History Main / AfterActionVillainAnalysis

->''"He learned almost too late that [[ThisThingYouCallLove man is a feeling creature]], and because of it, the [[HumansAreSpecial greatest in the universe]]..."''
-->-- ''Film/ItConqueredTheWorld'', via '''''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'''''

* Also a recurring feature in the work of Creator/AgathaChristie as an alternative to a SummationGathering, with villain exposés delivered by Literature/HerculePoirot, Literature/MissMarple or another detective to an assembled group of people after, not before, the villain has been identified and taken into custody or committed suicide.
** Occasionally subverted, when it is revealed that the main villain is actually present in the room, and is ''not'' the person who just got taken into custody, died, or played along with the detective so to catch the true culprit off guard. An example is ''[[spoiler:CardsOnTheTable]]''.

-->'''Mac, to Dillon, describing the encounter with the PPredator''': Those eyes...disappeared. But I know one thing, Major... (pause) I drew down and fired right at it. Capped-off two hundred rounds and then the Mini-gun; the full pack. Nothin'...nothin' on this earth could have lived...not at that range.

-->'''Mac''', to Dillon, describing the encounter with the Hunter: Those eyes...disappeared. But I know one thing, Major... (pause) I drew down and fired right at it. Capped-off two hundred rounds and then the Mini-gun; the full pack. Nothin'...nothin' on this earth could have lived...not at that range.

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-->-- ''Film/ItConqueredTheWorld'', via '''''{{MST 3K}}'''''

* ''Series/PerryMason'' often employed these to tie up loose ends after [[ThePerryMasonMethod badgering the real culprit into a dramatic courtroom confession.]]

* In ''Disney/TheLionKing 2''.

-->-- ''ItConqueredTheWorld'', via '''''{{MST 3K}}'''''

* ''ItConqueredTheWorld.'' "He learned almost too late that man is a feeling creature, and because of it, the greatest in the universe..." A catchphrase of ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000''.

* In ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', VillainProtagonist Skitter is analyzed several times in this fashion. Dragon notes her sliding further into acts of villainy and speculates that her past as a bullied teenager has led to a severe distrust of authority, and the government's therapist for superheros, Mrs. Yamada, analyzes her repeatedly and discovers a pattern with her escalating her levels of force in response to threats to her father.

* ''Series/{{Monk}}''. [[CatchPhrase "Here's how it happened."]]

* ''PerryMason'' often employed these to tie up loose ends after [[ThePerryMasonMethod badgering the real culprit into a dramatic courtroom confession.]]

* Chuckles the Clown does this in ''ToyStory3'' to explain Lotso's turn to evil.

* Frequently parodied in TheTick, when the eponymous hero gives one of his {{Cloudcuckoolander}} speeches concerning the villain which seldom make any sense.

May be spoken above the ruins. Not to be confused with HowWeGotHere.

* In [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2nKWHh9P_w&#t=7m48s this scene]] from ''Disney/TheLionKing 2''.

May be spoken AboveTheRuins. Not to be confused with HowWeGotHere.

* In [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2nKWHh9P_w&#t=7m48s this scene]] from ''TheLionKing 2''.

* In the postgame in [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Pokemon Platinum]], you come across an old man who explains why Cyrus was after a world without emotion. Of course, the old man (probably) doesn't know that you're the one who defeated Cyrus, or even that you ever met him. He's just a [[CryForTheDevil grieving grandfather]] who blames himself for his grandson turning out [[KnightTemplar like that]].
* Subverted towards the end of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'': After Link defeats Ganondorf's first form, Zelda's CrystalPrison slowly moves towards the roof and dissipates, and Zelda looks at [[spoiler:Ganondorf's body and says ''"Ganondorf, pitiful man. Without a strong, righteous mind, he could not control the power of the gods."'' Then they realize the place is collapsing, that Ganondorf is using his "last breath" to bury Link and Zelda in the remains of the castle... of course, after they escape, it turns out Link has to fight another of Ganondorf's forms, confirming that Zelda's earlier line isn't really an AFTER action villain analysis]].

->''"[Burns] became consumed by greed, he'd steal from anyone . . .\\

* Frequently parodied in TheTick, when the eponymous hero gives one of his {{Cloudcuckoolander}} speeches which seldom make any sense.
--> "Well, once again we find that clowning and anarchy don't mix. And even though evil may wear big funny pants, it-" (The Tick is grabbed from behind by said clown villain)

-> "Well, once again we find that clowning and anarchy don't mix. And even though evil may wear big funny pants, it-" (The Tick is grabbed from behind by said clown villain)

* Chuckles the Clown does this in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory 3'' to explain Lotso's turn to evil.