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{{quote|'''[[Villains|Villain]]:''' "I'm going to kill your daughter, [[Sophie's Choice|Sophie]]. [[Sadistic Choice|But only one of them. Now, which one should I-"]]

Someone is faced with a difficult choice, perhaps a [[Sadistic Choice]]. They will undoubtedly need to spend a few moments thinking it over, perhaps [[Wangst]]ing a little, and-

Oh, they already decided. That was quick.

This trope is when a character responds far more quickly to a decision than the viewer or the other characters expect, usually [[Comedy Tropes|played for comedy]]. Maybe it's a choice you'd think would be difficult, but the character knows what they want without even having to think about it. Or maybe, even if the choice isn't difficult, you still expect them to take a moment to phrase their response in a polite way, but they instead respond with [[Brutal Honesty|incredible bluntness]]. Sometimes characters won't even let someone finish listing the options before automatically making their choice. This response can be shown as good or bad depending on the circumstances and the writer's whim.

* In ''[[Goldeneye]]'', the villain has the Distressed Damsel at gunpoint and says he'll shoot her if Bond doesn't surrender. Bond's response: "Kill her; she means nothing to me." Subverted a few scenes later when he reveals he was just calling the other's bluff; then parodied later still when their positions are reversed and she says this of him.

* In ''[[Firefly]]'', Zoe picks her husband, Wash, before Niska can even offer the [[Sadistic Choice]] between him and Mal. "I'm sorry, you were going to ask me to choose, right?"

* In an episode of ''[[Angel]]'', Wesley's father shows up and turns out to be a bad guy. Even after this revelation, Wesley can't bring himself to shoot his dad. But the instant his father points a gun at Fred, Wes shoots him seven times before he can even finish the threat. {{spoiler|It turns out that was just a robot designed to look like Wesley's dad, but Wes didn't know that.}}

'''uu:''' [[Won't Take Yes for An Answer|IF YOu FAIL TO DRAW ME SOME PORNOGRAPHY.]]

* One ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]'' episode also uses the rude variant. Yugi asks Tea if she might ever possibly consider going out on a date with him. "Never in a million years. Why?"

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