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But you know what? Some people don't want to be saved. Because saving means changing. And changing is always harder than staying the same. It takes courage to face yourself in the mirror and look beyond the reflection. To find the you that you should have been. The you who got derailed by cruel childhood events. Events that took your life's natural trajectory and twisted it. Changing it into something unimaginable... or even incredible... ...giving you the courage to embrace your birthright, your destiny, and finally realize... that you are Batman.

The suit carries so much history. I mean-Dick made it into a symbol the whole world knows. Jason gave his life for it. Failing them-what they fought so hard to build-that's what worries me!
Tim Drake, talking to Bruce Wayne, Batman #457, "Master of Fear"

Arise, Rodimus Prime.
Optimus Prime, as the Matrix of Leadership transforms Hot Rod into Rodimus Prime, The Transformers: The Movie

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