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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.}} |
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{{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 |
{{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.com|Cracked]]''' on ''[[The Matrix]]''}} |
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{{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]]''}} |
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{{quote|Yeah, he just killed thirty people without a second thought, of ''course'' he's not gonna shoot [[Big Bad|YOU!]]|'''[[That Guy With |
{{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}} |
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{{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!<br /> |
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'''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"}} |
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{{quote|Oh, come on, the soldiers? They don't grow on trees you know!|'''General Tarquin''', ''[[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]]''}} |
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{{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!?<br /> |
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'''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?<br /> |
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'''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!<br /> |
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'''Black Waltz No. 3''': Kwahahaha! Worry not about them: many more are being produced even now!|''[[ |
'''Black Waltz No. 3''': Kwahahaha! Worry not about them: many more are being produced even now!|''[[Final Fantasy IX]]''}} |
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{{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}} |
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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"}} |
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{{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''', ''[[ |
{{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''}} |
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{{quote|"Even nameless soldiers have lives to live. Remember that..."|Unnamed NPC soldier of Kislev, ''[[ |
{{quote|"Even nameless soldiers have lives to live. Remember that..."|Unnamed NPC soldier of Kislev, ''[[Xenogears]]''}} |
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{{quote|''These minions gave their lives for guys like...me''|{{spoiler|[[Super Mario Bros|Bowser]]}} in ''[[Brawl in |
{{quote|''These minions gave their lives for guys like...me''|{{spoiler|[[Super Mario Bros.|Bowser]]}} in ''[[Brawl in the Family]]'', [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2009/11/20/200-ode-to-minions/ 200 - Ode to Minions]}} |
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{{quote|'''Xin Ji''': You are a hero, you are... <br /> |
{{quote|'''Xin Ji''': You are a hero, you are... <br /> |
Revision as of 04:04, 9 April 2014
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 on The Matrix
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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
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Yeah, he just killed thirty people without a second thought, of course he's not gonna shoot YOU!
—Film Brain's review of Cobra
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Homer: I'm not paying another penny to Burns and his evil power company! —Simpsons Comics, "Off the Grid"
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Oh, come on, the soldiers? They don't grow on trees you know!
—General Tarquin, Order of the Stick
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Vivi: Why...? Why would you do such a thing!? Weren't they your friends!? |
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
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Walk fast from that boring explosion —The Lonely Island, "Cool Guys Don't Look At Explosions"
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"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
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"Even nameless soldiers have lives to live. Remember that..."
—Unnamed NPC soldier of Kislev, Xenogears
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These minions gave their lives for guys like...me
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Xin Ji: You are a hero, you are... —Guild Wars Beyond: Winds of Change
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