Quotes / Escort Mission

"Ahh! Something's trying to kill me! It's the best day ever!"

— The Chief of Knothole Glade's Son, Fable

"There's this part in the game where you lose all your extreme powers and have to go on a bunch of escort missions, but don't play that part of the game. That part sucks."

— Johnny X-Treme, about his (fake) game, Johnny's X-Treme Adventure, X-Play

"We HATE escort missions!"

— X-Play Catchphrase

"I know what you're thinking. This sounds like an escort mission. Well, deal with it!"

— Sergeant Abraham "Grandpa" Simpson, The Simpsons Game

"And boy were all the rumors about unreliable adventurers true. I'd heard that many, many escorted people die when their adventurer flees and protects himself. It is TRUE. Once I got an escort, I headed off in the right direction immediately. However, for some reason, he did not immediately follow, let alone lead. Didn't he know the way to go? Foolish man. Why am I offering my special trainings to someone who doesn't even know where the local portals are!"

—Loremaster Verutir, Tales of Maj'Eyal

Using the word "escort" to describe core game-play is like using the words "bloody and viscous" to describe a urine sample.

—Ben "Yahtzee, Croshaw, Zero Punctuation review of Amy

Anna: I think you and I are linked, Hansen. We will both make it through this, or neither of us will.
Tom: I vote for both.

—Cold Fear

"Shut up and get behind me... sir."

—Chapter description, Halo: Combat Evolved

I was a shepherd to fools
Causelessly bold or afraid
They would not abide by my rules
Yet they escaped, for I stayed

— Rudyard Kipling, Epitaphs of the War, Convoy Escort

Gilthares Firebough: Looks like the filthy pirates have set up camps along this path. It may be dangerous, But you know I'm gonna go straight through it!
Orc Warrior Player: Of course you will...

— Captain Grim, Escort Quests in a Nutshell

"Ah, freedom from baggage."

— Roahm Mythril, after finally being able to ditch Maria in Silent Hill 2

"Typical survivors. Always in danger! I never get to focus on fighting."

— Lily Bloomerchen, Soul Worker

"I've been experimenting with a new potion. I'd like to try it out, but the Earthshapers have made going out a bit difficult. Could you kindly offer me an escort? […] Just keep those Earthshapers away from me, and I'll take this potion to Hunter."

— The Alchemist, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!

We have the bombs here.
We must destroy the Egg cage.
But, we just go boom.

Kangaroo can help.
You can clear the path for us.
Will Sheila help us?

Yes, it's bombing time!
Here I come, my little Eggs,
To free you at last!

— Firefly Brothers, Spyro: Year of the Dragon

---