Fallen Hero/Quotes

"I did love being a hero. But if this is where it leads... I'm done with it."

—Superman, Justice League, moments before killing Lex Luthor. Of course, it's the Superman of an alternate universe.

"Those who have tasted the light of goodness and justice and turned away make the foulest villains."

—Dungeons and Dragons Third Edition Dungeon Master's Guide, on fallen paladins who become Blackguards.

"It is such a quiet thing, to fall. But far more terrible is to admit it."

—Kreia, Knights of the Old Republic II

"In troubled times, there are few greater sorrows than a wayward savior."

"If only I could stand and stare in the mirror, could I see
One fallen hero with a face like me?
And if I scream, could anybody hear me?

If I smash the silence, you'll see what fame has done to me"—W.A.S.P., "The Idol"

"A fallen hero. How regrettable."

—Kain Highwind, Dissidia Duodecim, on Sephiroth

Wings that bore hope are now stained with blood. She is our guardian no longer.

—Grete, cathar apostate, Magic the Gathering