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Rosine: What are... Who are you?! Why're you so—?!
Guts: You wouldn't remember. Every last human you scum snacked on playing your games. You wouldn't remember.
Guts: You wouldn't remember. Every last human you scum snacked on playing your games. You wouldn't remember.
— Berserk
I can't remember how many people I've killed. Nobody counts the number of times they brush their teeth or eat a meal. Same with this.
— Rolo Lamperouge, Code Geass
"Only feelings are eternal and undying. That is true. I do not remember a single human being I have killed. Flesh dies and that is the end. However... their feelings passed on and never fell to ruin and have even defeated me. I have witnessed that fact with my own eyes and I was so moved that I trembled."
— Muzan Kibutsuji, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Fumiya: And who were you again?
Eikichi: Fumiya, what are you saying, you idiot! It's me! Onizuka from Oni-Baku!
Fumiya: Onizuka? Oh! The guy I put in the hospital! Yeah, that's right. Now I remember. Sorry about that. I almost instantly forget guys who're weaker than me.
[Cue Eikichi's Eye Twitch]
Zeppelli: Tell me! To undo your injuries, how many innocent lives did you consume?!
Dio: I don't know... how many loaves of bread have you eaten in your lifetime?
Dio: I don't know... how many loaves of bread have you eaten in your lifetime?
I can't recall your name, but in the long run, does it matter?
— Yoshikage Kira, to one of his victims' severed arms, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
"Tell me, Yuji Itadori... Have you ever stopped to think about how many curses you've killed? No, right? Me neither, me neither. Like I care about how many people I've killed... I'm sure I'll eventually forget about you too!"
—Mahito, Jujutsu Kaisen
Nui Harime: Pay me back? I don't remember you lending me anything.
Uzu Sanageyama: Did you already forget the sneak attack you pulled on me during the Naturals Election?
Nui Harime: I usually always forget the guys I beat... after I change my underwear!
Uzu Sanageyama: Did you already forget the sneak attack you pulled on me during the Naturals Election?
Nui Harime: I usually always forget the guys I beat... after I change my underwear!
I can't be bothered to remember every single insect I have crushed with my sword!
— Dracule Mihawk, One Piece
Rob Lucci: Wait! My partner... is still gravely wounded in the command room. Please, spare his life!
St. Marcus Mars: That may not be possible. One does not attempt to step on insects - it simply happens.
Misty: Are you responsible for what happened to my Gyarados?
Koga: How should we know? You think we remember every little Pokémon we experiment on?
Koga: How should we know? You think we remember every little Pokémon we experiment on?
Kano: I am a slug monster! Thanks to that I can sneak into the girls' room, and find out their strengths and weaknesses!
Kurumu: How many times... How many times have you done this kind of horrible thing to girls before?
Kano: You know, I don't remember! But you're the best prey I've ever had, Kurumu-chan!
Kurumu: How many times... How many times have you done this kind of horrible thing to girls before?
Kano: You know, I don't remember! But you're the best prey I've ever had, Kurumu-chan!
Ms. Marin: It's you, isn't it? You're the one who killed my husband in our inn four years ago.
Kanade: Four years ago? Hmm... Oh, yeah. That's about the time I got assigned to this branch office. They used to send me all over the place back then. I hated this little town. Place reeks of fish... So I killed a lot of people... It was just a diversion to take my mind off things. I can't be bothered to remember everyone I kill.
Kanade: Four years ago? Hmm... Oh, yeah. That's about the time I got assigned to this branch office. They used to send me all over the place back then. I hated this little town. Place reeks of fish... So I killed a lot of people... It was just a diversion to take my mind off things. I can't be bothered to remember everyone I kill.
Comic Books
Robin: You still have no idea who might have a grudge against you?
The Joker: Boy Dunder, do you realize how many people that could be?
The Joker: Boy Dunder, do you realize how many people that could be?
Batman: No more! All the people I've murdered, by letting you live....
The Joker: I never kept count.
Batman: I did!
Joker: I know. And I love you for it.
The Joker: I never kept count.
Batman: I did!
Joker: I know. And I love you for it.
— Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
Spider-Man: And you are...?
Villain: Don't you remember me, Peter?
Spider-Man: I'm sorry, do I know you?
Villain: I am... Will o' the Wisp? We have fought... a pair of times?
Spider-Man: Oh, yes. And remind me, which were your powers...?
Villain: Are we really having this conversation? You really don't remember me, Peter?
Villain: Don't you remember me, Peter?
Spider-Man: I'm sorry, do I know you?
Villain: I am... Will o' the Wisp? We have fought... a pair of times?
Spider-Man: Oh, yes. And remind me, which were your powers...?
Villain: Are we really having this conversation? You really don't remember me, Peter?
That's right, we're pals. Don't you remember me? You should. Put four bullets into me. But then, you do that to everybody, don't ya?
— Frank Cossaro, Lobster Johnson: The Forgotten Man
Antos Wyrick: You stole my children! Where are they?
Bar'injar: (smirking) I've stolen a lot of people's children. How'm I supposed to remember yours?
Bar'injar: (smirking) I've stolen a lot of people's children. How'm I supposed to remember yours?
Mook: Well if it ain't the Punisher. How you doin' Frank? Heard you were dead.
The Punisher: I know you, pal?
Mook: Sure ya do, Castle. Fourth of July, 1993. You know us all, Frank. Next time you kill a man, you better look at his face.
The Punisher: I know you, pal?
Mook: Sure ya do, Castle. Fourth of July, 1993. You know us all, Frank. Next time you kill a man, you better look at his face.
Darth Vader: Who are you?
Luke Skywalker: You killed my father.
Darth Vader: I've killed very many fathers. You'll have to be more specific.
Luke Skywalker: You killed my father.
Darth Vader: I've killed very many fathers. You'll have to be more specific.
Chanath Cha: Do you remember Cabarria, Vader? Two decades ago, on a lonely stretch of skyway. A family. A man, a woman and a girl of 12. You killed my mother. Her name was Ramat Cha. You killed my father. His name was Bhada Cha. My name is Chanath Cha, and on that day, I vowed to end your life. I studied every report, spoke to everyone who ever saw you fight. I learned about your abilities, and trained to counter them. I brought together these brave warriors, my Orphans, and enlisted them to my cause. All of that for this moment. Prepare yourself, Vader. Today, you die.
Darth Vader: You spent your life on a crusade of which I was entirely unaware, that did not affect me at all. All of this time...you stopped nothing for me, while I prevented you from doing everything. I have already forgotten your name.
Darth Vader: You spent your life on a crusade of which I was entirely unaware, that did not affect me at all. All of this time...you stopped nothing for me, while I prevented you from doing everything. I have already forgotten your name.
Heroes..? Who mentioned heroes!? Boy... you know not the meaning of the word. Greater have come to Mephisto's Realm, with bigger hearts pinned on bigger sleeves... and failed!
—Mephisto, Slingers
Fan Works
Trunks: What was my master's name?
Android 17: Huh?
Trunks: The man who taught me. The man whose arm you took. The man you killed. What was his name?
Android 17: ...Goku ...Jr?
Trunks: Wrong answer. (blasts him to smithereens)
Android 17: Huh?
Trunks: The man who taught me. The man whose arm you took. The man you killed. What was his name?
Android 17: ...Goku ...Jr?
Trunks: Wrong answer. (blasts him to smithereens)
Hanzo the Salamander: "I have no idea why the strongest missing-nin in existence would be interested in fighting for a bunch of orphans and kids, but I have desired to defeat you for years. I have a personal grudge against you."
Tsukuyomi/Madara Uchiha: "Truly? I do not remember. I ruined so many lives I lost count."
Karasu: I will crush you for killing Kurotsuchi, bastard!
Sound!Naruto: Kurotsuchi... which one?
Sound!Naruto: Kurotsuchi... which one?
Awesome. It didn't do a whole lot for my nerves that the earth pony was saying all of this with very little sign of any actual malice. It was like somepony talking about how cloudy it was going to be tomorrow. Here she was, talking about killing her brother and feeding me to monsters, and it was... just business to her somehow. It was a part of her schedule that had been marked right after waking up and taking a shower.
Tokio: You murdered Utahoshi!
Grace: (looks at her knife, then the number on her arm, shrugs) So what?
(Tokio and the rest of White Gestalt look in silence before simultaneously glaring)
Tokio: So what...so what?!
Grace: (looks at her knife, then the number on her arm, shrugs) So what?
(Tokio and the rest of White Gestalt look in silence before simultaneously glaring)
Tokio: So what...so what?!
"My name is Gilda, and I’m not your slave. I'm going to make you pay for what you did to me!" Yet despite her words, she didn't pounce. She circled, watching as though she might spot some fatal flaw in the demon's form. "You remember, right? Twisting me into a monster, using me against Dash!"
"Not particularly," he admitted with a chuckle. Tirek leaned forward, brow furrowing in mock-confusion. "Not my slave? Why do you think you returned to me?"
"Not particularly," he admitted with a chuckle. Tirek leaned forward, brow furrowing in mock-confusion. "Not my slave? Why do you think you returned to me?"
Yuki: Yuno, why is Reisuke trying to kill you?
Yuno: He thinks I killed his parents.
Yuki: Well, did you?
Yuno: I don't remember.
Yuki: What do you mean you don't remember?
Yuno: Do you remember every mosquito you've swatted?
Yuki: No... but—
Yuno: Yeah, that's what I thought.
Yuno: He thinks I killed his parents.
Yuki: Well, did you?
Yuno: I don't remember.
Yuki: What do you mean you don't remember?
Yuno: Do you remember every mosquito you've swatted?
Yuki: No... but—
Yuno: Yeah, that's what I thought.
Apple Pie: Please... how many times did ya just let Poison Apple die?
Nightmare Paradox: Who?
Apple Pie: Yah... yah don't even know?
Nightmare Paradox: Silly pony, I don't pay attention to the unimportant NPCs. That's what notebooks are for! He was your coltfriend right?
Nightmare Paradox: Who?
Apple Pie: Yah... yah don't even know?
Nightmare Paradox: Silly pony, I don't pay attention to the unimportant NPCs. That's what notebooks are for! He was your coltfriend right?
— Pony POV Series note
You've managed to more than make up for me, ahem, accidentally wiping out the Hippocampi, Flutterponies, and most of your kind. I was so sure I turned that desert back into an ocean! I guess my game of pony-card-solitaire ran long. Too bad, I really did enjoy their singing. Oh well, you win some, you reduce the six pony races to three point two. Oh well... Where was I?
— Discord, Pony POV Series
Celestia: [to Sunset] I know that the Fall Formal was a terribly exciting day for you, but for us... it was Thursday.
Luna: Friday.
Celestia: No, definitely Thursday. It was a school night.
Luna: Friday.
Celestia: No, definitely Thursday. It was a school night.
Cosmo: My entire family and nearly my whole species is gone. Tsali's life has been ruined, and this galaxy has come to the brink of annihilation. And who can we blame for it all? You ordered the deaths of Tsali's family, as the beginning of your plot, and then you engineered a war with the Seedrians as well. Trillions are dead now thanks to you!
(Maledict says nothing)
Cosmo: Don't you just stare at me! Admit what you have done! Say to all of your troops who the real beginner of this so called rebellion is!
Maledict: (smiles) I'm sorry, Cosmo... but for me, it was just another day. (cue horrified gasps from Cosmo and her friends and comrades)
Sonic: What are you talking about?
Maledict: Do you know what I have seen in my immortal lifetime? I have watched the Big Bang scatter all the matter through the canvas of creation. I have seen whole galaxies collapse into oblivion. I have watched time itself expand and shrink in its eternity. I have seen countless civilizations rise and fall. And you think you are unique in your suffering?
(Maledict says nothing)
Cosmo: Don't you just stare at me! Admit what you have done! Say to all of your troops who the real beginner of this so called rebellion is!
Maledict: (smiles) I'm sorry, Cosmo... but for me, it was just another day. (cue horrified gasps from Cosmo and her friends and comrades)
Sonic: What are you talking about?
Maledict: Do you know what I have seen in my immortal lifetime? I have watched the Big Bang scatter all the matter through the canvas of creation. I have seen whole galaxies collapse into oblivion. I have watched time itself expand and shrink in its eternity. I have seen countless civilizations rise and fall. And you think you are unique in your suffering?
"Yes I am somewhat...worn down by all the fighting that has come before now. But Jedi, you do not yet understand the kind of war I was created to fight. For you, fighting for minutes, hours, even days at a time are skills to be remarked, to be honed. To you and to most of your order, today has brought you to the pinnacle of your strength and perhaps, beyond it. Am I wrong? [Beat] To me, Jedi, this 'war' is just another Xenocide. Not only is all you see before you the definition of routine, but if I had to point out an aspect of this conflict that makes it notable, I would be forced to concede that the only novelty I've felt in this fight before now is how pathetically unprepared this Republic was for a true, determined enemy."
— Epistolary Saphran Indellous, Star Wars vs Warhammer 40K, Episode 21
Syobai Hashimoto: ...Yo, what's your body count?
Kanade Otonokoji: Well... I don't keep track of everyone I kill... I guess around 60...?
Kanade Otonokoji: Well... I don't keep track of everyone I kill... I guess around 60...?
Adora: As for you, Hordak. I know what you did. You took me away from my family. You filled my brain with bullshit my entire life. Lies about who I am, the princesses and Etheria.
Hordak: I really haven't the faintest clue who the fuck you are.
Adora: Seriously? Shadow Weaver never shut up about me, she must have mentioned me at least once!
Hordak: Probably. I never really paid much attention to whatever shite she went on about.
Hordak: I really haven't the faintest clue who the fuck you are.
Adora: Seriously? Shadow Weaver never shut up about me, she must have mentioned me at least once!
Hordak: Probably. I never really paid much attention to whatever shite she went on about.
Scourge: Now I shall get my revenge!
Tigerstar: Wait, revenge for what?
Scourge: What!? You savagely assaulted me when I was a kit! You are partially responsible for making me the bloodthirsty psychopath I am today!
Tigerstar: I don't even know who you are. Do you honestly expect me to keep track of every single kit I've beaten to within an inch of its life?
Scourge: Grrr...
Tigerstar: Wait, revenge for what?
Scourge: What!? You savagely assaulted me when I was a kit! You are partially responsible for making me the bloodthirsty psychopath I am today!
Tigerstar: I don't even know who you are. Do you honestly expect me to keep track of every single kit I've beaten to within an inch of its life?
Scourge: Grrr...
— Warrior Cats The Abridged Series by Hyperadam
Film — Animation
Batman: No more! All the people I've murdered by letting you live.
The Joker: I never kept count.
Batman: I did!
Joker: I know. And I love you for it.
The Joker: I never kept count.
Batman: I did!
Joker: I know. And I love you for it.
—Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: Part 2
Big Jack Horner: WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS?!
[everyone glares at him incredulously]
Jack: I MEAN, WHAT SPECIFICALLY?!
[everyone glares at him incredulously]
Jack: I MEAN, WHAT SPECIFICALLY?!
The Spot: I know, it's weird, I just came out of nowhere... but I think I'm becoming a trans-dimensional superbeing.
Mrs. Chen: So?
The Spot: So? I'm literally splitting the fabric of space and time. ...For you, it's just a Tuesday night? You're acting like weird stuff like this happens to you all the time.
Mrs. Chen: So?
The Spot: So? I'm literally splitting the fabric of space and time. ...For you, it's just a Tuesday night? You're acting like weird stuff like this happens to you all the time.
Killian: You don't remember me, do you?
Lance: What can I say? I meet a lot of bad guys.
Lance: What can I say? I meet a lot of bad guys.
Film — Live-Action
Scott: You've made a big mistake. I'm an Avenger.
Kang: You're an Avenger? Have I killed you before?
Scott: What?
Kang: They all blur together after a while.
Kang: You're an Avenger? Have I killed you before?
Scott: What?
Kang: They all blur together after a while.
Scarlet Witch: You took everything from me!
Thanos: I don't even know who you are.
Thanos: I don't even know who you are.
Thulsa Doom: You broke into my house, stole my property, murdered my servants, and my pets! And that is what grieves me the most! You killed my snake. Thorgrim is beside himself with grief! He raised that snake from the time it was born.
Conan: You killed my mother! You killed my father! You killed my people! You took my father's sword!
Thulsa Doom: Ah. Must have been when I was younger.
Conan: You killed my mother! You killed my father! You killed my people! You took my father's sword!
Thulsa Doom: Ah. Must have been when I was younger.
When I say that you and your girlfriend was nothing personal, you know that I'm telling the truth.
— The Joker, The Dark Knight
Jimmy Ringo: I never killed any Roy Marlowe, I never even heard of him. You must be out of your mind.
Jerry Marlowe: You killed him all right, but you don't even remember it.
I don't recall killing your family. I doubt I'll remember killing you, either.
— Ronan the Accuser to Drax, Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Jack: Danny said not to trust you. He said you killed Moe Zart.
Practice: Moe who?
Jack: Zart.
Practice: [shrugs] Ah, you know, I've killed a lot of people. I can't remember half of 'em.
Practice: Moe who?
Jack: Zart.
Practice: [shrugs] Ah, you know, I've killed a lot of people. I can't remember half of 'em.
"You could at least recognize me!"
—Black Widow to Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War
Buttercup: You killed my love.
Dread Pirate Roberts: It's possible. I kill a lot of people.
Dread Pirate Roberts: It's possible. I kill a lot of people.
"Just another Saturday night..."
—Marv on getting in a fistfight, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Lucia Sciarra: Did you kill my husband?
Spider-Man: Remember Ben Parker? The old man you shot down in cold blood?
Sandman: What does it matter to you, anyway?
Spider-Man: EVERYTHING!
Sandman: What does it matter to you, anyway?
Spider-Man: EVERYTHING!
"You recognize none of them. To you, they were nothing, but to other people, they are... sons and grandsons, fathers and husbands. And you killed them all, like they were so many nothings."
— Murad Hoxha, Taken 2
Minh Kwan: Your boss killed my mom!
Robo-Snizzard: We work for an intergalactic war criminal. You're going to have to be more specific!
Robo-Snizzard: We work for an intergalactic war criminal. You're going to have to be more specific!
Literature
Alex: You know this guy?
Anne: So do you. He tried to kill you.
Alex: Doesn't narrow it down much.
Anne: As in, more than once.
Alex: You're going to have to be more specific.
Anne: Three years ago.
Alex: More specific.
Anne: In the summer.
Alex: More specific.
Anne: Oh come on, your memory's not that bad.
Anne: So do you. He tried to kill you.
Alex: Doesn't narrow it down much.
Anne: As in, more than once.
Alex: You're going to have to be more specific.
Anne: Three years ago.
Alex: More specific.
Anne: In the summer.
Alex: More specific.
Anne: Oh come on, your memory's not that bad.
— Bound
Corvin: ...it's you. Finally. It's you - I've waited for this for so long... don't you remember me?
Ruthven: Do I remember you? Let me think about that - it's been a while... no. I really can't say that I do; I have no idea who on God's earth you might be, and I'm afraid I don't actually care.
Ruthven: Do I remember you? Let me think about that - it's been a while... no. I really can't say that I do; I have no idea who on God's earth you might be, and I'm afraid I don't actually care.
Leif: Do you know why we are here, thunder god?
Thor: I care not!
Leif: That is precisely why we are here. You are a careless, thoughtless god wrapped in protective myths of goodness. You are a slayer of innocents. You killed my family a thousand years ago and dared me to become a vampire. You probably do not even remember, do you?
Thor: No. Why should I remember a moment's amusement from a thousand years ago?
Thor: I care not!
Leif: That is precisely why we are here. You are a careless, thoughtless god wrapped in protective myths of goodness. You are a slayer of innocents. You killed my family a thousand years ago and dared me to become a vampire. You probably do not even remember, do you?
Thor: No. Why should I remember a moment's amusement from a thousand years ago?
Monroe Hall: Some unpleasant association in the past, but that didn't help much; most of his conversations in the last few years had involved unpleasant associations.
— The Road to Ruin (Dortmunder series)
"Who's Phaellen?"
Tyentso rolled her eyes. "Really, Gadrith? You murdered him."
Gadrith gestured for more information. "And?"
"House D'Erindra? Your roommate? You lured him into the woods and botched making a tsali stone out of him, leaving his upper soul to wander the forest as a damned, twisted shade. Does that sound familiar?"
"Oh!" Gadrith looked offended. "I botched nothing. I made an important breakthrough in separating the upper and lower souls."
"So you do remember him?"
"Yes," Gadrith said. "He snored."
Tyentso just stared. "I hate you so much."
Tyentso rolled her eyes. "Really, Gadrith? You murdered him."
Gadrith gestured for more information. "And?"
"House D'Erindra? Your roommate? You lured him into the woods and botched making a tsali stone out of him, leaving his upper soul to wander the forest as a damned, twisted shade. Does that sound familiar?"
"Oh!" Gadrith looked offended. "I botched nothing. I made an important breakthrough in separating the upper and lower souls."
"So you do remember him?"
"Yes," Gadrith said. "He snored."
Tyentso just stared. "I hate you so much."
Zeke's brother: You killed my brother.
Sabina Kane: And? I've killed a lot of people's brothers.
Sabina Kane: And? I've killed a lot of people's brothers.
Melali gave Adolin a pointed glare. What had he done to annoy her, again? It had been forever since they'd courted.
Adolin: How's your sister?
Melali: Off limits.
Oh, right. That was what he'd done. Honest mistake.
Adolin: How's your sister?
Melali: Off limits.
Oh, right. That was what he'd done. Honest mistake.
— Words of Radiance (second book of The Stormlight Archive)
Pier lifted a finger. "Hey, hey... I remember you. From long before my trial. You were the man who recruited a thirteen-year-old boy. One who could barely read, so he didn't see the difference between a five and a thirty-year contract."
Vanderloo shrugged. "You might be right. I don't remember every mud-lark and street-boy I gave a life."
Vanderloo shrugged. "You might be right. I don't remember every mud-lark and street-boy I gave a life."
— With Musket And Ducat, by Tais Teng
"Ay," he said, "it'll be my turn next."
"Who hath done this, Bennet?" Richard asked, still holding the arrow in his hand.
"Nay, the saints know," said Hatch. "Here are a good two-score Christian souls that we have hunted out of house and holding, he and I. He has paid his shot, poor shrew, nor will it be long, mayhap, ere I pay mine."
"Who hath done this, Bennet?" Richard asked, still holding the arrow in his hand.
"Nay, the saints know," said Hatch. "Here are a good two-score Christian souls that we have hunted out of house and holding, he and I. He has paid his shot, poor shrew, nor will it be long, mayhap, ere I pay mine."
Sveta: I want my name, Doctor. Not even my old name, from before you wiped my memory. Tell me the name you gave me, after you sent me to the fourth floor. Because you do that for the ones you think are worth studying, right? Or tell me the name I took after you released me into the wild, as some kind of smokescreen for Scion. It starts with "S," if that helps. You wipe our memories when you send us down to the third floor, Shamrock told us, so I just had a number for a while. Tell me you remember my number, even. Tell me that what you did to me had some merit, that you did all this for some purpose, and turning me into a killer with a triple-digit body count mattered enough for you to remember!
Doctor Mother: You can't have any successes without failures. There was nothing of use in your case, nothing memorable but your durability, but it was one formula we could rule out.
Doctor Mother: You can't have any successes without failures. There was nothing of use in your case, nothing memorable but your durability, but it was one formula we could rule out.
— Worm
Live-Action TV
All these things you've done, all the energy spent, the hatred, and you know what the funny thing about it is? I have no idea who the hell you are. I've been on hundreds of missions in my time. This one you're so obsessed about? I was sent to retrieve an object. If I'm being honest, I don't even remember what it was. As far as I'm concerned, you're just another redshirt, like so many others, who tried unsuccessfully to stop me from saving the world. 'Cause that's what I do. So. Cool origin story, bro. But this means nothing to me.
— Phil Coulson to The Superior, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Shrinker: I never saw her before in my life. I'm telling you the truth. I don't know who she is.
Avon: Anna Grant. Her name was Anna Grant.
Shrinker: It means nothing. You...you've got to believe me!
Avon: Oh, I do. It's been several years. You must have killed hundreds since you tortured her to death.
Shrinker: All right, yes. I've killed hundreds...and remembered them all, all of them, every last whining traitor. And there wasn't one that died without telling me what I wanted to know. Not one!
Avon: Anna Grant. Her name was Anna Grant.
Shrinker: It means nothing. You...you've got to believe me!
Avon: Oh, I do. It's been several years. You must have killed hundreds since you tortured her to death.
Shrinker: All right, yes. I've killed hundreds...and remembered them all, all of them, every last whining traitor. And there wasn't one that died without telling me what I wanted to know. Not one!
Arthur: I'm sorry, who are you?
Marshall: I'm Marshall Eriksen... We had a fairly intense screaming match... wherein I suggested that you'd take your head and store it within yourself. In a fashion that while space-saving might limit the exposure to sunshine.
Arthur: That describes 95% percent of my employees and everyone in my family.
Marshall: I'm Marshall Eriksen... We had a fairly intense screaming match... wherein I suggested that you'd take your head and store it within yourself. In a fashion that while space-saving might limit the exposure to sunshine.
Arthur: That describes 95% percent of my employees and everyone in my family.
Sylvie: Do you remember me?
Ravonna: I do. What do you want to say to me, Variant?
Sylvie: What was my Nexus Event? Why did you bring me in?
Ravonna: What does it matter?
Sylvie: It was enough to take my life away from me, lead to all of this, must have been important. So what was it?
Ravonna: I don't remember.
Ravonna: I do. What do you want to say to me, Variant?
Sylvie: What was my Nexus Event? Why did you bring me in?
Ravonna: What does it matter?
Sylvie: It was enough to take my life away from me, lead to all of this, must have been important. So what was it?
Ravonna: I don't remember.
— Loki (2021), "The Nexus Event"
Halbrand: You remember me?
Adar: No.
(Halbrand tries to kill Adar in anger)
Galadriel shouting: Stop! We need him alive. I need him alive
Halbrand: You don't know what he did.
Adar: Did I cause someone you love pain? A woman? Perhaps a child?
Adar: No.
(Halbrand tries to kill Adar in anger)
Galadriel shouting: Stop! We need him alive. I need him alive
Halbrand: You don't know what he did.
Adar: Did I cause someone you love pain? A woman? Perhaps a child?
Cooper: "Dear Mr. Sawyer." What is this?
Sawyer: Just read it.
Cooper: "You don't know who I am, but I know who you are. And I know what you done. You had sex with my mother, and then you stole my dad's money all away, so he got angry and he killed my mother, and then he killed himself..." blah-blah-blah-blah. So what? Is this supposed to be you, you wrote this letter? Hey, wait a second, did you take my name because you were on some kind of revenge kick?
Sawyer: Keep reading.
Cooper: Easy, easy, don't get all worked up. Look, I ran that con two dozen times. If your mother was one of the—
Sawyer: Mary. Her name was Mary.
Sawyer: Just read it.
Cooper: "You don't know who I am, but I know who you are. And I know what you done. You had sex with my mother, and then you stole my dad's money all away, so he got angry and he killed my mother, and then he killed himself..." blah-blah-blah-blah. So what? Is this supposed to be you, you wrote this letter? Hey, wait a second, did you take my name because you were on some kind of revenge kick?
Sawyer: Keep reading.
Cooper: Easy, easy, don't get all worked up. Look, I ran that con two dozen times. If your mother was one of the—
Sawyer: Mary. Her name was Mary.
— Lost
Fat Woman: Remember me, Bundy?
Al Bundy: No.
Fat Woman: The one you insulted.
Al Bundy: I'm sorry, ma'am, you're gonna have to be a little more specific.
Fat Woman: You made fun of my weight! You called me a giant seal!
Al Bundy: Well, let's see: I had four elephants. I had a rhino who wanted some flip-flops. I had a manatee... No, no, don't remember any seals. Could you jog my memory? You know what jog is. That's what you do when the ice cream truck is pulling out.
Al Bundy: No.
Fat Woman: The one you insulted.
Al Bundy: I'm sorry, ma'am, you're gonna have to be a little more specific.
Fat Woman: You made fun of my weight! You called me a giant seal!
Al Bundy: Well, let's see: I had four elephants. I had a rhino who wanted some flip-flops. I had a manatee... No, no, don't remember any seals. Could you jog my memory? You know what jog is. That's what you do when the ice cream truck is pulling out.
— Married... with Children, "Crimes Against Obesity" (1996)
Cabaji: I've been thinking about you for years. About how you killed my brother.
Roronoa Zoro: I killed a lot of pirates.
Roronoa Zoro: I killed a lot of pirates.
— One Piece (2023), "The Man in the Straw Hat"
Worf: General Martok will not give you a command... He says that you struck his name from an officers list because his family comes from the Ketha lowlands.
Kor: Did I? I don't recall. Of course, there were so many officer lists. I suppose it's possible.
Kor: Did I? I don't recall. Of course, there were so many officer lists. I suppose it's possible.
— Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "Once More Unto The Breach"
Maddie: (learning London has planned to hold her own sweet-sixteen party on Maddie's sixteenth birthday) This isn't fair! Your birthday was six months ago!
London: So? I can have my party whenever I want.
Maddie: I seem to recall, for your actual birthday, you took a cruise around the Mediterranean. What do you call that?
London: Tuesday.
London: So? I can have my party whenever I want.
Maddie: I seem to recall, for your actual birthday, you took a cruise around the Mediterranean. What do you call that?
London: Tuesday.
— The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, a non-violence-based example
Cole: You remember me?
Dean: Yeah, yeah, you're that guy from that thing.
Cole: Nyack, New York. June 21, 2003.
Dean: That supposed to ring a bell?
Cole: It was the night you gutted and murdered a man by the name of Edward Trenton. He was my father.
Dean: (Beat) Okay.
Cole: Okay?
Dean: Well hey, I'm not saying I didn't slice and dice your old man. I'm just saying that he wasn't the first and he certainly wasn't the last and they all just kind of get blended up.
Dean: Yeah, yeah, you're that guy from that thing.
Cole: Nyack, New York. June 21, 2003.
Dean: That supposed to ring a bell?
Cole: It was the night you gutted and murdered a man by the name of Edward Trenton. He was my father.
Dean: (Beat) Okay.
Cole: Okay?
Dean: Well hey, I'm not saying I didn't slice and dice your old man. I'm just saying that he wasn't the first and he certainly wasn't the last and they all just kind of get blended up.
— Supernatural, "Reichenbach"
Avon: What's up with this motherfucker?
Wee-Bey: You remember LaDonte? Burner from over in the Poe Homes, finally caught him over in the parking lot after school?
Avon: We did that?
Wee-Bey: Tilghman is LaDonte's cousin or some such. He found out I ate the charge for killing him, now he busting my chops.
Avon: LaDonte? (shakes head) I can't even remember that one. Need a scorecard to keep up with your lethal ass.
Wee-Bey: You remember LaDonte? Burner from over in the Poe Homes, finally caught him over in the parking lot after school?
Avon: We did that?
Wee-Bey: Tilghman is LaDonte's cousin or some such. He found out I ate the charge for killing him, now he busting my chops.
Avon: LaDonte? (shakes head) I can't even remember that one. Need a scorecard to keep up with your lethal ass.
— The Wire
Van Helsing: Don't you recognize me?
Browning: Should I?
Van Helsing: Abraham Van Helsing. You slaughtered my family.
Browning: Well, that hardly narrows it down, does it?
Browning: Should I?
Van Helsing: Abraham Van Helsing. You slaughtered my family.
Browning: Well, that hardly narrows it down, does it?
Hagan: Old boy by the name of Hut McKean mean anything to you?
Boyd Crowder: Let me guess: I killed him? My men killed him, my dope killed him, or my daddy killed him? Next thing that comes out of your mouth is, "how do you sleep at night, Boyd Crowder?" Well, do you know how? 'Cause I know who I am. Do you? You're a slave, disenfranchised, don't even know it. You drive your shitty truck to your shitty house, live out your shitty life. You think you're better than me 'cause you play by the rules? Whose rules? My life is my own.
Hagan: You ain't even heard a word I said.
Boyd Crowder: I don't give a shit about what you said. I'm an outlaw.
Boyd Crowder: Let me guess: I killed him? My men killed him, my dope killed him, or my daddy killed him? Next thing that comes out of your mouth is, "how do you sleep at night, Boyd Crowder?" Well, do you know how? 'Cause I know who I am. Do you? You're a slave, disenfranchised, don't even know it. You drive your shitty truck to your shitty house, live out your shitty life. You think you're better than me 'cause you play by the rules? Whose rules? My life is my own.
Hagan: You ain't even heard a word I said.
Boyd Crowder: I don't give a shit about what you said. I'm an outlaw.
Soldier Boy: Halothane. What’d you think you were gonna do with that?
MM: You killed my family.
Soldier Boy: Which one?
MM: You killed my family.
Soldier Boy: Which one?
Juliette: You actually drew up plans?
Calliope: Yeah. That's part of the job.
Juliette: I know, but... just hearing you say it...
Calliope: Well, it doesn't matter. We still don't know how to kill legacies, remember?
Juliette: One day, you'll figure it out.
Calliope: Yeah. That's part of the job.
Juliette: I know, but... just hearing you say it...
Calliope: Well, it doesn't matter. We still don't know how to kill legacies, remember?
Juliette: One day, you'll figure it out.
Music
Legendary fight with Shia LaBeouf!
Normal Tuesday night for Shia LaBeouf!
Normal Tuesday night for Shia LaBeouf!
— Rob Cantor, "Shia LaBeouf"
I'm lying here in bed
Swear my skin is inside out
Just another Sunday morning.
Swear my skin is inside out
Just another Sunday morning.
— Dream Theater, "Voices"
Professional Wrestling
"I want you to take it all in, Max. And I'm gonna leave you with this: this picture."
(Punk reveals a photo of a young MJF and CM Punk at a meet-and-greet)
"You see it Max? I'm sure you remember it very well, possibly the greatest day in your life, and to me, it was Friday!"
(Punk reveals a photo of a young MJF and CM Punk at a meet-and-greet)
"You see it Max? I'm sure you remember it very well, possibly the greatest day in your life, and to me, it was Friday!"
—CM Punk, AEW Dynamite February 16, 2022
Video Games
Keisuke: (to Afro) They call me Keisuke. You killed my son!
Ninja Ninja: That don't help none. He has killed a lot of motherfuckers. Can you be more specific?
Ninja Ninja: That don't help none. He has killed a lot of motherfuckers. Can you be more specific?
Arc: You're the one that killed my father!
Ark Ghoul: I have killed many, and your father may have been among them. But if I did slay him, his death was so unremarkable that I have no memory of it.
Ark Ghoul: I have killed many, and your father may have been among them. But if I did slay him, his death was so unremarkable that I have no memory of it.
Shao Khan: Slaying you will make me a Legend!
Omni-Man: And yet when I slay you, no one will remember.
Omni-Man: And yet when I slay you, no one will remember.
Your father's enemy? I have destroyed a thousand STs. I don't remember one from the other.
Spare me your names. I'll forget soon after I get rid of you.
—The Wasp King, Bug Fables
Lucian: Prepare to face my vengeance! This one's for Ellen!
Dumas: Ellen? That name doesn't ring a bell...
Lucian: Don't tell me you don't remember her!
Dumas: "Remember?" Tell me something, boy... do you recall the name of every cow, chicken, and pig you've ever eaten?
Lucian: Dumaaaaaaaas!!
Dumas: Ellen? That name doesn't ring a bell...
Lucian: Don't tell me you don't remember her!
Dumas: "Remember?" Tell me something, boy... do you recall the name of every cow, chicken, and pig you've ever eaten?
Lucian: Dumaaaaaaaas!!
"I've ruined the lives of so many… I can't be expected to remember them all!"
— Dr. Neo Cortex, Crash Twinsanity
Dante: So what's your name?
V: "I have no name; I am but two days old..." Just kidding, you can call me "V".
Dante: Okay, V... Why don't you tell me everything about this job?
V: A powerful demon is about to resurrect, and we need your help, Dante.
Dante: Now that's a familiar tune... Do you have any idea how many times I've heard that exact same line?
V: "I have no name; I am but two days old..." Just kidding, you can call me "V".
Dante: Okay, V... Why don't you tell me everything about this job?
V: A powerful demon is about to resurrect, and we need your help, Dante.
Dante: Now that's a familiar tune... Do you have any idea how many times I've heard that exact same line?
Overlord Priere: The demons in this Netherworld are all talk. These prideless demons sell out as soon as they find out they can't win. I can't get stronger facing these guys! I want to fight more! I have to get even stronger!!! (calms down) Well, ranting about how weak these guys are doesn't help. Plus, they're helpful in other ways.
Killia: (angry) ...Like luring prey like me. How many people have you defeated using this tactic?
Priere: I don't know. Not one of them was even worth remembering.
Killia: (angry) ...Like luring prey like me. How many people have you defeated using this tactic?
Priere: I don't know. Not one of them was even worth remembering.
— Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance, Priere Episode
Ashnard: Annoying little insect. Whose path is it that you think to block?
Jill: ... My father died because of you. He tried so hard... to prove he was a loyal citizen of Daein. And you never recognized his efforts. Not even once.
Ashnard: Are you complaining to me? Come back some other time. I'm busy.
Jill: Answer me! My father was General Shiharam! Why did he have to die?
Ashnard: Eh? Who are you talking about? The name is unfamiliar... I don't think we ever had such a general.
Jill: What?
Ashnard: This is a waste of time. Leave my sight at once.
Jill: ...Ashnard... Ashnard!! ASHNARD!! I... will never forgive you! NEVER!!!
Jill: ... My father died because of you. He tried so hard... to prove he was a loyal citizen of Daein. And you never recognized his efforts. Not even once.
Ashnard: Are you complaining to me? Come back some other time. I'm busy.
Jill: Answer me! My father was General Shiharam! Why did he have to die?
Ashnard: Eh? Who are you talking about? The name is unfamiliar... I don't think we ever had such a general.
Jill: What?
Ashnard: This is a waste of time. Leave my sight at once.
Jill: ...Ashnard... Ashnard!! ASHNARD!! I... will never forgive you! NEVER!!!
The Joker: And what's your beef?
Cyborg: You killed people I loved.
Joker: Gonna have to be more specific.
Cyborg: You killed people I loved.
Joker: Gonna have to be more specific.
Hero: You betrayed our clan and killed my father!
Dash: Boohoo, still whining after so many centuries? You never understood the way of the ninja!
Dash: Boohoo, still whining after so many centuries? You never understood the way of the ninja!
— Jitsu Squad establishing the relation between Hero and Dash
Joel: Who are you?
Abby: Guess.
Joel: Why don't you say whatever speech you got rehearsed... and get this over with.
Shepard: Whoever you are, you stopped being relevant about five minutes after I apparently told you to run.
Fist: Hey, yeah, that's great, fuck you too. Ruin a guy's life, the least you could do is remember!
Fist: Hey, yeah, that's great, fuck you too. Ruin a guy's life, the least you could do is remember!
Sonya: The Special Forces remember.
Kano: Anything in particular? I've lost track.
Sonya: You know damn well, you bastard!
Kano: Anything in particular? I've lost track.
Sonya: You know damn well, you bastard!
RoboCop: Haven't we done this before?
Terminator: I have no record of a previous encounter.
RoboCop: We have met... I'm sure of it.
Terminator: I have no record of a previous encounter.
RoboCop: We have met... I'm sure of it.
Jax: I'll never forgive you, Joker.
The Joker: Which of my crimes has your panties twisted?
Jax: Making Kano seem less like a monster.
The Joker: Which of my crimes has your panties twisted?
Jax: Making Kano seem less like a monster.
Skelter Helter: It'll be your blood this time when I avenge my brother! DRAW!
Travis Touchdown: ...Brother? Who?!
Skelter: Don't you remember the man you fought here?!
Travis: ...uhm...no. Can't say I do. Guess he didn't make an impression... must've been crazy weak.
Skelter: ...you insensitive PRICK! You killed him and you don't even remember! You know how humiliating that is?!
Travis: Sorry, I don't keep a death diary.
Travis Touchdown: ...Brother? Who?!
Skelter: Don't you remember the man you fought here?!
Travis: ...uhm...no. Can't say I do. Guess he didn't make an impression... must've been crazy weak.
Skelter: ...you insensitive PRICK! You killed him and you don't even remember! You know how humiliating that is?!
Travis: Sorry, I don't keep a death diary.
"Small sacrifices are inescapable for those wishing to be powerful, competent leaders. How would you ever reach your destination if you stopped to count every ant you crushed on the road?"
— Shadow Masayoshi Shido, Persona 5
Shadow: Tell me what you did to Omega.
Infinite: Weaklings like him are of no consequence. Come now, Shadow. Our long-awaited reunion, and still you spout such nonsense.
Shadow: I don't know you, and the only thing of no consequence around here is that big mouth of yours.
Infinite: Hahah. Ah, I suppose you would think so. Hahah... HAHAHA! I am Infinite. You say you do not know me, and yet I remember you so very well. To you, it was simply another in a long list of Eggman bases you tore down without a second thought.
Infinite: Weaklings like him are of no consequence. Come now, Shadow. Our long-awaited reunion, and still you spout such nonsense.
Shadow: I don't know you, and the only thing of no consequence around here is that big mouth of yours.
Infinite: Hahah. Ah, I suppose you would think so. Hahah... HAHAHA! I am Infinite. You say you do not know me, and yet I remember you so very well. To you, it was simply another in a long list of Eggman bases you tore down without a second thought.
Setsuka: My master...must be avenged!
Mitsurugi: I don't know...what you're talking about.
Mitsurugi: I don't know...what you're talking about.
Vasquez: We had this special rapport. He would do this thing where he would punch me in the face whenever he'd see me. It didn't matter if he was busy...he always made time for me.
Holo-Jack: ...No, still nothing. I-I punched my mom, for crissake.
Marisa Kirisame: So, how many times have you drank blood?
Remilia Scarlet: Do you remember how many times you've eaten bread?
Marisa: Thirteen. I prefer Japanese food.
Remilia Scarlet: Do you remember how many times you've eaten bread?
Marisa: Thirteen. I prefer Japanese food.
Haito Kanakura: This was too easy. Greetings, Kuki.
Tohma Kuki: Who are you, peon?
Haito: Forgotten so soon? We've met before.
Tohma: Met?
Haito: You know me.
Tohma Kuki: Who are you, peon?
Haito: Forgotten so soon? We've met before.
Tohma: Met?
Haito: You know me.
— Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage
Stranger: Hello John — John Marston.
John Marston: Do I know you?
Stranger: I hope so, I seem to know you.
John Marston: I'm pretty good at remembering faces.
Stranger: Are you? Do you remember Hedi McCourt's face?
John Marston: Who?
Stranger: She was a girl Dutch van der Linde shot in the head on that raid on the ferry a few years back. Same one you got shot on. Pretty girl; until her eye was hanging out by a thread of tendon and her brain was plastered over the wall.
John Marston: Not really.
Stranger: Then why would you remember me, friend? You've forgotten far more important people than me.
Razputin: Hi. I don't wanna make things awkward, but you kinda murdered my grandma.
Lucrecia: Well, I don't know who your grandma is, kid, but I don't doubt it. I murdered a lot of people.
Leo Kliesen: You're Kazuya Mishima!
Kazuya Mishima: Oh? You know of me. Who are you?
Leo: I never thought I'd meet you here! Now you'll pay for my mother's death!
Kazuya: So, you're seeking vengeance. There are so many of your kind, I've lost track.
Leo: Die, Kazuya Mishima!
Kazuya Mishima: Oh? You know of me. Who are you?
Leo: I never thought I'd meet you here! Now you'll pay for my mother's death!
Kazuya: So, you're seeking vengeance. There are so many of your kind, I've lost track.
Leo: Die, Kazuya Mishima!
— Tekken 6 Scenario Campaign Mode, Kazuya's playthrough
Ken Masters: Ryu! RYU!! Why...? Blast you! How many lives have you ended?
Omega Red: Do you count the number of breaths you've taken?
Ken: Why you...
(Omega Red beats Ken under a black screen)
Omega Red: Young fool...
Omega Red: Do you count the number of breaths you've taken?
Ken: Why you...
(Omega Red beats Ken under a black screen)
Omega Red: Young fool...
— Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, Omega Red's ending
You're saying I kidnapped somebody? Uh. Y'know. I do that kinda crap for money all the freakin' time. Y'think I remember every job I've ever done?
— Juri Han, Street Fighter 6
"I... I was selling maps and supplies to the Garleans, before you and those Redbelly poachers mopped the forest floor with my erstwhile employers. ...Here now, just how many criminals have you dealt with that my ignominious tale ignites not the slightest flicker of recognition?!"
— Laurentius, Final Fantasy XIV, patch 2.3 (if the player selects "...Who?" when asked if they recognize him)
"Know this: I will not remember you once I have slain you."
— Imrik, Total War: Warhammer II
Lt. Molly von Richtofen: How many people have you killed in the last few weeks?
Punisher: Not sure. There were a lot of explosions.
Punisher: Not sure. There were a lot of explosions.
Web Animation
Trevor: Twelve years ago, you killed a shopkeeper in-
Skenk Mcgenk: Waterdeep?
Trevor: No.
Skenk Mcgenk: Luskan?
Trevor: No, a small town-
Skenk Mcgenk: Stonebridge?
Trevor: No, in the Dessarin Valley-
Skenk Mcgenk: Lesridge!
Trevor: RED LARCH! It was in Red Larch!
Skenk Mcgenk: ...I dunno it.
Trevor: Gaah! For years, I have tracked you. You and your wicked team. And I, Trevor, shall bring you to-
Skenk Mcgenk: Red Larch? Really?
Trevor: Yes!
Skenk Mcgenk: Was that the thing with Pelor and the lizard people?
Trevor: What? No! Circle of death!
Skenk Mcgenk: ...Nah, nothin'.
Trevor: Gaagggh! Ghost Pig, FORMATION ALPHA! TWICE KING GREAT WEAPON MASTER DOUBLE SMITE!
Skenk Mcgenk: Waterdeep?
Trevor: No.
Skenk Mcgenk: Luskan?
Trevor: No, a small town-
Skenk Mcgenk: Stonebridge?
Trevor: No, in the Dessarin Valley-
Skenk Mcgenk: Lesridge!
Trevor: RED LARCH! It was in Red Larch!
Skenk Mcgenk: ...I dunno it.
Trevor: Gaah! For years, I have tracked you. You and your wicked team. And I, Trevor, shall bring you to-
Skenk Mcgenk: Red Larch? Really?
Trevor: Yes!
Skenk Mcgenk: Was that the thing with Pelor and the lizard people?
Trevor: What? No! Circle of death!
Skenk Mcgenk: ...Nah, nothin'.
Trevor: Gaagggh! Ghost Pig, FORMATION ALPHA! TWICE KING GREAT WEAPON MASTER DOUBLE SMITE!
— Zee Bashew: (Animated Handbook D&D 5E) The help action!
Garchomp: I ate your ma or something years ago? Don't take it personal, son. For you, the day Garchomp graced the sky was the most important day of your life. For me... it was a Tuesday.
Taillow: It was a Wednesday!
Garchomp: I'm quoting Raúl Juliá, little guy. Jeez.
Taillow: It was a Wednesday!
Garchomp: I'm quoting Raúl Juliá, little guy. Jeez.
I know you're trying to kill me and take over the world, but to me, you're just another thing that sucks about Mondays! And I intend to make it to Tuesday!
—The Tremendous Toriyama, Minilife TV, "Minilife Chronicles: The Student and The Master"
Jaune: (to Cinder) What is wrong with you? How can you be so broken inside? To take so many lives, and then come here and rub it in our faces like it's something to be proud of?!
Nora: Jaune...?
Jaune: All with that damn smile on your face!
Qrow: Everybody stay calm.
Jaune: I'm going to make you pay for what you did! Do you hear me?!
Qrow: Kid!
Jaune: Well?! SAY SOMETHING!
Cinder: ...Who are you again?
— RWBY
Webcomics
Thief: Turns out the Dark Warriors and the fiends want us dead.
Red Mage: What?
Thief: Yeah, I don't get it either. Something about revenge for ruining their lives forever.
Black Mage: Oh, we've ruined millions of lives. They're just being babies about it.
Red Mage: What?
Thief: Yeah, I don't get it either. Something about revenge for ruining their lives forever.
Black Mage: Oh, we've ruined millions of lives. They're just being babies about it.
Sarda: That is a child who watched you slaughter his parents.
Black Mage: Gonna have to be more specific.
Sarda: After you broke his mind with a glimpse into the dread lattice of black magic, you killed his foster family. Then his other foster family. Then you destroyed his orphanage.
Black Mage: Like, was this recently? Last week? Month? Help a guy out, will ya'?
Black Mage: Gonna have to be more specific.
Sarda: After you broke his mind with a glimpse into the dread lattice of black magic, you killed his foster family. Then his other foster family. Then you destroyed his orphanage.
Black Mage: Like, was this recently? Last week? Month? Help a guy out, will ya'?
Xykon: And who the hell are you, Sword Boy?
Roy: I'm Your Worst Nightmare! I am the personification of all your evil deeds come back to haunt you! My name is Roy Greenhilt!
(Beat Panel)
Xykon: I'm sorry?
Roy: Greenhilt. That's my name.
Xykon: No, I get that. It's just... huh?
Roy: My dad was Eugene Greenhilt.
Xykon: Who?
Roy: Eugene Greenhilt. Wizard. Dark skin, beard, wore green robes?
Xykon: I got nothing.
Roy: You killed his master in front of him??
Xykon: Oh please, do you have any idea how many people I've killed in front of their loved ones? Could you narrow it down?
Roy: Grrrr. His master's name was Fyron. He was a wizard who lived in Cliffport. You needed some sort of magical doodad that he owned, so you killed him and his son in cold blood.
Xykon: Hmmmm... more specific.
The Monster in the Darkness: You killed more than one guy named Fyron in Cliffport?
Xykon: Five, actually.
Roy: Gah! It was forty years ago!
Xykon: More specific.
Roy: In the Spring?
Xykon: More specific.
Roy: On a Wednesday?
Xykon: Oh! Right! Now I remember. Because it was laundry night and I had trouble getting the blood out of my robes.
Roy: Oh, that is IT!!
Roy: I'm Your Worst Nightmare! I am the personification of all your evil deeds come back to haunt you! My name is Roy Greenhilt!
(Beat Panel)
Xykon: I'm sorry?
Roy: Greenhilt. That's my name.
Xykon: No, I get that. It's just... huh?
Roy: My dad was Eugene Greenhilt.
Xykon: Who?
Roy: Eugene Greenhilt. Wizard. Dark skin, beard, wore green robes?
Xykon: I got nothing.
Roy: You killed his master in front of him??
Xykon: Oh please, do you have any idea how many people I've killed in front of their loved ones? Could you narrow it down?
Roy: Grrrr. His master's name was Fyron. He was a wizard who lived in Cliffport. You needed some sort of magical doodad that he owned, so you killed him and his son in cold blood.
Xykon: Hmmmm... more specific.
The Monster in the Darkness: You killed more than one guy named Fyron in Cliffport?
Xykon: Five, actually.
Roy: Gah! It was forty years ago!
Xykon: More specific.
Roy: In the Spring?
Xykon: More specific.
Roy: On a Wednesday?
Xykon: Oh! Right! Now I remember. Because it was laundry night and I had trouble getting the blood out of my robes.
Roy: Oh, that is IT!!
Xykon: Hey, wait a second. I know who you are now!
Roy: Yeah, damn straight you know who I am.
Xykon: You're that guy! The one who kept getting pissed off at me for not remembering... something.
Roy: GODDAMN IT!
Roy: Yeah, damn straight you know who I am.
Xykon: You're that guy! The one who kept getting pissed off at me for not remembering... something.
Roy: GODDAMN IT!
Roy: What about the dozens of civilians you killed to lure [the police] there?
Thog: actually, thog hazy on that. did thog kill them off-panel?
Roy: "Hazy??" Bad news for you, then. Bad guys not remembering their evil deeds is something of a pet peeve of mine.
Thog: actually, thog hazy on that. did thog kill them off-panel?
Roy: "Hazy??" Bad news for you, then. Bad guys not remembering their evil deeds is something of a pet peeve of mine.
Ali: There's nothing happening.
R.A.M.: [Runs in panting and covered in cuts] [I finally got the wildfire in the ship under control!]
Ali: Out of the ordinary, I mean.
R.A.M.: [Runs in panting and covered in cuts] [I finally got the wildfire in the ship under control!]
Ali: Out of the ordinary, I mean.
I've been angry for years. I had it all planned out. What I would say when I finally ran into him. It would have been better if he remembered.
Reporter: Teufort News. How does it feel to be heroes?
Scout: If I'm honest? Feels like a Saturday.
Scout: If I'm honest? Feels like a Saturday.
Izzy: Who ARE you?! WHY are you doing this?!
Venus: Why? WHY?! Because YOU ruined my career! Because YOU ruined my life! And because YOU don't even KNOW you did any of that! I could have been in the senate by now, but who could ever trust a face like THIS after what YOU did to me?!
Izzy: I... I have no idea what you're talking about.
Venus: Why? WHY?! Because YOU ruined my career! Because YOU ruined my life! And because YOU don't even KNOW you did any of that! I could have been in the senate by now, but who could ever trust a face like THIS after what YOU did to me?!
Izzy: I... I have no idea what you're talking about.
— Ennui GO!, "Almost Funny"
" Web Original
Have you forgotten the last time we danced? Because I have.
— Obi-Wan Kenobi, Auralnauts Star Wars
Matt: Do you think Bison is lying about not knowing about it, since he can pinpoint the day of the week, or does he simply know the funniest day is Tuesday, thus obeying the classic comedy rule of specificity?
Chris: I think he honestly doesn't remember. I mean, you get the feeling that Bison has killed a lot of people's fathers over the years. Also, Ming-Na Wen's reaction is almost as good as the line itself. She just stands there goggling in pure disbelief.
Chris: I think he honestly doesn't remember. I mean, you get the feeling that Bison has killed a lot of people's fathers over the years. Also, Ming-Na Wen's reaction is almost as good as the line itself. She just stands there goggling in pure disbelief.
— Chris Sims and Matt Wilson on Street Fighter
Street FighterDeku Butler: You made me your slave!
Fierce Deity Link: I did?
Deku Butler: How do you not remember this?
Fierce Deity Link: Truth be told, the earlier days of my conquest are... kind of a blur.
Fierce Deity Link: I did?
Deku Butler: How do you not remember this?
Fierce Deity Link: Truth be told, the earlier days of my conquest are... kind of a blur.
"Imagine forests of corpses, dripping on a buffet,
You call that a nightmare? I call that a Tuesday."
You call that a nightmare? I call that a Tuesday."
— Vlad the Impaler, Epic Rap Battles of History, "Vlad the Impaler vs. Count Dracula"
You shall rue the day you met me, my friend. If indeed you even remember who I am.
Chuck: They're interrupted by an attack by the Krenim...
Janeway: Good day, sir. Have we offended you in some way?
Chuck: It is important to ask that if you're Janeway, it's hard to know how specifically you pissed off this particular group.
Chuck!Janeway: ...did I help the Borg assimilate your people, uhh, did Vidians I let escape murder your loved ones, or should I just mark this one down as "Miscellaneous?"
Janeway: Good day, sir. Have we offended you in some way?
Chuck: It is important to ask that if you're Janeway, it's hard to know how specifically you pissed off this particular group.
Chuck!Janeway: ...did I help the Borg assimilate your people, uhh, did Vidians I let escape murder your loved ones, or should I just mark this one down as "Miscellaneous?"
— SF Debris reviews Star Trek: Voyager, "Year of Hell"
?????: What's my name?
JP: Oh, that's such a gotcha question.
?????: We were married, asshole.
JP: Gonna need you to be more specific.
?????: For nine years!
JP: You're describing like, thirty women.
?????: You said we were soul mates.
JP: I said more specific.
?????: You eloped with my adopted daughter, got bored with her, and sold her to a brothel in Malaysia!
JP: Sally!
Amy: I'M AMY!
JP: Damnit! 50/50 chance.
JP: Oh, that's such a gotcha question.
?????: We were married, asshole.
JP: Gonna need you to be more specific.
?????: For nine years!
JP: You're describing like, thirty women.
?????: You said we were soul mates.
JP: I said more specific.
?????: You eloped with my adopted daughter, got bored with her, and sold her to a brothel in Malaysia!
JP: Sally!
Amy: I'M AMY!
JP: Damnit! 50/50 chance.
Sarvente: It's too late, behold eternal torture!
Look upon your future and despair, The Boyfriend!
Scream! In a bed of thorns while demons poke at you and you wish you weren't living!
Endless pain, no reprive
And no way to get out, can't leave
Would you take this end, or do you have some sins that need forgiving?
It's not too late, change your fate with me
And this glimpse will be all you ever see!
The Boyfriend: Is that all? Some demons and some fire?
Poking me and tying me to painful bedding?
Hah! That was Tuesday last week when the Dearests tested my reflexes and my cunning!
Things were tense, made no sense
But I dodged with all of my strength
With assistance from The Girlfriend, made it out alive, looked stunning!
Give it up, there's nothin' that's too hard
For me to overcome when Girlfriend's my guard!
Look upon your future and despair, The Boyfriend!
Scream! In a bed of thorns while demons poke at you and you wish you weren't living!
Endless pain, no reprive
And no way to get out, can't leave
Would you take this end, or do you have some sins that need forgiving?
It's not too late, change your fate with me
And this glimpse will be all you ever see!
The Boyfriend: Is that all? Some demons and some fire?
Poking me and tying me to painful bedding?
Hah! That was Tuesday last week when the Dearests tested my reflexes and my cunning!
Things were tense, made no sense
But I dodged with all of my strength
With assistance from The Girlfriend, made it out alive, looked stunning!
Give it up, there's nothin' that's too hard
For me to overcome when Girlfriend's my guard!
Western Animation
Zuko: Why'd you do it?
Azula: ...You're going to have to be a little more specific.
Azula: ...You're going to have to be a little more specific.
Clayface: It's payback time, Joker. You're going to suffer for making me what I am!
Joker: I'll take what I deserve, but... do I know you?
Joker: I'll take what I deserve, but... do I know you?
Blight: Who are you?!
Batman: ...You really wanna know?
Blight: Yes!
Batman: (dramatic entrance) You killed my father.
(beat)
Blight: (irritated) Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?!
Batman: Too bad. It's all you get.
Batman: ...You really wanna know?
Blight: Yes!
Batman: (dramatic entrance) You killed my father.
(beat)
Blight: (irritated) Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?!
Batman: Too bad. It's all you get.
— Batman Beyond, "Ascension"
Gillecomgain: (unmasked, revealing a hideously scarred face) Look closely, creature. 'Tis your handiwork, done when I was but a boy. Remember?
Demona: No. (hurls him off a parapet)
Demona: No. (hurls him off a parapet)
For a thousand years they've hunted me. Why, I have no idea.
— Demona, Gargoyles, on the Hunters, who wear masks modelled after Gillecomgain's facial scars.
Dr. Flug: This one is from Angel Morales to Lord Black Hat: How many heroes have you wiped out?
Lord Black Hat: Do you remember how many ants you have stepped on?
Lord Black Hat: Do you remember how many ants you have stepped on?
Deadman: [in Wonder Woman's body] You killed my teacher, my friend!
Devil Ray: You'll have to be more specific, lady. I've killed a lot of people.
Devil Ray: You'll have to be more specific, lady. I've killed a lot of people.
— Justice League Unlimited, "Dead Reckoning"
How strange. I must have fought her. Must have known her face. But I have no memory of it. I've seen so many like her over the years. One by one, all their faces have been lost to oblivion. Just as yours will be.
— Horde Prime about Mara, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, "Heart Part 1"
Quentin Beck: (in flashback) They'll arrest me for this, and it's all your fault! I will get you, I swear!
Terri Lee: (present) This is something you have trouble remembering?
Spider-Man: Hey, I hear that kinda thing... two, three times a week!
Terri Lee: (present) This is something you have trouble remembering?
Spider-Man: Hey, I hear that kinda thing... two, three times a week!
Connie: Lapis, you don't remember me?
Lapis Lazuli: Um....
Connie: You almost drowned me when you tried to steal the world's water.
Lapis Lazuli: I almost drowned a lot of people.
Lapis Lazuli: Um....
Connie: You almost drowned me when you tried to steal the world's water.
Lapis Lazuli: I almost drowned a lot of people.
Peridot: HEY, YELLOW CLOD! REMEMBER ME?!
Yellow Diamond: No. [casually poofs her]
Yellow Diamond: No. [casually poofs her]
— Steven Universe, "Reunited"
Chun-Li: You killed my—
Bison: Yes, yes, I killed your father. What is it with you women anyway? I killed my father, too, and you don't hear me whining about it!
Bison: Yes, yes, I killed your father. What is it with you women anyway? I killed my father, too, and you don't hear me whining about it!
Superman: That's for Dan Turpin.
Darkseid: Who?
Superman: The good man you murdered.
Darkseid: Had I known one human's death would pain you so, I would have killed more. And kill more I shall. Carry that agony with you into oblivion, Superman.
Darkseid: Who?
Superman: The good man you murdered.
Darkseid: Had I known one human's death would pain you so, I would have killed more. And kill more I shall. Carry that agony with you into oblivion, Superman.
Drew Saturday: Twenty-seven years ago, in the Himalayas, something attacked my family. Took my parents, our parents, away from us forever.
Doyle Blackwell: It was you, Argost, and I want to hear you admit it!
V. V. Argost: [chuckles wickedly] Did I? Oh, there were so many of those days, one can hardly remember each individual scream.
Doyle Blackwell: It was you, Argost, and I want to hear you admit it!
V. V. Argost: [chuckles wickedly] Did I? Oh, there were so many of those days, one can hardly remember each individual scream.
— The Secret Saturdays, "War of the Cryptids"
Frank Grimes Junior: Don't you remember? Your apelike incompetence drove my father insane!
Homer Simpson: Frank... Grimes...
[Flashback to the death of Frank Grimes]
Homer Simpson: Oh yeah! How is ol' Grimey?
Frank Grimes Junior: [exasperated scoff] He's dead!
Homer Simpson: Frank... Grimes...
[Flashback to the death of Frank Grimes]
Homer Simpson: Oh yeah! How is ol' Grimey?
Frank Grimes Junior: [exasperated scoff] He's dead!
Chemistro: How can you not know who I am!? You punched me in the face!
Hawkeye: Sorry, that doesn't narrow it down much.
Hawkeye: Sorry, that doesn't narrow it down much.
