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{{quote|'''Sarge''': Oh no! That last lightning bolt fused the detonator! There's no way to turn this thing off!<br />
{{quote|'''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?<br />
'''Simmons''': Can you do it manually?
'''Sarge''': Impossible. I specifically designed it so that I wouldn't be able to defuse it. <br />
'''Sarge''': Impossible. I specifically designed it so that I wouldn't be able to defuse it.
'''Grif''': Why?<br />
'''Grif''': Why?
'''Sarge''': In case I fell into the wrong hands, and was brainwashed to help the Blues.<br />
'''Sarge''': In case I fell into the wrong hands, and was brainwashed to help the Blues.
'''Simmons''': Nice thinking, sir.<br />
'''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}}
'''Grif''': You had to get just ''one last'' asskiss in before we die, didn't you?|[[Red vs. Blue]] Episode 43}}


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{{quote|"Note: Need to implement this."|Self-Destruct Terminal ([[Fallout: New Vegas|New Vegas]]) upon clicking [[Oh Crap|"Cancel Self-Destruct Sequence".]]}}
{{quote|"Note: Need to implement this."|Self-Destruct Terminal ([[Fallout: New Vegas|New Vegas]]) upon clicking [[Oh Crap|"Cancel Self-Destruct Sequence".]]}}


{{quote|''(chaos is wreaking havoc in Ponyville)''<br />
{{quote|''(chaos is wreaking havoc in Ponyville)''
'''Twilight Sparkle:''' Don't worry, everypony! I've learned a new failsafe spell that will fix everything!<br />
'''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.)'' <br />
''(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?<br />
'''Twilight Sparkle:''' My failsafe spell... ''failed''! Now what do we do?
'''Spike:''' Umm, give up?|'''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''', ''The Return of Harmony: Part 1''}}
'''Spike:''' Umm, give up?|'''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''', ''The Return of Harmony: Part 1''}}



Latest revision as of 23:32, 7 August 2014


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