2nd most-quoted character in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016): in 10 of its 60 quotes
Most scenes with: Lois Lane (6), Perry White (2), Batman (2)
Next time they shine your light in the sky, don't go to it. The Bat is dead. Bury it. Consider this mercy.
Superman All this time. I've been living my life the way my father saw it. Righting wrongs for a ghost. Thinking I'm here to do good. Superman was never real – just a dream of a farmer from Kansas.
That farmer's dream is all some people have. It's all that gives them hope. [touches the S shield] This means something.
Superman It did on my world. My world doesn't exist anymore.
Superman You're– letting him– k-kill Martha–
Superman Find– him– S-save– M-Martha–
WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME?! MARTHA?! WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME?!
WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME?!
It's his mother's name! It's his mother's name.
Boy, do we have problems up here! [Twists his timer] The problem of– of evil in the world. The problem of absolute virtue.
Superman I'll take you in without breaking you. Which is more than you deserve.
The problem of you on top of everything else. You above all. Ah – 'cause that's what God is. Horus. Apollo. Jehovah. Kal-El – Clark– Joseph– Kent. See, what we call God depends upon our tribe, Clark Joe. Because God is tribal. God takes sides. No man in the sky intervened when I was a boy to deliver me from Daddy's fists and abominations. Mmnnn. I've figured it out way back: if God is all powerful, he cannot be all good. And if he's all good, then he cannot be all powerful. And neither can you be. They need to see the fraud you are. With their eyes. The blood on your hands.
Superman What have you done?
And tonight, they will. Yes. Because you, my friend, have a date! Across the bay. Ripe fruit, his hate; two years growing, but it did not take much to push him over, actually. Little red notes, big bang – "you let your family die!" And now, you will fly to him, and you will battle him– to the death. Black and Blue. Fight Night. The greatest gladiator match in the history of the world. God versus Man; Day versus Night; Son of Krypton versus Bat of Gotham!
Superman You think I'll fight him for you?
Mmm, yes, I do. I think you will fight, fight, fight for that special lady in your life.
Superman She's safe on the ground. How about you?
Close, but I am not talking about Lois. No. Every boy's special lady– is his mother. [Superman becomes stunned, as Luthor shows him pictures of Martha Kent tied up and beaten] Martha, Martha, Martha. But the mother of a flying demon must be a witch. The punishment for witches, what is that? That's right. Death by fire. [A stunned Superman drops to his knees as Luthor throws the pictures at him. Superman's eyes soon turn fiery red]
Superman WHERE IS SHE?!
I DON'T KNOW! I would not let them tell me! Now, ah, if you kill me, Martha dies. And if you fly away, mmm, Martha also dies. But if you kill the Bat... Martha lives. [Superman's eyes fade to normal as he bows his head down] There we go. There we go. And now God bends to my will. Now, the cameras are waiting at your ship for the world to see the holes in the holy! Yes, the almighty comes clean about how dirty he is when it counts! To save Martha, bring me the head of the Bat! [Luthor's helicopter comes to pick him up] Ah, mother of God, would you look at the time? When you came here, you had an hour. Now it's less.
Why did you bring him back to the city?
The port is abandoned. There's a weapon here that can kill it.
Superman Did you find the spear?
I've been a little busy.
This thing, this creature, seems to feed on energy.
Superman This thing is from another world. … My world.
I've killed things from other worlds before.
Superman Is she with you?
I thought she was with you.
Is she in?
No, she's been gone.
What'd she do, officer?
I'm not a cop. I'm a reporter. The young lady living here...
No, no, she hasn't been back. In fact, if she's smart, then she's gotten out of this city. And you need to get out before dark! Unless you want to run into him.
Don't listen to that nonsense! Only people scared of him, people who got reason to be.
Scared of who?
There's a new kind of mean in him. [Scratches a lottery ticket] He is angry. [Holds up lottery ticket to reveal Batman logo] And he is hunting.
It's like a one-man reign of terror. This bat vigilante has been consistently targeting the port and the adjacent projects and tenements. And, as far as I can tell, the cops are actually helping him.
"Crime Wave in Gotham". Other breaking news; "Water. Wet". Did you file the football yet?
Why aren't we covering this this? Poor people don't buy papers?
People don't buy papers, period, Kent.
Perry, when you assign a story, you're making a choice about who matters. And who's worth it.
Good morning, Smallville. The American conscience died with Robert, Martin and John.
Sorry. I'm sorry. [Holding up a baggie of a bullet] No match. No guys in the crime lab ever seen one before.
Recovered from scene of the firefight in the desert. Not sold anywhere commercially in the world, even black market.
So?
So who gave prototype military rounds to Tuareg fighters in the Sahara?
You're the reporter. Tell me.
I think the U.S. government is arming the rebels while claiming to support the elected government!
The Ask, Lois!
Flight to D.C. Couple of days there.
Go! Coach. No extra leg room!
Coach!
So why didn't you tell me? You're digging up snakes Lo'. It's kind of dangerous.
Lane, don't you have a plane to catch?
Yes, sir. [Walks away]
Benefit for the Library of the Metropolis. Someone on the committee that Clark Kent cover it. Probably some old charity crone who's got a thing for nerds. [Walks away]
Superman Lois. I have to go back to Gotham to convince him to help me.
Who?
Superman Or he has to die.
Clark.
Superman No one stays good in this world. [Flies up]
Superman I love you.
No, Clark, you can't.
Superman This is my world.
No, Clark, don't-
Superman You are my world. [Flies to pick up the spear and charges headlong towards Doomsday]
Please, CLARK!
