Korath: How exactly did you stop Thanos, The Mad Titan from decimating half of the universe?
Thanos: I'm a big enough man to admit when I'm wrong. T'Challa here showed me there's more than one way to reallocate the universes' resources.
T'Challa: Sometimes the best weapon in your arsenal is just a good argument.
Thanos: Aye-aye, Commander.
Thanos: I'm a big enough man to admit when I'm wrong. T'Challa here showed me there's more than one way to reallocate the universes' resources.
T'Challa: Sometimes the best weapon in your arsenal is just a good argument.
Thanos: Aye-aye, Commander.
Red Mage: The idea was to delay the final battle until we leveled back up, when actually we'd just ignore Chaos until the heat death of the universe. And then, y'know, not our problem. But then he argued me down from infinity to 24 hours.
Black Mage: That's less than ideal.
Red Mage: He had a better bargaining position since he's all-powerful.
Black Mage: Excuses, excuses.
Black Mage: That's less than ideal.
Red Mage: He had a better bargaining position since he's all-powerful.
Black Mage: Excuses, excuses.
Sean: I think the ornate brass scrollwork on your sword has made it less durable than a simpler one, and maybe that multi-lens thingy is all just plain glass and serves no functional purpose? Also pieces of your outfit seems to be inspired by various fashions of 1800s colonialism! Just a warning, but you might have a hard time explaining 'Sorry about the occupation, but this jacket has nice lines, don't you think?'
Sky Pirate: [Stares, jaw agape]
Sean: And oh my goodness you dropped a sprocket and some guy over there said that Queen Victoria was stupid.
Sky Pirate: [Head explodes]
Sky Pirate: [Stares, jaw agape]
Sean: And oh my goodness you dropped a sprocket and some guy over there said that Queen Victoria was stupid.
Sky Pirate: [Head explodes]
Sheridan: The Vorlons ask only one question, over and over: "Who are you?" And you, for you the question is, "What do you want?" I have never heard you answer that question. Who are YOU? What do YOU want?
[Old Ones are mute]
Delenn: You don't know, do you? You've been fighting each other so long, you've forgotten.
[Old Ones are mute]
Delenn: You don't know, do you? You've been fighting each other so long, you've forgotten.
— Babylon 5, "Into the Fire"
"Dalek! You have been defeated. Surrender! You have failed. Your forces are destroyed, your home planet a burnt cinder circling a dead sun. Even Davros, your creator, is dead! You have no superiors, no inferiors, no reinforcements, no hope, no rescue! You're trapped, a trillion miles and a thousand years from a disintegrated home. I have defeated you. You no longer serve any purpose."
Sistah Spooky: Do you ever see her in the mirror, Ashlee...? Or would you even recognise her if you did? Was it worth it? Was fitting in, finally, worth spending a lifetime cringing behind a white girl's mask of beauty? You can kill me, now, if you want. But it doesn't matter. Because we both know that I've already won. I won because I didn't erase myself. I still look like my mama's daughter. And as much as I despise myself for how I've pissed my life away, your self-loathing must be a hundred times worse. And that's why you're about to die, Ashlee. Understand, self-loathing is an existential threat for a girl with godlike powers... for a girl who can end herself with a thought. If you entertain even a fleeting thought of suicide, guess what? Your new powers will activate and grant that wish. Not a day - not an hour goes by without me thinking of killing myself. But I've had plenty of practice. I know exactly how to finesse my mental hair-trigger without accidentally icing myself. But you don't know how to do that Ashlee. And you never will. But before your self-hatred murders you...Tell me what your real name was, won't you? Please?
Ashlee: SH-SHUT UP, YOU LYING B***H! THIS IS ALL A TRICK! I DO NOT HATE MYSELF! WHY WOULD I?? I'M GLORIOUS! I WORKED HARD FOR - FOR - FOR THIS! I - I'M STRONG. I'M FIERCE. I CAN HANDLE THIS. I - I- CAN'T...
Joslyn. My name was J - Joslyn.
Ashlee: SH-SHUT UP, YOU LYING B***H! THIS IS ALL A TRICK! I DO NOT HATE MYSELF! WHY WOULD I?? I'M GLORIOUS! I WORKED HARD FOR - FOR - FOR THIS! I - I'M STRONG. I'M FIERCE. I CAN HANDLE THIS. I - I- CAN'T...
Joslyn. My name was J - Joslyn.
— Empowered & Sistah Spooky's High School Hell
Batman: What are you gonna do... Talk me to death?
Owlman: Actually... *PUNCH* I thought I'd beat you to death.
Owlman: Actually... *PUNCH* I thought I'd beat you to death.
"The one who actually commited the crime... is you! No alibi, no justice, no dreams, no hope! It's time to pay for your crimes! TAKE THIS!"
"I see you fight with words, like all beneath the banner of the Bear. Let us hope your skill with weapons proves greater."
— Legate Lanius, Fallout: New Vegas
Winged Monkey: Hahaha! You'll never win!
The Crow: It doesn't matter. Existence is nothing but frustration and pain! Everything you love eventually leaves you. Misery is your only constant friend.
Winged Monkey: ...you're right. [hangs himself on a noose]
[The Crow wipes away a tear at a job well done]
The Crow: It doesn't matter. Existence is nothing but frustration and pain! Everything you love eventually leaves you. Misery is your only constant friend.
Winged Monkey: ...you're right. [hangs himself on a noose]
[The Crow wipes away a tear at a job well done]
— Robot Chicken, 4.17
The Master: The Unity will bring about the master race. Master! MASTER! One able to survive, or even thrive in the wastelands. As long as there are differences, we will TEAR OURSELVES APART fighting each other. We need one race. Race! RACE! One goal. Goal! GOAL! One people...to move forward to our destiny. Destiny.
Vault Dweller: That race being the mutants, of course.
The Master: Of course. Mutants are best equipped to deal with the world today. Who else? THE GHOULS?! Please. NORMALS? They brought nuclear death to us all. This will be the age of mutants. Mutants.
Vault Dweller: You mean to change all the others into mutants, as well.
The Master: All that RESIST, yes. And all those that are required for the Unity as well. The remainder will be allowed to live out their days under Unity CONTROL and protection. But none shall breed, for they will be the last of their race.
Vault Dweller: You've got a problem with your master plan.
The Master: And what is that?
Vault Dweller: I happen to know that your mutants are sterile.
The Master: PREPOSTEROUS! The FEV-2 virus doesn't destroy the reproductive organs of those it mutates.
Vault Dweller: Perhaps the virus didn't sterilize people once, but it does now.
The Master: Do you have proof?
Vault Dweller: Of course I do! Here it is...
The Master: I must digest this information. One moment....I understand now. You've made a clever forgery! You made this up to fool me! FOOL! Me!
Vault Dweller: You're lying! You're denying the facts in front of you!
The Master: But it cannot be! This would mean that all my work has been for nothing! Everything I've tried to...A FAILURE! It can't be. BE. Be. Be...
Vault Dweller: Sorry, this isn't an option for you. Your race will die out after this generation.
The Master: I...don't think that I can continue. Continue? To have done the things I have done, in the name of progress and healing...It was madness! I can see that now...madness. MADNESS? There is no hope... Leave now...leave, while you still have hope...
Vault Dweller: That race being the mutants, of course.
The Master: Of course. Mutants are best equipped to deal with the world today. Who else? THE GHOULS?! Please. NORMALS? They brought nuclear death to us all. This will be the age of mutants. Mutants.
Vault Dweller: You mean to change all the others into mutants, as well.
The Master: All that RESIST, yes. And all those that are required for the Unity as well. The remainder will be allowed to live out their days under Unity CONTROL and protection. But none shall breed, for they will be the last of their race.
Vault Dweller: You've got a problem with your master plan.
The Master: And what is that?
Vault Dweller: I happen to know that your mutants are sterile.
The Master: PREPOSTEROUS! The FEV-2 virus doesn't destroy the reproductive organs of those it mutates.
Vault Dweller: Perhaps the virus didn't sterilize people once, but it does now.
The Master: Do you have proof?
Vault Dweller: Of course I do! Here it is...
The Master: I must digest this information. One moment....I understand now. You've made a clever forgery! You made this up to fool me! FOOL! Me!
Vault Dweller: You're lying! You're denying the facts in front of you!
The Master: But it cannot be! This would mean that all my work has been for nothing! Everything I've tried to...A FAILURE! It can't be. BE. Be. Be...
Vault Dweller: Sorry, this isn't an option for you. Your race will die out after this generation.
The Master: I...don't think that I can continue. Continue? To have done the things I have done, in the name of progress and healing...It was madness! I can see that now...madness. MADNESS? There is no hope... Leave now...leave, while you still have hope...
— Fallout
Fluttershy: (softly) How dare you... (louder) How dare you! Listen here, mister. Just because you're big doesn't mean you get to be a bully. You may have huge teeth, and sharp scales, and snore smoke, and breathe fire. But you do not— I repeat— You do not! Hurt! My! Friends! You got that?
Dragon: (whimpers)
Fluttershy: Well?
Dragon:: But [Rainbow Dash] kicked me.
Fluttershy: And I am very sorry about that. But you're bigger than she is, and you should know better. You should also know better than to take a nap where your snoring can become a health hazard to other creatures.
Dragon: But I—
Fluttershy: Don't you "but I" me, mister. Now what do you have to say for yourself? I said, what do you have to say for yourself?
Dragon: (starts crying)
Fluttershy: (comforting voice) There, there. No need to cry. You're not a bad dragon, you just made a bad decision. Now go pack your things. You just need to find a new place to sleep. That's all.
Dragon: (whimpers)
Fluttershy: Well?
Dragon:: But [Rainbow Dash] kicked me.
Fluttershy: And I am very sorry about that. But you're bigger than she is, and you should know better. You should also know better than to take a nap where your snoring can become a health hazard to other creatures.
Dragon: But I—
Fluttershy: Don't you "but I" me, mister. Now what do you have to say for yourself? I said, what do you have to say for yourself?
Dragon: (starts crying)
Fluttershy: (comforting voice) There, there. No need to cry. You're not a bad dragon, you just made a bad decision. Now go pack your things. You just need to find a new place to sleep. That's all.
Yoshihisa Manabe: [with Tranquil Fury] Yo, Moritani.
Hiyori Moritani: Oh, Manabe, what's up?
Manabe: This is your doing, isn't it? [holds up a drawing of Haruka Kotoura throwing up and reading "You stink, Barfoura! Get Out! of here!"]
Hiyori: Wh-What are you talking about? I don't know what you're trying to say.
Yoshihisa: Don't play dumb with me! When Kotoura threw up, it was your fortune she was telling, right? You don't deny that, do you?
Hiyori: Wh-What if it was? Are you saying it's my fault she threw up?
Yoshihisa: [smirking] Yes, your mind is so disgusting, it made Kotoura puke!
Hiyori: Why are you making me out to be the bad guy?! What she does is much worse! She peeks into people's minds without permission! note I bet she told you, [mockingly] "Oh woe is me! Please save me!" Right?
Yoshihisa: No, She never told me anything. She kept it all bottled up inside of her.
Hiyori: Why? Why do you always take her side?!
Yoshihisa: Because I like her! Got a problem with that?!
[Stunned Silence fills the room]
Hiyori Moritani: Oh, Manabe, what's up?
Manabe: This is your doing, isn't it? [holds up a drawing of Haruka Kotoura throwing up and reading "You stink, Barfoura! Get Out! of here!"]
Hiyori: Wh-What are you talking about? I don't know what you're trying to say.
Yoshihisa: Don't play dumb with me! When Kotoura threw up, it was your fortune she was telling, right? You don't deny that, do you?
Hiyori: Wh-What if it was? Are you saying it's my fault she threw up?
Yoshihisa: [smirking] Yes, your mind is so disgusting, it made Kotoura puke!
Hiyori: Why are you making me out to be the bad guy?! What she does is much worse! She peeks into people's minds without permission! note I bet she told you, [mockingly] "Oh woe is me! Please save me!" Right?
Yoshihisa: No, She never told me anything. She kept it all bottled up inside of her.
Hiyori: Why? Why do you always take her side?!
Yoshihisa: Because I like her! Got a problem with that?!
[Stunned Silence fills the room]
— Kotoura-san, towards the end of episode 2
Phelous D1: Mwa ha ha ha ha!
Phelous: You should kill yourself.
Phelous D1: Ha ha ha— you're right. Computer, self-destruct.
[Phelous D1's ship explodes]
Phelous: You should kill yourself.
Phelous D1: Ha ha ha— you're right. Computer, self-destruct.
[Phelous D1's ship explodes]
— Phelous
The Network: It's useless arguing with you. You will be left to your own devices.
Gary King: Really?
The Network: Yeah... Fuck it!
Gary King: Really?
The Network: Yeah... Fuck it!
Yurgir: Anyway, enough prattle. The lyrics are clear: all who hear the song must die! Time to die.
Tav: The lyrics are a trick. You've always had an audience — your followers. Get rid of them.
Yurgir: The merregons? They barely have a thought to share among themselves...but they do have ears. (to the merregons) Kill yourselves — back to the Hells with you!
(On command, the merregons kill each other with their halberds)
Yurgir: ...I still hear it! Seems your theory is wrong!
Tav: You're not finished yet — the displacer can hear you, can't she? Kill her.
Yurgir: Kill Nessa...? (reluctantly aims his crossbow at his displacer beast) ...stay very still...my beauty...
(Yurgir shoots the displacer beast, killing her instantly)
Yurgir: ...I STILL HEAR IT!
Tav: Exactly. Kill yourself, complete the contract, and you'll be reborn in Avernus. Free.
Yurgir: If you're wrong about this, I'll claw my way out of Avernus and eat you alive — contract be damned! (draws his sword) Well played, Raphael...bastard! (runs himself through)
Tav: The lyrics are a trick. You've always had an audience — your followers. Get rid of them.
Yurgir: The merregons? They barely have a thought to share among themselves...but they do have ears. (to the merregons) Kill yourselves — back to the Hells with you!
(On command, the merregons kill each other with their halberds)
Yurgir: ...I still hear it! Seems your theory is wrong!
Tav: You're not finished yet — the displacer can hear you, can't she? Kill her.
Yurgir: Kill Nessa...? (reluctantly aims his crossbow at his displacer beast) ...stay very still...my beauty...
(Yurgir shoots the displacer beast, killing her instantly)
Yurgir: ...I STILL HEAR IT!
Tav: Exactly. Kill yourself, complete the contract, and you'll be reborn in Avernus. Free.
Yurgir: If you're wrong about this, I'll claw my way out of Avernus and eat you alive — contract be damned! (draws his sword) Well played, Raphael...bastard! (runs himself through)
Buster Kincaid: Maybe you could use that technique...what do you Space Rangers call it? The Kirk Maneuver? She's half computer—try talking her to death.
Captain Proton: She's also half woman, Kincaid. They usually end up talking me to death!
Captain Proton: She's also half woman, Kincaid. They usually end up talking me to death!
"Arcanum: The game where you can convince the final antagonist to kill himself out of love for the world he hates."
— SsethTzeentach on the titular game.
"Oh? The guy who just talked a vampire into nonexistence thinks he's bad at persuasion?"
— Thor, The Order of the Stick
Marcus: I got this. I'm going to penetrate this man's soul with my heart.
Mike: What?
Marcus: Watch and learn. Sir, I realise that you're scared. You know, sometimes...
[The criminal suddenly punches Marcus in the face, sending him towards a desk.]
Mike: How deep you think you got into his soul?
Mike: What?
Marcus: Watch and learn. Sir, I realise that you're scared. You know, sometimes...
[The criminal suddenly punches Marcus in the face, sending him towards a desk.]
Mike: How deep you think you got into his soul?
Why fight at all when you can convince your enemy that they have already lost?
Darth Jadus: Arrogant creature! Suppose your allies scatter across the galaxy, spreading word of my existence. Suppose they rally an army. I am still capable of destroying you. You cannot withstand me.
Watcher Two: Cipher, enough! He's going to kill you!
Darth Jadus: Are you so willing to die before you give up the codes? So confident of victory in death? Shall we test it?
Cipher Nine: Go ahead and kill me. You've already lost.
Darth Jadus: ...yes. Perhaps I have.
Watcher Two: Cipher, enough! He's going to kill you!
Darth Jadus: Are you so willing to die before you give up the codes? So confident of victory in death? Shall we test it?
Cipher Nine: Go ahead and kill me. You've already lost.
Darth Jadus: ...yes. Perhaps I have.
Kuruku: [perplexed by Unico showing empathy towards him] Please stop it, the idea of being someone's friend. It's making me feel quite ill. [shrieks]
Unico: I know what happened to you long ago, I know that some people treated you badly. If you had a friend you'd know not everyone's like that. You must be very lonely.
Kuruku: LONELY! He says that I'm lonely! But don't you understand? I hate people, I d-o-o-o-o-o!
Unico: What's wrong Kuruku?
Kuruku: How can you be so cruel!? All this talk of friendship and understanding is making me feel all soft and gooey! [screams] I have lived only to hate humanity and now you're telling me that I am lonely? Like people are good, that I need a friend. Your words are melting my heart! [shrieks]
Unico: I know what happened to you long ago, I know that some people treated you badly. If you had a friend you'd know not everyone's like that. You must be very lonely.
Kuruku: LONELY! He says that I'm lonely! But don't you understand? I hate people, I d-o-o-o-o-o!
Unico: What's wrong Kuruku?
Kuruku: How can you be so cruel!? All this talk of friendship and understanding is making me feel all soft and gooey! [screams] I have lived only to hate humanity and now you're telling me that I am lonely? Like people are good, that I need a friend. Your words are melting my heart! [shrieks]
Kaku: A Cipher Pol Agent cannot have regrets.
Witt: But here you yet stand, proclaiming yourself one of them while been eaten up with remorse. You're not like Lucci, he doesn't feel remorse for his kill. He was born bloodthirsty, the only thing he needs is someone to tell him what and who to destroy next. You, however, are as human as the rest of us, prone to regrets, embarrassments, and selfish desires. I've heard it said that if you wear a mask for too long, your face grows to fit. Was that mask so comfortable that it happened without you realizing it?
Witt: But here you yet stand, proclaiming yourself one of them while been eaten up with remorse. You're not like Lucci, he doesn't feel remorse for his kill. He was born bloodthirsty, the only thing he needs is someone to tell him what and who to destroy next. You, however, are as human as the rest of us, prone to regrets, embarrassments, and selfish desires. I've heard it said that if you wear a mask for too long, your face grows to fit. Was that mask so comfortable that it happened without you realizing it?
Norman: Every year, someone reads the story at [the Witch's] grave. Before me, it was Mr. Prenderghast. And before him, there were others. But the curse doesn't ever go away. Nothing gets better. It's not enough.
Judge Hopkins: What will you do?
Norman: Something nobody ever did before. I've gotta go talk to her...
Judge Hopkins: What will you do?
Norman: Something nobody ever did before. I've gotta go talk to her...
