Hercules Panhellenios (Earth-616)/Quotes

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 Hercules has always loved cities! It is there where the crowds are--where reveling and merry-making are to be found! And who can enjoy the good life as much as an Olympian god?!! Take me then to your city! Hercules commands! 

—Journey Into Mystery Vol 1 125

 Thy voice offends me! Be thou silent and bring me food! 

—Tales to Astonish Vol 1 79

 Ho, what shimmering vision doth gleam before mine eyes? 

—Avengers Vol 1 38

 The heart of Hercules cries out for vengeance... and vengeance shall it have!! 

—Avengers Vol 1 50

 Ho Atlantean, --- This is truly great sport! 

—Sub-Mariner Vol 1 29

 Ah, now this is a brew equal of the wine of Olympus! Bring me another slave ... and a larger goblet as well! 

—Thor Vol 1 224

 Do mortals enjoy this life? Are they mad -- or are they accursed? Children cry for their mothers ... Men weep for dreams lost or abandoned... 

—Thor Vol 1 229

 Calm thyself mortal. Thy life has not ended yet. 

—Marvel Team-Up Vol 1 28

 When food may be had -- Take it! 

—Thor Vol 1 232

 Whatever Thor canst do -- Hercules canst accomplish more mightily! 

—Champions Vol 1 1

 By the gods, the man is crazed! 

—Champions Vol 1 5

 ... T'would be unseemly for the Son of Zeus to follow the commands of a callow youth. 

—Champions Vol 1 6

 With Hercules at thy side the mortals will give not a thought to anything but the magnificence of our presence! Especially if there be ladies in the audience. 

—Champions Vol 1 8

 "Tis of little import how long one lives -- how well is what really matters, especially with mortals with lives as fleeting as a wink in the eye of a god! 

—Avengers Vol 1 173

 Physicans, Bah! I trust them not! 

—Daredevil Vol 1 156

 Ne'er hath the Prince of Power bothered with coin of the realm! It seemed such a trifle! 

—Captain America Vol 1 229

 You are under arrest, base villain! 

—New Mutants Vol 1 40

 No more listening...time to kill! 

—Avengers Vol 1 285

 Hast thou not a hammer?! Use it! 

—Mighty Thor Vol 1 407

 Hercules was never one... to refuse a lady's invitation. Lead on my lovelies -- let the revels begin! 

—New Mutants Vol 1 81

 (singing) She drives me CRAZE-EEE and I can't HELP MYSELF 

—Mighty Thor Vol 1 411

 In truth, 'twas Hercules who defeated himself! No warrior can win every battle! But, he can try to succeed! He can have faith in himself! Hercules failed because he stopped believing! NEVER shall he do so again! 

—Mighty Thor Vol 1 418

 Verily, it is time for some righteous smiting. 

—Iron Man Vol 1 278

 Didst I ever tell the tale of how I once towed the stolen island of Manhattan back to its rightful place? 

—Avengers Vol 1 354

 She is GONE, Pietro. And all is ASHES. All is DUST. 

—Avengers Vol 1 384

 This is INSANITY! Gilgamesh is an ETERNAL -- They do not AGE. They do not DIE! 

—Avengers Vol 1 391

 To carry such a grudge with thee is akin to donning the same raiment day 'pon day. E'en if at first it seems to suit tee...'tis not fore'er before it doth reek. 

—X-Men Vol 2 59

 Should this webbing hold, that airborne sacrilege shall soon feel the sting of-- --thy friendly neighborhood Hercules! 

—Marvel Team-Up Vol 2 2

 Olympus, land of beauty and hope unlimited -- of art, music and poetry unsurpassed - is in ruins! 

—Thor Vol 2 6

 The end of the Avengers?! For Zeus' sake...why?! Disassembling is for lesser teams! Those unnecessary X-people, perhaps -- but not the Avengers! 

—Hercules Vol 3 1

 Next time, less talking and more fighting. 

—Hercules Vol 3 3

 Wolverine? Mayhap...the Avengers hath been reassembled? Then that would mean they let $%^&**' Wolverine on the team... and not Hercules? Mayhap I don't feel so bad about felling you now. 

—Hercules Vol 3 4

 Thou shouldst learn the keystroke commands. Much more efficient than all that pointing and clicking. 

—Incredible Hulk Vol 2 107

 If heroism is outlawed...I'd rather be a renegade. 

—Incredible Hercules Vol 1 114

 Gotta go drain the Hydra. 

—Incredible Hercules Vol 1 116

 Can't talk. Fighting. 

—Incredible Hercules Vol 1 118

 What do you want from me? I punch stuff. It falls down! That's the only 'strategy' I've ever needed! 

—Incredible Hercules Vol 1 119

 In all my centuries, I never...never dreamt I'd ever find a woman who fights as dirty as I! 

—Incredible Hercules Vol 1 124

 I will be the hero you always wanted' me to be, father. Even if it takes my whole life...and the next...I will. 

—Incredible Hercules Vol 1 126

 Von Meyer, my old foe. Ah, what a glorious lunatic. 

—Mighty Avengers Vol 1 24

 And another thing! Why do you persist in talking in old-timey Shakespeare talk?! We're from Greece! From two thousand years before Shakespeare! It makes absolutely... NO! SENSE! 

—Incredible Hercules Vol 1 131

 Of course. I am Thor. And I assure you, my...hammer works just fine. 

—Incredible Hercules Vol 1 134

 Aye...I do. And before all those who have assembled here...who will sing the epic tale of this battle to the end of time...let it be proclaimed...that mighty Thor has finally, definitively, and completely been defeated...by Hercules, the lion of Olympus! 

—Incredible Hercules Vol 1 136

 I don't know why he's spurning us, but by Zeus, I like the cut of his wrath! 

—Realm of Kings: Inhumans Vol 1 2

 You call yourselves heroes? Today you earn the name. Now listen that you may know your enemy... the Japanese named him 'Amatsu-Mikaboshi'... Lord of Darkness and Chaos... but he is far more than a mere god. Indeed, he was the whole universe before the beginning of everything... and he longs to return to that condition. He destroyed Mount Olympus, striking down father Zeus himself... Then he laid claim to the slave gods of the Skrulls... and marched across creation, slaying alien pantheon after alien pantheon, and adding to his armies. His aim is nothing less than the destruction of all reality. Piece by piece, until he is once again the only thing in existence. Now I've heard your laughter and your sneers. And I don't care. For I know far better than you ever will... what a fool I have always been. But hear me, friends, with thee eyes now so wide open... I have chosen you. Because as infinitely strong as I have become... I need you. I was sired by a god, but I have walked among mortals these thousands of years... and I know that you were born to foolishly reach beyond all reason... to stand together in the impossible fight -- and turn back apocalypse once and for all! ... Now, heroes -- I grant you each a fraction of my power -- so we may stare down oblivion ...and against its eternal no... shout 'yes!' 

—Chaos War Vol 1 1

 You are summoned by the power of Hercules, my friends. And I am sorry. You've been through too much. Your bodies are broken...and your hearts are breaking...for the ties that bind you have shattered. How can you possible be ready for more? 

—Incredible Hulks Vol 1 620

 You call me the God of Heroes? What heroes teach us...is what the gods should be. So now, no matter what the cost...I undo all your cold wisdom has wrought, sister Athena! As my first -- and last act as All-Father -- I do what any true god should do -- what the heroes among us do every day. I give up everything...to protect...to heal...to restore...and then to walk away. 

—Chaos War Vol 1 5

 Well, I'm immortal. The jury's out on what you are. 

—Wolverine/Hercules: Myths, Monsters & Mutants Vol 1 1

 Okay, this may be too easy, but...who's thy daddy, now? 

—Herc Vol 1 2

 Well, what do you know. Belt pouches are actually useful. 

—Herc Vol 1 4

 I hate #$%^in' Clash of the Titans. 

—Wolverine/Hercules: Myths, Monsters & Mutants Vol 1 4

 Gods? We don't need no stinking gods. 

—Herc Vol 1 5

 ...Brooklyn's my town! 

—Herc Vol 1 6

 Ah -- "healing factor?" Those words mean just one thing to someone in my line of work... No holding back! 

—Herc Vol 1 6.1

 By my father's beard...the power, the strength I feel surging through me! Since the end of the Chaos War...I feared I might never feel so close to my former divinity again! More powerful than the strongest draught is the sensation...I'm capable of anything...everything! 

—Herc Vol 1 7

 I'm a bit surprised, myself. But now that I think about it...what moron would try to tame the son of Zeus with fire from heaven? My father IS the lightning! 

—Herc Vol 1 8

 Ninjas. I love ninjas. I mean, to punch. 

—Herc Vol 1 9

 I bring you the gift-- of battle! 

—Superior Foes of Spider-Man Vol 1 10

 You're the Storm, are you? You? You're what everyone's afraid of? 

—Hercules Vol 4 4

 ...is there some part of "immortal" you don't get? 

—Hercules Vol 4 5

 Look, take what you need from this room. Arm yourselves, then we can eat and make plans. We won a battle against The Storm... not the whole war. 

—Hercules Vol 4 6

 Welcome! Welcome, my friends... my Gods of War! Welcome to the greatest city on Earth! 

—Civil War II: Gods of War Vol 1 2

 You already move through this world somewhat removed. It would devastate me to watch that intensify as you ruminate too heavily on how immortality will change you. Over the millennia to come, you will experience emotions you don't yet know are even possible. The only one that will keep you sane is joy. Do not waste time mourning for those whom you outlive. Instead, revel in their friendships. If you savor them to their fullest, forever remembering those you meet along the way, the loneliness is tempered... because they shall then be immortal, too. 

—Avengers Vol 7 11

 Oizys. You -- you traffic in -- in despair -- do you -- ? Then you are a fool to face a man with nothing left to lose! 

—Avengers No Road Home Vol 1 5

 More reminders of pain... old hurts and hates, so many... I want to collapse. I want to drink. But I can't. There's something I have to do. A labor to complete. 

—Avengers No Road Home Vol 1 8

 Hurting your friends will not bring Peter Quill back to you. 

—Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 6 4

 I'm sorry I wasn't at the the funeral-- but the galaxy is an eventful place. And not all news travels. Perhaps we can make it up to one another now. For if the wheel turned, Thor -- who turned it? 

—Immortal Thor Vol 1 13

 Whatever Thor canst do -- Hercules canst accomplish more mightily! 

—Hercules Panhellenios (Earth-616)

Hercules	These are odds for a God! -- No paltry group of Trolls, but a full army! Ah, it makes the blood sing, Asgardian! It makes a man feel Alive!
Thor	It can also make a man dead, Olympian. Let these demons get close enough and they'll slit thy throat as soon as look at thee!
Hercules	I'd like to see them try Blondhair -- Ah, I'd like to see them TRY!

—Thor Vol 1 222

Jarvis according to Hercules	"'Oh, Master Thor, why must you always embarass yourself? Beat Master Hercules! Oh that is rich!
Jarvis	Sir, I don't remember any of this.
Hercules	Oh, yes, I, uh, made an error. And so our titanic struggle did begin....

—Thor Vol 1 356

Thor	By Ymir's frost-covered beard, art thou mad? I create a new secret identity as Sigurd Jarlson-- I entrust one Avenger with my address-- Thou com'st hither to ask my aid-- and then thou wouldst consume fried fowl ere returning to our allies! By my troth, Olympian! Every time I consider thee a full-fledged god, thou remindest me of thy half-human heritage!
Hercules	It has been a long night, Thor! I need strength to exact revenge!
Thor	I need strength to deal with thee!

—West Coast Avengers Annual Vol 1 1

Hercules	Thou wouldst not strike the Lion of Olympus, wouldst thou?
She-Hulk	Y'know, Herky-baby... I wouldst!

—Sensational She-Hulk Vol 1 25

Thor	For honor, for glory -- FOR ASGAARRRD!
Hercules	And the splendor of Olympus which thou didst seek to destroy!
Destroyer (Preston Case)	Nuts to that. This -- is for life!

—Thor Vol 2 12

Hercules	You want some of this?
Amadeus Cho	I'm underage dude. Besides, I'd rather see you hitting those helicopters than the bottle.
Hercules	It's a goblet Amadeus. And we're not just drinking. We're paying tribute.

—Incredible Hulk Vol 2 112

Hercules	Athena...Cho...you're both knowledgeable. Tell me: do you think she'll call me?
Cho	Nah.
Athena	No.
Hercules	Damn.

—She-Hulk Vol 2 30

Hercules	Just a moment, Namor...I know the Amazon queen, lovely Hippolyta, once upon a time we were...friendly.
Namora	Friendly?
Hercules	A gentleman never kisses and tells.
Namora	Suddenly you're a gentleman?

—Incredible Hercules Vol 1 122

Hercules	I should have been grateful. Who wouldn't trade fiery agony for Hebe's dewy meadows? But we're talking about eternity here. And you know that the woman collects BEANIE BABIES?
Cho	Yeow.
Hercules	Honestly, Hebe was fine... It's Zeus I still don't understand. For all that talk about me being his favorite son, I sure seem to get yelled at and banished a lot.

—Incredible Hercules Vol 1 129

Hercules	Zounds! What a glorious day! I am restored to my righteous form! With good comrades by my side! A monster torn asunder! And naked people as far as the eye can see! Reminds me of a time in Mycenae!
Gravity	Pants over here! We need pants for Hercules!

—Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 673

Zeus	You still lack the proper respect...but after tasting the poisonous mortality you have borne...I begin to understand. So prepare yourself for your reward...from a father whose heart surges with gratitude...and pride.
Hercules	Ah, father...thank you...but no.
Zeus	Still so suspicious? I'm giving you back your godhood, boy!
Hercules	Boy, eh? I'd rather be a man.

—Herc Vol 1 10

Gilgamesh	I don't feel part of this world anymore, Herak. I am forgotten. I don't know what use I am.
Hercules	You're a hero, Gil. The world always needs those.
Gilgamesh	Not our kind, Herak. We don't have capes. Or rocket boots. Or... web-shooter things.
Hercules	Maybe. But we've got experience, Gil. More than most. More than any. I'm going to get you back in the game, Gil. You can help me make some new myths.

—Hercules Vol 4 1

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