Quotes / Self-Destruct Mechanism

Anime and Manga

Keitaro: Why'd you put in something like that!?
Suu: You know, that's just something mad scientists do.

— Love Hina

Fan Works

"Well unless you've got any more bright ideas," said B'Ellen. "I suggest we go to Plan Flee. Big Brother, where's the self-destruct mechanism?"
There was a long silence from the computer.
"Why?" Big Brother asked suspiciously.
"Err...we just want to look at it," B'Ellen mumbled.
"Um, yes," said Kaneway. "We've er, never seen a self-destruct mechanism before."
"You cowards," fumed the computer. "You want to destroy the ship and run away. If I were a HAL-9000 I would kill you where you stand!"

— ALIEN!!!

"Could you test your self-destruct sequence for me? I want to make sure it works. (Imperial probe droid flies off with an indignant squawk) All right, take it easy! One of these days that's going to work..."

— Sentry Patrol 735, Imperial Military Personnel Stories

Film — Animation

Phineas: Everything's wired through this self-destruct button. Do you even need that?
Doofensmirtz: Well, of course I need- [Beat] Wait a minute; no, I do not need that. You are absolutely right!

— Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension

Film — Live-Action

Kirk: Computer, this is Admiral James T. Kirk, requesting security access. Computer, Destruct Sequence One, Code 1-1-A.
Scotty: Computer, Commander Montgomery Scott, Chief Engineering Officer. Destruct Sequence Two, Code 1-1-A-2-B.
Chekov: Computer, this is Commander Pavel Chekov, Acting Science Officer. Destruct Sequence Three, Code 1-B-2-B-3.
Computer: Destruct sequence completed and engaged. Awaiting final code for one-minute countdown.
Kirk: Code 0-0-0-Destruct-0.
Computer: Destruct sequence is activated.
[later, after several Klingons enter The Bridge]
Torg: My lord, the ship appears to be deserted.
Kruge: How can that be? They're hiding.
Torg: Yes, sir, and the bridge appears to be run by computer. It is the only thing speaking.
Kruge: Speaking? Let me hear.
[Torg holds his communicator up to a console]
Computer: 9...8...7...6...5...
Kruge: GET OUT! GET OUT OF THERE! GET OUT!
Computer: 2...1...
[BOOM]

— Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

James Bonomo: You're probably wondering why I happen to have my safehouse all wired up.
Taylor Kwon: Not really. Like most criminals, you have a paranoid personality.

— Bullet to the Head

Literature

"Fire a single shot into Darkhan territory and I press this button. You know what it does, every one of your ships has them as well. Every control rod will be blown out of the ship's pile in that instant and half your filthy city will go up in the explosion. Go on, fire. I think I will enjoy pressing this."

— Darkhan navy officer, Deathworld

"Amazing. Look at all those levers. It's not a joke that the only thing a stranger can operate on most mad-science inventions is the self-destruct."
"That's over—" I clapped my hands over my mouth. Ohmygod. I'd built a self-destruct lever into my smelter.

— Please Don't Tell My Parents I'm a Supervillain

"Jaeger One touchdown," I called and ran to take cover in the shadow of the nearest building. The other seven soldiers in my team landed in quick succession after me, and within fifteen seconds of my touchdown, all the Pods had entered self-destruct mode, their electrical parts destroyed by acid and the artificial flesh killed by having its supply of life-giving enzymes cut off.

— Genocidal Organ, by Project ITOH

"Primary data center penetrated. Commencing self destruct sequence." There was a pause. "And there is no countdown."
"Shit!"

— Daemon

Live-Action TV

Dr. Chaotica: Your once proud country will fall to its knees. How ironic that I am using your rocket ship to lead my space force into battle!
Kim: You're wrong, Chaotica. Before you came on board, someone pushed the self-destruct button. In three minutes, we'll all be dead.
Dr. Chaotica: [with appropriate body language] NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

— Star Trek: Voyager, "Night"

Music

Now, how will we revenge ourselves on those who raise our ire?
Write code that self-destructs the day the warranties expire!

— Duane Elms, "Threes Rev 1.1"

Video Games

"I know your UNATCO killphrase: Laputan Machine."

— JC Denton, Deus Ex

Webcomics

"You have activated the decoy self-destruct. Please remain where you are. Armed guards will arrive immediately to capture you or shoot on sight, depending on their mood.
Real evil labs don't have 'self-destruct' systems in their control room. What are you, stupid?"

— Computer System, Exterminatus Now, "Our Base Is Cliché Proof"

Haley: I think we've got all the treasure gathered.
Roy: Good, good. Well, gang, it looks like we're out of here.
Elan: Yup. Nothing left to do but activate the self-destruction rune and leave.
[Beat Panel]
Roy: The... the what?
Elan: Y'know, the rune over behind Xykon's throne labeled "Castle Self-Destruct." We just activate that and leave. Right?
Roy: Why would we... want to destroy the castle?

— The Order of the Stick, "They Should Childproof Those Things"

Western Animation

"Coin operated self-destruct... Not one of my better ideas."

— Plankton, SpongeBob SquarePants, "Imitation Krabs"

"Self destruct will occur in t-minus ten seconds, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one..."

— Robot Dog, Evil Con Carne

Oglethorpe: Ours is voice-activated! All you have to do is say "explode", and it does just that!
Computer: 5, 4, 3, 2...

— Spacecataz, Aqua Teen Hunger Force

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