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Kingdom Hearts

Kingdom Hearts is a hybrid action-RPG that was released in 2002, which is notable for being the result of a collaboration between the video game developer and publisher Square and Disney. The game combines characters and settings from Disney's animated features and films with those from Square's Final Fantasy RPG series. Although the game's primary plotlines follow characters who were created specifically for Kingdom Hearts, characters from both companies play major roles in the game and its storyline. The game features real-time rendered backgrounds and scenery, and is followed up by Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days and Kingdom Hearts II.

Sora

 * I've been having these weird thoughts lately... Like, is any of this for real... or not? [opening movie plays, "Simple and Clean" plays in the background]
 * [Startled by Kairi's appearance] Whoa! [Sits up] Gimme a break, Kairi.
 * Oh, yeah? Well, you'll see. I'm gonna get out and learn what's out there!
 * Wait a minute! What happened to my home? My island? Riku... Kairi...
 * The darkness may destroy my body, but it can't touch my heart. My heart will stay with my friends. It'll never die!
 * Although my heart may be weak, it's not alone. It's grown with each new experience. And it's found a home with all the friends I've made. I've become a part of their heart, just as they've become a part of mine. And if they think of me now and then, if they don't forget me, then our hearts will be one. I don't need a weapon. My friends are my power!
 * Falling... Falling... Into darkness.
 * That's the power of the Keyblade!
 * Even if we're apart, we're not alone anymore.
 * The heart may be weak. And sometimes it may even give in. But I've learned that deep down, there's a light that never goes out!
 * Kairi, remember what you said before? I'm always with you, too! I'll come back to you. I promise!

Mickey Mouse

 * Now, Sora! Let's close this door for good!

 * Say, fellas, did somebody mention the Door to Darkness?

Donald Duck

 * [to Goofy] YOU'RE COMING TOO!
 * Aw, phooey. I'm not scared.
 * But you can't come along looking like that. Understand? No frowning. No sad face. Okay?
 * This boat runs on happy faces.
 * All for one and one for all!
 * Let's just get out of here!
 * Well, now what do we do?

Goofy

 * Hey, why don't you come with us? We can go to other worlds on our vessel.
 * Yeah, ya gotta look funny, like us!
 * Name's Goofy.
 * All for one, one for all!
 * Now, Sora, just remember what Donald said to ya: no frowning, no sad faces.
 * I'm not gonna betray Sora, either, 'cause he's become one of my best buddies after all we've been through together!
 * But no worries. Even if this place goes poof, our hearts ain't goin' nowhere. I'm sure we'll find our pals again. Yup, I just know that we will.
 * Thanks pal! [said when given an item during a fight]
 * Somebody come quick! [said when hurt during a fight]

Kairi

 * Sora, you lazy bum!
 * So, suppose you get to another world. What would you do there?
 * I'm making a necklace of thalassa shells. In the old days, sailors always wore thalassa shells. They were supposed to ensure a safe voyage.
 * This time, I'll protect you!
 * Take this. It's my lucky charm. Be sure to bring it back to me, okay?
 * Don't ever forget. Wherever you go... I'm always with you.
 * Sora, are you really...? No, he can't be! I WON'T LET HIM GO!
 * I know you will!

Riku

 * Hey, aren't you guys forgetting about me?
 * It's just... I've always wondered why we're here on this island. If there are any other worlds out there, why did we end up on this one? And suppose there are other worlds... Then ours is just a little piece of something much greater. So we could have just as easily ended up somewhere else, right?
 * Exactly. That's why we need to go out there and find out. Just sitting here won't change a thing. It's the same old stuff. So let's go.
 * Thanks to you. If you hadn't come here, I probably would've never thought of any of this. Kairi, thanks.
 * If two people share one, their destinies become intertwined. They'll remain a part of each other's lives, no matter what. C'mon, I know you want to try it.
 * I get to share the paopu with Kairi. Deal? The winner gets to share a paopu with Kairi.
 * The door has opened, Sora! Now we can go to the outside world! Once we step through, we might not be able to come back. We may never see our parents again. There's no turning back. But this may be our only chance. We can't let fear stop us! I'm not afraid of the darkness!
 * I have some unfinished business with this puppet.
 * You were just the delivery boy!
 * Only the Keyblade master can open the secret door, and change the world.
 * Giving up already? Come on, Sora. I thought you were stronger than that.
 * Possessed by Ansem
 * Yes. A Keyblade. But unlike yours, this Keyblade holds the power to unlock people's hearts. Allow me to demonstrate... behold!
 * Now, open your heart, surrender it to the darkness! Become darkness itself!
 * A fitting end for such a fool.
 * Kairi's heart rests within you!
 * It is I, Ansem. The Seeker of Darkness!
 * Open the door! Lead me into everlasting darkness!
 * Behold the power of darkness!
 * Well, what now?
 * You're nothing!
 * Show me your power!
 * Here it comes.
 * You're finished!
 * Give up yet?
 * Is that it?
 * Try to heal this!
 * Welcome oblivion!
 * Now witness true power!
 * Behold the power of darkness!
 * It's over.
 * Open your heart to darkness!
 * My skills failed.

Ansem

 * This world has been connected. Tied to the darkness... soon to be completely eclipsed. You do not yet know what lies beyond the door. There is so very much to learn. You understand so little... A meaningless effort. One who knows nothing can understand nothing.
 * Open yourself to the darkness. That is all. Let your heart, your being, become darkness itself.
 * Take a look at this tiny place. To the heart seeking freedom this island is a prison surrounded by water. And so this boy sought out to escape from his prison. He sought a way to cross over into other worlds. And he opened his heart to darkness.
 * Don't bother. Your voice can no longer reach him where he is. His heart belongs again to darkness! All worlds begin in darkness, and all so end. The heart is no different. Darkness sprouts within it, it grows, consumes it. Such is its nature. In the end, every heart returns to the darkness whence it came! You see, darkness is the heart's true essence.
 * So you have come this far, and still you understand nothing. Every light must fade, every heart returns to darkness!
 * Behold the endless abyss! Within lies the heart of all worlds: Kingdom Hearts! Look as hard as you are able. You'll not find even the smallest glimmer of light. From these dark depths are all hearts born. Even yours. Darkness conquers all worlds!
 * [last words] Light... But... Why...
 * In that case, by all means.
 * (Final word to Sora before fading away for good) What? It is time to move on, boy... There is more to seek... so go forth now, and seek it...
 * Fight
 * Return to darkness!
 * Submit!
 * You insolent little...
 * Darkness... Now, you weak-hearted fools... Witness REAL power!
 * My strength returns...What do you hope to accomplish? Do not deny your fear. The final darkness is nigh. [Dark Shadow]
 * Take this!
 * Come guardian!
 * Come, open your heart.
 * Welcome the darkness into your heart.
 * Still confused? Then perhaps this will enlighten you!
 * All shall be extinguished...
 * Is this the answer? It can't be!

Xemnas

 * That name rings familiar.
 * when asked if he is Ansem
 * Impressive. This will be enjoyable.
 * I am -- but a mere shell.

 * To Sora
 * Ah... It seems you are special, too
 * You remind me of him.
 * It means you are not whole. You are incomplete. Allow me -- to test your strength.
 * It is beyond your comprehension, for now. Until we meet again.
 * (after defeat) Bested... yet again...
 * (answering Sora) I feel... the emptiness where my companions once stood. I took them for granted. And now,I have... nothing. My first surge of emotions in years... for as long as I can remember... and it's... loneliness. Do you see? A heart is just pain.
 * (final words before fading away for good) Really? It must take... incredible strength...

Leon

 * Looks like things are worse than we thought. A lot worse!
 * That's Leon!
 * And there is darkness within every heart.
 * The Heartless have great fear of the Keyblade. That's why they'll keep coming after you no matter what.
 * You know what? I really don't know.
 * Sora, go with them. Especially if you want to find your friends.
 * Yuffie, go! Sora, let's go!
 * Every world among the stars has a Keyhole. And each one leads to the heart of that world.
 * We may never meet again, but we'll never forget each other.
 * It's Over! [Using Rough Divide]

Aerith

 * Our hearts will bring us together again.

Cloud Strife

 * [to Sephiroth] As long as you exist, I'll never wake from this nightmare.
 * Farewell.
 * Got you going.
 * Is that the best you can do?

Sephiroth

 * Meet your fate!
 * Dodge this!
 * Descend, Heartless Angel!
 * Time to die!
 * I am the chosen one.
 * I shall lead you to the promised land!
 * The planet has failed me!

Dialogue

 * Sora: Say, Kairi, what was your hometown like? You know, where you grew up.
 * Kairi: I told you before, I don't remember.
 * Sora: Nothing at all?
 * Kairi: Nothing.
 * Sora: You ever want to go back?
 * Kairi: Hmm... Well, I'm happy here. But you know... I wouldn't mind going to see it.
 * Sora: I'd like to see it too. Along with any other worlds out there. I wanna see 'em all!

 * Riku: Sora! [He throws a paopu to Sora] You wanted one, didn't you?
 * Sora: A paopu fruit...
 * Riku: If two people share one, their destinies become intertwined. They'll remain a part of each others lives no matter what. C'mon, I know you want to try it.
 * Sora: What are you talking– [Riku laughs and runs away, Sora throws away the paopu and follows him after Kairi]

 * Donald: Wake up, Goofy, wake up! This is serious!
 * [Goofy continues to sleep. In a fit of anger, Donald casts a spell that strikes Goofy with lightning and wakes Goofy in an instant.]
 * Goofy: Hey there, Donald. G'morning.
 * Donald: We've got a problem, Goofy! But don't tell anyone...
 * Goofy: Queen Minnie?
 * Donald: Not even the queen.
 * Goofy: Daisy?
 * Donald: No! It's top secret!
 * Goofy: G'morning, ladies.
 * Donald: What? [looks behind himself to see Queen Minnie and Daisy right there, eavesdropping the whole time. Donald laughs nervously.]

 * Kairi: You know, Riku has changed.
 * Sora: What do you mean?
 * Kairi: Well...
 * Sora: You okay?
 * Kairi: Sora! Let's take the raft and go—just the two of us!
 * Sora: Huh?
 * Kairi: Just kidding.
 * Sora: What's gotten into you? You're the one that's changed, Kairi.
 * Kairi: Maybe... You know, I was a little afraid at first, but now I'm ready. No matter where I go or what I see, I know I'll always come back here. Right?
 * Sora: Yeah, of course!
 * Kairi: That's good. Sora, don't ever change.
 * Sora: Huh?
 * Kairi: I just can't wait. Once we set sail, it'll be great.

 * Donald: [reads a letter from King Mickey aloud] Donald, Sorry to rush off without sayin' goodbye, but there's big trouble brewin'. Not sure why, but the stars have been blinkin' out, one by one. And that means disaster can't be far behind. I hate to leave you all but I've gotta go check into it. There's someone with a "key"—the key to our survival. So I need you and Goofy to find him, and stick with him. Got it? We need that key or we're doomed! So go to Traverse Town and find Leon. He'll point you in the right direction. P.S. Would ya apologize to Minnie for me? Thanks, pal.
 * Daisy: Oh dear! What could this mean?
 * Minnie: It means... We'll just have to trust the king.
 * Goofy: Gawrsh, I sure hope he's alright.
 * Donald: Your Highness, don't worry. We'll find the king and this key.
 * Minnie: Thank you, both of you.
 * Donald: Daisy, can you take care of the—
 * Daisy: Of course. You be careful now, both of you.
 * Minnie: Oh, and to chronicle your travels, he will accompany you.

 * Goofy: While we're in other worlds, we can't let on where we're from. We gotta protect the world border!
 * Donald: "Order"!
 * Goofy: Right. World order. I guess we'll need new duds when we get there.

 * Donald: Where's that key...
 * Goofy: Uh, Donald. Ya know, I betcha that...
 * Donald: Aw, what do you know, you big palooka?
 * Goofy: [scratching his head, then following Donald] What do I know? Hmm...

 * Leon: They'll come at you out of nowhere.
 * Sora: Who are you?
 * Leon: And they'll keep on coming at you, as long as you continue to wield the Keyblade. But why? Why would it choose a kid like you?
 * Sora: Hey, what's that supposed to mean?
 * Leon: Never mind. Now, let's see that Keyblade.
 * Sora: What? There's no way you're getting this!
 * Leon: [about to attack] Alright, then have it your way.

 * [In Hollow Bastion]
 * Hades: That little squirt took down that Heartless! Who'd have thought it?
 * Jafar: Such is the power of the Keyblade. The child's strength is not his own.
 * Ursula: Why don't we turn him into a Heartless? [laughs] That'll settle things quick enough.
 * Captain Hook: And the brat's friends are the king's lackeys. Swoggle me eyes, they're all bilge rats by the look of them.
 * Oogie Boogie: You're no prize yourself.
 * Captain Hook: Shut up!
 * Maleficent: Enough. The Keyblade has chosen him. Will it be he who conquers the darkness? Or will the darkness swallow him? Either way, he could be quite useful...

 * Goofy: Wouldn't that be muddling?
 * Donald: "Meddling"!

 * Cloud: The great god of the Underworld is afraid of some kid? Sorry, but my contract says...
 * Hades: I know! You think I don’t know? I wrote the contract! I know you're only required to take out Hercules in this tournament. But you’ve gotta fight that kid to get to him. Come on. Hey, it’s like that old goat says: Rule 11: it’s all just a game, so let loose and have fun with it! I mean, a casualty or two along the way is no big deal, right?
 * [Cloud walks away silently]
 * Hades: Geez. Stiffer than the stiffs back home. Still, suckers like him are hard to come by...

 * Sora: Hey, are you all right?
 * Cloud: Yeah.
 * Sora: So... why you go along with him anyway?
 * Cloud: I'm looking for someone. Hades promised to help. I tried to exploit the power of darkness, but it backfired. I fell into darkness, and I couldn't find the light.
 * Sora: You'll find it. I'm searching too.
 * Cloud: For your light?
 * [Sora nods]
 * [Cloud stands up, hands Sora a Gummi Block]
 * Cloud: Don't lose sight of it.
 * Sora: Hey, how about a rematch next time? Fair and square. No dark powers involved!
 * Cloud: [smiles] I think I'll pass.

 * Tarzan: Tarzan. Tarzan go.
 * Sora: And I'm...Sora. Tarzan go, Sora go go!

 * [In Hollow Bastion, after the battle with Clayton]
 * Jafar: What drew the Heartless to that world?
 * Maleficent: The hunter lured them there. It was his lust for power that was the bait. But it seems the bait was too tasty for his own good.
 * Oogie Boogie: [laughs] Yeah, he got chomped instead!
 * Jafar: A weak-hearted fool like him stood no chance against the Heartless. But the boy is a problem. He found one of the Keyholes.
 * Maleficent: Fear not. It will take him ages to find the rest. Besides, he remains blissfully unaware of our other plan.
 * Ursula: Yes, the princesses...
 * Maleficent: They are falling into our hands, one by one.
 * [It reveals they've captured Alice or Snow White, depending on if the player completed Wonderland before Deep Jungle]
 * Maleficent: Speaking of which...

 * [In the world of Agrabah]
 * Maleficent: And the Keyhole?
 * Jafar: The Heartless are searching for it now. I'm certain we'll find it soon enough. So that just leaves...
 * [Iago appears]
 * Iago: Jafar! I've looked everywhere for Jasmine. She's disappeared like magic!
 * Jafar: The girl is more trouble than she's worth.
 * Maleficent: You said you had things under control.
 * Jafar: Agrabah is full of holes for rats to hide in. But why worry about Princess Jasmine? With her or without her, surely this world will be ours when we find the Keyhole.
 * Maleficent: We need all seven princesses of heart to open the final door. Any fewer is useless.
 * Jafar: Well, if the princess is that important, we'll find her. Find Jasmine and bring her to me at once.
 * [Jafar's Heartless goes to find Jasmine]
 * Maleficent: Don't steep yourself in darkness too long. The Heartless consume the careless.
 * Jafar: [laughs] Your concern is touching, but hardly necessary.
 * [Jasmine is hiding behind the fruit stand]

 * Jafar: Aladdin? Where might I find this street rat? Jasmine, allow me to find you more suitable company, my dear princess. These little rats won't do, you see.
 * Sora: Jasmine, run!
 * [Jasmine escapes]
 * Jafar: Ah, the boy who holds the key.

 * [In the Treasure Chamber]
 * Jafar: My first wish, Genie! Show me the Keyhole!
 * [Genie reveals the Keyhole]
 * Maleficent: That boy again?
 * Jafar: He's more persistent than I expected. Why not explain the situation to that boy Riku? Doing so may actually prove useful to our–
 * [Sora and the others arrived]

 * Sora: Wait a second. Are you Maleficent?
 * [Maleficent disappears]
 * Aladdin: Jafar, let Jasmine go!
 * Jafar: Not a chance. You see, she's a princess—one of seven who somehow hold the key to opening the door.
 * Goofy: Open...
 * Donald: ...the door?
 * Jafar: But you fools won't live to see what lies beyond it. Genie! My second wish. Crush them!
 * Aladdin: Genie, no!
 * Genie: Sorry, Al. The one with the lamp calls the shot. I don't have a choice.
 * [After the first battle]
 * Jafar: Genie! My final wish! I want you to make me an all-powerful genie!

 * [In the Council of Villains]
 * Hades: That smarmy vizier could've had 'em—if someone had stuck around to give him a hand.
 * Riku: Hey, I did my part. I brought the princess, didn't I?
 * Maleficent: Jafar was beyond help, consumed by his own hatred. One should beware of letting it burn too fiercely.
 * Hades: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Lighten up. I'm as cool as they come, okay? By the way, kid, have we got something special for you.
 * Riku: Huh?
 * Maleficent: We had a deal, yes? You help us, and we grant you your wish...
 * [Maleficent reveals Kairi]
 * Riku: Kairi!
 * Maleficent: Go to her, your vessel is waiting.
 * [Captain Hook appears]
 * Captain Hook: Just remember, this is no pleasure cruise. It won't be a pleasant voyage.
 * Riku: Why are you doing all this for me? What's the catch?
 * Maleficent: Catch? What's the catch? Silly boy. You're like a son to me. I only want you to be happy.
 * Riku: I seriously doubt that.
 * Maleficent: Believe what you wish. But lest we forget, I kept my end of the bargain.

 * Goofy: Y'know, I think that ol' whale Monstro just swallowed us. And for today's weather: expect showers! [An item falls on him.] Heavy showers!
 * Donald: Who's there?
 * Pinocchio: It's me!
 * Donald: Oh, it's just Pinocchio. Pinocchio?!

 * Riku: What? You'd rather fight me? Over a puppet that has no heart?
 * Sora: Heart or no heart, at least he still has a conscience.
 * Riku: Conscience?
 * Sora: You might not hear it, but right now it's loud and clear. And it's telling me you're on the wrong side!

 * [Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Ariel are running away from the Heartless when suddenly a energy blast destroys them]
 * Triton: That was too close. As long as I have my trident, I will not tolerate those creatures inside this palace.
 * Ariel: Daddy!
 * Triton: Oh, Ariel! When will you listen? It's dangerous out there! Strange creatures lurk outside.
 * Sebastian: Behold. You swim before the ruler of the seas: His Majesty, King Triton.
 * Triton: And who are they?
 * Ariel: They helped us fight off those creatures.
 * Triton: They don't look familiar.
 * Sora: We're from an ocean very far away.
 * Goofy: Yup. We came to find the Keyhole.
 * Triton: The what?
 * Ariel: What's that?
 * Goofy: Well, it's a—
 * Triton: There's no such thing. Certainly not here.
 * Ariel: But, Daddy...
 * Triton: Ariel, not another word! You are not to leave the palace. Is that clear?
 * [Ariel swims away, followed by Sora and the others]
 * Triton: Perhaps I'm being too strict... I'm just concerned for her safety.
 * Sebastian: Of course, Your Majesty. But I must admit, now I'm quite curious about this Keyhole.
 * Triton: That need not concern you, Sebastian. Have you anything to report?
 * Sebastian: Just as you suspected, Your Majesty, they seem to be coming from Ursula's grotto.
 * Triton: I knew it. That sea witch is up to no good again. I see exile from the palace has taught her nothing.
 * Sebastian: Yes, she poses serious danger.
 * Triton: And I told you keep Ariel away from such danger, did I not?
 * Sebastian: Your Majesty, please. I, uh...

 * [In Ursula's grotto]
 * Ursula: Those impudent fools will never find the Keyhole. But the girl could prove useful. And I've got the Heartless on my side. Triton, my old friend... Your day is coming.
 * [Ursula laughs evilly]

 * [Triton arrives in Ariel's grotto]
 * Triton: Ariel, you've disobeyed me again! I told you not to leave the palace!
 * [He sees the trident symbol and destroys it]
 * Ariel: Daddy, no! How could you...
 * [She swims away]
 * Triton: Young man, you're not from another ocean. You're from another world. Aren't you?
 * [Sora gasps]
 * Triton: Then you must be the key bearer.
 * Sora: How did you know?
 * Triton: You may fool Ariel, but you can't fool me. You don't know your dorsal fin from your tail. As the key bearer, you must already know... One must not meddle in the affairs of other worlds.
 * Sora: Of course I know that, but...
 * Triton: You have violated this principle. The key bearer shatters peace and brings ruin.
 * Goofy: Aw, Sora's not like that.
 * Triton: I thank you for saving my daughter. But there is no room in my ocean for you or your key.
 * [Triton leaves the grotto]

 * [Ariel is crying in the gardens when suddenly...]
 * Flotsam: My, my, the poor child suffers such deep sorrow.
 * Jetsam: What a pity. If only there were something we could do...
 * Flotsam: Wait. Maybe she can be of some help.
 * Jetsam: Yes. Maybe she can be of some help to you.
 * Ariel: Who're you talking about?
 * Jetsam: Oh, she would surely help you.
 * Flotsam: She'd make all your dreams come true.
 * Flotsam and Jetsam: Ursula can help...
 * [Ursula appears]
 * Ursula: You called, my dear?
 * Ariel: You're Ursula? I was just wondering if—
 * Ursula: It's all right. Helping others is what I live for. Let me guess. You wish to see other worlds. That shouldn't be too hard. After all, your new friends came from another world.
 * Ariel: What?
 * Ursula: But they had special help—that mysterious key.
 * Ursula: Now, now. Cheer up, sweetie. You have something special, too. Now listen carefully.
 * [Ariel and Ursula arrives at the palace]
 * Ursula: I think the Keyhole they seek is somewhere in the palace. Now, my dear, if you can take me there without your daddy knowing... I can help you get to these other worlds you long for.

 * [Sora and the others arrives at the palace when suddenly...]
 * Ursula: [laughs] The trident is mine at last! And I couldn't have done it without your help, my dear.
 * Ariel: Ursula, no! I didn't want this!
 * Ursula: Why not? Aren't you tired of following your dear daddy's orders? Oh, yes. We had a deal, didn't we? Time for a little journey—to the dark world of the Heartless!
 * Flotsam: We cannot find the Keyhole.
 * Jetsam: The Keyhole is not here.
 * Ursula: What?
 * [She sees Sora, Donald, and Goofy]
 * Ursula: Why, we have company. I'm afraid you're a little late, handsome!
 * [Ursula disappears]
 * Ariel: Daddy!
 * Triton: [injured] The trident... We must get it back.
 * Sora: Come on, let's go!
 * Ariel: Wait, I'm going with you! My father is hurt and it's all my fault! I have to stop Ursula!
 * Sebastian: That's right. I'm right behind you, Ariel.
 * Ursula: You pathetic fools! I rule the seas now! The sea and all its spoils bow to my power!

 * Riku: I didn't think you'd come, Sora. Good to see you again.
 * Sora: Where are Donald and Goofy?
 * Riku: Are they that important to you? More important than old friends? Instead of worrying about them, you should be asking... about her.
 * [He reveals Kairi who's in a really bad shape]
 * Sora: Kairi!
 * Riku: That's right. While you were off goofing around, I finally found her.
 * [Sora runs to her but he's stopped by Captain Hook]
 * Captain Hook: Not so fast. No shenanigans aboard my vessel, boy.
 * Sora: Riku, why are you siding with the Heartless?
 * Riku: The Heartless obey me now, Sora. Now I have nothing to fear.
 * Sora: You're stupid. Sooner or later they'll swallow your heart.
 * Riku: Not a chance. My heart's too strong.
 * Sora: Riku...
 * Riku: I've picked up a few other tricks as well. Like this, for instance.
 * [He summons a shadow of Sora]
 * Riku: You can go see your friends now.
 * [Sora fells into a trap door]
 * Riku: Let's get under way, already. And keep Sora away from Kairi until we're ready to land.
 * Captain Hook: That scurvy brat thinks he can order me around!
 * Mr. Smee: What shall we do, Captain Hook?
 * Captain Hook: Nothing! The hold is crawling with Heartless. Let them keep an eye on the brats.
 * Mr. Smee: But, Captain, you-know-who is also down—
 * Captain Hook: Shh... Did you hear that, Smee? Oh, that dreadful sound!
 * Mr. Smee: No, Captain.
 * Captain Hook: Are you quite sure? Did I imagine it? Oh, my poor nerves...

 * [In the ship's cabin...]
 * Captain Hook: What? So Wendy's not one of the chosen ones?
 * Riku: There are seven, supposedly, and Maleficent says she's not one of them. Hoist anchor as soon as possible. Leave all the dead weight behind, including her.
 * Captain Hook: After the trouble of capturing her? And why those seven? What is Maleficent planning, anyway?
 * Riku: Who knows? As long as it means getting Kairi's heart back, I couldn't care less.
 * Captain Hook: You're wasting your time! The Heartless have devoured that girl's heart. I'll stake me other hand it's lost forever.
 * Riku: I will find it no matter what.
 * Mr. Smee: Uh, Captain...
 * Captain Hook: What?
 * Mr. Smee: The prisoners have escaped. What's more, Peter Pan is with them.
 * Captain Hook: Blast that Peter Pan! All right, then! Bring the hostage to me cabin, Smee! Hop to it!

 * Sora: I still can't believe it. I really flew. Wait ‘til I tell Kairi. I wonder if she'll believe me. Probably not.
 * Peter Pan: You can bring her to Never Land sometime. Then she can try it herself.
 * Sora: If you believe, you can do anything, right? I'll find Kairi. I know I will.

 * [In Hollow Bastion...]
 * Maleficent: It was reckless to bring her here without at least using a vessel. Remember, relying too heavily on the dark powers could cost you your heart.
 * [A roar is being heard outside the castle]
 * Maleficent: A castaway. Though his world perished, his heart did not. When we took the princess from his castle, he apparently followed her here through sheer force of will. But fear not. No harm will come to you. He is no match for your power.
 * Riku: My power?
 * Maleficent: Yes, the untapped power that lies within you. Now, child, it's time you awakened that power and realized your full potential.
 * [Riku unleashed his true power]

 * [Sora sees a young Kairi in the Hollow Bastion library with her grandmother]
 * Sora: Where am I?
 * Kairi's grandmother: Long ago, people lived in peace, bathed in the warmth of light. Everyone loved the light. Then people began to fight over it. They wanted to keep it for themselves. And darkness was born in their hearts. The darkness spread, swallowing the light and many people's hearts. It covered everything, and the world disappeared. But small fragments of light survived... in the hearts of children. With these fragments of light, children rebuilt the lost world. It's the world we live in now. But the true light sleeps, deep within the darkness. That's why the worlds are still scattered, divided from each other. But someday, a door to the innermost darkness will open. And the true light will return. So, listen, child. Even in the deepest darkness, there will always be a light to guide you. Believe in the light, and the darkness will never defeat you. Your heart will shine with its power and push the darkness away. Do you understand, Kairi?
 * Sora: Kairi?!

 * Riku: No vessel, no help from the Heartless... So tell me, how'd you get here?
 * Beast: I simply believed. Nothing more to it. When our world fell into darkness, Belle was taken from me. I vowed I would find her again no matter what the cost. I believed I would find her. So, here I am. She must be here. I WILL HAVE HER BACK!
 * Riku: Take her, if you can!

 * [At the Grand Hall...]
 * Ansem: So, I see the path has emerged at last.
 * Maleficent: Yes. The Keyhole to the darkness.
 * Ansem: Unlock it and the Heartless will overrun this world.
 * Maleficent: What do I care? The darkness holds no power over me. Rather, I will use its power to rule all worlds.
 * Ansem: Such confidence.
 * [Ansem summons his Keyblade]
 * Maleficent: Oh! Impossible! The princesses of heart are all here! It must be her.
 * Ansem: Without her heart, she will never be able to release her power.
 * Maleficent: The king's fools are here. I'll deal with them myself. You stay here and guard the princesses.

 * [Sora and the others arrived at the Grand Hall]
 * Sora: Kairi! Kairi! Kairi! Open your eyes!
 * Ansem: It's no use. That girl has lost her heart. She cannot wake up.
 * Sora: What? You... You're not Riku.
 * Ansem: The Keyhole cannot be completed so long as the last princess of heart still sleeps.
 * Sora: The princess...? Kairi's a princess?
 * Ansem: Yes, and without her power, the Keyhole will remain incomplete. It is time she awakened.
 * Sora: Whoever you are, let Riku go! Give him back his heart!
 * Ansem: But first, you must give the princess back her heart.
 * [Sora is struggling with his heart]
 * Donald: Sora!
 * Sora: What's...
 * Ansem: Don't you see yet? The princess's heart is responding. It has been there all along. Kairi's heart rests within you!
 * Sora: Kairi... Kairi's inside me?
 * Ansem: I know all that there is to know.
 * Sora: Tell me. Who are you?
 * Ansem: It is I, Ansem, the seeker of darkness.
 * [Donald runs to stop him but Ansem knocked him out]
 * Ansem: So, I shall release you now, Princess. Complete the Keyhole with your power. Open the door, lead me into everlasting darkness!
 * [Ansem is about to strike Sora when suddenly...]
 * Kairi: Sora!
 * [Sora blocks his attack with his Keyblade]
 * Sora: Forget it! There's no way you're taking Kairi's heart!

 * Riku: You'd betray your king?
 * Goofy: Not on your life! But I'm not gonna betray Sora either.

 * [After Riku is defeated by Sora]
 * Riku: Why? It was mine.
 * Hooded Man: Know this. The heart that is strong and true shall win the Keyblade.
 * Riku: What? You're saying my heart's weaker than his?
 * Hooded Man: For that instant, it was. However, you can become stronger. You showed no fear in stepping through the door to darkness. It held no terror for you. Plunge deeper into the darkness, and your heart will grow even stronger.
 * Riku: What should I do?
 * Hooded Man: It's really quite simple. Open yourself to the darkness. That is all. Let your heart, your being, become darkness itself.

 * [Sora and the others at the Grand Chapel]
 * Maleficent: I'm afraid you're too late. Any moment now, the final Keyhole will be unsealed. This world will be plunged into darkness. It is unstoppable.
 * Sora: We'll stop it! After coming this far, there's no way we're gonna let that happen!
 * Maleficent: You poor, simple fools. You think you can defeat me? Me, the mistress of all evil?

 * [Maleficent is gravely injured after the first battle and possessed Riku arrives]
 * Riku: Do you need some help?
 * Sora: Riku!
 * Donald: Is that—
 * Riku: Yes. A Keyblade. But unlike yours, this Keyblade holds the power to unlock people's hearts. Allow me to demonstrate... Behold!
 * [Riku thrusts his Keyblade into Maleficent's heart]
 * Maleficent: Wha—
 * Riku: Now, open your heart, surrender it to the darkness! Become darkness itself!
 * [Maleficent gains more power]
 * Maleficent: This is it! This power! Darkness... The true darkness!
 * [Maleficent use her power and transformed into a dragon]

 * [After Ansem is beaten]
 * Sora: A Keyblade that unlocks people's hearts... I wonder.
 * Goofy: Sora?
 * [Sora takes Ansem's keyblade and they realize what he is thinking]
 * Goofy: Sora, hold on!
 * Donald: No, wait!
 * [Sora smiles and impales himself on the keyblade and releases his heart and the hearts of all the princesses; Kairi awakens but Sora begins to fade]
 * Donald: Sora... Sora!
 * Kairi: Sora!
 * [Sora turns into yellow sparkles]
 * Donald: Sora! Come back, Sora!
 * Sora: What's... What's happening to me? Falling... falling... into darkness.
 * Kairi: Sora, are you really... No. He can't be! I won't let him go!
 * [Ansem arrives]
 * Ansem: So, you have awakened at last, Princess. The Keyhole is now complete. You have served your purpose. But now it's over.
 * Donald: Don't make another move!
 * Goofy: Do you think we can stop him all by ourselves?
 * Donald: I don't know!
 * [Riku's heart starts to fight back]
 * Ansem: Impossible...
 * Riku: No. You won't use me for this!
 * Kairi: Riku!
 * Riku: You've got to run! The Heartless are coming!

 * [Kairi, Donald, and Goofy start running and a Heartless follows them]
 * Donald: ...Confounded Heartless! Get lost, will ya?
 * Kairi: Sora? Is that you?

 * Sora: I was lost in the darkness. I couldn't find my way. As I stumbled through the dark, I started forgetting things—my friends, who I was. The darkness almost swallowed me. But then I heard a voice—your voice. You brought me back.
 * Kairi: I didn't want to just forget about you, Sora. I couldn't.
 * Sora: That's it! Our hearts are connected. And the light from our hearts broke through the darkness. I saw that light. I think that's what saved me. No matter how deep the darkness, a light shines within.

 * Ansem: It is futile. The Keyblade alone cannot seal the door to darkness. Kingdom Hearts! Fill me with the power of darkness... [The Door to Darkness begins to creak open with ominous black smoke seeping out.] Supreme darkness...
 * Sora: You're wrong. I know now, without a doubt, Kingdom Hearts... is light!
 * [Light comes out of the Door to Darkness.]
 * Ansem: Ugh... Li- light... But- but why?

 * [The group tries in vain to close the Door to Darkness.]
 * Donald: Hurry!
 * Sora: I can't...
 * Riku: Don't give up!
 * [Riku appears on the other side of the doors.]
 * Riku: Come on, Sora! Together, we can do it!
 * Sora: Okay!
 * [The four try harder to close the door, but the Heartless are approaching.]
 * Donald: It's hopeless!
 * [Light pierces the darkness on Riku's side of the door, destroying the Heartless. Goofy and Donald gasp as a silhouette appears.]
 * Donald & Goofy: Your Majesty!
 * Mickey: [holds his Keyblade up] Now, Sora! Let's close this door for good!
 * Donald: Close it, quick!
 * Sora: But...
 * Mickey: Don't worry. There will always be a door to the light.
 * Goofy: Sora, you can trust King Mickey.
 * Riku: Now! They're coming!
 * Mickey: Donald, Goofy, thank you.
 * [Sora's group closes the door. Riku turns to Sora before he is locked inside the realm of darkness.]
 * Riku: Take care of her.

Misattributed

 * Don't let your heart be a prison.
 * Not in Kingdom Hearts, but Sora says "He can't let his heart be a prison" (referring to Quasimodo) in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.

 * It doesn't matter how much we see each other, but how much we think of each other.
 * Misattributed to Sora. Hayner says "What's important isn't how often we see each other, but how often we think about each other" in Kingdom Hearts II.

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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is an action-adventure game developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation. It is part of the Castlevania video game series, and is the first installment of the series released on the PlayStation. Symphony of the Night is a direct sequel of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and continues the plot of its predecessor.

Quotes
Konami. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Konami. PlayStation. (in English). (October 2, 1997)

 * [Richter Belmont arrives in Dracula's chamber]
 * Richter Belmont: Die, monster! You don't belong in this world!
 * Dracula: It was not by my hand that I'm once again given flesh. I was called here by humans who wish to pay me tribute.
 * Richter: "Tribute"?! You steal men's souls, and make them your slaves!
 * Dracula: Perhaps the same could be said of all religions.
 * Richter: Your words are as empty as your soul! Mankind ill needs a savior such as you!
 * Dracula: What is a man? [flings his wine glass aside] A miserable little pile of secrets! But enough talk! Have at you!

 * [Alucard is met by Death]
 * Death: Ah, Alucard. What is your business here?
 * Alucard: I've come to put an end to this.
 * Death: Still befriending mortals. I'll not ask you to return to our side, but I demand you cease your attack.
 * Alucard: I will not.
 * Death: You shall regret those words. We will meet again. [Death steals Alucard's equipment and vanishes]

 * [In his dreams, Alucard sees his mother Lisa about to be burned on a cross]
 * Alucard: Mother!
 * Lisa: That voice! Alucard, it's you!
 * Alucard: I'm coming, Mother! I'll save you!
 * Lisa: No, Alucard! Don't come here!
 * Alucard: But Mother!
 * Lisa: It's all right! If my death can save others, I gladly surrender my life.
 * Alucard: Mother! No! Please! No!
 * Lisa: Yes, Alucard! Watch me die and remember always my last words to you.
 * Alucard: Yes, Mother.
 * Lisa: You must despise humans. They are to be your prey.
 * Alucard: What?!
 * Lisa: Better for them to die than to let them compound their sins. Begin by slaying that one, over there.
 * Alucard: No. It wasn't like this.
 * Lisa: What's wrong? Alucard?
 * Alucard: My mother never said such a thing.
 * Lisa: What do you mean? Kill them and bring them happiness!
 * Alucard: No! You're not my mother! What kind of demon are you?!
 * ["Lisa" turns into a Succubus]
 * Succubus: [laughing] You broke free of my spell. I like that.
 * Alucard: Demon, death is too good for you!
 * Succubus: Come here, little boy, and show me what you've got.

 * (After defeating the Succubus)
 * Succubus: Darkling! I smell your blood. You're a vampire. Could it be--? [Alucard doesn't speak] That strength, that beauty. You're the son of Lord Dracula.
 * Alucard: Death in the dream world will set your soul wandering for eternity, Demon.
 * Succubus: Wait, I beg of you! [the Succubus moans sexually as the dream fades to white]

 * [Alucard and Dracula meet face-to-face]
 * Alucard: Father.
 * Dracula: Well met, my son! It's been a long time.
 * Alucard: I was hoping we would not see each other again. I can't allow you to leave here, father.
 * Dracula: You have ever been the ally of humans. Have you forgotten what they did to your mother?
 * Alucard: Think you I would forget such a thing? No, but neither do I seek revenge against them.
 * Dracula: Still uttering the same nonsense. No matter. Now is the time to put aside your weak human side, and join me in remaking this world!
 * Alucard: Dracula, in the name of my mother, I will defeat you again!
 * Dracula: [approaches Alucard on what appears to be a demonic throne] Behold my true form and despair!

 * [after defeating Dracula]
 * Alucard: Go back whence you came! Trouble the soul of my Mother no more!
 * Dracula: How? How--How is it that I've been so defeated?
 * Alucard: You have been doomed ever since you lost the ability to love.
 * Dracula: Ha--Ah... Sarcasm. "For what profit is it to a man if he gains the world, and loses his own soul?" Matthew 16:26, I believe. [Alucard doesn't speak] Tell me. What--What were Lisa's last words?
 * Alucard: She said "Do not hate humans. If you cannot live with them, then at least do them no harm. For theirs is already a hard lot". She also said to tell you that she would love you for all of eternity.
 * Dracula: Lisa, forgive me. Farewell, my son...

 * [Ending varies based on percentage of in-game map completion]

 * Ending 1 (less than 197%)
 * [Alucard arrives to see Richter and Maria standing outside]
 * Alucard: So you've made it.
 * Maria Renard: Alucard. I'm glad you're alright.
 * Richter: I'm sorry. 'Tis my fault you had to fight your own father.
 * Alucard: Fear not. I had my own reasons for destroying him.
 * Richter: It must have been painful for you.
 * Alucard: Indeed. But you must always remember that the only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
 * Richter: I understand.
 * Maria Renard: Alucard, what will you do now?
 * Alucard: The blood that flows through my veins is cursed. 'Twould be best for this world if I were to disappear forever.
 * Maria Renard: I see.
 * Alucard: Farewell then. We'll not meet again. [Alucard walks away]
 * Maria Renard: Alucard--
 * Richter: Don't you want to go after him, Maria?
 * Maria Renard: No, maybe it is best this way. And some day perhaps, we will meet again. And on that day--
 * Richter: I see.
 * Maria Renard: Now let's go. Everyone's waiting for us.
 *  Richter: Yes. Let's get out of here.

 * Ending 2 (more than 197%)
 * [Alucard arrives to see Richter and Maria standing outside]
 * Alucard: So you've made it.
 * Maria Renard: Alucard. I'm glad your all right.
 * Richter: I'm sorry. 'Tis my fault you had to fight your own father.
 * Alucard: Fear not. I had my own reasons for destroying him.
 * Richter: It must have been painful for you.
 * Alucard: Indeed. But you must always remember that the only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
 * Richter: I understand.
 * Maria Renard: Alucard, what will you do now?
 * Alucard: The blood that flows through my veins is cursed. 'Twould be best for this world if I were to disappear forever.
 * Maria Renard: I see.
 * Alucard: Farewell then. We'll not meet again. [Alucard walks away]
 * Maria Renard: Alucard--
 * Richter: Don't you want to go after him, Maria?
 * Maria Renard: I'm sorry. I can't let him disappear from my life.
 * Richter: It's alright. Go after him. Perhaps you can save his haunted soul.
 * Maria Renard: Thank you, Richter. Fare thee well.
 * Richter: And yourself, dear lady. (Maria runs off after Alucard)

 * [When attempting to play the PlayStation disc in a CD player]
 * Alucard: As you can see, this is a PlayStation black disc. Cut #1 contains computer data, so please don't play it. But you probably won't listen to me anyway, will you?
 * [The disc then proceeds to play a hidden music track. This will also work if you trigger the CD mode of the Sony PlayStation 1 or Sony PlayStation 2.]

Quotes (PSP version)
Konami. Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles. Konami. PlayStation Portable. (in English). (October 23, 2007)

 * (Richter Belmont arrives in Dracula's chamber)
 * Richter: Dracula. Die now, and leave this world! You'll never belong here!
 * Dracula: Oh, but this world invited me. Your own kind called me forth with praise and tribute.
 * Richter: Tribute? You're a thief. You steal men's souls, their freedom...
 * Dracula: Freedom is always sacrificed to faith, good hunter. Or are you truly here by choice?
 * Richter: All I'm here for is you. To hell with your heresy! You're nothing but a blight on mankind.
 * Dracula: Ha! Mankind. (flings his wine glass aside) A cesspit of hatred and lies. Fight for them, then, and die for their sins!

 * (Alucard is met by Death)
 * Death: Ah, Alucard. What is your business here?
 * Alucard: I've come to put an end to this.
 * Death: Ever the insolent boy... but there'll no games here. If you will not behave, begone.
 * Alucard: I will do neither. Step aside, old man.
 * Death: Ha! Such arrogance. Very well... but I shall see you very soon. (Death steals Alucard's equipment and vanishes)

 * (Alucard and Dracula meet face-to-face)
 * Alucard: Father...
 * Dracula: Well met, my son! It's been a long time.
 * Alucard: Not nearly long enough. I can't allow you to leave here, Father.
 * Dracula: Do you still side with humanity? Have you forgotten what they did to your mother?
 * Alucard: You think I would forget such a...! No. But neither do I seek revenge against them.
 * Dracula: Enough of your nonsense! Away with your humanity! Stand with me as Prince of all the world!
 * Alucard: You will never touch this world again. In Mother's name, I swear it!
 * Dracula: (approaches Alucard on what appears to be a demonic throne) Tremble before my true form!
 * (After defeating Dracula)
 * Alucard: Go back to the abyss! Trouble the soul of my mother no more!
 * Dracula: H-How?! How could I have lost?!
 * Alucard: You lost your heart. Your soul. You'll never win without them.
 * Dracula: Ah, how poetic. So I tragically sacrificed all I held dear in a search for power, did I?
 * Alucard: Did you not?
 * Dracula: Hmph. Tell me. What... What were Lisa's last words?
 * Alucard: She said, "Do not hate humans. If you cannot live with them, then at least do them no harm, for theirs is already a hard lot." ...She also said that she would love you. For eternity.
 * Dracula: Lisa, forgive me. Farewell, my son.

 * [Alucard arrives to see Richter and Maria standing outside]
 * Alucard: So you made it.
 * Maria: Alucard! You're all right!
 * Richter: So you had to fight your own father? It's my fault. If I hadn't been so weak, we wouldn't be here.
 * Alucard: Not so. I had my own reason to face him.
 * Richter: Still... It couldn't have been easy.
 * Alucard: It wasn't. But remember "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph..."
 * Richter: "...is for good men to do nothing."
 * Maria: So, what now, Alucard?
 * Alucard: The blood in my veins is cursed. It's best for the world if I disappear, now and forever.
 * Maria: I see.
 * Alucard: Farewell, then. We'll not meet again.
 * Maria: Alucard.
 * Richter: Well, are you going after him, or not?
 * Maria: I'm sorry. I have to follow him. I can't just--
 * Richter: It's all right! Hurry up and catch him. If anyone can save him, you can.
 * Maria: Thank you, Richter. For everything.
 * Richter: Thank you... Maria.

About Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

 * Not wanting to use the same story with a holy whip-wielding member of the Belmont clan was probably the biggest change. On top of that, Simon Belmont has a macho image, but this time we chose a more refined, aesthetic look.
 * Koji Igarashi, Symphony of the Night – 1997 Developer Interview, shmuplations

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Castlevania: Curse of Darkness

Castlevania: Curse of Darkness is an action-adventure game developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 and the Xbox. It is part of the Castlevania video game series, and is the sequel to Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, containing elements of its predecessor's plot.

Quotes
Konami. Castlevania: Curse of Darkness. Konami Tokyo. PlayStation 2. (in English). (November 5, 2005)

 * Isaac: Lord Dracula is gone, but his powers are still here in Valachia...Even you must realize...
 * Hector: Devil forging...
 * Isaac: Indeed. With this, the most forbidden of arts, a wisp of conjured matter can be transformed into a hellish devil! There are but two humans who possess this magnificent power: you and I.
 * Hector: Yes, to our lasting shame. But I shed that evil power - never again will I use it.
 * Isaac: Ah, but you will, Hector. And soon! You have no choice. Without it, I could crush you in an instant...but that wouldn't be very satisfying, now would it? You deserve a most gruesome fate for the humiliation you brought upon me 3 years ago. Bereft of the power of devil forging, you cannot hope to pursue me. That is why you will reclaim your powers, and thence, follow where I lead you...But in the end, the glorious vengeance you seek will not be yours - t'will be mine!
 * Hector: Wait! Isaac! Damn him. So be it. I must descend into darkness and reclaim that accursed power once more...Heed my words. I will hunt you down like the beast you are! I will have my revenge.

 * Trevor Belmont: For one that served under Dracula, you seem much too weak. It's been said that the devil forgemaster's power rivals that of Death.
 * Hector: Ah, so you are hunting for Isaac, as well, I see...
 * Trevor Belmont: As well? Then you're not...Wait...I recall there was another devil forgemaster. They say he betrayed Dracula and forswore his power. But that was 3 years ago during the war...Could he have survived? It cannot be...
 * Hector: Believe what you like. But answer me this. Are you not Trevor Belmont...The one who defeated Lord Dracula?
 * Trevor Belmont: That I am. Though, I did not fight alone. There were many brave warriors beside me. And your name, sir?
 * Hector: Hector.
 * Trevor Belmont: Hector...I shall remember that name.

 * Dracula: Ah, the traitor Hector...
 * Hector: Lord Dracula...You are reborn.
 * Dracula: Why did you betray me?
 * Hector: Why did you unleash your hatred upon the humans? When you began slaughtering them indiscriminately, I had no choice but to disobey you.
 * Dracula: You side against me...for the sake of humans? Humans are not worth the air they breathe! I was simply cleansing the world.
 * Hector: It is not your place to judge the worth of humans.
 * Dracula: The powerful always judge the weak. The humans made their judgment of me, as well. Thus I sentenced them to extinction. Sympathy is merely a form of weakness. You betrayed me Hector...And for that, the punishment is death.
 * Hector: I stand ready. I will not flee as I did before.

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Boyle Roche

Sir Boyle Roche, 1st Baronet (October 1736 – 5 June 1807) was an Irish politician, famed for his highly ornamented and often inaccurate speech, which often included amusing mixed metaphors and malapropisms.

Quotes

 * ...it is impossible I could have been in two places at once, unless I were a bird.
 * In parliament, alluding to Jevon’s play, The Devil of a Wife.
 * Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

 * There is no Levitical decree between nations, and on this occasion I can see neither sin nor shame in marrying our own sister.
 * In parliament, defending the proposed union of Ireland with Great Britain.
 *

 * Why we should put ourselves out of our way to do anything for posterity, for what has posterity ever done for us?
 * In a debate in the Irish House of Commons on the vote of a grant which was recommended by Sir John Parnell, Chancellor of the Exchequer, as one not likely to be felt burdensome for many years to come, it was observed in reply that the House had no right to load posterity with a debt for what could in no degree operate to their advantage. This quotation was Sir Boyle's response.
 *

 * It would surely be better … to give up not only a part, but, if necessary, even the whole, of our constitution, to preserve the remainder!
 * Arguing for the habeas corpus suspension bill in Ireland.
 *

 * [...they] would cut us to mincemeat, and throw our bleeding heads on that table to stare us in the face.
 * In disparagement of the French revolution and its practitioners.
 *

 * The best way to avoid danger is to meet it plump.
 * In parliament.

 * I hope, my lord, if you ever come within a mile of my house that you will stay there all night.
 * In a letter.

 * [...I] answer boldly in the affirmative with an emphatic No!
 * Occasion unknown.

Misattributed

 * A quart bottle should hold a quart.
 * The title of a bill in the Irish House of Commons. Often misquoted as "a pint bottle should hold a quart."

About

 * Herodotus is not more indisputably the father of history than is Sir Boyle Roche the father of Bulls. No doubt there were makers of bulls before his day, even as brave men lived before Agamemnon; but they are not remembered, and if their bulls have survived them they are credited to Sir Boyle by a posterity generously forgiving and forgetful of his famous indictment.

 * ...as Sir Boyle Roche would say, like the last rose of summer...

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Category:The Legend of Zelda (series)

Legend of Zelda and its sequels.

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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, known as Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce (ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース Zeruda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Toraifōsu?, lit. "The Legend of Zelda: The Divine Triforce") in Japan, is an action-adventure video game, the third in the series, developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game console in 1992. The game focuses on Link as he receives a telepathic message to rescue princess Zelda from Agahnim, a wizard who has usurped the throne, going on a journey across Hyrule and into a dark other world to free imprisoned maidens descended of sages and prevent the return of Ganon.

Dialogue

 * Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble... Making mushroom brew, I am... ~Witch
 * Take some Rupees, but don't tell anyone I gave them to you. Keep it between us, OK? ~Thieves
 * Link, Zelda is your... ~Link's Uncle
 * Oh, ho?... You would like to be totally destroyed? Well, I can't make that wish come true! ~Aghanim
 * You are doing well, lad. But can you break through this secret technique of Darkness? En Garde! ~ Ganon

Instruction booklet

 * Every culture has such myths and theories about the creation of their worlds, and it can be beneficial and entertaining to examine them in detail, for they often affect the present day social structure.
 * According to the Hylian scrolls, the mythical gods descended from a distant Nebula to the world that was and created life. The God of Power dyed the mountains red with fire and created land. The God of Wisdom created science and wizardry and brought order to nature. And the God of Courage, through justice and vigor, created life - the animals that crawl the land and the birds that soar in the sky. After the gods finished their work, they left the world, but not before creating a symbol of their strength, a golden triangle known as the Triforce. A small but powerful portion of the essence of the gods was held in this mighty artifact, which was to guide the intelligent life on the world of Hyrule.
 * Ibid, "The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past Instruction Booklet" Nintendo, (1992), p.3
 * Many aggressively searched for the wish-granting Triforce, but no one, not even the Hylian sages, was sure of its location; the knowledge has been lost over time. Some said the Triforce lay under the desert, others said it was in the cemetery in the shadow of Death Mountain. but no one ever found it. That yearning for the Triforce soon turned to lust for power, which in turn led to the spilling of blood.
 * Ibid p.4-5
 * One day, quite by accident, a gate to the Golden Land of the Triforce was opened by a gang of thieves skilled in the black arts. This land was like no other. In the gathering twilight, the Triforce shone from its resting place high above the world. In a long running battle, the leader of the thieves fought his way past his followers in lust for the Golden Power. After vanquishing his own followers, the leader stood triumphant over the Triforce and grasped it with his blood-stained hands. He heard a whispered voice: "If thou hast a strong desire or dream, wish for it..." And in reply, the roaring laughter of the brigand leader echoed across time and space and even reached the far-off land of Hyrule.
 * Ibid, p.5
 * I do not know what Ganon wished for from the Triforce. However, in time evil power began to flow from the Golden Land and greedy men were drawn there to become members of Ganon's army. Black clouds permanently darkened the sky, and many disasters beset Hyrule. The lord of Hyrule sent for the Seven Wise Men and the Knights of Hyrule, and ordered them to seal the entrance to the Golden Land.
 * Ibid, p.5
 * The triforce, being an inanimate object, cannot judge between good and evil. Therefore, it could not know that Ganon's wishes were evil; it merely granted them. Suspecting that Ganon's power was based on the Triforce's magic, the people of Hyrule forged a sword resistant to magic which could repulse even powers granted by the Triforce. This mighty weapon became known as the blade of evil's bane, or the Master Sword. It was so powerful that only one who was pure of heart and strong of body could wield it. As the Seven Wise Men searched for a valiant person to take up the Master Sword, Ganon's evil army swarmed from the tainted Golden Land into Hyrule and attacked the castle. The wise men and the Knights of Hyrule combined forces to wage war on this evil horde.
 * p.5-6
 * The Knights took the full brunt of the fierce attack, and although they fought courageously, many a brave soul was lost that day. However, their lives were not lost in vain, for they bought precious time for the Seven Wise Men to magically seal Ganon in the Golden Land. All of Hyrule rejoiced at the victory that upheld peace and order over Ganon's evil and chaos. This war, which had claimed many lives, became known as the Imprisoning War in stories told in later centuries. Many centuries have passed since the Imprisoning War. The land of Hyrule healed its wounds and the people lived in peace for a long time. Memories of the vicious Imprisoning War faded over the generations... So it is no surprise that no one was prepared for the new disasters that have recently struck Hyrule. Pestilence and drought, uncontrollable even by magic, ravaged the land. The king of Hyrule, after council with his sages, ordered an investigation of the Imprisoned Dark World (as the Golden Land has come to be known) but the wise men's seal was apparently intact. He offered rewards for anyone who could find the source of these troubles. In answer to these summons a stranger named Agahnim came and quelled the disasters with a previously unseen form of magic. As a reward, the king gave him a new position as chief adviser and heir to the Seven Wise Men. The masses proclaimed him their hero. Peace had returned to Hyrule...or had it?
 * Ibid, p.6-7
 * One night, a girl's voice awakens you from your sleep. "Help me... My name is Zelda... I am in the castle dungeon". She telepathically pleads. You jump out of bed not knowing whether the voice was part of a dream or reality. Upon leaving your bed, you find your uncle, who should be fast asleep at this time, preparing to go out, girded for battle. "I'll be back by morning", he says as he departs. "Don't leave the house". You watch him leave with the family sword in hand and shield on arm. This is a night like no other...Who is Zelda? Where had your uncle gone and for what reason? And so, on an ill-fated night, a new chapter in the legend of Hyrule's hero begins - a new chapter in The Legend of Zelda!
 * Ibid, p.7

title: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past