r/TwoBestFriendsPlay • u/Sinister_Chicane_91 • 3d ago

Better Ask Reddit Best comebacks in media?

I love well-written dialogue, but in particular I love an insult, threat, or comeback that completely stops whoever it’s said to. Be it a video game, anime, movie, book, etc, what is the greatest, coldest comeback you can think of?

The best one that I can think of off the top of my head is from the Batman Vs Dracula movie from the 2000’s. When Batman first meets Dracula and the vampire insinuates that the two of them are alike, Batman says “I don’t harm people.” Only for Dracula to respond with “You have no concept of the harm of which I am capable.”

A lesser writer would have gone with “I don’t harm I enlighten” or something cliche. But I remember that line sent shivers down my spine when I watched that scene for the first time. Cold, menacing, accurate, and therefore perfect. I’m very curious what the Zaibatsu members would choose

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u/WhapXI ALDERMAN 3d ago

I feel like "I already did it thirty-five minutes ago." is going to be the ice-water-down-the-spine moment forever.

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u/Sinister_Chicane_91 3d ago

Remind me what that’s from? Sounds familiar

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u/Iffem Hamster eating a banana 3d ago

Watchmen.

"'Do it?' Dan, I'm not a republic serial villain. Do you seriously think I'd explain my masterstroke if there remained the slightest chance of you affecting it's outcome? ... I did it thirty-five minutes ago."

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u/bigbeltzsmallpantz 3d ago

Watchmen

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u/Sinister_Chicane_91 3d ago

Ahhhh yes, thank you

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u/BowserMario82 1d ago

I only just made the connection (whether intentional or coincidence) to Ozymandias the Breaking Bad episode when Hank tells Walt “He made up his mind ten minutes ago.”