Quotes you can build a character off of III: It's a crowd

[eru001]

"the collectors killed you and all that did was piss you off. i don't like their chances."
-Garrus Vakarian to Commander Shepard


If we shadows have offended think but this and all is mended that you have but slumbered here while these visions did appear and this weak and idle theme, no more yielding but a dream. Gentles do no reprehend, if you pardon we shall mend. Else the Puck a liar call, so goodnight unto you all. And as I am an honest Puck, if we have unearned luck, take my hands if we be friends, and Robin shall restore amends.
- Puck's speech, A midsummer nights dream.

[CrazyPenguin]

"Now, I'll be the first to admit, humans... are the worst. Case in point." *gestures towards self*


"Hmm, let's see, what does this button do?" *presses button on stolen ship* *muffled explosion*
"Oh, fun!"

"You're asking the wrong questions, Red! It's not what I have to gain, it's that I can't afford to lose! I may be a gambling man, but even I know that there are some bets you just don't take. Like it or not, the people that hired me are going to change the world! You can't stop 'em, I can't stop 'em! You know the old saying, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. You got spirit. But this is the real world! The real world is COLD! The real world, doesn't care about spirit! You want to be a hero? Then play the part and die like every other one in history! As for me, I'll do what I do best: lie, steal, cheat and survive!"

That last one, especially.

[Dravda]

"You're older, more powerful, and that glyph on your head blocks my second sight...but listen to me well, seer, because I'm only going to say this once. I'm not afraid of you."

More fearless defiance, courtesy of Dominic Deegan.

[eru001]

"Now, I'll be the first to admit, humans... are the worst. Case in point." *gestures towards self*


"Hmm, let's see, what does this button do?" *presses button on stolen ship* *muffled explosion*
"Oh, fun!"

"You're asking the wrong questions, Red! It's not what I have to gain, it's that I can't afford to lose! I may be a gambling man, but even I know that there are some bets you just don't take. Like it or not, the people that hired me are going to change the world! You can't stop 'em, I can't stop 'em! You know the old saying, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. You got spirit. But this is the real world! The real world is COLD! The real world, doesn't care about spirit! You want to be a hero? Then play the part and die like every other one in history! As for me, I'll do what I do best: lie, steal, cheat and survive!"

That last one, especially.

Ah RWBY source of many good quotes

"SAL-YOU-TATIONS! I'm combat ready"

[8BitNinja]

Psalm 144, verse 1 and 2.

Paladin, cleric, or conquering king

There are actually so many Bible verses I wanted to quote, bit didn't in fear of breaking the rules, but I think that pretty much every paladin and cleric somehow uses this quote

[CrazyPenguin]

Ah RWBY source of many good quotes

Indeed!

"Are you...robbing me?"

"Seeing new weapons is like meeting new people...but...better..."

"Its also a gun"

"As a girl, I wanted to be just like those heroes in the books...Someone who fought for what was right, and protected people who couldn't protect themselves!"
*insert cynical comment from somebody else about how the real world is crap here*
"Well that's why we're here. To make it better."

"You've got a team now, Jaune. We both do. And if we fail, then, we'll just be bringing them down with us. We have to put our teammates first, and ourselves second. Your team deserves a great leader, Jaune. And I think that can be you."

"I'm just not much of a fancy pantsy... dancey girl."

"We've never backed down before, and we're not going to start now."

"I don't care what you say! We WILL stop them, and I WILL stop you! BET ON THAT!"

"She's always wanted to be a Huntress. It's like she said, ever since she was a kid, she'd dreamt about being the heroes in the books. Helping people and saving the day, and never asking for anything else in return. Even when she couldn't fight, she knew that's what she wanted to do. That's why she trained so hard to get where she is today."

[Cluedrew]

Spoiler: "[The world] doesn't need genius level ditch digger, ED!" "I think that depends on how complex you want your ditches."

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-Between Failures

Someone who does a simple job, and takes pride in it.

Spoiler: "I could be anything, but I'm not done being nothing yet."

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-Between Failures

Good for the unwilling hero. When people usually say anything they usually actually mean something big an impressive. But anything those things that history doesn't care about and maybe someone isn't concerned about the world beyond their friends.

Spoiler: "You will stop being creepy and weird this instant! [...] What did I just say about behaving weirdly and creepily?"

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-El Goonish Shive

The speaker doesn't actually seem concerned about what the subject is doing, just that it is weird and creepy. So someone that is harmless (or even helpful) but comes off really badly and freaks people out.

Spoiler: "I will never deny someone their right to be hated."

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The statement itself is kind of abstract, but I'm going to say some sort of hero/law enforcement who doesn't really hate villains (at least until they do something really evil) but isn't worried about rehabilitating them either.

You could go the opposite way and say someone who is unpleasant and is OK with that.

Spoiler: "Oh, please. The loudest aren't necessarily the majority, and as a load person, I should know."

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-El Goonish Shive

Someone who fights for a cause most people don't care about. You can adjust their morality with the cause they fight for. They also seem to be a bit self aware that other people don't care.

[8BitNinja]

"Remember, son, the only thing that makes a man able to get along in this world is his brain. A man doesn't have the claws a bear has, nor the strength of a bull. He doesn't have the nose of a wolf, nor the wings of a hawk, but he has a brain. You're going to get along in the world as long as you use it." - Scott Collins, Down the Long Hills (A really good book if you're into westerns, like me)

I think this is a good one for a ranger (since it was said by someone who pretty much was one) who has a high INT and WIS. But if anyone has a better idea, you know what to do.

[RyumaruMG]

Song quote edition!

"Heroes always get remembered/But you know legends never die"
- Panic! At the Disco, Emperor's New Clothes

"So we can take the world back from a heart attack/One maniac at a time we will take it back"
- Fall Out Boy, The Phoenix

"You will remember me for centuries"
- Fall Out Boy, Centuries

"Sorrow won't wane 'til you die/A shattered body deeply hurt/And darkness will cover the light/It's gone forevermore"
- Blind Guardian, Battlefield (really the whole song is something you could make a campaign out of"

"Bring down the dark regime/I know how to unleash eternal power/Lead us to order/I am the Lightbringer!"
- Pentakill, Lightbringer

"I've gotta make a stand/But I am just a man/(I'm not superhuman)/My voice will be heard today"
- Skillet, Hero

"From the broken dreams of a restless mind/And the world spinning out of control/This is the last goodbye/You are the hero now/I am the music unbridled in your soul"
- The Band With Rocks In (Soul Music), The Messenger

[sengmeng]

"This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

My rifle is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.
Without me, my rifle is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will...

My rifle and I know that what counts in war is not the rounds we fire, the noise of our burst, nor the smoke we make. We know that it is the hits that count. We will hit...

My rifle is human, even as I, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strength, its parts, its accessories, its sights and its barrel. I will keep my rifle clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready. We will become part of each other. We will...

Before God, I swear this creed. My rifle and I are the defenders of my country. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviors of my life.

So be it, until victory is America's and there is no enemy, but peace!"

--The Rifleman's Creed of the United States Marine Corps.

[8BitNinja]

Here is oen from my friend's six year old son. I think it is a good one for a merchant who sells quality goods.

"That's a cool sword. I have one just like that, except it's not totally broken."

[JohnTheSavage]

For a disillusioned immortal:

"Life is like a fine wine. Best enjoyed in moderation."

[Mister Tom]

Commander Strax:

The Doctor: What are you doing here?
Strax: Madam Vastra was wondering if you needed any grenades.
The Doctor: Grenades?
Strax: [thinking] She might have said help.

[8BitNinja]

Commander Strax:

The Doctor: What are you doing here?
Strax: Madam Vastra was wondering if you needed any grenades.
The Doctor: Grenades?
Strax: [thinking] She might have said help.

I think this one is funny

[Silus]

"I must kill fast and bullets too slow." -John Freeman

[HalfTangible]

I think this one is funny

Strax is utterly hilarious.

"You are healed, child. I hope one day to meet you in glorious battle, so I may destroy you for Sontar."

[Professor Gnoll]

"I must kill fast and bullets too slow." -John Freeman

I don't know. His quote that always inspired me was "It's time to do what has to be done like me and help my brother to defeat the enemies." It just sums up that sort of sums up his whole personal responsibility devotion, you know?

[8BitNinja]

“There’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo… and it’s worth fighting for." - Samwise Gamgee, Lord of the Rings

A good one for a good-aligned character, but I think that fighter or paladin would be best.

[Lord Raziere]

"Silly humans. Love is not hard or elusive to define at all. It is simply a subjective qualitative assessment of a person or object that places its quality above all other things in this world and entitles it to certain privileges from the assessor because of it, existing upon the wider subjective assessment spectrum which includes "like", "neutrality" "dislike" and "hate". It is a label to help you better organize what is positive and negative in this world, and thus is used to denote 100% or near 100% quality from your own perspective."
-Any robot character.

[CrazyPenguin]

"(I see a girl before me who has spent her entire life getting exactly what she wanted) That's not even remotely true! Well... not entirely true."

"It's exactly as you said: I'm a [insert character's family name here]. I have a legacy of honor to uphold. Once I realized I was capable of fighting, there was no longer a question of what I would do with my life. It was my duty."

"My father was not the start of our name, and I refuse to let him be the end of it."

"It's a job. We all had this romanticized vision of being a Huntress in our heads! But at the end of the day, it's a job to protect the people! And whatever we want, will have to come second."

[eru001]

It is better to live a day as a lion, than a millennium as a sheep

[8BitNinja]

“Well, what can I tell you? Life in the wide world goes on much as it has this past Age, full of its own comings and goings, scarcely aware of the existence of Hobbits, for which I am very thankful.” - Gandalf, Lord of the Rings

A good one for a traveler who has seen that there is nothing new under the sun.

[2D8HP]

It is better to live a day as a lion, than a millennium as a sheep

?????!!!!
I believe that the usual English translation is:

Better to live a day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep.

Seriously??!!
Well it's a good villain quote....

[TheTeaMustFlow]

?????!!!!
Well it's a good villain quote....

Though actually the quote's not from Mussolini originally - it's attributed variously in several slightly different forms to the Tipu Sultan, Marshal Diaz, and some anonymous graffiti at the battle of Piave River, which is probably where Diaz and Musso nicked it from.

[sengmeng]

"I worship an evil god, and he doesn't like you."

A quote I actually did build a character around. Generic half-orc cleric of Gruumsh. War and strength domains, incredible melee combatant, and a fine corrupting influence on the slightly good-leaning party.

[8BitNinja]

"Why should I apologize for being a monster? Has anyone ever apologized for turning me into one?" - Juuzou Suzuya, Tokyo Ghoul

A good one for a lich or vampire.

[goto124]

"My father was not the start of our name, and I refuse to let him be the end of it."

"My father was not the start of our name, and I will make sure he will be the end of it."

Yeah, I have a character based on that...

[8BitNinja]

"My father was not the start of our name, and I will make sure he will be the end of it."

Yeah, I have a character based on that...

This is pretty much the mentality of my family.

[veti]

"Give them the third best to go on with; the second best comes too late, the best never comes." - Robert Watson-Watt

"We travel not for trafficking alone;
By hotter winds our fiery hearts are fanned.
For lust of knowing what should not be known,
We take the Golden Road to Samarkand." - J E Flecker

"To learn the age-old lesson day by day:
It is not in the bright arrival planned,
But in the dreams men dream along the way
They find the Golden Road to Samarkand." - G M Fraser, presumably in imitation of Flecker

And last but not least:
"It is fun to have fun, but you have to know how!" - Dr Seuss, The Cat in the Hat

[tuongtrante1]

And that, is why you can't play a Succubus.

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