With how long Death Battle has gone on, with characters fighting to the death and all that, you can be certain plenty of characters will attempt to give a badass one-liner for their opponent to hear before their death.
Note that this page will spoil the winner of almost every fight. Since almost every example will be a spoiler, all spoilers are unmarked.
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Season One
- Samus Aran: (to Boba Fett) You're mine.
- Rogue: (to Wonder Woman) Goodnight, sugar!
- Spawn: (to Kratos) DIE!
- Vegeta: (to Shadow) Playtime's over, runt!note Subverted in that while Vegeta punches the moon at Shadow, Shadow uses Chaos Control to warp it back to its normal location.
- Shadow: (to Vegeta) It's time to end this. Chaos... BLAST!note Another subversion, as Shadow reverts back to normal right before performing the finishing move; the real one-liner is below.
- Vegeta: (to Shadow) Sayonara.
- Metal Sonic: (to everyone) Kneel before your master!
- Thor: (to Thunder God Raiden) Feel heaven's wrath!note Subverted, in that the blow doesn't do Raiden in (in fact, it boosts him), but it does set up Thor's actual one-liner below.
- Thor: (to Thunder God Raiden) Farewell!
- Spider-Man: (to Batman) It's all or nothing! Loser!!!
Season Two
- Shao Kahn: (to M. Bison) Feel the wrath of Shao Kahn!note Subverted thanks to M. Bison unleashing all of his Psycho Power afterwards.
- Strider Hiryu: (to Ryu Hayabusa) Time to end this! RAGNAROK!
- Ivy Valentine: (to Black Orchid) Is that it? note Subverted, since Orchid recovers enough energy to avoid the killing blow.
- The crew of the Righteous Indignation: (to Slippy Toad) Let's croak toads!
- Terminator: (to Robocop) Hasta la vista, baby!note Subverted, since Robocop survives getting his police car blown up.
- Robocop: (to Terminator) Checkmate.note Subverted, since the Tactical Ordinance Grenade only blows off the Terminator's legs.
- Terminator: (to Robocop) YOU. ARE. TERMINATED!note Subverted, since Robocop straps the Terminator to his jetpack and sends him out of the city before he can explode.
- Zechs: (to Tommy and Saba) FOR NOOOOOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!
- Scorpion: (to Ryu) I WILL CRUSH YOUR BONES!
- Ragna: (to Sol) Tapping out? note Subverted, since Sol survives the impaling and proceeds to return the favor.
- Toph: (to Gaara) Got'cha.
- Guts: (to Nightmare) Die! note Subverted, as Nightmare No Sells the cannonball to the face and transforms into Night Terror.
- Nightmare: (to Guts) BURN! note Subverted, as Guts survives Nightmare's combo.
- Inferno: (to Guts) DARKNESS... WILL CONSUME EVERYTHING! note Subverted, as Guts puts on his Berserker Armor to survive the flames before cutting Inferno and Soul Edge into two with his Dragon Slayer.
- Iron Man: (to Lex Luthor) Goodnight, Cue-ball!note Subverted, as Tony's punch gets caught by Luthor and the power supply for the Hulkbuster Armor runs out, preventing him from continuing on the attack and setting up the latter's own Pre-Mortem One-Liner.
- Lex Luthor: (to Iron Man) Fool. You're just like all the others. Building a suit to save the world, trying to play God. Let me tell you something, Stark. There's only one man in the world fit to play such a role. Me.note Subverted, as Tony survives, albeit with the destruction of the Hulkbuster Armor, and then replaces it with the Endo-Sym Armor, thus leading to the real one-liner below.
- Iron Man: (to Lex Luthor) Here's the big one!
- Darth Vader: (to Doctor Doom) Witness the power of the Force!note Played with, as while that was the finishing blow, it turned out the Doom Vader killed was Actually a Doombot, and the real Doom appears shortly afterwards to fight personally.
- Darth Vader: (to Doctor Doom) Die!note Subverted, as Doom counters Vader's hail of rocks with his own and gets behind him, leading to the real Pre-Mortem One-Liner below.
- Doctor Doom: (to Darth Vader) Got you!
- Superman: (to Son Goku) I'm sorry.
- Wolverine: (to Metal Gear!Raiden) Good night, Robocop!note Subverted, as Raiden activates his Jack the Ripper mode and recovers from his impaling.
- Dan Hibiki: (to Hercule Satan) DIEEEEE!note Subverted, as he proceeds to botch up the Satoi no Hado by tripping on a jetpack, opening himself up for Hercule's No-Holds-Barred Beatdown and the actual one-liner below
- Hercule Satan: (to Dan Hibiki) THIS! IS! OVER!note Played with, as while that was the last thing Hercule told Dan, he really meant it as a Pre-Asskicking One-Liner before Dan swallowed the capsule that contained a jukebox and exploded.
- Tifa Lockheart: (to Yang Xiao Long) Final Heaven!note Subverted, as Yang not only survives, but powers up all the way thanks to the beatdown, leading to the real Pre-Mortem One-Liner below.
- Yang Xiao Long: (to Tifa Lockheart) Like that?
- Green Arrow: (to Hawkeye) You look like you're under a lot of stress. I recommend acupuncture: Green Arrow style!note Subverted, as Hawkeye manages to fire an adamantium arrow to split Green Arrow's arrow, and also deal the killing blow, so those are instead Oliver's last words.
- WarGreymon: (to Mega Charizard X and Red) Terra...FORCE!
Season Three
- Dante: (to Bayonetta) Bullseye.
- Jak: (to Ratchet) Rest in pieces.note Subverted, as Ratchet puts up a shield to survive at the last second.
- The Flash: (to Quicksilver) You're in the Speed Force. MY Speed Force. I'm sure you feel it, the raw energy coursing all around you. This is the source of my power. And here, I! AM! KING!note Played with, as while that was the last thing he said to Quicksilver before the death blow, he meant it more as a Pre Ass Kicking One Liner, as not only was he a bit shocked to see Quicksilver die, Goku Black vs Reverse-Flash reveals that Thawne moved the statue that would impale Quicksilver so The Flash was not even expecting him to die.
- The Joker: (to Sweet Tooth) The best kind of punchline... is the one you don't see coming!
- Mewtwo: (to Shadow) Sayonara.
- Terry: (to Ken) You're dead!
- Doomsday: (to Hulk) DIE! DOOM!
Season Four
- Bane: (to Venom) You're just like all the others... broken!note Subverted, as Venom survived the back breaking attempt unscathed and proceeded to counter by piercing Bane with his tendrils, leading to the actual one-liner below.
- Venom: (to Bane) Now for what we came for!
- Natsu: (to Ace) LIGHTNING FIRE DRAGON ROAR!
- Sub-Zero: (to Glacius) Time to die.note Played with. Although Glacius does a Punch Parry to it and melts his hand off, Sub-Zero's fakeout makes him successful the second time with his remaining hand
- Zero: (to Metal Sonic) This'll be over in a nanosecond!
- Balrog: (to TJ Combo) You won't hear the full ten-count! WHY DON'T YOU GO TO HELL?!note Subverted. TJ goes down, but gets a Heroic Second Wind and pummels Balrog to death.
- Shredder: (to Silver Samurai) DIE!
- Smokey: (to McGruff) Not even you could prevent this!
- Wonder Woman: (to Thor) You're not worthy.
- Sephiroth: (to Vergil) Witness oblivion.note Subverted because Vergil survives and escapes the Supernova attack. However, it weakens Vergil enough for the real one-liner below.
- Sephiroth: (to Vergil) Hmph...So you are.note Response to Vergil's line "I'm...free."
Season Five
- Black Panther: (to Batman) The strong shall hunt the weak! That is the law of nature — and my rule is law!
- Twilight Sparkle: (to Raven) Sorry to SOIL your fun.note Subverted as Raven's Soul Self takes Twilight out before she can finish Raven off, so those are potentially her last words.
- Kenshiro:(to Jotaro) Omae wa mou shindeiru.
- Spyro: (to Crash) I'm done with this!
- Sora: (to Pit) Time to end this!
- Pit: (to Sora) You said it!note Response to the above line. Subverted in that it's Sora's blow that triumphs, so those are instead Pit's last words.
- Frank: (to Leon) It was ice fightin' with ya, buddy!note Subverted, as Leon recovers just in time to finish Frank off, leading to the actual one-liner below.
- Leon: (to Frank) Game over!
- Doctor Fate (more specifically Nabu): (to Doctor Strange) Doctor Strange, welcome to our home. Welcome...to the end!
- Lucy: (to Carnage) Die.note Subverted, since Carnage's Healing Factor easily pulls himself together after being sliced into chunks by her vectors.
- Lucy: (to Carnage) Does it hurt yet? Don't worry... I'll put you out of your misery.
- Amuro Ray: (to Optimus Prime) Not bad. I'm just better!note Subverted, as Optimus responds with the actual one-liner below before unleashing the Matrix of Leadership before the Gundam can finish him off, so those instead are Amuro's last words.
- Optimus Prime: (to Amuro Ray) I must stand... so you shall fall!
- Daredevil: (to Nightwing) I wish I could see the look on your face.note Subverted, as Nightwing responds with the actual one-liner below before activating his ultrasonic wingdings he threw towards Daredevil earlier via a button on his utility belt, causing a Sensory Overload on Daredevil long enough for Nightwing to finish him off, so those are instead Daredevil's last words.
- Nightwing: (to Darkdevil) Me too.
- Mario: (to Sonic) So long-a, hedgehog!
- Ultron: (to Sigma) Your reign is a delusion. You're all just puppets on strings. Die!note Subverted, as Sigma simply transfer his consciousness to his bigger body.
- Sigma: (to Ultron) My infection is complete! You belong to me!note Subverted, as Ultron manages to shrug off Sigma's assimilation attempt and assimilate him back, leading to his own pre-mortem one-liner below.
- Ultron: (to Sigma) Oh, please.
- Roshi: (to Gamabunta) Evil Containment Wave!note Downplayed, as he doesn't kill Gamabunta but instead seals him away. Gamabunta is still effectively taken out of the fight.
- Roshi: (to Jiraiya) Gotcha!
- Jiraiya: (to Roshi) You old fool, I can't believe you fell for that! Let's end this!note Said after the above. Subverted, as the Demonic Illusion: Toad Confrontation Chant did not slow Roshi's body down, allowing it to punch through Jiraiya's body before the finishing blow could be dealt with.
- Thanos: (to Darkseid) I am Thanos. Thanos is supreme! Thanos is god...note Subverted, as Darkseid simply grows big enough to easily climb out of the black hole Thanos sent him to die in.
- Thanos: (to Darkseid) These games bore me, but this will bring a smile to my face.note Played with, as while that is indeed the finishing blow, it turns out to be one of Darkseid's avatars, causing another avatar to appear behind Thanos.
- Darkseid: (to Thanos) Pitiful...
- Deadpool: (to Thanos) Oh my god! It's Deadpool with a gun!
Season Six
- Aquaman: (to Namor) Have at'em boys!
- Black Widow: (to Widowmaker) Nice theory, let's test it!note Said in response to Widowmaker's Defiant to the End last words, "I... can... survive... anything!"
- Captain Falcon: (to Johnny Cage) Falcon Punch!
- Aang (while in the Avatar State): (to Edward Elric) This ends now!
- Ghost Rider (as Zarathos) (to Lobo clones): YOU WILL ALL DIE SCREAMING!note While he does finish off the Lobo clones, one soul still survives. Said soul gets the other pre-mortem one-liner below.
- Ghost Rider (as Zarathos) (to Lobo's ghost): LOBO OF CZARNIA! YOUR SINS ARE INNUMERABLE! I AM HERE TO WREAK VENGEANCE UPON YOUR SOUL!!
- Dracula (to Ganondorf): You're right. You're not a man... you're a pig. Let me hear you squeal.
Season Seven
- Static (to Miles Morales): Plasma coil. If you haven't noticed, this electric biz is kinda my thing.
- Machamp (to Goro): MACHAMP!
- Cable (to Booster Gold): Finally! Your time just ran out!note Subverted, as Booster Gold's forcefield was actually blocking his Wave-Motion Gun's attack, allowing Booster Gold to set-up his one-liner below.
- Booster Gold (to Cable): Ooh wait, did you think you made me turn my forcefield off? Hmm no, it's too strong for that. I gave it to you.
- Danny Phantom (to Jake Long): D to the A to the N-N-Y, this dragon's got claws and wings to fly! But I'm still better than this other guy!
- Beerus (to Sailor Galaxia): Now you're catching on! I AM THE IMPOSSIBLE!note Response to Galaxia's line "What?! That's...impossible!"
- Archie Sonic (to Wally West): CHAOS... CONTROL!note Subverted, as Wally West manages to break through his attack and go forward in time.
- Billy Butcher (to Queen Maeve): Come on, come on!note Says this as he tries to get the baby to shoot its lasers. He succeeds.
- Jon Talbain (to Sabrewulf): I'm no monster, but tonight, I'll make an exception!
- Broly (to Hulk): I'LL KILL YOU!
Season Eight
- King Mickey (to Yoda): Ultima!
- Ryuko (to Shadow): Sayonara, dipshit!note Subverted this time, as Shadow turns things around and shatters Ryuko's scissor blade, leading shortly into the actual one-liner by Shadow below, so those are instead Ryuko's last words.
- Shadow (to Ryuko): Chaos Blast.
- Lex Luthor (to Doctor Doom): Still hiding behind that hideous mask, tin man? Let's show your true face the light of day!note Subverted, as Doom uses the Ovoid Mind Swap to turn the tables, leading to the actual one-liner by Doom below.
- Doctor Doom (to Lex Luthor): Don't you see it? That mask is my true face.
- Geese Howard (to Heihachi Mishima): YOU CANNOT ESCAPE FROM DEATH!note Subverted, as Heihachi manages to anticipate Geese's comeback with a readied punch of his own, leading to his own one-liner below, so those are instead Geese's last words.
- Heihachi Mishima (to Geese Howard): Back to Hell with you!
- Po (to Iron Fist): Hohoho, come to papa!
- Steven Universe (to Star Butterfly): Goodbye, weird bug girl!note Subverted, as Star then breaks the Deadly Force Field he attempts to crush her with, so those are instead Steven's last words.
- Cloud Strife (to Link): Let's mosey, asshole.
- Batman (to Iron Man): What did you expect? I am Batman.note Played with, as while he indeed kill Iron Man, it turns out he was just remotely controlling the suit.
- Iron Man (to Batman): Model 58, the Nano Armor. Snuck it into your body back in the Watchtower. Friday, initiate self-destruct.
- Goku Black (to nearby civilians): Mortals! Sinners! Prepare for divine justice!!
- Reverse-Flash (to Goku Black): I'll end this fight before it even began. DEATH IN REVERSE!note While he does splatters Goku Black's past self, it doesn't kill the actual Black.
- Reverse-Flash (to Goku Black): Sorry. Was that important?note Says this after destroying Black's time ring.
- Kool-Aid Man (to Macho Man): Ohhhh yeaaaaah.note Said in response to Macho Man's supposed Bond One-Liner.
- Dio Brando (to Alucard): Useless, useless, useless... MUDA!
- Akuma (to Shao Kahn): DIE!note Subverted, as Kahn catches his fist, leading to the actual one-liner below, so that is instead Akuma/Oni's last word.
- Shao Kahn (to Akuma): Feel the wrath of Shao Kahn!
- Korra (to Storm): I know what you are, spirit of storms.note Subverted, as Storm responds with the actual one-liner below and creates a massive lightning storm to disrupt Korra's attempt to impale her with a large icicle, so those are instead Korra's last words.
- Storm (to Korra): Hahaha.... Exactly!
- Aizen (to Madara): Nothing escapes my illusions, human. Know your place.note Subverted, as while Aizen's Ultrafragor seems to completely obliterate Madara, he was actually caught in an illusion himself and ends up being set up for the killing blow by Madara, so those are instead Aizen's last words.
- Popeye (to Saitama): That's all I can stands cause I can't stands no more!
Season Nine
- Jinx (to Harley): Hmm... Nah! Bye bye! note This is Jinx's response to Harley's attempted Batman Gambit to lure Jinx in close to shock her with an Electric Joybuzzer. Jinx instead chooses to just blow up Harley with Fishbones right then and there.
- Zatanna (to Scarlet Witch): A disappearing act was the first thing Dad ever taught me... And for my final trick: sehctiw erom oN! No more witches. note All of this was done mentally due to Wanda casting a sound-disabling spell on reality.
- Jonathan (to Tanjiro): SUNLIGHT... YELLOW... OVERDRIVE!note Those aren't exactly Jonathan's last words to Tanjiro, as the latter is still alive albeit barely, with Jonathan promising to protect Nezuko for Tanjiro after learning his side of the story.
- Vegeta (to Thor): FINAL FLASH!note Subverted, as Thor actually survives the hakai-infused Final Flash albeit injured before reciting his own, and hence, actual pre-mortem one liner to himself, so those are instead Vegeta's last words.
- Thor: Always aim for the head... note Thor says this to himself before summoning Mjolnir into the hand he's holding Vegeta's head with. Vegeta's head is crushed soon after.
- Omni-Man (to Homelander): Remember what I promised you? Now swallow.note Reference to his earlier Pre Ass Kicking One Liner "I'm going to feed you your own heart." Needless to say, he literally does.
- Boba Fett (to the Predator): I'll be taking this.
- James Bond (to John Wick): What comes around goes around, as they say.
- Apocalypse (to Black Adam): I never offered you a choice. Now... everything you've built... will FALL!
- Trunks (to Silver): This is it, time-hog! The end of your future! note Subverted, as Silver uses the Time Stone to turn Trunks' attack back on him, iterating the actual one-liner below as he does, so those are instead Trunks' last words.
- Silver (to Trunks): I told you... It's. No. Use!
- Superfriends Aquaman (to SpongeBob): I'll prove it to you. I'll be a real... Super Hero.note Says this at the same time as Spongebob's below. Subverted, as SpongeBob survived Aquaman's final attack.
- SpongeBob (to Superfriends Aquaman): I'll prove it to you. I'll be a real... goofy goober.note Says this at the same time as Aquaman's above.
- Sauron (to the Lich King): There is no life in the void... only... death.
- Deku: (to Asta) You wanted my best?! Here it is! 1,000,000%!! PLUS ULTRA!!! note Subverted, as it turned out Asta survived Deku's final attack, with Deku's own attack killing him as he pushed himself too hard.
- Vegito: (to Gogeta) KAMEHAMEHA!!!
Season Ten
- Ant-Man: (to the Atom) You can't be afraid to think big.
- The Chosen Undead: (to the Dragonborn) Prepare to Die! note Subverted, as the Chosen Undead's strangle attempt is cut short by the Dragonborn shouting him off, so those instead become the Chosen Undead's last words.
- Dragonborn: (to the Chosen Undead) FUS RO DAH!!note These are the words that make up the dragon shout Unrelenting Force, and they use it to extinguish the First Flame after the Chosen Undead links it, technically also making this the finishing move of the fight.
- Misaka: (to Killua) Distance: 35 metres. Altitude: 45... 40... now.
- Stitch: (to Rocket Raccoon) Aloha!
- Darth Vader: (to Obito) Accept this gift and die.note Subverted as Obito reveals to Vader that he managed to unleash the Infinite Tsukuyomi on him, trapping Vader and setting him up for his own Pre-Mortem One Liner below, so those are instead Vader's last words.
- Obito: (to Darth Vader) You are liberated from Hell... find peace in the next life.
- Jean/Dark Phoenix: (to Raven) BURN!note Played with as while this does burn Raven's body to a husk, Raven's soul emerges unharmed and continues the fight by draining the Dark Phoenix's energy.
- Raven: (to Jean) I am not the daughter of a demon. I am a daughter of Azarath! Azarath Metrion ZINTHOS!
- Dimitri: (to Guts) Enough of this! THIS IS IT!note Played with in that while Guts manages to survive thanks to the Berserker Armor, the sheer damage of taking Dimitri's Atrocity Combat Art heavily contributes to his ultimate bleed-out and Died Standing Up moment.
- Alex (to Cole) You don't want to give me your power... Fine! I'll just take it!note Subverted, as Cole breaks out of Alex's attempt to consume him, and responds with his own actual one-liner below, so those are instead Alex's last words.
- Cole: (to Alex) Good idea.note In response to the above- Cole then uses the Bio-Leech to drain Alex's bioelectricity and finish him off.
- Megatron: (to Frieza) Die a fool's death.note Subverted as Megatron's attempt to murder Frieza with his antimatter fails to put an end to his opponent, with Frieza surviving albeit missing a limb and his body's lower half before saying the actual one-liner below
- Frieza: (to Megatron): You will die by my hand!note Megatron responds with "You fool!", making this a Mythology Gag to Goku and Frieza's last exchange during the Namek Arc. The only difference is that unlike Goku, Megatron's attempt at turning the tables fails.
- Makima: (to Satoru Gojo): Now... be a good boy and play dead.note Subverted, as Gojo breaks free of Makima's mind control, heals his wounds and then promptly unleashes his Domain Expansion, leading to his own Pre-Mortem One-Liner below, so those are instead Makima's last words.
- Satoru Gojo: (to Makima): Throughout Heaven and Earth, I alone am the honored one.
- Computer: (to Scooby-Doo) All dogs love their bones, don't they?note Referring to the God Bone Courage currently has. Subverted as Courage slamming the God Bone into Scooby doesn't actually kill him
- Rick Sanchez: (to The Doctor): Wubba-lubba-dub-dub!note Subverted, as The Doctor turns Rick's intended finishing blow back on him, so those are instead Rick's last words.
- The Doctor: (to Rick Sanchez): Allons-y!note In response to the above.
- Unicron: (to Galactus): Of course I do. Your death I thus demand! note In response to Galactus' claims he doesn't understand the power he wields when he possesses the Ultimate Nullifier. Subverted, as Galactus survives Unicron's attempt at erasing him using the Nullifier, leading to his own Pre-Mortem below.
- Galactus: (to Unicron): I've seen your power, bringer of chaos, yet by my figure thou hast much need. Witness the last fate that awaits you thus... for almighty Galactus must now feed!
