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[[File:OscarWildeColorMED 7195.jpg|frame|link=http://heyoscarwilde.com|Boy, he must've done something ''really'' bad to have this comin'.]]
{{quote|''"This is [[The Nineties|the '90s]]. You don't just go around punching people. [[Lampshade Hanging|You have to say something cool first]]."''|'''Joe Hallenbeck''', ''The Last Boy Scout''}}
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* A [[Catch Phrase]] or [[Battle Cry]] that may have started as a one-liner, or may work as one to some degree.
[[Chew Bubblegum]] is a particularly popular example. See also [[Badass Boast]], [[Badass Creed]], [[In the Name of
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Latest revision as of 20:26, 30 April 2020
"This is the '90s. You don't just go around punching people. You have to say something cool first."
—Joe Hallenbeck, The Last Boy Scout
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It is almost an official duty of an Action Hero to deliver sardonic one-liners. And what better time to produce one than just before the execution of the other official duty - kicking ass?
Common variations on this trope include:
- A form of comic subversion in which the one-liner is stupid or silly. This has the potential to stall or confuse the opponent.
- A form of comic subversion in which the outcome of the intended ass-kicking fizzles, negating the one-liner or at least failing to justify it.
- A Catch Phrase or Battle Cry that may have started as a one-liner, or may work as one to some degree.
Chew Bubblegum is a particularly popular example. See also Badass Boast, Badass Creed, In the Name of the Moon, My Name Is Inigo Montoya and Pre-Mortem One-Liner.
Examples of Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner are listed on these subpages:
- Anime and Manga
- Comic Books
- Fan Works
- Film
- Literature
- Live-Action TV
- Music
- Oral Tradition
- Professional Wrestling
- Theatre
- Toys
- Video Games
- Web Animation
- Web Comics
- Web Original
- Western Animation