Line #12 Awesome/SinCity


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3	!!Comic books
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5	!!The Hard Goodbye
6	* Marv's best might be breaking down a barred metal door through pure stubbornness.
7	** Or it could be at the end, when Marv is sent to the electric chair. After the switch is thrown, he coughs out, "is that the best you can do, you pansies?" They have to electrocute him a second time to finish him off.
8	** You have to hand it to Marv when he can turn simply ''standing up'' into a Crowning Moment (he doesn't hit girls). It basically reveals that he broke through his restraints and had been willingly taking a beating from the Old Town girls just to prove his innocence.
9	** Marv is given a confession to sign by the DA where he takes responsibility for the murders of Kevin, Cardinal Roark and the girls they murdered. If he doesn't, [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas they'll kill his mom]]. Marv breaks the DA's arm in three places then signs.
10	** Or when Marv says to Roark "You can scream now if you want."
11	** The immortal exchange between Marv and "Padre":
12	---> '''Padre:''' And what have been your sins, my son?
13	---> '''Marv:''' Well, padre, I don't wanna keep you up all night, so I'll just fill you in on the latest batch....
14	** '''''BLAM!''''' "Worth dying for..." '''''BLAM!''''' "Worth killing for...'' '''''BLAM!''''' "Worth going to Hell for."
15	*** "Amen."
16	* Marv kicking the crap out of an entire police death squad that murdered his parole officer, finally turning to the leader and saying "That there is one damn fine coat you're wearing."
17	* The second fight between Marv and Kevin. Marv knows that Kevin has him beat in regards to [[FragileSpeedster speed and agility]], so he prepares accordingly, not only using razorwire, but also preparing a set of handcuffs to snap around Kevin's wrist, limiting his mobility and allowing Marv to gain the upper hand to make the little bastard pay for murdering Goldie and everything he put everyone else through. And he leaves the guy alive just long enough for the guy's wolf, who he feeds the remains of his victims to, to come calling for him.
18	-->'''Marv''': I got ya, you bastard, let's see you hop around now.
19	** And in a bit of CreepyAwesome, Kevin never makes a sound, even as he's being torn to shreds or having his head cut off - he just gives a DyingSmirk.
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21	!!A Dame to Kill For
22	* Marv gets into a squabble with some out-of-town punks in a bar, one of whom pulls a pistol on him. Undeterred, Marv disarms him and slams his head into the bar. His pals promptly leave.
23	* Dwight has just been shot up. He's bleeding to death, he's now wanted for murder, and the police are on their trail. Marv drives him to safety, running cop motorcycles off the road and dodging oncoming traffic... all while discussing modern country music.
24	* Marv vs. Manute.
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26	!!The Big Fat Kill
27	* Dwight getting rid of Jackie Boy with a razor blade and a flushing toilet.
28	-->'''Dwight''': Hi, I'm Shellie's new boyfriend and I'm out of my mind. If you so much as talk to Shellie again, or so much as think her name, I'll cut you in ways that'll make you useless to a woman.
29	-->'''Jackie Boy''': You're making a mistake, man. A big mistake.
30	-->'''Dwight''': Yeah? You made a big mistake yourself. You didn't flush. ''[[Dunks him]]''
31	* Pretty much every time Miho appears she gets at least one crowning moment of awesome. Such as taking Jackie-Boy's hand and wiping out everyone in the car.
32	* Dwight waxes poetic about the three hundred Spartans who held off the entire Persian army at the Hot Gates, a narrow mountain pass. Sure, they all died, but by carefully choosing their terrain they were able to sell their lives dearly. Later, Dwight and the girls of Old Town are massively outnumbered by the gangs, so they lure them into a narrow, crooked alley, where Dwight reflects that "the choice of where to fight can mean a lot, but there's nothing like having all your friends show up, with LOTS of guns."
33	* "Deadly little Miho. You won't feel a thing unless she wants you to." (Happens quite a few times, so take your pick.)
34	* Miho saving Dwight from the tar pit.
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36	!!That Yellow Bastard
37	* Hartigan has his first at the end of the first issue ("I take his weapons away from him. Both of them." goes the captions while he shoots Junior's hand holding the gun and [[GroinAttack then his crotch]]) but probably his greatest at the very end: "An old man dies. A young woman lives. [[HeroicSacrifice Fair trade]]."
38	** 'The kid's a decent shot, but he's throwing bullets away like they're candy. He doesn't know how to aim true, look the devil in the eye.' * BANG*
39	** Or how about when he takes away both of his weapons again, only this time he [[GroinAttack grabs his penis and testicles and tears them off!]]
40	* Hartigan breaks a window and grabs a piece of glass with his feet to cut his bonds. ''While hanging from a noose.''
41	* Nancy's absolute refusal to scream for Junior at the Farm, despite being horribly tortured and completely at his mercy, buying Hartigan time to find and rescue her. Also playing dumb about her finicky car, which [[OnlyICanMakeItGo only she knows how to drive]], which forces Junior to take her to the Farm on foot, further tipping the odds in Hartigan's favor.
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43	!!Family Values
44	* Dwight orchestrating the utter ruin of an entire mob family in the span of a single night.
45	* Dwight loses his cool when the mob don makes a homophobic remark about Carmen, and shoots him in the knee. Talk about being a good ally...
46	* Miho is casually taking down a mob enforcer, chopping him up before kicking his head clean off (for throwing around [[BerserkButton anti-Japanese slurs]]). Dwight lets two other mob enforcers watch. They happened to be brothers. Dwight tells one of the brothers to kill the other. When he refuses, Miho takes a moment out from toying with her prey to throw a shuriken, slicing his cigarette in half from across the parking lot. He obliges and shoots his own brother out of fear.
47	* Miho is apparently asleep in the backseat of a car. The same mob enforcer decides to sneak his gun out of his jacket. She quickly opens her eyes and unsheathes her katana by just an inch. [[KnowWhenToFoldEm The enforcer puts his gun away]] and she calmly goes back to sleep.
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49	!!Hell and Back
50	* Wallace letting Manute know what body parts will be broken if he attacks him... and then apparently keeping his promise.
51	-->'''Manute''': You're a quick little thing. I should have brought a fly-swatter.
52	-->'''Wallace''': You should have brought an army.
53	* Wallace [[ScopeSnipe shooting a sniper through his own scope]].
54	* Wallace taking down an entire factory filled with assassins before any of them can really react. The fastest one "almost fires a shot."
55	* The corrupt Detective Liebowitz finally grows a conscience and shuts down the Colonel's human trafficking operation. And shoots him in the head in retaliation for having his son's arm broken.
56	-->Make a missing person outta the fucker.
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58	!!Movies
59	* Nancy Callahan killing Senator Roark and avenging Hartigan.
60	** And Marv helping her by killing almost every single {{mook}} Roark has. Two were run over with a motorcycle, several were killed with [[GunsAkimbo two shotguns]], at least a few were shot with an Uzi (before it jammed) and the rest were beaten to death with his ''bare hands''.
61	* After being tortured and humiliated by Senator Roark for beating him at cards once, Johnny, the Senator's bastard son, returns the next night to another poker game and wipes the floor with him again. Humiliating the Senator again in front of his powerful friends, he ensures that the story of his defeat will be told throughout the city. [[DoomedMoralVictor Johnny does this despite knowing that the Senator will kill him for the embarrassment]] and [[FaceDeathWithDignity dies with dignity]].
62	** Johnny's EstablishingCharacterMoment sequence has him showing off both his knack for good luck (by beating the slot machines in a manner that would please [[Series/HappyDays Fonzie]]) and his immense sense of style (his coin flipping).

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