History Quotes / LastStand

-->-- '''Undyne the Undying''', ''{{VideoGame/Undertale}}''

->''"Scattered in Hell, abandoned by their clergy and reinforcements, the Sentinels proved their worth in what would be their final war with the forces of all evil. Unrelenting power in the face of certain death, the Sentinels crushed hundreds of demons and skewered Titans. When their Atlans held no more fuel the Sentinels took to the ground and fought the swarms on land. All of Hell knew of the Betrayal, for it was without question the Maykrs and the Priests who had sowed the seeds of deceit long before the brave warriors passed through the gate. What Hell saw that day was the beating heart of the free people of Argent D'Nur; they did not flinch in the face of their own certain death. They died as they lived, with sword and shield in hand, Urdak too low a place to house such giants. Theirs would be the fate of warrior gods, remembered for all time."''
-->-- '''Codex: History of the Sentinels''', ''VideoGame/DoomEternal''

''“My order stood for generations. We held against the shadow, [[DropTheHammer bearing a weapon]] [[KillItWithFire that seared flesh and melted bone.]]''\\

->''"It was four hundred years ago or more, when the Dothraki first rode out of the east, sacking and burning every town and city in their path. The khal who led them was named Temmo. His khalasar was not so big as Drogo's, but it was big enough. Fifty thousand, at the least. Half of them braided warriors with bells ringing in their hair.\\\

->"It was four hundred years ago or more, when the Dothraki first rode out of the east, sacking and burning every town and city in their path. The khal who led them was named Temmo. His khalasar was not so big as Drogo's, but it was big enough. Fifty thousand, at the least. Half of them braided warriors with bells ringing in their hair.\\\
The Qohorik knew he was coming. They strengthened their walls, doubled the size of their own guard, and hired two free companies besides, the Bright Banners and the Second Sons. And almost as an afterthought, they sent a man to Astapor to buy three thousand Unsullied. It was a long march back to Qohor, however, and as they approached they saw the smoke and dust and heard the distant din of battle.\\\
By the time the Unsullied reached the city the sun had set. Crows and wolves were feasting beneath the walls on what remained of the Qohorik heavy horse. The Bright Banners and Second Sons had fled, as sellswords are wont to do in the face of hopeless odds. With dark falling, the Dothraki had retired to their own camps to drink and dance and feast, but none doubted that they would return on the morrow to smash the city gates, storm the walls, and rape, loot, and slave as they pleased.\\\
But when dawn broke and Temmo and his bloodriders led their khalasar out of camp, they found three thousand Unsullied drawn up before the gates with the Black Goat standard flying over their heads. So small a force could easily have been flanked, but you know Dothraki. These were men on foot, and men on foot are fit only to be ridden down.\\\
The Dothraki charged. The Unsullied locked their shields, lowered their spears, and stood firm. Against twenty thousand screamers with bells in their hair, they stood firm.\\\
Eighteen times the Dothraki charged, and broke themselves on those shields and spears like waves on a rocky shore. Thrice Temmo sent his archers wheeling past and arrows fell like rain upon the Three Thousand, but the Unsullied merely lifted their shields above their heads until the squall had passed. In the end only six hundred of them remained... but more than twelve thousand Dothraki lay dead upon that field, including Khal Temmo, his bloodriders, his kos, and all his sons. On the morning of the fourth day, the new khal led the survivors past the city gates in a stately procession. One by one, each man cut off his braid and threw it down before the feet of the Three Thousand."

->But the Men of Dor-lómin held the rearguard, as Húrin and Huor desired; for they did not wish in their hearts to leave the Northlands, and if they could not win back to their homes, there they would stand to the end. Thus was the treachery of Uldor redressed; and of all the deeds of war that the fathers of Men wrought in behalf of the Eldar, the last stand of the Men of Dor-lómin is most renowned.

->Last of all Hurin stood alone. Then he cast aside his shield, and wielded an axe two-handed; and it is sung that the axe smoked in the black blood of the troll-guard of Gothmog until it withered, and each time that he slew Hurin cried: ''"Aure entuluva! [[HopeSpringsEternal Day shall come again!]]"''. [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Seventy times he uttered that cry]]; but they took him at last alive.

->Today, men, I ask of you your lives. I ask of you your lives, and your courage. I ask of you your faith and your honor- your strength and your compassion. For today, I lead you to die. I will not ask you to welcome this event. I will not insult you by calling it good, or just, or even glorious. But I will say this. Each moment you fight is a gift to those in this cavern. Each second we fight is a second longer that thousands of people can draw breath. Each stroke of the sword, each koloss felled, each breath earned is a victory! It is a person protected for a moment longer, a life extended, an enemy frustrated!

->In the end, they will kill us. But first, they shall fear us!

->We've got ourselves a goddamn hero here. Can't think, can't fight, no bloody use at all except for a famous last stand and a medal sent to his ol' mum. And I've been in a few famous last stands, lad, and they're butcher shops. That's what Blouse's leading you into, mark my words. What'll you lot do then, eh? We've had a few scuffles, but that's not war. Think you'll be man enough to stand, when the metal meets the meat?"\\

"Yeah, lad. But I was holding the metal."

-->-- ''VideoGame/HaloReach''

-->-- '''Wall graffiti''', ''VideoGame/{{Left 4 Dead 2}}''

-->-- ''WebAnimation/YoutubePoop: [[Creator/MoBrosStudios Skellington's Revenge]]''

-> ''"Then we will declare war on Germany - the most hopeless war that has ever been made."''
-->-- '''Jan Kozielewski, later Jan Karski''', a member of the Jewish resistance during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

->''"And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,\\
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there"''
-->-- [[NationalAnthem "The Star-Spangled Banner"]]

Bushido dignifie'\\

-->--'''Duane's Elms''', "Dawson's Christian"

-> ''"They sing no songs in Hel, nor do they celebrate heroes, for silent is that dismal realm and cheerless. But the story of the Gjallerbru and the god who defended it is whispered across the nine worlds. And when a new arrival asks about the one to whom even Hela bows her head, the answer is always the same: [[YouShallNotPass He stood alone at Gjallerbru...]] and that answer is enough."''

->''"Nineteenth [Platoon] lasted seventeen minutes from the time the gates closed. They accounted for one-hundred and eighty nine enemy casualties. [[WhatYouAreInTheDark No one witnessed their heroism.]]"''

-->-- ''Liet-Jarlan of Castle Andahi'' ({{Literature/Inda}})

->''"It was four hundred years ago or more, when the Dothraki first rode out of the east, sacking and burning every town and city in their path. The khal who led them was named Temmo. His khalasar was not so big as Drogo's, but it was big enough. Fifty thousand, at the least. Half of them braided warriors with bells ringing in their hair.\\\

Eighteen times the Dothraki charged, and broke themselves on those shields and spears like waves on a rocky shore. Thrice Temmo sent his archers wheeling past and arrows fell like rain upon the Three Thousand, but the Unsullied merely lifted their shields above their heads until the squall had passed. In the end only six hundred of them remained... but more than twelve thousand Dothraki lay dead upon that field, including Khal Temmo, his bloodriders, his kos, and all his sons. On the morning of the fourth day, the new khal led the survivors past the city gates in a stately procession. One by one, each man cut off his braid and threw it down before the feet of the Three Thousand."''

->''But the Men of Dor-lómin held the rearguard, as Húrin and Huor desired; for they did not wish in their hearts to leave the Northlands, and if they could not win back to their homes, there they would stand to the end. Thus was the treachery of Uldor redressed; and of all the deeds of war that the fathers of Men wrought in behalf of the Eldar, the last stand of the Men of Dor-lómin is most renowned.''
-->-- ''[[Literature/TheSilmarillion The Silmarillion]]''

-->-- '''Leslie Fish''', "Flight 93"

-->-- '''Ben E. King''', "Stand by Me"

->''"Imperial force defied''\\
''facing five hundred samurai''\\
''surrounded and outnumbered''\\
''sixty to one the sword faced the gun''\\
''Bushido dignified''\\
''It's the last stand of the samurai!"''

->''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_of_the_Swiss_Guard "Then the One Hundred Eighty-Nine]]''\\
''In the service of Heaven''\\
''They're protecting the holy line''\\
''It was 1527''\\
''Gave their lives on the steps to Heaven''\\
''Thy will be done!"''

->''"Last fight at little big horn''\\
''The hand of death was waiting''\\
''To take the [[UsefulNotes/TheSeventhCavalry soldier blue]] away''\\
''Last fight at Little Big Horn''\\
''Where the last command was given''\\
''And all the soldiers fought in vain"''
-->-- '''Running Wild''', [[TheWildWest "Little Big Horn"]]

-->-- '''Inquisitor Lichtenstein'''' ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''

-->-- ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''

-->-- '''Commissar Yarrick''', ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''

-->--'''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}: Forge of War'''

-->-- The ([[NoCanonForTheWicked non-canon]]) [[HordeOfAlienLocusts Tyranid]] campaign ending, ''[[VideoGame/DawnOfWar Dawn of War II: Retribution]]''

-->-- FlavourText of '''Rally magic''', ''VideoGame/DawnOfTheDragons''

-->-- '''Rally magic''', ''VideoGame/DawnOfTheDragons''

-->--'''Music/{{Sabaton}}''', [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Shiroyama "Shiroyama"]]

-->--'''Music/{{Sabaton}}''', "The Last Stand"

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