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* In ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', this is part of Eren Yeager's plan to stop [[spoiler:Reiner from potentially transforming into the Armored Titan, or from Eren having to transform into the Attack Titan to defend himself]], as they're in a basement of an apartment building, and [[spoiler:either of them transforming]] would cause the building to crumble and all the people in it to die, as well as [[spoiler:all the other citizens, politicians, military officials and nobles who are gathered in the area for an annual festival]] who would get caught in the crossfire. [[spoiler:Eren ends up transforming into his Titan and attacking the ruler of the Kingdom of Marley, Willy Tybur, as Willy is delivering a speech on the festival's grand stage]].
* In ''Manga/DeathNote'', TheMafia [[spoiler:kidnap Sayu, Light's little sister, and tell it to her father with a speech to this effect.]]
* After Kaname is kidnapped in an episode of ''Anime/FullMetalPanicFumoffu'', Sousuke walks into the female gang leader's hideout. An ExtendedDisarming later, Sousuke plays the trope for ''all it's worth,'' dangling the gang leader's little brother from the hideout's rafters and rattling off a list of the "most precious things" of all the other gang members (sickly mothers, little sisters, exotic fish, etc.), causing them to disperse in tears. This is all done with a [[FaceFramedInShadow ominous shadow over his face]] and in a CreepyMonotone. [[spoiler:Then, when Kaname is released, Sousuke reveals that he'd bribed the little brother to play along. We're not sure how much he was joking about the rest, though...]]
* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', a great scene shows Ed trying to quit his job, but then the Fuhrer casually remarks about Ed's "nice childhood friend Winry", who of course Ed has strong feelings for. Averted when [[MadBomber Kimblee]] makes a similar comment to Ed, but is honestly saying that he just thinks Winry is nice.
* In ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'', fed up with [[AlphaBitch Erika's]] TrashTalk about how there is an unspoken rule that weaker schools (such as Ooarai, the protagonists' school) should stay out of Tankery, let alone "superior" schools like her Kuromorimine, the otherwise lethargic Mako Reizei, driver of Ooarai's flagship tank, snarks that it'd be a shame were a team of "nobodies" to beat the top dogs that came up with that rule, to which Erika could only glare. [[spoiler:Come the FinalBattle, Ooarai does just that, [[SpannerInTheWorks screwing up Kuromorimine's carefully-laid plans]] with [[ConfusionFu unpredictable moves]], one of which involved fooling Erika's tank into falling off a ditch, leaving her unable to do anything but [[VillainousBreakdown go into a screaming fit on national television]].]]
* In the ''Manga/GunsmithCats'' OAV, ATF agent William Collins tries to recruit Rally Vincent to help him with a not-quite-on-the-books investigation on a weapons smuggling gang. After Rally shows him the door, a bunch of StupidCrooks break into Rally's home [[MuggingTheMonster and get into a shootout with her]], and Collins arrives when the smoke clears and casually mentions that he may have to confiscate and destroy [[WallOfWeapons Rally's firearms collection]]. Rally accepts his offer.
* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': In some instances, a VillainOfTheWeek threatens the heroes with this when having one of them or a nearby civilian held hostage. In ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]'', Steely Dan demands Jotaro follows his instructions less he wants Joseph to killed by The Lovers.
* In an early episode of ''Anime/{{Medabots}}'' (or at least, the English dub), one of the gang of Medabot thieves threatens Ikki thusly: "Nice Medabot you've got there. Shame if something were to happen to it."
* Roberto uses this to great effect on [[spoiler:Detective Runge]] in ''Manga/{{Monster}}'', talking about his ex-wife, daughter, and grandson in this manner.
* Subverted [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome awesomely]] in ''Manga/PsychicSquad''. The Normal People, who have The Children in an [[PsychicStatic ECM]] field try to get Minamoto's computer password by threatening Kaoru, [[spoiler: ''[[MemeticMutation just as Minamoto planned]]''. The password Minamoto told them was actually a trigger for an emergency ECCM unit, freeing Kaoru to use her powers.]] Since "ECM" and [[spoiler:"ECCM"]] are pretty obscure acronyms and sound pretty similar: The ECM is an AntiMagic field, [[spoiler:the ECCM is an Anti Anti Magic field.]]
* In ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'', [[spoiler:[[MagnificentBastard King Yomi]]]] managed to do this on [[TheSmartGuy Kurama]] and get away with it, revealing that not only had he already done extensive research on Kurama and his [[MoralityPet human family]], but that he'd taken measures to [[spoiler:[[BlackMail ensure that Kurama will be forced to work for him]]]]. Notable in being the only time in 112 episodes that Kurama [[PrecisionFStrike actually cusses at someone]].
-->'''[[spoiler:Yomi]]:''' Humans love to travel don't they? It would be a shame if a plane were to crash. Although I doubt a story about middle-aged newlyweds dying on their honeymoon would even make it on the evening news.\\
'''Kurama''': You [[PrecisionFStrike bastard]].
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* In ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', this is part of Eren Yeager's plan to stop [[spoiler:Reiner from potentially transforming into the Armored Titan, or from Eren having to transform into the Attack Titan to defend himself]], as they're in a basement of an apartment building, and [[spoiler:either of them transforming]] would cause the building to crumble and all the people in it to die, as well as [[spoiler:all the other citizens, politicians, military officials and nobles who are gathered in the area for an annual festival]] who would get caught in the crossfire. [[spoiler:Eren ends up transforming into his Titan and attacking the ruler of the Kingdom of Marley, Willy Tybur, as Willy is delivering a speech on the festival's grand stage]].
* In ''Manga/DeathNote'', TheMafia [[spoiler:kidnap Sayu, Light's little sister, and tell it to her father with a speech to this effect.]]
* After Kaname is kidnapped in an episode of ''Anime/FullMetalPanicFumoffu'', Sousuke walks into the female gang leader's hideout. An ExtendedDisarming later, Sousuke plays the trope for ''all it's worth,'' dangling the gang leader's little brother from the hideout's rafters and rattling off a list of the "most precious things" of all the other gang members (sickly mothers, little sisters, exotic fish, etc.), causing them to disperse in tears. This is all done with a [[FaceFramedInShadow ominous shadow over his face]] and in a CreepyMonotone. [[spoiler:Then, when Kaname is released, Sousuke reveals that he'd bribed the little brother to play along. We're not sure how much he was joking about the rest, though...]]
* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', a great scene shows Ed trying to quit his job, but then the Fuhrer casually remarks about Ed's "nice childhood friend Winry", who of course Ed has strong feelings for. Averted when [[MadBomber Kimblee]] makes a similar comment to Ed, but is honestly saying that he just thinks Winry is nice.
* In ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'', fed up with [[AlphaBitch Erika's]] TrashTalk about how there is an unspoken rule that weaker schools (such as Ooarai, the protagonists' school) should stay out of Tankery, let alone "superior" schools like her Kuromorimine, the otherwise lethargic Mako Reizei, driver of Ooarai's flagship tank, snarks that it'd be a shame were a team of "nobodies" to beat the top dogs that came up with that rule, to which Erika could only glare. [[spoiler:Come the FinalBattle, Ooarai does just that, [[SpannerInTheWorks screwing up Kuromorimine's carefully-laid plans]] with [[ConfusionFu unpredictable moves]], one of which involved fooling Erika's tank into falling off a ditch, leaving her unable to do anything but [[VillainousBreakdown go into a screaming fit on national television]].]]
* In the ''Manga/GunsmithCats'' OAV, ATF agent William Collins tries to recruit Rally Vincent to help him with a not-quite-on-the-books investigation on a weapons smuggling gang. After Rally shows him the door, a bunch of StupidCrooks break into Rally's home [[MuggingTheMonster and get into a shootout with her]], and Collins arrives when the smoke clears and casually mentions that he may have to confiscate and destroy [[WallOfWeapons Rally's firearms collection]]. Rally accepts his offer.
* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': In some instances, a VillainOfTheWeek threatens the heroes with this when having one of them or a nearby civilian held hostage. In ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]'', Steely Dan demands Jotaro follows his instructions less he wants Joseph to killed by The Lovers.
* In an early episode of ''Anime/{{Medabots}}'' (or at least, the English dub), one of the gang of Medabot thieves threatens Ikki thusly: "Nice Medabot you've got there. Shame if something were to happen to it."
* Roberto uses this to great effect on [[spoiler:Detective Runge]] in ''Manga/{{Monster}}'', talking about his ex-wife, daughter, and grandson in this manner.
* Subverted [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome awesomely]] in ''Manga/PsychicSquad''. The Normal People, who have The Children in an [[PsychicStatic ECM]] field try to get Minamoto's computer password by threatening Kaoru, [[spoiler: ''[[MemeticMutation just as Minamoto planned]]''. The password Minamoto told them was actually a trigger for an emergency ECCM unit, freeing Kaoru to use her powers.]] Since "ECM" and [[spoiler:"ECCM"]] are pretty obscure acronyms and sound pretty similar: The ECM is an AntiMagic field, [[spoiler:the ECCM is an Anti Anti Magic field.]]
* In ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'', [[spoiler:[[MagnificentBastard King Yomi]]]] managed to do this on [[TheSmartGuy Kurama]] and get away with it, revealing that not only had he already done extensive research on Kurama and his [[MoralityPet human family]], but that he'd taken measures to [[spoiler:[[BlackMail ensure that Kurama will be forced to work for him]]]]. Notable in being the only time in 112 episodes that Kurama [[PrecisionFStrike actually cusses at someone]].
-->'''[[spoiler:Yomi]]:''' Humans love to travel don't they? It would be a shame if a plane were to crash. Although I doubt a story about middle-aged newlyweds dying on their honeymoon would even make it on the evening news.\\
'''Kurama''': You [[PrecisionFStrike bastard]].
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8333963/14/Emerald-Flight-Book-One-Union Emerald Flight Book One: Union]]'' Supergirl threatens an Intergang member's ''jacket'' when he refuses to talk.
-->'''Supergirl:''' Would be a shame if something happened to it? Spontaneous combustion could be a bad thing. My eyes tend to get excited when I see such a nice jacket.
* In ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero'', Mori asks enemy esper Kyouko how her grandfather is in Osaka. She immediately gains a look of barely concealed terror.
* After Ned Stark manages to figure out that Tony is Iron Man in ''Fanfic/AManOfIron'' and confronts him about it, Tony responds to his accusations by (not-so) subtly implying to Ned that he knows of [[spoiler:Jon Snow's true parentage]], with the message that entails being very clear: if Ned reveals Tony's secret, then Tony reveals Ned's secret.
* ''Fanfic/MegamiNoHanabira'': Mai gets this from the mastermind behind the demon outbreak: [[spoiler: [[SinisterMinister Father]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing Archibald]] [[DarkMessiah Phillips]], who coldly tells her that if she refuses to give up the locations of her friends and they end up ruining [[PathOfInspiration The Flock's]] reputation by revealing the truth behind the outbreak, The Flock will have no reason to save [[DoomedHometown Kazamino]] from the demons, or for that matter any other city full of innocent people where a demon outbreak could...crop up. This doesn't have the intended reaction: Mai refuses to cave, looks Phillips right in the eye and tells him ''exactly'' [[YoureInsane what she thinks of him.]]]]
* In ''[[Fanfic/TheQueenWhoFellToEarth On The Wings of Dragons]]'', Harry shows a photograph where a dragon appears smiling right behind a small girl playing in a park. The girl is the grand-daughter of a man that Harry knows is planning to have him attacked in some way because he humiliated the man before, and Harry is doing this to show him he is not to be trifled with. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in that it is just a bluff, since Harry is completely unwilling of harming an innocent.
* ''[[Fanfic/ThePiratesSoldier The Pirate's Soldier]]'' has a non-lethal, PlayedForLaughs version. When Mihoshi lists all the criminal charges against Ryoko, Heero asks her if the device she's holding is her only evidence of it. After she confirms, Heero not-so-subtly says it'd be a shame if it got destroyed, so that Ryoko catches the hint and "accidentally" blasts it with her powers, claiming PowerIncontinence.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10917821/13/The-questionable-burdens-of-leadership-of-a-troll-Emperor The (Questionable) Burdens of Leadership of a Troll Emperor]]'', Xanna and Naruto comment on a plan to take over and assimilate a particularly troublesome society with severe Nazi-esque practices. When Naruto asks what will happen if their plan fails, Xanna gives a rather simple reply.
-->'''Xanna''': [[PhysicalGod Supernovas]] [[HurlItIntoTheSun happen all the time]].
* [[http://members.iglou.com/scarfman/70061518.htm This]] fan cartoon (redrawn ''Webcomic/TheHeroOfThreeFaces'' version [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3faces/abhub.htm here]]) involves [[Film/TheGodfather Don Vito Corleone]], after a NoodleIncident involving [[Series/DoctorWho the Third Doctor]], trying this after the Doctor refuses his offer of 'friendship'. Corleone coldly points out that he has friends who are more powerful than the Doctor can imagine. [[SubvertedTrope Amused]], the Doctor retorts that he has ''enemies'' who are more powerful than Corleone can imagine.
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* ''Fanfic/DirtySympathy'': [[BadBoss Kristoph]] tells Apollo after he's nine minutes late to work that if he should adhere to schedule so people will know where he is and where he's supposed to be. Because he doesn't, people wouldn't know where he's supposed to be and won't notice if Apollo went missing.
* In ''Fanfic/TheGreatAceDetective'', Mael Stronghart compliments Klint van Zieks about the latter's daughter Henrietta, [[ChildProdigy having another paper being published at the age of ten]]. He brings up that Henrietta has many opportunities thanks to her father's standing, [[spoiler:implying what might happen if [[SinsOfTheFather Klint was exposed as the Professor]]]].
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* In ''Fanfic/HopeOnADistantMountain'', Byakuya implies to Makoto that he could arrange for something to happen to him or his family if he doesn't give him what he wants. However, he later claims that he was only trying to impress him by showing off his influence.
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* ''Fanfic/FromFakeDreams'': When Lorelei hints that she's interested in going after the people Shirou is protecting, he threatens to ruin her life's work... by hunting down the King of Vampires Ortenrosse.
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* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12712943/8/Brotherhood-of-Trust Brotherhood of Trust]]'':
-->'''Quirrell:''' Hello. That's a beautiful wife you have there. Is she eight months along? I see I was close, eight months and two weeks. A boy. How old is the toddler? She's two years and three months. What a beautiful young family you have. It'd be a shame if anything happened to them.
* In ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4584735/chapters/10499001 A Different Beginning]]'' Ron taunts Hermione to distract her so he and Harry can grab some of the library books she's hoarding.
-->'''Ron:''' This your essay, Granger? You shouldn't just leave it out like this. Be a shame if something were to happen to it.
* ''[[https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-30822/DianeCastle+Hermione+Granger+and+the+Boy+Who+Lived.htm Hermione Granger and the Boy Who Lived]]'': Hermione pulls this on Dolores Umbridge so carefully that Umbridge ''doesn't realise Hermione is working against her''.
-->'''Hermione''': '''' This is a disaster! I just hope no-one's around the septic tank to take pictures!
* After arresting Malfoy and his goons for attempting to attack Harry and Hermione in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9037762/3/I-Fall-out-to-Pieces I Fall(out) to Pieces]]'', everyone involved, including the auror who arrested them, Kingsley Shacklebolt, know without a doubt they'll be out soon due to their families' [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney wealth]] and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections connections]]. However, they can only be released once the proper paperwork has been filed, and papers for cases involving people like Malfoy just so happen to get *ahem* "lost" a lot.
* In ''Fanfic/PrincessOfTheBlacks'' a joking version is used along with ImpliedDeathThreat when Sirius starts getting on Jen's nerves about her time with Krum.
** Amelia informs Fudge that he has a security detail that's prevented attempts on his life but if he refuses to do his job as Ambassador, she'll have to fire him and he'd lose his security detail.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9076277/1/Unfortunately-Unbreakable Unfortunately Unbreakable:]]''
-->'''Harry:''' If you want me to treat Snape with the respect he has earned, I'll start insulting him and his parents in front of the whole school. And I'll start destroying things that matter to him. That's a nice potions storeroom you've got there, Snape. Be a shame if anything happened to it.
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* ''Fanfic/ThePrinceAndTheThief'': After Striker, Verosika, and Robo-Fizz pull off their heist, Charlie manages to find them no problem. While too nice to do anything herself, she does imply to them that her parents -- Lucifer and Lilith Morningstar -- on top of being not-so-nice, will inevitably find out that they stole their book and will reap terrible retribution upon them if they don't return it before then.
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* In ''Fanfic/TorqueJakAndDaxter'', Krew uses the threat of this when he tells Keira not to get too good at racing. It doesn't stick, and Keira declares she intends to win.
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* In ''Fanfic/IronTouch'', Hol Horse uses this tone to {{Blackmail}} Depeche Mode into [[ItMakesSenseInContext making a fake passport for]] [[FanCreatedOffspring Michelle Polnareff]], threatening to tell the cops about the bounty Depeche put on the mayor's head otherwise. This falls on deaf ears, given that [[spoiler: Hol Horse himself was the one who actually did kill the mayor]].
[[AC:''Franchise/KungFuPanda'']]
* ''Fanfic/TheVow'': When [[VillainProtagonist Lord Shen]] discovers that [[TheDragon the Wolf Boss]] Zhan has his eyes on a dhole [[NinjaMaid maid]] named Jade, he tells Zhan to focus on their upcoming conquest of China and put aside his infatuation.
-->'''Shen''': I need you, Zhan. If you're distracted, I may have to find the cause of it and have it ''rooted out''.
[[AC:''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'']]
* In ''Fanfic/TheirBond'', for years Ganondorf kept Zelda from telling anyone about [[spoiler:his ColdBloodedTorture and sexual abuse]] by threatening to kill her loved ones.
[[AC:''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'']]
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3179790/1/Addition-to-the-Fray Addition to the Fray]]'', a short fanfic set during Marvel's ''ComicBook/{{Civil War|2006}}'', ComicBook/DoctorDoom contacts Reed Richards one night and questions why Reed, given his past political leanings, should join the pro-registration side. Reed admits to Doom that SHIELD had mailed photos of Franklin and Valeria sleeping in their beds (which they could only have acquired by breaking through the Baxter Building's advanced security protocols) with the message "Say nothing and agree". This turns out to be a mistake on SHIELD's part, since at the time of Valeria's birth, Doom had declared the child to be under his protection. [[SpannerInTheWorks The story ends with Doom essentially declaring war on SHIELD.]]
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'']]
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13481046/1/Bite-off-more-than-you-can-chew-and-you-will-choke Bite off more than you can chew and you will choke]]'', Lila attempts to make Marinette fall down the stairs by throwing a can of soda at her feet so she will trip. Adrien catches Marinette on time and warns Lila to chuck her litter to a bin or else ''someone'' could get hurt.
* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/36279979/chapters/90444268 Calamity Dusk]]'', Plagg and his Miraculous arrive at the Agreste manor and he tells Nathalie Sancoeur that he's her new wielder. [[RefusalOfTheCall Nathalie initially refuses since she doesn't want to get involved with the Kwami]]. Plagg replies he'll just find a new wielder, like the teenage son of her boss. Not wanting Adrien to get involved, Nathalie ends up accepting her new role as Calamity Dusk. It turns out that Plagg was only bluffing, and had no interest in forcing or tricking a kid.
* ''[[Fanfic/ConsequencesMiraculousLadybug CONSEQUENCES]]'': In ''MALICIOUS COMPLIANCE'', Lila hints to Adrien that "something bad will happen to Marinette again" if he doesn't agree to become her boyfriend. Unfortunately for her, Miss Bustier overhears this.
* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/12591880/chapters/28798128 Lila and the Anger Management Class]]'' this is how Lila, [[MilitaryBrat daughter of two Italian diplomats]], shuts down the school's AlphaBitch Chloe and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections her usual recourse to her father, the mayor of Paris, to get away with everything]]:
-->"Did you just say that the mayor of the capital of France abuses his power to spoil his daughter? My, I wonder what would happen if some foreign power were to give the government some evidence of this, like a cellphone recording taken by the daughter of two high-level diplomats..."
* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/37581661/chapters/93806062 Threatened]]'': Rather than threaten to ruin Marinette's life if she continues to call her out, Lila instead threatens to ruin ''her classmates' lives'', something that terrifies the AllLovingHero more.
-->'''Lila''': It certainly would be a shame if poor little Max was caught with test answers in his bag. Or perhaps little pushover Sabrina will be caught with a stolen item. Now how will that make her father look... Oh, and let's not forget about sweet little Rose. Oh, now what would happen if her songs got out to other artists before she and her friends could even practice them? Oh, and wouldn't it just be a ''shame'' if Alya's entire blog was forced to be taken down and never allowed back up?\\
'''Marinette''': Stop...\\
'''Lila''': Or what if Adrien was back to being a prisoner in his own home?
[[AC:''Franchise/MyHeroAcademia'']]
* PlayedForLaughs in the ''Fanfic/AnnouncerAU'': When Miruko posts a video of Hawks crashing into his own closed window on social media, he threatens her fridge and the carrots inside this way.
* ''Fanfic/CrimsonAndEmerald'': Hawks notes that Endeavor already has the worst public image out of the Top Ten Heroes, and that it's already known that he has a poor relationship with his family. Thusly, he notes, if Inko happened to go public with the truth about how he's abused them, many would find it easy to believe... all the more so if Hawks and All Might happened to be supporting her.
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* In the 16th chapter of ''Fanfic/LovedAndLost'', Twilight discovers that her friends' CassandraTruth about [[spoiler:[[LoveInterestTraitor Jewelius]] being EvilAllAlong was true. However, she is forced to remain compliant when Jewelius reveals that [[IHaveYourWife he is holding her parents hostage]]. Fortunately, a Changeling disguised as Raven Inkwell arrives to help Twilight by freeing her parents and helping all three of them escape from Canterlot]].
-->[[spoiler:'''Jewelius''']]: I'd hate to one day find [[spoiler:your beloved parents]] found as casualties of a possible attempted changeling attack.
* ''Fanfic/NightsFavoredChild'': [[TheDragon The Inquisitor]] is attending a PeaceConference with the griffin kings which is falling apart (mostly due to the Inquisitor [[FantasticRacism hating griffins]] and intentionally infuriating them), when the head king eventually threatens war. The Inquisitor then points out that the king's daughter (implied and later confirmed to be Gilda) is currently in Equestria on an exchange program, and while he's monitoring her, it might be... "difficult" to insure her safety if there's a war. The king backs down.
* Used in ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/119688/1/you-obey/the-interrogation You Obey]]'' as the interrogator is [[NightmareFuel eyeing his victim's limbs]].
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[[AC:{{Crossover}}s]]
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8333963/14/Emerald-Flight-Book-One-Union Emerald Flight Book One: Union]]'' Supergirl threatens an Intergang member's ''jacket'' when he refuses to talk.
-->'''Supergirl:''' Would be a shame if something happened to it? Spontaneous combustion could be a bad thing. My eyes tend to get excited when I see such a nice jacket.
* In ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero'', Mori asks enemy esper Kyouko how her grandfather is in Osaka. She immediately gains a look of barely concealed terror.
* After Ned Stark manages to figure out that Tony is Iron Man in ''Fanfic/AManOfIron'' and confronts him about it, Tony responds to his accusations by (not-so) subtly implying to Ned that he knows of [[spoiler:Jon Snow's true parentage]], with the message that entails being very clear: if Ned reveals Tony's secret, then Tony reveals Ned's secret.
* ''Fanfic/MegamiNoHanabira'': Mai gets this from the mastermind behind the demon outbreak: [[spoiler: [[SinisterMinister Father]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing Archibald]] [[DarkMessiah Phillips]], who coldly tells her that if she refuses to give up the locations of her friends and they end up ruining [[PathOfInspiration The Flock's]] reputation by revealing the truth behind the outbreak, The Flock will have no reason to save [[DoomedHometown Kazamino]] from the demons, or for that matter any other city full of innocent people where a demon outbreak could...crop up. This doesn't have the intended reaction: Mai refuses to cave, looks Phillips right in the eye and tells him ''exactly'' [[YoureInsane what she thinks of him.]]]]
* In ''[[Fanfic/TheQueenWhoFellToEarth On The Wings of Dragons]]'', Harry shows a photograph where a dragon appears smiling right behind a small girl playing in a park. The girl is the grand-daughter of a man that Harry knows is planning to have him attacked in some way because he humiliated the man before, and Harry is doing this to show him he is not to be trifled with. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in that it is just a bluff, since Harry is completely unwilling of harming an innocent.
* ''[[Fanfic/ThePiratesSoldier The Pirate's Soldier]]'' has a non-lethal, PlayedForLaughs version. When Mihoshi lists all the criminal charges against Ryoko, Heero asks her if the device she's holding is her only evidence of it. After she confirms, Heero not-so-subtly says it'd be a shame if it got destroyed, so that Ryoko catches the hint and "accidentally" blasts it with her powers, claiming PowerIncontinence.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10917821/13/The-questionable-burdens-of-leadership-of-a-troll-Emperor The (Questionable) Burdens of Leadership of a Troll Emperor]]'', Xanna and Naruto comment on a plan to take over and assimilate a particularly troublesome society with severe Nazi-esque practices. When Naruto asks what will happen if their plan fails, Xanna gives a rather simple reply.
-->'''Xanna''': [[PhysicalGod Supernovas]] [[HurlItIntoTheSun happen all the time]].
* [[http://members.iglou.com/scarfman/70061518.htm This]] fan cartoon (redrawn ''Webcomic/TheHeroOfThreeFaces'' version [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3faces/abhub.htm here]]) involves [[Film/TheGodfather Don Vito Corleone]], after a NoodleIncident involving [[Series/DoctorWho the Third Doctor]], trying this after the Doctor refuses his offer of 'friendship'. Corleone coldly points out that he has friends who are more powerful than the Doctor can imagine. [[SubvertedTrope Amused]], the Doctor retorts that he has ''enemies'' who are more powerful than Corleone can imagine.
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* ''Fanfic/DirtySympathy'': [[BadBoss Kristoph]] tells Apollo after he's nine minutes late to work that if he should adhere to schedule so people will know where he is and where he's supposed to be. Because he doesn't, people wouldn't know where he's supposed to be and won't notice if Apollo went missing.
* In ''Fanfic/TheGreatAceDetective'', Mael Stronghart compliments Klint van Zieks about the latter's daughter Henrietta, [[ChildProdigy having another paper being published at the age of ten]]. He brings up that Henrietta has many opportunities thanks to her father's standing, [[spoiler:implying what might happen if [[SinsOfTheFather Klint was exposed as the Professor]]]].
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* In ''Fanfic/HopeOnADistantMountain'', Byakuya implies to Makoto that he could arrange for something to happen to him or his family if he doesn't give him what he wants. However, he later claims that he was only trying to impress him by showing off his influence.
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* ''Fanfic/FromFakeDreams'': When Lorelei hints that she's interested in going after the people Shirou is protecting, he threatens to ruin her life's work... by hunting down the King of Vampires Ortenrosse.
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* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12712943/8/Brotherhood-of-Trust Brotherhood of Trust]]'':
-->'''Quirrell:''' Hello. That's a beautiful wife you have there. Is she eight months along? I see I was close, eight months and two weeks. A boy. How old is the toddler? She's two years and three months. What a beautiful young family you have. It'd be a shame if anything happened to them.
* In ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4584735/chapters/10499001 A Different Beginning]]'' Ron taunts Hermione to distract her so he and Harry can grab some of the library books she's hoarding.
-->'''Ron:''' This your essay, Granger? You shouldn't just leave it out like this. Be a shame if something were to happen to it.
* ''[[https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-30822/DianeCastle+Hermione+Granger+and+the+Boy+Who+Lived.htm Hermione Granger and the Boy Who Lived]]'': Hermione pulls this on Dolores Umbridge so carefully that Umbridge ''doesn't realise Hermione is working against her''.
-->'''Hermione''': '''' This is a disaster! I just hope no-one's around the septic tank to take pictures!
* After arresting Malfoy and his goons for attempting to attack Harry and Hermione in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9037762/3/I-Fall-out-to-Pieces I Fall(out) to Pieces]]'', everyone involved, including the auror who arrested them, Kingsley Shacklebolt, know without a doubt they'll be out soon due to their families' [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney wealth]] and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections connections]]. However, they can only be released once the proper paperwork has been filed, and papers for cases involving people like Malfoy just so happen to get *ahem* "lost" a lot.
* In ''Fanfic/PrincessOfTheBlacks'' a joking version is used along with ImpliedDeathThreat when Sirius starts getting on Jen's nerves about her time with Krum.
** Amelia informs Fudge that he has a security detail that's prevented attempts on his life but if he refuses to do his job as Ambassador, she'll have to fire him and he'd lose his security detail.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9076277/1/Unfortunately-Unbreakable Unfortunately Unbreakable:]]''
-->'''Harry:''' If you want me to treat Snape with the respect he has earned, I'll start insulting him and his parents in front of the whole school. And I'll start destroying things that matter to him. That's a nice potions storeroom you've got there, Snape. Be a shame if anything happened to it.
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* ''Fanfic/ThePrinceAndTheThief'': After Striker, Verosika, and Robo-Fizz pull off their heist, Charlie manages to find them no problem. While too nice to do anything herself, she does imply to them that her parents -- Lucifer and Lilith Morningstar -- on top of being not-so-nice, will inevitably find out that they stole their book and will reap terrible retribution upon them if they don't return it before then.
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* In ''Fanfic/TorqueJakAndDaxter'', Krew uses the threat of this when he tells Keira not to get too good at racing. It doesn't stick, and Keira declares she intends to win.
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* In ''Fanfic/IronTouch'', Hol Horse uses this tone to {{Blackmail}} Depeche Mode into [[ItMakesSenseInContext making a fake passport for]] [[FanCreatedOffspring Michelle Polnareff]], threatening to tell the cops about the bounty Depeche put on the mayor's head otherwise. This falls on deaf ears, given that [[spoiler: Hol Horse himself was the one who actually did kill the mayor]].
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* ''Fanfic/TheVow'': When [[VillainProtagonist Lord Shen]] discovers that [[TheDragon the Wolf Boss]] Zhan has his eyes on a dhole [[NinjaMaid maid]] named Jade, he tells Zhan to focus on their upcoming conquest of China and put aside his infatuation.
-->'''Shen''': I need you, Zhan. If you're distracted, I may have to find the cause of it and have it ''rooted out''.
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* In ''Fanfic/TheirBond'', for years Ganondorf kept Zelda from telling anyone about [[spoiler:his ColdBloodedTorture and sexual abuse]] by threatening to kill her loved ones.
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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3179790/1/Addition-to-the-Fray Addition to the Fray]]'', a short fanfic set during Marvel's ''ComicBook/{{Civil War|2006}}'', ComicBook/DoctorDoom contacts Reed Richards one night and questions why Reed, given his past political leanings, should join the pro-registration side. Reed admits to Doom that SHIELD had mailed photos of Franklin and Valeria sleeping in their beds (which they could only have acquired by breaking through the Baxter Building's advanced security protocols) with the message "Say nothing and agree". This turns out to be a mistake on SHIELD's part, since at the time of Valeria's birth, Doom had declared the child to be under his protection. [[SpannerInTheWorks The story ends with Doom essentially declaring war on SHIELD.]]
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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13481046/1/Bite-off-more-than-you-can-chew-and-you-will-choke Bite off more than you can chew and you will choke]]'', Lila attempts to make Marinette fall down the stairs by throwing a can of soda at her feet so she will trip. Adrien catches Marinette on time and warns Lila to chuck her litter to a bin or else ''someone'' could get hurt.
* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/36279979/chapters/90444268 Calamity Dusk]]'', Plagg and his Miraculous arrive at the Agreste manor and he tells Nathalie Sancoeur that he's her new wielder. [[RefusalOfTheCall Nathalie initially refuses since she doesn't want to get involved with the Kwami]]. Plagg replies he'll just find a new wielder, like the teenage son of her boss. Not wanting Adrien to get involved, Nathalie ends up accepting her new role as Calamity Dusk. It turns out that Plagg was only bluffing, and had no interest in forcing or tricking a kid.
* ''[[Fanfic/ConsequencesMiraculousLadybug CONSEQUENCES]]'': In ''MALICIOUS COMPLIANCE'', Lila hints to Adrien that "something bad will happen to Marinette again" if he doesn't agree to become her boyfriend. Unfortunately for her, Miss Bustier overhears this.
* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/12591880/chapters/28798128 Lila and the Anger Management Class]]'' this is how Lila, [[MilitaryBrat daughter of two Italian diplomats]], shuts down the school's AlphaBitch Chloe and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections her usual recourse to her father, the mayor of Paris, to get away with everything]]:
-->"Did you just say that the mayor of the capital of France abuses his power to spoil his daughter? My, I wonder what would happen if some foreign power were to give the government some evidence of this, like a cellphone recording taken by the daughter of two high-level diplomats..."
* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/37581661/chapters/93806062 Threatened]]'': Rather than threaten to ruin Marinette's life if she continues to call her out, Lila instead threatens to ruin ''her classmates' lives'', something that terrifies the AllLovingHero more.
-->'''Lila''': It certainly would be a shame if poor little Max was caught with test answers in his bag. Or perhaps little pushover Sabrina will be caught with a stolen item. Now how will that make her father look... Oh, and let's not forget about sweet little Rose. Oh, now what would happen if her songs got out to other artists before she and her friends could even practice them? Oh, and wouldn't it just be a ''shame'' if Alya's entire blog was forced to be taken down and never allowed back up?\\
'''Marinette''': Stop...\\
'''Lila''': Or what if Adrien was back to being a prisoner in his own home?
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* PlayedForLaughs in the ''Fanfic/AnnouncerAU'': When Miruko posts a video of Hawks crashing into his own closed window on social media, he threatens her fridge and the carrots inside this way.
* ''Fanfic/CrimsonAndEmerald'': Hawks notes that Endeavor already has the worst public image out of the Top Ten Heroes, and that it's already known that he has a poor relationship with his family. Thusly, he notes, if Inko happened to go public with the truth about how he's abused them, many would find it easy to believe... all the more so if Hawks and All Might happened to be supporting her.
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* In the 16th chapter of ''Fanfic/LovedAndLost'', Twilight discovers that her friends' CassandraTruth about [[spoiler:[[LoveInterestTraitor Jewelius]] being EvilAllAlong was true. However, she is forced to remain compliant when Jewelius reveals that [[IHaveYourWife he is holding her parents hostage]]. Fortunately, a Changeling disguised as Raven Inkwell arrives to help Twilight by freeing her parents and helping all three of them escape from Canterlot]].
-->[[spoiler:'''Jewelius''']]: I'd hate to one day find [[spoiler:your beloved parents]] found as casualties of a possible attempted changeling attack.
* ''Fanfic/NightsFavoredChild'': [[TheDragon The Inquisitor]] is attending a PeaceConference with the griffin kings which is falling apart (mostly due to the Inquisitor [[FantasticRacism hating griffins]] and intentionally infuriating them), when the head king eventually threatens war. The Inquisitor then points out that the king's daughter (implied and later confirmed to be Gilda) is currently in Equestria on an exchange program, and while he's monitoring her, it might be... "difficult" to insure her safety if there's a war. The king backs down.
* Used in ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/119688/1/you-obey/the-interrogation You Obey]]'' as the interrogator is [[NightmareFuel eyeing his victim's limbs]].
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* In ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresII'', ''you'' do this. The Attila the Hun campaign has a scenario where your objective is to extort tribute from Roman cities by destroying their buildings.
* ''VideoGame/ANNOMutationem'': In one optional viewable video recording at The Consortium's underground facility, K speaks to C in an attempt to make him drop his escalating out-of-control scheme. C, feeling unopposed, tells K to keep an eye out for his personal research belongings as it'll be shameful if they ended up getting destroyed.
* ''Franchise/BlazBlue'': The way Hazama managed to coax Litchi Faye-Ling into his services 'by her own will' is by casually mentioning that he HAS information on the 'cure' she's looking for, and it'd be a shame if he'd just destroy that bit of information (and eventually her target of curing) because it's personally useless to him.
* LampshadeHanging in the Platform/ZXSpectrum game "Bugsy":
-->"Nice pawnshop you got here. Shame if anything should happen to it."\\\
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* ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}}'' gives us something among these lines when leaders want to threaten you into giving them free stuff. ''Civilization III'' takes this into full-on ethnic stereotyping when Julius Caesar says "Nice civilization you've got there. Be a shame if anything happened to it."
* ''Franchise/DragonAge'':
** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', a few Carta thugs can be found threatening a shopkeeper in Orzammar Commons. As well as another opportunity for good/evil/money, it ties into the main plotline for Orzammar.
** Also in ''Origins'', members of the fanatical dragon-worshiping cult from Haven gain the cooperation of a timid innkeeper by threatening his wife and children.
** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', Hawke will be on the receiving end of this if they accept a loan shark's offer of financial assistance during the first act. In the second act, the loan shark comes to their home and says he wants more money, and not-so-subtly threatens to harm Hawke's mother Leandra if he doesn't get it. Hawke being [[OneManArmy Hawke]], this ultimately ends up being a very unhealthy move on the part of the loan shark.
* This is considered a viable gameplay style by some players in ''VideoGame/EveOnline'' where PVP corporations will do anything from outright extort funds to stop shooting to ask for donations for their "defense fund."
* ''VideoGame/FallenLondon'': Attempted by a couple of thugs on Claremont's tattoo parlour. Fortunately for Mr. Claremont, he had hired you, and it's a dangerous test. The two only get as far as "It'd be a shame if something-" before you throw them under a carriage for their troubles. The following SickeningCrunch gets the point across rather wonderfully.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'': Kefka Palazzo, when asking the King of Figaro where Terra is, says "it would be a shame if something were to happen to your precious Figaro!" He attempts to keep his promise with fire, but Figaro Castle escapes by ''burrowing under the ground''.
* In ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm'', [[StopPokingMe clicking on]] VideoGame/{{Diablo}} will eventually cause him to make this threat -- [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou against the player's soul]]!
-->'''Diablo:''' That's a nice soul you've got there. It'd be a shame if something ''happened'' to it!
* In ''VideoGame/JakIIRenegade'', [[VillainousGlutton Krew]] is trying to convince Jak to throw the championship race, which Jak refuses to do. Krew then makes a thinly veiled threat against [[WeaselMascot Daxter]]. [[TheDragon Errol]] then makes a dramatic entrance, so we don't get to see Jak rip Krew to shreds for daring to threaten his best friend.
* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'' includes a base management system that was originally released with an optional online feature where other players can raid and pillage your base for your personnel and resources. Then, just as Konami started offering a monthly fee to protect you from such losses, the online component became ''mandatory'' to play even the single player mode.
* In ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2'' if you're playing evil you can try and pull this on a merchant. Of course he won't understand you and once you switch to simple threats, will chastise you for not getting right to the point. Hilariously, he's actually delighted that the thieves' guild is extorting him, because it means he's treated as a serious businessman and it will generate free publicity and draw customers.
* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' has the "Infiltration" short, in which Sombra casually threatens to reveal Katya Volskaya's dealings with the Omnics that her company supposedly opposed while holding a picture of Volskaya's daughter. Quirkiness of Sombra aside, it's pretty unnerving when you think about it.
-->'''Sombra:''' (While holding a picture of Volskaya's daughter) What would that do for the future of Russia?
** Widowmaker can also throw this back at Sombra if they're on the same team, but it's a subversion: Widowmaker isn't threatening anything Sombra holds dear, but merely implying that it'd be a pity if she had to ''kill'' her out of annoyance.
* ''VideoGame/{{Paperboy}}'': Non-subscribers will become subscribers if you do enough damage to their homes, strongly implying that they're subscribing so you'll leave them alone. They'll still want that paper, though.
* ''VideoGame/PAYDAY3'': In ''Dirty Ice'', Shade can lure the manager out of the main showroom by threatening to leak documents of International Diamond Enterprises' dirty secrets. This naturally requires getting your hands on those documents in the first place, alongside patching Shade in through the phone in the executive office.
* ''VideoGame/Persona4'': Naoto notes that it would be a terrible shame if Namatame escaped through the large television set in his hospital room. Then again, there's the not entirely unwelcome possibility that he wouldn't be able to get out of it and be left at the mercy of the Shadows. Rise gets the gist of what Naoto is implying, and is horrified that Naoto is seriously suggesting it.
* ''VideoGame/PizzaTycoon'': You can sometimes get a visit from the Mafia, who will say something along the lines of "Nice place you've got here... pity everything's so flammable..." in an extortion attempt.
* ''VideoGame/PsyCard'': The second line from Aya, right after saying that the second All Night Tournament is "nice", is:
--> It'd be a real shame if something awful happened to it...
* ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'': In [[Recap/SamAndMaxFreelancePoliceEpisode104AbeLincolnMustDie "Abe Lincoln Must Die"]] if Sam talks to Max when they first arrive at the White House.
-->'''Sam''': Pretty nice place here.
-->'''Max''': It'd be a shame if anything "happened" to it.
-->'''Sam''': What's that suppose to mean?
-->'''Max''': Just that I'd hate for there to be an "accident."
-->'''Sam''': How do you do that, putting certain words in quotes when you talk?
-->'''Max''': I've been "practicing."
* In ''VideoGame/SilentHill4'', you get an ominous note under your door reading: "Better check on your neighbor" shortly before [[spoiler:Eileen gets brutally attacked and almost killed]].
* In ''VideoGame/StarControlII'', one alien race agrees to help you in your fight if you can eliminate the monsters that forced them to evacuate their homeworld. After you do so, they try to back out of the deal by saying that they will help you once they're done re-colonizing the planet. You can then point out that the creatures are not actually dead; they're just in stasis aboard your ship. The aliens get the hint.
* Implied in ''VideoGame/StarWarsRebellion''. If the Imperial player builds a Death Star, its mere presence near worlds with Rebel leanings reduces Imperial garrison requirements and can even automatically subdue uprisings in progress, thanks to the populace being terrified you might actually use it.
* ''VideoGame/SuikodenV'': Gizel employs this tactic when he tells Lymsleia about her upcoming coronation as Felana's new Queen, now that the period of mourning for Queen Arhstat and her husband, Ferid, had passed. Lym refuses to go along with it, recognizing that Gizel intends to use her as his puppet, until he invokes the trope:
-->'''Lymsleia:''' ''[defiantly]'' That right! I refuse to be your PUPPET QUEEN!!\\
'''Gizel:''' ''[nonplussed]'' My, my, and here everyone was ''so'' looking forward to the princess's coronation, but the princess is being difficult. ''[pause]'' You wouldn't want anything to happen [[CoolBigSis to Miakis]], or your other servants, would you...?\\
''[Miakis and Lymsleia gasp in realization]''\\
'''Lymsleia:''' ''[horrified]'' Y-you wouldn't! You wouldn't dare!\\
'''Gizel:''' ''[nonchalant]'' Hmph... or would I...?
* ''VideoGame/TimeSplitters'' has the Challenge mission "Shame If Something Got Broken", where gangster Fingers Mackenzie must break all the windows at a construction site that hasn't paid their protection money.
* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'': The trope is used by Gensokyo's resident meddling gods, Kanako Yasaka and Suwako Moriya, as part of a faith-gathering scheme. Kanako's a big planner/speaker and Suwako has a group of curse gods under her control; together they essentially offer the chance ''not'' to be cursed by Suwako. ''Mountain of Faith'' is Reimu and crew's response to this scheme.
* In the 3DO game ''Zhadnost'', a common thug named Zygi managed to steal a nuclear bomb, and as the announcer is describing him to the game show host, it shows surveillance footage of Zygi "playing" with his new bomb in his house, pretending to be the President of the United States. "You have such a lovely country here. It would be a real... ''shame''... if something happened to it." He pats the bomb while he says this, too.
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* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'', when Cindy, trying to sell products for a school fundraiser, says the above phrase in regards to a rocking horse on the man's front porch. This causes him to worriedly buy several boxes.
* On the season 3 episode of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', "Meter Maid" Stan blackmails the maitre'd by threatening to boot his car if he and Francine weren't offered a better table at the restaurant.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' episode "Croak and Punishment", while trying to find the person who stole his birthday present for Ivy, Sprig takes his and Anne's GoodCopBadCop routine [[CowboyCop a little too far]], and uses a ''very'' unsubtle version of this to get a suspect to talk.
-->'''Sprig:''' "Your favourite apron", eh? It'd be a shame if something-- [''holds it close to the bakery oven''] --''[[SuddenlyShouting HAPPENED TO IT!]]''
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** In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', [[EvilChancellor Long Feng]] tells Aang "I understand you've been looking for your bison. It would be quite a shame if you were not able to complete your quest." This is a variation on the standard trope, as the threat was merely expulsion from the city; although Long Feng ''was'' indeed holding Appa, he had to know that directly using him as a hostage would end... badly.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'':
*** A trio of bender thugs from the [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Triple Threat Triad]] are rather unsubtle about it.
--->'''Viper:''' Mr. Chung, please tell me you have my money, or else I can't protect your fine establishment. ''[The Firebender gangster [[FingersnapLighter palms a ball of fire]] and grins]''
*** In the second season, [[spoiler: Varrick]] threatens Mako in this way about Asami and Bolin. [[spoiler:It's a bluff, and Varrick opts to frame Mako]].
* ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}} Arcane: League of Legends]]'': In Episode 6, Marcus is shocked to come home and see Silco playing with his daughter. Silco then reminds Marcus of eliminating Vi for good. As a final warning he "clumsily" destroys the daughter's house of cards noting that "accidents happen".
* In the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "La Famiglia Guy" Peter and his friends start their own mafia gang and a rival mafia gang threatens Peter [[ComicallyMissingThePoint which goes over his head.]]
-->'''Peter''': Yesterday, one of them even drove by my house to said "I had a beautiful family and it would be shame if anything were to happen to them." Now that's a compliment and empathy. When was the last time you guys said something like that?
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' had a one-shot villain named Arms Akimbo, an old-style gangster who offered "Oops Insurance"; whenever the shopkeeper asked "What's 'Oops Insurance'?", he'd knock something over and say "Oops". This culminates with a StockFootage building [[StuffBlowingUp exploding]], [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments followed by his usual "Oops".]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': The gist of the Grunka-Lunkas' song in "[[CharlieAndTheChocolateParody Fry and the Slurm Factory]]".
-->'''Grunka-Lunkas:''' Grunka-Lunka-dunka-dee-doo.\\
We've got a friendly warning for you.\\
Grunka-Lunka-dunka-dee-dasis.\\
The secret of Slurm's on a need-to-know basis.\\
'''Grunka-Lunka:''' Asking questions in school is a great way to learn.\\
'''Grunka-Lunka 2:''' If you try that stuff here, you might get your legs broke.\\
'''Grunka-Lunka:''' We once found a dead guy face down in the Slurm.\\
'''Grunka-Lunka 2:''' It could easily happen again to you folk.\\
'''Grunka-Lunkas:''' So keep your head down\\
And keep your mouth shut!\\
Grunka-Lunka-Lunka-dunka-dee-dut!
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', mob boss Tony Dracon runs a protection racket and blows up the buildings that don't pay. As a gargoyle, who sees protecting the innocent as a sacred duty, Goliath is enraged over someone doing this and calling it "protection".
* ''WesternAnimation/ParadisePD'': The Kingpin blackmails Agent Clappers by showing him a picture of his family, saying it would be a shame if something happened... to his family [[BaitAndSwitch photo of them]] while holding up a permanent marker. But Clappers treated the situation as if his actual family was being hostage, since the picture was his only copy and it's hard to get the perfect family photograph.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Invincible|2021}}'': Machine Head claims to know where Titan's family lives, which is why he forces Titan to continue working for him if he doesn't want any incidents to occur.
* Played with on an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}''. On a dark and stormy night, a stranger shows up at the Pickles' doorstep, making vaguely threatening statements about their home and family. Then he realizes he's being inadvertently creepy, and reveals he's just an insurance salesman and would like a few moments of their time.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** Parodied when Homer threatens Mr. Burns: "Nice office you have here. It would be a shame if somebody... DIDN'T USE A COASTER!" Mr. Burns [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment appears to be truly shaken]].
** In another episode, Homer threatens the manager of a beauty salon by hurling a hairnet to the ground and unscrewing the lid off of a jar. The manager is perplexed, especially as it is only after these things have happened that Homer explains his intent: he wants the salon to honor Marge's coupon for two free hair streaks, "or a lot more jars are going to be unscrewed."
** And again when Homer hires a private investigator, Dexter Colt, to find information about Lisa. Dexter comments that it would be a shame if Principal Skinner's papers were shuffled and does so. Skinner responds that he could easily put them back, to which Dexter staples the now mismatched pile. Cue a BigNo from Skinner.
** Parodied again in "The Clown Stays in the Picture", where Marge becomes Krusty's assistant director for a movie, who in turn becomes dependent on her and tries to get rid of Homer for spending too much time with her.
--->'''Homer:''' I'm telling you, your crazy boss is out to get me.\\
'''Marge:''' No he's not. Krusty loves our relationship. Every day he says it would be a shame if something happened to you, then laughs and laughs...
* In the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Le Petit Tourette" has Chris Hansen telling Cartman that if he doesn't appear on his show, he will be killed, citing about how a pedophile "shot himself" to get out of being on ''Series/ToCatchAPredator''. Subverted in that when multiple pedophiles actually are baited into appearing on the show, they immediately kill themselves, suggesting that Chris Hanson wasn't threatening Cartman but was stating a fact.
* The ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "Summer Job" had Mr. Krabs making Mrs. Puff work at the Krusty Krab to pay for [[CarMeetsHouse driving into the restaurant]], using this method to threaten her with telling her parole officer if she refuses.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'': In "Nightsisters", Darth Sidious senses the growing powers of Dooku's assassin, Asajj Ventress. He subtly invokes the trope, hinting that he would kill Dooku if he was breaking the Rule of Two.
-->'''Darth Sidious''': I can sense her powers growing stronger. I would hate to think you are training your own Sith apprentice to destroy me.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'': When Baltazar is less than pleased at seeing [[Characters/{{Wakfu}} Qilby]] again in Emrub, Qilby responds with the following while smirking smugly, practically unfazed by Baltazar's draconic yelling:
-->"''Watch your words, old dragon, just like me you don't want us to fight here. ''[glances meaningfully at Baltazar's young charges]'' Think about the consequences for all these kids.''"
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* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'', when Cindy, trying to sell products for a school fundraiser, says the above phrase in regards to a rocking horse on the man's front porch. This causes him to worriedly buy several boxes.
* On the season 3 episode of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', "Meter Maid" Stan blackmails the maitre'd by threatening to boot his car if he and Francine weren't offered a better table at the restaurant.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' episode "Croak and Punishment", while trying to find the person who stole his birthday present for Ivy, Sprig takes his and Anne's GoodCopBadCop routine [[CowboyCop a little too far]], and uses a ''very'' unsubtle version of this to get a suspect to talk.
-->'''Sprig:''' "Your favourite apron", eh? It'd be a shame if something-- [''holds it close to the bakery oven''] --''[[SuddenlyShouting HAPPENED TO IT!]]''
* ''Franchise/{{Avatar|TheLastAirbender}}'':
** In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', [[EvilChancellor Long Feng]] tells Aang "I understand you've been looking for your bison. It would be quite a shame if you were not able to complete your quest." This is a variation on the standard trope, as the threat was merely expulsion from the city; although Long Feng ''was'' indeed holding Appa, he had to know that directly using him as a hostage would end... badly.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'':
*** A trio of bender thugs from the [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Triple Threat Triad]] are rather unsubtle about it.
--->'''Viper:''' Mr. Chung, please tell me you have my money, or else I can't protect your fine establishment. ''[The Firebender gangster [[FingersnapLighter palms a ball of fire]] and grins]''
*** In the second season, [[spoiler: Varrick]] threatens Mako in this way about Asami and Bolin. [[spoiler:It's a bluff, and Varrick opts to frame Mako]].
* ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}} Arcane: League of Legends]]'': In Episode 6, Marcus is shocked to come home and see Silco playing with his daughter. Silco then reminds Marcus of eliminating Vi for good. As a final warning he "clumsily" destroys the daughter's house of cards noting that "accidents happen".
* In the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "La Famiglia Guy" Peter and his friends start their own mafia gang and a rival mafia gang threatens Peter [[ComicallyMissingThePoint which goes over his head.]]
-->'''Peter''': Yesterday, one of them even drove by my house to said "I had a beautiful family and it would be shame if anything were to happen to them." Now that's a compliment and empathy. When was the last time you guys said something like that?
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' had a one-shot villain named Arms Akimbo, an old-style gangster who offered "Oops Insurance"; whenever the shopkeeper asked "What's 'Oops Insurance'?", he'd knock something over and say "Oops". This culminates with a StockFootage building [[StuffBlowingUp exploding]], [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments followed by his usual "Oops".]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': The gist of the Grunka-Lunkas' song in "[[CharlieAndTheChocolateParody Fry and the Slurm Factory]]".
-->'''Grunka-Lunkas:''' Grunka-Lunka-dunka-dee-doo.\\
We've got a friendly warning for you.\\
Grunka-Lunka-dunka-dee-dasis.\\
The secret of Slurm's on a need-to-know basis.\\
'''Grunka-Lunka:''' Asking questions in school is a great way to learn.\\
'''Grunka-Lunka 2:''' If you try that stuff here, you might get your legs broke.\\
'''Grunka-Lunka:''' We once found a dead guy face down in the Slurm.\\
'''Grunka-Lunka 2:''' It could easily happen again to you folk.\\
'''Grunka-Lunkas:''' So keep your head down\\
And keep your mouth shut!\\
Grunka-Lunka-Lunka-dunka-dee-dut!
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', mob boss Tony Dracon runs a protection racket and blows up the buildings that don't pay. As a gargoyle, who sees protecting the innocent as a sacred duty, Goliath is enraged over someone doing this and calling it "protection".
* ''WesternAnimation/ParadisePD'': The Kingpin blackmails Agent Clappers by showing him a picture of his family, saying it would be a shame if something happened... to his family [[BaitAndSwitch photo of them]] while holding up a permanent marker. But Clappers treated the situation as if his actual family was being hostage, since the picture was his only copy and it's hard to get the perfect family photograph.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Invincible|2021}}'': Machine Head claims to know where Titan's family lives, which is why he forces Titan to continue working for him if he doesn't want any incidents to occur.
* Played with on an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}''. On a dark and stormy night, a stranger shows up at the Pickles' doorstep, making vaguely threatening statements about their home and family. Then he realizes he's being inadvertently creepy, and reveals he's just an insurance salesman and would like a few moments of their time.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** Parodied when Homer threatens Mr. Burns: "Nice office you have here. It would be a shame if somebody... DIDN'T USE A COASTER!" Mr. Burns [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment appears to be truly shaken]].
** In another episode, Homer threatens the manager of a beauty salon by hurling a hairnet to the ground and unscrewing the lid off of a jar. The manager is perplexed, especially as it is only after these things have happened that Homer explains his intent: he wants the salon to honor Marge's coupon for two free hair streaks, "or a lot more jars are going to be unscrewed."
** And again when Homer hires a private investigator, Dexter Colt, to find information about Lisa. Dexter comments that it would be a shame if Principal Skinner's papers were shuffled and does so. Skinner responds that he could easily put them back, to which Dexter staples the now mismatched pile. Cue a BigNo from Skinner.
** Parodied again in "The Clown Stays in the Picture", where Marge becomes Krusty's assistant director for a movie, who in turn becomes dependent on her and tries to get rid of Homer for spending too much time with her.
--->'''Homer:''' I'm telling you, your crazy boss is out to get me.\\
'''Marge:''' No he's not. Krusty loves our relationship. Every day he says it would be a shame if something happened to you, then laughs and laughs...
* In the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Le Petit Tourette" has Chris Hansen telling Cartman that if he doesn't appear on his show, he will be killed, citing about how a pedophile "shot himself" to get out of being on ''Series/ToCatchAPredator''. Subverted in that when multiple pedophiles actually are baited into appearing on the show, they immediately kill themselves, suggesting that Chris Hanson wasn't threatening Cartman but was stating a fact.
* The ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "Summer Job" had Mr. Krabs making Mrs. Puff work at the Krusty Krab to pay for [[CarMeetsHouse driving into the restaurant]], using this method to threaten her with telling her parole officer if she refuses.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'': In "Nightsisters", Darth Sidious senses the growing powers of Dooku's assassin, Asajj Ventress. He subtly invokes the trope, hinting that he would kill Dooku if he was breaking the Rule of Two.
-->'''Darth Sidious''': I can sense her powers growing stronger. I would hate to think you are training your own Sith apprentice to destroy me.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'': When Baltazar is less than pleased at seeing [[Characters/{{Wakfu}} Qilby]] again in Emrub, Qilby responds with the following while smirking smugly, practically unfazed by Baltazar's draconic yelling:
-->"''Watch your words, old dragon, just like me you don't want us to fight here. ''[glances meaningfully at Baltazar's young charges]'' Think about the consequences for all these kids.''"
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* In 1268, Kublai Khan sent a letter to the emperor of Japan in which he declared his intent to "establish friendly relations" with the country, but also pointed out that Japan was a small country very close to the Mongol Empire's eastern frontier, and expressed worry that the emperor had not "considered carefully" his decision to not send him tribute. The letter also ended with an assurance that [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial the Khan had no intention of getting his army involved in the matter]].
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* In 1268, Kublai Khan sent a letter to the emperor of Japan in which he declared his intent to "establish friendly relations" with the country, but also pointed out that Japan was a small country very close to the Mongol Empire's eastern frontier, and expressed worry that the emperor had not "considered carefully" his decision to not send him tribute. The letter also ended with an assurance that [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial the Khan had no intention of getting his army involved in the matter]].
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* In ''ComicBook/JewGangster'', the head of the [[KosherNostra Jewish mafia]] tells Ruby to stay in line by warning him not to endanger his mother or sister.
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* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'': While Sonic is showing around [[spoiler:Surge]] at the Restoration HQ, she comments with a grin that it'd be a real shame if someone burned it to the ground. He replies that it'd be an even ''bigger'' shame what'd happen to the fool that tries that, before delivering an even sharper grin.
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* ''{{Webcomic/Freefall}}'' has a situation where terraforming robot Sawtooth Rivergrinder (who is the size of a dump truck) is investigating who wanted to start a robot war between two nuclear power plants (by stealing critical components the other plant still had) an asks for access to communication records. He's refused and [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2100/fc02034.htm calmly says that if he can't be busy looking through records, he better start installing the spare component he brought]] and prepares to walk ''through'' a wall (because he's several times the size of the door). The robot on site immediately changes their mind and grants him access to the records to prevent further damage to the building.
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* ''{{Webcomic/Freefall}}'' has a situation where terraforming ''{{Webcomic/Freefall}}'':
** Terraforming robot Sawtooth Rivergrinder (who is the size of a dump truck) is investigating who wanted to start a robot war between two nuclear power plants (by stealing critical components the other plant still had) an asks for access to communication records. He's refused and [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2100/fc02034.htm calmly says that if he can't be busy looking through records, he better start installing the spare component he brought]] and prepares to walk ''through'' a wall (because he's several times the size of the door). The robot on site immediately changes their mind and grants him access to the records to prevent further damage to thebuilding.building.
** When the docking fees on a space station turn out to be higher than originally negotiated, Niomi mentions that the ship is owned by [[KleptomaniacHero Sam Starfall]] and it ''would be a shame'' if he felt cheated and decided to make up the balance in his [[LovableRogue own unique style]]. As soon as Sam starts asking what size bolts are being used to hold something down, the official drops the docking fee below the original asking price.
** Terraforming robot Sawtooth Rivergrinder (who is the size of a dump truck) is investigating who wanted to start a robot war between two nuclear power plants (by stealing critical components the other plant still had) an asks for access to communication records. He's refused and [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2100/fc02034.htm calmly says that if he can't be busy looking through records, he better start installing the spare component he brought]] and prepares to walk ''through'' a wall (because he's several times the size of the door). The robot on site immediately changes their mind and grants him access to the records to prevent further damage to the
** When the docking fees on a space station turn out to be higher than originally negotiated, Niomi mentions that the ship is owned by [[KleptomaniacHero Sam Starfall]] and it ''would be a shame'' if he felt cheated and decided to make up the balance in his [[LovableRogue own unique style]]. As soon as Sam starts asking what size bolts are being used to hold something down, the official drops the docking fee below the original asking price.
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* ''{{Webcomic/Freefall}}'' has a situation where terraforming robot Sawtooth Rivergrinder (who is the size of a dump truck) is investigating who wanted to start a robot war between two nuclear power plants (by stealing critical components the other plant still had) an asks for access to communication records. He's refused and [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2100/fc02034.htm calmly says that if he can't be busy looking through records, he better start installing the spare component he brought brought]] and prepares to walk ''through'' a wall (because he's several times the size of the door). The robot on site immediately changes their mind and grants him access to the records to prevent further damage to the building.
