Quotes / I Cannot Self-Terminate

Comic Books

Brainiac: Foolish woman. My victory is predetermined. You serve only to hasten your own doom.
Lana: Luthor? Why are you talking like that? And... And on your head. What's...?
Luthor: Luhh... Laa-naa... Bruhh... Brainiac... huhh heee's... got me. Kuhh kill me... Lana... please... Kill me.
Brainiac: Luthor. Be silent. I command you...
Lana: Lex?
Luthor: Luh... Lana... Do it now... Puh... Please do it now...
[Lana snaps Luthor's neck]

— Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?

Fan Works

Tom: [Vicky Austin's] case proves that it's possible for a host to commit suicide to avoid continuing infestation, so any host that didn't? Must have secretly wanted to be there. Maybe just a little bit. Maybe just deep deep down. But if Alloran had really wanted to stop Visser One in his heart of hearts, then he would have found a way.
Jake: That's bullshit. Complete and total.
Tom: Yeah, we know.
Jake: Vicky Austin was lucky. Had a one-in-a-billion chance. It simply wasn't possible for anyone else! And even if she wasn't. Even if it was possible for everyone, it doesn't matter! You can't incriminate people for not having killed themselves!

— Eleutherophobia: Total Recall

"End me. End me, and he will fail. You will win. I have realized what I have become. I have become... mortal. I have done horrible things to this multiverse... terrible things. I cannot fix these actions, but I can stop any more from occurring. That is why I ask you to end me. I disgust myself with how I've fallen from grace, but I cannot abide by what my colleague has done. And what I have done. It is best for all concerned that I am destroyed. Do it. Now."

— Goku Black to Vegeta, Masako X - Dragon Ball What-If, "What If Goku Black Turned Good?"

"Tom grabbed me by the shoulders, pulling me up to face him. "I said, I'm not mad. I don't blame you. I'm so goddamn grateful that you had the guts to do what you had to do. You and Rachel both. If I could have talked, I'd have begged you to do it."
How many times had I told myself that? That if Tom could have talked to me, he'd have wanted me to do it? That I would have said the same thing, if it was me taken, and my cool, brave, strong older brother wasn't going to be more of a wuss than me? I wasn't sure at what point I'd stopped believing myself, if I'd ever started."

— Jake's narration, What Tomorrow Brings

Film — Live-Action

Merrick: Kill me.
Mitchell: Believe me, I'm trying.

— Stargate: The Ark of Truth

Literature

"By fire and rack he mastered me, and by strange unearthly tortures you would not understand. In agony I would long ago have taken my own life, if I could. But he kept me alive—mangled, blinded, and broken—to do his foul bidding."

— Yag-kosha, The Tower of the Elephant

Music

Kill me
I won't stay down much longer
Kill me
I'll only wake up stronger
Kill me
I've opened up the path
You'll wake up from this scary dream and laugh...

— JerryTerry, "Kiss Me (Kill Me)"

Roleplay

"HELL FUCKING YEAH. I'M CONFINED TO THIS FUCKING FORGE, BECAUSE THE MOMENT I LEAVE, MY PHYRESIS ACTS UP AGAIN. FUCK THAT. THIS SHIT'S BORING AS HELL. I'D RATHER CHOOSE TO DIE THAN BE FORCED TO LIVE IN A WAY I DON'T WANT."

— Urabrask, We Are Our Adventuring Avatars

Video Games

"I don't know why Sofia stopped coming here, left me alive like this. And I know that I don't have long before I become psychotic from ADAM exposure. But sadly, I am unable to harm myself meaningfully inside the tank... the robotic devices which allow me to speak and observe the facility are my only tools. That, my friend, is why I need you to help me die."

— Gilbert Alexander (deleted audio diary), BioShock 2

"SHOOT ME IN THE FACE! IN THE FAAAAAAAACE! DO IT! SHOOT ME IN THE FACE! FACE FACEFACEFACEFACE! NOW! BULLETS IN THE FACE! WANT EM! NEED EM! GIMMEGIMMEGIMME! AT THE SOUND OF THE BELL IT WILL BE FACESHOOTING O'CLOCK! BONGGGGG! KNOCK KNOCK, WHO'S THERE? SHOOT ME IN THE FACE! END OF JOKE! I'M GONNA SING A SONG! SHOOT ME AT THE END OF IT! DA DA-DA-DA-DA DA-DA! BONG! ...I NOTICE YOU HAVEN'T SHOT ME IN THE FACE! CURIOUS AS TO WHY! Maybe you're weighing the moral pros and cons but let me assure you that OH MY GOD SHOOT ME IN THE GODDAMNED FACE! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!?"

— Face McShooty, Borderlands 2, during the quest "Shoot This Guy in the Face"

"Welcome. I am Ballos. Ages ago, in fear of enduring further punishment, I allowed my magic to run wild... its power soon became such that not even its master's hands could control it. As I looked on, unable to quell its fiery rage, it took from me my loved ones, my children, my dearest wife... their cries of agony soared above the flames. Unable to avert my eyes, I merely gazed upon the spectacle... laughing... Jenka sealed me away, but my magic yet rages out of control even now. Long, long have I waited... waited for the one who would subdue my magic's fury... now, kill me! Or I... shall kill YOU!"

— Ballos, Cave Story

Dah: Dah... strong fighter. Only Ull stronger... and you kill Ull. [breaks out into a violent coughing fit and sinks to his knees, prompting Takkar to run over to him and put his hands on his shoulders] You strong softblood.
Takkar: I am strongblood.
Dah: Skull fire brings slow death. [guides Takkar's hands to his own hand, holding a dagger] Takkar kill Dah... [Takkar closes his hands over Dah's and shoves the dagger home into his heart. Dah sinks onto his back and dies]
Takkar: [placing Dah's helmet over his chest] Walk free.

— Far Cry Primal

"PLEASE... KILL ME."

— Mytyl, Luminous Avenger iX

"Let me die in battle! Do not let me transform! Honor... let me keep my honor, Fox!"

— General Pepper, Star Fox: Assault

Web Animation

"This thing has already taken over most of my body and mind... I am struggling just not to kill you right now... So, do it already! After all... You were the one who was going to cut off my head, right?"

— Omega, Xionic Madness

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