Thundercats (TV Series)

Song of the Petalars (2011)

Will Friedle: Lion-O

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Quotes 

• Lion-O : In the blink of an eye...

  Cheetara : Hmmm?

  Lion-O : Nothing... It's just... I keep thinking about my father... I, I know it sounds dumb, but I thought he'd live forever... He gave his life, and for what? We have nothing left.

  Cheetara : We have the Sword. We have each other. But most importantly, we have hope.

• Cheetara : [holds a Petalar child]  As the ancient Thunderian philosopher said: Time is relative. This child was just a baby hours ago. The Petalars' entire existence seems to pass in the course of a single day. But from their perspective...

  Lion-O : It's a lifetime.

• Lion-O : What's the point of it all? Kingdoms rise and fall. Lifetimes come and go. Are any of us here long enough to even make a difference?

  Adult Emrick : You sound like an old man talking like that.

  Lion-O : Emrick?

  Adult Emrick : With so many great adventures ahead of us, we still have a chance to make our marks.

  Lion-O : Yes, my friend, many adventures. I hope.

• Lion-O : [holds up an elderly Emrick]  Hurry, there's not much time... Literally.

  Old Emrick : This, I'm afraid, is the end of my journey.

  Lion-O : Emrick?

  Old Emrick : It's all right... old friend...

  Lion-O : In the blink of an eye...

  Old Emrick : In the end, what matters isn't how long we've lived, but how fully we've lived... The good we've done... the friends we've made... the love we shared along the way...

  Lion-O : [cries]  I'm sorry I didn't get you to The Garden...

  Old Emrick : It's the journey, Lion-O... Remember that...

  [He and Lion-O remember their brief time together, and then Emrick dies in Lion-O's hands, blowing away into the breeze] 

• Cheetara : We can try to find another way out of this Briar...

  Lion-O : Retreat...? ThunderCats never retreat! I say we face the lizards, and hope for the best... We're all leaves passing in the wind, here and then gone. But while we're here, we live to the fullest! Thunder! Thunder! Thunder! ThunderCats! HO!

  [the ThunderCats attack, but get surrounded fast] 

  Tygra : Father would have been proud of your bravery, Lion-O!

  Lion-O : A glory I'm honored to share with all of you!

  Cheetara : My service to the crown has always been a cherished privilege!

• Child Emrick : When I grow up, I wanna be like you, Lion-O.

  Lion-O : Enjoy your childhood. Trust me, you'll miss it when it's gone.

  Child Emrick : But I want to be a hero. Can you give me sword lessons?

  Lion-O : Well first, you can't just wave a weapon around like that. You need to concentrate, be more precise...

  [a giant winged creature seizes Emrick and flies away] 

  Child Emrick : Whoa! Help me Lion-O!

  Lion-O : Emrick! Fight back!

  [Emrick jabs his thorn sword into the creatures talon until it drops him] 

  Lion-O : Emrick! You scared me half to death!

  Adult Emrick : I thought I'd never see you again!

  Lion-O : Who are you? Where's Emrick?

  Adult Emrick : What are you talking about Lion-O? I'm Emrick.Don't you recognize your old friend?

  Lion-O : Emrick's just a boy.

  Adult Emrick : Maybe the last time you saw me... But I suppose I was lost in the woods a long time...

  Lion-O : Uh... not that long...

  Adult Emrick : You never gave up trying to find me!

  Lion-O : No problem...

• Child Emrick : What are you? I've never seen people like you before. Are you from here in the Briar? What's that in your hands? Did you make it? You're not the same as the others. Are you some kind of pet? Do you grow from seeds like us? What's that red crystal? How tall are you anyway? Why are you covered with hair? What kind of...?

  Lion-O : Okay, slow down. You sound like me when I was your age.

• Lion-O : If we stay here, we die.

  Tygra : ThunderCats do not retreat!

  Lion-O : With a situation this hopeless, I'll make an exception!

  Tygra : Hope comes from action! Isn't that what Father told us?

  Lion-O : And what happened to him? Now come on!

• [last lines] 

  [the Thundertank driver appears] 

  Lion-O : Who are you?

  Panthro : Name's Panthro!