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| - Stock phrase uttered by the villain when everything is going wrong, often soon after he declares that nothing could stop his plan, especially not those puny heroes (and the heroes have shown up to disprove the statement). He screams that it's impossible, despite the evidence staring him in the face. May be a sign of a Villainous Breakdown, or the villain's Last Words before Critical Existence Failure (or, on a more existential level, Puff of Logic). This phrase is often coupled with a Big No. May be accompanied by an Oh Crap. Examples of This Cannot Be! include:
- This Cannot Be! is the phrase uttered by characters (includes villains and heroes like) as another form of the Villainous Breakdown and Big "NO!". This phrase mostly uttered by characters, particulary masterminds whom mostly overconfident and believed that things would always goes in the way they wanted, and it's natural that they will often shriek in disbelief when their arrogance ends up proving to be the very flaws that became the heroes' advantage against them which resulting them end up defeated by their opponents.
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| - This Cannot Be! is the phrase uttered by characters (includes villains and heroes like) as another form of the Villainous Breakdown and Big "NO!". This phrase mostly uttered by characters, particulary masterminds whom mostly overconfident and believed that things would always goes in the way they wanted, and it's natural that they will often shriek in disbelief when their arrogance ends up proving to be the very flaws that became the heroes' advantage against them which resulting them end up defeated by their opponents. Typical lines that they uttered, prticulary when gained their comeuppances includes:
* I can't believe it!
* How can this be?!
* You can't do this to me!
* This can't be happening!
* It can't end like this!
* I cannot be defeated!
- Stock phrase uttered by the villain when everything is going wrong, often soon after he declares that nothing could stop his plan, especially not those puny heroes (and the heroes have shown up to disprove the statement). He screams that it's impossible, despite the evidence staring him in the face. May be a sign of a Villainous Breakdown, or the villain's Last Words before Critical Existence Failure (or, on a more existential level, Puff of Logic). This phrase is often coupled with a Big No. May be accompanied by an Oh Crap. The equivalent Japanese phrases are "masaka" and "sonna bakana". Such words are used so much in anime, it's fairly common to hear "this can't be!" in English dubs. Monsters in Toku are prone to yelling this just before they explode. This phrase is most commonly said by arrogant characters when the tables turn on them, especially Smug Snakes, Smug Supers and/or Arrogant Kung Fu Guys since they are, as a matter of fact, overconfident. Said types of characters will often shriek in disbelief when their arrogance ends up proving to be their Fatal Flaw by having them end up defeated by their opponents. "I can't believe it!", "How can this be?!", "You can't do this to me!", "This can't be happening!", "It can't end like this!" and "I cannot be defeated!" are among some examples of the best variations of this trope, and a good fan knows when it hits someone with Smug Snakery or Smug Superiority anyway. Also, in a classic fashion, most often after saying "This Cannot Be!", a villain will vow vengeance by saying such phrases as "I'll get you next time!", "We Will Meet Again!", "I will have my revenge!", or even "You'll pay for this!"/"This Is Unforgivable!" before leaving to plot anew. Some Complete Monster villains are also prone to screaming this stock phrase when they're given a certain punishment for all their terrible atrocities as well as their own vileness. Oddly enough, a heroic character can also utter this when something shocking or horrible happens revolving around him/her or those close to it. Such a phrase may even be a sign of a Heroic BSOD. The phrase can also be uttered by one character as an expression of surprise when another character actually succeeds in doing something that no one else has ever been able to do in the past. This is often used when a villain is destroyed or humiliated or meets an unpleasant fate or his Evil Plan is foiled, so beware of spoilers. Examples of This Cannot Be! include:
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