The most epic OotS quotes

[Niley]

No, not funny quotes, but the epic ones (AKA climatic quotes). If there was already a thread like this one, I don't care. My candidate, strip #105:

:elan: So, uh... run away?
:roy: Nope. Charge.

[Linkavitch]

I'M A SEXY SHOELESS GOD OF WAR!!!:belkar:

Hey, Redcloak, check it out. I totally just conducted a job interview in the middle of a battle! :xykon:

Wow, that might just be the stupidest thing I've heard all day, but since I've been talking to Elan all morning, it might not even make the top ten. :roy:

I GOT A FOUR!:elan:

Oops, I thought this was a 'funny' one. sorry.

[Kaytara]

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0451.html

"Order every hobgoblin, zombie, ghoul, or whatever else we have to charge that breach in the wall, and not to stop until they can feel the ocean spray on their faces.
We're going to win this war NOW." - Redcloak

That always felt epic to me. I mean, it seriously made me root for the bad guys. Not seriously, but you know, made me go all WOW. Maybe it's the imagery. What with the ocean spray and all...

[RMS Oceanic]

"Rise, my children. The honor of a paladin is unbreakable. Even by death itself."

"Ghost-Martyrs of the Sapphire Guard - ATTACK!"

[Niley]

Oh, I just recalled the unforgettable speech Elan gave us in THIS (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0421.html) strip. Don't count the last 4 panels :smallbiggrin: .

[mikeejimbo]

"This one's for you, Mom. Fire the catapults!" from 422

"NALE!" from, um, OK you know I forget exactly. But when Elan crashes through the window. Epic.

[omgpeachsnapple]

"Rise, my children. The honor of a paladin is unbreakable. Even by death itself."

"Ghost-Martyrs of the Sapphire Guard - ATTACK!"

Seconded.

That line gave me chills the first time I read it.

[SoC175]

Dude, don't taunt the godkilling abomination

[RosesOnConcrete]

"Rise, my children. The honor of a paladin is unbreakable. Even by death itself."

"Ghost-Martyrs of the Sapphire Guard - ATTACK!"

That line will never cease to be badass.

[Belkarsbadside1]

:elan: See? my gods power to get us into troule is stronger than your gods power to get us out of it.
sorry, didn't see the no funny thing

The entire speech by Celia Here: http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0282.html

[Hann]

:elan: "Time to buckle our swash!"

:xykon: "Ladies and Gentlemen, Azure City is officially off the grid."

and

"Next Stop: Azure City"

I assume you guys can figure out where they're from.

[gibbedman]

Best candidates:

"Charge" 105

"You!...broke!...my!...sword!" 114

"Wanna make out?" 400

"It appears not everyone agrees with your analysis" 407

"Splat!" 443

"Only the Honor of a Paladin is Unbreakable" 449

"I can live with that" 464

"Azure City is officially off the grid" 484

"Disintigrate...Gust of Wind" 595

[Cleverdan22]

"-His hands were still not the ones on the sword that sliced through my uncle. Yours? Were." Hinjo to Miko.

Also, the POW! by Roy, slamming her into the wall in the same comic: http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0409.html

[Mando Knight]

"Rise, my children. The honor of a paladin is unbreakable. Even by death itself."

"Ghost-Martyrs of the Sapphire Guard - ATTACK!"

Good ones.

Not really a quote, but the last 5 panels in 419 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0419.html)...

[Shott]

"It appears not everyone agrees with your analysis" is probably my favorite.

[Warlord JK]

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0603.html

The last panel of this one is just epic to me yet funny to me. She goes on about how this is going to be hard for her, then remembers everyone here is an *******, and immediately goes into complete rogue rage.

[Defiant]

People have already said some pretty good ones, let me add another one to the list:

"The jig is up, Kubota! Surrender now!" while crashing through the window is such an awesome thing that it's kept being in my head for a while now.

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0589.html

[Liwen]

Dude, don't taunt the godkilling abomination

First I think this is more of a funny line and second, it's my sig so I ninja'd you like 3 years ago.

PS: I really don't care, it's a very good line.

I'll go with Xykon : "You can have your finely-crafted watch - Give me the sledgehammer to the face any day. ENERGY DRAIN!"

Edit from page 106 of SoD

[Kris Strife]

"Oh buddy Roy..."

I still get teary eyed when I think of that.

[sun_tzu]

Start of Darkness.
Finale.
Xykon.

That is all.:smalleek:

[Jan Mattys]

:vaarsuvius: I love the smell of bat guano in the morning. Smells like... victory.

[Georlik]

:redcloak: : They can go to their slave pits & tell the other humans how merciful we were, and how one of their own paladins was willing to let them die. It'll be great P.R., don't you agree?
O-chul : ...
Slaves:
-...and the whole time he never broke.
-I never seen such stubbornness before.
-I couldn't hear what info the goblin was after, but by the look of his face, he didn't get it.
-So, some paladins made it through the battle?
-They must be making that man's live a living hell.
-By The Twelve Gods if he can resist them, so can we!
-Spread the word to the next cell (c) 547

That was the most epic. I was soo moved.

[Cleverdan22]

How has nobody brought up this entire comic yet?
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0470.html

[someonenonotyou]

how abouthttp://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0056.html
Perhaps, but let me shed light on a alternet hyposose *Shlunkt*

[Frog Dragon]

Last three panels of http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0250.html
And this entire strip http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0251.html
Roy

[Dogmantra]

"Oh buddy Roy..."

I still get teary eyed when I think of that.

#445... that has to be my favourite (and possibly the most epic) OotS comic.

[Assassin89]

#472 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0472.html) is really epic considering that two otherwise minor characters live through an otherwise deadly situation.

[Scarlet Knight]

Here lies Therkla
She would have made a pretty cool girlfriend, too.

[kinch]

#442: We Can Do This the Easy Way... (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0442.html)

:xykon: I should point out three factors that I think you failed to fully consider, though.
Factor one: I can fly under my own power, thanks to the Overland Flight spell I cast this morning.
Factor two: A zombie dragon that lacks a bite attack isn't especially vaulable to me.
Factor three: Meteor Swarm.

My personal epic favorite by far.

[Mariel Dragon]

It doesn't matter if you win or lose, as long as you look really cool doing it!

[hamishspence]

"You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em. Know when to walk away, and know when to run."

[Finwe]

"You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em. Know when to walk away, and know when to run."

Was that actually in the comic? Which one?

[Kish]

Start of Darkness.
Finale.
Xykon.

That is all.:smalleek:
I second this.

[Mauve Shirt]

I agree with everyone about Xykon's speech at the end of SoD.
Also, "It appears not everyone agrees with your analysis."

[Kroy]

Was that actually in the comic? Which one?

467 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0467.html), awesome quote

[V Junior]

I third the 'Finale of SoD' thing. AWESOME.

'Oh Buddy Roy' is there too. SO SO SAD.

[Mauve Shirt]

Ooh, I like "Roy may have been OK with dying as a hero, but I'd much rather live as one." in that strip. Not quite "epic", but good.

[Varkarrus]

Lick my orange balls, halfling!

[Watkins]

:belkar: "I've wasted my life on anger and needless rage, when I could have been healing."
:belkar: "My eyes are finally open. From this day forward I'm never hurting a living creature ever again."
:vaarsuvius: "Dismiss Owl's Wisdom."
:belkar: "Let's kill those losers!"

(Kinda epic, for my taste... XD)

[Lord Seth]

:redcloak:: WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME?!? (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0451.html)

A long one, but needs to be quoted in full. (Xykon shouts "Energy drain!" throughout the speech when casting it)

:xykon::Hey, you know what really gets under my skin? Proverbially, of course? A century of wizards looking down their damn noses at me. I know people think I'm stupid. Because I'm not a wizard. Because I get bored easily. Because I have no interest in strategy or tactics or contingency planning. But see, I've learned a lot over the years since I died. A lot more than I learned during my life. And now I see that planning doesn't matter. Strategy doesn't matter. Only two things matter: Force in as great a concentration as you can manage, and style. And in a pinch, style can slide. In any battle, there's always a level of force against which no tactics can succeed. For example, all I have to do is keep smacking you with Energy Drains, and soon you won't be able to cast any of your fancy spells at all. Because yes, I am a sorcerer--and this magic is in my bones, not cribbed off of "Magic for Dummies". And I can keep casting the same friggin' spell at you until you roll over and die. You can have your finely-crafted watch--give me the sledgehammer to the face any day.
(from Start of Darkness)

[RMS Oceanic]

Lick my orange balls, halfling!

On that note, "No seriously, give them a good once over."

[PandaCthulhu]

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0480.html

the last 7 panels, from "...I don't have many spells left today" ..... "Disintegrate" .... "What? I said I didn't have MANY spells left."

Made me realise [UK spelling] just how powerful Redcloak really is.

And the speech in the middle of that sequence, helps us remember that life, and OotS, are more complicated than just 'Good vs Evil':

:redcloak:"Your city? Oh, I'm sorry, I thought someone would have told you by now. See, this is MY city now, paladin! I figure you owe me one village plus 35 years interest, so this is a good start!"

My sort of epic.

[tribble]

this (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0436.html)
THEN LET THE REAPING BEGIN!!!

[Zerg Cookie]

Strip#409 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0409.html):

:miko: DIE!
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a311/estelindis/hinjo.gif No.
:miko: You would stand between me and this evil murderer?
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a311/estelindis/hinjo.gif I'll stank between any two murderers I wish, thanks.
:belkar: Oooo, burned!

[awibs]

Last three panels of http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0250.html
Roy

Had to second since no one else did. Funny AND Epic.

"Oh.

Oh no.

I wouldn't touch your skinny uptight ass with a standard issue ten foot pole, you overbearing, self-righteous bitch."

My other two seconds (fifths?) are the ghost-martyrs of the Sapphire Guard sequence (I actually think the single panel in which Xykon is standing there dumbfounded as a result of the previous panels is the *most* epic moment) and "This one's for you, mom. Fire the cannons!"

[Taekwondodo]

"oh buddy roy" for definate:smallfrown: did anyone else find themselves singing it out loud?

[Leigh]

:elan: Wanna make out? [400]

..A fuzzy sort of epic... :smallbiggrin:

[Raging Gene Ray]

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a311/estelindis/hinjo.gif I'll stank between any two murderers I wish, thanks.


They have sprays for that.

I don't normally make fun of misspellings, but this one just works so well.

[Zeta Kai]

They have sprays for that.

I don't normally make fun of misspellings, but this one just works so well.

I was wondering if anyone else caught that. Great response.

[Mephit]

Well, since my most favorite ones have been mentioned already, some more moderately epic quotes:

512:
:redcloak: "Main Tower, we're seeing a red diamond signal in sector 18, near the granary."
:redcloak: "Copy that, Tower 5, we see it too."

520:
:belkar: "Hell no, not that tool. I meant the TRUE power in Azure City.
"True Power? Who is -"
"mmRRRRROWWW!"

[Raz_Fox]

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0451.html

"Order every hobgoblin, zombie, ghoul, or whatever else we have to charge that breach in the wall, and not to stop until they can feel the ocean spray on their faces.
We're going to win this war NOW." - Redcloak

That always felt epic to me. I mean, it seriously made me root for the bad guys. Not seriously, but you know, made me go all WOW. Maybe it's the imagery. What with the ocean spray and all...

This. THIS. That entire comic was epic, but that was just the awesome climax.

Redcloak took a level in badass, apparently.

[Ikialev]

"oh buddy roy" for definate:smallfrown: did anyone else find themselves singing it out loud?

I'd do, if I know how to. D:

[Kris Strife]

I'd do, if I know how to. D:

Its to the tune of 'Danny Boy' if that helps?

[KazilDarkeye]

:vaarsuvius: "I preapared Explosive Runes this morning".

It's epic...ally funny

[Sinewmire]

Most of this strip http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0452.html

I'm still not sure who did the "right" thing.

There were no specific quotes, but the bravery of the Azurite soldiers is pretty epic. It was a pretty crushing strip, actually.

[Lavidor]

Shojo: Everything I did, I did for my people. (Sorry, no link)
Every time I read it, it sounds like the trailer for a movie.

[Uncle Festy]

A long one, but needs to be quoted in full. (Xykon shouts "Energy drain!" throughout the speech when casting it)

:xykon::Hey, you know what really gets under my skin? Proverbially, of course? A century of wizards looking down their damn noses at me. I know people think I'm stupid. Because I'm not a wizard. Because I get bored easily. Because I have no interest in strategy or tactics or contingency planning. But see, I've learned a lot over the years since I died. A lot more than I learned during my life. And now I see that planning doesn't matter. Strategy doesn't matter. Only two things matter: Force in as great a concentration as you can manage, and style. And in a pinch, style can slide. In any battle, there's always a level of force against which no tactics can succeed. For example, all I have to do is keep smacking you with Energy Drains, and soon you won't be able to cast any of your fancy spells at all. Because yes, I am a sorcerer--and this magic is in my bones, not cribbed off of "Magic for Dummies". And I can keep casting the same friggin' spell at you until you roll over and die. You can have your finely-crafted watch--give me the sledgehammer to the face any day.
(from Start of Darkness)

Seconded, but it needs to be spoilered.

[Mariel Dragon]

Although I do not like her, I think that Mikos "The path is clear" sounds very epic.

[Fireblaster3147]

O-Chul: I did make that decision, and it was my blade that did the deed. I will not say more about it, lest I speak ill of the dead.

The fact that he would defend a dead person that potentially helped destroy the world is pretty badass.

[Wizard_Lizard]

:vaarsuvius: "I preapared Explosive Runes this morning".

It's epic...ally funny

All time favourite line.

[woweedd]

:roy: "THAT is how I use my Intelligence score in combat, DUMB ASS!"
:durkon: TAKE 'EM ALL!

[Todd Ingram]

:mitd: Mr. Stiffly! Mr. Stiffly!

:mitd: O-CHUL!

[Squire Doodad]

:miko: "I, Miko Miyazaki-
-now fulfill the divine destiny that the Twelve Gods have revealed to me!"

:haley: "And I'll kill anyone he sends after me. Especially you."

[Forbiddenwar]

"who did this? And why?"
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0842.html
Still shocks me to the core.
It still surprising this strip went there.

Also. http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0836.html
"It's better to find that sense of family among people who are good, than trying to find a sense of good in your family."
It says a lot about both characters and their relationship. And I've used it in conversation.

[Jack Frost]

This whole strip. (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0611.html)

The panel with "I don't expect any trouble" with the shadow of Belkar behind.

And

"We're inside city limits, right?"
"Yeah, but what does that have to do with anything?"
"Not a damn thing, apparently".

And of course,

"Back me up and I'll cut a path through these guys. Wait, did I say "path"? I mean a five-lane blacktop highway with a two-lane service road -and I'm packing a fist full of tokens and a radar detector."

[Wizard_Lizard]

Guys, I think I failed my spot check.

[Ezekiel]

:redcloak: Hold her until you drain the life from her. Then devour her corpse.
:redcloak: What I have lost in depth perception, I have gained in perspective. Stupid risks are just that: stupid. Crush him.

[RatElemental]

:redcloak: Hold her until you drain the life from her. Then devour her corpse.
:redcloak: What I have lost in depth perception, I have gained in perspective. Stupid risks are just that: stupid. Crush him.

:redcloak: If it's all the same to you, I'm going to try not to waste my breath trading threats with a dead man. Damn it, I just did it right there, didn't I?

[Squire Doodad]

My personal favorite is the single best dying words of all time.
:nale: "YES!"

[jwhouk]

:roy: "More than anything." (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0496.html)

(sorry the smilie doesn't match up with the quote.)

[HorizonWalker]

:roy: I am going to stop you, and if that means I never get my friend back because he was twisted into being you, then I will be sad, but you will be DEAD! (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1010.html)

[grandpheonix]

FROM 657 (Xykon vs V)
:xykon:
Xykon: You seem to have an interest in power, so let me educate you a little while I search for you.
Xykon: It's sort of this thing I like to do sometimes, especially for learned wizards such as yourself.
Xykon: Power, it isn't something that you put on or take off like a jacket. It's something you just ARE.
Xykon: If you can lose it by blowing two Will saves, you never really had any power in the first place, see what I'm saying?
Xykon: Hell, the idiot paladin understands better than you do, 'cause he got every one of those hit points I burned off of him the hard way: he earned them.
Xykon: 'Course, now he's also earned an upgrade to Prisoner First Class for daring to touch my pretty little bauble.
Xykon: It's sort of the same as how we've already been treating him, only now we get serious about it.
Xykon: Anyhoo, where was I? Oh, right.
Xykon: Your soul shenanigans are real flashy, but they had one weakness: they were shackled to your lame mid-level ass!
Xykon: I used to think spells equaled power, too, back when I was alive. I've learned a lot since then.
Xykon: You know what does equal power?
Xykon: Power.
Xykon: Power equals power.
Xykon: Crazy, huh?
Xykon: But the type of power? Doesn't matter as much as you'd think.
Xykon: It turns out, everything is oddly balanced. Weird, but true.
Xykon: For example
Xykon: ...Right now, power takes the form of a +8 racial bonus to Listen skill checks.
Xykon: So, Uncle Xykon, what's the moral of the story?
Xykon: A big pile of spells isn't enough when the other guy has a big pile of spells AND the strength to crush your windpipe with his bare phlanges[sic].
Xykon: And they died happily ever after.
Xykon: The End.

THIS is what I make every character ive made based on since I first read this comic. Its amazing, and just jaw droppingly epic. Best set of lines in the entire comic.
If I HAD to pick one single line from this speech?
Xykon: Power, it isn't something that you put on or take off like a jacket. It's something you just ARE.

[martianmister]

"Tee hee, it's so tiny!"

[Squire Doodad]

"Tee hee, it's so tiny!"

o.o


O.O

0.O

[Wordplay]

Some really good ones so far. I also like these two from Elan.

:elan: You're wrong. You're wrong about everything. You only think you know what's supposed to happen.

But we get to decide what sort of story this is and what role we play - hero or comic relief. Or both at the same time.

and also

:elan: [Nale] didn't understand why I did it. I told him it was because I was the Good Twin, not the Neutral Twin. ... But see, Dad, that's the thing. I'm not a twin anymore. And you're not the real villain.

Don't worry. You'll live.

[littlebum2002]

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i294/trytoguess/O-Chul.png One saving throw at a time


I think this is O-Chul's best line, and it really encapsulates what it means to be a Paladin.

[grandpheonix]

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i294/trytoguess/o-chul.png one saving throw at a time

i think this is o-chul's best line, and it really encapsulates what it means to be a paladin.

bravo thats the best line you win done dot com!

[Kelenius]

"hi roy! wanna play blocks with me?" - "More than anything."

[RatElemental]

Maybe not the most badass, but the Clan Cobalt head had this to say:

"I, for one look forward to the possibility of being proven wrong."

This is a level of humility and open mindedness that should be applauded, at least if the evidence wasn't sitting there staring him right in the face.

[Sniccups]

(Trying to disregard the fact that this thread has been resurrected from more than a decade ago)

I agree with the greatness of Xykon's two major monologues ("Power equals power" from his fight with V, and "Give me the sledgehammer any day" from the end of SoD) and that basically everything Redcloak has said from book 3 on qualifies as well. However, I don't think we've yet mentioned "YOU'RE NOT DURKON AT ALL!" (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1009.html) or Elan's speech to break out of the illusion. (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0889.html)

[Elvensilver]

Take 'Em All!





Huh. I never realised that you can't write entire statements in uppercase letters, which would have been the correct way to quote this awesome line.


http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1130.html

[thereaper]

"If you move, I will crush you the way every word out of Elan's mouth crushes my spirit." (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0772.html)

[Squire Doodad]

Elan's speech to break out of the illusion. (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0889.html)

What I found interesting about that segment is that the illusion has Nale acting like a down-to-earth version of Elan. He's also by far the most realistic, if only evidenced by the number of lines.

Elan's parents on the other hand are both cardboard cutouts trying to keep an illusion up.

[Grey Watcher]

Last panel of these two pages (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1009.html) up through the second to last row of this page (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1010.html).

[denthor]

"Rise, my children. The honor of a paladin is unbreakable. Even by death itself."

"Ghost-Martyrs of the Sapphire Guard - ATTACK!"


I still go misty eyed at that comic

[Mechalobster]

I think my current favorites are these from the current arc.

:durkon:*: You are who you are on your worst day, Durkon. Anything less is a comforting lie you tell yourself to numb the pain. And that's who I am. Your worst day, personified. (#1007)

And later on, the rebuttal.

:durkon:: Ye told me b'fore tha ye are who ye are on tha worst day o' yet life. An' tha's true. Tha's 100% true. But ye know who else ye are? Ye are who ye are on tha next day. Tha day ye wake up an' haf ta decide: are ye gonna make this tha new worst day o' yer life, or na? An ye are who ye are tha day after tha, which can also be yer new worst...or na. Ye are who ye are on all o' yer days. Includin' tha worst an' tha best. Ev'ry single one counts. All tha way ta tha end. (#1130)

[a_flemish_guy]

:xykon: Oh, you poor dumb elf. Don't you get it? Be a vampire, or a ghost, or an immortal with a paint-by-numbers portrait in the rec room. Hell, even a brain in a jar in a pinch. Anything to avoid the Big Fire Below. So what this tells me is - you're channeling the "raw unlimited energies" of 2 chumps who didn't have the balls to stay in the game! so MAXIMISED Engergy Drain, dumbass.

[woweedd]

:xykon: Oh, you poor dumb elf. Don't you get it? Be a vampire, or a ghost, or an immortal with a paint-by-numbers portrait in the rec room. Hell, even a brain in a jar in a pinch. Anything to avoid the Big Fire Below. So what this tells me is - you're channeling the "raw unlimited energies" of 2 chumps who didn't have the balls to stay in the game! so MAXIMISED Engergy Drain, dumbass.
Shortly after:
:vaarsuvius: Guess what spell I cast before giving this to the bird?

[a_flemish_guy]

Shortly after:
:vaarsuvius: Guess what spell I cast before giving this to the bird?


that was more as an answer to the "power is power" speech, or in this case power takes the form of a low level spell and a class feature

[brian 333]

I dont care how many people I kill, I can make more in my tummy!

[CatgirlTheCrazy]

I remember everyone who ever worshipped me. (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1140.html)

Epic is maybe the wrong word here, and it doesn't sound like much out of context. But it really drives home what it's like to be a god who's watched your creations die over and over and over.

[woweedd]

I remember everyone who ever worshipped me. (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1140.html)

Epic is maybe the wrong word here, and it doesn't sound like much out of context. But it really drives home what it's like to be a god who's watched your creations die over and over and over.
Yeah. It kinda puts the Godsmoot into perspective, the reason why they vote sound less like callousness and more like the words of someone who has gone fully numb in an attempt to distance themselves from this never-ending horror. And, on the other hand, it makes gods like Thor, who still maintain their principles after so long, seem even cooler.

[ijuinkun]

Exactly. Each of the gods has seen countless worlds die, and the "destroy the world themselves" scenario is their contingency plan for "rescuing" all of the currently-extant souls from being destroyed by the Snarl. The only new thing of note as compared to previous worlds is the existence of The Dark One with a whole new Quiddity, which makes possible the plan to regain the use of four-Quiddity constructs.

[Jay R]

What the heck is it going to take for you to see that your dad is bad news? Do you need, like, 200-foot-tall flaming letters or something? (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0759.html)

[Squire Doodad]

"WHAM! creeeeeeeeeeeeeek. tchkt." (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0843.html)

[Worldsong]

"Rise, my children. The honor of a paladin is unbreakable. Even by death itself."

"Ghost-Martyrs of the Sapphire Guard - ATTACK!"

This will never stop being awesome. If there is any one example which would make me want to play a paladin it's this one.

There's many quotes which represent determination, resolution and dedication. But this is the one which seems to best demonstrate those traits in a paladin.

[Jannoire]

This will never stop being awesome. If there is any one example which would make me want to play a paladin it's this one.

I highly recommend reading How the paladin got his scar.
My next dnd character is going to be a slightly modified version of O-Chul because of that story

[D.One]

"Rise, my children. The honor of a paladin is unbreakable. Even by death itself."

"Ghost-Martyrs of the Sapphire Guard - ATTACK!"

Trully epic!



:roy: "More than anything." (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0496.html)

(sorry the smilie doesn't match up with the quote.)

This one is not epic in the most common sense of the word, but gets me close to tears every time I read it.


And, at last, one that has not been quoted here yet:

:durkon: "Lotsa things... worth doin... are na painless" (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1086.html)

[VanFanel]

Countless for me, but I'll chose one nobody mentioned yet:

SMITE-
-EVIL.
PERIOD. (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0655.html)

[Worldsong]

Countless for me, but I'll chose one nobody mentioned yet:

SMITE-
-EVIL.
PERIOD. (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0655.html)

I loved the moment that Redcloak used Disintegrate, normally one of the best options for getting rid of something you really want gone, and O-Chul just doesn't give a damn.

[Hekko]

I loved the moment that Redcloak used Disintegrate, normally one of the best options for getting rid of something you really want gone, and O-Chul just doesn't give a damn.

O-chul's "No more lich, then" is pretty high on my list, too. Curt, effective, to the point. Xykon should be scared.

[Squire Doodad]

"Hello!" (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0752.html)

Reread the first panel, before seeing the beuatician come in.

Jump to panel 17ish. (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0759.html)

[KorvinStarmast]

"free trip (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0205.html)" followed by "stupid dwarven cleric knowing me too well for my own good (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0206.html)"

[zimmerwald1915]

:redcloak: : They can go to their slave pits & tell the other humans how merciful we were, and how one of their own paladins was willing to let them die. It'll be great P.R., don't you agree?
O-chul : ...
Slaves:
-...and the whole time he never broke.
-I never seen such stubbornness before.
-I couldn't hear what info the goblin was after, but by the look of his face, he didn't get it.
-So, some paladins made it through the battle?
-They must be making that man's live a living hell.
-By The Twelve Gods if he can resist them, so can we!
-Spread the word to the next cell (c) 547

That was the most epic. I was soo moved.
And then it proved to have been all for naught, as any of those people who escaped got mercilessly slaughtered by osmium elementals and horned devils.

[brian 333]

And then it proved to have been all for naught, as any of those people who escaped got mercilessly slaughtered by osmium elementals and horned devils.

They died free and striking a blow against their oppressors. I count that as a win.

[zimmerwald1915]

They died free and striking a blow against their oppressors. I count that as a win.
They died trapped like rats in an underground warren, having accomplished nothing. Or to put it another way, you and I have very different ideas about what constitutes "freedom" and "striking a blow."

[brian 333]

They died trapped like rats in an underground warren, having accomplished nothing. Or to put it another way, you and I have very different ideas about what constitutes "freedom" and "striking a blow."

Given the alternative?

I've worked in construction all my life, but eventually everything I've ever built will fall down or be demolished. Sometimes there is no winning option, and in that case how you lose says more about you than every win you ever achheved.

There is honor in dying while fighting a hopeless battle when the alternative is to die as a slave to your enemy.

[zimmerwald1915]

There is honor in dying while fighting a hopeless battle when the alternative is to die as a slave to your enemy.
Honor is thin gruel.

[Phhase]

Honor is thin gruel.

Better than nothing.

Anyways, my favorites.

I see Xykon's speech on power has been well-covered. That's a good one. I also liked these bits:

(As his anger further rips the tower apart)
:xykon::"WHO JUST STOLE MY KILLS!?"

and immediately following:

:xykon:: "That eye? That's your individual Idiot Tax. That's what this fiasco costs you personally. I want you to remember every moment of every day what happens if we sit on our lazy asses and rearrange the furniture in a ruined city instead of moving on the the next target. If I ever see you with more eyes than *******s, I'm sticking one in the other and giving your cape to the hobgoblin."

Really serves to drive the point home that while Xykon may seem personable, at his core he's purified, distilled evil. He's epic-level for a reason, and these bits really underscore that.

[RatElemental]

Honor is thin gruel.

Not an OotS quote, but it speaks to what Brian was getting at:

"No one spoke. There was no need. The threat of the Eldrazi presented a simple choice: lay down your weapons and die for nothing, or hold them fast and die for something." (https://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=193448&type=card)

[brian 333]

"I'm back in the game!"

Somehow it didn't make the top 10.

[Hekko]

You were nice, and you deserved a lot better. (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0598.html)

Maybe not downright epic, but very true in many situations. It really captures the moment.

[Squire Doodad]

And then it proved to have been all for naught, as any of those people who escaped got mercilessly slaughtered by osmium elementals and horned devils.

The fact that RC actually used Osmium is something I find personally impressive. Though I do need to question how they actually can move.

[ijuinkun]

Well, Osmium is the densest element at what we would call "normal" temperature and pressure.

[Mightymosy]

The essence of OotS's awesomeness in one panel:

"Screw this. I am not getting rubbed out by magic wielding hookers."
"Must be some obscure prestige class."

I want this - or a more condensed variation - on a shirt, together with FemRoy, V and Haley kicking in the door, as shown in the strip before that.

Brilliant piece of comedy. Golden age of the saga. Still cracks me up whenever I re-read it. Funny as pooh.

[Squire Doodad]

Well, Osmium is the densest element at what we would call "normal" temperature and pressure.

...so they're too dumb to be affected by magic! Genius!

[Peelee]

Well, Osmium is the densest element at what we would call "normal" temperature and pressure.

Psh. "Normal." Temperature and pressure aren't perpendicular to anything!

[Squire Doodad]

Psh. "Normal." Temperature and pressure aren't perpendicular to anything!

Besides, using labels such as "normal" suggest that other temperatures and pressures are somehow wrong or unnatural, which then leads to a positive feedback loop of negative self-esteem.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Negative self-esteem must be normal, considering how often the universe makes sure I have it.

[Jannoire]

Psh. "Normal." Temperature and pressure aren't perpendicular to anything!

But what if Temperatur, pressure, three red lines drawn with blue ink and four red lines drawn with clear ink ALL need to be perpendicular?

[Peelee]

But what if Temperatur, pressure, three red lines drawn with blue ink and four red lines drawn with clear ink ALL need to be perpendicular?

Let me get our expert on it.

[brian 333]

After an exhaustive study of n- dimensional calculus and some freshman bull sessions over beer and other toxic substances I can definitively prove that the concept of perpendicularity is not possible in realspace which is always curved, and therefore the whole argument in favor of its existence is a chimera. Named Trigak.

However, with more beer and other toxic substances I am prepared to support the idea that n-dimensional calculus is unreal, and that everything is inherently perpendicular to everything else.

[Squire Doodad]

After an exhaustive study of n- dimensional calculus and some freshman bull sessions over beer and other toxic substances I can definitively prove that the concept of perpendicularity is not possible in realspace which is always curved, and therefore the whole argument in favor of its existence is a chimera. Named Trigak.

However, with more beer and other toxic substances I am prepared to support the idea that n-dimensional calculus is unreal, and that everything is inherently perpendicular to everything else.

We had a team working on that, but then had a huge setback when we needed to explain to the bunch of 5th graders what "perpendicular" means. Then we realized we needed to explain it to their manager.

[TheOneHawk]

How did it take until page three for "One saving throw at a time" to come up. That line is insanely badass, and probably my single favourite line in the entire comic.

O-Chul has a monopoly on the first dozen or so badass lines, imo. Nobody else can match him.

[Jannoire]

I dunno. Sigdi is a very, Very, VERY close second. Even infinitesimally

[Mightymosy]

In terms of cool quotes in battles, I don't think neither O Chul nor Sigdi can hold a candle to Elan (to a bard/dashing swordsman these things come as a class feature :-) )

Good thing I'm not wearing armour.

You were her captain. Now you're going down with her ship.



Awesome, Elan at his best.

[Jannoire]

While elan certainly has a lot of good punchlines, they always lack the certain OOMPH! of taking a disintegrate to the face and just smiting evil!

[RatElemental]

O-Chul is the stoic quiet type. This means, of course, that when he opens his mouth to speak it'll almost always be awesome or at least worthwhile to listen to.

[Mightymosy]

Oh, he is more than ok, but I don't hype him as much as some people :-D


Good catch with V, though. He has some awesome lines when he is not busy being a mass murderer or repentant mass murderer.

But for the lawful badass fighter archetype, I think I like Roy waaaaay more than both Sigdi and O-Chul, but that's just my taste :-)

[Squire Doodad]

You were her captain. Now you're going down with her ship.


Hm, maybe Elan realized it's a different kind of ship that's going down
ElanxTherkla4life heck no

[Mightymosy]

Strange euphemism is strange =)

Also,
"I feel dumber just hearing it" is an alltime favourite of mine :-)

[Jay R]

"One sexy shoeless 200-foot-tall flaming letter at a time."

-----

Edit: Is it to late for me to nominate this?
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g68/Cats_Are_Aliens/Banners/Sigdi_zpssukgyxcm.png: "Were ye really so dumb ta think fer one second tha ye could beat Durkon--Durkon o' all tha folks in this great big beaut'ful world, in a fight that revolved around followin' tha rules?!?"

[foxinsox555]

Black Dragon [to V]: You are as skilled as my information led me to believe...I am curious however...what would happen if we turned the magic off? Anti Magic Field.
Black Dragon: Fascinating. It appears you cease to be a mighty wizard and become a fragile pointy-eared monkey.
While I?
I am still a dragon.

- Strip #627: Power Outage

I find this whole scene so epic, even though it doesn't feature the triumph of any main characters..."still a dragon"! Damn straight, gives all wizards out there a reality check.

[Squire Doodad]

"One sexy shoeless 200-foot-tall flaming letter at a time."

-----

Edit: Is it to late for me to nominate this?
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g68/Cats_Are_Aliens/Banners/Sigdi_zpssukgyxcm.png: "Were ye really so dumb ta think fer one second tha ye could beat Durkon--Durkon o' all tha folks in this great big beaut'ful world, in a fight that revolved around followin' tha rules?!?"

Never too late :smallbiggrin:

[MartianInvader]

I really liked this one from the most recent comic:

"Nothing left ta bind ye means nothin' left ta hide behind."

Directly applicable to the current situation, but also a great way of looking at responsibility and how we trade obligation for power.

[AJ the Ronin]

I can't post links but everything that O-Chul says in 654 & 655 plus 657.

[Gwynfrid]

A good number of truly epic quotes have been mentioned already. Let me add one that's more on the subtle side, but I find it every bit as epic as is it hilarious:

:vaarsuvius: Guess what spell I cast before giving this to the bird.

[Squire Doodad]

:vaarsuvius: Guess what spell I cast before giving this to the bird.

Expeditious Retreat?

...wait, what happens when you give someone an item that you've cast Expeditious Retreat on?

[Peat]

One that's always stuck in my mind is

"Passcode: Evolve Or Die".

Also

"What did you think the price for killing my best friend was going to be?"

[Jay R]

If an epic quote is one by a heroic, victorious warrior who just showed more fighting ability than he ever had before, and then taking charge of the situation with more commitment and initiative than he ever had before, then we need to consider this one, from strip #400:

:elan:: Wanna make out? (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0400.html)

[RatElemental]

...wait, what happens when you give someone an item that you've cast Expeditious Retreat on?

Nothing, because you can't cast expeditious retreat on an item, or indeed anything that isn't yourself.

[Jannoire]

Expeditious Retreat?

...wait, what happens when you give someone an item that you've cast Expeditious Retreat on?

Remember that intern who had a hard time trying to keep his boss's coffee from escaping?

[Squire Doodad]

Nothing, because you can't cast expeditious retreat on an item, or indeed anything that isn't yourself.

Um, maybe if you had somehow channeled Expeditious Retreat into an item instead of yourself? Or if you assume that Expeditious Retreat technically includes your outfit, and then give your shoes to someone while it's still in effect.

I'm not expecting a literal by the book answer :smallbiggrin:

[Rogar Demonblud]

I'm certain there is a feat somewhere that let's you cast a personal range spell on someone else.

[Peelee]

I'm certain there is a feat somewhere that let's you cast a personal range spell on someone else.

5e has Distant Spell metamagic, which lets you cast a spell with the range of Touch to a range of 30 ft. Nothing about personal, though. I don't recall 3.5 even having that much.

[Jasdoif]

5e has Distant Spell metamagic, which lets you cast a spell with the range of Touch to a range of 30 ft. Nothing about personal, though. I don't recall 3.5 even having that much.Reach Spell feat lets you convert a touch spell to a ray with a 30-foot range. Or you could always take the ability from Archmage or Hierophant levels....

As for Personal...I rather doubt there's an official feat (to the extent I can doubt an official feat doesn't exist in a game system where "must have defeated a hippopotamus in single combat" appears as a feat prereq in a first-party book). The whole reason for the game to have a range of personal (instead of using the range of "touch") is so it can't be applied to just anyone (hence why potions, which can be used by anyone, can't contain personal-range spells (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/creatingMagicItems.htm#creatingPotions)).

[Peelee]

[snip]I rather doubt there's an official feat (to the extent I can doubt an official feat doesn't exist in a game system where "must have defeated a hippopotamus in single combat" appears as a feat prereq in a first-party book[snip]

Yeah, yeah, bunch of other stuff, but tell me more about that.

[Jasdoif]

Yeah, yeah, bunch of other stuff, but tell me more about that.Blessed by Tem-Et-Nu appears in Sandstorm, and the prereq is not even the weirdest part of it....


That said, Blessed by Tem-Et-Nu is one of my favorite feats ever. Between the weird requirements ("A hippo! Stand back, guys, this one's all mine!"), ridiculously specific creatures ("You heard me. Is this or is this not a chaotic creature with the fire subtype? It's important!"), the fact that a hippo bites you across time and space if you fall out of favor, and the fact that you can rebuke hippopotami . . . what else could you possibly want from a feat?

[Squire Doodad]

Blessed by Tem-Et-Nu appears in Sandstorm, and the prereq is not even the weirdest part of it....

Make it "not lawful, with a fire subtype" and it's all good!

That actually had me laughing there XD

[Peelee]

Blessed by Tem-Et-Nu appears in Sandstorm, and the prereq is not even the weirdest part of it....



Dang, and I even have those books...

[RatElemental]

This is wildly off topic but I don't think I'm going to derail this anymore by saying it. The only way I personally know of to cast a personal range spell on someone other than yourself is in pathfinder. Alchemists get some personal range spells as extracts, and with the infuse extract discovery other people can use one's extracts. There's even errata acknowledging you can do this and everything.

[Squire Doodad]

This is wildly off topic but I don't think I'm going to derail this anymore by saying it. The only way I personally know of to cast a personal range spell on someone other than yourself is in pathfinder. Alchemists get some personal range spells as extracts, and with the infuse extract discovery other people can use one's extracts. There's even errata acknowledging you can do this and everything.

Wait, so this applies to both people and conceivably items? That's interesting!

[RatElemental]

Wait, so this applies to both people and conceivably items? That's interesting!

Only to items if you can somehow get it to drink an extract. Which is to say no, still no casting expeditious retreat on your shoes.

[137beth]

I'm a fan of Xykon's entire monologue in 657 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0657.html).

[Squire Doodad]

Only to items if you can somehow get it to drink an extract. Which is to say no, still no casting expeditious retreat on your shoes.

Hm...grab Maxwell's Notebook, apply "drinking" to the relevant item, hope it doesn't register as referring to inebriation.

Lotta work for doing something terribly trivial and largely insignificant, but definitely worth it!

[Jay R]

"As the size of an explosion increases, the number of social situations it is incapable of solving approaches zero."

Edit: "And that would be wrong."

[Angel Bob]

I like the ones that are less flashy and more raw, the ones that expose the way the characters feel in a really gut-wrenching way. In other words, Book 5.

"How could this possibly be a joke? Where's the punchline? I know you're the straight man around here, so telling jokes isn't really your area of expertise. But trust me, there's nothing funny about it. He just walked in there and saved my life, and got straight up murdered for it."

"This is it, isn't it? This is what us losing looks like. ... We don't have months, Haley. We don't have days. Hell, we might not even have hours. And as of right now, we don't even have any spellcasters!"
"Roy, I'm a spellcaster."
"YOU DON'T COUNT!!"

[Squire Doodad]

I like the ones that are less flashy and more raw, the ones that expose the way the characters feel in a really gut-wrenching way. In other words, Book 5.

"How could this possibly be a joke? Where's the punchline? I know you're the straight man around here, so telling jokes isn't really your area of expertise. But trust me, there's nothing funny about it. He just walked in there and saved my life, and got straight up murdered for it."

"This is it, isn't it? This is what us losing looks like. ... We don't have months, Haley. We don't have days. Hell, we might not even have hours. And as of right now, we don't even have any spellcasters!"
"Roy, I'm a spellcaster."
"YOU DON'T COUNT!!"

"Roy, I'm a spellcaster"
"YOU DON'T COUNT"
is one for the funny list though, if you take it with little context.

[AchtungNight]

My faves-

“Give me the sword. Then run.”

“Disintegrate! Gust of wind! Now, can we please resume saving the world?”

“You’re... me.”

[Turin_19]

FROM 657 (Xykon vs V)
:xykon:
Xykon: You seem to have an interest in power, so let me educate you a little while I search for you.
Xykon: It's sort of this thing I like to do sometimes, especially for learned wizards such as yourself.
Xykon: Power, it isn't something that you put on or take off like a jacket. It's something you just ARE.
Xykon: If you can lose it by blowing two Will saves, you never really had any power in the first place, see what I'm saying?
Xykon: Hell, the idiot paladin understands better than you do, 'cause he got every one of those hit points I burned off of him the hard way: he earned them.
Xykon: 'Course, now he's also earned an upgrade to Prisoner First Class for daring to touch my pretty little bauble.
Xykon: It's sort of the same as how we've already been treating him, only now we get serious about it.
Xykon: Anyhoo, where was I? Oh, right.
Xykon: Your soul shenanigans are real flashy, but they had one weakness: they were shackled to your lame mid-level ass!
Xykon: I used to think spells equaled power, too, back when I was alive. I've learned a lot since then.
Xykon: You know what does equal power?
Xykon: Power.
Xykon: Power equals power.
Xykon: Crazy, huh?
Xykon: But the type of power? Doesn't matter as much as you'd think.
Xykon: It turns out, everything is oddly balanced. Weird, but true.
Xykon: For example
Xykon: ...Right now, power takes the form of a +8 racial bonus to Listen skill checks.
Xykon: So, Uncle Xykon, what's the moral of the story?
Xykon: A big pile of spells isn't enough when the other guy has a big pile of spells AND the strength to crush your windpipe with his bare phlanges[sic].
Xykon: And they died happily ever after.
Xykon: The End.

THIS is what I make every character ive made based on since I first read this comic. Its amazing, and just jaw droppingly epic. Best set of lines in the entire comic.
If I HAD to pick one single line from this speech?
Xykon: Power, it isn't something that you put on or take off like a jacket. It's something you just ARE.



This, and also this in http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0881.html:




Belkar: Hey, uh, quick question:
Belkar: If I'm experiencing intense nausea right now, do you think that's due to the blood loss—
Belkar: —or because your whining is making me want to puke?

Panel 1, Page 2
Haley: Belkar, I don't think this is the best time for—
Belkar: No, no, I think I have something to say to Captain Wallow-Pants here.


Belkar: Do you have any idea how bloody useless we were while you were taking your dirt nap?

Panel 2, Page 2
Belkar: The redhead can't lead anyone out of a wet paper bag, and I almost vomited myself to death because you weren't there to keep me from doing something stupid.
Belkar: And the other half was just as bad, from what I hear.
Belkar: Elan couldn't see past some lame subplot, Durkon sat on his thumbs, and I think the elf almost went nuts.

Panel 3, Page 2
Belkar: So you're gonna ***** out now and "sound the alarm?" Sure, whatever.
Belkar: I mean, that bell got rung when a billion hobgoblins stomped up and down on Hinjo's face. I don't hear the cavalry yet.

Panel 4, Page 2
Belkar: The get-the-hell-out-of-here part, though I can get behind.
Belkar: Try to lay low. Bet you can hide on your ditzy girlfriend's cloud. Bring your sister, too.
Belkar: And hey, maybe some other hero will pop out of nowhere to stop this Snarl thing at the last minute.
Belkar: Who knows? It would probably make a better story than this one.

Panel 5, Page 2
Belkar: Of course, it would mean that your best friend got horribly killed for absolutely no damn reason at all.

Panel 6, Page 2
Belkar: Me, I'm a heartless little bastard. I can shrug that kind of thing off.
Belkar: But you seem like maybe that might bother you at some point down the road.


When Belkar rubs this in Roy's face, showing that he's still exactly him, but different, is amazing.

[Squire Doodad]

My faves-

“Give me the sword. Then run.”

“Disintegrate! Gust of wind! Now, can we please resume saving the world?”

“You’re... me.”

Don't recall the last one. Is that from Durkon's revitalizvamprizination?

[Rogar Demonblud]

Yeah, were he turned the vampire spirit into a Mini Me for a round.

[jwhouk]

This, and also this in http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0881.html:
When Belkar rubs this in Roy's face, showing that he's still exactly him, but different, is amazing.

The ultimate part of that is the best quote (and Belkar's "summary statement") - "Hurting people is the only thing I'm good at."

[Vendanna]

the most epic OotS quote is this one.

"New comic is up."~ The Giant

[brian 333]

the most epic OotS quote is this one.

"New comic is up."~ The Giant

You have just won. I doff my cap to you.

[GnollPaladin]

:roy: "More than anything."

(sorry the smilie doesn't match up with the quote.)

This one, ten times over.

[jwhouk]

"Well, Durkon, now we're even, I guess. Now it's time for me to put my faith in you."