Beg the Question

We’ve taken a look at 100 of the most iconic gaming quotes elsewhere on this site, and this countdown is basically just an elaborate excuse to list 100 more quotes! This time around, we’re specifically looking for the best questions that have been asked throughout gaming history. This list will include questions asked to in-game characters and questions asked directly to the player. Some of these queries are rhetorical in nature, others are comical, and a handful of them are philosophical. Whether these questions make you ponder your existence or simply make you laugh, they’re bound to stay with you long after you hear them.

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100	Don’t these things always end with the princess kissing the frog?
	– Lucca, Chrono Trigger
99	Why do people insist on creating things that will inevitably be destroyed?
	– Kefka, Final Fantasy VI
98	Konna kanji?
	– Angel, The King of Fighters 2002
97	Ouch! What do you do?
	– Goonies II
96	Not what you expected? I’m cute as hell, so who cares?
	– Mythra, Xenoblade Chronicles 2
95	For what is the value of will, when the spirit is found wanting?
	– Elizabeth, Bioshock Infinite
94	Are you ready for your big journey?
	– Manny Calavera, Grim Fandango
93	Hey, your mom called! She wants you to upgrade your skills, hi-oh! …No, seriously, she did call. How did she get my number?
	– Mickey Cantor, Monday Night Combat
92	….TCELES B HSUP A magic spell?
	– Final Fantasy
91	Care for a round of Gwent?
	– Geralt, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
90	Ugh, do you ever get tired of being such a nerd?
	– Viridi, Kid Icarus Uprising
89	Satisfied?
	– Poison, Ultra Street Fighter IV
88	Who put the lights out?
	– Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II
87	Dinosaurs…Huge, aren’t they? Well, that’s all I’ve gotten out of my research!
	– Mr. Spoon, EarthBound
86	Would you like some punch to drink?
	– Soda Popinski, Punch-Out!!
85	You want to buy Wind-Brahmin?
	– Nightkin, Fallout: New Vegas
84	Hey Kinzie, you wanna fuck?
	– The Boss, Saints Row 4
83	What fun is destruction if no precious lives are lost?
	– Kefka, Final Fantasy VI
82	Which way do you lean? Are you a Demoflat or a Rebooblican?
	– Disgaea 4
81	What good is an intellect if you can’t use it?
	– Raiden, Metal Gear Solid: Revengeance
80	You’re the type of man who’s into string bikinis, am I right?
	– Musse, Trails of Cold Steel
79	Oh dear. I guess that doesn’t really qualify as “news,” does it?
	– Isabelle, Animal Crossing: New Horizons
78	Who will survive?
	– Marvel vs. Capcom 2
77	Homogenized? No way, I like the ladies.
	– Male Taure, World of Warcraft
76	Conker, honey, fancy going for a bounce?
	– Sunflower, Conker’s Bad Fur Day
75	This town is full of monsters! How can you sit there and eat pizza!?
	– James Sunderland, Silent Hill 2
74	But if we’ve learned from a mistake and become better for it, shouldn’t we be rewarded for the learning, rather than punished for the mistake?
	– Braid
73	Can you hear me?
	– Monika, Doki Doki Literature Club!
72	Friendship!?
	– Shao Kahn, Mortal Kombat II
71	What happen?
	– Captain, Zero Wing
70	Elaine… will you marry me?
	– Guybrush Threepwood, The Curse of Monkey Island
69	Where’s everyone going? Bingo?
	– Leon Kennedy, Resident Evil 4
68	Is submission not preferable to extinction?
	– Saren Arterius, Mass Effect 3
67	Don’t you think you’ve seen enough?
	– Lara Croft, Tomb Raider II
66	I don’t like to be alone. Will you play with me forever?
	– Lilith, Vampire Savior
65	Do you want me to get my dick out again?
	– Trevor Philips, Grand Theft Auto V
64	Maaaario!?
	– Luigi, Luigi’s Mansion
63	Is a Claptrap not entitled to the oil of his brow?
	– Claptrap, Borderlands
62	Would you stop acting like a retard and climb!?
	– Tifa Lockhart, Final Fantasy VII
61	You’re thinking about how much you want to **** 2B, aren’t you?
	– Adam, NieR:Automata
60	Tell me Bats. What are you really scared of? Failing to save this cesspool of a city? Not finding the Commissioner in time? Me, in a thong?
	– The Joker, Batman: Arkham Asylum
59	You took a hooker to church?
	– Nathan Drake, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
58	Tray Ben?… What’s that mean?… That’s not English, is it?
	– Junpei Iori, Persona 3
57	Barry! Where’s Barry!?
	– Chris Redfield, Resident Evil
56	Who wants toast?
	– Marcus Fenix, Gears of War 2
55	Oh, where the hell is… I had a violin somewhere. I was gonna play it all sarcastically… goddammit, it was gonna be awesome. Blake! Where’s the bloody violin?!
	– Handsome Jack, Borderlands 2
54	You had thoughts? Plural? That must have been very hard for you.
	– Rachel Alucard, BlazBlue
53	Want some rye?
	– Boos Myller, Return to Zork
52	Do you naughty little angels deserve a good spanking?
	– Bayonetta, Bayonetta
51	Oh my hero, so far away now. Will I ever see your smile?
	– Celes (as Maria), Final Fantasy VI
50	You got Marin! Is this your big chance?
	– The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
49	C-Can you… pat me on the head?
	– Futaba, Persona 5
48	Master, sir, did you just see my MAD SKILLZ?
	– Hammer, Xenogears
47	Why walk when you can ride?
	– Silt Striders, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
46	Tell me, Dr. Freeman, if you can. You have destroyed so much. What is it, exactly, that you have created? Can you name even one thing?
	– Dr. Wallace Breen, Half-Life 2: Episode One
45	Yo, Buddy… Still alive?
	– Pixy, Ace Combat Zero
44	What was the start of all this? When did the cogs of fate begin to turn?
	– Chrono Cross
43	But can I get you for half-price?
	– Mayor Scuttlebutt, Shantae
42	It was mating season! How was I to know she was your sister?
	– Captain Quark, Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time
41	Can I get you a ladder so you can get off my back?
	– The Warden, Dragon Age: Origins
40	Please tell me the answer, is fate unchangeable?
	– Luc, Suikoden
39	So you like Castlevania?
	– Psycho Mantis, Metal Gear Solid
38	Remember when the platform was sliding into the fire pit and I said, “Goodbye,” and you were like, “NO WAY!” and then I was all, “We pretended we were going to murder you”? That was great.
	– GLaDOS, Portal
37	What is a man but the sum of his memories?
	– Clay Kaczmarek, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
36	So, after you take me back to my place, how about we do some… overtime?
	– Ashley Graham, Resident Evil 4
35	Do you like hurting other people?
	– Richard, Hotline Miami
34	The numbers, Mason. What do they mean?
	– Interrogator, Call of Duty: Black Ops
33	isn’t my brother cool?
	– Sans, Undertale
32	Wubba dubba dub, is that true?
	– The Reporter, Rhythm Heaven Fever
31	Wonderland’s become quite strange. How is one to find her way?
	– Alice, American McGee’s Alice
30	My bride-to-be is chanting, “MARIOHELPMEMARIOHELPME”. Is she showing her happiness?
	– Booster, Super Mario RPG
29	Did you check the toilets on the right?
	– Moosolini, PaRappa the Rapper
28	Monsters? They look like monsters to you?
	– Vincent Smith, Silent Hill 3
27	Cloud, why don’t you dress up like a girl? It’s the only way.
	– Aeris Gainsborough, Final Fantasy VII
26	What is bravery, without a dash of recklessness?
	– Hawkeye Gough, Dark Souls
25	What could pawsibly go wrong?
	– Bubsy, Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Third Kind
24	Does this unit have a soul?
	– Legion, Mass Effect 3
23	Could you sacrifice me to complete your mission? Could you watch me die?
	– Cortana, Halo 3
22	Is man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?
	– Andrew Ryan, Bioshock
21	You’ve met with a terrible fate, haven’t you?
	– The Happy Mask Salesman, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
20	Did Sephiroth… do this?
	– Cloud, Final Fantasy VII
19	What are you buyin’?
	– Merchant, Resident Evil 4
18	What can change the nature of a man?
	– Ravel, Planescape: Torment
17	Kept you waiting, huh?
	– Solid Sanke, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
16	What is better? To be born good or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?
	– Paarthurnax, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
15	How many are there in you? Whose hopes and dreams do you encompass? Could you but see the eyes in your own, the minds in your mind, you would see how much we share.
	– Vortigaunt, Half-Life 2
14	What is a drop of rain, compared to the storm? What is a thought, compared to the mind?
	– The Many, System Shock 2
13	Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity?
	– Vaas Montenegro, Far Cry 3
12	Are you a boy? Or are you a girl?
	– Pokémon Red & Blue
11	Do you think love can bloom even on a battlefield?
	– Otacon, Metal Gear Solid
10	Do you feel like a hero yet?
	– John Konrad, Spec Ops: The Line
9	This is good… Isn’t it?
	– Big Boss, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
8	A slime draws near! Command?
	– Dragon Quest
7	Who are you, that do not know your history?
	– Ulysses, Fallout New Vegas
6	The President has been kidnapped by ninjas. Are you a bad enough dude to rescue the President?
	– Bad Dudes
5	How high can you get?
	– Donkey Kong
4	Do you know where I can find some sailors?
	– Ryo Hazuki, Shenmue
3	Continue?
	– Ninja Gaiden et al.
2	What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets!
	– Dracula, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
1	Would you kindly?
	– Andrew Ryan, BioShock

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