Dark Matter Quotes
I’ve shed blood. And I have no regrets. Because I fight for the weak. The defenseless. The downtrodden. I fight for the oppressed! And I… will fight for you.
The General
Adrian Maro: I’ll stay here and back up the kid.
Five: “The kid”?
Adrian Maro [awkwardly]: Younger… person…
What is it you want? Revenge, or freedom? ‘Cause I can help you get one, but not both.
Six
Adrian Maro: Traugott has all but abandoned this facility and the guard station her because of the war, so I’ve convinced the workers to take advantage of the situation and proclaim their independence.
Three: Why?
Adrian Maro: Oh, so they can cast off the yoke of oppression, and finally taste freedom--
Three: No. What’s in it for *you*?
Adrian Maro: Oh, uh, ten percent commission on future profits as a union representative.
Three: So we came all the way out here… for *you*.
Adrian Maro: Well, you *did* save all these lives, so there’s that.
Can we just skip to the part where you guys come out of hiding and get the jump on us? [armed people appear] There. That’s better.
Three
When I said we were sending down a shuttle, I wasn’t asking for permission.
Two
Baines: I wasn’t trying to rat your friends out. I was trying to get information on your family!
Five: I know what happened. My parents were killed in an accident.
Baines: They didn’t tell you everything. They didn’t tell you that you have a sister.
Female Zairon Scientist: An honorable death is better than a dishonorable life!
Three: Okay. [shoots her]
Two: It’s our best chance to get everyone out of here!
Ryo: Then you would have the drive, and I can’t allow that!
Two: They’re your own people!
Ryo: And their sacrifices will be remembered!
Three [long beat]: You are one cold bastard, you know that?
Two: The blink drive. They used it and *screwed up*.
Three [resigned]: Sounds familiar.
You know, Ryo, one day you will be emperor. And, for all our sakes, I hope by then you understand there’s more to holding an empire together than weapons and ships.
Memory Tekku
