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"But in the end, it was never to be. One fateful night, he gathered the six of us on top of the mountain, where he revealed the truth about who he was. Discord, the god of chaos, the very one responsible for the hardship our land had to endure for so long. He thanked us for hiding him from Celestia and Luna's eyes while his power recovered, and asked us to join him in his quest, to conquer Equestria and reshape it in his own image. The village would become the Capital of Chaos, and we would rule the world together..."
— Kimono, The Third Generation, here
Films — Animation
Thunderbolt: Lightning, little buddy.
Lightning: I am NOT your "little buddy!" And YOU are no wonder dog! This kid trusted you, and look where it's got him.
Patch: What's he mean?
Lightning: He's been lying to you all day, kid. He doesn't care about you, or your family. He was just trying to get his name in the paper, and SAVE his job. Ask him!
Thunderbolt: NO! Well, yeah, but-but...
Lightning: "But - but - but." HEY, GENIUS! You're no hero! YOU'RE A FRAUD! And by the way, there never was a plan to recast you. I just had to get you out of the way. [grins evilly, then starts to head back toward the exit with a wicked sneer on his face] And now, I get to go take your place on the show! MY SHOW!
(laughs evilly, and exits, just as it is about to storm outside)
Lightning: I am NOT your "little buddy!" And YOU are no wonder dog! This kid trusted you, and look where it's got him.
Patch: What's he mean?
Lightning: He's been lying to you all day, kid. He doesn't care about you, or your family. He was just trying to get his name in the paper, and SAVE his job. Ask him!
Thunderbolt: NO! Well, yeah, but-but...
Lightning: "But - but - but." HEY, GENIUS! You're no hero! YOU'RE A FRAUD! And by the way, there never was a plan to recast you. I just had to get you out of the way. [grins evilly, then starts to head back toward the exit with a wicked sneer on his face] And now, I get to go take your place on the show! MY SHOW!
(laughs evilly, and exits, just as it is about to storm outside)
Itchy: You wanted revenge on Carface, and I said "No, please, let's get outta town." But I stayed because...because you're my friend. And then, you wanted to kidnap the girl, and I said "This is crazy." But I helped ya. A-And then, we gotta dress the girl, and read her stories, and she wants we should feed the poor. And the whole while, I'm thinkin' "This is stupid, she's gonna get us killed." But I stayed because...I'm your friend. But tonight...tonight...Charlie he tried to kill me! He tried to kill me, Charlie, and you was out gallivantin' with this...with this girl! I say we should lose the girl, get out of town, Charlie, you and me, then call it even.
Charlie: Aw, Itchy. Now, the casino's gone. We gotta start all over. We need the girl more than ever.
Itchy: No, boss, you're crazy! It's not business anymore! It's personal!
Charlie: Aw, come on, Itchy. Sure, it's just business. I mean...
Itchy: You're in love with the girl. Y-Y-You've gone soft. Y-You care about her.
[Anne Marie walks down the stairs behind them]
Charlie: Look, I don't care about the girl! I tell her things now and then! I pretend to be her best friend, but it's baloney!
Itchy: I thought I was your best friend.
Charlie: You are my best friend! With her, it's just business! It's always been business! I'm using the girl! And when we're done with her, we'll dump her in an orphanage! Is that okay with you?!
Itchy: Sure, boss. Anything you say.
[Itchy gasps upon noticing Anne Marie, and Charlie turns his head]
Anne Marie: [sobbing] You're not my friend. You're a bad dog! [runs away]
"Oh Anna. If only there was someone out there who loved you."
— Prince Hans, Frozen
Films — Live-Action
Knuckles: WAIT! That wasn't the deal!
Robotnik: Oh! You poor naive creature. It's not your fault. A more advanced intellect would've seen this move coming a mile away. Or 1.6 kilometers.
Knuckles: But I trusted you! You were my friend!
Robotnik: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...! HEHEHEHEH...! HAH HAH HAH HAH! I'm sorry. That just hit me funny. Let this be my final lesson to you, you dimwitted celestial skintag. Friends are open, honest and vulnerable with each other, which means X square times the hypotenuse of Y square divided by the absolute power of friendship equals... DOOKIE!
Robotnik: Oh! You poor naive creature. It's not your fault. A more advanced intellect would've seen this move coming a mile away. Or 1.6 kilometers.
Knuckles: But I trusted you! You were my friend!
Robotnik: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...! HEHEHEHEH...! HAH HAH HAH HAH! I'm sorry. That just hit me funny. Let this be my final lesson to you, you dimwitted celestial skintag. Friends are open, honest and vulnerable with each other, which means X square times the hypotenuse of Y square divided by the absolute power of friendship equals... DOOKIE!
"My dear girl, don't flatter yourself. What I did this evening was for Queen and country. You don't think it gave me any pleasure, do you?"
Literature
"...He betrayed them... HE WAS THEIR FRIEND!"
"They got me a long time ago."
— O'Brien, Nineteen Eighty-Four
"I hate it that I thought I was someone to her, but I was only ever her prey. I hate that I was so dumb. I thought I was safe in the consciousness community. ASMRtists and such, we aren't in it for money or glory and I thought she was one of us. But she's a snake. No, that's not fair to snakes. Poor snakes, so misunderstood. Also rats. My point is, how could I get it so wrong. How can I trust anyone now?"
—Charlie, on her ex-mentor O, Sweet Dreams, by Tricia Sullivan
Live-Action TV
"It is necessary to get behind someone in order to stab them in the back."
—Sir Humphrey Appleby, Yes, Minister
Video Games
Sly: Look, I'm sorry about Penelope.
Bentley: No, Sly. I'm sorry. I'm sorry I wasn't there to help you guys the whole time.
Sly: It's okay. She fooled us all, pal.
Bentley: I guess. But that's no excuse for me not being there. I lost sight of my true friends. It won't happen again.
"I never really was on your side."
Leader of the Junker Coyotes, a major Doser force.
Brute was originally hired by RaD. His smooth-talking, affable nature quickly caught the attention of Carla, who found him quite unlike the average Doser.
When it was discovered that the man was a psychopath and a pathological liar, he fled, taking a considerable amount of RaD's funds and technology with him—a loss that was too great for Carla to tolerate.
Brute was originally hired by RaD. His smooth-talking, affable nature quickly caught the attention of Carla, who found him quite unlike the average Doser.
When it was discovered that the man was a psychopath and a pathological liar, he fled, taking a considerable amount of RaD's funds and technology with him—a loss that was too great for Carla to tolerate.
— "Honest" Brute's Arena profile, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Visual Novels
Player: I thought we were supposed to be pals?
Ekans: Oh please. No wonder Gengar was able to pull the rug from under you. Like I'd be pals with a weirdo like you. I would've gotten you too, if not for Stutters McKnife-hands [Scyther] over there. You're both pathetic!
Ekans: Oh please. No wonder Gengar was able to pull the rug from under you. Like I'd be pals with a weirdo like you. I would've gotten you too, if not for Stutters McKnife-hands [Scyther] over there. You're both pathetic!
— Everstone Daycare
Web Animation
Blake: We voted for Weiss and Yang.
Weiss: I will happily represent Team RWBY!
Yang: Yeah! We're gonna kick some butt!
Emerald: Hehehe! Well, if Mercury and I see you down the line, don't think we're gonna go easy on ya.
Yang: Hehe, wouldn't want it any other way.
Emerald: Alright, well, we're gonna go catch some more fights.
Ruby: Have fun!
Emerald: See ya later! [rolls her eyes and makes a yuck expression]
Mercury: So, how are the new "friends?"
Emerald: I hate them.
Mercury: Orders are orders.
Emerald: I just- [makes a strangling motion with her hands] How can they be so happy all the time!?
Mercury: Did you at least get what we want?
Emerald: It's the heiress and the bimbo.
Mercury: Hmm, right, well at least now we know what we're working with.
— RWBY
Western Animation
The reason I've been trying to prepare you for Bill's tricks is that Bill tricked me. It's the biggest regret of my life. Bill wasn't always my enemy, Dipper; I used to think he was my friend.
—Grunkle Ford, Gravity Falls
Young!Enid: Congrats, Elodie! I'm glad you won! I'm so proud to have a friend like you!
Young!Elodie: We were never friends, Enid. I just pretended so I could learn your moves and counter them.
Young!Enid: No...no...... You're lying!
Young!Elodie: I just LOOOOVE being popular! HA-HAAA! HAHAHA-HAHAHAHA!
Enid: (As she ends her flashback on the verge of tears) Elodie taught me a good lesson... If you don't care... you'll never be disappointed...
Young!Elodie: We were never friends, Enid. I just pretended so I could learn your moves and counter them.
Young!Enid: No...no...... You're lying!
Young!Elodie: I just LOOOOVE being popular! HA-HAAA! HAHAHA-HAHAHAHA!
Enid: (As she ends her flashback on the verge of tears) Elodie taught me a good lesson... If you don't care... you'll never be disappointed...
Well, if it isn't my "best friend forever."
