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"He's an... ally? I didn't anticipate that he would do something that extreme!"
Comic Strips
Chan: Gila Mobster! You have a morally ambiguous lifestyle. Do you know where they'd take Arnie once captured?
Gila Mobster: I cannot recall.
Chan: For twenty bucks?
Gila Mobster: Twenty-five.
Gila Mobster: I cannot recall.
Chan: For twenty bucks?
Gila Mobster: Twenty-five.
Fan Works
"Jesus!" exclaimed Maggie. "Wow, I've killed a lot of people, but I never coerced a five-year-old into provoking somebody into torturing her so I could get my jollies playing with her power. Most Evil Person In The Car Award goes to Addy."
"I notice nobody is considering it a remotely extenuating circumstance that I volunteered to be the test subject for the result Elspeth extracted from the exercise," said Addy testily.
"You're not five," said Ilario. "...Why are you even in this group, exactly?"
"I notice nobody is considering it a remotely extenuating circumstance that I volunteered to be the test subject for the result Elspeth extracted from the exercise," said Addy testily.
"You're not five," said Ilario. "...Why are you even in this group, exactly?"
Gran Torino: The League of Villains?
Nana: All theater kids. Well, except Toga.
Toga: I'm just like this!
Nana: She's just like this. We're trying to find a good therapist but she keeps stabbing all of them.
Nana: All theater kids. Well, except Toga.
Toga: I'm just like this!
Nana: She's just like this. We're trying to find a good therapist but she keeps stabbing all of them.
Juzo looks away. Here's one person tethering the three of them back. A person with rough fists and an unholy ability to hold a grudge.
"But you're important, too, you know." Chisa takes a seat again, comfortable. "If we didn't have you kyosuke-kun and I would go floating off like balloons."
"But you're important, too, you know." Chisa takes a seat again, comfortable. "If we didn't have you kyosuke-kun and I would go floating off like balloons."
Films — Live-Action
David: Jack, we're really grateful.
Jack: I'm not doing it for you.
David: Well, then why are you doing it?
Jack: Because someday—trust me—I'M gonna need help moving a body and when that day comes, I don't wanna hear any shit from you.
Jack: I'm not doing it for you.
David: Well, then why are you doing it?
Jack: Because someday—trust me—I'M gonna need help moving a body and when that day comes, I don't wanna hear any shit from you.
Literature
Rachel: What did you expect me to do to David? Did you think I was going to kill him? Did you? Is that why you let me go after him? Is that why you sent Ax for me? Because you think I'm some kind of violent nut you can call in whenever you need some dirty work done?
Jake: Look, Rachel, every one of us has his strengths and his weaknesses.
Rachel: And my strength is being some kind of crazy killer?
Jake: I didn't say that.
Rachel: You didn't not say it!
Jake: Okay, fine, Rachel. You want to do this, fine. I think you're the bravest member of the group. I think in a bad fight I'd rather have you with me than anyone else. But yeah, Rachel, I think there's something pretty dark down inside you. I think you're the only one of us who would be disappointed if all this ended tomorrow. Cassie hates all this, Marco has personal reasons for being in this war, Ax just wants to go home and fight Yeerks with his own people, Tobias... who knows what Tobias wants anymore? But you, Rachel, you love it. It's what makes you so brave. It's what makes you so dangerous to the Yeerks.
Jake: Look, Rachel, every one of us has his strengths and his weaknesses.
Rachel: And my strength is being some kind of crazy killer?
Jake: I didn't say that.
Rachel: You didn't not say it!
Jake: Okay, fine, Rachel. You want to do this, fine. I think you're the bravest member of the group. I think in a bad fight I'd rather have you with me than anyone else. But yeah, Rachel, I think there's something pretty dark down inside you. I think you're the only one of us who would be disappointed if all this ended tomorrow. Cassie hates all this, Marco has personal reasons for being in this war, Ax just wants to go home and fight Yeerks with his own people, Tobias... who knows what Tobias wants anymore? But you, Rachel, you love it. It's what makes you so brave. It's what makes you so dangerous to the Yeerks.
— Animorphs #22: The Solution
"This ain't for you, to kill a man tied up. It's for work like this, you bring along a man like me."
— Black Dow, The Blade Itself.
Mirmir the Wise wasn't wise enough. Honir 'The Silent' should have kept shtum. And Odin should have known from the first that perfect Order does not bend; it simply stands until it breaks, which is why it rarely survives for any meaningful length of time. The General didn't know it then, but what he needed was a friend; a friend whose morals were flexible enough to handle the moral low ground while Odin lorded it on high, keeping Order, untouchable...
Basically, he needed me.
Basically, he needed me.
Live-Action TV
Laurel Lance: Are you one of the good guys?
Black Canary: No, but I'm friends with them.
Black Canary: No, but I'm friends with them.
— Arrow, "Birds of Prey"
Strax: Military tactics: The Doctor is still missing, but he will always come looking for his box. By bringing it here, he will lured from the dangers of London to this place of safety, and then we will [clenches fist] melt him with acid.
Clara: Okay, that last part...
Strax: And then we will not [clenches fist] melt him with acid. (Old habits.)
Clara: Okay, that last part...
Strax: And then we will not [clenches fist] melt him with acid. (Old habits.)
— Doctor Who, "Deep Breath"
"The Lannisters swindled their enemies, the Storm Kings hammered them, and the Starks cut off their heads. In such company as this, were the Boltons really so... indelicate?"
— Roose Bolton, Game of Thrones: History And Lore
Kilgrave: The man's clearly insane! He is never gonna be a useful member of society.
Jessica: That is not your decision to make.
Kilgrave: He will go to prison and feed off the tit of the taxpayer.
Jessica: You've never paid a goddamn tax in your life!
Kilgrave: [beat] Fair enough.
Jessica: That is not your decision to make.
Kilgrave: He will go to prison and feed off the tit of the taxpayer.
Jessica: You've never paid a goddamn tax in your life!
Kilgrave: [beat] Fair enough.
Snow White: It's happening again. I'm about to give birth and an evil sorceress is threatening the future of my child.
Regina: To be fair, the first time I was threatening you. Everyone else just became collateral damage.
Grumpy: Remind me again why we forgave her?
Regina: Because I'm helping.
Regina: To be fair, the first time I was threatening you. Everyone else just became collateral damage.
Grumpy: Remind me again why we forgave her?
Regina: Because I'm helping.
C-Note: You know, your parents must be so proud of you, man. I mean, hittin' the trailer park trifecta. You know, racist, pedophile, and stupid.
T-Bag: [laughs] You know, it vexes me that... that I'm made out to be the bad guy in the room. It's not like y'all are incarcerated for stealing Girl Scout Cookies.
John Abruzzi: None of us murdered any Girl Scouts in the process.
T-Bag: [laughs] You know, it vexes me that... that I'm made out to be the bad guy in the room. It's not like y'all are incarcerated for stealing Girl Scout Cookies.
John Abruzzi: None of us murdered any Girl Scouts in the process.
— Prison Break, "And Then There Were 7"
Hilda: Salem won't be living with us anymore?
Zelda: Hilda, have you forgotten? He's a hardened criminal who led a bloody insurrection to try to take over the world.
Hilda: Everyone makes a mistake now and then.
Zelda: Hilda, have you forgotten? He's a hardened criminal who led a bloody insurrection to try to take over the world.
Hilda: Everyone makes a mistake now and then.
— Sabrina the Teenage Witch, "Finally!"
Mirror Georgiou: This may clear things up, captain. [shows badge]
Michael: Section 31?
Pike: Fancy. Covert ops, intelligence gathering, threat assessment...
Mirror Georgiou: Fun times.
Pike: What do any of those things have to do with you being on Spock's shuttle?
Mirror Georgiou: I've been authorized to hunt down a Starfleet officer wanted for murder. Excuse me, multiple murders. By the time I caught up to his craft, it was adrift and he was gone. Any idea where he might be?
Michael: If I hear anything, you'll be the first to know.
Mirror Georgiou: Will I?
Pike: Commander Burnham has a hard time believing those charges, so do I.
Mirror Georgiou: The innocent don't run.
Michael: You ran from us.
Mirror Georgiou: Exactly.
Michael: Section 31?
Pike: Fancy. Covert ops, intelligence gathering, threat assessment...
Mirror Georgiou: Fun times.
Pike: What do any of those things have to do with you being on Spock's shuttle?
Mirror Georgiou: I've been authorized to hunt down a Starfleet officer wanted for murder. Excuse me, multiple murders. By the time I caught up to his craft, it was adrift and he was gone. Any idea where he might be?
Michael: If I hear anything, you'll be the first to know.
Mirror Georgiou: Will I?
Pike: Commander Burnham has a hard time believing those charges, so do I.
Mirror Georgiou: The innocent don't run.
Michael: You ran from us.
Mirror Georgiou: Exactly.
Garak: I've locked him in his quarters. I've also left him with the distinct impression that if he attempts to force the door open, it may explode.
Sisko: I hope that's just an impression.
Garak: It's best not to dwell on such minutiae.
Sisko: I hope that's just an impression.
Garak: It's best not to dwell on such minutiae.
"Ethics? Morality? Conscience? Funny how they all go out the airlock when we need something."
— Crell Moset, Star Trek: Voyager, "Nothing Human"
Tabletop Games
"It was six days before they caught up with the caravan. By that time they had lost two more men. One had succumbed to exhaustion, falling asleep one night and not waking up, while Kirran, inevitably, had tumbled down a precipice. Kirran had been out of sight of all but Tarn at the time, and Golgoth suspected Tarn had killed the lad to keep his murderer's hands bloody. Golgoth didn't mind, as long as the assassin didn't make a habit of it."
But the Dominican was not one of the usual run of believers. While his fellows used their honest, absolute belief as a pretext for their terrible doings, it seemed like Brother Alphonso barely needed to believe in anything at all. For him, it was the killing.
— Hunter: The Vigil: Slasher
Video Games
SpongeBob: [confused] You're joining our side?
Zim: I am a superior life form from the Planet IRK. I'm not evil, just, uhhh... curious.
Zim: I am a superior life form from the Planet IRK. I'm not evil, just, uhhh... curious.
Web Animation
Webcomics
"I'd say I was joining the winning team, but that would imply there existed a time where I wasn't on Team Evil."
— Black Mage, 8-Bit Theater
Pete: If I was controlling a bad guy, you know what I’d do?
Ben: "IF"?
Ben: "IF"?
Belkar: See, now that's what being on a team is all about. You wanted to not kill ANY hobgoblins, I wanted to kill ALL the hobgoblins, and what happened? We compromised: I killed ONE of the hobgoblins.
Celia: You didn't need to kill him.
Belkar: True. But I didn't need to NOT kill him either.
Celia: You didn't need to kill him.
Belkar: True. But I didn't need to NOT kill him either.
"Isn't that why you losers keep me around? Hurting people is the only thing I'm good at."
— Belkar, The Order of the Stick 881
Web Original
"This is where Voyager becomes the Seven of Nine show! And why not? She’s far more interesting than two thirds of the regular cast...even makes a wonderful observation that every action and decision they make is debated and conflicted — perhaps they could do with a little Borg uniformity."
— Doc Oho on Star Trek: Voyager, "Scorpion Pt. 2"
on Star Trek: Voyager, "Scorpion Pt. 2" Web Video
Pierre: So we're now looking for a Pokemon arsonist.
Kane: We're now looking for a Pokemon that breaths fire-
Ruru: Kaaaane!
Kane: What?! I did that once! The one time, I burned one tree down and that's it, you're suddenly the fire guy.
Kane: We're now looking for a Pokemon that breaths fire-
Ruru: Kaaaane!
Kane: What?! I did that once! The one time, I burned one tree down and that's it, you're suddenly the fire guy.
Western Animation
"I'm not evil, I'm... nuanced."
— Kevin 11, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Webby: What are your blood types? What's Donald really like? Who's the evil triplet?
Huey and Dewey: [both pointing at Louie] Louie.
Louie: Eh.
Huey and Dewey: [both pointing at Louie] Louie.
Louie: Eh.
— DuckTales (2017), "Woo-oo!"
Winston Churchill: Finally, Germany, Japan, and Italy have been beaten, and the planet is once again safe for democracy.
Joseph Stalin: That's what you think, comrade. Heheheheheheh.
Joseph Stalin: That's what you think, comrade. Heheheheheheh.
— Histeria!, "World War II"
