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{{trope}}
{{quote|''"I always wondered what kind of person could do such a thing. But now that I see you, I think I understand. There’s just nothing inside you. Nothing at all. You’re pathetic and sad and empty."''
|'''Katara'''|''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''}}
Not only has [[Big Bad]] tried to kill your girlfriend/boyfriend, slain the [[Team Pet]] and finally [[Take Over the World|taken over the world]], he must grind your self worth into the asphalt and explain to you why, precisely, you [[Epic Fail|failed]]. This is where he lists all the reasons you are a poor excuse for a [[The Hero|hero]] and never had a prayer of stopping him; you lack the [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy|skills]], the [[Infinity+1 Sword|weapons]] and the [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|powers]] needed; you [[Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids|childishly]] fight for [[Good Is Old-Fashioned|outdated ideals]], your [[Evil Is Petty|costume is ugly]] and your [[The Obi-Wan|mentor]] always hated you.
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In a well done speech, the Bad Guy will state things that even the hero (and audience) [[Villains Never Lie|can't argue with]]. Or maybe they're total BS, but it's delivered with such conviction it ''almost'' makes the hero (and audience) agree that he was wrong to have dared challenge the villain in the first place.
Sometimes, '''"The Reason You Suck" Speech''' makes the point that the people the hero is trying to defend [[Humans Are
Villains can also give this to other villains in an [[Evil vs. Evil]] setting. The content of this speech is going to be either along the lines of how they're [[Eviler Than Thou]] and pointing out flaws and shortcomings in the other villain, like the [[Magnificent Bastard]] chiding a [[Smug Snake]] for underestimating them and being foolishly unprepared or a [[Card-Carrying Villain]] chiding a [[Knight Templar]] villain for [[At Least I Admit It|employing their same methods but claiming to be morally superior to them]], or [[Even Evil Has Standards]] if the other villain did something they find awful.
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Alternatively, the speech is given by someone who's just frustrated with the other person. This is not an attempt bring down or break an opponent. This is not an exchange between heroes and villains (heck, they might even be friends). This is someone, tired of everything they have to deal with, giving a frank and [[Brutal Honesty|brutally honest]] assessment of the person they're dealing with, often in a [[What the Hell, Hero?]] moment. This can be [[Insult Backfire|prone to backfire]] with a suitably shallow, self-obsessed, and/or [[Genre Savvy]] target; who typically responds with [[Red Dwarf|"You've just listed all of my best features!"]] Will often provoke an attempted refutation or justification from the target; which, depending on the source, can be played for comedy, drama, or [[Wangst]].
Compare to [[Calling the Old Man Out]]. Could also be a [[Take That, Scrappy!]] where someone tells a hated character what the audience feels about them.
Compare and contrast the [["World of Cardboard" Speech]]. See also [[Did You Actually Believe?]] Contrast [[Minor Insult Meltdown]], where just the tip of the "you suck" iceberg can sink a character to tears.
And as a last note; [[I Thought It Meant|no, this isn't the trope that's about the reasons that characters are bad at speaking. Neither is it a]] meta [[Justified Trope|Justification]] for [[This Loser Is You]].
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One (really) last note: you'll find that some of these can be subverted to serve as [[Dare to Be Badass]] speeches as well.
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