Count Iblis quotes from Battlestar Galactica (1978)

I will give you one more chance before I strike her down.

(referring to Sheba) Death to her, Apollo. (gets ready to strike Sheba down) May her soul curse you through eternity! (Apollo suddenly rushes in between Sheba and Count Iblis and takes the full force of Iblis' power. Apollo falls down, dead)

Sit, Baltar. Do not pace.

You. You!

Sit, old friend.

I will not! And you cannot ever again force me to do anything. I know you! I remember that voice.

Do you?

The voice of the Cylon Imperious Leader.

But the Cylons are machines.

Yes...now. But once they were a race of beings who allowed themselves to be overcome by their own technology.

And when did this happen?

A thousand yahrens ago. At the onset of the thousand yahren war against humans.

Then my voice would have to have been transcribed into a machine leader a thousand yahrens ago. I'd have to be a thousand yahrens old. Do not fear, my friend. All is not lost.

Commander Adama

(angrilly following Iblis) Iblis!! Who is attacking us? What are they? What are you?!

I have told you all you are capable of comprehending.

Commander Adama

For a man of such remarkable powers, you show very grave concern for those light forces observing us so closely.

They, too, are from my dominion.

Commander Adama

Then why do you fear them?

I fear no man, no creature.

Commander Adama

(a sneer of growing disbelief in his voice) Not even God?

(clearly wounded by Adama's tone) What do you primitive children know of what you call God?!

Commander Adama

Only that we have been given laws which cannot be broken by any man or creature.

Those laws do not apply to me.

Commander Adama

I wonder.

Commander Adama

I left orders that I was not to be disturbed.

You have sent your son in search of my identity.

Commander Adama

You told us your identity.

When a mortal breaks a bargain with me, there is a high price to be paid.

Commander Adama

I don't believe in you, Count Iblis, as did those poor souls who were destroyed on your ship on the planet. They followed you and they paid the price.

There is a price that you will pay: a life more meaningful to you than your own.

[referring to Lieutenant Sheba] Let her go! I command it!!

Captain Apollo

You command no one who does not willingly give you dominion! You have no power over me!

(sensing danger for the first time) You know who I am.

Captain Apollo

Yes, I finally know.

Lieutenant Starbuck

What is it? What's wrong, Count?

Nothing's wrong.

Lieutenant Starbuck

Then why do you look so worried? Did you break some kind of rule?

It's time for me to go.

Lieutenant Starbuck

Why? What happened? Was it within your dominion to strike down a follower? A soul given to you freely, but not an innocent? A spirit whose life you took against his will?!!

No one has dominion over me!!

Lieutenant Sheba

I wonder.

I am not finished with you mortals. There will come another time, another place. And we will meet again.