Changes: List of catchphrases

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The following lists common catchprases (and variations/indirect uses thereof), used by an assortment of characters.

You have failed this city

Mainly used by Oliver Queen in his The Hood and Green Arrow vigilante personas, first to the people from The List and then occasionally to assorted criminals from the Star City.

Uses

Arrow

Season 1

Episode	User	Said to	Variation	Notes
"Pilot"	Robert Queen	Oliver Queen and himself	I didn't build our city. I failed it.	Although the phrase is a staple of the first season of the show, safe for this quip by Robert it was never uttered in the pilot. The use still retains significance, as it likely inspired Oliver's variant.
"Honor Thy Father"	Oliver Queen/The Hood	Marcus Redmond	Marcus Redmond, you've failed this city.	The first known use of the phrase in the series.
"Honor Thy Father"	Oliver Queen/The Hood	Martin Somers	You've failed this city.
"Lone Gunmen"	Oliver Queen/The Hood	James Holder	James Holder, you...	Gets cut mid-sentence by Floyd Lawton shooting Holder.
"Damaged"	Oliver Queen/The Hood	Leo Mueller	Leo Mueller, you have failed this city.	Last line of the episode.
"Vendetta"	Oliver Queen/The Hood	Anthony Venza	Anthony Venza. You have failed this city.
"Year's End"	Oliver Queen/The Hood	John Diggle and himself	You know, Dig when I confront somebody on the list I tell them that they failed the city.But tonight, it was me who failed.
"Betrayal"	Oliver Queen/The Hood	Moira Queen	Moira Queen, you have failed this city.	First time apart from indirect uses when the phrase was not addressed to a person from The List.
"Dead to Rights"	Oliver Queen/The Hood	Guillermo Barrera	Guillermo Barrera. You have failed this city.
"Dead to Rights"	Malcolm Merlyn	Audience at the award ceremony and himself	The truth is I haven't done enough for this city. My City. I've failed it.
"Unfinished Business"	Cecil Adams/The Count	Oliver Queen/The Hood	You have failed this city! (repeatedly)	First time the phrase was returned to Oliver himself.
"Unfinished Business"	Oliver Queen	John Diggle and himself.	This guy didn't fail the city. The city failed him. And so did I.
"The Undertaking"	Oliver Queen/The Hood	Harold Backman	Harold Backman. You have failed this city.
"Darkness on the Edge of Town"	Oliver Queen/The Hood	Malcolm Merlyn	Malcolm Merlyn, you have failed this city.
"Sacrifice"	Moira Queen		My name is Moira Dearden Queen. I am the acting CEO of Queen Consolidated. And God forgive me, I have failed this city.

Season 2

Episode	User	Said to	Variation
"City of Heroes"	The Hoods	Mayor Altman	You have failed this city, Mr. Mayor!
"City of Heroes"	The Hoods	Oliver Queen	Oliver Queen! You failed this city.
"Streets of Fire"	Oliver Queen	Felicity Smoak and himself	I have failed this city.

Season 3

Episode	User	Said to	Variation	Notes
"The Calm"	Oliver Queen/The Arrow	Vincent Steelgrave	Vincent Steelgrave. You have failed this city!
"The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak"	Oliver Queen/The Arrow	Myron Forest	Myron Forest. You have failed this city.
"The Climb"	Ra's al Ghul	Oliver Queen	Well, Mr. Queen, You failed to protect the city you love.
"Uprising"	Oliver Queen/The Arrow	Danny Brickwell	Daniel Brickwell. You have failed this city.	First instance of Oliver saying this phrase to a person mentioned in The List since the first season.
"The Return"	Robert Queen	Oliver Queen (through video message)	I didn't save our city, I failed it.
"My Name Is Oliver Queen"	Oliver Queen	Tatsu Yamashiro	He failed this city. And I'm giving him the justice he deserves.	Referring to Matthew Shrieve.

Season 4

Episode	User	Said to	Variation
"Green Arrow"	Oliver Queen	Felicity Smoak	Felicity Smoak. You have failed this omelet.
"Beyond Redemption"	Oliver Queen/Green Arrow	Liza Warner	Sergeant Warner, you have failed this city.
"Canary Cry"	Evelyn Sharp/Black Canary	Oliver Queen	You failed this city.
"Canary Cry"	Oliver Queen	Felicity Smoak and John Diggle	She told me that we failed this city. She's not wrong.
"Canary Cry"	Evelyn Sharp/Black Canary	Oliver Queen	You failed this city!

Season 5

Episode	User	Said to	Variation	Notes
"A Matter of Trust"	Oliver Queen/Green Arrow	Derek Sampson	Derek Sampson, you have failed this city.
"Human Target"	Felicity Smoak		You have failed this city.	Parodying Oliver using Christopher Chance's mask.
"What We Leave Behind"	Oliver Queen/Green Arrow	Adrian Chase/Prometheus	Justin Claybourne, you have failed this city.	Mistakenly addressed.
"What We Leave Behind"	Oliver Queen/The Hood	Justin Claybourne	Justin Claybourne, you have failed this city.	Flashback to the events of first season
"What We Leave Behind"	Justin Claybourne	Oliver Queen/The Hood	You gonna tell me again I failed this city?
"Bratva"	Oliver Queen		Because you have failed Starling City.
"The Sin-Eater"	Oliver Queen/Green Arrow	Liza Warner, Carrie Cutter and Chien Na Wei	Think again! You have failed this city!
"Fighting Fire With Fire"	Oliver Queen		I did it in a misguided attempt to protect everyone from the tragic news that the Green Arrow had become a cop killer, that a man we had put our faith in had failed this city, and I didn't think we could afford to lose another hero.
"Honor Thy Fathers"	Robert Queen	Oliver Queen and himself	I didn't save our city. I failed it.	Flashback (recycled footage from "Pilot").

Season 6

Episode	User	Said to	Variation	Notes="1EpisodeUserSaid toVariationNotes"
"Fundamentals"	The Hood	Oliver Queen	You have failed this city.	The Hood appears to Oliver as a Vertigo-induced hallucination, tlling him that there was never supposed to be a Team Arrow.
"Shifting Allegiances"	Oliver Queen	Ricardo Diaz	You, you have failed this city.

Season 8

Episode	User	Said to	Variation	Notes="1EpisodeUserSaid toVariationNotes"
"Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Four"	Oliver Queen	Mobius	You have failed this universe!.

The Flash

Season 4

Episode	User	Said to	Variation	Notes
"Luck Be a Lady"	Cisco Ramon	Barry Allen	Oh, you have failed this city.	During a game of laser skirmish.

Luv/Pet

Luv is a way John Constantine can refer to virtually anyone, but mostly to women. While not a phrase per se, is quite characteristic to the character.

If a woman is with someone else he calls her pet.

Uses

Constantine

Episode	User	Said to	Variation	Notes
"Non Est Asylum"	John Constantine	Staff at Ravenscar Psychiatric Facility for the Mentally Deranged	Make 'em nice and tight, luv.	First line of the series.
"Non Est Asylum"	John Constantine	Emma	Don't worry, luv. It's just paint.
"Non Est Asylum"	John Constantine	Liv Aberdine	Well, hello. What have we here? Are you in a bit of trouble, luv?
"Non Est Asylum"	John Constantine	Liv Aberdine	I hate to burst your bubble, luv, but you're not a nobody.
"Non Est Asylum"	John Constantine	Liv Aberdine	Things aren't always what they appear to be, luv.
"Non Est Asylum"	John Constantine	Liv Aberdine	Oh, I'd put that down, luv, before it puts you down.
"The Darkness Beneath"	John Constantine	Zed Martin	Oh. Well, the apologies are all mine, luv.
"The Darkness Beneath"	John Constantine	Zed Martin	It's a nice play, luv, but I think I'll sit this one out.
"The Darkness Beneath"	John Constantine	Zed Martin	Hello, luv. Is it morning already?
"The Darkness Beneath"	John Constantine	Zed Martin	Oh, don't be that way, luv.
"The Darkness Beneath"	John Constantine	Zed Martin	Don't torture yourself over it, luv.
"The Darkness Beneath"	John Constantine	Zed Martin	Think we need to change, luv. I'll meet you there.
"The Darkness Beneath"	John Constantine	Zed Martin	What's that, luv?
"The Darkness Beneath"	John Constantine	Zed Martin	It's not for everyone, luv.

Arrow

Season 4

Episode	User	Said to	Variation	Notes
"Haunted"	John Constantine	Laurel Lance	No offense, luv, but from what I hear, you're not exactly bringing out the best in Sara right now, are you?

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Season 3

Episode	User	Said to	Variation
"Beebo the God of War"	John Constantine	Sara Lance	It's been a long time, luv.
"Necromancing the Stone"	John Constantine	Ava Sharpe	Hello luv.
"Necromancing the Stone"	John Constantine	Ava Sharpe	".... luv, sorry pet.

I hate nazis

Said by Mick Rory whenever he encounters anything remotely related to nazis.

Uses

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Season 1

Episode	User	Said to	Variation	Notes
"Legendary"	Mick Rory		I love burning Nazis!

Season 2

Episode	User	Said to	Variation	Notes
"Out of Time"	Mick Rory		I hate Nazis.

Supergirl

Season 3

Episode	User	Said to	Variation	Notes
"Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1"	Kara Danvers, Barry Allen and Oliver Queen (unanimously)		I hate Nazis.
"Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1"	Mick Rory		I hate Nazis.

We are The Flash

Collectively said by Iris West in regards of importance of their relationship with Barry Allen to their vigilante activities.

Uses

The Flash

Season 4

Episode	User	Said to	Variation
"Mixed Signals"	Iris West	Barry Allen	You are not the Flash, Barry. We are.
"Therefore I Am"	Iris West	Barry Allen	How are you not scared? Because we're the Flash.
"The Trial of The Flash"	Barry Allen Iris West	Iris West Barry Allen	Remember, we're The Flash. We're The Flash.

Run Barry Run

Said by many who knows Barry's alter ego identity.

Uses

The Flash

Season 1

Episode	User	Said to	Variation	Notes
"Pilot"	Henry Allen	Barry Allen	Run Barry, Run
"Pilot"	Eobard Thawne	Barry Allen	Run Barry, Run
"Fallout"	Eobard Thawne	Barry Allen	Run Barry, Run
"Fast Enough"	Eobard Thawne	Barry Allen	Run Barry, Run	Eobard wanted Barry to run fast enough to back in time.

Season 2

Episode	User	Said to	Variation	Notes
"The Man Who Saved Central City"	Joe West)	Barry Allen	Run Barry, Run
"The Runaway Dinosaur"	Speed Force (as Nora Allen)	Barry Allen	Run Barry, Run
"The Race of His Life"	Hunter Zolomon	Barry Allen	Run Barry, Run	Hunter said that right before his race with Barry.

Season 3

Episode	User	Said to	Variation	Notes
"Magenta"	Harry Wells	Jesse Wells	Run Jesse, Run	Said by Harry, when he wanted her to help Barry.
"Untouchable"	Barry Allen	Wally West	Run Wally, Run	Said by Barry, when he wanted Wally to phase through Clive Yorkin.

Season 4

Episode	User	Said to	Variation	Notes
"Mixed Signals"	Iris West	Barry Allen	Run Barry, Run
"Luck Be a Lady"	Cisco Ramon	Barry Allen	Run Barry, Run	During a game of laser skirmish.
"Run, Iris, Run"	Barry Allen	Iris West	Run, Iris, Run	Said by Barry when Iris had to create a tidal wave to put out Jaco Birch's thermal cyclone.
"We Are The Flash"	Clifford DeVoe	Barry Allen	Run Mr. Allen, Run	When Barry and Ralph escaped from DeVoe in his mind.

Arrow

Season 4

Episode	User	Said to	Variation	Notes
"Legends of Yesterday"	Oliver Queen	Barry Allen	Run Barry, Run

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Season 3

Episode	User	Said to	Variation	Notes
"Guest Starring John Noble"	Ray Palmer	Barack Obama	Run, Barry, Run	When Grodd attacks Obama.

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