Quotes from fictional characters that made you stop and think or have stuck with you.

[Nimzabaat]

"I've got a boner for murder!" Sarge, Red vs Blue. Just because it's funny.

"It's not the end of the world, but you can see it from here" Deus Ex trailer.

And for all the wrong reasons; (paraphrasing)
"If you're not prepared to die, then you're already dead." ME3 trailer. Such a stupid line that I can't get it out of my head.

 

[Archer666]

"Death need not be the end of hope." - That one guy from Drakengard.

"God was a dream of good government. You will have your god, you will create him yourselves." Morpheus, Deus Ex.

 

[MrLumber]

"You're right, it is too much work. Here have a hat."

Jake the dog

"I'm too modest to boast."

Lex Luthor

"Do you understand what you've done!?"
"Not really."

Between Billy and Daddy Elf

 

[lacktheknack]

"Why?"

-someone in Geneforge

No game has made me stop and think of my actions and their consequences like Geneforge did. When some servile in the game suddenly asked me "WHY?", which was pretty much an absolute insult to come from a servile, I had to stop and ask WHY I picked the choice I did.

Geneforge is also the one game that has the honor of me taking one side of the main conflict and then having me switch as time went on with no prodding from the story.

 

[arcnologia]

We never paid any heed to the ancient prophecies...like fools we clung to the old hatreds...and fought as we had for generations. Until the day the sky rained fire, and a new enemy came upon us. We stand now, upon the brink of destruction, for the reign of chaos has come at last.

The opening sequence of Warcraft 3[/quoteI

I couldn't remember this one but yes most definitely this. This quote describes 80% of RPGs and human society.


Edit: messed up forget this post

 

[arcnologia]

We never paid any heed to the ancient prophecies...like fools we clung to the old hatreds...and fought as we had for generations. Until the day the sky rained fire, and a new enemy came upon us. We stand now, upon the brink of destruction, for the reign of chaos has come at last.

The opening sequence of Warcraft 3

I couldn't remember this one but most definitely this. This quote is like the principle of human civilization and 90% of RPGs

 

[marobidoux]

"I have known many gods. He who denies them is as blind as he who trusts them too deeply. I seek not beyond death. It may be the blackness averred by the Nemedian skeptics, or Crom's realm of ice and cloud, or the snowy plains and vaulted halls of the Nordheimer's Valhalla.

I know not, nor do I care.

Let me live deep while I live; let me know the rich juices of red meat and stinging wine on my palate, the hot embrace of white arms, the mad exultation of battle when the blue blades flame and crimson, and I am content. Let teachers and philosophers brood over questions of reality and illusion.

I know this: if life is illusion, then I am no less an illusion, and being thus, the illusion is real to me.

I live, I burn with life, I love, I slay, and am content."

- Conan in Queen of the Black Coast

Conan is my favorite fantasy character and I think this quote describes him the best.

Of course, the first movie is still badass :

"Conan! What is best in life?"
"To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women."

 

[Melon Hunter]

Could somebody please post the poem Ashley says at Huerta Hospital in ME3? The one about not giving up. I can't find it anywhere...

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

'Invictus' - William Ernest Henley

There you go.

OT: "All warfare is based on deception. For years, Western hypocrisy has made the world a battlefield. The corrupt talk, while our brothers and sons spill their own blood. But the silk cuts both ways. The bigger the lie, the more people believe it. And when a nation cries for vengeance, the lie spreads like a wildfire. The fire builds, devouring everything in its path. Our enemies believe that they alone dictate the course of history. But all it takes is the will of a single man." - Makarov, Modern Warfare 3. An insightful and chilling speech to start a game on.

"War. War never changes. Since the dawn of humankind, when our ancestors discovered the killing power of rock and bone, blood has been spilled in the name of everything, from God, to justice, to simple psychotic rage." - Ron Perlman, Fallout 3

"In a world filled with misery and uncertainty, it is a great comfort to know that, in the end, there is a light in darkness." - Joshua Graham, Fallout: New Vegas (Honest Hearts DLC)

 

[galiagoodman]

I, too, love that Gandalf quote. I also love the line from Alice in Wonderland- Can't remember which character, but I think it's the Red Queen, who says "I do my best to imagine at least six impossible things before breakfast." From the sublime to the ridiculous, but there you are.

 

[McMullen]

"...our Creed does not command us to be free; it commands us to be wise." and much of what precedes it in that scene from the first Assassin's Creed can provoke some very valuable contemplation on the nature of morality and law.

 

[Scarim Coral]

Goku "I am the hope of the Universe. I am the answer to all living things that cry out for peace. I am protector of the innocent. I am the light in the darkness. I am truth."
Spoken like a true superhero.

Optimus Prime "Freedom is the right for all sentient beings." "You who are without mercy now plea for it? I thought you were made of sterner stuff"

Kamina "Don't believe in yourself. Believe in the Kamina who believes in you!"

 

[personaitor]

Listen up! I don't care if that thing is God's own anti-son-of-a-***** machine, or a giant hula hoop. We're not gonna let them have it. What we will let them have is a belly full of lead, and a pool of their own blood to drown in. Am I right marines? "Yes Sir!" Damn right i am.

If you don't know who said this, I will have to slap you.

That one has stuck with me over the years, but just because it's badass. however, for a more thought provoking quote...

"You have enemies? Good. It means you've stood up for something in your life"

-Winston Churchill

 

[Coldster]

"Some trees flourish, others die. Some cattle grow strong, others are taken by wolves. Some men are born rich enough and dumb enough to enjoy their lives. Ain't nothing fair."

~John Marston

In fact, John probably has most of my favourite quotes. That game was beautifully written.

EDIT:

Listen up! I don't care if that thing is God's own anti-son-of-a-***** machine, or a giant hula hoop. We're not gonna let them have it. What we will let them have is a belly full of lead, and a pool of their own blood to drown in. Am I right marines? "Yes Sir!" Damn right i am.

I'd recognize that anywhere; its Sergeant Avery Johnson!

 

[Belaam]

"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it." - Men In Black

?If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember.?
― Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

 

[Storm Dragon]

"Did you think to kill me? There's no flesh or blood within this cloak to kill. There is only an idea. Ideas are bulletproof."
-V, V for Vendetta

Honestly, just about any of his lines in that book would work, but this one in particular has always stood out to me.

Also:
Shepard: "How did you manage to piss off every major merc organization in the Terminus Systems?"
Garrus: "It wasn't easy. I really had to work at it."
-Mass Effect 2

 

[Xhoyl]

"False tears bring pain to those around you, a false smile brings pain to oneself."

-C2, Code Geass

 

[Badassassin]

What was she like?
Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone. Like an angel from the underworld. Or a demon from paradise


You're gonna carry that weight.

I feel like I should be quoting a novel, but nothing comes to mind right now.

 

[Edward_Bear]

Could somebody please post the poem Ashley says at Huerta Hospital in ME3? The one about not giving up. I can't find it anywhere...

It is part of a larger poem:

Out of the darkeness that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole
I thank what ever Gods may be
for my unconquerable soul

In the fell clutches of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried out loud
under the blugenings of fate
my head is bloodied but unbowed

and beyond this land of wrath and tears
looms but the horror of the shade
and yet the menace of the years
finds and shall find me unafraid

it matters not how strait the gate
how wrought with punishment the scroll
I am the master of my fate
I am the captain of my soul

the poem is called invictus, it's the one poem i know by hart

 

[Woodsey]

I like Frodo's, "here, at the end of all things" quote. I was kind of hoping they'd steal it for something towards the end of ME3, actually.

 

[Mr.Squishy]

"A man chooses, a slave obeys! *Thwack* OBEY!"
Jesus christ, that scene stuck with me.