“Strength comes in many forms. However, the form that most people seem to care about is physical strength.”
“People are obsessed with building up their bodies to turn themselves into something like a God’s. For some, it’s for purely aesthetic reasons. For some others, they want to feel as powerful as Ares himself.”
“Those people think that by turning themselves into musclebound hulks, they’ll be viewed as strong in every other area too. They’d be wrong.”
“It’s one matter to look strong, but acting strong is another thing entirely. With enough hard work, anyone can look like they belong to the Pantheon. However, what matters most is being able to use that strength when it is needed.”
“You could argue that I don’t have that kind of strength anymore. Given all that’s happened to me this past year and a half, I wouldn’t fault you for saying such. However, I’m still strong enough to stand for what’s right.”
“I’m strong enough to stand up for the little guy and fight against the evils of DOOM and Hatchet. I’m strong enough to bring the fight to them and while keeping their acts of evil from becoming reality.”
“You know who isn’t strong enough to pull off a feat like that? Ajax the Adonis. He might be the strongest man in all of Arcadia, but he isn’t strong enough to break free from Klaus’s grip over him.”
“He had prime opportunity to do so as well. Mr. Sunshine had cut the chains that bounded him to the Ringmaster and offered him a chance at being more than just a sideshow act in Way’s circus.”
“But he refused that offer. He wasn’t strong enough to fight free of the Warden’s mind games. He instead attacked Charlie for even attempting to free him and the rest of the Unnaturals.”
“Despite building yourself up as Arcadia’s Strongest Man, you weren’t strong enough to free yourself from servitude and live up to your moniker. Physical strength means nothing if you can’t stand up for what’s right.”
“I fought against and freed myself from DOOM’s grasp over me when the opportunity arose. Even when he tries his best to keep me down for the act of burning down that Zeus forsaken place, I will keep fighting because people like him don’t deserve the satisfaction of controlling me.”
“I might not be anywhere near as strong as you physically, but when it comes to fighting the good fight, I can say that I’m stronger than you will ever be.”
“You and Solus have made your choices. You want to be controlled by this man and his Freakshow until you two can no longer entertain the crowd.”
“The chance to prove how strong you were was right there, yet you didn’t want to take it. Now everyone knows that you’re really a weakling that values aesthetics over actual strength.”
“Congratulations. You failed to put out a fire before it became an inferno. Now you’ll get burned for your inaction.”