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| - The battle is over. The Hero stands victorious over the very clearly defeated but still very-much-alive villain, their weapon, be it a sword or a gun, held threateningly over his head. There's the Dramatic Pause. This trope is a Stock Phrase, usually spoken by one (or more) of the hero's teammates when they believe that he is going to let the villain go -- they burst out in cries of, "What are you waiting for? Shoot him! Finish him off! Kill Him Already!" This is especially likely if the villain has taken advantage of such hesitation in the past or has used Hannibal Lecture as a means to defeat enemies who have weapons drawn on them. It doesn't even have to be bystanders telling the hero to Kill Him Already. It could be a particularly noble hostage telling him to Go Through Me if he has to but not let the bad guy get away with it. It could be the villain himself, realizing that if this is the end, at least he can get a satisfying Not So Different moment out of it. It's usually the speaker that determines whether the point of the situation is about the courage to do the right thing under pressure or the courage to do something unpleasant but absolutely necessary. When The Hero objects to the situation, it's Get It Over With. Sometimes the villain will attempt to goad him into it by daring him to Strike Me Down with All of Your Hatred. Compare Finish Him!, where a superior orders it without its being necessary, or unpleasant to the superior at least, Kill Us Both, where one good guy is just barely restraining the villain and tells his teammates to kill them both rather than let the villain escape, and Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?, where it's the villains that don't take the direct approach in offing the hero when the opportunity arises. Opposite of If You Kill Him You Will Be Just Like Him. Examples of Kill Him Already include:
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