Last words in DC Extended Universe media
Films
[edit]Man of Steel (2013)
[edit]- [General Zod: This Council has been disbanded.] On whose authority? [General Zod: Mine.]
- Who: Ro-Zar
- Note: Said to General Zod before he shoots her dead after interrupting a meeting between Jor-El and the Kryptonian Council.
- We've had a child, Zod. A boy child. Krypton's first natural birth in centuries. And he will be free. Free to forge his own destiny.
- Silencing me won't change anything. My son is twice the man you were, and he will finish what we started, I can promise you that.
- Who: Jor-El
- Note: While near to send his son Kal-El to Earth, Jor says these words before fighting Zod and, after Lara successfully launches the spacecraft with Kal and the Codex in it, Zod stabs and kills him. The second line is said by the AI in the Kryptonian ship, before Zod terminates him.
- Lady Lara, the Phantom prods are coming online.
- Who: Kelex
- Lady Lara, shouldn't you find refuge?
- Who: Kelor
- There is no refuge, Kelor. Jor-El was right, this is the end. Make a better world than ours, Kal.
- Who: Lara Lor-Van
- Note: After placing her husband's corpse into a burial chamber, she watches as Krypton is destroyed and says these words before she dies with the rest of her people.
- Get your mom to the overpass.
- Who: Jonathan Kent
- Note: Saying these words to Clark before keeping him from saving his life to protect his secret as a Kryptonian and letting himself engulfed by the Tornado.
- Yes, sir.
- Who: Faora-Ul
- Note: Said to General Zod after being asked to take command. During the battle, Colonel Hardy repeats the same words she said to him earlier before she and Zod's forces are trapped in the Phantom Zone.
- We've had a slight set-back.
- Who: Dr. Emil Hamilton.
- A good death is its own reward.
- Who: Colonel Nathan Hardy
- Note: Colonel Hardy quotes what Faora said to him earlier then traps himself, her and the rest of Zod's forces in the Phantom Zone.
- If you love these people so much, you can mourn for them! [uses heat vision, putting innocent people at risk of getting killed] [Superman: Don't do this! Stop! STO-O-O-OP!] Never.
- Who: General Zod
- Note: While General Zod and Superman were battling each other throughout Metropolis, Zod (infuriated that Superman managed to send his terraformers and his fellow Kryptonians back into the Phantom Zone) attempts to murder a family of four with his heat vision. Superman, holding Zod by the neck, pleads for Zod to stop his madness, but Zod refuses, and Superman is forced to kill Zod by snapping his neck.
- Martha...
- Who: Thomas Wayne
- Note: Said after being shot dead by Joe Chill.
- Heavenly God. Creator of Heaven and Earth. Have mercy on my soul.
- Who: Jack O'Dwyer
- Note: Character says this line before being killed by Zod's heat vision during his battle with Superman.
- It's okay, Lois.
- Who: Jimmy Olsen
- Note: Character says this line while he and Lois are held at gunpoint by the terrorists, and is then shot afterwards.
- Mr. Luthor. (Lex Luthor: Yes.) The governor.
- Who: Mercy Graves
- Note: Said to Luthor informing him of the governor's arrival. She does not say any other lines while attending the congressional hearing about Superman's actions and expressing concern over her boss' absence before a bomb explodes, killing her and everyone inside, save for Superman.
- He is not a HERO!!!
- Who: Wallace Keefe
- Note: Character is a former employee of Bruce Wayne who has a feud against Superman, holding him responsible for the amputation of his legs during the battle with General Zod that resulted in the loss of his job. He says this line after being interviewed by an anchorwoman who brought up the fact of Superman being a hero to most people and later dies whilst attending the congressional hearing due to a bomb implanted on his wheelchair that killed everyone, including Senator Finch and himself.
- He's here. He came. He's above the Capitol.
- Who: Senator Barrows
- Note: Said shortly before the explosion at the congressional hearing.
- Let me say at the outset that I'm grateful to our witness for coming before us today. This is how a democracy works. We talk to each other. We act by the consent of the governed, sir. I have sat here before, to say that shadow interventions will not be tolerated by this committee. And neither will lies. Because today is a day for truth. Because only by speaking-- Only by working together can we-C-Can we-Can we create a free and a-
- Who: Senator Finch
- Note: Said by the character as Superman attends a congressional hearing, before she notices Lex Luthor's absence and a jar of his urine (labelled "Granny's Peach Tea" in reference to her earlier words to him). Seconds later, a bomb goes off, killing Finch and everyone at the hearing except for Superman.
- Drop it. I said drop it! I'll kill her. Believe me, I'll do it.
- Who: Anatoli Knyazev
- Note: Said as he attempts to kill Martha Kent before Batman leaves him for dead.
- I love you. [Lois: No. No, Clark, you can't.] This is my world. [Lois: No, Clark, don't.] You are my world.
- Who: Superman
- Note: Said by the character before he impales Doomsday with a Kryptonite spear, causing it to impale Superman in the chest, seemingly killing him; Clark is declared dead. After his funeral, however, dirt atop his coffin begins to levitate, indicating he is coming back to life. In Justice League, he is resurrected by Batman using a Mother Box.
Suicide Squad (2016)
[edit]- How do you know this?
- Who: Slipknot
- Note: While in the mission with the Squad, he is convinced by Captain Boomerang that the nanobombs implanted in their necks are fake and they are just an intimidation to keep the Squad members in check. Then, he tries to make his escape until Colonel Flag triggers the bomb in his neck and kills him.
- Rick, in position. Standing by.
- Who: GQ Edwards
- Note: Said before he detonates the bomb and kills himself, Diablo and Incubus.
- Now you're screwed!
- Who: El Diablo
- Note: Said in Spanish to Incubus while holding him back until a bomb implanted in the underground detonates and kills them both.
- Go ahead, you don't have the balls.
- Who: Enchantress
- Note: Saying these words to Rick Flag after he threatens to crush her heart if she does not release her host June Moone from her curse. Over the Enchantress' refusal and infamous taunts, Flag crushes her heart, killing the Enchantress and freeing June.
Wonder Woman (2017)
[edit]- Go...go...
- Who: General Antiope
- Note: Character says this line to Diana before succumbing to a wound she received while saving Diana during the Germans' attack on Themiscyra.
- Give us Doctor Maru's notebook.
- Who: German soldier
- Note: Said while confronting Steve and Diana in London to get Dr Maru's notebook back. Instead of complying, Steve and Diana battle him and the others with him. The soldiers are defeated and captured, but the leader promptly commits suicide with a cyanide capsule to avoid interrogation.
- As magnificent as you are, you are still no match for me.
- Who: General Erich Ludendorff
- Note: While being attacked by Diana (who believes he is Ares), the general briefly gains the upper hand with his gas-enhanced strength and says this line. He lunges at Diana with a sword, but she grabs it and says "We'll see about that." As they continue fighting, she gives a speech about who she is and her duties against him. In the end, she fatally impales him.
- It has to be me. It has to be me. I can save today. You can save the world. I wish we had more time, Diana. I love you.
- Who: Captain Steve Trevor
- Note: Character says this line to Diana before leaving her, hijacking an enemy plane with chemical bombs, piloting it to a safe altitude and shooting the weapons. The resulting explosion destroys all remaining traces of the chemicals, as well as killing Steve.
- THEN I WILL DESTROY YOU!!!
- Who: Ares
- Note: The god of war becomes enraged when Diana spares Dr Maru, having decided that humans have good inside them as well as evil, and attempts to kill her with lightning. Having learned she is his half-sister, and empowered by her regained compassion, Diana remarks "Goodbye, brother" as her armour absorbs the lightning and she redirects it at Ares, causing an explosion that disintegrates him, destroys what's left of the German military base and stops World War I.
- Go. Go. You need to live, so you can kill that son of a bitch.
- Who: Jesse Kane
- Note: Character was mortally wounded by Arthur, and thus unable to escape the rising waters in a submarine room. He orders his son, David, to leave him behind, and even arms a bomb, which momentarily detonates, killing him, while David escapes.
Birds of Prey (2020)
[edit]- Excuse me!
- Who: Roman Beauvais Sionis / Black Mask
- Note: Holding Cassandra Cain hostage, Sionis said these words (in response of being annoyed and disgusted by the heart-felt conversation between Cassandra and Harley Quinn) before Cassandra reveals she "stole Harley's ring"; Cassandra hides a grenade in Sionis' pocket and, as he panics and tries to get the grenade off, Quinn knocks him off the pier, causing him to explode before hitting the water below.
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
[edit]- I will always love you, Diana, no matter where I am.
- Who: Captain Steve Trevor
- Note: Having been resurrected in 1984 with a wish made by Diana (albeit in another man's body), he says this line as Diana walks away from him, realizing she must renounce her wish and let him go to regain her powers. She ultimately does so and he presumably returns to the afterlife.
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
[edit]- With everything I know you could do today, I can't wait to see what you do tomorrow.
- Who: Elinore Stone
- Come on...Come on...
- Who: Silas Stone
- He's here.
- Who: Steppenwolf
- Note: He noticed his nephew Darkseid has arrived before he got decapitated by Wonder Woman.
The Suicide Squad (2021)
[edit]- I'm the one who called you-
- Who: Richard "Dick" Hertz / Blackguard
- Note: Shot in the face while trying to sell out his team to the opposing army.
- Strewth!
- Who: Captain Boomerang
- Note: Said after Mongal attempted to bring down an enemy helicopter, which crashed, first shooting tree bark clippings into Boomerang's head and body, then slicing him to death with its propellers.
- You...are the only one...fit to carry my javelin...carry it for...
- Who: Gunter Braun / Javelin
- Note: Killed in the opening battle, he gives his javelin to Harley Quinn.
- If anyone dares to say a negative word about their new president today, their parents, their children, and anyone they ever loved will be sent to Jotunheim to feed the beast.
- Who: President Luna.
- Note: Harley Quinn, who has just become romantically involved with him, shoots him because killing children is one of her red flags.
- Peacemaker...what a joke.
- Who: Rick Flag
- Note: After having been stabbed in the heart by Peacemaker as the two fight over a hard drive detailing Project Starfish.
- Let's just talk about this. I understand where you're coming from I crossed the line. Okay! I crossed the line! But I'm ready to change! I am ready to change! Please! I didn't mean to hurt you!
- Who: Dr. Gaius Grieves / The Thinker
- Note: Torn apart by Starro in revenge for decades of torment.
- I'm a superhero! I'm a motherfucking super-!
- Who: Abner Krill / Polka-Dot Man
- Note: After using his powers to attack Starro, the giant alien starfish crushes him mid-sentence.
- I was happy, floating, staring at the stars.
- Who: Starro the Conqueror
- Note: Speaking through one of his thralls while invading the city, his eye is pierced by Harley Quinn with Javelin's javelin and rats summoned by Rat Catcher 2 enter the cavity and eat him from the inside.