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{{quote|'''Lloyd:''' How can your world be ideal when you've killed countless innocent people?

 

So [[The Hero]] has finally penetrated the [[Big Bad]]'s fortress, defeated his [[Mooks]], made his [[Dynamic Entry]] into the inner sanctum, and the final confrontation is about to begin. Of course, being [[The Hero]], he [[Kirk Summation|sums up all that is wrong about what the villain is doing and offers him one last chance to cease his evil-doing and repent.]] The villain, of course, will have none of it, and rather than wasting time with [[We Can Rule Together]] and the like, gives a resounding "Shut Up Kirk!" and the battle is joined.

There are even some cases where the villain will ''deny'' the charges against him and will instead take this opportunity [[The Reveal|to reveal completely different (but equally villainous) motives]]:

{{quote|'''[[The Kirk]]:''' Spreading [[The Virus]] across the planet to kill 90% of humanity won't help save the planet from ecological disaster! Humans are part of nature, too! And if we all work together, we can still stop the pollution, and...

'''[[The Kirk]]:''' Oh... well... well, that's bad too! }}

 

Then again, the antagonist may reject the last chance offered him and order [[The Hero]] [[Strike Me Down|to kill him]], especially if the hero's a [[Worthy Opponent]].

 

 

Pretty much a staple when it comes to final showdowns, and can often double as a [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner]]. Compare [[Sedgwick Speech]], [[Talk to the Fist]].

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* In ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'', [[Big Bad]] {{spoiler|Miyo Takano}} shoots Keiichi point blank during his [[Kirk Summation]] to shut him up. It's a bit [[Groundhog Day Loop|complicated]] how only the identity of the villain is a spoiler.

* When, Johnathan, Zeppeli, and Speedwagon confront the vampire Dio in [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure|Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 1]], Zeppeli notices Dio has healed his wounds from his previous fight with Johnathan and asks him how many lives he's "sucked away" to heal his wounds. Dio coolly asks Zeppeli if he's remembered every piece of bread he's ever eaten.

** Kimblee has his moment of this too, listening to Al's declaration that he will [[Take a Third Option]] that will allow them to save everyone and regain their bodies. Kimblee then reasons there must exist a fourth option where both brothers fail completely.

 

* Happened in ''[[Transformers: All Hail Megatron]]''. When Prime returned to put the kibosh on Megatron, he began with his [[Catch Phrase]] about freedom being the right of all-- '''OH, SHUT UP!!'''

 

* Done gloriously in ''[[Hot Fuzz]]''.

{{quote|'''Reverend Shooter:''' Stop! Please stop this ''mindless'' violence! Nicholas, I know that you're not a man of God, but ''surely'' you're a man of ''peace''.

{{quote|'''Charles Xavier:''' "There are ''thousands'' of men on those ships! Good, honest, ''innocent'' men! They're just following orders!"

'''Magneto:''' ''([[Berserk Button|frowns and turns]])'' "I've been at the mercy of [[Those Wacky Nazis|men 'just following orders'.]] Never again." }}

{{quote|'''Chekhov:''' We do believe all planets have a sovereign claim to inalienable human rights.

 

{{quote|'''The Doctor:''' You want dominion over the living, but all you do is kill.

'''The Master:''' Life is wasted on the living! }}

{{quote|'''Picard:''' I understand what you've done here, Q. But I think the lesson could have been learned without the loss of 18 members of my crew.

'''Q:''' ''(darkly)'' If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross. But it's not for the timid. }}

* In the series finale of ''[[Angel]]'':

{{quote|'''Angel''': People who don't care about anything will never understand the people who do.

'''Jaime:''' (*In a "duh" voice) I hoped the fall would kill him. }}

 

* [[Older Than Print]]: In the 11th century ''[[The Song of Roland|Chanson de Roland]]'', Charlemagne calls on the Pagan leader Baligant to repent and be baptized, and then the Emperor his "first friend will be." Baligant tells him, "Your sermon's but ill preached." Of course, the medieval belief that being non-Christian necessarily makes Baligant the villian of the piece hits modern [[Values Dissonance]].

* Done in ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' by O'Brien to Winston: when torturing Winston at the end, O'Brien asks why the Party goes to the lengths it does to keep power. Winston says that it's for the good of the people. O'Brien rebukes him and tells him flat out, the Party seeks and keeps power for power's sake.

** There's also the part where Winston says that the party would never strip him of his humanity and moral superiority. What O'Brien does is play a tape of the night when Winston and Julia [[Not So Different|vowed to commit hideous crimes for the Brotherhood's sake]].

{{quote|"You know, this is precisely why I '''loathed''' being a teacher! Young people are so infernally convinced that they are absolutely right about everything! Has it never occurred to you, my poor, puffed-up popinjay, that there might be an excellent reason why the Headmaster of Hogwarts is not confiding every tiny detail of his plans to you? Have you never paused, while feeling hard-done-by, to note that following Dumbledore's orders has never yet led you into harm? No. No, like all young people you're quite sure that you alone feel and think. You alone recognize danger. You alone are the only one clever enough to realize what the Dark Lord may be planning... Now, if you will excuse me, I have better things to do than listen to adolescent agonizing. Good-day to you."}}

'''Jaime:''' There are no men like me. Only me. }}

** Later on in the same conversation:

{{quote|'''Catelyn:''' You meant for him to die

'''Jaime:''' I rarely push children from towers to improve their health. Yes, I meant for him to die. }}

 

 

* ''[[Grim Fandango]]''. In a moment that subverts [[Just Between You and Me]], [[Bond Villain Stupidity]] and [[Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?]]:

{{quote|'''Manny:''' Is this where you tell me all about your secret plan, Hector? How you stole Double N tickets from innocent souls, pretended to sell them but secretly hoarded them all to yourself in a desperate attempt to get out of the Land of the Dead?

* ''[[Mass Effect]]''. Don't complain to Executor Pallin that humans have to fight for everything they need.

{{quote|'''Pallin:''' Then fight for it, but don't expect the rest of us to just sit back and let you take it.}}

'''[[Omnicidal Maniac|Dolf]]:''' Sanctimonious whelp! [[Not So Different|How many souls have you yourself released from their corporeal bondage?]] }}

* Done amusingly in the first ''[[Baldur's Gate]]''. Having defeated a group of evil cultists, you burst in to try and stop their leader from summoning a demon, at which point this exchange can take place:

'''Cult Leader:''' By all that is loud and windy, will you please ''shut up''! }}

** The player character also has the option to respond to nearly every attempt to appeal to their better nature or call them out on the deaths they've caused with a response of this sort.

* As shown in the pageqoute, in ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'', Lloyd tries to convince Yggdrasil to give up his insane scheme, but Yggdrasil simply spits back that Lloyd, as a human, has no right to tell him what's right or wrong after everything humanity has done to both himself and his people (half elves).

* In ''[[Dragon Age II]]'', {{spoiler|during the final confrontation with the Qunari Arishock, Hawke can call him out for being willing to start a bloody and ultimately pointless war purely out of principle. The Arishock simply calmly replies that [[Blue and Orange Morality|principle is exactly what defines a Qunari]].}}

{{quote|'''Travis:''' You're no assassin. You're just a perverted killing maniac.

'''Bad Girl:''' [[Not So Different|In essence, they're the same.]] Don't go on thinking you're better than me. You think you're hot shit! Who the fuck do you think you are?! }}

* This happens in ''[[Star Wars]]: [[The Force Unleashed]] II'':

'''Darth Vader''': Your feelings for her are not real. }}

* During ''[[Soul Nomad and The World Eaters]]'', the assembled heroes attempt to deliver a speech on unification, hope and justice to a villain who is trying to [[Omnicidal Maniac|destroy the world]], and even offer a [[Last Second Chance]] {{spoiler|which you can't take even if you choose the option indicating you are willing. And if you choose to take the other option:}} The response?

{{quote|'''The Devourlord:''' [[For the Evulz|Screw you, this is fun]].}}

 

** The newly lichified Xykon in the [[Prequel]] ''[[Start of Darkness]]'' delivers a most glorious Shut Up, Kirk! to the elven druid Lirian at the climax of their battle:

{{quote|'''Lirian:''' You may defeat me, you may even kill me, but you will never succeed in releasing the Snarl.

{{quote|'''Xykon:''' Well now, hold on. Is this about beating me because I'm evil and dangerous and yadda yadda yadda... or is it about beating me because Daddy will be proud of you if you do?}}

::: And the way Xykon actually finishes that fight probably counts as well.

{{quote|'''Torg:''' You've lost sight of the fact that it is our weenieness that makes us human!

'''{{spoiler|Cloney}} (nonhuman):''' The defense rests!

* ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'' After Bob has deconstructed all Fructose Riboflavin's reasons for his crimes, Riboflavin responds, [http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20100914.html "YOU GET OUT OF MY HEAD!"]

 

* While the person being shut up is not exactly a hero, it may count in an episode of ''[[I'm a Marvel And I'm a DC|Happy Hour]]'' where the Joker electrocuted the Green Goblin when the latter is lecturing him on why his plan on turning every superhero [[Darker and Edgier]] is not a good thing.

 

* This happens in the ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' episode "Question Authority". Question goes to kill Lex Luthor to prevent him from becoming President and creating a [[Stable Time Loop]] which causes Superman and the Justice League to become totalitarians. Long story short, Luthor laughs at him, beats him up, and tells him he has no intention of being president, because his real goal is {{spoiler|to get superpowers by putting himself in another Amazo body that he designed after seeing the blueprints for the original}}.

* A rare good-guy-on-good-guy version occurs in ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', when Master Pakku is refusing to teach Katara Waterbending because she's a girl:

'''Kim:''' It's true.

'''Hego:''' But deep down...

{{quote|'''Batman:''' If we're really alike, you know this is wrong. You must have been a good man once.

 

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