"World of Cardboard" Speech: Difference between revisions

{{quote|'''Kai:''' [[My Name Is Inigo Montoya|Kai. That's my name.]] And I'm a Beyblader. And you might think you are, but you're not. You learned from the best but you forgot a very important lesson. Beyblading isn't just about overpowering your opponent with fancy moves. That's only part of the game. There's more to it than that. Much more. That's why I have something you don't. I have learned from every battle I fought. Every friend, enemy, and spectator always had something to offer me. And I'm a student to this game. And I always will be. With the hardships of training, competitions, the wins and the losses, they all taught me something. And I've taken that knowledge and used it to my advantage. That's why I can say, that I'm a true beyblader. That's what keeps me going. And that's my strength. I don't think you ever will (understand). Because you're not a true beyblader. You have the power and the skill, but something is missing from inside you. You don't have the beyblading spirit! That's why I have to win this battle! Because beyblading means more to me than you could ever understand! IT'S NOT JUST A GAME TO ME! FINISH HIM NOW DRANZER!"}}

* Simon gets an ''awesome'' speech in ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' when he breaks out of his [[Heroic BSOD]] and comes to accept his own strengths and weaknesses instead of measuring himself against Kamina. Then he [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|drills General Guame a new one]].

* Tsukasa from ''[[.hack//Sign]]'' has a revelation about {{spoiler|not needing to fear reality anymore}}, a la this trope, {{spoiler|which enables his escape from "The World."}} In the process, he gives this speech.

* At the end of ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]'', Kotetsu gives one when {{spoiler|he returns from his [[Ten-Minute Retirement]]}}.

* [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock's]] last promo at [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDO9l506-B8 Wrestlemania XIX].

* From [[TNA]]'s 12/2/10 episode.

* On [[TNA]]'s April 14, 2011 edition, Mickie James confronts her archenemy Madison Rayne, who the previous week hit her with a motorcycle. She gives her own speech, telling Madison that while she has been making her life a living hell, the previous week she went too far and tried to take the [[Dirty Coward|coward's way out]] of their match. She then states that ''nothing'', including her dislocated shoulder, will stop her from beating Madison to within an inch of her life at ''Lockdown''. And she meant every word, ''[[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|completely destroying]]'' Madison at ''Lockdown'' in [[Curb Stomp Battle|36 seconds]]. Deserves special mention for Mickie's completely [[Badass]] delivery of the speech.

 

{{quote|'''Starkiller''': (''narrating while slaughtering stormtroopers and droids'') Betrayed by Vader for the ''last'' time. A new journey begins... With something worth fighting for... ''Someone'' worth dying for... And I will not stop... I will not rest. Vader can't stop me now! (''quietly'') Vader can't stop me now. Nothing can.}}

** That's just in the trailer. There's one in the actual game too at the very end:

* In the ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' Bonfire of the Vanities DLC, Ezio delivers one of these after Savonarola is killed, coupled with a bit of [[Shaming the Mob]].

{{quote|''Silencio! Silencio! Twenty-two years ago, I stood where I stand now....and watched my loved ones die, betrayed by those I called friends. Vengeance clouded my mind, and it would have consumed me, were it not for the wisdom of a few strangers, who taught me to look past my instincts. They never preached answers, but guided me to learn for myself. We don't need anyone to tell us what to do. Not Savonarola, nor the Medici. We are free to follow our own path. There are those who would take that freedom from us, and too many of you gladly give it up. But it is our ability to choose - whatever ''you'' think is true - that makes us human. There is no book or teacher to give you the answers, to show you the path. Choose your own way. Do not follow me, or anyone else.''}}

* Gilgamesh Wulfenbach of ''[[Girl Genius]]'' gets a couple:

** [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20060306 This one's to Wooster], who thinks he can use Gil's one true love as a bargaining chip.

** [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080229 And] [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080303 this] [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080305 one] [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080307 here?] Well, it speaks for itself, really.

*** The [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20071203 one leading up to those] may be Gil's ''defining'' [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].