History Main / ImpliedDeathThreat

'''Cactus Jack:''' I know that. Don't you think I know that? But I wasn't here for Sting's last birthday. I wish I was at Sting's last birthday. But you see it's very important that we celebrate now, because Sting's last birthday was Sting's '''last''' birthday! [[CatchPhrase BANG BANG! BANG BANG!]][[note]]This is also notable for being likely one of the very few times in wrestling history where a cake was brought out and it didn't end up in someone's face.[[/note]]

This often allows the maker of the threat to [[KarmaHoudini avoid being punished for making threats]], since they can claim they never ''really'' threatened the target, and is often employed when neither side is allowed to take action against each other. Often the person making the threat will avoid naming the threatened person directly. ''Very'' often leads to IsThatAThreat. On occasion, this will fly over the head of the person being threatened, particularly if that person is rather dense or the threat is especially oblique.

* The memetic phrase "_____ wants to know your location," where the blank is a person or an organization, and which is a play on smartphone apps and websites asking the user permission to access their location data (e.g. "Google wants to know your location [so it can fine-tune your search results]"). What it means is that the subject wants to find you and tear you a new one, in response to something you said that offended them.

* The memetic phrase "_____ wants to know your location," where the blank is a person or an organization, and which is a play on smartphone apps and websites asking the user permission to access their location data. What it means is that the subject wants to find you and tear you a new one, in response to something you said that offended them.

* The memetic phrase "_____ wants to know your location," where the blank is a person or an organization, and which is a play on smartphone apps and websites asking the user permission to access their location data. What it means is that the subject wants to find you and tear you a new one.

-->'''Jafar:''' The more pressing question is--HOW WILL YOU ''STAY ALIVE'' IF YOU '''''DON'T?!'''''\\
'''Abis Mal:''' But--y-you said [[MagicAIsMagicA genies can't kill]]. You said that. \\

-->'''Jafar:''' The more pressing question is--''how do you intend to stay alive if you don't?!''\\

* During the 2020 Democratic presidential debates, candidate Beto O'Rourke vowed that he would would ban and buy back all assault rifles should he be elected President. In response, Rep. Briscoe Cain posted a tweet saying "My AR-15 is ready for you, [[FullNameUltimatum Robert Francis]]". Twitter has since deleted the tweet for violating their policy against violent threats.

** Windblade later retorts after saving Starscream with:

** In another, Calvin's dad says "The body is the home of the spirit and if you're not in bed in two minutes, your spirit is going to be permanently nomadic".

* Wrestling/JimCornette has told the story about how Jack Pfefer, a dubious promoter who used to threaten to reveal that ProfesionalWrestling isn't legitimate unless other promoters used his wrestlers, once came to the Memphis territory. Apparently, Christine Jarrett warned Pfefer that, should he expose wrestling, he might just end up dead somewhere. Pfefer was a notorious record keeper and kept a note that said "This is where Christine Jarrett threatened to kill me."

* The Music/BadLipReading ''Star Wars'' parody "Seagulls! (Stop It Now)" ends with Luke irritably declaring that Yoda is not his friend. Yoda replies in a creepy whisper, "Don't fall asleep. Don't. Fall. ''Asleep''."

* During the second ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'' Yuuya finds out that his brother's butler Albert is actually [[spoiler: an assassin]]. Considering his powerful BigBrotherInstinct this disturbs him rather a lot. It's the one thing that [[NotSoStoic breaches]] his cheerful, friendly version of stoicism and gets him to make direct threats. He settles back after hearing the explanation, but doesn't feel easy about it.

* [[https://blog.patrickrothfuss.com/2015/08/thoughts-on-pratchett/ In a 1995 interview]], Creator/TerryPratchett was asked why he writes fantasy when he is such a talented writer he could write for more "serious" genres. Pratchett responded, "I had a decent lunch, and I’m feeling quite amiable. That’s why you’re still alive."

* In ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'': Season 3, Church and Tex [[ItMakesSenseInContext are in ghost form and are searching for their unoccupied robot bodies together]]. After a few snarky comments by Church, Tex has had enough.

[[folder:Fan Works]]
* ''Fanfic/AllAssortedAnimorphsAUs'': In "What if they saved Jake's family?", Marco holds Tom at [[RayGun Dracon beam]]-point and says <there won’t even be enough of him left to bother putting in a casket> if the Berenson parents don't do as he says.
* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'':
** Freeza seems to be the king of these, although others frequently drop some as well:
--->'''Vegeta:''' ''(after Porunga vanishes)'' Wait, am I immortal?\\
'''Freeza''': I don't know. Let's see.
** Gohan, of all people, gives one to Bulma while she's bitching him out as they're escaping the doomed planet Namek.
--->'''Bulma:''' Oh well, how nice of you to finally come and get me... Oh and you left me stranded all on my own to fend for myself. Planet's going to hell, I almost died, and I'M FREAKING THE F**K OUT!\\
'''Gohan:''' ''(calmly)'' Bulma, how high would you have to fall from to reach terminal velocity?\\
''(Bulma shuts up immediately)''\\
'''Gohan:''' I thought so.
** Cell gives one to Mr. Satan when he mentions having a daughter.
--->'''Cell:''' Oh, that poor orphan.
** Cell also gives another after [[AllYourPowersCombined possessing Piccolo's regenerative abilities]] saves his life.
--->'''Piccolo:''' Ok, I am... ninety percent sure I can't do that.\\
'''Cell:''' ''(furious)'' We'll figure ''that'' out later.
** The one from Gohan to Cell after he kills the Cell Jrs is downright savage:
--->'''Gohan:''' I was scared of what would happen if I snap. Afraid that, if I lost it this time... I'd never come back. That I'd finally '''kill''' someone. But I'm not scared anymore, Cell.\\
'''Cell:''' Well, glad I coul-- ''(gets kicked HARD by Gohan)''\\
'''Gohan:''' Because there is no point in being afraid of the inevitable.
* From Episode 57 of ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'':
-->'''Ishizu:''' ''(gazing out of the window)'' I spy with my little eye something beginning with C...\\
'''Melvin:''' ''(entering the room)'' Let me guess. Is it "corpse"?\\
'''Ishizu:''' It was "cloud", actually.\\
'''Melvin:''' Oh, darn. Close but no cigar.\\
'''Ishizu:''' There aren't even any corpses in here.\\
'''Melvin:''' Give it time.
* Naruto pulls off two (one nonverbal) in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4848163/1/Kyubed-Shinobi-s-Revenge-on-Naruto Kyubed: Shinobi's Revenge on Naruto]]'' after Hiashi makes multiple attempts to have him and/or his teammates killed for knowing a secret technique that renders both the Byakugan and [[FingerPokeOfDoom Juuken]] useless. The first is a simple reminder that Naruto's wife, aka the [[EldritchAbomination Kyuubi]], only promised not to attack ''Konoha''; she never said anything about wiping out a single clan. The second is immediately after when Hiashi wakes up and thinks he dreamed the entire meeting: he finds a kunai from the Hyuuga armory on his pillow next to his head. Further investigation shows that a kunai was placed next to the head of every main branch Hyuuga and all from their own armory.
* Minato keeps a perfectly polite smile on his face while issuing one of these in ''Fanfic/CatchYourBreath'', while leaking KillingIntent, in response to an implied threat to one of his students. [[spoiler:Who is the host of the Three-Tailed Turtle]]. The recipient, an ANBU captain, immediately deflates.
-->'''Minato:''' Honaka-san. At this point I'd like to remind you that S-ranked secrecy exists for a ''reason''.\\
''(shortly thereafter)''\\
'''[[DeadpanSnarker Genma]]:''' [[LampshadeHanging So, execution order?]] I had no idea you were this popular, Kei-san.
* In ''[[Fanfic/{{Cinderjuice}} The Bug Princess]]'', [[WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}} BJ]] explicitly promises ''not'' to kill [[OriginalCharacter Hugo]] after his magic ritual goes horrifically wrong. He says that instead, he will wait "ever so patiently" while Hugo finds a way to fix the problem.
-->'''BJ:''' Because if you ''don't'', I will personally see to it that ''every moment of the rest of your life is a completely hellish nightmare '''until you give up and die in self-defense!'''''
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2565609/93/Odd-Ideas Training of the Shrew]]'', Lucius Malfoy gives one to Amelia when he hears Snape's policies have resulted in Draco being rendered sterile. Notably, he's threatening Snape, not Amelia.
-->'''Lucius:''' You will ask for the Kiss or my barrister will have him out of prison within the hour. Dementors are hard to come by but anyone can get a lethifold for the right price.
* Satsuki to Mikisugi in ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/7519681 Casualty]]''
-->"Mikisugi. Do not seek to trifle with me or my sister on this day. Either your bedside manner improves, or your graveside one does. ''Choose wisely.''"
* In the ''Fanfic/Gensokyo20XX''
** Ran does this twice:
--->'''Regarding Reimu:''' If Reimu dies, your ass is grass and I will....mow...it!\\
'''To the Komeiji sisters:''' If you dare tell anyone about what you just saw, I will kick both of your asses and tie you into one great big knot until your bodies merge and become so intertwined that you'll become one colossal freak of nature.
** Her fiance turned husband, Ren delivers this to his brother in 20XXV:
--->"[...]if you do, well, we will never at all hesitate and will act as we see best, be you my older brother or not."
* Kara Summers aka ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} in ''[[https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-32253-1/Ravanne%2BI%2BCan%2Bt%2BSee%2BKansas%2BFrom%2BMy%2BFront%2BPorch.htm I Can't See Kansas From My Front Porch]]'' warns off a Russian fighter pilot engaged in saber-rattling with Japan by grabbing his plane and flying it back to his base at ''16,000 kilometers per hour'' then scratching the words "Play Nice" into his windshield.
* Kakashi, or rather Anbu agent Hound, in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5571816/26/Win-Some-Lose-Some The Fire Quenched]]'' insures Sasuke will never defect from Konoha with a subtle threat. When the Sound Four try to tempt Sasuke with promises of power, Hound appears and kills all of them easily before saying, "So end all enemies of Konoha." Sasuke understands the lesson very well: Do not make an enemy of Leaf Village.
* When HK suggests more lethal security measures for his ship in ''Fanfic/TheHavocSideOfTheForce'', Harry responds that "anyone who ignores the first warning (a nasty electrical shock) becomes the second warning."
* Harry Potter in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10191828/15/A-MODern-Man A MODern Man]]'' is seen [[ItMakesSenseInContext disposing of his future body]] by Draco Malfoy. When Draco asks who that was, Harry claims it was someone who thought he saw something he shouldn't, then asks Draco if he's seen anything. Draco promptly insists that he hasn't seen anything then flees.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12446027/1/With-Sprinkles With Sprinkles]]'' opens with Xander running into D'Hoffryn, whom both acknowledge can kill him with a snap of his fingers, and whom Xander accidentally angered recently.
-->'''D'Hoffryn:''' I'll make you a deal. You make one wish and I don't snap my fingers.
* Bruce Banner gives one in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/15441066/chapters/36037962#workskin We're Taking Over]]'' when the Avengers attack the Triskelion to stop HYDRA.
-->'''Bruce:''' You have five minutes before I get angry.\\
(Gun turret tries to shoot him)\\
'''Bruce:''' Okay, after that little stunt, five minutes just got a lot shorter.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12302907/12/Si-Vis-Pacem-Para-Bellum Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum]]'', Harry Potter responds to a student (jokingly) trying to blackmail him over the fact she knows where Sirius is by telling her it would "End very poorly for everyone involved." Luna chips in, "Especially for you. We'd make sure of it."
* After Asuma convinces Naruto to spare Kurenai in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3665921/48/Black-Flames-Dance-In-The-Wind-Rise-of-Naruto Black Flames Dance in the Wind: Rise of Naruto]]'', he returns to Kurenai's apartment to find Naruto filled her room with Yakumo's paintings (both of Kurenai dying and of Yakumo committing suicide) and left a clone to watch her. Asuma understands the implications that if Kurenai steps out of line again, they both die.
* In the ''VideoGame/AHatInTime'' fic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13668622/4/Binding-Resolution Binding Resolution]]'', [[{{Yandere}} Vanessa]] gives one to her lover, the [[NiceGuy Prince]], by talking about her previous fiance who had "mysteriously disappeared" after she feels the Prince is spending too much time away from her.
-->'''Vanessa:''' Ohhh, my prince, my prince. You remember what happened to my last fiance?\\
'''The Prince:''' I'm not like him. I'll stay.\\
'''Vanessa:''' He said the same thing. Then he disappeared.\\
'''The Prince:''' I'm not like him, Vanessa.\\
'''Vanessa:''' You heard the rumors, haven't you? About ''how'' he might have disappeared. About how it might not have been ''his'' choice to be hardly more than a memory now?\\
''(The Prince falters)''\\
'''The Prince:''' I'll stay.
* In Chapter 5 of ''Fanfic/OSMUFanfictionFriction'', Orla threatens Opal following the InterruptedBath ordeal in the previous chapter, squeezing her cup of pomegranate juice hard enough for it to snap in two as she begins to warn her that if any more of her ideas to have a good fanfic written about the Mobile Unit harm Oswald again then she won't hesitate to kill her. Opal gets the message before the Ancient Agent can even deliver the threat in full.
* ''Fanfic/ThisBites'': A group of hooded figures approach a slaver on Sabaody Archipelago and offer him two choices; either he can give them all of his money and free all of his slaves, or they will give him a lifetime supply of chocolate. The bemused slaver decides to accept the chocolate, so the figures hand him... a single candy bar. Even more confused and irritated, the slaver asks how that could possibly last him the rest of his life. The group then throw off their cloaks revealing not only that they are all armed and angry pirates, but that one of them is ''[[AxeCrazy Eustass Kidd]]''.
* In ''Fanfic/ThreeStrikes'' General Parrish drops his AffablyEvil act immediately once he realizes Princess Rosa won't follow his ideal of using the drones to continue to wage war with Osea, sneering at her that she's nothing more than a pretty face to win over the hearts of the people and that he could find someone else to assume the throne. And since she backed General Labarthe, whom Parrish discovered to be TheMole for Osea, she's now a threat, and all threats 'have to be eliminated' for the good of the kingdom.
* After triggering in ''[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/a-darker-path-worm-fanfic.1037109/#post-86638332 A Darker Path]]'', Taylor asks Madison to pass on a message to Emma and Sophia then tells her a story about a farmer with a stubborn mule. When the mule stops suddenly, the farmer strikes the mule and says "That's one." When the mule stops again, the farmer strikes it with the butt of his shotgun and says, "That's two." When the mule stops a third time, the farmer declares "That's three," and shoots it in the head.
-->'''Madison:''' What... what's the message?\\
'''Taylor:''' The message is... ''that's two''.
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[[folder:Films — Live-Action]]
* ''Film/AguirreTheWrathOfGod''. "That man is a head taller than me. [[OffWithHisHead That may change]]."
* ''Film/{{Amen}}'': Rudolf Hoess expresses his annoyance with delays in shipments of Zyklon-B to the death camps by stating that industrialists who assist the SS with the killing of "undesirables" for reasons of profit while falsely espousing Nazi ideology have reason to fear: "We can always aryanize the aryanizers".[[note]]"Aryanization" was the Nazi term for ethnic cleansing through mass murder.[[/note]]
* In ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', the arms dealer Ulysses Klaue is introduced shouting through the phone at a business partner who cheated him on a shipment of parts, finishing his tirade with "You settle your account in full by this time next week, or the next missile I send you will come very much faster!"
* ''Film/InBroadDaylight'': Tired of Len Rowan harassing his wife, Missouri Highway Patrol officer Jack Wilson asks one of Rowan's friends to take a message to Rowan.
-->'''Wilson:''' I want you to give him a message for me. I want you to tell him if he phones my home one more time, or if he comes within sighting distance of my home one more time, he's going to find himself staring down the barrel of a .357 some dark night on a lonesome road, and it'll be the last one he ever stares down. Can you remember that Frank?
* ''Film/Conspiracy2001''. [[AffablyEvil Heydrich]] brings the few officials opposed to the FinalSolution into line this way.
-->'''Heydrich:''' Sitting at that table I will ask for your agreement on what is proposed.\\
'''Kritzinger:''' And I must answer now.\\
'''Heydrich:''' Oh you will answer now or you will answer...later.
* ''Film/TheCryingGame'': A downplayed version--i.e. an Implied Severe Injury Threat:
-->'''Fergus:''' Have you ever picked up your teeth with broken fingers?
* In ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', a subtle and indirect example - not even meant to be overtly intimidating. Wayne Enterprises accountant Coleman Reese figured out that Bruce Wayne must be Batman (by discovering the paper trail in the millions of dollars for development on the Tumbler/Batmobile), and presents it to Batman's ally Lucius Fox, who runs operations at the company for him. Reese presents his findings, then announces that he wants $10 million per year for the rest of his life, to keep his mouth shut. Lucius looks at him for a moment then calmly points out why he should rethink this, after which Reese dejectedly walks away and tells him to keep the Tumbler schematics.
-->'''Lucius Fox:''' Let me get this straight. You think that your client, one of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world, is secretly a vigilante who spends his nights beating criminals to a pulp with his bare hands...and your 'plan'...is to ''blackmail'' this person? ''(short pause)'' Good luck.
* In ''Film/DeathNote2017'', Light interrogates Ryuk over [[spoiler:possibly killing FBI agents behind his back]]. After the short argument, Light warns Ryuk that if he goes behind his back again, he'll write Ryuk's name in the Death Note and kill him. Ryuk laughs and tells Light he can try, but [[DoNotTauntCthulhu offers a quick warning]].
-->'''Ryuk''': There are four letters in my name. Most anyone's ever gotten were ''two''.
* In ''Film/{{Deewaar}}'', crime boss Daavar casually mentions to Vijay that a man who switched sides to work for Daavar's rival Samant was run over the previous night.
* ''Film/ExtremePrejudice'' (1987). Texas Ranger Jack Benteen meets his [[WeUsedToBeFriends childhood friend turned drug kingpin]] Cash Bailey at the Mexican border. Neither side is willing to compromise, and as Jack turns to leave Cash says, "You know, Jack. I got a feeling the next time we run into each other, we gonna have a killin'. Just a feeling."
* ''Film/FistOfFury'' has Bruce Lee (as "''Chen Zhen''") give one to two Japanese students at a Dojo, all while forcing them to eat pieces of paper with the insult: "Sick Man of East Asia."
-->'''Chen:''' Now you're eating paper. The next time, it's gonna be glass.
* In ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'', overlapping with LetMeTellYouAStory, there's the story of emperor Claudius that Commodus tells to his nephew. It is actually an implication of death for the boy, but meant to threaten his mother, which is Commodus's sister, Lucilla. He looks straight into her eyes as he tells his story, making the threat not so subtle.
-->'''Commodus:''' If you're very good, tomorrow night I'll tell you the story of emperor Claudius who was betrayed by those closest to him, by his own blood. They whispered in dark corners and went out late at night and conspired and conspired but the emperor Claudius knew they were up to something. He knew they were busy little bees. And one night he sat down with one of them and he looked at her and he said, "Tell me what you've been doing busy little bee or I shall strike down those dearest to you. You shall watch as I bathe in their blood." And the emperor was heartbroken. The little bee had wounded him more deeply than anyone else could ever have done. And what do you think happened then, Lucius? \\
'''Lucius:''' I don't know, uncle.\\
'''Commodus:''' The little bee told him ''everything''.
* ''Film/{{Heathers}}'': J.D., Veronica's SerialKiller boyfriend, covers up his kills by leaving forged notes so that they seem like suicide. After Veronica breaks up with him, he meets with her parents and plants the suggestion that she was experiencing thoughts of suicide, to drive the point home that he could easily get rid of her too.
* ''Film/HouseShark'': When Ulysses asks Ronald what happens to the two-and-a-quarter percent of Regan Realtors who don't close on house sales, Ronald says he doesn't know.
-->'''Ulysses:''' Neither do their families.
* ''Film/TheKillingRoom'' (2009). A female NSA psychiatrist is recruited to observe an experiment and is shocked to find it's a lethal MindControl program. At one point she steals the swipe card and it looks like she might free the subjects. The head researcher has already killed two subjects with a BoomHeadshot, and he tells her it's more merciful to just get it over quickly if you're required to kill a man. Then he adds pointedly, "Or a woman."
* ''Film/JamesBond'':
** In ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'', after Bond wins a large sum of money from Kamal Khan using Khan's own loaded dice, Khan warns him to "spend the money quickly".
** In ''Film/LicenceToKill'', the ruthless drug lord Franz Sanchez, [[IOwnThisTown who really runs]] the local BananaRepublic tells his [[PuppetKing Figurehead President]], "Remember, you are [[OnlyServesForLife only President... for Life]]".
* In ''Film/Joker2019'' During his climactic appearance on the Murray Franklin Show, Arthur Fleck tells Murray Franklin that he killed the three guys in the subway because they were "awful," then later in that conversation, tells Murray, "You're awful," implying that he considers Murray as deserving of death as his other victims. [[spoiler:Not long afterward, he fatally shoots Murray in the head]].
* ''Film/MagnumForce''. Inspector Callahan 'accidentally' shoots a police officer target during the shooting competition to let the vigilante cops know he's on to them. The cops in turn confront Callahan using the WithUsOrAgainstUs trope. When Callahan makes it clear he's not with them they just drive off, but it's clear the lines have been drawn for a future lethal confrontation.
* A more overtly violent example than most in ''Film/NationalSecurity'', after Earl pulls over a student driver:
-->'''Earl:''' Student driver, huh? *pulls out his gun* Lesson 12: Man with gun. Get your ass up out the car.
* ''Film/{{Nikita}}'': "Row 8, Plot 30", referring to the gravesite that Nikita was saved from being buried in.
* This exchange in ''Film/NorthByNorthwest'':
-->'''Vandamm:''' It seems to me you fellows could stand a little less training from the FBI and a little more from the Actors Studio.\\
'''Roger:''' Apparently, the only performance that will satisfy you is when I play dead.\\
'''Vandamm:''' Your very next role. You'll be quite convincing, I assure you.
* ''Film/PanicRoom'': When Junior tries to cut his losses and leave, Burnham warns him that he will split the money with Raoul and that if he sends the cops after them in response, they "will know who to look for". [[spoiler:Although it appears that Burnham was bluffing, as he's pretty shocked when Raoul simply shoots Junior on the spot.]]
* ''Film/{{Papillon}}''. Papillon has been falsely imprisoned for murder, so he enlists the help of another inmate to escape prison. The inmate warns Papillon against double-crossing him. "You might be innocent as you claim, but at least one of us is a murderer."
* In ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'', after Norrington begrudgingly forms an EnemyMine with Jack Sparrow he makes it abundantly clear he has zero respect for the pirate and that Jack had best shut his mouth or else:
--> '''Norrington:''' ''[[StealthInsult Mr.]]'' Sparrow, you will accompany these fine men to the helm and provide us with the bearing to Isla de Muerta. You will then spend the rest of the voyage contemplating all possible meanings of the phrase ''"silent as the grave."'' Do I make myself clear?
--> '''Jack:''' Inescapably clear.
* Says [=McCarty=] to Johnson in ''Film/SilverLode'': "Johnson, you worry me. The way Williams used to worry me." We later find out that [=McCarty=] killed Williams, but the implication was pretty clear right away.
* ''Sinners and Saints'' (2010). The CowboyCop shows the villain a Polaroid photo of a victim who's been burnt alive. The villain says that the cop ought to be very careful "because a man who could do something like that, you never know what he's capable of." So the cop shows more Polaroids, this time of the villain's henchmen he killed in a prior shootout. "If I was that guy, I'd be pretty fucking concerned about what ''I'm'' capable of."
* ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'': Done humorously after Nick Fury has one too many interruptions from talking with Peter Parker.
-->'''Nick Fury:''' Another person touches that door, you and I are going to attend another funeral.
* In ''Franchise/StarWars'', the Sith abide by the Rule of Two: only one master and one apprentice at a time, with the latter killing the former when he's ready to assume the title. If the master feels their current apprentice just isn't cutting it [[note]] Because of the Sith's twisted BlueAndOrangeMorality, this is less "I don't want you to kill me" and more "I doubt if you're good enough to kill me"[[/note]], they'll find a potential replacement and start showing subtle but unmistakable signs of preferential treatment.
* ''Film/SupermanReturns'': After ComicBook/LexLuthor denies ComicBook/LoisLane's request to turn back his ship and let Jason go:
-->'''Luthor:''' No, I don't think we'll be turning around Ms. Lane, which means that we do have some time to ''kill''. [[AffablyEvil How about that interview?]]
* ''Film/TheThirdMan'': [[spoiler:Harry Lime]] casually opens the door of the Ferris wheel while discussing the fiscal worth of human life. Watching him carefully, [[AntiHero Holly Martins]] gets a good grip on the doorframe.
* In the 1986 action comedy ''Tough Guys'' the protagonists are marched off by a shotgun-toting hitman.
-->'''Harry:''' Where are we going, friend?\\
'''Hitman:''' We're going up this alley, "friend".\\
'''Archie:''' And then what?\\
'''Hitman:''' And then I'm coming out. Alone.
* Happens in ''Film/TheToweringInferno''.
-->'''Duncan:''' Did you change any of Doug's electrical specifications?\\
'''Simmons:''' I most certainly did.\\
'''Duncan:''' For God's sake, why?!\\
'''Simmons:''' The reason should be obvious - especially to you!\\
'''Duncan:''' We've got a fire. And if it was caused by anything you did, I'm going to hang you out to dry, and then I'm going to hang you!

[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/CodexAlera'': In ''Captain's Fury'', all that [[LadyOfBlackMagic Lady Aquitaine Invidia]] needs to say to cow her SmugSnake of a pawn [[ArmchairMilitary Senator Arnos]] into line during a heated argument is to growl ''"Don't'' make me raise my hand, Arnos. When ''I'' slap someone, he doesn't scurry away after."
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
** One is shown early in ''Literature/{{Pyramids}}'':
--->"A noble blood flows through my veins."\\
"Want it to stay there?"
** Pteppic tries one himself, though he admits it's not very good as threats go, because the Guild didn't really cover that:
--->'''Pteppic:''' I could give you this knife.\\
'''Guard:''' So what?\\
'''Pteppic:''' I could give it to you ''point first''.
** In ''Literature/GoingPostal'', Lord Vetinari has the swindler Moist Von Lipwig arrested, then offers him a job as the postmaster of Ankh-Morpork after he's had Moist's DeathFakedForYou, citing himself as "an angel" and then this phrase:
---> "The first interesting thing about angels, Mr. Lipwig, is that sometimes, very rarely, at a point in a man's career where he has made such a foul and tangled mess of his life that death appears to be the only sensible option, an angel appears to him, or, I should say, ''unto'' him, and offers him a chance to go back to the moment when it all went wrong, and this time do it ''right''."
*** Later in that chapter, when Moist tries to get out of Ankh-Morpork, Vetinari has his parole officer (a golem) find Moist and bring him back. Vetinari then adds in the ''second'' interesting fact about angels, which qualifies for this:
---> "Remember? The first interesting thing about angels? I told you yesterday? I expect you were thinking about something else. The ''second'' interesting thing about angels, Mr. Lipwig, is that ''you only ever get one.''"
** In ''Literature/WyrdSisters'', the Duchess's bodyguard explains to the late king's doctor that the king died of natural causes, and these natural causes can be brought on by unwise opening of the mouth.
** In ''Literature/AHatFullOfSky'', [[spoiler:Hiver!]]Tiffany delivers this to her broomstick:
---> "I am not going to learn you, ''you'' are going to learn ''me''. Or the next lesson will involve an axe!"
*** The above also qualifies as RussianReversal.
* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'':
** Not very subtly implied, but in ''Literature/GravePeril'' Bianca is celebrating her new position by giving gifts. Her gift to Harry is a cemetery plot and a gravestone that reads, "Here lies Harry Dresden — He died doing the right thing". A later gift to one of his enemies puts Harry in the position of allowing an innocent to be killed (and Michael would doubtless die trying to prevent it), or to take on the entire court of vampires and almost certainly be killed himself. This is clearly ''exactly'' what Bianca had planned when she presented him with the tombstone.
** In ''Literature/SkinGame'', Harry Dresden has to do a job for [[TheFairFolk Mab, the Queen of the Winter Sidhe]]. He asks what she might do if he refused to do the job. Her reply is "Nothing." [[spoiler:The catch is, she doesn't mean he won't suffer any consequences, but rather he has a mental parasite growing in his head and it will soon hatch, killing him in the process, and because of it being made from him, it will hunt down all his friends and loved ones, bypassing any defenses they might have. Harry, trapped on an island keeping the thing at bay, won't be able to escape to find other help in time when she leaves. However, if he helps her, she will let him meet a person who can remove the parasite]].
* ''Literature/EndersGame'': When Ender returns from school after being attacked by/beating up Stilson, he is verbally and physically assaulted by his older brother Peter. To try to deter Peter, he pulls off his shoe and shows it to Peter while saying, "See there, on the toe? That's blood, Peter. It's not mine."
* ''Literature/TheExecutioner''. A Chicago mafia boss demands a DirtyCop serve as his bodyguard while Bolan is on the prowl. When the cop starts to say that he can't do that, the reply is: "Sure you can. The only thing that can stop you is a bullet in the head."
* The 1980 thriller ''The Fifth Horseman'', about a Libyan government plot to detonate an atomic bomb in New York, ends with the US President sending Muammar al-Gaddafi a quotation from the Quran: ''Whoever ye shall be, death will overtake you, even though ye reside in lofty towers.''
* ''Literature/GentlemanBastard'': Capa Raza and Locke Lamora exchange these in the presence of a noblewoman at a fancy dinner party to maintain their covers. Under the guise of discussing the wine trade, they reference things that they have and plan to do to each other.
* Early on in ''Literature/TheGirlFromTheMiraclesDistrict'', Nikita, nicknamed Mantis by her coworkers, gets a particular present from the BigBad: thirty mantids with pins driven through their heads.
* The classic from Slartibartfast in ''Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1'':
-->"Come," called the old man, "come now or you will be late."\\
"Late?" said Arthur. "What for?"\\
"What is your name, human?"\\
"Dent. Arthur Dent," said Arthur.\\
"Late, as in the late Dentarthurdent," said the old man, sternly. "It's a sort of threat you see... I've never been very good at them myself, but I'm told they can be very effective."
* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'':
** Played with in ''Literature/AClashOfKings'' when Tyrion is attempting to get [[RoyalBrat Joffrey]] to understand that being the king doesn't mean he's untouchable:
--->'''Joffrey:''' The king can do as he likes.\\
'''Tyrion:''' [[TheCaligula Aerys Targaryen]] did as he liked. Has your mother ever told you what happened to him?[[note]]Jaime Lannister, one of his Kingsguard (and also Tyrion's brother, and Joffrey's father), killed him when his cruelty and insanity went too far.[[/note]]\\
'''Ser Boros Blount:''' No man threatens His Grace in the presence of the [[PraetorianGuard Kingsguard]].\\
'''Tyrion:''' I am not threatening the king, ser, I am educating my nephew. Bronn, Timett, the next time Ser Boros opens his mouth, kill him. Now ''that'' was a threat, ser. See the difference?
** A straight example from the next book, ''Literature/AStormOfSwords'':
--->'''Joffrey:''' You're the monster, Uncle.\\
'''Tyrion:''' Am I? Perhaps you should speak more softly to me then. Monsters are dangerous beasts, and just now, kings seem to be dropping like flies.
** King Robert Baratheon wants to bring one of his bastard daughters to live at the royal court, but the Queen points out that the city can be a dangerous place for a young girl. This earns her an ArmorPiercingSlap from her husband, but he doesn't bring up the subject again.
* In the ''Literature/WarriorCats'' book ''Veil of Shadows'', Fake-Bramblestar - after Alderheart objects to one of his wishes - decides that now they need another medicine cat apprentice in case something "happens" to Alderheart. Bristlefrost knows that this means that once Flipclaw's been trained, then Bramblestar will be free to get rid of Alderheart, and Alderheart himself also clearly recognizes the threat.
* ''Literature/WilderGirls'': An all-girls school has been placed in quarantine, and they have supplies dropped in. Hetty is chosen to join the girls who pick up the supplies. She can't believe it when their chaperone, Ms. Welch, throws away about two-thirds of the food, even though the girls have very little to eat as it is. Welch claims it's because most of the food is either spoiled or has pesticides (in reality, [[spoiler:Welch doesn't want the girls to be {{Unwitting Test Subject}}s of researchers and is trying to sabotage the tests by throwing away contaminated food]]).
-->''"I told you, Hetty: I picked you because I thought you could handle it. Admittedly, sometimes I'm wrong about people. And if that's the case, we can take care of that just fine." She moves slightly, and I watch as her hand rests on the butt of her revolver where it's tucked in the waistband of her jeans.''

[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/AmericanGothic1995''. Sheriff Buck's girlfriend falls victim to a mysterious illness and is being treated by the local doctor, one of the few people not intimidated by him.
-->'''Buck:''' You better cure her or I'll...\\
'''Doctor:''' Or you'll what?\\
'''Buck:''' ''(menacing)'' I'll think of something.
* ''Series/TheBarrier'':
** After [[spoiler:a large group of people who were getting smuggled out of Madrid with the resistance's help]], Jorge, one of the LaResistance leaders, storms into Emilia's store while Álex is running it and prepares to kill him due to suspecting him to have told the authorities about it. Emilia responds to this by pointing a gun towards Jorge and telling him that in her store, people only pay for what they purchase, implying that she'll kill Jorge if he kills Álex.
** Hugo, while being held at gunpoint by Alejo, asks his for help with curing [[spoiler:Manuela]] from [[ThePlague noravirus]]. Alejo replies that [[spoiler:Manuela]] is going to die soon, and that she may not be the only one.
* ''Series/BlakesSeven''
** A criminal tells Villa that he should live every hour as if it was his last. He then sets Villa to the task of breaking through a sealed door, and says he'll be coming back later to check on his progress. In one hour.
** From that same episode ("City at the Edge of the World")
--->'''Avon:''' Do you want me to threaten you?\\
'''Tarrant:''' Why not? [[BringIt I haven't had a good laugh in ages.]]\\
'''Avon:''' Sensible. You could die laughing.
** In "Gambit", Supreme Commander Servalan is pressuring crime boss Krantor to help her find a fugitive.
--->'''Krantor:''' My dear Commander, there are many wanted men here. They come to Freedom City because we are outside the Federation.\\
'''Servalan:''' Not very far outside.\\
'''Krantor:''' I do hope that is not as threatening as it sounds. That would be ... most unwise.
** And this one from "Games"
--->'''Belkov:''' They found my survival most miraculous.\\
'''Servalan:''' Your survival is becoming more miraculous by the moment.
* In ''Series/BreakingBad'', Walt gives one to [[spoiler:Hank]] after the latter [[spoiler:discovers he's Heisenberg. Hank]] states that he doesn't even know who he's talking to anymore.
-->'''Walt:''' If that's true... if you really don't know who I am... then maybe your best course would be to '''''tread lightly'''''...
* ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett''. Boba is holding a meeting of the crime bosses of Mos Espa, because he wants to propose an alliance. When one of them rather brashly asks Boba why they shouldn't just kill him and take his territory, Boba's new rancor roars and pounds on the ceiling of his pit while his claws pop out of the grate in the floor, revealing that the dining table is ''right over the rancor pit''. Boba then feeds it some of his table scraps and quips "I think he's a little hungry."
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''.
** In "The Harsh Light of Day", the vampire Spike runs into Buffy and her new boyfriend at a party. "I like him. He's got...what's the word? Vulnerability."
** Spike is on the receiving end in "Superstar".
--->'''Jonathan:''' Spike, you're the worst type of scum. The second you're back to your old tricks, well, let's just say before you even sniff out your first victim you'll be pretty indistinguishable from, oh what should we say... ''(smirks)'' Instant soup mix?
** And again from Dawn in "Beneath You":
--->'''Dawn:''' Spike. You sleep, right? You. Vampires. You sleep.\\
'''Spike:''' Yeah. What's your point, niblet?\\
'''Dawn:''' Well, I can't take you in a fight or anything, even with a chip in your head, but you do sleep. If you hurt my sister at all... touch her... you're gonna wake up on fire.
** In "Goodbye Iowa", Buffy is sweating an Initiative scientist. "Now, I don't generally like to kill humans, but I've learned it pays to be flexible in life."
* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E1TheRibosOperation "The Ribos Operation"]], the Doctor is chosen for a mission by the White Guardian and asks what will happen if he refuses to do it:
--->'''Guardian:''' Nothing.\\
'''The Doctor:''' Nothing? You mean nothing will happen to me?\\
'''Guardian:''' Nothing at all. ''[beat]'' Ever.
** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS21E6TheCavesOfAndrozani "The Caves of Androzani"]], [[MadScientist Sharaz Jek]] makes it clear he doesn't appreciate the Doctor's constant snark.
--->"Your sense of humor will be the death of you, Doctor. Probably quite soon."
* On ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'', Matthew Harding keeps Adelle in line by telling her, "You wouldn't like the early retirement plan." She's seen enough - and frankly, done enough - that she knows exactly what he's talking about.
** [[spoiler: Albeit in hindsight he probably meant [[FateWorseThanDeath The Attic]].]]
** And Adelle shuts up a snarky [[MadScientist Topher]] by pointing out that Mr Dominic is responsible for the "termination of unstable employees".
* ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. After discovering that Jayne Cobb tries to sell him and his sister to the Alliance, Dr. Simon Tam pulls a masterful one on Jayne after he's injured during a mission. A direct threat would be met with violence or bravado, so he paralyses Jayne with a sedative and then says that he would ''never'' harm Jayne for betraying them, so long as Jayne is Simon's patient (which is when Jayne would be the most vulnerable). [[InconvenientHippocraticOath While this might be true]], he knows that [[ShameIfSomethingHappened Jayne would never believe it]].
** And just in case Jayne is too thickheaded to get the message, River then follows up with a more direct threat: "Also...I can kill you with my brain."
* In ''Series/{{Friends}}'', when Joey is trying to seduce a lady, and Gunther keeps laughing at him while disguising it as a cough:
-->"Seriously, Gunther, you should see someone about that cold. If it gets much worse, you could ''die''.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
** In season 1:
--->'''Queen Cersei:''' You're just a soldier, aren't you? [[MyMasterRightOrWrong You take your orders and you carry on]]. I suppose it makes sense. Your older brother was trained to lead and [[StealthInsult you were trained to follow]].\\
'''Lord Eddard:''' I was also trained to kill my enemies, your Grace.\\
'''Queen Cersei:''' As was I.
** Cersei is on the receiving end in Season 5, when the Dornish send her a box containing the necklace of her daughter (currently residing in Dorne) hanging from the jaws of a stuffed viper. No note is attached.
** Prince Doran demands that Ellaria Sand kneel and kiss his ring to demonstrate her loyalty, effectively crushing her short rebellion. However he warns that while he believes in second chances, he doesn't believe in third chances.
** Varys and Littlefinger exchange subtle threats of incriminating evidence in "The Wolf and the Lion."
** After Joffrey calls him a monster, Tyrion replies, "Monsters are dangerous, and right now kings are dying like flies."
** The credo "A Lannister always pays his debts" is both a declaration that those who help the Lannisters will be repaid, and a warning that they will have vengeance on those who wrong them. Characters are well-aware that the saying goes both ways and it is occasionally used as one.
** In "The Last of the Starks," Tyrion and Varys discuss Daenerys's deteriorating mental state after a series of setbacks, and Varys reaffirms that his loyalties don't lie with their Queen, but to ''the realm itself,'' and making sure that the best possible ruler is sitting on the Iron Throne. He doesn't say it outright, but he makes it very clear to Tyrion that he's only supporting Dany because she's the best option they have, and he will shift his loyalties to another candidate if it turns out that she's not fit to rule or a better option comes along. When Tyrion cautiously asks him, "Then what happens to ''her?''" Varys gives him a look that says it all.
* In ''Series/HaltAndCatchFire'', after Joe [=MacMillan=] forces Cardiff Electric into the PC business by deliberately telling IBM that he and Gordon Clark had reversed engineered the [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer IBM PC]], company owner Nathan Cardiff tells Joe "in Texas, you put a man's livelihood on the line, and you don't follow through, there's ''not'' gonna be another new job 'cause ain't nobody gonna be able to find where you're buried."
* In the ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' episode [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "The Gang Buys a Boat"]], [[HeroicComedicSociopath Dennis]] explains that he wants to take women out on a boat since they are less likely to refuse his sexual advances because of "the implication." When pressed about what he means by "the implication", Dennis elaborates that he means "the implication that things might go wrong for her if she refuses to sleep with me."
* ''{{Series/Legion|2017}}'': In "[[Recap/LegionS3E7Chapter26 Chapter 26]]", Charles Xavier is menaced twice with the message "You should never have come" by two of the Shadow King's personas. The first is uttered ominously by the Devil with the Yellow Eyes during a nightmare that Charles has shortly before his plane lands in Morocco. (This is quite insidious because Charles could potentially brush it off as just an awful dream, unaware that the Shadow King can haunt his subconscious.) The second is stated by Amahl Farouk while he recites a play, and that line is oddly the only one in English while the rest of the story is in Farsi, so the threat is aimed at the sole Englishman in the room (namely Charles, who can't decide if he's actually in grave peril or if it's merely part of the theatrics).
* In episode 46 of ''Series/MimpiMetropolitan'', Bambang gets Juna to stop mocking him by saying that if someone from Wonosari is mad, Juna might be in a grave tomorrow morning.
* In ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', Pearl shows off pictures from her numerous honeymoons, along with sharing the gruesome fate of each of her husbands. Her ship is even called ''The Widowmaker''. So when she says, "Sit down or I'll '''marry''' you," it's definitely one of these.
* ''Series/{{NCIS}}'':
** In a Season 1 episode when Ari holds [[TheCoroner Ducky]] hostage in autopsy.
--->'''Ducky''': I look forward to weighing your liver.
** Ducky does it again when Ari calls him, reveals that he has Gerald hostage, and asks for a "professional courtesy, from one doctor to another." Ducky's response?
--->'''Ducky:''' Well, I'd be happy to give you a free autopsy.
** On at least one occasion, Abby has had to warn people that she knows how to kill without leaving any forensic evidence.
* ''Series/OddSquad'':
** In "Reindeer Games", Oprah's response to Oscar exposing her juice bar to one of her agents is to rip a pillow in front of him with her bare hands in a fit of TranquilFury.
** "Not So Splash" has another one with Oprah that is brought on by a simple innocuous question.
--->'''Oprah:''' Something very odd has happened to my friend's pool. I need you to fix it so I can swim, or else I will get ''very grumpy.''\\
'''Otto:''' Was that you being ''not'' grumpy?\\
''(Oprah begins taking a pool noodle out from behind her)''\\
'''Otto:''' [[OhCrap Ohh no.]]\\
''(Oprah rips the pool noodle in two)''\\
''(Olive and Otto panic and immediately book it downstairs)''
** At the end of "Shapely University", Oprah and Olivia are dunked in pools of pickle juice by Omaha, Olena, Olympia and Otis, with a group of other agents looking on. Olivia in particular begins shaking her fists angrily at the agents while Oprah gives what sounds like an angry growl, and Otis quickly realizes that the Directors will most likely try to kill them in their fits of rage, deciding to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere book it]] along with the other agents.
* ''Series/ObiWanKenobi'': Tired of his apprentice's obsessing over Obi-Wan Kenobi in "[[Recap/ObiWanKenobiPartVI Part VI]]", Darth Sidious delivers one to Darth Vader after hearing the latter rant for several minutes about finding Obi-Wan.
-->'''Darth Sidious''': I wonder if your thoughts are clear on this, Lord Vader. Perhaps your feelings for your old Master have left you weakened. If your past cannot be overcome...\\
'''Darth Vader''': Kenobi means nothing. I serve only you, my Master.
* ''Series/PersonOfInterest'':
** In "The Contingency", a member of the GovernmentConspiracy has been murdered, so another member decides to lay low for a bit.
--->'''Denton:''' I might be hard to reach for a few days.\\
'''Pennsylvania Two:''' Denton, we can ''always'' reach you.
** The unseen VillainOfTheWeek in "Last Call" coerces the VictimOfTheWeek into doing his bidding.
--->"Because [[AffablyEvil I asked nicely]]. I can be more emphatic, but people tend to get hurt when that happens."
* ''Series/{{Rome}}''
** A RunningGag with Marc Antony; the most notable occasion is when he's forcing Cicero to make him governor of Gaul.
--->'''Cicero:''' Please go on, make your threats. I don't like to submit to mere implication.\\
'''Antony:''' There is a question I've always wanted to ask you. Your old friend Crassus, when he was captured by the Parthians, is it true that they poured molten gold down his throat? Because [[{{Understatement}} that would really sting]].
** "I shall be a good politician. Even if it kills me. Or if it kills anyone else, for that matter."
** And this one:
--->'''Mark Antony:''' Caesar has many more legions than the Thirteenth.\\
'''Scipio:''' On the far side of the Alps.\\
'''Mark Antony:''' Winter does not last forever. Spring comes. Snows melt.\\
'''Scipio:''' That's a threat!\\
'''Mark Antony:''' I assure you it is no threat. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Snows, always, melt.]]
** Caesar and Antony are seeking to bribe a priest, offering money as a "gift" for his wife. The priest keeps bumping up the price, saying his wife has expensive tastes.
--->'''Priest:''' She would dress her slaves in silk if I let her. She eats oysters for breakfast. Daily.\\
'''Antony:''' ''(moving close)'' She should be ''most'' careful. People often choke on oysters.
** Played for drama when Octavian is made consul and immediately shows his true colors by proposing a motion to have the assassins of Julius Caesar condemned as enemies of the State. When the senators object, [[AppealToForce Octavian's legionaries march right into the Senate]].
--->'''Octavian''': My father died on this floor. ''Right there''. Stabbed 27 times. ''Butchered'' by men he called his friends. ''Who'' will tell me that is not murder? ''Who'' will tell my Legions, who love Caesar as I do, that that is not murder?! ''[The soldiers draw their swords and the chamber falls deathly silent]'' Who will speak against the motion?
* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''. Done as a CharacterDevelopment moment for the normally cowardly Quark to Brunt of the Ferengi Commerce Authority, who up to then has been bullying Quark ForTheEvulz.
-->'''Quark:''' Look I've broken the contract so do your job; take my assets, revoke my Ferengi business license, do whatever you have to do, then get out. And if you ever walk into my bar again...\\
'''Brunt:''' ''(smirks)'' Yes?\\
'''Quark:''' You won't walk out. ''(Brunt's smile vanishes)''
* In the ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' episode "Rex Dies", while Cat is going on about the catwalk:
-->'''Jade:''' If someone was pushed off this catwalk and hit the ground really hard, do you think they'd live?\\
'''Cat:''' Why are you asking that?\\
'''Jade:''' No reason.
* One scene from ''Series/TheWire'' features a ProfessionalKiller doing this to his own wife. For the better part of 20 years, Roland "Wee-bey" Brice was a hitman for Avon Barksdale, who for a long time was the most ruthless gangster in Baltimore. After Wee-bey was finally caught and imprisoned, he finds out that his wife De'Londa [[EvilMatriarch is attempting to push their young son Namond into the world of the drug game]], (despite the fact that he is totally unsuited to it) while at the same time a teacher who sees the boy's potential is offering to adopt Namond. Wee-bey is initially torn at the idea of giving up his son... until he learns that De'Londa kicked Namond out of the house and into the street [[TeachHimAnger in an attempt to toughen him up]]. Wee-bey explodes at her and lets her know what will happen if she attempts to interfere with the adoption in any way. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7GIIXelrO8 Scene]]
-->'''De'Londa:''' Oh no you not. You ain't gonna take my son away from me! Not for this-\\
'''Wee-bey:''' [angrily sits up and gets in her face] Yo, remember who the ''fuck'' you talking to right here. Remember who ''I am''. My word is still my word, in here, in Baltimore, and [[YouCanRunButYouCantHide in any place you can think of calling home]], it'll be my word that finds you. ''[sits back]'' [[EvilParentsWantGoodKids Man come down here to say my son could be anything he damn please]].\\
'''De'Londa:''' Except [[{{Gangbangers}} a soldier]].\\
'''Wee-bey:''' ''[snorts]'' Yeah, well, look at me up in here. Who the fuck would want to be that if they could be anything else, De'Londa?
* ''Series/{{Witchblade}}'' has a nonspecific but effective threat from Ian Nottingham:
-->'''Gabriel:''' He could make my life very difficult!\\
'''Nottingham''' "Difficult"? I can make you ''pray'' for difficult.

[[folder:Podcasts]]
* At the end of ''Podcast/TheAdventureZoneBalance'', Taako learns that [[spoiler:he had a sister that had gone missing, and [[LaserGuidedAmnesia Lucretia fed her information to the Voidfish]], meaning he completely forgot about her]]. After [[spoiler:having his memory restored]], Taako grabs his wand, points it at [[spoiler:Lucretia]]'s face, and starts counting backwards from ten.
* In the ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'' episode "Numbers", Cecil describes how, despite the best efforts of the [[EvilInc New Station management]], they can't remove the Blood Stone doors from the radio station, leading to this quote;
--> '''Cecil''': So, our new owners have had to learn to live with those doors, bleeding on their way out. ''({{Beat}})'' ''Good practice for them''.

[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
* Wrestling/{{WCW}}: [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]] and Wrestling/AbdullahTheButcher brought a cake to celebrate Wrestling/{{Sting}}'s birthday.
-->'''[[Wrestling/PaulHeyman Paul E. Dangerously]]:''' It's not Sting's birthday.\\
'''Cactus Jack:''' I know that. Don't you think I know that? But I wasn't here for Sting's last birthday. I wish I was at Sting's last birthday. But you see it's very important that we celebrate now, because Sting's last birthday was Sting's '''last''' birthday! [[CatchPhrase BANG BANG! BANG BANG!]][[note]]This is also notable for being likely one of the very few times in wrestling history where a cake was brought out and it didn't end up in someone's face.[[/note]]
* On the January 18, 1992, episode of ''USWA Championship Wrestling'', Wrestling/TheMoondogs' manager Richard Lee brought a chair with him that read "RIP [[Wrestling/JeffJarrett JEFF JARRETT]].''
* Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors were famous for threatening to perform acts of violence on their opponents that would at times stretch the limits of what is humanly possible—or permissible. In a vignette to hype their [[GimmickMatches scaffold match]] against Wrestling/TheMidnightExpress ("Loverboy" Dennis Condrey and "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton, w[=/=]Wrestling/JimCornette) at ''[=NWA Starrcade 86=]'', they dropped a pumpkin off of a fire escape.
* At ''Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} Showdown in Crisisland'', July 21, 2007, Wrestling/{{UltraMantis Black}} cut a promo about the Order of the Neo-Solar Temple (himself[=/=]Wrestling/{{Crossbones|TheWrestler}}[=/=]Hydra)'s match with Wrestling/{{Hallowicked}}, Cheech and Cloudy where they promised to "do a little jig on your graves."
* Wrestling/{{Raven}} pulled this to Thumbtack Jack and Steve Douglas in the German promotion Westside Xtreme Wrestling. Raven said he came to the country to make some corpses and upset some parents.

[[folder:Radio]]
* The very first ''Radio/TheAdventuresOfHarryNile'' story, "West For My Health", had Harry up to his eyeballs in debt to a mob boss, who agreed to forgive Harry's debt if he went out to the west coast to kill a guy who was threatening his business. Just to make sure Harry didn't try to avoid doing the job, the mob boss sent an associate to watch him. The associate pulled Harry aside and told him, "I'm your doctor. I'm telling you to go west for your health."

[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* In an in-game story segment from the first edition of ''TabletopGame/FengShui'', the unnamed Killer who is the protagonist of these segments is captured after a battle gone straight to hell. He wakes up in a rather stylish interrogation room with a one way mirror along one wall. In walks Inspector [=MacAllister=], a cop working for the Ascended, who lets our assassin know where he stands in no uncertain terms:
-->'''[=MacAllister=]:''' Now, son, you're gonna answer a few questions. And the folks behind that one-way mirror there are gonna listen to them, and very carefully decide whether to let you leave here breathing. Got my meaning, son?
* Creator/{{Chaosium}}'s ''TabletopGame/{{Stormbringer}}'' adventure ''Stealer of Souls'': Tormiel's house has a Demon of Protection that is required to give two warnings before attacking intruders, such as, "Gee, this is an unhealthy place to visit without an invitation," or "Do you know where your blood comes from?" If the intruders ignore his warnings, he's free to kill them.

[[folder:Theatre]]
* ''Walk This Way'' by Len Randall. The wife of a wealthy philandering husband tries to warn off his SexySecretary when she looks like threatening her nest egg.
-->'''Wife:''' I have a friend who makes people disappear.\\
'''Secretary:''' He's a hitman?\\
'''Wife:''' No, he's a magician. But he's also a [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident very bad driver]].

[[folder:Video Games]]
* AWACS Bandog’s EstablishingCharacterMoment in ''VideoGame/AceCombat7SkiesUnknown'' has him warning the Spare Squadron; ‘This is the penal unit. I decide when you die.’ [[spoiler:Depending on who you ask he could very well had made good on that threat in the mission ‘Faceless Soldier’, when Full Band got tagged as an enemy after the Spare Squadron was ambushed by AI controlled aircraft using spoofed Osean [=IFFs=].]]
* In ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreed'', During the multiplayer, when Vidic trains the new initiates:
-->'''Warren Vidic''': Succeed, and you will learn the secrets of our order. Fail, and a lot more than your contracts will be terminated.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8cELTdtw6U Build That Wall]] from ''VideoGame/{{Bastion}}''. [[LyricalDissonance It sounds slow and mournful, but the lyrics]] are actually a death threat to an entire civilisation.
-->"I dig my hole, you build a wall. One day that wall is going to fall...Go build that wall until it's done, but now you've got nowhere to run. So build that wall and build it strong 'cause we'll be there before too long."
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', there was a blacksmith in Midgar. If you talked to him, he would say, "Hey, wait a minute, you. You can't leave without buyin' something. Might not be good for your health, if ya know what I'm saying."
** Of course, considering [[AnAdventurerIsYou you're an adventurer]] InAWorld where EverythingIsTryingToKillYou, he really ''could'' have been looking out for your best interests: you need something to defend yourself with!
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'', Llednar delivers one after Cid [[spoiler:nullifies the law that makes him invincible]].
-->'''Llednar:''' ...This reeks of foul play. If you weren't a judge... ''(summons allies and begins to fight)''
* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', when [[spoiler:Thales]] reminds the Flame Emperor that his people gave them power, and that they will be his people’s salvation, the Flame Emperor responds with ‘There will be no salvation for you and your people’. [[spoiler:Since the Flame Emperor is Edelgard, and she [[TeethClenchedTeamwork hates working with Thales and his organization]], in the Crimson Flower route, once Edelgard has conquered Fódlan, Hubert, her [[TheDragon second in command]], Jeritza, [[TheDreaded the Death Knight]], Byleth, [[SupportingProtagonist her teacher]], along with some other members of the Black Eagle Strike Force [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness wipe out Thales and his organization offscreen]].]]
* In ''VideoGame/HotlineMiami'', after the Biker has turned against the orders he receives from his answering machine, another message is sent to him, announcing that the tombstone he commanded will be delivered some day in the week.
* In ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', several champion taunts are examples of this trope:
-->'''Orianna''': I know what makes them tick. I know how to make the ticking STOP.\\
'''Hecarim:''' Your life is a burden. I bring you freedom!
* In ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'', a [[spoiler:nightmare sequence]] features Max receiving a text message from a PosthumousCharacter:
-->"Hey Max, [[spoiler:Rachel Amber]] here. Just wanted to introduce myself. I'll be seeing you soon. Real soon."
* In ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'', one of the pre-game interactions between Junkrat and Reaper has Reaper commenting on Junkrat's offer. Given how Junkrat can be kind of annoying, plus Reaper's beef with Soldier 76 and other members of Overwatch, his statement to Junkrat couples with some DoubleMeaning.
-->'''Junkrat:''' You look like a guy who needs something blown up.\\
'''Reaper:''' A candidate just came to mind.
* ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'': [[TheFamilyForTheWholeFamily Don Pianta]] says that if Mario fails to keep his promise, his "luck may turn terrible".
* In ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}'', when you meet up with [=GLaDOS=] again, she says: "Look, we both said a lot of things that ''you're'' going to regret." She then continues along this line in later chambers, with her "real surprise, with ''tragic consequences''," her "solution to both our problems [...] that honestly works out great for ''one of'' both of us" and her announcement that she has learned to discard things that "are just [[YouAreFat taking up space]]". And just when it seems that she couldn't lay it on any thicker, in Chapter 8, [[spoiler:Wheatley]] gets a turn, with a triumphant DontExplainTheJoke thrown in:
-->'''[[spoiler:Wheatley]]:''' You [...] are going to love this big surprise. In fact, you're going to love it ''to death''. Love it until you're dead -- until it kills you. I don't know if you're picking up on what I'm saying here...\\
'''[[spoiler:[=GLaDOS=]]]:''' Thanks, we get it.
* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
** One of Eggman's PA announcements in ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' sounds a lot like one of these:
--->''Enjoy every moment in the luxurious grounds as if they might be your last. Especially if you're a meddlesome hedgehog, or his fawning sidekick.''
** ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'': In one of the games MultipleEndings, [[ManipulativeBastard Black Doom]] gives one to Shadow [[spoiler:after the latter makes a beeline for the Chaos Emerald in the G.U.N. Fortress, ignoring Black Doom's orders to destroy the computers producing G.U.N. robots]]. Played with in that he immediately sends [[IllKillYou a more direct threat]] afterwards.
--->''Those who commit mutiny against ''me'' will see no mercy... and do'' not ''defy me again!''
* Bwonsamdi, the loa of death in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', is very fond of implying death.
** He tells Ate'na that she looks like a smart woman, but here she is [[DoNotTauntCthulhu interrupting him in his own temple.]]
** When Baine Bloodhoof demands answers from him, Bwonsamdi warns Baine to mind his tone or he'll "be speaking with [his late] father real soon."
** As King Rastakhan keeps demanding power from Bwonsamdi [[spoiler:to fight off the invading Alliance]], Bwonsamdi complains about his disrespect and wonders out loud if his daughter Talanji would make a better ruler.
* In the Mysterious Tapes in ''VideoGame/YandereSimulator'', [[spoiler:the protagonist's mother [[{{Yandere}} Ryoba Aishi]], after [[KarmaHoudini being found not guilty of murder]], tells the journalist who got her tried]] that it would be easy to make his death look like a suicide.

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* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'':
** In ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations]]'', [[EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette Viola Cadaverini]] seems to have almost every other line be this, offering food and drink that is implied to be poisoned, all in a CreepyMonotone. She's a MafiaPrincess, so it's not exactly an empty threat.
** In ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice'', Phoenix wins the first "Not Guilty" verdict seen in the Kingdom of Khura'in in 23 years, since a law that causes lawyers to suffer their clients' punishments if they lose has killed off the defense attorney profession in the kingdom. At the end of the trial, Inga, the Minister of Justice, the Queen's husband and the one responsible for the law in question, greets Phoenix, makes an analogy to him being an overly lucky patron of a casino, and suggests it might be best to take his winnings and leave.
* During the second ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'' Yuuya finds out that his brother's butler Albert is actually [[spoiler: an assassin]]. Considering his powerful BigBrotherInstinct this disturbs him rather a lot. It's the one thing that [[NotSoStoic breaches]] his cheerful, friendly version of stoicism and gets him to make direct threats. He settles back after hearing the explanation, but doesn't feel easy about it.
-->"Sakuya seems to have this sorted out. ...but if you do end up hurting him, I'll hunt you to the ends of the earth and back. Remember that."

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* In ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'': Season 3, Church and Tex [[ItMakesSenseInContext are in ghost form and are searching for their unoccupied robot bodies together]]. After a few snarky comments by Church, Tex has had enough.
-->'''Tex:''' Hey, Church?\\
'''Church:''' Yeah?\\
'''Tex:''' If I were to kill a ghost, do you think it would come back as a ghost of a ghost?\\
'''Church:''' Well, I think-- ... I'll just shut up now.
* In ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', when Emerald and Mercury debate whether or not they belong with [[BigBad Salem]] in the absence of [[TheHeavy Cinder]], [[AxCrazy Tyrian Callows]] reveals he's overheard their debate and suggests that if they're not doing what they love, they're in the wrong field. When Emerald asks if he's telling them to leave, he laughs and retorts that [[ResignationsNotAccepted they can't]]. He then tells them to do whatever makes them happy. He's filled with sinister glee and points [[BewareMyStingerTail his scorpion stinger]] right at them as he says it. His message is clear: he relishes the opportunity to hunt them down and kill them if they do decide they want to leave.
* In the ''WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail'' "original", Strong Bad claims that Bubs is merely [[TheOtherDarrin a replacement]] for "Original Bubs". Bubs shows up in person near the end of the e-mail, threatening Strong Bad with "We're gonna need a new Strong Bad in about two seconds!" and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown pummeling SB into admitting he made the whole thing up]].
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* ''Webcomic/CursedPrincessClub'': During [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/comedy/cursed-princess-club/ep-16-breakfast-at-the-plaid-kingdom/viewer?title_no=1537&episode_no=16 breakfast]] with his family, Prince Frederick of the Plaid Kingdom declares his refusal to go through with his ArrangedMarriage to [[FaceOfAThug Gwendolyn]], confident that his brothers' happier engagements to the other Pastel Kingdom princesses will secure his father's AltarDiplomacy between the two kingdoms even without him marrying Gwen. [[AbusiveParents King Leland's]] response to this is to chuck a knife through the bagel Frederick is holding, which pulls it from his hand and pins it to the wall. Then Leland explains, while holding a terrified Frederick up by his shirt collar, that the other girls would back out of their engagements in solidarity with their jilted sister -- so Frederick ''will'' marry Gwendolyn, or else he'll "be trading places with that bagel."
* [[ButtMonkey Biggs]], of all people, from ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures''. He does a lot of unethical things, but threaten his family and [[http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_1374.php look out]].
* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'':
** Tarvek manages to get across his willingness to kill if need be by way of emphasising the gun he has to the throat of a villain who wrongly assumed that Tarvek holds to ThouShaltNotKill:
--->'''Tarvek:''' I've never really considered myself the "hero" type. Are you the "take his secrets to the grave" type? Just asking.
** Later, Seffie is able to do this through her bodyguard, Sparafucile, [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20190506 simply smiling at the guy]]. He takes the hint readily.
* ''Webcomic/TheLastDaysOfFoxhound'', when Revolver Ocelot tells Dr Naomi to tailor her DNA-specific virus to the members of FOXHOUND.
-->'''Naomi:''' I mean, it's not like I have a problem with it but... why would they want that?\\
'''Ocelot:''' Welcome to Ocelot Shack. You've got questions, I've got bullets.
* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
** Vaarsuvius gets very annoyed at the rest of the Order while they [[ForcedTransformation stuck in the form of a lizard]], and the first thing they does after being restored is to effortlessly Disintegrate a dragon that had been threatening them:
--->'''Vaarsuvius:''' Fascinating. I cannot help but notice that the disintegrated remains of a dragon are indistinguishable from those of a human, or a halfling, or a dwarf.\\
'''Roy:''' Point taken.
** Subverted in another strip. Annoyed about being distracted from [[AmbiguousGender his/her]] research, Vaarsuvius [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0597.html threatens]] [[TheDitz Elan]]. For context, V had just killed a minor villain in cold blood to avoid having to waste time putting him on trial for his crimes, and Elan had threatened to report V.
--->'''Vaarsuvius''': Do as you wish, though I find it odd that one who just witnessed the haste with which I will remove that which distracts me from my crucial research would risk becoming just such a distraction one's self.\\
''(BeatPanel)''\\
'''Vaarsuvius:''' Because then I might be forced to remove the distraction.\\
'''Elan:''' I don't get it.\\
'''Vaarsuvius:''' YOU are the distraction in this case. Remove the distraction, which is you. Remove YOU with haste.\\
'''Elan:''' ...What are you getting at?\\
'''Vaarsuvius:''' Oh, forget it. It would take longer to make you understand than it would to research the next spell.
** In [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1079.html this strip]], Bandana tells Andi that [[spoiler:knocking her out and seizing control of the ship during a battle]] is Andi's "Strike One."
-->'''Andi''': ...What... what happens on Strike Three?\\
'''Bandana''': Nuthin'. 'Cause you won't make it past Strike '''Two.'''
* Downplayed in ''Webcomic/PixieAndBrutus''. After Pixie warns him against messing with Randall, a raccoon, Brutus says that that would be wise because Randall would likely tear his stripy tail off. Pixie doesn't get the threat, but Randall does.
* ''Webcomic/TheSanityCircus'': Posey loves doing this. She muses on whether Steven 'will look as lovely in two pieces as the other one...', and when Attley's mother tries to escape from her paralysation magic mutters 'Oh dear, is my spell breaking already? I'm very rusty. Perhaps something a little more permanent will do...'
* Being a comedy about a mercenary company, this crops up frequently in ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary''.
** After Commander Kevyn [[SelfDestructMechanism self-destructs]] Schlock's new [[{{BFG}} plasma cannon]] to cover an escape:
--->'''Schlock:''' I was gonna [[ICallItVera name that gun.]]\\
'''Kevyn:''' I know, but this way they won't expect to [[NeverFoundtheBody find our bodies.]]\\
'''Schlock:''' They might find yours.
** And when a spaceport security official is gleefully preparing to give Dr. Bunnigus the "enhanced search":
--->'''Schlock:''' When a firefighter pulls a baby out of a burning building and says "[[AllAPartOfTheJob I'm just doing my job]]", that guy gets a medal. But when a tin-pot bureaucrat says "I'm just doing my job" [as an excuse for groping a woman], he gets ''filled'' with metal. Little pieces, moving very fast.
** A mutual example when a [[TheMafia crooked union boss]] threatens Breya.
--->'''Mobster:''' Listen up. I own every [[TheBrute bailbondsman, bouncer, stevedore and personal trainer]] in the area. These are some big boys who get bores sometimes and want some rough play, if you know what I mean.\\
'''Breya:''' Oh, I know exactly how boys can be. I'm a [[HiredGuns mercenary admiral]], and I've got a company full of [[TestosteronePoisoning testosterone factories]] looking to earn some extra money roughhousing. My guys come with [[PoweredArmor full power armor]], [[{{BFG}} personal artillery]] and air support. What do your boys play with?\\
'''Mobster:''' [[OhCrap Er... I... Uhm, maybe...]]
** When them company has [[ArtificialIntelligence Ennesby]] fill in a form that isn't allowed to be filled in with a computer.
--->'''Ennesby:''' I hope your fine government does not discriminate against artificial life-forms.\\
'''ObstructiveBureaucrat:''' Humph. It's legal, but it's certainly a violation of the ''spirit'' of the law.\\
'''Breya:''' [While Schlock branishes his plasma cannon] The spirit of the law is the least of the things we're prepared to violate.
** When trying to get the team into a scientific conference.
--->'''Scientist:''' I can't sell passes to this crowd. See... they're...\\
'''Kevyn:''' They're what? Mundanes? Heathen? Muggles? '''Armed'''?\\
'''Scientist:''' I was going to say "not on the list". Did you say "armed"?\\
'''Kevyn:''' [[BlatantLies No.]] I said "perhaps you should check the list again, this time in 'edit' mode."
** When their client has been assasinated before they could get there, and the local government demands the advanced payment of that client back.
--->'''Tagon:''' I'm sorry, it's very, very non-refundable.\\
'''General Hunning:''' You were contracted for the use of force, and you've not actually done that. You haven't done any of the violent work that retainer was for.\\
'''Tagon:''' Are you suggesting I may have to resort to violence in order to keep my money.\\
'''Hunning:''' Yes, I... [[DidntThinkThisThrough Erm... no, never mind.]]
** When renegotiating with the ship repair company.
--->'''Tagon:''' Here are the new terms of our contract: First, our payment to you will be reduced by the amount of the bribe you accepted form Colonel Pranger.\\
'''Repair robot:''' Agreed, but it must be adjusted back up a bit to account for the two Daysun-Tingo robots you've destroyed.\\
'''Tagon:''' You can take my terms as they are, or you can adjust the payment up to account for the destruction of '''three''' Daysun-Tingo robots.\\
'''Repair robot:''' But you've only... [[LateToThePunchline oh]].
* ''{{WebComic/Unsounded}}'' has [[http://www.casualvillain.com/Unsounded/comic/ch13/ch13_112.html this exchange]] between Captain Hetr and [[spoiler:Emil Toma]], thought to be dead:
-->'''Hetr:''' My, [[spoiler:Toma]]. You're looking surprisingly spry for a dead man.\\
'''[[spoiler:Toma]]:''' ''[{{death glare}}]'' So are you.
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[[folder:Web Videos]]
* Grog, Percy and Tiberius in ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'' do this by telling the story, over a fancy council dinner, of how they killed a treacherous [[spoiler:mindflayer, Clarota]]. It's a veiled threat towards the [[spoiler:Briarwoods, who are present at the dinner. They are also traitors, guilty of slaughtering Percy's entire family]].
* In ''WebVideo/DrHorriblesSingAlongBlog'', the letter that Dr. Horrible gets from Bad Horse about how he now must commit murder in order to gain entry to the Evil League of Evil includes the line "There will be blood, [[YouHaveFailedMe it might be yours]]".
* In ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1gnBgfQdgE Spyro's Bad Day]]'', after having had to "collect all the things", Spyro demands that Ripto leave so he can finally go home. When Rypto asks why he'd be willing to do that, Spyro blasts both his minions and says, "Because now I'm not asking."
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* In ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', [[GeneralFailure Director Tagg of the PRT]] gives one of these to [[{{Seers}} Dinah Alcott]], with regards to the girl who saved her from captivity. [[TookALevelInBadass Dinah responds by giving him the chance to three decimal places that he dies slowly and painfully within the next few years.]]
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* From ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Katara is rather skeptical of [[spoiler: Zuko's HeelFaceTurn]] and makes it horribly explicit;
--> '''Katara''': Let me tell you something right now. You take one step backwards...one slip up...give me '''one''' reason to think you might hurt Aang- and you won't have to worry about your destiny anymore. Because I'll make sure your destiny ends right then and there. ''Permanently.''
** Iroh delivers one to Zhao moments before [[spoiler: Zhao kills the Moon Spirit]].
-->'''Iroh''': The Fire Nation needs the Moon too. We all depend on the balance. ''Whatever'' you do to that Spirit, I'll unleash on you ''TENFOLD''! LET IT GO, NOW!
* In the ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'' episode "The Purge", Ben gives one to Driscoll and the Forever Knights after defeating the former in a fight.
-->'''Ben:''' Maybe you've forgotten something… [[BadassBoast I'm Ben Tennyson, wielder of the most powerful weapon in the universe. I stopped the Highbreed invasion, I defeated Vilgax in hand-to-hand combat and I've beaten the Forever Knights more times that I can count.]] Here's what's going to happen; you're going to release these prisoners, you're going to crawl back to wherever you came from and you're going to stop hunting down aliens. Because if you don't, I promise, you'll regret it for the rest of your ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis very. Short. Lives.]]''
* In the ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' episode "Sleeping With the Frenemy", [[AlphaBitch Tammy]] ends up staying with the Belchers for a week. During this time, Tammy openly scoffs at Bob's home cooking and tries to order out. [[HypocriticalHeartwarming Louise, who otherwise mocks her father's food on a daily basis, is less than amused at Tammy's poor attitude]], leading to this exchange:
-->'''Tammy:''' Do places deliver here, or is the neighborhood too dangerous?\\
'''Louise:''' Oh, it's ''super'' safe, except for that huge unsolved murder that's gonna happen.
* ''WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines'': In "Sappy Birthday" after Muttley physically humiliates Dastardly in a test run:
-->'''Dastardly''': One more goof-up like that and this may be your ''last'' birthday, you dumbhead!
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', Emir imprisons Anubis ([[SadlyMythtaken portrayed here as the god of death]]) and demands his son be resurrected for his unfair death.
-->'''Anubis''': On the contrary, death is the ultimate fairness. Rich and poor, young and old, all are equal in death. You would not like to see the Jackal God play favorites.
* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' can throw these in quite a bit. Valmont doesn't waste time with one when he finally meets Jackie Chan face to face.
-->'''Valmont''': Jackie Chan! Finally we meet. ''[holds up the [[HavingABlast Dragon Talisman]]]'' It was nice knowing you.
** Subverted in "Shell Game" with Carl Nivor.
-->'''Jade''': Release Aesop, you tortoise-eating creep!\\
'''Nivor''': Such a delightful child. [[ImAHumanitarian She'll go well with a nice Bearnaise sauce]], wouldn't you say, Borris?\\
'''Jade''': WHAT?!\\
'''Nivor''': Only joking, princess. Children are much too common for my sophisticated palate.
* A non-lethal but still malevolent variant occurs in the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' cartoon "The Ducksters" when Porky tried to bail on another of emcee Daffy's contests (afterwards Porky takes severe umbrage):
-->'''Daffy:''' Look, bud... you've got thirty-two teeth. Would ya like to try for sixteen?
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', [[SugarBowl of all shows]], contains an instance of this at the end of "A Canterlot Wedding, Part 1:"
-->'''Twilight:''' I'm sorry.\\
[[spoiler:'''Imposter Cadance:''']] [[WhamLine You will be.]]
** Early on in "The Return of Harmony, Part 1", it's implied via a stained glass window depicting [[VileVillainSaccharineShow Discord]] dangling three ponies over a fire that the MadGod in question may well have a ''body count'' under his belt. This [[FridgeHorror renders]] his line in the next episode, "And [[WorldGoneMad these]] are only my ''first'' changes!" far more unsettling.
*** Upon his return in "Keep Calm and Flutter On", Discord quickly forms a rivalry with [[HairRaisingHare Angel Bunny]]. Such antics seem nothing short of pleasant compared to the full-blown SugarApocalypse he attempted last time around... until you notice he's made the point of donning a pair of bunny slippers that [[BlackComedyBurst look like they're made out of actual dead rabbits]].
** Angel Bunny seems prone to receiving these, [[{{Jerkass}} for some reason]]: In "Just For Sidekicks," Twilight's owl assistant [[ADogNamedDog Owlowiscious]] delivers a non-verbal one to the rabbit, advancing and looming menacingly over Angel after the latter promises to make trouble for Spike. Makes sense, considering bunnies often end up as meals for owls and Owlowiscious and Spike are friends.
** Some fans have interpreted [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgVPun6TuQQ the somewhat memetic "biting into an apple" scene]] from "Green Isn't Your Color" as one.
** Grogar made a couple of these to keep the Legion of Doom in line. [[spoiler:Who knew Discord still had it in him]]? One when Sombra, who he [[BackFromTheDead resurrected from the dead]], tries to refuse his offer:
--->'''King Sombra:''' And if I refuse this deal?\\
'''Grogar:''' Then I shall return you to the darkness from which you were summoned.
** One at the end when Sombra fails and is KilledOffForReal by the Main Six:
--->'''Grogar:''' I'd say he gambled and lost! But at least he can serve as a warning to those who doubt continuing with my plans. Unless any of ''you'' have doubts?\\
'''Lord Tirek:''' Uh, not I.\\
'''Queen Chrysalis:''' Nope!\\
'''Cozy Glow:''' I'm good!
* Healthy Morty gives a subtle one to Healthy Rick in ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'', when the latter has discovered the toxins removed from them are alive and sentient and is pressuring for the two of them to re-merge. The ScareChord and Healthy Rick's nervous expression that follows really hammers it home:
-->'''Healthy Morty:''' You know, the only problem here is a big fat brain that misses eating all them big fat problems. Focus on the good thing. Trust me, things are good. Taking that away from me? ''That wouldn't be healthy.''
** Evil Morty is having a haircut when all the [[BoardToDeath dissenting members of his council are shot to death]] by his guards.
--->'''Barber:''' ''(nervously)'' Is that enough off the top?\\
'''Evil Morty:''' I don't know. ''(turns to surviving council members)'' Is it?\\
''(The surviving councilors hastily agree)''
* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' gives one of these when he confronts the Daughters of Aku in season 5.
-->'''Jack:''' Leave here now, and live... or stay, and face your destiny.\\
'''Ashi:''' [[TykeBomb Our destiny is YOUR DEATH!!!]]\\
'''Jack:''' ''Very well.''
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'':
** [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS2E11TheProtectorOfConcordDawn "The Protector of Concord Dawn"]]: Kanan gives one to Fenn Rau that doesn't go unnoticed:
--->'''Kanan:''' ''(referring to a battle in the Clone Wars)'' You gave me a chance to live that day. Now I'd like to return the favour.
** [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS3E01TheHolocronsOfFate "The Holocrons of Fate"]]: Ezra, glaring, tells [[spoiler:Maul]] that he wants to know how to destroy the Sith. [[spoiler:Maul]], who no longer considers himself a Sith, congratulates Ezra on his ambition. A line earlier in the episode, however, showed that Ezra definitely thinks of [[spoiler:Maul]] as one.
** [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS3E04TheLastBattle "The Last Battle"]]:
--->'''Zeb:''' Might as well surrender now.\\
'''Kalani:''' I am not programmed to comprehend your humor.\\
'''Zeb:''' I'm not joking.\\
'''Kalani:''' Ha. Ha. Ha.
** [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS3E19ZeroHour "Zero]] [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS3E20ZeroHourPartII Hour"]]: While the Bendu doesn't say he's the one who will kill Thrawn, he sees into the future and foretells that someone will defeat him (and presumably kill him).
--->'''Thrawn:''' [[WhatTheHellAreYou What manner of creature are you?]]\\
'''The Bendu:''' [[BadassBoast One beyond your power to destroy]].\\
'''Thrawn:''' [[DeadpanSnarker It would]] [[KillTheGod not seem so.]]\\
'''The Bendu:''' You cannot see... [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture but I can]].\\
'''Thrawn''': What? What do you see?\\
'''The Bendu:''' I see your defeat...like many arms surrounding you in a cold embrace.\\
''[Thrawn, visibly unnerved, [[ShootTheMessenger shoots him]], only for the Bendu to disappear, laughing]''
* ''WesternAnimation/WordGirl'' physically ''folds a large bar of steel into a small, crude ball live on broadcast'' to represent what would happen if the villains were doing any crime. In other words, she literally broadcasts the fact that she allows the villains to live. The best part is that she did this to ''ensure'' that she wouldn't get interrupted while watching her favorite TV show again, because she missed the finale the last time she was busy fighting crime.
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[[folder:Real Life]]
* After the Gunfight of the OK Corral, a feud kicked up, with two of the Earp brothers getting shot and Wyatt Earp going on a vendetta spree. Johnny Behan, a police officer with some very longstanding bad blood with Earp (it included a love triangle and them running against each other for office), just so happened to be a part of the posse that was chasing after him. One day, when he was away from backup, he came across Earp in the street:
-->'''Behan:''' I have to see you, Wyatt.\\
'''Earp:''' One of these days, Behan, you may see me one time too many.
* "Pretty Boy" Floyd once sent a message to the sheriff of his home town of Sallisaw, Oklahoma: "I'm coming to see my mother. If you're smart you won't try to stop me." The sheriff was smart.
* During the 2020 Democratic presidential debates, candidate Beto O'Rourke vowed that he would would ban and buy back all assault rifles should he be elected President. In response, Rep. Briscoe Cain posted a tweet saying "My AR-15 is ready for you, [[FullNameUltimatum Robert Francis]]". Twitter has since deleted the tweet for violating their policy against violent threats.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBSB9a3iTMQ Rodrigo Duterte's 2015 Christmas Message.]]
* In response to the "[[Area51 Storm Area 51]]" thing that had gone viral, the United States Air Force officially stated "[Area 51] is an open training range for the US Air Force, and we would discourage anyone from trying to come into the area where we train American armed forces." It's pretty much the friendliest way a military force could say "by the by, cross this line and you'll be perforated by 3000 rounds per minute." Of course, when people still seemed ''dead'' set on storming the place, they dropped the "implied" part and just said "[[BringIt [The Air Force] is ready to protect America and its assets]]."
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* ''Manga/GunslingerGirl'': Henrietta recreates the death of a cyborg girl who [[MurderSuicide shot her own handler and then killed herself]] after she realised that her handler [[JustAMachine did not return her feelings]]. Alarmed, her handler Jose knocks the pistol out of her hand; it [[ItWorksBetterWithBullets turns out to be unloaded]]. After all, says Henrietta, how could she possibly kill herself [[FalseReassurance "as long as you're this wonderful, Jose."]]
* ''Manga/OnePiece''

* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': During the Chunin Exams finals, [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Neji]] tells the referee that the fight has dragged on too long and, if Naruto refuses to give up, Neji won't take any responsibility for what happens to him. Given that during the preliminaries he tried to attack Hinata with the intent to kill her (having to be stopped by ''four'' jounin at the same time) because she turned back his YouCantFightFate BreakingSpeech against him, and Naruto was doing it too, it's very much clear that he too was going for deadly force for the same reason.

--> '''Astrid:''' If you don't remove your hand I will turn you into an urban legend. A cautionary tale, to be specific. "The man who picked up the wrong teenager," it will be called. Told at truck stops to shivering long-haulers for decades to come.
* ''ComicBook/BlazeOfGlory'': Caleb Hammer gets in some pretty good trash talk while holding Kid Colt at gunpoint.
--> '''Caleb:''' I can take you dead or alive. ''I'' got a preference. How about ''you?''

* In ''ComicBook/TheSmurfs'' comic book story "The Reporter Smurf", Reporter gets Brainy to leave the newspaper's printing office and not suggest anymore changes to the paper by underhandedly threatening him with an "accident" while Greedy crushes a nut under the printing press to drive home the point.

--->'''Vegeta:''' ''[after Porunga vanishes]'' Wait, am I immortal?\\

'''Gohan:''' ''[calmly]'' Bulma, how high would you have to fall from to reach terminal velocity?\\
''[Bulma shuts up immediately]''\\

'''Cell:''' ''[furious]'' We'll figure ''that'' out later.

'''Cell:''' Well, glad I coul-- ''[gets kicked HARD by Gohan]''\\

-->'''Ishizu:''' ''[gazing out of the window]'' I spy with my little eye something beginning with C...\\
'''Melvin:''' ''[entering the room]'' Let me guess. Is it "corpse"?\\

* In ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'', [[BigBad Soto]] does this twice to Diego, his second-in-command charged to bring back a baby so he can eat it alive. When Diego loses it over the falls, Soto snarls at him, "You'd better [get it]. Unless you wanna serve yourself as a replacement." The second time, he sends two of his sabres to warn Diego to bring back the baby or "don't come back at all!", which hints at certain death for Diego, since the tigers pretty much ''use'' each other to survive, at least in Soto's pack.
** ''[[WesternAnimation/IceAgeContinentalDrift Continental Drift]]'' has [[BigBad Captain Gutt]] vow to [[HeelFaceTurn Shira]] that he'll "have a tiger's skin hanging on [his] wall" at the end of his war with Manny and his herd after she betrays him and helps them escape. For the added touch, he says, "I don't care whose.", which implies that he will kill Shira regardless of the outcome.
* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017'', The Storm King tells Tempest that if she fails him, her horn "won't be the only thing that's broken."
* Done non-verbally in ''{{WesternAnimation/Ratatouille}}''. [[MultipleChoicePast One of the many stories]] Horst tells to explain his stint in prison is that he killed a man with his ''thumb''. Later, when he catches the disgraced Skinner spying on Gusteau's, he wordlessly brandishes that same thumb as a threat.

'''Jafar:''' ''[[FateWorseThanDeath You'd be surprised what you can live through]].''

* ''Film/TheCryingGame'': A downplayed version--i.e. an Implied Severe Injury Threat:
--> Fergus: Have you ever picked up your teeth with broken fingers?

* The classic from Slartibartfast in ''Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1'':
-->"Come," called the old man, "come now or you will be late."\\
"Late?" said Arthur. "What for?"\\
"What is your name, human?"\\
"Dent. Arthur Dent," said Arthur.\\
"Late, as in the late Dentarthurdent," said the old man, sternly. "It's a sort of threat you see... I've never been very good at them myself, but I'm told they can be very effective."

* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'':
** Played with in ''Literature/AClashOfKings'' when Tyrion is attempting to get [[RoyalBrat Joffrey]] to understand that being the king doesn't mean he's untouchable:
--->'''Joffrey:''' The king can do as he likes.\\
'''Tyrion:''' [[TheCaligula Aerys Targaryen]] did as he liked. Has your mother ever told you what happened to him?[[note]]Jaime Lannister, one of his Kingsguard (and also Tyrion's brother, and Joffrey's father), killed him when his cruelty and insanity went too far.[[/note]]\\
'''Ser Boros Blount:''' No man threatens His Grace in the presence of the [[PraetorianGuard Kingsguard]].\\
'''Tyrion:''' I am not threatening the king, ser, I am educating my nephew. Bronn, Timett, the next time Ser Boros opens his mouth, kill him. Now ''that'' was a threat, ser. See the difference?
** A straight example from the next book, ''Literature/AStormOfSwords'':
--->'''Joffrey:''' You're the monster, Uncle.\\
'''Tyrion:''' Am I? Perhaps you should speak more softly to me then. Monsters are dangerous beasts, and just now, kings seem to be dropping like flies.
** King Robert Baratheon wants to bring one of his bastard daughters to live at the royal court, but the Queen points out that the city can be a dangerous place for a young girl. This earns her an ArmorPiercingSlap from her husband, but he doesn't bring up the subject again.

* ''Literature/CodexAlera'': In ''Captain's Fury'', all that [[LadyOfBlackMagic Lady Aquitaine Invidia]] needs to say to cow her SmugSnake of a pawn [[ArmchairMilitary Senator Arnos]] into line during a heated argument is to growl ''"Don't'' make me raise my hand, Arnos. When ''I'' slap someone, he doesn't scurry away after."
* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'':
** Not very subtly implied, but in ''Literature/GravePeril'' Bianca is celebrating her new position by giving gifts. Her gift to Harry is a cemetery plot and a gravestone that reads, "Here lies Harry Dresden — He died doing the right thing". A later gift to one of his enemies puts Harry in the position of allowing an innocent to be killed (and Michael would doubtless die trying to prevent it), or to take on the entire court of vampires and almost certainly be killed himself. This is clearly ''exactly'' what Bianca had planned when she presented him with the tombstone.
** In ''Literature/SkinGame'', Harry Dresden has to do a job for [[TheFairFolk Mab, the Queen of the Winter Sidhe]]. He asks what she might do if he refused to do the job. Her reply is "Nothing." [[spoiler:The catch is, she doesn't mean he won't suffer any consequences, but rather he has a mental parasite growing in his head and it will soon hatch, killing him in the process, and because of it being made from him, it will hunt down all his friends and loved ones, bypassing any defenses they might have. Harry, trapped on an island keeping the thing at bay, won't be able to escape to find other help in time when she leaves. However, if he helps her, she will let him meet a person who can remove the parasite]].
* ''Literature/GentlemanBastard'': Capa Raza and Locke Lamora exchange these in the presence of a noblewoman at a fancy dinner party to maintain their covers. Under the guise of discussing the wine trade, they reference things that they have and plan to do to each other.
* ''Literature/TheExecutioner''. A Chicago mafia boss demands a DirtyCop serve as his bodyguard while Bolan is on the prowl. When the cop starts to say that he can't do that, the reply is: "Sure you can. The only thing that can stop you is a bullet in the head."

---> '''Oprah:''' Something very odd has happened to my friend's pool. I need you to fix it so I can swim, or else I will get ''very grumpy.''
---> '''Otto:''' Was that you being ''not'' grumpy?
---> ''[Oprah begins taking a pool noodle out from behind her]''
---> '''Otto:''' [[OhCrap Ohh no.]]
---> ''[Oprah rips the pool noodle in two]''
---> ''[Olive and Otto panic and immediately book it downstairs]''

--> '''Cecil''': So, our new owners have had to learn to live with those doors, bleeding on their way out. [Beat] ''Good practice for them''.
* At the end of ''Podcast/TheAdventureZoneBalance'', Taako learns that [[spoiler: he had a sister that had gone missing, and [[LaserGuidedAmnesia Lucretia fed her information to the Voidfish]], meaning he completely forgot about her.]] After [[spoiler:having his memory restored]], Taako grabs his wand, points it at [[spoiler: Lucretia]]'s face, and starts counting backwards from ten.

* Creator/{{Chaosium}}'s ''TabletopGame/{{Stormbringer}}'' adventure ''Stealer of Souls'': Tormiel's house has a Demon of Protection that is required to give two warnings before attacking intruders, such as, "Gee, this is an unhealthy place to visit without an invitation," or "Do you know where your blood comes from?" If the intruders ignore his warnings, he's free to kill them.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'', one of the pre-game interactions between Junkrat and Reaper has Reaper commenting on Junkrat's offer. Given how Junkrat can be kind of annoying, plus Reaper's beef with Soldier 76 and other members of Overwatch, his statement to Junkrat couples with some DoubleMeaning.
-->'''Junkrat:''' You look like a guy who needs something blown up.
-->'''Reaper:''' A candidate just came to mind.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}'', when you meet up with [=GLaDOS=] again, she says: "Look, we both said a lot of things that ''you're'' going to regret." She then continues along this line in later chambers, with her "real surprise, with ''tragic consequences''," her "solution to both our problems [...] that honestly works out great for ''one of'' both of us" and her announcement that she has learned to discard things that "are just [[YouAreFat taking up space]]". And just when it seems that she couldn't lay it on any thicker, in Chapter 8, [[spoiler:Wheatley]] gets a turn, with a triumphant DontExplainTheJoke thrown in:
-->'''[[spoiler:Wheatley]]:''' You [...] are going to love this big surprise. In fact, you're going to love it ''to death''. Love it until you're dead -- until it kills you. I don't know if you're picking up on what I'm saying here...\\
'''[[spoiler:[=GLaDOS=]]]:''' Thanks, we get it.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8cELTdtw6U Build That Wall]] from ''VideoGame/{{Bastion}}''. [[LyricalDissonance It sounds slow and mournful, but the lyrics]] are actually a death threat to an entire civilisation.
-->"I dig my hole, you build a wall. One day that wall is going to fall...Go build that wall until it's done, but now you've got nowhere to run. So build that wall and build it strong 'cause we'll be there before too long."

* In ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreed'', During the multiplayer, when Vidic trains the new initiates:
-->'''Warren Vidic''': Succeed, and you will learn the secrets of our order. Fail, and a lot more than your contracts will be terminated.
* ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'': [[TheFamilyForTheWholeFamily Don Pianta]] says that if Mario fails to keep his promise, his "luck may turn terrible".
* In ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'', a [[spoiler: nightmare sequence]] features Max receiving a text message from a PosthumousCharacter:

* One of Eggman's PA announcements in ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' sounds a lot like one of these:
-->''Enjoy every moment in the luxurious grounds as if they might be your last. Especially if you're a meddlesome hedgehog, or his fawning sidekick.''
* ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'': In one of the games MultipleEndings, [[ManipulativeBastard Black Doom]] gives one to Shadow [[spoiler:after the latter makes a beeline for the Chaos Emerald in the G.U.N. Fortress, ignoring Black Doom's orders to destroy the computers producing G.U.N. robots]]. Played with in that he immediately sends [[IllKillYou a more direct threat]] afterwards.
--> ''Those who commit mutiny against ''me'' will see no mercy... and do'' not ''defy me again!''
* AWACS Bandog’s EstablishingCharacterMoment in ''VideoGame/AceCombat7SkiesUnknown'' has him warning the Spare Squadron; ‘This is the penal unit. I decide when you die.’ [[spoiler:Depending on who you ask he could very well had made good on that threat in the mission ‘Faceless Soldier’, when Full Band got tagged as an enemy after the Spare Squadron was ambushed by AI controlled aircraft using spoofed Osean [=IFFs=].]]
* In ''VideoGame/HotlineMiami'', after the Biker has turned against the orders he receives from his answering machine, another message is sent to him, announcing that the tombstone he commanded will be delivered some day in the week.
* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', when [[spoiler:Thales]] reminds the Flame Emperor that his people gave them power, and that they will be his people’s salvation, the Flame Emperor responds with ‘There will be no salvation for you and your people’. [[spoiler:Since the Flame Emperor is Edelgard, and she [[TeethClenchedTeamwork hates working with Thales and his organization]], in the Crimson Flower route, once Edelgard has conquered Fódlan, Hubert, her [[TheDragon second in command]], Jeritza, [[TheDreaded the Death Knight]], Byleth, [[SupportingProtagonist her teacher]], along with some other members of the Black Eagle Strike Force [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness wipe out Thales and his organization offscreen]].]]
* Bwonsamdi, the loa of death in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', is very fond of implying death.
** He tells Ate'na that she looks like a smart woman, but here she is [[DoNotTauntCthulhu interrupting him in his own temple.]]
** When Baine Bloodhoof demands answers from him, Bwonsamdi warns Baine to mind his tone or he'll "be speaking with [his late] father real soon."
** As King Rastakhan keeps demanding power from Bwonsamdi [[spoiler:to fight off the invading Alliance]], Bwonsamdi complains about his disrespect and wonders out loud if his daughter Talanji would make a better ruler.

* During the second ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'' Yuuya finds out that his brother's butler Albert is actually [[spoiler: an assassin]]. Considering his powerful BigBrotherInstinct this disturbs him rather a lot. It's the one thing that [[NotSoStoic breaches]] his cheerful, friendly version of stoicism and gets him to make direct threats. He settles back after hearing the explanation, but doesn't feel easy about it.
-->"Sakuya seems to have this sorted out. ...but if you do end up hurting him, I'll hunt you to the ends of the earth and back. Remember that."

* [[ButtMonkey Biggs]], of all people, from ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures''. He does a lot of unethical things, but threaten his family and [[http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_1374.php look out.]]

* Being about comedy about a a mercenary company, this crops up frequently in ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary''.

--->'''Mobster:''' Listen up. I own every [[TheBrute bailbondsman, bouncer, stevedore and personal trainer]] in the area. These are some big boys who get bores sometimes and want some rough play, if you know what I mean.
--->'''Breya:''' Oh, I know exactly how boys can be. I'm a [[HiredGuns mercenary admiral]], and I've got a company full of [[TestosteronePoisoning testosterone factories]] looking to earn some extra money roughhousing. My guys come with [[PoweredArmor full power armor]], [[{{BFG}} personal artillery]] and air support. What do your boys play with?
--->'''Mobster:''' [[OhCrap Er... I... Uhm, maybe...]]

--->'''Ennesby:''' I hope your fine government does not discriminate against artifical life-forms.
--->'''ObstructiveBureaucrat:''' Humph. It's legal, but it's certainly a violation of the ''spirit'' of the law.
--->'''Breya:''' [While Schlock branishes his plasma cannon] The spirit of the law is the least of the things we're prepared to violate.

--->'''Scientist:''' I can't sell passes to this crowd. See... they're...
--->'''Kevyn:''' They're what? Mundanes? Heathen? Muggles? '''Armed'''?
--->'''Scientist:''' I was going to say "not on the list". Did you say "armed"?
--->'''Kevyn:''' [[BlatantLies No.]] I said "perhaps you should check the list again, this time in 'edit' mode."

--->'''Tagon:''' I'm sorry, it's very, very non-refundable.
--->'''General Hunning:''' You were contracted for the use of force, and you've not actually done that. You haven't done any of the violent work that retainer was for.
--->'''Tagon:''' Are you suggesting I may have to resort to violence in order to keep my money.
--->'''Hunning:''' Yes, I... [[DidntThinkThisThrough Erm... no, never mind.]]

--->'''Tagon:''' Here are the new terms of our contract: First, our payment to you will be reduced by the amount of the bribe you accepted form Colonel Pranger.
--->'''Repair robot:''' Agreed, but it must be adjusted back up a bit to account for the two Daysun-Tingo robots you've destroyed.
--->'''Tagon:''' You can take my terms as they are, or you can adjuest the payment up to account for the destruction of '''three''' Daysun-Tingo robots.
--->'''Repair robot:''' But you've only... [[LateToThePunchline oh]].
* ''Webcomic/TheLastDaysOfFoxhound'', when Revolver Ocelot tells Dr Naomi to tailor her DNA-specific virus to the members of FOXHOUND.
-->'''Naomi:''' I mean, it's not like I have a problem with it but... why would they want that?\\
'''Ocelot:''' Welcome to Ocelot Shack. You've got questions, I've got bullets.
* ''Webcomic/TheSanityCircus'': Posey loves doing this. She muses on whether Steven 'will look as lovely in two pieces as the other one...', and when Attley's mother tries to escape from her paralysation magic mutters 'Oh dear, is my spell breaking already? I'm very rusty. Perhaps something a little more permanent will do...'

* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'':
** Tarvek manages to get across his willingness to kill if need be by way of emphasising the gun he has to the throat of a villain who wrongly assumed that Tarvek holds to ThouShaltNotKill:
--->'''Tarvek:''' I've never really considered myself the "hero" type. Are you the "take his secrets to the grave" type? Just asking.
** Later, Seffie is able to do this through her bodyguard, Sparafucile, [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20190506 simply smiling at the guy]]. He takes the hint readily.

* Grog, Percy and Tiberius in ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'' do this by telling the story, over a fancy council dinner, of how they killed a treacherous [[spoiler: mindflayer, Clarota]]. It's a veiled threat towards the [[spoiler: Briarwoods, who are present at the dinner. They are also traitors, guilty of slaughtering Percy's entire family.]]

-->'''Tammy:''' Do places deliver here, or is the neighborhood too dangerous?
-->'''Louise:''' Oh, it's ''super'' safe, except for that huge unsolved murder that's gonna happen.

---> '''King Sombra:''' And if I refuse this deal?
---> '''Grogar:''' Then I shall return you to the darkness from which you were summoned.

---> '''Grogar:''' I'd say he gambled and lost! But at least he can serve as a warning to those who doubt continuing with my plans. Unless any of ''you'' have doubts?
---> '''Lord Tirek:''' Uh, not I.
---> '''Queen Chrysalis:''' Nope!
---> '''Cozy Glow:''' I'm good!

--->'''Barber:''' ''[nervously]'' Is that enough off the top?\\
'''Evil Morty:''' I don't know. ''[turns to surviving council members]'' Is it?\\
''[The surviving councillors hastily agree]''

--->'''Kanan:''' ''[referring to a battle in the Clone Wars]'' You gave me a chance to live that day. Now I'd like to return the favour.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', Emir imprisons Anubis ([[SadlyMythtaken portrayed here as the god of death]]) and demands his son be resurrected for his unfair death.
-->'''Anubis''': On the contrary, death is the ultimate fairness. Rich and poor, young and old, all are equal in death. You would not like to see the Jackal God play favorites.

-->'''Walt:''' If you don’t know who I am, maybe your best course of action is to tread lightly.

---> "I am not going to learn you, [[RussianReversal ''you'' are going to learn ''me'']]. Or the next lesson will involve an axe!"

---> "I am not going to learn you, [[RussianReversal''you'' are going to learn ''me'']]. Or the next lesson will involve an axe!"

---> "[[RussianReversal I am not going to learn you, ''you'' are going to learn ''me'']]. Or the next lesson will involve an axe!"

---> "I am not going to learn you, ''you'' are going to learn ''me''. Or the next lesson will involve an axe!"

---> ''[Oprah begins taking a pool noodle out from behind her]]