"Well, well, well... I leave for a day and... the Catholics are crusading, while the Nazis are invading! Anderson! It's been two days but it feels like years!"
—Alucard, Hellsing Ultimate Abridged
"Recovering from a brush with death isn't about an appointment wit a psychiatrist or a week in Hawaii; it's about having a purpose. Whether its something to fight... or someone to hunt."
Bartlet: You have a strategy for all this?
Leo: (writing) I have the beginnings of one.
Bartlet: What is it?
Leo: I'm gonna try that out for a little while.
(He puts the pad on the desk in front of the President. It reads, "LET BARTLET BE BARTLET.")
Leo: (writing) I have the beginnings of one.
Bartlet: What is it?
Leo: I'm gonna try that out for a little while.
(He puts the pad on the desk in front of the President. It reads, "LET BARTLET BE BARTLET.")
— The West Wing, season 1 episode 19: "Let Bartlet Be Bartlet"
Simon: My bro is dead! He's gone! But he's right there on my back, and here in my heart! He lives on as a part of me! If you're gonna dig, dig to the heavens! No matter what's in my way, I won't stop! Once I've dug through, it means that I've won!
Guame: You what? What are you talking about?
Simon: Just who the hell do you think I am!? I'm Simon! I'm not my bro. I'm me! Simon the Digger!
Guame: You what? What are you talking about?
Simon: Just who the hell do you think I am!? I'm Simon! I'm not my bro. I'm me! Simon the Digger!
"MY BROTHER IS DEAD. HE'S NOT HERE ANYMORE! BUT ON MY BACK, AND IN MY HEART, HE LIVES ON IN ME! MY DRILL IS THE ONE THAT PIERCES THE HEAVENS! EVEN IF THAT HOLE BECOMES MY GRAVE, AS LONG AS I BREAK THROUGH, I SHALL BE VICTORIOUS! WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM?! I'M SIMON! I'M NOT MY BROTHER KAMINA! I AM MYSELF! SIMON THE DIGGER!"
—The version of Simon's speech in Super Robot Wars Z 2: Hakai-Hen
of Simon's speech in Super Robot Wars Z 2: Hakai-Hen"This is gonna be good."
— Motorist, Superman II
"Boy, you are in for a show tonight, son."
— Old Cop, The Dark Knight Rises
And then, they walked side by side. Suddenly, Kaori had a dream.
A vision of cherry trees buds fully blossoming in unison. A vision of lots of cherry blossoms swaying in the wind like frills.
"Torigoe-kun".
"What?"
Kaori gently gazed at Shunta, who turned towards her.
"You know, I've made my decision."
"What kind of decision?"
As Shunta asked her this, she merely returned him an unreserved smile.
"From now on...
With all my strength, I'll smile,
With all my strength, I'll shine,
With all my strength, I'll... love you.",
Is what she was thinking about to do.
Blossoming buds of cherry trees.
A vision, yet a reality.
The one of her current self.
And, of her future.
A vision of cherry trees buds fully blossoming in unison. A vision of lots of cherry blossoms swaying in the wind like frills.
"Torigoe-kun".
"What?"
Kaori gently gazed at Shunta, who turned towards her.
"You know, I've made my decision."
"What kind of decision?"
As Shunta asked her this, she merely returned him an unreserved smile.
"From now on...
With all my strength, I'll smile,
With all my strength, I'll shine,
With all my strength, I'll... love you.",
Is what she was thinking about to do.
Blossoming buds of cherry trees.
A vision, yet a reality.
The one of her current self.
And, of her future.
— Epilogue of the Tokimeki Memorial 2 novel Anata o Shinjiteru (=I believe in you)
"Au contraire, mon capitan! 'Eeees back!"
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!
— Steve Rogers, Siege (Note that he was dead since after Civil War)
"Look who's back... And feeling prime."
— Optimus Primal after being released from an alien probe, Beast Wars
"Hello, boys! I'M BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!"'
—Russell Casse, Independence Day
I am Bender, baby! Please insert liquor!
—Bender Bending Rodriguez, Futurama, upon the restoration of his personality.
Courage... love... friendship... kindness... sorrow... joy... So many feelings... in everyone's hearts. I will fight! For the sake of everyone's hearts! Pretty Cure! Open My Heart!
—Yuri Tsukikgae, HeartCatch Pretty Cure!, upon being repowered and pulling a Big Damn Heroes moment.
"My turn."
—Peter Parker, the one true Superior Spider Man
"Going straight
I only ever really wanted a break
I've been away for too long
No I never really wanted to stay
I've been away for too long"
I only ever really wanted a break
I've been away for too long
No I never really wanted to stay
I've been away for too long"
—Soundgarden, "Been Away Too Long"
V has come to.
"Now go! Let the legend come back to life!"
—Revolver Ocelot, directed towards Big Boss, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
"I'm back."
You thought me gone, didn't you Batman? Lost beneath the waters of Arkham. But like all submerged, forgotten fears, eventually I returned.
—Scarecrow, Batman: Arkham Knight
"I'm not going to surrender!" she yelled, batting one of them to the side, grabbing it, and using it as a baseball bat on the next. "NOT TO YOU!"
The ones not smart enough to escape were met with Asuka's foot and fist as the Evangelion echoed her skill and thoughts. As the attack vehicles came raining down to the forest below, exploding back up with bits and chunks, Unit-02 raised it's head up from the destruction, growling it's wonderful, terrible domination of the scene.
As the remaining JSDF forces scrambled away as fast as they could from the devil, licked in the flames of their fallen comrades, Asuka took a long, sweet breath from the fire and air around her.
"I'm back."
The ones not smart enough to escape were met with Asuka's foot and fist as the Evangelion echoed her skill and thoughts. As the attack vehicles came raining down to the forest below, exploding back up with bits and chunks, Unit-02 raised it's head up from the destruction, growling it's wonderful, terrible domination of the scene.
As the remaining JSDF forces scrambled away as fast as they could from the devil, licked in the flames of their fallen comrades, Asuka took a long, sweet breath from the fire and air around her.
"I'm back."
— Higher Learning, chapter 48
"Well that was fuckin' stupid."
"When Helen died, I lost everything...until that dog arrived on my doorstep. A final gift from my wife. In that moment, I received some semblance of hope... an opportunity to grieve unalone. And your son...took that from me...stole that from me...KILLED THAT FROM ME! People keep asking if I'm back and I haven't really had an answer. But now, yeah, I'm thinkin' I'm back. So you can either hand over your son or YOU CAN DIE SCREAMING ALONGSIDE HIM!"
— John Wick to Viggo Tarasov, on returning to his old profession
That was before, but not anymore, I've left it behind,
As much as I lost, once I'm across, I'll fight!
I've found the strength to grow to so much more,
A whisper to a roar,
No more crying, it's time for me to soar!
As much as I lost, once I'm across, I'll fight!
I've found the strength to grow to so much more,
A whisper to a roar,
No more crying, it's time for me to soar!
I feel like I’m finally unbroken,
Feel like I’m back from the dead,
My strength back and confidence growing,
Out of my way, cause I’m armed and ready!
Feel like I’m back from the dead,
My strength back and confidence growing,
Out of my way, cause I’m armed and ready!
—Armed and Ready, RWBY Volume 4 ending theme
, RWBY Volume 4 ending theme Did ya miss me, ya wankers?! HAHAHAHAHAHA!
—Hoxton, PAYDAY 2 Hoxton Breakout
"The bad seed is back! It's Wild Thiiiinnnnngggg!"
—Loud-Mouthed Indians Fan, Major League 2, upon the return of Rick Vaughn.
"Everyone, sorry for the wait. The Emperor of the Universe is back!"
—Frieza, Dragon Ball Super
"Jack is back."
—Tagline for Samurai Jack Season 5
For too long I have served the wrong masters. Too often have I trusted my work to other hands. Not today, and never again. My time in the wilderness... is at an end.
—Scorpius, Farscape: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
Yes, 'tis I! The man, the myth, the legend!
—Yojimbo revealing his true identity as Gilgamesh, Final Fantasy XIV
A cleansing wind runs through my soul. And suddenly I get a taste of the way it was before all the shit came down... back before Newcastle. That cocky swagger. That total confidence. That stupid, blind arrogance... that sense of being totally in control of my life, my own destiny. Indestructible. I'd forgotten what that felt like. And you know what?
It's good to be back.
—John Constantine, Hellblazer: Wheels of Chance, Systems of Control
And for the first time since I don't remember when
I felt just like my old bony self again
And I, Jack, the Pumpkin King...
That's right... I AM THE PUMPKIN KING! HA HA HA HA!
And I just can't wait until next Halloween
'Cause I've some new ideas that will really make them scream
And by God, I'M REALLY GOING TO GIVE IT ALL MY MIGHT!
I felt just like my old bony self again
And I, Jack, the Pumpkin King...
That's right... I AM THE PUMPKIN KING! HA HA HA HA!
And I just can't wait until next Halloween
'Cause I've some new ideas that will really make them scream
And by God, I'M REALLY GOING TO GIVE IT ALL MY MIGHT!
—Jack Skellington, The Nightmare Before Christmas
I had gone there making sanctimonious noises about learning, never really expecting to learn anything new. And yet from these primitive, precivilized creatures I had learned how to defeat, or at least resist, Crayak.
More children, some live.
For every race Crayak exterminated, I would plant two new ones.
More children, some live.
For every race Crayak exterminated, I would plant two new ones.
—The Ellimist, Animorphs - The Ellimist Chronicles
Carol cursed. Why did they both have to be in Seattle? Why couldn't he have stayed in New York City with all the rest of the super-freaks? Why couldn't she get off this merry-go-round of heroes and villains?
Because there were more villains than heroes.
And because she couldn't let a friend get killed, while she could do something about it.
Because there were more villains than heroes.
And because she couldn't let a friend get killed, while she could do something about it.
"Welcome home, Edrin Walker," I said to my reflection.
For the first time in years, I wasn't running from place to place, adrift with nothing to live for but the next cup of ale. Lynas was dead, and suddenly I felt alive again, a monster roused from deep slumber for a single deadly purpose.
"Now, my old pal," I said to mirror-me. "Let's go find out who we have to burn."
—The Traitor God, by Cameron Johnston
"Let the universe howl in despair, for I have returned."
— Darkseid, Justice League
I still hold hatred in my heart for her and for the ones responsible for the tragedy... That, I will carry with me until death. But...my life is my own. It belongs to no one else, and it is high time that I started living for what I believe in. I will no long allow the voices of the dead to bind me. This is something I must do... No. Something that I am choosing to do. I will accomplish my aim, even if it means risking my life to do so.
— Dimitri, Fire Emblem: Three Houses
"This is our turnaround. No more of this shit. We don't... I'm done not fighting. I tried it, and I was not very good at it. (Beat) There's only one thing we need now, not a revolution, not a– I'm still very angry at everyone in L'Manberg, no one came to visit me. I'm still very angry at Dream, I hate him. I'm still VERY angry at dickhead [Techno] up there... [...] But boys, do you know what we've got now? We've got me back."
— Tommy, Dream SMP
"Ready my knights for battle. They shall ride with their King once more. I have lived through others far too long. Lancelot bore my honor and Guenevere my guilt. Mordred bore my sins. My knights have fought my causes. And now my brother, I shall be... King!"
—King Arthur Pendragon, Excalibur
"He-he-hey! Spongebob's back!"
— Incidental 70, Spongebob Squarepants
Jin: Kuh... So this is the power of the Izayoi?
Tsubaki: I am not sure I understand, but it seems you cannot use your sword...? All the more reason you will not be able to defeat me. Jin, please... give up.
Jin: Give up? You have got to be joking... I've already given up on life... on the world...
Tsubaki: ...
(Jin's theme music begins playing in the background)
Jin: But I've decided to cast aside apathy and fight... Not only against this so-called "order", but against the world! Tsubaki, if you insist on preserving this travesty you call order, then from now on, you are my enemy!
Tsubaki: ...That is very unfortunate, Jin. If you are my enemy, then you must die.
Jin: ...I am the cold steel...the blade that will restore balance to this world! Nox Nyctores, Yukianesa, activate!
Tsubaki: I am not sure I understand, but it seems you cannot use your sword...? All the more reason you will not be able to defeat me. Jin, please... give up.
Jin: Give up? You have got to be joking... I've already given up on life... on the world...
Tsubaki: ...
(Jin's theme music begins playing in the background)
Jin: But I've decided to cast aside apathy and fight... Not only against this so-called "order", but against the world! Tsubaki, if you insist on preserving this travesty you call order, then from now on, you are my enemy!
Tsubaki: ...That is very unfortunate, Jin. If you are my enemy, then you must die.
Jin: ...I am the cold steel...the blade that will restore balance to this world! Nox Nyctores, Yukianesa, activate!
Kevin: The lighthouse. Moments ago the picture was of a lighthouse on a desert mountain in the clean light of midday. Now the photo is a lighthouse at desert’s dusk, purple orange sky and a blinking red light atop the mountain. The light in the photo is actually blinking. There is a door at the foot of the stone tower, and that door is opening, a deep purple glow slowly silhouetting a man. It looks like a man. I cannot tell if he is tall or if he is short. He is holding something. I cannot tell what it is, but it moves in his arms. The man is...he is entering the light house. He—
Lauren: Kevin, the door. Our studio door. Daniel? Is that you? Are the kittens dealt with?
Kevin: I see only the intruder's shadow, in that deep purple glow. It is...it isthe man from the lighthouse. He is holding something. The dangerous, dangerous angel is with him. The man is holding something.
Lauren: No! How did you?
Kevin: He is holding…
"The Ballad of Fiedler and Mundt" slowly fades in.
Lauren: Don't come any nearer!
Kevin: He is holding a cat.
Cecil: Thank you for bringing me here, Erika. And while whatever happens next happens, I take you, Night Vale, to the weather.
Lauren: Kevin, the door. Our studio door. Daniel? Is that you? Are the kittens dealt with?
Kevin: I see only the intruder's shadow, in that deep purple glow. It is...it isthe man from the lighthouse. He is holding something. The dangerous, dangerous angel is with him. The man is holding something.
Lauren: No! How did you?
Kevin: He is holding…
"The Ballad of Fiedler and Mundt" slowly fades in.
Lauren: Don't come any nearer!
Kevin: He is holding a cat.
Cecil: Thank you for bringing me here, Erika. And while whatever happens next happens, I take you, Night Vale, to the weather.
—Welcome to Night Vale, "Renovations"
"I was finally able to go back to being an ordinary girl, but you dare to attack my friends, forcing me back to the battlefield without my consent! You are not considerate at all! I am the Pretty Guardian who fights for love and for justice! I am Sailor Moon! And now, in the name of the moon, I'll punish you!"
—Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon R
"No. No, you've done far more than that for me. I'd all but given up. But you, you believed in me. You saw strength in me. You pushed me to heights that no one else could have. I will never forget that. And I'll see to it that no one else does either."
—Halbrand/Sauron, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Close: "Why are you here? What can you still hope to accomplish?
Haruka: "I can stand up for everyone here and protect our dreams! Thank you for daring to dream, and leading me to such bliss. Let's go, princess. The Princess of Blooming Flowers, Cure Flora!"
Haruka: "I can stand up for everyone here and protect our dreams! Thank you for daring to dream, and leading me to such bliss. Let's go, princess. The Princess of Blooming Flowers, Cure Flora!"
—Go! Princess Pretty Cure, "Time for the Flower of Dreams to Bloom! Flutter, the Revived Princess!"
Reika: "Stop right there."
Cure March: "Reika?"
Joker: "Does little miss Ex-Precure have something to contribute from the peanut gallery?"
Reika: "Remind me when I stated I was quitting as a Precure? Because as I recall...I said no such thing!" transforms "My name is Aoki Reika! But you know me as...Cure Beauty!"
Cure Happy: "Beauty."
Joker: "Are you kidding me!?
Cure March: "Reika?"
Joker: "Does little miss Ex-Precure have something to contribute from the peanut gallery?"
Reika: "Remind me when I stated I was quitting as a Precure? Because as I recall...I said no such thing!" transforms "My name is Aoki Reika! But you know me as...Cure Beauty!"
Cure Happy: "Beauty."
Joker: "Are you kidding me!?
—Smile Pretty Cure! "Reika's path! I will go abroad for studies!!"
"No." A firm voice cut Rin off. "We are not running."
Leo blinked and turned his head. Archer, at some point, had let go of Hakuno and stood up. The girl was still on the ground, her bangs overshadowing her eyes. However, the tears had ceased to flow. The air around her had changed as well. Slowly, she pushed herself off the ground and up to her full height.
Rin choked. "E-excuse me?"
"I'm going to find Kiara..."
The brunette raised her head. This was not Hakuno Zaizen, the girl who had offered her life for the sake of her counterpart to live a better life. This was not Hakuno Kishinami Zaizen, the girl who was pretending to be someone she was not for the sake of that girl's family. Her eyes were steely, a sharp focus that the Harwey heir had only seen a handful of times. Experience and resolve had become prominent in those otherwise soft-looking orbs. No longer was this some girl floundering around while trying to gain her bearings.
Hakuno Kishinami, victor of the Moon Cell Holy Grail War, had returned.
"...and I'm going to kill her."
Leo blinked and turned his head. Archer, at some point, had let go of Hakuno and stood up. The girl was still on the ground, her bangs overshadowing her eyes. However, the tears had ceased to flow. The air around her had changed as well. Slowly, she pushed herself off the ground and up to her full height.
Rin choked. "E-excuse me?"
"I'm going to find Kiara..."
The brunette raised her head. This was not Hakuno Zaizen, the girl who had offered her life for the sake of her counterpart to live a better life. This was not Hakuno Kishinami Zaizen, the girl who was pretending to be someone she was not for the sake of that girl's family. Her eyes were steely, a sharp focus that the Harwey heir had only seen a handful of times. Experience and resolve had become prominent in those otherwise soft-looking orbs. No longer was this some girl floundering around while trying to gain her bearings.
Hakuno Kishinami, victor of the Moon Cell Holy Grail War, had returned.
"...and I'm going to kill her."
—Fate/VRAINS, "ASSASSIN"
Weiss: Ruby!
Yang: You're... you're you!
Blake: How?!
Jaune: (in pain) She knew... what she needed to be...
Yang: You're... you're you!
Blake: How?!
Jaune: (in pain) She knew... what she needed to be...
Shrek: Quit messing around! We've got to stop that kiss!
Shrek: I was, but I can't let them do this to Fiona.
Donkey: BOOM! That's what I like to hear! Look who's finally comin' around!
Announcer: So he's finally back, performing for you. If you know your place, you can join him too. Put your claws together for a villain, most cruel. C-C-'Cause this time...
K. Rool: ...He's here to rule.
K. Rool: ...He's here to rule.
Jimmy Two-Teeth: What's that?
Sam: It's all neat and computery, it's got to help out with your laser light show.
Jimmy Two-Teeth: Thanks Sam & Max! This'll be perfect!
Maimtron 9000: At first...I was afraid...I was...petrified...
Jimmy Two-Teeth: That ain't right. What did you guys do?
Maimtron 9000: Reconfiguring neural network, dumbass. So, you're back from outer space...
Jimmy Two-Teeth: Evacuate! Evacuate!
Maimtron 9000: Did you think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die? Oh no, not I! I will survive! I will survive!
Sam: It's all neat and computery, it's got to help out with your laser light show.
Jimmy Two-Teeth: Thanks Sam & Max! This'll be perfect!
Maimtron 9000: At first...I was afraid...I was...petrified...
Jimmy Two-Teeth: That ain't right. What did you guys do?
Maimtron 9000: Reconfiguring neural network, dumbass. So, you're back from outer space...
Jimmy Two-Teeth: Evacuate! Evacuate!
Maimtron 9000: Did you think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die? Oh no, not I! I will survive! I will survive!
—Sam & Max, What's New Beezlebub?
