I was originally a sealed demon, but one day due to contact with a power that was not from this planet, I ascended to a higher level of being that stood outside the Cycle of Reincarnation. Ever since, I’ve been guided by that power to live a very long life as the observer to the path the world will take.
—Evilswarm Exciton Knight, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Guide 4
The Dragonborn: The Blades say you deserve to die.
Paarthurnax: The Blades are wise not to trust me. Onikaan ni ov. I would not trust another dovah.
The Dragonborn: Why shouldn't they trust you?
Paarthurnax: Dov wahlaan fah rel. We were made to dominate. The will to power is in our blood... you feel it in yourself, do you not? I can be trusted. I know this. But they do not. Onikaan ni ov dovah. It is always wise to distrust a dragon. I have overcome my nature only through meditation and long study of the Way of the Voice. No day goes by where I am not tempted to return to my inborn nature. Zin krif horvut, se suleyk. What is better? To be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?
Paarthurnax: The Blades are wise not to trust me. Onikaan ni ov. I would not trust another dovah.
The Dragonborn: Why shouldn't they trust you?
Paarthurnax: Dov wahlaan fah rel. We were made to dominate. The will to power is in our blood... you feel it in yourself, do you not? I can be trusted. I know this. But they do not. Onikaan ni ov dovah. It is always wise to distrust a dragon. I have overcome my nature only through meditation and long study of the Way of the Voice. No day goes by where I am not tempted to return to my inborn nature. Zin krif horvut, se suleyk. What is better? To be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?
When the mage sent me out, he told me, "Go, experience all the beauty the world has to offer." And, well... I have seen truly beautiful things. There are some evils that can be defeated without shedding blood, or crossing blades.
Lena: Listen, I'm new to this whole "good guy" thing, and I just wanna get it right.
Webby: Lena, you're the Living Shadow of Magica De Spell, Scrooge's greatest enemy, and you still turned out good. That makes you extra super good, right?
Dewey: Math checks out.
Webby: Lena, you're the Living Shadow of Magica De Spell, Scrooge's greatest enemy, and you still turned out good. That makes you extra super good, right?
Dewey: Math checks out.
Ao Bing: Stop struggling. You are born the demon pill, why not accept your destiny?
Ne Zha: Cause it is not the boss of me. I'm the master of my destiny. I will be the one who decides, and I will not be a demon!
Ne Zha: Cause it is not the boss of me. I'm the master of my destiny. I will be the one who decides, and I will not be a demon!
— Ne Zha
"When history witnesses a great change, Razgriz reveals itself, first as a dark demon. As a demon, it uses its power to rain death upon the land, and then it dies. However, after a period of slumber, Razgriz returns... This time as a great hero."
—Excerpt from "A Blue Dove for the Princess", Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
