1 | -> "''[[WithDueRespect With all due respect]], Donbot, I don't really think we should [[ComicallyMissingThePoint rely on an accident to happen]]. Let's kill him ourselves."'' |
2 | -->-- '''Joey Mousepad''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' |
3 | |
4 | ->'''Mr. Furious:''' Seems there was a little controversy there regarding your father's death.\ |
5 | '''The Bowler:''' Yeah. The police said he fell down an elevator shaft. [[TheCoronerDothProtestTooMuch Onto some bullets.]] |
6 | -->-- ''Film/MysteryMen'' |
7 | |
8 | ->'''Morgus:''' Krau Timmin, the most appalling thing has happened. His Excellency...\ |
9 | '''Timmin:''' Not the President?\ |
10 | '''Morgus:''' Yes, it was all over in a second. I had no time to stop him. This is a tragic loss to the world.\ |
11 | '''Timmin:''' It's dreadful, sir. And that it should have happened in ''this'' building.\ |
12 | '''Morgus:''' Yes, yes, I am deeply distressed, Krau Timmin.\ |
13 | '''Timmin:''' Naturally you must be, sir.\ |
14 | '''Morgus:''' Still, it could have been worse.\ |
15 | '''Timmin:''' In what way, Trau Morgus?\ |
16 | '''Morgus:''' It could have been me. |
17 | -->-- '''Series/DoctorWho''', [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS21E6TheCavesOfAndrozani}} "The Caves of Androzani"]] |
18 | |
19 | ->'''Eggplant Wizard:''' No! Wait! It was an accident!\ |
20 | '''King Hippo:''' Oh, I'll [[HypocriticalHumor give you an accident on purpose]]! |
21 | --> -- ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' |
22 | |
23 | ->''"I will not waste time making my enemy's death look like an accident -- I'm not accountable to anyone, and my other enemies wouldn't believe it."'' |
24 | -->--''EvilOverlordList'', Cellblock A |
25 | |
26 | ->''"I'll make it look like an accident\ |
27 | I'll make it look like he was trying to hurt me\ |
28 | I'll make it seem like I was innocent\ |
29 | I'll make him wish he had never met me\ |
30 | I'll make it look like a suicide\ |
31 | I'll make it look like it was meant to be\ |
32 | I'll make it seem like I was innocent\ |
33 | I'll make the strychnine taste like raspberry tea"'' |
34 | -->-- '''Music/HannahFury''', "The Necklace of Marie Antoinette" |
35 | |
36 | ->''"What I do requires a certain mindset. I do assignments; designated targets. Some jobs need to look like accidents. Others must cast suspicion on someone else. A select few need to send a clear message. Pulling a trigger is easy. The best jobs are the ones nobody even knows you were there."'' |
37 | -->-- '''Arthur Bishop''', ''Film/TheMechanic2011'' |
38 | |
39 | ->'''Wallace:''' I heard about Matthew. I'm sorry. Car accident, right?\ |
40 | '''[[NaziHunter Lena]]:''' [[SarcasmMode Yeah, it was an accident.]]\ |
41 | '''Wallace:''' That'll explain why Neurath didn't live to stand trial in Paraguay...\ |
42 | '''Lena:''' That ''[[HollywoodHeartAttack was]]'' an accident!\ |
43 | '''Wallace:''' [[SarcasmMode Right.]] |
44 | -->-- ''Film/{{Outpost}}: Black Sun'' |
45 | |
46 | ->'''Servalan:''' Section Leader Grose, what happened to Colonel Astrid? \ |
47 | '''Grose:''' Colonel Astrid -- uh, he met with an accident.\ |
48 | '''Servalan:''' And his second in command?\ |
49 | '''Grose:''' He met with an accident, too.\ |
50 | '''Lector:''' Yeah, it was a very bad time for accidents.\ |
51 | '''Servalan:''' I see. And [[YouAreInCommandNow you assumed full command.]]\ |
52 | '''Grose:''' Of course -- the demands of duty. I was next in line.\ |
53 | '''Servalan:''' You were just a section leader aboard a flagship, serving under two pilot captains and a brigade commander. [[KlingonPromotion Did they all meet with accidents too?]] |
54 | -->-- ''Series/BlakesSeven'', "Moloch" |
55 | |
56 | ->''"I figured after we married, I'd have to stage a little accident for Elsa. But then she doomed herself, and you were dumb enough to go after her. All that's left now is to... kill Elsa and bring back summer."'' |
57 | -->-- '''Hans''', ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' |
58 | |
59 | ->''"We are [[AncientConspiracy secret societies]] for a reason. Violence between us is [[SecretWar typically concealed as much as possible]]. A poisoned Q-Tip. A fatal prescription. A hired hoodlum in the street. We dare anyone to prove it was us."'' |
60 | -->-- '''Bong Cha''', ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld'' |
61 | |
62 | -> '''Her:''' I want you to kill my ex but make it seem like an accident \ |
63 | '''Me:''' say no more \ |
64 | [Later] \ |
65 | '''Detective:''' looks like the killer beat him to death with a crowbar and then placed a banana peel by his feet |
66 | -->-- '''[[https://mobile.twitter.com/psybermonkey/status/963068581020946432?lang=en This tweet]]''' |
67 | |
68 | ->''...Eh? There are so few Sabers participating this time? Hehe… wouldn’t they be there, in the spectator stands! I can see it, the Saber-faces gorging themselves on shaved ice with a holiday mood, I can see it now! Yes, this is a dangerous drag race! Even if something happens in such a race… Like crashing into the spectator stands… It was an accident! It was an unfortunate accident! Legal justice!'' |
69 | -->-- '''Mysterious Heroine X''', ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' |
70 | |
71 | ->''Those of you I find lacking will quit. And those of you who refuse to quit will have a training accident. This base suffers three training accidents a year. Unfortunate accidents that I will not hesitate to repeat if you cross me!'' |
72 | -->-- '''West''', ''Film/{{Basic}}'' |
73 | |
74 | ->''I was given two specific orders for this mission, Krull. "One: Retrieve the AWOL Codename: Reactron from girlfriend's home in Metropolis. [...] Two: Make sure her death looks accidental."'' |
75 | -->-- '''Superwoman''', ''ComicBook/WhoIsSuperwoman'' |
76 | |
77 | ->''I have been offered 1,000,000 dollars for it if I can accomplish the theft and get rid of Paul de Paris and make it look like an accident. So the Salon of Paul is going to have a fire that will destroy his entire collection and Paul too.'' |
78 | -->-- '''Starfire''', ''ComicBook/StarfiresRevenge'' |
79 | |
80 | ->''There's been a terrible accident. No, I have no idea where he was flying in from. I could tell he was coming in too low, but I expected him to pull up before he hit the building. It was horrible. I feel it was my fault; I shouldn't have asked Wingright to fly in this weather. I should have known that the wind shear would be too much for him.'' |
81 | -->-- '''Steelhooves''', ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestria'' |
82 | |
83 | ->''I'll arrange to "accidentally" kill Luthor while capturing him after he destroys Superman with the Kryptonite Ray... A dead Luthor won't be able to reveal the truth about me!'' |
84 | -->-- '''Lesla-Lar''', ''ComicBook/TheUnknownSupergirl'' |
85 | |
86 | ->'''Paul:''' They seem to… Have fallen down some stairs.\ |
87 | '''Raven:''' All of them?\ |
88 | '''Paul:''' They were slippery stairs. |
89 | -->-- ''Fanfic/WithThisRing'' |
90 | |
91 | ->'''Cowley:''' Surely [[IntrepidReporter Hope]] can't be the only one to voice these doubts? |
92 | ->'''Seymour:''' Far from it. He's articulating what dozens of others feel. A top German draughtsman--he worked on the engine mountings--said much the same thing. |
93 | ->'''Cowley:''' And? |
94 | ->'''Seymour:''' He was drowned last August. |
95 | ->'''Cowley:''' Oh, lots of people drown every August. |
96 | ->'''Seymour:''' True. But not many of them are ex-Olympic swimmers. |
97 | -->-- ''Series/TheProfessionals'', "Slush Fund" |
98 | |
99 | ->'''Eben''': They're burning down the town.\ |
100 | '''Denise''': Nobody will know what happened. They'll just think it was some horrible accident. |
101 | -->--''Film/ThirtyDaysOfNight'' |
102 | |
103 | ->"I'm a superstitious man, and if some unlucky accident should befall [Michael] -- if he should get shot in the head by a police officer, or if he should hang himself in his jail cell... or if he's struck by a bolt of lightning -- then I'm going to blame some of the people in this room. And that I do not forgive." |
104 | -->-- '''Vito Corleone''', ''Film/TheGodfather'' |
105 | |
106 | ->'''Soren:''' Okay, so I'm supposed to come back with the news that they're dead. What I don't understand is… what am I supposed to do if we find them alive?\ |
107 | '''Viren:''' Oh, you'll know the right thing to do.\ |
108 | '''Soren:''' ''(nervously)'' The right thing. I don't know if I can do that.\ |
109 | '''Viren:''' Out there in the wild, accidents happen every day. Deadly accidents. |
110 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'', "Through the Ice" |
111 | |
112 | ->"I'll get you, and it'll look like a bloody accident." |
113 | -->-- '''The Cat in the Hat''', ''Film/TheCatInTheHat'' |
114 | |
115 | ->From a pay phone, he called [[TheHandler Dot]] in White Plains. He said, “Refresh my memory. Didn’t you say something about an accident?”\ |
116 | “Or natural causes,” she said, “though who’s to say what’s a natural cause in this day and age? Outside of choking to death on an organic carrot, I’d say you’re about as natural a cause of death as there is.” |
117 | -->-- ''Hit List'' by Creator/LawrenceBlock |
118 | |
119 | ->'''The Killer:''' Somehow, jobs that are designed to rattle a cage are always the most tedious. I've actually grown to appreciate proximity work. Staged accidents. Gradual poisonings. Anything with a little creativity. When was my last, nice, quiet drowning? |
120 | -->-- ''Film/TheKiller2023'' |
121 | |
122 | ->'''Mercenary 2:''' "You ''did'' say to make it look like an accident."\ |
123 | '''The Albatross:''' "I didn't mean an ''industrial'' accident!" |
124 | -->-- ''WebVideo/LoadingReadyRun'', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKB6WWp0DHE Crapshots: The Albatross]]'' |
125 | |
126 | ->'''Death Machine:''' You ''can'' make this a lot easier, and a [[ColdBloodedTorture lot less painful]], by telling me what you know about the jewelry theft at Lucky Lacey's house. |
127 | ->'''Saully Held:''' I don't know anything about it! |
128 | ->'''Death Machine:''' I can make you look like the victim of a mugging. I do a bitchin' one of them. Or, a hit and run. It's always a bit messy, but very effective. |
129 | -->-- ''Series/Hunter1984'', "Death Machine" |
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