Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner: Difference between revisions

* ''[[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.

{{quote|'''Ash:''' Ma'am, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to ask you to leave the store.

'''Ash:''' Come get some.

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

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

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

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

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

** and:

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

{{quote|'''Gene:''' *Generic prostitution insult*

'''Alex:''' No. [[Megaton Punch|*Punches him in the jaw*]] Better now. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Come on ladies, let's get pissed.]] }}

* On ''[[Community]]'', during the second paintball game, a third City College stormtrooper runs up to the two celebrating that they've won. It's actually Pierce in disguise, and when asked who he is, his only reply is "Your mother's lover!" before opening fire and winning the game.

* 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. }}

 

{{quote|"I pack a chainsaw. I'll skin your ass raw. And if my day keeps going this way, I just might BREAK YOUR FUCKING FACE TONIGHT!"}}

* 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''

And we said, "[[Large Ham|Nay! We are but]] [[Badass Normal|men!]] '''[[Power of Rock|ROCK!]]'''" }}

 

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

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

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

** '''Cloud's''' [[So Bad It's Good|memorable and extremely clever comeback]] to Sephiroth's taunts (''several times''): Shut up!

{{quote|'''Lucario:''' Watch the power of aura! ''([[Kamehame Hadoken]])''

'''Meta Knight:''' Know my power! ''([[Flash Step]])''

'''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!"]]

* 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.

** 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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* In ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'', Elan actually ''needs'' to use these for an attack bonus on his "Dashing Swordsman" prestige class.

** Belkar: [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0611.html "Back me up and I'll cut a path through these guys.]" Then he decides to [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|go into more detail]].

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

* 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!"

* In ''[[Everyday Heroes]]'', Summer [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] the [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/eddurd/everydayheroes/series.php?view=single&ID=106598 above quote] from ''Scarface''.

* 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 ''[[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.]]

** [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Sixteen extremely traumatic seconds later...]]

* ''[[xkcd]]'' on [http://xkcd.com/1228/ this] page (see [[Alt Text]]) got a cool one, [[Crazy Prepared|in case]] someone [[Rage Against the Heavens|gets a target lock]] on [[Classical Mythology|Mount Olympus]]. "I'm here to return what Prometheus stole."

 

'''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:

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

{{quote|'''Needham:''' It's T. T. Kaaaaaaaay B.!

* ''[[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.

* All it takes is [http://youtu.be/C2qAbL1dPiY the right magic words]...