Quotes / Fragile Speedster

Anime and Manga

Signum: So you made your lightweight armor even lighter.
Fate: I can move that much faster because of it.
Signum: If you take even a glancing blow, you will die. Are you crazy, Testarossa?
Fate: That is so I can defeat you.

— Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's

"It doesn't matter how powerful you are if you can't hit me."

— Char Aznable, Mobile Suit Gundam (and occasionally quoted by some of his copycats)

"...I've always found it a mystery. When you're huge and bulky, with heavy arms and armour, why do you think that makes you stronger? You're all... Too slow."

— Thorfinn "Karlsefni, Vinland Saga

Literature

Full of strength and laced
with fragility:

the thoroughbred,
the hummingbird,
and all things
cursed
with agility.

— Bane, by Wendy Videlock

"I'm very hard to catch. And if they can't catch me, they can't kill me."

— Rue, The Hunger Games

"All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies. And whenever they catch you, they will kill you... but first, they must catch you."

— Frith, Watership Down

Live-Action TV

"Trial's greatest feature is its speed. Dodge attacks...get right next to your enemy, and kick him! If one hit isn't enough, then hit him 10 times! If that's not enough, then hit him 100 times! Keep at it until your enemy is pulverized."

— Shroud, Kamen Rider Double

Video Games

"So that's a Hunter, huh? What's he gonna do, go for a jog at me?"

— Nick, Left 4 Dead 2

"You are a ninja.
Your god-like speed, dexterity, jumping power, and reflexes are all the result of an amazingly fast metabolism; tragically, so is your natural lifetime of 1.5 minutes."

— The story of N

"The Smallfry might be weak, but they're very fast. They often ambush their targets from below."

— Salmonid Field Guide, Splatoon 2

"Here lies Scout. He ran fast and died a virgin."

— Spy, Team Fortress 2

"Sir Francis Drake didn't defeat the Spanish Armada by building even bigger ships. He won by overwhelming them with smaller, lighter boats. It's as true today as it was in 1588: if your ship is too slow to turn, you're doomed."

— Colonel Hanse Castillo, Terra Invicta

Western Animation

Hak Foo: Gorilla snaps frail twig!
[Uncle dodges his attack]
Uncle: Twig may be frail, but roots are slippery.

— Jackie Chan Adventures

Real Life

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,
Your hands can't hit what your eyes can't see.

— Muhammad Ali

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