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"What a beautiful day it is. If only I had eyes on things like this sooner... well, considering all the killing I've done, that'd be too much to ask".
— Zeke Yeager, "Attack on Titan"
Light's a manipulative bastard, but, why do I feel so bad for him?
— A random YouTube comment on Light Yagami's death, Death Note
"I'm home, father. I'm back. Master. Koyuki. I'm home".
— Akaza/Hakuji, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
"I could never grab hold of anything. Anything at all. I abandoned my home. I abandoned my wife and children. I abandoned my humanity. I cut down my descendants and abandoned being a samurai. But even all that wasn't enough? You said that those who master their paths all reach the same place. But I never did. I could not see the same world that you did. Why could I not leave anything behind? Why could I not become someone known? Why are we so different? Why in the world was I ever born? Tell me... Yoriichi."
— Kokushibo/Michikatsu Tsugikuni, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'
Puppetmon: [dying] Cherrymon... what is it that those kids have... that I don't?
Cherrymon's voice: Friends...
Cherrymon's voice: Friends...
"Goodbye, Vegeta. You weren't as cold-hearted as you thought you were. A heart of stone couldn't have shed tears like that. You must have been holding them back your entire life. [sadly] I'm the only one left. [creates a grave] Now I see. You weren't grieving for your own death, or the death of our home planet, you were grieving because he made you what he wanted you to be! You never had a chance to decide for yourself! [lays Vegeta to rest] Well I still respect you. You may have made a lot of mistakes, but now I see that they weren't all your fault. You had the fiery will of a Saiyan. Please share that with me now, because I need it. Thank you for saving my son's life and buying time for me to recuperate. I will do all that I can to carry out your wish. [to Frieza] Vegeta's right, you have no honor! For him, and for everyone else you've destroyed, I am going to finish you!"
— Goku, Dragon Ball Z
"And so, at last, Godzilla was sent back into the belly of the Earth. The news flashed around the world — 'GODZILLA IS DEAD', and many, no doubt, slept easier after that. But to those of us who stood on the slopes of Mt. Mihara that day and watched as Godzilla was slowly buried beneath the flood of molten rock, his cries did not sound like those of a dying beast. Rather, they conveyed a sense of sadness — a regret that his freedom should be so brief."
— Professor Hayashida, The Return of Godzilla manga adaptation
"I just... Thought I saw... A hornet... Oh, I see... It was... A memory... Of mine..."
— Tooru, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: JoJolion
"Sure, my whole life, it seems like I've been a man falling lower and lower, getting duped. To you, my life looks pathetic, meaningless. I wandered around, searching for myself. And I found myself, blessed with friends better than I could ever be. Could a guy ask for a better life? Die, Hawks. But you don't get to tell me that I was "unlucky". Being here with them... I was happy!"
— Twice/Jin Bubaigawara's final thoughts, My Hero Academia
Comic Books
Superman: Bizarro? Come on out and show yourself! I want an explanation for this!
Bizarro: Ha! That easy! It am part of genius Bizarro self-improvement plan!
Superman: Bizarro—?
Bizarro: See, me suddenly realize that me am not perfect imperfect duplicate! Maybe me not trying hard enough. Example: when your planet Krypton blow up by accident, you am coming to Earth as baby... so me decide to blow up whole Bizarro World on purpose and come to Earth as adult!
Superman: The Bizarro World? Blown up?!
Bizarro: Th-that right! Ha ha! Pretty imperfect, huh?
Superman: Bizarro... what's happened to you? I can't believe you've really destroyed your homeworld!
Bizarro: Ha! That am only beginning! Next, me realize that Superman never kill, so me kill lots of people! Them very grateful! Scream with happiness!
Superman: Killed people? Oh, merciful Rao...
Bizarro: ...But then me finally understand what me need to be perfect imperfect duplicate: it am little Blue Kryptonite that me carry in lead case for good luck! [holding Blue Kryptonite in his hand] See... you am alive, Superman... and if me am perfect imperfect duplicate, then me have to be... h-have to be... [Bizarro collapses]
Superman: Bizarro!
Bizarro: Uh... Everything, him go d-dark... Hello, Superman. Hello.
Bizarro: Ha! That easy! It am part of genius Bizarro self-improvement plan!
Superman: Bizarro—?
Bizarro: See, me suddenly realize that me am not perfect imperfect duplicate! Maybe me not trying hard enough. Example: when your planet Krypton blow up by accident, you am coming to Earth as baby... so me decide to blow up whole Bizarro World on purpose and come to Earth as adult!
Superman: The Bizarro World? Blown up?!
Bizarro: Th-that right! Ha ha! Pretty imperfect, huh?
Superman: Bizarro... what's happened to you? I can't believe you've really destroyed your homeworld!
Bizarro: Ha! That am only beginning! Next, me realize that Superman never kill, so me kill lots of people! Them very grateful! Scream with happiness!
Superman: Killed people? Oh, merciful Rao...
Bizarro: ...But then me finally understand what me need to be perfect imperfect duplicate: it am little Blue Kryptonite that me carry in lead case for good luck! [holding Blue Kryptonite in his hand] See... you am alive, Superman... and if me am perfect imperfect duplicate, then me have to be... h-have to be... [Bizarro collapses]
Superman: Bizarro!
Bizarro: Uh... Everything, him go d-dark... Hello, Superman. Hello.
Scorponok: Puh-Prime...? Did — did... I do... good?
Optimus Prime: [tearfully] Yes old friend... you did good.
Optimus Prime: [tearfully] Yes old friend... you did good.
Fan Works
"I still hate you, you know. Maybe it's not exactly right, but it's how I feel. You caused so much trouble for us. You lied to us. You killed countless innocents. You tried to kill me. You were a rotten person who tainted everything he touched. I can't even look at that stool you used to sit on in LeBlanc without seeing your smug face, acting so friendly while harboring so much malice. But at the same time... I know you didn't rot yourself. Other people did that to you. The world did that to you. It almost did that to me too. I guess I just got lucky.
I hate you, but I also pity you. And I'm not sad that you're gone. But I am sad that you had such a rough time of it while you were here. After everything you did, even though you died to save us, a part of me still thinks you deserved what you got. But I don’t think you deserved what made you into the monster you were in the first place.
Rest in peace, Goro Akechi. You're owed that much."
I hate you, but I also pity you. And I'm not sad that you're gone. But I am sad that you had such a rough time of it while you were here. After everything you did, even though you died to save us, a part of me still thinks you deserved what you got. But I don’t think you deserved what made you into the monster you were in the first place.
Rest in peace, Goro Akechi. You're owed that much."
— Ren Amamiya eulogizing the Traitor, The Days Between
"You know, my life has been filled with nothing but death and betrayal. My brother betrayed our clan, killing them all. I betrayed my best friend, killing him for power so that I could kill my brother for what he did. I killed so many people to gain even more power, hoping in the end that all I had done would be... worth it. In the end, my actions made someone so much like me that it was like staring into a mirror. It was ironic, really, that she killed me... [...] I can't believe it is now, through this war, I realize one thing. I'm nothing more than a hate-filled man who is willing to become a monster for power. I'm no better than Itachi..."
— Caster/Sasuke, Fate/Zero Sense
"No, no." She screamed. "I don't want to die! I am Nightmare Moon! I am the Bringer of Night. I am the savior of Equestria! The darkness, the darkness it would have come anyway! I was sparing them, sparing generations spared by me me us we me it was me not here, she abandoned me me my not my fault! Not my fault!"
Paladin felt the power gathering within him reach a crescendo. Its form did not matter, not while they were in his domain. He gathered it and it took form, a blade hovering above the ranting, broke spirit. He looked down on her with pity. Evil had stained every inch of the shattered soul before him. He could feel it now, the raw edges of a wound never healed. Nightmare Moon wasn't even an entire soul, merely a fragment that had been torn from a greater being.
"There is nothing left untouched in you." He said sadly. "I said I had no mercy to give you but now I see I was wrong. Goodbye, Nightmare Moon."
He lowered his head but did not look away. The mental blade was merely a construction to symbolize what he was about to do.
"It's not my fault, not my fault not my fault not my fault she left me, cut me off, tore me off to save herself herself herself herself why am I not her? Why is she her her and am I not she her me we us? Why did I have to—"
The blade fell.
Paladin felt the power gathering within him reach a crescendo. Its form did not matter, not while they were in his domain. He gathered it and it took form, a blade hovering above the ranting, broke spirit. He looked down on her with pity. Evil had stained every inch of the shattered soul before him. He could feel it now, the raw edges of a wound never healed. Nightmare Moon wasn't even an entire soul, merely a fragment that had been torn from a greater being.
"There is nothing left untouched in you." He said sadly. "I said I had no mercy to give you but now I see I was wrong. Goodbye, Nightmare Moon."
He lowered his head but did not look away. The mental blade was merely a construction to symbolize what he was about to do.
"It's not my fault, not my fault not my fault not my fault she left me, cut me off, tore me off to save herself herself herself herself why am I not her? Why is she her her and am I not she her me we us? Why did I have to—"
The blade fell.
"What a cruel, cruel end to my existence. Sent on a mission, became imprisoned, lost my identity, and now, I'm being deleted. Was this all just a joke!? Was I meant to live such a depressing life!? If only I was at my full strength... If only my creator cared...! Why me!?"
— GhostMan.EXE, Mega Man Battle Network Chrono X,
Films — Animated
"So much darkness in the world, so much darkness, Francis. No light. Only darkness. And there is always someone who will take it upon himself. Always. Always. Always. I have become evil, but once I, too, was good..."
— Claudandus, Felidae
"It's funny, how things can change so quickly. After a while, you don't even recognize yourself anymore. Forgive me, Kirk."
— Will Magnus, Justice League: Gods and Monsters
"Sleep tight."
— Norman Babcock, after the Witch's Ghost and the zombies disappear into light, ParaNorman
"I have been so lost for so long. Please, forgive me. I couldn't bear to see my son suffering so much. I couldn't bear it."
— Macha the Owl Witch to Ben, after her defeat, Song of the Sea
"When I am alone... When I... have no one to scare... I... get very frightened myself..."
— Professor Screweyes, We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
Films — Live-Action
HAL: Stop, Dave. I'm afraid. I am afraid, Dave. Dave... My mind is going. I can feel it. I can feel it. There is no question about it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I'm... afraid... Good afternoon, gentlemen. I am a HAL-Nine-Thousand computer. I became operational at the HAL lab in Urbana Illinois on the twelfth of January, nineteen-ninety-two. My instructor was Mister Langley, and he taught me to sing a song. If you'd like to hear it, I can sing it for you.
Dave: Yeah, I'd like to hear it, Hal. Sing it for me.
HAL: ...It's called... Daisy. Dai-sy, Dai-sy, give me your answer do, I'm half cra-zy, over the love of you. It won't be a sty-lish marriage... I can't af-ford a car-riage... but you-'ll look sweet, up-on, the seat, of a bi-cy-cle, made, for two.....
Dave: Yeah, I'd like to hear it, Hal. Sing it for me.
HAL: ...It's called... Daisy. Dai-sy, Dai-sy, give me your answer do, I'm half cra-zy, over the love of you. It won't be a sty-lish marriage... I can't af-ford a car-riage... but you-'ll look sweet, up-on, the seat, of a bi-cy-cle, made, for two.....
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I've watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like... tears... in rain. Time... to die."
— Roy Batty, Blade Runner
Max: We're almost... at the next stop.
Vincent: ...Hey, Max. A guy gets on the MTA here in LA and dies. Think anybody will notice?
Vincent: ...Hey, Max. A guy gets on the MTA here in LA and dies. Think anybody will notice?
"Go on [Katniss], shoot. Shoot. Then we both go down and you win. Go on. I'm dead anyway. I always was, right? I didn't know that 'til now, though. [turns to speak at the cameras] How's that? Is that what they want? [Katniss aims at his head, he turns back] Ah ah ah ah, oh no. I can still do this. I can still do this. One more kill. It's the only thing I know how to do."
— Cato, The Hunger Games
"'Twas beauty killed the beast."
— Carl, King Kong (1933)
"For now, Godzilla, that strangely innocent and tragic monster, has gone to earth. Whether he returns or not or is never again seen by human eyes, the things he has taught us remain."
— Steve Martin, The Return of Godzilla American edit
"I have to save her! She's calling to me."
— Xu Wenwu, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Darth Vader: Luke... help me take this mask off.
Luke: But you'll die.
Darth Vader: Nothing... can stop that now. Just for once... let me... look at you with my *own* eyes.
{Luke takes off Darth Vader's mask one piece at a time. Underneath, Luke sees the face of a pale, scarred, bald-headed, old man - his father, Anakin. Anakin sadly looks at Luke but then gives a tired smile}
Anakin: Now... go, my son. Leave me.
Luke: No. You're coming with me. I'll not leave you here, I've got to save you.
Anakin: You already... have, Luke. You were right. You were right about me. Tell your sister... you were right.
Luke: But you'll die.
Darth Vader: Nothing... can stop that now. Just for once... let me... look at you with my *own* eyes.
{Luke takes off Darth Vader's mask one piece at a time. Underneath, Luke sees the face of a pale, scarred, bald-headed, old man - his father, Anakin. Anakin sadly looks at Luke but then gives a tired smile}
Anakin: Now... go, my son. Leave me.
Luke: No. You're coming with me. I'll not leave you here, I've got to save you.
Anakin: You already... have, Luke. You were right. You were right about me. Tell your sister... you were right.
"I was happy. Floating. Staring at the stars."
—Starro the Conqueror, The Suicide Squad
Literature
Jake: <Leave him, Yeerk. Let him alone, at last. Get out of his head. Let him do this last thing as a free human being.>
Human Controller: I can't get out. The ears are blocked. Can't get out. I'm trapped.
Ax: <We have to get out of here. They may send reinforcements.>
Human Controller: I'm cold. Just... just get me a blanket or...
Ax: <Prince Jake...>
Human Controller: I'm scared. Does that... does that make you happy, Andalite?
Jake: <No. It doesn't make me happy.>
Human Controller: I can't get out. The ears are blocked. Can't get out. I'm trapped.
Ax: <We have to get out of here. They may send reinforcements.>
Human Controller: I'm cold. Just... just get me a blanket or...
Ax: <Prince Jake...>
Human Controller: I'm scared. Does that... does that make you happy, Andalite?
Jake: <No. It doesn't make me happy.>
— Animorphs - Megamorphs #4
"Wait," she said, her voice weak and somehow very young. She didn't look like a mad faerie sorceress now. She looked like a frightened girl. "Wait. You don't understand. I just wanted it to stop. Wanted the hurting to stop."
I smoothed a bloodied lock of hair from her eyes and felt very tired as I said, "The only people who never hurt are dead."
The light died out of her eyes, her breath slowing. She whispered, barely audible, "I don't understand."
I answered, "I don't either."
A tear slid from her eye and mixed with the blood.
Then she died.
I smoothed a bloodied lock of hair from her eyes and felt very tired as I said, "The only people who never hurt are dead."
The light died out of her eyes, her breath slowing. She whispered, barely audible, "I don't understand."
I answered, "I don't either."
A tear slid from her eye and mixed with the blood.
Then she died.
— Aurora's death in The Dresden Files
"Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all, those who live without love."
— Albus Dumbledore, subtly referring to Lord Voldemort shortly before the latter meets his demise, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
"James Hook, thou not wholly unheroic figure, farewell."
— The narration of Peter Pan, just before Captain Hook's death.
Live-Action TV
Lincoln: [watching Earth from space] Well... I got to see the world.
Hive: ...It's beautiful. Smaller than you imagine.
Lincoln: ...Yeah.
Hive: I only wanted to make it better.
Lincoln: I know.
Hive: To feel a connection. But you must feel that already... to sacrifice for them... with all their flaws.
Lincoln: They are only human.
Hive: ...It's beautiful. Smaller than you imagine.
Lincoln: ...Yeah.
Hive: I only wanted to make it better.
Lincoln: I know.
Hive: To feel a connection. But you must feel that already... to sacrifice for them... with all their flaws.
Lincoln: They are only human.
Dalek: Are you frightened, Rose Tyler?
Rose: Yeah.
Dalek: So... am I. Ex... ter... min... ate...
Rose: Yeah.
Dalek: So... am I. Ex... ter... min... ate...
— Doctor Who, "Dalek"
Ygritte: [dying from an arrow shot through her heart] Jon Snow...
Jon: Hush... don't talk.
Ygritte: Do you remember that cave? We should've stayed in that cave...
Jon: We'll go back there...
Ygritte: [smiles] You know nothing... Jon... Snow...
Jon: Hush... don't talk.
Ygritte: Do you remember that cave? We should've stayed in that cave...
Jon: We'll go back there...
Ygritte: [smiles] You know nothing... Jon... Snow...
Trakeena: You taught me to fight too well, it seems.
Villamax: You've learned nothing.
Villamax: You've learned nothing.
— Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, "Journey's End"
"Go-Red... I'm glad you have good bonds with your family."
— Dark King Zylpheeza's last words before dying his second death in Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive
"It's always like this for victims. Only the words are elegant."
— Mitsuhiro Ide commenting on the tragic fate of Jamila, Ultraman
Music
Today, the happily dancing Pie-Pierrot
Was very tired, so he closed his eyes
Standing before him was
His real mother and father...
Was very tired, so he closed his eyes
Standing before him was
His real mother and father...
— Lemy Abelard, "Five the Pierrot", Evillious Chronicles
There's no cause to celebrate
Another soul consumed by hate and spite
Another destroyed life
There's no pleasure, there's no joy
It's just a story of a boy who lost his way
Into shadows strayed
He'll see the light of day...
Nevermore
Another soul consumed by hate and spite
Another destroyed life
There's no pleasure, there's no joy
It's just a story of a boy who lost his way
Into shadows strayed
He'll see the light of day...
Nevermore
— "Nevermore", RWBY Volume 6
Roleplay
"...I can't help but feel like I've just killed one of my best friends, honestly. All of this time, I harbored what I thought was hate for Zero. Hate for all he had done to me and those I love. But when I found myself standing over his body, all I could think of was... the other Zero. The one before all of this happened. The James Bond movie-loving, slightly high-strung, quirky man that I called my commander and friend, no more than ten years ago."
Theatre
I am damaged
I am damaged, far too damaged
But you're not beyond repair
Stick around here
Make things better
'Cause you beat me fair and square
Please stand back now
'Little further.
Don't know what this thing will do
Hope you'll miss me
Wish you'd kiss me
Then you'd know I worship you
I'll trade my life for yours
I am damaged, far too damaged
But you're not beyond repair
Stick around here
Make things better
'Cause you beat me fair and square
Please stand back now
'Little further.
Don't know what this thing will do
Hope you'll miss me
Wish you'd kiss me
Then you'd know I worship you
I'll trade my life for yours
— J.D., I Am Damaged
, Heathers
, Heathers Video Games
"No! Bruce! Don't leave me! Please! I need you..."
Nu-13: How... Why? ...Ragna, do you hate Nu?
Ragna: ...I don't hate you. The feelings I have for you are compassion... And "atonement"... I was forcing the burden of all this suffering onto you alone. Please, forgive me.
Nu-13: I don't... I don't want compassion... [sags]
Ragna: ...Noel. Sorry, but can you check her again?
Noel: I'm sorry... Just like Lambda, her "soul" has already become an independent entity. She can no longer reunite with "us"...
Ragna: I see... Thanks. Nu... Sorry, but I'll just be taking your "memories"...
Nu-13: ...Rag... na? Is Nu going to... Become one with Ragna? *
Ragna: [absorbs Nu's memory with Soul Eater] I'm sorry... Nu.
Ragna: ...I don't hate you. The feelings I have for you are compassion... And "atonement"... I was forcing the burden of all this suffering onto you alone. Please, forgive me.
Nu-13: I don't... I don't want compassion... [sags]
Ragna: ...Noel. Sorry, but can you check her again?
Noel: I'm sorry... Just like Lambda, her "soul" has already become an independent entity. She can no longer reunite with "us"...
Ragna: I see... Thanks. Nu... Sorry, but I'll just be taking your "memories"...
Nu-13: ...Rag... na? Is Nu going to... Become one with Ragna? *
Ragna: [absorbs Nu's memory with Soul Eater] I'm sorry... Nu.
"In my world, there was no light... With no light in the world, I just wanted to die... Dark Brother... I tried my hardest... My life had meaning... didn't it? Aah, it's so warm... So this is... the Sun..."
— Red Durathror, Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django
"He's just a sad old man talking to himself. Let him talk."
— David Mason, Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Tarkus: Your death will weigh on my soul, Avitus, as will your folly.
Avitus: I want NONE of your pity, Tarkus! But remember this, because you are looking at your own future. One day, you will see through all the lies... And then the dead... will come for you as well.
Tarkus: "No man died in His service that died in vain..."
Avitus: Spare us your EMPTY PLATITUDES! ...It matters not who lives or dies... Blood is shed, as it has always been... There is nothing else... in this forsaken existence...
Avitus: I want NONE of your pity, Tarkus! But remember this, because you are looking at your own future. One day, you will see through all the lies... And then the dead... will come for you as well.
Tarkus: "No man died in His service that died in vain..."
Avitus: Spare us your EMPTY PLATITUDES! ...It matters not who lives or dies... Blood is shed, as it has always been... There is nothing else... in this forsaken existence...
— Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising if Avitus was the traitor
"Tarnished, thou'rt but a fool. The Erdtree wards off all who deign approach. We are...we are all forsaken. None may claim the title of Elden Lord. Thy deeds shall be met with failure, just as I."
— Morgott, the Omen King, Elden Ring
Laden: What has happened to you, brother?
Roki: I have made many mistakes. I thought the power of Darkness would make me invincible. When I heard this power was locked away under the city, I went in search of it... I found the dark power, but when I unleashed it's forces, I was overcome by the spirit of King Gyra... I see now that King Gyra was a reflection of the evil in my own heart. I created the monster that was King Gyra.
Laden: That's not true. In your heart, you are good!
Roki: Laden... my eyes are growing dim. It's time for me to depart this world. Good bye, my brother.
Roki: I have made many mistakes. I thought the power of Darkness would make me invincible. When I heard this power was locked away under the city, I went in search of it... I found the dark power, but when I unleashed it's forces, I was overcome by the spirit of King Gyra... I see now that King Gyra was a reflection of the evil in my own heart. I created the monster that was King Gyra.
Laden: That's not true. In your heart, you are good!
Roki: Laden... my eyes are growing dim. It's time for me to depart this world. Good bye, my brother.
— Conversation between Laden and his reformed brother Roki in Elemental Master
I don't think I can continue. Continue? To have done the things that I have done in the name of progress and healing. It was madness. I can see that now. Madness. MADNESS? There is no hope. Leave now, leave while you still have hope.
— The Master after the player reveals his mutants are sterile, making everything he has done All for Nothing, Fallout
"Remember... remember us... remember... that we once lived..."
— Emet-Selch, Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
"Now it's over majesty. What will you do? Will you banish the daemons and bring peace? Erase me from history once more?"
— Ardyn, Final Fantasy XV
"I am not human. This body and this heart are constructs. Yes, as is this sorrow."
"You're not...a child anymore... Alm... You must...make Valentia a land not... of gods...but of men... A world where people...never again... are corrupted by divine power... You can do it... I know... you..."
"It looks as though... My path... will end here. My teacher... claim your victory. Strike me down. You must! Even now... across this land, people are killing each other. If you do not act now, this conflict... will go on forever. Your path... lies across my grave. It is time for you to find the courage to walk it. If I must fall... let it be by your hand. [Byleth raises their sword up] I wanted to walk with you..."
— Edelgard's last words on the Golden Deer and Church of Seiros routes, Fire Emblem: Three Houses
"Haha… would you look at glorious colonel Pretzel, beaten by mere children…"
—Colonel Pretzel, Fuga: Melodies of Steel
"She exceeded what it means to be a Berman soldier, both in a good and bad sense…"
—Britz on Flam Kish, Fuga: Melodies of Steel
Echo-216: I don't understand... You showed him respect. He was a monster!
Master Chief: Yes. But at the end he was just a soldier. Hoping he'd done the right thing. Questioning his choices.
Master Chief: Yes. But at the end he was just a soldier. Hoping he'd done the right thing. Questioning his choices.
Helis: Impossible. I am chosen. This was not meant to be!
Aloy: None of this was meant to be, Helis. You made it happen. Followed your orders, butchered so many — and for what? To die on your knees, used like a pawn by a power you don't even understand.
Helis: You... pity me?!
Beat
Aloy: Turn your face to the sun.
[Helis turns to look at the sun; Aloy stabs him in the chest, and he falls to the ground dead. Aloy moves away and squeezes her eyes shut for a moment.]
Aloy: None of this was meant to be, Helis. You made it happen. Followed your orders, butchered so many — and for what? To die on your knees, used like a pawn by a power you don't even understand.
Helis: You... pity me?!
Beat
Aloy: Turn your face to the sun.
[Helis turns to look at the sun; Aloy stabs him in the chest, and he falls to the ground dead. Aloy moves away and squeezes her eyes shut for a moment.]
— The Compassionate final dialogue option with Helis, Horizon Zero Dawn
Cia: We've seen how this ends...and we both know he doesn't choose you. How do you do it...knowing you get left behind?
Lana: You don't always get the person you think you deserve...and I can live with that.
Cia: You always were...my better half...
Lana: You don't always get the person you think you deserve...and I can live with that.
Cia: You always were...my better half...
"I'm... fading? No, this isn't the way I... I won't ALLOW...!"
— Larxene, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
"Forgive me, Zexion... This was a fight I should not have started."
— Lexeaus, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memoriesnote
"Kingdom Hearts... Where is... My heart..."
— Saïx, Kingdom Hearts IInote
Ansem, Seeker of Darkness: What...a journey you and I have had...
Riku: You know, it's strange. I think I'm gonna miss you.
Ansem: Your strength is vaster than darkness. I knew I never stood a chance. Part of me wanted to defy my fate...but when the others betrayed us, I found I did not care. And then, nothing else seemed to matter anymore.
Sora: Ansem...
Ansem: What? It is time to move on, boy... There is more to seek...so go forth now, and seek it...
Riku: You know, it's strange. I think I'm gonna miss you.
Ansem: Your strength is vaster than darkness. I knew I never stood a chance. Part of me wanted to defy my fate...but when the others betrayed us, I found I did not care. And then, nothing else seemed to matter anymore.
Sora: Ansem...
Ansem: What? It is time to move on, boy... There is more to seek...so go forth now, and seek it...
Sora: I know that you have a heart. What do you feel? Was it worth it?
Xemnas: I feel... the emptiness where my companions once stood. I took them for granted. And now, I have... nothing. My first surge of emotion in years... for as long as I can remember... and it's... loneliness. Do you see? A heart is just pain.
Sora: Pain is being human, Xemnas.
Xemnas: Really? It must take... incredible strength...
Xemnas: I feel... the emptiness where my companions once stood. I took them for granted. And now, I have... nothing. My first surge of emotion in years... for as long as I can remember... and it's... loneliness. Do you see? A heart is just pain.
Sora: Pain is being human, Xemnas.
Xemnas: Really? It must take... incredible strength...
"The wind... it is... blowing."
— Ganondorf, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
"There... Earth. I wish you could see it like I do, Shepard. It's so... perfect."
"My name is Helena Dolph Jackson. The daughter of a proud, noble soldier... I can... see my family... again..."
— Fortune, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Travis: It's over, Captain.
Vladimir: This is... Earth?
Travis: Yep. Welcome home.
Vladimir: So I'm finally back, after all this time... Fresh oxygen. Blue sky... Beautiful as I remembered.
Travis: ...Glory to the Soviet Union.
Vladimir: This is... Earth?
Travis: Yep. Welcome home.
Vladimir: So I'm finally back, after all this time... Fresh oxygen. Blue sky... Beautiful as I remembered.
Travis: ...Glory to the Soviet Union.
Kimmy: Travis... Travis... I want to kill you...
Travis: Kimmy, see you again in my dreams. This is goodbye.
Travis: Kimmy, see you again in my dreams. This is goodbye.
"This is the way you die. Ripped to pieces from the inside, watching your marrow scatter on a concrete wall. You've escaped one Hell, Chris Walker. God help me but I somehow hope you didn't find another."
— Miles Upshur, Outlast
"Foolish warrior. Drunk with power, you failed to see the tragic end. The true enemy lies within. I know it's tough, to find one's own way... You fought well... You have my gratitude."
— The Narrator eulogizing Zankuro Minazuki, Samurai Shodown
"Halina sent out so many calls. Long after she is gone, after this planet is dust, after your sun collapses to a gravity smear, her voice will survive as a radio wraith, exploring the universe as she always wished.
Poor Halina. Sleep now, little one. Sleep as you did when a child, and smile and dream of the stars that scream."
Poor Halina. Sleep now, little one. Sleep as you did when a child, and smile and dream of the stars that scream."
— The Buzzing, The Secret World
Darth Malak: Still... still spouting the wisdom of the Jedi, I see. Maybe there is more truth in their code than I ever believed. I... I cannot help but wonder, Revan. What would have happened had our positions been reversed? What if fate had decreed I would be captured by the Jedi? Could I have returned to the Light, as you did? If you had not led me down the dark path in the first place, what destiny would I have found?
Revan: I am sorry I started you on this path. But you chose to continue down it.
Darth Malak: I suppose... I suppose you speak the truth. I alone must accept responsibility for my fate. I wanted to be Master of the Sith and ruler of the galaxy. But that destiny was not mine, Revan. It might have been yours, perhaps... but never mine. And in the end, as the darkness takes me... I am nothing.
Revan: I am sorry I started you on this path. But you chose to continue down it.
Darth Malak: I suppose... I suppose you speak the truth. I alone must accept responsibility for my fate. I wanted to be Master of the Sith and ruler of the galaxy. But that destiny was not mine, Revan. It might have been yours, perhaps... but never mine. And in the end, as the darkness takes me... I am nothing.
— Light-Side (and canonical) death of Darth Malak, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
'Bloody' Marie Korbel: I'm sorry I ran away that day. You stood up for us, and I ran. When I found the Skull Heart, I thought maybe I could make things right and punish the people that did that to you.
Patricia 'Peacock' Watson: We're good! You'll always be my friend, got it?
Marie: That makes me...happy.
Peacock: Tell you what — I'll pick up where you left off. Now that I beat you, saved the day... and it's rerun season... I don't have much to do. So why not? Well, that — and bloodying those Mafia fools sounds like a hoot!
Marie: That... would be wonderful. Thank you Patricia. It was good seeing you...one last...time
Patricia 'Peacock' Watson: We're good! You'll always be my friend, got it?
Marie: That makes me...happy.
Peacock: Tell you what — I'll pick up where you left off. Now that I beat you, saved the day... and it's rerun season... I don't have much to do. So why not? Well, that — and bloodying those Mafia fools sounds like a hoot!
Marie: That... would be wonderful. Thank you Patricia. It was good seeing you...one last...time
"See? I never betrayed you! It was all a trick, see? I was waiting to kill him for you! After all, it's me, your best friend! I'm helpful, I can be useful to you! I promise I won't get in your way! I can help... I can... I can... Please don't kill me..."
— Flowey moments before the Fallen Child brutally murders him, Undertale
Stranger: The sweatshirt she's wearing was my boy's. You stole that from us.
Lee: We were starving. It was cold.
Stranger: So my family starved in the cold!
Lee: We were starving. It was cold.
Stranger: So my family starved in the cold!
— A possible conversation in The Walking Dead (Telltale)
Arthas: Father! Is it... over?
Terenas: At long last. No king rules forever, my son.
Arthas: I see only darkness... before... me...
Terenas: At long last. No king rules forever, my son.
Arthas: I see only darkness... before... me...
— Death of the Lich King, World of Warcraft
Visual Novels
"Momoko... What you've done certainly wasn't right, and I can by no means condone it. However, maybe it's because I'm so happy Kotoba's still alive, but I can't be mad at you, either. In fact, all I feel when I think about you is sorrow and regret. I just wish I would've realized what was going on, so I could've done something about it. And I'm not just talking about Kotoba. Speaking of him, though... What he did definitely wasn't okay, but I'm sure he never intended to scare you. Or at least that's what I want to believe. He's just a big fool. I hope you can maybe forgive him. Just like I hope you can forgive me, as well. I wish I could've done something for you. But it seems all I can do now is pray for your eternal peace. I will certainly miss you. Farewell, Momoko. Please don't let your soul be tormented by hatred and regret."
— Taiko Kikai, while visiting the killer's grave, Shinrai: Broken Beyond Despair
Webcomics
Monster in the Darkness: *sigh*
Cockroach: What's your problem?
Monster in the Darkness: Dunno. I'm just really sad now, thinking about Tsukiko. She just wanted to be loved.
Cockroach: So what? Who cares?
Monster in the Darkness: Exactly. That's why I'm sad.
Cockroach: What's your problem?
Monster in the Darkness: Dunno. I'm just really sad now, thinking about Tsukiko. She just wanted to be loved.
Cockroach: So what? Who cares?
Monster in the Darkness: Exactly. That's why I'm sad.
Web Original
"You were a good boy, Maxwell. Shame you were such a shit man."
— Alexander Anderson, Hellsing Ultimate Abridged
...But for reasons I can't even figure out myself, I'm going to miss that pompous, whiny little weasel with no redeeming qualities.
— Television Without Pity commenter on the death of Viserys Targaryen
Asuna: As someone you recently murdered, this feels kind of weird to ask, buuut are you doin' okay? You seem a bit... off.
Kirito: Yeah, like someone killed your dog in front of you and is now wearing it like a festive hat!
Kayaba: Whaaaat? No, what do I have to feel down about? I'm just standing here watching my hopes and dreams crumble into the uncaring void, thinking about how my business is ruined and, in all likelihood, I'm now the most wanted man on the face of the earth!
Kirito: Well, I mean... everyone wants to feel wanted? Right?
Kirito: Yeah, like someone killed your dog in front of you and is now wearing it like a festive hat!
Kayaba: Whaaaat? No, what do I have to feel down about? I'm just standing here watching my hopes and dreams crumble into the uncaring void, thinking about how my business is ruined and, in all likelihood, I'm now the most wanted man on the face of the earth!
Kirito: Well, I mean... everyone wants to feel wanted? Right?
Kaiba: Well, I guess that's the last we'll see of 4Kids.
Yugi: It's weird. I'm actually kind of sad to see them go.
Kaiba: Yeah, after all, they did provide us with hours of entertainment. So what if they censored a few things? They were just doing their job.
Yugi: And without them, we wouldn't have Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged. So from now on, let's remember them as the guys who gave us fond childhood memories — and, unfortunately, the One Piece theme song.
Mokuba: Good night, sweet dubbing company. And a flight of Winged Kuribohs sing thee to thy rest.
Yugi: It's weird. I'm actually kind of sad to see them go.
Kaiba: Yeah, after all, they did provide us with hours of entertainment. So what if they censored a few things? They were just doing their job.
Yugi: And without them, we wouldn't have Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged. So from now on, let's remember them as the guys who gave us fond childhood memories — and, unfortunately, the One Piece theme song.
Mokuba: Good night, sweet dubbing company. And a flight of Winged Kuribohs sing thee to thy rest.
Western Animation
Batman: You gotta get out of here, Freeze! The whole place is gonna go!
Freeze: Believe me... you're the only one who cares.
Freeze: Believe me... you're the only one who cares.
Living Laser: All my life, I was a nobody... then I got those powers, and I used them to hurt you... the one guy who wanted to help me...
Iron Man: But you saved me, Arthur.
Living Laser: [smiling] Yeah, imagine that... I am the guy who saved Iron Man... [fades away]
Iron Man: But you saved me, Arthur.
Living Laser: [smiling] Yeah, imagine that... I am the guy who saved Iron Man... [fades away]
Amon/Noatak: The two of us together again. There's nothing we can't do!
Tarrlok: Yes, Noatak.
Amon/Noatak: Noatak. I'd almost forgotten my own name. (sheds a tear)
Tarrlok: It will be just like the good old days. (proceeds to blow up the boat)
Dreadbane: Good times, my friends, good times. What an... urg... epic rivalry we had. [falls on his knees]
Arkayna: General Bane!
Dreadbane: Forgive me, Dragon Mage. Before I am reduced to stardust and cosmic winds, promise me one thing...
Arkayna: Anything.
Dreadbane: Promise me you'll defend this city that I love.
Arkayna: You have my word.
[Dreadbane uses his last strength to undo the curse on Arkayna's parents]
Arkayna: General Bane!
Dreadbane: Forgive me, Dragon Mage. Before I am reduced to stardust and cosmic winds, promise me one thing...
Arkayna: Anything.
Dreadbane: Promise me you'll defend this city that I love.
Arkayna: You have my word.
[Dreadbane uses his last strength to undo the curse on Arkayna's parents]
— Mysticons, Fear the Spectral Hand
Meteora: Mamma! You blasted me!
Eclipsa: You can't do this, Meteora!
Meteora: B-but this — this should be ours! They stole it from us!
Eclipsa: So what? You’re just going to destroy it all?
Meteora: [scowling] Something like that. [prepares to kill Star]
Eclipsa: Stop! [proceeds to shoot Meteora with multiple magical blasts]
Meteora: ...You're on their side?!
Eclipsa: [crying] Black Velvet Inferno.
Meteora: [panicked] ...Mommy? [The spell swallows and seemingly obliterates her. Eclipsa falls on her knees, sobbing.]
Eclipsa: You can't do this, Meteora!
Meteora: B-but this — this should be ours! They stole it from us!
Eclipsa: So what? You’re just going to destroy it all?
Meteora: [scowling] Something like that. [prepares to kill Star]
Eclipsa: Stop! [proceeds to shoot Meteora with multiple magical blasts]
Meteora: ...You're on their side?!
Eclipsa: [crying] Black Velvet Inferno.
Meteora: [panicked] ...Mommy? [The spell swallows and seemingly obliterates her. Eclipsa falls on her knees, sobbing.]
— Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Conquer
Darth Maul: [bleeding to death] T-tell me... is he The Chosen One...?
Obi-Wan: He is.
Maul: He... will avenge us...
Obi-Wan: He is.
Maul: He... will avenge us...
"Her name... was Terra. She was gifted with tremendous power, and cursed with it as well. She was a dangerous enemy, and a good friend. And she was one of the bravest people that I have ever known."
— Beast Boy on Terra, Teen Titans (2003)
"Pauvre, pauvre pussycat... C'est la guerre!"Translation
"Had Skyquake chosen to stray from his master's path, we might not be burying him today."
— Optimus Prime, Transformers: Prime
Yugo: [after returning Qilby to his Ironic Hell Tailor-Made Prison] It's done, Baltazar.
Baltazar: Yet we don't feel better for it.
Baltazar: Yet we don't feel better for it.
— Wakfu
