Fan Works
"How many times have I told you clowns?" a sky-commander shouted into his radio-mike. "Never shoot a flying saucer when it's over a national landmark!"
She reached down and yanked a monorail off its support pylons. Wielding it like a bat'leth, she headed for the nearest national monument and began to redecorate it with the fervour of a Ray Harryhausen film.
— Attack of the 50-Ft. Half-Klingon
Film—Animation
"It looks like the storm is following an unusual pattern of hitting the world's most famous landmarks first, then spreading to the rest of the world."
— News Reporter, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Film—Live-Action
"They like to get the landmarks."
— David Levinson, Independence Day: Resurgence
Apache Pilot: Damn. Ah... That's a negative [missile] impact, sir. That is negative impact.
Mayor Ebert: "Negative impact"? That's the goddamned Chrysler Building!
Mayor Ebert: "Negative impact"? That's the goddamned Chrysler Building!
"The Statue of Liberty? Good God, folks! He's about to destroy another national landmark."
— J. Jonah Jameson, Spider-Man: No Way Home
Literature
Liberty had been one of the first to get it, her bronze beauty volatilized, radio-activated, and even now being carried about in vagrant winds, spreading over the earth...
— "Thunder and Roses", Theodore Sturgeon
Tabletop Games
If they don't blow up at least ten national monuments, I'm out of here!
— Summer Blockbuster flavor text, Chez Geek
Web Original
"In 2002, aliens invaded and rebuilt the World Trade Center, only just to blow it up again. Which was kind of a dick move."
"I could build my own facility, equip it with all kinds of modern equipment and technology, make it state of the art. Or I could somehow buy a national park and retrofit a 70-plus-year-old prison, because it would make a cool site for a big battle. There really is no question here, is there?"
— Matt Wilson on
X-Men: The Last Stand
X-Men: The Last Stand"So why is Apocalypse attacking the Statue of Liberty? I have no idea. I guess he just saw the opening of G.I. Joe: The Movie and figured it was a thing bad guys did every now and then."
— Chris Sims on X-Men: The Animated Series, "Obsession"
X-Men: The Animated Series, "Obsession"The Major: Tonight... we annihilate London!
Vampire Nazi: Umm, all of London?
The Major: All of London. Buckingham Palace — laid to waste. Big Ben — toppled to the ground!
Vampire Nazi: The House of Parliament?
The Major: Eradicated.
Vampire Nazi #2: The Tower of London?
The Major: Obliterated!
Herr Doktor: The Holocaust Museum?
The Major: [gestures to halt] Leave that be. No one will deny what we did.
Vampire Nazi: Umm, all of London?
The Major: All of London. Buckingham Palace — laid to waste. Big Ben — toppled to the ground!
Vampire Nazi: The House of Parliament?
The Major: Eradicated.
Vampire Nazi #2: The Tower of London?
The Major: Obliterated!
Herr Doktor: The Holocaust Museum?
The Major: [gestures to halt] Leave that be. No one will deny what we did.
Western Animation
Mega Man: Missed me again, number one son!
Proto Man: But I won't miss this time. (aims at the Lincoln Memorial)
Mega Man: Oh, no! He's gonna blast President Lincoln! (jumps in the way of Proto Man's blast)
Proto Man: HA! I knew you'd risk yourself for Mr. Lincoln!
Proto Man: But I won't miss this time. (aims at the Lincoln Memorial)
Mega Man: Oh, no! He's gonna blast President Lincoln! (jumps in the way of Proto Man's blast)
Proto Man: HA! I knew you'd risk yourself for Mr. Lincoln!
— Mega Man (Ruby-Spears), "Mega-Pinocchio"
