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{{quote|''"I always wondered what kind of person could do such a thing. But now that I see you, I think I understand. There’s just nothing inside you. Nothing at all. You’re pathetic and sad and empty."''|'''Katara''', ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''}}
Not only has [[Big Bad]] tried to kill your girlfriend/boyfriend, slain the [[Team Pet|team pet]] and finally [[Take Over the World|taken over the world]], he must grind your self worth into the asphalt and explain to you why, precisely, you [[Epic Fail|failed]]. This is where he lists all the reasons you are a poor excuse for a [[The Hero|hero]] and never had a prayer of stopping him; you lack the [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy|skills]], the [[Infinity+1 Sword|weapons]] and the [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|powers]] needed; you [[Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids|childishly]] fight for [[Good Is Old-Fashioned|outdated ideals]], your [[Evil Is Petty|costume is ugly]] and your [[The Obi-Wan|mentor]] always hated you.
Frequently a particular brand of [[Evil Gloating]] and/or [[Breaking Them By Talking]]; it's a lot like the [[Hannibal Lecture]], except in this case the Villain clearly has done something that would seem to suggest he (the bad guy) really is the superior combatant; e.g. the hero has just been punched through a wall and is pinned under rubble as the Villain stands over him with a gun.
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Compare to [[Calling the Old Man Out]]. Could also be a [[Take That Scrappy]] where someone tells a hated character what the audience feels about them.
Compare and contrast the [[World of Cardboard Speech]]. See also [[Did You Actually Believe?]] Contrast [[Minor Insult Meltdown]], where just the tip of the "you suck" iceberg can sink a character to tears.
And as a last note; [[I Thought It Meant|no, this isn't the trope that's about the reasons that characters are bad at speaking. Neither is it a]] meta [[Justified Trope|Justification]] for [[This Loser Is You]].
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* On the July 19, 2011 episode of [[WWE Raw]], Cena delivers an epic one to [[Vince McMahon]], calling out Vince on the [[Montreal Screwjob]] and what it did to [[Shawn Michaels]]' career and how he had no intention of being the next one to be Vince's fall guy and get a black mark on his career all just because Vince doesn't like the guy he's going up against.
** Cena again delivers such a speech on the 11/21/11 episode of Raw, reversing a planned [[Hannibal Lecture]] by [[The Miz|Awesome]] [[Ron Killings|Truth]] into a brilliant TRYSS, meant to drive the two cohorts against one another. It works.
* Through 2011 and into 2012, [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|John Laurinaitis]] has been getting under the skin of most of the Raw roster. One person especially who has never liked "Big Johnny" would be [[CM Punk]]. Heading into the ''Royal Rumble'' pay-per-view, Punk has been having problems with Laurinaitis of the [[Stop Helping Me!]] variety, which finally came to a head on the January 16, 2012 ''Raw'' with a beautiful TRYSS which made for early candidate to Pipe Bomb of the Year, as Punk called out Laurinaitis for how it must've ate him alive with jealousy that while his brother was one of the legendary Road Warriors, he himself was so utterly terrible and/or bland/nondescript in the ring (which has some basis in reality, as he gets almost no credit for the RKO / Gringo Cutter / Diamond Cutter despite the fact that it was the Ace Crusher first) that he had to trade in his tights for a suit to get anywhere in the business, whereas the anti-authority rebel Punk is the WWE Champion and has accomplished more in the past year than Ace has his entire career. This and some prodding by [[Mick Foley]] to at least admit his true intentions led to a [[Villainous Breakdown]] which was oddly enough the most interesting Laurinaitis has ever been.
* [[Edge]] was quite adept at handing these out to various wrestlers throughout his career. But perhaps the most noticeable and famous was his promo to [[Matt Hardy]] after the latter's return after being fired due to the [[Lita]] scandal. After hearing Hardy's awful return promo in which he said he hoped Edge would die in a car accident, Edge responded the next week in a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfsRwbuvdwY six minute destruction] of Hardy as a person and a wrestler. Deriding Hardy for his lack of commitment to Lita and how he was only in his position because of riding Edge's coat tails, ended with Edge pleading Hardy to buckle up and be safe so he could have the pleasure of beating him at [[Summer Slam]].
** This promo was not totally appreciated back around the time that it happened for already-stated reasons, but over time it (as well as Edge and Lita themselves) would end up a case of [[Vindicated By History]] with each passing headline involving the three parties over the years. See, Edge did beat Hardy at [[Summer Slam]], by KO at that, and then won the feud overall a couple months later. Then he went on to establish himself as a legend over the next few years with world championship titles and top notch main event feuds in the double digits before retiring World Heavyweight Champion and becoming a first-ballot happily retired Hall of Famer, whereas Matt would descend into a bonafide [[Attention Whore]] and even lose his status as the [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|"responsible" Hardy brother]] as his career dwindled to the point of failing even as a midcarder in [[TNA]], making Edge's statements in this promo more and more prophetic by the day.
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'''The Joker:''' Oh, I was mad long before you came along, oh Lord of Pain and Suffering and... [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|Blue Shorts.]] And even I have a better grip on reality than you. Those other realities that Stan's Place links to? They're all comic book universes- just like this one! All the heroes meet up at that bar so they can shoot the breeze about who's getting a movie next. And no wonder you're so interested in Stan- he's the one person there who's ''not'' a comic book character. If there's anyone dominating reality, its ''him'', not you. In fact, what was it you said about comic books before? Ah yes, they're "insignificant endeavours in entertainment on a pathetic planet"- of which ''YOU are one!'' (Laughs hysterically before Darkseid vapourises him.)<br />
'''Darkseid:''' ''[White hot fury]'' [[Punctuated for Emphasis|That's. Not. Funny.]] }}
** In the first season of "After Hours," Lex Luthor gave one to Superman in an attempt to recruit him in joining him in his plan to [[Ret
{{quote| '''Lex Luthor:''' The Marvel Universe has corrupted everything you stand for all in the name of high drama. Think about it Kal-El. Your job is to be an inspiration for people, someone they can look up to, someone they can aspire to be like; in steadfastness, in character, in ideals. And what did Marvel offer? They said don’t worry; you don’t have to aspire to anyone in our books. You just have to relate to them. And now we have an entire culture that thinks that who they are is just fine and how dare anyone suggest they can improve themselves? Why aspire to be Superman when it’s so much easier to relate to Spider-Man? No one wants to look up to you anymore, Superman. They don’t want to strain their necks. Instead they look straight ahead at the compromised heroes in front of them and say "That’ll do just fine".}}
* Dr. Loomis gives one to Michael in the ''[[Halloween (Film)|Halloween]]'' fan film, ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOdSLknxsvc&feature=relmfu The Last Halloween]''. {{spoiler|Michael doesn't take it well.}}
* A big one comes from ''Erika's Old Big Sister'', the sequel to ''[[Erikas New Perfume]]'', in which Marie gets the [[Fountain of Youth]] effects on her undone and proceeds to become the ultimate [[Big Brother Bully|Big Sister Bully]] while trying (and failing) to rebuild her teenage social status. The speech comes in the climax, when Marie tries to {{spoiler|undo Sarah's [[Plot
* In [[Kickassia]], [[The Nostalgia Critic (Web Video)|The Nostalgia Critic]] recieves one from {{spoiler|dream!}}Ma-Ti. He gets told such pearls of wisdom as:
{{quote| "Stop being a douchebag! It's totally going to backfire!"<br />
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