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{{quote|''"That was a good fight. You should be commended...Psych! You're dead meat!! Enemies you've been fighting against, supposedly 'Mechanized Aliens', were actually. our ''(sic)'' guys, the missing battlefleet you learned about in the academy. You were killing our guys without knowing it! [[Just As Planned|But I planned that all along!]] And your death...would be a nice finishing touch to my whole scheme. My special forces are the best of the best and they will be welcoming you with fierce fier ''(sic)'' power. [[See You in Hell]]!"''|'''{{spoiler|Your commander}}''' in ''[[Do Don Pachi]]'', if you fulfill the conditions to reach the game's [[New Game Plus|second loop]].}}
{{quote|''"That was a good fight. You should be commended...Psych! You're dead meat!! Enemies you've been fighting against, supposedly 'Mechanized Aliens', were actually. our ''(sic)'' guys, the missing battlefleet you learned about in the academy. You were killing our guys without knowing it! [[All According to Plan|But I planned that all along!]] And your death...would be a nice finishing touch to my whole scheme. My special forces are the best of the best and they will be welcoming you with fierce fier ''(sic)'' power. [[See You in Hell]]!"''
|'''{{spoiler|Your commander}}''' in ''[[Do Don Pachi]]'', if you fulfill the conditions to reach the game's [[New Game+|second loop]].}}


{{quote|''"There is nothing you can say, Dominic. There is nothing you can do. For the first time in a long time, you can only see. So look well upon the fate of your friend. Look well upon my victory. Look well upon the new face of damnation. Look well upon the beginning of the '''Court of Karnak'''. And while you're at it, you should be able to see that the cause and outcome of this war were '''all thanks to you'''."''|'''Karnak''', ''[[Dominic Deegan]]''}}
{{quote|''"There is nothing you can say, Dominic. There is nothing you can do. For the first time in a long time, you can only see. So look well upon the fate of your friend. Look well upon my victory. Look well upon the new face of damnation. Look well upon the beginning of the '''Court of Karnak'''. And while you're at it, you should be able to see that the cause and outcome of this war were '''all thanks to you'''."''
|'''Karnak''', ''[[Dominic Deegan]]''}}


{{quote|''"If they make greeting cards for helping with evil plans, I owe you one."''|'''Dimentio''', ''[[Super Paper Mario (Video Game)|Super Paper Mario]]'' }}
{{quote|''"If they make greeting cards for helping with evil plans, I owe you one."''
|'''Dimentio''', ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' }}


{{quote|'''Seth:''' ''"No... I had almost reclaimed the empire."''<br />
{{quote|'''Seth:''' ''"No... I had almost reclaimed the empire."''
''' {{spoiler|M. Bison:}}''' ''"What if I told you everything has gone according to my plan?"''|''[[Street Fighter]] IV''}}
''' {{spoiler|M. Bison:}}''' ''"What if I told you everything has gone according to my plan?"''
|''[[Street Fighter]] IV''}}


{{quote|'''Talon''': Oh, Elisa...<br />
{{quote|'''Talon''': Oh, Elisa...
'''Elisa''': Hush, it's alright.|''[[Gargoyles (Animation)|Gargoyles]]''}}
'''Elisa''': Hush, it's alright.|''[[Gargoyles]]''}}


{{quote|'''Qarr:''' We have pawns?<br />
{{quote|'''Qarr:''' We have pawns?
'''Cedrik:''' Definitely.<br />
'''Cedrik:''' Definitely.
'''Nero:''' Even though most of them don't know it.<br />
'''Nero:''' Even though most of them don't know it.
'''Lee:''' Destructive unnecessary conflict is pretty much all they do.<br />
'''Lee:''' Destructive unnecessary conflict is pretty much all they do.
'''Qarr:''' ...they look like total morons.<br />
'''Qarr:''' ...they look like total morons.
'''Cedrik:''' They are! Isn't it just perfect?|''[[Order of the Stick]]''}}
'''Cedrik:''' They are! Isn't it just perfect?
|''[[The Order of the Stick]]''}}


{{quote|''"And you, Preston, the supposed savior of the resistance, are now its destroyer. And along with them, you've given me yourself. Calmly... coolly... entirely without incident."''|'''DuPont''', ''[[Equilibrium]].'' {{spoiler|[[Subverted Trope|Too bad]] [[Tranquil Fury|it didn't stick.]] }}}}
{{quote|''"And you, Preston, the supposed savior of the resistance, are now its destroyer. And along with them, you've given me yourself. Calmly... coolly... entirely without incident."''
|'''DuPont''', ''[[Equilibrium]].'' {{spoiler|[[Subverted Trope|Too bad]] [[Tranquil Fury|it didn't stick.]] }}}}


{{quote|''"{{spoiler|John Locke}} was not a believer, Jack. He was a '''sucker'''."''|The [[Big Bad]], ''[[Lost]]''}}
{{quote|''"{{spoiler|John Locke}} was not a believer, Jack. He was a '''sucker'''."''
|The [[Big Bad]], ''[[Lost]]''}}


{{quote|"I'm the [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|author of this webcomic!]] I can see to it that I win even if you ''don't'' '''do''' '''''ANYTHING!''''''"|'''Mark, in [[User:Stong Radd]]'s webcomic-to-be'''}}
{{quote|"I'm the [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|author of this webcomic!]] I can see to it that I win even if you ''don't'' '''do''' '''''ANYTHING!''''''"
|'''Mark, in [[User:Stong Radd]]'s webcomic-to-be'''}}


{{quote|[[My God, What Have I Done?|My god, I am sick.]]<br />
{{quote|[[My God, What Have I Done?|My god, I am sick.]]
I've been used!<br />
I've been used!
And you knew<br />
And you knew
All the time!<br />
All the time!
God I'll never ever know<br />
God I'll never ever know
Why you chose me for your crime<br />
Why you chose me for your crime
For your foul bloody crime.<br />
For your foul bloody crime.
You have murdered me!|'''Judas''', ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''}}
You have murdered me!
|'''Judas''', ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''}}


{{quote|'''[[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|Way To Go,]] [[Chrono Cross (Video Game)|Serge:]]''' ''It will eventually turn out that, for a minimum of the first sixty percent of the game, you were actually being manipulated by the forces of evil into [[MacGuffin Delivery Service|doing their sinister bidding for them]]. In extreme cases this may go as high as 90%. The clear implication is that [[Never Be a Hero|it would have been better to not get involved in the first place]].''|''[[The Grand List of Console Role Playing Game Cliches]]''}}
{{quote|'''[[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|Way To Go,]] [[Chrono Cross|Serge:]]''' ''It will eventually turn out that, for a minimum of the first sixty percent of the game, you were actually being manipulated by the forces of evil into [[MacGuffin Delivery Service|doing their sinister bidding for them]]. In extreme cases this may go as high as 90%. The clear implication is that [[Never Be a Hero|it would have been better to not get involved in the first place]].''
|''[[The Grand List of Console Role Playing Game Cliches]]''}}


{{quote|Sorry, but I don't see [[Eagle Land|any patriotism]] here. All I see is [[Ax Crazy|a psycho who latched on to an excuse to kill people]], and who's '''so stupid''' he doesn't realize he's being used by Luthor.|'''Batman''', ''[[Superman Batman Public Enemies]]''}}
{{quote|Sorry, but I don't see [[Eagle Land|any patriotism]] here. All I see is [[Ax Crazy|a psycho who latched on to an excuse to kill people]], and who's '''so stupid''' he doesn't realize he's being used by Luthor.
|'''Batman''', ''[[Superman/Batman: Public Enemies]]''}}


{{quote|''"If you won't be knight, you will be my pawn."''|'''[[Darkseid]] to [[Superman]]''', ''[[Superman the Animated Series]]''}}
{{quote|''"If you won't be knight, you will be my pawn."''
|'''[[Darkseid]] to [[Superman]]''', ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]''}}


{{quote|''"You were nothing more than a pawn in a game played by a genuine master."''|'''Darth Sidious''' to [[It Was His Sled|Darth Plagueis]], ''[[Darth Plagueis]]''}}
{{quote|''"You were nothing more than a pawn in a game played by a genuine master."''
|'''Darth Sidious''' to [[It Was His Sled|Darth Plagueis]], ''[[Darth Plagueis]]''}}


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"That was a good fight. You should be commended...Psych! You're dead meat!! Enemies you've been fighting against, supposedly 'Mechanized Aliens', were actually. our (sic) guys, the missing battlefleet you learned about in the academy. You were killing our guys without knowing it! But I planned that all along! And your death...would be a nice finishing touch to my whole scheme. My special forces are the best of the best and they will be welcoming you with fierce fier (sic) power. See You in Hell!"

Your commander in Do Don Pachi, if you fulfill the conditions to reach the game's second loop.

"There is nothing you can say, Dominic. There is nothing you can do. For the first time in a long time, you can only see. So look well upon the fate of your friend. Look well upon my victory. Look well upon the new face of damnation. Look well upon the beginning of the Court of Karnak. And while you're at it, you should be able to see that the cause and outcome of this war were all thanks to you."

Karnak, Dominic Deegan

"If they make greeting cards for helping with evil plans, I owe you one."

Dimentio, Super Paper Mario

Seth: "No... I had almost reclaimed the empire."
M. Bison: "What if I told you everything has gone according to my plan?"

Talon: Oh, Elisa...

Elisa: Hush, it's alright.

Qarr: We have pawns?
Cedrik: Definitely.
Nero: Even though most of them don't know it.
Lee: Destructive unnecessary conflict is pretty much all they do.
Qarr: ...they look like total morons.
Cedrik: They are! Isn't it just perfect?

"And you, Preston, the supposed savior of the resistance, are now its destroyer. And along with them, you've given me yourself. Calmly... coolly... entirely without incident."

"John Locke was not a believer, Jack. He was a sucker."

—The Big Bad, Lost

"I'm the author of this webcomic! I can see to it that I win even if you don't do ANYTHING!'"

Mark, in User:Stong Radd's webcomic-to-be

My god, I am sick.
I've been used!
And you knew
All the time!
God I'll never ever know
Why you chose me for your crime
For your foul bloody crime.
You have murdered me!

Way To Go, Serge: It will eventually turn out that, for a minimum of the first sixty percent of the game, you were actually being manipulated by the forces of evil into doing their sinister bidding for them. In extreme cases this may go as high as 90%. The clear implication is that it would have been better to not get involved in the first place.

Sorry, but I don't see any patriotism here. All I see is a psycho who latched on to an excuse to kill people, and who's so stupid he doesn't realize he's being used by Luthor.

"If you won't be knight, you will be my pawn."

"You were nothing more than a pawn in a game played by a genuine master."

Darth Sidious to Darth Plagueis, Darth Plagueis

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