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Sometimes this can be done as a way of trying to hide the [[Disc One Final Dungeon]]. Done well, it can add to the surprise when you find out it wasn't the final battle after all. Done badly, it ends up being a clumsy way of [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshading]] the fact.
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== Anime ==
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* In ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'', before entering Ultimecia's chamber Squall pauses to make sure he and his team are ready. If all of the abilities that were locked upon entering the [[Very Definitely Final Dungeon]] haven't been unsealed, he observes as much and wonders whether or not they'll be able to win like that.
* The main villain from ''[[House of the Dead]] 2'' says this right before the battle with final boss. [[Bad Bad Acting|Badly]].
* In ''[[Star Fox Assault (Video Game)|Star Fox Assault]]'', just before going after the {{spoiler|[[Big Bad|Aparoid Queen's]]}} [[One
* Used verbatim in the Flash game ''[[Ultimate Crab Battle]]''.
** The entire speech is actually taken directly from ''[[Masters of the Universe (Film)|Masters of the Universe]].''
* Not quite the phrase, but in one life of ''[[Eternal Darkness]]'' you're asked if you want to go down and end the corruption in the church. Cue putting on your best protective enchantments, and facing the guardian of the temple. Who does a [[One
* Spoken before an important battle in ''[[Nintendo Wars|Advance Wars: Dual Strike]]''. {{spoiler|It isn't actually the final battle yet, the Allied Nations just think it is. Used a second time in the defeat dialogue/"strategy tips" of the *actual* final battle.}}
* ''[[Mass Effect]]'', of course, being the dialogue-heavy game that it is, plays this out in the sequel.
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== Web Original ==
* Parodied in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!:
{{quote| '''Seto Kaiba:''' This is the final battle! American cartoons vs Japanese cartoons in final showdown!<br />
'''Bandit Keith:''' Hey! You can't say that! This belongs to America! Only Americans can...<br />
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