Allen the Alien quotes from Invincible

Allen the Alien

(after taking a punch from Anissa, and surviving without any major injury) Last time that hurt a lot more.

Allen the Alien

So... you're a Viltrumite? But you don't work for them? And your dad tried to take over the planet but then left? He just left? That's nuts, man.

Yeah. As far as we can tell, my dad is just gone.

Allen the Alien

That is super weird for a Viltrumite. They don't just give up. They're relentless. They destroyed my world when my people rebelled against them. They blew up our planet rather than lose it.

Jesus... I'm sorry.

Allen the Alien

Don't be. From the sounds of it, I'm the one who should be apologizing. If I'd checked my orders properly, I would've seen that Earth was flagged for Viltrumite takeover. I could have warned you.

I would have just gone to my dad and told him everything. Who knows what would have happened then?

Allen the Alien

I can't imagine what you're going through. Literally. Like, I have no concept of it. With my home world gone, my people had to create breeding camps just to stop us from going extinct. I've never even met my father.

After the last few days, I'm jealous.

Allen the Alien

The Coalition of Planets will want to hear about you. A power struggle's brewing in the farthest reaches of space.

What kind of power struggle?

Allen the Alien

The Coalition is trying to unite enough worlds to stop the Viltrumite empire. The thing is... no one's even heard of a Viltrumite abandoning their post. It's insane. It just doesn't happen. This could be the advantage we've been looking for.

Sure. Let me know if I can do anything to help.

Allen the Alien

I don't get why you're smiling?

Just thinking about everything I've been through. How huge it all feels. But the fact it's just a small part of something much larger makes it all seem more... manageable. I don't know. But it helps.

Allen the Alien

Sorry to rain on your parade. That happens on Earth, right? Anyway, once they find out your father took off, the Viltrumites are gonna come for you. Trust me, when they set their sights on a planet, they don't give up without a fight.

I'll be ready.

Allen the Alien

I hope so. What's the plan in the meantime?

Finish high school, I guess.

Allen the Alien

Oh, all right. Good. Sounds good. [cut to black] What is high school?

Allen the Alien

(tasting the burger) Mmm, pretty good, look at that. Not bad, Mark. You're not just Invincible, (pats Mark's shoulder) you're also like Earth's food cooking man. Pretty impressive.

What? Oh, no I-I just work here. I don't actually make the food.

Allen the Alien

Ummm, next time also, constructive criticism, (removing a pickle from his burger) do not put these green things in here. These are gross.

Yeah, umm... hey so, did you ever find Urath?

Allen the Alien

(scoffs) Yeah, of course I found it. Uh, very, very quickly. Very easily. Yellow skies, purple grass. And get this, they have burgers there too. Just like these. Who would have guessed, huh?

You never found it, right?

Allen the Alien

No. Nope. Not even close. I hope they're okay. I think about them quite a bit, honestly. But uh, how about you? What do you been up to? It's been a while. I think everyone agrees it's been, like... a little ridiculous how long it's been.

Hey, I've been busy.

Allen the Alien

Doing what?

Well, I've been busy... (a comical montage plays, showing a chibi Invincible doing what he says is doing) Writing, designing, storyboarding, voice acting, key posing, in-betweening, cleaning up, color slapping, comping the whole thing, and all that for, you know, roughly thousands of shots, so... It's kinda a lot.

Allen the Alien

(beat) Sure, yeah. Although like ninety percent of that, if I'm being honest, sounds completely made up. But, the real question is... when are you going back out there? The world needs more Invincible.

Ugh, it's coming. Okay? (Allen takes his phone) Hey!

Allen the Alien

Yeah, I know. But like, a specific date would be nice.

Oh, okay, fine. The world will get more Invincible in uh... late 2023.

Allen the Alien

(claps enthusiastically) Alright! Okay, I'll take it! Late 2023! Perfect! Sure! (slurps a soda; title card is presented with inscription "Season 2 Late 2023 (more or less)" beneath) So 2023, is that like one of your years? You know our planets, they all have different systems of keeping track on time. Like they go around the stars at different speeds. But the way you said that number... makes it sound soon. Is it soon? I really want it to be soon.

Allen the Alien

(inhales deeply, groans) Oh, wow. (groans) Wow. Oh, wow. I'm not dead. I was pretty sure I was dead. Felt like I was dead. This is... Oh, this is a nice surprise. Um... Hello? Hello? Someone want to let me out of this, uh, thing? Well, this is great. (sighs)(he accidentally breaks out of the container) Oh, no. Oh, I'm sorr... sorry! Oh, God, oh, crap. Oh, I broke... I broke it. I broke it. (he gets up, and is revealed to be more muscular) Oh, this thing, I bet this is... Oh, I bet this is expensive. Oh, God. (notices his restored and bigger body) Huh. (laughs) Huh. Would you look at that?

Thaedus

I am glad to see you in one piece, Allen of Unopa.

Allen the Alien

Yeah. One very large and ripped piece.

Thaedus

Yes. I'm afraid I owe you an apology. When we brought you here after the Viltrumite attack, I turned off your life-support machine and left you to fend for yourself.

Allen the Alien

What? Why? W-Why would you do that?

Thaedus

I knew, without it, you would either die or recover stronger than before. I am sorry I gambled with your life, but it has paid off. You may now be able to stand your ground against a Viltrumite.

Allen the Alien

Yeah, I doubt that. They hit me so hard my eye came out. I remember seeing that, like, from my own eye. It was very strange.

Thaedus

You underestimate yourself, Allen.

Allen the Alien

Yeah, well, I appreciate your vote of confidence, but I'm not gonna ask for a rematch anytime soon. If I even see another Viltrumite, I'm gonna... (Thaedus asks for a moment of silence, and removes his fake beard, leaving only his mustache; shocked) Holy shit! (leaps out of the container) You're a Viltrumite?!

Thaedus

No, I am something much worse. I am the only Viltrumite to ever rebel against the empire. At least, until you told me about Invincible. Allen, I need you to go back to Earth and bring Invincible here. He is the key to turning the tide of this war.

Allen the Alien

What the hell is that guy's problem?

His girlfriend just died.

Allen the Alien

Well, now I feel like a giant douchebag.

Allen

[talking with Nolan telepathically] We are on the same side now.

Nolan

No... we're not.

Allen

You turned against the Empire. Mark told me all about it.

Nolan

You... you saw Mark?

Allen

Yes, on Earth. I came to enlist him in the Coalition's fight against your old pals. But it seems you beat me to it.

Nolan

Leave him out of this, this isn't his fight. Let the boy have a moment of peace. Let me pay for what I did.

Allen

Yeah, don't worry, that's gonna happen. I've heard the chatter in here. They're gonna execute you, bro.

Nolan

They are, yes.

Allen

Most people would be more worried about that.

Nolan

I'm not a Viltrumite anymore, not really. I feel shame and regret for my actions. I see the suffering of lesser beings, and it... upsets me, deeply.

Allen

You say that like it's a bad thing.

Nolan

What I did on Earth... the pain and destruction I caused was immeasurable. What I did to those people... what I did to my son...

Allen

Yeah, and your people are doing that on a thousand different planets, right now. But you can help us stop them.

Nolan

I deserve death.

Allen

[exasperated] Oh, God!

Nolan

And yet...

Allen

What? What is it?

Nolan

[speaking aloud] I think... I miss my wife.

Nolan

No one's coming.

Allen

What?

Nolan

We don't need to worry. No reinforcements are coming.

Allen

I mean, there was definitely time for the prison to make a distress call back to Viltrum HQ.

Nolan

They'll know what happen, but they won't come. They can't.

Allen

Okay, I'm gonna need a little more to go on than an incomplete thought and a mysterious look.

Nolan

There are fewer then fifty pure-blooded Viltrumites left in the universe. This is the empire's most closely guarded secret. It's also why we can beat them.

Allen

Hey, Mark, um, is everything okay with your dad?

Uh, I think so. Why?

Allen

It's just, ever since we left Earth, he's been in a major funk. Oh, "funk" is, uh, it's a Unopan word. It...it means kind of like bummed out, you know?

Yeah, it means the same thing on Earth.

Allen

That is weird. Anyway, he's all sulky and he won't talk to me about it.

I think he expected my mom to be happier to see him.

Allen

Why would he expect that? He told me what he did there. He's lucky he walked out of that house in one piece.

He's not used to people telling him no.

Your brother seems upset with him too.

Yeah, I thought it was because my dad didn't go see him back on Earth, but now I'm not so sure.

Allen

Well, at least Nolan's trying.

[chuckles] I'm not sure there's enough try in the world to make up for what he did.