Kirito: Did you just flinch? 'Cause the other guy never flinched, no matter how bad things got. You know him. Akihiko Kayaba!
Sugou: Oh, my God! Kayaba?! I get it. That was his ID! Why?! You're supposed to be dead! Why are you still getting in my way?! You're always doing this! Always acting like some big shot! Taking everything that was rightfully mine!
Sugou: Oh, my God! Kayaba?! I get it. That was his ID! Why?! You're supposed to be dead! Why are you still getting in my way?! You're always doing this! Always acting like some big shot! Taking everything that was rightfully mine!
Goku: I'm amazed, Vegeta. These last seven years in Other World, I've been through the most intense training sessions, but we're still completely even. I guess this whole time you've been pushing yourself even harder than I have.
Majin Vegeta: That may be true. I've pushed myself to the edge of my limits and beyond! But you've been born with a natural talent far beyond my own. No amount of training could have closed the gap between us! I realize that now. It was made painfully obvious to me today as I watched your fight with Babidi's monster. Imagine my shock, to see the undeniable proof to discover, no matter how hard I try, I would never be able to catch you! A warrior prince forever living in the shadow of a low-level clown!
Majin Vegeta: That may be true. I've pushed myself to the edge of my limits and beyond! But you've been born with a natural talent far beyond my own. No amount of training could have closed the gap between us! I realize that now. It was made painfully obvious to me today as I watched your fight with Babidi's monster. Imagine my shock, to see the undeniable proof to discover, no matter how hard I try, I would never be able to catch you! A warrior prince forever living in the shadow of a low-level clown!
"Amazing. How do you do it, Kakarot? You've always been like this, ever since the day I first met you. Always ready to meet the next challenge, even if it's bigger than you are. [...] It was the same on Namek. You had improved so much that it made Recoome look like he was standing still. Your power had increased so dramatically since our battle on Earth that I thought you had done it. I thought that you had become a Super Saiyan. It tore me apart! How could a low-class soldier accomplish so easily what I- I had struggled my whole life to achieve? Then, at last, it happened. I, too, transformed. After living every moment of every day for the singular purpose of surpassing you, I finally became a Super Saiyan myself. The prince had reclaimed his throne, and fulfilled his destiny! But no matter how strong I became, your power still exceeded mine.
At first, I thought it was your loved ones; that it was your instinct to protect them that spurred you on and pushed you beyond your limits. But then I found myself with a family of my own, and my power... didn't increase at all. I used to fight for the sheer pleasure of it, for the thrill of the hunt. Oh, I had the strength unmeasurable! I spared no one. And yet... you showed mercy to everyone, even your fiercest enemies. Even me! And yet you never fought to kill, or for revenge. Only to test your limits, and push yourself beyond them; to become the strongest you could possibly be.
How could a Saiyan fight like that, and at the same time be so gentle that he wouldn't hurt a fly? It makes me angry just thinking about it! But... perhaps it is my anger that has blinded me to the truth for so long. I see it now. This day has made it all too clear. You're better than me, Kakarot. You are the best."
At first, I thought it was your loved ones; that it was your instinct to protect them that spurred you on and pushed you beyond your limits. But then I found myself with a family of my own, and my power... didn't increase at all. I used to fight for the sheer pleasure of it, for the thrill of the hunt. Oh, I had the strength unmeasurable! I spared no one. And yet... you showed mercy to everyone, even your fiercest enemies. Even me! And yet you never fought to kill, or for revenge. Only to test your limits, and push yourself beyond them; to become the strongest you could possibly be.
How could a Saiyan fight like that, and at the same time be so gentle that he wouldn't hurt a fly? It makes me angry just thinking about it! But... perhaps it is my anger that has blinded me to the truth for so long. I see it now. This day has made it all too clear. You're better than me, Kakarot. You are the best."
— Vegeta, Dragon Ball Z
[Fred has just questioned who Spike is]
Wesley: William the Bloody. He's a vampire. One of the worst recorded. Second only to—
Angel: Me.
Wesley: William the Bloody. He's a vampire. One of the worst recorded. Second only to—
Angel: Me.
—Angel, "Just Rewards"
"Sly Cooper, you have escaped my Gas Chamber and destroyed my Death Ray. Remarkable. You Coopers always find a way to beat me!"
—Clockwerk, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Bronze Tiger: What's the second fastest man alive, if not a loser?
Reverse Flash: You try, and you try, but you still FAIL! That's how it feels to be second best.
Reverse Flash: You try, and you try, but you still FAIL! That's how it feels to be second best.
He was always second. Second son, second place, second best. Second, second, second, he was so fucking sick of silver medals, he wanted the gold, he wanted to be first in someone's eyes for once.
Jafar: You little fool. You thought you could defeat the most powerful being on Earth? Without the Genie, boy, you are nothing!
Aladdin: [looks at Genie] The Genie. [realises something] The Genie! [turns to Jafar] The Genie has more power than you'll ever have!
Jafar: What?!
Aladdin: He gave you your power, he can take it away!
Genie: Al, what are you doing? Why are you bring me into this?
Aladdin: Face it, Jafar! You're still just second best!
Aladdin: [looks at Genie] The Genie. [realises something] The Genie! [turns to Jafar] The Genie has more power than you'll ever have!
Jafar: What?!
Aladdin: He gave you your power, he can take it away!
Genie: Al, what are you doing? Why are you bring me into this?
Aladdin: Face it, Jafar! You're still just second best!
