Quotes / A Pupil of Mine Until He Turned to Evil

Films — Animated

Po: [excitedly] Guys, guys! I know about Tai Lung! He was a student, the first ever to master the thousand...
[Tigress stares him down]
Po: [meekly] ...scrolls of...kung fu...and then he turned bad...and now he's in jail...
Tigress: He wasn't just a student. Shifu found him as a cub and raised him as his son. And when the boy showed talent in kung-fu, Shifu trained him. He believed in him, he told him he was destined for greatness. It was never enough for Tai Lung. He wanted the Dragon Scroll, but Oogway saw darkness in his heart and refused. Outraged, Tai Lung laid waste to the valley. He tried to take the scroll by force and Shifu had to destroy what he had created... but how could he?

— Kung Fu Panda

"Sunset Shimmer. A former student of mine. She began her studies with me not long before Twilight. But when she did not get what she wanted as quickly as she liked, she turned cruel and dishonest. I tried to help her, but she eventually decided to abandon her studies and pursue her own path. One that has sadly led to her stealing [Twilight Sparkle's] crown."

— Princess Celestia, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls

"Millennia ago, I chose him to be this world's protector. He was entrusted with great powers, but his heart was corrupted by them. He fell victim the same seven deadly enemies of man that all must battle. I was forced to banish him to the farthest star in the sky. I spent the next 500 years making sure I would not repeat that error. I chose a new hero."

—Shazam on Black Adam, Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam

Films — Live-Action

"Before he was a big deal he was my assistant. I thought I saw something in him, a son I never had perhaps. He was brilliant, but as we became close he began to suspect that I wasn't telling him everything. He heard rumors about what was called the Pym Particles, and he became obsessed with recreating my formula. But I wouldn't help him so he conspired against me and he voted me out of my own company."

—Hank Pym on Darren Cross, Ant-Man

Obi-Wan Kenobi: You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them! Bring balance to the Force, not leave it in darkness!
Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader: I HATE YOU!
Obi-Wan Kenobi: You were my brother, Anakin! I loved you!

— Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

"A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi Knights. He betrayed and murdered your father."

— Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars: A New Hope

Darth Vader: The circle is now complete. When I first met you, I was but the learner. Now I am the master.

Obi-Wan Kenobi: Only a master of evil, Darth.

— Star Wars: A New Hope

"[Luke] was training a new generation of Jedi. One boy, an apprentice, turned against him and destroyed it all."

—Han Solo, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Video Games

Frost: The circle is complete, Sub-Zero.
Sub-Zero: You were a talented student once.
Frost: And now... I'm the master.

— Mortal Kombat 11

Western Animation

I had a pupil once who had no interest in learning discipline. He was only concerned with the power of fire - how he could use it to destroy his opponents and wipe out the obstacles in his path, but fire is a horrible burden to bear. Its nature is to consume and without control it destroys everything around it. [Camera cuts to Jeong Jeong's former student, Admiral Zhao]. Learn restraint, or risk destroying yourself and everything you love.

—Aang's first Firebending Master, Jeong Jeong, in Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1 Chapter 16, "The Deserter"

Powerpuff Clones: You never gave us love! Where was our love?
Dick: Get back! I am your master!
Powerpuff Clones: Only a master of evil, Dick!

— The Powerpuff Girls (1998)

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