So for Christmas, I don't want a doll, or teddy, or toy glider
All I ask for this year is a giant robot spider
To avenge myself upon those who would wound me with impunity
I'll being my mech-arachnid to both them and their community
The people of London will soon regret what they have done
When they look up on Boxing Day to see what blots out the sun
All I ask for this year is a giant robot spider
To avenge myself upon those who would wound me with impunity
I'll being my mech-arachnid to both them and their community
The people of London will soon regret what they have done
When they look up on Boxing Day to see what blots out the sun
"My call? My call?! NONE OF THIS HAS BEEN MY CALL!"
— Electro, The Spectacular Spider-Man
Miss Militia: We looked back at what happened with your history at the school, the allegations of bullying-
Skitter: Stop. If you’re going to say anything on the subject, don’t mince words. You know who Shadow Stalker was beneath the mask. You probably have an idea of the kind of things she did. Don’t pretty it up by using words like allegations.
Miss Militia: Not allegations then. The bullying, the abuse you endured. I don’t like that it happened. I don’t like that we were complicit in it. It fills in quite a few blanks, helping me make sense of what happened after you uncovered Shadow Stalker’s secret identity. Defiant knows too, now. I recognize that it might even have pushed you to take a different direction with your newfound powers.
Skitter: I got my powers because of her.
Skitter: Stop. If you’re going to say anything on the subject, don’t mince words. You know who Shadow Stalker was beneath the mask. You probably have an idea of the kind of things she did. Don’t pretty it up by using words like allegations.
Miss Militia: Not allegations then. The bullying, the abuse you endured. I don’t like that it happened. I don’t like that we were complicit in it. It fills in quite a few blanks, helping me make sense of what happened after you uncovered Shadow Stalker’s secret identity. Defiant knows too, now. I recognize that it might even have pushed you to take a different direction with your newfound powers.
Skitter: I got my powers because of her.
— Worm, Imago 21.5
"We NEED dis land! Da Cataclysm destroyed our home!"
— Prophey Khar'zul leading a Zandalari invasion, World of Warcraft
"There are people in this world who are driven to evil because of what their life has forced them to endure."
—The Order of the Stick author Rich Burlew, specifically talking about Redcloak
"If it means getting Mina's revenge, I'll do it. Make me the dark lord."
— Soma Cruz, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
"What do you get when you cross a mentally-ill loner with a society THAT ABANDONS HIM AND TREATS HIM LIKE TRASH?! I'll tell you what you get! You get WHAT YOU FUCKIN' DESERVE!"
—Arthur Fleck, Joker (2019)
"Society is what made me who I am. They tossed me aside and ignored my pain. They agreed that I was only good for being abused and hated, so guess what? It’s my turn to be powerful."
—Izuku Midoriya/Mastermind to Stain, Mastermind: Strategist for Hire
