Last words cap off a character arc/act as Arc Words etc
- Theatre.Sleuth: After being shot for real, Milo lasts long enough to get out a victorious, "Game, set, match". This is a Call-Back to the end of Act One, where Andrew announced "Game and set."
- Manga.Bokurano, Single Mom Stripper: Mako Nakarai's mother Miho in Bokurano is this. Unusually, she was a prostitute before she had her daughter and switched to "merely" being a bar hostess, but genuinely loves Mako. And said daughter, despite the bullying she gets from her classmates, loves her mother back as well. In both manga and anime, Mako's last words before Zearth saps her of her life energy are about how much she loves and thanks her mother.
- Film.Avengers Infinity War, Book Ends: Tony's last words, and the ones that finally mark the end of the battle, are the same words that ended the first movie: "I am Iron Man".
- TearJerker.Naruto: Neji diving in front of a wood jutsu spear to save Naruto and Hinata."Because you... called me... a genius."
- Neji's last words are a Meaningful Echo of what Naruto said to him during their Chunin Exam match.
Famous in-universe
- One Piece, The Last Dance: Pirate King Roger. He was terminally ill before he even started his voyage through the Grand Line. He turned himself in knowing his time was near anyway, just so he could go out with a bang instead of a whimper. Knowing that the World Government would insist on a public execution, Roger took advantage of the worldwide broadcast of his death to use his last words to inspire the next generation of pirates.
- Kamen Rider Drive: Played for more drama as he hints that he's not the one who killed Shinnoske's father, and the real killer is on the loose. It even lingers onto the next episode, as Shinnoske is troubled by it.Freeze: Your fool's victory in finding vengeance for your father is truly amusing. I hope you choke on the dark truth once it is revealed!
