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"Fuck! Will you just die!"
"Can't you even DIE right?!?"
— Laxus to Natsu, Fairy Tail
"Are you some kind of monster? It's like there's nothing that can kill you, ne."
—Yan-Min wondering how Azuki was still breathing, Maken-ki!
Why are you alive? Why do you stand up to me every time I kill you?...How many times do I have to kill you until you're satisfied!?
— Sir Crocodile, One Piece
"Just... fucking... DIE!"
— Mari Illustrious Makinami, Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance
Lina: Perish!
(She slices Seigram in half)
Seigram: No... not yet...
Lina: How the-!?
Seigram: I am... not... yet... destroyed...
Lina: Well, why the hell not!?
(She slices Seigram in half)
Seigram: No... not yet...
Lina: How the-!?
Seigram: I am... not... yet... destroyed...
Lina: Well, why the hell not!?
— Slayers: The Sorcerer Of Atlas
Burn in the everlasting hellfire of creation! Be annihilated down to the very... last... scrap... of... D... N... A!
— Anti-Spiral, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
I killed you, I know I killed you! Why won't you die?!
— Kuwabara to Elder Toguro, YuYu Hakusho
Comic Books
"Will you just shut up and die?"
— Captain America, The Ultimates
"I've affected your life like no one else, Parker. Hurt you like no one else. And yet you still persevere. I murder your lover...and you fall in love with someone else! I strip you of your humanity...and you happily give your costumed identity and move away to begin a new life! I uncover the skeleton which should have driven an irreparable wedge between you and your double...but you instead end up working together, and bonding as brothers!"
— Norman Osborn, Spider-Man: The Osborn Journals
Fan Fiction
Derreck: You just don’t know when to die, do you?
Luz: And you don’t know when to give up. Think fast!
— All For Luz, Chapter 17.
"Why don't you… WHY DON'T YOU… JUST DIE!?"
— Master Thief Hasky to Zangya, Dragonball Z: Legacies
"Just die!"
—True Assassin to Ben Tennyson, Fate/Stay Night: Ultimate Master
YOU! WHAT PART OF LIE ON THE GROUND AND SILENTLY BLEED INTO DEATH WAS HARD TO UNDERSTAND?!
— Nightmare Paradox, Pony POV Series
Crocodile: “I used to be able to kill people. And they stayed dead when I did. And I was good at it too. That stopped after I fought Straw Hat. I stabbed him and left him in a sinkhole. I dehydrated him and left him in the sand. I poisoned him and left him in a crumbling mausoleum. And he kept coming back. I came to the conclusion over the past few months that it was just because I underestimated the wrong person. That the only problem was his ridiculous will to live. But now we have this. I left Shiliew of the Rain emaciated and limbless in literally the deepest pits of Hell. Yet there he stands, more of a monster than ever."
Daz Bones: I can see how that would be... aggravating."
All For One: HOW ARE YOU NOT DEAD?
Film — Animated
"The street rat? Still alive?! NO!"
— Jafar again, in the sequel Aladdin: The Return of Jafar
"How many times do I have to kill the same stinking panda!?"
— Lord Shen, Kung Fu Panda 2
Film — Live-Action
"The Bat's stubborn refusal to expire... is driving us insane!"
— Two-Face, Batman Forever, showing us how to say it in Narmglish.
"Why won't you DIE!?"
Mr. Bond, you defy all my attempts to plan an amusing death for you.
—Hugo Drax, Moon Raker
Kamal Khan: You have a nasty habit of surviving.
Bond: You know what they say about the fittest?
Bond: You know what they say about the fittest?
"Don't take the piss now, Boris."
— Bullet Tooth Tony, Snatch.
"I SHOOT YOU, YOU GO DOWN!! WHY WON'T YOU FUCKING DIE?!"
— Chinese gangster, trying to shoot Bullet Tooth Tony, Snatch.
Creedy: Die! DIE! WHY WON'T YOU DIE?! (his gun runs out of ammo) Why won't you die?
V: Beneath this mask, there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask, there is an idea, Mister Creedy. And ideas are bulletproof!
V: Beneath this mask, there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask, there is an idea, Mister Creedy. And ideas are bulletproof!
Why won't you just die?!
— August Walker, Mission: Impossible – Fallout
"He's a cockroach; first you think you kill him and he pops right back up again!"
—Robert G. Durant, on Darkman, Darkman
"Oh for fuck's sake, die, will ya?"
—Top Dollar, The Crow (1994)
"Woo, these mothers have got more lives than a cat!"
—Zantoro on the zombies, Hell of the Living Dead
Knuckles: STAND STILL AND DIE!
Sonic: For a guy named Knuckles, you are really bad at punching!
Sonic: For a guy named Knuckles, you are really bad at punching!
Literature
"Boy, you just can't kill people like you used to."
—Fang, Maximum Ride
"I have decided to live just to spite this guy. A small victory, but my own."
— Van Horne, The Wrath of God
Can't—you—just—die?
Live-Action TV
"OK, how many times do I have to kill you? Ballpark figure."
"When I arrange for your death I expect you to stay dead."
— The Master, Doctor Who, after trying to kill the Doctor...again.
"I'm indestructible, the whole universe knows that!"
— The Master, Doctor Who, after turning up despite having been rendered Deader than Dead last time... again.
"The Daleks have failed! Why don't you finish the job, and make the Daleks extinct?! Rid the universe of your filth! WHY DON'T YOU JUST DIE?!"
"Why am I not dead?"
— Thaddeus with a crossbow bolt stuck in his neck, Fallout (2024)
"FUCKING DIE!!"
"How many times do I have to kill you!?"
—Winters, García!
"Just for once, can't you just die right?"
Video Games
"Why are you so resistant to the traditional methods of separating a man from his soul?"
—Andrew Ryan, BioShock
"Jin! Die already!"
— Ragna while using Gauntlet Hades on Jin, BlazBlue
"You won't forgive me? Like I give a damn! Shut up and die already!"
— Terumi, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift
"Rule of thumb, Hassan: You can't kill the Messiah."
This raving creature had to be silenced. But doing so proved maddeningly impossible. How had he survived the stockades, the icy waters, and the knives I delivered so enthusiastically into his back? How had he returned, time and time again, to rouse the townsfolk with his wild speculations and prophecies?
— The Ancestor on the Gibbering Prophet, Darkest Dungeon
"Issac, is that you?! You are unbelievably hard to kill, you know that?"
—Jacob Danik, Dead Space 3
You're still alive? You pathetic dregs can't even die properly.
"But the Ultima Weapon is all-powerful! Why does my enemy still stand!?"
—Gaius van Baelsar, Final Fantasy XIV
"Must I entreat the very specter of death to be rid of you!? I care not! I will wager all for your destruction!"
— Diabolos, Final Fantasy XIV
"Damn you… Why do you not fall? Why? WHYYY!?"
—Innocence, Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
"Danger: Subjects advised to die faster."
—Hobbes, Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
"Why won't you just fucking die?!"
— Various counselors to Jason Voorhees, Friday the 13th: The Game
"WHY ARE YOU STILL BREATHING?"
— Michael DeSanta, Grand Theft Auto V
"Why don't you vanish?"
—Xemnas, also saying "die" as best they can under Disney standards, Kingdom Hearts II
"Your body surrenders, your heart succumbs, so why does your mind resist?!?"
—Xehanort saying "die" as best they can under Disney standards, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
Just die already!
— Mission Vao, Knights of the Old Republic
"Shepard, you have become an annoyance."
"Well, the Collectors killed you once, and all that did was piss you off. I can't imagine they'll stop you this time."
— Garrus Vakarian, Mass Effect 2, to Commander Shepard
"What the fuck is wrong with you, Max? Why don't you just DIE!? You hate life, you're miserable all the time, afraid to enjoy yourself even a little! Face it, you might as well be dead already. Do yourself a favor, give up!"
— Vladimir Lem having a bad day, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
"Pain in my ass... Why aren't you dead yet?! Seriously! I cut off your head!"
— Travis Touchdown, No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
Well, it's been nice knowing you, Horatio — not really — but now it's time for you to die, yes, how exciting! Not for you, of course, hmm.
[one turn later]
I said "Horatio dies."
[another turn later]
I SAID "HORATIO DIES!" [drops a giant bear paw on Horatio's farm and son] OOPS! BUTTER FINGERS!
[one turn later]
I said "Horatio dies."
[another turn later]
I SAID "HORATIO DIES!" [drops a giant bear paw on Horatio's farm and son] OOPS! BUTTER FINGERS!
"WHAT?! Are you still alive? You are joking! You Have GOT to Be Kidding Me!!"
— Wheatley, Portal 2
"You?! How is this possible?! You should be DEAD!"
— Dr. Nefarious, seeing Ratchet and Clank after seemingly sending them to their deaths, Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
"Ratchet and Clank, what a wonderful surprise! I didn't expect to see you here!...CONSIDERING MY GOONS WERE MEANT TO ANNIHILATE YOU EIGHT MINUTES AGO."
"YOU'RE STILL HERE?!...Of COURSE you are! Why wouldn't you be?!"
"YOU'RE STILL HERE?!...Of COURSE you are! Why wouldn't you be?!"
— Dr. Nefarious, getting increasingly exasperated at the duo's survival, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
"Nothing dies down here!"
— Ada Wong, after seeing Mr. X push back the SWAT vehicle she hit him with, Resident Evil 2 (Remake)
"How is this fucker not dead yet?!"
— Jill Valentine, about Nemesis, 'Resident Evil 3 (Remake)
"Won't you two just die already!? You're makin' me look bad!"
— Ricardo Irving to the protagonists, Resident Evil 5
"Do me a favor and stay dead."
— Ethan Winters to Jack Baker, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
"Damn you, Devlin! How are we supposed to martyr you if you won't stay dead?"
— Luc Gaudin, The Saboteur
"For fuck's sake, just die already!"
—The Boss to Mr. Sunshine, Saints Row 2
"You're seriously still here? Why won't you die? You're like a cockroach with horrible fashion sense!"
—Zeena, Sonic Lost World
"Your fate is to be destroyed! Why don't you just accept that, lie down and die!?"
—Zavok, Sonic Lost World
"Curse you, James McCloud. Why won't you stay dead?!"
— Andross, Star Fox Zero
"Dammit! What do I have to do to make you die?!"
— Vladimir Zakarov, John Woo Presents: Stranglehold, to Tequila Yuen
How many times have you died? I'm actually gettin' impressed.
— The Sniper, Team Fortress 2
"Never mind the bullets, how much all them coffins costin' ya?"
— The Engineer, Team Fortress 2
Oh, please, just stay down!
— The Spy when dominating The Sniper, Team Fortress 2
"I have mounted an epic campaign of leisure against the ravages of time, waiting for nature to do to my brother what my men could not. And yet here we are at the end. And he... won't... DIE!"
—Blutarch Mann, Team Fortress 2 Loose Canon
Megatron: WHY WON'T YOU DIE!?!
Optimus Prime: It'll take more than you've got, Megatron!
Optimus Prime: It'll take more than you've got, Megatron!
"What in the universe are you doing still alive?! I thought I told you to die the last time you showed up!
HOW MANY TIMES MUST I KILL YOU?!?"
HOW MANY TIMES MUST I KILL YOU?!?"
— Javi Onukala, Tyrian
"...even after that attack, you're still standing in my way...? Wow... you really ARE something special."
— Asriel Dreemurr, God of Hyperdeath, Undertale
"Are you still conscious? Ugh. You're a persistent pair. I shall dispose of you quickly, and then I will eat you for lunch!"
— Cackletta's Soul, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
SUBMIT! END HER TORMENT AND MY OWN!
— The Gravemind, Halo
"You supposed to be a zombie or something? How many times I gotta kill you before it sticks?"
Wild Dog: Surprise. Surprise.
Alan Dunaway: Wild Dog!
Wesley Lambert: Don't you ever die?
Alan Dunaway: Wild Dog!
Wesley Lambert: Don't you ever die?
— Time Crisis 3
"Won't you ever GIVE UP?!"
— Zanza, Xenoblade Chronicles 1
Visual Novels
"Why don't you just give up and die?!"
— Eva-Beatrice, Umineko: When They Cry
Webcomics
Deadpool: Eh, you know what, maybe you should just shoot me.
[Rorschach obliges]
Rorschach: ...You don't die, do you.
Deadpool: [cheerfully] Nope!
[Rorschach obliges]
Rorschach: ...You don't die, do you.
Deadpool: [cheerfully] Nope!
"How did you survive that? Can't you even die without being annoying?"
Web Video
"I would like to categorize Ice Age as a zombie franchise, where no matter how many times you keep shooting at it, it always comes back and all you can do is shout out WHY WON'T YOU DIE?!"
"WHYYY?! WHY WON'T YOU PEOPLE JUST DIIIE?!"
—Vegeta after Gohan goes full Oozaru, Dragon Ball Z Abridged
Western Animation
"Why doesn't he ever stay dead?!"
"Why won't you die!?"
— Malloy to a squabbit, Brickleberry, "Squabbits"
"Come on... you're dead! Stop and notice you're dead!"
— Trevor Belmont, Castlevania (2017)
"Why won't this stupid toy BREAK!?"
— Vicky, The Fairly OddParents!; "Boy Toy"
Alpha: Why can't you be a good Agent and die?
K: You first.
K: You first.
"Samurai, samurai. Why won't you DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE????!!!!"
— Aku, Samurai Jack
"Why are you still ALIVE?!?"
— Mrs. Puff wanting SpongeBob dead, SpongeBob SquarePants, "Demolition Doofus"
"I can destroy galaxies with a thought. WHY WON'T YOU DIE!?"
— Infinity Ultron, What If…? (2021)
