Parting words, coming after drugging someone but before the victim hits the ground. May take the form of a Preemptive Apology. A kind of Pre-Mortem One-Liner without the actual, y'know, death. The last words from the guy they drugged are Parting From Consciousness Words.

Trope name comes from Tony Basil's "Mickey".

Film

  • Mystery Men: Right after Captain Amazing asks whether what he just picked up is not evidence, it shoots out a cloud of pink smoke:

Live Action TV

  • Dexter: explains how ashamed he was at accidentally leaving one piece of evidence as the Ice Truck Killer.
    • And, of course, Dexter himself often whispers a one-liner to his victims right after he slips them the needle.
  • Played with on Lost. was handed what was told to her to be a glass full of tranquilizers.

Manga and Anime

Video Games

Web Comics

Western Animation

  • The Venture Brothers:
  • In The Batman, after the Riddler sprays Batman with knockout gas:
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