Quotes / The Only One Allowed to Defeat You

Anime & Manga

"I'm not gonna forgive you if you are killed by someone other than me!"

— Riko Mine Lupin IV, Aria the Scarlet Ammo

"Lupin! You'd better not die before I get to arrest you!"

— Inspector Zenigata, The Castle of Cagliostro

"I told you before, Spike, that I'm the only one who can kill you."

— Vicious to Spike Spiegel, Cowboy Bebop

Kouichi: What are you doing here?
Ritz: Don't take this the wrong way!
Kouichi: Is this that thing where you don't want anyone but you to take out your nemesis?!
Ritz: At least try to take it the wrong way!

— Daimidaler the Sound Robot

"Nobody kills Kakarot while I'm around! Destiny has reserved that pleasure for me!"

— Vegeta, Dragon Ball Z

"Let me make one thing clear. I didn't come here out of the goodness of my heart. I will help you because I want you alive... so I can have my shot at destroying you. And no junkyard robot trash is going to take that chance away from me!"

— Vegeta, Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!

"There's no way Onizuka would lose fighting just five guys [...] The only one who's going to win over him... IS ME, AND ONLY ME!"

—Ryuji, GTO: The Early Years

"Dear Red Gelato,
We wish you a swift recovery.
If you are to die, we hope it will be at our hands.
Gekko's Great Leader
Supreme Leader Bosslar"

— Love After World Domination

"I'll deal with the Double Powered Gundam with the shoulder engines myself. No one is to assist or interfere with me."

— Graham Aker aka Mr. Bushido, Mobile Suit Gundam 00

Uzu Sanageyama: What the hell are you doing, Matoi!? You can't lose to her, you and me got a date for a fight! I'm the the one who's supposed to kick your ass!
Nonon Jakuzure: WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON, YOU MONKEY!?'

— Kill la Kill

"Yugi. If you lose this duel, I'll never forgive you. I want the honor of being the one to beat you!"

— Seto Kaiba to Yami Yugi, Yu-Gi-Oh! (Paraphrased)

"YUGI LOST?! Yugi gave his Duel Monsters championship crown to some NOBODY?! No one deserves that title but ME! [...] I don't want to hear another word. You're a disgrace to the game, Yugi!"

— Seto Kaiba, Yu-Gi-Oh!

"What do you think you're doing, Flyheight? I told you if anybody was going to defeat you it'd be me! I have no intention of letting Hiltz get you first!"

—Raven after saving Van Flyheight's life in the final battle. Zoids: Chaotic Century

Comic Books

Harley Quinn: But, Puddin'! I don't understand! Don't you wanna finally get rid of Batman?
The Joker: Only if I do it, idiot! Batman is mine! You had no right to interfere with my fun!

— The Batman Adventures: Mad Love

Eggman: HOW DARE YOU!
Starline: B-But he's gone now! He can't get in the way of your plans!
Eggman: The hedgehog is mine to destroy! It's not the job of some upstart like you! I could carpet bomb him any day! That's not enough—that's not the point! I have to beat him! I have to prove I'm superior! There's a right way and a wrong way to vanquish your life-long enemy and you did it very, very wrong!
Starline: I'm sorry, sir!
Eggman: You should be! Don't let it happen again!

— Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW), after Starline attempted to kill Sonic the Hedgehog with explosions.

Mook: Luthor, you wanted to destroy Superman! Those smugglers were doing the job for you. Why'd did you stop them?
Lex Luthor: Because I wanted the pleasure of doing it myself. No one else will destroy Superman but me...ME...ME!

— The Super-Revenge of Lex Luthor

Fan Works

"No one gets to hurt that prissy bastard except me!"

— Michael, Manchester Lost

We have not forgotten the thirty years we spent in the Kryptonite globe because of him. Nor have we forgotten being cheated of our revenge by his death.

— Mala, A Force of Four

“How dare you let someone other than me capture you!”

— Isuka, Twin Flames

Films

"You see, Mr. Bond, like every great artist, I want to create an indisputable masterpiece once in my lifetime: The death of 007, mano a mano, face-to-face, will be mine."

— Francisco Scaramanga, The Man with the Golden Gun

Jill: And you! You saved his life!
Harmonica: I didn't let them kill him, and that's not the same thing.

— Once Upon a Time in the West

"As inspiring as I find your bloodlust, Bellatrix, I must be the one to kill Harry Potter."

— Voldemort, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (the movie)

Literature

"Besides, even if I forced your awakening, you will now have so many enemies among the Strigoi that one of them would kill you. If you must die, it'll be by my hand. No one else's."

— Dimitri to Rose, Spirit Bound

"If we do find out where he is, I shall be ready to go to a great deal of trouble. I told Thlayli I'd kill him myself. He may have forgotten that, but I haven't."

— General Woundwort, Watership Down

Live-Action TV

Lucifer: Castiel. Did you just Molotov my brother... with holy fire?
Castiel: Uh... no?
Lucifer: No-one... dicks with Michael... but me. (snaps his fingers, and Castiel explodes in a bloody mess)

— Supernatural

"A cosmos without the Doctor scarcely bears thinking about."

— The Master, Doctor Who

"My dearest Watson. Although it's been far too long since we laid eyes on each other, I continue to follow your career with great interest. I was sorry to hear about the murder of Andrew Mittal, and more than a bit unhappy to learn that his death was an attempt on your own most cherished life. I still believe a game is unfolding. Between Sherlock and I, and you have made yourself a valued and essential contributor. I won't have you removed from play prematurely. Uninvited participants are not welcome at the table, and their intrusions will be dealt with accordingly."

— Jamie Moriarty, Elementary

Theatre

"Nay Warwick, single out some other chase;
For I myself will hunt this wolf to death."

— Richard (later Richard III), on ally Warwick interrupting his fight with his father and brother's murderer, Henry VI Part 3

"Tyrant, show thy face!
If thou be'st slain and with no stroke of mine,
My wife and children's ghosts will haunt me still."

— Macduff, Macbeth

Video Games

"You're the one who dropped in unannounced. And if anyone's gonna tan your hide, it's gonna be me."

— Wolf O'Donnell to Fox McCloud, Star Fox: Assault

"You cannot die at the hands of some other foe! You're mine to defeat!"

— Frog, Chrono Trigger (DS version)

"Brother, I’ll tell you as many times as I have to. I’m the only one who is allowed to kill you... Only me... got it?"

— Jin Kisaragi's Victory Quote against Ragna the Bloodedge, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift

"You think to encroach on MY slaves? They are for ME to eat! Not some... voice."

— Baron Luca, AdventureQuest Worlds

"People of Pandora... my daughter is... dead. Murdered. By the Vault Hunter. So I've decided — I am rescinding the bounty on the Vault Hunter. If you should kill that child-killing sunuvabitch before I do, I will find you, and you will regret denying me my vengeance."

— Handsome Jack, Borderlands 2

"She'll survive, I'll make sure of it. [to Miranda] Then... I'll tear you apart myself."

— Jack, Mass Effect 2

"Grr. Even though I've lost this many Power Stars, Mario is the only one I can call my rival... No one else matters. Now, scram! Gwa ha haaaaa!"

— Bowser, Super Mario 64 DS, if you try to enter Bowser In The Sky as anyone except for Mario

"Don't die on me yet."

— Ocelot to Snake, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Duke: (at Eiji) "Remember... if anyone defeats you, it WILL be ME!!"
Eiji: "Duke...."

—Battle Arena Toshinden OVA

"You think that'll make me talk—after what he's put me through? The torture... Turned my men on me. Stole from me. Murdered my woman. He's my kill! Not yours!"

— Roman Sionis/Black Mask, Batman: Arkham Origins

Begone! I will not suffer a Void speaking with a human tongue, Merkava. The day I have proof you killed my parents, I will end your life by my own hands. Until that day, do not fall to another.

—Orie, Under Night In-Birth

Noob Saibot: I should be glad you killed Hanzo.
D'Vorah: Then why attack me?
Noob Saibot: His life was mine to claim.

—Mortal Kombat 11

Cetrion: I would forgive you for defeating Shinnok.
Cassie Cage: I feel a big "but" coming...
Cetrion: First, you must show remorse.

—Mortal Kombat 11

Ed: Do you think this 'Naughty Sorceress' might have beaten [the Adventurer]?
Amun: She is known to be quite powerful, boss, but I believe the chances are slim.
Ed: Good. Wouldn't want anybody kill-stealing on me.

—Kingdom of Loathing

"Hey! If anyone's gonna kill you, old friend, it's gonna be me."

—-Trevor Philips to Michael de Santa, Grand Theft Auto V

"You'd better stay alive until the day I come to kill you."

—-Iori Yagami to Kyo Kusanagi, The King of Fighters: Another Day

"Any and all who interfere with my hunt... will not do so twice!"

—Zenos yae Galvus, Final Fantasy XIV

Web Animation

Trixie: Leave him alone! You're the one who's dead meat if you lie again!
Phoenix: (How cute, she's sticking up for me.)
Trixie: Besides, Mr. Wrong is Trixie's! He shall feel the GREAT and POWERFUL Trixie's wrath before this trial is over!
Phoenix: (Or not...)

— Turnabout Storm

Webcomics

"...I really don't like you. But I hate Jones even more, so you'd better not give her the satisfaction of killing you."

— Tigris to Steffi, Kiwi Blitz

Vexxarr: Sure, if you mutiny... successfully, I mean... the Bleen will capture and execute me.
Carl: A petty fantasy but a valid one. How does this put me in your sway?
Vexxarr: BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T BE YOU.
Carl: Checkmate. And, of course... I hate you.

— Vexxarr

Vekter: Yes! That guy may be the worst at names, but it looks like he's going to wipe the floor with their whole team!
Opal: What, no "The only one who gets to kill them is me!" tirade?
Vekter: What? No way, that's stupid. These guys are tough as hell. I'll take victory any way I can get it.

— Grrl Power #244

Web Video

"This is how you know you're a committed assassin: when your target's gonna die, but you have to be the one."

— GrayStillPlays Stickman Hello, "i drew the way people should die and this happened"

Lex Luthor: You fool, this was never about you!
Green Goblin: The hell it wasn't! You threatened to wipe out Spider-Man and everything he stood for! That's my job!

—I'm a Marvel... And I'm a DC, "After Hours"

Kaiba: YUGI LOST A CARD GAAAAAAAAAAME?! I thought we had something special Yugi! What, is our rivalry just one big JOKE to you?! (Kaiba slams his hands onto his desk) I committed to beating you in a (Slams desk) card game, and I thought I could rely on YOU (Slams desk) to be true to me as your most hated enemy! But I guess I was wrong!
Yami Yugi: Kaiba, it's Not What It Looks Like...
Kaiba: I bet you say that to all the duelists! If I (Slams desk.) had parents, they would've said you were no good for me! And one last thing! All those times I got angry and said I'd have my vengeance on you?! I WAS FAKING! (Dramatically slams phone down in disgust)

— A Does This Remind You of Anything? moment from Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series

Western Animation

"Arrest every monster and monster-smoocher you can find! But save Globgor for ME!"

— Mina Loveberry, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, "Pizza Party"

Baron Zemo: Excellent. I was worried you wouldn't be as I remembered you. I wouldn't want you to be anything less than perfect! All these years, I thought the Red Skull had defeated you. Now, I can finally have my revenge!
Captain America: How are you still alive, Zemo?!
Baron Zemo: Death means nothing to me. I have evolved my body over the years, while you remain as you ever were. You are alone, Captain. A relic in this world! Arnim Zola's creatures will deal with your new friends, but you? Let the Skull have Bucky. Your life is mine to take!

—The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, "Living Legend"

"Dear friends... Today is the day the Clown cried. And he cries not for the passing of one man, but for the death of a dream. The dream that he would someday taste the ultimate victory over his hated enemy. For it was the Batman who made me the happy soul I am today. How I agonized over the perfect way to thank him for that. Perhaps with a cyanide pie in the face. Or an exploding whoopie-cushion playfully planted in the Batmobile. But those dreams were dashed by the weaselly little gunsel sitting there in our midst. The cowardly insignificant gonif who probably got lucky when Batman slipped on the slime trail this loser left behind him. This mound of diseased hyena filth who's not fit to lick the dirt from my spats! ... But I digress. The time for sorrow has passed. It's time to look ahead, to a future filled with smiles. And I'll be smiling again, just as soon as we take that man THERE... and slap him in that box THERE... and roll it into that vat of acid THERE!"

— The Joker, before ordering the man who offed his nemesis killed during the latter's funeral, Batman: The Animated Series, "The Man Who Killed Batman"

"This is how it ends, Joker. No big schemes. No grand fight to the finish with the Dark Knight. Tomorrow, all the papers will say is that the great Joker was found, blown to bits in an alley, alongside a miserable little nobody. Kind of funny. Ironic, really. See, I can destroy a man's dreams, too. And that's really the only dream you've got, isn't it?"

— Charlie Collins, Batman: The Animated Series, "Joker's Favor"

"[Harley] almost had me, you know. Arms and legs chained, dizzy from the blood rushing to my head...I had no way out other than convincing her to call you. I knew your massive ego would never allow anyone else the honor of killing me, though I have to admit, she came a lot closer than you ever did...'puddin'.'"

— Batman to the Joker, Batman: The Animated Series, "Mad Love"

Joker: Do you really think I'd send a flunkie to eliminate my favorite sparring partner? I reserve that pleasure for me alone.
Batman: Then why-
Joker: BECAUSE I MISS YOUR COMPANY, BATMAN!

— Topsy Turvy

"If anybody's gonna take that bitch down, it's gonna be me."

— Stewie Griffin, Family Guy, "And Then There Were Fewer"

"You keep away from those kids! If anyone is going to have their heads; it's going to be ME!"

— Grim to Scythe 2.0, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy

"Hey lady! Nobody picks on my dumb babies 'cept me!"

— Angelica Pickles, Rugrats in Paris

"NO ONE RIDS ME OF OPTIMUS PRIME BUT ME! DO YOU UNDERSTAND?! DO YOU??!!"

— Megatron to Starscream, Transformers: Prime

"Hear this! Any Decepticon who lays a hand on Optimus Prime will answer to me! Soundwave, lock onto my coordinates and lead my opponent to his destiny!"

— Megatron, Transformers: Prime

"No juvenile hall turd is gonna kill you. That's my job."

—Shelly to Stan, South Park

Stalker: "When you die, it will be by my hand, and my hand alone."
Terry: "...thanks... I guess..."

—Batman Beyond

I'm not gonna let this she-thing just waltz in and destroy Kimmie. That's my job, you hear me!

— Shego, Kim Possible

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