Quotes / The Cavalry

Films - Animated

"I think the cavalry's here!"

— Hugo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Films - Live Action

"Giles, remember what the General said: We're the cavalry. It would be bad form to arrive in advance of schedule. In the nick of time would do nicely."

— Colonel Vandeleur, A Bridge Too Far

"Arise! Arise, Riders of Théoden! Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered! A sword day... a red day... ere the sun rises!"

— Théoden, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Arizona Kid: Colonel, I hope you're not too late.

Colonel: Son, never in the history of motion pictures has the United States Cavalry been too late.

— The Three Stooges in Out West

Poe: My friends...I'm sorry. I thought we had a shot. There's just too many of them.
Lando: But there are more of us, Poe. There are more of us.
[millions of ships appear to help]
Poe: (dumbfounded) Look at this. Look at this!
General Pryde: Where did they get all these fighters? They have no navy!
Commander: This isn't a navy, sir. They're just... people.

— The Rise of Skywalker

Live Action TV

The cavalry's here. Cavalry's a frightened guy with a rock, but it's here.

— Xander Harris, Buffy the Vampire Slayer season two finale

Woman: Who are you?

Eliot: Well ma'am, we'd be the cavalry.

— Leverage

Music

A cry for help in time of need; await relief from Holy League;
60 days of siege outnumbered and weak.
Sent a message to the sky; wounded soldiers left to die;
Will they hold the wall, or will the city fall?

Dedication,
Dedication,
They're outnumbered 15 to one...
And the battle's begun.

Then the Winged Hussars arrive!
Coming down the mountainside!
Let the Winged Hussars arrive!
Coming down they turn the tide!

— Sabaton, "Winged Hussars"

Tabletop Games

Near dawn of the second night, the last remaining sorcerers gathered in the most defensible of the caverns. As they prepared their wards for the coming assault, the stone beneath their feet began to tremble. A ferocious screaming arose, as if the Baali had mustered the very legions of the infernal to sweep the Children of Haqim from the world. The judges braced their spears; the sorcerers gathered their energies.

Then blood began to flow into the cavern. Only a trickle at first, a few drops seeping down through the tunnels, gradually becoming a steady flow that left the surviving Children ankle deep in cooling crimson. Then footfalls: light, almost noiseless, slow, as if those of a child tentatively making its way down the steep passages.

Then a tiny figure, blackened and charred, its eyes burned from its skull, emerged into the flickering light of the single torch that a ghoul had managed to keep burning. "Haqim sends me," it whispered. "I am ur-Shulgi. And I am of the Blood."

— Vampire: The Masquerade - Clanbook: Assamite (Revised)

"I have seen war in all its forms. I have seen feral world savages braining each other with stones, and I have monitored the death of a whole planet at the hands of a virus bomb. I have seen Space Marines drop to certain death, and win. I have seen Titans crush whole platoons underfoot. But there is no more stirring sight in war than the charge of massed cavalry."

— Dravin Gratz, 14th Tharinga Regiment, Imperial Guard, Warhammer 40,000

"We stood at the edge of destruction and would have fallen, if not for the might of the God-Emperor and his angels of death."

— Sgt. Mudir, after the Battle for Inner City Five, Warhammer 40,000

Video Games

"Tell the men the cavalry's arrived!"

—Leman Russ commander, Dawn of War

"Alliance ships, move in, save the Destiny Ascension!"

— Admiral Hackett, Mass Effect

"Cheers, luv! The cavalry's here!"

— Lena Oxton/Tracer, Overwatch

Decepticon soldier: (to Bumblebee) You can't hold out forever, Autobot! You're all alone!
Optimus Prime: An Autobot is never alone!

— Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Emet-Selch: How can you hope to stand against me alone?
Crystal Exarch: We stand together!
Emet-Selch: How did-? I'm surprised you can stand at all.
Crystal Exarch: I could not well leave matters half-finished. Let expanse contract, eon become instant! Champions from beyond the rift, heed my call!

— Final Fantasy XIV

Web Animation

"I would say that was the cavalry... but I've never seen a line of horses crash into the battlefield from outer space before."

— Agent Washington, Red vs. Blue: Revelation

Webcomics

After courage and valor have long since fled, the day will be won by the guy who remembered to bring reinforcements to the party.

— Schlock Mercenary

Narrator: There is a rich history behind the terms used by those who conduct war. Consider "cavalry."
Elizabeth: That hole isn't staying plugged!
Narrator: On Earth, warriors on horseback played a significant part in the rise of numerous empires. Cavalry had such an impact on Terran warfare that the term remained in use far longer than the horse did.
Murtaugh: Regroup! We'll go over the side again!
Narrator: Fleets of armored limousines might be called "cavalry corps." Tank divisions were often called "armored cavalry." And "orbital cav" patrolled Lunar skies. In popular entertainment, "cavalry" became synonymous with rescue of some sort.
Utchi-Skaftka: Unwise, Captain. JSC weapons are trained on all available egress.
Murtaugh: We landed in their killbox?
Utchi-Skaftka: We did. I am sorr... no, belay that. Heads down! CAVALRY INCOMING!
Narrator: We might ask what the ancient warriors would think of the modern units bearing the name they made famous. Sergeant Schlock has no horse, no armor, and no sword. But even the mightiest Mongol horse-warrior would see in him a fit heir.

— Schlock Mercenary, Sunday February 1st 2015

Western Animation

"The cavalry has arrived!"

— Jimmy, Ed, Edd n Eddy

Real Life

"Venimus, vidimus, deus vicit."^note "We came, we saw, God conquered"

— Jan III Sobieski after lifting the Turkish Siege of Vienna

"Night or the Prussians must come""

— Wellington's famous quote in the battle of Waterloo

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