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* In ''General Protection Fault'', [[spoiler:Trudy]] says this exact phrase when pointing a gun at [[spoiler:Nick]]'s head after he stated that he could not trust her or return her feelings [[spoiler:upon realizing her role in a wide-reaching conspiracy. In an alternate future, the same scene had resulted in her killing him, but in this timeline, he merely stands there, resolute, until she drops the gun and is unable to shoot him]].

* A variant in "The Yellow Dwarf". The dwarf is not entirely unhappy at Princess Toutebelle's DeathByDespair, because he would rather she be dead than in the arms of another.

-->'''Dark Princess''': If I can't have that diamond, no one's going to have it![[note]][[FamousLastWords I always get my way in the end!]][[/note]]

* A non-romantic/sexual example occurs in Season 1 of the ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'' -- [[spoiler:this is [[FallenHero Wilbur's]] reasoning for wanting to [[NukeEm blow up]] Manburg. He knows that even if he kicks out [[TyrantTakesTheHelm Schl]][[PresidentEvil att]] and becomes president again, he'd be an illegitimate president, no longer allied with the Dream SMP because there'd no longer be an EnemyMine, and going back to the way things were would be pretty much impossible, as many major landmarks have been destroyed and relations have changed drastically. As a result, Wilbur decides that if he can't have his country back, Schlatt can't have it either]].

See NoMacGuffinNoWinner when the trope phrase is directed at something of intrinsic value, rather than an object of affection. See also LoveMakesYouEvil, {{Yandere}}, and LivingEmotionalCrutch. The polar opposite of IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy. Often the person trying to kill the object of their affection is NotGoodWithRejection. And if that person is a villain, you can be they will have suffered a VillainousBreakdown.

* A non-romantic example occurs in Season 1 of the ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'' -- [[spoiler:this is [[FallenHero Wilbur's]] reasoning for wanting to [[NukeEm blow up]] Manburg. He knows that even if he kicks out [[TyrantTakesTheHelm Schl]][[PresidentEvil att]] and becomes president again, he'd be an illegitimate president, no longer allied with the Dream SMP because there'd no longer be an EnemyMine, and going back to the way things were would be pretty much impossible, as many major landmarks have been destroyed and relations have changed drastically. As a result, Wilbur decides that if he can't have his country back, Schlatt can't have it either]].

* In Season 1 of the ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'', [[spoiler:this is [[FallenHero Wilbur's]] reasoning for wanting to [[NukeEm blow up]] Manburg. He knows that even if he kicks out [[TyrantTakesTheHelm Schl]][[PresidentEvil att]] and becomes president again, he'd be an illegitimate president, no longer allied with the Dream SMP because there'd no longer be an EnemyMine, and going back to the way things were would be pretty much impossible, as many major landmarks have been destroyed and relations have changed drastically. As a result, Wilbur decides that if he can't have his country back, Schlatt can't have it either]].

* In Season 1 of the ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'', [[spoiler:this is Wilbur's reasoning for wanting to [[NukeEm blow up]] Manburg[[note]]formerly L'Manburg, the country he founded[[/note]]. He knows that even if he kicks out [[TyrantTakesTheHelm Schl]][[PresidentEvil att]] and becomes president again, he'd be an illegitimate president, no longer allied with the Dream SMP because there'd no longer be an EnemyMine, and going back to the way things were would be pretty much impossible, as many major landmarks have been destroyed and relations have changed drastically. As a result, Wilbur decides that if he can't have his country back, Schlatt can't have it either]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'', this is what triggers Titan[=/=][[spoiler:Hal Stewart]]'s FaceHeelTurn, since he only agreed to become a superhero on the basis that this would attract Roxanne to him. When this didn't turn out to be the case, he begins a city-wide rampage, and [[spoiler:ends up tying her to a radio tower on the top of a tall building]].

* Claude Frollo from Disney's ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' movie is a rather horrifying example... as he puts it: "She will be mine or she will burn!"

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* In Fanfic/RevengeRoad, Hikaru decides to kill Kyosuke and Madoka, angry at Kyosuke for rejecting her and Madoka (to a slightly lesser degree) for stealing him away, and jealous of the happiness they share.

--> '''Thunderstorm:''' IF I CAN'T HAVE THIS WORLD, ''THEN IT CAN'T HAVE YOU!''
--> '''Andy:''' [[LampshadeHanging Has anyone ever said that before?]]
--> '''Jack:''' I don't think so. That was a pretty good line.

* ''FanFic/DirtySympathy'' has Daryan attempt to kill Klavier by having him strangled to death when he finds out that the latter is cheating on him another man. Daryan outright states this trope as his reason for not ending his relationship with Klavier when the latter questions why they don't break up if Daryan hates him so much.

* In ''FanFic/HuntingTheUnicorn'', [[spoiler: Blaine's stalker]] Alex threatens to run a concussed [[spoiler: Blaine]] over if his friends call 911.

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* In ''WebVideo/DeathNoteTheAbridgedSeriesKpts4tv'', [[VillainousCrush Light says this to L]] [[spoiler: before shooting him.]]

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}:'' This is Adam's reaction to Blake deciding not to be part of his genocidal terrorist group as well as breaking off their (according to WordOfGod) abusive relationship. He swears to destroy everything she loves. [[spoiler: He starts by cutting off Yang's arm when she tries to rescue Blake from him.]]

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** ''To My Child'' is one of the bad endings you can get where this happens. On it [[spoiler: Makoto is stabbed to death by Sekai after he abandoned her while pregnant to pursue a relationship with Kotonoha, who was also pregnant]]. While this ending is very similar to the anime one, there are some details that make it very different, [[spoiler: mainly the fact that Makoto genuinely cared about Sekai and, depending on which path you take to get there, he genuinely wanted to take care of both Sekai and Kotonoha before Sekai dissapears on her own, or he came to regret having told Sekai to leave and desperately wanted to find her and take care of her as well.]] Also the fact that [[spoiler: Sekai's pregnancy was real]].

* In ''[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/crane/snowfirered.html Snow White Fire Red]]'', her ogress mother curses her so that the prince she ran off with will forget her as soon as his mother kiss him.

* The protagonist of ''Animation/{{Ersatz}}'' has the power to make anything, anything at all, out of blow-up balloons. He makes a sexy bikini woman, but she dumps him for a surfer. After the man tracks the woman down,he interrups their sex and kills the woman by pulling her plug out.

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'''Woody:''' She replaced ''you''! And if you couldn't have her, no one could!

“...nobody can."

“...no one will."

* Platonic Example in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/20969030 as lambs in the midst of wolves]]''. [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Azula]] genuinely loves her brother, Zuko, but feels that Azulon should have gone through with his original plan of killing him instead of making him Iroh's heir since she would rather see him dead than never see him again (since he now lives in another wing of the palace and the rest of Zuko's family is forbidden from visiting).

* Near the end of ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11754595/6/Blood-and-Ink Blood and Ink]]'', [[spoiler:Cinder tries multiple times to get Ruby to [[WeCanRuleTogether join her]] after she finds out about Cinder's true nature as a Mob Boss, but Ruby refuses each time because Cinder ordered an attack on her sister, Yang. When Ruby states that she prefers her friends over her, Cinder is driven over the edge and kills her]].