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** Just for reference: no one in recorded history ever engaged a Bentusi tradeship and lived to tell the tale. This guy did.

{{quote| '''Captain:''' It doesn't matter how we die! [[Not So Different|One ancient monster is as good as another!]]<br />

'''Bentusi:''' [[My God What Have I Done|We... are... not... monsters...]]<br />

'''Bentusi:''' [[My God, What Have I Done?|We... are... not... monsters...]]<br />

'''Captain:''' Aren't you...? Look around! ''Look [[Curb Stomp Battle|what you've done]] to our fleet!'' All because we dared to stand in your way! Look at yourselves: the aloof and mighty Bentusi! Slaughtering the people who ask for your help! ''You're worse than the Beast!! '''AT LEAST THE BEAST DOESN'T PRETEND TO BE RIGHTEOUS!!!''''' }}

=== Homeworld 2 ===

* The last-minute return of the Mothership/Sajuuk Fleet to Hiigaran space in the final mission of ''Homeworld 2''. You can see the last remnants of the Hiigaran defense fleet who stayed behind to protect the planet from the Vagyr getting chewed up by a huge Vagyr onslaught. They've been pushed to the final defensive line, directly in orbit over Hiigara. Then the screen cuts to your fleet jumping in. Cue Karan, [[Pre Ass Kicking One Liner|calmly announcing the arrival of a legend]] and the total reversal of a [[Curb Stomp Battle]]:

* The last-minute return of the Mothership/Sajuuk Fleet to Hiigaran space in the final mission of ''Homeworld 2''. You can see the last remnants of the Hiigaran defense fleet who stayed behind to protect the planet from the Vagyr getting chewed up by a huge Vagyr onslaught. They've been pushed to the final defensive line, directly in orbit over Hiigara. Then the screen cuts to your fleet jumping in. Cue Karan, [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner|calmly announcing the arrival of a legend]] and the total reversal of a [[Curb Stomp Battle]]:

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==== Homeworld ====

* A [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPfY1D3O7C8 choral version] of Samuel Barber's ''[[Cherubic Choir|Adagio for Strings]]'', potentially one of the saddest instrumental pieces ever written, plays during the launch of the Mothership (giving a spiritual "we're putting our whole race's effort into this" feeling), as well as two other highly dramatic moments, potentially bumping the first one up to [[Tear Jerker]] status and serving as a [[Theme Music Power Up]] for the second one, at the end of the final mission, as enemy rebels courageously - suicidally, in fact - charge straight at their Emperor to clear a path for you to attack.

* A [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPfY1D3O7C8 choral version] of Samuel Barber's ''[[Cherubic Choir|Adagio for Strings]]'', potentially one of the saddest instrumental pieces ever written, plays during the launch of the Mothership (giving a spiritual "we're putting our whole race's effort into this" feeling), as well as two other highly dramatic moments, potentially bumping the first one up to [[Tear Jerker]] status and serving as a [[Theme Music Power-Up]] for the second one, at the end of the final mission, as enemy rebels courageously - suicidally, in fact - charge straight at their Emperor to clear a path for you to attack.

* The song "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2AhjhYWDUM Homeworld (The Ladder)]" by ''[[Yes]]'' at the end credits.

* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2re702QU6Ls Taiidan Empire's theme]. It's subdued and threatening--and the herald of another [[The Usual Adversaries|Taiidan]] fleet coming in. It makes you crack your knuckles and prepare to fight your [[Worthy Adversary]].