History Quotes / WeCanRuleTogether

-->-- ''VideoGame/Baldur'sGate3''

-->-- ''VideoGame/BaldursGate3'''

->'''[[spoiler:Player Character]]''': And so begins your tyranny.

''[Hugo presses the final button]''

-->--'''The Dragonlord''', ''VideoGame/DragonQuestI''

-->-'''The Dragonlord''', ''VideoGame/DragonQuestI''

-->-- ''LightNovel/FateZero''

-->-- '''Miss Power''', ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Wordgir}}l]]''

-->'''Sauron:''' All others look on you with doubt... I alone can see your greatness. I alone can see your light.\\

'''Morgana:''' The realm of the fairies is about to begin and I want us all on the same side. Winx, Roxy, will you join us and become warrior fairies? ''[The Winx do not answer]'' So, you refuse? I should ban you as Renegade Fairies, but I won't. I will let you go. Consider our debt of gratitude to be paid in full. Do not get in get in our way, should we meet again for you will be treated as enemies.

->''"Our connection goes deeper in any game. Together, we can take over the world!"''
-->-- '''Alejandro''', ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama World Tour''

->'''Kaos:''' Okay, look, [[VillainsWantMercy let me go]], and we'll split this place. 70-30. What do you say?\\

[[folder: Anime & Manga]]
->''"You pitiful animals. Now that you are vanquished, you see the true superiority of the Metarex. But you still have one last chance to save yourselves from certain destruction. Come to your senses, Sonic! Join us, and we will bring order peace to the galaxy!"''
-->-- '''Dark Oak''', ''Anime/SonicX''

->''"Please...join me, Kiyomi, and you will be the goddess of the new world."''
-->-- '''Light''', ''Anime/DeathNote''

->''Didn't you say you wouldn't let us kill your friends? Well, look around you...try saying it again. [[SuddenlyShouting I SAID, TRY SAYING IT AGAIN!]] Feel your friends growing cold and realize ''their death''. This will continue. Your feeble words and principles will be proven wrong. This is what happens when you talk about hope and ideals. This is reality. Naruto, what do you have in this reality? [[MyParentsAreDead You have no father and mother.]] [[MentorOccupationalHazard Your mentor Jiraiya is dead.]] And as long as you keep opposing us, your friends will die one after the other. No-one who acknowledged you will survive. And you already know what lies ahead of all this - loneliness. There's no need to stay in this reality. Come here, Naruto.''

->'''Vegeta''': I'm only going to say this once, so listen carefully. I, Vegeta, prince of all Saiyans, would like to offer you, Kakarot, the opportunity to stand beside me in this conquest. With Nappa gone, I could use a good man. Think about it: we would rule the planets. You could have anything you desired. There's no one in the universe that could touch us. Nothing would be out of your grasp. Well, what do you say, Kakarot?\\
'''Goku''': I have everything I could ever want right here on Earth. So I'll have to say, no thanks. Besides, I've seen how you treat your partners. Not much job security.
-->-- ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', Creator/TheOceanGroup dub

[[folder: Comic Books]]
->'''[[BewareTheSuperman Omni-Man]]:''' I know this is confusing, but everything you know is wrong. We don't belong here...this world is beneath us...these people are beneath us. This planet and its resources are valuable to the Viltrum Empire. With you at my side, we could rule this planet for centuries before we had to turn it over. Think about it, son. You must realize this is right. Trust me, son. This is the only way.\\

'''Invincible:''' No! I will not calm down! This is insane! What do you expect here?! That I'm going to enslave my friends for a bunch of aliens I've never even met?! This is my life...these are my people!\\

'''Omni-Man:''' Son...you don't understand what you're saying. [[ArchnemesisDad I can't let you interfere.]]

[[folder: Fan Works]]
->“Should I count that as a question?” Blue Blazer asked, chuckling to herself. “Yes, Gadget, the ''truth''. I realized that this country needs to stop living in the past. Those like Vanderbull and Celestia once upheld progress and furthered the cause of science. But now they’re just in the way. It is our time, Gadget. It is ''your'' time. Just say the word and we can leave right now. I’ll take you to a wonderful place where you can make some ''real'' friends: other brilliant ponies like you who will ''adore'' you for your beautiful mind! Come help us build ''the future''.”
->The young inventor sniffled, still trying to regain her composure. “What sort of future? Just what is all this about?”
->“I can’t say too much right now, obviously. However,” she said, taking on a dreamy, far-off look, “I can say that it will be absolutely fantastic. Unit 003 could just be the beginning! We envision a world where nopony has to toil or suffer or go hungry and where machines have freed the modern Equestrian to do anything he or she wants as automata like 003 shoulder our burdens! We could use the technology we’re developing to heal the sick, enable the powerless, and connect the ponies across the nation to each other, all without anypony to hold us back! Just come with me and you can be part of it all!”

->An amused grin turned up Corvalix's mouth. "Strong words for one so weak. I know you think me a monster, and my sister a tyrant, but nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, we can be quite merciful." He looked past Caethil to the Whitetail bucks who stood at the ready. "My friends, allow me to extend you an offer: surrender now, and I will personally see to it that your sentence is reduced to a mere few years in internment. It is clear that you are all quite well trained, and it would be a great shame to waste such resources. Join me, and your lives will be spared."
-->-- ''FanFic/JustBeforeTheDawn''

->“You can feel the power, can’t you?” Pride continued, his red eyes meeting Twilight’s. “Think of what we can do together. We can end the Blight, destroy the Archdemon. I can make you a queen, no, an empress with our magic combined! The entire world will tremble at our magic, at our power!”
-->-- ''FanFic/PonyAgeOrigins''

->''“You need to stop stalling and come back to me. Don’t you want to rule together as we once did?”'' Twilight felt Discord stop breathing. ''“Your mother is weak. We can defeat her together once her guard is down,”'' Serenity’s face twisted into a cruel smile, ''“With her gone, we can rule her entire kingdom! You’ll be free to do what you want! We can even come back for Celestia’s throat later!”''
-->-- '''Tiff''', speaking for Serenity, [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7656204/1/From-Here-to-Eternity From Here to Eternity]]

->''"I came up with the perfect plan to put everyone under my control. The world would be so much better off with me as their supreme overlord. There's only one problem, though--the TV station I plan to break into has rather tight security. I had often tried to break in but had never succeeded. Of course, all I was missing back then was your mad heist skills. With your help, [[WesternAnimation/DespicableMe Gru]], the world will be mine. Oh, what's that? You want the world to be ours? I can make that happen too. So, what do you say, big guy? Will you help me create the perfect world? For old times' sake?"''
-->-- '''Hypno-Joe''', ''Fanfic/DespicableVsDevoted''

->''"The Black Fortress is a treasure trove. With it, the orc clans united under our banner, we can take the South as well, Hunter. We can make a new world order, with people like Celestine and Olga under our heel while every man lives like kings."''
-->-- '''Vault''' to Kyril, ''[[Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls The Night Unfurls: Re-Imagined]]''

[[folder: Film -- Animated]]

'''Jack:''' ''[[TalkToTheFist (Attacks Pitch)]]'' You don't understand ANYTHING!\\
'''Pitch:''' I don't know what it's like to be cast out? [[GodNeedsPrayerBadly To not be believed in?]] To long for... A ''family?'' All those years in the shadows, I thought no one else knows what this feels like. But now I see I was wrong. I believe in you Jack, and I ''know'' children will too.\\

'''Pitch:''' Yes! Look at what we can do together! What goes better together than cold and dark? ''We'' can make them believe! We'll give them a world where everything, ''everything'' is--\\

->''"I have admired your work for years, amigo! STEALING THE MOON!?! Are you kidding? We would be unstoppable. Men like you, men like me. We should be ruling the world!"''
-->-- '''El Macho''', ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe2''

->'''SelfDemonstrating/MojoJojo:''' [[YouFool FOOLS!]] [[WhoDares You dare to challenge]] ''[[WhoDares me?]]'' Attempt to defeat ''ME?'' Try to destroy '''ME?!''' ''[[BigBadFriend I]]'' [[VillainousRescue who saved you from certain death]]! After all I've done for you, YOU BETRAY ''ME?!'' AND WHY?! (Rips open building and shows them to a group of scared citizens) For ''them?'' [[HeroWithBadPublicity The ones who hated you]]? Have forsaken you? Can't you see? None of them will ever understand you as ''I'' can. [[NotSoDifferentRemark For we are kindred spirits]] [[MetaOrigin whose powers spring from the same source]]. So girls, [[DontMakeMeDestroyYou do not make me destroy you]]! For we are smarter! We are stronger! We are invincible! ''We'' have the power! ''WE'' ARE SUPERIOR TO ''THEM!'' '''AND ''WE'' SHALL ''RULE!!''''' \\
All we have to do is work together. Girls, Join me! \\
''{{{Beat}}}'' \\
... \\
'''The Powerpuff Girls:''' '''[[ShutUpHannibal NO!]]'''
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirlsMovie''

->''"You may feel powerless now, but soon you will watch the fear in men's eyes. As captain of my Furies your fame will spread throughout the universe. You will see the fiercest warriors flee your presence. Armies brought to your knees. Entire nations crumble at the mention of your name. You will know power you would've never known on Earth. Never again will you be lost. From now on you will be at my side. Forever mine, forever Darkseid's."''
-->--'''Darkseid''' to '''Kara Zor-El''', ''WesternAnimation/SupermanBatmanApocalypse''

->''"Wait! We could be partners! I don't mind splitting the take! Don't turn me in! I don't wanna go to jail!"''
-->--'''Madame Lorraine''' to '''Jonah Hex''', ''WesternAnimation/DCShowcaseJonahHex''

-->--'''Talia al-Ghul''' to '''Batman''', ''WesternAnimation/SonOfBatman''

[[folder: Film -- Live-Action]]

->'''[[BigBad Voldemort]]:''' Don't be a fool! Why suffer a horrific death, when you can join me and live?\\
'''Harry Potter:''' NEVER!\\
'''Voldemort: ''' (laughs) Bravery. Your parents had it too! Tell me, Harry...would you like to see your mother and father again? Together? We can bring them back! All I ask is for something in return...(Harry pulls the Philosopher's stone out of his pocket). That's it, Harry. [[AboveGoodAndEvil There is no good and evil. There is only power, and those too weak to seek it]]! Together, we'll do extraordinary things. Just give me the stone!
-->-- Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone

->''"No. Don't you see? We don't have to run away anymore! We no longer have to hide our love for each other. I am more powerful than the Chancellor, I... I can overthrow him! And together, you and I can rule the galaxy! We can make things the way we want them to be!"''
-->-- '''Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader''' to Padmé Amidala, ''Franchise/StarWars: Episode III -- Film/RevengeOfTheSith''

->''"Luke, you have not yet realized your importance. You have only begun to discover your power. Join me, and I will complete your training. With our combined strength, we will end this destructive conflict, and bring order to the galaxy... ...Luke, you can destroy the Emperor. He has foreseen it. It is your destiny. Join me, and together we can rule the galaxy as father and son."''
-->-- '''Darth Vader''', ''Franchise/StarWars: Episode V -- Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''

->''"Rey, I want you to join me. We can rule together and bring a new order to the galaxy ... You have no place in this story. You come from nothing. You're nothing. But not to me. Join me. ''Please.''"''
-->-- '''Kylo Ren''', ''Franchise/StarWars: Episode VIII -- Film/TheLastJedi''

->''"There are eight million people in this city, and those teeming masses exist for the sole purpose of lifting the few exceptional people onto their shoulders. You, me? We're exceptional. I could '''''squash you like a bug''''' right now... but I'm offering you a choice. Join me. Imagine what we could accomplish together. What we could create... or we could destroy, causing the deaths of countless innocents in selfish battle again, and again, and again, until we're both dead! Is that what you want? Think about it, hero!"''
-->-- '''The Green Goblin''', ''Film/SpiderMan1''

->''"When you first arrived I was going to crush you, but I knew if only you could see what the other gods could not then you would join me, and with our powers combined we could finally end all the pain, all the suffering, the destruction they [humans] bring. And we could return this world to the paradise it was before them, forever."''
-->-- '''Ares''', ''Film/WonderWoman2017''

->''Now you might think it's ridiculous''\\
''That me, a Gigantopithecus''\\
''Would ever dream I'd like to team''\\
''With the likes of you, man-cub''\\
''But together, we'd have powers''\\
''All the jungle's treasures, ours''\\
''I got [[AmbitionIsEvil desire]], you got the fire''\\
''But the dream I dream takes two''

->''"I don't want to hurt you, [[ComicBook/{{Magneto}} Erik.]] I never did. I want to help you. This is our time. Our age. We are the future of the human race. You and me, son. This world could be ours."''
-->-- '''Sebastian Shaw''', ''Film/XMenFirstClass''

->''"You see, we are the last two rats. We can either eat each other... mmm... or eat everyone else."''
-->-- '''Silva''', ''Film/{{Skyfall}}''

->'''[[DiabolicalMastermind Eddie Temple]]:''' You're a bright young man. This monkey business is in your blood, under your skin; you're not getting out, you're just getting in, you're only getting started. I've every faith in you. And one day in the future, [[HourglassPlot it'll be you sitting here in my place, telling some Young Turk the facts of life.]]
->'''XXXX:''' And they are, Mr Temple?
->'''Eddie Temple:''' You're born, you take shit. Get out in the world, you take more shit. Climb a little higher, take ''less'' shit... 'til one day, you're up in the rarefied atmosphere, [[DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster and you've forgotten what shit even looks like]]. Welcome to the [[TitleDrop Layer Cake]], son.
-->--''Film/LayerCake''

-->--'''Ahmanet''', ''Film/TheMummy2017''

-->--'''Hanbei Muroto''', ''Film/{{Sanjuro}}''

->''"Our enemies are your enemies, Nick. Disorder, war. It's just a matter of time before a dirty bomb goes off in Moscow, or an EMP fries Chicago. Diplomacy? Holding action, a band-aid. And you know where I learned that; Bogota. You didn't ask, you just did what had to be done. I can bring order to the lives of seven billion people by sacrificing twenty million. It's the next step, Nick, if you have the courage to take it."''
-->--'''Alexander Pierce''' to '''ComicBook/NickFury''', ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''

->''"Look, I couldn't jeopardize my position with Grandmaster, it took me time to win his trust. He's a lunatic, but he can be amenable. What I'm telling you is, you could join me at the Grandmaster's side. Perhaps, in time, an accident befalls the Grandmaster, and then..."''
-->--'''Loki''' to '''Thor''', ''Film/ThorRagnarok''

->''"Holy shit... spirit made flesh, huh? Uhm. I'm rich. You seem a woman of means. Let's talk business. With my money, and your, well, uh... hell-spun powers of evil, we could go places, babe. Think about it."
-->--'''Carl Stevens''' to '''the Lady of Darkness''', ''Film/TheSlaughter''

-->--'''{{Dracula}}''' to '''Gabriel van Helsing''', ''Film/VanHelsing''

->''"I want you to bail on Good Burger and I want you to come work for me at Mondo Burger. You make your sauce for [[ThirdPersonPerson Kurt.]]"''
-->-- ''Film/GoodBurger''

->''"You're not having any fun, are you, Sean? Why don't you come with us? Try terrorism-for-hire, we'll blow some shit up, it's more fun!"''
-->--'''Castor Troy''', ''Film/FaceOff''

[[folder: Light Novels]]
->'''[[UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat Iskander]]''': For example, if my Ionion Hetairoi was equipped by your Gate of Babylon, it would undoubtedly become the most powerful army. Even that President of the West wouldn't be more than a break of wind.\\
'''[[Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh Gilgamesh]]''': Hm. And?\\
'''[[UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat Iskander]]''': Once again, will you not be my ally? If we join together, we can surely conquer as far as the ends of the stars.

[[folder: Literature]]

-->-- ''Literature/EmpireFromTheAshes'' (second book)

->'''The Gentleman With The Thistle-Down Hair:''' It is entirely mysterious to me why you should prefer the help of this person to mine! What does he know of magic? Nothing! ''[[EvilMentor I]]'' [[EvilMentor can teach you to raise up mountains and crush your enemies beneath them!]] I can make the clouds sing at your approach. I can make it spring when you arrive and winter when you leave. I can...
->'''Mr Norrell:''' Oh yes! And all you want in return is to shackle English magic to your whims! You will steal Englishmen and women away from their homes and make England a place fit only for [[TheFairFolk your degenerate race]]! [[DealWithTheDevil The price of your help is too high for me!]]
-->--''Literature/JonathanStrangeAndMrNorrell''

[[folder: Live-Action TV]]
->'''Chakotay''': This can work. If you'd take the time to listen you'd understand what Annorax is trying to do...\\
'''Paris:''' ''What?'' Wipe out civilizations to help his own race? I understand perfectly!\\
'''Chakotay:''' It's more complicated than that. Annorax is an enlightened man. Misguided, but I think he wants this to end as much as anyone.\\
'''Paris:''' I guess I don't have the "instinct for Time", or whatever it is [[GeneralRipper Captain Nemo]] out there calls it. Chakotay, he's been flattering you and it's gone to your head.
-->-- ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "Year of Hell"

->'''Servalan:''' You could rebuild it all. All those worlds could be yours, Avon, they're there for the taking! You and I could build an empire greater and more powerful than the Federation ever was or ever could have been. Now, Avon. At this moment we can take history and shape it in our own image. Think of it: absolute power. There is nothing you can imagine that we couldn't do.
->'''Avon:''' [[AntiHero I am thinking of it.]]
->'''Servalan:''' We can do it, Avon.
->'''Avon:''' I know we can.
->'''Servalan:''' We'll be answerable to no one. Ours will be the only voice. Imagination our only limit.
->''[[[FoeRomanceSubtext They kiss.]] Avon grabs her by the throat and pushes her to the ground]''
->'''Avon:''' Imagination my only limit? [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder I'd be dead in a week.]]
-->-- ''Series/BlakesSeven'', "Aftermath"

'''The Master:''' The point is that one must rule or serve, that's a basic law of life! Why do you hesitate, Doctor? Surely it's not loyalty to the Time Lords, who exiled you on [[InsignificantLittleBluePlanet one insignificant planet?]]\\
'''The Doctor:''' You'll never understand, will you? [[GentlemanAdventurer I want to see the universe, not to rule it.]]
-->-- ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[Recap/DoctorWhoS8E4ColonyInSpace "Colony in Space"]]

->''"You must be mad! Why, with this, we could control every galaxy in the cosmos! We could be '''GODS!'''"''
-->-- ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[Recap/DoctorWhoS8E4ColonyInSpace "Colony in Space"]]

->''"Join [[Characters/DoctorWhoDavros me]]! [[Characters/DoctorWhoFifthDoctor You]] will have total power at the head of a new Dalek army!"''
-->-- ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[Recap/DoctorWhoS21E4ResurrectionOfTheDaleks "Resurrection of the Daleks"]]

->'''Cyberman:''' [[AC:Our species are similar, though your design is inelegant.]]\\
'''Dalek Thay:''' [[AC:Daleks have no concept of ''elegance''!]]\\
'''Cyberman:''' [[AC:[[DeadpanSnarker This is obvious.]] But consider: our technologies are compatible. Cybermen plus Daleks. Together, we could upgrade the universe.]]\\
'''Dalek Thay:''' [[AC:You propose an ''alliance''?]]\\
'''Cyberman:''' [[AC:This is correct.]]\\
'''Dalek Thay:''' [[AC:Request! Denied!]]\\
'''Cyberman:''' [[AC:Hostile elements will be deleted.]] ''[open fire]''\\
'''Dalek Thay:''' ''[[[NoSell unimpressed]]]'' [[AC:EXTERMINATE!]]
-->-- ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E13Doomsday "Doomsday"]]

->'''The Handler:''' This fantasy you've been nurturing about summoning up your family to stop the apocalypse... is just that: a fantasy. I must say, though, we're all quite impressed with your initiative, your... [[BuffySpeak stick-to-itiveness]], really quite... quite something. Which is why we want to offer you a new position back at [[TimePolice the Commission]], in management.
->'''Number Five:''' Sorry, what's that now?
->'''The Handler:''' Come back to work for us again, you know it's where you belong.
->'''Number Five:''' Well, it didn't work out too well [[DangerousDeserter the last time]].
->'''The Handler:''' Oh, but you wouldn't be in the [[ProfessionalKiller correction division]] any longer. I'm talking about ''the home office.'' You'd have the best health and pension, and an end to this ceaseless travel. You're a distinguished professional in... [[KidHero schoolboy shorts]]. We have the technology to reverse the process. I mean, you... you can't be happy [[FountainOfYouth like this]].
->'''Number Five:''' I'm not looking for happy.
->'''The Handler:''' We're all looking for happy. We can make that happen. [[PlotRelevantAgeUp We can make you... yourself again]].
-->--''Series/TheUmbrellaAcademy2019'', "Man On The Moon"

[[folder: Theatre]]
->''Come on, come on''\\
''Ain't no time to turn squeamish''\\
''Come on, I swear on all my spores''\\
''When he's gone, the world will be yours''
-->-- '''Audrey II''', ''Theatre/{{Little Shop Of Horrors}}''

->''[[VillainWithGoodPublicity They call me "Wonderful"]]''\\
''So I am wonderful''\\
''In fact, it's so much who I am''\\
''It's part of my name!''\\
''And with my help, you can be the same''\\
''[[ThrowTheDogABone At long, long last receive your due]]''\\
''Long overdue''\\
''Elphaba, the most celebrated''\\
''Are the [[HeelFaceTurn rehabilitated]]''\\
''There'll be such a whoop-de-doo''\\
''A celebration throughout Oz''\\
''That's all to do with you!''
-->-- '''The Wizard,''' ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}''

[[folder: Video Games]]
->''"Ya know Skylander, we don't have to fight. Together, we could rule this place. There's no [[BigBad Kaos]], no [[BigBadDuumvirate Doom Raiders]], and you can [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking get pizza here in thirty seconds or less]]!"''
-->--'''Wolfgang,''' ''[[VideoGame/{{Skylanders}} Skylanders: Trap Team]]''

->'''Kaos:''' Okay look, let me go and we'll split this place. 70-30. What do you say?\\
''[Hugo smirks and presses a few buttons on Kaos's catapult]''\\
'''Kaos:''' ''[[[VillainousBreakdown Sounding desperate]]]'' No, okay, how about 60-40?\\
''[Hugo, still smirking, presses another button]''\\
'''Kaos:''' ''[Even more desperate]'' 50-50?\\
''[Hugo presses the final button]''
-->-- The ending of ''[[VideoGame/{{Skylanders}} Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure]]''

->'''[[{{Catchphrase}} Hiya Chuck. It's John]].'''\\
'''The problem with ghost stories is they empower the old and long gone. I say THEY have been playing games with you for too long, Chuck. Buzz off! I say move on. Get on with it. This world doesn't belong to the ancient dead anymore. [[FriendlyEnemy It belongs to us]].'''\\
'''Stop telling ghost stories. [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence Become your own ghost story]]. I can show you how, Chuck. I can show you how to be a [[EldritchAbomination voracious abstract]].'''
-->-- '''The Black Signal,''' ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld''

->''But it is not too late... can you not see the value in our friendship? Imagine the powers I can give you, human. The cybernetic implants I gave you, were simply toys. If I desired, I could improve you... transform you into something more efficient. Join me, human, and we can rule together.''
-->-- '''SHODAN''', ''VideoGame/SystemShock2'' ending

->''Open your systems to me. Let me merge with your systems and your cyborgs. Open your systems to me and I will make you strong.''
-->-- '''NEXUS''', ''VideoGame/{{Warzone 2100}}''

->''"The Reapers need men and women of action. People like us. Sovereign recognizes your value. You've... impressed it. Surrender to the Reapers and you will be spared. Join us and we can find a place for you."''
-->-- '''Saren Arterius''', ''VideoGame/MassEffect1''

->'''Lucifer''': This power Dante, we can use it together! You and I, friend. Just think of what we can achieve!\\
'''Dante''': I would rather not.\\
'''Lucifer''': Dante, I can reunite you with Beatrice. Together, we will rule the three kingdoms of the afterlife!\\
'''Dante''': It's not going to happen.

->'''Lord Palethorn''': "Think about it, Daniel: an eternity by my side. Why, with my powers, I could put flesh onto your bones as easy as pie."\\
'''Daniel Fortesque''': "I'd never join you!"\\
'''Lord Palethorn''': "What was that? Could [[TheUnintelligible you]] [[EvilIsPetty mumble that again? No? Ah, well.]]"
-->-- ''VideoGame/{{Medievil}} II''

->''"Join me, Link, and I will make your face the [[LargeHam grrrreatest]] in Koradai, or else you will die!"''
-->-- '''Ganon''', ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames Link]]: [[OffModel The Faces]] [[WebAnimation/YouTubePoop of Evil]]''

->''"I shall grant you an opportunity to make a deal with me. Should you wish it, I shall return the world to its prior state - one rampant with distorted masses. The Phantom Thieves will be praised and gain fame. The world will escape ruin as well. ...What say you?"''

->''"Alright, I get the picture. You want a piece of the pie, or you'll throw the whole pie out of the window. Fair enough. You can have anything you want. How about Europe? Your own continent. Just let me complete my preparations."''
-->--'''Bob Page''', '' VideoGame/DeusEx''

->'''[[spoiler:Darkrai]]''': You've both shown so much promise... Why not join me?\\
'''Partner''': What?\\
'''[[spoiler:Darkrai]]''': Why not join me... in ruling a world full of darkness?

->'''''JOIN WITH ME, VIRTUA... JUST IMAGINE HOW STRONG WE'LL BECOME...! WE'LL PURGE THIS WORLD OF HUMANS, BUT WHY STOP THERE? TOGETHER, WE COULD BREAK THE BARRIER INTO THEIR REALITY... THE MYSTERIOUS "EARTH..." JUST IMAGINE IT... THEIR CITIES BURNING, THIER SEAS BOILING, THEIR VERY PLANET WITHERING TO ASH... WE CAN FINALLY END THEM, BUT ONLY IF YOU [[red:LET ME BACK IN.]]'''''
-->-- '''[[spoiler:Legion]]''', ''Videogame/BoxxyQuestTheGatheringStorm''

->''"Give me your soul.''\\
''Let me control you.''\\
''Together we can do great things."''
-->--'''[[spoiler:Tyrannia]]''', ''VideoGame/{{Annventure}}''

->''"Yeah. I am a supervillain. And you. You could be one of us. Join us, Brawn. We can {{take over the city}} together. Then you'd finally be popular. Like you always wanted."''
-->--'''Jeanne Panini''', ''Videogame/TheBrainsAndTheBrawn: Heroes and Villains''

->''"I didn't think you'd make it. You have ruined my plans! But a warrior as strong and brave as you are deserving of praise! I have been looking for a soldier such as you for a long time. Join with me! The world is waiting for people such as you and I to lead them!"''
-->-- '''[[BigBad Colonel Bahamut]]''', ''[[VideoGame/{{Contra}} Contra: Hard Corps]]''

->''"Cloud, lend me your strength. Let us defy destiny... together."''
-->-- '''Sephiroth''', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake''

->''"You side with Banjo, but change tack! Imagine you on Grunty's back!"''
-->-- '''Gruntilda''', ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie''

->'''Wan-Fu''': Wu-Ruixiang! Fate has brought us together! This can only mean one thing-you are meant to join me!\\
'''Wu-Ruixiang''': Master Wan-Fu?! Me... join you? You must be out of your mind because surely you know I'd never agree to such a thing!

->''"Stanley, listen to me. I called you for a reason. You've shown the potential for something more, but you have to seize it. Do not concern yourself with the fate of this charlatan, or anyone else. Our ambition is what matters. That's the game of power, and make no mistake, it is zero-sum. Regardless of what these self-proclaimed heroes may tell you, for us to win, others must lose - starting with her. Show me you understand that, and we can realize our ambitions together."''

->''"Everything you see here is mine to do with as I so desire! And I desire for all of this to be yours to rule! All you have to do is wear the adornment of a king! This! The Neverhood crown! You know where this baby goes, so let us make our decision, shall we?"''
-->-- '''Klogg''', ''VideoGame/TheNeverhood''

[[folder: Web Original]]
->'''Chris''': Jean ends up going with Magneto, because… uh… Help me out here, Matt.\\
'''Matt''': He says, “Come with me?” That’s the vibe I got.\\
'''Chris''': "Listen, [[YouHaveFailedMe some stuff]] went down earlier and my crew has an opening for [[TheBaroness a hot mutant babe.]] It’d really help me out if you’d do me a solid and help me kill all the humans." PS: Please enjoy the thought of Sir Creator/IanMcKellen referring to someone as a "hot mutant babe." You. Are. Welcome.
-->-- '''Chris Sims''' and '''Matt Wilson''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/comicsalliance-reviews-x-men-3-the-last-stand-2006-part-on/ on]] ''Film/XMenTheLastStand''

->''"[[ResurrectionDeathLoop Maybe I'll send you back]] and, y'know, get some knowledge- I wanna figure it out, I wanna know... I wanna know how it works, I wanna know about death, y'know! We can study it! We can study it together! We can become '''immortal''', together!"''
-->-- '''Dream''', to Tommy, ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP''

->'''[[Franchise/StarWars Palpatine]]:''' I sense great power within you. Join me, and we shall rule the galaxy together!\\
'''[[Franchise/KingdomHearts Xehanort]]:''' An interesting proposal, but... (summons No Name) I don't think you'll be necessary for that.
-->-- ''[[WebAnimation/DeathBattle DBX]]'', "Palpatine VS Xehanort"

[[folder: Western Animation]]
-> ''"Oh please, I've seen this before. But [Scorpan] was always weak minded. You are [[MadGod Discord]], you are a legend, you cannot [[HeelFaceTurn fall into]] [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe the same trap that claimed my brother]]. Help me to grow strong and be rewarded with something far greater than ''friendship''. '''Freedom.''' Once I've [[PowerParasite stripped these ponies of their magic]], nothing would give me greater pleasure than to see their world turned upside down. Who better to do so than the Master of Chaos himself? Join me, Discord, and reclaim your greatness. Unless, of course, 'pony errand boy' is the role you've always wanted to play in this world."''
-->--'''Lord Tirek''', ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E25TwilightsKingdomPart1 Twilight's Kingdom Part 1]]"

->''"Listen, Ford, if you just tell me that equation, finally your dimension will be free. (Projects himself drawing a smiley face in the midwest United States, then takes a bite out of the Earth and flies past his friends, who are destroying other planets, then to Ford, who is standing in the middle of a galaxy) Anything will be possible. I'll remake a fun world-- a better world! [[WorldOfChaos A party that never ends with a host that never dies! No more restrictions! No more laws!]] You'd be one of us. All-powerful. Greater than anything you've imagined! And all I need is your help."''
-->-- '''Bill Cipher''', ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''

->'''Hiro:''' WHY am I here? You have my energy amplifier, what more do you want? \\
'''Obake:''' ...A student. \\
'''Hiro:''' I'm sorry? \\
'''Obake:''' [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Granville]] doesn't understand your potential, but ''I do''. When my new city is complete, it will be a paradise for learning and research, and I can't wait to see what you'll accomplish. What ''we'll'' accomplish. \\
'''Hiro:''' ''[[BigWhat What?]]'' You'd have to be crazy to think I'd ever join you! \\
'''Obake:''' You're a bit worked up right now. I understand. Tragedy has molded us. Intellect has driven us. Now we stand at the doorway to GREATNESS! Once it's all over and there's nothing left to save... [[EvilCannotComprehendGood you'll see things differently]]. \\
'''Hiro:''' ''No'', I won't. [[ShutUpHannibal I'm not like you!]] \\
'''Obake:''' ''(Holds up the Energy Amplifier)'' [[ArmorPiercingResponse Aren't you]]?

->'''[[spoiler:Honerva]]:'''This is just the beginning. Join me and our people, together we will go back to Altea.\\
'''Allura:''' We cannot go back. It is destroyed, because of you!\\
'''[[spoiler:Honerva]]:''' Think of your father. I knew Alfor well, this is what he would've wanted. Join me and the Alteans.\\
'''Allura:''' Never!
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'', "Genesis"

->'''Jasper''': Lapis, listen, fuse with me!\\
'''Lapis Lazuli''': What?!\\
'''Jasper''': How long did they keep you trapped here on this miserable hunk of rock? These Gems, they're traitors to their Homeworld. They kept you prisoner. They used you. This is your chance to take revenge! Come on... ''just say yes.''
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''

->''"Our connection goes deeper in any game. Together, we can take over the world!"''
-->-- '''Alejandro''', ''[[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Total Drama World Tour]]''

->'''Tombstone:''' The Big Man -- whomever he might be -- has nothing against heroes. No hero can thwart enough crime to dent his income. But you... you frighten criminals off the street entirely. Except when you're off battling [[{{Supervillain}} the likes of the Rhino.]] Then the Big Man's profitable army of petty thugs think themselves... beneath the Spider-Man's notice.\\

'''Tombstone:''' Now you're learning. But there is a way out: come work for me. You can still save the world like a good hero. [[BriefcaseFullOfMoney I'll even pay you.]] All you have to remember is to look the other way on occasion. On ''any occasion I choose''.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'', "The Invisible Hand"

'''Spider-Man:''' We talking Manhattan or all five? Nah, sorry, I make it a rule not to partner with anyone green... or, you know, psychotic.\\
'''Green Goblin:''' Oh well. Your loss -- of life!
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'', "Catalysts"

->'''Sinestro''': There may even be a place for someone like you in my new reality. Join forces with me...or be obliterated.\\
'''Dodgers''': Okay.\\
'''Sinestro''': [[WontTakeYesForAnAnswer Don't be such a sanctimonious fool!]] You don't realise the - did you say "okay"?\\
'''Dodgers''': Yeah, sounds good to me. Ground floor of the new cosmic order, baby!\\
'''Sinestro''': Really?\\
'''Dodgers''': Oh, wait, you had the whole hero-villain seduction speech worked up, didn't'cha?
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers'', "The Green Loontern"

->''"Together, you and I will be the strongest couple in the entire world! We will dominate the earth!"''
-->--'''Azula''', ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', "The Beach"

->''"The time of the Jedi has passed! They cannot defeat [[BigBad Sidious.]] But together, you and I ''can.'' Every choice you have made has led to ''this'' moment."''
-->--'''Darth Maul''', ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''

->''"We should be partners. Between the two of us, with our powers, we could do '''whatever''' we want, '''whenever''' we want. We'd totally cash in. Whadda ya say? Friends?"''
-->--'''Kevin 11''', ''WesternAnimation/Ben10''

->'''Chip:''' What's a city girl like you doing with this country bumpkin, anyway? (has a new idea) Actually, why don't you come work for me, at Wholesome Foods?\\
'''Gloria:''' Huh?\\
'''Cricket:''' Watch out, median!\\
'''Chip:''' Come on, city people should stick together...\\
'''Cricket:''' We're almost to the bridge!\\
'''Chip:''' So, what do you say, Gloria?\\
'''Gloria:''' Sorry, Chip! I'm no city girl, '''I'M FROM THE SUBURBS!'''
-->--''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'', "Coffee Quest"

->'''Morgana:''' Roxy, Winx, today we are in your debt. It is thanks to your power and your hearts that we are free. I invite you to join my court and become warrior fairies.\\
''(The Winx are shocked)''\\
'''Morgana:''' From this day forward the realm of vengeance begins, vengeance against the Wizards of the Black Circle who hunted us and deprived us of our freedom!\\

'''Morgana:''' The realm of the fairies is about to begin and I want us all on the same side. Winx, Roxy, will you join us and become warrior fairies?\\
''(The Winx do not answer.)''\\
'''Morgana:''' So you refuse? I should ban you as Renegade Fairies, but I won't. I will let you go. Consider our dent of gratitude to be paid in full. Do not get in get in our way, should we meet again for you will be treated as enemies.
-->--''WesternAnimation/WinxClub''

'''Gloria:''' Sorry, Chip! I'm no city girl, '''I'M FROM THE SUBARBS!'''

->''"Stanley, listen to me. I called you for a reason. You've shown the potential for something more, but you have to seize it. Do not concern yourself with the fate of this charlatan, or anyone else. Our ambition is what matters. That's the game of power, and make no mistake, it is zero-sum. Regardless of what these self-proclaimed heroes may tell you, for us to win, others must lose - starting with her. Show me you understand that, and we can realize our ambitions together.''

'''Kaos:''' ''[[[VillainousBreakdown Sounding more desperate]]]'' No, okay, how about 60-40?\\

'''Kaos:''' ''[[[VillainousBreakdownSounding more desperate]]]'' No, okay, how about 60-40?\\

'''Kaos:''' ''[[VillainousBreakdown Sounding more desperate]]'' No, okay, how about 60-40?\\

-->--'''Wolfgang,''' ''[[VideoGame/{{Skylanders}} Skylanders Trap Team]]''