Anime & Manga
"You hate my guts, don't you?! Get mad! Get mad! Get mad! Get mad! GET SO MAD, IT DRIVES YOU MAD!"
— Master Asia to Domon Kasshu, Mobile Fighter G Gundam
*points to forehead and smiles*
— Johan Liebert, Monster
"...Still not sure if you want to kill me? It's fine, right? Sometimes a girl has to die to keep this house of cards propped up."
— Tessa, Sleepless Domain
"That's the spirit. Hate me more. Only then will this fight be worthwhile!"
— Ganondorf, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2016)
Comic Books
"Then take this saber and strike me down! Use all your anger, all your hate — nothing less will even make me pause!"
— Darth Krayt, Star Wars: Legacy #18 — "Claws of the Dragon, Part Five"
Film — Animated
Clayton: Go ahead, shoot me. (Tarzan hesitates, Clayton laughs) Be a man!
(Tarzan holds the barrels right to Clayton's throat...and mimics the sound of a loud gunshot)
Tarzan: Not a man like YOU! (smashes the gun to pieces)
(Tarzan holds the barrels right to Clayton's throat...and mimics the sound of a loud gunshot)
Tarzan: Not a man like YOU! (smashes the gun to pieces)
— Tarzan
Film — Live-Action
"Become vengeance, David... Become wrath."
— John Doe, Se7en
"I want you to feel my rage, my hate, when I reach into your chest and RIP OUT YOUR HEART! Like you did mine."
— John Rambo, Rambo: Last Blood
"Good, I can feel your anger. I am defenseless. Take your weapon. Strike me down with all of your hatred, and your journey towards the dark side will be complete!"
— Emperor Palpatine, Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi
"Finish it."
— Franz Oberhauser/Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Spectre
Green Goblin: Poor Peter. Too weak to send me home to die.
Peter: No. I just want to kill you myself.
Green Goblin: Attaboy!
Peter: No. I just want to kill you myself.
Green Goblin: Attaboy!
Literature
"There are people in this world who go about demanding to be killed. You must have noticed them. They quarrel in gambling games. They jump out of their automobiles in a rage. They humiliate and bully people whose capabilities they do not know. These are people who wander through the world shouting, 'kill me'. And there's always someone ready to oblige to them."
— Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
Live-Action TV
Fisk: I will never stop hunting Karen Page or Foggy Nelson. I will tell the world who you really are. [...]
Matt: You...you want me to kill you.
Fisk: No prison can keep me. You know that. COME ON, KILL ME!
Matt: NO! God knows I want to, but you don't get to destroy who I am!
Matt: You...you want me to kill you.
Fisk: No prison can keep me. You know that. COME ON, KILL ME!
Matt: NO! God knows I want to, but you don't get to destroy who I am!
"You kill me, you become me! Either way, I live!"
— Savitar to Barry Allen, The Flash (2014)
Yes, Staleek, that's it. Go on, keep calling me a liar. Just because the Kkore want you to surrender doesn't mean that I do. I want you to defy them! Kill me now - SO YOUR VILE RACE CAN DIE WITH ME!
— Scorpius, Farscape: Glorious Basterds
Kingpin: I know now that I failed you. The same as my father failed me. I keep this with me. It's to remind myself of where I come from, and what I had to do to get there. (presents the hammer he used to kill his father) My father felt stronger when he beat my mother, until I got strong enough to stop him with that.
Maya Lopez: You... killed him?
Kingpin: I killed him to be free. To move forward in my life. So, enough games! (hands the hammer to Maya) Here. Free yourself. Go ahead. Free me!
Maya Lopez: You... killed him?
Kingpin: I killed him to be free. To move forward in my life. So, enough games! (hands the hammer to Maya) Here. Free yourself. Go ahead. Free me!
— Echo (2024), "Taloa"
Video Games
"Knock me off, I dare you! End this, pull the plug, stop me once and for all!"
— The Joker, Batman: Arkham Asylum
"What are you waiting for, dragon? Finish me!"
"The emotion driving you now... That emotion is not bravery... It's not born out of some sense of righteousness... It's hate. Your hate for me and everything I've taken from you!"
— Serpent to Vent/Aile as their extracted hatred wakes up the Model W Core, Mega Man ZX
"Mwa ha ha ha ha! Or do you believe in the power of humanity after all? As Althena did, before you bet on them, remember, they enabled the power of my return with their dark side. Mwa ha ha ha! Face it, Althena's power is your only hope! Yes, my dear, destroy me with Althena's power, and desiccate this miserable world in the process!"
— Zophar, Lunar: Eternal Blue
"Go ahead. Hate me. You hate me enough to wish death upon me, don't you?"
Noel: Captain Hazama!
Terumi: Oh? Ah, Lieutenant Vermillion. You're the first person to show up! Congratulations. My goodness, what's this? You certainly look awfully scary. Like you're ready to kill someone.
Noel: What did you do to Tsubaki?
Terumi: Ah, so you observed that, huh? Yes... yes, you have! Has anyone ever told you that you have THE most stunning eyes?
Noel: I asked you what you did to Tsubaki.
Terumi: Ahhh, right... Uh, what did you say her name was again? Tsubaki, right? I think I vaguely remember her... You'll have to forgive me. I mean, would you expect a carpenter to remember every tool he's ever used?
Noel: Captain Hazama... no... Yuuki Terumi! I will never forgive you! I will make you pay for what you've done!
Terumi: Hahahahahaha! So, you can see me, can you? Oh my! Wonderful! Oh, this is simply delightful! And all this hate you've got for me... delicious! I like it- No, I LOVE it! I guess that First Lieutenant Garbage turned out to be useful after all! Remind me to recommend her for a posthumous promotion.
Noel: Shut up!
Terumi: Yes, yes... Strike me down with all of your hatred! You've got it! Let's see some more! I believe in you!
Noel: Hate...! Hatred! Malice! Despise! ...Bolverk!
Terumi: Yikes! Well, aren't you a scary little girl! Eh heh... Perfect... How about we take you out for a little test run?
Noel: Terumi! I'm going to obliterate you!
Terumi: Oh? Ah, Lieutenant Vermillion. You're the first person to show up! Congratulations. My goodness, what's this? You certainly look awfully scary. Like you're ready to kill someone.
Noel: What did you do to Tsubaki?
Terumi: Ah, so you observed that, huh? Yes... yes, you have! Has anyone ever told you that you have THE most stunning eyes?
Noel: I asked you what you did to Tsubaki.
Terumi: Ahhh, right... Uh, what did you say her name was again? Tsubaki, right? I think I vaguely remember her... You'll have to forgive me. I mean, would you expect a carpenter to remember every tool he's ever used?
Noel: Captain Hazama... no... Yuuki Terumi! I will never forgive you! I will make you pay for what you've done!
Terumi: Hahahahahaha! So, you can see me, can you? Oh my! Wonderful! Oh, this is simply delightful! And all this hate you've got for me... delicious! I like it- No, I LOVE it! I guess that First Lieutenant Garbage turned out to be useful after all! Remind me to recommend her for a posthumous promotion.
Noel: Shut up!
Terumi: Yes, yes... Strike me down with all of your hatred! You've got it! Let's see some more! I believe in you!
Noel: Hate...! Hatred! Malice! Despise! ...Bolverk!
Terumi: Yikes! Well, aren't you a scary little girl! Eh heh... Perfect... How about we take you out for a little test run?
Noel: Terumi! I'm going to obliterate you!
— Pre-match dialogue in Noel's story mode, Blazblue Continuum Shift
"Come on, prez! Unleash your hate! Your anger! Everything! I'll take it all and fucking kill you with it!"
— Travis Touchdown, No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
"Nice shot there lady. Just imagine what a devastating weapon you could be if you became META..."
"Hahaha... Ahahahah! AHAHAHAHAHA! Light me up ! Reduce me to a pile of ash!"
"Release all of your pent-up loneliness, bitterness, stress, and anger! Take it all out on me! Don't think, just SHOOT ME!"
"Hahaha... Ahahahah! AHAHAHAHAHA! Light me up ! Reduce me to a pile of ash!"
"Release all of your pent-up loneliness, bitterness, stress, and anger! Take it all out on me! Don't think, just SHOOT ME!"
— Bon Homme Richard META to Monarch, Azur Lane, "Pledge of the Radiant Court"
Warrior of Light: I've had enough of you. It ends here.
Zenos viator Galvus: Ha! Finally mustered the desire to kill me, have you? Go on then. Try and strike me down in this forsaken place. I shall return the favor. Aye, let us indulge in the only worthwhile pursuit, and burn our lives to their ends!
Zenos viator Galvus: Ha! Finally mustered the desire to kill me, have you? Go on then. Try and strike me down in this forsaken place. I shall return the favor. Aye, let us indulge in the only worthwhile pursuit, and burn our lives to their ends!
Western Animation
"Since you're a full-blown traitor and you want me gone, why wait? I'm powerless. You've got your swords. Why don't you just do it now?"
— Fire Lord Ozai, Avatar: The Last Airbender, "The Day of Black Sun, Part 2"
