Villain Quotes: “Such folly and futility in the grand design.” – Brainiac “All the riches of these lands are mine, all of Gastown is MINE!” – Scabrous Scrotus “SCREEECH!!!” – Tabuu “You are part of the chain, Frank West. And I must break the chain.” – Calder “By taking the Key, you've set the apocalypse in motion. Do you realize the tragedy you have unleashed? The Cleansing has begun. It falls to me now, to stop it before it consumes us all.” – Dr. Pedro Dominguez/Amaru “You see Jake, I was in Retribution. Back at the start, I had big plans. Plans to expand. But your dad. Well, he wasn’t too keen on that. Only things he cared for were beer, racing, and your mom. We were the kings, we could do anything. But your daddy was always too nice, and goody goody. But a man’s gotta take advantage of what the good maker has seen to bestow upon him. Am I right? I’ll take that as a yes. So, I started doing what I wanted. And your pop didn’t like it. I mean really, what’s wrong with a little violence here and there? Jake, no reason to feel guilty. You and I are cut from the same cloth. Anyway, I tried to keep it quiet. But really. I wasn’t happy taking orders. Killing people is just too much fun. And scared people give you anything you want. Isn’t that right soldier? It was so easy. I started the Devil’s Hand to harvest this rich crop I’d found. Your poor old dad lost everything. Aside from his woman, that is. So I made him a bet. We race one last time. He wins, he keeps everything, and I cover his debts. But, if he loses I take his bike. And your mom. Damn idiot lost. Slashed my face when I went to rightfully take my prize. He took the bike, his bitch, and ran. I looked like a fool Jake, a damn fool. Can’t have that, no sir. Can’t have it. I chased him for a long time Jake. I found them too. Threw them both off a fucking cliff. And watched them drown like cats in a bag, ahahaha!” – Caesar “I am eternally present, here and everywhere, now and always. I am the still center of the turning wheel, the hub of this world’s destiny.” – The Elder God “There they are! They’re right there! I’m gonna kill them! He… shot… ME!” – Eide “We had such plans for this world. Our earth so mercifully cleansed by the meteor they named Apophis. We had such plans… All thwarted by one man. Nicholas Raine. With the push of a button, our future was ended. The Arks emerged… the EcoPods came crumbling down, all premature. Pouring life back into the barren lands. Starting the cycle of life anew, as we had planned to do with our own species. Our plans were thwarted by the naive and arrogant masses. The cleansing of our weakened species was hindered. Our aid, selfishly refused, they chose their own pitiful existence over the future of the breed. Such hubris. They thought us defeated. We let them believe us defeated. But we moved underground. We watched their petty squabbles, their meaningless turf wars, their childish attempts at order from chaos… And we grew strong. Our science, our expertise. All aligned. All with one sole purpose. The surgical culling of the weak. Man reborn!!! We tear down their defenses! We take their compound! We take the Arks! We raze their settlements and townships to the ground. Tonight marks the beginning of the cleansing. Tonight marks the rebirth of the Authority!” – General Martin Cross “If you want the girl and her child to leave here alive… don’t move a goddamn muscle!” – Tsuneo Iwami “You know the consequences of failure.” – The Administrator “…” – The Slender Man Song: Let it Burn by Red (I own nothing)