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You Said You Would Let Them Go

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You Said You Would Let Them Go	comment	Standard response to a bad guy going back on a promise that he had no intention of keeping. The use of this phrase comes in three tasty flavors: Sometimes uttered by The Mole or a member of Les Collaborateurs upon discovering the Big Bad's true, diabolical intentions for the captured heroes, Doomed Hometown, Innocent Bystanders, or other recipients of impending canine soccer or even worse. Usually, the speaker cut a deal with the villain to get the intended victims off easy, or simply hadn't seen the full extent of the Evil Plan. This is also likely to come from The Mole who has found himself sympathizing with the protagonists he's betraying. This is a clue that the Turn Coat might not be all bad, even though they've just sold the good guys out, or that they just discovered how Eviler than Thou their new boss really is. It's often Foreshadowing a Heelâ€“Face Turn on the part of the traitor, though they are likely to receive Redemption Equals Death as reward for their last-minute repentance. Also frequently spoken by a captive good guy who has been convinced by the villain, in a Hostage for MacGuffin scenario, to give him the location of the Rebel base, Secret Identity or Achilles' Heel of the hero, or other plot-driving information in exchange for the safety or freedom of something or someone the captive cares deeply about. More rarely, spoken as "You said you'd let me go!" by a Dirty Coward ally of the heroes captured by the villain and tricked into squealing on them with a promise of mercy. More rarely still, the "You said you'd let me go!" variation is spoken when a Mook or other underling is captured and threatened by a particularly unscrupulous or vengeful Anti-Hero and squeals on the bad guys in exchange for his life. This line is never uttered if the hero is actually intending to show mercy and let the badnik go. Simply hearing it said indicates the captive is about to discover just how ruthless their captor really is. In all of the above cases, the villain's response is always the same: "I Lied." Somehow, the speaker is always surprised by this. Variants include "You said you were just going to scare him!" and "You said you'd only hurt them a little!", among others. Another variant is "You promised me mercy" / "And you shall have it" (shoots victim in head). By the standards of those who practice this variant, that is mercy. If the villain had no reason to not keep his promise (Say, releasing the girlfriend of a hero who only got into this to save her, and who has no interest in stopping his evil plan), then he may be carrying a Villain Ball. When the villain follows through with the Exact Wording of this agreement, it's either Unhand Them, Villain! or False Reassurance. This is one case when the bad guy is exempt from Villains Never Lie - revelations may be true. Promises may not. Compare/Contrast: I Will Punish Your Friend for Your Failure. May occasionally trigger heroic/villainous Roaring Rampage of Revenge.
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You Said You Would Let Them Go / int_1367cea0	type	You Said You Would Let Them Go
You Said You Would Let Them Go / int_1367cea0	comment	Variant 3 occurs in Worm when Nyx of the Slaughterhouse Nine, a violent serial killer and murderer with illusion powers, is caught by the Wards and Undersiders. Clockblocker, the Wards team leader, gives her his word as a hero that she'll live if she tells them where Jack Slash, the leader of the Nine, is, but after she does so both he and Grue agree that she can't be allowed to live, and Crucible incinerates her.
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You Said You Would Let Them Go / int_2273ce1	comment	Vixen: NYC: Mari's Evil Uncle Mustapha Maksai kidnaps her parents with her magical totem as ransom. She brings him the Tantu Totem, only for him to order his henchmen to lock her up. Dismayed, she says that Maksai had promised to release them. It's a ruse, as Mari had hoped to wind up with her parents so she could bust them out.
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You Said You Would Let Them Go / int_2665fc4e	comment	In Fall Brawl 1997, after Curt Hennig betrayed The Four Horsemen and revealed himself to be The Mole for the New World Order, the rest of the nWo members handcuffed Chris Benoit and Steve McMichael and proceeded to give Ric Flair a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown until the other horsemen surrendered. When they dragged Flair to the cage door, Kevin Nash threatened that if they donâ€™t surrender, Flair will have the cage door slammed on his head. McMichael's response was, "You got to stop this, god damn it!" After the nWo won, Curt Hennig slammed the door on Ric Flairâ€™s head anyway.
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You Said You Would Let Them Go / int_432dcf2f	comment	Mecha Sonic implies after defeating Yoshi in Super Mario Bros. Z Episode 3 that he would have pulled the trope on Yoshi anyways had he simply given him the Chaos Emerald.
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You Said You Would Let Them Go / int_610a28dd	comment	Peter Pan: when Hook promises Tinker Bell that he wouldn't lay a hand or a hook on Peter...so he attempts to use a time bomb instead. This is repeated in the sequel Return To Never Land: Captain Hook states that he won't hurt a single hair on Peter Pan's head. When he captures Peter Pan he pulls out the one hair he won't hurt and gives it to Jane.
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You Said You Would Let Them Go / int_6abf16c2	comment	Inverted in the Big Finish Doctor Who audio play The Sirens of Time: The Sixth Doctor threatens to release the Temperon if the Knights of Valeysha don't back off and release his fifth incarnation. They comply, at which point he releases him anyway.
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You Said You Would Let Them Go / int_93fe76e2	comment	In Anne of the Thousand Days, Smeaton says at the trial that Cromwell promised him that he would be allowed to live if he confessed to carnal relations with the queen. Henry tells Smeaton that it was a lie and he's to die regardless of what he says.
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You Said You Would Let Them Go / int_9d41fc3b	comment	In Despicable Me, after Vector kidnapped the girls and holds them hostage in exchange for the moon, Gru complies, but Vector decided not to uphold his side of the bargain.
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You Said You Would Let Them Go / int_a663d58a	comment	At the climax of Ice Age: Continental Drift, Manny & the gang return to the continent, only to find Captain Gutt and his crew had beaten them there, having tied Ellie to a pillar, and Gutt holding a dagger near Peaches' neck. When Manny calls out to Gutt that he'd willingly turn himself in if Peaches was spared, Gutt dismisses this, but regardless allows Manny to board the next ship. When Manny goes aboard to exchange himself for Peaches' life, Gutt goes back on his word, stating that the mammoth took everything he had from him, and the evil captain intended to do the same. Louis, Peaches' best friend then steps up to the ape just as all seems lost.
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You Said You Would Let Them Go / int_cf8b5ea0	comment	This is repeated in the sequel Return To Never Land: Captain Hook states that he won't hurt a single hair on Peter Pan's head. When he captures Peter Pan he pulls out the one hair he won't hurt and gives it to Jane.
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You Said You Would Let Them Go / int_d603791d	comment	Rise of the Guardians: Jack is confronted by Pitch during his Heroic BSoD in the arctic, with the villain holds Baby Tooth hostage in exchange for Jack's staff. When Jack hands it over, he then demands Pitch let Baby Tooth go. Pitch's response? "No."
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You Said You Would Let Them Go / int_ec24475f	comment	A variation happens in Antz when General Mandible is interrogating Weaver for Z and Balaâ€™s location. He reassures Weaver that he wonâ€™t hurt Z since "heâ€™s not important". When Weaver still refuses to say anything, Mandible has his men torture Azteca, which finally makes Weaver relent. Mandible then orders Colonel Cutter to bring Bala back safely.
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You Said You Would Let Them Go	processingCategory2	I Have Your Index
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You Said You Would Let Them Go	processingCategory2	Truth and Lies
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