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"Well, let's see... This is like a dream for me. To die by your hand in person. And I so enjoyed hearing the other demons' last grasps! I feel so blessed! Because I love to see others in despair and agony. Because it's like a dream come true for me! I thank you for leaving me for last!"
— Enmu, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
"Civil wars, massacres, invasions...soon this world will be devoured by war. Humans are monsters alike killed and slaughtered each other, drenching the land with crimson blood. This world is being overrun by hatred and murderous intent. A shattered world falling to ruin and madness. It's so beautiful!"
— Nero's Sister, Drakengard: Fatal Crimson
"I did it! Now, show me that expression! Show me despair! Show me, as clear as can be, the moment you lose all hope and die! Show me your despair as you fall to your death!"
— Cioccolata, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
"Watching you scream in agony is a load of laughs for me!"
— King Dedede, Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, A Dental Dilemma
"A weak life that can't do anything is no different from an insect's. No matter how many you kill, more will just keep being born. Playing with them and abusing them, throwing them in a cage and watching them suffer... It's so much fun!"
Comic Books
"The fact I derive pleasure from cruelty doesn't make me feel guilty, Frank... guilt is ridiculous. There is no 'good' or 'bad'. There is only pleasure and pain... with no Heaven or Hell at the end of it!"
— Colonel De Sade, The Punisher
"You say you came to us to learn. Very well. We'll teach you. Teach you that it isn't the sex, isn't the power, isn't the cruelty. We are soldiers of darkness, Phillip, gladiators, warriors and gods. And we'll teach you. The Good Doctor likes to skin people alive. Nimrod is a hunter; he can bone, gut and joint any animal in minutes. For myself, I have a penchant for eyes. And you know what we're going to do now, Phillip? We're going to take turns."
—The Corinthian, The Sandman (1989)
"Every day I hold this monster inside me at bay — Do you understand what he would do if I let him loose? He would incinerate the flesh of every man, woman and child on this Earth and laugh about it!"
Fan Works
"Blood, chaos, violence. The way they scream in terror as I hack them apart. The way their flesh feels on my hands and shaft. Such succulent and delicious souls. I want to see more of it. Give me more! GIVE ME MOOOORRRREEEE!"
— Abaddon, Infernal Tales: A Helltaker Story
Film — Animation
Bayonetta: Oh, I almost forgot. There's another reason I'm letting [Gomorrah] devour you. I really like to watch. I enjoy seeing your face distort with pain.
Beloved: [as Gomorrah bites down on him, causing him to crack] Transform the world to how it should be...!
Bayonetta: That's more like it. I'm all hot and bothered. [chuckles] So exciting.
Beloved: [as Gomorrah bites down on him, causing him to crack] Transform the world to how it should be...!
Bayonetta: That's more like it. I'm all hot and bothered. [chuckles] So exciting.
"Tell me what you cherish most. Give me the pleasure of taking it away."
— Sephiroth, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
"You know what, Jones? You want this chain so bad, Big Daddy Thrax is gonna let you have it! Looks good on ya, Jones! You wear it well! It's a shame you had to come this far from home just to die."
— Thrax, Osmosis Jones
"I just love the smell of fear!"
Dr. Olivia Octavius: Wow. Just complete cellular decay. I've never seen anything like this. And obviously you've been glitching.
Peter B. Parker: Glitching? No. Why would you even say that?
Dr. Olivia Octavius: If you stay in this dimension too long, your body’s going to disintegrate. Do you know how painful that would be, Peter Parker?
Peter B. Parker: Uh, I don’t know.
Dr. Olivia Octavius: You can’t imagine. And I, for one, can’t wait to watch.
Peter B. Parker: Glitching? No. Why would you even say that?
Dr. Olivia Octavius: If you stay in this dimension too long, your body’s going to disintegrate. Do you know how painful that would be, Peter Parker?
Peter B. Parker: Uh, I don’t know.
Dr. Olivia Octavius: You can’t imagine. And I, for one, can’t wait to watch.
"Don't worry. This'll only hurt a lot! [cackles maniacally] I love this job!"
— Dennis, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Film — Live-Action
"You know the best part of killin' someone? The look on their face. It's that look... Not when they're threatened, not when you hurt 'em, not even when they see the knife... but, when they feel the knife go in... That's it. It's surprise... They just can't believe it's really happening to 'em. She had that look... the girl... when she knew it wasn't just porno... you feel how hard I am?"
— Machine, 8mm
"Feeling regretful, Frank? Well, I guess that's pretty standard in your line of work. I'll never apologize for the way I am. I like it. If I want someone's blood, I'll take it. And I'm not ashamed of what I am and what I want and how I want it, and I want you. My soul, my flesh craves you."
— Karen Thompson, Children of the Night
"Four motorcycles racing, the mayor's daughter is on one of them, her head sliced right off. They had to sew it back on the body. The bikes crash into a bus loaded with scouts, on their way back from a church-sponsored outing. Ha! Slaughter of the innocents! And they were all so young! Ha ha ha ha!"
— Marshall Straniero, Cemetery Man
"Murderer, man? Murderer? Let me tell you about murder. It's fun, it's easy, and you gonna learn all about it."
— Tin Tin, The Crow (1994)
"Do you want to know why I use a knife? Guns are too quick. You can't savor all the... little emotions. In... you see, in their last moments, people show you who they really are. So in a way, I know your friends better than you ever did. Would you like to know which of them were cowards?"
— The Joker, The Dark Knight
Valerie: Don't lie to yourself, you were pleased. It gave you pleasure. You actually enjoyed to see that dead girl's body.
Stefan: And you enjoyed telling me.
Stefan: And you enjoyed telling me.
The Door Gunner: I done got me 157 dead gooks killed. Plus 50 water buffalo, too! Them's all confirmed!
Private Joker: Any women or children?
Gunner: Sometimes!
Joker: How can you shoot women or children?
Gunner: Easy! Ya just don't lead 'em so much! Ain't war hell?
Private Joker: Any women or children?
Gunner: Sometimes!
Joker: How can you shoot women or children?
Gunner: Easy! Ya just don't lead 'em so much! Ain't war hell?
"Oh, no tears, please. It's a waste of good suffering!"
— Pinhead, Hellraiser
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Drake Show! Tonight's special episode is going to be filled with thrills and chills, and — my own personal favorite — lots and lots of that red shit that flows inside all our bodies!"
— The Drake, Hobo with a Shotgun
"I can come in anytime I want. And I can get you, anytime I want. But I'm not going to. Not until it's time. When you wish you're dead... that's when I'll come inside."
— The Man, Hush
"I've killed those two over and over and over... and each time has been more enjoyable than the last."
— Lord Renault, Night of the Templar
Ray Marcus: Come on man, you don’t know nothin'. It’s fun to kill people. You of all people ought to try it sometime.
Tony Hastings: Fun?! Did you have fun killing my wife and daughter?!
Ray: Yeah, I remember your fucking wife... I remember fuckin' your wife. But you're too weak. You're too fuckin' weak to do anything about it.
Tony Hastings: Fun?! Did you have fun killing my wife and daughter?!
Ray: Yeah, I remember your fucking wife... I remember fuckin' your wife. But you're too weak. You're too fuckin' weak to do anything about it.
"I don't give a good fuck what you know, or don't know, but I'm gonna torture you anyway, regardless. Not to get information. It's amusing, to me, to torture a cop. You can say anything you want, but I've heard it all before. All you can do is pray for a quick death... which you ain't gonna get."
"The Valkyrie at my side is shouting and laughing with the pure, hateful, bloodthirsty joy of the slaughter... and so am I."
— Dwight McCarthy, Sin City
"Deadly little Miho. She won't let you feel a thing unless she wants you to. She twists the blade. He feels it."
— Dwight McCarthy on Miho, Sin City
"Hartigan was right about you. You can't get it up unless I scream. You're pathetic! You're pathetic."
— Nancy Callahan to Roark Junior, Sin City
Ava Lord: What does it feel like?
Dwight McCarthy: What?
Ava Lord: Murdering an innocent man. Just wanna know what it felt like. Must have been beautiful.
Dwight McCarthy: What?
Ava Lord: Murdering an innocent man. Just wanna know what it felt like. Must have been beautiful.
"I have weakness for pain... of others."
— Elijah Kalgan, Space Mutiny
"My my, she'll be fun to break."
— Kesslee, Tank Girl
"You know, I don't get this guy. Animals or humans. He just seems to like killing."
— Joe Rogers on Thor, Teenagers from Outer Space
"Welcome, everybody! Hey, let's have a big round of applause for all of today's contenders who have died so gruesomely! Good sports!"
— The Grandmaster, Thor: Ragnarok
"The reds are so red! It really gets me hot!"
— Wanda on a photograph of a dead child, The Toxic Avenger
"I like killing people because it is so much fun. It is more fun than killing wild game in the forest, because man is the most dangerous animal of all. To kill something is the most thrilling experience. It is even better than getting your rocks off with a girl. The best part of it is that when I die, I will be reborn in paradise and all that I have killed will become my slaves. I will not give you my name because you will try to slow down or stop my collecting of slaves for my afterlife."
— The Zodiac Killer, Zodiac (2007)
Literature
"This was their terror, their great accomplishment, and they were planning to enjoy it."
"Oh, don't worry. I'm not going to kill you. I'm going to hurt you a lot and for a very long time, but I have no intention of killing you. In fact, it'll be a lot more fun if you live to a very ripe old age. We're going to become very close, you and I."
— Djuhn'Keep, Red Dwarf: Backwards
"You won't find anyone can do a job like mine well unless they get some kick out of it."
— Major Hardcastle, That Hideous Strength
Live-Action TV
"An eternity of suffering for your sins. But first, I get to play. Let's get started then, shall we?"
— Matthias Pavayne, Angel
House: Tell me why I shouldn't just kill you both now.
Amy: Well, because... Rory, why?
Rory: Because... killing us quickly wouldn't be any fun. And you need fun, don't you? That's what Uncle and Auntie were for, wasn't it? Someone to make suffer. I had a PE teacher just like you. You need to be entertained, and killing us quickly... wouldn't be entertainment...
House: So entertain me. Run.
Amy: Well, because... Rory, why?
Rory: Because... killing us quickly wouldn't be any fun. And you need fun, don't you? That's what Uncle and Auntie were for, wasn't it? Someone to make suffer. I had a PE teacher just like you. You need to be entertained, and killing us quickly... wouldn't be entertainment...
House: So entertain me. Run.
"When you die, I can't hurt you any more. And I want two days at least, minimum."
— Adelai Niska, Firefly
Tyrion: No! She is no longer yours to torment!
Joffrey: Everyone is mine to torment!
Joffrey: Everyone is mine to torment!
"Everything I told you is a lie. This isn't happening to you for a reason... well, one reason. I enjoy it."
Robin Sr: Do it, Barney! Squeeze that trigger!
Barney: I don't want to do this.
Robin Sr: You think I wanted to kill that bear?
Barney: Yeah, kinda.
Robin Sr: Well, yeah, you're right.
Barney: I don't want to do this.
Robin Sr: You think I wanted to kill that bear?
Barney: Yeah, kinda.
Robin Sr: Well, yeah, you're right.
"There it is. The look on your face. That is priceless! That's what I've been waiting for! Now I can eat you. Ha ha ha. 'Cause, you see, I like my meat a little bitter."
— Leviathan Dean, Supernatural, Slash Fiction
Music
"Hey, sorry but you just got in my way
I promise honey I can feel your pain
And maybe I enjoy it just a little bit
Does that make me insane?
Haven't been the same since I expired
Doesn't mean that I plan to retire
And now I have the power to bathe all of you
In entertaining fire!"
I promise honey I can feel your pain
And maybe I enjoy it just a little bit
Does that make me insane?
Haven't been the same since I expired
Doesn't mean that I plan to retire
And now I have the power to bathe all of you
In entertaining fire!"
—Black Gryph0n, "Insane"
"I adore the despair in your eyes
I worship your lips, once red as wine
And I crave for your scent
Sending shivers down my spine
And I just love the way you're running out of life"
I worship your lips, once red as wine
And I crave for your scent
Sending shivers down my spine
And I just love the way you're running out of life"
—HIM, "Gone with the Sin"
"Now shut your dirty mouth
If I could burn this town
I wouldn't hesitate to smile while you suffocate and die
And that would be just fine
And what a lovely time that it would surely be
So bite your tongue and choke yourself to sleep"
If I could burn this town
I wouldn't hesitate to smile while you suffocate and die
And that would be just fine
And what a lovely time that it would surely be
So bite your tongue and choke yourself to sleep"
—I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, "Choke"
"Addicted to the taste of fear
From the moment that it touched my tongue
And now I smell it when it's near
You never meant to, but you brought me some
The table's set, now let me find a wine to pair up
Don't be afraid to share what you're scared of"
From the moment that it touched my tongue
And now I smell it when it's near
You never meant to, but you brought me some
The table's set, now let me find a wine to pair up
Don't be afraid to share what you're scared of"
—JT Music, "What You're Scared Of"
"I'll give you one, two, three, a head start
Four, five, six, your fear's intoxicating
I don't know if this is a fair game, but you smell so good so it's you to blame
You can try to run, it makes it all the more fun when I finally catch up to you
So little rabbit do you dance, do you?"
Four, five, six, your fear's intoxicating
I don't know if this is a fair game, but you smell so good so it's you to blame
You can try to run, it makes it all the more fun when I finally catch up to you
So little rabbit do you dance, do you?"
—Reinaeiry, "May I Have This Dance"
"I ride the edge
My speed goes in the red
Hot blood, these veins
My pleasure is their pain
I love to watch the castles burn
These golden ashes torn to dirt
I've always liked to play with fire"
My speed goes in the red
Hot blood, these veins
My pleasure is their pain
I love to watch the castles burn
These golden ashes torn to dirt
I've always liked to play with fire"
—Sam Tinnesz, "Play with Fire"
Roleplaying Games
There is nothing unique about the wanton violence of the Destroyer. All demons hunger for slaughter, and they all seek the end of all things. They all want to tear down the works of the gods and reduce all things to ruin. Where Yeenoghu differs, however, is in his ability to turn the business of killing into a breathtaking spectacle. With him, it is a form of art — if you can stomach the screams and noxious odors issuing from the dead. Yeenoghu is special because he embodies killing. He has few ambitions beyond the visceral thrill of rending the soft flesh of his enemies and drinking deep the hot blood from their bodies. He craves nothing more than the utter defeat of all those who stand against him and is relentless in his pursuit of feeding the emptiness of his existence with the frantic screams of those he slays. Butchery is the provender of Yeenoghu, and his single-minded pursuit of annihilation makes him a dangerous force in the infinite layers of the Abyss.
"I was old before this world was even born. I watched my brothers rule for a thousand years until little worms like you overcame them. But I am not my brothers. I am older than they are, greater. I have devoured stars and shattered worlds. I have sired whole races, populated entire planes, and then hunted them to extinction for my amusement."
All burned under the eye of the man who knelt on the platform in an attitude of prayer, a rosary woven between his clasped fingers, a beatific smile on his face; a smile that spoke of more than simple faith.
I watched him from that day on, seeking my moment. And as time went on, I wished it would come ever more dearly. It seemed that no admission was enough to sway the Inquisitor from inflicting horrendous pains on his chosen victims; no recanting early enough to sway him from his intention of putting to the question and burning whomsoever he pleased.
I watched him from that day on, seeking my moment. And as time went on, I wished it would come ever more dearly. It seemed that no admission was enough to sway the Inquisitor from inflicting horrendous pains on his chosen victims; no recanting early enough to sway him from his intention of putting to the question and burning whomsoever he pleased.
— Hunter: The Vigil: Slasher
It takes quite a bit to be considered "cruel" by the Giovanni, but the Rosselini managed it. More than one Giovanni secretly suspected that the reason the Rosselini wound up serving Giovanni (and not the other way around) was philosophical more than tactical: the Giovanni pursue necromancy for the power to exalt the family; the Rosselini do it because they simply like it.
— Vampire: The Masquerade - Clanbook: Giovanni (Revised)
To these cursed individuals, the sweet fruit of horror is as pleasing as the caress of a razored blade across soft flesh. They relish breaking the bodies of their captives, but prize even more highly the process of crushing the spirit, for nothing is more gratifying to a Dark Eldar than securing utter dominion over one who resisted them. They drink in every nuance of woe until their captives gibber and plead for death — a mercy the Dark Eldar are famously slow to grant.
— Warhammer 40,000: Codex - Dark Eldar (5th ed)
Video Games
"You know, you're not nearly so ugly when you're screaming."
— Bayonetta after defeating Fortitudo, Bayonetta
"Oh, this is amazing! The greatest banquet ever! That's right! More! Give me more! Let me hear you puny little creatures SCREAM!!!"
— Yuuki Terumi, BlazBlue: Chronophantasma
"I smell suffering, and I like it."
"Your pain, my pleasure!"
"Your pain, my pleasure!"
—- Willow, Brawl Stars
"Yesterday, Dithers slipped on the chalet's icy stairs, went airborne, and managed to impale herself on the wrought-iron fence. It was spectacular! And completely and utterly random! Is there anything more sublime than that bold crimson on fresh-fallen snow?
It was almost enough to make me reconsider a change of scenery. But not quite. 23 years is a long enough vacation in the Swiss Alps."
It was almost enough to make me reconsider a change of scenery. But not quite. 23 years is a long enough vacation in the Swiss Alps."
— Dr. Stanislaus Braun, Fallout 3
"Am I picking out a porno for you? I think you know best what you like. Mikhail said something about men suffering. That sounds like some sick shit."
General: Now hold still. If I do it wrong, it will hurt a little.
Prisoner: What if you do it right?
General: Then it will hurt a lot.
Prisoner: What if you do it right?
General: Then it will hurt a lot.
— General Mikhail Bardachenko, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
"Do you like hurting other people?"
"More pain for you means more fun for me!"
— Larxene, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
"Fine, I will teach you fear, then pain. And then...well, at least the fear and pain will end."
— Infinite, Sonic Forces
"Scream, weakling! I want to hear your suffering!"
"Let me hear your sweet scream..."
— Juri Han, Street Fighter V
""Let me tell you something. There are weak men and strong men in this world. The strong men take everything and the weak men die. That's how the world was designed. Now I will show you how it works, weaklings!!"
— Luca Blight, Suikoden II
"Count Bleck! You look so tattered and pathetic, I nearly forgot about you. I'll squeeze the life out of you later. Just wait over in that dimension, OK? Great."
— Dimentio, Super Paper Mario
"this is not an attack. this is not a defence. this is entertainment. this is an exhibition of death and cruelty and suffering for its own sake."
"Don't you just love it? Don't you wanna savor it? The sweet taste of a life cut short!"
— Moebius D, Xenoblade Chronicles 3
"Brother and sister, dying together... what a nice image!"
— Galbalan, Ys III: Wanderers from Ys
"Let us see, Adol, how well you can continue your search, once I have flayed the skin from your flesh!! Prepare to die!"
— The Dark Knight, Ys IV: Mask of the Sun
Visual Novels
"I *am* the supreme leader of evil, so it's obvious my personality would be twisted. The more you suffer, the more I enjoy it. There are people in this world who spread grief and misery for no reason than the thrill of it! And I'm one of those people. Nothing pleases me more than inflicting pain on others!"
— Kokichi Oma,note Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
Webcomics
"He was looking to unbalance me, to find reasons to sow paranoia and fear in me. But why? Well. Why dance instead of walk? Why hum a song? Why take the time to flavor and season meat before you cook it? He did it because he enjoyed it."
Web Videos
"You just barely got that. Too bad, I was hoping I could laugh at your failure."
— Solaris Paradox, BrainScratch Commentaries
Freeza: [while torturing Gohan] So, Vegeta, does this get you angry?
Vegeta: Not really, kind of a smartass.
Freeza: Well then, why am I even bothering?!
Vegeta: Because... you get off on it?
Freeza: Oh, unbelievably.
Vegeta: Not really, kind of a smartass.
Freeza: Well then, why am I even bothering?!
Vegeta: Because... you get off on it?
Freeza: Oh, unbelievably.
"Cry all you want, kid, I'll just enjoy it, making you twist and squirm!
I took your SAVE file, I'll make you watch while everything you love burns!"
I took your SAVE file, I'll make you watch while everything you love burns!"
— Flowey, Undertale the Musical, "Your Best Nightmare"
Western Animation
"I was trying to make [Arthur] feel rotten, and he feels great. I’m a failure as a little sister."
"Pain is hilarious!"
— Bill Cipher, Gravity Falls
Jorgen: And then Vicky crushed the barbarian in her claw, destroying him forever!
Binky: Wait! What kind of bedtime story is that? That's not a happy ending!
Jorgen: It is for me.
Binky: Wait! What kind of bedtime story is that? That's not a happy ending!
Jorgen: It is for me.
— The Fairly OddParents!, "Timmy the Barbarian!"
Randall: What the hell do you want? You here to kill me?
The Kingpin: I'm having much more fun watching you suffer.
The Kingpin: I'm having much more fun watching you suffer.
— Paradise PD, "Flip the Vote"
"I can't cry on cue! Whenever a role calls for tears, the only thing that helps is thinking about children falling. Those are tears of laughter, but no-one can tell the difference!"
— Double Trouble, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
