Superman: The Animated Series (TV Series)
Stolen Memories (1996)
Corey Burton: Brainiac
Quotes
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Superman : You destroyed those planets, didn't you? And every living soul on them!
Brainiac : Only their knowledge was important. It is what I was programed to colect and protect.
Superman : But why kill?
Brainiac : The fewer beings who have the knowledge, the more precious it becomes.
Superman : You're insane!
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General : So, Mr. Luthor, how long did you intend to keep your rendezvous a secret? In case you haven't heard, there's a thing known as "national security."
Lex Luthor : There's also a thing known as "free enterprise". It was LexCorp that scanned the heavens, it was LexCorp that made contact and it will be LexCorp that reaps the benefits.
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Brainiac : You are your father's son, Kal-El. Headstrong, foolish, easily defeated and ultimately forgotten.
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Brainiac : We are both orphans of the same planet. While you've been living here on Earth, I have roamed the universe. These orbs contain all the knowledge I've collected. Each represents all the recorded information from a single planet.
Superman : Incredible. And Krypton?
Brainiac : [leading him to a specific orb] All that was Krypton is contained within this orb. Go ahead. Touch your legacy.
Superman : [touching it, he has a vision of Jor-El] Father.
Brainiac : Enough.
Superman : I... I saw my father. Did you know him?
Brainiac : Yes. He helped me escape Krypton's fate, too. Now all of our home world's memories are stored within me.
Superman : You mean you're an artificial intelligence, and those orbs, they're some kind of memory modules.
Brainiac : Most perceptive.
[leading him out]
Brainiac : In all my travels, I have never encountered another quite like you. We would make a formidable pair, we twin sons of Krypton. Join me, Kal-El. Help me explore the galaxies and collect knowledge, and I will give you memories of Krypton. You will know your world as if you lived there yourself.
Superman : But Earth is my home now.
Brainiac : Powers such as yours should not be confined to a single infinitesimal dot. Consider my offer. In exchange for this world, I am offering you the universe.
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General : What do we know about this alien?
Lex Luthor : Brainiac is a collector of data. In exchange for information about us, he is willing to share his vast knowledge of the universe. Allow me to demonstrate.
[taking out a hand-held device and pressing a button, the General is lifted into the air]
General : Hey, what is this?
Lex Luthor : This is just a sample of his technology. Who knows what else he has? A cure for cancer? A way to repair the Ozone? Are you going to turn your backs on that?
General : Get me down from here. Luthor!
[as Lex turns the device off and the General falls, Superman flies up to catch him]
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Lex Luthor : Welcome to Earth. I am Lex Luthor, the one who intercepted your transmission.
Brainiac : I am pleased to make contact with you, Lex Luthor. I am called Brainiac. I presume you speak for your planet?
Lex Luthor : For all intents and purposes. In any event, I know what you want, and as a show of my friendship, I offer you this: a disc containing basic information about Earth and its history. A kind of planetary primer.
Jimmy Olsen : [Brainiac vanishes] Hey. Where's the green guy go?
Lois Lane : Show's not over yet.
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Brainiac : Most impressive. Your powers even exceed Luthor's description.
Superman : Brainiac, I presume.
Brainiac : I apologize for any discomfort, but it was important that I accurately gauge your powers.
Superman : Why? Morbid curiosity?
Brainiac : Curiosity, yes. Morbid, hardly. You see, we have more in common than you can possibly know, Kal-El.
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Superman : You destroyed those planets, didn't you? And every living soul on them!
Brainiac : Only their knowledge was important. It was what I was programmed to collect and protect.
Superman : But why kill?
Brainiac : The fewer beings who have the knowledge, the more precious it becomes.
Superman : You're insane!
