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The 7 Greatest Mic Drops in Fiction

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If you are like me, then you probably fantasize constantly about delivering a mic drop. Just an absolute ZINGER that results in hushed and reverent gasps, dropped jaws, possibly tumultuous applause as you do a lap around the room and give everyone high-fives. Maybe you picture yourself doing this as you’re quitting your job, or having the last word in an argument, or finally schooling that dumb idiot who has bad opinions about Severus Snape.

The point is, every single one of us would LOVE to have a mic drop moment, but very few of us are given the chance. But fictional characters? They do it all the time. Here, for your pleasure and mine, are seven literary moments that made me fist-pump so hard I just about dislocated my shoulder.