Dangerously Genre Savvy/Quotes

"I'm not threatening you. As you can see, I'm unarmed- (is shot) ...I am of course wearing full body armor. I am not a moron."

—The Operative, Serenity

"Anyway. Why don't we stop and have a nice little chat while I tell you all my plans and you can work out a way to stop me, I don't think!"

—The Master, Doctor Who, "Utopia"

"Do it? Dan, I'm not a Republic serial villain. Do you seriously think I'd explain my master-stroke if there remained the slightest chance of you affecting its outcome? I did it thirty-five minutes ago."

—Ozymandias serves up Dangerously Genre Savvy with a twist of Magnificent Bastard in Watchmen.

"No, you'll warrant no villain's exposition from me!"

—Jon Irenicus, Baldur's Gate II

"Please, Zuko. What ulterior motive could I have? What could I possibly gain by letting you get all the glory for defeating the Avatar? Unless somehow, the Avatar was actually alive. All that glory would suddenly turn to shame and foolishness. But you said yourself that was impossible."

—Azula, Avatar: The Last Airbender. After one-shotting Aang from behind with lightning in the middle of his Transformation Sequence.

"I Want Them Alive if possible. If not- if not, I'll understand."

—Grand Admiral Thrawn, Dark Force Rising

"Well... it seems I had less to worry about than I thought."

—Doviculus, after killing the leader of the humans in Brutal Legend.

George Marks: [In the Interrogation Room] We are just talking, here. Right?

Scotty Valens: Exactly. Just talking.

George Marks: Now I'm free to walk out. Any time I want. Most people think they have to stay. Talk... Dumb civilians.

Scotty Valens: Not you, though.

[George Marks waves his head slowly, smiling]

—Cold Case, "Mind Hunters"

Artemus Gordon: If I may make one last request...that she aim for my heart -- the heart that loved this country so much...

Loveless: ...shoot him in the head.

Artemus Gordon: (under his breath) Damn!

—Wild Wild West

James Bond: At least tell me the details of your plan for world domination!

Blofeld: [chuckling] Oh no, I'm not falling for that one again!

—The Simpsons, "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)"

Dr. Wily: I've got to turn up the power...Wait, what am I worrying about? There's no way Mega Man can stop my Robo-Spider!
*pause*

Dr. Wily: I'm not taking any chances. *turns up power*

—The Mega Man TV show, "Robo-Spider"

Wheatley: I took the liberty of watching the tapes of you killing her and I'm not going to make the same mistakes. Four part plan is this: one, no portal surfaces; two, start the neurotoxin immediately (he does so); three, bomb-proof shields for me, which leads us directly into number four: bombs for throwing at you. You know what, this plan is so good I'm gonna give you a sporting chance and turn off the neurotoxin. I'm joking, of course. Goodbye.
(Chell does her thing)

Announcer: Stalemate Resolution Associate, please press the Stalemate Resolution Button.

GLaDOS: Go press the button! Go press it!

Wheatley: Do not press that button!

GLaDOS: We're so close! Go press that button!

Wheatley: No! Do not press it! (Chell does it anyway... only to set off a couple of hidden bombs) PART FIVE: BOOBY-TRAP THE STALEMATE BUTTON!!!

—Portal 2

"It would be unfair to make you fight all four advisers at once, but... Fair treatment was never shown to my people. I'm just returning the favor."

—Kael'thas Sunstrider, World of Warcraft

"Rule one: good supervillains never leave the heroes alive, dummy. Rule two: countdown clocks are for hacks!"

—The Joker, who has learned from his mistakes, in Batman the Brave And The Bold

Nicodemus: I take it that this is the portion of the conversation where I reveal my plans to you?
Harry: What have you got to lose?
Nicodemus: And apparently you expect me to tell you of any vulnerabilities I might have as well. I am wounded by the lack of professional respect that implies.

Harry: Chicken.

—The Dresden Files, Death Masks

Dragon King: Oh great! Is this where we’re supposed to exchange witty remarks?

Spider-Girl: Actually, I was hoping we could skip that part and jump right to where you tell me your origin which will hopefully give me a few subtle clues on how to defeat you.

Dragon King: Do you really think I’m that stupid?

Spider-Girl: You don’t want to know.

—Spider-Girl #4

Jose: Someone has interfered with the main terminal!
*Jose pulls out a remote control*

Jose: Luckily for me, I anticipated such an event.

*Jose turns a dial and reactivates his Squid Robot.*

—Cybersix episode 11.

James Bond: Do you expect me to talk?

Goldfinger: No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!

—Goldfinger