Kruber: Uhh, why? So people will think I'm a Witch Hunter?
"Lunk finds a sword. It's attached to the hand of his injured uncle, but a few kicks and a little leverage pulls it free. Now he can take on several bushes at once!"
It was in this moment, when all hope had faded, that Isildur, son of the King, took up his father's sword!
— Galadriel, The Lord of the Rings (movie version)
My bro is dead. He's gone! But he's right there on my back and here in my heart! He lives on as a part of me! If you're gonna dig, dig to the heavens; no matter what's in my way, I won't stop. Once I've dug through it means that I've won! ...JUST WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM? I'm Simon, not my bro. I'm ME! SIMON THE DIGGER!
— Simon, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Lucy! Now it's your turn to be the hero.
— Emmet, The LEGO Movie
My honor...my dreams...they're yours now.
— Zack Fair to Cloud Strife, Crisis Core
You can stop wasting bullets! I have all of Superman's astonishing powers! Gangdom may have suceeded in treacherously killing Superman, but I'm going to carry on his great work!
The name 'Falcon' is passed down to those who surpassed the Falcon. Ryu Suzaku! From this day forward, you are Captain Falcon!
— Captain Falcon, F-Zero: GP Legend, before his Heroic Sacrifice
If the Slayer does live, let him carry our vengeance forward. If he persists, let him wreak violence on those who have wronged us. May the blood of his sword never dry, may his war never end until the guilty have been punished, and may this evil never again spread its shadow over another world.
— Codex: History of the Sentinels, Doom Eternal
"It was an age when evil wielded a degree of power that's hard for us to imagine nowadays. All For One went around crushing the strong, because there was nobody who could defy his sheer malice and control. Writhing in that hellscape, as they lay down to die, the past users made sure the power would reach the future. They weren't really chosen ones. Through all those battles, all they could do was receive the quirk and then entrust it to another."
— All Might, My Hero Academia
"After graduating from Thors, I returned to Nord and began observing the struggle between Erebonia and Calvard. However, I began to feel something dark and sinister carried on the winds of the plateaus. I consulted my father and the chief, and eventually, my old teacher, Father Barkhorn, came to visit. You might remember the name. He was the traveling priest we chased after during the civil war. But it turns out, he was also the Eighth Dominion of the Gralsritter, with the title 'The Roaring Lion'. He was an extremely skilled knight, who investigated the Salt Pale in North Ambria and trained Brigadier General Bardias. Apparently, he was worried and came to Nord to check up on me. He explained to me that what I had been sensing was called the 'gale of ruin'. I'm not sure why I'm able to sense it. Maybe it's because I'm a descendant of those who fought alongside the Lionheart Emperor. I mentioned this to him and he came to a realization. But then it happened... A Calvardian ship that broke past the 7th Armored Division attacked my village. My father was away at the time. I fought back in an attempt to protect my family, but it was no use. Right as I prepared myself for death, my teacher threw his huge body in the way to protect me. ...And as he lay there dying, he passed his stigma on to me."
— Gaius Worzel, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
"I said my sword was a tool of justice. Not used in anger, not used for vengeance. (Draws Samuel's Murasama) But now.. Now, I'm not so sure - and besides.. This isn't my sword."
— Raiden Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
“This is War-Prince Jacob-Elijah-Berenson, commander of all resistance forces here on Earth.”
<You are human.> The technical officer’s voice becomes sharp with anger. <But you claim the title of war-prince?>
“Here goes nothing,” Marco mutters.
“Just like we practiced,” Elfangor reminds them in an undertone.
“War-Prince Gafinilan-Estrif-Valad died here on Earth. Before he did, he evoked the ritual of… He called it the ritual of iscalara rusgith, under the emergency protocol of fovharsa,” Jake says, barely hesitating over the unfamiliar words. “He had me swear the oaths of a war-prince: to serve my people, to protect my warriors, to lay down my life for the sake of my honor. And then he placed his tail-blade upon my forehead and…” Now he does let some hesitation come into his voice. Both Elfangor and Ax struggled to explain utzum to Jake, leading him to believe that it’s not the kind of experience easily put into words. “I experienced many of Prince Gafinilan’s memories. As if I had lived them myself. He left me his hirac dilest. A lot of other knowledge, too. Some of which I didn’t even understand myself until later.”
<You are human.> The technical officer’s voice becomes sharp with anger. <But you claim the title of war-prince?>
“Here goes nothing,” Marco mutters.
“Just like we practiced,” Elfangor reminds them in an undertone.
“War-Prince Gafinilan-Estrif-Valad died here on Earth. Before he did, he evoked the ritual of… He called it the ritual of iscalara rusgith, under the emergency protocol of fovharsa,” Jake says, barely hesitating over the unfamiliar words. “He had me swear the oaths of a war-prince: to serve my people, to protect my warriors, to lay down my life for the sake of my honor. And then he placed his tail-blade upon my forehead and…” Now he does let some hesitation come into his voice. Both Elfangor and Ax struggled to explain utzum to Jake, leading him to believe that it’s not the kind of experience easily put into words. “I experienced many of Prince Gafinilan’s memories. As if I had lived them myself. He left me his hirac dilest. A lot of other knowledge, too. Some of which I didn’t even understand myself until later.”
"What if Elfangor and Loren raised Tobias?", All Assorted Animorphs AUs
"He had no intention of making it out alive. Matt said something before he told us to leave. He said 'Protect my city'."
— Danny Rand / Iron Fist, The Defenders (2017)
