Moral Event Horizon/Quotes

"I guess if you have to top Santa Claus raping someone's mother, this is the way to go. I mean, if you HAVE to. And no one needs to do that, really."

—Jared von Hindman, Head Injury Theater

"Well, if THAT doesn't get us into Hell, nothing will."

—Max, in Sam and Max: What's New, Beelzebub?

"Just when you thought you had reached the deepest depths of horror, it suddenly got worse. How to turn off that small voice inside your head that started to whisper that you should be glad -- that now, if not before, your revenge was justifiable on any conceivable moral scale?"

—Max Payne, upon finding out the truth about the murder of his family

If there ever was a time, if there ever was a chance
To undo these things I've done, and wash these bloodstains from my hands
It has passed and been forgotten; these are the paths that we must take

'Cause you and I, Tom, we are men, and we can bend and we can break

—Dr. Wily, "The Hounds"

"Should they take a stand against genocide? Here, let me answer that question for you in the simplest way possible. YES. It's GENOCIDE. Everyone should take a stand against genocide. Nobody should be pro-genocide. Nobody should even be somewhat neutral on the topic of genocide, on account of the fact that it's GENOCIDE!"

—Brian Lambert, You Are Dumb

"You are about to cross a terrible threshold, Krom'gar. May the Earth Mother have mercy on your soul."

—High Chieftain Cliffwalker, to Overlord Krom'gar before he blows up a Night Elf settlement, World of Warcraft

Am I insane?
Have I crossed the line?
Well, that's a good question! Let me ask your friends!

OH WAIT, I MURDERED THEM!!

—~~Yami Marik~~ Melvin in the Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series AMV Villain

"Sam tried to apologize. I'll give him credit for seeming sincere. But I warned him that he crossed a line that was extremely difficult and doubtful I could ever forgive. I promptly returned the ring and we officially broke up."

—Ki in General Protection Fault

"This is a very important episode in the South Park library because it did definitely change Cartman. I mean, it took him from kind of a little shithead to probably the most evil kid in the world."

—Trey Parker on Cartman's Pyrrhic victory in "Scott Tenorman Must Die".

"We are past the point of peace. Past hope for their redemption. The only mercy we have left to offer the black flight is the oblivion that they so passionately pursue."

—Lirastraza, "Blackout" quest description, World of Warcraft

"I'm falling and I can't turn back."

—Dance With The Devil by Immortal Technique

"You are never gonna make up anything to me ever again."

—Josh, Drake and Josh "Josh Runs Into Oprah", after Drake leaves him at the hospital to be involuntarily chemically bathed.

"You've gone too far this time, Carl!"

"What's that? It's hard to hear you over the sound of melting city!"

—Llamas with Hats

"What Mercer did is beyond forgiveness."

—The Blacklight Virus, Prototype, about how the real Alex Mercer unleashed the Blacklight Virus in New York.

it is clear to me... none of us will see heaven...

—Road to Perdition

"Wily's really gone over the edge this time!"

—Mega Man, Ruby Spears' Megaman

Lizard: I feel strange. What's that feeling?

Spider-Man: It's called shame. You killed a child. Get used to it.

—Shed

There isn't anything you could say that would make me feel sorry for you.

—McCoy, chewing out Krolinsky, Law and Order

"I always knew the Fire Lord was a bad guy, but his plan is just pure evil!"

—Sokka, Avatar: The Last Airbender

"Well, how could you redeem Kimi after that big betrayal? She’s a great, interesting character, but you kinda can’t forgive her for that."

—Image Boards discussion on a Show Within a Show, Don't take it personally, babe, it just ain't your story

As I said, a person is almost always forgivable...'Almost' being the key word here. But you have passed that point of no return now, and I will never forgive you for what you've done here tonight. Trying to kill an innocent person out of greed... You are incapable of redemption.

—Mitch Marks, Suicide for Hire

"No one in their right minds would ever confuse Peter and Lois Griffin for good parents. But in the March 14th episode of Family Guy, they are borderline criminal.

—The Parents Television Council, in their review of the Family Guy episode "Go, Stewie, Go!"

"May the gods have mercy on you, Theon Greyjoy, for you are well and truly lost."

—Ser Rodrik Cassel, Game of Thrones

"This [Sun article] is a story [about] Ian Huntley practising witchcraft in his prison cell. And when I read that, I thought, "What is the point of that story", right? 'Cos I, like most of us here, made my mind up about Ian Huntley when he killed those children."

—Russell Brand at The Secret Policeman's Ball

Mr. Thurmad, I know humans can do all kinds of amazing things, but you kind of need to draw the line at designing intelligent species with planned obsolescence.

—Sam Starfall, Freefall #2812