Col. Muska Quotes in Castle in the Sky (1986)

Col. Muska: How appropriate that we've ended up in the throne room.

[forcefully]

Col. Muska: Now get over here!

Sheeta: This is no longer a throne room. This is a tomb for the both of us. You see, a king without compassion does not deserve a kingdom. You will *never* possess the crystal! You and I will die here, together. Now I understand why the people of Laputa vanished. This is a song from my home in the valley of Gondoa that explains everything. It says, "Take root in the ground, live in harmony with the wind, plant your seeds in the winter, and rejoice with the birds in the coming of spring." No matter how many weapons you have, no matter how great your technology might be, the world cannot live without love.

Col. Muska: [Muska shoots off Sheeta's pigtail] Laputa will live. I will return it to life! Laputa's power is the dream of all mankind!

[he shoots off her other pigtail]

Col. Muska: Your ears are next... unless you get on your knees and obey me!

[menacingly]

Col. Muska: I command you, GIVE ME THAT STONE!

Pazu: Stop right there, Muska!

[appears with a cannon in hand]

Pazu: I've hidden the stone. If you do anything to harm Sheeta, you'll never get it back.

Sheeta: No, Pazu, listen! Run away before he kills you as well as me!

Col. Muska: Look who's here. Why don't you give me the stone, and the girl will live. Otherwise, I'll kill her!

[mockingly]

Col. Muska: Are you planning on fighting me? Go ahead, use that cannon you can hardly lift!

Pazu: You can have the stone if you let me talk to Sheeta.

Sheeta: [with desperate pathos] No, Pazu! Get out of here, and THROW THE CRYSTAL AWAY!

Col. Muska: I'll give you one minute, starting now.

Col. Muska: [after giving Pazu a moment to speak with Sheeta] Time's up. What is your answer?

Pazu: [whispers to Sheeta] Are you ready?

[drops Dola's grenade launcher as he and Sheeta face Muska calmly]

Pazu, Sheeta: Baluse.

General: Muska! Just don't forget that the government put *me* in charge of finding Laputa!

Col. Muska: Don't forget that as the government's secret agent, I am in charge of *you*, General.

General: [growling contemptuously] Blast! I really hate that man.

Col. Muska: [after being blinded] My eyes! I can't see!

Col. Muska: [fascinated by Sheeta's glowing pendant] It's the Sacred Light! The ancient documents were true! It's not just a legend!

Sheeta: What are you talking about?

Col. Muska: [reaches out to touch Sheeta's crystal; screams as its rays burn his hands]

Sheeta: [backs away with a gasp]

Col. Muska: [forcefully] Tell me the spell! What are the secret words?

Col. Muska: [as the robot climbs the stairs] Yes, I understand!

Sheeta: [gasps as Muska pulls her close]

Col. Muska: [showing his true colors] It's your crystal! The force of the Sacred Light has brought the robot back to life! The way to Laputa has been opened!

Sheeta: LET ME GO!

General: [when soldiers have gathered in observatory room on Laputa; Muska appears before them as a hologram]

General: What's going on?

Col. Muska: Hold your tongue, commoner! You are in the presence of the king of Laputa.

General: The man has gone *crazy*!

Col. Muska: I thought I would show you an example of Laputa's power. We are about to celebrate the rebirth of the Laputian kingdom.

[lowers crystal over the Black Stone]

Col. Muska: Prepare yourself for the thunder of Laputa!

[unleashes tremendous explosion from underside]

[soldiers observe the blast from the observatory]

Col. Muska: The fire of Heaven that destroyed Sodom and Gamorrah in the Old Testament. The Ramanayah referred to it as "Indra's Arrow." The entire world will once again kneel before the power of Laputa.

General: I can only say, "Well done, Muska. You're a credit to our country." As such, you deserve this reward!

[shoots at hologram, to no avail]

General: Huh?

[his gun runs out]

Col. Muska: [menacingly] I have really had enough of your incredible stupidity.

Sheeta: [to the soldiers] Run, everyone!

Col. Muska: [knocking Sheeta aside] You little brat!

[glares with fiendish glee as he raises the crystal over Black Stone]

Col. Muska: Goodbye! Enjoy the ride!

[Observatory floor opens; General and his soldiers fall to their deaths; Muska laughs maniacally]

Sheeta: [Muska escorts her downstairs to the cellar; she notices a mechanical being lying on the floor] What is it?

Col. Muska: An artificial life-form. It's called a robot. Laputa was just a legend until this dropped from the sky.

[We see a brief illustrated flashback where the robot crashes to the Earth, scattering a pair of farmers. Then we fade back to the robot]

Col. Muska: Now, the government wants *me* to unlock Laputa's secrets. For example, what's this fellow made of, metal or ceramics? With our limited technology, we have no idea. But he DOES tell us one thing. Come and see.

[Sheeta hesitates]

Col. Muska: Oh, don't be afraid, Sheeta. He's really quite dead, you know. Look there.

[Sheeta notices the crest on the robot's casing, and gasps]

Col. Muska: Yes. It's the same emblem that decorates the fireplace in your home... AND your crystal.

[He holds up Sheeta's crystal]

Col. Muska: You see, Sheeta, this crystal *also* comes from Laputa...

[Sheeta is sobbing]

Col. Muska: ... and I believe the powers locked inside it are capable of leading a person back to that city's treasures.

Sheeta: Then why? Why don't you just take it? Just take it, and keep Laputa's treasures for yourself, but leave Pazu and me alone, please!

Col. Muska: [sighing] You *really* are being very silly about this. You think I'm doing this for money? You understand NOTHING! According to the legend, the same technology that kept Laputa airborne also made it a major power that once dominated the entire planet! If such a horrible thing is still floating up there, you can understand what a threat it is to the peace of the world.

[leaning in close]

Col. Muska: Sheeta, this stone *only* works for you. You must know of some way of making the stone point out the location of Laputa.

Sheeta: I really don't know anything. Please, let me see Pazu!

Col. Muska: I don't want to see any harm come to anyone, but I simply can't control what the military might do to him.

Sheeta: What?

Col. Muska: In the event that you cooperate, I'm sure who's ever in charge will grant Pazu his freedom, Lusheeta...

[Sheeta gasps in horror]

Col. Muska: ... Toelle Ul Laputa.

Sheeta: You know my real name...?

Col. Muska: "Ul" means "ruler" in Laputian. "Toelle" means "true". *You* are the legitimate heir to the throne of Laputa, Princess Lusheeta.

Col. Muska: [ripping through the tangle of tall grass and roots in the Sacred Chamber] Nothing but tree stumps and vines - stupid, ugly, dirty, disgusting things!

Col. Muska: [chasing Sheeta through the labyrinth] Sheeta, listen to me. Be reasonable! There's no way you can escape.

Sheeta: [pounding on a door] Please! Open! Please!

Col. Muska: No one can hear you. Only *I* can help you.