History Main / PremortemOneLiner

* ''Anime/CodeGeass'' gives us Luciano Bradley who ask his victims "Whats the one thing you value the most? That's right -- your life," right before tearing them apart with his robot's [[ThisIsADrill energy drill]]. Later [[spoiler:Kallen Stadtfeld [[IronicEcho uses the exact same line]] before killing Luciano with an even nastier weapon]].

* Webcomic/ProblemSleuth kills the EldritchAbomination Fluthlu by using [[KnifeNut Trusty Knives]] to cut the power to a portal through which Fluthlu peeks in, thus causing a PortalCut, but not before this gem:

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* ''Series/TwentyFour'' Season 3, "No, you don't," as [[spoiler: Jack kills Nina]].
* ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'': In "The Good Samaritan", Robbie Reyes, aka [[ComicBook/AllNewGhostRider Ghost Rider]], burns up [[DiscOneFinalBoss Lucy Bauer]] immediately following this conversation:
-->'''Lucy Bauer''': You're just like your uncle. You have the same fire.\\
'''Robbie Reyes''': No. [[{{Hellfire}} Mine's]] worse.
* ''Series/{{Alphas}}'': Stanton Parish works his [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] mojo on a hapless guard, and finishes him off thus:
-->"That was the lesson. The lesson is: ''follow orders.''" ::stab::
* In the [[Recap/AngelS05E22NotFadeAway grand finale]] of ''Series/{{Angel}}'', Angel's opponent hands him the ''perfect'' straight line for him to not only triumph, but to spin a [=CMoA=]-caliber Pre-Mortem One-Liner off of:
-->'''Hamilton:''' Let me say this as clearly as I can: you can not beat me. I am a part of them; the Wolf, Ram, and Hart. Their strength flows through my veins! My blood is filled with their ancient power!\\
'''Angel:''' Can you pick out the one word there you probably shouldn't have said? ''(proceeds to vamp out, drink his blood and hand him his ass)''
** The [[Recap/AngelS01E01CityOf series premiere]] also has an epic example, when a SmugSnake vampire masquerading as a Hollywood talent agent gloats about how [[BigBad Wolfram and Hart]]'s protection allows him murder with impunity.
--->'''Russell:''' I pay my taxes, I keep my name out of the paper, and I don't make waves. And in return, I can do anything I want.\\
'''Angel:''' Really. Can you fly?\\
''[[[DestinationDefenestration boots him out of his office window where he burns in the sunlight]]]''\\
'''Angel:''' [[BondOneLiner Guess not.]]
* ''Series/{{Arrow}}''
** Oliver Queen when jabbing The Count [[HoistByHisOwnPetard with a syringe of the drug Vergio that he developed]]. "Enjoy the fruits of your labor."
** Damien Darhk when [[spoiler:killing Laurel Lance.]]
--->'''Darhk:''' Nine months ago, I made your daddy a promise. I told him what I would do if he betrayed me. I want you to give your father a message from me. I want you to tell him--\\
''[stabs her with an arrow]''\\
'''Darhk:''' [[IGaveMyWord I'm a man of my word]].
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'':
** Willow before [[FlayingAlive flaying Warren Mears]] alive: "Bored now."
*** That phrase, previously uttered a couple of times -- in less dramatic circumstances -- by a vampire (and thus explicitly evil) version of Willow from an alternate timeline, is a signal of how far "our" Willow has gone to the Dark Side.
** Buffy herself was so well known for offing baddies with one-liners that they lampooned it several times -- examples include "Anne", where Xander and Willow fail in making good puns: "I've always been amazed with how Buffy fought, but in a way, I feel like we took her punning for granted", and in "Bargaining", by having the [=BuffyBot=] screw up pun attempts.
** Buffy herself {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d her tendency to do it in "Helpless" -- "If I was at full Slayer power, I'd be punning right about now."
** During the first season finale, the Master engages in some EvilGloating when he thinks he's won, and Buffy responds with this trope.
--->'''The Master:''' Where are your jibes now? Will you laugh when my Hell is on earth?\\
'''Buffy:''' You're that amped about Hell? ''([[NeckLift grabs the Master by the neck]])'' [[SeeYouInHell Go there.]] ''(throws him down onto a broken table leg to [[WoodenStake stake]] him)''
** Raidon gives one to Buffy, but Satsu gives him one right back when she saves Buffy.
* ''Series/{{Chuck}}'' has [[spoiler: Roark saying "Hmm, real ShotgunWedding," while getting ready to shoot Chuck with a shotgun at his sister's wedding]], then immediately lampshading it by adding, "Just think, that terrible pun is the last thing you'll ever hear."
%%* ''Series/ColdCase'' loved this trope.
* Occurs in ''Series/{{Community}}'' episode [[Recap/CommunityS1E23ModernWarfare "Modern Warfare"]] when ambushing the Chess Club:
-->'''Jeff:''' Checkmate, [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitches]]!
* The VictimOfTheWeek gets one in the ''Series/CriminalMinds'' episode "Open Season". Two brothers who have been hunting and killing people in Idaho National Forest their whole lives kidnap an unprepared girl off the side of the road in another state, then release her, telling her they're going to 'have a little fun' before letting her run so they could track her down. [[ActionSurvivor By the end, she has stabbed one brother so he dies of his wounds, and she attacks and stabs the other, with the [=BAU=] finishing him.]] As the second man lays dying, she sits next to him and stares into his face.
-->'''Bobbi''': How's it feel, you son of a bitch? Looks like I had all the fun. ''[the killer dies]''
* ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' likes to do this with his victims. One in particular when he kills [[spoiler: Miguel]] at the end of season three:
-->'''[[spoiler: Miguel:]]''' You little freak! You think I'm done with you? You think this ends here?! [[LargeHam IT DOESN'T!]]\\
'''Dexter:''' It does for you.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'' has a number of examples:
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E2ToothAndClaw "Tooth and Claw"]]: Queen Victoria faces the leader of the monks who attempted to sic a werewolf on her. They are at a standstill, and he is about to finish his job of assassinating her. As she pulls a small gun from her purse:
--->'''Queen Victoria:''' There have been many attempts on my life over the years, I learned to come prepared.\\
'''Father Angelo:''' You don't have it in yourself to kill me, woman.\\
'''Queen Victoria:''' The correct form of address is "Your Majesty"! ''[shoots him dead with one shot]''
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E5RiseOfTheCybermen "Rise of the Cybermen"]]: EvilCripple John Lumic has this to say to a scientist with ethical concerns over his latest project, who's thinking of going to the UN for approval:
--->'''Lumic:''' And how will you do that ''from beyond the grave?!'' ''[Cyberman electrocutes the scientist]''
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E9TheSatanPit "The Satan Pit"]]: [[{{Satan}} The Beast]], in the body of Toby, claims that it cannot die. Rose has an excellently thematic retort before she blows out the rocket's windshield and sends Toby into space:
--->"Go to hell."
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E4TheSontaranStratagem "The Sontaran Stratagem"]]/[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E5ThePoisonSky "The Poison Sky"]]: The Doctor says that Sontarans see themselves as superior warriors because the weak spot on the back of their neck means they must always face their enemies. Later, as UNIT is retaking the ATMOS factory from, the commanding officer spots one of the Sontaran leaders, approaches him from behind, and:
--->'''Colonel Mace:''' You will face me, sir!\\
''[Sontaran turns in surprise and immediately gets gunned down while facing him]''
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E6TheVampiresOfVenice "The Vampires of Venice"]]:
--->'''Amy:''' Oi! [[MommasBoy Mummy's boy!]] ''[disintegrates a fish-alien with reflected sunlight]''
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E13TheBigBang "The Big Bang"]]: When a Dalek assumes River won't actually shoot it, since she's the Doctor's companion: "I'm River Song. ''[click]'' Check your records again." Cue a ''Dalek'' begging for mercy.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E13TheWeddingOfRiverSong "The Wedding of River Song"]]: This is echoed by Amy, with Madame Kovarian assuming that Amy will save her from a horrible death (her magic eyepatch thing is hanging loose and carrying painfully lethal dosages of electricity), despite how much Amy hates her (because of the absolutely ''brutal'' TraumaCongaLine she subjected Amy too, and what she did to Amy's daughter), because she wouldn't want to disappoint him. Amy agrees that that is very true, the Doctor is very dear to her, and she wouldn't want to disappoint him. She also notes something else. The Doctor's not there. Then, having reattached the eyepiece, she comes up with a example of this trope: "River Song didn't get it all from you. ''Sweetie.''" After that, she coldly strolls off, making off-hand date plans with a recently remembered Rory (who is not quite up to speed), while Madame Kovarian dies screaming.
** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E2DinosaursOnASpaceship "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship"]], Eleven does an uncharacteristically sadistic one on the [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil particularly repellent]] SpacePirate Solomon, while forcing him into a remote-controlled spacecraft that will be used as a target for some missiles:
--->'''The Doctor:''' See them shine? See how valuable they are? And they're all yours. Enjoy your bounty.
** ArcVillain Missy has one that she uses for everyone she kills — and she [[AxeCrazy kills enough people]] that it doubles as a catch phrase. "[[DissonantSerenity Say something nice]]."
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS37E3Rosa "Rosa"]]: Just before he [[spoiler:sends the villain into the distant past with his own temporal displacement weapon, Ryan]] quips that since Krasko clearly likes the past so much, he should just live there.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS37E4ArachnidsInTheUK "Arachnids in the UK"]]: "How's this for fire and fury?!"
** Lampshaded in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E10TheTimelessChildren "The Timeless Children"]] when The Master zaps someone with his [[ShrinkRay Tissue Compression Eliminator]], then laments that he should have said, "Somebody should cut you down to size!" before pulling the trigger.
* ''Series/TheExorcist'' features two back-to-back in the first season finale, as [[SinisterMinister Father Simon]] prepares to shoot [[spoiler: Pope Sebastian]], only for Marcus to [[BigDamnHeroes come up behind him]] and stab him in the neck:
-->'''Simon''': The [[{{Satan}} Morning Star]] sends his regards.\\
'''Marcus''': And I send mine.
* ''Series/TheExpanse'': When [[WouldHurtAChild Dr. Strickland]] is finally cornered, Amos talks Prax down from killing him, saying, "You're ''not'' that guy." After Prax leaves and Strickland thinks he's been spared:
-->'''Amos:''' I ''am'' that guy. ''([[BoomHeadshot shoots him]])''
* ''Series/{{Farscape}}'': The Peacekeeper Wars, Aeryn to Akhna: [[MamaBear *indicates the newborn she's holding*]] "It's a boy, in case you were wondering."
* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'':
** "...darn."
** "Heart of Gold":
--->'''Petaline:''' [[spoiler:Ranse, this is Jonah. Say hi to daddy, Jonah.]]\\
''[[[spoiler:pulls out Nandi's favorite gun and shoots Rance Burgess point-blank in the forehead]][=]=]''\\
'''Petaline:''' [[spoiler:Say goodbye to your daddy, Jonah.]]
* ''Series/TheFlash2014'':
** In "Paradox", when The Rival gets the better of Barry and prepares to impale him, he quips, "Time to look for a ''new'' rival." Fortunately, Vibe saves him at the last second.
** In "Heart of the Matter Part 2", when Godspeed gets the better of Barry and prepares to kill him, he quips, "Tag, you're dead." Fortunately, [[spoiler:Eobard Thawne]] saves him at the last second.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
** "[[Recap/GameOfThronesS6E2Home Home]]":
--->'''Ramsay Bolton''': I prefer being an only child. [[spoiler:(throws his stepmother and newborn half-brother '''to his dogs''')]]
*** [[spoiler:Ramsay's KarmicDeath has a similar exchange: Ramsay says "They're loyal beasts." and Sansa replies "They were. Now they're starving."]]
** Roose Bolton to Robb Stark: "The Lannisters send their regards."
** Gregor isn't usually the most charismatic of folk, but he does manage to deflect Oberyn's MyNameIsInigoMontoya moment (though the one that precedes Oberyn's death is listed in the book's entry on the Literature folder).
--->'''Oberyn:''' Have they told you who I am? \\
'''Gregor:''' Some dead man! ''[swings at Oberyn's head]''
** When Sandor finds some of the men who murdered Septon Ray, he splits the last one's nutsack with an axe, then begins interrogating him. The man screams, "Fuck you!" Sandor replies, "Really? 'Fuck you?' ''That's'' your last words?" The man then stutters, "Cunt!" Sandor replies, "You're shit at dying, you know that?" before hacking the man's skull in two.
** In the same episode, Sandor kicks the stand out from under a man the Brotherhood Without Banners is hanging:
--->'''Dondarrion''': "You're getting old, Clegane."\\
'''Clegane''': "He's not." *Kicks*
** Danaerys after the other khal have laughingly rejected the idea that she would be a better leader for all the Dothraki and the implication that they should serve ''her''.
--->I don't expect you to serve. I expect you to die. ''[lights building on fire, to which she's immune]''
** "My name is Arya Stark. I want you to know that. The last thing you're ever going to see is a Stark smiling down at you as you die." Said to Walder Frey.
** [[spoiler:Littlefinger to Lysa]]:"I have only loved one woman. Only one, my entire life. Your sister."
* In ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', Thompson tries one while doing a ClickHello... but Noah Bennet (AKA Horn-Rimmed Glasses) does it on him instead.
-->'''Thompson:''' [[PsychicPowers What am I thinking now]], Parkman?\\
'''HRG:''' Your last thought. ''[shoots Thompson]''
** Sylar gets a good one while killing Ted, after flipping over the security van transporting him.
--->'''Ted''': I'm hurt!\\
'''Sylar''': Let me help you with that. * slices off the top of his head*
** Noah does one to [[spoiler:Sylar (though he ends up [[GoodThingYouCanHeal resurrecting]])]]: "Poor [[spoiler:Gabriel]]. You always wanted to be special. Look at you now. You're nobody."
* ''Series/{{Highlander}}'':
-->'''Kronos:''' You still don't understand, do you [=MacLeod=]? ''[[LargeHam I am the end of time!]]''\\
'''Duncan:''' You're history.
* An episode of ''Series/HumanTarget'':
-->'''Mook:''' ''[as Winston points a gun at him]'' You hold your gun like a cop. From what I understand, cops don't go around shooting people.\\
''[Winston shoots the mook several times]''\\
'''Winston:''' I'm retired.
* ''Series/ICarly'': Attempted by Spencer when he surprises Sam by hiding inside her locker. Sam slams the locker shut in his face, and he lampshades the trope:
-->'''Spencer''': ''(annoyed at himself)'' I've gotta quit saying witty things before I blow.
** Later played straight by Sam by conniving with a delivery man to distract Spencer.
* ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' has Captain Marvelous deliver one to Emperor Akudos as [[VillainousBreakdown the villain suffers a major breakdown]].
-->'''Marvelous:''' You can whine about it to your son in the afterlife!
* ''Series/KamenRiderZeroOne'' has Aruto deliver this before executing a finisher, which also doubles as his personal {{catchphrase}}:
-->'''Aruto:''' There's only one person who can stop you, '''''ME!'''''[[note]]Omae wo tomeraru no wa tada hitori...'''''ORE DA!'''''[[/note]]
* The titular character of ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'' to [[spoiler:Nimwueh]]: [[BewareTheNiceOnes "You shouldn't have killed my friend."]]
* Sonny Crockett from ''Series/MiamiVice'' has a few.
** From "Glades": "Maybe...you won't even...twitch..."[[note]]to a man holding a young girl hostage, threatening that if he twitches, she's dead[[/note]]
** From "Bushido": "Surf's up, pal!"[[note]]before shooting a henchman named Surf[[/note]]
* ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' has a version: at the end of an episode (Mind Games), Gibbs says [[spoiler:"Enjoy Hell" to an unrepentant SerialKiller whose execution is imminent]].
** "You have thirty seconds to live, Salim." *chuckle* (Truth or Consequences)
** Mike Franks to arms dealer Arkady Kobach in "Faking It":
--->'''Arkady:''' You think you're the first person to point a gun at me?\\
'''Franks:''' No, but I will be the last. *bang*
** Tony [=DiNozzo=] to terrorist leader Daniel Budd in "Stop the Bleeding":
--->'''Tony:''' You're not a Bond villain, Daniel. You're a fraud, and frauds don't get to speechify like Bond villains. ({{beat}}) They do get to die like them. *bang*
* ''Series/OddSquad'':
** In "Robert Plant", Olive delivers one that doubles as a StealthPun as she manages to fight her way through the eponymous plant and nab the vial of antidote needed to turn it back to normal.
--->'''Olive:''' Show's over, Robert Plant.
** In "Dawn of the Read", Oren's one-liners of "time to write this story an ending" and "time to end this chapter for good" are subversions, as both times when he goes to use the Flying-Book-inator on the [[FlyingBooks flying books,]] it doesn't work.
** In "Friends of Odd Squad", Hopkins, of all people, delivers one just as he shuts down the king of the evil photocopiers.
--->'''Hopkins:''' [[VerbThis Copy this.]]
** In "Oswald in the Machine", Oswald delivers one to the leader of the robots working inside the factory just before the agent zaps it with the rescued Float-inator. It's quite awesome to see, considering he is the CowardlyLion of the team.
--->'''Robot leader:''' We thought you were one of us.\\
'''Oswald:''' I may ''walk'' like a robot, ''talk'' like a robot, and even ''dance'' like a robot, but I'm Odd Squad to the ''core.'' Great party though. ''[zaps the leader with the Float-inator]''
* Helena from ''Series/OrphanBlack'' gets a very fitting one when the niece of a local gangster unwittingly pushes her BerserkButton. Precedes an OffscreenMomentOfAwesome.
-->'''Pouchy's niece:''' We know where you live. We know where Oscar and Gemma go to school.\\
'''Helena:''' Did you threaten babies? ''[pushes Donnie out of the warehouse and locks herself in with the gang]'' You should not threaten babies.
* {{Discussed}} in ''Series/TheOrville'''s [[Recap/TheOrvilleS1E01OldWounds pilot]]. At the climax, Ed and Kelly trick the Krill captain into testing a time-accelerator device he'd just stolen from a human lab, except they glued a redwood seed to the emitter. Ed remarks, "Happy Arbor Day" right before a redwood tree grows to its full height in seconds and tears the Krill ship in half. The others then start critiquing the line and Kelly suggests, "You got wood." ([[HumorDissonance The audience seemed to prefer the former, though.]])
* In the final scene of ''Series/PeepShow'', Jeremy talks about what his sign-off would be if, hypothetically, he were to kill Mark.
--> '''Jeremy:''' "You always loved history, Mark. Well now you can be part of it." ''[[FingerGun Bang.]]''
* In the epilogue of the ''Series/PersonOfInterest'' episode "The Devil's Share" TheDon Carl Elias appears in DirtyCop Simmons' hospital room. Simmons killed [[spoiler:Detective Carter]] in the previous episode and Elias is here to exact vengeance because he liked her.
-->'''Simmons:''' [[FacingTheBulletsOneLiner You really think you're gonna be the one to kill me?]] \\
'''Elias:''' No, no, my friend is going to kill you. ''(Elias' right-hand Anthony Marconi comes out of the shadows with a garrote.)'' I'm just going to watch.
** In "Asylum", [[InspectorJavert Control]] is attempting to root out [[spoiler:Samaritan]] moles within her organization, and spends most of the episode [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique interrogating]] their handler. At the end, she finds out what exactly they're planning, prompting a NewEraSpeech from the captive agent:
--->'''"Shelly":''' ...[[spoiler:Samaritan]] will build a new world, [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans a better world]].\\
'''Control:''' Too bad you won't live to see it. ''({{double tap}})''
** In "Deus Ex Machina", once Vigilance has [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness served its purpose]], Greer kills Collier, combining this with an IronicEcho of their invocation of UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution:
--->'''Greer:''' To quote Creator/BenjaminFranklin, "Three may keep a secret, as long as two of them are dead."
* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'':
** ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'': Rita tries her hand at this during the arc where Kimberly is transitioned out of the show to be replaced by Kat, but it's subverted because Kimberly doesn't die, she just suffers a concussion.
--->'''Rita:''' ''This'''ll ruin Kimberly's chances of being in the Pan-Global Games.
** ''Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue:'' The response to DiscOneFinalBoss Diabolico's ThisCannotBe moment is "Oh sure it can, Diabolico. [[MoreDakka FIRE!]]"
* ''Series/PushingDaisies'': "I can hold my breath for a long time."
* ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'': Sarah Jane Smith gets in a nice one in "[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS3E7E8TheEternityTrap The Eternity Trap]]" when Erasmus Darkening seemingly avoids her trap for him:
-->'''Darkening:''' I'm disappointed, Miss Smith.\\
'''Sarah Jane:''' Well, I do hate to disappoint. ''[springs the real trap]''
* In the ''Series/{{Sharpe}}'' episode "Sharpe's Battle", Sergeant Harper gets one when he comes across a deserter who had killed one of his men.
-->'''O'Rourke:'''Sergeant Harper. Sure, I've no quarrel with a fellow Irishman. (Tries to shoot Harper but fails as his weapon won't fire)\\
'''Harper:'''A good soldier always looks after his weapon, boy. O'Rourke, this one's for Perkins! This one's for Ireland. And this one, this one's for me!
* ''Series/TheSopranos'':
** One of the most iconic instances of this trope on this show comes from Tony to [[spoiler:Matt Bevilaqua]] in "[[Recap/TheSopranosS2E9FromWhereToEternity From Where to Eternity]]": "'Cause that sugarless motherfucker, it's the last fucking drink you're ever gonna have."
** In "[[Recap/TheSopranosS1E13IDreamOfJeannieCusamano I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano]]", Silvio and Chris taunt the government informant [[spoiler:Jimmy Altieri]] before shooting him.
--->'''Silvio:''' Why don't you call for help in your radio mike? You fuckin' rat.\\
'''[[spoiler:Jimmy]]:''' Mother of god.\\
'''Silvio:''' What's the matter? Not wearin' one tonight?\\
'''Christopher:''' Nah. He didn't have time to put on anything decent.
** Gigi Cestone before killing Philly Spoons in "[[Recap/TheSopranosS2E13Funhouse Funhouse]]": "Here YOU go, you big mouth fuck! [[ItMakesSenseInContext Fuck!]]"
** Silvio to [[spoiler:Adrianna]] in "[[Recap/TheSopranosS5E12LongTermParking Long Term Parking]]": "Come on, come on! Fuckin' cunt!"
* ''{{Series/Sherlock}}'' has one in "[[Recap/SherlockS03E03HisLastVow His Last Vow]]". "Oh, do your research. I'm not a hero. I'm a high-functioning sociopath. Merry Christmas!" *bang*
* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', when [[spoiler:simulated]] Garak is confronted with a pair of Jem'Hadar while trying to escape with Bashir and Sisko:
-->'''Garak:''' Don't you know how this goes? First, I pretend to be their friend--and then I shoot [[FakeDefector you]].
** Another Garek example (after he's been exposed to a psychotropic drug)
--->It's a ''flux coupler''. [kills him ''with'' said tool]
* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'':
** A duplicate Janeway to the Vidiians as she traps them on the self-destructing duplicate Voyager:
--->'''Janeway''' ''(pleasantly)'': Hello. I'm Captain Kathryn Janeway. Welcome to the bridge.
--->'''Vidiian''' ''([[OhCrap notices the autodestruct countdown]])'' Commander—! ''(*BOOM*)''
** Janeway's line to [[spoiler:Anorax as she puts Voyager on a collision course with his timeship]].
--->'''Janeway:''' Time's... up.
** Then there's this to the Borg Queen:
--->'''Janeway:''' Must be something you ''assimilated''.
* ''Series/StarTrekPicard'': Elnor has a pre-mortem one-liner {{Catchphrase}} which he says either in English or in his native Romulan.
-->'''Elnor:''' Please, my friend(s). Choose to live.[[labelnote:in Romulan]]Feldor stam torret.[[/labelnote]]
* ''Series/VRTroopers'' would usually have Ryan and/or JB tell the MonsterOfTheWeek "SEE YA!" as they performed the finishing move on them. [[BigBad Grimlord]] [[BorrowedCatchphrase used it once]] after a [[EnemyMine temporary team-up with Ryan]] ended.
* ''Series/WynonnaEarp'' eventually takes to telling [[OurDemonsAreDifferent revenants]] to "Make your peace" before she shoots them between the eyes and sends them back to Hell.
* Jacqueline in the first episode of ''Series/YoungBlades'' after Mazarin's guard kills her father:
-->'''Jacqueline:''' You sent a good man to Heaven -- now you go to Hell!
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* ''Manga/ElfenLied:'' "[[FantasticRacism You know who isn't human?]] '''[[KidsAreCruel You know who isn't human?!]]''' '''[[BewareTheNiceOnes PEOPLE]] [[UnstoppableRage LIKE]] [[YourHeadASplode YOU!!!]]'''"

** ''Literature/TheFifthElephant'' sees Sam Vimes avert this trope, consciously so. As he takes down a psychopathic rogue werewolf who is resisting arrest, he refrains from making any quips about the manner of the werewolf's death because, in the mind of copper Vimes, to do so would cross a line from "the dangerous suspect died whilst resisting arrest" into "pre-meditated murder". [[note]]Vimes offered Wolfgang several chances to give himself up; when all were refused, he had to escalate to the next level of legitimate force to keep it legal. A wolf then played chase with an explosive rocket, catching it in his jaws and - very briefly - worrying at it. Vimes considers saying "Fetch!" and "Good boy!" then realises this woul make him no better than the killer he has just stopped with lethal force.[[/note]]

--->'''Janeway''' ''(pleasantly)'': Hello. I'm Captain Janeway. Welcome to the bridge. ''(*BOOM*)''

* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'': Janeway's line to [[spoiler:Anorax as she puts Voyager on a collision course with his timeship]].
-->'''Janeway:''' Time's... up.

What's better than killing your most hated enemy? Sending them into the afterlife with your voice in their ears and the knowledge of your badassery in their head, that's what.

* In the ''Series/Sharpe'' episode Sharpe's Battle, Sergeant Harper gets one when he comes across a deserter who had killed one of his men.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}'': Right before Anastasia destroys [[BigBad Rasputin's]] [[SoulJar reliquary]], she says to him, "Dasvidaniya!", which is the Russian word for goodbye.

* Horror novel Literature/BoringGirls has one that's simultaneously this, a TitleDrop, and an IronicEcho as Rachel strikes down [[spoiler: Balthazar]], reminding him of his earlier quip.

--->'''Shenzi:''' "Friends"? I thought he said we were the enemy.
--->'''Banzai:''' Yeah, that's what I heard.
--->[they both turn to the LaughingMad hyena Ed, who only responds with a giggle far more sinister than his usual laughter.]

--> '''Jack''' to [[spoiler: Oogie Boogie]]: "How '''''dare''''' you treat my friends so '''''shamefully!'''''"

--->'''Avatar''': I'm glad you changed your last name, you son of a [[PrecisionFStrike bitch]].

-->'''Poacher:''' Wait, Alex? Alex ''Price''. What the fuck man? I thought your people were on humanity's side.
-->'''Alex:''' We're conservationists. The human race is currently of least concern. Now give me the keys, before I make you extinct.

--> '''Littlefinger:''' [[spoiler: Only Cat.]]

* In the novel version of ''Franchise/StarWars: Revenge of the Sith'', before Darth Vader kills Gunray:
-->'''Gunray''': "Please! He said... we'd be left in peace!"\\
'''Vader''': "The transmission was garbled. He said you'd be left in pieces."

--> SAN HILL: "On the behalf of the leadership of the Confederation of Independent Systems, let me be the first to ..."
--> VADER: "Very well. You will be the first." (Seals the doors.)

-->'''Darhk:''' Nine months ago, I made your daddy a promise. I told him what I would do if he betrayed me. I want you to give your father a message from me. I want you to tell him--
-->''[stabs her with an arrow]''
-->'''Darhk:''' [[IGaveMyWord I'm a man of my word]].

-->'''Dondarrion''': "You're getting old, Clegane."\\

--> '''Olive:''' Show's over, Robert Plant.

--> '''Hopkins:''' [[VerbThis Copy this.]]

--> '''Robot leader:''' We thought you were one of us.
--> '''Oswald:''' I may ''walk'' like a robot, ''talk'' like a robot, and even ''dance'' like a robot, but I'm Odd Squad to the ''core.'' Great party though. ''[zaps the leader with the Float-inator]''

-->'''Silvio:''' Why don't you call for help in your radio mike? You fuckin' rat.
-->'''[[spoiler:Jimmy]]:''' Mother of god.
-->'''Silvio:''' What's the matter? Not wearin' one tonight?
-->'''Christopher:''' Nah. He didn't have time to put on anything decent.

-->''"I think 'ass toes' is very appropriate. Because, you see, we're going to kick your ass, and that will put our toes in close proximity to..."''

-->''"We will fight to the death! (It will be your death)"''

--> '''Zola:''' Later, Tarvek. Oh, well, maybe ''not''. 'Bye, auntie! I'll tell your other selves "hello" from you!

--->''I got a riddle for you. What's green and black, squeals like a pig, and has two pieces of steel where its lungs used to be?''
--->*stab*
--->''You.''

--->'''Belkar''': WAIT!
--->'''Haley''': Ugh, what?
--->'''Belkar''': Don't you think you should make some kickass one liner before you finish him off? You know, Arnie style?
--->'''Haley''': Oh yeah, right. I forgot.

--->'''Haley:''' IF Bozzok raises you, tell him the deal is off. I'm not paying him one copper piece ever again. NOT ONE. And I'll kill anyone he sends after me. [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0648.html (first time)]]
--->'''Haley:''' The other reason is that I’m about to kill you again because you’re a sadistic unrepentant murderer who’s a danger to like, '''everyone'''. [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0981.html (second time)]]

--> ''Hate to chop all of your heads off with this sword. Real sorry about that. My bad.''

--->''Buon Appetito.''

--->'''Giovanni''': "Last words... I have a few if you're willing to listen to them."
--->'''Serge''': "I think I just did."

--> '''[[spoiler:Mary Asher]]''': [[spoiler:There are things I still don't know like, how to kill Mr. Slim or who Mr. Scars is...!]]
--> '''[[spoiler:Milo Asher]]''': [[spoiler:Well, I got news for you, mom. '''I'm Mr Scars!''']]

-->'''Scanlan:''' [[LaserGuidedKarma You should have stood on your head!]]

-->'''Percy:''' Some people have no sense of [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] honor!

-->'''[[spoiler: Rimefang]]:''' You...can't!
-->'''Zahra:''' Yes, I ''[[PrecisionFStrike fucking]]'' can!

-->'''Percy:''' You fool, your soul is forfeit! DIE! ''DIE!''

-->'''Percy:''' You're the face I saw when murder entered my heart.

--> '''Kerrek:''' No. No further.

--> '''Caleb:''' You shouldn't have killed my cat.

-->'''Polneraff''': [[SayMyName Vanilla Ice]]! You're about to be...''[[ShoutOut Under Pressure]]''.\\

-->'''Dio''': I think I'll end your life with class. ''(The World punches through Kakyoin's side)'' Guess your [[Film/TheMatrix kung-fu]] couldn't help you now!

-->'''Anne:''' Hey, Andrias! MERRY CHRISTMAS!\\

--->'''Dracula''': "I am the Prince of Darkness!"
--->'''Batman''': "Rise and shine. (activates a solar-machine)"

---->'''Dracula''': "You are... Bruce Wayne!"
---->'''Batman''': "And The Batman. And you're dust". ''(Cue bat-silhouette with the cape, then a final drop kick.)''

--->'''Rainier:''' Here's the scoop: Your Haagen days are over! (''throws scoop into garbage'') I'm baskin' in your pain as I'm robbin' you of life! (''throws scoop into garbage'')

-->'''Bob:''' Not this time. ''[yanks the projectile from Bart's chest]''

--> '''Cartman''' "Looks like you're about to get pwned."

-->'''PC:''' You're expelled.

* ''PreMortemOneLiner/DeathBattle

* ''Literature/NjalsSaga'': Bergthóra's hitman Atli finds his target Kol tying packsaddle, and asks him how his work his getting on. Kol predictably retorts that it's none of his business. Atli then informs him that "The hardest job is ahead of you, and that is, to die!"

* Series/{{Arrow}} gets an awesome one when fighting [[spoiler: The Count]].
-->''[jabs [[spoiler: the Count [[HoistByHisOwnPetard with his own syringe]]]][=]=]''\\
'''Oliver:''' Enjoy the fruits of your labor. ''[injects him]''

** Seras gets an excellent one as she's ''grinding [[spoiler:Zorin's]] head against a wall'' after [[spoiler:Zorin]] had [[MindRape mind raped Seras]].

* Creator/{{Matt|hewMercer}}, the DM of ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'', always identifies the killing blow of a fight with the phrase "How do you want to do this?" This leaves it open for the players to come up with all kinds of great one-liners:

** GuestStarPartyMember Zahra against [[spoiler: one Adult White Dragon]]:
-->'''[[spoiler: Rimefang]]'': You...can't!
-->'''Zahra:''' Yes I [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] can!

-->'''Percy:''' Some people have no sense of [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] honour!

-->'''Percy:''' Your soul is now forfeit! Die, die, DIE!
** Kerrek gets in three words - simple, blunt, and tearjerkingly earnest - as he [[spoiler: slays [[HeroKiller Raishan]] at last, bringing an end to the unquantifiable damage she's done to Vox Machina]]:

* ''Series/TheFlash2014'': In "Paradox", when The Rival gets the better of Barry and prepares to impale him, he quips, "Time to look for a ''new'' rival." Fortunately, Vibe saves him at the last second.