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{{trope}}
{{quote|''"{{smallcaps| We're a lot alike, you and I. You tested me. I tested you. You killed me. I—oh, no, wait. I guess I haven't killed you yet. Well. Food for thought.}}"''|'''[[G La DOS]]''', ''[[Portal 2 (Video Game)|Portal 2]]'' Propulsion Gel trailer (and [[Dummied Out|cut line]])}}
 
This trope is [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin]]: A character threatens to kill another, but without actually using the words "[[I'll Kill You!|I'll kill you]]." Usually involves the use of an analogy or a hypothetical question. This often allows the maker of the threat to be a [[Karma Houdini]], since he can claim he never ''really'' threatened the target. Often the person making the threat will avoid naming the threatened person directly. If the threat is made against the other person's family or against his property, that's [[Shame If Something Happened]].
 
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== Literature ==
 
* The classic from Slartibartfast in ''[[The HitchhikersHitchhiker's Guide to Thethe Galaxy]]'':
{{quote| 'Come,' called the old man, 'come now or you will be late.'<br />
'Late?' said Arthur. 'What for?'<br />
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'Dent. Arthur Dent,' said Arthur.<br />
'Late, as in the late Dentarthurdent,' said the old man, sternly. 'It's a sort of threat you see... I've never been very good at them myself, but I'm told they can be very effective.' }}
* One is shown early in ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Pyramids|Pyramids]]'':
{{quote| A noble blood flows through my veins.<br />
Want it to stay there? }}
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* In ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', there was a blacksmith in Midgar. If you talked to him, he would say, "Hey, wait a minute, you. You can't leave without buyin' something. Might not be good for your health, if ya know what I'm saying."
** Of course, considering [[An Adventurer Is You|you're an adventurer]] [[In a World]] where [[Everything Is Trying to Kill You]], he really ''could'' have been looking out for your best interests: you need something to defend yourself with!
* In ''[[Portal 2 (Video Game)|Portal 2]]'', when you meet up with GLaDOS again, she says: "Look, we both said a lot of things that ''you're'' going to regret." She then continues along this line in later chambers, with her "real surprise, with ''tragic consequences''," her "solution to both our problems [...] that honestly works out great for ''one of'' both of us" and her announcement that she has learned to discard things that "are just [[You Are Fat|taking up space]]". And just when it seems that she couldn't lay it on any thicker, in Chapter 8, {{spoiler|Wheatley}} gets a turn, with a triumphant [[Don't Explain the Joke]] thrown in:
{{quote| '''{{spoiler|Wheatley}}:''' You [...] are going to love this big surprise. In fact, you're going to love it ''to death''. Love it until you're dead -- until it kills you. I don't know if you're picking up on what I'm saying here...<br />
'''{{spoiler|1=GLaDOS}}:''' Thanks, we get it. }}
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== Web Original ==
 
* In [[Dr. HorriblesHorrible's Sing -Along Blog]], the letter that Dr. Horrible gets from Bad Horse about how he now must commit murder in order to gain entry to the Evil League of Evil includes the line "There will be blood, [[You Have Failed Me|it might be yours]]".
 
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