Anime & Manga
"I'll take over from here. I work better on my own anyway!"
— Maxine Erlich, IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix
Comic Books
Dodge: Shhh, Sam. You did fine. You did your best. Now you have to let me take it from here.
[He breaks Sam's neck with a Sickening "Crunch!"]
Films — Live-Action
"Fine. I'll do it myself."
America Chavez: If she's so powerful, why didn't she come after me herself before!?
Doctor Strange: [grimly] Because she was being reasonable.
Doctor Strange: [grimly] Because she was being reasonable.
Live-Action TV
"There was a time—far, far away—when I used to have people and empires to do this for me. They're all long gone now. But I've learned that nothing really beats the personal touch."
— Grand Serpent, Doctor Who, "Survivors of the Flux"
"I'll deal with RX myself."
— General Jark, Kamen Rider BLACK RX
Carter: "What are you gonna do about it?"
Diabolico: "What I should have done long ago - destroy you myself!"
Videogames
Must I do everything myself?
— Emperor Palpatine before busting a move to deadmau5, Kinect Star Wars
Web Animation
"Prepare a security team. I’m done playing games."
— Derek Lucks, Meta Runner
Western Animation
"Oh, terrific. Looks like we have a real showoff.''
— The Devil before slamming his pitchfork down to teleport up to the surface world and personally collect Cuphead's soul, The Cuphead Show!, "Carn-Evil"
"If I recall, my villain tutorial lesson 109 states: When all else fails, implement and execute heinous, diabolical plan... YOURSELF!"
— King K. Rool, Donkey Kong Country
