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{{trope}}
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{{quote|''"Hey, relax. We're the good guys. Justice will prevail and all that stuff... right, Samus?"''
|'''Rundas''', ''[[Metroid Prime|Metroid Prime 3]]''}}
{{quote|''"[[Might Makes Right|Those who stand at the top determine what's wrong and what's right!]] [[Big Badass Battle Sequence|This very place is neutral ground!]] [[Discussed Trope|Justice will prevail, you say?!]] [[
▲{{quote|''"Hey, relax. We're the good guys. Justice will prevail and all that stuff... right, Samus?"''|'''Rundas''', ''[[Metroid Prime|Metroid Prime 3]]''}}
|'''[[Character Filibuster|Donquixote]] [[Ax Crazy|Doflamingo]]''', ''[[One Piece]]''}}
▲{{quote|''"[[Might Makes Right|Those who stand at the top determine what's wrong and what's right!]] [[Big Badass Battle Sequence|This very place is neutral ground!]] [[Discussed Trope|Justice will prevail, you say?!]] [[Writtenbythe Winners|But of course it will!! Whoever wins this war becomes justice!!!]]"''|'''[[Character Filibuster|Donquixote]] [[Ax Crazy|Doflamingo]]''', ''[[One Piece]]''}}
The underlying principle of all series on the idealistic end of the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: [[The Good Guys Always Win|the good guys will always win in the end]]. Most of the drama in the show comes from the sacrifices they will have to make to this end, and sometimes from their lack of faith in this principle, though usually [[The Hero]], The [[Love Freak]], [[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]] or [[The Messiah]] will be there to serve as an endless supply of optimism for the ultimate victory of their cause.
May come as a package deal with [[Right Makes Might]], but not necessarily. If the show is idealistic enough or targeted to a very young audience, '''Justice Will Prevail''' without a single drop of blood being
Compare [[For Great Justice]], when this is explicitly stated in the opening, narration, or cutscenes.
Contrast [[Concepts Are Cheap]], for when this is just thrown in dialog, without actually meaning much.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==▼
* Said right after "I am Justice" by characters in ''[[
▲== Anime and Manga ==
** The series' position on the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]] makes a [[Zig
▲* Said right after "I am Justice" by characters in ''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]''. The audience can be sure that Justice will prevail. The question is only: ''whose'' brand of justice?
▲** The series' position on the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]] makes a [[Zig Zagging Trope]] out of it.
* Amelia in ''[[The Slayers]]'' often makes speeches along these lines, but isn't taken very seriously. One particularly warped bit of reasoning on her part comes when trying to figure out whether Lina or another individual is the guilty party:
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** Oh, and technically, ''both'' sides survive that blast. Whether this has implications as to her philosophy... well....
** As time goes on, she seems to realise how silly she looks and does this less often, though she can still pump out the [[Hot Blood]] for, say, her father or the [[Fan Nickname|"Senile Sentai Squad"]].
* Played straight and subverted in ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]''. It's one of the [[Catch Phrase
* [[Mazinger Z|"Take this! Bossborot the Great's Iron Fist of Justice!"]]
* ''[[One Piece]]'': This is the stated goal of the Marines (good and evil) and most of the people who oppose them, with the main conflict being "Absolute" ([[Disproportionate Retribution]]) or Moral ([[Exactly What It Says
** In the most recent arc, the war between Whitebeard (the commander of world's most powerful pirate fleet) and the Marines, brings the theme of "which kind of justice?" to the forefront.
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*** This is a pretty blasphemous statement to make in a [[Shonen]] manga, where clearly defined clashes between good and evil are usually major themes. So when a character basically says that good and evil are just labels the winning side in a conflict uses to justify its actions, it's a moment to take note of.
**** Then again, Doflamingo ''is'' insane and probably sociopathic to no small degree, so [[Unreliable Expositor]] comes into play.
**** While that may be true, he has a point.
* The Student Council President from ''[[
* ''[[The Law of Ueki]]''. [[TV Tropes Drinking Game|If you had a shot for the number of times that word is mentioned, you'd be dead drunk after a few episodes]].
* Lampshaded in ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', where Maria Ross, during a broadcast, claimed that Roy Mustang and his party were specifically fighting for justice. Some comments from the less gullible flock:
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"Justice is about as vague word as there is."
"Please, it was great. It has a great ring to it. 'Justice'. It's beautiful."
"Yup. Whoever uses the word first has the advantage." }}
* In ''[[Machine Robo|Machine Robo: Revenge of the Chronos]]'', this is the whole basis of Rom Stoll's speeches, emphasizing to the villains that justice always prevails, and that they don't deserve to know his name for being so evil.
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* America from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' is obsessed with being [[The Hero]], and as a result often says things like this.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Name a superhero. If they've been around for more than a year, they've probably said it or some variation. Some are more driven by the idea than others, though.
* Inverted in a [[Justice League of America]] storyline about a villain named Prometheus, who is obsessed with the ''eradication'' of justice. His plan to destroy the League involves disguising himself as a superhero named Retro, whose catch phrase is "here comes justice!" After disabling half the League and revealing his true identity, Prometheus [[Ironic Echo|repeats the phrase]] one more time, this time with malicious sarcasm.
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* ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)
== [[Literature]] ==
* In the ''[[Miss Marple]]'' book ''A Pocket Full of Rye'', Helen McKenezie insists that the man responsible for her husband's death will be punished and that "No question is ever settled until it is settled right." She claims to be quoting Kipling but doesn't give a source.
== Theater ==▼
* In [[Shakespeare]]'s plays, innocent people are likely to die, but villains are practically ''certain'' to get punished. "Truth will come to light; murder cannot be hid long; a man's son may, but in the end truth will out."
** Or as [[Tom Stoppard]] put it "The bad end unhappily and the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means".
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Inverted in ''[[Guilty Gear]]'', where keeping [[Big Bad|Justice]] from prevailing is the entire goal of the game.
* Xianghua of ''[[Soul Calibur]]'' plays with this trope, as this is one of her win quotes, but she adds a "[[I Was Just Joking|...just kidding!]]" to the end of it. Interesting, as she is the one character who can wield the eponymous holy sword in its true form.
** And quite arguably the only [[Lawful Good]] character <s>aside from [[Action Mom|Sophitia]]</s>.
** It's implied that the fact that she doesn't take justice so seriously
* One of the more frequently recited Dwarven Vows in ''[[
** The line "Justice will prevail" is in the sequel. It is to note that the ''villains'' of Dawn of the New World seem to think "justice" is what they're trying to achieve.
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* In ''[[Disgaea]]'', this is literally the catchphrase of '''CAPTAIN GORDON, DEFENDER OF EARTH!''' Can be made especially hilarious when he yells it while fighting humans {{spoiler|and angels}}.
* Ma Chao in ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'' lives, eats and breathes this trope, [[Large Ham|with all of the series' subtlety and understatement... or lack thereof.]]
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* [[Ace Attorney|Apollo Justice]] will do anything to live up to his surname. So will Phoenix Wright.
** '''"Here comes justice!"'''
* Minsc from ''[[
** Stand back, '''FOR JUSTICE'''.
* This is word-for-word Captain America's voiced victory message in the Marvel Superheroes/ [[Marvel vs. Capcom]] fighting games.
* Slightly more cynical version from ''[[Metroid Prime|Metroid Prime 3]]'', in which Rundas comes up with this line when the hunters are all arguing with one another: "Hey, relax. We're the good guys, remember? Justice will prevail, and all that stuff. Right, Samus?"
** {{spoiler|Tragic considering he succumbs to [[The Corruption]] not that much later and you are forced to kill him off :(}}
* This is pretty much the catchphrase of the eponymous heroine of ''[[Yggdra Union]]''. {{spoiler|Because the game is [[Sliding Scale
* One of the few characters to ever beat Calypso at his own game in ''[[Twisted Metal]]'' is Agent Shepard in ''Head-On''. He doesn't make a wish. He doesn't do anything stupid. He wins the tournament, gets out of his car, and ''arrests Calypso outright''.
* [[Lawful Good|The Spirit of Justice]] from the Awakening expansion for [[Dragon Age]]: Origins will cry out "Let justice prevail!" during combat.
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* In ''[[Samurai Warriors]]'' 3, Kanetsugu Naoe's character focuses soley on justice, bordering [[Large Ham]] territories. Most of his lines are about how sheer force of will can beat all odds and how "another has been slain in the name of JUSTICE!"
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* You'd think this would be [[Once an Episode]] on ''[[Justice League]]'', but nah. Anyway, one episode had a pretty catchy variation, said by the [[Expy|Streak]] to [[The Flash]], whom the Streak [[Let's You and Him Fight|thinks is evil]]:
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** Also, the Justice Guild's catchphrase, "Let Justice Prevail!" Only in [[The DCAU]] could that line have been made [[Badass]].
* This seems to be [[The Tick (animation)|The Tick]]'s motive, giving us such gems as "EVILDOERS! EAT MY JUSTICE!" It would be easier to take this idea seriously if he wasn't completely insane.
▲* [[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney)|"You mistreat this poor boy the same way you mistreat my people! You speak for justice but you are cruel to those that that need your help!" "SILENCE!" "JUSTICE!"]]
== [[Other Media]] ==
* A famous lawyer's joke: An attorney succeeds in getting a court judgment in his favor. He wires his client: "JUSTICE HAS PREVAILED". The client wires back: "APPEAL IMMEDIATELY".
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