| 246 | ->"You returned with nothing. Therefore, you shall be nothing." |
| 247 | -->-- '''Emperor Grumm''', ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'' |
| 248 | |
| 249 | ->"I wanna turn this little mistake into [[MakeAnExampleOfThem a big, fat teach-able moment.]] Will you help me with that?" |
| 250 | -->-- '''Dick Roman''', ''{{Series/Supernatural}}'', "How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters" |
| 251 | |
| 252 | ->"Put last night’s guards in chains. Either they fell asleep or they were conspiring with the enemy. Find out the truth and then hang them." |
| 253 | -->-- '''Stannis''', ''Series/GameOfThrones'', [[{{Recap/GameOfThronesS5E9TheDanceOfDragons}} "The Dance of Dragons"]] |
| 254 | |
| 255 | ->"The next time [[Characters/GameOfThronesTyrionLannister you]] fail me will be the '''last''' time you fail me." |
| 256 | -->-- '''[[Characters/GameOfThronesDaenerysTargaryen Daenerys Targaryen]]''', ''Series/GameOfThrones'', [[{{Recap/GameOfThronesS8E5TheBells}} "The Bells"]] |
| 257 | |
| 258 | ->"Vypra, you have failed me too many times! As punishment, I will take your life energy! ''I should have done this long ago.''" |
| 259 | -->-- '''Queen Bansheera''', ''Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue'' |
| 260 | |
| 261 | [[/folder]] |
| 262 | |
| 263 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 264 | ->''"One wrong step in my bullion vaults\ |
| 265 | And you're gonna be met with a billion volts\ |
| 266 | But if you do pocket any ill-gotten profits\ |
| 267 | Then I'll dock it via rocket from the minion at fault\ |
| 268 | My management skills are uniquely stirring\ |
| 269 | When lacking in diligent, measly servants\ |
| 270 | Having one killed with the team observing\ |
| 271 | Works magic on building the weak's subservience"'' |
| 272 | -->--'''Music/TheStupendium''', "FIEND LIKE ME | Evil Genius 2 Song" |
| 273 | [[/folder]] |
| 274 | |
| 275 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 276 | ->''"When his Squadleaders don't execute orders, Valanii Levaan orders executions."'' |
| 277 | -->-- ''TabletopGame/{{Chaotic}}'' |
| 278 | |
| 279 | ->"The fall will give you time to think on your failure." |
| 280 | -->-- '''Greven il-Vec''', ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'', [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=27251 "Diabolic Edict"]] |
| 281 | |
| 282 | ->''Only a single recorded instance exists of someone failing to fulfill her demands. The man in question was found in his office in broad daylight, covered in beautiful lilies that had apparently sprung from deep within his body. The office smelled of clean, fresh earth and the sweet lilies. Those who found the man felt happy and relaxed at the sight; some even took the time to smell the flowers. Only after they left the area were they struck by the horror of what they had witnessed.'' |
| 283 | -->-- ''[[TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade Victorian Age: Vampire - Companion]]'' |
| 284 | |
| 285 | ->''Waits himself was quickly replaced and nobody's ever heard anything about "[[FatBastard the Big Pig]]" since. A particularly nasty rumor among Pentex employees "in the know" is that Waits had a... [[ImAHumanitarian prominent place]] in the celebratory luau that Riegel held shortly after the takeover.'' |
| 286 | -->-- ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse - Subsidiaries: A Guide To Pentex'' |
| 287 | |
| 288 | ->''However, there is a very high failure rate at the school. Children of privilege who fail out are returned home in disgrace, or discreetly steered to less rigorous schools. Scholarship students who don't make the cut are [[ReleasedToElsewhere presumably returned to their humble origins, never to be heard from again]]. Those who endure simply assume that their former classmates are simply too embarrassed to keep in touch. They couldn't be more wrong.'' |
| 289 | -->--''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension - The Book Of Madness'' |
| 290 | |
| 291 | ->''A Dark Elf with a writ carries the power and authority of his sponsor and any who question the iron edict are subject to the wrath of his patron. Should a Druchii fail in his appointed task or show cowardice whilst acting in their sponsor's name, the writ is melted down and the molten remains poured down the noble's throat. Such is the price of failure in Naggaroth.'' |
| 292 | -->--''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}: Dark Elves Army Book (7th Edition)'' |
| 293 | |
| 294 | [[/folder]] |
| 295 | |
| 296 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 297 | |
| 298 | ->"I hope Batman broke every bone in your stupid bodies. I hope you lie in there, ''desperately'' trying to breathe through fractured ribs and punctured lungs. And if you're not, you better summon whatever strength you've got left and ''RUN,'' 'cause after I'm done with the Bat, '''''YOU'RE ALL NEXT!'''''" |
| 299 | -->-- '''[[ComicBook/ThePenguin The Penguin,]]''' to his henchmen, ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'' |
| 300 | |
| 301 | ->"So, you've made it to the end of my little carnival ride. Unfortunately, you're supposed to be dead by now! Will you excuse me while I...just go shoot the architect? ''Come here, you little --''" |
| 302 | -->-- '''ComicBook/TheJoker''', ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'' |
| 303 | |
| 304 | ->"I despise incompetence." |
| 305 | -->-- '''{{Satan}}''' after [[OffingTheOffspring killing his son]] in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow2'' |
| 306 | |
| 307 | ->'''Kane:''' Yes. Power shifts more quickly than some people ''think''. |
| 308 | -->--''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianDawn'' after Kane [[spoiler:[[BoomHeadshot shoots Seth]] for trying to usurp his authority.]] |
| 309 | |
| 310 | ->'''Vega:''' Kane, I need reinforcements, you must send help. |
| 311 | ->'''Kane:''' You'll find there's surprisingly little I must do General Vega. |
| 312 | ->'''Vega:''' Kane? I served you for ''years''. |
| 313 | ->'''Kane:''' [Talking to mooks.] Emergency deployment, [[NukeEm immediate launch.]] [Now addressing Vega.] Perhaps when [=McNeil=] arrives to ''kill'' you, you will take sometime to learn from the man. I'm sure he'll teach you lessons you'll carry for the rest of your life, which, by the way, is about ''seven minutes''. [Kane presses a remote button to launch a [[NukeEm nuclear missile]] at Vega's fallen outpost.] |
| 314 | -->--''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSun'' |
| 315 | |
| 316 | ->'''Eliphas the Inheritor:''' They reject the Word of Chaos, my lord. The faithful here are not strong enough...\ |
| 317 | '''Daemon Prince:''' It is a poor shepherd who blames his flock, Apostle. This failure is yours and ''yours'' alone! |
| 318 | -->-- ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar: Dark Crusade'' |
| 319 | |
| 320 | ->''[[GreaterScopeVillain The God King]] no longer grants me his favour. Mask ripped from me and [[DemBones flesh flayed to bone]], because the Godwoken still walks Rivellon.'' |
| 321 | -->-- '''Windego''', ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSinII'' |
| 322 | |
| 323 | ->''"FAILURE."'' |
| 324 | -->-- '''[[{{Satan}} The UNSPEAKABLE]]''' before [[spoiler:having Gary DraggedOffToHell]], ''VideoGame/FaithTheUnholyTrinity'' |
| 325 | |
| 326 | ->'''[[TheCaligula Pagan Min]]''': I distinctly remember saying, "''stop'' the bus." Yes, "''stop'' the bus." Not, "''shoot'' the bus." [[ExactWords I'm very particular with my words.]] Stop. Shoot. ''Stop''. ''Shoot''. [[SarcasmMode Do those words sound the same?]]\ |
| 327 | '''Royal Soldier''': [[OverzealousUnderling But it got out of control...]]\ |
| 328 | '''Pagan Min''': [[FauxAffablyEvil I'm sorry, I didn't hear you.]] What did you say?\ |
| 329 | '''Royal Soldier''': [[OhCrap It got out of control...]]\ |
| 330 | '''Pagan Min''': Got out of control. [[TranquilFury I hate when things get out of control.]] [Pulls out a steel pen, tackles the soldier to the ground and starts stabbing him] [[PunctuatedPounding YOU HAD ONE FUCKING JOB AND YOU COULDN'T FUCKING DO THAT!]] [sits down, sprayed with blood] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And I got blood on my fucking shoes!]] [sees Ajay] At least there's a silver lining. [[DownplayedTrope You didn't completely fuck it up]]. |
| 331 | -->-- ''VideoGame/FarCry4''. This is Pagan Min's EstablishingCharacterMoment. |
| 332 | |
| 333 | ->"Gilgamesh! You worthless fool! For your continued bungling, I banish you from this dimension!" |
| 334 | -->-- '''Exdeath''', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'' |
| 335 | |
| 336 | ->''"For failure such as this, no punishment is too great."'' |
| 337 | -->-- '''Level description''' for "The Heretic", ''VideoGame/Halo2'' |
| 338 | |
| 339 | ->'''Yokian Lieutenant''': We're sorry, sir. All of the humans look alike to us.\ |
| 340 | '''Yokian Fleet Commander''': Sorry is not good enough. You have failed me for the last time, lieutenant! |
| 341 | -->-- ''VideoGame/JimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' |
| 342 | |
| 343 | ->''"What a shame... if she can't even win against something like you, she was useless to me from the start."'' |
| 344 | -->-- '''[[spoiler:Princess Ezel]]''', ''VideoGame/{{Kaima}}'' Bad Ending |
| 345 | |
| 346 | ->''"Pitiful, Taranza... I have no use for a fool who cannot follow orders."'' |
| 347 | -->-- [[spoiler:'''Queen Sectonia''']], ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'' |
| 348 | |
| 349 | -> [[AC:You have failed. We will find another way. [[VillainOverride Releasing control.]]]] |
| 350 | -->-- '''Harbinger''', ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' |
| 351 | |
| 352 | ->''"[[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung You]] failed me! 500 years, I have waited! Now I must wait 500 ''more!''[...]Kill him!"'' |
| 353 | -->-- '''[[Characters/MortalKombatShao Shao Kahn]]''', ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' |
| 354 | |
| 355 | ->'''Leader:''' Lurv, you knew this was gonna happen. You knew it the moment you screwed this whole thing up. It ain't like you weren't on the other side of this before.\ |
| 356 | '''Lurv:''' It was a ''mistake!'' I owned up to it!\ |
| 357 | '''Leader:''' Lurv, this ''is'' you ownin' up to it. |
| 358 | -->--''VideoGame/NightInTheWoods'' |
| 359 | |
| 360 | ->"You disappoint me, S-001. You were an utter failure until the very end. I've had enough of your interference. [[OffWithHisHead Begone.]]" |
| 361 | -->--'''[[spoiler:Oliver G. Lobelia]]''', ''[[VideoGame/PurgatoryRPGMaker Purgatory 2]]'' |
| 362 | |
| 363 | ->Incredible... You three have fought with all your might, and you still managed to do the impossible. Which can only mean... That YOU are not worthy of wielding this power! [...] I gave you the greatest power that anyone could ever ask for! And you couldn't even beat this sorry-looking bunch of kids! Maybe I had too much faith in your abilities. What a pity! And I have no use for a failure like you! [...] Pitiful. He wanted all the power in the world and yet he couldn't even kill a ragtag trio like yourselves. |
| 364 | -->--'''[[EvilMask Absolution]]''', to '''Zeta''', ''VideoGame/SomaUnion'' |
| 365 | |
| 366 | ->'''Mr. L:''' I'm stumped. You'd think a giant robot would be enough to crush these heroes... I'm a disgrace... There's no way I can show my face to Count Bleck after THIS.\ |
| 367 | '''Dimentio:''' Perhaps that is for the best (Creates a landmine over Mr. L).\ |
| 368 | '''Mr. L:''' Whoa, now! Hey! What are you doing?!\ |
| 369 | '''Dimentio:''' You said it yourself. You can't go back to the count now. [[ImpliedDeathThreat So get lost.]] |
| 370 | -->-- ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'' |
| 371 | |
| 372 | ->'''Eckhardt:''' You ignored my orders for the last time Boaz! Muller, I need the services of one of your little creations.\ |
| 373 | '''Boaz:''' Ahhhh, pleeeease noooo!! ''[Eckhardt slaps her]'' It wasn't my fault! I'm loyal.\ |
| 374 | '''Eckhardt:''' Your own incompetence has sentenced you Boaz.\ |
| 375 | '''Boaz:''' Give me a chance. Not the pod, no, no! ''[tossed into a mutant pod]''\ |
| 376 | '''Eckhardt:''' I will be obeyed! |
| 377 | -->-- ''VideoGame/TombRaiderTheAngelOfDarkness'' |
| 378 | |
| 379 | ->"At least your life won't have been a total waste -- I will enjoy [[LifeDrain draining your Energon]] to replenish ''my own!''" |
| 380 | -->--'''Megatron''', ''VideoGame/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon'' |
| 381 | |
| 382 | ->'''[[EldritchAbomination Ailtur the Noxious]]:''' Still hesitating, Mr. Knight? I don't mean to be confrontational, but I really feel like you're not appreciating [[TransformationHorror the help I gave you]]!\ |
| 383 | '''Clayton Knight:''' Huh... Help...\ |
| 384 | '''Ailtur:''' Maybe it's about time you retired. I'll just [[DemonicPossession take over everything for you]]. Hold still, now! This won't hurt at all... Ahh, it's really nice not having to keep the big guy happy. Time to cut loose and take care of business! Ehehehe!\ |
| 385 | '''Alicia Copeland:''' Wait, you just...\ |
| 386 | '''Elothu the Patient:''' As to be expected from your kind. Once you encounter the least difficulty, you think nothing of plundering your hosts, taking what you want by force rather than civilized methods. How truly pitiful.\ |
| 387 | '''Miriam Goodwin:''' Are you SERIOUS?\ |
| 388 | '''Ailtur:''' Hmm... I'd honestly prefer giving you a slow death, but Mr. Knight really didn't take good care of my gift. No choice but the swift kill, I guess. |
| 389 | -->--''VideoGame/WeirdAndUnfortunateThingsAreHappening'' |
| 390 | |
| 391 | ->'''[[EldritchAbomination Moror the Voracious]]:''' Hm. That was rather a disappointment.\ |
| 392 | '''Principal/Queen Inez Ulrich:''' I... need more strength... Moror...\ |
| 393 | '''Moror:''' I do not feel you are a good investment, Inez Ulrich. Farewell.\ |
| 394 | '''Inez:''' no... I have to... I... wish... I wish life didn't... hurt... so... |
| 395 | -->--''VideoGame/WeirdAndUnfortunateThingsAreHappening'' |
| 396 | |
| 397 | ->'''Megatron:''' You are guilty of the one unforgivable crime: FAILURE!\ |
| 398 | '''Starscream:''' I won't be the last, Megatron. Someone will always be there to challenge your leadership.\ |
| 399 | '''Megatron:''' Maybe. But they will suffer the same fate as you.\ |
| 400 | (Megatron executes Starscream with a ground pound)\ |
| 401 | '''Megatron:''' Bwahahaha. Victory is mine! ALL SHALL FEAR THE MIGHT OF MEGATRON! |
| 402 | -->--''[[Videogame/TransformersTheGameDS Transformers: Decepticons]]'', "Final Showdown" |
| 403 | |
| 404 | -> '''[[GodOfEvil Tchernobog:]]''' Welcome, my servants... my slaves.\ |
| 405 | (A cultist present in the room is possessed)\ |
| 406 | '''[[VillainProtagonist Caleb:]]''' What is thy bidding, my master?\ |
| 407 | '''Tchernobog:''' You have failed me. I disavow you all.\ |
| 408 | '''Caleb:''' [[CurseCutShort What the...?]]\ |
| 409 | '''[[LoveInterest Ophelia:]]''' What?\ |
| 410 | (The possessed cultist is decomposes, and only his skeleton remains. Shial descends from the ceilings and kidnaps Gabriel. Cerberus and two Hell Hounds burn Ishmael to crisp.)\ |
| 411 | '''Ophelia:''' What's happening?\ |
| 412 | ([[OurGargoylesRock Cheogh]] appears and kidnaps Ophelia)\ |
| 413 | '''Tchernobog:''' I have taken your love. Now I will take your life. Consider my power... in a hollow grave. |
| 414 | -->-- '''Intro video for VideoGame/Blood1997''' |
| 415 | |
| 416 | -> '''Sombron:''' Heed me well, O defective daughter of mine.\ |
| 417 | '''Veyle:''' Papa...\ |
| 418 | '''Sombron:''' My goal is so close, I can taste it. But their kindness makes you weak. Now go, and reclaim my Emblem Rings at once!\ |
| 419 | '''Veyle:''' I ''won't''!\ |
| 420 | '''Sombron:''' So I see. [[FauxAffablyEvil That is a shame]]. Well then, there is nothing more you can do for me, and I have never been in the habit... of keeping that which has no value." |
| 421 | -->-- ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'' |
| 422 | |
| 423 | ->The former Grand Admiral of the Kilrathi Empire stands before his master. There is nothing to be said. The Admiral is loyal to Kilrah, and his Emperor – and he knows the price of his failure. His Emperor has demanded an apology for the defeat of the Kilrathi strike fleet… and an apology must be given. ''(the gards shoot him with lasers, incinerating him)'' An echo of the Admiral’s dying scream lingers in the air… then silence. |
| 424 | -->--''[[WingCommanderTheKilrathiSaga Wing Commander]]'', good ending for the first Secret Missions campaign. |
| 425 | |
| 426 | [[/folder]] |
| 427 | |
| 428 | [[folder:Web Comics]] |
| 429 | |
| 430 | ->'''Snowtrooper:''' Sorry, sir. They got away.\ |
| 431 | '''Darth Vader:''' I shall lead the pursuit. All ground personnel shall remain here to man our new base. Congratulations.\ |
| 432 | '''Snowtrooper:''' Oh, thank you, sir. What shall we call it?\ |
| 433 | '''Vader:''' "Orbital Bombardment Practice Range Omega". |
| 434 | -->-- ''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids'' |
| 435 | |
| 436 | ->'''Tsukiko:''' Rough day, huh, Reddy? First [[EyeScream the eye]], now this.\ |
| 437 | '''Redcloak:''' The eye is a minor inconvenience. I can Regenerate it as soon as I rest and regain [[VancianMagic the needed spells]].\ |
| 438 | '''Xykon:''' [[LittleNo No.]]\ |
| 439 | '''Redcloak:''' ... What?\ |
| 440 | '''Xykon:''' You're not regenerating anything. That eye? That's your individual Idiot Tax. That's what this fiasco costs you, personally. I want you to remember every moment of every day what happens if we [[OrcusOnHisThrone sit on our lazy ASSES]] and rearrange the furniture in a ruined city instead of moving on to [[MacGuffin our next target]]. If I ever see you with more eyes than assholes, [[AssShove I'm going to shove one in the other]] and give [[ArtifactOfDoom your cloak]] to [[MauveShirt that hobgoblin]]. |
| 441 | -->-- ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' |
| 442 | |
| 443 | [[/folder]] |
| 444 | |
| 445 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 446 | |
| 447 | ->"Do you know what the definition of failure is, Force Captain? Failure... is when something ceases to serve a purpose, when that happens it becomes worthless to me, and thus far, your performance has been lacking." |
| 448 | -->--'''Hordak''', ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'', "Signals" |
| 449 | |
| 450 | ->'''Knock Out:''' ''[while [[ItMakesSenseInContext trapped in a wall]]]'' I beg you, my liege, release me from [[AndIMustScream this absurd predicament]]!\ |
| 451 | '''Megatron:''' No, you shall serve as a constant reminder to those who [[WhoDares dare]] fail me. |
| 452 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'', ''[[Recap/TransformersPrimeS2E23InsideJob Inside Job]]'' |
| 453 | |
| 454 | ->'''Keller:''' To serve Clu is a privilege. I won't let you down again, sir. I won't...\ |
| 455 | '''Tesler:''' I know you won't. |
| 456 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/TronUprising'' |
| 457 | |
| 458 | ->"Make no mistake. From now on, failure ''will'' have consequences." |
| 459 | -->-- '''Grand Moff Tarkin''', after having two incompetent Imperial officers beheaded in his office, ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels''. |
| 460 | |
| 461 | ->"This is not the first time you have proven to be ''clumsy'', Lord Tyrannus. You know the price of ''failure''." |
| 462 | -->-- '''Darth Sidious''', ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS6E10TheLostOne The Lost One]]" |
| 463 | |
| 464 | ->"It's not that I ''can't'' help you, I simply believe it's bad policy to reward incompetence." |
| 465 | -->-- '''The Hood''', disguised as a security guard, to an imprisoned Impostor Janus, ''WesternAnimation/ThunderbirdsAreGo'', "Chain of Command" |
| 466 | |
| 467 | |
| 468 | [[/folder]] |
| 469 | |
| 470 | [[folder:Real Life]] |
| 471 | |
| 472 | ->''"Dans ce pays-ci, il est bon de tuer de temps en temps un amiral [=Pour Encourager Les Autres=]."''\ |
| 473 | ([[UsefulNotes/{{London}} In this country]], it is a good idea to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.) |
| 474 | -->-- '''Creator/{{Voltaire}}''', on the execution of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Byng John Byng]] for "failure to do his utmost" to defend Minorca. |
| 475 | |
| 476 | ->''"Kiki [hunting dog] will fill the pot."'' |
| 477 | -->-- '''A proverb in parts of West Africa''', with an implicit "one way or the other." |
| 478 | |
| 479 | ->''"If the German people lose [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII the war]], then they will have proved themselves unworthy of me."'' |
| 480 | -->-- '''UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler''' |
| 481 | |
| 482 | [[/folder]] |
| 483 |
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