"I don't have what you do, Shepard. That fire that makes someone willing to follow you into hell itself."
— Miranda Lawson, Mass Effect 2
"You can pay a soldier to fire a gun. You can pay him to charge the enemy and take a hill. But you can't pay him to believe. [...] When you went up against Sovereign, there was no good reason to believe you'd win. But your crew didn't seem to care. They went along anyway. Your trip through the Omega-4 relay? That was a suicide mission if there ever was one. Yet there your crew was, standing beside you, proud to serve. Why? Because they believed in YOU, their leader!"
— Admiral Hackett, Mass Effect 3
"The Doctor sort of travels through time and space and picks people up. God, I make us sound like stray dogs."
— Martha, Doctor Who, "Utopia"
"You take ordinary people and you fashion them into weapons."
"Friends? Is that really the right word for the people you acquire? Friends are people you stay in touch with. Your friends never see you again once they've grown up. The old man prefers the company of the young, does he not?"
"An army with Battousai in it will not break. Will not lose morale. Will not stop."
— Koubai , Shadows in Starlight
Did you feed strays when you were small, Scott? I can see you doing that. Scott Summers. Anointed savior of the alley cats of Anchorage, Alaska!
— Emma Frost, X-Men
"It's not some kind of special power, but [Luffy] has the ability to make allies of everyone he meets. And that is the most fearsome power on these high seas!"
— "Hawkeye" Mihawk , One Piece
Hawke: I never wanted to mess up your life like this.
Aveline: I think it's something that just sort of happens to friends of yours. (smiles) Hawke? It's worth it. Let's bust some heads like the old days.
— Dragon Age II, right before the Final Battle
Daerred: Now, I know you didn't have any jobs for an adventurer last time in Neverwinter. But we searched the city for opportunities. After that we took to the road, and I found an old lady and rescued a cat. We each got an apple.
Khelgar: Aye... well, I guess you have to start somewhere.
Sand: I'm sure this old woman was as delighted by your actions as we are.
Shandra: Well, if it had been the Captain doing it, the cat would be lost, the tree burned down, and the old lady would be traveling with us now.
Khelgar: Aye... well, I guess you have to start somewhere.
Sand: I'm sure this old woman was as delighted by your actions as we are.
Shandra: Well, if it had been the Captain doing it, the cat would be lost, the tree burned down, and the old lady would be traveling with us now.
...There are, however, rare figures in human history who inspire such loyalty in the people around them that they can achieve what seems impossible. Sometimes they are military leaders, sometimes leaders in government, sometimes cult figures. Deborah seems to have been such a person. She had the charisma needed to convince people they could take extraordinary risks and succeed. The force of her personality and her complete faith in God gave Barak the courage to face odds that he knew to be overwhelming.
— Religious blog Women In The Bible, describing Deborah
, describing DeborahCould one judge a man by his company? Could she judge Miles that way? Ivan was charming and funny, Lady Alys fine and formidable, Illyan, despite his sinister history, strangely kind. Miles’s clone brother Mark , for all his bitter bite, seemed a brother in truth. Kareen Koudelka was pure delight. The Vorbrettens, the rest of the Koudelka clan, Duv Galeni, Tsipis, Ma Kosti, Pym, even Enrique... Miles seemed tocollect friends of wit and distinction and extraordinary ability around himself as casually and unselfconsciously as a comet trailed its banner of light.
Steve Rogers: You don't have to come with me.
Sam Wilson: I know. When do we start?
Sam Wilson: I know. When do we start?
— Last lines of Captain America: The Winter Soldier
"I might never know loyalty like you, but your pack has five. In a week I could make fifty friends."
— Grace stereotype toward Werewolves, Princess: The Hopeful
"But the truth is, we rely on you. Your voice inspires us, binds us, reminds us why we promised to protect the planet. You need to be that voice. For them."
— Garnet to Steven, Steven Universe, "The Return"
"He [Hiccup] can be really persuasive."
— Astrid to Eret, How to Train Your Dragon 2
"Everyone turned to [Steve]. It wasn't a conscious thing. If he'd said 'I think we should have lunch', everyone would have still turned to him, attentive and waiting on what suggestions he would make about the composition of their midday meal."
"You have managed to charm everyone around you. To compel them to trust and follow you. Though you may not realize it, that is no mean feat."
— Lorenz to Byleth (A-rank support), Fire Emblem: Three Houses
"You trust him. He's got a strength. I'd die for John Connor."
—Kyle Reese on John Connor, The Terminator
"Prince Barin, I'm not your enemy. Ming is! Let's all team up and fight him!"
—Flash Gordon to Prince Barin, Flash Gordon
if you wanted to fight your battles alone you shouldn’t have made so many friends
— Aurora (2019) page 1-16-30 (on Kendall)
(on Kendall)"Don't worry. You always have a way of sneaking into peoples' hearts."
— Amity to Luz, The Owl House
"Naruto-san has that type of effect on people. He seems to bring people towards him and make them want to be his friend."
— Dosu, True Potential
"I'm sorry - you mean to tell me you can call on not only the people of Eulmore and the Crystarium, but the Night's Blessed, and the Mord, and even those miners!? But that's just about everyone in bally Norvrandt! Who are you people!? And how did you come to have so many friends!?"
— Chai-Nuzz, Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers
