Nimona is an animated film from the best-selling book of the same name. The story follows a knight framed for a crime he didn’t commit, and the only person who can help him prove to the kingdom that he is innocent is Nimona.
However, Nimona is a shape-shifting teen whose powers prove to be a blessing and a curse to the knight and the kingdom.
This hilarious adventure is not just your typical animated movie with sci-fi elements but reaches beyond the genre to sprinkle relatable moments of today’s youth.
Here’s the scoop on the best Nimona quotes!
1. “Kids. Little kids. They grow up believing that they can be a hero if they drive a sword into the heart of anything different. And I’m the monster? I don’t know what’s scarier. The fact that everyone in this kingdom wants to run a sword through my heart… or that sometimes, I just wanna let ’em.” – Nimona
2. “What are you? I’m Nimona.”- Nimona and Ballister
3. “ No one hates the hero of the realm.”- Ambrosius
4. “They’re going to love you like I do.”- Ambrosius
5. “Come take a picture with a real knight, not a charity case.”- Sir Thoddeus
6. “To help you do whatever it takes, to get revenge on the cruel world that rejected you.”- Nimona
7. “Whatever your heart desires boss.”- Nimona
8. “Are you disappointed that I’m not a murderer.”- Ballister
9. “He is a murderer….of fun.”- Nimona
10. “I break you out of chaos, destruction, something, something, something, we win.”- Nimona
11. “Knights don’t mope. We brood, I was brooding.”- Ballister
12. “You’re the one who told me not to trust anybody, to question everything.”- Ballister
13. “Think about everything we have been through together.”- Nimona
14. “This was a mistake.”- Ballister
15. “I see you Nimona and you’re not alone.”- Ballister
16. “It’s time to rewrite this story.”- Nimona
17. “Some of us don’t get that happily ever after that we are looking for.”- Ballister
18. “Will the kingdom accept this knight who might not be right.”- Nate Knight
19. “I love the secret lair, the garbage and the smell of sadness really pull the whole thing together.”- Nimona
20. “Let a new era of heroes begin with you.”- The Queen
21. “Because if you don’t, you’re gonna die in this closet.”- Nimona
22. “This guy looks extremely punchable.”-Nimona
23. “That is not a murder wall. It’s an.. innocence wall?”- Ballister
24. “Your sidekick has arrived!”- Nimona
25. “Once everyone sees you as a villain, that’s what you are. They only see you one way, no matter how hard you try.”- Nimona
26. “You promised not to freak out.”- Nimona
27. “Don’t be so gullible.”- Nimona
28. “I arranged all the weapons here in order of deadliness, childproofed the place, opened all the poisons laying around, and pulled some rusty nails one centimeter out of the floorboards. Overall, just made it much more evil lairy in here.”- Nimona
29. “They grow up believing that they can be a hero if they drive a sword into the heart of anything different. And I’m the monster?”
30. “Why are you helping me?”- Ballister
31. “Evil Larry. That’s a great villain name. You should totally change your name.”- Nimona
32. “Because I’m bored. And everybody hates you too.”- Nimona
33. “Can you just be you, please?”- Ballister
34. “Did you think I was going to apologize?”- Nimona
35. “I don’t know what’s scarier. The fact that everyone in this kingdom wants to run a sword through my heart, or that sometimes I just want to let them.”- Ballister
36. “Counterpoint. Your plan sucks and it’s boring. Where’s the drama? The screams of terror?”- Nimona
37. “We are villains. Embrace it.”- Nimona
38. “Did I ever mean anything to you? Or was it all just a lie?”- Ambrosius
39. “Don’t call her that! She’s smart, kind, and quite sophisticated.”- Ballister
40. “That guy just peed his armor! He peed his armor!”- Nimona
41. “Everyone thinks you killed the queen.”- Ambrosius
42. “Well, I guess you’ll just have to trust me.”- Nimona
43. “This is the part where you run.”- Nimona
44. “Your head bounced on the sidewalk a couple of times.”- Nimona
45. “Let’s break stuff.”- Nimona
46. “This is the man who cut off your arm. Arm-chopping is not a love language!”- Nimona
47. “What if you held it in? If you didn’t shape-shift?”- Ballister
48. “I wouldn’t die. I just sure wouldn’t be living.”- Nimona
49. “Oh hi Ballister. Come right in. And of course, you can bring your whale, ostrich, and big fat unicorn.”- Sir Thoddeus
50. “If I meant rhinoceros, I would have said rhinoceros.”- Sir Thoddeus
51. “I was going for the hurting people version.”- Nimona
52. “How can I promise if I don’t know what’s gonna happen?”- Nimona
53. “Hey boss.”- Nimona
54. “You can’t just go around murdering people. There are rules, Nimona.”- Ballister
55. “I’m not a kid. I’M A SHARK!”- Nimona
56. “What do you mean there are rules? Why would you follow the rules? Isn’t that the whole point of being a villain? That you don’t follow the rules?” – Nimona
57. “I did not kill the Queen.”- Ballister
58. “If you want a happily ever after, you can never let your guard down, because the monsters are always out there.”- Nimona
59. “And will Ballister be broody on the biggest day of his life?” Ambrosius
60. “Congratulations, Sir Boldheart, let a new era of heroes begin with you.”- The Queen
61. “Some of us don’t get the happily ever after that we are looking for, because it ain’t that kind of kingdom. And this ain’t that kind of story.”- Nimona
62. “This is just a bunch of drawings, very disturbing drawings.”- Ballister
63. “Oh look it’s me skewering several guards like a human kebab.”- Nimona
64. “Every villain needs a sidekick.” – Nimona
65. “I’m a lot of things.”- Nimona
66. “You promised not to freak out.”- Nimona
67. “Well you thanked me, said you’d forever be in my debt and that we’d always be best friends, totally happened.”- Nimona
68. “Whatever Larry.”- Nimona
69. “I drew up some plans for revenge and torment and good old general malfeasance.”- Nimona
70. “You’re a monster.”- Ballister
71. “Why are you helping me? Because I’m bored and everybody hates you.”- Ballister and Nimona
72. “I think what you are trying to say is, thanks for saving my life, three times if you are keeping score.”- Nimona
73. “Here’s the thing, when we clear your name then I am your official sidekick forever and ever, no take-backsies, deal?”- Nimona
74. “The thing you do? It’s too much.”- Ballister
75. “What? Marsupial, Mariachi, Meatball.”- Nimona
76. “Oh I dragged you for like seven miles.”- Nimona
77. “So, you’re a girl and a rhino.”- Ballister
78. “It’s better than your plan, I’m going to sit in the dark and mope in a room with no toilet.”- Nimona
79. “Hide, if you see anyone hide.”- Ballister
80. “Fine but we are still gonna break stuff.”- Nimona
81. “You could sit here for the rest of eternity slowly watching your muscles atrophy, your skin turning to rot, your nails growing into long curly-fry-looking talons.”- Nimona
82. “I’m not a villain!”- Ballister
83. “I thought a visual aid would really make my resume pop.”- Nimona
84. “Oh look it’s me, on a rhinoceros.”- Ballister
85. “I’m here about the job.”- Nimona
86. “I’m not brooding, I’m just thinking this is my thinking face.”- Ballister
87. “I’d hate to say it, but you make a pretty good bad guy.”- Nimona
88. “A lie? Says the guy running around with a monster!”- Ambrosius
89. “Never going to happen.”- Ballister
90. “Not an exit. That’s on me.”- Nimona
91. “Did you see the way he looked at me? He really thinks I killed the queen.”- Ballister
92. “Snap out of it, boss!”- Nimona
93. “Look, I can get us out of here, but things are about to get… weird.”- Nimona
94. “How can I promise if I don’t know what’s gonna happen?”- Ballister
95. “Well, I guess you’ll just have to trust me.”- Nimona
96. “Promise promise?”- Nimona
97. “Oh, wow… even when you see the horn?- Ballister
98. “Just promise!” -Nimona
99. “Fat unicorn?” -Ambrosius
100. “Wait. Who are you?” -Ballister
101. “Oh, it’s all here in my application.” -Nimona
102. “Fifteen years?”
103. “It’s all so foggy.”
This heartfelt yet mind-blowing movie offers an exciting adventure with energetic characters and surreal backgrounds. If the 2D animation doesn’t catch your eye first, the comedic characters definitely will.
Stream Nimona on Netflix now!
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