The Watcher quotes from What If...?

The Watcher

Everyone has a story worth telling, Even two lost souls on the wrong path. But sometimes, all it takes is a trip to the movies to remind you that anything is possible. Even a happy ending. (then, a group of Celestials appear next to him) Then again, who doesn't love a cliffhanger?

The Watcher

In an instant, Howard and Darcy The Duck’s whole world changed. Little did they know their child was destined to change everyone else’s too.

The Watcher

(last lines) With some mysteries, sometimes the only answer is another question. You see... Time. Space. Reality. It's more than a linear path. It's a prism of endless possibility, where a single choice can branch off into infinite realities, creating new phenomena beyond what you could possibly imagine. I am Uatu. I see all of these vast new realities. Open your eyes, dare to face the unknown and ponder the question... What if?

The Watcher

[closing narration] I believe that in this universe, as in every other, hope never dies– as long as someone keeps their good eye on the bigger picture.

Fury

Welcome back, Captain. [Turns around and sees Carol behind him]

So, where's the fight?

The Watcher

[thinking out loud while observing Strange] He's on the wrong path. I could warn him. Intervene. But the fate of his universe is not worth risking the safety of all others. Besides, I doubt he'd listen.

Dr. Strange

[hears the Watcher's voice] Hello? Who's there?

Strange Supreme

[to the Watcher] YOU! You can stop this! Please... Fix this...

The Watcher

The same way you "fixed" Christine?

Strange Supreme

I was wrong, I—

The Watcher

You were warned.

Strange Supreme

I know, but the world! The world shouldn't pay for my arrogance. I-I read about you; sensed your presence. You're a god. You can undo this.

The Watcher

I'm not a god. And neither are you.

Strange Supreme

Then punish me! Not the world, not Christine.

The Watcher

Honestly, if I could fix this, if I could punish you instead, I would. But I can't interfere. You, more than anyone else, should understand that meddling with time and events only leads to more destruction.

Strange Supreme

No... NOOOOOO!!! I didn't mean for this to happen!

The Watcher

[both observing and narrating] The realization nearly broke the machine. With his mission complete, Ultron was now just a program without a purpose. The victor without a war, sentenced to spend all of eternity... alone.

Ultron

Who... Who said that?

The Watcher

Basking in the boundless silence of his universe, Ultron ascended to a previously unattainable level of consciousness. He became aware of another. [Ultron turns around] He became aware of the— [stops, confused]

Ultron

...I see you. [The Watcher gasps in horror] There are universes beyond my own...

The Watcher

[hides himself from Ultron's sight; horrified] I...have seen everything... that has ever happened. Ever will happen. Ever could happen. And yet... What the hell is THIS?!

Strange Supreme

Are you ready to break your oath?

The Watcher

You want me to say it?

Strange Supreme

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. I wanna hear you say it.

The Watcher

Okay. I can't believe I'm about to say this. I see now. I need your help.

Captain Carter

But this Ultron could be hiding anywhere in the Multiverse?

The Watcher

Yes.

Star Lord T'Challa

Behind an army of killer robots?

The Watcher

Afraid so.

And armed with a full set of stones?

Strange Supreme

She's got a point.

The Watcher

I never said it would be easy.

This is a suicide mission.

Um, excuse me, yeah. Is there a universe of Chinese food that has alternate dimension delivery? Tummy's getting rumbly. [chuckles]

Strange Supreme

[whispering aside to the Watcher] You picked them.

We're just stories to you. We're not real. You watch us fight, win, lose. Tell me, did you make popcorn while Ultron murdered my friends and burned my world to the ground?

The Watcher

You are more than that to me.

Are we?

The Watcher

You. Your stories. They... are everything to me.

Is that a kid?!

The Watcher

Not just any kid, but Peter Quill. The son of Earth and the stars whose pain and loss now threatens to destroy the very world he once called home, and the entire universe along with it.

The Watcher

What you're seeing has all the makings of a Shakespearean tragedy: a king marred by loss, a soldier on the run, a world on the brink of oblivion. The year is 1602. She is Captain Peggy Carter. But how is a time-displaced super-soldier end up in such a strangely familiar reality? The sad truth is that there are worlds among the Multiverse simply meant to die, but every once in a while, a glimmer of hope can emerge. With their world collapsing in on itself, a band of heroes gathered together to save their reality. The Scarlet Witch, Wanda Maximoff, used her powers to reach into a neighboring universe for a warrior. One willing to face impossible odds to save a dying reality that's not her own. A hero like Captain Peggy Carter. And so, the captain joined the heroes of 1602 in their desperate bid to save their world. But now, after weeks of trial and error, she stands alone. A failure and an outlaw in the dying universe she was summoned to save. On the run, with no way home. No place to go. Nothing.

Captain Carter

I can hear you, you know?

The Watcher

Wait. Really? You can?

The Watcher

Worlds die every day. I've watched millions fade from existence. It happens.

Captain Carter

Well, not on my watch.

Captain Carter

If you see someone hurt, you help them.

The Watcher

Well, a piece of advice from an all-seeing being: you cannot possibly comprehend the consequences of your actions. Even if you find and destroy this forerunner, what happens next? What if the world doesn't magically correct itself? What if it's the final straw that destroys this universe? What if, when the universe resets, you're trapped here forever? What if you die?

Captain Carter

"What if, what if, what if". I have to try.

The Watcher

Because you're human.

Captain Carter

Because I'm Captain Carter. And if you're not going to help me, get out of my way.

Captain Carter

What in the world...?

The Watcher

Or "worlds", I guess you could say.

Captain Carter

Well, look who it is. You here to help for a change, or just to narrate?