Baddie Flattery: Difference between revisions

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A villain who seems glad to see you, comments on your nice outfit, and how you're better at heroism lately than you used to be. They may even [[Combat Compliment|salute your proficiency in battle]]. The disturbing thing is they don't seem sarcastic about it at all.

* In ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'' {{spoiler|[[Big Bad|Orphan]]}} delivers a pretty epic example by outright ''praising'' [[Humanity Is Superior|the strength of humanity]] {{spoiler|which makes them the perfect tools to circumvent the Fal'Cies' own hardwired limitations}}.

{{quote|'''{{spoiler|Orphan}}''': Have you ever paused to consider our reason for making l'Cie of men? We fal'Cie are crafted for a single purpose, and granted finite power to that end. With men it is not so. Men, dream, aspire, and through indomitable force of will achieve the impossible. Your power is beyond measure. We take l'Cie that we might wield such strength. Through you, we obtain [[Death Seeker|freedom from our bondage.]]}}

* In ''[[Dragon Age]]: Origins'', if the Warden chooses to duel Loghain to decide the fate of Ferelden, the old general will comment that "a man is made by the quality of his enemies," which was a saying of his old friend Maric. He then wonders if that's more of a compliment to him or to you.

* In ''[[Dragon Age II]]'', if Hawke proves him/herself to be upright and respectful in his/her dealings with the Arishok, the Arishok {{spoiler|during his attempted takeover of Kirkwall}} will address him/her as "Basalit-an"—meaning he thinks of Hawke as a person rather than a thing which is standard operating procedure when dealing with anyone outside of the Qun—and then condemn the nobles as "bas" (things). He respects Hawke enough to offer to settle things with a duel.

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