Philos Quotes in The Scorpion King (2002)

[Mathayus enters a room where Philos is working]

Philos: Good lord. Are you going to kill me?

Mathayus: Maybe later.

[after getting inside the city gates]

Mathayus: All right, that was the easy part. Everybody know what to do?

Balthazar: Cripple the guards.

Philos: Ignite the powder.

Arpid: And try not to get killed.

[about the catapult in his laboratory]

Philos: It was meant to be a quick means of transportation, but there was a little problem with the landings.

Philos: Like ALL of my inventions, Memnon will try to use it for war.

Mathayus: Where is Memnon?

Philos: Ay, you mean to kill him, do you?

Mathayus: [raises his sword to Philos' throat] Yes.

[walking through the desert, Mathayus, Arpid, and Cassandra hear a huge explosion and a plume of smoke rises. Philos appears, soot-covered and grinning ecstatically]

Philos: It works! It works!

[sees them]

Philos: My lady! How lovely to see you out here in this desolate place! Let me show you! It works! Ha! Come, come, come, come!

[Cassandra runs to him]

Philos: My lady sorceress... you see? I worked it out. My Chinese formula. My magic powder works! All I needed was salt - peter salt. It was here all the time! Th-th-this place is just full of it! By the way, do any of you happen to have any water?