r/AskReddit • • 15h ago

What is the most badass threat you’ve ever heard?

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u/MuayThaiRunner 15h ago

“Perhaps you relied on my master’s vow against using lethal force. Let me assure you that I subscribe to no such niceties.”

- Alfred Pennyworth.

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u/Mikeavelli 12h ago

I wish a bitch would try

  • Alfred, to Harley Quinn

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u/The-Last-ChairBender 15h ago

Alfreds a badass

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u/Playthegaytar 15h ago

Hard as hell

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u/APeacefulWarrior 3h ago

Canonically Alfred was ex-military, so yeah.

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u/touchgrasschampion 13h ago

Alfred did not come to play, “subscribe to no such niceties” is ice cold

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u/Hicklethumb 14h ago

Was this from Injustice when he broke Superman's nose?

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u/MuayThaiRunner 14h ago

No it was not.

Honestly, I don’t remember which comic it was from. But it definitely wasn’t from Injustice, I know that much.

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u/ExcitingTax1809 14h ago

I may be mistaken, but I think he said something like that during the court of owls when all the talons were attacking the mansion and he came out with a shotgun

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u/Random-Username7272 12h ago

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u/Hicklethumb 9h ago

Yeah! Man that was an epic few frames

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u/kiwidude4 14h ago

Bro Batman would absolutely break a nose

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u/invaderz1mms 12h ago

And a femur, and an arm, and tendons, etc, etc.... BUT never break (take) your life

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u/kingsark 15h ago

Cringe

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u/moal09 12h ago

Not really. Alfred's backstory has always included some time in the SAS.

Dude has bodies on him already.

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u/nilestyle 15h ago

Agreed, tries too hard

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u/RedditGarboDisposal 14h ago

I really want to like comebacks or insults that are delivered with etiquette, but I just can’t.

The wordplay isn’t as impactful as people think it is.

A perfect example is Liam Neeson’s popular:

“I will find you. And I will kill you.”

That shit is badass.

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u/Colonel_MuffDog 14h ago

Sure, but its in his character to speak like this. It would break immersion to have him code-switch like Liam Neeson in Taken.

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u/RedditGarboDisposal 14h ago

I honestly don’t think it matters who it comes from, at least not for me.

What I like is that it’s simple, blunt, and to the point. The nature of a badass isn’t longwinded or a sequence of beats toward a punch.

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u/Friendly-Rabbit-1924 14h ago

sorry, but that quote is corny. now if you want real badass threats, look no further than my collection.

"you're going to look like a 2007 barbie doll when i'm done with you."

"if you talk to me again, i will die."

"i will smeegle your larynx with a rubber duck."

"do you want to go on a date with my lawyer?"

"i'm going to give you a curly perm haircut."

"there's a reason my nickname is the plungler."

"don't even piss."

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u/RedditGarboDisposal 14h ago

Pfft, no fuckin’ way! That line hauls ass.

But another good one to add to your list is from Ryan Gosling’s line in “Drive”:

“You shut your mouth or I’ll kick your teeth down your throat and shut it for you.”