Marcy Wu: Andrias, this wasn't the plan! You said no one would get hurt!
King Andrias: I would have said anything if it meant you'd deliver the Box to me fully charged. Hate to break it to ya kiddo, but you've been duped.
King Andrias: I would have said anything if it meant you'd deliver the Box to me fully charged. Hate to break it to ya kiddo, but you've been duped.
— Amphibia, "True Colors"
"I did warn you not to trust me..."
—Lord Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish, Game of Thrones
"Gabe, sometimes in order to hurt someone very badly, you have to tell that person terrible lies."
—Tycho, Penny Arcade
Tarkin: Since you have been reluctant to provide us with the location of the Rebel base, I have chosen to test this station's destructive power on your home planet of Alderaan.
Leia: No! Alderaan is peaceful! We have no weapons! You can't-
Tarkin: You would prefer another target? A military target? Then name the system! I grow tired of asking this, so it will be the last time: Where is the Rebel base?
Leia: ...Dantooine. They're on Dantooine.
Tarkin: There. You see, Lord Vader, she can be reasonable. Continue with the operation. You may fire when ready.
Leia: What!?
Tarkin: You are far too trusting. Dantooine is too remote to make an effective demonstration. But don't worry - we will deal with your rebel friends soon enough!
Leia: No! Alderaan is peaceful! We have no weapons! You can't-
Tarkin: You would prefer another target? A military target? Then name the system! I grow tired of asking this, so it will be the last time: Where is the Rebel base?
Leia: ...Dantooine. They're on Dantooine.
Tarkin: There. You see, Lord Vader, she can be reasonable. Continue with the operation. You may fire when ready.
Leia: What!?
Tarkin: You are far too trusting. Dantooine is too remote to make an effective demonstration. But don't worry - we will deal with your rebel friends soon enough!
Mara glared at the Admiral, her hands curled into fists, her body trembling with rage. "Eight days, Thrawn," she snarled, her voice echoing oddly through the background noises of the Chimera's vast shuttle bay. "You said eight days. You promised me eight days."
Thrawn gazed back with a polite calmness that made her long to burn him down where he stood. "I changed my mind," he said coolly.
Thrawn gazed back with a polite calmness that made her long to burn him down where he stood. "I changed my mind," he said coolly.
Markus: That's it. I did everything that you've asked.
Perkins: The problem with you androids is that you believe everything that we tell you. You didn't think I was going to let you live... after everything that's happened? I have orders, you know.
Markus: (realizes what's happening and panics) No! North! [Perkins grabs his pistol and gives North a headshot.]
Perkins: Your cause is lost. Your android friends will soon be destroyed, and now your girlfriend's been shot. Seems you seriously fucked up, Markus. (shoots him dead)
Perkins: The problem with you androids is that you believe everything that we tell you. You didn't think I was going to let you live... after everything that's happened? I have orders, you know.
Markus: (realizes what's happening and panics) No! North! [Perkins grabs his pistol and gives North a headshot.]
Perkins: Your cause is lost. Your android friends will soon be destroyed, and now your girlfriend's been shot. Seems you seriously fucked up, Markus. (shoots him dead)
"You said you need me, that was just a lie, just a lie
You said the truth once, that was just a lie, just a lie"
You said the truth once, that was just a lie, just a lie"
— Moby, Disco Lies
"I lied. That's what I do."
— Ben Linus, Lost
"What? I'm evil. I lied."
Starkiller: You agreed to stay away!
Darth Vader: I lied, as I have from the very beginning.
Darth Vader: I lied, as I have from the very beginning.
Bakura: Hey, Pegasus, remember when I said I'd kill you last?
Pegasus: That's right, Bakura, you did.
Bakura: I lied.
Pegasus: That's right, Bakura, you did.
Bakura: I lied.
Elder Mouri: That wasn't part of our deal!
Freeza: And FIVE HUNDRED! Dodoria, show them what they won!
Freeza: And FIVE HUNDRED! Dodoria, show them what they won!
Cioccolata: B-but you said... th-that if I just stayed still.. that I...I would still m-make it out of this alive...
Giorno Giovanna: Oh, give me a break. If you thought I was being serious, then you're the worthless fool. I don't spare pieces of shit!
Cioccolata: What did you just call me?!
Giorno: MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!!!MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!!! MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!! MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!! MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDAMUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!! WRRYYYYYYEEEEAAAAHHHHH!!! MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDAMUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!! MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDAMUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!! MUDA!!!
Giorno Giovanna: Oh, give me a break. If you thought I was being serious, then you're the worthless fool. I don't spare pieces of shit!
Cioccolata: What did you just call me?!
Giorno: MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!!!MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!!! MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!! MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!! MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDAMUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!! WRRYYYYYYEEEEAAAAHHHHH!!! MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDAMUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!! MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDAMUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!! MUDA!!!
I lied when I said you could go, at least partially lied; for I will let you go to another dimension!
— Vegeta, Dragon Ball Z (first dub)
"And you're what? Shocked and disappointed? I'm evil!"
— Spike, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Black Mask: I say we go after him now.
The Joker: Listen, we promised him an hour! He's only been gone ten minutes!
Mad Hatter: JO-ker! We're bo~ored!
Joker: Oh, all right then! Let's just pretend it's been an hour.
The Joker: Listen, we promised him an hour! He's only been gone ten minutes!
Mad Hatter: JO-ker! We're bo~ored!
Joker: Oh, all right then! Let's just pretend it's been an hour.
Helga: I- I trusted you!
Augustus: Well, that was a stupid move. But then, you never were very bright, were you?
Augustus: Well, that was a stupid move. But then, you never were very bright, were you?
"One of the nice things about being evil is, you get to lie a lot."
"Too bad I'm a liar, Excellency."
— Garrod Ran, After War Gundam X
John Matrix: Remember, Sully, when I promised to kill you last?
Sully: That's right, Matrix, you did!
Matrix: I lied. (drops Sully to his death)
Sully: That's right, Matrix, you did!
Matrix: I lied. (drops Sully to his death)
— Commando
Hadriana: So I have your word? I tell you [where your sister is], and you let me go?
Fenris: (looking murderous) Yes. You have my word.
Sam: I need to ask you something, but I need you to promise me you'll tell me the truth.
Devil: Sam, I like you. So I'm going to be honest: I'm probably going to lie to you.
— Reaper
"When it became obvious that (President) Wilson was going to lose, (Sen.) Gore got a desperate phone call from the White House. The election would be decided by California. Gore was popular in California. Would he stump the state? Gore made one condition: The slogan must be 'He kept us out of the war' and, presumably, 'he' would do the same in the second term. Gore barnstormed California. Then he wired the White House the exact margin by which Wilson would carry the state. That night Wilson's opponent, Charles Even Hughes, went to bed as President of the United States. But the next morning California was heard from and Gore's predicted plurality reversed the election. Wilson was president; and the war came."
— Gore Vidal, Palimpsest
MarzGurl: That wasn't a part of our deal!
Dr. Insano: I am altering the deal! Pray I don't alter it any further! Oh, wait — another alteration! You didn't pray hard enough! Hahahaa!
Dr. Insano: I am altering the deal! Pray I don't alter it any further! Oh, wait — another alteration! You didn't pray hard enough! Hahahaa!
"Pop quiz time. Having obtained the artifact, does Damodar A) keep his word and let the others go, or B) say "I lied" and try to kill everyone? You can use your notes."
Micchy: You... You said you'd save Mai...
Siegfried: What I am about to show you is the inner sanctum of the entire operation.
. . .
[Opens Door]
Max: This is it?
Siegfried: Of course not, I lied.
Professor: You promised me —
Satan: Yeah, well, I lied. I'm Satan. It's one of the perks.
Satan: Yeah, well, I lied. I'm Satan. It's one of the perks.
Avon: I thought you wanted to do a deal with us, Travis?
Travis: I've changed my mind, Avon.
Avon: [to Vila] And you believed him.
Vila: How was I to know he'd change his mind?
— Blake's 7, "Hostage"
Dipper: I thought we had a deal!
Bill Cipher: Look, kid, you've been getting way too close to figuring out some major answers! I've got big plans coming, and I don't need you getting in my way!
Khang: And you said you'd pay me. Where's my money?
Geela: Sorry... I'm evil. I lied. Guards, seize him!
Geela: Sorry... I'm evil. I lied. Guards, seize him!
Diane: Oh, yeah, I was just trying to get you to open up, so I used an old writer's trick called "me lying to you."
BoJack: Oh, yeah? Well, I'm using an old me trick called "that really hurts my feelings."
BoJack: Oh, yeah? Well, I'm using an old me trick called "that really hurts my feelings."
Megumin: This is the magic item that suppresses my magical power! If I were ever to take this off, a great catastrophe will surely befall this world...
Kazuma: So... it's like a seal!?
Megumin: Well, that was a lie. I just wear it for looks.
Kazuma: [groans and forcefully pulls on the eyepatch]
Megumin: ACK! I'm sorry! Please don't pull on it! Stop... STOP IT!!
Kazuma: So... it's like a seal!?
Megumin: Well, that was a lie. I just wear it for looks.
Kazuma: [groans and forcefully pulls on the eyepatch]
Megumin: ACK! I'm sorry! Please don't pull on it! Stop... STOP IT!!
— KonoSuba
Erasmus Fry: Calliope, I'm giving you to Richard. You're his now.
Calliope: But you said — you told me, you promised me that you would free me before you died. You said I could have my freedom.
Erasmus Fry: Put not your trust in princes, my dear. Nor in an aging author who has never been a shining example when it came to keeping his word. Writers are liars, my dear. Surely you should have realized that by now?
Calliope: But you said — you told me, you promised me that you would free me before you died. You said I could have my freedom.
Erasmus Fry: Put not your trust in princes, my dear. Nor in an aging author who has never been a shining example when it came to keeping his word. Writers are liars, my dear. Surely you should have realized that by now?
Triseraquin leader: We have... fulfilled our obligation to you. We... now ask that you...
Aku: Fulfill mine? ... yeeess... yes, the obligation, of course... yes, well it seems that I... CHANGED MY MIND!
Aku: Fulfill mine? ... yeeess... yes, the obligation, of course... yes, well it seems that I... CHANGED MY MIND!
Raiden: That's a nice argument, Senator. Why don't you back it up with a source?
Armstrong: My source is I made it the fuck up!
Armstrong: My source is I made it the fuck up!
Soviet informant: Sir, the Nazis destroyed Air Force bases with surprise attack!
Joseph Stalin: Oh, sh*t. This catch me off guard.
Soviet informant: Da, sir. That was… that was the point.
Joseph Stalin: Didn't we… didn't we have treaty of non-aggression or something with Germans?
Soviet informant: I guess the Nazis don't give crap, sir.
Joseph Stalin: F*ck.
Soviet informant: Yeah, f*ck.
Joseph Stalin: Oh, sh*t. This catch me off guard.
Soviet informant: Da, sir. That was… that was the point.
Joseph Stalin: Didn't we… didn't we have treaty of non-aggression or something with Germans?
Soviet informant: I guess the Nazis don't give crap, sir.
Joseph Stalin: F*ck.
Soviet informant: Yeah, f*ck.
