Ray Palmer quotes from Legends of Tomorrow

Nate

Masako's supposed to marry the shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu.

Sara

Yeah, met him. Not a fan.

Nate

Well, the reason he sticks out in the history books is because he likes to murder his wives, and I can't leave Masako to his mercy.

Ray

Especially since he stole my Atom suit.

Nate

Exactly. Wait, what? You let the shogun steal a 21st century super suit?

Ray

After I crash-landed, trying to rescue you.

Sara

And how does the shogun even know how to operate your Atom suit?

Ray

I designed it so an idiot could use it.

Mick

An idiot does.

Nate

You think I don't want to save the girl, spare the village, and be a hero for once in my damn life? I spent half of my childhood in a hospital, where it didn't even occur to me to dream about having superpowers. But guess what? I got them, I lost them, and now I really really need them and I can't get them back.

Ray

This isn't all about you! I worked for years, spent billions of dollars to develop the Atom suit. I nearly died learning to shrink! And now I need to teach you to destroy the very thing... the only thing that makes me a hero!

Nate

Wait. "Sematic overload" means "destroy the suit"?

Ray

Yeah, Nate. We can't beat the shogun while he's wearing the suit, so we have to blow the suit up. Your powers are within you. After today, I'll have nothing left. [walks away]

You remind me of my son.

Ray

Why? Was he a terrible teacher, too?

He was a great samurai. I built him the strongest and most formidable armor in all of Japan. Forged him a sword fit for an emperor.

Ray

What happened to him?

My son was popular with the men who served under him, and the shogun resented him for it. So he ordered to commence seppuku.

Ray

We will make sure that the shogun pays for what he's done to your family.

Maybe. Maybe not. But I ask you: would I rather hold my son again, or his armor?

Ray

Your son, obviously.

An armor's nothing but iron, leather and silk. It can be replaced. But a man who wears the armor is...

Ray

I get it. You're saying I don't need a suit of armor to defeat the shogun.

Don't be ridiculous. He'll kill you in seconds.

Ray

Nice job blowing the time pirate's escape pod. Put another win in the mission column.

Jax

Did you not see what happened next?

Ray

No, I took a break, had to go the bathroom. [Jax throws up his hands in frustration] You OK?

Mick

We were attacked by zombies. And somebody put sprouts on my sandwich.

Mick

What'd I say about crossing streams?

Ray

You said we don't follow the rules.

Mick

That's the ONE rule! One rule we follow!

Stein

The truth is, this young man [points to his sleeping younger self] is like a stranger to me. Every time I encounter him, I can't imagine I was ever that person.

Ray

I think anyone would feel that way about meeting their younger self. I don't recognize my current self. Mick told me I need to be more like me. And he's right, which is rare.

Stein

Indeed.

Ray

Problem is, I don't know what being "me" means right now. I don't know if that makes any sense.

Stein

Of course it does. I think everyone struggles, at least on occasion, with who they are and what their place is in the world.

Ray

So what's the answer?

Stein

I have no idea. But... I suppose it's just to live. It's all any of us can really do. And hopefully, though the act of living, we discover who we truly are, and learn to grow from that.

Gideon

The bullet has lodged itself between several of Dr. Heywood's internal organs.

Ray

How's that possible? He's made of steel.

Sara

Because it wasn't a normal bullet. It was dwarf star.

Gideon

I estimate his chance of survival at 51%.

Nate

Ugh, would it kill you to say "better than average", Gideon?

Nate

I just thought becoming a superhero, I would spend less time in the library than my old job. So...

Ray

Well, research skills are kind of a superpower. And you can turn to steel. You got two.

Ray

Uh, actually, there's something I've been working on before I start building a new exo-suit. It's, uh, not exactly what was in your drawing. I made a few improvements. [uncovers Nate's costume]

Nate

Shut the front door.

Ray

Yeah. I figured you earned it. Steel.

Nate

Cool name.

Nate

What just happened?

Ray

Well, it's the strangest thing. Two cops just escorted Eliot Ness to the Bureau.

Nate

They're not escorting him to the Bureau! They're gonna throw him in the river!

Ray

What?

Nate

Ray, 1920 Chicago PD was the most corrupt police force in history. Almost all of them were on Capone's payroll. Did you or did you not see The Untouchables?

Ray

You know, if this is the week the Feds get Capone's ledger, why does it take four more years for them to take him down?

Nate

Because it's the Federal government.

Ray

Apologies. You must get this all the time. But I must tell you, I am a really big fan.

A fan? So you make wind?

Ray

No. No, no, no, no, no, no. Well, I mean, maybe after all this food. [laughs] No, what I mean is I'm a big admirer of yours.

You've heard tale of my exploits?

Ray

Yes! Yes! Since I was a wee lad! [sees Galahad not understanding] It's hard to explain.

I am but a servant. It is my honor to serve the true inspiration of Camelot's glory - King Arthur. For was it not he who said that "might must serve right, lest it bloom into the cruel flower of tyranny"?

Ray

Yet another reason I love him.

Ray

Hey. Now, it's not historically accurate, but I couldn't resist. [shows Nate his Atom suit underneath the armor and then channels the ionic energy through the sword]

It's like a sabre, made of light.

Ray

Yeah! Just don't call it a lightsaber. Major trademark issues, right?

Give it up, Raymond. You're a glorified nerd, not a knight.

Ray

It's Sir Raymond of the Palms, and on behalf of my 12-year-old self, allow me to retort. [switches on "lightsaber" and duels Darhk]

Ray

But hey, the sun is setting, maybe I should go out catch us an iguana and prepare some of my world-famous iguana soup.

Nate

Nah, I'm good. I brought energy bars from the ship.

Ray

What? Energy bars?

Nate

Mm-hmm.

Ray

Come on, Nate, we're in the Cretaceous Period. You have to at least try the local cuisine.