I am no hero. Merely a man who has seen and done
and endured what can never be forgotten or forgiven.
—Magneto, Uncanny X-Men #196
and endured what can never be forgotten or forgiven.
—Magneto, Uncanny X-Men #196
Magneto: Are you sneaking around in here, Charles? Whatever are you looking for?
Charles Xavier: I’m looking for hope.
Magneto: I will bring you hope, old friend, and I ask only one thing in return—don’t get in my way. We are the future, Charles, not them. They no longer matter.
—X-Men 1
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Magneto: You “homo sapiens” and your guns!
Charles Xavier: That’s enough, Eric!
Magneto: Why not come out where I can see you, Charles?
Charles Xavier: What do you want her for?
Magneto: Can’t you read my mind? What now? Save the girl? You’ll have to kill me, Charles. And what will that accomplish? Let them pass that law, and they’ll have you in chains with a number burned into your forehead!
Charles Xavier: It won’t be that way!
Magneto: Then kill me and find out.
—X-Men 1
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Charles Xavier: Don’t give up on them, Eric.
Magneto: What would you have me do, Charles? I’ve heard these arguments before.
Charles Xavier: That was a long time ago. Mankind has evolved since then.
Magneto: Yes, into us.
—X-Men 1
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Magneto: Are you a God-fearing man, Senator? That is such a strange phrase. I’ve always thought of God as a teacher; a bringer of light, wisdom, and understanding. You see, I think what you really fear is me. Me and my kind. The Brotherhood of Mutants. Oh, it’s not so surprising really. Mankind has always feared what it doesn’t understand. Well, don’t fear God, Senator, and certainly don’t fear me. Not any more.
—X-Men 1
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Magneto: Welcome to the future.
Senator Kelly: What are you going to do?
Magneto: Let’s just say God works too slow.
—X-Men 1
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Jean Grey: I saw Senator Kelly.
Magneto: So, the senator survived the fall, and the swim to shore. He’s become more powerful than I imagined.
Jean Grey: He’s dead. Just like all those people out there will be.
Storm: It’s true. I watched him die.
Magneto: Are you sure you saw what you saw?
—X-Men 1
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Magneto: Why do none of you understand what I’m trying to do? Those people down there-they control our fate and the fate of every other mutant! Well, soon our fate will be theirs.
—X-Men 1
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Magneto: Magnificent, isn’t she?
Rogue: I’ve seen it.
Magneto: I first saw her in 1949. America was going to be the land of tolerance. Peace.
Rogue: Are you going to kill me?
Magneto: Yes.
Rogue: Why?
Magneto: Because there is no land of tolerance. There is no peace. Not here, or anywhere else.
—X-Men 1
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Magneto: Does it ever wake you in the middle of the night? The feeling that one day they will pass that foolish law or one just like it, and come for you? And your children?
Charles Xavier: It does, indeed.
Magneto: What do you do, when you wake up to that?
Charles Xavier: I feel a great swell of pity for the poor fool who comes to that school... looking for trouble.
Magneto: Why do you come here, Charles?
Charles Xavier: Why do you ask questions to which you already know the answer?
Magneto: Ah, yes. Your continuing search for hope... You know this plastic prison of theirs won’t hold me forever. The war is still coming, Charles. And I intend to fight it, by any means necessary.
—X-Men 1
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Magneto: Charles Xavier. Have you come to rescue me?
Charles Xavier: Sorry, Eric. Not today.
Magneto: To what do I owe the pleasure?
Charles Xavier: The assassination attempt on the president. What do you know about it?
Magneto: Nothing. Only what I read in the papers. You really shouldn’t have to ask, Charles.
Charles Xavier: What’s happened to you?
Magneto: I’ve had frequent visits from William Stryker. You remember him, don’t you?
Charles Xavier: William Stryker.
Magneto: His son, Jason, was once a student of yours, wasn’t he?
Charles Xavier: Yes. Years ago. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to help him... at least not in the way his father wanted.
Magneto: And now you think that taking in the Wolverine will make up for your failure with Stryker’s son. You haven’t told him about his past, have you?
Charles Xavier: I’ve put him on the path. Logan’s mind is still fragile.
Magneto: Is it? Or are you afraid of losing one of your precious X-Men, old friend?
Charles Xavier: Eric, what have you done?
Magneto: I’m sorry, Charles. I couldn’t help it.
Charles Xavier: What have you told Stryker?
Magneto: Everything.
Charles Xavier: ....
Magneto: The war has begun.
Charles Xavier: Scott!
Magneto: You should’ve killed me when you had the chance!
—X-Men 2
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Mitchell Laurio: Have a nice sleep, Lensherr?
Magneto: There’s something different about you today, Mr. Laurio.
Mitchell Laurio: Yeah, I “was” having a good day.
Magneto: No, it’s something else...
Mitchell Laurio: Sit down.
Magneto: No.
Mitchell Laurio: I said, sit your ass down!
Magneto: ....
Mitchell Laurio: What are you doing?
Magneto: Ah, there it is... Too much iron in your blood! Mr. Laurio, never trust a beautiful woman. Especially one who’s interested in you.
—X-Men 2
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Pyro: So, they say you’re the bad guy.
Magneto: Is that what they say?
Pyro: That’s a dorky looking helmet. What’s it for?
Magneto: This “dorky looking helmet” is the only thing that’s going to protect me from the real bad guys. What’s your name?
Pyro: John.
Magneto: What’s your “real” name, John?
Pyro: Pyro.
Magneto: Quite a talent you have there, Pyro.
Pyro: I can only manipulate the fire. I can’t create it.
Magneto: You are a god among insects. Never let anyone tell you different.
—X-Men 2
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Magneto: No one ever talks about it. They just do it. And you go on with your lives, ignoring the signs all around you. And then, one day, when the air is still and the night has fallen... they come for you.
—X-Men 3
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Magneto: Only then do you realize that while you’re talking about organizing and committees, the extermination has already begun. Make no mistake, my brothers, they will draw first blood. They will force their cure upon us. There is only question is, will you join my brotherhood and fight or await the inevitable genocide. Who will you stand with—the humans... or us?
—X-Men 3
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Magneto: I have been marked once, my dear, and let me assure you, no needle shall ever touch my skin again.
—X-Men 3
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Magneto: They wish to cure us. But I say to you we are the cure! The cure for that infirm, imperfect condition called “Homo sapiens”! They have their weapons... we have ours. We will strike with a vengeance and a fury that this world has never witnessed! And if any mutants stand in our way, we will use this poison against them! We shall go to Alcatraz Island, take control of the cure, and destroy its source! And then, nothing can stop us!
—X-Men 3
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Jean Grey: And what do you want?
Magneto: I want you to be what you are. As nature intended.
—X-Men 3
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Magneto: Do you remember when we first met? Do you know what I saw when I looked at you? I saw the next stage of evolution both Charles and I dreamt of finding. And I thought to myself, “Why would Charles want to turn this goddess into a mortal?” I can manipulate the metal in this, but you, you can do anything. Anything you can think of.
—X-Men 3
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Magneto: Humans and their guns!
—X-Men 3
Charles Xavier: I’m looking for hope.
Magneto: I will bring you hope, old friend, and I ask only one thing in return—don’t get in my way. We are the future, Charles, not them. They no longer matter.
—X-Men 1
....
....
Magneto: You “homo sapiens” and your guns!
Charles Xavier: That’s enough, Eric!
Magneto: Why not come out where I can see you, Charles?
Charles Xavier: What do you want her for?
Magneto: Can’t you read my mind? What now? Save the girl? You’ll have to kill me, Charles. And what will that accomplish? Let them pass that law, and they’ll have you in chains with a number burned into your forehead!
Charles Xavier: It won’t be that way!
Magneto: Then kill me and find out.
—X-Men 1
....
....
Charles Xavier: Don’t give up on them, Eric.
Magneto: What would you have me do, Charles? I’ve heard these arguments before.
Charles Xavier: That was a long time ago. Mankind has evolved since then.
Magneto: Yes, into us.
—X-Men 1
....
....
Magneto: Are you a God-fearing man, Senator? That is such a strange phrase. I’ve always thought of God as a teacher; a bringer of light, wisdom, and understanding. You see, I think what you really fear is me. Me and my kind. The Brotherhood of Mutants. Oh, it’s not so surprising really. Mankind has always feared what it doesn’t understand. Well, don’t fear God, Senator, and certainly don’t fear me. Not any more.
—X-Men 1
....
....
Magneto: Welcome to the future.
Senator Kelly: What are you going to do?
Magneto: Let’s just say God works too slow.
—X-Men 1
....
....
Jean Grey: I saw Senator Kelly.
Magneto: So, the senator survived the fall, and the swim to shore. He’s become more powerful than I imagined.
Jean Grey: He’s dead. Just like all those people out there will be.
Storm: It’s true. I watched him die.
Magneto: Are you sure you saw what you saw?
—X-Men 1
....
....
Magneto: Why do none of you understand what I’m trying to do? Those people down there-they control our fate and the fate of every other mutant! Well, soon our fate will be theirs.
—X-Men 1
....
....
Magneto: Magnificent, isn’t she?
Rogue: I’ve seen it.
Magneto: I first saw her in 1949. America was going to be the land of tolerance. Peace.
Rogue: Are you going to kill me?
Magneto: Yes.
Rogue: Why?
Magneto: Because there is no land of tolerance. There is no peace. Not here, or anywhere else.
—X-Men 1
....
....
Magneto: Does it ever wake you in the middle of the night? The feeling that one day they will pass that foolish law or one just like it, and come for you? And your children?
Charles Xavier: It does, indeed.
Magneto: What do you do, when you wake up to that?
Charles Xavier: I feel a great swell of pity for the poor fool who comes to that school... looking for trouble.
Magneto: Why do you come here, Charles?
Charles Xavier: Why do you ask questions to which you already know the answer?
Magneto: Ah, yes. Your continuing search for hope... You know this plastic prison of theirs won’t hold me forever. The war is still coming, Charles. And I intend to fight it, by any means necessary.
—X-Men 1
....
....
Magneto: Charles Xavier. Have you come to rescue me?
Charles Xavier: Sorry, Eric. Not today.
Magneto: To what do I owe the pleasure?
Charles Xavier: The assassination attempt on the president. What do you know about it?
Magneto: Nothing. Only what I read in the papers. You really shouldn’t have to ask, Charles.
Charles Xavier: What’s happened to you?
Magneto: I’ve had frequent visits from William Stryker. You remember him, don’t you?
Charles Xavier: William Stryker.
Magneto: His son, Jason, was once a student of yours, wasn’t he?
Charles Xavier: Yes. Years ago. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to help him... at least not in the way his father wanted.
Magneto: And now you think that taking in the Wolverine will make up for your failure with Stryker’s son. You haven’t told him about his past, have you?
Charles Xavier: I’ve put him on the path. Logan’s mind is still fragile.
Magneto: Is it? Or are you afraid of losing one of your precious X-Men, old friend?
Charles Xavier: Eric, what have you done?
Magneto: I’m sorry, Charles. I couldn’t help it.
Charles Xavier: What have you told Stryker?
Magneto: Everything.
Charles Xavier: ....
Magneto: The war has begun.
Charles Xavier: Scott!
Magneto: You should’ve killed me when you had the chance!
—X-Men 2
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....
Mitchell Laurio: Have a nice sleep, Lensherr?
Magneto: There’s something different about you today, Mr. Laurio.
Mitchell Laurio: Yeah, I “was” having a good day.
Magneto: No, it’s something else...
Mitchell Laurio: Sit down.
Magneto: No.
Mitchell Laurio: I said, sit your ass down!
Magneto: ....
Mitchell Laurio: What are you doing?
Magneto: Ah, there it is... Too much iron in your blood! Mr. Laurio, never trust a beautiful woman. Especially one who’s interested in you.
—X-Men 2
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....
Pyro: So, they say you’re the bad guy.
Magneto: Is that what they say?
Pyro: That’s a dorky looking helmet. What’s it for?
Magneto: This “dorky looking helmet” is the only thing that’s going to protect me from the real bad guys. What’s your name?
Pyro: John.
Magneto: What’s your “real” name, John?
Pyro: Pyro.
Magneto: Quite a talent you have there, Pyro.
Pyro: I can only manipulate the fire. I can’t create it.
Magneto: You are a god among insects. Never let anyone tell you different.
—X-Men 2
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....
Magneto: No one ever talks about it. They just do it. And you go on with your lives, ignoring the signs all around you. And then, one day, when the air is still and the night has fallen... they come for you.
—X-Men 3
....
....
Magneto: Only then do you realize that while you’re talking about organizing and committees, the extermination has already begun. Make no mistake, my brothers, they will draw first blood. They will force their cure upon us. There is only question is, will you join my brotherhood and fight or await the inevitable genocide. Who will you stand with—the humans... or us?
—X-Men 3
....
....
Magneto: I have been marked once, my dear, and let me assure you, no needle shall ever touch my skin again.
—X-Men 3
....
....
Magneto: They wish to cure us. But I say to you we are the cure! The cure for that infirm, imperfect condition called “Homo sapiens”! They have their weapons... we have ours. We will strike with a vengeance and a fury that this world has never witnessed! And if any mutants stand in our way, we will use this poison against them! We shall go to Alcatraz Island, take control of the cure, and destroy its source! And then, nothing can stop us!
—X-Men 3
....
....
Jean Grey: And what do you want?
Magneto: I want you to be what you are. As nature intended.
—X-Men 3
....
....
Magneto: Do you remember when we first met? Do you know what I saw when I looked at you? I saw the next stage of evolution both Charles and I dreamt of finding. And I thought to myself, “Why would Charles want to turn this goddess into a mortal?” I can manipulate the metal in this, but you, you can do anything. Anything you can think of.
—X-Men 3
....
....
Magneto: Humans and their guns!
—X-Men 3
I wear red, the color of blood, in tribute to their lost lives. And the harder
I try to cast it aside, to find the gentler path, the more irresistibly I am
drawn back. I should have died myself with those that I loved.
Instead I carted the bodies by the hundreds, by the thousands, from the
death house to the crematorium, and the ashes to the burial ground.
Asking myself now what I could not then—why was I spared?
—Magneto, Uncanny X-Men #274
I try to cast it aside, to find the gentler path, the more irresistibly I am
drawn back. I should have died myself with those that I loved.
Instead I carted the bodies by the hundreds, by the thousands, from the
death house to the crematorium, and the ashes to the burial ground.
Asking myself now what I could not then—why was I spared?
—Magneto, Uncanny X-Men #274
