Quotes / Tonight, Someone Dies

"The black winds howl. One among you will shortly perish."

— Janus, Chrono Trigger

"I sure hope it's Grif."

— Sarge, Red vs. Blue

"Sometimes I wonder if all this would just end with one of us looking down at the other's corpse, trying to work out what to do next? The only question is, whose body will it be?"

— The Joker, dropping some vague hints about his own demise to Batman, Batman: Arkham City

Tony: No way we all get through this.
Steve: I got no plans tomorrow night.

— Avengers: Age of Ultron

"After next issue this book will have to be called the Fantastic Three!!!!! SOMEONE WILL DIE!!!" proclaimed the next issue blurb. So DC thinks they can kill their heroes off, eh? Well, we're gonna show them how to do it right! (And with lots more exclamation points!!!!!!)

— Marvel Year in Review 1993

"Not a trick! Not an imaginary tale — but the most unexpected TURNING POINT in this web-slinger's entire life! How can Spider-Man go on, after being faced with this almost unbelievable death?"

— The Amazing Spider-Man #121, a.k.a. The Night Gwen Stacy Died

Tonight, on a very special Clone High, one of the clones you've grown to love will be horribly killed! This is not some cheap-ass stunt where we lamely introduce a new character, just to kill him off! A Clone dies tonight!"

— The Narrator, Clone High

"We can't tell you how this X-File will end, but we can say for one of these people, it will mean the end of everything."

— TV spot for "Jump the Shark", The X-Files

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