This is it, two fighter are at each other throats. Finally, one side, often the hero, has the villain right there. Now, it was time for any last words to give to the defeated enemy. What better phase than, “Hasta La Vista, Baby”? Popularized by Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2 though used in 5 years earlier in the song “Looking for a New Love”, the phase, along with variations, is often used as a way to end this. The term, Spanish origin, translates to “Until the (next) sighting” or “See You Later”.

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Examples of Hasta La Vista, Baby include:

Advertising

Anime and Manga

Comic Books

Fan Works

  • Final Stand of Death, Fish shouts this upon discovering Fusion Gundam didn't seem much of a threat. Hornet quips, "I think that was for you, Emma", while looking at Spur.

Film

  • Terminator 2, Though not the trope namer, this phases was used by Schwarzenegger’s character during his fights with T-1000.
  • Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Chance shout out a version, with baby being replaced with kitty, while defending his friends against a mountain lion.

Literature

Live-Action TV

  • In the Golden Girls episode, "Beauty and the Beast", Blanche and Rose both question about Nurse DeFarge to Dorothy. Dorothy explains she'll need to see what can be grounds of dealing with despite Blanche and Rose talking about their issues. When DeFarge tells Dorothy that she forgot the write down the numbers of the person would like to talk to her, Dorothy answers.
 

 Dorothy: Hasta la vista, baby!

 

Music

New Media

Newspaper Comics

Oral Tradition, Myths and Legends

Pinball

Podcasts

Professional Wrestling

Puppet Shows

Radio

Recorded and Stand Up Comedy

Tabletop Games

Theatre

Video Games

Visual Novels

Web Animation

Web Comics

Web Original

Western Animation

  • In The Simpsons episode, “I Love Lisa”, Bart sees his chance to a prank during the Presidents' Day Pageant, while in the play as John Wilkes Booth. Bart quip with “Hasta la vista, Abey”, while parodying Schwarzenegger.

Other Media

Real Life