Coil: Yes. First off, let me show you what I desire.
Skitter: The city?
Coil: The city, yes. Desiring to take over the world is not only cliche, but unrealistic. I will, for the time being, content myself with seizing this city for myself. Cliche still, I might admit, but rare few do even this with any measure of success.
Skitter: The city?
Coil: The city, yes. Desiring to take over the world is not only cliche, but unrealistic. I will, for the time being, content myself with seizing this city for myself. Cliche still, I might admit, but rare few do even this with any measure of success.
—Worm
Professor Calamitus: And then I will take over the...um...um...
Jimmy: Universe?!
Professor Calamitus: Mmm...smaller.
Jimmy: The city of Retroville?
Jimmy: Universe?!
Professor Calamitus: Mmm...smaller.
Jimmy: The city of Retroville?
"Tell your men they work for me now. This is my city."
—The Joker to the Chechen, The Dark Knight
"We will kill the old man, Gordon. We will chop him, we will grind him. We will bathe in his blood. I, myself, will kill the fool Batman. I will rip the meat from his bones and suck them dry. Don't call us a gang. Don't call us criminals. We are the law. Gotham City belongs to the Mutants."
—The Mutant Leader, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: Part 1
"They call us a gang. They think we just noisy kids. Only when they die by our hands will they know Gotham City belongs to the Mutants! Take the guns, take the bombs. Storm police headquarters, and kill... and kill! Bring me the head of the old man Gordon. I will carry it through the streets. And the Batman who thinks he can mess with us... I will tear him limb from limb!"
—The Mutant Leader, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: Part 1
