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Standard threat from villains (and occasionally heroes): "The last thing you ever see will be my X", where X is generally either some variety of weapon or simply "face". Perilously close to being [[Dead Horse Trope|discredited]] these days, unless it's about to get subverted somehow.
When combined with [[Exact Words]], [[Eye Scream|expect someone to lose their eyes]], but probably not their life. Is a mildly more sedate version of [[I'll Kill You!]]
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* [[Bleach|"You better not forget my name... and hope you don't have to hear it a second time. Grimmjow Jeagerjacques! The next time you hear this name will be your last, Shinigami!"]]
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* Played with in DC: The New Frontier. Joe, a [[Death Seeker]] trying to avenge his fallen friends, looks at the sky, decides it's the last thing he wants to see, closes his eyes, and [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|kills the T-Rex that murdered his friends by jumping down its throat while holding live grenades.]]
* Angelus threatens the members of [[Angel]] Investigations in "Cavalry":
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== [[Film]] ==
* Variation: In ''[[Con Air]]'', Cyrus the Virus taunts Poe by saying the last thing his daughter smells will be "my stinking breath."
** He uses another slight variation against the plane's pilot:
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* In ''[[King Arthur (
* Variation in ''[[Avatar (
* ''[[Taken (
* Played with in ''[[Smokin Aces]]''. One of the assassins kills {{spoiler|the casino's chief of security}}, but goes out of his way to kill him painlessly, and comforts him in his dying moments. He tells him to close his eyes so that his face won't be the last thing the guy will ever see, because ([[Gratuitous Spanish|switching to Spanish]]) "Heaven may hold it against you". This compassion is greatly ironic, considering that the assassin in question is known for being a ruthless torturer.
* Used in the film of the Biblical story of Samson, when his eyes are put out.
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== [[Live Action Television]] ==
* Hilariously defied in ''[[Firefly]]''. [[The Dragon]] is threatening Mal as Mal attempts to explain the (pretty reasonable) terms on which he wants to cancel the crew's deal with the [[Big Bad]]. Around the time the guy gets to "...and the last thing you will see is my blade," Mal rolls his eyes, utters a short "Darn," and then kicks him [[Turbine Blender|right into the intake of Serenity's engine]]. ''[[Written Sound Effect|Schplercht!]]'' The next guy ''immediately'' agrees to Mal's terms.
* [[Babylon
* In the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' episode "The Gift," Buffy states that if the plan fails and the world ends, the last thing Dawn will see will be Buffy protecting her.
* In the ''[[Lost]]'' season 4 finale, Michael tells Desmond and Jin that {{spoiler|if the bomb is triggered and they haven't frozen the battery yet, the red light will be the last thing they ever see.}}
* The tagline of [[Nikita]] Season 1:
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== [[Literature]] ==
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== [[Music]] ==
* "Her Eyes Say Yes" by Hit the Lights uses this trope in a [https://web.archive.org/web/20150923030836/http://www.metrolyrics.com/her-eyes-say-yes-lyrics-hit-the-lights.html rather creepy fashion.]
== [[Theme Parks]] ==
* In the pre-show of ''[[The Simpsons (
== [[Video Games]] ==
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* In the [[Dawn of War]] expansion Soulstorm, the primary commander unit of the Eldar says "I am the last thing you will see." in battle. ''[[Most Annoying Sound|Constantly]]''.
* In ''[[Halo]] Wars'', during the final confrontation between Forge and the Arbiter, the Arbiter lifts Forge up by the head and prepares to skewer him with his energy sword, telling Forge that "My face is the last thing your pathetic eyes will ever see." {{spoiler|Forge then [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|stabs him in the neck with his knife.]] }}
* ''[[Duke Nukem]] 3D'': "The last thing to slip through your mind before you die... will be my number 12 boot."
** Then, upon defeating him, he kicks the [[Big Bad]]'s [[Eye Scream|one eye out of his head]].
* Played with in [[Fallout: New Vegas]] - The motto of the NCR 1st Recon is: "The last thing you never see".
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In ''[[Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker]]'', Joker tells Batman that "the last thing you will ever hear is the sound of our laughter" and proceeds to do so. He is then hoisted on his own petard.
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'''Clayface''': I'll be the last do-gooder you'll ''ever'' see! }}
* [[Jackie Chan Adventures
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'''Hydro-Man:''' "It's Hydro-Man! And it's the last name you'll ever hear."
'''Spider-Man:''' "For somebody new to this super-villain gig, you've sure got the cliches down." }}
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