From Iskandar in Chapter 10:
"You gave up on your desires, King of Heroes." Rider said coldly. "The man I fought, the man who killed me, he would never have succumbed to such weakness! You claimed that all the world bowed to your wisdom, and yet the world gave you the second chance I never received!" He held out his hands in front of everyone. "You gained the wish I had for the Grail, Gilgamesh. You had an entire decade to reclaim that which you claim was your own. When we sat together as kings and compared our wishes, we saw each other as equals. Yet the man I see tonight has given up all hope of victory. The Grail brought you back, and you refused its fondest wish!"
He chuckled. "That is why you shall never win here, Gilgamesh. I carry with me the spirit of victory itself! Nike forgive me for saying this, but you cannot embody her spirit when you spit upon her boon!" He gave Shirou a look filled with pride, then turned back to the Archer. "My Master has never refused a battle, never denied a challenge. You refused every offer, slunk like a rat in a gilded coffin. You are no King of Heroes, Gilgamesh. Your impartial and godly nature has overcome your human soul!" Iskandar's tone grew with each sentence, until his voice was echoing across the entire battlefield. "You have become as the Gods, impudent and jaundiced with ignorance!"
"I am the man who defeated the Gordian Knot! The Empire that gave birth to the pantheon of fire! Zoroaster himself crowned me king of the same land you were crowned in, and yet today I stand more worthy of it than you ever shall. For in your current life you have conquered nothing. You have defeated no one. You are the King of Cravens, Gilgamesh. Ares wouldn't give you a second glance, and neither shall I. Your corpse will be dragged behind my chariot for all to see, and my Master shall eat of your bread and take of your women and treasures." Iskandar smiled cheerfully. "I believe he has already completed half the job."
