History NightmareFuel / KillLaKill

** In contrast to the over-the-top dynamic animation style of the rest of the show, Nui is barely animated at all when she moves. Instead, she merely slides in and out of frame, utilizing LimitedAnimation like an old-timey cartoon character. It sounds ridiculous, but on screen, it captures the UncannyValley in a truly frightening way by having Nui defy the very medium she exists within - [[HumanoidAbomination almost like she shouldn't exist in the world of the show.]]

** The shots of sewing needles, cables and Life Fibers implanted into baby Ryuko's back are both nauseating and horrifying, especially to viewers who are AfraidOfNeedles.

* The sudden NightmareFace [[http://i.imgur.com/5MC40Ob.jpg Nui gives Mako in episode 22,]] as well as every one after that. Hell, her entire VillainousBreakdown after Ryuko chops off her arms is terrifying - seeing Nui's sanity completely deteriorate as she starts shrieking in pain and rage about how she's going to kill Ryuko and everyone she loves is not a pretty sight to behold, [[KickTheSonOfABitch cathartic as it may be.]]

* Nui is just as dangerous as always in the finale, but then things escalate. Ragyo notices that the Primordial Life Fiber is weakening and orders Nui to sacrifice herself for its sake. In most other series, you might expect TheDragon to refuse, considering their own life more important than that of their boss or the goals they've been working towards this whole time... but not Nui. She ''gleefully'' does exactly what Ragyo tells her and, smiling the whole time, ''cuts her own head off'' (to everyone's understandable horror) and is absorbed into the Primordial Life Fiber, which briefly turns into even ''more'' of an abomination, now one that looks like it has Nui's face.

* '''[[BigBad Ragyo]] [[AbusiveParents Kiryuin]]''' is an absolute nightmare. Everything about her is horrifying - the way [[TheSociopath she treats everyone (even her own children) as disposable tools,]] her [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil disgusting sexual abuse of her own daughter Satsuki,]] the fact that she's TheQuisling who gleefully sells out humanity to become batteries/food for the Life Fibers just because of her twisted brand of social darwinism, andthe fact that she ''[[InvincibleVillain just won't die.]]''

* '''[[BigBad Ragyo]] [[AbusiveParents Kiryuin]]''' is an absolute nightmare. Everything about her is horrifying - - the way [[TheSociopath she treats everyone (even her own children) as disposable tools,]] her [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil disgusting sexual abuse of her own daughter Satsuki,]] the fact that she's TheQuisling who gleefully sells out humanity to become batteries/food for the Life Fibers just because of her twisted brand of social darwinism, the fact that she just. ''Won't.'' '''''Die.'''''

* '''[[BigBad Ragyo]] [[AbusiveParents Kiryuin]]''' is an absolute nightmare. Everything about her is horrifying - - the way [[TheSociopath she treats everyone (even her own children) as disposable tools,]] her [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil disgusting sexual abuse of her own daughter Satsuki,]] the fact that she's TheQuisling who gleefully sells out humanity to become batteries/food for the Life Fibers just because of her twisted brand of social darwinism, the fact that she just. ''Won't.'' '''Die.'''

* Ragyo Kiryuin is a massive case of this and TearJerker for how she can have no disregard for life. The way she treats her daughters is monstrous, molesting them and discarding Ryuko as a baby. Not to mention she controls virtually the whole world.
** Flashbacks show how much of a vile sociopath she truly is. After only marrying Soichiro Kiryuin for his intellect, the two experimented on their children. After their first child, Satsuki, didn't bond with Life Fibers due to being too old (at just ''one year of age''), they tried it again on their second child literally '''as soon as she left Ragyo's womb'''. This time, Ryuko seemingly dies from the experiment, but while Soichiro is devastated with what happened, [[ItsAllAboutMe Ragyo]] [[LackofEmpathy merely complains]] that something with "her genes" is so weak before disposing of the body like common trash and walking away like nothing happened. It was so vile that Soichiro betrayed his horrific wife, saved the child (who he would name Ryuko), and spent his whole life working to destroy the Life Fibers and everything Ragyo stood for.

* The sudden NightmareFace [[http://i.imgur.com/5MC40Ob.jpg Nui gives Mako.]] And every one after that, especially her expressions while the stumps of her arms spray blood on Hououmaru's expressionless face - first she has a completely manic expression, and then when Hououmaru warns her about Ragyo's possible reactions, Nui's face becomes terrifyingly blank briefly, as she rejects the possibility of needing to explain her predicament. Said NightmareFace is even worse in the home video version because she now has teeth to go with it.

** In contrast to the over-the-top dynamic animation style of the rest of the show, Nui is barely animated at all when she moves. Instead, she merely slides in and out of frame, utilizing LimitedAnimation like a cartoon character. It sounds ridiculous, but on screen, it captures the UncannyValley in a truly frightening way by having Nui defy the very medium she exists within - [[HumanoidAbomination almost like she shouldn't exist in the world of the show.]]

* ''Nui Harime.'' A sweet-looking, peppy young woman [[CuteAndPsycho who just so happens to a psychotic assassin]] and TheDragon to Ragyo Kiryuin. Not to mention, the person who killed Ryuko's father, something she admits to Ryuko's face with sickening glee. Nui is horrifyingly competent at fighting even without a Kamui, and enjoys psychologically (and sometimes physically) tormenting her opponents, all without dropping her happy-go-lucky attitude.
** In contrast to the over-the-top dynamic animation style of the rest of the show, Nui is barely animated at all when she moves. Instead, she merely slides in and out of frame like a Looney Tunes character. It sounds ridiculous, but on screen, it captures the UncannyValley in a truly frightening way by having Nui defy the very medium she exists within - [[HumanoidAbomination almost like she shouldn't exist in the world of the show.]]

* Although it sets the tone of the series, the first scene of episode 1 wherein a student is publicly hung in front of the entire school [[FelonyMisdemeanor all for stealing a One-Star uniform]] as Satsuki spouts her fascist rhetoric is honestly terrifying even for the moments clearly being PlayedForLaughs. Considering how rare actual deaths are in the show? It's actually very gruesome.

** Flashbacks show how much of a vile sociopath she truly is. After only marrying Soichiro Kiryuin for his intellect, the two experimented on their children. After their first child, Satsuki, didn't bond with Life Fibers due to being too old (at just ''one year of age''), they tried it again on their second child, Ryuko, literally '''as soon as she left Ragyo's womb'''. This time, Ryuko seemingly dies from the experiment, but while Soichiro is devastated with what happened, [[ItsAllAboutMe Ragyo]] [[LackofEmpathy merely complains]] that something with "her genes" is so weak before disposing of the body like common trash and walking away like nothing happened. It was so vile that Soichiro betrayed his horrific wife, saved Ryuko, and spent his whole life working to destroy the Life Fibers and everything Ragyo stood for.

** Flashbacks show how much of a vile sociopath she truly is. After only marrying Soichiro Kiryuin for his intellect, the two experimented on their children. After their first child, Satsuki, didn't bond with Life Fibers due to being too old (at just ''one year of age''), they tried it again on their second child, [Ryuko, literally '''as soon as she left Ragyo's womb'''. This time, Ryuko seemingly dies from the experiment, but while Soichiro is devastated with what happened, [[ItsAllAboutMe Ragyo]] [[LackofEmpathy merely complains]] that something with "her genes" is so weak before disposing of the body like common trash and walking away like nothing happened. It was so vile that Soichiro betrayed his horrific wife, saved Ryuko, and spent his whole life working to destroy the Life Fibers and everything Ragyo stood for.

** Flashbacks show how much of a vile sociopath she truly is. After only marrying Soichiro Kiryuin for his intellect, the two experimented on their children. After their first child, Satsuki, didn't bond with Life Fibers due to being too old (at just ''one year of age''), they tried it again on their second child, [Ryuko, literally '''as soon as she left Ragyo's womb'''. This time, Ryuko seemingly dies from the experiment, but while Soichiro is devastated with what happened, Ragyo merely complains that something with "her genes" is so weak before disposing of the body like common trash and walking away like nothing happened. It was so vile that Soichiro betrayed his horrific wife, saved Ryuko, and spent his whole life working to destroy the Life Fibers.

* The whole of Episode 12 after Ryuko, consumed by fury and already in her RoaringRampageOfRevenge, causes Senketsu to lose control, and ultimately mutates both him and Ryuko into this [[BodyHorror hideous]], [[OurZombiesAreDifferent mindless,]] [[EldritchAbomination howling monstrosity]] that looks more like something out of ''[[Film/TheThing1982 The Thing]]'' or a David Cronenberg work than anything else.. In some shots, it's clear that Ryuko's neck isn't connected to her spine any more, and the "horns" coming out of the top of her head are actually her bottom teeth cutting through her skull. Then she gets the CoolDownHug, and everything's better! Except instead of a quick, sparkling change back; we see in [[GoryDiscretionShot black-on-red silhouette]] as her body very slowly twists itself back into a proper shape, with more groaning and sobs of pain, and the very unsubtle popping and snapping of joints and ligaments as they are bent back in place.

* Although it sets the tone of the series, the first scene of episode 1 wherein a student is publicly hung in front of the entire school [[FelonyMisdemeanor all for stealing a One-Star uniform]] as Satsuki spouts her fascist rhetoric is honestly terrifying even for the moments clearly being PlayedForLaughs. Considering how rare actual deaths are in the show? It’s actually very gruesome.

* The end of Episode 11, where Ryuko learns that [[YouKilledMyFather Nui killed her dad]]. [[{{Beat}} After a stunned silence,]] [[UnstoppableRage she explodes with rage]] in a rather horrifying animated sequence which shows a close-up at her face, [[YouMonster screaming a profanity at her father's murderer]]. WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises combined with the potent ''fury'' on her face, and the episode ends with a freeze-frame of it. This NightmareFace makes Ryuko look outright ''inhuman...'' which could be a fitting prelude to what happens in the immediate episode ''after.''

* The sudden NightmareFace [[http://i.imgur.com/5MC40Ob.jpg Nui gives Mako.]] And every one after that, especially her expressions while the stumps of her arms spray blood on Hououmaru's expressionless face - first she has a completely manic expression, and then when Hououmaru warns her about Ragyo's possible reactions, Nui's face becomes terrifyingly blank briefly, as she rejects the possibility of needing to explain her predicament. Said NightmareFace is even worse in the home video version (which provides the current page image) because she now has teeth to go with it.

* Nui is just as dangerous as always in the finale, but then things escalate. Ragyo notices that the Primordial Life Fiber is weakening and orders Nui to sacrifice herself for its sake. In most other series, you might expect TheDragon to refuse, considering their own life more important than that of their boss or the goals they've been working towards this whole time. Not Nui. She ''gleefully'' does exactly what Ragyo tells her and, smiling the whole time, ''cuts her own fucking head off'' and is absorbed into the Primordial Life Fiber, which briefly turns into even ''more'' of an abomination, now one that looks like it has Nui's face.

* The whole of Episode 12 after Ryuko, consumed by fury and already in her RoaringRampageOfRevenge, causes Senketsu to lose control, and ultimately mutates both him and Ryuko into this [[BodyHorror hideous]], [[OurZombiesAreDifferent mindless,]] [[EldritchAbomination howling monstrosity]] that looks more like something out of ''[[Film/TheThing1982 The Thing]]'' or a David Cronenberg work than anything else. In some shots, it's clear that Ryuko's neck isn't connected to her spine any more, and the "horns" coming out of the top of her head are actually her bottom teeth cutting through her skull. Then she gets the CoolDownHug, and everything's better! Except instead of a quick, sparkling change back; we see in [[GoryDiscretionShot black-on-red silhouette]] as her body very slowly twists itself back into a proper shape, with more groaning and sobs of pain, and the very unsubtle popping and snapping of joints and ligaments as they are bent back in place.

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* Although it sets the tone of the series, the first scene of episode 1 wherein a student is publicly hung in front of the entire school [[FelonyMisdemeanor all for stealing a One-Star uniform]] as Satuski spouts her fascist rhetoric is honestly terrifying even for the moments clearly being PlayedForLaughs. Considering how rare actual deaths are in the show? It’s actually very gruesome.

* Ragyo Kiryuin is a massive case of this and TearJerker for how she can have no disregard for life. The way she treats her daughters is monstrous. Not to mention she controls virtually the whole world.

* The setting in general is actually pretty chilling. Honnouji itself is a crime infested, poverty stricken hellhole where your status in society is literally dependent on the unpredictable whims of the city's school's Student Council, who all possess magic uniforms that grant them godlike power and authority. Those who cannot afford Star Uniforms are effectively slaves. The first five minutes an innocent man, who just wanted to improve his miserable life, hunted down like a dog, tortured, murdered, and having his broken, mangled corpse [[DeadGuyOnDisplay impaled on a banner for all to see.]]
** It's pretty apparent that the government of Japan specifically is entirely useless. The country is divided into city-states. The Kiryuin, and, to a lesser extent, Takarada conglomerates do pretty much whatever the heck they want on their own turf and get away with everything, and since they only maintain order where it benefits them, crime flourishes in every shadow. The citizens are way past BystanderSyndrome and have become living manifestation of ComedicSociopathy: they barely bat an eye at random violence and pretty much treat it as an accepted fact that they have to band together and fend for themselves if an aggressor comes their way. Schools have become heavily militarized, making the Honnouji academy barely any more dictatorial in comparison.

** Ironically, Senketsu himself is tame and even protective of Ryuko, while Junketsu (and by extension, all other known 100% life fiber clothes) is constantly trying to consume Satsuki, requiring a lot of mental strength by her to be tamed and to be pinned behind a glass wall when not worn. Episode 5 gave a short hint on what might happen if Satsuki would lose the struggle with it.
* The fate of those that are overpowered by Kamui is [[http://i.imgur.com/eizgFsd.jpg to be made into clothing and be consumed]].
** Which puts Satsuki's struggle with Junketsu in the previous episode into a whole different perspective. Unlike Tsumugu's friend (who later revealed to be his sister) who had to be in a certain mindset to be overpowered by her uniform, Junketsu apparently tried to consume Satsuki right away.
** It gets to the point where Satsuki can't wear Junketsu constantly like Ryuko and Senketsu. She has to trap Junketsu inside a display case and pin it down or else it'll try to consume her again.
** Episode 16 puts the above into a whole new light: turns out the Life Fibers are an extraterrestrial life form, and Ragyo [[ParanoiaFuel has woven dormant ones into all REVOCS clothing]]. Nobody knows what will happen when they're woken up, but Tsumugu compares it to people fattening up cattle... meaning this could happen on a widespread scale.
*** Well, [[EatenAlive we]] [[NightmareFace do]] [[FateWorseThanDeath now]].
* Sanageyama sewing his eyes shut to enhance his other senses can qualify for this.
** Add to that the sheer brutality of the [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beating]] that he put Ryuko through.
* The close up of Nui's smile slowly getting wider after she happily reveals that she was the one that killed Ryuko's father.
** [[CuteAndPsycho "I got this from your dear dead daddy!~"]]
* Nui in general, really. She doesn't move in fluid motion like everyone else, [[LimitedAnimation sliding in and out of frames]], whilst spilling poisonous dialogue with an unmoving smile and cutesy voice, showing how truly inhuman she is. Not to mention, her presence immediately puts Satsuki, of all people, on edge.
** Not to mention her introduction has her [[NinjaProp making mincemeat of the fourth wall.]]
** From the minute she first appears in the arena, it is made blatantly obvious that something is ''wrong''. [[TheStoic Satsuki]] is clearly [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness unsettled]], to the point where she tells Sanageyama to stay away the second Nui shows up. Inumata has no data on her, and all the while her creepy-as-hell {{Leitmotif}} is playing. Then she [[CurbStompBattle actually gets to fighting]], outclassing Sanageyama and Ryuko easily. It doesn't help that she creepily admires Ryuko repeatedly, even telling her that if she'd known Ryuko was in the manor and was so pretty, she would have stuck around after murdering Isshin [[{{Squick}} to do God knows what]].
* The whole of Episode 12 after Ryuko, consumed by fury and already in her RoaringRampageOfRevenge, causes Senketsu to lose control, and ultimately mutates both him and Ryuko into this [[BodyHorror hideous]], [[OurZombiesAreDifferent mindless,]] [[EldritchAbomination howling monstrosity]] that looks more like something out of ''[[Film/TheThing1982 The Thing]]'' or a David Cronenberg work than anything else. But worst of all however, [[AndIMustScream is how they both]] '''[[AndIMustScream scream]]''' [[AndIMustScream endlessly in agony throughout the whole fight against Nui.]] [[TheStoic Even]] ''[[TheStoic Satsuki]] ''[[TheStoic of all people]] is completely unnerved by it and takes direct action to put down... '''''whatever''''' Ryuko's become.
** In some shots, it's clear that Ryuko's neck isn't connected to her spine any more, and the "horns" coming out of the top of her head are actually her bottom teeth cutting through her skull.
** Then she gets the CoolDownHug, and everything's better! Except instead of a quick, sparkling change back; we see in [[GoryDiscretionShot black-on-red silhouette]] as her body very slowly twists itself back into a proper shape, with more groaning and sobs of pain, and the very unsubtle popping and snapping of joints and ligaments as they are bent back in place.
* The "[[CurbStompBattle rematch]]" in Episode 13. Harime not only defeats Ryuko, she shreds through Senketsu and was about to kill Ryuko before Satsuki's intervention, and [[HopeSpot not long after she recovers from her]] HeroicBSOD [[HopeSpot no less]].
** On that note, we can cheerfully add ParanoiaFuel to this list. The episode clearly establishes Nui's MasterOfDisguise credentials. Where will Nui Harime turn up next, and in what form?
** Pay attention to Nui while she is being confronted by Satsuki. As they are still talking, Nui is ''still lowering the blade''. She could have killed Ryuko if it wasn't for [[VillainousRescue Satsuki]] finally convincing her to leave.
** The ParanoiaFuel is reinforced in episode 16 when we learn that Nui was in Osaka all along, piloting Satsuki's helicopter. That's right, if she felt like it, she could have easily joined the battle.
* In episode 16, Ragyo "purifies" her daughter. Well, she says she's purifying her, but the whole scene is basically sexual molestation (fingering).
** It's made even worse by the look on Ragyo's face just before the "purification" starts, which can only be described as predatory. And ''even worse'' by Satsuki's reaction right beforehand... this has obviously gone on for a long time.
* Ragyo's maniacal expression in episode 17 after Satsuki impales her on the stadium roof, combined with the fact that she's frothing BloodFromTheMouth, is perhaps her most disturbing yet.
** And let's not forget the image of a stadium full of teachers, parents and siblings, including Mako's family, being forcefully cocooned by their own clothes in preparation for consumption.
* Episode 18. Let's count the ways...
## Ragyo Kiryuin ''[[NoOneShouldSurviveThat just won't die]]''.
## Ragyo Kiryuin had an extensive medical experiment conducted on her newborn infant daughter, then callously dumped the body when she wasn't satisfied with the results.
## Ragyo Kiryuin can subjugate any volume of peoples' minds to her will using only Life Fibers. Most people can't break out of it, and they're quite possibly aware of it all.
## Ragyo Kiryuin savagely beats the living SHIT out of her daughter Satsuki with no mercy, all while sporting a nightmarish SlasherSmile.
## Ragyo Kiryuin takes the above as an opportunity to, literally and figuratively, [[NoYay finger]][[GroinAttack blast]] her daughter.
## Ragyo Kiryuin steals Junketsu from her daughter and wears it herself. She was already strong enough to beat her Kamui-wearing daughter into a pulp without a Kamui. How much stronger did it make her!?
## Ragyo Kiryuin shoves her arm into Ryuko's chest cavity and [[BeatStillMyHeart pulls out her still-beating heart,]] on suspicion that Ryuko might be the aforementioned infant daughter.
## Ragyo Kiryuin's pet project COVERS goes haywire once Shiro and his men take a crack at stopping it.
* Honnouji post TimeSkip is ''not'' pretty. Ragyo and the Original Life Fiber now control literally ''everything'' in the city, COVERS openly stalk the streets searching for surviving humans to devour, much of the population has been enslaved, and the few that remain free live in constant fear of a COVER coming up behind the corner and killing them.
** Not just the school and the town. With the fall of the Northern Kanto Gang alliance, '''the entire country''' has fallen to Ragyo and COVERS. Even worse, it seems that Nudist Beach was preparing itself [[LastStand to fight to the bitter end]] despite being severely outnumbered.
** Whenever the COVERS absorb someone, that person is reduced to a shriveled skeleton who can only emit feeble, high-pitched screams.
** That '''sound''' as Soichiro purposefully dislocates his spine and shoulders to complete the transformation into the hunched-over Professor Matoi.
** The fact that Satsuki has spent a ''month'' as a prisoner, suspended naked in a cage underground, being psychologically, physically, and sexually abused by her mother.
*** Then it's revealed the only reason Ragyo kept her alive was so that Satsuki could be the power source for a giant Kamui.
*** [[Awesome/KillLaKill If it makes anyone feel better]], [[CrazyPrepared Satsuki could actually escape at any time]]. She ''deliberately'' stayed as a prisoner just to get the information she needed from Ragyo.
** The ending of episode 19. Ryuko has well and truly ''[[AxCrazy snapped]]'' from her existential crisis.
* Episode 20: Ryuko after her FaceHeelTurn, MindRape, and implied ''actual'' incestuous rape. It's the SlasherSmile that seals it, really.
** Even before that, Ryuko's grin as she gleefully runs Nui through. Keep in mind that this is supposed to be a normal high school girl. She's snapped to the point of enjoying the act of brutally murdering someone. Granted, Nui did kill her father, so it's not too hard to understand, but before her breakdown Ryuko had been fighting full of rage, not ''sadism''. Even her dialogue ("Now die like a good little girl!") sounds eerily like something Nui herself would say, making this a very clear case of [[IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim If You Kill Her, You Will Be Just Like Her.]]
** Nui pretends to get killed, gets up without a scratch, and then pulling out her own heart to show Ryuko that they're both human-Life Fiber hybrids.
* Episode 21 has Ragyo and Nui having what seems to be a threesome with Ryuko to complete Junketsu's takeover of Ryuko's mind. The takeover is so complete that the first thing Ryuko does afterwards is stick her [[ForcefulKiss tongue down Nui's throat]], second being that she promises to come back to get more of Nui. The episode also implies that Nui may be in love with Ryuko, which, given Nui's personality, [[{{Yandere}} can only be a bad thing]].
** The previous episode hinted at an epic clash between Ryuko and Satsuki. Instead we get an absolutely horrifying beatdown as Ryuko systematically destroys every strategy and ability Satsuki tries while giving a BreakingSpeech about how weak and useless Satsuki is. Normally Satsuki would respond with her own BreakingSpeech, but this time she never manages anything more than pained grunts as she desperately tries to stay alive.
** Ryuko, after having undone Junketsu's brainwashing, proceeds to tear it off her body. An act that can be likened to violentlly ripping off all your own skin at once, with as much blood spraying as such an act would cause.
* Episode 22: Nui completely snaps after having her arms casually lopped off by Ryuko, trading her cutesy smile for a permanent SlasherSmile. Her remaining eyeball even gives off a sickening squelching sound when moving.
** The sudden NightmareFace [[http://i.imgur.com/5MC40Ob.jpg Nui gives Mako.]] And every one after that, especially her expressions while the stumps of her arms spray blood on Hououmaru's expressionless face - first she has a completely manic expression, and then when Hououmaru warns her about Ragyo's possible reactions, Nui's face becomes terrifyingly blank briefly, as she rejects the possibility of needing to explain her predicament.
*** Said NightmareFace is even worse in the home video version (which provides the current page image) because she now has teeth to go with it.
** To say nothing of what happens when COVERS start attacking Aikuro's ship.
** Nui frantically sewing only using her teeth, a murderously crazed expression on her face. It gives off the air of Nui ripping someone apart with her own teeth, given how enraged she is at this point. Extra points for the slouching and limp-looking mind-controlled members of the Sewing Club surrounding her.
** Satsuki's explanation of the ultimate goal of the Life Fibers is pretty chilling. In a fashion kind of similar to the infamous [[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Lavos]] or the [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime Phazon]], the Life Fibers ultimately intend to cultivate intelligent life into suitable hosts before consuming them, and then turning the planet into an explosion to propagate across the universe to yet more planets. Not only are we cattle to them, they also treat the planet itself as an expendable resource.
* Episode 23: Let's just say that [[JumpScare even when]] [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou the credits roll,]] Nui isn't done with the viewer yet.
-->"Welcome to the runway of '''death!'''"
** Nui's SanitySlippage is still very much in effect, and when she announces that she finished the Shinra Koketsu, she temporarily grows to giant size to [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion look down on our heroes]] to terrifying effect.
** Ragyo this episode. Her NightmareFace, her DissonantSerenity at the prospect of doing more unforgivable things to her daughters... and how she callously absorbs her remaining human [[TheDragon Hououmaru]] into Shinra-Koketsu.
** It borders on Fridge Horror, but Ragyo previously matched Satsuki and Ryuuko who were using their Kamuis to the fullest while she herself didn't have one. Except now she is clad in the ultimate Kamui.
* Episode 24:
** There's one final act of creepiness on Nui's part as she gleefully decapitates herself and fuses with the Life Fiber barrier around the satellite uplink to form a giant freaky Life Fiber version of her face. Just in case that wasn't enough, this is proceeded by Nui referring to Ragyo as "Mama" for the first and only time. And the actual decapitation happens to a background of hearts. Finally, for added {{Squick}}, all of Nui's clones do the same for no reason.
** Nui's disposition in this episode is HORRIFYING. Her normally sunny attitude is replaced by sheer hatred for everyone and everything around her. Her eye goes from bright blue to a sunken-in gray with popped blood vessels, and she bears her sharpened, twisted teeth into a permanent scowl.
** Ragyo, upon being faced with the prospect of redemption offered by Ryuko, rips her own heart out in the same manner she did to Ryuko earlier [[BetterToDieThanBeKilled and crushes it]], causing her to explode into Life Fibers.
** There are Life Fibers scattered across the galaxy, and it's entirely possible that they could find Earth again... an Earth that has no Goku Uniforms or Kamui left to fight them off with.
** Look at Mako's uniform and backpack in the final scene. It's the ''exact'' same colors as Nui Harime's outfit. Nui was made from Life Fibers, and reverted back to them when she died. Life Fibers can be made ''into clothing''. Just dwell on that for a while and make your own conclusions as to what Mako may be obliviously wearing.
* Episode 25:
** Rei's DarkAndTroubledPast includes such wonderful things like soldiers [[WouldHurtAChild putting a gun]] [[HarmfulToMinors to a kid's head]] and soldiers [[OffWithHisHead getting decapitated by a woman]] who shrugs off bullets all while triggering trypophobia, before cutting them all into pieces. She only bothers to adopt Rei because she had potential as a power source by the Life Fibers, stating that the village itself was a testing ground to cultivate humans for the task.
** Ragyo is just as terrifying in Rei's flashback as she was in the present. There's something about seeing her not even flinch as panicked soldiers riddle her with bullets in a vain attempt to stop her advancing that makes you outright fear her, even though at this point she's dead.
* ''Kill la Kill'' gets a chilling reference in ''Anime/SpacePatrolLuluco'' - during Episode Seven, we get to bear witness to [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1116842-space-patrol-luluco a planet mostly composed of Life Fibers]], which appears to be a massive ball of alien yarn, with no visible landscape, infrastructure, or evidence of other lifeforms apparent from orbit. It does not bode well for any other inhabitants on that planet, and clearly demonstrates a planet upon which the Life Fibers have matured and ensnared most of the hosts.
** At the end of the episode in ''Space Patrol Luluco'', our heroes let the planet explode. Sure, most of the Life Fibers were burned by Over Justice's JUSTICE flames... but what if the explosion spread the remaining Fibers around ''Luluco'''s universe?