30 quotes
Gift of a Machete
Searcher
You gave me a machete for my ].
[[birthday]
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Ethan's Insight on Identity and Similarity
Ethan
They're basically the same person.
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Naming a New Friend: Splat
Ethan
Oh, by the way, do you mind if I call you Splat? I just came up with it, You just kind of give me Splat vibes, so I just thought...
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Ethan's Uncertainty About Encountering Others
Ethan
I'm so lucky I ran into you! By the way, you're not dangerous, right? I mean, you don't look dangerous, I just, you know...
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Nature's Dangers Revealed in Harsh Imagery
Jaeger
The cliffs are alive, and the water will dissolve the flesh off your bones.
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Navigating Challenges in a Strange World
Meridian Clade
You're doing great. Yeah, just... WATCH OUT FOR THE WALKING LANDMASS!
[gasps; rushes to Ethan and steers the Venture Ship to avoid]
Ethan Clade
And I got it! See? Sorry, sorry. My bad. We're all good.
[sees Searcher and Jaeger holding the bars]
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Tensions Rise Amidst a Rescue Mission
Searcher Clade
Callisto?!
Ethan Clade
Dad?!
[off-screen]
Meridian Clade
Get your hands off me!
Callisto Mal
Emotions are running really high right now, and I don't know what you think you saw, but we came down here to save Pando. That plan hasn't changed.
Searcher Clade
You have no idea what you're doing! You are going to destroy Avalonia!
[getting taken away by her crew]
Meridian Clade
No, let me go!
Searcher Clade
Please, you gotta listen to me!
Ethan Clade
Get off me!
Searcher Clade
You're making a big mistake! You gotta get us outta here! Unlock this door! No, you can't do this! YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO ME!
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Observation of a Large Eye
Searcher Clade
That's an eye, right?
Ethan Clade
Yeah.
Searcher Clade
A… A really, really big eye.
Ethan Clade
Yeah.
Searcher Clade
And it's looking right at us.
Ethan Clade
You… You know what this means, right?
[gasps]
Searcher Clade
It's judging me?
Ethan Clade
No, no. If this place has an eye, it has to be attached to a head. And if this place has a head, that means what we've been travelling through this entire time was its insides.
Searcher Clade
Like, its guts and stuff?
Ethan Clade
Okay, yes. Hear me out. The windy forests we were in, that's the lungs, and… and the acid lake? That's the stomach!
Searcher Clade
And this giant eye must be its eye.
Ethan Clade
The Reapers aren't monsters. They're an immune system.
Searcher Clade
What?
Ethan Clade
That's what Splat was trying to tell me. This place is alive. It's a living thing. We didn't find the ] of Pando, we found an actual heart.
[[heart]
Searcher Clade
So, all this time, we've been living on the back of this giant creature?
Ethan Clade
Yeah, and Pando is killing it.
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Meridian questions Avalonia's leader's presence
Meridian
What is the leader of Avalonia doing in our front yard?
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Exploring Uncharted Territory
Callisto Mal
We are clearly in uncharted territory.
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Awkward Family Moments in the Morning
Ethan Clade
Ew. This is the first image that has to be imprinted on my brain this morning?
[as he sees his parents kissing]
Meridian Clade
Oh, Ethan, does this bother you?
Searcher Clade
Impossible. I mean, what sixteen year-old boy doesn’t like seeing their parents smooch?
[starts kissing again much to Ethan's disgust]
Ethan Clade
Okay, okay! Ugh! You know, I owe you know that you're emotionally scarring Legend.
[eating his breakfast]
Meridian Clade
Yeah. He looks real awful.
Searcher Clade
Looks like someone forgot to weed the north field.
Ethan Clade
Father, what is a weed... other than a plant growing somewhere that you find inconvenient?
[still eating]
Searcher Clade
I appreciate how clever you are! But you know what I'd appreciate more?
[sighs happily]
Ethan Clade
If I weeded the north field?
Searcher Clade
You see? So clever!
[Searcher starts kissing Meridian]
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Training Misunderstandings Aboard the Ship
Ethan Clade
Can you not yell at my dog?!
Searcher Clade
Well, I wouldn't yell if he were actually trained!
Ethan Clade
He is trained. He hasn't peed in the house for the last two days.
Meridian Clade
We've been on this ship for the last two days.
Searcher Clade
You still have to unlock it. There's a switch right beside the handle! Legend, do you see the switch? Legend, you see the switch?
Searcher Clade
What is that sound? Is he licking the switch?! Legend, stop licking the switch. Legend, stop! Legend, stop licking the switch! STOP LICKING THE SWITCH!
[Meridian chuckles to searcher as Legend licks it]
Ethan Clade
Okay, what's the plan?
Searcher Clade
Let's get back control of this ship!
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Uncertainty About Inappropriate Remarks
Meridian
I don't know what you said, but I'm pretty sure it was inappropriate.
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Jaeger's Frustration with Searcher
Jaeger
Come on, Searcher, stop embarrassing me out here!
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Conflict Between Father and Son
Searcher Clade
I know you, Ethan. And this isn't you. Ethan, come back here. Ethan! Ethan!
[Ethan angrily jumps off the Venture Ship to leave]
Searcher Clade
Are you crazy? Hey, get on this skiff, now!
Ethan Clade
Leave me alone!
Searcher Clade
Hey, what is this all about?!
Ethan Clade
You, Dad. You.
Searcher Clade
Me?!
Ethan Clade
You just assume I’ll follow in your footsteps, but you never asked me what I wanted!
Searcher Clade
You're a kid! You don't know what you want!
[grabs Ethan to his vehicle]
Ethan Clade
I know I DON'T WANNA BE YOU!
Searcher Clade
My whole life, I worked so hard to be the exact opposite of my dad. And, uh, looks like I ended up just like him. I just wanted so badly to build you a legacy you could be proud of. But I might've got a little bit caught up in it.
[sighs]
Ethan Clade
Dad, stop talking.
Searcher Clade
Ethan, I'm trying to apologize here.
Ethan Clade
Dad.
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Striving for Legacy and Facing Expectations
Searcher
My whole ], I worked so hard to be the exact ] of my dad... And, uh, looks like I ended up just like him. I just wanted so badly to build you a legacy you could be proud of. But I might’ve got a little bit caught up in it.
[[life; [opposite]
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Anticipation of Greater Challenges Ahead
Jaeger
You ain't seen nothing yet, child.
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Family Revelations in Strange World
Searcher Clade
Stay behind me!
Ethan Clade
Who's he?
Searcher Clade
Ethan, meet your grandpa.
Ethan Clade
That's Jaeger Clade?!
Jaeger Clade
The one and only.
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A Son's Question to His Father
Searcher
How are you my dad?
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Conflict Over Game Dynamics and Character Roles
Ethan Clade
No monster, no Pando!
Searcher Clade
And no bad guys? What kind of game has no bad guys?
Jaeger Clade
That’s just poor storytelling.
Ethan Clade
Okay. You know what?! You want bad guys?! Fine. You two are the bad guys! BECAUSE YOU'RE BOTH ARE ANNOYING ME!
Searcher Clade
Ha! Teenagers, right?
Jaeger Clade
I win!
[flicks the card away]
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Ethan's Desire to Offer Assistance
Ethan
He just wants to help.
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Encouragement to Embrace Courage
Ethan
Just be brave! You can do this.
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Questioning Perception and Reality
Meridian
Hold up. You all have eyeballs, right? We're all seeing the same thing, yeah? That's ]! No one can fly through that!
[[acid]
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Desperate plea for help and recognition
Meridian
I've been trying to flag you down for the last four hours! OUR SON IS ON YOUR SHIP!
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Father and Son: Diverging Paths of Legacy
Jaeger Clade
Searcher, we're explorers, not gardeners. Conquering those ]s is our legacy!
[[mountain]
Searcher Clade
No, Dad. It's yours!
Jaeger Clade
ENOUGH! YOU'RE MY SON!
[furiously]
Searcher Clade
But I'm not you! I'm not you.
[Jaeger shocked at Searcher's words]
Callisto Mal
I don't mean to interrupt, but I actually think Baby Clade's right.
Jaeger Clade
Callisto?
Callisto Mal
Jaeger, we don't actually know what's past the mountains. But these ]s here are real. We owe it to our country to see what they can do.
[[plant]
Jaeger Clade
Here. You'll need this to find your way home.
[gives Searcher his [[compass]
Searcher Clade
What?
Callisto Mal
Jaeger?
Searcher Clade
Dad...
Callisto Mal
Jaeger, come back!
Searcher Clade
Dad, wait. Dad!
Callisto Mal
Jaeger, you can't survive out there alone!
Searcher Clade
Dad, stop!
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Understanding Across Worlds
Searcher Clade
Hey. Uh, hello. I'm a human being from the top world. You probably don't understand a word I'm saying, do you?
Jaeger Clade
Of course I understand you. What do you think I am? One of those mindless monsters?
Searcher Clade
Huh?
Jaeger Clade
That's right, bub. You're in the presence of the one, the only, Jaeger…
[takes off his cloak]
Searcher Clade
Dad?
Jaeger Clade
Dad!?
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A Fan's Request for an Autograph
Caspian
Mr. Clade, I'm a huge fan…
Searcher Clade
Oh, thank you.
Caspian
Of your dad. Do you think you could forge me his autograph?
[Searcher sighs]
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Embracing Family Love and Identity
Jaeger
You're a Clade! We love ].
[[danger]
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A Father's Concern for His Son
Searcher
Are you okay? I'm talking to my son!
[Splat squeals in response]
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Embracing Change and Honoring Legacy
Ethan
It’s inspiring to see how resilient people can be. We can be resourceful. We can surprise. The world’s clearly changed. And it continues to change. And though we can’t live like we did in the past, we’ve now given ourselves a better stance at a future. We’re not quite there yet, but we won't be. Because the best legacy we can leave is making a present worth opening tomorrow. Thank you for everything you’ve given me. I’ll do my best to live up to your legacy. I owe I make you proud. Love always, your son.
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