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->So, you pesky Earth slugs like to race, eh? Heheheheh! Well I, Nitros Oxide, am the fastest racer in the galaxy! I travel the stars, looking for creatures to test my skills. It's a little game I like to call "Survival of the Fastest"! Here's the way we play: I challenge the best driver of your world to a race for the planet. If your driver wins, I'll leave your miserable little rock alone. But if I win, I'll turn your entire globe into a concrete parking lot, and make you my minions! Hahahahahaha! Get ready to race for the fate of your planet!
-->--'''Nitros Oxide''', ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacing''
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->'''ComicBook/{{Thanos}}:''' And the contest?

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->'''ComicBook/{{Thanos}}:''' ->'''Thanos:''' And the contest?



-->--''The Thanos Quest''

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-->--''The Thanos Quest''
-->--''ComicBook/TheThanosQuest''
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->'''Hoyt:''' ''Ja''. But it's not, is it? It's about keeping you playing until the house collects. ''(Hoyt, Sam, and [[PlayerCharacter Jason]] carry on playing, until suddenly, Hoyt whips out a [[KnifeNut knife]] and [[spoiler:stabs Sam with it]])''

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->'''Hoyt:''' ''Ja''. But it's not, is it? It's about keeping you playing until the house collects. ''(Hoyt, Sam, and [[PlayerCharacter Jason]] carry on playing, until suddenly, Hoyt whips out a [[KnifeNut [[PsychoKnifeNut knife]] and [[spoiler:stabs Sam with it]])''
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->I only bet on what's dearest to a man's heart, else there's no way to tell if he's bluffing. What a man is willing to risk, or not to risk... that's a measure of his soul.
-->--'''Davy Jones''', ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMansChest (DeletedScene)''
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->'''[[BaldOfAwesome Sam]] [[BloodKnight Becker]]:''' ''[[GratuitousGerman Ja]].''

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->'''[[BaldOfAwesome Sam]] [[BloodKnight ->'''[[BloodKnight Sam Becker]]:''' ''[[GratuitousGerman Ja]].''
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->'''[[DefiantCaptive Jason]]:''' ''Screw your system''! ''(Jason makes his last, unsuccessful bid)''
->'''Hoyt:''' You know what, Jason? [[FalseReassurance I'm going to go easy on you, since you're a family man]]. ''[[{{Fingore}} One finger, every time you lose]]!'' ''(Hoyt's men pin Jason's arms to the table, and Hoyt removes his knife from [[spoiler:Sam's]] neck, [[SwipeYourBladeOff shaking blood off it]])'' I think I'll start with... the ring finger.

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->'''[[DefiantCaptive Jason]]:''' ''Screw your system''! ''(Jason makes his last, unsuccessful bid)''
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bid)''\\
'''Hoyt:'''
You know what, Jason? [[FalseReassurance I'm going to go easy on you, since you're a family man]]. ''[[{{Fingore}} One man. ''One finger, every time you lose]]!'' lose!'' ''(Hoyt's men pin Jason's arms to the table, and Hoyt removes his knife from [[spoiler:Sam's]] neck, [[SwipeYourBladeOff shaking blood off it]])'' it)'' I think I'll start with... the ring finger.
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->'''Jason:''' [[spoiler:[[OhCrap SAM]]!!]] ''(He tries to get up from his chair, but Hoyt's {{Mooks}] restrain him)''

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->'''Jason:''' [[spoiler:[[OhCrap SAM]]!!]] ''(He tries to get up from his chair, but Hoyt's {{Mooks}] {{Mooks}} restrain him)''

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->'''Hoyt:''' Ah, ah, ah! [[FauxAffablyEvil Sorry, house rules!]] Ah! [[EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor Look at that! We have the same cards]]! So, [[LampshadeHanging let's raise the stakes a little,]] shall we? ''(beat)'' [[KnewItAllAlong Foster, Jason Brody,]] whatever your name is, [[BlatantLies it's slipped my mind]]. '''[[SuddenlyShouting HOW STUPID DO YOU THINK I AM?!]]''' ''(abruptly calms down)'' [[MoodSwinger We should keep playing]]. Dealer's on the left, right? ''(stares at [[spoiler:Sam's]] body)'' [[KickTheDog Guess he's sitting this one out]].

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->'''Hoyt:''' Ah, ah, ah! [[FauxAffablyEvil Sorry, house rules!]] Ah! [[EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor Look at that! We have the same cards]]! So, [[LampshadeHanging let's raise the stakes a little,]] shall we? ''(beat)'' [[KnewItAllAlong Foster, Jason Brody,]] whatever your name is, [[BlatantLies it's slipped my mind]]. '''[[SuddenlyShouting HOW STUPID DO YOU THINK I AM?!]]''' ''(abruptly calms down)'' [[MoodSwinger We should keep playing]]. Dealer's on the left, right? ''(stares at [[spoiler:Sam's]] body)'' [[KickTheDog Guess he's sitting this one out]]. ''(after a tense few minutes' continued playing)'' So, got your little [[ColdBloodedTorture reunion]] with [[IHaveYourWife Riley]]. [[BlatantLies Brought a tear to my eye]]. [[TheSociopath And I'm rarely moved]]. I'll admit, [[VillainRespect I underestimated you]]. [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame Torturing your own brother]]. '''[[OneManArmy Destroying half my organization]]!''' ''(beat)'' But, let the chips fall where they may, right? [[FalseReassurance I forgive you]]. So, name your price. [[EveryManHasHisPrice Everyone has one]]. [[EvilGloating You're all puppets]], and ''we'' [[TheChessmaster pull the strings]]! ''The system was designed to work that way''!
->'''[[DefiantCaptive Jason]]:''' ''Screw your system''! ''(Jason makes his last, unsuccessful bid)''
->'''Hoyt:''' You know what, Jason? [[FalseReassurance I'm going to go easy on you, since you're a family man]]. ''[[{{Fingore}} One finger, every time you lose]]!'' ''(Hoyt's men pin Jason's arms to the table, and Hoyt removes his knife from [[spoiler:Sam's]] neck, [[SwipeYourBladeOff shaking blood off it]])'' I think I'll start with... the ring finger.
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->'''[[AmoralAfrikaner Hoyt Volker]]:''' Quite a job, poker. Ask anyone on the street, and they'll call it a game of chance. Or talk to [[TheMole Sam]] here, and he'll say it's about ''[[FiveSecondForeshadowing bluffing]]'', won't you, Sam?
->'''[[BaldOfAwesome Sam]] [[BloodKnight Becker]]:''' ''[[GratuitousGerman Ja]].''
->'''Hoyt:''' ''Ja''. But it's not, is it? It's about keeping you playing until the house collects. ''(Hoyt, Sam, and [[PlayerCharacter Jason]] carry on playing, until suddenly, Hoyt whips out a [[KnifeNut knife]] and [[spoiler:stabs Sam with it]])''
->'''Jason:''' [[spoiler:[[OhCrap SAM]]!!]] ''(He tries to get up from his chair, but Hoyt's {{Mooks}] restrain him)''
->'''Hoyt:''' Ah, ah, ah! [[FauxAffablyEvil Sorry, house rules!]] Ah! [[EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor Look at that! We have the same cards]]! So, [[LampshadeHanging let's raise the stakes a little,]] shall we? ''(beat)'' [[KnewItAllAlong Foster, Jason Brody,]] whatever your name is, [[BlatantLies it's slipped my mind]]. '''[[SuddenlyShouting HOW STUPID DO YOU THINK I AM?!]]''' ''(abruptly calms down)'' [[MoodSwinger We should keep playing]]. Dealer's on the left, right? ''(stares at [[spoiler:Sam's]] body)'' [[KickTheDog Guess he's sitting this one out]].
-->-- ''VideoGame/FarCry3''
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'''The Manticore:''' Then you'll accept my tutelage. [[MindRape And I will liberate you from all your illusions]].\\

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'''The Manticore:''' '''[[OurManticoresAreSpinier The Manticore]]:''' Then you'll accept my tutelage. [[MindRape And I will liberate you from all your illusions]].\\
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-->--''The Thanos Quest''

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-->--''The Thanos Quest''Quest''
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-->'''Daimon Kiyota,''' ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld''

->'''The Manticore:''' I can tell you who your father is. And I will, child, I will... if you can best me at my game.\\
'''Timothy Hunter:''' I don't believe you.\\
'''The Manticore:''' No? But it ''is'' a question you'd love to learn the answer to, you don't deny.\\
'''Timothy Hunter:''' Ummmm...\\
'''The Manticore:''' Consider, then: how could I know the question if I did not know the answer?\\
'''Timothy Hunter:''' What... if I lose?\\

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-->'''Daimon -->--'''Daimon Kiyota,''' ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld''

->'''The Manticore:''' I can tell you who your father is. And I will, child, I will... if you can best me at my game.\\
'''Timothy Hunter:''' I don't believe you.\\
'''The Manticore:''' No? But it ''is'' a question you'd love to learn the answer to, you don't deny.\\
'''Timothy Hunter:''' Ummmm...\\
'''The Manticore:''' Consider, then: how could I know the question if I did not know the answer?\\
'''Timothy
->'''Timothy Hunter:''' What... if I lose?\\



->'''ComicBook/{{Thanos}}:''' In other words, I must play your silly game or forget abut ever obtaining the sixth Gem.
->'''The Grandmaster:''' You'll soon see just how silly this game really is. The transporter is programmed to shut down in the event I lose our little encounter.
->'''Thanos:''' And the contest?

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->'''ComicBook/{{Thanos}}:''' In other words, I must play your silly game or forget abut ever obtaining the sixth Gem.
->'''The Grandmaster:''' You'll soon see just how silly this game really is. The transporter is programmed to shut down in the event I lose our little encounter.
->'''Thanos:'''
And the contest?
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-->--'''The Jester,''' ''Audioplay/BigFinishDoctorWho: [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho056AxisOfInsanity Axis Of Insanity]]''

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-->--'''The Jester,''' ''Audioplay/BigFinishDoctorWho: [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho056AxisOfInsanity Axis Of Insanity]]''Insanity]]''

->'''ComicBook/{{Thanos}}:''' In other words, I must play your silly game or forget abut ever obtaining the sixth Gem.
->'''The Grandmaster:''' You'll soon see just how silly this game really is. The transporter is programmed to shut down in the event I lose our little encounter.
->'''Thanos:''' And the contest?
->'''The Grandmaster:''' A quasi-military exercise set on a [[MentalWorld mental plane of existence]]. Each contestant will be equipped with an identical suit of battle armor. A killshot will immobilize the loser and [[YourMindMakesItReal terminate the game program]]. I take it you're willing to put up your five Soul Gems as a wager in this contest, just to make things more interesting.
->'''Thanos:''' Why not? I do not plan on losing. I have placed the gems in a stasis field that will deactivate in the event of my death.
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->'''Thanos:''' [[LampshadeHanging I always like to play for the highest stakes possible.]]
-->--''The Thanos Quest''
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->You and I have a meal. Fugu! Pufferfish. Expensive. Delicious. The cat's particulars. Deadly. Now, some of these pieces are properly prepared, by a master chef; some... are not. [[RussianRoulette Fugu roulette?]] You unlock your smart-ass phone, then we eat: if you die first, I get the phone and your naughty contacts; but if I get zotzed, then you take charge of the [[TheYakuza Korinto-Kai]]... and if you're reeeeeeeal good, [[CloudCuckooLander Daddy'll come back from the dead to take you out for ice-cream]]. The question, Yamato: take a chance at my entire criminal empire - and ice-cream - or artillery and noisy death, heh?

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->You and I have a meal. Fugu! Pufferfish. Expensive. Delicious. The cat's particulars. Deadly. Now, some of these pieces are properly prepared, by a master chef; some... are not. [[RussianRoulette Fugu roulette?]] You unlock your smart-ass phone, then we eat: if you die first, I get the phone and your naughty contacts; but if I get zotzed, then you take charge of the [[TheYakuza [[{{Yakuza}} Korinto-Kai]]... and if you're reeeeeeeal good, [[CloudCuckooLander Daddy'll come back from the dead to take you out for ice-cream]]. The question, Yamato: take a chance at my entire criminal empire - and ice-cream - or artillery and noisy death, heh?
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-->--''ComicBook/TheBooksOfMagic''

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-->--''ComicBook/TheBooksOfMagic''-->--''ComicBook/TheBooksOfMagic''

->In here, they gamble on the fate of empires and planets; the minimum bet on the far tables is one galaxy!
-->--'''The Jester,''' ''Audioplay/BigFinishDoctorWho: [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho056AxisOfInsanity Axis Of Insanity]]''
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->You and I have a meal. Fugu! Pufferfish. Expensive. Delicious. The cat's particulars. Deadly. Now, some of these pieces are properly prepared, by a master chef; some... are not. [[RussianRoulette Fugu roulette?]] You unlock your smart-ass phone, then we eat: if you die first, I get the phone and your naughty contacts; but if I get zotzed, then you take charge of the [[TheYakuza Korinto-Kai]]... and if you're reeeeeeeal good, [[CloudCuckooLander Daddy'll come back from the dead to take you out for ice-cream]]. The question, Yamato: take a chance at my entire criminal empire - and ice-cream - or artillery and noisy death, heh?
-->'''Daimon Kiyota,''' ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld''

->'''The Manticore:''' I can tell you who your father is. And I will, child, I will... if you can best me at my game.\\
'''Timothy Hunter:''' I don't believe you.\\
'''The Manticore:''' No? But it ''is'' a question you'd love to learn the answer to, you don't deny.\\
'''Timothy Hunter:''' Ummmm...\\
'''The Manticore:''' Consider, then: how could I know the question if I did not know the answer?\\
'''Timothy Hunter:''' What... if I lose?\\
'''The Manticore:''' Then you'll accept my tutelage. [[MindRape And I will liberate you from all your illusions]].\\
'''Timothy Hunter:''' And then you'll eat me.\\
'''The Manticore:''' Eventually, yes. But you won't care when that time comes. You won't care at all. You see, I'll consume your magic before I touch your flesh. You might be surprised to learn how little one cares for one's flesh once [[YourSoulIsMine one's soul has been stripped away]].
-->--''ComicBook/TheBooksOfMagic''

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