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There are good reasons for splitting the party.
We can't actually think of any offhand, but we're sure they exist.

Colossus: Do you want me to take Blackbird Two and rendezvous with Scott and the others?
Kitty Pryde: You mean 'split up'? Some day I've got to sit you down in front of some good horror movies, babe.

Q: How many Call of Cthulhu players does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: All of them! Never split the party!
— Traditional joke

Er, you misused the word "everyone" out of this alive. There's plenty of room for pity if you just work together, dammit! You'd be alive! Look at these body bags right here. It's because they did not work together. They did not cooperate as a team, and this is a valuable lesson for everybody out there: work as a team, or else an alien will rip out your heart. Or burst through it! Either way, fun for the whole family! Except for you. So COOPERATE!

Every veteran adventurer will tell you to stick with your party, because the ones who split up aren't around to give advice.

No, no, no, no, not fine! Guys, seriously? Do you even remember what happened on the Bloodstone Pass? We couldn't agree on what path to take, so we split up the party, and those trolls took us out one by one. And it all went to ***. And we were all disabled! So we stick together, no matter what!
Dustin tries to keep his group of friends from falling apart in Stranger Things

Aeslin mouse: And then it was said and Stated, as it always shall be, Never Split the Party!

Vex: Our best chance to avoid capture is to split into two teams: Front Door and Back Door.
Scanlan: You know the Scanlan's all about the back door, but quick quesh: When has splitting the party ever worked out?
Vex: Ever since shut the fuck up.
Scanlan: Okay, cool, fair counterpoint.

Stay together or die alone.

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