I don't belong here. My place is in Gotham. Where my parents were murdered in the streets.
Green Lantern: (After catching a car full of Scarecrows' Goons) Ready? Because we're done here.
Batman: Are we? Who's the supplier for the aerosol component of the Fear Toxin?
Green Lantern: Wh-wh-who's the what now?
Batman: Who is The Scarecrow targeting in City Hall? No? How about something simple: like where's The Scarecrow?
Green Lantern: ...Bro, I caught them for you. You're welcome. I didn't know-
Batman: I didn't need them "caught", I needed them scared; I needed information. Next time you want to help, do me a favor: don't.
Batman: Are we? Who's the supplier for the aerosol component of the Fear Toxin?
Green Lantern: Wh-wh-who's the what now?
Batman: Who is The Scarecrow targeting in City Hall? No? How about something simple: like where's The Scarecrow?
Green Lantern: ...Bro, I caught them for you. You're welcome. I didn't know-
Batman: I didn't need them "caught", I needed them scared; I needed information. Next time you want to help, do me a favor: don't.
Peter Parker: There's gotta be someone else you can use. What about Thor?
Nick Fury: Off-world.
Peter: Doctor Strange?
Maria Hill: Unavailable.
Peter: Captain Marvel?
Fury: Do not invoke her name.note
Nick Fury: Off-world.
Peter: Doctor Strange?
Maria Hill: Unavailable.
Peter: Captain Marvel?
Fury: Do not invoke her name.note
Supergirl: Then, what am I supposed to do? Just go, and pretend that none of this exists?
Buffy: No. You’re supposed to go, and leave it to us. We’re the trained professionals in this thing. We know what to do, Kara. Just like... and, well, you know I hate to bring this up... just like when I was in your body. I don’t know that much about super-heroing, but I’ll bet that Batman doesn’t call you up every time the Joker and he have a throwdown. You all have your spheres of influence. So do we. That’s why we’re here, Kara... and that’s why you’re there.
Buffy: No. You’re supposed to go, and leave it to us. We’re the trained professionals in this thing. We know what to do, Kara. Just like... and, well, you know I hate to bring this up... just like when I was in your body. I don’t know that much about super-heroing, but I’ll bet that Batman doesn’t call you up every time the Joker and he have a throwdown. You all have your spheres of influence. So do we. That’s why we’re here, Kara... and that’s why you’re there.
Tommy: An' what's up with the superguys? They never used to worry about garbage like federal restrictions...
Natt: I dunno. Gotham's Batboy's turf, ain't it? Could be he wants to do this his way.
Tommy: Could be he oughta wake the hell up an' call the Justice League.
Natt: I dunno. Gotham's Batboy's turf, ain't it? Could be he wants to do this his way.
Tommy: Could be he oughta wake the hell up an' call the Justice League.
— Hitman, discussing the U.S. Government denying aid to Gotham City during No Man's Land and veering into this trope
Scott: Ok, the first thing we should do... is call the Avengers.
Hank: I spent thirty years protecting that technology from a Stark, I sure as hell don't intend to give it to another! This isn't some cute tech like the Iron Man suit, it could change the face of reality! Besides, they must already have their hands busy throwing cities out of the sky...
Hank: I spent thirty years protecting that technology from a Stark, I sure as hell don't intend to give it to another! This isn't some cute tech like the Iron Man suit, it could change the face of reality! Besides, they must already have their hands busy throwing cities out of the sky...
— Ant-Man
Don Cheadle: Did you bring Hawkeye and Ant-Man too?
Anthony Mackie: Of course not! Who needs stupid Hawkeye anyway? And what’s Small Rudd gonna do, make the Infinity Gauntlet 50 feet tall so it’s impossible to snap the fingers? Shrink it to subatomic size so nobody could ever find it? HA HA HA HA … Wait a damn second ...
Chris Evans: Yes, sadly Ant-Man is unavailable. And there’s no way the impending death of half the universe could be made a higher priority than his house arrest.
Anthony Mackie: Of course not! Who needs stupid Hawkeye anyway? And what’s Small Rudd gonna do, make the Infinity Gauntlet 50 feet tall so it’s impossible to snap the fingers? Shrink it to subatomic size so nobody could ever find it? HA HA HA HA … Wait a damn second ...
Chris Evans: Yes, sadly Ant-Man is unavailable. And there’s no way the impending death of half the universe could be made a higher priority than his house arrest.
— The Editing Room’s abridged script for Avengers: Infinity War
Tony Stark: Why didn't you call me? As soon as you realized S.H.I.E.L.D. was compromised? I would've helped.
Steve Rogers: Why didn't you call me when you were dealing with the Mandarin?
Tony: Touché. Okay, time to make a pact. You and me, Cap. From now on, no more going it alone. We seem to attract the same trouble anyway. We're better off watching each other's back.
Steve Rogers: Why didn't you call me when you were dealing with the Mandarin?
Tony: Touché. Okay, time to make a pact. You and me, Cap. From now on, no more going it alone. We seem to attract the same trouble anyway. We're better off watching each other's back.
Why doesn't Batman just call the Justice League for help? Is he stupid?
“Ah, guys?” Chiller cut in hesitantly, “[A]ren’t we supposed to go help [the Hollywood All-Stars, another Super Team who are engaged in a televised battle]?”
“Not our call,” Big Dawg answered equitably. “They [the LA County Sheriff's office] put out a call, but not to us. You think that cops get nasty when gatecrashers show up to their party? We had something like that go down last year, and the WCL [West Coast League] and the All-Stars are still giving us shit over it."
— Whateley Universe, "Silent Nacht", ch. 4[1]
