Quotes / Defector from Decadence

Audio Plays

"Once, the Time Lords exiled me. Now, I exile myself."

— Eighth Doctor gives the Sixth a run for his money, Big Finish Doctor Who ("Zagreus")

Film — Animated

All this pain and devastation, how it tortures me inside
All the innocent who suffer for your stubbornness and pride

—Moses, The Plagues, The Prince of Egypt

Film — Live-Action

Sylvia: Hi, Christof! I'd just like to say one thing, you're a liar and a manipulator and what you've done to Truman is sick.
Christof: Well. We remember this voice, don't we? How could we forget?
Host: Uh, let's go to another call, what do we have—
Christof: No, no, no, no, no, it's fine, it's fine, Mike. I love to reminisce with former members of the cast.

— The Truman Show

Literature

"I have chosen death over a continuation of this despicable mission."

—Essam-293, Animorphs: Visser

Simony: You're not one of us.
Brutha: I don't think I'm one of them, either. I'm one of mine.

— Small Gods

Live-Action TV

"She's killing people. Our people. It has to stop! I should have stopped it a long time ago. We shouldn't be here, doing these things."

— Diego, Burn Notice ("Broken Rules")

"In all my travelling throughout the universe I have battled against evil, against power-mad conspirators. I should have stayed here! The oldest civilisation: decadent, degenerate, and rotten to the core!"

— Sixth Doctor, Doctor Who ("The Ultimate Foe")

"They were children, Doctor! None of them were older than fourteen years old! They knew nothing! They lived in bombed-out rooms, scrounged for food on the streets! They were filthy and they stank! The room was freezing cold, the air was like ice, and suddenly the whole exercise seemed utterly meaningless. All I wanted was a hot bath and a good meal. So I let them go. I gave them whatever latinum I had in my pockets, and opened the door, and flung them back into the street!"

— Garak (giving one of three contradictory backstories), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ("The Wire")

Theatre

I am disgusted with this age of puny scribblers when I read of great men in my Plutarch.

— Karl von Moor, The Robbers

Video Games

Simmons: I'm going to have to step in myself and restore discipline.
Denton: Well, since that makes you my new boss, take a long look at Manderley's dead body. Consider that my resignation; I don't have time to write a letter.

—Deus Ex

Mr. Comstock... when we next meet... it won't be to parley. See, I went out to that Hall a' Heroes to scalp your "False Shepherd" for you. Turns out, though... DeWitt speaks Sioux. He helped me to swap words with this cripple child I've been, uh... lookin' after. Now, after hearin' how the kid has fared in your city... I'm thinkin', when we take your pelt... I'll let him hold the knife.

— Preston E. Downs, Bioshock Infinite

"We were meant for more than this; to protect the innocent! But if our precious laws bind you all to inaction, then I will no longer stand as your brother.

— Tyrael, Diablo III

Hetzel: Wait... I remember you... You were one of the dracoknights that fled to Daein, defying the senators... You opposed the almighty Begnion and the word of the goddess... Why? Why would you defy such power?
Haar: You could live another lifetime, and you'd still never understand.

— Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Sinestro: Desertion, Flash? Poor timing, don't you think?
Flash: You're right; I should have done this sooner.

— Injustice: Gods Among Us

If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you should find another flag.

— Anonymous, quoted in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

"The other women in the village with children raised me as if was one of their own. I was not special. The people of this village are kind and generous to anyone. They do not deserve to be destroyed. This is why I must protect that village. Therefore, I decided to deplete Nobunaga of his funds and supplies."

— Magoichi, Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny

"As a Prince of the Valuan Empire, all of the innocent blood spilled by the Armada is on my hands. I've done all I can to convince the Empress, and Galcian, that what Valua is doing is wrong, but I cannot convince them to change their ways. Everything I have tried has failed. I am powerless to stop them. My only chance for redemption is to aid you."

— Enrique, Skies of Arcadia

"You think it strange that I betray my own? Let me enlighten you how it is they who are the betrayers: before I was Wampiry I was a soldier, and before I was a soldier I was a man, and that man was Transylvanian. When I lived, I fought for this land, and in battle, I gave my life for it. I have slept for a thousand years in its good grave earth. I respect it... not like the scum outside and their idiot war. They are nothing of my kind. They invade their own homeland, no better than the Mongolians, Hungarians, Turks before them!"

—General Hasdatean, The Secret World

"I could tell right away that Agent 8 had also been touched by the Calamari Inkantation. Once our souls have been freed, there's no way we can continue to live under the oppression of Octarian society."

— Marina, Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion

"It's been a year since I infiltrated Gasco. It's strange, I feel as though I've been living here for longer... There is a sort of warmth here, free of the Berman Empire. No matter where I go or whom I meet, it's the same feeling. In Berman, there's hardly any Felinekos, even if there are, it's not unusual for them to be persecuted. But here, both races are on equal terms and can live freely. (...) Under these circumstances, even if I am able to relay useful information back to the Berman Empire, it likely wouldn't be received well. But personally... No, as a simple living being, I've learned how fundamentally important this is. (...) I am coming to a disturbing conclusion. This could be an act of treason against my homeland..."

—Spritz Strudel, Fuga: Melodies of Steel, "A Spy's Journal - 2"

Webcomics

"'Son of Alderode.' Ha, son of Alderode! I'd rather be son of a whore. Alderode is a hell. And I've watered weeds with the blood of patriots louder and stupider than you."

— Mathis Quigley, Unsounded

Web Animation

"Suddenly, our peaceful protests were being replaced with organized attacks. We were setting fire to shops that refused to serve us, hijacking cargo from companies that used Faunus labor. And the worst part was, it was working. We were being treated like equals. But not out of respect; out of fear. So, I left. I decided I no longer wanted to use my skills to aid in their violence."

— Blake Belladonna, RWBY

Web Original

Eventually, Superman makes it to the cave... but by that time the supercomputer has formed a Kryptonite ray, and this time the formula's right. They start blasting, and there's this great moment where Gus turns to Webster and quietly says "you’re hurting him," as though Webster just hasn't realized that this is a bad thing he's doing.

— Chris Sims on Superman III

Whoopi continued to throw fists for Cosby even after we all found out that he admitted in a deposition to buying ludes to give to women. But today, the defender of anything and everything joined Jill Scott by swan diving off of Cosby's sinking ship. That leaves a confused Bill Cosby standing on a slanted deck holding a silver tray full of drinks as one of his lone supporters Phylicia Rashad throws him a look that says, "Yeah, I'm not that thirsty."

— Michael K., "Satan Just Threw On a Parka"

Western Animation

"He has no honor. No honor at all. He has forfeited my service. I stand with you, Guardian."

— Raythor, W.I.T.C.H.

"The day I betrayed your Empire, Governor, was the day I finally stopped betraying myself."

— Alexsandr Kallus, Star Wars Rebels

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