History Main / TheLastThingYouEverSee

* In a non-threatening example, [[Theatre/{{Hamilton}} Alexander Hamilton]] wonders if Aaron Burr, his "first friend - [his] enemy", is the last face he'll ever see. [[Spoiler:It might be, as it's unclear whether Hamilton was conscious after being shot and for how long - if he was, then the last faces he saw were likely his wife and sister-in-law, and if not, then it was indeed Burr.]]

** In the Season Six finale, [[spoiler: Arya, disguised as a maid in the Frey household, serves Walder a minced meat pie while he asks where his sons are. She then reveals that [[TheSecretOfLongPorkPies his sons had been in the dining room all along,]] while he's in a state of shock she pulls out her blade, places a mirror opposite of him, and [[SlashedThroat kills him while saying "The Last thing you'll ever see is a Stark smiling down at you."]]]]

* In the pre-show of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Ride'' at Ride/UniversalStudios, Sideshow Bob says this, stating it will be a brief safety instruction video. Screams from the Simpsons immediately follow.

* ''ComicBook/AmazingSpiderMan'', #39, the classic story where the Green Goblin captured Spider-Man after uncovering his identity as Peter Parker, ended with Goblin unmasking himself before his enemy:
-->"Take a look, Parker...a good long look. It's the last face Spider-Man will ever see! It's the real face of the Green Goblin, the face of ComicBook/NormanOsborn!"

* Played with in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' - The motto of the NCR 1st Recon is: "The last thing you never see".

* ''[[WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk Dragons: Race to the Edge]]": In "Have Dragon Will Travel", Heather is on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Dagur the Deranged for slaughtering her home village. At one point she declares, "I want my face to be the last thing he sees!"

* ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}} Blood Money'': The first mission has the assassin 47 showing a photograph to his target, "Swing King," telling him that his client wants this to be the last thing he sees before 47 kills him.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker'', Joker tells Batman that "The last sound you'll hear will be our laughter" and proceeds to do so.

* Brittlestar, a minor character in ''[[Literature/MortalEngines A Darkling Plain]]'', is killed when a Stalker, standing behind him, gives him a 180 degree NeckSnap. The narration claims that the last the he sees is his own startled face, reflected in the Stalker's bronze mask.

* ''{{Spider-Man The Animated Series}}'' proves that it doesn't work against YouFightLikeACow:

* Happens twice in the History Channel's ''Series/TheBible'' miniseries: once when the Philistines capture Samson (and he sees a bribe dumped in his wife's lap), and once when the Babylonian king captures the Israelite king (and the king sees his sons' throats cut). In both cases, the captor then puts out the prisoner's eyes [[EyeScream with his thumbs]].

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* In ''ComicBook/{{X-Men}}'', {{Wolverine}} once issued one of these threats to the Blob, telling him to get into the habit of looking over his shoulder, because one day Wolverine will be there. And that he won't be seeing much else after that.

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Standard threat from villains (and occasionally heroes): "The last thing you ever see will be my X", where X is generally either some variety of weapon or simply "face". Perilously close to being {{d|eadHorseTrope}}iscredited these days, unless it's about to get subverted somehow.

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* In ''[[ComicBook/TheTransformersIDW Transformers Spotlight]]'' Blaster swears revenge on Soundwave for brainwashing one of his friends into attacking him.
-->"And the last voice he hears, will be mine!"

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* Variation: In ''Film/ConAir'', Cyrus the Virus taunts Poe by saying the last thing his daughter smells will be "my stinking breath."
** He uses another slight variation against the plane's pilot:

:: And it was eventually, as Neferteri killed her to try and keep the secret.

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-->'''Joker''': Clayface! Just the do-gooder I was hoping to see!
-->'''Clayface''': I'll be the last do-gooder you'll ''ever'' see!

-->'''Spider-Man:''' "Did you say 'Hydrant-Man?' The dogs must love you!"
-->'''Hydro-Man:''' "It's Hydro-Man! And it's the last name you'll ever hear."
-->'''Spider-Man:''' "For somebody new to this super-villain gig, you've sure got the cliches down."

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* In the pre-show of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Ride'' at UniversalStudios, Sideshow Bob says this, stating it will be a brief safety instruction video. Screams from the Simpsons immediately follow.

* ''{{Dallas}}'': In the final act of the Season 6 cliffhanger, which ends with a huge fire at Southfork. J.R. Ewing is relaxing when an angry Ray Krebs confronts him in the living room (over being indirectly responsible for a hit-and-run accident that nearly killed Mickey Trotter). J.R. remarks that Ray is the last person he wanted to see tonight, after which Ray tells him, "And I'm the last person you'll ever see!" Indeed, Ray ''might just be'' the last person J.R. ever sees, after the two get into a huge fight and inadvertently cause a fire that spreads quickly throughout the house; J.R. tries to escape but is quickly overcome by smoke. (Of course, J.R. escapes and – like Ray, who also got out – suffers only minor injuries.)

* In the ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar'' expansion ''Soulstorm'', the primary commander unit of the Eldar says "I am the last thing you will see." in battle. ''[[MostAnnoyingSound Constantly]]''.

* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker'', Joker tells Batman that "the last thing you will ever hear is the sound of our laughter" and proceeds to do so.

Standard threat from villains (and occasionally heroes): "The last thing you ever see will be my X", where X is generally either some variety of weapon or simply "face". Perilously close to being [[DeadHorseTrope discredited]] these days, unless it's about to get subverted somehow.

When combined with ExactWords, [[EyeScream expect someone to lose their eyes]], but probably not their life. Is a mildly more sedate version of {{ILL KILL YOU}}.

* Played with in ComicBook/DCTheNewFrontier. Joe, a DeathSeeker trying to avenge his fallen friends, looks at the sky, decides it's the last thing he wants to see, closes his eyes, and [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome kills the T-Rex that murdered his friends by jumping down its throat while holding live grenades.]]

* Played with in ''Film/SmokinAces''. One of the assassins kills [[spoiler:the casino's chief of security]], but goes out of his way to kill him painlessly, and comforts him in his dying moments. He tells him to close his eyes so that his face won't be the last thing the guy will ever see, because ([[GratuitousSpanish switching to Spanish]]) "Heaven may hold it against you". This compassion is greatly ironic, considering that the assassin in question is known for being a ruthless torturer.

* In ''VideoGame/HaloWars'', during the final confrontation between [[SergeantRock Sergeant]] [[BadassNormal Forge]] and the Arbiter, the Arbiter lifts Forge up by the head and prepares to skewer him with his energy sword, telling Forge that "My face is the last thing your pathetic eyes will ever see." [[spoiler: Forge then [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome stabs him in the neck with his knife.]] ]]
* ''VideoGame/DukeNukem 3D'': "The last thing to slip through your mind before you die... will be my number 12 boot."