Category:Last Words

""Know a man for years. Live with him, share his bread and water, speak with him on every subject. Then tie him up and hold him over a volcano's edge. On that day, you shall finally meet that man.""

- Chinese warrior-poet Xiang Yu

Death tends to bring what is really important to the fore, and last words are a character's expression of who they really are. Whether they are going out with a bang, saying heartfelt farewell, facing death bravely, or expressing no regrets, it makes for great drama.

Tropes

 * Deathbed Confession
 * Death Cry Echo
 * Facing the Bullets One-Liner
 * Famous Last Words (and Stock Phrases)
 * Atomic F-Bomb
 * Big No
 * Slow No
 * Get It Over With
 * His Name Is... *dies*
 * I'm Cold... So Cold...
 * I Am Dying Please Take My Macguffin
 * I Regret Nothing
 * It Has Been an Honor
 * One Last Smoke
 * Regret Eating Me
 * Parting From Consciousness Words
 * A Plague on Both Your Houses
 * Prepare to Die
 * See You in Hell
 * Sorry That I'm Dying
 * Take Care of the Kids
 * Taking You with Me
 * This Cannot Be!
 * What Does This Button Do?
 * Final Speech
 * Killed Mid-Sentence
 * Last Request
 * Obi-Wan Moment
 * Parting Words Regret
 * Planning for The Future Before The End
 * The Power of Legacy
 * Say Your Prayers
 * Sedgwick Speech
 * You Have No Chance to Survive

What if you don't live by a volcano? I suspect the trope description was being poetical.