Failsafe Failure/Quotes

"Sarge: Oh no! That last lightning bolt fused the detonator! There's no way to turn this thing off! Simmons: Can you do it manually? Sarge: Impossible. I specifically designed it so that I wouldn't be able to defuse it. Grif: Why? Sarge: In case I fell into the wrong hands, and was brainwashed to help the Blues. Simmons: Nice thinking, sir. Grif: You had to get just one last asskiss in before we die, didn't you?"

- Red vs. Blue Episode 43

""The defense system is perfect, Mark," (points at unfinished, missing self-destruct cut off station), "it'll even bury our mistakes.""

- Dr. Jeremy Stone after nuclear bomb countdown has started in the (1970) movie Andromeda Strain

""It's what you'd call a failsafe. Except he only got as far as the "fail" part.""

- Uchiha Madara, on Uchiha Itachi's attempt to keep Sasuke away from the speaker.

""Note: Need to implement this.""

- Self-Destruct Terminal (New Vegas) upon clicking "Cancel Self-Destruct Sequence".

"(chaos is wreaking havoc in Ponyville) Twilight Sparkle: Don't worry, everypony! I've learned a new failsafe spell that will fix everything! (Her horn glows, and a wave of light surrounds Ponyville. When it fades... nothing happens.) Twilight Sparkle: My failsafe spell... failed! Now what do we do? Spike: Umm, give up?"

- My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic, The Return of Harmony: Part 1