History PreAssKickingOneLiner / LiveActionTV

** In the episode "Blood Oath," the three legendary Klingons of the [=TOS=] era - Kang, Kor, and Koloth - blow open the door to the lair of the man who murdered their sons through cowardly treachery, then pause in the dramatic backlighting for Kor to declare "Look upon your executioners, killer of children!" Elderly Klingon badassery ensues.

** "I'm quite spry for my age, actually..."

** "LIKE I WAS SAYING, FEEL THIS!"

* ''Series/{{Batwoman}}'' attempts this. When confronting Mr. Zsasz, he lectures [[LegacyHero the protagonist]], saying that he doesn't see Batwoman in her, all but stating that she's just using Kate's old identity instead of making the Batwoman title hers. After this, she tries to respond with a one-liner of her own.

** This is followed by Seven's PreMortemOneLiner "Get off my bridge!" (channeling [[StarTrekVoyager Janeway]]) and [[spoiler:Vadic's own FacingTheBulletsOneLiner "Fucking Solids..."]]

* ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'': more of a Pre-[[spoiler:Fingorn]] One Liner--Chalky sits down with a [[AcceptableTargets Klansman]] and tells him a story about how his carpenter father was asked to build a bookcase by a white man, and after he worked long and hard on it, the man and his friends rewarded him for his troubles by [[spoiler:lynching him.]] Chalky then unrolls a set of his father's tools, and the Klansman nervously asks what he intends to do with them. Chalky just replies [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome "Well... I ain't buildin' no bookcase."]]

-->'''Alina''': [takes hand] You may have needed me. [[BadassBoast But I never needed you!]] [proceeds to stab opponent's hand and free herself]

'''Alex:''' [[ArmorPiercingSlap *SLAP*]]\\

** ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'' has "I have no hesitations!"[[note]]Ore ni mayoi wa nai![[/note]] from Kento as Espada.

'''Chief O'Brien:''' ''[to his {{Redshirt}}s]'' ''I'' am Chief Miles Edward O'Brien. I am very much alive, and [[ContractualImmortality I intend to stay that way]].

* ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'': In "Tom, Dick and Mary", Sally makes one final attempt to confront her boss about the inappropriate way he's been treating her but he interrupts to continue harassing her. She decides to take Harry's advice and deal with the jerk in like the Security Officer she is.

* ''Series/{{Fraiser}}'': "Then perhaps what you need is AN ETIQUETTE LESSON!"

* In their own unique twist on a popular tale, ''Series/{{The Outer Limits|1995}}'' Turns UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper into a sympathetic villain who is trying to kill a murderous alien entity that hops from woman to woman each time he is nearly successful. Towards the end of the tale, the alien (having possessed another woman) starts talking to Jack about [[NotSoDifferent how similar they are]] and adds that Jack couldn't want to kill her because it would be like killing himself. Jack then responds:

* In ''Series/TheWestWing'' of all places, just after President Bartlet finished a talk with his election rival Gov. Ritchie:
-->'''Bartlet:''' In the future, if you're wondering, "Crime. Boy, I don't know" is when I decided to kick your ass.

** In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS1E3TheWitch The Witch", the titular character had previously placed a curse on Buffy that destroyed her immune system and nearly killed her. Keyword being ''nearly''--Giles is able to reverse the spell, and Buffy gets up to confront the witch:

** [[BreakTheCutie Dark/Royally Pissed Off]] Willow is actually quite adept at badass one-liners. Standouts include [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I. OWE. YOU. PAIN.]] and "Bag of tricks?" "Bag of ''knives''" in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E19ToughLove Tough Love]]".

** In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS1E3Witch Witch", the titular character had previously placed a curse on Buffy that destroyed her immune system and nearly killed her. Keyword being ''nearly''--Giles is able to reverse the spell, and Buffy gets up to confront the witch:

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* ''Series/3rdRockFromTheSun'': In "Tom, Dick and Mary", Sally makes one final attempt to confront her boss about the inappropriate way he's been treating her but he interrupts to continue harrassing her. She decides to take Harry's advice and deal with the jerk in like the Security Officer she is.