Quotes / The Last Dance

Another nightmare. A fitting audience for my final dance.

—The Shieldbreaker, facing the final boss, Darkest Dungeon

And there’s our final bell
One last dance and then farewell
Cheek to cheek in hell with a dead girl walking!

—Heathers

Hm Hm Hm ha ha ha! Dear oh dear, what was it? The Hunt? The Blood? Or the Horrible Dream? Oh it doesn't matter. It always comes down to the Hunter's helper to clean up after this sort of messes.
Tonight, Gehrman joins the hunt.

— Gehrman, The First Hunter, Bloodborne

The guy who may as well already be dead and therefore doesn't care about the consequences of his actions and is able to move with perfect freedom for the remainder of what will likely be a tragically short life

— The guy who ..., Everything2

Omnes una manet nox, et calcanda semel via leti. (One night is awaiting us all, and the way of death must be trodden once).

—Horace

Last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain

—Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "Mary Jane's Last Dance"

"A suicide mission? Hm. Yes, a suicide mission will do nicely."

— Thane Krios, Mass Effect 2

"In 10 minutes, Migs are going to come, and bomb the hell out of this place. If you can beat me in less than 10 minutes, you'll be able to escape in time. Let's make this the greatest 10 minutes of our lives, Jack."

— The Boss, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

There's nowhere to run
Darkness is closing in
I No Fear the Setting Sun
Or the twilight that it brings
Dark clouds fill the sky
My fate is close at hand
Today is the day that I die
Today I make MY FINAL STAND!

— Amon Amarth, "No Fear the Setting Sun"

Do not grieve for me, daughter. My soul once drowned in a sea of despair and weariness, but has reawakened! If this body can create a tomorrow for all spiral life, I will gladly give it.

— Lordgenome, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Boone: Always figured this was how it was gonna end for me. Just didn't know when. That day you showed up in Novac, I had a feeling I was supposed to go with you. That it was time to end all this. And now I know.
The Courier: What are we waiting for?
Boone: Tell the truth... I think this is exactly what I've been waiting for.

—Fallout: New Vegas

If I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die historic on the Fury Road!

—Nux, Mad Max: Fury Road

"The healthy human mind doesn't wake up in the morning thinking this is its last day on Earth. But I think that's a luxury. Not a curse. To know you're close to the end is a kind of freedom. Good time to take... inventory. Outgunned. Outnumbered. Out of our minds. On a suicide mission. But the sand and rocks here, stained with thousands of years of warfare... They will remember us. For this. Because out of all our vast array of nightmares, this is the one we choose for ourselves. We go forward like a breath exhaled from the Earth. With vigor in our hearts and one goal in sight: We. Will. Kill him."

— Captain Price, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

"Spartans! Ready your breakfast and eat hearty, for TONIGHT WE DINE IN HELL!!!"

— King Leonidas, 300

Your last chance
Last summer
Last dance
Beat to your own drummer
Go out fighting
Go out young
A flash of lightning
Eclipse the sun

— Madeon, "Finale"

If the world was going to end tomorrow
What would we have for dinner tonight?

— TrySail, "Azure"

Solaris: Where is Superman? Do you fear the Tyrant Sun? Face the scourge of worlds!
Superman: Luthor's secret ally has finally revealed himself. My last adventure is about to begin. This is Superman, signing out.

—All-Star Superman

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