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jormis29
Since: Mar, 2012
Dada
Since: Jul, 2010
23rd Mar, 2017 05:30:13 AM
Thanks!
The big bad has cornered the protagonist, who cowers and says "why are you DOING all of these evil things?" The big bad usually says something like "Very well. Even though you're about to die, I will tell you." Of course, then the protagonist doesn't die.
Applies to most media, but I thought of this regarding the Ur-Quan's "the words" in Star Control 2, which I think might be an invoked version of that trope. (In that case, the player casually asks why they are constantly being attacked, and the Ur-Quan respond by stating that you have spoken the words, and as such you are now entitled to a complete explanation of their history and motivations.)