History Main / WeWillMeetAgain

* In ''{{Thunderbirds}}'', the Hood is frequently heard to utter a variation on "International Rescue haven't seen the last of me!" after his latest plan ends in an explosion.

* "He who fights and runs away/Lives to fight another day.": Baron Von Stuppe to The Great Leslie after being defeated in a sword fight in ''Film/TheGreatRace''.
** Made even better by Von Stuppe completely bungling his escape plan a few seconds later.

* ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'': after the Merovingian dismisses Neo, Neo tells him "This isn't over."

-->-- '''Dr. Claw''', '''''InspectorGadget'''''

* ''TheMatrixReloaded'': after the Merovingian dismisses Neo, Neo tells him "This isn't over."
** ''TheMatrixRevolutions'': after Neo defeats Agent Smith (in Bane's body), Smith tells him "It's not over."

* The ending of ''DrStrangelove'' is a montage of nuclear bomb explosions while Vera Lynn sings her famous rendition of "We'll Meet Again'.
* ''TheCountryBears'': "THIS IS NOT OVAH ...[[ChristopherWalken BEARS!!!"]]

* In the first installment of ''Film/TheMummyTrilogy'', Imhotep corners the heroes, and is taking Evie away to be sacrificed. Before the Big Bad can leave, Rick O'Connell looks right into the BigBad's eyes and says, "I'll be seeing ''you'' again." with all the menace and hatred and promise the man can muster. Imhotep, who doesn't understand a word (the man's an ancient Egyptian who doesn't speak English) get's the message anyway, but he's so assured of his near invincibility that he only reacts with mild amusement. Turns out, underestimating O'Connell was a huge mistake.

* In ''CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'', Death says this to Alucard at the end of their confrontation at the castle entrance. [[spoiler:Indeed they do, but only if you unlock the second half of the game by freeing Richter from his BrainwashedAndCrazy state.]]

* Played with in TheSimpsons episode ''Brother from Another Series'' where Sideshow Bob is arrested for a crime he didn't commit and the Cecil the real culprit leans across and says to him: "Tell them they'll live to regret this." Bob screams it out the window, only to realise he's just made himself look like a madman.

* "He who fights and runs away/Lives to fight another day.": Baron Von Stuppe to The Great Leslie after being defeated in a sword fight in ''TheGreatRace''.

* Odd heroic usage in ''Franchise/{{Terminator}} 3''. Just before the good terminator blows up the Terminatrix with his own power cell, he tells John Connor, "We will meet again." The twist, in this case, is that the Terminator sent back in time is the one that [[spoiler:''succeeds in killing John'']] in the future.

* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' In a rather bizarre inversion, Hanzo tells the Jiraiya, Tsuande and Orochimaru to "come back to fight me again", after he ''won'' the battle. They're among the few people Hanzo considered to be [[WorthyOpponent Worthy Opponents]], along with the {{Samurai}} Mifune. [[spoiler: Except that he doesn't live to fight the rematch. He does, however, get a rematch with Mifune...after being raised as a zombie.]]

* Aku said this to ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' all the time. He even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] it once. "We all know
what's gonna happen. You'll swing your sword, I'll fly away, and probably say something like, 'I'll be back, Samurai!'"

* Aku said this to ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' all the time. He even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] it once. "We all know what's gonna happen. You'll swing your sword, I'll fly away, and probably say something like, 'I'll be back, Samurai!'"

->You win this time, but mark my words, and mark them well: I will get you, Quizboy.

* Taurus Bulba in ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' after [[BackFromTheDead returning from the first episodes]] got beaten, then flew off with a "I will be back". Of course, [[TooGoodToLast that didn't happen...]]

* [[spoiler: Jim Keats]] sings "We'll Meet Again" (the sentimental British song from WorldWarII) to Gene at the end of the final episode of ''AshesToAshes''.
* In the first season of ''MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', When Rita Repulsa was defeated, She would exclaim:

* ''Zelda''

** The LargeHam incarnation of Ganon in the CD-I game "Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon" also says something to this effect.

** A heroic version in TwilightPrincess, where the Hero's Shade ends every meeting (except the last) with him this way.

* Dr. Drakken's version of this trope is shouting, "You think you're all that, KimPossible, but you're not!" while [[VillainExitStageLeft in full retreat]]. Sometimes, he inverts it with "We ''won't'' meet again!" after springing a DeathTrap. Of course, [[BondVillainStupidity Kim always escapes]].

The standard phrase when the villain finds that he has been defeated by the heroes and there is no point in staying around with the immediate objective lost.

In effect, the villain shows a {{Determinator}} streak and threatens the heroes that he will return to fight them again, and he is sure that they will be defeated next time.

In some rare cases, the non GenreSavvy villain might actually breach the FourthWall by saying: "I'll get you next week", if it's a weekly series. The Genre Savvy hero is usually not too concerned.

* In ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' anime episode #141, as the Arrancar are drawn back to Hueco Mundo they tell their Soul Reaper opponents that they will meet (and fight) again. Except Luppi. Oh [[AlasPoorVillain poor Luppi]]...

* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' In a rather bizarre aversion, Hanzo tells the Jiraiya, Tsuande and Orochimaru to "come back to fight me again", after he ''won'' the battle. They're among the few people Hanzo considered to be [[WorthyOpponent Worthy Opponents]], along with the {{Samurai}} Mifune. [[spoiler: Except that he doesn't live to fight the rematch. He does, however, get a rematch with Mifune...after being raised as a zombie.]]

* Subverted in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0021.html this]] ''[[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Order of the Stick]]'' comic:

* Pretty much what ''all'' the villians in ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' say when defeated.
** Occasionally inverted when Drakken declares "We ''won't'' meet again!" after springing a DeathTrap.

* Dr. Drakken's version of this trope is shouting, "You think you're all that, WesternAnimation/KimPossible, but you're not!" while [[VillainExitStageLeft in full retreat]]. Or, sometimes, the inversion "We ''won't'' meet again!" after springing a DeathTrap. Of course, [[BondVillainStupidity Kim always escapes]].

* At the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' episode "What Colour Is Your Cleansuit?", St. Cloud delivers a hilariously straight-faced version to Billy Quizboy:

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* ''Film/RobinHoodMenInTights'': Parodied/subverted: the leader of a band of henchmen calls out "You've not seen the last of us!" as he prepares to retreat. Robin fires multiple arrows with a single shot and [[KnifeOutline pins him to a tree]]. Pinned Mook: "You've seen the last of us!"
* In ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'', Maximus promises Commodus that he will have his vengeance, "in this life or the next."

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2''. Emperor Zurg says it to Buzz Lightyear.

* In the first installment of ''Film/TheMummyTrilogy'', Imhotep has corners the heroes, and is taking Evie away to be sacrificed. Before the Big Bad can leave, Rick O'Connell looks right into the BigBad's eyes and says, "I'll be seeing ''you'' again." with all the menace and hatred and promise the man can muster. Imhotep, who doesn't understand a word (the man's an ancient Egyptian who doesn't speak English) get's the message anyway, but he's so assured of his near invincibility that he only reacts with mild amusement. Turns out, underestimating O'Connell was a huge mistake.

* Odd heroic usage in ''Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines''. Just before the good terminator blows up the Terminatrix with his own power cell, he tells John Connor, "We will meet again." The twist, in this case, is that the Terminator sent back in time is the one that [[spoiler:''succeeds in killing John'']] in the future.

** He says almost the exact same thing, in almost the exact same situation the second time, after which he tries escaping the same way he did the first time and ends up with his head smashed out on the rocks after you defeat him the second time