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{{quote|''"Your fleet is lost, and your friends on the Endor moon will not survive. There is no escape, my young apprentice. [[The Alliance]] will die... as will your friends."''|'''[[The Emperor|Emperor Palpatine]]''', ''[[Star Wars]]: [[Return of the Jedi]]''}}
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{{quote|"[[Your Days Are Numbered]]!" (when used as an expression)
"I'm afraid [[We Will Meet Again|we '''won't''' meet again]]."
"This is now the ultimate power in the (x). We will crush you under our feet like insects!"
"Soon you will all be dead, and I will be (lounging on a beach / on my throne / etc!)"
"Take time to collect your thoughts, for soon you will be dead!"
"[[Trope Codifier|Treasure what little time remains of your lives!]]" (A more accurate translation of ''[[Zero Wing]]'''s "[[Trope Namers|You have no chance to survive make your time]]")
"Say your last goodbyes!" }}
Note that this sort of threat is always telegraphed in advance. The hero may or may not be at the villain's
If the hero is in a position to retort, expect a [[Badass Boast]].
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== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Goldfinger]]'':
{{quote|'''[[James Bond (film)|James Bond]]:''' Do you expect me to talk?
'''Goldfinger:''' No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to '''die!''' }}
* ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'': The Wicked Witch hands Dorothy a [[Death's Hourglass|large hourglass]] and tells her this is how much time she has left to live. It's actually how much time before the Wicked Witch [[Bond Villain Stupidity|gets back]] and kills her.
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'''Smith:''' Evolution, Morpheus. Like the dinosaur.
'''Smith:''' You must know it! You must sense it by now! Why keep fighting? Why, Mr. Anderson, [[Monologuing|why, why, why]]?! }}
** [[The Chessmaster|The Architect]] pulls the "We won't" (meet again) line on Neo after he chooses Door #2.
* ''[[300|Three Hundred]]'': [[Older Than They Think|Straight from]] [[The Histories|Herodotus]]:
{{quote|'''Herald:''' By noon this day, you will be '''dead men.'''
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Zero Wing]]'' is but one particularly [[Fountain of Memes|well known]] example:
{{quote|'''CATS:''' [[Hello|How are you gentlemen]]'''''!!'''''
'''CATS:''' [[All Your Base Are Belong to Us]].
'''CATS:''' [[Trope Namer|You are on the way to destruction]].
'''Captain:''' [[Big "What?"|What you say]]'''''!!'''''
'''CATS:''' [[Trope Namer|You have no chance to survive make your time]].
'''CATS:''' [[Evil Laugh|Ha ha ha ha]]'''''....''''' }}
* The ''[[Zero Wing]]'' line was said word-for-word in the tie-in video game for ''[[Spider-Man (film)|Spider-Man]] 2'' by Mysterio as a direct [[Shout-Out]].
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* Sylvia in the first ''[[No More Heroes]]'' does this by phone (Wiimote speaker, it's ''awesome'') before every boss battle. She's supposed to be your ''ally''.
{{quote|"Give it your best shot! I am 100% certain you're returning from this battle, Travis. ...In a body bag."
"I'm sorry to say this, but I'm 1800% positive that you will die here. [[Once an Episode|But trust your Force... And head for the Garden of Madness.]]"
"I am 3,602,600,218% certain you will die. [[Running Gag|But trust your Force... And head for the Garden of Madness.]]" }}
* Alfred from ''[[Battle Clash]]'' does this in a pre-battle taunt:
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