Fan Works
"Right now, you're probably wondering why. Why would Kayaba Akihiko, the developer of the NerveGear and SAO, do all of this? I will respond without answering by way of an old saying: 'To be a magus is to walk with death.' If you wish to uncover my motive, struggle to clear the game. I hope that you will endorse my objective when it becomes clear. But no matter what, I will be pleased if you all develop into excellent magic users. In the meantime, please consider this mystery as the central plot of the game SAO, and endeavor to solve it."
— Kayaba Akihiko, Fate Revelation Online
Films — Live-Action
Jim Halsey: Why are you doing this to me?
John Ryder: You're a smart kid... figure it out.
John Ryder: You're a smart kid... figure it out.
Live-Action TV
Kelly Quinn: What are you doing?
Chuck Hankins: I came by to check on Buddy, and your dad asked me to lunch. Is that a crime?
Hannah Parker-Kent: Knowing you, probably.
Kelly: What do you want?
Chuck: You haven't figured that out yet? You're not as smart as I thought.
Kelly: I said stay away from my family.
Chuck: Too late, Kelly. Better get used to seeing me, pretty soon I be part of the family.
Chuck Hankins: I came by to check on Buddy, and your dad asked me to lunch. Is that a crime?
Hannah Parker-Kent: Knowing you, probably.
Kelly: What do you want?
Chuck: You haven't figured that out yet? You're not as smart as I thought.
Kelly: I said stay away from my family.
Chuck: Too late, Kelly. Better get used to seeing me, pretty soon I be part of the family.
Hannah: "Night Bandit"? Because he stole our night-blooming?
Darbie: Because "Mystery Villain With An Agenda We Don't Know Yet But Probably Isn't Good" is too much to say every time we talk about him... or her... or them! See what I mean?
Darbie: Because "Mystery Villain With An Agenda We Don't Know Yet But Probably Isn't Good" is too much to say every time we talk about him... or her... or them! See what I mean?
Video Games
Bartz: Exdeath! No way we'll let you get away with this!
Exdeath: Mwa-hahahaha... Have you even any idea what I plan to get away with in the first place?
Bartz: Wha? No, but...
Exdeath: Mwa-hahahaha... Have you even any idea what I plan to get away with in the first place?
Bartz: Wha? No, but...
Western Animation
Cloyd: Oh no they're onto us.
Jerry: They'll know exactly what we're up to.
Enchantress: You don't even know what we're up to!
Jerry: Everyday you say you'll tell me and you never do.
Jerry: They'll know exactly what we're up to.
Enchantress: You don't even know what we're up to!
Jerry: Everyday you say you'll tell me and you never do.
Carl: This is a pretty sweet deal, Burns inviting us over. What kind of motive do you think he has?
Lenny: Ulterior.
— The Simpsons, "Treehouse Of Horror XVI", "Survival Of The Fattest"
"You'll never get away with this! By the way, just what exactly are you trying to get away with?"
