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Anime and Manga
"Floki! Why don't you ask King Sweyn a question for me? Ask him if it's so fun always being the winner!"
— Thorkell the Tall, Vinland Saga
Comic Strips
Hobbes: The thrill of the chase is so diminished when one's prey has little legs.
Calvin: (angrily) OH, I'M REAL SORRY!
"With 200 snowballs at my immediate disposal, I have no opposition! My will is law! I am omnipotent! [two Beat panels] How boring."
— Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes
Fan Works
"This is what I envisioned, but not what I truly wanted. I feel as if I am a child on Christmas morning. All of the presents have been opened and now I feel only disappointment that the excitement is over and done. Don't you see Lucius, for one such as I, it is not the crown or the glory of victory, but the blood and the battle. I am not like you, I cannot find satisfaction in being king."
"This was all fun and games, but even I was growing tired at how easy it was to have the great detective L in the palm of my hand. Seeing him powerless to stop me was a thrill; but like all thrills, it was losing its edge. Even having his name, the name I wanted so badly to know—was all nothing now that I knew it. I felt like it was game over. It was the same thing as beating the final boss in a video game and seeing the end cut scenes. It was not satisfying once the task was actually completed. Was the hunt truly over? I wanted to win, but did it have to be so quickly? I was hoping to play a tad longer."
Film — Animation
"Wow! Y'know, I've just realized that I have devoted my entire adult life to putting you in jail. You are my purpose. Without you, who am I? Nah, I'm just kiddin'! This is the best moment of my LIFE! It's the end of the Bad Guys!"
Film — Live-Action
"I had a vision of a world without Batman. The mob ground out a little profit and the police tried to shut them down, one block at a time. And it was so... boring."
"Damn. I've won."
"I WIN!!! [Beat] I always win..."
— General Zod, Superman II
Literature
"I swear to you, I was never so alive as when I was winning this throne, or so dead now that I've won it."
—Robert Baratheon, A Game of Thrones
I had nine million four hundred and thirty-two thousand dollars in my Merrill Lynch account. Mostly in stocks, some bonds.
My TV show was doing fine, winning its time slot, although viewership in the critical demographic was falling off a little.
I had a girlfriend. She was a model/actress. She was not, shall we say, a genius. But she was beautiful and sweet and about a foot taller than me.
I had seven cars. A butler named Wetherbee. (Actually his name was McPherson, but I liked the sound of "Wetherbee.") I had two maids. I had a time-share deal on a jet. I had the house in Santa Barbara, the pied-a-terre in New York and was looking at a little place in Tuscany.
So exactly why was I spending my time morphing to lobster in order to crawl along the bottom of my swimming pool?
I hadn't done the lobster morph in a long, long time. It seemed like a million years ago I'd used it to escape the Yeerks by hiding in a grocery store's fresh fish tank.
The days, man. Those were the days.
My TV show was doing fine, winning its time slot, although viewership in the critical demographic was falling off a little.
I had a girlfriend. She was a model/actress. She was not, shall we say, a genius. But she was beautiful and sweet and about a foot taller than me.
I had seven cars. A butler named Wetherbee. (Actually his name was McPherson, but I liked the sound of "Wetherbee.") I had two maids. I had a time-share deal on a jet. I had the house in Santa Barbara, the pied-a-terre in New York and was looking at a little place in Tuscany.
So exactly why was I spending my time morphing to lobster in order to crawl along the bottom of my swimming pool?
I hadn't done the lobster morph in a long, long time. It seemed like a million years ago I'd used it to escape the Yeerks by hiding in a grocery store's fresh fish tank.
The days, man. Those were the days.
—Marco, Animorphs, "The Beginning"
Live-Action TV
"So honor the valiant who die 'neath your sword
But pity the warrior who slays all his foes
But pity the warrior who slays all his foes
— The Fall of Kang, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "Second Sight"
Music
"I'm so thrilled to finally be failing."
— Barenaked Ladies, "Falling For the First Time"
Wars that are so fun you don't want to win
Against the most hated: Cardinal Syn!
— GWAR, "Lust in Space"
Radio
Tabletop Games
"The entity known as the Changeling felt despondent, but that was expected. It happened every time one of his labyrinthine schemes reached completion. This was, in part, the sweet melancholy felt at the end of a long and beloved labour, but also a growing frustration with the inevitable anti-climactic ending. After all, there was no-one in this realm with the wit to appreciate the intricate details or the elaborate inveiglements he had so expertly wrought. The Changeling had tried explaining it to mortals before, but so many of the subtleties were lost on them that the game became tedious."
— Warhammer 40,000: Codex — Chaos Daemons
"Another flawless victory. Ah well. It almost makes one long for a loss, just to keep things interesting. Almost, but not quite..."
— Lady Aurelia Malys, Warhammer 40,000: Codex — Dark Eldar (5th Edition)
Video Games
"Another victory! I'm getting tired of these!"
— Banished Grunt, Halo Infinite
"This resistance was pitiful. Oh well. Not every battle can be one worth retelling."
— Ganondorf, Hyrule Warriors
"Who would have ever imagined that a sickly boy born in a prison would survive to become humanity's savior? I did. And now the world is mine. So I say to all prisoners... RISE! Come out! Kill your wardens. Make slaves of your guards. Teach them the meaning of despair! We have no more prisons, no police, no Regime left to fight...
(sighs) No one left to fight... Any Worthy Opponent has already... fallen. Dios mío. Perhaps victory can be a prison. A possibility I never imagined..."
(sighs) No one left to fight... Any Worthy Opponent has already... fallen. Dios mío. Perhaps victory can be a prison. A possibility I never imagined..."
Link: Gee, it sure is boring around here!
King: Mah boi, this peace is what all true warriors strive for!
King: Mah boi, this peace is what all true warriors strive for!
"I'd cut a lotta deals, but none spiffier than this. I spared Kronika, and she gave up the Hourglass. The power to shape time and history to my liking? Oh ho ho, fuck yeah. I set it up so that everything came up aces. Every desire, every wish, every whim I ever had? Done and done. But I realized pretty quick I'd sucked the fun out of things. Without a fight, winning was worthless. Nah, the fun wasn't in the having. It was in the getting. So I changed things up one more time. Now what I want is always just outta reach. I gotta earn it. I score lotsa wins, but not always. And when I do win... It's something to savor."
—Kano's Tower Ending, Mortal Kombat 11
Emperor Nefarious: That's it...? Where's the joy? The bliss? The murderous enlightenment? Why don't I feel any different?
Dr. Nefarious: Because you equated happiness with success, and now that you've achieved it, life is meaningless.
Dr. Nefarious: Because you equated happiness with success, and now that you've achieved it, life is meaningless.
The only problem is that I have no more problems.
Web Animation
Tucker: It looks like the Reds pulled out. Does that mean we win?
Church: I suppose so. Guess we have...two bases...in the middle of a box canyon.
Tucker: Whoop-dee-fuckin' doo.
Church: I suppose so. Guess we have...two bases...in the middle of a box canyon.
Tucker: Whoop-dee-fuckin' doo.
Webcomics
"Having overwhelming strength is pretty boring."
Web Video
Pip: Alright men, you know the drill. If it moves; it dies. If it dies; you move on. Keep those grenades coming. keep the bullets raining. And most-importantly: have fun. I'm going to have a smoke.
Willingham: No offense sir, but you're being awfully casual about this. I mean, as casual as usual. But aren't we dealing with "Bram Stoker Meets Castle Wolfenstein" shit here?
Pip: Honestly Willingham, we were prepared for a full-on tactical assault. Instead we got a volley of Swastika-covered dipshits running dick-first into enemy territory.
Willingham: Still kinda crazy though isn't it?
Pip: Oh, oui! If you told me two years ago when we were either starting or ending a war in The Middle East that we'd end up fighting Nazi Vampires, I'd have kissed you full on the mouth. But now? All I feel is robbed.
Willingham: No offense sir, but you're being awfully casual about this. I mean, as casual as usual. But aren't we dealing with "Bram Stoker Meets Castle Wolfenstein" shit here?
Pip: Honestly Willingham, we were prepared for a full-on tactical assault. Instead we got a volley of Swastika-covered dipshits running dick-first into enemy territory.
Willingham: Still kinda crazy though isn't it?
Pip: Oh, oui! If you told me two years ago when we were either starting or ending a war in The Middle East that we'd end up fighting Nazi Vampires, I'd have kissed you full on the mouth. But now? All I feel is robbed.
Mike: One of these days, you're gonna lose.
Brennan: I would welcome that day, because it would mean a return to feeling anything.
Mike: (cheerfully) Well, good! Maybe today will be that day!
Brennan: I would welcome that day, because it would mean a return to feeling anything.
Mike: (cheerfully) Well, good! Maybe today will be that day!
It seems no one can defeat me
I weep, it's all so easy!
I weep, it's all so easy!
Western Animation
"When we finally caught you, I was expecting you'd put up more of a fight. Oh well...victory is boring."
Other
"May all your dreams but one come true, for what is life without dreams?"
— David Gemmell
"The only real surprise was that the Oscar messes didn’t find a way to nominate Meryl Streep for something. I expected to hear the words, 'And for Best Actress, the nominees are Meryl Streep for um, err, being Meryl Streep.' I guess Meryl Streep has this year off and is letting the lessers have their little fun."
—Michael K., "The Oscar Nominations Really Brought The Surprises This Year!!!!!!! (And I mean the direct opposite of that)"
"The Oscar Nominations Really Brought The Surprises This Year!!!!!!! (And I mean the direct opposite of that)""We seek rest in a struggle against some obstacles. And when we have overcome these, rest proves unbearable because of the boredom it produces."
— Blaise Pascal, Pensées
"It reminds me of the time my dog actually caught a squirrel, after all those years of trying... He looked sad. Like he'd ruined something for himself."
"We will have so much winning if I get elected, you may get bored with winning!"
"I achieve my goals
So unfazed am I
As my life unscrolls
Unamazed am I
Winning is a job
And I get no real enjoyment
So unfazed am I
As my life unscrolls
Unamazed am I
Winning is a job
And I get no real enjoyment
— Marcy Park, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, "I Speak Six Languages''
