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* [[Big Bad|Hao]] [[Dissonant Serenity|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 ''[[To Aru Majutsu no Index]]'' does this always before finishing the current arcs ''[[Big Bad]]''

** Accelerator has two while [[Curb Stomp Battle|curb stomping]] {{spoiler|Awaki}} {{spoiler|"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")

* ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'': "WHAT--DID YOU DO--TO--MIAKA? I asked you a question, DAMN IT!"

** Mustang takes this to a higher plane. He pulls one off with the simple words "Too slow," before proceeding to nuke Ed, the stadium, and a whole lot of spectators in a barrage of fiery explosions.

** Also:

'''Izumi:''' PISSED OFF! }}

** And the end of the manga with the fight against Father. {{spoiler|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 [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|pissed,]] and brings back a line from the ''very first chapter'':}}

** Since nobody actually got hit, it might not count, but one good line was from Episode 2's penultimate scene, when Ed responds to Father Cornello's underestimation of his alchemic powers by '' {{spoiler|[[Bolt of Divine Retribution|animating a statue of god the size of a church to deliver a warning shot]] [[Power Fist|in the form of a punch.]] }}'' Cornello only survived this because Ed is the most pacifistic of all main characters, aside from Al. Considering Ed spends about 97% of his time kicking ass, this is saying something.

'''Edward:''' You know what? You're not the only one who can't stand doubters, Preach'. [[Badass Boast|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 Battle|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.

'''Kirie:''' Take a bath... IN! HELL!! ''(clobbers Yukinari)'' }}

* "[[The Big O|BIG O!]] SHOOWTIIMEE!"

** [[Wave Motion Gun|"I]] [[Dungeon Bypass|found]] [[Oh Crap|you..."]]

* Done by Ange in ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]'' {{spoiler|before she kills Kasumi with the help of the Stakes}}:

** Also done by Beatrice just before {{spoiler|killing George and Shannon}} during the second game in the anime:

* [[Durarara|"Don't screw with the traffic police!"]]

** [[Memetic Badass|"You just went for my head, didn't you.]] [[Berserk Button|You know, you could've killed me, right?]] [[Crazy Awesome|And you knew that, which means you were]] ''[[Crazy Awesome|trying]]'' [[Crazy Awesome|to kill me, right?]] [[Unstoppable Rage|So no matter what happens to you now,]] ''[[The Berserker|you can't complain, right?]]''"

* Yusuke from ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]''. Anyone remember in the beginning when he was fighting Suzaku?

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

'''Yusuke''': ''Then hold your stinkin' breath!'' }}

** That fight Yusuke had with Jin during the Dark Tournament Saga:

* ''[[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.

'''[[Improbable Weapon User|Usopp]]''': ''This fight!'' Did you know that grog burns? (''[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|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.

** There's also {{spoiler|post-timeskip}} Luffy who gives us one with only one word. He's fighting the same exact pacifista that {{spoiler|defeated and scattered all nine straw-hats two years before.}} It shoots a laser ''made of light'' at Luffy who remarks; "slow." [[Single-Stroke Battle|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 ''[[Up to Eleven|horizontally]]'' and stares very scarily at the merman.

* ''[[Gintama]]'' has a lot, whether they are hilarious lines -

** Or serious lines -

* ''[[Rosario to Vampire]]'': Moka's ever famous "KNOW YOUR PLACE!" Followed by a kick to the face.

** "I hope you didn't see a [[Irony|doppelganger]]... because, you know, that means you're going to die." Cue the [[Evil Laugh]] and a roundhouse kick administered to the bad guy.

* ''[[Hayate Cross Blade]]'':

* [[Pokémon (anime)|Meowth]] gets a [[Crowning Moment of Funny|hilarious one]] when he confronts the Dream Thief in ''Best Wishes!''

{{quote|'''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!!!''''' ([[Clothing Damage|slashes Dream Thief's clothes off]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|with one attack]]).}}

* In the first ''[[Tenchi Muyo!|Tenchi Muyo]]'' movie, ''Tenchi Muyo in Love'', [[Big Bad]] KAIN makes the mistake of injuring young Noboyuki in front of Achika. This ends up [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain|unlocking Achika's power]].

 

 

* Although the fight between [[Wolverine]] and [[Deadpool]] in ''Wolverine Origins'' has quite a few, there's also a notable aversion when Deadpool notes that the fight is on "for real" and is dead serious when Wolverine starts ditching the one liners and is kicking ass without them.

* Tacitly part of [[Robin]]'s job, to the point that when a recently returned from the dead Jason Todd (ex-Robin II) and the [[Fallen Hero|Batman]] of an [[Utopia Justifies the Means|alternate universe]] team up in a fight, the following happens:

'''Batman:''' Now ''that'' is funny! }}

* [[The Authority|Midnighter]] does this a lot. Usually combined with a [[To the Pain|long-winded]] [[Badass Boast]].

* [[Discussed Trope]] in ''[[Empowered]]''. Thugboy thinks it's overrated, and Ninjette can't help—as she points out, this trope doesn't fit with [[Ninja]] stealthiness.

* Jesse from ''[[Preacher (Comic Book)]]'' gets a good one before [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|going nuclear]] [[Curb Stomp Battle|on a group of murderous fanatics]]:

* [[The Transformers IDW|Megatron]] delivers a fantastic one to Sentinel Prime in Megatron: Origins.

* In ''[[All Fall Down]]'', the Ghoul delivers these, in the form of announcing the sin you're committing before he takes you out.

 

** "Enough talk! Let's fight!"

* In ''[[Superman/Batman: Apocalypse]]''...

** He then proceeds to incinerate a whole army of Doomsday clones with a massive, sweeping blast of his heat vision.

* ''[[Team America: World Police]]'': "Hey terrorist... [[Verb This|Terrorize THIS!]]" The whole film is a parody of every cliché in action movies.

* Frequently subverted in ''[[Big Trouble in Little China]]''. Most of Jack Burton's attempts to offer a Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner seem to precede him either getting his own ass whipped, or putting himself out of action by doing something stupid. Ironically, his successes tend to be preceded by not-very-clever lines, such as saying, "What the hell!" right before he finally nails Lo-Pan (though even that attack initially misfires).

* ''[[Last Action Hero]]'' (Before kicking a police officer in the groin):

* ''[[Mystery Men]]''

** The Blue Raja (a second-string superhero with a cutlery-based gimmick) is frequently shown practicing these sorts of thing. ("But I'll forkgive you if you forkgot.")

** [[To the Pain]]!

* From ''[[Beowulf (film)|Beowulf]]'':

** "I'm 'ere to kill your monstah."

* ''[[300|Three Hundred]]''

* ''[[Straw Dogs]]''. "OKAY! You've had your fun! And if you don't clear out now... there'll be real trouble. I mean it." Another example is "This is where I live. This is me. I will not allow violence against this house."

* ''[[Evil Dead]] 2''. "Groovy."

'''Ash:''' Swallow [[This Is My Boomstick]]. }}

* ''[[Evil Dead|Army of Darkness]]''.

'''Ash:''' All right, you primitive screwheads, listen up! See this? [[This Is My Boomstick|This... is my BOOMSTICK!]]<br />

'''Ash:''' Honey, you got reeaalll ugly.<br />

'''Ash''': Yo, she-bitch. [''[[Dramatic Gun Cock|chick-chick]]''] Let's go. }}

* ''[[Grindhouse]]''. "They just fucked with the wrong Mexican!"

'''[[Church Militant|Padre Cheech Marin]]:''' God has mercy. I don't. }}

* Casey Jones in the first ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' movie: "Now that, was a crime, you purse-grabbing pukes. And this is the penalty." and "The class is [[Subject 101|Pain 101]]. Your instructor is Casey Jones."

* And [[Clint Eastwood]] again, ''[[Sudden Impact]]'' (the fourth in the series) this time: "Go ahead, make my day."

** And then there's this gem:

'''Harry Callahan:''' ''(reaching for his gun)'' Smith, Wesson and me! }}

** Also in ''[[The Dead Pool]]:

** [[Terry Pratchett]] parodies that first one in ''[[Discworld/Night Watch|Night Watch]]''. After going back in time, Vimes attempts to pull a "Me, Mr. Burleigh and Mr. Stronginthearm," version with a crossbow, only to discover, to his great disappointment, that he's still got decades to wait before the first Burleigh & Stronginthearm crossbows will be invented. And it was SUCH a good line, too.

* ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'': "Do you not know death when you see it, old man? This is ''my'' hour!"

** The rooster crow would've been great, if they'd left it in the movie. Ah well.

** Not quite a one-liner, but "[[You Shall Not Pass]]!" and the little pile of taunts that preceeded it.

** "[[No Man of Woman Born|I am no man.]]" (face stab)

** "If you want him, come and claim him!" by Arwen. Incidentally, it could be another translation of the Spartan "Molon Labe"

* ''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]'': "Ho ho ho! Well if it isn't fat, stinking, billygoat Billyboy in poison! How art thou, thou globby bottle of cheap, stinking chip oil? Come and get one in the yarbles -- if ya have any yarbles, ya eunuch jelly, thou!"

* Guile—played [[So Bad It's Good|memorably]] by [[Jean Claude Van Damme]]—attempts several of these in ''[[Street Fighter (film)|Street Fighter]]''. Attempts.

'''Guile:''' This is the collection agency, Bison! Your ass is six month overdue... and it's mine! }}

* [[Scarface]]'s "SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND!"

* ''[[Commando (film)|Commando]]'':

'''[[Arnold Schwarzenegger|Matrix]]:''' I eat Green Berets for breakfast, and right now I'm very hungry!<br />

'''Cindy:''' ''(hiding under a table)'' I can't believe all this macho bullshit... }}

** and:

* ''[[The Matrix]]'': "[[Verb This|Dodge This]]."

** Also in ''Revolutions'', where the Merovingian is attempting to get the main characters to give him something he wants in order for him to get Neo out of the Matrix. Trinity, with at least two dozen mooks pointing guns at the heads of her, Morpheus, and Seraph, simply says "I don't have time for this shit." and then begins beating the crap out of several of the bodyguards, catching a pistol and holding it against the Merovingian's head.

** As well as "Let's rock!", followed by a long burst of [[BFG|Smart Gun]] fire.

* ''[[The Dark Knight Saga]]'':

'''Batman:''' No, but I know how you got these. }}

** And from the previous movie:

'''Bruce Wayne''': You're not the devil, you're practice. }}

* ''[[The Chronicles of Riddick (film)|The Chronicles of Riddick]]''.

'''Riddick:''' Let's play. }}

**

* ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'':

** There's also this conversation:

'''Danny:''' ''(delighted)'' You're off the fuckin' chain! }}

* One of the protagonists in ''[[Race for the Yankee Zephyr]]'' (1981) has a habit of describing the eating habits of the crocodile in disgusting detail to everyone he meets. When he and his friend are stopped at a roadblock of armed mooks, they begin to recite this description in unison—then as the mooks are looking at each other in bemusement launch a [[Groin Attack]].

* ''[[Air Force One (film)|Air Force One]]'': "Get off my plane!"

* ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' gives us this exchange as a prelude to (one of) Optimus' [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|CMoA]]:

'''Optimus:''' You'll never stop at one... ''I'll take you ALL on!'' }}

** Also:

** And then, he actually took his face.

** Another from the very beginning, when Optimus single-handedly takes down a decepticon around four times his size that's rampaging through a highway:

** From [[Transformers (film)|the first movie]], we have 3 from Megatron.

'''Megatron''': Oh? So unwise...''*smashes the ground beneath Sam, sending him falling to his (almost) death*'' }}

** Optimus in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon|Dark of the Moon]]'':

'''Optimus''': {{spoiler|Time to find out.}} }}

* ''[[Die Hard]]'': "Yippie-kai-yay, motherfucker."

** Screwing?

** Public news really deserves some credit for their sheer bad-assness.

"Looks like we got a bilingual blood-fest." }}

* ''[[Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]'':

''(cue a prolonged scene of Rorshach hacking a man's skull in half)'' }}

* ''[[Harry Potter (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'':

 

*cue the most epic duel in the film franchise at that point* }}

 

* ''[[Star Wars]]'' - ''[[Revenge of the Sith]]'': Obi-Wan drops from the rafters into General Grievous' midst. Grievous and his guards turn to look at him.

** Shortly afterwards in that same scene, Grievous boasts about how he was trained by Count Dooku in the Jedi Arts.

** [[Samuel L. Jackson]] had one, too. It didn't ''work'', but you can't deny it was badass:

* ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]: At World's End'': "Then what shall we die for?"

* ''[[Equilibrium]]'': "Not without incident."

** "Bitch, you don't have a future."

* ''[[RoboCop]]''

"Your move, creep." }}

* ''[[Kick-Ass (film)|Kick-Ass]]'': It should be no surprise this has many, but probably the most famous is Hit-Girl's. Wherein she starts by inverting the normal order of things by killing the boss first, then addresses the mooks: "Okay you [[Country Matters|cunts]]...let's see what you can do now." *counts foes and watches to see which one makes a move first* "Eenie...meenie...minie..." *a mook goes for a weapon* "MOE!"

* ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]''

* Played and lampshaded in ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'', by Jules Winfield who recited Ezekiel 25:17 (although an extended version) and admits he liked to do it before killing someone.

* In ''[[Soldier]]'', one super soldier is getting ready to battle a squad of improved versions.

"I'm going to kill them all." }}

* [[The Scorpion King|Who dies first?]]

* [[Fatal Deviation|"Fuck you and your gun, ya prick!"]]

* From the final fight with Wesker in ''[[Resident Evil Afterlife]]'':

'''Wesker:''' *Smirking* ...You should have brought more. }}

* In ''[[Sahara]]'', Al Giordino says "Hi, how ya doin'?" several times right before knocking a Mook senseless.

* ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]'' gives us this beauty:

'''Envy''': What in the hell are you talking about, Todd? }}

* ''[[Judge Dredd (film)|Judge Dredd]]''. During Dredd and Rico's [[Final Battle]]. Slightly subverted in that Rico ends up doing most of the ass kicking at first.

'''Dredd''': I'll be the judge of that. }}

* Threatened in ''[[Juice]]'': "''Sit yo' five-dollar ass down before I make change!''"

* In ''Summer Knight'', [[The Dresden Files|Harry Dresden]] rushes into a battle against a faction of [[The Fair Folk]], belting out, "I don't [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe|believe in fairies]]!"

** In ''Welcome To The Jungle'', when asked what his profession is, Harry replies he works in "accounts payable" because he "makes sure everyone gets what's coming to them." Later, when he's going off to confront the [[Big Bad]] we get this exchange:

'''Harry:''' Balancing some books. }}

** In ''Small Favor'', Harry comes up with this after {{spoiler|Michael is shot.}}

** Later, in Changes, when vampires are attacking his building and the people inside it, Harry comments internally on wizards being subtle and quick to anger.

** In ''Turn Coat'' we have [[Magical Native American|Listens-]][[Martial Pacifist|To-]][[Badass Grandpa|Wind]] versus Shagnasty the [[Eldritch Abomination|Skinwalker]].

'''Listens-To-Wind:''' Don't plan to bind or banish you, old ghost. Just gonna kick your ass up between your ears. '''Let's go'''. [[Shapeshifter Showdown|Which he]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|proceeds to do]]. }}

** In ''Ghost Story'', we get this line from Mortimer right before he {{spoiler|obliterates the Corpsetaker's ghost}}:

* [[Gaunt's Ghosts|"Men of Tanith! Do you want to live forever?"]]

** Based off an actual quote from the Battle of Belleau Wood during World War One by USMC Gunnery Sergeant Dan Daly.

*** An even earlier version attributes it to Frederick the Great, King of Prussia at the battle of Kolin.

** This quote is echoed once again in ''[[Starship Troopers]]''.

** Also, in Necropolis, Kowle's "Where is your courage? Where is your strength? Where is your conviction?" with the questions punctuated by the execution of his own men.

* ''[[Watership Down]]''. Bigwig's Determinator speech, "My Chief Rabbit has told me to defend this run, and until he says otherwise I shall stay here," scares the hraka out of the Efrafans, who mainly respect brute strength and have assumed up to this point that Bigwig ''was'' the Chief Rabbit of his warren. If he's not, there must be an even bigger [[Badass]] Bunny around somewhere. Has emotional meaning as well, since Bigwig swore never to call Hazel the Chief Rabbit until the day he stops fighting.

* Éowyn's speech to the Witch-king in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. This is the second half.

* From a scene in [[David Weber]]'s ''[[Safehold]]'' book, ''Off Armageddon Reef,'' right before protagonist Merlin Athrawes attacks a [[Smug Snake]]'s [[Mooks]]:

'''Merlin:''' Better than average. }}

* In ''[[Illium]]'', Zeus and the Greek pantheon stand ready to destroy the combined Greek and Trojan armies (long, spoilery story), and then all of humanity. He delivers the classic "Any last words" line in a godly fashion... to which Achilles responds "Surrender now, and we'll spare your goddess's lives so they can be our slaves and courtesans." Despite being a fairly stupid (but awesome) asshole in this story, that may be the ''best'' response to such a line, ever.

* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome|Rastignac]]'s "It's between you and me now, Paris!" in ''Le Père Goriot''.

* ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'' has :

'''Mazrim Taim:''' Asha'man, Kill! }}

* [[The Elenium]]'s confrontation between King Wargun and [[Knight in Sour Armor|Sparkhawk]], when the King is pulling rank and Sparhawk doesn't feel like cooperating.

'''Sparhawk:''' How many are you prepared to lose? }}

* The [[Sten]] series book ''Fleet of the Damned'' provides this: "We are now attacking a Tahn battlefleet. There are at least two battleships with the fleet. We are going to kill them." Ironically, Sten ''didn't'' consider this an example, and in fact felt it would be a waste of time to give an "England Expects." He was commanding an obsolete heavy cruiser, and {{spoiler|they ''did'' destroy one state-of-the-art battleship, and cripple the other beyond repair}}.

* Steven Erikson's [[Malazan Book of the Fallen]] - Memories of Ice

He then blows Bauchelain through the wall too. }}

* In the ''[[Codex Alera]]'' series by [[Jim Butcher]], Aldrick ex Gladius, one of the recurring antagonists, is widely renowned as the second best swordsman in the known lands, only being passed up by one other. He often uses this fact to unnerve his opponents, and his skill ensures that it's hammered in quickly enough.

** Subverted, however, in the first book. The person he's attacking ''isn't'' Araris...{{spoiler|but he's very close by}}. Aldrick's brief [[Villainous Breakdown]] when {{spoiler|Araris intervenes}} is a sight to behold.

* From ''[[True Grit]]'' by Charles Portis (and both film versions), we have this exchange before the final showdown:

'''Rooster:''' ''Fill your hand, you son of a bitch!'' }}

* [[Solomon Kane]], before his [[Knife Fight]] with the Fishhawk:

* In Bryan Young's ''Lost At The Con'', the alcoholic gonzo journalist protagonist is trying to defend a young female cosplayer from handsy frat boys, and getting his ass kicked, when suddenly...

* [[Percy Jackson & the Olympians|Jason Grace]] in ''The Lost Hero'' has one badass and laconic enough to be worthy of a Roman Praetor; "My turn."

 

== Live Action TV ==

* Subversion: the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' episode "[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S3 E12 Helpless|Helpless]]" had Buffy [[Brought Down to Normal]] for the duration, which also neutered her ability to deliver a suitable line when she finally managed to defeat the bad guy:

** In the episode "Anne", Buffy has run away from home and changed her name to Anne (her middle name). In the course of the episode, she finds herself trapped in a demonic dimension where humans are made into slave labor. One of the demons is trying to break the humans' spirit by asking them "Who are you" and hitting them if they answer anything but "No one". What does Buffy answers, just before kicking everyone's ass?

** When Buffy is gone, Willow tries to replicate her punning—doing it herself between Seasons 2 and 3 (when Buffy was in L.A.), and programming it into the Buffybot between Seasons 5 and 6 (when Buffy was dead). With minimal success: "That'll put marzipan on your pie plate, bingo!"

** [[Break the Cutie|Dark/Royally Pissed Off]] Willow is actually quite adept at badass one-liners. Standouts include [[Punctuated for Emphasis|I. OWE. YOU. PAIN.]] and "Bag of tricks?" "Bag of ''knives'' ".

** Which brings us to the most cold-blooded pre-killing line of all time: "Bored now." Which was made more poignant by the fact that it was [[Lesbian Vampire|Vampire Willow's]] catchphrase, last heard 3 years before.

* [[Angel]] attempted a ton of these. One of the few that stuck was in the series finale. Angel is being tossed around humiliatingly by one of the chief mooks, who takes time to gloat over this, explaining that Angel cannot defeat him, that the power of The Big Bad {{spoiler|flows in his blood}}. Cut to Angel switching to vamp face.

* ''[[Dark Angel]]'': When Max catches a Peeping Tom.

'''Max:''' Kaboom. (''Max delivers a [[Groin Attack]].'') }}

* ''[[Doctor Who]]'': "EXTERMINATE!"

** "Would you like me to repeat the question?" (more post-asskicking, but still awesome.) Before that moment, there was this. "<big> Where. Is. My. Wife. </big>" By the same guy: "Heil!"

* Gene Hunt of ''[[Life on Mars|Life On Mars 2006]]'' and ''[[Ashes to Ashes]]'' is especially fond of these—among the most memorable being his [[Incoming Ham|first line]] in the latter series:

** Which was based on his original, fondly remembered "You are surrounded by armed BASTARDS!" Gene get's a ton of these.

** Alex also gets a pre/post one-liner in the first series;

'''Alex:''' [[Armor-Piercing Slap|*SLAP*]]<br />

'''Gene:''' Better now?<br />

** In the first Paintball game they take down the chess club with "Checkmate, [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch|bitches!]]"

* Possibly the most emphatic of all. In the finale of the second series of ''[[Primeval]]'', after Cutter is being played with by a Future Predator:

** Cutter gets a lot of these.

* At the end of the first series of ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'', this gem.

* An episode of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek the Next Generation]]'' had [[Whoopi Goldberg]]'s bartender character breaking up a bar fight with a big gun:

* Meanwhile, on ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek Voyager]]'', Janeway has a couple, such as "Time's up!" and "[[Landfill Beyond the Stars|Time to take out the garbage]]." (It makes sense in context.)

** "Hello. I'm Captain Kathryn Janeway. Welcome to the bridge." immediately before the self-destruct detonated and blew up a parallel universe duplicate of Voyager

* ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]''. Both used and spoofed in the episode "To the Death", where the crew of the Defiant team up with the Jem'Hadar to track down some renegades.

'''Chief O'Brien:''' ''(to his [[Red Shirt|Redshirts]])'' ''I'' am Chief Miles Edward O'Brien. I am very much alive, and [[Contractual Immortality|I intend to stay that way]]. }}

* Eliot from ''[[Leverage]]'' gets one in:

* "[[Kamen Rider Den-O|Ore... SANJOU!]] [[Boisterous Bruiser|From start to finish, I'm always at a climax!]] [[Bring It|Let's go, let's go, LET'S GO!!]]"

* Mal from ''[[Firefly]]'' gets an awesome one of these against Niska in "War Stories":

** Simon Tam: ''Yes, she always did love to dance.''

** River Tam: You've always taken care of me... ''My turn.''

* ''[[Flash Forward 2009]]'''s Simon had a good one, after confronting the good that chopped off his finger.

* [[The Psycho Rangers]] from ''[[Power Rangers in Space]]'' have a pretty epic group one.

'''Psycho Pink''': [[Card-Carrying Villain|But we're evil!]] }}

* Parodied, then discussed in ''[[Power Rangers RPM]]'' at the start of the "Ranger Red" episode, where Scott and Ziggy comes across a group of [[Mecha-Mooks|Grinders]] terrorizing a mother and her baby.

'''Scott:''' Look, Zig. I told you. They're called 'one-liners' for a reason. We're action heroes. When it comes to talking -- ''(Scott takes out three Grinders with a Capoiera kick)'' -- less is more. }}

* ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'': more of a Pre-{{spoiler|Fingorn}} One Liner—Chalky sits down with a [[Acceptable Targets|Klansman]] and tells him a story about how his carpenter father was asked to build a bookcase by a white man, and after he worked long and hard on it, the man and his friends rewarded him for his troubles by {{spoiler|lynching him.}} Chalky then unrolls a set of his father's tools, and the Klansman nervously asks what he intends to do with them. Chalky just replies [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|"Well...I ain't buildin' no bookcase."]]

* From ''Enos'': A cop pops out of hiding and pulls a gun on two thugs, saying, "Your tax dollars at work."

* From ''[[Sanctuary]]''

'''[[Nikola Tesla]]''': I'd rather be a mongrel than a stuck up, inbred bitch. }}

 

* ''The Protomen'''s song Vengeance might as well be made up of Megaman one-liners, since the track is about Megaman slaughtering Robot Masters. An actual quote from the song is: "Send me the best you've got! Send me your strongest machines. The fight my brother fought here, now, will end with me" Also, after he actually trashes the first wave of robots he's not nearly satisfied so he says: "All you wounded, those of you who can, pick yourself off the ground, hurry back, tell your leader you'll need more men." as he prepares for the second wave.

* [[Limp Bizkit]] gets one in their song 'Break Stuff', that leaves the ass-kicking to your imagination:

* An exaple that is both this and a Post Ass-Kicking One Liner (after one ass-kicking, but before the next) from [[Tenacious D|Tenacious D's]] ''Tribute''

Whip-crack went his whoopy tail,<br />

And the beast was done.<br />

** Henry V, "God for Harry! England and Saint George!"

** Several from ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'':

'''Romeo:''' This shall determine that. }}

* ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (theatre)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'': BENJAMIN BARKER!

== Toys ==

* ''[[Bionicle]]'' has Nidhiki's line to Tuyet:

 

 

* [[Command and Conquer|"I got a present for ya!"]]

* ''[[Baldur's Gate|Baldurs Gate]]'' has quite a few used by both villain and hero, even if we discount the fact that every character has his own [[Battle Cry|Battle Cries]].

** Minsc has the ''best'' battle cries. "Go for the eyes, Boo! Go for the eyes! ''Raaagghhhhhhh!!''"

** Even better: "Jump on my sword while you can, evil! ''I'' won't be as gentle!"

*** From ''[[Crisis Core]]'': "Traitor...you will pay!" (Cue [[Spam Attack|Octaslash]])

*** From ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'':

'''Sephiroth:''' I wonder if it won't change it's mind, once I defeat you. }}

 

** Zack Fair, a non-villain example: "...and above all...protect your honor...AS SOLDIER!! '''''COME AND GET IT!!!'''''" To a whole army.

** ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'' has all characters say something when the battle starts, and a good part of the time it'll be this trope, or some sort of mocking comment about the opponent. The prequel ''Dissidia 012'' went further with custom introductory quotes for storyline battles where both character speaks. For example, this gem from the [[Final Boss]]:

'''Lightning:''' "Bring it on! I don't need a second chance!" }}

* From ''[[Chrono Cross]]'': "Now, let love bleed! Darker and deeper than the seas of hell!"

* Gene from ''[[God Hand]]'' has a few of these, even more irrelevant than usual because he doesn't give a damn about his opponent. "You can [[Asskicking Pose|wax on wax off]] all you like, I'm still kicking your ass" is probably the most well-known. Probably the most amusing is the one word he spouts in response to the Mad Midget Five's [[Team Shot]]:

** Elvis' "I'm gettin' hungry, hombre!"

* ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' has those whenever an ubercharge is used on a Heavy. "Is good time to run cowards!"

** Also, ''every'' character on both teams at the very start of a round. They can also be used at any time through the "Battle cry" voice command.

** The "Meet the Medic" short gives us this:

* [[Memetic Mutation|"Can't let you do that]], [[Star Fox (series)|Star Fox]]!"

** "Andross has ordered us to take you down."

* This is part of the reason why [[Duke Nukem]] is such a Badass, even though he lifts a few lines from other sources. Example: "Come on out, Morphix. There's only two ways this can end, and in both of 'em, you die!"

* From ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade]] -- Redemption'', said by a crusader who has survived to the modern nights.

* [[God of War (series)|AREEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!]]

** Ares, destroy my enemies, and my life is yours!!

** [[Punctuated for Emphasis|ZEUS! YOUR SON HAS RETURNED! I BRING THE DESTRUCTION! OF OLYMPUS!]]

* ''[[Knights of the Old Republic (video game)|Knights of the Old Republic]] II'' actually has one for, of all people, [[Gadgeteer Genius|Bao]]-[[Badass Bookworm|Dur]].

'''Bao-Dur:''' "I'll take the stupid one who decided to threaten us rather than shoot us when he had the chance." }}

* More than a few of these in ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'', especially from the Organization XIII baddies.

** Axel, Demyx (below), Larxene, and Xemnas:

'''Axel''' (''during the intro sequence of the boss fight''): "Come here! I'll make it all STOP!"<br />

'''Xemnas''': "I cannot feel sorrow... no matter what misery befalls your worlds." }}

** And what about some of [[That One Boss|Those Few Bosses]]' lines, such as "Different name, same fate," the {{spoiler|Lingering Sentiment}}'s ever so simple "Xehanort!" or [[That One Boss|Demyx's]] [[Let's Get Dangerous]] line, [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass|"Silence, traitor."]]

** [[The Chessmaster|Ze]][[Teen Genius|xi]][[Badass Bookworm|on]], his [[Hannibal Lecture|attempted]] [[Mind Rape]] of Riku thwarted and on the verge of a [[Villainous Breakdown]], gets one during his (actual) boss fight in ''<nowiki>re:CoM</nowiki>'' (he was [[The Unfought]] in the original). Had [[Magnificent Bastard|Axel]] not started a chain of events leading to Naminé playing [[Spanner in the Works]], he might have very well ''succeeded'' in carrying out his threat.

* Many ''[[Time Crisis]]'' bosses:

** Sherudo Garo (''Time Crisis'' Stage 2 boss): "Since you have traveled so very far, be my guest and let me ENTERTAIN YOU!"

* One female voiceset in ''[[Neverwinter Nights]]'' says "I hope you like pain!" when you attack an enemy

* ''[[Super Smash Bros]].'':

'''Snake:''' It's show time! ''[[Death From Above|(calls helicopter with grenade launcher)]]''<br />

'''Sonic:''' Now I'll show you! ''[[Super Mode|(screams as he flies straight through everything)]]'' }}

* ''[[Blaz Blue]]'' has some characters with truly justifiable one liners.

'''[[Robot Girl|Nu-13]]:''' [[Robo Speak|Activate]] [[Storm of Blades|termination]] [[Machine Monotone|protocol.]] }}

* [[Super Mario RPG|"I am matter... I am antimatter... I can see your past... I can see your future... I consume time... And I will consume you!"]]

** During the Gunship Battle we have "You DARE board my ship? Your death will come swiftly." if you're on Horde and "What's this then?! Ye won't be takin' this son o' Ironforge's vessel without a fight!." if you're on Alliance.

** During the Wrathgate cinematic, Saurfang the Younger delivers this gem:

** The standard [[Battle Cry]] of "FOR THE HORDE!" or "FOR THE ALLIANCE!" can work as one of these.

* In ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'', Snake and Otacon are trapped inside a building while the [[Big Bad]] circles it in an armed helicopter. Snake tells Otacon to go fix the elevator so they can move on, and Otacon asks Snake what he intends to do. Snake's response? "I've got to go and swat a noisy fly."

* [[Bayonetta]]: "[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Don't fuck with a witch!]]"

* ''S.W.I.N.E.'' has units that always drop a taunt whenever they spot an enemy or score a kill. The combatants are rabbits (French accent) and pigs (German accent). The best are the rabbit artillery units.

''(Hungarian version) I'm gonna kick you so hard you'll fly home!'' }}

* ''[[Lunar: Eternal Blue]]'':

'''Nall:''' Let's ''rock''! }}

* In ''Yggdra Union'' Gulcasa give the anti heroic version of this trope during his first confrontation with Milanor.

'''Gulcasa:''' We haven't been introduced, so I'll think of you as "Prey". }}

* ''[[Mass Effect|"You talk too much".]]''

* ''[[Darksiders]]'': "You can look at me in the eye when I kill you."

* ''[[Red Faction]]: Guerrilla'': Alec Mason cracks quite a few of these during the game, but the most epic one happens in the end, when the Red Faction is {{spoiler|about to shoot down the Hydra, the largest warship ever known to man}}.

'''Mason''': Just fine, Admiral, but ''yours'' is about to go red. }}

* ''[[Dragon Age]]: Origins'' Alastair gives us this gem.

* ''[[Deus Ex]]'':

'''JC Denton''': "You're gonna burn alright." }}

* From ''[[No More Heroes]]'', Travis will deliver quite a lot of these (In addition to Pre- and Postmortem One Liners.)

** v.s. {{spoiler|Jasper Batt Jr. (last form)}}: "Come on, Prez! Unleash your hate! Your anger! Everything! I'll take it all and FUCKING kill you with it!"

** Travis gives a good number of these in the first one too.

To {{spoiler|Jeane: "All of your sorrows end today, Jeane."}} }}

* ''[[Asura's Wrath]]'': [[Bring It|Come on!]] (To a fucking ''planet-sized god'', and ''he wins.'')

** Dramatic: "Your death has been too long delayed."

** In ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2]]'', this ultimately fails with Kaelyn the Dove, for which she can explain why. And this is one of her One Liners.

* ''[[Eve Online]]'' gives us this from the trailer for the latest expansion, called ''Incursion''. This particular one-liner precedes the collective ass-kicking of a ''galactic cluster, 4 established empires and their respective naval forces, and the player-base.''

* ''[[Wing Commander (video game)|Wing Commander]] Prophecy'' has Maestro's: "I think we haven't been properly introduced yet, I'm Maestro, you're dead,"

* ''[[Mechwarrior]]'''s [[Humongous Mecha|BattleMechs]] ''themselves'' almost seem to coincidentally have one every mission you start off already in the middle of a fight. Given that [[Ace Custom|your 'Mech]] is an armored behemoth bristling with [[More Dakka|more than]] [[Beam Spam|enough]] [[Macross Missile Massacre|firepower]] to [[Apocalypse Wow|level a city block in a single instant]] the third part of the line rather... telling.

* From ''[[Dead Space 2]]'': [[Dead Space 2|"Fuck you, and fuck your Marker!"]]

* In ''[[Golden Sun: Dark Dawn]]'':

'''[[Cool Old Guy|Hou]] [[Badass Grandpa|Zan:]]''' Once more, apparently. }}

** {{spoiler|Subverted, Arcanus teleports away.}}

* Played quite nicely in ''[[Portal 2]]'', although the person the one-liner was directed at never actually got their ass-kicked;

''' {{spoiler|Wheatley}}''': Hello! This is the part where I kill you! {{spoiler|Chapter 9: The part where he kills you. (Achievement Unlocked: The part where he kills you) BGM: The Part Where He Kills You}} }}

* ''[[Dungeon Siege]] 3'' has one especially memorable one.

* ''[[The World Ends With You]]'' has some memorable ones; one of the best is from Neku and Joshua's Level 3 Fusion Attack:

'''Joshua:''' ''[[Oh Crap|"And you're going."]]'' }}

** Also, Neku and Beat's max fusion level 3:

'''Neku:''' "No let's end it!" }}

* In ''[[Eternal Sonata]]'', if you build up enough echoes before unleashing a special attack, the character will say something awesome.

'''Polka:''' "Stay out of my way! Pure Geyser!" }}

* ''[[Left 4 Dead]]''

'''Ellls:''' "Kill all sons of bitches...that's my official instructions." }}

* ''[[Psychonauts]]''

'''Raz:''' The only word you're gonna need is "ouch." }}

* In ''[[Wario World]]'', Wario frequently utters the line "I'm-a number one!" before boss battles.

== Web Comics ==

* The ''[[Tallyho|Tally Ho]]'' features a pretty good Pre-Asskicking One-Liner... "[http://www.rhjunior.com/TH/00075.html I got the tools, I got the team, I got the motivation, and baby, I just ate me a whole ROLL of 'Mentos'.]"

'''Buck:''' Thanks, but actually, I belong to me. ''And I don't share.'' }}

** Subverted because the alien in question then proceeds to thoroughly kick Buck's ass

* ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'': [http://www.drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=40&issue=2 "We are on Eastern Pain Time, and it is Dan o'clock!"]

** Parodied in "D.A.R.E. to Resist Ninja Drugs and Violence" where the Doctor directs [http://drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=12&issue=5 a pretty awesome speech] at Frans Rayner...

** ... But then it takes him the whole chapter before he actually fights Rayner. [http://drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=43&issue=5 When the Doctor and Rayner finally do fight], the best Doc can come up with is:

** Mitzi McNinja gets one of her own during the "Punch Dracula" [[Story Arc]]: "And the dead can't hear their own eulogies. So let's wrap this up.!"

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** Also Haley: "SNEAK ATTACK - '''BITCH'''!"

** A villain example:

* Oasis tries to use some of these in ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'', but she [http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=060821 doesn't] [http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=060822 quite] have the hang of it.

** Bun-Bun gets a more straight example when he has his [http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=031221 big showdown with Santa Claus]: "Have a holly jolly funeral!"

* Gordon Frohman of ''[[Concerned]]'' fails to assassinate Gordon Freeman before the explosion of the combine portal, because he's too busy coming up with a line.

* In [http://samandfuzzy.com/1005 this] ''[[Sam and Fuzzy]]'' strip, Nicole delivers a good one just before {{spoiler|decapitating [[Mobile Suit Human|Sin]] with a circular saw-looking thing}}.

* ''[[Digger]]'' by Ursula Vernon. "Remember Tunnel Seventeeeeen!!!"

* Brianna from ''[[Servants of the Imperium]]'' tells {{spoiler|Twink}} "May the Emperor have mercy on your soul... because I will not."

* Mandatory before every fight in ''[[What the Fu (webcomic)|What the Fu]]''.

* In ''[[No Need for Bushido]]'', [[Bare-Fisted Monk|Brother Wu]] delivers a rather appropriate one to the trash-talking [[Sociopathic Hero|Ken]].

* [[Homestuck|Caw caw, motherfuckers.]]

* In ''[[Brawl in the Family]]'', during the Phillips CD-I arc, Waluigi returns from vacation to find a Phillips CD-I making everyone become characters from that game... except [[Butt Monkey|Dedede]], who's trying not to go insane. He views the situation, and then says "Weh. You call this madness? [[Pre-Mortem One-Liner|Step aside.]] [[Catch Phrase|Waluigi time.]]

** "Trust me, Zuko, it's not gonna be much of a match."

* ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'' has Korra, in the first episode confront a gang of three thugs. Surprised by the fact that anyone has the nerves or stupidity to challenge them, the confrontation leads to this exchange:

'''Korra:''' Why don't you come and find out? }}

* In ''[[Total Drama Island]]'', by the end of the fight between Izzy and Chef in "Hide and Be Sneaky":

* Ben from ''[[Ben 10]]'' loves to spout these before turning alien and leaping into action. They tend to be incredibly cheesy, but give him a break, he's a [[Kid Hero]].

* [[Playing with a Trope|Played with]] in the ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' several times. In the episode "Simple Simpson" when Homer becomes Pie Man. After a series of heroic exploits and delivering multiple pastry-based one-liners just before subduing his various victims, he eventually just uses, "I have run out of pie-related puns!"

* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'':<ref>What, you didn't think a ''My Little Pony'' show would have examples of this?</ref>

** Rainbow Dash, when she's about to start rounding out the parasprites in "Swarm of the Century":

** "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E19 A Dog and Pony Show|A Dog and Pony Show]]":

*** When one of the Diamond Dogs tries to put a bridle on Applejack, she quips "If you can take this bull by the horns, you better be ready for a ride!" before starting to buck him off.

*** "A Dog and Pony Show" also gives us the precursor to a ''verbal'' ass-kicking:

** In "The Return of Harmony", Twilight Sparkle gives one just before {{spoiler|she and the mane cast defeat Discord with the Elements Of Harmony.}} Probably one of the most [[Badass]] ways of invoking [[The Power of Friendship]] ever.

** In "It's about Time," when Twilight prepares to kick the ass of Cerberus. Yes, that [[wikipedia:Cerberus|Cerberus]]. The moment is ruined by Fluttershy, but it's still pretty awesome.

* ''[[Transformers]]'': "One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall." So nice, they used it twice. Also, and more to the point, "Megatron ''must'' be stopped."

** Surely the true one-liner is in this exchange:

'''Optimus:''' That's a question you should ask yourself, Megatron. }}

** At the end of [[The Movie]], Rodimus Prime gets two ''in the same scene''.

'''Rodimus Prime:''' (as he activates the [[Deus Ex Machina]] [[MacGuffin]]) Now... light our darkest hour! }}

** Almost ''everybody'' gets one of these.

'''Grimlock:''' Me Grimlock want to munch metal. }}

** [[Transformers Prime|Bulkhead]] is the current reigning king of one-liners. He spouts one in every episode so far.

** Both heroes and villains often break them out, with Shego especially fond of them. With everyone recovering from a cold, Shego declares, "Looks like someone's been drinking a lot of fluids -- and ''retaining every ounce''..."

** This, from [[The Movie]].

* ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]''

** This is Robin's job. It gets a bit ridiculous at times.

** Starfire gets one in one of the first episodes.

** Raven and Beast Boy have them during their Berserk Button moments,

'''Beast Boy:''' I am not a man, I AM AN ANIMAL!!! }}

* ''[[Earthworm Jim (animation)|Earthworm Jim]]'': "Eat dirt, everything in the vicinity!" (and about a billion variations thereof...). Brilliant when you think of it. He's an earthworm and his kind generally tends to eat... well..

** "Suck gas, evil doer!"

* ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' has the title character spout a few of these. Unfortunately it doesn't run in the family: Jazz's one-liners are ''terrible''. Except for when she's saving Danny for once, and it's combined with a [[Don't Say Such Stupid Things]] and a [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]:

* ''[[Metalocalypse]]'': "That's my bread and butter you're fucking with." If anyone utters that, you know, RUN!

* ''[[Robot Chicken]]'': "GO F#%* YOURSELF!"

* ''[[King of the Hill]]'': "That's my purse!! I don't know you!" (kicks person in the balls). Seriously, you can't tell me you wouldn't get caught off guard by some fat kid yelling "That's my purse!" then yelling "I don't know you!" before kicking your nuts into your throat is a great way to finish it.

** Also, from the episode where Bobby and Joseph become professional panhandlers.

'''Hank:''' No, I'm going to kick your ass up one side of the street and down the other. }}

* ''[[Dexter's Laboratory|Dexters Laboratory]]'': A mix-up involving cereal-prize decoder rings leaves Deedee being threatened by the Pony Puffs, and Dexter having to team up with Action Hank to save her. As Hank bursts through the wall with his team to save Dee-Dee from being dunked in scalding-hot oatmeal, he delivers that classic line:

** [[Accidental Innuendo|*Starts sniggering uncontrollably*]]

* From ''[[Stunt Dawgs]]'':

'''Others:''' Time to kiiiiiiiick butt! }}

** The only thing villains hate to hear more than that one is the one that means you're well and ''truly'' screwed:

'''Others:''' Pay-back time! }}

* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated]]''

** Scooby says the Text-Book defenition of a Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner in episode 10.

** He followed it up with something even more bad ass, especially given his utterly cold delivery.

* ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'': Next stop: ''way'' down the lane!

* ''[[Justice League (animation)|Justice League Unlimited]]'': "What we have here [[World of Cardboard Speech|is a rare opportunity for]] [[Superman|me]] to cut loose and show [[Darkseid|you]] just how [[Curb Stomp Battle|powerful]] I ''really'' am.