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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]]''', ''[[
▲{{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 (Franchise)|Star Wars]]: [[Return of the Jedi (Film)|Return of the Jedi]]''}}
...''[[Zero Wing|Make your time]]!''
The villain, who never had any intention of letting the hero (or heroes) live, has finally instituted the perfect plan that will ensure their demise (or at least, that's what the villain thinks). Of course, for some people it's not enough to [[Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?|simply kill]] the heroes. They have to crush their hopes utterly, ensuring maximum despair and humiliation. In short, they have to tell them death is inevitable. This is never wise.
A form of [[Evil Gloating]]; this tends to be standard for a [[Smug Snake]]. Expect this to almost always be invoked when there's a [[Death Trap]]. The villain can and will combine this with [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]].
This would be a [[Stock Phrase]]... although very few villains end up saying this the same way twice. The classic villain threat has several variations, some of which are:
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"I'm afraid [[We Will 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
"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]].
Compare [[If My Calculations Are Correct]] and [[No One Could Survive That]]. Contrast [[I Need You Stronger]], [[You Will Be Spared]], and [[No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Dine]].
Not to be confused with the ''trope'' [[Your Days Are Numbered]], which is not a threat, but a fact (despite the fact that some villains may very well use that exact phrase to mean this; if the hero's death is a foregone conclusion to ''them'', it counts as a threat). Inverse of [[We Will Meet Again]].
See also [[Thanatos Gambit]]. Not to be confused with [[Take Your Time]].
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== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[
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'''Goldfinger:''' No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to '''die!''' }}
* ''[[The Wizard of Oz (
** Parodied/referenced in ''[[Flash Gordon (
* ''[[Return of the Jedi|Star Wars]]'': The page quote, in response to an unusual turnabout given by Luke.
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* ''[[
* ''[[
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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.
* ''[[
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The thousand nations of the Persian Empire descend upon you! Our arrows... will ''blot out the sun!''
'''Stelios:''' Then we will fight in the shade. }}
* In ''[[Flash Gordon (
== [[Literature]] ==
* [[Darkness Visible]] has an unusual example because, rather than the hero being at the villain's mercy, the villain is actually chained to a prison wall. However, his [[Evil Plan]] is still in motion, leading to this variant on the threat:
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
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== Music ==
* Mother Maiden of ''[[The Unforgiving]]'' delivers an awesome one of these during the [[Within Temptation]] song, "Iron."
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== Theatre ==
* ''[[Les Misérables]]'':
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Zero Wing]]'' is but one particularly [[Fountain of Memes|well known]] example:
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'''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 (
* One of voicesets for NWN can have the ''PC'' shout out, "You will ''not'' survive!"
* Many, many bosses in ''[[World of Warcraft]]''. C'thun is most notable, as he spends the entire time you are inside his lair (Temple of Ahn'Qiraj) taunting you with this, before you even get to him.
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* The Reapers from ''[[Mass Effect]]'' love doing that:
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'''Harbinger:''' ''"Human, you've changed nothing. Your species has attracted the attention of those infinitely your greater; that which you know as "Reapers" will be your salvation through destruction."''
'''Reaper:''' ''"Every organic civilization must be harvested in order to bring order to the chaos. It is inevitable."'' }}
* Kefka in ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]''. "Such magnificent power! You are [[Pitiful Worms|like insects]] to me!"
* 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''.
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"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 ''[[
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* At least once, Dr. Drakken says "Farewell, [[Kim Possible]]! We won't meet again!" as he [[Bond Villain Stupidity|leaves her]] in a [[Death Trap]].
* In ''[[Teen Titans (
* [[Ear Worm|"Hey! Wait! You cannot escape!]] [[Crowning Music of Awesome|Never run away from the]] [[Time Police]], ''[[Superjail
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