About to
Not quite
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- Not quite fanfiction, but every episode of the Excel Saga anime begins with Rikudo Koshi, the artist of the original manga, giving permission for whatever is about to happen next.
Source: I Do Not Own - She's about to share her First Kiss with Adam... when Ludlow reveals himself to be Not Quite Dead by blowing a hole in Vi's torso from behind, for no reason whatsoever.
Source: Fanfic / Rise of the Galeforces -
He's finally taken down when Tank, who is Not Quite Dead, fries Cypher just as he's about to pull Neo's plug as well.
Source: Moral Event Horizon / Film
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