Quotes / Restart the World

"When a forest grows too wild a purging fire is inevitable and natural. Tomorrow, the world will watch in horror as its greatest city destroys itself. The movement back to harmony will be unstoppable this time."

— Ra's al Ghul, Batman Begins

"This world cannot be molded into the ultimate world I seek! It's far easier to create an entirely new world than to change this one! A new world in which I am the ruler of all things! I shall become a deity!"

— Cyrus, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

"The world you live in itself is defective! Before a new world can be born, this one must be reset. That's where the ultimate power of Model W comes in. I have already chosen the fate of this world as its god. The destiny of destruction cannot be changed!"

— Master Albert upon going One-Winged Angel, Mega Man ZX Advent

"Imprisoning me as you did had one positive effect: It allowed me to think, and to think, again! This galaxy can never be saved! The work of the Creators was flawed! The only solution is to destroy the old, and start anew! REBORN! For this I will take my rightful place as Avatar again!"

— Canaletto about his mission to purify the universe, Ōban Star-Racers

"My prime directive is to pass humanity's vast knowledge on to the next worthy lifeform. When your kind became self-aware, I hoped that my long wait was finally over. But as I observed your evolution, I WAS DISGUSTED! [...] And so I created a new prime directive: destroy this world and start anew!"

— Commander Tartar, Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion

Gen: Now, in terms of how we handle this moving forward, obviously, Earth is cancelled.
Eleanor: Buh... Earth is what now?
Gen: All the humans on Earth and in the afterlife will be extinguished, and we will start the entire human race over from scratch.

— The Good Place

"The World began in darkness. And from that darkness came light. From the light came the people, and the people had hearts. Evil burgeoned in those hearts, begetting more darkness. And the darkness spread across the World like a plague. The light, the symbol of the World's hope, was devoured by shadow. Leaving nothing but ruin... An utter failure. But the first light—the light of Kingdom Hearts—it can give us a new start. An empty World, pure and bright..."

— Master Xehanort, Kingdom Hearts III

Wanda Maximoff: You said... we would destroy The Avengers; make a better world.
Ultron: It will be better.
Wanda: When everyone is dead...?
Ultron: That is not —... The human race will have every opportunity to improve.
Pietro Maximoff: And if they don't?
Ultron: Ask Noah.

— Avengers: Age of Ultron

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