Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)

Sybil Danning: St. Exmin

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Quotes 

• Saint-Exmin : I am Saint Exmin of the Valkyrie. It's been a very enjoyable fight.

  [She explodes her ship] 

  Shad : [quoting Saint-Exmin, mesmerized by her action]  "Live fast, fight well, and have a beautiful ending."

• [after a dogfight against the Malmori] 

  Saint-Exmin : Shad, did you see me on the monitor? There was a drone right on my tail. I pulled out; he smashed into an asteroid!

  Shad : [grimly]  Let me tell you something. This may just be a game to you, but these are my people.

  Saint-Exmin : I'm sorry. I forgot about your Varda. I am from a warrior race. We EXIST for battle. Our creed is to live fast, fight well, and have a beautiful ending.

  Shad : [looking her in the eyes]  NO violent ending is beautiful.

  Saint-Exmin : [smiling]  You've never seen a Valkyrie go down.

• Cayman : [to Shad]  See you later, hot blood.

  Saint-Exmin : [to Shad]  Yeah, see you later, hot blood.

• [Saint-Exmin has bested Shad and Nell in a dogfight] 

  Saint-Exmin : The Valkyrie are great warriors. In our youth, we must leave home and fight in many battles until we have proven ourselves.

  Shad : Well, you've proven yourself to be a pain in the neck. So why don't you just... fly off?

  Saint-Exmin : But I wish to fight.

  Shad : [exasperated]  My PLANET is in danger, and you're playing TAG with me! Your ship is like a toy; you have no firepower.

  Saint-Exmin : It's one of the fastest in the universe.

  Shad : Well, the Varda teach us that "swift rain is little rain."

  Saint-Exmin : But I WANT to join.

  Shad : But we don't want you, we don't need you, and we won't have you, so go count your coup somewhere else.

  [He breaks off communications with her] 

  Nell : You were a little harsh, weren't you?

  Shad : You saw her. She was PLAYING with me.

  Nell : Yes... and she WON.

• Saint-Exmin : I could do wonders for that boy. I would recharge his capacitators... stimulate his solenoid... tingle dingle dangle prangle his transistors! You know... sex!

  Nanelia : I can't imagine what it must be like.

  Saint-Exmin : Stick with me. You'll get an education.

• [Shad and the mercenaries arrive on Akir, seemingly deserted] 

  Cayman : HAIL THE CONQUERING HEROES!

  Shad : I'm sorry. I think they must be afraid.

  Cayman : Afraid? Of what?

  Shad : Of you. They're not accustomed to violence or violent forms.

  Saint-Exmin : That's a hell of a note!