Justice League Unlimited (TV Series)

The Cat and the Canary (2005)

Dennis Farina: Wildcat, Ted Grant

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Quotes 

• Wildcat : Fighting is what I do, alright? It's all I was ever good at and I'm still good at it. I'm Wildcat, the guy who fights. That's what I am.

• Wildcat : I'll be there in ten minutes.

  Black Canary : Would those be real minutes or Wildcat minutes?

• Wildcat : What is this?

  Dinah Lance : We wanna help you, Ted. We wanna get you out of here.

  Wildcat : Why? Does it look like I have a problem?

  Dinah Lance : You do if you don't see what you've become here. You're entertainment for these people, the rooster in a cockfight.

• Wildcat : I'm not doing it. I only fight guys who have it coming. That's all I've ever done.

  Roulette : Or so you've told yourself. The truth is you love the fight.

  Wildcat : Well, I'm not gonna love beating up one of my own students. That ain't right.

  Roulette : If you trained her, she can take care of herself. She knew what she was getting into. And if you don't do this, I'll never let you fight in that cage again. And I expect you to win no matter what. Don't take a fall. Don't even go easy on her. You're still my star attraction, and I need you undefeated. Ruin that, and I'll put you out to pasture as quickly as the League. Are we clear?

• Black Canary : What do you think you're doing?

  Green Arrow : Teaching the teacher a lesson.

  Black Canary : [Wildcat beats up on Arrow]  Wildcat, stop it!

  Wildcat : He asked for it!

  Green Arrow : So when are you gonna start, has-been?

  [Wildcat beats on him as hard as he can] 

  Green Arrow : I don't have any powers. And you're still too old to knock me out.

  Wildcat : [throwing another hard punch]  You had enough, smart guy? Huh? Get up! I'm not done.

• Wildcat : I've come to a decision. I'm not gonna fight anymore.

  Roulette : What brought this on?

  Wildcat : It's interfering with my work and I've been letting my friends down.

  Roulette : Hmm. You mean the Justice League?

  Wildcat : That's right.

  Roulette : The timing's a shame. Atomic Skull's in town, and he wanted a shot at you. But don't worry. I'll tell him you quit.

  Wildcat : Knock it off. I know what you're doing, and it's not gonna work. I've already made up my mind.

  Roulette : Well, you're a good man, Cat. You care about the right things. I can't fault you for being loyal to the League. I just have a hard time understanding it.

  Wildcat : What's so hard about it?

  Roulette : Well, you must have to swallow a lot of pride, being one of the only normal humans in the group. No superpowers, not even a pile of gadgets like Batman's. You want out of this, fine. But if you wanna stay where people respect you, where you're the king, then don't go.

• Wildcat : Just what do you think you're doing?

  Black Canary : If the only way to get you out of here is to take this place down, then so be it. You better decide whose side you're on.

  [glancing up at Roulette, Wildcat steps aside and lets the other brawlers advance on her] 

• Green Arrow : What's the matter, Cat? Afraid?

  Wildcat : He's not a fighter.

  Green Arrow : I know what it is. Maybe you'd rather fight a woman.

  [Wildcat throws a hard punch] 

• Wildcat : I'm sorry for what I put you through. But don't worry. Seeing a dead body from my hands, it knocked me back to my senses.

  Black Canary : I believe you, but I'd like some assurance it's gonna stick.

  Wildcat : [she opens a door, where J'onn waits inside]  Excuse me?

  Black Canary : Things like this sometimes you can't stop all by yourself, no matter how much you want to.

  Wildcat : Believe me, fighting's nowhere near as tough as this is gonna be.

• Roulette : Ladies and gentlemen, prepare yourselves for the world's first cage fight between two heroes, right here at Meta-Brawl!

  [the crowd cheers] 

  Roulette : However, there's been a change in the program. Instead of Black Canary, Wildcat will be fighting Green Arrow!

  Wildcat : There's no way. I'm not fighting him. Canary could have held her own, but not this guy.

  Roulette : You'll fight who I tell you to fight. End of story.

• Wildcat : I can leave anytime I want. I don't need help.

  Dinah Lance : Then leave. Right now.

  Wildcat : Uh-uh. I'm fighting Atomic Skull tonight, and you know he deserves a beating.

  Dinah Lance : Ted, come on.

  Wildcat : [punching a locker]  Hey, I was the greatest, all right? I fought 'em all, and I beat 'em all. And now look at me. Most of the time they keep me up in that stupid spaceship babysitting. They call me to do real work less and less. Don't you think I see where this is going? I mean, I don't shoot beams from my eyes, I... I can't turn myself invisible, I don't even have a supersonic bird call.

  Dinah Lance : So that's it? You're angry at people with powers and down here you get to beat on them? Am I getting too close now?

  Ollie Queen : [he takes a swipe at her]  Hey, settle down!

  Wildcat : How's this your business, huh?

  Dinah Lance : [pushing them apart]  Stay out of it, Ollie.

• Black Canary : Sorry about getting you into this.

  Green Arrow : Forget the apology. Just do that sonic scream of yours.

  Black Canary : I can't. At this range, it would kill them. I have a better idea. How would you like to see two League members fight each other? Me and Wildcat in the cage right now. That make you some money?

  Roulette : Oh, definitely.

  Black Canary : Then here's the deal. If I win, you ban Wildcat from cage fighting forever. And if lose, I'll never bother you again.

  Wildcat : Forget it.

  Roulette : Can't do that, Cat. It's much too good an idea. Everything's okay, folks. In fact, it's fabulous. Because after a brief intermission, Wildcat is going to fight Black Canary. That's right, two good guys fighting each other. And one of them's her. So place your bets.

• Black Canary : [after it appears Wildcat killed Green Arrow]  What have you done?

  Roulette : I'll tell you what he's done. He's taken the fights to a whole new level. Think of the word that'll spread from this. Anything's possible here. Next time you fight, we'll clear millions.

  Wildcat : No. No, I'm out. And this time, I mean it.

• Green Arrow : It's a stunner. Puts you in metabolic stasis for a few minutes.

  Black Canary : You wanted him to see what it would feel like to kill someone.

  Green Arrow : Think it worked?

  Wildcat : It worked.

  Roulette : [as they leave]  Who are you kidding? You won't be happy stuck on that ship. I give you a month, and you'll be back here crying for me to give you another chance. Mark my words, Wildcat, I know your kind, and you will fight again.

  Black Canary : Of course he will. Just not here.