If the character is making smartass quips about their own impending death, then it's a Gallows Humor version of a "Facing the Bullets" One-Liner. ![]() It's also possible to combine the two, with separate quips before and after killing the victim. If the one-liner is said before killing, or if the killing blow is struck but the one-liner is said before the victim's consciousness fades, it's a Pre-Mortem One-Liner (which, for the record, James Bond says just as often). In general, see Quip to Black for cheesy one-liners right before a cut. Note that while William Peterson's one liners on CSI, David Caruso's one liners on the Miami sister show and Jerry Orbach's on Law & Order are often similar in content, they fail the test for this trope, as Grissom and Briscoe were never the killers, only snarkers. It often works on the basis that it Crosses the Line Twice, but it may also be a sign that the character who says it has sociopathic tendencies. It can be a snarky response to the now-dead enemy's attempted Pre-Mortem One-Liner, an Ironic Echo of something they said to the hero earlier, or a casual response set up by having the hero interact with a character who wonders aloud why the victim is not present. ![]() The classic Bond One-Liner is typically a bad Pun or Obligatory Joke on the manner in which the victim was dispatched. Oftentimes, when the hero (or in some cases the villain) has just killed someone, often in a gruesome manner, they do a Bond One-Liner.
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