Anime and Manga
Alexis Kreib: What a nostalgic look that is, Gridman. But, it doesn't matter. I will defeat you and search for the next Akane.
Gridman: There won't be a next! It all ends here, Alexis Kreib!
Gridman: There won't be a next! It all ends here, Alexis Kreib!
Fan Works
The Phantom Stranger: There are champions I have aided, some years before, in a matter not unlike this. Now, I need even more aid than before. Should the forces of Darkseid prevail, even your kind may not be immune.
Destruction: Darkseid. Again?
Phantom Stranger: Again. But this must be the last time. For good, or for ill.
Destruction: Darkseid. Again?
Phantom Stranger: Again. But this must be the last time. For good, or for ill.
"Lex and I, we've done a strange dance for thirty years or so. I'm not sure who was leading, most of the time. We always wondered how long the dance would last. Now, I know. Lex Luthor and I... we've just had our last waltz, Lois."
Film
"So come on, Tom. Let's finish this the way we started it - together!"
— Harry Potter, just before grabbing Voldemort and dragging him off a castle wall, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Skeletor: YOU! You will no longer stand between me and my destiny...
He-Man: But, I will. I told you before, this is always between us.
Skeletor: I ache to smash you out of existance. To drive the memory of your face out of my mind forever...
He-Man: Enough talk!
Skeletor: YES! Let this be... our final battle!
He-Man: But, I will. I told you before, this is always between us.
Skeletor: I ache to smash you out of existance. To drive the memory of your face out of my mind forever...
He-Man: Enough talk!
Skeletor: YES! Let this be... our final battle!
"AVENGERS...assemble."'
— Captain America, Avengers: Endgame
Smith: Mister Anderson, welcome back! We missed you. You like what I've done with the place?
Neo: It ends tonight.
Smith: I know it does, I've seen it. That's why the rest of me is just gonna enjoy the show - because we already know that I'm the one that beats you.
Neo: It ends tonight.
Smith: I know it does, I've seen it. That's why the rest of me is just gonna enjoy the show - because we already know that I'm the one that beats you.
Finn: Leia never gave up. And neither will we. We’re going to show them we’re not afraid.
Poe: What our mothers and father fought for, we will not let die. Not today. Today we make our last stand, for the galaxy. For Leia. For everyone we’ve lost.
Finn: They’ve taken enough of us. Now we’re take the war to them.
Poe: What our mothers and father fought for, we will not let die. Not today. Today we make our last stand, for the galaxy. For Leia. For everyone we’ve lost.
Finn: They’ve taken enough of us. Now we’re take the war to them.
Dom Toretto: [points a shotgun at Deckard] You thought this was gonna be a street fight? [fires the shotgun into the air, drops it, grabs a wrench] You're damn right it is.
Literature
"I am the hammer, I am the mail about His fist. I am the Spear in His hand. Though we are lost, I am the shield on His arm. I am the flight of His arrows. I am the hammer. I am the sword. I am the shield. I am a soldier at the battle at the end of time."
— Justicar Alaric, Grey Knights
"Hogwarts is threatened! Man the boundaries, protect us, do your duty to our school!"
— Minerva McGonagall, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
"Light against dark. This is the end of all things-the final sunrise."
— Midnight, Warrior Cats: The Last Hope
There was no mopping up to do. Such was the torrent of force cascading into the stronghold that within a microsecond after its shield went down all life within it was snuffed out.
The Boskonian War was over.
Live-Action TV
Captain Sisko: All right, people. What do you say we end this war?
Chief O'Brien: Sounds good to me.
Chief O'Brien: Sounds good to me.
— Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "What You Leave Behind"
Tabletop Games
All around the planet is cast into ruin and the corpses of invader and defender alike litter the ground. The death toll has reached epic propotions, but neither side will concede defeat and surrender is unthinkable. As the sky roars like a wounded animal and the earth trembles underfoot, only one question remains - will you survive?
— Codex Planetstrike, Warhammer 40,000
"After this, all battles will be easy, all victories simple, all glories hollow."
— General Noches Sturm after his victory on Grimoyr, Warhammer 40,000
Toys
"If this is the final battle... let's make it one to remember."
— Kopaka, BIONICLE
Video Games
The sun is falling in the sky beyond
And light is fading from our world
Now's the time of reckoning
The final battle has begun
And light is fading from our world
Now's the time of reckoning
The final battle has begun
— Sonic Forces, "Fading World"
"This is it, brother. Our final moment. The battle has ended... But we are not yet free. The war is over... But... We still have a score to settle. Show me what you've got, Snake!"
— Liquid Ocelot, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
"It's time for one last showdown — one final battle between hope... and despair!"
— Kyoko Kirigiri, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
"Okinawa is the gateway to Japan. With the intensity of the recent kamikaze attacks, its also become the gateway to hell. But this is where Japan's resistance must be broken. US forces have the upper hand, and now dominate and control the Pacific. But nobody believes Okinawa is going to be easy...The Japanese are massing their defenses. Okinawa risks becoming a senseless bloodbath like Iwo Jima. It will be the battle to end all battles...
"Okinawa was the final step to ending this war. The Japanese fought to the last man, and en masse they chose death over capture. Very rarely in history has any nation faced an enemy so fierce and so disciplined. But we were victorious. The servicemen of the United States defeated the Japanese in the Pacific. We brought peace to the biggest ocean on Earth, and will guard it with all our might..."
"Okinawa was the final step to ending this war. The Japanese fought to the last man, and en masse they chose death over capture. Very rarely in history has any nation faced an enemy so fierce and so disciplined. But we were victorious. The servicemen of the United States defeated the Japanese in the Pacific. We brought peace to the biggest ocean on Earth, and will guard it with all our might..."
— American Narrator, Battlestations: Pacific
"You bring violence and war to thwart the Dark Realm, but conflict was born in Hell. It is inevitable: A fire that fuels creation and gives purpose where there is none. Stand and Fight, Slayer. Honor your true God. Fight, and show me your purpose."
— The Dark Lord, Doom Eternal
There is no tomorrow, men. Today we crush the rebellion once and for all. You know the orders. Destroy the shield generator in preparation of Lord Vader's arrival. Next, focus all efforts on preventing the final transport ship from lifting off. We'll begin by taking over their outlook command post. Move out!
— Imperial Commander, Final Mission of the Rise of the Empire Campaign, Star Wars: Battlefront II''
Webcomics
"YOU HAVE ALL FORGOTTEN THE TASTE OF DEATH. FEEBLE PRETENDER KINGS OF A FALSE WORLD: KNOW THIS, I WILL FINALLY HAVE THE MEASURE OF YOU. THE TIME HAS COME TO SEE YOU AS YOU ARE. REDOLENT IN YOUR EXCESSES. FEEBLE AND PATHETIC IN YOUR POWER. WITHERED AND IMPOTENT. WRUNG OUT OF THE PURITY OF VIOLENCE. ROTTING IN THE FILTH OF YOUR INDULGENCES. DIVIDED AND WEAK. BY GOD! THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE, AND I AM FINISHED WITH THIS FARCE. LET US HAVE ONE MORE CONTEST."
— Jagganoth, Kill Six Billion Demons, "Breaker of Infinities" 1-4
