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Since this is a DeathTrope, '''spoilers are left unmarked'''.
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** Cypher gets his own lame last words when Tank turns out to be NotQuiteDead:
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** Cypher gets his own lame last words when Tank turns out to be NotQuiteDead:NotQuiteDead. For context, they're in response to Trinity saying she believes that Neo is [[TheChosenOne the One]], but it could also be in reference to Tank surviving being shot with an electricity gun.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': When Zapp Brannigan attacks the Neutral Planet, all its leader has to say is "If I don't survive, tell my wife 'Hello'".
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** A DiscussedTrope when Grand Maester Pycelle notes that for all the importance attached to them, a man's dying words are seldom more meaningful than his first ones. Turns out [[DyingClue in this case they really were important.]]
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** A DiscussedTrope when with regards to [[PlotTriggeringDeath Jon Arryn's death]]. When asked about his word, "The seed is strong," Grand Maester Pycelle notes that for all the importance attached to them, a man's dying words are seldom more meaningful than his first ones. Turns out [[DyingClue in this case they really were important.]]important]][[labelnote:Explanation]]All Baratheon children have dark hair. The fact that Joffrey and his siblings have gold hair mean that Robert is not really their father[[/labelnote]].
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* ''VideoGame/HiFiRush'': [[BigBad Kale Vandelay]], fitting for a villain motivated by LaboriousLaziness, goes out saying: "This is just too much work..."
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* The Deadly Six in ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'' were given UncertainDoom when beaten in the final BossRush, disappearing in a puff of smoke like normal enemies. While later games and spinoff comics would confirm they survived, within the context of ''Lost World'' itself some of their defeat quotes are very much this trope.
-->'''Zomom''': Mom was right, I'm a failure.
-->'''Zik''': You've beaten an old man, are you proud?
-->'''Zeena''': I can't believe I lost to a ''boy''.
-->'''Zomom''': Mom was right, I'm a failure.
-->'''Zik''': You've beaten an old man, are you proud?
-->'''Zeena''': I can't believe I lost to a ''boy''.
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* In ''Series/TooOldToDieYoung'', right before Janey gets shot in the eye, she weakly let's out a "[[IWantMyMommy Mom]]" before she's killed, which is understandable as she's a teenager.
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* In ''Series/TooOldToDieYoung'', right before Janey gets shot in the eye, she weakly let's lets out a "[[IWantMyMommy Mom]]" before she's killed, which is understandable as she's a teenager.
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* Referenced by crazed Vault Hunter Krieg in the ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'' short ''Krieg: A Meat Bicycle Built For Two.'' His inner voice (and remaining sanity) tries to get Maya's attention by saying something normal, but his insanity wins out and he screams "I'M THE CONDUCTOR OF THE POOP TRAIN!" Which leads to Maya assuming he's a random Psycho to be killed, and his inner voice admonishing himself.
-->'''Krieg:''' It's over, idiot! You're gonna die here, now, and the last words out of your mouth will have been 'poop train.'
-->'''Krieg:''' It's over, idiot! You're gonna die here, now, and the last words out of your mouth will have been 'poop train.'
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* The Creator/StephenKing short story "Lunch at the Gotham Cafe" features a darkly humorous example, when a character shouts "Boot!" while being stabbed in the head. The narrator even muses on the word's significance (or lack thereof).
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* Many last words spoken by aircraft pilots are [[https://www.planecrashinfo.com/lastwords.htm pretty mundane]], which enhances rather than detracts from the tragedy of the event.
-->'''First officer:''' Larry, we're going down, Larry...
-->'''Captain:''' I know it.
-->'''First officer:''' Larry, we're going down, Larry...
-->'''Captain:''' I know it.
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* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'': When Marshall's father died of a heart attack, the last words that he gave to his son personally were "Rent ''Crocodile Dundee 3''. I caught it in the cable last night and it totally holds up." During the funeral, Marshall is upset that these are really his father's last words to him and is expecting something very meaningful. Later, he listens to his last voice mail which is a pocket dial turned on until his father tells him he enjoys his visit at his home and says, "I love you". Then, the message continues with him asking for his foot cream as his rash had started to act up again. During the procession, Marshall decides to share that his father's real last words to him which is renting ''Crocodile Dundee 3''.
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* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'': When Marshall's father died of a heart attack, the last words that he gave to his son personally were "Rent ''Crocodile Dundee 3''. I caught it in on the cable last night and it totally holds up." During the funeral, Marshall is upset that these are really his father's last words to him and is expecting something very meaningful. Later, he listens to his last voice mail which is a pocket dial turned on until his father tells him he enjoys enjoyed his visit at his home and says, "I love you". Then, the message continues with him asking for his foot cream as his rash had started to act up again. During the procession, Marshall decides to share that his father's real last words to him which is renting were telling him to rent ''Crocodile Dundee 3''.
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* A broadcast ''[[Creator/TheSecondCity Second City]]'' show featured a sketch with a dying writer wanting to make a good impression with his last words, and so comes up with what he thinks is a very poetic final statement. [[note]]"Death came knocking. How foolish of me to open the door, thinking it was opportunity!"[[/note]] His attendant thinks it's a terrible line, and politely encourages him to use his remaining time to think of a better one. This leads to an argument and tantrum by the writer, who suddenly stops yelling to exclaim "I crapped myself," before he dies. Dutifully, his attendant writes down "I crapped myself."
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* ''Series/TheGoesWrongShow'': In ''There Is No Escape'', Stu Malone gets shanked, but has enough life to give a heartfelt monologue about vengeance being a prison. He then dies, and the voiceover tape accidentally loops, replaying "Then he looked at me and said his last words." This forces Vanessa to ad-lib the infinitely worse line "Prison, prison is...we're in prison." To maintain narrative continuity, Chris repeats those last words later on.
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** When Sandor Clegane kills some rogue Brotherhood Without Banners members, all one can say is a whimpering "Fuck you". When Sandor mocks him for his rather uncreative choice in last words, he follows it up with an equally pathetic "...Cunt!" causing Sandor to snark "You're shit at dying, you know that?" In fairness, Sandor had just axed him in the groin, so he wasn't at his most articulate.
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** When Sandor Clegane kills some rogue Brotherhood Without Banners members, all one can say is a whimpering "Fuck you". When Sandor mocks him for his rather uncreative choice in last words, he follows it up with an equally pathetic "...Cunt!" causing Sandor to snark "You're shit at dying, you know that?" In fairness, Sandor had just [[GroinAttack axed him in the groin, groin]], so he wasn't at his most articulate.
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* After getting thrown onto a landmine which destroys most of his body, [[LooksLikeOrlok Pyotr]] from ''WebAnimation/HunterTheParenting'' whimpers "[[ImmortalsFearDeath I don't wanna die]]", goes into Torpor, and is then burned to cinders by the sunrise.
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-->'''Howard Payne''': In two hundred years, we've gone from "I'm sorry that I only have one life to give for my country" to "fuck you"?
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-->'''Howard Payne''': Payne:''' In two hundred years, we've gone from "I'm sorry that I only have one life to give for my country" to "fuck you"?
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* ''Series/MadAboutYou'': Paul is filming an interview with his uncle when he has a heart attack, and the last words he says are "Hoooo mooos!" Paul and the other characters try to find the meaning of those words, but can't find a satisfactory answer. In the end, [[spoiler:Jamie happens to look at the serial number of the camera Paul was using - [=Hoo-Moo5=]]].
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* ''Series/MadAboutYou'': Paul is filming an interview with his uncle when he has a heart attack, and the last words he says are "Hoooo mooos!" Paul and the other characters try to find the meaning of those words, but can't find a satisfactory answer. In the end, [[spoiler:Jamie happens to look at the serial number of the camera Paul was using - -- [=Hoo-Moo5=]]].
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-->'''JD''': I'm a K. That was bad. Can I have a do-over? ''(BOOM!)''
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-->'''Mike''': [[BondOneLiner Terrible last words.]]
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* ''Series/DiagnosisMurder'' Episode [[Recap/DiagnosisMurderS2E8GeorgiaOnMyMind "Georgia On My Mind"]] sees PrivateDetective Charlie Hawkins die in Community General, with his last words being "Tell Georgia [[Series/LeaveItToBeaver Jerry Mathers]]" which Jack is baffled by. Later subverted when Georgia (Charlie's secretary) figures out that in his last words were ''actually'' "Tell Gerogia Cherry Matter", [[DyingClue referring to the Ice Cream container in his office where he hid his dictaphone,]] which has evidence about the case he was working on, which is why he was killed.
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* ''Film/PulpFiction'': Right before Marvin gets [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace abruptly murdered by Vincent]] said character gets a pretty lame send off after he doesn't get involved with Vincent and Jule's discussion on DivineIntervention.
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* ''Film/PulpFiction'': Right before Marvin gets [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace abruptly murdered accidentally shot by Vincent]] said character gets a pretty lame send off send-off after he doesn't get involved with Vincent and Jule's discussion on DivineIntervention.
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* In ''ComicBook/CerebusTheAardvark'', a being that thinks it's the personification of Death learns that it's actually an insignificant minor entity, that the gems it believed were the source of its power were actually leeching its very essence away, and that it is just about to be completely obliterated from existence. It has just enough time to say "Well, ''fuck me''." before vanishing.
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* In ''ComicBook/CerebusTheAardvark'', ''ComicBook/CerebusTheAardvark'': When a being that thinks it's the personification of Death learns that it's actually an insignificant minor entity, that the gems it believed were the source of its power were actually leeching its very essence away, and that it is just about to be completely obliterated from existence. It existence, it has just enough time to say "Well, ''fuck me''." before vanishing.
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** Later in the series, Miles Vorkosigan has the last thought "Wait, I haven't-" as he gets shot, ''also'' a case of KilledMidSentence. Fortunately, [[DeathIsCheap he gets better.]]
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** A DiscussedTrope when Grand Maester Pycelle notes that for all the importance attached to them, a man's dying words are seldom more meaningful than his first ones.
** When Sandor Clegane kills some rogue Brotherhood Without Banners members, all one can say is a whimpering "Fuck you". When Sandor mocks him for his rather uncreative choice in last words, he follows it up with an equally pathetic "...Cunt," causing Sandor to snark "You're shit at dying, you know that?" In fairness, Sandor had just axed him in the groin, so he wasn't at his most articulate.
** When Sandor Clegane kills some rogue Brotherhood Without Banners members, all one can say is a whimpering "Fuck you". When Sandor mocks him for his rather uncreative choice in last words, he follows it up with an equally pathetic "...Cunt," causing Sandor to snark "You're shit at dying, you know that?" In fairness, Sandor had just axed him in the groin, so he wasn't at his most articulate.
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** A DiscussedTrope when Grand Maester Pycelle notes that for all the importance attached to them, a man's dying words are seldom more meaningful than his first ones. \n Turns out [[DyingClue in this case they really were important.]]
** When Sandor Clegane kills some rogue Brotherhood Without Banners members, all one can say is a whimpering "Fuck you". When Sandor mocks him for his rather uncreative choice in last words, he follows it up with an equally pathetic "...Cunt," Cunt!" causing Sandor to snark "You're shit at dying, you know that?" In fairness, Sandor had just axed him in the groin, so he wasn't at his most articulate.
** When Sandor Clegane kills some rogue Brotherhood Without Banners members, all one can say is a whimpering "Fuck you". When Sandor mocks him for his rather uncreative choice in last words, he follows it up with an equally pathetic "...
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* ''Series/BlakesSeven''. In "Weapon", [[MadScientist Coser goes on long rants]] about his loathing of the Federation hierarchy to justify his stealing of the eponymous superweapon, yet when the Supreme Commander turns up to kill him and take the weapon for herself, all Coser has to say is a pathetic "I didn't mean it!"
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* In the 1996 BBC series ''Rhodes'', Dr Johnson is asked by reporters what were the last words of the famous Cecil Rhodes. He replies: "So much to do, so little done", whereas Rhodes was actually griping: "Why can't that woman (Catherine Radziwiłł, who was stalking him) leave me alone?" and then an instruction to his servant to roll him over.
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->"''Y'know, if you want my personal opinion, '[[CallingYourAttacks Kikōhō]]' is a pretty sad choice of last words. But to be fair, it's far from the worst decision you've made today!''"
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->"''Y'know, if you want my personal opinion, '[[CallingYourAttacks Kikōhō]]' is a pretty sad choice of last words. But to be fair, it's far '''far''' from the worst decision you've made today!''"
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* ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'': Ernst Stavro Blofeld[[note]]or at least someone [[LawyerFriendlyCameo very heavily implied]] to be Blofeld, [[TakeThat courtesy of]] Kevin [=McClory's=] [[ScrewedByTheLawyers trademark lawsuit]][[/note]]'s immortally feeble bribe offer of "I'll buy you a delicatessen! In stainless steel!" about five seconds before James Bond kills him by dropping him down an industrial chimney.
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These last words are often played for BlackComedy, but can also be played for tragedy if they show how pitiful the character is at the moment of their death.
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* In ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', Sasha succumbs to a gunshot wound in an ambush. Her dying words, said in a delirious haze while bleeding out? [[BigEater "Meat."]] It's played with a bit, since [[LostInTranslation the Japanese word for "meat" is "niku," and the name of the man Sasha loved is Niccolo, so she might have been saying his name.]]
** Also [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in the first season by Jean when Reiner jokingly suggests an alternative method to killing Titans.
-->'''Reiner:''' Worse comes to worst, you can always [[AssShove shove one of these up their ass.]] That's the other weak spot.\\
** Also [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in the first season by Jean when Reiner jokingly suggests an alternative method to killing Titans.
-->'''Reiner:''' Worse comes to worst, you can always [[AssShove shove one of these up their ass.]] That's the other weak spot.\\
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**Also [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] Lampshaded]] in the first season by Jean when Reiner jokingly suggests an alternative method to killing Titans.
-->'''Reiner:''' --->'''Reiner:''' Worse comes to worst, you can always [[AssShove shove one of these up their ass.]] That's the other weak spot.\\
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** After the TimeSkip, Sasha succumbs to a gunshot wound in a surprise attack. Her dying words, said in a delirious haze while bleeding out? [[BigEater "Meat."]] It's played with a bit, since [[LostInTranslation the Japanese word for "meat" is "niku," and the name of the man Sasha loved is Niccolo, so she might have been saying his name.]]
** After the TimeSkip, Sasha succumbs to a gunshot wound in a surprise attack. Her dying words, said in a delirious haze while bleeding out? [[BigEater "Meat."]] It's played with a bit, since [[LostInTranslation the Japanese word for "meat" is "niku," and the name of the man Sasha loved is Niccolo, so she might have been saying his name.]]
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* In the ''[[Series/TheBigBangTheory Big Bang Theory]]'' episode "The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification", Sheldon states that he once had an uncle named Carl whose last words were "I think that there is a badger in our chimney. Hand me that flashlight."
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* In the ''[[Series/TheBigBangTheory Big Bang Theory]]'' ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' episode "The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification", Sheldon states that he once had an uncle named Uncle Carl whose last words were "I think that there is there's a badger in our chimney. Hand me that flashlight."
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* In ''Series/GameOfThrones'', when Sandor Clegane kills some rogue Brotherhood Without Banners members, all one can say is a whimpering "Fuck you". When Sandor mocks him for his rather uncreative choice in last words, he follows it up with an equally pathetic "...Cunt," causing Sandor to snark "You're shit at dying, you know that?" In fairness, Sandor had just axed him in the groin, so he wasn't at his most articulate.
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** A DiscussedTrope when Grand Maester Pycelle notes that for all the importance attached to them, a man's dying words are seldom more meaningful than his first ones.
** When Sandor Clegane kills some rogue Brotherhood Without Banners members, all one can say is a whimpering "Fuck you". When Sandor mocks him for his rather uncreative choice in last words, he follows it up with an equally pathetic "...Cunt," causing Sandor to snark "You're shit at dying, you know that?" In fairness, Sandor had just axed him in the groin, so he wasn't at his most articulate.
** A DiscussedTrope when Grand Maester Pycelle notes that for all the importance attached to them, a man's dying words are seldom more meaningful than his first ones.
** When Sandor Clegane kills some rogue Brotherhood Without Banners members, all one can say is a whimpering "Fuck you". When Sandor mocks him for his rather uncreative choice in last words, he follows it up with an equally pathetic "...Cunt," causing Sandor to snark "You're shit at dying, you know that?" In fairness, Sandor had just axed him in the groin, so he wasn't at his most articulate.
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* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. Tyrion Lannister is in a cell facing execution the next day. He tries to think of some appropriate last words, but all he can come up with is "Bugger you all!" which he admits won't get a place in the history books.
