History Quotes / WorthyOpponent

-> ''"You're idealism is...admirable Shepard."''

-> '''Dying [[EldritchAbomination Reaper]]''': ''Shepard?!''

-->'''Philip of Macedon''' on seeing the corpses of the [[BadassGay Theban Sacred Band]] at [[LastStand Chaerona.]]

->''Perish any man who suspects that these men either did or suffered anything unseemly.''
-->Philip of Macedon on seeing the corpses of the [[BadassGay Theban Sacred Band]] at [[LastStand Chaerona.]]

->''So that's General Leo. He could be my friend, if he weren't my enemy.''

-->Sabin Rene Figaro, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''

-->'''Jem'hader captain:''' Prepare yourself. I've found you a worthy opponent.

-->'''Jem'hader captain:''' Right in front of you.

-->-- '''Jem'hader captain''', ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''

-->''Perish any man who suspects that these men either did or suffered anything unseemly.''

-->Philip II on seeing the corpses of the [[BadassGay Theban Sacred Band]] at [[LastStand Chaerona.]]

->''"You are brave. Balaan hokoron. [[hottip:*:Worthy enemies.]] Your defeat brings me honor."''

-->--'''[[BigBad John Vilain]]''', ''Film/TheExpendables 2''

-->--[[BigBad John Vilain]], ''Film/TheExpendables 2''

-->-- '''Lando Mollari''', ''Series/BabylonFive''

-->--'''The Master'', ''Series/DoctorWho'', "The Mark of the Rani"

-->-- '''Might Guy''' to his formerly-UnknownRival, ''VideoGame/NarutoUltimateNinjaStorm3''

-->--'''Gen. George S. Patton Jr., Film/{{Patton}}'''

->'''Genghis''': ''"Remember the name of Jelaudin, Kublai. He was a strong enemy."''
->'''Kublai''': ''"That is a good thing."''
->'''Genghis''': ''"Even enemies can have honour. His father was fortunate to have such a son. Remember this day and perhaps in time you will make your own father proud."''

-> You're a quick thinker ''and'' spiteful. I can respect that. [[YouWillBeSpared You won't be killed, Bikke]].

->But there is neither East nor West, nor Border nor Breed nor Birth, when two strong men come face to face, though they come from the ends of the Earth.

-->Ahiyeaftah was a young caligrapher forced to defend her family's honorafter her father was insulted by a female from a rival clan. It was her first duel, and though her opponent was no stronger everyone knew that Ahiyeaftah was much less skillful. She approached her father and asked: "Teach me how to begin a duel, so that although I must lose this fight, I will not disgrace our family." Her father obliged, instructing her in the basic fighting stances.
-->On the day of the duel, Ahiyeaftah assumed one of these positions and stood fearlessly immobile, because she knew nothing more. Her opponent circled for a while, finding no weakness in the stance. At length, she deliberately cut herself on one of Ahiyeaftah's dewclaws, saying, "I submit to the stronger spirit." Both clans gained honor; the insult was forgotten,and they formed an alliance.
-->{{Gurps}} {{Traveller}} ''Alien Races 2''

-->Jem'hader captain: ''Prepare yourself. I've found you a worthy opponent.''
-->Worf: ''Where is he?''
-->Jem'hader captain: ''Right in front of you.''
-->Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine

-->Jem'hader captain: ''I can't beat this Klingon. All I can do is kill him. And that no longer interests me.''
-->Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine

-->--''VideoGame/MassEffect3''

-->--'''The Illusive Man''', ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''

-> ''From deep down in my stomach, with every inch of me, I pure, straight hate you. But goddammit do I respect you!''

->''You are brave. ''Balaan hokoron''. [[hottip:*:Worthy enemies.]] Your defeat brings me honor.''
-->--'''Mirmulnir''', ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim''

-> '''"Little monkey!''' Though I can '''break''' your '''bones,''' I '''cannot crush your spirit!''' I will leave your planet in '''peace!''' ''[[CatchPhrase Oh yeah!]]''
-->--'''Wrest-Lor,''', ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory''

-->''It is interesting to note that in most such verse-tales of the wars between Christianity and Islam, the knightly class saw their Saracen foes virtually as [[NotSoDifferent mirror images]] of themselves; equally [[{{Badass}} brave, loyal and skilled]], similarly [[{{Determinator}} motivated]]. But none the less [[TragicHero doomed]] simply because they fought for the wrong cause.''
-->David Nicolle, ''Medieval Warfare Sourcebook''

-->-- '''Loghain Mac Tir''', ''VideoGame/DragonAge''

-->''It is interesting to note that in most such verse-tales of the wars between Christianity and Islam, the knightly class saw their Saracen foes virtually as [[NotSoDifferent mirror images]] of themselves; equally [[{{Badass}} brave, loyal and skilled]], similarly [[{{Determinator}} motivated. But none the less [[TragicHero doomed]] simply because they fought for the wrong cause.''

-->''It is interesting to note that in most such verse-tales of the wars between Christianity and Islam, the knightly class saw their Saracen foes virtually as [[NotSoDifferent mirror images]] of themselves; equally [[{{Badass}} brave, loyal and skilled]], similarly [[{{Determinator}} motivated. But none the less [[TragicHero doomed]] simply because they fought for the wrong cause.]]''

-->--'''Wrest-Lor,''', ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory''

->"Put all their other men together in one scale, and poor Castlereagh in the other –- single he plainly weighed them down... One can't help feeling a little for him, after being pitted against him for several years, pretty regularly. It is like losing a connection suddenly. Also he was a gentleman, and the only one amongst them."

-->--'''Mirmulnir''', ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim''