- The Thing: [about Lockjaw] He thinks I wanna play with him!
- H.E.R.B.I.E.: Congratulations, Benjamin. You finally found your mental equal.
- The Thing: It's lucky for you I ain't sure whatcha meant by that.
- The Thing: Hey, hold the noise down, will ya? You want me to become a bundle o' nerves, or what? What are you two yo-yo's workin' on, anyway?
- Reed Richards: You tell him, H.E.R.B.I.E., I'm busy.
- H.E.R.B.I.E.: I can't, Reed. It might require words of more than one syllable.
- Sue Richards: Ben, maybe they weren't protecting it., maybe they were trying to destroy it.
- The Thing: Who can figure flying demons?
- Blastaar: Hear me, puny humans! Heed the words of Blastaar! I am your new ruler. I am Blastaar, the Living Bomb Burst. My power is supreme! And if proof is needed, then proof you shall have!