"I hate hate hate hate hate hate... hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate HATE YOU! (alternate version of the previous line from the original SNES translation)"

"Run! Run! Or you'll be well done!"

"Oh dear... Well, I guess I was a bit hasty in calling you a useless old man before... NOW you're useless!"

"I've acquired the ultimate power! Observe...Such magnificent power! You're all nothing more than fleas compared to me now! Embrace your destruction... It is the fate of all things."

"I will destroy everything... I will create a monument to non-existence!"

"Why do people insist on creating things that will inevitably be destroyed? Why do people cling to life, knowing that they must someday die? ...Knowing that none of it will have meant anything once they do?"

"Why do you build, knowing destruction is inevitable? Why do you yearn to live, knowing all things must die? (alternate version of the previous line which appears in the Anthology FMV)"

"And did you all find your "somethings" in this broken world that just won't die?"

"Bleh! You people make me sick! You sound like lines from a self-help book! If that's how it's going to be... I'll snuff them all out! Every last one of your sickening, happy little reasons for living!"

"Hee-hee-hee! But what fun is destruction if no "precious" lives are lost?"

"Life... Dreams... Hope... Where do they come from? And where do they go...? Such meaningless things... I'll destroy them all!"

"The end draws near..."

"The end comes...beyond chaos"

"What a delicious morsel! I wanna get my tentacles around her...! (about to attack Terra)"

"Gwee-hee-hee... You're up the creek without a paddle! And I'm not gonna let you through! ... Does that make me a bad octopus?"

"Uwee hee hee... Game over!"

"Yaaaouch! Seafood soup! (after being burned)"

"Seafood soup is NOT on the menu! (an alternate version to the above line in FFVI Advance)"

"Muscle heads? Hate 'em! (referring to Sabin)"

"Uh, well, Mom always said I was a slow learner... but I eat FAST!!"

"Oh, all right, Uncle Ulty REALLY wants you to paint his portrait!"

"Silence Knave! You are in the presence of octopus royalty! A lowborn thug like you could never defeat me!"

"I have more lives than I do arms!"

"Well, whadduya want I should do?"

"I'm nothing more than a stupid octopus! (after seeing his portrait)"

"Look at me! I'm a receptionist! G'fa, ha, ha! (in the Colosseum in the World of Ruin)"

"Imp! Pal! Buddy! (about to use his "Imp Song" spell)"

"I owe you one, so I'm gonna jam up your opera! (in a letter at the Opera House)"

"Mwa ha ha! Let's see if Maria can shrug THIS off!"

"Long time no see! You've changed! Did ya miss me?"

"I ain't no garden-variety octopus!"

"Don't tease the octopus, kids!"

"N'ghaaa! This is heavier than I thought! It'll take me 5 minutes to drop it! (referring to the four-ton weight in the opera scene)"

"You must hate it when I show up...Too bad!"

"You called?"

"Havin' fun yet?"

"Thwarted again! I feel like such a sucker. Well, kids, hate to ink and run...... but I AM an octopus!"

"You know, just the other day I was taking a snooze, when he came along and decided to start gnawing on my head. Let me tell ya, the guy's got sharp teeth! (referring to Typhon)"

"I'd try not to make him mad... He gets hungry when he's irritated. (referring to Typhon)"

"He's not so great with words, but his strength'll blow you away! Heh-heh... (referring to Typhon)"

"Looks like I lose again! But today I brought along a buddy of mine! Mr. Typhon! Come on down!!! (referring to Typhon)"

"I know what you're thinking... "Man, that was cheap"! So sorry, so sorry..."

"Albrook/Alburg resident: How can you make a Gil in a world like this?"

"Banon/Bannan: Once, when people were pure and innocent, there was a box they were told never to open. But one man went and opened it anyway. He unleashed all the evils of the world: envy... greed... pride... violence... control... All that was left in the box was a single ray of light: Hope. We now confront those evils... And you are that last ray of light, our only hope..."

"Cid: Wow! All of a sudden I have a granddaughter!"

"Chadarnook/Chadnook: G'fu, fu, fu...Who're these numbskulls? No one...NO ONE...is going to remove me from this fine new painting!!"

"Dadaluma: Good day, fine sirs, how may I be of service? I hate fighting so I better let you pass!"

"Duncan: The Earth yawned open to take me, but I scrambled to safety!"

"More than anything, the themes of Metal Gear Solid are simply phantom whispers of the Cold War, where stocking piling [sic] and creating a bigger weapon is all that matters. The Moscow Times adds that Kartapolov continued in his statement by adding that these projects were “aimed at encouraging active protest activity and dissatisfaction with the country's authorities among young people.” In the broadest possible sense, this is not incorrect, but the dissatisfaction in these games is aimed at all governments who abuse their power with the goal of creating weapons of mass destruction."

"In a statement that shows both an ignorance of source material and a lack of critical thinking, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Andrei Kartapolov stated during a parliamentary roundtable that the Metal Gear series of games is an example of United States Intelligence services seeking to manipulate “public consciousness and especially young people” against the Russian government. To clarify the problems with such a statement, first we need to recall that Hideo Kojima is the creator of the series, and he was born and raised in Japan. Second, the games were produced in Japan by Konami, a Japanese entertainment and gaming conglomerate. Third, the first game in the series was released in 1987 and the story remains largely the same. Fourth, examining the content of the games, such as Metal Gear Solid, reveals an overall critique of the stockpiling of nuclear arms, and is highly critical of the United States in this regard."