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* One of voicesets for NeverwinterNights can have the ''PC'' shout out, "You will ''not'' survive!"

* ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'': The Wicked Witch hands Dorothy a [[DeathsHourglass large hourglass]] and tells her this is how much time she has left to live. It's actually how much time before the Wicked Witch [[BondVillainStupidity gets back]] and kills her.

-->'''Smith:''' You can't win, it's pointless to keep fighting! Why, Mr. Anderson, why, [[{{Monologuing}} why do you persist]]?!

* ''Franchise//TheMatrix'': Agent Smith does this repeatedly, sometimes as a form of TrashTalk.

* ''Film/TheMatrix'': Agent Smith does this repeatedly, sometimes as a form of TrashTalk.

-->'''Smith:''' You must know it! You must sense it by now! Why keep fighting? Why, Mr. Anderson, [[{{Monologuing}} why do you persist]]?!

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** [[TheChessmaster The Architect]] pulls the "We won't" (meet again) line on Neo after he chooses Door #2.\\

* Also in ''Anime/TheAnimatrix'', once the machine intelligences have defeated all of man's armies, and man's leaders sign an unconditional surrender, the machine delegate says this:
--> Your flesh is a relic, a mere vessel. Hand over your flesh, and a new world awaits you--We demand it.
** [[spoiler:Cue huge nuclear explosion]]

* DarknessVisible has an unusual example because, rather than the hero being at the villain's mercy, the villain is actually chained to a prison wall. However, his EvilPlan is still in motion, leading to this variant on the threat:

* At least once, Dr. Drakken says "Farewell, WesternAnimation/KimPossible! We won't meet again!" as he [[BondVillainStupidity leaves her]] in a DeathTrap.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePebbleAndThePenguin'', before throwing a boulder attempting to crush Hubie, Drake shouts "SAY YOUR PRAYERS!" [[spoiler:Hubie and company live, but Drake is HoistByHisOwnPetard when the crash [[CollapsingLair brings the cave down around him]]]].

* In ''MidnightRun'', Jimmy Serrano to The Duke:

->"Soon you will all be dead, and I will be (lounging on a beach / on my throne / etc!)"

->"Treasure what little time remains of your lives!" [[note]]A more accurate translation of ''VideoGame/ZeroWing''[='=]s {{engrish}}-y trope naming quote[[/note]]

* ''[[ReturnOfTheJedi Star Wars]]'': The page quote, in response to an unusual turnabout given by Luke.

* Literature/ArtemisFowl has this when [[spoiler: Opal captures Holly and Root, then ties an explosive to Root, giving him at most a minute to live.]]

-->''You at the barricade listen to this! No one is coming to help you fight, you're on your own, you have no'' ''friends, Give up, your guns OR DIE!'' ''You at the barricade listen to this! The people of Paris sleep in their beds! You have NO CHANCE, NO CHANCE AT ALL!'' ''[[WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife Why throw your lives away?]]''

'''CATS:''' [[TropeNamer You are on the way to destruction]].\\

'''CATS:''' [[TropeNamer You have no chance to survive make your time]].\\

* Many, many bosses in ''WorldOfWarcraft''. C'thun is most notable, as he spends the entire time you are inside his lair (Temple of Ahn'Qiraj) taunting you with this, before you even get to him.

--> '''Harbinger:''' [[AC:Human, you've changed nothing. Your species has attracted the attention of those infinitely your greater; that which you know as "Reapers" are your salvation through destruction. ]]
--> '''Reaper:''' [[AC: Every organic civilization must be harvested in order to bring order to the chaos. It is inevitable. ]]

* Sylvia in the first ''NoMoreHeroes'' does this by phone (Wiimote speaker, it's ''awesome'') before every boss battle. She's supposed to be your ''ally''.

-->"I'm sorry to say this, but I'm 1800% positive that you will die here. [[OnceAnEpisode But trust your Force... And head for the Garden of Madness.]]"

* {{VideoGame/Portal2}}: [[spoiler:Wheatley:]] Take one last look at [[spoiler:your precious human moon]], [[TemptingFate 'cause it cannot help you now]]!
* In ''VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron'', Trypticon's last words to the Autobots are: "You haven't defeated me Autobots!" Optimus promptly uses his [[AnAxeToGrind axe]] to knock him into a pool of energon. As the next game would show, Trypticon's body would not recover and would be permanently converted into the [[CoolSpaceship Nemesis]].

* WesternAnimation/{{Superjail}}: [[EarWorm "Hey! Wait! You cannot escape!]] [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome Never run away from the]] TimePolice, ''you will not survive!"''
* In ''ThePebbleAndThePenguin'', before throwing a boulder attempting to crush Hubie, Drake shouts "SAY YOUR PRAYERS!" [[spoiler:Hubie and company live, but Drake is HoistByHisOwnPetard when the crash [[CollapsingLair brings the cave down around him]]]].

* Kefka in ''FinalFantasyVI''. "Such magnificent power! You are [[PitifulWorms like insects]] to me!"

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* ''ZeroWing'' is but one particularly [[FountainOfMemes well known]] example:
-->'''CATS:''' How are you gentlemen'''''!!'''''
-->'''CATS:''' AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs.
-->'''CATS:''' [[TropeNamer You are on the way to destruction]].
-->'''Captain:''' [[BigWhat What you say]]'''''!!'''''
-->'''CATS:''' [[TropeNamer You have no chance to survive make your time]].
-->'''CATS:''' [[EvilLaugh Ha ha ha ha]]'''''....'''''
* The ''ZeroWing'' line was said word-for-word in the tie-in video game for ''Film/{{Spider-Man}} 2'' by Mysterio as a direct ShoutOut.

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->"[[TropeCodifier Treasure what little time remains of your lives!]]" (A more accurate translation of ''ZeroWing''[='=]s "[[TropeNamer You have no chance to survive make your time]]")

* In the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode ''[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesTheClockKing The Clock King]]'': The last part of {{ClockKing}}'s JustBetweenYouAndMe speech.
-->''... Of course, if you want to get blown to bits, that's fine with me. Either way, it's time to say [[GratuitousFrench adieu]], Batman''

-->''Comfortable, Hill? Well, you won't be for long. At 3:15 on the dot, [[DescendingCeiling those hands will come together and you'll be crushed like an insect]].''

* Also in TheAnimatrix, once the machine intelligences have defeated all of man's armies, and man's leaders sign an unconditional surrender, the machine delegate says this:

--> '''Harbinger:''' [[AC:Human, you've changed nothing. Your species has attracted the attention of those infinitely your greater; that which you know as "Reapers" will be your salvation through destruction. ]]

* {{VideoGame/Portal2}}: [[spoiler:Wheatley:]] Take one last look at [[spoiler:your precious human moon]],[[TemptingFate 'cause it cannot help you now]]!

* {{VideoGame/Portal2}}: [[spoiler:Wheatley:]] Take one last look at [[spoiler:your precious human moon]], [[TemptingFate'cause it cannot help you now]]!

* {{VideoGame/Portal2}}: [[spoiler:Wheatley:]] Take one last look at [[spoiler:your precious human moon]], 'cause it cannot help you now!

* In the Literature/LeftBehind book ''Desecration'', when Buck Williams and Chaim Rosenzweig (as Chaim the prophet) are about to leave the Knesset after Nicolae Carpathia negotiates with them for a lifting of the plague of sores from the First Bowl Judgment, Carpathia threatens them with "Your days are numbered". In the Dramatic Audio version, Buck's retort to Nicolae, "As are yours, 'my friend'," is a warning that [[ProphesiesAreAlwaysRight what God's Word says about him will come to pass]].

* During an episode of ''{{Stargate SG-1}}'', O'Neill is told that one of the Goa'uld system lords has declared that SG-1's days are numbered. O'Neill responds that's perfectly fine. [[DeadpanSnarker So long as it's a large number]].
* The Gunslinger in {{Series/Doctor Who}} gives his waiting victims time to "Pray to [their] Gods".

* At least once, Dr. Drakken says "Farewell, KimPossible! We won't meet again!" as he [[BondVillainStupidity leaves her]] in a DeathTrap.

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode ''[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesTheClockKing The Clock King]]'': The last part of {{ClockKing}}'s JustBetweenYouAndMe speech, using GratuitousFrench!

-->'''Smith:''' You must know it! You must sense it by now! Why keep fighting? Why, Mr. Anderson, [[{{Monologuing}} why, why, why]]?!

* The Reapers from ''MassEffect'' love doing that:

-->... Of course, if you want to get blown to bits, that's fine with me. Either way, it's time to say [[GratuitousFrench adieu]], Batman.