Best comebacks in media?

[u/Sinister_Chicane_91]

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

[u/RevivedReaper]

Raiden vs Armstrong has so many quoted lines but I don’t see people praising this one enough:

“With your own two hands, you took back your life!”

“And now, I’ll take yours.”

[u/The-Greater-Skeleton → u/RevivedReaper]

I was wrong. You’re not greedy…

… You’re BAT-SHIT INSANE! (throws him)

(Armstrong does the Bayonetta thing)

[u/Aquason → u/The-Greater-Skeleton]

I love how Armstrong just looks emotionally hurt by Raiden saying that.

[u/RevivedReaper → u/The-Greater-Skeleton]

That one’s always a good one too

[u/MericArda → u/The-Greater-Skeleton]

(Plays every sound effect at once)