Joker: I think you and I are destined to do this forever!
Batman: You'll be in a padded cell forever!
Joker: Maybe we could share one.
Batman: You'll be in a padded cell forever!
Joker: Maybe we could share one.
Barbossa: So what now, Jack Sparrow? Are we to be two immortals locked in an epic battle until Judgement Day and trumpets sound, hm?
Jack: Or you could surrender.
Jack: Or you could surrender.
Avacyn emerged from the broken Helvault, but her freedom came at a price—him.
— Thalia, Knight-Cathar, Magic: The Gathering, Griselbrand flavor text
"My name is Raava. That spirit you freed is Vaatu. He is the force of darkness and chaos. I am the force of light and peace. Since the beginning of time, we have battled over the fate of this world. And for the past ten thousand years, I have kept darkness under control and the world in balance."
— Raava, The Legend of Korra
It's time for my special attack. Are you ready? Here goes nothing.
(Beat)
Yep. That's right. It's literally nothing. And it's not going to be anything, either. Heh heh heh...ya get it? I know I can't beat you. One of your turns...you're just gonna kill me. So, uh. I've decided... it's not gonna BE your turn. Ever. I'm just gonna keep having MY turn until you give up. Even if it means we have to stand here until the end of time. Capiche?
(Beat)
Yep. That's right. It's literally nothing. And it's not going to be anything, either. Heh heh heh...ya get it? I know I can't beat you. One of your turns...you're just gonna kill me. So, uh. I've decided... it's not gonna BE your turn. Ever. I'm just gonna keep having MY turn until you give up. Even if it means we have to stand here until the end of time. Capiche?
— Sans the Skeleton, Undertale
You're not gonna win, we'll be here together
Fighting in this judgment hall forever
I know you just reset each time I beat ya
But I'll always be right back here to meet ya
Fighting in this judgment hall forever
I know you just reset each time I beat ya
But I'll always be right back here to meet ya
Dormammu: You will never win.
Dr. Strange: No... but I can lose. Again, and again, and again, and again, forever. And that makes you my prisoner.
Dormammu: No! Stop! Make this stop! Set me free!
Dr. Strange: No... but I can lose. Again, and again, and again, and again, forever. And that makes you my prisoner.
Dormammu: No! Stop! Make this stop! Set me free!
Swapnil Khan: Quiet, isn't it?
The Celestial Toymaker: That's how it'll stay, since you won't play.
Swapnil Khan: I will not break my resolve. How long will the electricity last, do you think?
The Celestial Toymaker: A thousand billion years, two thousand billion, perhaps. You're better placed to say than I.
Swapnil Khan: Oh yes, I have your powers - or almost I have them; and I will almost have them forever, I suspect.
The Celestial Toymaker: An eternal checkmate. The axe stayed above the head of the king until the end of time.
The Celestial Toymaker: That's how it'll stay, since you won't play.
Swapnil Khan: I will not break my resolve. How long will the electricity last, do you think?
The Celestial Toymaker: A thousand billion years, two thousand billion, perhaps. You're better placed to say than I.
Swapnil Khan: Oh yes, I have your powers - or almost I have them; and I will almost have them forever, I suspect.
The Celestial Toymaker: An eternal checkmate. The axe stayed above the head of the king until the end of time.
"Stalemate is victory."
— Eltariel, Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Kirk: Everything's all right, Mister Spock, for us.
Spock: There is, of course, no escape for them, sir.
Kirk: There is, of course, no escape. How would it be? Trapped forever with a raging madman at your throat until time itself came to a stop? For eternity. How would it be?
Spock: Captain, the universe is safe.
Kirk: For you and me. But what of Lazarus? What of Lazarus?
Spock: There is, of course, no escape for them, sir.
Kirk: There is, of course, no escape. How would it be? Trapped forever with a raging madman at your throat until time itself came to a stop? For eternity. How would it be?
Spock: Captain, the universe is safe.
Kirk: For you and me. But what of Lazarus? What of Lazarus?
— Star Trek: The Original Series, "The Alternative Factor"
Malachite (Jasper): What are you doing?
Malachite (Lapis): I'm done being everyone's prisoner. Now you're MY prisoner, and I'm never letting you go!
…
Malachite (Lapis): Let's stay on this miserable planet TOGETHER!
Malachite (Lapis): I'm done being everyone's prisoner. Now you're MY prisoner, and I'm never letting you go!
…
Malachite (Lapis): Let's stay on this miserable planet TOGETHER!
"It is FATE that has placed me so close to you, CRIMINAL. JUSTICE shall be served. You shall FALL beneath my blade, immortal, even if I have to stand over your struggling remains for ETERNITY."
—Vhailor, Planescape: Torment
