![]() Through some Teeth-Clenched Teamwork, this can also lead to You Have Outlived Your Usefulness, if the character is working for or with the other character that they have just threatened. When you apply this trope to the death of a third party, it's Deadly Euphemism. The clearest nonverbal versions are the Dramatic Gun Cock and the Throat-Slitting Gesture. If the threat is made against the other person's family or against their property, that's Shame If Something Happened. ![]() On occasion, this will fly over the head of the person being threatened, particularly if that person is rather dense or the threat is especially oblique. Often the person making the threat will avoid naming the threatened person directly. ![]() This often allows the maker of the threat to avoid being punished for making threats, since they can claim they never really threatened the target, and is often employed when neither side is allowed to take action against each other. ![]() ![]() This trope is Exactly What It Says on the Tin: A character threatens to kill another, but without actually using the words " I'll kill you." Usually involves the use of an analogy, a hypothetical question or another subtle remark that comes off as a threat in context. ![]()
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