- Dr. Strange: Say, we can call ourselves the Defenders.
- Silver Surfer: Because we're defending. Whoa, that's deep.
- Iron Menace: You are no match for Iron Menace and the powers I have amassed... amassed, will kids know what that means? Ah, well.
- Silver Surfer: [about Iron Man] I can detect odd waves of cosmic darkness coming from our leader.
- Thor: That explains the smell. Mayhap he hath a cosmic stomach ache from thine freaky cosmic food.
- Silver Surfer: Sorry, Thor. My empanadas would be better if I had taste buds.
- Dr. Strange: Odd as it may sound, we must defend Doom and his fractals and, if we can, force Mordo back into the Dark Dimension.
- Valkyrie: Nothing sounds odd compared to Silver Surfer's recipe book.
- Dr. Strange: Dr. Doom, I have a proposition for you. Since we helped your headquarters from Iron Menace, help us defeat him.
- Dr. Doom: Really? What's in it for me?
- Silver Surfer: I know. How about a plate of fungus and ragweed burgers? Yummy in the tummy.
- Dr. Doom: I'll help only if you keep him from ever cooking again.
- Dr. Strange: Who knows what dark powers Mordo will unleash if he senses defeat? We must be vigilant.
- Hulk: We need battle cry.
- Silver Surfer: The Hulkster's right. How about "Defenders, get, um, defensive"?
- Valkyrie: 'Tis pretty lame.
- Hulk: Hulk like. Hulk won't play without it.
- Iron Menace: Not only you must fight my dark powers, you must also fight your friends.
- M.O.D.O.K.: Friends? Abomination's not really my friend. We're more like cubicle mates or reluctant allies, really.