Bullock: Where'd he go? Huh?
Joker: Who?
Bullock: The Bat! Your partner!
Joker: (laughing incredulously) My "partner"?!
Bullock: Who else would jump off a building to save your sorry ass?
Joker: You know, officer...(to himself) I was wondering the same thing myself.
Joker: Who?
Bullock: The Bat! Your partner!
Joker: (laughing incredulously) My "partner"?!
Bullock: Who else would jump off a building to save your sorry ass?
Joker: You know, officer...(to himself) I was wondering the same thing myself.
Batman: You want to know something funny? Even after everything you've done... I would have saved you.
Joker: [Laughs] That actually is..pretty funny!
Joker: [Laughs] That actually is..pretty funny!
Two-Face: (dangling off a cliff) I'll See You in Hell!
Robin: (grabbing him) I'd rather see you in jail.
Two-Face: Oh, good boy. Good boy! The Bat... has taught you very well. It's noble. (pulls a gun) Stupid, but noble.
Robin: (grabbing him) I'd rather see you in jail.
Two-Face: Oh, good boy. Good boy! The Bat... has taught you very well. It's noble. (pulls a gun) Stupid, but noble.
"He died... Sssaving the city... No, that's not true... He sssaved the city, yes... But he died ssssaving me. I ssssaid, "I'm not worth it." He said, "Everyone's worth it.""
— Clayface, Whatever Happened to The Caped Crusader?
Funshine Bear: We have to help them.
Harmony Bear: Not to be rude, but why?
Wonderheart Bear: 'Cause no matter how mean or nasty you are, the Care Bears are here to help you.
Grumpy Bear: Out of the mouths of cubs.
Harmony Bear: Not to be rude, but why?
Wonderheart Bear: 'Cause no matter how mean or nasty you are, the Care Bears are here to help you.
Grumpy Bear: Out of the mouths of cubs.
— Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot - "When the Bear's Away..."
Christy: Good or bad, you're still a person.
Dark Heart: ...If you knew what was good for you, you would have left me.
Dark Heart: ...If you knew what was good for you, you would have left me.
"A detective who corners a culprit with their reasoning...and drives them to suicide in front of himself is no different than a murderer."
— Conan, Case Closed
Viggo: Hiccup! You came all the way back to rescue me. I'm honored.
Hiccup: Yeah. Don't be. If I let you here to die, it would make me no better than you.
Hiccup: Yeah. Don't be. If I let you here to die, it would make me no better than you.
— Dragons: Race to the Edge, "Shell Shocked: Part 2"
Zidane: ...Kuja's still alive. I can't just leave him.
Steiner: This is ludicrous. Just because you two are from the same planet doesn't mean—
Zidane: No, that's not the reason.
Eiko: Come on, Zidane! Why are you doing this!?
Zidane: Because... Because I might've done the same thing if I were in his shoes. I probably would've fought against you guys and wreaked havoc in Gaia like he did... I know it sounds crazy... ...but I know, deep down inside, I have to do this.
Steiner: This is ludicrous. Just because you two are from the same planet doesn't mean—
Zidane: No, that's not the reason.
Eiko: Come on, Zidane! Why are you doing this!?
Zidane: Because... Because I might've done the same thing if I were in his shoes. I probably would've fought against you guys and wreaked havoc in Gaia like he did... I know it sounds crazy... ...but I know, deep down inside, I have to do this.
"And that's the second time we've saved your life tonight, you two-faced bastard!"
— Ron Weasley, to Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter
Supergirl: This place is being monitored. That's not surprising. But I'll bet we only have a short time here before Darkseid sees us and destroys it.
Lex Luthor: (sighing) Exactly. Can you save us?
Superman: We could do a quid pro quo. Your lives in return for information and help.
Dr. Sivana: Oh, balderdash. Everyone knows you heroes don't let anybody die. You're just like the Big Red Cheese in that respect. You'll save us in the final reel.
Lex Luthor: (sighing) Exactly. Can you save us?
Superman: We could do a quid pro quo. Your lives in return for information and help.
Dr. Sivana: Oh, balderdash. Everyone knows you heroes don't let anybody die. You're just like the Big Red Cheese in that respect. You'll save us in the final reel.
Frank: Drac, what are you doing!?
Murray: You gotta be greater than the haters.
Murray: You gotta be greater than the haters.
Evelyn Deavor: The fact you saved me doesn't make you right.
Elastigirl: But it does make you alive.
Elastigirl: But it does make you alive.
"Oh, Jimmy, it's that man who attacked us. Be a dear and help him up. It's the right thing to do."
—Helga telling Jimmy to save a drowning Punch Tanaka, Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass
"We protect everything. Even evil Doji."
— Gauge, Karakuridouji Ultimo
"Drat the luck! Now I gotta save his hide rather than tan it!"
— Scrooge McDuck, The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
"If [Midnight] dies, he becomes a martyr."
— Gwendolyn, Mouse Guard
Twilight: Hold on!
Tempest: Why are you saving me?
Twilight: Because this... is what friends do.
Tempest: Why are you saving me?
Twilight: Because this... is what friends do.
Elan: Ok. I'll help you up if you promise to surrender.
Nale: Fine! Whatever! Just be careful, my hands are still slippery with your blood.
Elan: You're not making me feel better about this decision.
Nale: Fine! Whatever! Just be careful, my hands are still slippery with your blood.
Elan: You're not making me feel better about this decision.
"Elan! Elan, help me! And yourself, since this is a perfect opportunity for the hero to showcase how much better he is than the villain!"
—General Tarquin: meta even while clinging for his life, The Order of the Stick
"You jumped across the galleria to save the life of your enemy? What kinds of things do you do for your friends? No, wait, better question... can I be your friend, and find out for myself?"
— Liz (to Nick), Schlock Mercenary
"Come with us. We can have you reprogrammed."
"No. If they can find a way around my brainblock, if somehow my memory was downloaded, it would be fatal for me – and my master. We have much to answer for. Better to kill me now."
"It's not your fault. You didn't program yourself."
"I am what I am, Jedi. I don't think there can be any salvation for me."
"There's been enough killing. I’m not adding to it today."
"No. If they can find a way around my brainblock, if somehow my memory was downloaded, it would be fatal for me – and my master. We have much to answer for. Better to kill me now."
"It's not your fault. You didn't program yourself."
"I am what I am, Jedi. I don't think there can be any salvation for me."
"There's been enough killing. I’m not adding to it today."
Sky: Shantae!
Shantae: Sky, where's everyone gone?
Sky: Some ran when the sky got dark. But I can't leave these eggs! What's happening? Is this what you were trying to tell me before?
Shantae: Oh Sky! The Pirate Master has Risky Boots!
Sky: Who cares what happens to her! I'm sure this is all her fault somehow, anyway!
Shantae: Kind of, yeah. But she doesn't deserve to be in the clutches of that monster! I'm... I'm going to try and save her. Somehow...
Shantae: Sky, where's everyone gone?
Sky: Some ran when the sky got dark. But I can't leave these eggs! What's happening? Is this what you were trying to tell me before?
Shantae: Oh Sky! The Pirate Master has Risky Boots!
Sky: Who cares what happens to her! I'm sure this is all her fault somehow, anyway!
Shantae: Kind of, yeah. But she doesn't deserve to be in the clutches of that monster! I'm... I'm going to try and save her. Somehow...
Chuck: Of all the actions I regret most, it's saving Robotnik from his own kind that haunts me above all the others! And yet even if I knew then what I know now, I'd still save his miserable neck!
Tails and Amy: You would?
Chuck: Of course! I consider all life to be sacred! Just because my enemies lack character is not excuse enough for me to stoop to their level!
Tails and Amy: You would?
Chuck: Of course! I consider all life to be sacred! Just because my enemies lack character is not excuse enough for me to stoop to their level!
— Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie Comics), issue #74
"I think I can help you guys. If I can fix what happened to you, then when you go back, things will be different and you might not die fighting Spider-Man."
— Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Spider-Man: No Way Home
"When I look at my patient, I don't see a collective consciousness, I don't see a hive. I see a living, breathing boy who has been hurt and who needs our help."
Dr. Beverly Crusher, Star Trek: The Next Generation, "I, Borg", on her decision to save the Borg drone Third of Five aka Hugh.
Ricardo: Okay, this might be our only chance to escape. And Rook's a terrible, awful man who used us like pawns.
Nathan: He's a total disaster of a human being who's actively trying to obliterate us.
Ricardo: So, we're going to forget trying to escape, and stay to save him, aren't we?
Nathan: [dejected] Yeah. That's...that's probably what we're gonna do.
Nathan: He's a total disaster of a human being who's actively trying to obliterate us.
Ricardo: So, we're going to forget trying to escape, and stay to save him, aren't we?
Nathan: [dejected] Yeah. That's...that's probably what we're gonna do.
— Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters, "The Fall of Jonathan Rook"
"I will protect even those I hate, so long as it is right."
The Hood: (dangling above his own deadly piece of machinery at Alan's feet) Go on, Alan. Leave me to die! Just like your father!
Alan: I don't want to save you...
[The Hood lets go and falls before Alan catches him]
Alan: ...but it's what we do!
Alan: I don't want to save you...
[The Hood lets go and falls before Alan catches him]
Alan: ...but it's what we do!
— Thunderbirds film adaption
Cyclops: We're gonna save the Juggernaut's sorry life, and don't bother telling me you don't like it.
Wolverine: I don't like it.
Wolverine: I don't like it.
"Oh, look who I'm saving. You'd think I was Xavier!"
— Wolverine while saving Magneto, X-Men: The Animated Series
Crump: Why are you doing this?
Mulder: Why am I doing what?
Crump: This.
Mulder: It's not in your best interest to make me question that right now.
Mulder: Why am I doing what?
Crump: This.
Mulder: It's not in your best interest to make me question that right now.
— The X-Files, Drive
Brainiac: "What...have...you...done...to...me...?"
Supergirl: "I did nothing, Brainiac— You've done this to yourself!"
Brainiac: "Please, Supergirl— You've got to help me!"
Supergirl: (coldly) "I'm sorry, but there isn't enough energy left in the enlarging ray to save Superman— Kandor— and you!"
Brainiac: "Can you be so callous— So cruel? I beg you— Don't let it end like this!"
Superman: "Blast it, Kara— He's right! We must try to save him!"
Supergirl: "Cousin— NO! We can't afford to waste the energy!"
Supergirl: "I did nothing, Brainiac— You've done this to yourself!"
Brainiac: "Please, Supergirl— You've got to help me!"
Supergirl: (coldly) "I'm sorry, but there isn't enough energy left in the enlarging ray to save Superman— Kandor— and you!"
Brainiac: "Can you be so callous— So cruel? I beg you— Don't let it end like this!"
Superman: "Blast it, Kara— He's right! We must try to save him!"
Supergirl: "Cousin— NO! We can't afford to waste the energy!"
"(to the audience) Yeah, I know he tried to waste me, and I should probably let him fry, but this is a kids show after all!"
— The Mask, The Mask
