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Anime and Manga
"How regrettable. How very regrettable, Inspector Akane Tsunemori. You disappointed me. So I have to give you a punishment. Regret your helplessness and feel despair."
— Shogo Makishima, Psycho-Pass
"You will leave for New York immediately to take care of Cammy and Vega, if he's not dead already. He'll soon learn that Shadowlaw does not forgive mistakes."
— M. Bison, Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie
"I don't need the six demons if such an average guild can defeat them so easily, you trash!!"
— Brain, while shooting and almost killing his minion Cobra, Fairy Tail
''Maybe you won't be such a disappointment...in the Next Dimension!"
— Vegeta just before killing Nappa, Dragon Ball Z, Ocean dub.
"I have no use for a paralyzed Saiyan! You're dead weight now!"
— Vegeta just before killing Nappa, Dragon Ball Z Kai
"SILENCE! You have failed me, and I will not forgive... FAILURE!"
— MetalSeadramon while dropping Scorpiomon to his death, Digimon Adventure
Jadeite: Queen Beryl! I have important information for you!
Queen Beryl: You have failed to defeat the Sailor Scouts, Jadeite.
Jadeite: But, Queen Beryl! I have learned the identities of the Sailor Scouts! I know who they are!
Queen Beryl: I will hear no excuses! SLEEP! FOREVER!
Queen Beryl: You have failed to defeat the Sailor Scouts, Jadeite.
Jadeite: But, Queen Beryl! I have learned the identities of the Sailor Scouts! I know who they are!
Queen Beryl: I will hear no excuses! SLEEP! FOREVER!
— Sailor Moon (DiC Entertainment dub)
Jadeite: Queen Beryl!
Queen Beryl: Pathetic fool! You had the nerve to run back here to me.
Jadeite: Queen Beryl, I have discovered the true identity of the Sailor Guardians!
Queen Beryl: Enough talk and excuses! You're a disgrace! Now sleep for all eternity!
Queen Beryl: Pathetic fool! You had the nerve to run back here to me.
Jadeite: Queen Beryl, I have discovered the true identity of the Sailor Guardians!
Queen Beryl: Enough talk and excuses! You're a disgrace! Now sleep for all eternity!
— Sailor Moon (Viz Media dub)
Comic Books
Darkhell: I sometimes happen to give a second chance...
General: T-Thanks, master...
Darkhell: ...Never a third one.
General: T-Thanks, master...
Darkhell: ...Never a third one.
— Les Légendaires: Origines
Cyclonus: I knew you wouldn't allow your loyal servant to perish! I knew— Mighty Galvatron?
Galvatron: Weak fool! You allowed yourself, a being forged in the fires of Unicron himself, to be bested by a mere Autobot! I only saved you— [blasts Cyclonus, killing him] —SO THAT I COULD DESTROY YOU MYSELF!
Galvatron: Weak fool! You allowed yourself, a being forged in the fires of Unicron himself, to be bested by a mere Autobot! I only saved you— [blasts Cyclonus, killing him] —SO THAT I COULD DESTROY YOU MYSELF!
It's no laughing matter! You failed Starfire! And for that— your reward is death! Just like it was death for Derek— Because he, too, failed— failed to immobilize me!
Officer: General Kanchar... I... I...
Kanchar: What is wrong with you?! You look petrified, man! You think I'll kill you for a failure? Everyone fails occasionally. You'll need two more failures before I'd kill you. Or one particularly incompetent failure.
Kanchar: What is wrong with you?! You look petrified, man! You think I'll kill you for a failure? Everyone fails occasionally. You'll need two more failures before I'd kill you. Or one particularly incompetent failure.
Fan Works
Muzan: Susamaru. You failed me. Do you have anything to say for yourself?
Susamaru: …I don't. I failed my mission, all I can offer you is my apologies… please punish me however you see fit.
[beat]
Muzan: [smirking] Good answer. You may still prove useful to me.
Susamaru: Yes, Kibutsuji-sama!
Muzan: Consider yourself warned, though, I have a low tolerance for failure. If you fail me again, then you will wish that the demon hunter you faced killed you.
Susamaru: If I fail you again, and somehow survive, I will take my own life and save you the time.
Muzan: Hehehe, you really give good answers, Susamaru.
Susamaru: …I don't. I failed my mission, all I can offer you is my apologies… please punish me however you see fit.
[beat]
Muzan: [smirking] Good answer. You may still prove useful to me.
Susamaru: Yes, Kibutsuji-sama!
Muzan: Consider yourself warned, though, I have a low tolerance for failure. If you fail me again, then you will wish that the demon hunter you faced killed you.
Susamaru: If I fail you again, and somehow survive, I will take my own life and save you the time.
Muzan: Hehehe, you really give good answers, Susamaru.
— Blade of Demon Salvation, "Chapter 13: Atoning"
The detachment of guards at a remote area of Greenland were watchful, as they had to be. But they really didn't expect anything to worry about. A couple of idiots had wandered onto the property at times and either been escorted back or left in pieces, whichever the team leader had deemed most expedient. So far, the team leader had kept his head on his shoulders. That signified he had done his job well.
Sthnadlash: Purple Star. Forgive me. I didn't anticipate the Zeekeeper to get involved. If I'd had just another minute, I would've incinerated Pi'llo Island and put an end to this whole business.
Skallz: Ahh, but you didn't, did you? If you had managed to defeat your enemies in hand-to-hand combat, the Zeekeeper never would've been released in the first place. And now the Dreamstone is in our enemies hands...the Grand Star is not pleased with you, Sthnadlash.
Sthnadlash: Tell the Grand Star I will personally eliminate his enemies. Rest assured...
Skallz: No, Sthnadlash. You've failed us for the last time.
Dr. Eggman: How could it end like this?! I was so close!
The Devil: You were close, but not close enough. I gave you everything. My army, my power... and yet you still failed. You're pathetic.
Eggman: Oh god, no! Give me another chance!
The Devil: No, you've had your chance. It was nice knowing you, fool. (Sends Eggman's mech skyrocketing from his domain with Eggman barely managing to survive its explosion.)
— Hellfire Saga, a Sonic fan game.
“You failed,” Vader rumbled.
The Grand Inquisitor swallowed dryly, but didn’t speak.
“You were arrogant,” Vader continued. “You were aware that the Jedi and the Serpent – this Arratra – were improving rapidly. And you did not adjust your plans to account for that.”
The Grand Inquisitor remained silent. There was nothing he could say that would mitigate what was coming.
Tarkin stood.
“I shall leave you to it,” he told Vader. “Agent Kallus, Minister Tua. Come.”
Kallus stepped smartly into position behind the Grand Moff, and marched out of the room after him, closely followed by Minister Tua.
The door closed behind them.
Film — Animation
Carface: Charlie's alive, and I know he's got the girl. Killer, this is strike two. You're out.
Killer: No, wait boss, boss! I get one more strike, boss! Honest!
Carface: (To the rest of his thugs) Lower him. (Killer is lowered into the piranha tank) Nothing Personal, Killer. Business.
Killer: No, wait boss, boss! I get one more strike, boss! Honest!
Carface: (To the rest of his thugs) Lower him. (Killer is lowered into the piranha tank) Nothing Personal, Killer. Business.
Soto: I want that baby, Diego!
Diego: I'll get it!
Soto: You'd better...unless you want to serve yourself as a replacement.
Diego: I'll get it!
Soto: You'd better...unless you want to serve yourself as a replacement.
— Ice Age
Film — Live-Action
"Our rules are very simple: If you fail... [Morzeny draws his spiked boot, turns and kicks Kronsteen, who yelps in pain. Klebb stares at Blofeld in disbelief as Kronsteen succumbs to the poison; still shaking his head in shock, he keels forward and falls in front of the desk.] Twelve seconds—one day, we must invent a faster-working venom..."
— Ernst Stavro Blofeld, From Russia with Love
"You let him get the better of you!"
— Emilio Largo, Thunderball
"This organization does not tolerate failure."
— Ernst Stavro Blofeld, You Only Live Twice
Le Chiffre: I'll get the money. T-Tell them (Quantum/SPECTRE) I-I'll get the money.
Mr. White: Money isn't as valuable to our organization as knowing who to trust. [shoots Le Chiffre in the head]
Mr. White: Money isn't as valuable to our organization as knowing who to trust. [shoots Le Chiffre in the head]
"I have gathered here before me the world's deadliest assassins, and yet each of you has failed to kill Austin Powers. That makes me angry. And when Dr. Evil gets angry, Mr. Bigglesworth gets upset. And when Mr. Bigglesworth gets upset... people DIE!"
— Dr. Evil, Austin Powers
"You will have your war, Asgardian. If you fail, if the Tesseract is kept from us, there will be no realm, no barren moon, no crevice where he can not find you. You think you know pain? He will make you long for something as sweet as pain."
—The Other to Loki, The Avengers (2012)
Yazneg: We were outnumbered... there was nothing we could do. I barely escaped with my life.
Azog: Far better you had paid with it.
Azog: Far better you had paid with it.
Marcus: (as he's being tortured) You pulled the contract...
Viggo: And while it was open, you had every chance, EVERY opportunity to kill John Wick. And if you had done your job, MY SON WOULD BE STILL ALIVE!!
Viggo: And while it was open, you had every chance, EVERY opportunity to kill John Wick. And if you had done your job, MY SON WOULD BE STILL ALIVE!!
Musgrave: "Davian's translator, his head of security...Remember? At the Vatican she failed him [by failing to stop Davian's abduction by Ethan]."
"You know, in certain older, civilised cultures, men who failed as entirely as you have would throw themselves on their swords. [...] Would you be killed in your sleep, like an ailing pet?"
— Operative, Serenity (2005)
"The question is, what to do about it? But that's my problem to solve now. I no longer require your services."
— Professor James Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
"You have failed us, Torgo. For this you must die!"
—The Master to Torgo, Manos: The Hands of Fate
"Because you lost the Earthmen at this crucial time for us all, you are sentenced to death!"
—Mugal, Terror of Mechagodzilla
Scourge: Awaken my dark master.
Unicron: Rise. My hunger is killing me. What have you found?
Scourge: [presents the Transwarp Key] Salvation. The galaxy will once again be yours to feast on my master.
Unicron: You Fool! [tortures Scourge] This is only half the key!
Scourge: Please! The Maximals... They must have split it!
Unicron: Excuses! Complete the key, or else you will wish you had died with the rest of your planet!
Unicron: Rise. My hunger is killing me. What have you found?
Scourge: [presents the Transwarp Key] Salvation. The galaxy will once again be yours to feast on my master.
Unicron: You Fool! [tortures Scourge] This is only half the key!
Scourge: Please! The Maximals... They must have split it!
Unicron: Excuses! Complete the key, or else you will wish you had died with the rest of your planet!
Literature
The Emperor may forgive the idiots if he decides they are just being stupid." Mention of the Emperor caused all three of the Chiliarchs to draw back a bit.
— Belisarius Series: An Oblique Approach
A number of Cetagandan senior officers have been recalled to their capital, to explain their "unauthorized adventure" to their emperor. Their apologies are expected to be fatal.
— Cryoburn
Big Bad: Mr. Kirov has been useful at times, but he failed on a particularly sensitive project.
Joe: You mean launching a rocket grenade into the archery center?
Big Bad: That is correct. Mr. Kirov has been relieved of his duties and will no longer be participating in our activities.
—The Hardy Boys Casefiles: Competitive Edge
Tirritit: I trust that the matter is now resolved to your satisfaction?
General Fredricks: We... um, didn't mean that you had to kill him.
Tirritit: But how else do you chastise an underling who has failed?"
"The Revolutionary Government gives you this chance of redeeming your failure, but this one only; if you fail again, your outraged country will know neither pardon nor mercy. Whether you return to France or remain in England, whether you travel North, South, East or West, cross the oceans, or traverse the Alps, the hand of an avenging People will be upon you. Your second failure will be punished by death, wherever you may be, either by the guillotine, if you are in France, or if you seek refuge elsewhere, then by the hand of an assassin. Look to it, Citizen Chauvelin! For there will be no escape this time, not even if the mightiest tyrant on earth tried to protect you, not even if you succeed in building up an empire and placing yourself upon a throne."
— Maximilian Robespierre, The Elusive Pimpernel
"HEY, BOBBY TERRY, YOU SCROOOOWED IT UP!!"
— Randall Flagg, The Stand
Live-Action TV
Adam: You failed.
Spike: Well, hey, you're supposed to be so smart; you let me plan this thing. Okay, let's not quibble about "who failed who."
Spike: Well, hey, you're supposed to be so smart; you let me plan this thing. Okay, let's not quibble about "who failed who."
— Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "Primeval"
Dalek Supreme: The actions of the aliens has caused considerable disruption of operations on this planet!
Dalek Section leader: This was a matter beyond my control!
Dalek Supreme: Your orders were to exterminate them!
Dalek Section leader: It has not been possible! We have been unable to use the bacteria bomb!
Dalek Supreme: The responsibility was yours! You have failed! The Supreme Council does not accept failure! (the Dalek Supreme exterminates the failed Dalek)
Dalek Section leader: This was a matter beyond my control!
Dalek Supreme: Your orders were to exterminate them!
Dalek Section leader: It has not been possible! We have been unable to use the bacteria bomb!
Dalek Supreme: The responsibility was yours! You have failed! The Supreme Council does not accept failure! (the Dalek Supreme exterminates the failed Dalek)
KAOS Agent: I know what "Plan B" is, but Siegfried, what is "Plan C"?
Siegfried: DEATH is "Plan C"!
Siegfried: DEATH is "Plan C"!
Snart's Replacement: Cops are comin'. You wanna yell at me some more or should we both get out of here?
Mick: Neither.
Mick: Neither.
Lord Zedd: Those Power Rangers are nothing but mere infants. You were defeated by children! You dare call yourself an Empress of Evil? You are not fit to destroy a cockroach!
Goldar: (I have always said that, my lord.)
Goldar: (I have always said that, my lord.)
"You returned with nothing. Therefore, you shall be nothing."
— Emperor Grumm, Power Rangers S.P.D.
"I wanna turn this little mistake into a big, fat teach-able moment. Will you help me with that?"
— Dick Roman, Supernatural, "How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters"
"Put last night’s guards in chains. Either they fell asleep or they were conspiring with the enemy. Find out the truth and then hang them."
— Stannis, Game of Thrones, "The Dance of Dragons"
"The next time you fail me will be the last time you fail me."
"Vypra, you have failed me too many times! As punishment, I will take your life energy! I should have done this long ago."
— Queen Bansheera, Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue
Music
"One wrong step in my bullion vaults
And you're gonna be met with a billion volts
But if you do pocket any ill-gotten profits
Then I'll dock it via rocket from the minion at fault
My management skills are uniquely stirring
When lacking in diligent, measly servants
Having one killed with the team observing
Works magic on building the weak's subservience"
And you're gonna be met with a billion volts
But if you do pocket any ill-gotten profits
Then I'll dock it via rocket from the minion at fault
My management skills are uniquely stirring
When lacking in diligent, measly servants
Having one killed with the team observing
Works magic on building the weak's subservience"
—The Stupendium, "FIEND LIKE ME | Evil Genius 2 Song"
Tabletop Games
"When his Squadleaders don't execute orders, Valanii Levaan orders executions."
— Chaotic
"The fall will give you time to think on your failure."
— Greven il-Vec, Magic: The Gathering, "Diabolic Edict"
Only a single recorded instance exists of someone failing to fulfill her demands. The man in question was found in his office in broad daylight, covered in beautiful lilies that had apparently sprung from deep within his body. The office smelled of clean, fresh earth and the sweet lilies. Those who found the man felt happy and relaxed at the sight; some even took the time to smell the flowers. Only after they left the area were they struck by the horror of what they had witnessed.
Waits himself was quickly replaced and nobody's ever heard anything about "the Big Pig" since. A particularly nasty rumor among Pentex employees "in the know" is that Waits had a... prominent place in the celebratory luau that Riegel held shortly after the takeover.
— Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Subsidiaries: A Guide To Pentex
However, there is a very high failure rate at the school. Children of privilege who fail out are returned home in disgrace, or discreetly steered to less rigorous schools. Scholarship students who don't make the cut are presumably returned to their humble origins, never to be heard from again. Those who endure simply assume that their former classmates are simply too embarrassed to keep in touch. They couldn't be more wrong.
—Mage: The Ascension - The Book Of Madness
A Dark Elf with a writ carries the power and authority of his sponsor and any who question the iron edict are subject to the wrath of his patron. Should a Druchii fail in his appointed task or show cowardice whilst acting in their sponsor's name, the writ is melted down and the molten remains poured down the noble's throat. Such is the price of failure in Naggaroth.
—Warhammer: Dark Elves Army Book (7th Edition)
Video Games
"I hope Batman broke every bone in your stupid bodies. I hope you lie in there, desperately trying to breathe through fractured ribs and punctured lungs. And if you're not, you better summon whatever strength you've got left and RUN, 'cause after I'm done with the Bat, YOU'RE ALL NEXT!"
— The Penguin, to his henchmen, Batman: Arkham City
"So, you've made it to the end of my little carnival ride. Unfortunately, you're supposed to be dead by now! Will you excuse me while I...just go shoot the architect? Come here, you little —"
"I despise incompetence."
Kane: Yes. Power shifts more quickly than some people think.
—Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn after Kane shoots Seth for trying to usurp his authority.
Vega: Kane, I need reinforcements, you must send help.
Kane: You'll find there's surprisingly little I must do General Vega.
Vega: Kane? I served you for years.
Kane: [Talking to mooks.] Emergency deployment, immediate launch. [Now addressing Vega.] Perhaps when McNeil arrives to kill you, you will take sometime to learn from the man. I'm sure he'll teach you lessons you'll carry for the rest of your life, which, by the way, is about seven minutes. [Kane presses a remote button to launch a nuclear missile at Vega's fallen outpost.]
Eliphas the Inheritor: They reject the Word of Chaos, my lord. The faithful here are not strong enough...
Daemon Prince: It is a poor shepherd who blames his flock, Apostle. This failure is yours and yours alone!
Daemon Prince: It is a poor shepherd who blames his flock, Apostle. This failure is yours and yours alone!
— Dawn of War: Dark Crusade
The God King no longer grants me his favour. Mask ripped from me and flesh flayed to bone, because the Godwoken still walks Rivellon.
— Windego, Divinity: Original Sin II
"FAILURE."
Pagan Min: I distinctly remember saying, "stop the bus." Yes, "stop the bus." Not, "shoot the bus." I'm very particular with my words. Stop. Shoot. Stop. Shoot. Do those words sound the same?
Royal Soldier: But it got out of control...
Pagan Min: I'm sorry, I didn't hear you. What did you say?
Royal Soldier: It got out of control...
Pagan Min: Got out of control. I hate when things get out of control. [Pulls out a steel pen, tackles the soldier to the ground and starts stabbing him] YOU HAD ONE FUCKING JOB AND YOU COULDN'T FUCKING DO THAT! [sits down, sprayed with blood] And I got blood on my fucking shoes! [sees Ajay] At least there's a silver lining. You didn't completely fuck it up.
Royal Soldier: But it got out of control...
Pagan Min: I'm sorry, I didn't hear you. What did you say?
Royal Soldier: It got out of control...
Pagan Min: Got out of control. I hate when things get out of control. [Pulls out a steel pen, tackles the soldier to the ground and starts stabbing him] YOU HAD ONE FUCKING JOB AND YOU COULDN'T FUCKING DO THAT! [sits down, sprayed with blood] And I got blood on my fucking shoes! [sees Ajay] At least there's a silver lining. You didn't completely fuck it up.
— Far Cry 4. This is Pagan Min's Establishing Character Moment.
"Gilgamesh! You worthless fool! For your continued bungling, I banish you from this dimension!"
— Exdeath, Final Fantasy V
"For failure such as this, no punishment is too great."
— Level description for "The Heretic", Halo 2
Yokian Lieutenant: We're sorry, sir. All of the humans look alike to us.
Yokian Fleet Commander: Sorry is not good enough. You have failed me for the last time, lieutenant!
Yokian Fleet Commander: Sorry is not good enough. You have failed me for the last time, lieutenant!
"What a shame... if she can't even win against something like you, she was useless to me from the start."
— Princess Ezel, Kaima Bad Ending
"Pitiful, Taranza... I have no use for a fool who cannot follow orders."
— Queen Sectonia, Kirby: Triple Deluxe
You have failed. We will find another way. Releasing control.
— Harbinger, Mass Effect 2
"You failed me! 500 years, I have waited! Now I must wait 500 more![...]Kill him!"
Leader: Lurv, you knew this was gonna happen. You knew it the moment you screwed this whole thing up. It ain't like you weren't on the other side of this before.
Lurv: It was a mistake! I owned up to it!
Leader: Lurv, this is you ownin' up to it.
Lurv: It was a mistake! I owned up to it!
Leader: Lurv, this is you ownin' up to it.
"You disappoint me, S-001. You were an utter failure until the very end. I've had enough of your interference. Begone."
—Oliver G. Lobelia, Purgatory 2
Incredible... You three have fought with all your might, and you still managed to do the impossible. Which can only mean... That YOU are not worthy of wielding this power! [...] I gave you the greatest power that anyone could ever ask for! And you couldn't even beat this sorry-looking bunch of kids! Maybe I had too much faith in your abilities. What a pity! And I have no use for a failure like you! [...] Pitiful. He wanted all the power in the world and yet he couldn't even kill a ragtag trio like yourselves.
—Absolution, to Zeta, Soma Union
Mr. L: I'm stumped. You'd think a giant robot would be enough to crush these heroes... I'm a disgrace... There's no way I can show my face to Count Bleck after THIS.
Dimentio: Perhaps that is for the best (Creates a landmine over Mr. L).
Mr. L: Whoa, now! Hey! What are you doing?!
Dimentio: You said it yourself. You can't go back to the count now. So get lost.
Dimentio: Perhaps that is for the best (Creates a landmine over Mr. L).
Mr. L: Whoa, now! Hey! What are you doing?!
Dimentio: You said it yourself. You can't go back to the count now. So get lost.
Eckhardt: You ignored my orders for the last time Boaz! Muller, I need the services of one of your little creations.
Boaz: Ahhhh, pleeeease noooo!! [Eckhardt slaps her] It wasn't my fault! I'm loyal.
Eckhardt: Your own incompetence has sentenced you Boaz.
Boaz: Give me a chance. Not the pod, no, no! [tossed into a mutant pod]
Eckhardt: I will be obeyed!
Boaz: Ahhhh, pleeeease noooo!! [Eckhardt slaps her] It wasn't my fault! I'm loyal.
Eckhardt: Your own incompetence has sentenced you Boaz.
Boaz: Give me a chance. Not the pod, no, no! [tossed into a mutant pod]
Eckhardt: I will be obeyed!
"At least your life won't have been a total waste — I will enjoy draining your Energon to replenish my own!"
—Megatron, Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Ailtur the Noxious: Still hesitating, Mr. Knight? I don't mean to be confrontational, but I really feel like you're not appreciating the help I gave you!
Clayton Knight: Huh... Help...
Ailtur: Maybe it's about time you retired. I'll just take over everything for you. Hold still, now! This won't hurt at all... Ahh, it's really nice not having to keep the big guy happy. Time to cut loose and take care of business! Ehehehe!
Alicia Copeland: Wait, you just...
Elothu the Patient: As to be expected from your kind. Once you encounter the least difficulty, you think nothing of plundering your hosts, taking what you want by force rather than civilized methods. How truly pitiful.
Miriam Goodwin: Are you SERIOUS?
Ailtur: Hmm... I'd honestly prefer giving you a slow death, but Mr. Knight really didn't take good care of my gift. No choice but the swift kill, I guess.
Clayton Knight: Huh... Help...
Ailtur: Maybe it's about time you retired. I'll just take over everything for you. Hold still, now! This won't hurt at all... Ahh, it's really nice not having to keep the big guy happy. Time to cut loose and take care of business! Ehehehe!
Alicia Copeland: Wait, you just...
Elothu the Patient: As to be expected from your kind. Once you encounter the least difficulty, you think nothing of plundering your hosts, taking what you want by force rather than civilized methods. How truly pitiful.
Miriam Goodwin: Are you SERIOUS?
Ailtur: Hmm... I'd honestly prefer giving you a slow death, but Mr. Knight really didn't take good care of my gift. No choice but the swift kill, I guess.
Moror the Voracious: Hm. That was rather a disappointment.
Principal/Queen Inez Ulrich: I... need more strength... Moror...
Moror: I do not feel you are a good investment, Inez Ulrich. Farewell.
Inez: no... I have to... I... wish... I wish life didn't... hurt... so...
Principal/Queen Inez Ulrich: I... need more strength... Moror...
Moror: I do not feel you are a good investment, Inez Ulrich. Farewell.
Inez: no... I have to... I... wish... I wish life didn't... hurt... so...
Megatron: You are guilty of the one unforgivable crime: FAILURE!
Starscream: I won't be the last, Megatron. Someone will always be there to challenge your leadership.
Megatron: Maybe. But they will suffer the same fate as you.
(Megatron executes Starscream with a ground pound)
Megatron: Bwahahaha. Victory is mine! ALL SHALL FEAR THE MIGHT OF MEGATRON!
Starscream: I won't be the last, Megatron. Someone will always be there to challenge your leadership.
Megatron: Maybe. But they will suffer the same fate as you.
(Megatron executes Starscream with a ground pound)
Megatron: Bwahahaha. Victory is mine! ALL SHALL FEAR THE MIGHT OF MEGATRON!
—Transformers: Decepticons, "Final Showdown"
Tchernobog: Welcome, my servants... my slaves.
(A cultist present in the room is possessed)
Caleb: What is thy bidding, my master?
Tchernobog: You have failed me. I disavow you all.
Caleb: What the...?
Ophelia: What?
(The possessed cultist is decomposes, and only his skeleton remains. Shial descends from the ceilings and kidnaps Gabriel. Cerberus and two Hell Hounds burn Ishmael to crisp.)
Ophelia: What's happening?
(Cheogh appears and kidnaps Ophelia)
Tchernobog: I have taken your love. Now I will take your life. Consider my power... in a hollow grave.
(A cultist present in the room is possessed)
Caleb: What is thy bidding, my master?
Tchernobog: You have failed me. I disavow you all.
Caleb: What the...?
Ophelia: What?
(The possessed cultist is decomposes, and only his skeleton remains. Shial descends from the ceilings and kidnaps Gabriel. Cerberus and two Hell Hounds burn Ishmael to crisp.)
Ophelia: What's happening?
(Cheogh appears and kidnaps Ophelia)
Tchernobog: I have taken your love. Now I will take your life. Consider my power... in a hollow grave.
— Intro video for Blood (1997)
Sombron: Heed me well, O defective daughter of mine.
Veyle: Papa...
Sombron: My goal is so close, I can taste it. But their kindness makes you weak. Now go, and reclaim my Emblem Rings at once!
Veyle: I won't!
Sombron: So I see. That is a shame. Well then, there is nothing more you can do for me, and I have never been in the habit... of keeping that which has no value."
Veyle: Papa...
Sombron: My goal is so close, I can taste it. But their kindness makes you weak. Now go, and reclaim my Emblem Rings at once!
Veyle: I won't!
Sombron: So I see. That is a shame. Well then, there is nothing more you can do for me, and I have never been in the habit... of keeping that which has no value."
The former Grand Admiral of the Kilrathi Empire stands before his master. There is nothing to be said. The Admiral is loyal to Kilrah, and his Emperor – and he knows the price of his failure. His Emperor has demanded an apology for the defeat of the Kilrathi strike fleet… and an apology must be given. (the gards shoot him with lasers, incinerating him) An echo of the Admiral’s dying scream lingers in the air… then silence.
—Wing Commander, good ending for the first Secret Missions campaign.
Web Comics
Snowtrooper: Sorry, sir. They got away.
Darth Vader: I shall lead the pursuit. All ground personnel shall remain here to man our new base. Congratulations.
Snowtrooper: Oh, thank you, sir. What shall we call it?
Vader: "Orbital Bombardment Practice Range Omega".
Darth Vader: I shall lead the pursuit. All ground personnel shall remain here to man our new base. Congratulations.
Snowtrooper: Oh, thank you, sir. What shall we call it?
Vader: "Orbital Bombardment Practice Range Omega".
Tsukiko: Rough day, huh, Reddy? First the eye, now this.
Redcloak: The eye is a minor inconvenience. I can Regenerate it as soon as I rest and regain the needed spells.
Xykon: No.
Redcloak: ... What?
Xykon: You're not regenerating anything. That eye? That's your individual Idiot Tax. That's what this fiasco costs you, personally. I want you to remember every moment of every day what happens if we sit on our lazy ASSES and rearrange the furniture in a ruined city instead of moving on to our next target. If I ever see you with more eyes than assholes, I'm going to shove one in the other and give your cloak to that hobgoblin.
Redcloak: The eye is a minor inconvenience. I can Regenerate it as soon as I rest and regain the needed spells.
Xykon: No.
Redcloak: ... What?
Xykon: You're not regenerating anything. That eye? That's your individual Idiot Tax. That's what this fiasco costs you, personally. I want you to remember every moment of every day what happens if we sit on our lazy ASSES and rearrange the furniture in a ruined city instead of moving on to our next target. If I ever see you with more eyes than assholes, I'm going to shove one in the other and give your cloak to that hobgoblin.
Western Animation
"Do you know what the definition of failure is, Force Captain? Failure... is when something ceases to serve a purpose, when that happens it becomes worthless to me, and thus far, your performance has been lacking."
—Hordak, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, "Signals"
Knock Out: [while trapped in a wall] I beg you, my liege, release me from this absurd predicament!
Megatron: No, you shall serve as a constant reminder to those who dare fail me.
Megatron: No, you shall serve as a constant reminder to those who dare fail me.
Keller: To serve Clu is a privilege. I won't let you down again, sir. I won't...
Tesler: I know you won't.
Tesler: I know you won't.
"Make no mistake. From now on, failure will have consequences."
— Grand Moff Tarkin, after having two incompetent Imperial officers beheaded in his office, Star Wars Rebels.
"This is not the first time you have proven to be clumsy, Lord Tyrannus. You know the price of failure."
— Darth Sidious, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, "The Lost One"
"It's not that I can't help you, I simply believe it's bad policy to reward incompetence."
— The Hood, disguised as a security guard, to an imprisoned Impostor Janus, Thunderbirds Are Go, "Chain of Command"
Real Life
"Dans ce pays-ci, il est bon de tuer de temps en temps un amiral Pour Encourager Les Autres."
(In this country, it is a good idea to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.)
(In this country, it is a good idea to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.)
"Kiki [hunting dog] will fill the pot."
— A proverb in parts of West Africa, with an implicit "one way or the other."
"If the German people lose the war, then they will have proved themselves unworthy of me."
