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{{quote|''"[Burns] became consumed by greed, he'd steal from anyone . . .
''and when he tried to steal our sunlight, he crossed the line from everyday villainy into [[Cartoonish Supervillainy
{{quote|''"He learned almost too late that [[This Thing You Call Love|man is a feeling creature]], and because of it, the [[Humans Are Special|greatest in the universe]]..."''|''[[It Conquered the World]]'', via '''''[[
This is when either an enemy of a major villain, or maybe a minion who [[Heel Face Turn|turned against them]], explains to others the nature of their [[Conflict]], typically when the [[Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene|villain is not around]], likely after the villain has either been [[Villain Exit Stage Left|defeated]] or is at least [[We Will Meet Again|temporarily]] out of power. An alternative title for this, "explaining the villain explains the conflict," refers to the notion that explaining what happened makes the actions of the villain's enemy or former rival more understandable.
Note that this is not a [[Motive Rant]]; the tone of the conversation will be very calm and gentle despite the subject matter, as indicated by many of the examples...
Compare [[Kirk Summation]], which is addressed to the actual villain. See also [[You're Insane!]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[
== Film ==
* Perhaps most famously (if lamely) in the [[Alfred Hitchcock]] film, ''[[
* In [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2nKWHh9P_w&#t=7m48s this scene] from ''[[The Lion King]] 2''.
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'''Kovu''': ... I've never heard the story of Scar that way. He truly was a killer.
'''Simba''' (while brushing the remains of burned plants): Fire is a killer. Sometimes what's left behind can grow better than the generation before, if given the chance. }}
* ''[[Troy]]'': The Trojan priest says this when they find the beach abandoned. ([[Trojan Horse|It's a Trap]].)
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'''King Priam:''' What happened here?
They desecrated the temple of the gods, and Apollo desecrated their flesh.
They thought they could sack this city in a day. Now look at them... fleeing across the Aegean. }}
* Chuckles the Clown does this in ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]'' 3 to explain Lotso's turn to evil.
* The film (and comic) version of ''[[Sin City]]'' has a scene in which Cardinal Roarke explains to Marv why his adopted son ate people {{spoiler|and subsequently admitted to joining in.}}
== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[
* ''[[Perry Mason]]'' often employed these to tie up loose ends after [[The Perry Mason Method|badgering the real culprit into a dramatic courtroom confession.]]
* ''[[It Conquered the World]].'' "He learned almost too late that man is a feeling creature, and because of it, the greatest in the universe..." A catchphrase of ''[[
== Video Games ==
* In the postgame in [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
* Subverted towards the end of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
== Western Animation ==
* ''[[The Simpsons (
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