I was hanging out, lookin' cool
Some dude just killed my pops
And he beat me up, too
My balls and jaw just dropped
Now I gotta wear a band-aid
Which is cool 'cause it makes me look tough
Says he's looking for a mirror
Guess he really likes shiny stuff
Some dude just killed my pops
And he beat me up, too
My balls and jaw just dropped
Now I gotta wear a band-aid
Which is cool 'cause it makes me look tough
Says he's looking for a mirror
Guess he really likes shiny stuff
—"Lookin' For Sailors" (Shenmue parody)
"Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing."
Know thy enemy, for you are known to him already.
— The First Book of Admonitions, Warhammer 40,000
You don't know who I am, but I know where you live.
— Dale Gribble in King of the Hill episode 2, "Square Peg"
Shirou: I'm...not a master anymore...
Illyasviel: SO WHAT?!
Illyasviel: SO WHAT?!
— Fate/stay night Bad End #1, where Shirou opts out of the Holy Grail War
"I'm going with you to Alderaan. There's nothing for me here now. I want to learn the ways of the Force and become a Jedi like my father."
— Luke Skywalker, A New Hope, after Owen and Beru are killed by the Empire
"Welcome home, Tenchi."
— Ryoko, Tenchi Muyo!, after managing to find Tenchi's house at the end of the first episode of the OVA canon.
"I didn't choose a life of adventuring. Rather it was forced upon me."
— CHARNAME, Baldur's Gate II, in response to a party member asking how they became an adventurer.
"You were born into a life with a destiny. You cannot run away from that! No matter how much you struggle against it, scream that it's unfair, or try to flee, it will reappear... and strike at your throat."
— The Hero's Shade, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2016)