Ira: [spots a small alien organism] Hey, cool. Snag one.
Harry: [incredulous] "Snag one"?
Ira: Yeah, snag it and put it in the bucket.
Harry: I've seen this movie. The black dude dies first. YOU snag it.
Harry: [incredulous] "Snag one"?
Ira: Yeah, snag it and put it in the bucket.
Harry: I've seen this movie. The black dude dies first. YOU snag it.
Meryl: And what part do I get!? Am I the lead detective on the case or maybe the love interest of the monster?
Martin: You're the first victim.
Meryl: Wonderful.
Martin: You're the first victim.
Meryl: Wonderful.
— Cartoon Monsoon, "Oh, Shoot!: Director's Cut"
"It must be a racist shark, because out of the four of them, it eats the black man."
"All I can say is, I'm worried. We're in a lousy horror movie and I'm the only black person around. Clearly I need to hire more black people."
— The Nostalgia Critic's review of Jaws 3-D
"He's Seagal's best friend, he's black and he's in a war. Oh, he is so dead!"
— Film Brain reviewing Mercenary For Justice
Jennifer Lawrence: We were attacked and...
James McAvoy: Don't tell me. They killed the black guy, right?
Jennifer Lawrence: Right. Did you read my mind?
James McAvoy: No, I've just seen ANY MOVIE EVER.
"Brothers don't last long in situations like this."
— Joel, Scream 2
"I'm the one black guy. You realize how precarious that makes my situation?"
— T-Dog, The Walking Dead (2010)
"At this point we can easily predict the death of the assistant... He's an African American, and so falls under the BADF action movie rule ('The Brother Always Dies First')."
"Costner, the leader of the gang, chain-smokes and looks mean. His fellow criminals include Christian Slater, David Arquette and Bokeem Woodbine, who is the black guy and therefore the first to die, adhering to an ancient cliche this movie lacks the wit to rewrite."
— Roger Ebert, 3000 Miles to Graceland review
"Man, what is that, the fastest black guy death in a video game ever?"
— Pat on Franco's death before gameplay even begins, Two Best Friends Play Dead Space 2
Nagilum: Now would be a good time to learn about death by killing one of you.
Riker: Oh, no!
Picard: Oh, no!
Troi: Oh, no!
Data: Oh, no!
Black, unnamed Red Shirt: MOTHER FUCKER! [dies]
Picard: Send another red-shirted black fellow to the bridge.
[Geordi leaves]
Riker: Oh, no!
Picard: Oh, no!
Troi: Oh, no!
Data: Oh, no!
Black, unnamed Red Shirt: MOTHER FUCKER! [dies]
Picard: Send another red-shirted black fellow to the bridge.
[Geordi leaves]
— SF Debris review of Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Where Silence Has Lease"
"Practically a suicide mission. I volunteer."
— Jacob needs to watch more movies, Mass Effect 2
"The black guy has to die first. Now, I know what you're thinking: 'He's racist!' But no, the black guy does die first, and sadly, it is the case in pretty much every horror film out there at the moment."
Viga: What's going on?
Linkara: We have evidence that there are ghosts in the house, and they're probably not friendly.
[Beat]
Viga: (picking up a suitcase and walking off) Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope...
Linkara: Wait, where are you going?
Viga: It's October, I'm black, and horror shit is going around so I don't want to be the first one killed.
Linkara: We have evidence that there are ghosts in the house, and they're probably not friendly.
[Beat]
Viga: (picking up a suitcase and walking off) Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope...
Linkara: Wait, where are you going?
Viga: It's October, I'm black, and horror shit is going around so I don't want to be the first one killed.
—Atop the Fourth Wall "A Nightmare on Elm Street: Paranoid #2"
Daisy: We should split up, we’ll cover more ground.
Mack: Oh no! Have you not watched any alien movie ever? Besides, we split up and we all know who’s going out first...
Mack: Oh no! Have you not watched any alien movie ever? Besides, we split up and we all know who’s going out first...
"Reporting live for "Black TV". White folks are dead, and we gettin' the fuck outta here!"
— A black reporter, Scary Movie
"The Black Guy"
How they're going to die: First
WHY? Because the screenwriter knew that they should include a black character, but after 20 pages they realized they had no clue how to write them.
Anthony: I just sent him Molester Moon three times.
Ian: Why would you do that?
Anthony: Well look, he's not a main character and he's a minority; so he's pretty expendable.
Ian: Why would you do that?
Anthony: Well look, he's not a main character and he's a minority; so he's pretty expendable.
—Smosh, "MOLESTER MOON"
Rick: I hope you're happy with the adventure so far, Morty. These guys are even lamer than last time.
Morty: We weren't here "last time", remember? They did a whole Vindicators without us. A bunch of them got killed, too. They lost Lady Katana, Calypso, Diablo Verde...
Rick: Yikes. Yeah, things did feel less diverse in there.
Morty: This article says the reason we weren't involved was "personality conflicts".
Rick: Don't worry, Morty, they love you. Superheroes need a wide-eyed unremarkable to tag along and react to everything like it's mind-blowing.
Morty: I think the personality conflict might have been... you.
Rick: Jesus... How awesome is that? I mean, they wanted to not need me so bad, they murdered three innocent heroes of color, and they still had to bring me back?
—Rick and Morty, "Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender"
Anissa: Dad, you know how I feel about the woods. Black people die in the woods.
Jefferson: Yes, in horror movies. But only after the monster kills the white nerd, and we don't have one of those with us, so we're good.
Jefferson: Yes, in horror movies. But only after the monster kills the white nerd, and we don't have one of those with us, so we're good.
"You know the beginning of a disaster movie, like, right before the girl who looks like me dies, and, like, right when the girl who looks like you walk outside and be like, "Oh, my God, look how crazy the sky looks!"?"
— Erin, Someone Great
Frozone: Oh, oh oh, I get caught! The black superhero gets caught!
Mr. Incredible: Well, a minute ago, you were complaining they made you white.
Frozone: Oh, that's right! The tanned superhero gets caught!
Mr. Incredible: Well, a minute ago, you were complaining they made you white.
Frozone: Oh, that's right! The tanned superhero gets caught!
Ryan: You know, if this was a horror movie, we'd be the first to die.
Esposito: Please, we're trained police with rifles.
Ryan: Hispanic and cocky. You definitely die first.
Esposito: Please, we're trained police with rifles.
Ryan: Hispanic and cocky. You definitely die first.
Our protagonist is Marcus Holloway, gifted young hacker who was wrongly sentenced to community service and decided that the most balanced, level-headed response would be to start gunning down police officers. To this end he joins an underground hacktivist group consisting of [...] a fairly indistinct black dude to whom I immediately pointed and yelled "That motherfucker's gonna die first," [...]
[...]
Remember that bloke I immediately realised would die first? My obvious correctness need go unstated. But are they killed by the main villains to up the stakes, or to make the heroes start taking things seriously? Are they bollocks. They're killed by a hitherto unmentioned street gang and avenged five minutes later in a manner reminiscent of the nerd frat house in the college sex comedy avenging themselves upon the jocks with a strategically placed pig in a cheerleader outfit.
[...]
Remember that bloke I immediately realised would die first? My obvious correctness need go unstated. But are they killed by the main villains to up the stakes, or to make the heroes start taking things seriously? Are they bollocks. They're killed by a hitherto unmentioned street gang and avenged five minutes later in a manner reminiscent of the nerd frat house in the college sex comedy avenging themselves upon the jocks with a strategically placed pig in a cheerleader outfit.
—Zero Punctuation, review of Watch_Dogs 2
Kevin: (as a Black Mook who managed to survive to the middle of a Mook Horror Show scenario) Hey, I'm just as shocked as you I didn't die first! Every minute has been a blessing!
Sofie: Don't tell me you actually believe that stuff about Trevor Moorehouse.
Elvis: Nah, I'm just messin' with you. I mean, if I did, you think a guy like me would be hanging around for much longer?
Sofie: What do you mean, a guy like you?
Elvis: A black man. Everybody knows black guys get it first in horror movies. It's, like, Horror Films 101.
Sofie: Black guys? What about women? Girls always buy it early in those movies, usually after they show their boobs.
Elvis: Yeah, but even so, I still have it worse.
Sofie: How do you figure?
Elvis: You have some degree of choice of whether to show your boobs or not and to whom. Me, I'm black no matter what I do.
Elvis: Nah, I'm just messin' with you. I mean, if I did, you think a guy like me would be hanging around for much longer?
Sofie: What do you mean, a guy like you?
Elvis: A black man. Everybody knows black guys get it first in horror movies. It's, like, Horror Films 101.
Sofie: Black guys? What about women? Girls always buy it early in those movies, usually after they show their boobs.
Elvis: Yeah, but even so, I still have it worse.
Sofie: How do you figure?
Elvis: You have some degree of choice of whether to show your boobs or not and to whom. Me, I'm black no matter what I do.
— Bloody Murder 2: Closing Camp
"Troy, make me proud. Be the first black man to make it to the end."
— Abed, Community
Jesse: (smirking) You're probably dying first.
Destorm: (visibly annoyed) I know. God.
Destorm: (visibly annoyed) I know. God.
Wayne: Is that Frankenstein's castle in the distance?
Kathy: You mean that building over there?
Wayne: You wanna go in?
Kathy: Shouldn't you go first?
Wayne: ...Why a brother gotta go first? Don't you watch horror movies?
Kathy: You mean that building over there?
Wayne: You wanna go in?
Kathy: Shouldn't you go first?
Wayne: ...Why a brother gotta go first? Don't you watch horror movies?
—Whose Line Is It Anyway?, during a game of "Questions Only"
