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{{quote| So when Neo's mentor Morpheus gets captured by the bad guys, Neo responds by arming himself with an arsenal larger than that of most developing nations, slaughtering a cluster of security guards before they can even draw their guns, before dropping a bomb on the ground floor of the building just in case there were a few errant cockroaches that weren't killed in the earlier carnage.}}
{{quote|So when Neo's mentor Morpheus gets captured by the bad guys, Neo responds by arming himself with an arsenal larger than that of most developing nations, slaughtering a cluster of security guards before they can even draw their guns, before dropping a bomb on the ground floor of the building just in case there were a few errant cockroaches that weren't killed in the earlier carnage.
Wachowski brothers fans have noted the deliberate parallels between the messianic Neo and the Biblical story of the moneychangers in the temple, in which Christ pulled out a Beretta and killed about 50 security guards.|'''[[Cracked.com|Cracked]]''' on ''[[The Matrix]]''}}

{{quote|Wachowski brothers fans have noted the deliberate parallels between the messianic Neo and the Biblical story of the moneychangers in the temple, in which Christ pulled out a Beretta and killed about 50 security guards.|'''[[Cracked (Website)|Cracked]]''' on ''[[The Matrix (Film)|The Matrix]]''}}


{{quote|Yeah, he was just this guy. A guy in a butterfly suit who got in over his head. And I could see it in his eyes that if I let him get away this one time he'd never come back. But, then I also thought, you know, kill him.|'''Brock Samson''', ''[[The Venture Brothers]]''}}
{{quote|Yeah, he was just this guy. A guy in a butterfly suit who got in over his head. And I could see it in his eyes that if I let him get away this one time he'd never come back. But, then I also thought, you know, kill him.|'''Brock Samson''', ''[[The Venture Brothers]]''}}


{{quote|Yeah, he just killed thirty people without a second thought, of ''course'' he's not gonna shoot [[Big Bad|YOU!]]|'''[[That Guy With the Glasses|Film Brain]]''''s review of Cobra}}
{{quote|Yeah, he just killed thirty people without a second thought, of ''course'' he's not gonna shoot [[Big Bad|YOU!]]|'''[[That Guy With The Glasses|Film Brain]]''''s review of Cobra}}


{{quote|'''Homer:''' I'm not paying another penny to Burns and his evil power company!<br />
{{quote|'''Homer:''' I'm not paying another penny to Burns and his evil power company!
'''Bart:''' Don't you ''work'' for that evil company?<br />
'''Bart:''' Don't you ''work'' for that evil company?
'''Homer:''' Don't split hairs, boy. I may work for Burns, but I'm just an innocent [[Star Wars|Stormtrooper on the Death Star]].<br />
'''Homer:''' Don't split hairs, boy. I may work for Burns, but I'm just an innocent [[Star Wars|Stormtrooper on the Death Star]].<br />
'''Bart:''' Even the innocent ones croaked when the Death Star exploded.|''[[Simpsons Comics]]'', "Off the Grid"}}
'''Bart:''' Even the innocent ones croaked when the Death Star exploded.|''[[Simpsons Comics]]'', "Off the Grid"}}


{{quote|Oh, come on, the soldiers? They don't grow on trees you know!|'''General Tarquin''', ''[[Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|Order of the Stick]]''}}
{{quote|Oh, come on, the soldiers? They don't grow on trees you know!|'''General Tarquin''', ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]''}}


{{quote|'''Vivi''': Why...? Why would you do such a thing!? Weren't they your friends!?<br />
{{quote|'''Vivi''': Why...? Why would you do such a thing!? Weren't they your friends!?
'''Black Waltz No. 3''': You fool! Do I look like some lowly black mage soldier?<br />
'''Black Waltz No. 3''': You fool! Do I look like some lowly black mage soldier?
'''Steiner''': Even if they weren't your allies, what you did was reprehensible!<br />
'''Steiner''': Even if they weren't your allies, what you did was reprehensible!
'''Black Waltz No. 3''': Kwahahaha! Worry not about them: many more are being produced even now!|''[[Final Fantasy IX (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IX]]''}}
'''Black Waltz No. 3''': Kwahahaha! Worry not about them: many more are being produced even now!|''[[Final Fantasy IX]]''}}


{{quote|This was but a mild adventure and it was necessary to kill only seven enemies in the way of business. The only serious happening was the wounding of Sir Gawain.|''[[Prince Valiant]]'' narration, 1937-10-30}}
{{quote|This was but a mild adventure and it was necessary to kill only seven enemies in the way of business. The only serious happening was the wounding of Sir Gawain.|''[[Prince Valiant]]'' narration, 1937-10-30}}


{{quote|Walk fast from that boring explosion<br />
{{quote|Walk fast from that boring explosion
And don't think<br />
And don't think
About the people you killed|'''[[The Lonely Island]]''', "Cool Guys Don't Look At Explosions"}}
About the people you killed|'''[[The Lonely Island]]''', "Cool Guys Don't Look At Explosions"}}


{{quote|''"You think I am a monster, but [[Not So Different|you're no different from me]], Drake. [[Moral Dissonance|How many men have you killed?]] [[One Man Army|How many, just today?"]]'' |'''Zoran Lazarevic''', ''[[Uncharted (Video Game)|Uncharted]] 2: Among Thieves''}}
{{quote|''"You think I am a monster, but [[Not So Different|you're no different from me]], Drake. [[Moral Dissonance|How many men have you killed?]] [[One-Man Army|How many, just today?"]]'' |'''Zoran Lazarevic''', ''[[Uncharted]] 2: Among Thieves''}}


{{quote|"Even nameless soldiers have lives to live. Remember that..."|Unnamed NPC soldier of Kislev, ''[[Xenogears (Video Game)|Xenogears]]''}}
{{quote|"Even nameless soldiers have lives to live. Remember that..."|Unnamed NPC soldier of Kislev, ''[[Xenogears]]''}}


{{quote|''These minions gave their lives for guys like...me''|{{spoiler|[[Super Mario Bros|Bowser]]}} in ''[[Brawl in The Family (Webcomic)|Brawl in The Family]]'', [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2009/11/20/200-ode-to-minions/ 200 - Ode to Minions]}}
{{quote|''These minions gave their lives for guys like...me''|{{spoiler|[[Super Mario (franchise)|Bowser]]}} in ''[[Brawl in the Family]]'', [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2009/11/20/200-ode-to-minions/ 200 - Ode to Minions]}}


{{quote|'''Xin Ji''': You are a hero, you are... <br />
{{quote|'''Xin Ji''': You are a hero, you are...
'''Player''': A killer? It isn't as noble when you say it like that, is it? I have slaughtered thousands simply because someone told me it was for a just cause. But something you'll learn over time is, everyone thinks their cause is just. The Ministry of Purity feels their cause is just. Reiko may be evil, but the men and women she has tricked into obeying her are as much victims as the rest of Cantha.|''[[Guild Wars]] Beyond: Winds of Change''}}
'''Player''': A killer? It isn't as noble when you say it like that, is it? I have slaughtered thousands simply because someone told me it was for a just cause. But something you'll learn over time is, everyone thinks their cause is just. The Ministry of Purity feels their cause is just. Reiko may be evil, but the men and women she has tricked into obeying her are as much victims as the rest of Cantha.|''[[Guild Wars]] Beyond: Winds of Change''}}


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Latest revision as of 14:04, 6 November 2023


So when Neo's mentor Morpheus gets captured by the bad guys, Neo responds by arming himself with an arsenal larger than that of most developing nations, slaughtering a cluster of security guards before they can even draw their guns, before dropping a bomb on the ground floor of the building just in case there were a few errant cockroaches that weren't killed in the earlier carnage.

Wachowski brothers fans have noted the deliberate parallels between the messianic Neo and the Biblical story of the moneychangers in the temple, in which Christ pulled out a Beretta and killed about 50 security guards.
Yeah, he was just this guy. A guy in a butterfly suit who got in over his head. And I could see it in his eyes that if I let him get away this one time he'd never come back. But, then I also thought, you know, kill him.
Brock Samson, The Venture Brothers
Yeah, he just killed thirty people without a second thought, of course he's not gonna shoot YOU!
Film Brain's review of Cobra

Homer: I'm not paying another penny to Burns and his evil power company!
Bart: Don't you work for that evil company?
Homer: Don't split hairs, boy. I may work for Burns, but I'm just an innocent Stormtrooper on the Death Star.

Bart: Even the innocent ones croaked when the Death Star exploded.
Simpsons Comics, "Off the Grid"
Oh, come on, the soldiers? They don't grow on trees you know!
General Tarquin, Order of the Stick

Vivi: Why...? Why would you do such a thing!? Weren't they your friends!?
Black Waltz No. 3: You fool! Do I look like some lowly black mage soldier?
Steiner: Even if they weren't your allies, what you did was reprehensible!

Black Waltz No. 3: Kwahahaha! Worry not about them: many more are being produced even now!
This was but a mild adventure and it was necessary to kill only seven enemies in the way of business. The only serious happening was the wounding of Sir Gawain.
Prince Valiant narration, 1937-10-30

Walk fast from that boring explosion
And don't think

About the people you killed
The Lonely Island, "Cool Guys Don't Look At Explosions"
"You think I am a monster, but you're no different from me, Drake. How many men have you killed? How many, just today?"
Zoran Lazarevic, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
"Even nameless soldiers have lives to live. Remember that..."
—Unnamed NPC soldier of Kislev, Xenogears
These minions gave their lives for guys like...me

Xin Ji: You are a hero, you are...

Player: A killer? It isn't as noble when you say it like that, is it? I have slaughtered thousands simply because someone told me it was for a just cause. But something you'll learn over time is, everyone thinks their cause is just. The Ministry of Purity feels their cause is just. Reiko may be evil, but the men and women she has tricked into obeying her are as much victims as the rest of Cantha.
Guild Wars Beyond: Winds of Change