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"Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and for thy possession, the ends of the earth. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron. Thou shalt dash them in pieces, like a potters vessel. Be wise now therefore ye kings. Be admonished ye judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the son lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, though his wrath be kindled but a little."
— Father Alexander Anderson, Hellsing, quoting Psalm 2
"We are the servants of God, and the messengers of His justice. We are the instruments of His divine wrath on earth. We are called upon to cleanse His kingdom: bringing ash from the flesh of thine enemies. Praise to our Lord!"
—Alexander Anderson, Hellsing
Comic Books
"Depart from here, you accursed, into everlasting fire which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels! For you and your followers, there will be worms that never die!"
—Knights of Saint Hagan, Hellboy
Film — Live-Action
"It's coming. I see a holy war spreading across the universe like unquenchable fire. A warrior religion that waves the Atreides banner in my father's name. [.] Fanatical legions worshipping at the shrine of my father's skull. A war in my name!"
—Paul Atreides, Dune (2021)
"If I'm not back in 10 minutes, call the Pope!"
— Jesus, Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter
"And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, 'O Lord, bless this thy hand grenade, that with it thou mayst blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy.' And the Lord did grin."
Literature
On this rock I will build my Church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.
God made Arrakis to train the faithful.
— Dune
"I don't call him the Fist of God as a pet name, folks."
— Harry Dresden on Michael Carpenter, Small Favor
"There are hundreds of thousands here, millions, in every basement and undercroft. It would be the work of a generation to kill them all, even for these monsters. But we can turn that time against them. Make the survivors forget their fear, teach them to hate. Teach them to venerate the god on the Throne, teach them that their life means nothing in isolation from it. Give them a symbol, give them a means to make fire. You see a single Sigismund, and your stomach revolts. I will give you a million Sigismunds. A billion. A universe full of them. If that scares you, imagine what it will do to the enemy."
— Euphrati Keeler, Horus Heresy: Warhawk
It is important, when killing a nun, to ensure that you bring an army of sufficient size.
"A paladin may well be the finest, purest example of what a man can be — the epitome of all that is noble. And a paladin mounted for battle on his war charger, filled with holy zeal and absolute courage, might well be the most inspiring sight that many mortals could hope to see. He can, and does, accomplish much good. But a hundred paladins, a thousand? United in purpose, single-minded and driven by their sense of duty? I tell you truly, Uncle, I can think of no better definition of terror."
— Danilo, Thornhold
Live-Action TV
Gangster: Are you a cop?
Sister Stephanie: No. I'm with a tougher outfit. I'm a nun.
Sister Stephanie: No. I'm with a tougher outfit. I'm a nun.
My name is John Brown and I am here in the name of the great REDEEMER! THE KING OF KINGS! The man of the holy trinity, and I hereby order! You! To! GIT! GIT IN HIS HOLY NAME! for he is on the side of JUSTICE and you are on the side of CHAINS!
— John Brown The Good Lord Bird
Music
'Cause I represent a whole new breed of Christian of today
And I'm authorized and deputized to blow you clean away
And I'm authorized and deputized to blow you clean away
—Carman, "Satan, Bite the Dust!"
I will shoulder my musket and brandish my sword
In defense of this land and the word of the Lord
In defense of this land and the word of the Lord
—"Bright Sunny South"
I have seen the fire
Of a thousand suns pass by
While blasphemers fill the air
Bearing false witness
Now we rise
All ye children of the wild
Fists like hammers fill the air
Vast legions all immortal
Smash the stillness everywhere
Of a thousand suns pass by
While blasphemers fill the air
Bearing false witness
Now we rise
All ye children of the wild
Fists like hammers fill the air
Vast legions all immortal
Smash the stillness everywhere
— Manowar, "Holy War"
God made us the boss.
God gave us the cross
We turned it into a sword
To spread the Word of the Lord
God gave us the cross
We turned it into a sword
To spread the Word of the Lord
— Mass, "God Said"
He sees the crescent and the star blink in the virgin sky
And hears the call of milk and honey from the afterlife
And as he eases to the checkpoint, he is calm and sure
It's collateral damage, it's the cost of war]
It's another bag of bones for the Gods to sort
And hears the call of milk and honey from the afterlife
And as he eases to the checkpoint, he is calm and sure
It's collateral damage, it's the cost of war]
It's another bag of bones for the Gods to sort
— Kevin Devine, "Another Bag Of Bones"
For the grace, for the might of our lord
In the name of his glory
For the faith, for the way of the sword
Come and tell their story
Gave their lives so boldly
In the name of his glory
For the faith, for the way of the sword
Come and tell their story
Gave their lives so boldly
— Sabaton, The Last Stand
Tabletop Games
"I am the hammer, I am the instrument of His will, the tip of His spear, the edge of His sword, the flight of his arrows, the gauntlet about His fist. I am the hammer, the hate, the bane of the treacherous and the woes of all daemonkind."
— The Malleus Maleficarum, Warhammer 40,000
The martyr's grave is the keystone of the Imperium.
— The First Book of Indoctrinations, Warhammer 40,000
''Repent and join, or be cursed and die.''
— Creed of the Red Redemption, Warhammer 40,000
"I am the righteous shield of Moradin and a sword in his mighty hand! I fear no evil!"
— Paladin Class Opening Quote, Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook
"I used to think that the Catholic Church was the Whore of Babylon, and that we were the True Bride of Christ. I don’t know what to think anymore. There's this priest I keep meeting. And he knows exactly what I'm talking about. And he fights and kills like nothing else on Earth. No mercy, no second chances. I fear him like I fear God."
—Hunter of the Long Night about the Malleus Maleficarum, Hunter: The Vigil corebook
Video Games
"Suffer not the alien, the mutant, the heretic."
— Chapter Master Gabriel Angelos, Dawn of War
"When our Lord entered the temple and found it polluted by money changers and beasts, did he ask them to leave? Did he cry? Did he simply walk away? No. He drove them out. It is one thing to forgive a slap across my cheek, but an insult to The Lord requires, no, it demands correction."
—Joshua Graham, Fallout: New Vegas
Webcomics
"I'm sorry to tell you that our name, 'Sisters of Mercy', is a bit misleading. God shows mercy. We don't."
— Sister Marguerite, Sister Claire
Web Video
Father Alexander Anderson: WHO are we?
Paladins of Iscariot: The necessary evil!
Anderson: WHY are we necessary?
Iscariots: To purge the world of evil worse than man!
Anderson: And why are we God's chosen few, ordained to undertake this unholy task?
Iscariots: Because no one else will!
Anderson: And because IT'S FUCKIN' FUN! AHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAMEN!
Paladins of Iscariot: The necessary evil!
Anderson: WHY are we necessary?
Iscariots: To purge the world of evil worse than man!
Anderson: And why are we God's chosen few, ordained to undertake this unholy task?
Iscariots: Because no one else will!
Anderson: And because IT'S FUCKIN' FUN! AHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAMEN!
Real Life
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored
He has loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword.
His truth is marching on
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored
He has loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword.
His truth is marching on
"I will not be slightly worried or reluctant to leave my wife and young daughter under protection of any Sikh soldier."
— Anonymous British General
Jesus and no quarter!
—Covenanters battlecry
Jesus of Nazareth blesses thee Prince of Emathia, King of Albania, Terror of the Ottomans, King of Epirus
—Latin inscription of Skanderbeg's helmet.
Knights, your salvation is assured
When you have heard the clamor of God
Against the Turks and Almoravids,
Who greatly dishonored Him.
Unjustly they have seized His fiefs
For this we must feel deep pain,
Since there God was first served,
And recognized as Lord.
Whoever goes now with King Louis,
Should not fear the sea of Hell,
For his soul will go to Paradise,
With the Angels and Our Lord.
When you have heard the clamor of God
Against the Turks and Almoravids,
Who greatly dishonored Him.
Unjustly they have seized His fiefs
For this we must feel deep pain,
Since there God was first served,
And recognized as Lord.
Whoever goes now with King Louis,
Should not fear the sea of Hell,
For his soul will go to Paradise,
With the Angels and Our Lord.
"Chevalier, mult estes guariz", Crusader song
"'Love is the only weapon.' Shit! Bullshit! Martin Luther King died with love! Kennedy died talking about something he couldn't even understand, some kind of generalized love, and he never even backed it up. He was shot down. Bullshit! 'Love is the only weapon with which I've got to fight.' I've got a hell of a lot of weapons to fight! I've got my claws. I've got cutlasses. I've got guns. I've got dynamite. I've got a hell of a lot to fight! I'll fight! I'll fight!"
—Pastor Jim Jones, mass meeting in Jonestown
