"The Reason You Suck" Speech/Video Games

""...Lowlifes. ...Shameless filthy wretches. How you celebrate my ascension with such joy. Hailing the very one whom you have condemned for generations. Have you no shame? What happened to the evil, ruthless sorceress from your fantasies? The cold-blooded tyrant that slaughtered countless men and destroyed many nations? Where is she now? She stands before your very eyes to become your new ruler. HAHAHAHAHA.""
 * The Big Bad of Final Fantasy VI engages in a nihilistic speech at the end of the game that basically berates the human species (and the party) for being feeble worthless insects in comparison to him, how he wields the might of the entire universe, and how stupid it is for them to keep trying to rebuild the things he destroys, since they would inevitably decay or be destroyed anyways. Afterwards, the party attempts a philosophical retort with each of them systematically explaining what they've learned and how they've bonded with one another throughout their experiences. The Big Bad says, "This is sickening ... You sound like chapters from a self-help booklet. Prepare yourselves!", and proceeds to attack the party. And he then proceeds to get his ass kicked.
 * Jenova, from Final Fantasy VII, is fond of these. She tells Cloud that he's "just a puppet," "a failed clone," etc. and that he should "stop pretending [he's] sad," because he's not even real. This leads Cloud
 * Dissidia Final Fantasy has Sephiroth telling Cloud that he'll always keep coming back to Sephiroth, and Sephiroth will keep giving him a reason to fight every single time, for the sake of manipulating him. Cloud turns it around on Sephiroth, saying, "You're the one who won't let go!" but Sephiroth just ignores it and the two fight.
 * In Final Fantasy VIII, Sorceress Edea gives one of these upon taking control of the country of Galbadia, doubling as a subverted New Era Speech:


 * And everybody cheers (because of mind control, it is vaguely implied).
 * Lightning gives one of these to right before the final fight in Final Fantasy XIII.
 * An amazing one happens in the secret ending of Final Fantasy XIII-2.
 * Scolar Visari, from Killzone deserves a place in here, durning the speech he mocked the protagonist's status and tried to crush everything the protagonist believed in(Maybe even succeed) it.
 * The Big Bad of Live a Live does this, although it's a monologue to himself and possibly the audience. But it's the classic "Humans Are Bastards and don't deserve to live" type thing.
 * SHODAN does this a lot in the System Shock franchise, calling you "insect," "irritant," "maggot," and so on, always calling your body "meat," and doesn't hesitate to say you're inferior just because you're a human being.
 * Just about any main character in a Legacy of Kain game gets and gives a ton of these.
 * Arthas attempts to deliver one of these to Tirion Fordring in a memorable Wrath of the Lich King quest line, claiming that the Argent Crusade can never defeat him because they insist on trying to redeem evil instead of destroying it. Fortunately, Tirion isn't quite that stupid.
 * Ner'zhul also gives one to Kel'Thuzad in the short story Road to Damnation.
 * Arthas failed to learn from his earlier encounter with Tirion. At the start of his battle in Icecrown Citadel he freezes Tirion in a block of ice "To witness the end." At the end
 * Come Cataclysm, Vol'jin gives a rather epic one to Warchief Garrosh.
 * The massive S3-and-Raiden duologue at the end of Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty is a massive Reason You Suck Speech to both Raiden AND the player. It's even more depressing in that everything they say is true.
 * "You enjoy all the killing, that's why!!"
 * Revolver Ocelot delivers one on Fortune, she considered herself as "lady luck", and believes she had psychic powers that can deflect bullets, till Ocelot shot her. In truth it was all staged out by the Patriots, and she was really protected by a electro-magnetic gizmo, and was nothing but a pawn to their experiment.
 * Andrew Ryan lays it all out for you.


 * Then, as if you didn't get the message the first time,  himself tells it to you even more.

"There is a world on the Outer Rim surrounded by mass shadows. Past the graveyard of Mandalorian warships, this planet suffers, crushed in gravity's fist. To walk on its surface is to feel it crushing every cell of your being. It is like being buried alive until it seems you will never breathe again. What manner of creature would have birthed such a thing? Nothing human, to be sure. If you dare voice your opinions again, Iridonian, you will forget yourself for a time. Return to your machines, and trouble me no more. Serve the Exile until it is your time to die, and it will be enough."
 * Archer of Fate Stay Night is pretty good at these. He even got to give up on  plus lots more for Shirou.
 * Tohsaka Rin drops a pretty good one on Shinji during the Heaven's Feel route, mainly made awesome by how much of a Jerkass Complete Monster that Shinji is.
 * Half-Life 2: Dr. Breen spends a good portion of the game trying to inferiorize Gordon Freeman to the eyes of the citizens through the several screens spread around City 17. "You have destroyed so much. What is it, exactly, that you have created? Can you even name one thing? (pause) I thought not". True, seeing that the only thing we see Gordon do is shoot things. However, it can also be seen as kind of backfiring, as his accusations show that he doesn't understand anything why the rebels started the uprising against him and tear down his little empire.
 * The real beauty is that you can say Shut UP, Hannibal simply by not hanging around to listen to his BS.
 * And once you get the powered up Gravity Gun, you can rip off the screens from the walls and chuck it away to make Breen shut up sooner.
 * In a Crowning Moment of Awesome for the entire Ace Attorney series (and coincidentally, the last case of the last game in the set that features Phoenix as protagonist),  delivers one of these to  . The speech is so awesome that not only does the witness break down,   The Judge is very impressed.
 * Let's not forget that Phoenix joins in on the speech as well.
 * In Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, Kreia has already been established as a master of the Hannibal Lecture many times over the course of the story; however, it's not until Bao-Dur claims that Kreia is becoming a bad influence on the PC (during the Dark Side playthrough, naturally) that she unleashes her own "The Reason You Suck" Speech in the form of a vitriolic but awesome little rant:

"I have taught you to feel the Force again, shown you the contrast, and yet still you do not understand! This is what you have wrought: countless murderers, slayers, assassins, born of war that has, as always, taught the wrong lesson. You showed them life without the Force, and instead of showing them truth, power, all you showed them was You are responsible for all of this; even now, events spiral towards destruction, and there is nothing that can be done because you refuse to listen, to understand! You have seen the effects you have on those close to you, heard the echoes scream across dead planets, and watched as your strength has grown, yet it is for nothing. To have, there is no victory in that. You have not heard a thing I have taught, and for all I have said, you have never learned to listen."
 * Kreia delivers one to the player in the Dark Side path - as a combination of Stupid Evil decisions and  don't sit well with her.

"GLaDOS: I'd just like to point out that you were given every chance to succeed. There was even going to be a party for you. A big party. That all your friends were invited to. I invited your best friend the Companion Cube, but of course, he couldn't come because you murdered him. All your other friends couldn't come either because you don't have any other friends because of how unlikable you are. It says so right here in your personnel file: Unlikable. Liked by no one. A bitter, unlikable loner, whose passing shall not be mourned. 'Shall not be mourned.' That's exactly what it says. Very formal. Very official. It also says you were adopted, so that's funny, too."
 * If you choose the light side path, Kreia ends up giving one to the Jedi Masters instead after they try to.
 * She also gives this to you even if you're Light Side, claiming that even after all the good you've done, all the lives you've saved and improved, the galaxy will still be a bad place. This is foreshadowed on Nar Shaddaa after you give a man five credits. She will show you the guy getting mugged, simply because what you did made him rise above his station, and be hated for it.
 * In the Darkside ending to the original Knights of the Old Republic, you can give one of these to Darth Malak, or he can do it to himself. It basically consists of rubbing it in his face that everything he did was countinuing on what Darth Revan started. In the Light Side ending, after Malak is shocked by his defeat, you can say to him "This is the way of the Dark Side, Malak; all things end in death."
 * In Tales of Rebirth, Tytree Crowe delivers one to Saleh: "Someone like you who takes pleasure in trampling on the hearts of others will never ever understand! The human heart... the feelings that people have are stronger than anything else!! Remember that!!". However, Saleh runs on For the Evulz thus stuck with 'joy of trampling people's hearts', remaining irritating and never even beating the heroes or getting more powerful.
 * From Portal:

"GLaDOS: Oh, it's you. It's been a long time. How have you been? I've been really busy being dead. You know... after you murdered me? Okay look, we both said a lot of things that you are going to regret. But I think we should put our differences behind us. For science. You monster."
 * And from Portal 2

"GLaDOS: You know what my days used to be like? I just tested. Nobody murdered me. Or put me in a potato. Or fed me to birds. I had a pretty good life. And then you showed up. You dangerous. Mute. Lunatic. So you know what? You win. Just go. (Soft laughter) It's been fun. Don't come back."
 * And later:

"GLaDOS: Yes, you're the tumor! You're not just a regular moron."
 * She gives one to Wheatley, too, which serves to hit his Berserk Button at the worst possible moment.

"Scout: Nice hustle tons of fun, next time eat a salad.
 * Dominate opponents with some of the characters in Team Fortress 2, and they will deliver examples of these:

Spy: I'm looking at your X-ray! And I'm afraid you SUCK!

Spy: Here's what I have that you don't! A functioning liver, depth perception, and a pulse!

Sniper: You're making this so easy. I'm actually getting worse."

""Now be honest. Did you really think I would let you do me if you hit number one? You really are an idiot, aren't you, Travis? Come back to reality! I mean, look at yourself! You are a dopy, otaku assassin. The bottom of the barrel. No woman would be caught dead with you... unless she was a desperate bitch! Where in the world could you find a woman who could fall in love with someone like you?""
 * No More Heroes 2 features The Reason You Suck Song with the Rank #4 theme, insulting Travis at every opportunity. And it is easily the best song in the soundtrack. Here, listen to it.
 * Sylvia gives one to Travis right after he beats him. Travis gives one to Sylvia two or three times as well.
 * From the first game, Sylvia gives Travis another one right before the Rank 1 fight.

"Frontier: You don't understand! I could've had class. I could've been a contender. I could've been somebody. Instead of a bum. Which is what I am. Let's face it... it was you McClane... It... was...YOU!"
 * Die Hard Vendetta features this in the last level, before the showdown with the Big Bad, which also doubles as a Shout-Out to the classic movie On the Waterfront:

"Shepard: "The Alliance lost eight cruisers during the battle: Shenyang. Emden. Jakarta. Cairo. Seoul. Cape Town. Warsaw. Madrid. And yes, I remember them all. Everyone in the 5th Fleet is a damn hero. The Alliance owes them all medals. The Council owes them a lot more than that. And so do you.""
 * The defeat cutscene for the Forces of Chaos in Dawn of War. Eliphias blames his subordinates for his defeat, a Daemon Prince offers one of these as he disagrees.
 * Intimidate speech options allow the player to deliver these in Mass Effect.
 * Paragon Shepard gives an awesome one to the annoying reporter, Al-Jilani, when she accuses him/her of not respecting the sacrifice s/he had humans make in the battle of the Citadel.

"You're used to getting what you want, aren't you, handsome? People just love your charisma, your face; they eat your words up like the rats eat the cheese in the trap! Oh, boss- where do you think you are?
 * One is delivered to SHEPARD (particularly Renegade Shepard) in the "Lair of the Shadow Broker" by as she's dying with a critically flawed and notably hollow Shut Up, Kirk speech calling out the hypocrisy of Shepard criticizing her when s/he's working with Cerberus, a terrorist organization. The flaw in her argument is that you don't work for Cerberus, you are temporarily working WITH them, to take down a mutual foe that threatens millions. Most notably, YOU DON'T TAKE ORDERS FROM CERBERUS. This means that, unlike Shepard, Tela Vasir follows an order from the Shadow Broker without question, even when said order is "massacre hundreds of innocent people, murder and fellow Spectre, murder said Spectre's friend, and kill anyone who gets in your way without hesitation". She even takes an innocent bystander hostage, taunting her when she reveals that she's a mother, sarcastically telling her how her son would be so traumatized to grow up without her. It becomes rather jarring and obvious when the game purposefully leaves out any dialogue option to tell Vasir that you don't work for Cerberus at all, you're temporarily working WITH them to take down a dangerous enemy to everyone, calling her out for the complete hypocrite and monster she is. Even Renegade Shepard can say this, as she/he never kills or harms anyone because anyone in Cerberus tells her to.
 * Paragon Shepard also frequently does this in a subtle, yet highly effective way: he points out not why they suck, but how they could be awesome, but they're hesitating for petty reasons that would be more than made up for by being awesome. This often results in guilt-tripping or daring them to be good/trustworthy/heroic/mature, and thus, success. Renegade Shepard goes straight to this trope, or To the Pain.
 * Shepard can give this type of speech to the Quarian Admiralty Board during Tali's trial.
 * And he/she does so again in Mass Effect 3, culminating in an impossibly epic rant (here, major spoilers).
 * In Neverwinter Nights 2, the boss of the first chapter is a Githyanki named Zeearie. After defeating her, she lingers long enough to rant at you about how you destroyed any chance the Githyanki have of helping you against the true enemy. Also an example of Nice Job Breaking It, Hero.
 * Which is funny since it was all her fault and even if you return her accusations to her she refuses to listen.
 * Playing as a Toreador in Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines and being just as petulant as the clan stereotype will result in a segmented but impressively derisive speech from Gary Golden.

(After he reveals himself)

En Guard, Toreador! You vainglorious, narcissistic poser! How I loathe that determination of your kind to belie your true nature with Paris Fashions and pomp! You are a dead thing, a creature of the shadows... start acting like one.

You don't get it, do you? Sit and look pretty. Pretend you never died. Do some finger-painting. What a pathetic waste of blood..."

"Mike: No, you're the one who's messed up. Maybe Leland should put your octogenarian ass out to pasture with the other cattle. He will anyway eventually, if only to bury his dirty little secrets.
 * In Alpha Protocol, if Mike has chosen more suave stances than aggressive or professional ones, he can give Conrad Marburg one.

Marburg: You understand nothing Thorton. Just the way the U.S. trains all their agents.

Mike: Does Leland send you out for dry cleaning, too? Maybe shoot your chauffeur on the way? Chief of Security for Halbech - talk about a joke. Yeah, I know all about Deus Vult and that abortion of an op in the Middle East. Poor Agent Marburg believed dead...maybe wishing he was dead. Boo. Fucking. Hoo. And what has you life been since then: How fucked up and empty do you have to be to lower yourself to that level? [Mike continues, as Marburg begins to look more and more upset] You know what, Marburg, at the end of day - at least I'm not somebody's lapdog. Enjoy living off Leland's scraps. You don't even know what trust and loyalty are. Or does the fact that I didn't go that same route when I was abandoned really get under your skin, Conrad.

Marburg: ... I will end you, Thorton."

"Palpatine:"
 * No One Lives Forever. In a similar Not So Different scene, Cate Archer lets  have it, using the fact they had the same background, but while Cate got over it (despite becoming a cat burglar), the Baroness just became a hateful, bitter woman who wanted nothing but revenge at any cost.
 * In the bad ending of The Force Unleashed, Palpatine gives this to Starkiller.

"Palpatine:"
 * Palpatine is the master of these. He gives another one in the non-canon Endor DLC.

" : What the fuck is wrong with you, Max? Why don't you just die? You hate life, you're miserable all the time, afraid to enjoy yourself even a little! Face it, you might as well be dead already. Do yourself a favor, give up!"
 * Final Fantasy Tactics: Anyone opposing Ramza in the Crapsack World that is Ivalice thinks Ramza is a deluded fool to stick to his Neutral Good ways, and thus every boss battle is a Hannibal Lecture in which Ramza and the villain trade both Shut UP, Hannibal and Shut Up, Kirk moments.
 * The final chapter of Max Payne 2 is an extended one of these to Max and Woden, from.

"(To Alex grinning in triumph.) You think you've won? You don't even know what fucking game you're playing! Well, I can tell you all you need to know...about Penn Station. (Alex yells and collapses in pain from memory recall, Cross watching dispassionately.) ...In a way, I feel sorry for you. (He injects Alex with a Power Nullifier parasite, rendering him unconscious.)"
 * In Prototype, Cross gives a short one to Alex Mercer, who at this point is pretty much being led around on a leash (not that this changes much, mind you, but Alex is particularly naive at this stage).

"Rita: (slaps Guts) What the hell do you think you're doing? You blew it! You think you're so tough with that big hunk of metal hanging on your back! But you can't even protect one woman! Some hero..."
 * In Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage, Rita combines this with What the Hell, Hero? by delivering the following speech after she and Casca almost get killed by Balzac's men while he's not there.

"The Nameless One: If there is anything I have learned in my travels across the Planes, it is that many things may change the nature of a man. Whether regret, or love, or revenge or fear - whatever you believe can change the nature of a man, can. I’ve seen belief move cities, make men stave off death, and turn an evil hag's heart half-circle. This entire Fortress has been constructed from belief. Belief damned a woman, whose heart clung to the hope that another loved her when he did not. Once, it made a man seek immortality and achieve it. And it has made a posturing spirit think it is something more than a part of me."
 * Pretty much the entirety of Evil Mentor and Big Bad of Sharin no Kuni's Masaomi Houzuki's dialogue consists of verbally destroying everything somebody believes in or being a Reasonable Authority Figure, doing a one man Good Cop, Bad Cop routine. Ubermensch that he is, he's really, really good at it.
 * The final boss of Mega Man ZX Advent tells you "You're not a god. You aren't even a Mega Man. You're a mere mortal." Your response after beating him is, basically, "How's it feel to get your ass handed to you by a mere mortal.
 * Vindictus NPC Gallagher is fond of giving these to the player character, for no real good reason. He gets a few from other NPCs, who clearly dislike the guy.
 * Many of the gods in God of War III raise the valid point that Kratos is blinded by vengeance, and is little more than a bloodthirsty monster who destroys everything he touches. Zeus, however, really piles it on at the climax, saying, "After all you have sought, all you have sacrificed, all you have accomplished is another STUNNING FAILURE!"
 * The Big Bad of Blaz Blue, Hazama/Terumi Yuuki, seems to have a raging hard-on for this trope, as evidenced by the great enjoyment he gets from the very long and very brutal speeches he gives to the Anti-Hero... Heck, he doesn't limit this treatment to the Anti-Hero alone, either. To Hazama, ANYONE with convictions, ideologies and/or goals to deconstruct, ridicule, reconstruct and ridicule even worse, is fair game, be they emotional, misled teenagers; hawt, mature but desperate doctors; eldritch abominations or even children.
 * The Big Bad of Planescape Torment attempts to give a few. The Nameless One, if he has sufficiently high mental stats, can hand out these speeches like candy when not playing the Warrior Therapist. The best is given right back to the Big Bad.

"Shao Kahn: Where are the Elder Gods, Raiden? Their pathetic Mortal Kombat shackles me no longer! They masquerade as dragons but are mere toothless worms! My venom spreads...it is the end of all things. Armageddon.
 * Shao Kahn fires one of these at Raiden and at the Elder Gods in the prologue of Mortal Kombat 9

Raiden: STOP!!

Shao Kahn: It is done. Your time has passed. Ages wasted in foolish resistance. Now is the dawn of MY rule! Yes...pray to the worms, Raiden. As your world ends..."

"Killbane: You were a fucking clown, selling energy drinks and lunch boxes. You didn’t care about the crowd, just the paycheck.
 * Liu Kang also turns on Raiden after he and Raiden leave the gang  saying that everything that happened to them is his fault
 * Batman Arkham Asylum and it's sequel Batman Arkham City every time you die and the final confrontation with Hugo Strange. YMMV but the way how Hugo basically makes you wonder whether that Batman had done the same, would he even be in Arkham City, let alone have had to go to Arkham Aslyum that night.
 * The person you choose to confront in the penultimate mission of Saints Row the Third gives you one. Considering the Sadistic Choice involved, they're both right. Interestingly, each speech is more directed towards the other choice.

Kia: Lin. Carlos. Aisha. Johnny... all you do is let your friends die."

"If I had not come when I did, your Zelda would already have fallen into the hands of the enemy. The truth of it is you were late. You were late, and you failed to protect her."
 * At the end of the second dungeon in The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword, gives one to Link when he didn't reach Zelda before the villains got her:


 * After the end of the next dungeon, one of the Dialogue Tree options when saving  calls back to the speech with "Am I late?"
 * In Monster Girl Quest, Luka gives two of these, one in the first chapter of the game and one in the second.
 * The first one is directed at Lily, a girl who responded to her village ostracizing her for her magic by raping her family to death and then started a series of witch hunts. When she tries to justify her actions with her Freudian Excuse, Luka . While beating the crap out of her.
 * The second is at the end of the second game, and is directed at . Luka refuses to let her, and also points out that.