Quotes / No Man of Woman Born

145. I will not goad Macbeth into fighting Boba Fett.

— Things I Am Not Allowed to Do at the PPC

2126. There will be no more arguing on whether Eowyn could have killed MacBeth or McDuff could have killed the Witch King.

— Things Mr. Welch Is No Longer Allowed to Do in an RPG

Judge: You're a fool. No weapon forged can stop me.
Buffy: That was then. (readies a rocket launcher) This is now.
Judge: What's that do?

— Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "Innocence"

Macbeth: Thou losest labor. / As easy mayst thou the intrenchant air / thy keen sword impress as make me bleed. / Let fall thy blade on vulnerable crests; / I bear a charmèd life, which must not yield / To one of woman born.
Macduff: Despair thy charm, / And let the angel whom thou still hast served / Tell thee, Macduff was from his mother's womb / Untimely ripp'd.^note This means he was born by Caesarean, which in the play's time was only performed on women suffering Death by Childbirth - in other words, he was not only technically not "born", but also "born" from a corpse.

— Macbeth, V.viii

The Witch-King: Thou fool! No living man can kill me.
Eowyn: But no living man am I. You look upon a woman!

— The Lord of the Rings

Poison Ivy: (fleeing the scene with Harley) No man can take us prisoner!

Officer Renee Montoya: Alright, ladies. Raise 'em.

— Batman: The Animated Series

Caspian: You can say what you like, Reep, there are some things no man can face!

Reepicheep: It is my good fortune, then, not to be a man.

— The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ^* Technically this phrasing is from the BBC audio adaptation

Grid: You will serve my purposes, Bane.
Bane: I am second to no man.
Grid: I am machine, not man.

Green Lantern (Hal Jordan): Not sure I like your attitude.
Brainiac: No Earthling can harm me.
Green Lantern: But the Green Lanterns can.

—Injustice 2

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