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11	[[caption-width-right:350:HERE WE GO!!!]]
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13	->''"This is the '90s. You don't just go around punching people. You have to say something cool first."''
14	-->-- '''Joe Hallenbeck''', ''Film/TheLastBoyScout''
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16	It is almost an official duty of an ActionHero to deliver sardonic one-liners. And what better time to produce one than just before the execution of their other official duty -- ''kicking ass.''
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18	'''Common variations on this trope include:'''
19	* A form of comic subversion in which the one-liner is stupid or silly. This has the potential to stall or confuse the opponent.
20	* A form of comic subversion in which the outcome of the intended ass-kicking fizzles, negating the one-liner or at least failing to justify it.
21	* A [[IndexOfCatchphrases catchphrase]] or BattleCry that may have started as a one-liner, or may work as one to some degree.
22	* Carrying an ImprovisedWeapon and matching the response accordingly (for example, AnchorsAway or BatterUp).
23	* The hero does not clearly say his one-liner at first. The villain tells the hero to speak up, leading into a [[DoubleSubversion properly-delivered example]].
24	* TheHero and TheRival, the BigBad, or another suitably-meaningful nemesis exchange one-liners immediately before throwing down. This may or may not be followed up by CasualDangerDialogue during the fight itself.
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26	ChewBubblegum and TheWhyWaitCombatant are particularly popular examples. See also BadassBoast, BadassCreed, InTheNameOfTheMoon, and MyNameIsInigoMontoya. Contrast PreMortemOneLiner, which is often used to ''end'' a fight (namely before killing someone), or BondOneLiner, which is used once the fight is over.
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29	!!Examples subpages:
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31	[[index]]
32	* PreAsskickingOneLiner/AnimeAndManga
33	* PreAsskickingOneLiner/ComicBooks
34	* PreAsskickingOneLiner/FanWorks
35	* [[PreAsskickingOneLiner/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
36	* [[PreAsskickingOneLiner/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
37	* PreAsskickingOneLiner/{{Literature}}
38	* PreAsskickingOneLiner/LiveActionTV
39	* PreAsskickingOneLiner/VideoGames
40	* PreAsskickingOneLiner/WebAnimation
41	* PreAsskickingOneLiner/{{Webcomics}}
42	* PreAsskickingOneLiner/WebOriginal
43	* PreAsskickingOneLiner/WesternAnimation
44	[[/index]]
45
46	!!Other examples:
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48	[[foldercontrol]]
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50	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
51	* Whenever ''ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}'' uttered the phrase, "That's all I can stands, I can't stands no more!" who ever angered him up to this point was in for a world of hurt.
52	[[/folder]]
53
54	[[folder:Music]]
55	* Music/TheProtomen's song "Vengeance" might as well be made up of ''Franchise/MegaMan'' one-liners, since the track is about Megaman slaughtering Robot Masters. An actual quote from the song is: "Send me the best you've got / Send me your strongest machines / The fight my brother fought / Here, now, will end with me". Also, after he actually trashes the first wave of robots he's not nearly satisfied so he says: "All you wounded!—those of you who can— / Pick yourselves off the ground / Hurry back / Tell your leader you'll need more men" as he prepares for the second wave.
56	* In Music/JohnnyCash's "A Boy Named Sue", when the title character finds his father who named him:
57	--> "MY NAME IS SUE! HOW DO YOU DO! NOW YOU’RE GONNA DIE!"
58	* Music/LimpBizkit gets one in their song 'Break Stuff', that leaves the ass-kicking to your imagination:
59	--> "I pack a chainsaw. I'll skin your ass raw. And if my day keeps going this way, I just might BREAK YOUR FUCKING FACE TONIGHT!"
60	* An example that is both this and a Post Ass-Kicking One Liner (after one ass-kicking, but before the next) from Music/TenaciousD's ''Tribute''
61	-->''Needless to say, [[OurDemonsAreDifferent the beast]] was stunned.\
62	Whip-crack went his whoopy tail,\
63	And the beast was done.\
64	He asked us: "Be you angels?"\
65	And we said, "[[LargeHam Nay! We are but]] [[BadassNormal men!]] '''[[ThePowerOfRock ROCK!]]'''"''
66	[[/folder]]
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68	[[folder:Myths & Religion]]
69	* Literature/TheBible:
70	** "[[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel%2017:45-50;&version=31; ... and He will give all of you into our hands.]]" (This one is really more of a Pre-Asskicking Speech.)
71	** "[[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2019&version=NIV 'Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?']] Then [[DemonicPossession the man who had the evil spirit]] jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding."
72	[[/folder]]
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74	[[folder:Podcasts]]
75	* Love of ''Podcast/FindUsAlive'', feisty as she is, is a fan of these. They're... not exactly as [[DumbMuscle eloquent]] as some other examples, but she still manages to get in some good lines:
76	** Episode 00:
77	--->SIMMONS! I KNOW YOU TOOK MY MATCHES! '''BOB AND WEAVE, YOU LITTLE RAT!''' ''(gunshots)''
78	** Episode 18:
79	--->''(brandishing a flamethrower)'' DUMPTRUCK WOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOU ALL!
80	** Even the soft-spoken Raddagher gets one, in Episode 13:
81	--->Our hell dimension now.
82	[[/folder]]
83
84	[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
85	* Played for drama at [=WrestleMania=] XXIV. Wrestling/RicFlair was clearly on his last legs against Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, and if Flair lost, he'd have to retire. Though hesitant, Michaels said "I'm sorry, I love you" before hitting Flair with his FinishingMove, Sweet Chin Music. Michaels got the pin, and Flair's career was over.
86	* Wrestling/CMPunk, [[JustForFun/OneOfUs a true comic fan]], has been using the Thing's catchphrase "It's clobberin' time!" throughout his career. Right as he comes through the curtain, he stops on the stage and delivers the line right before his match. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=dhl8mlKToTY]]
87	* Wrestling/{{Goldberg}}: "YOU'RE NEXT!!!" Enough said.
88	* Wrestling/RoddyPiper: (To Wrestling/JimmySnuka): “Am I making fun of you? Oh, no sir, no sir, no sir... “ (grabs coconut).
89	* Wrestling/{{Ryback}}: "WAKE UP! IT'S FEEDING TIME!!"
90	* Wrestling/BraunStrowman: Occasionally, after it looks like he’s done beating someone up, he’ll yell, "I’M NOT FINISHED WITH YOU!" and beat them up even more.
91	* At NXT Take Over: War Games 2018, Wrestling/AleisterBlack faced off against the man who attacked and injured him for months, Wrestling/JohnnyGargano. At the end of the match, Aleister knocks Gargano out with a Black Mass, but Johnny remains on his feet. Before the final blow, Black gives Gargano one last message:
92	-->'''Black:''' I absolve you... of all your sins.
93	[[/folder]]
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95	[[folder:Puppet Shows]]
96	* ''Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice'': "Hey terrorist... [[VerbThis Terrorize THIS!]]" The whole film is a parody of every cliché in action movies.
97	[[/folder]]
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99	[[folder:Theatre]]
100	* [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Shakespeare's]] action scenes often use Pre-Asskicking One-Liners.
101	** ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}'':
102	*** When Macduff finds Macbeth amid the battle:
103	---->'''Macduff:''' Turn, hell-hound, turn!
104	*** And Macbeth's last line:
105	---->'''Macbeth:''' Lay on, Macduff,\
106	And damn'd be him who first cries, 'Hold! Enough!'
107	** ''Theatre/HenryIVPart1''.
108	--->'''Prince Hal:''' God for Harry! England and Saint George!
109	** Several in ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'':
110	*** Before Tybalt and Benvolio duel in the opening street brawl:
111	---->'''Tybalt:''' Turn thee, Benvolio: look upon thy death. ... What, drawn and talk of peace?! I hate the word, as I hate Hell, all Montagues, and thee. Have at thee, coward!
112	*** Before Mercutio and Tybalt's duel:
113	---->'''Mercutio:''' Come sir, your ''passado''.
114	*** And after Mercutio has been killed, when Romeo challenges Tybalt:
115	---->'''Romeo:''' Now, Tybalt, take the villain back again\
116	That late thou gavest me; for Mercutio's soul\
117	Is but a little way above our heads,\
118	Staying for thine to keep him company:\
119	Either thou, or I, or both, must go with him.\
120	'''Tybalt''' Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here,\
121	Shalt with him hence.\
122	'''Romeo:''' This shall determine that. ''[they fight]''
123	* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'': BENJAMIN BARKER!
124	[[/folder]]
125
126	[[folder:Toys]]
127	* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'':
128	** Nidhiki's line to Tuyet:
129	--->'''Nidhiki:''' Hi, dear. I'm home.
130	** From ''The Mask Of Light'':
131	--->'''Onua:''' WELCOME TO ONU-''KORO''!!!
132	[[/folder]]
133
134	[[folder:Visual Novels]]
135	* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' "Unlimited Blade Works": The title refers to Archer's Noble Phantasm, a limitless FieldOfBlades where he can recreate any weapon he has ever seen instantly. [[spoiler:When Shirou, [[FutureBadass his past self]], uses this ability for the first time, he faces Gilgamesh, the most powerful Heroic Spirit, who has a superficially similar ability to summon weapons due to his hyperspace arsenal: "Here I come, King of Heroes. Do you have enough weapons in stock?"]]
136	* Pretty much every fight sequence in the first Season of ''VisualNovel/RoseGunsDays'' is preceeded by a witty line, almost to the point of parody. This pattern pretty much disappears from Season 2 on, though.
137	* ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' Shuichi delivers one when he plans to [[BreakThemByTalking break the audience through talking]] in response them erasing Keebo's personality.
138	-->'''Shuichi:''' Keebo! Let me hear the voice of the [[HumansAreBastards outside world]]! And [[BreakThemByTalking let them hear]] [[TheDogbitesback ME]]!
139	[[/folder]]

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