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"I punch, I punch, I punch, I punch...!"
— Shirou Emiya, refusing to give up at any cost and fighting to his last breath, Fate/stay night
"TO HELL WITH THAT! No matter what happens to me, all I do is to attack! I know no defense! And I have no need of defense!! The only thing I wanted to protect had been... had been already stolen by YOU!"
— Yukishiro Enishi, Rurouni Kenshin
Comic Books
Iron Man: Look, I don't care who said what. All I know is that one of our guys has gone AWOL out there and we better start putting some kind of plan together.
Captain America: The plan couldn't be simpler, Tony. We just hit him until he drops.
Captain America: The plan couldn't be simpler, Tony. We just hit him until he drops.
"Look, I get you brainy-types like to think of all the angles. But me and that faker boy are simple creatures. I hit him fast, I hit him hard, and I keep hitting until he doesn't move anymore."
— Surge the Tenrec to Doctor Starline, Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW).
Fan Works
"I have a plan. I call it 'Operation: Hit Them 'Til I Win'. It's a little complicated, but I think I can pull it off."
— Yang, Boldores and Boomsticks
Valus Ca'adun: Shall we wait for their offensive, or press our own?
Primus Da'aurc: ATTACK! ALWAYS ATTACK! ALWAYS EXPAND!
Primus Da'aurc: ATTACK! ALWAYS ATTACK! ALWAYS EXPAND!
"We were prepared for a full-on tactical assault. Instead we get a bunch of swastika-covered dipshits running dick-first into enemy territory."'
— Pip Bernadotte, Hellsing Ultimate Abridged
Most people wouldn't have charged aggressively at a madman with a sword. They'd have held their ground, waited for their foe to commit to a move, then gotten out of the way and struck just once, before stepping back and doing it all over again.
Beasts killed people like that.
Hunters killed beasts, not the other way around. Not if the hunter wanted to live and continue being a hunter.
To anyone else, her position was not good. A decorative saber and a dagger that was barely a hand long and barely two fingers wide. Sirius was taller than her, his reach farther, his blade actually sharpened. Maria was handicapped by having people she had to protect, had no trusty Evelyn, forced to rely on her wits, her skills, her body and her will against a foe that would show no mercy, give no quarter, while possessed of greater advantage.
This was not a good position.
This was the best position. For this was the state of being of all hunters.
Beasts killed people like that.
Hunters killed beasts, not the other way around. Not if the hunter wanted to live and continue being a hunter.
To anyone else, her position was not good. A decorative saber and a dagger that was barely a hand long and barely two fingers wide. Sirius was taller than her, his reach farther, his blade actually sharpened. Maria was handicapped by having people she had to protect, had no trusty Evelyn, forced to rely on her wits, her skills, her body and her will against a foe that would show no mercy, give no quarter, while possessed of greater advantage.
This was not a good position.
This was the best position. For this was the state of being of all hunters.
Grace: You're hurt.
Kyril: *pulls crossbow bolts* I know.
Grace: You're hurt and you still killed all of those people. You won't stop will you?
Kyril: *pulls crossbow bolts* I know.
Grace: You're hurt and you still killed all of those people. You won't stop will you?
Films - Live Action
Captain America: Stark, we need a plan of attack!
Iron Man: I have a plan: attack.
Iron Man: I have a plan: attack.
Carl: Do we have a plan? I mean, it doesn't have to be Wellington's at Waterloo, but some kind of plan would be nice.
Gabriel van Helsing: We're going to go in there and stop Dracula.
Anna Valerious: And kill anyone who gets in our way.
Carl: Well, you let me know how that goes...
Gabriel van Helsing: We're going to go in there and stop Dracula.
Anna Valerious: And kill anyone who gets in our way.
Carl: Well, you let me know how that goes...
Literature
"When you're alone, first look for a weapon."
— The Sword Sage, Cradle Series
"Attack! Attack! Attack!"
— Richard Marcinko, SEAL Team Captain, CO of Team Two and creator and CO of Team Six, Rogue Warrior
Tabletop Games
"We face greenskin invasion rimward, Eldar raiding coreward, rebellion trailing and the tendrils of a Hive Fleet incoming spinward. Situation excellent, attacking on all fronts..."
— Captain Ferdina, Deathwatch
"Attack" is the only order worth remembering.
To the ork mind, the best form of defense is to beat the enemy to death.
"We're the Death Korps of Krieg, son. Did you think that was just a pretty name? We never retreat. We fight and we die, that's the Krieg way."
— Lieutenant Konarski, at the war on Tarsis Ultra, Warhammer 40,000
We outnumbered them 1,000 to 1, and they kept shooting at us. We offered them quarter, and they kept shooting at us. We backed away, and they kept shooting at us. We tried to embark into our transports to leave them be, and they kept shooting at us. They forced us to kill them. These Gue'la are insane.
— Shas'O Bupo Jun'ka, Warhammer 40,000
"The best means of Defence is Attack, an' the best means of Attack is a really really Big One, right, with lots of Boys an' dead big shooty things an' what have ya."
— Drek Zog, Legendary Smartboy, Warhammer 40,000
Video Games
"There are only two tactics a real warrior needs! Frontal assault, and death by frontal assault!"
— Barras Lehr, Bravely Default
"Everything in that general direction must die!"
— Eddie Riggs, Brütal Legend
"I know how to say 'faster' and 'attack' in Karui, Marak and Ezo."
— High Templar Voll, leader of the Purity Rebellion, Path of Exile
"You appear to be prioritizing our deaths over your own survival."
— Vasco, Starfield
"The banner of sincerity… is immortal… Slash! Advance! Slash! Advance! I! Am! The Shinsengumi!"
— Hijikata Toshizou, Fate/Grand Order
Kaos: Look, we're wasting time. Now when we know where the Ancient is, we need to go after it with everything we've got!
Kaossandra: (sighs) Attack, attack, attack. Kaos, you're so predictable.
Kaossandra: (sighs) Attack, attack, attack. Kaos, you're so predictable.
Web Animation
Sarge: Men, we have a perfect ambush scenario here.
Simmons: I agree. Unless wait... Are we the ambushers or ambushees? Hey, can you ambush something that's beating its way through metal plating to get to you?
Simmons: I agree. Unless wait... Are we the ambushers or ambushees? Hey, can you ambush something that's beating its way through metal plating to get to you?
Western Animation
Thor: What is our plan to fight with this Skrull?
Iron Man: Hit everything! Hard!
Hawkeye: So... The plan is that there is no plan. I thought he was the smart one.
Hulk: I like the plan!
Iron Man: Hit everything! Hard!
Hawkeye: So... The plan is that there is no plan. I thought he was the smart one.
Hulk: I like the plan!
Jones: We need an action plan.
Rex: I got one: punch him 'til he's down!
Rex: I got one: punch him 'til he's down!
— Generator Rex, "Lost Weekend"
Real Life
"Retreat, Hell! We're just attacking in another direction."
— Major General Oliver P. Smith, U.S. Marine Corps
"No Captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy."
— Lord Horatio Nelson, Royal Navy
"Hard pressed on my right, my center is yielding. Impossible to maneuver. Situation excellent; I attack."
— Marshal of France Ferdinand Foch
, during the First Battle of the Marne
, during the First Battle of the Marne"We shall attack and attack until we are exhausted, and then we shall attack again."
— General George S. Patton, before the landing at Casablanca
, before the landing at Casablanca"Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more."
— George S. Patton
"My rule is: If you meet the weakest vessel, attack; if it is a vessel equal to yours, attack; and if it is stronger than yours, also attack..."
— Admiral Stepan O. Makarov (1849-1904)
"A Coy is astride Damascus-Beirut road at map reference 19831751. Water rations and ammo almost depleted and troops becoming exhausted. Enemy on high ground dominate this position from both sides of road and at dawn position will become untenable. I intend to attack."
— Signal from an outnumbered and outgunned Australian unit in Syria, 1941
"Attack everything."
— Lanoe Hawker's orders for 24 Squadron, in their entirety, for June 30, 1916
"Attack! Always attack!"
— Adolf Anderssen (19th century German Chess Master)
Hitler: Operation Citadel under Manstein and Von Kluge. My coming attack in the East. Review it and meet me later tonight.
Rommel: Attack? In the East? After Stalingrad?
Hitler: Especially, after Stalingrad! They're too cocky now to make a decent separate peace! So, I must tear a great hole in their front! Yes, one good bloody nose and Stalin and I will be doing business again! Attack. Attack. Always, attack. The blacker things look: Attack, Attack, Attack!
Rommel: Attack? In the East? After Stalingrad?
Hitler: Especially, after Stalingrad! They're too cocky now to make a decent separate peace! So, I must tear a great hole in their front! Yes, one good bloody nose and Stalin and I will be doing business again! Attack. Attack. Always, attack. The blacker things look: Attack, Attack, Attack!
— War and Remembrance Mini Series
"When Frank [Mir] survived the first round, the remaining parts of his brain took one look at the beast that almost killed him and thought, 'If we're not dead, that can only mean one thing: we are invincible.' It's the only reason I can think of to explain why he got close to Brock and attempted a flying double knee. It had all the foresight of going to an Alabama family reunion without a condom. Sure enough, Frank bounced off and fell onto his back. It was such an open invitation to a ravaging that I think he might have been trying to confuse and overload Brock Lesnar's sex glands... The referee stopped the fight right before it became a recipe for Swedish meatballs."
