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Farmelle
Since: Dec, 2009
2011-02-13 09:50:35
I can't find it, but I've definitely seen it enough times for it to be a trope. You should try taking it to YKTTW.

Is there a trope for a situation when a villain (or an anti-hero) comments on someone else's quality item, only to be shown using it later, the violent acquisition having happened off-screen? For example, T-1000 says, "Say... That's a nice bike..." Or "Slash" from Six-String Samurai: "You've failed me for the last... oh, nice shoes."