“Who am I? I am Susan Ivanova. Commander. Daughter of Andrei and Sofie Ivanov. I am the right hand of vengeance, and the boot that is going to kick your sorry ass all the way back to Earth, sweetheart! I am death incarnate, and the last living thing that you are ever going to see. God sent me.”
“Only one human has ever prevailed against the Minbari in combat. He is behind me. You are in front of me. If you value your lives, be somewhere else.”
That’s just one of the ones that Delenn got that really sparked something in me when I watched it as a teenager. The full quote, however, begins with the query, from Delenn, “Why not? Only one Human Captain…”
Another of my personal favorites of hers is, “This body is only a shell. You cannot touch me, you cannot harm me. I’m not afraid.”
Also: “I have served The Council for 16 cycles, I was the chosen of Dukhat to replace him. I held Him when he died. His Blood is on my hands, his Spirit in my eyes, his Word on my lips. You will step aside in His name and mine, or in Valen’s Name, I will tear this ship apart until I find them!”
Full quote is: “Why not? Only one human captain has ever survived battle with a Minbari Fleet. He is behind me. You are in front of me. If you value your lives, be somewhere else!”
That’s clearly Susan Ivanova.
Deep cut.
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Bonus points for those that know Susan is canonically gay, which for that time was something.
This is bi erasure. She loved, and lost, both Talia and Marcus.
So many excellent lines in that show. She and Delenn got the best ones.
That’s just one of the ones that Delenn got that really sparked something in me when I watched it as a teenager. The full quote, however, begins with the query, from Delenn, “Why not? Only one Human Captain…”
Another of my personal favorites of hers is, “This body is only a shell. You cannot touch me, you cannot harm me. I’m not afraid.”
Also: “I have served The Council for 16 cycles, I was the chosen of Dukhat to replace him. I held Him when he died. His Blood is on my hands, his Spirit in my eyes, his Word on my lips. You will step aside in His name and mine, or in Valen’s Name, I will tear this ship apart until I find them!”
I did not know that. I watched them all, but it was long ago.
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