Preemptive Declaration: Difference between revisions

#:1. When a character announces something he is about to do, much to the surprise of everyone else. Very often, it's a very indirect, off-hand remark, an unnatural segue in the conversation. Bonus points if the confusing line is also mumbled. Example:<ref>This one is edited for space, because the Master initially speaks each line through his gas mask.</ref>

''*gas floods the room* ''|''[[Doctor Who]]'', "[[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S3 E12 The Sound of Drums|The Sound of Drums]]"}}

#:2. A character pulls a weapon or insult on another character. The attacked shrugs it off, quips something like "How will you do that with a broken sword?" and promptly snaps the sword in half.

''Perfectly functional tail light is [[Unsound Effect|BATON'D]]''<br />

#:3. The trope is not used in a confrontation, but as a backhanded joke where perhaps the joker was confused, or hiding something a bit.

{{quote|'''[[Alice and Bob|Alice]]:''' How did you get in?<br />

'''[[Alice and Bob|Bob]]:''' I used your back door.<br />

'''Alice:''' I don't have a back door!<br />

* ''[[Baccano!]]!''

* This style of attack is how Brook from ''[[One Piece]]'' got the nickname "The Whistling Swordsman." He tends to make quips along the line of "Sorry for defeating you," and this whistles as he sheaths his sword. It is not until the sword is sheathed that the opponent realizes they have already been defeated.

{{quote|'''[[Psycho for Hire|Kimura]]''': X-23 has killed three facility heads. She has to die.<br />

'''Third facility head''': Three? That's not right, she only killed--<br />

* ''[[Watchmen]]'' -- Dr—Dr. Manhattan puts an end to a police riot:

{{quote|- [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here|I'm off to Havana]], sir.<br />

'''[[Butt Monkey|Private eye]]:''' I am ''always'' careful.<br />

'''Club owner:''' That chair is broken.<br />

{{quote|'''Pandu''' (on the phone): Sir, it's me. [[Damsel in Distress|Your daughter]] is safe. [[Big Bad|Ali Bhai]] is dead. Bad luck...our SI<ref>Sub-Inspector</ref> too is dead.<br />

[''[[Dirty Cop|Sub-Inspector Pashupathy]] gets an [[Oh Crap]] face as Pandu hangs up.'']<br />

'''Pashupathy''': What are you saying, sir?<br />

* In ''[[Discworld/Moving Pictures|Moving Pictures]]'' Silverfish offers Victor Tugelbend a job in moving pictures after he saves him from muggers, but when Victor arrives at the studio, he tries to get out of it.

** Used as a [[Noodle Incident]] in another [[Discworld]] novel. According to Sam Vimes, Nobby's way of informing the family of murder victims is something along the lines of "I'll bet you a dollar you're the widow Johnson."

'''Lumic''': [[He Knows Too Much|And how will you do that from beyond the grave]]?<br />

'''Kendrick''': [[Too Dumb to Live|I don't quite understand...]]<br />

** The [[Comic Relief/Useful Notes|Comic Relief]] two-parter [[Doctor Who/Recap/2011 Red Nose Day Special Space and Time/Recap|"Space" and "Time"]] has a version. The cast get stuck in a time loop and are instructed by a future Amy on what to do.

'''[[Butt Monkey|Rory]]''': OK... No. Why do I get slapped?<br />

'''Doctor''': Because we have to stick to the established chain of events. One mistake and the whole timeline could collapse. We'd end up with two Amy Ponds forever, and then what would you do?<br />

''' {{spoiler|Chuck}}:''' Then you'd better tell them you need a new [[Bland-Name Product|PearPhone]]<br />

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* ''[[American Dad]]'': "[https://web.archive.org/web/20111227103614/http://www.hulu.com/watch/1027/american-dad-run-nathan-run#s-p6-n1-sr-i1 Rough Trade]"

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