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--->'''Starkiller:''' You told me you'd stay away!\\

* ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'': Gabriel's son [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/12/8/teef/ learns a valuable lesson]] about his father (and life).

* Spoken by [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger John Matrix]] in ''Film/{{Commando}}'', a rare heroic version:

[-[[caption-width-right:350:If you can't trust Colonel Sanders, you can't trust anybody.]]-]

-->-- ''Series/BurnNotice'', "Rough Seas"

* ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'' features [[spoiler:Dimitri Allen]]'s picross map. He gave it to Layton, telling him that the map, when marked, showed the location of the infrared sensors he rigged the building with. However, after solving the picross map, [[MagnificentBastard turning the map 180 degrees reveals that all you did was spell LIE upside down.]] Layton isn't entirely surprised, as he concludes that while [[spoiler:Dmitri]] has done some less-than-moral things in pursuit of his (well-intentioned) goal, [[EvenEvilHasStandards he isn't willing to kill people]]\\\

** In ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lando_Calrissian Lando Calrissian]] of Cloud City makes a [[DealWithTheDevil deal with Darth Vader]], and it kept getting worse all the time. It worked out in the end, and the [[Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]] makes it clear that if he had refused, Cloud City would have been attacked and destroyed. There are two exchanges that reflect this trope, though neither actually say "I lied."

---->'''Darth Vader:''' [[LastNameBasis Calrissian]]. Take the princess and the Wookiee to my ship.\\

** There's also the scene from ''Film/ANewHope'' where Leia bluffs about the location of the rebel base and Tarkin immediately orders the destruction of her home planet, telling her she is "far too trusting". On the other hand, Tarkin said he would blow up Alderaan if she did ''not'' tell him the base's location. [[ExactWords He never said that]] he would ''not'' blow up Alderaan if Leia ''did'' tell him the location.
*** Reversed a few minutes later when Tarkin is absolutely shocked to learn Leia lied about that location. Vader responds with "I told you she would never consciously betray the rebellion, unless she thought she could destroy us in the process." [[LaserGuidedKarma Given what he had done earlier, he should've known that was coming.]] (Well, there ''was'' a Rebel base there. Just not an active one.)

* As of ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' chapter 414, we found out that the ever AffablyEvil [[spoiler:Gin Ichimaru lied about his Bankai in his amazingly simple watch-and-wait ploy to kill BigBad Aizen.]] Did we mention that he has probably been plotting this for over a CENTURY and broke the ExplainingYourPowerToTheEnemy rule, as well as being in complete violation of the BigBad's ComplexityAddiction?

** Tony himself got one in during the climax of the ''Armor Wars'' storyline. After [[CurbStompBattle beating down]] Firepower in their rematch, Iron Man has to disable Firepower's nuclear missile, which is trapped in his damaged backpack. Firepower begs Iron Man to free him from his armor first, but Tony tells him he can't. After shutting down the nuke, Firepower gets one last taunt in, prompting Tony to tear Firepower's helmet off. When the pilot questions why he told him he couldn't get him out before, Tony simply told him, "I lied." Cue OhCrap face from Firepower.

** One case where this Trope actually saved a man's life: In ''The Amazing Spider-Man #318-319, the Scorpion was hired by [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Justin Hammer]] to kidnap General Musgrave, an Army Intelligence Officer at a ceremony. Spidey intervened, but it looked like Scorpion would get away with his hostage, until he found out Lance Bannon was taking some great photos of the fight, meaning the fight was helping J. Jonah Jameson (a guy the Scorpion ''absolutely hated''). He changed his mind, and said he would ''kill'' Musgrave unless Jameson surrendered to him in an hour. Jameson refused to cooperate (mostly because he had been kidnapped and [[MasterOfDisguise replaced by the Chameleon]] during this time) but when the hour was up, the Scorpion changed his mind again, and bolted, taking Debevick with him, leading to this:
-->'''Musgrave :''' But you said you'd kill me!\\

* Faisal Shahzad was a naturalized American citizen from Pakistan and would-be Islamist terrorist, who placed a car bomb in Times Square. Asked how he could do what he did after taking the oath to uphold the US Constitution, he simply answered: "You are my enemy. I lied." According to [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/bin-ladens-last-stand-in-final-months-terrorist-leader-worried-about-his-legacy/2012/04/30/gIQAStCjsT_story.html claims later made by US intelligence]], this led UsefulNotes/OsamaBinLaden himself to contact the whole of al-Qaida with a disgusted message that deliberate oath-breaking was [[IGaveMyWord not acceptable]].

* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'':

--->'''Franchise/{{Batman}}:''' [[YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo You said you'd let him go.]]\\

--->'''Dr. Octopus:''' It's a ''device''. I always called it a device.\\

'''Dr. Octopus:''' Who cares? I lied. Cheat to win, Stark.

* One case where this Trope actually saved a man's life: In a ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' comic, the Scorpion was hired by [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Justin Hammer]] to kidnap General Debevick, an Army Intelligence Officer at a ceremony. Spidey intervened, but it looked like Scorpion would get away with his hostage, until he found out Lance Bannon was taking some great photos of the fight, meaning the fight was helping J. Jonah Jameson (a guy the Scorpion ''absolutely hated''). He changed his mind, and said he would ''kill'' Debevick unless Jameson surrendered to him in an hour. Jameson refused to cooperate (mostly because he had been kidnapped and [[MasterOfDisguise replaced by the Chameleon]] during this time) but when the hour was up, the Scorpion changed his mind again, and bolted, taking Debevick with him, leading to this:
-->'''Debevick:''' But you said you'd kill me!\\

* In part one of ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfJeanDeWolff'', Peter witnesses a group of thugs assault and rob an old man who also happens to be one of his aunt's neighbors. He confronts them as Franchise/SpiderMan and it is quite clear they are more terrified of him than the helpless elderly person they'd just beat up. Spider-Man offers them a free shot at him which they take only for him to dodge and knock them out while stating this trope word for word.
* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: When Senator Abernathy's wife was dying of cancer Russian agents told him that they would use new Soviet advances in medicine to save her if he gave them some classified weapon's development intel. When he does so he discovers that not only were they lying about being willing to help her, they were lying about having the means to do so, and his wife dies and he became a traitor for nothing.

* In ''Film/NextOfKin1982'', Linda overhears both Connie and Dr. Barton confess that they had both lied to her about the nature of the suspicious deaths, both past and present.

** Spoiler says tells Secret she lied after suggesting that Spoiler's boyfriend ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}} had talked about Secret a lot. Secret, having a crush on Robin, had found the idea pleasing but Steph is irritated by Secret's behavior towards herself and Tim and picked a petty way to get back at her.

* In the part one of the ''Death of Jean [=DeWolff=]'' storyline, Peter witnesses a group of thugs assault and rob an old man who also happens to be one of his aunt's neighbors. He confronts them as Franchise/SpiderMan and it is quite clear they are more terrified of him than the helpless elderly person they'd just beat up. Spider-Man offers them a free shot at him which they take only for him to dodge and knock them out while stating this trope word for word.