History Quotes / XanatosGambit

-->-- '''Fortunato''', ''VoidDogs''

->'''Matt:''' So every plan was to lose everything?
->'''Pat:''' No, the plan is made so that even if you lose, you win... except for the fact that you're dead.
-->''[[http://youtu.be/q-v9wYydNRU?t=23m30s Two Best Friends Play Metal Gear Rising - Revengeance]]''

->'''Garak:''' You, on the other hand, seem to have [[TenMinuteRetirement left your retirement far behind]]. Unless you're simply on a pleasure cruise with your [[PointyEars pointed-eared]] friends...?\\

'''Enabran Tain:''' ''(to Garak's associate)'' Cunning, isn't he? He makes a [[FantasticSlur racial slur]] within earshot of two Romulans, putting me in the position of either defending them -- thus giving away my allegiance to them -- or letting the comment pass, in which case he's managed to [[DivideAndConquer plant a seed of discord]] between us.

->''"Someone who only wins when he's dealt a great hand of cards is a fool, not a gambler."''
-->-- '''Fortunato''', ''VoidDogs''

->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Spider-Man The Animated Series}}'', "The Spider Slayer"

-->-- '''Mozenrath''', ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}''

->"It's Cognitive Hierarchy, a zero step thinker will play the obvious moves, a one step thinker will play the non obvious moves. While a two step thinker, he'll consider both types."
-->'''Charlie Eppes''', ''Numb3rs''

->"It's Cognitive Hierarchy, a zero step thinker will play the obvious moves, a one step thinker will play the non obvious moves. While a two step thinker, he'll consider both types.

->'''DannyPhantom''': "I don't have to win. I just have to make sure you lose"
-->"Reign Storm"

-->-- '''Master Xehanort''', ''KingdomHearts: [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth by Sleep]]''

->-- ''{{Spider-Man The Animated Series}}'', "The Spider Slayer"

->''"There is a small Rahi, called a Water Wraith. So small, so insignificant is it, that larger fish do not even consider it a worthy meal. But every now and then, a bold water wraith will attack a much larger and more powerful than it. It is a one sided battle, of course, that ends with the poor Water Wraith in the mouth of its foe. Of course, what the larger fish quickly discovers is that the outer shell of a water wraith is coated with deadly poison. The larger fish dies instantly and the water wraith escapes to feast for months on its foolish and very dead opponent. Sometimes, my brothers, the best way, the only way to win… is by losing."''

-->-- '''Ra's Al Ghul''', ''BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', "Off Balance"

->''"There is a small Rahi, called a Water Wraith. So small, so insignificant is it, that larger fish do not even consider it a worthy meal. But every now and then, a bold water wraith will attack a much larger and more powerful than it. It is a one sided battle, of course, that ends with the poor Water Wraith in the mouth of its foe. Of course, what the larger fish quickly discovers is that the outer shell of a water wraith is coated with deadly poison. The larger fish dies instantly and the water wraith escapes to feast for months on its foolish and very dead opponent. Sometimes, my brothers, the best way, the only way to win… is by losing."''

->''"So even in defeat, [[{{Batman}} the detective]] manages to achieve some small measure of victory..."''

->"''It's like even when we win... he wins.''"

->''"Let us assume that {{Batman}} '''wins'''. [[FantasticFour Doom's]] machinations are such that even '''if''' Batman manages to be triumphant, his victory will only come about in a way that somehow furthers Doom's overall villainous schemes."''

->"I don't have to win. I just have to make sure you lose"
--> DannyPhantom , "Reign Storm"

->''"Let us assume that {{Batman}} '''wins'''. [[FantasticFour Doom]]'s machinations are such that even '''if''' Batman manages to be triumphant, his victory will only come about in a way that somehow furthers Doom's overall villainous schemes."''

-->-- '''Cavilo''', ''[[VorkosiganSaga The Vor Game]]''

-->-- '''Master Xehanort''', ''[[KingdomHearts Kingdom Hearts: ]][[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth by Sleep]]''

-->-- ''{{A Song of Ice and Fire}}''

-->-- '''Mozenrath''', ''[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Disney/Aladdin Aladdin]]''

-->-- '''Iago,''' ''{{Othello}}''

-->-- '''Matthew Sforcina''', ''[[http://tinyurl.com/6czq75 Evolution Schematic: The Undertaker, Part 3]]''

-->-- '''Master Xehanort''', ''[[KingdomHearts Kingdom Hearts: ]][[KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth by Sleep]]''

->Exactly. Which means that when we're finaly ready to draw the Coruscants section fleet into ambush, Mrisst will be the perfect lure. If they attack, we'll defeat them. If they sense the trap and pull back, we'll have our forward base. Either way, we'll win.

-->-- '''Strong Bad''', ''WebOriginal/HomestarRunner''

-->'''Caius Ballad''', ''FinalFantasyXIII2''

-->'''TheEnemyPapers'''

->'''The Defense Professor''': In your future career, Mr. Zabini, I do not suggest trying any plots that complicated. They have a tendency to fail.\\
'''Blaise''': Um, I said that to the Headmaster, actually, and he said that was why it was important to have more than one plot going at a time.
-->-- ''FanFic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality''

-->-- '''Strong Bad''', ''HomestarRunner''

-->-- '''Black Mage''', ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater''.

-->-- '''General Tarquin''', ''Webcomic/OrderOfTheStick''

-->-- ''HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality''

-->-- '''General Tarquin''', ''Webcomic/OrderOfTheStick''

-->-- '''Black Mage''', ''EightBitTheatre''.