Quotes / Attack! Attack... Retreat! Retreat!

"Die, you alien shithead! Uh-oh. I surrender!"

— Billy Glenn Norris, Mars Attacks!

George Washington: Everyone attack!
Charles Lee: Retreat!
Washington: Attack!
Lee: RETREAT!
Washington: What are you doing, Lee? Get back on your feet!
Lee: But there's so many of them!
Washington: I'm sorry, is this not your speed?

— Hamilton

Use your weapons, they are designed to inflict damage!
Our weapons are useless, reliance upon them is death!

— Red Mage, 8-Bit Theater, here

"When I think of Stuart D'Abarno, I think of a man absolutely devoted to fighting fires incorrectly," said division leader Fred Kessler, 38, who wiped away tears while speaking about the fallen fighter's asinine mistakes. "Stu was always the first one to run into a burning building and run out on fire 15 seconds later."

— The Onion, "Fallen Firefighter Remembered As Idiot Who Sucked At His Job"

"Open that bridge, varmint! Open it, I say! [Bugs squishes him with the drawbridge] CLOSE IT! CLOSE IT! CLOSE IT UP AGAIN! [Bugs complies] Okay, rabbit... ya forced me to use force!"

— Yosemite Sam (as the Black Knight), Knighty Knight Bugs

"Help! Open the door! OPEN THE DOOR! (door opens to reveal the Chop Shop) WHOA! Close the door! CLOSE THE DOOR!"

—Fender, Robots

Soldier: It's still alive!
Kent Mansley: Huh?! Shoot at it!
Giant: [goes berserk and retaliates]
Soldiers: RETREAT! RETREAT!
Kent Mansley: LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!

— The Iron Giant

"THAT'S MY GIRLFRIEND YOU NUMPTIES!"
[...]
"GOYLE'S SET THE BLOODY PLACE ON FIRE!"

— Ron Weasley, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

"CHAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGEEEEEE!!!"
[...]
"RUN AWAAAAAAYYYYYY! RUN AWAAAAAAYYYYYY!

— King Arthur, Monty Python and the Holy Grail

"C'MON! I got a wife and three eggs! Imagine them hatching never knowing their daddy! C'MON! OPEN THE CAGE! Open it! Open it! OPEN IT! [Abu sees Rajah the tiger nearby, smirks and opens the cage] Yeah, that's more like it— DAH! [sees Rajah snarling menacingly at him] CLOSE THE CAGE! Close it! Close it! CLOSE IT!"

— Iago, Aladdin: The Return of Jafar

"Take the bridge, men! Victory! Victory is ou— Retreat! RETREAT!"

— Flavor text for the card Killer Instinct, Magic: The Gathering

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