History Quotes / ArchEnemy

[[folder:Theatre]]

->''Though I do admit it came on fast,\\
Still I do believe that it can last\\
And I will be loathing, for forever, loathing, truly deeply loathing you,\\
My whole life long''
-->-- '''Galinda and Elphaba,''' ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'', "What Is This Feeling?"

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->''"Have you ever been hunted? He hunted me, and I hunted him. He wasn't like the others. He wasn't Sith, he wasn't a Force-user...our conflict was in its own way the least and most personal. It wasn't about the Jedi and the Dark Side, it wasn't about philosophy, or faith, or even--even the Republic or the Separatists. Not after our first few encounters, at least. Between us, it was General to General, and nothing else mattered. A battle of minds, and wills, and skill, testing and daring the other just to see how far we'd go...just to see which of us could ''win''. And in the end it was me."''
-->-- '''Ben Naasade''' on General Grievous, ''Fanfic/TheDesertStorm''

[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
->''"I'll make you an offer: you're welcome to do whatever you please to [[Characters/DragonBallVegeta Prince Vegeta]]... but the other one, [[Characters/DragonBallSonGoku Goku]], is mine, and mine alone to destroy. You and [[Characters/DragonBallBroly Broly]] will leave his death up to me! You're very well-acquainted with the desire for revenge, so you'll understand that I want Goku's blood on my hands!"''
-->-- '''[[Characters/DragonBallFrieza Frieza]]''' to '''Paragus''', ''Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly''
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->''"No, no, I'm not gonna kill him. We need each other. We define each other. We're... [[YinYangClash yin and yang]], black and white."''
-->-- '''David Allen Griffin''', ''Film/TheWatcher''

->'''[[Characters/MCUTonyStark Tony Stark]]''': I get first crack at the big guy. Iron Man's what he's waiting for.\\
'''[[Characters/MCUVision Vision]]''': That's true, he hates you the most.
-->--On '''[[Characters/MCUUltron Ultron]]''', ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''

->''"Oh, ''you''. You just couldn't let me go, could you? This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. You truly are incorruptible, aren't you? You won't kill me out of some misplaced sense of self-righteousness. And I won't kill you because you're just too much fun. I think you and I are destined to do this forever."''
-->-- '''ComicBook/TheJoker''' to Franchise/{{Batman}}, ''Film/TheDarkKnight''

->''"Every fairy tale needs a good old-fashioned villain. You need me, or you're nothing. Because we're just alike, [[Characters/SherlockSherlockHolmes you]] and I - except you're ''[[GoodIsBoring boring]]''."''
-->-- '''[[Characters/SherlockJimMoriarty Jim Moriarty]]''', ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''

->"Poor Peter. To weak to send me home to die."
->"No. I just wanna kill you myself."
->"Attaboy!"
-->-- '''Peter Parker''' and '''Green Goblin''', ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome''

->''"You will always be my greatest enemy. On any Earth. It's written in the stars."''
-->-- '''[[Characters/ArrowverseLexLuthor Lex Luthor]]''' to '''Clark Kent''', ''Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019''

->''Now I hate him, and he hates me\\
What a wonderful animosity\\
[[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal Besides his hat he wears no clothes]]\\
Now I have someone to oppose\\
Yes, I have a nemesis!''
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', My Nemesis.

->''"Ages ago Set coiled about the world like a python about its prey. All my life, which was as the lives of three common men, I fought him. I drove him into the shadows of the mysterious south, but in dark Stygia men still worship him who to us is the arch-demon. As I fought Set, I fight his worshipers and his votaries and his acolytes."''
-->-- '''Epemitreus the Sage''', "Literature/ThePhoenixOnTheSword"

-->-- '''Lex Luthor''' to '''Clark Kent''', ''Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019''

-->-- '''The Third Doctor''' on the Master, ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors "The Five Doctors"]]

-->-- '''The Seventh Doctor''', ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks}} "Remembrance of the Daleks"]]

'''The Eleventh Doctor:''' Everyone's got enemies.\\

-->-- '''Missy''' to '''The Twelfth Doctor''', ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E1TheMagiciansApprentice "The Magician's Apprentice"]]

->''"Every fairy tale needs a good old-fashioned villain. You need me, or you're nothing. Because we're just alike, you and I - except you're ''[[GoodIsBoring boring]]''."''
-->-- '''James Moriarty''', ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''

-->-- '''Kara''', ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015}}''

-->--'''Daredevil''' and '''Kingpin''' ([[IronicEcho they]] switch lines in the series), ''Series/Daredevil2015''

->"We're enemies, rivals, opposites, reverses of one another."
-->-- '''Professor Eobard Thawne / The Reverse-Flash''', ''Series/TheFlash2014''

->'''Barry:''' I hate you.\\
'''Eobard:''' And I hate you. And I sometimes wonder which of us is right.

->'''[[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]]''': I get first crack at the big guy. Iron Man's what he's waiting for.\\
'''ComicBook/TheVision''': That's true, he hates you the most.
-->--On '''ComicBook/{{Ultron}}''', ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''

->'''Terry [=McGinnis=]:''' It's funny. I know about all [[RoguesGallery your other major enemies]], but you never mention [[ComicBook/TheJoker [the Joker]]]. He was the biggest, wasn't he?\\
'''Batman:''' It wasn't a popularity contest. He was a psychopath. ''[[YouMonster A monster]]''.

->'''Terry:''' It's funny. I know about all your other major enemies, but you never mentioned [[ComicBook/TheJoker him]]. He was the biggest, wasn't he?\\
'''Bruce:''' It wasn't a popularity contest. He was a psychopath. A monster.
-->--''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker''

'''Basil:''' He's a genius, Dawson. A genius twisted for evil. [[RedBaron The Napoleon of Crime]]!\\

[[folder: Fanfiction]]

[[folder: Fan Fiction]]

-->-- '''The Third Doctor''' on the Master, ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[{{Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors}} "The Five Doctors"]]

->''Strangely the point in which she was truly cemented in my mind as the Doctor was when she faced down the Master in [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS38E1E2Spyfall}} Spyfall]], there’s something about when these two get together that brings out the best in the Doctor (and probably another reason why I don’t hold Creator/MattSmith in such high esteem).''

-->-- '''[[http://www.socksmakepeoplesexy.net/index.php?a=earthbound Pat R.]]''' on ''VideoGame/EarthBound''

-->--'''Slade''', ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', "[[Recap/TeenTitansS3E5Haunted Haunted]]"

->''"One of the greatest threats you will meet as heroes is the villain that simply refuses to go away. Whether it be [[CardboardPrison breaking out of prison]], [[VillainExitStageLeft escaping to live another day]], [[AllAccordingToPlan always seeming to be one step ahead]], or [[DiabolusExMachina simply pure dumb luck]], you ''will'' eventually find that one tenacious villain. These are often called a hero’s ‘Nemesis’ by the media."''
-->-- '''[[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Aizawa]]''', ''Fanfic/{{Lamarckian}}''

->''"Have you ever been hunted? He hunted me, and I hunted him. He wasn't like the others. He wasn't Sith, he wasn't a Force-user...our conflict was in its own way the least and most personal. It wasn't about the Jedi and the Dark Side, it wasn't about philosophy, or faith, or even--even the Republic or the Separatists. Not after our first few encounters, at least. Between us, it was General to General, and nothing else mattered. A battle of minds, and wills, and skill, testing and daring the other just to see how far we'd go...just to see which of us could ''win''. And in the end it was me."''
-->-- '''Ben Naasade''' on General Grievous, ''Fanfic/TheDesertStorm''

-->-- '''[[Characters/DragonBallFrieza Frieza]]''' to '''Paragus'', ''Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly''

I understand just how you feel\\

You pout and I prattle\\

But you'll not make it end\\

You'd be lost without me!''

''''

-->-- '''Website/TheAgonyBooth''' on ''Film/RoadHouse''

"Take your shot."\\

-->-- '''Daredevil''' and '''Kingpin''' ([[IronicEcho they]] switch lines in the series), ''Series/Daredevil2015''

->''"Poor Peter. To weak to send me home to die."

-->-- '''Daredevil''' and '''Kingpin''' [[IronicEcho (both characters switch lines in the series)]], ''Series/Daredevil2015''