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* Suzaku Kururugi's exceptional piloting skills and willingness to put himself in mortal danger in ''Anime/CodeGeass'' are revealed to be because he is a Death Seeker of the RedemptionEqualsDeath variety: [[spoiler:after he murdered his father, ex-Prime Minister Genbu Kururugi, and doomed Japan to Britannian tyranny because of that, he seeks to be punished for the crime he was never blamed for]]. This gets a whole lot trickier when Lelouch places a [[MindControl Geass]] on him instructing him to "Live!" with no duration or parameters. Thus, whenever he tries to do something suicidal, or even just accepts that death will be the result of his current situation, the Geass command forces him to take any action he possibly can to avoid dying. [[spoiler:Given the [[CrapsackWorld nature of the series]], this has predictably tragic results.]] It doesn't stop him from trying, though, which leads to [[spoiler: Suzaku destroying the Tokyo settlement when he tried to let Kallen kill him while carrying a nuke]]. NiceJobBreakingItHero on both sides. However, he does use the Geass to his advantage at one point. [[spoiler:When he fights an enemy with a Geass that allows him to see into the future, Suzaku uses the "Live!" effect to enhance his performance and move too fast for his opponent to keep up.]] Lampshaded by Lelouch, who comments on how powerful his mental discipline is. The Geass even provides him with knowledge he shouldn't even be able to have; [[spoiler: his reflexes tell him when to throw a spear that will disable a FLEJA nuke]].

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* [[Characters/CodeGeassSuzakuKururugi Suzaku Kururugi's Kururugi's]] exceptional piloting skills and willingness to put himself in mortal danger in ''Anime/CodeGeass'' are revealed to be because he is a Death Seeker of the RedemptionEqualsDeath variety: [[spoiler:after he murdered his father, ex-Prime Minister Genbu Kururugi, and doomed Japan to Britannian tyranny because of that, he seeks to be punished for the crime he was never blamed for]]. This gets a whole lot trickier when Lelouch places a [[MindControl Geass]] on him instructing him to "Live!" with no duration or parameters. Thus, whenever he tries to do something suicidal, or even just accepts that death will be the result of his current situation, the Geass command forces him to take any action he possibly can to avoid dying. [[spoiler:Given the [[CrapsackWorld nature of the series]], this has predictably tragic results.]] It doesn't stop him from trying, though, which leads to [[spoiler: Suzaku destroying the Tokyo settlement when he tried to let Kallen kill him while carrying a nuke]]. NiceJobBreakingItHero on both sides. However, he does use the Geass to his advantage at one point. [[spoiler:When he fights an enemy with a Geass that allows him to see into the future, Suzaku uses the "Live!" effect to enhance his performance and move too fast for his opponent to keep up.]] Lampshaded by Lelouch, who comments on how powerful his mental discipline is. The Geass even provides him with knowledge he shouldn't even be able to have; [[spoiler: his reflexes tell him when to throw a spear that will disable a FLEJA nuke]].



** [[spoiler:Lelouch eventually becomes this after the death of Shirley, the apparent demise of Nunnally and the betrayal of the Black Knights at Schneizel's hands. At that point he was initially willing to let the Knights kill him until Rolo came in for the rescue, and only after the latter's sacrifice did he regain the willpower to take down his father, Charles zi Britannia. After doing this, he reaches an agreement with Suzaku to team up and also punish each other in the process. Unlike the other two death seekers, [[ThanatosGambit Lelouch actually pulls it off in the end]] and makes his death a part of his ultimate plan to change the world.]]

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** [[spoiler:Lelouch [[spoiler: [[Characters/CodeGeassLelouchLamperouge Lelouch Lamperouge]] eventually becomes this after the death of Shirley, the apparent demise of Nunnally and the betrayal of the Black Knights at Schneizel's hands. At that point he was initially willing to let the Knights kill him until Rolo came in for the rescue, and only after the latter's sacrifice did he regain the willpower to take down his father, Charles zi Britannia. After doing this, he reaches an agreement with Suzaku to team up and also punish each other in the process. Unlike the other two death seekers, [[ThanatosGambit Lelouch actually pulls it off in the end]] and makes his death a part of his ultimate plan to change the world.]]
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** It's eventually revealed that [[spoiler:Natsu is E.N.D. ('''E'''therious '''N'''atsu '''D'''ragneel), by far the strongest demon ever created by Zeref. Not only that, Natsu is ''also'' Zeref's younger brother, who died centuries ago and whose death would start him on the path to become what he is today -- Zeref created E.N.D. using Natsu's corpse to not only to revive his younger brother (his original goal), but also create the one to finally end his existence. That's right, Zeref is so desperate to die that he turned his younger brother into a LaserGuidedTykeBomb with the sole purpose of killing him]].

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** *** It's eventually revealed that [[spoiler:Natsu is E.N.D. ('''E'''therious '''N'''atsu '''D'''ragneel), by far the strongest demon ever created by Zeref. Not only that, Natsu is ''also'' Zeref's younger brother, who died centuries ago and whose death would start him on the path to become what he is today -- Zeref created E.N.D. using Natsu's corpse to not only to revive his younger brother (his original goal), but also create the one to finally end his existence. That's right, Zeref is so desperate to die that he turned his younger brother into a LaserGuidedTykeBomb with the sole purpose of killing him]].
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** Nico Robin loses her last hope and purpose to life at the end of the Alabasta arc. It needs two [[UnwantedRescue unwanted rescues]] until she is ready to admit in the middle of the [[RescueArc Enies Lobby arc]] that she has found her [[WorthLivingFor reason to live]] and that she doesn't want to die.

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** Nico Robin loses her last hope and purpose to life at the end of the Alabasta Arabasta arc. It needs two [[UnwantedRescue unwanted rescues]] until she is ready to admit in the middle of the [[RescueArc Enies Lobby arc]] that she has found her [[WorthLivingFor reason to live]] and that she doesn't want to die.
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* ''Manga/NoLongerAllowedInAnotherWorld'': Being suicidal, this is Sensei's whole deal. When something dangerous comes after him, he'll just stand there and let it happen. He only agrees to travel with Annette so that he can find his girlfriend Sacchan and finish their SuicidePact.

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* In part 6 of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', [[spoiler:Weather Report, after recovering his memories. He dies shortly afterward in a not quite successful suicide attack on the BigBad.]]

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* In part 6 of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'':
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[[spoiler:Weather Report, after recovering his memories. He dies shortly afterward in a not quite successful suicide attack on the BigBad.]]]]
** ''Steel Ball Run'' does this in an interesting way with Ringo Roadagain. Ringo uses his Stand to trap people in his orchard, and makes it very clear that they have to kill him to escape. This isn't because he's suicidal, though - it's because he's a BloodKnight with a ''massive'' sense of fair play. Every time he faces someone in a straight-up, utterly fair fight to the death and wins, he purges himself of a little more uncertainty and doubt, and becomes that much more useful of a person.

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