Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner/Anime and Manga

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  • Done by Luciano Bradley in Code Geass. "Question! What is it that you value the most?" (cuts to a look of absolute fear from the victim) "That's right. YOUR LIFE!"
  • Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z has a ridiculous amount of these. "Does a machine such as yourself experience fear?!"
    • "Maybe if this were five-hundred times Earth's gravity, you would have the advantage. But ten? I don't even feel it."
    • Additionally, does it experience nocturnal emission?
    • Gohan also delivers an immensely badass one to Super Buu when he arrives on the battlefield after Old Kai unlocks his potential. Buu says to him "So hotshot, you want to fight Majin Buu?" and Gohan responds with "Fight you? No, I want to kill you," and then lays the biggest beating on Buu that he had probably ever experienced.
  • The Prince of Tennis: Ryoma's "Mada mada dane" ("You still have lots more to work on") before turning around and wiping the court with an opponent he was losing against up until that moment.
  • Another Ryoma, though from Getter Robo. He purposefully grabs hold of a yakuza boss' knife blade and tells him "What's the matter? Come on, either push or pull. You'll save face if you at least chop off one finger" before kicking his terrified ass and scaring off the rest of his thugs.
  • You really don't want to be around when Sesshoumaru of Inuyasha fame says, "It seems I've been underestimated".
  • "I... am Samurai Gun."
  • Hao Asakura of Shaman King has a minor example with his, "So tiny/small" line. Not sure if this counts since it's not restricted to being said pre-battle; indeed, it's been said as a response to an attack mid-battle, or as a post-battle One-Liner. But it seemed appropriate.
  • Touma From A Certain Magical Index does this always before finishing the current arcs Big Bad

Touma: I will break it... That illusion of yours!

  • Accelerator has two while curb stomping Awaki "just because i've gotten weaker doesn't mean you're stronger now does it?" and "Sorry, but this is a one-way-road!" (NOTE: the other reading for the Kanji to Accelerators name reads "ippotsuko" or "one-way-road")

Greed: I'm sorry, who the hell are you?
Izumi: PISSED OFF!

  • And the end of the manga with the fight against Father. All of the alchemists are pounding on Father like there's no tomorrow, Ed's automail arm is completely destroyed, Al sacrifices his soul to bring Ed's real arm back, and at this point, Edward is majorly pissed, and brings back a line from the very first chapter:

Edward: Get up, you worthless fuck. It's time you learned why you're not in our league!

Cornello: You didn't fool me with that little display down there. Without this, the only alchemy you can perform is to your own metal arm.
Edward: You know what? You're not the only one who can't stand doubters, Preach'. Here's the REAL hammer of God!

  • This scene was, unfortunately, subjected to a lot of narm in Brotherhood, primarily in terms of animation. Worst of all, though, is that Ed's Badass Boast was changed to a simple, "You want it? You got it!" Combine this with it being changed from the big dethroning moment where Cornello's power is outdone in front of his followers to an ordinary fight scene, and this is pretty big disappointment.
  • Jacuzzi in the anime, right before his traintop beatdown of Goose: "I have a gun...in my heart!"
  • The hot-headed Kirie "Jump-to-conclusions" Kojima of Girls Bravo also does this often anytime she sees the protagonist Yukinari in a hard-to-explain situation.

Miharu: Yes, we were in the bath together.
Kirie: Take a bath... IN! HELL!! (clobbers Yukinari)

Ange: Have a nice dream. See you in hell.

    • Also done by Beatrice just before killing George and Shannon during the second game in the anime:

Beatrice: You think I'd let him say it!?! Duuumbaaaaass!!!

Yusuke: For all your careful planning, you made one mistake. You went and pissed me off!

  • I seem to recall a really good one from that fight from the English dub that went something like this:

Yusuke: Alright, if you call off your goons now, I'll only rip out one of your lungs.
Suzaku: And if I refuse?
Yusuke: Then hold your stinkin' breath!

  • That fight Yusuke had with Jin during the Dark Tournament Saga:
Yusuke: (about to fire an attack into Jin's that will surely kill them both) Let's see which one of us can take a bigger asskicking!
—What's amusing is Yusuke's follow-up reaction: "Damn! At least one of us should have died!"
  • Sengoku Basara: "Put Ya Guns On!"
    • Every single character has one or two trademark one liners for use in the event of asskicking. Masamune who says the above also uses "Are You Ready?" and "Let's Party!".
  • Done by Teresa in Claymore. "Say your prayer you wretches. Filth like you is even lower than Youma. I am going to kill every last one of you". Do not touch her Morality Pet, for you are weak against her and Made of Plasticine.
  • Lina Inverse does this quite often.
  • Trinity Blood "Crusnik 02. Nanomachine output 40%. Activate."
  • Cowboy Bebop: LET'S PARTY!
  • Mai-Otome: Rena Sayers from the prequel series. "I'm sorry everyone, but please hang in there. If you look away, you'll die." And boy does she deliver.
  • One Piece has a good one.

Chu/Chew: What did you say was over?
Usopp: This fight! Did you know that grog burns? (Usopp lights Chu up like a Christmas Tree)

  • The perhaps most epic one: In Enies Lobby, Luffy is informed that its garrison numbers in the tens of thousands.

Luffy: And I'm alone. Get out of my way!

  • There's also post-timeskip Luffy who gives us one with only one word. He's fighting the same exact pacifista that defeated and scattered all nine straw-hats two years before. It shoots a laser made of light at Luffy who remarks; "slow." Then lays it down for good with one jet pistol.
  • Luffy stands atop a building calling out for Bellami who asks Luffy if he "even knows how to throw a punch" causing the observing crowd to burst in laugh, Luffy simply says "you want to know if I know how to throw a punch?" and proceeds to one-hit Bellami, the crowd instantly goes silent.
  • Zoro also has many of these. For example this golden line in the Fishman Island battles, when he fights an eight-sword-wielding fishman. Zoro slices the fishman's swords horizontally and stares very scarily at the merman.

Zoro: You want to kill me?! You couldn't even kill my boredom!!!

  • Gintama has a lot, whether they are hilarious lines -

Matsudaira: Wash your own shitty underwear!

  • Or serious lines -

Gintoki: Don't ever show your face around her again, you sick son of a bitch!

Hitsugi: Now then... Hoshikawa-san... Let us dance!

Dream Thief: A Meowth that can talk? We'll be rolling in dough! Now just sign this contract...
—Meowth: AFTER ALL YOU PUT ME THROUGH, I WOULDN'T SIGN YOUR REPORT CARD!!! (slashes Dream Thief's clothes off with one attack).

Achika: I have had enough! I will not allow this! I will pay you back! Because forgiveness... for one like you... could never be an option.

  • How Not to Summon a Demon Lord has many, given the RPGs Equal Combat nature of the setting:
    • Diablo's Catch Phrase: "I am Diablo, Demon Lord from another world!" Many actual demon lords tend to laugh at this, and they tend to regret it.
    • In one episode, Diablo and his "harem" pull a Big Damn Heroes to save a city from an army of Fallen (ie, demons) and Rose has a good one, talking in her usual calm and stoic voice:

Rose: You sullied the clothes I received from my master with the foul smell of the Fallen. How unfortunate for you. I don't feel it would be beneficial to either of us if I were to kill you immediately. Instead, I will teach you brainless Fallen a lesson on what true fear is. (Ignites her Laser Sword and summons two giant mechanical hands from portals behind her.) Now DIE!

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