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* This is one of the main interpretations of the ending of ''Film/{{Titanic|1997}}'' (the other interpretations being that it is a dream or a DyingDream): Rose dies and is welcomed in the afterlife by Jack, surrounded by everyone else she has known in her life.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': Iori describes her belief that at the end of her soul's reincarnation cycle she will be greeted by everyone who was important to her, and reunite with her son Dani.
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* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': [[spoiler:The Elric Brothers' father Van Hohenheim]] passes away peacefully in the final chapter of the manga. An omake at the end of the volume shows him meeting the spirit of [[spoiler:his lover and the boys' mother, Trisha Elric]], who warmly greets him and bring him into the afterlife with her.
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* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': [[spoiler:The Elric Brothers' father Van Hohenheim]] passes away peacefully in the final chapter of the manga. An omake at the end of the volume shows him meeting the spirit of [[spoiler:his lover and the boys' mother, Trisha Elric]], who died several years prior. She warmly greets him and bring him into the afterlife with her.
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* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': [[spoiler:The Elric Brothers' father Van Hohenheim]] passes away peacefully in the final chapter of the manga. An omake at the end of the volume shows him meeting the spirt spirit of [[spoiler:his lover and the boys' mother, Trisha Elric]], who warmly greets him and bring him into the afterlife with her]].her.
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* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': [[spoiler:The Elric Brothers' father Van Hohenheim]] passes away peacefully in the final chapter of the manga. An omake at the end of the volume shows him meeting the spirt of [[spoiler:his lover and the boys' mother, Trisha Elric]], who warmly greets him and bring him into the afterlife with her]].
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* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' ends with Sam being welcomed into heaven by Dean and Bobby who'd died decades ago.
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* ''Roleplay/WanyaKingdomVSAwoofyUnity'' has two instances. Both are [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] as neither involves the real afterlife.
** Inanire is greeted in the False Afterlife by Pomiosa, who gives her the history of the Dualdiridian species.
** After the nuke drops, Yoshi ends up in an afterlife with all his friends, despite the fact that he should have entered CessationOfExistence, along with some of the others there. A talk with his creator reveals that this is a specially created realm for Yoshi and his friends to spend eternity in, as he finds CessationOfExistence sad.
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* ''Roleplay/WanyaKingdomVSAwoofyUnity'' has two instances. Both are [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] as neither involves the real afterlife.
** Inanire is greeted in the False Afterlife by Pomiosa, who gives her the history of the Dualdiridian species.
** After the nuke drops, Yoshi ends up in an afterlife with all his friends, despite the fact that he should have entered CessationOfExistence, along with some of the others there. A talk with his creator reveals that this is a specially created realm for Yoshi and his friends to spend eternity in, as he finds CessationOfExistence sad.
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* ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'''s FinaleMovie ends with Crosetti and Felton welcoming the recently deceased Giardello into the afterlife and playing a game of cards with him.
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* In Sandra Worth's the ''Literature/RoseOfYorkSeries'' the tragic John Neville comes to greet his dying wife Isobel and take her to the afterlife, which is witnessed by his niece, Anne Neville. This foreshadows Anne later greeting her dying husband UsefulNotes/RichardIII and telling him that he will soon be with her and their son, Ned.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Buddhism}}: The Raigou, or Welcoming Approach, is this trope in Japanese Buddhism. It consists of the Amida Buddha and two Bodhisattva, most commonly Senju Kannon/Thousand-Armed Guanyin and Seishi/Mahasthamaprapta, descending down from The Moon (representing the Pure Land) upon a purple cloud to escort an enlightened or virtuous dead away from the impure world's suffering. The imagery for this has been used in countless works of Japanese fiction throughout history, from The Emissaries of The Moon who come to fetch Princess Kaguya towards the end of ''Literature/TheTaleOfTheBambooCutter'', to Mergo's Wet Nurse descending down from The Moon at the end of ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}''.
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* * Kyojuro Rengoku, he valiantly dies holding off against Akaza, the Upper-3 Kizuki; his late mother, Ruka, promptly greets her son who followed the strong heroic ideals she imparted on him throughout childhood.
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* Muichiro Tokito, he falls against Kokushibo the Upper-1 Kizuki, brutally giving his entire body, ''literally'', to assist in defeating the demon; in the afterlife he is greeted by his late older twin Yuichiro Tokito, the elder tearfully doesn't want to accept his young brother died merely 3 years after him, thinking his life was wasted but Muichiro happily corrects Yuichiro, saying he enjoyed the time he had by being friends with great people in the Demon Slayer Corps.
* Gyomei Himejima, after Muzan's confirmed death he finally lays down to rest, a permanent one as Gyomei succumbs to his injuries and Demon Slayer Mark; the giant warrior is immediately greeted by all the children that died way back when Gyomei was just a monk who raised them, in the night a demon breached through their wisteria incense, through a traitor, and killed many of the children.
* Gyomei Himejima, after Muzan's confirmed death he finally lays down to rest, a permanent one as Gyomei succumbs to his injuries and Demon Slayer Mark; the giant warrior is immediately greeted by all the children that died way back when Gyomei was just a monk who raised them, in the night a demon breached through their wisteria incense, through a traitor, and killed many of the children.
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* In ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', many characters are greeted by loved ones in the afterlife, mostly the heroic demon slayers but some really tragic demons are given this closure as well, even if they are about to go to hell, albeit the buddhist version where damnation isn't eternal but a cleansing process instead. Those are:
** Rui, the Lower-6 Kizuki demon, even after living as a murderous demon, he was just a sickly human who tragically mistook why his parents tried to kill him, and now in death with his parents Rui finally remembers they were trying to kill him and themselves in repentance for what their demon child turned out to be, and for trying to kill their own son.
* * Kyojuro Rengoku, he valiantly dies holding off against Akaza, the Upper-3 Kizuki; his late mother, Ruka, promptly greets her son who followed the strong heroic ideals she imparted on him throughout childhood.
** Shinobu Kocho, she falls against Doma, the Upper-2 Kizuki, but she lingers on limbo for a while, confident Doma will be killed by her companions since the plan counted on her own sacrifice; accordingly Doma falls next, after witnessing her plan succeeding and mocking Doma, Shinobu goes to paradise as she is greeted by her entire family: her older sister Kanae and their parents.
** Akaza, the Upper-3 Kizuki, throughout his battle against Tanjiro and Giyu his memories as the good human Hakuji slowly resurface, that's when the efforts of his long dead fiance Koyuki gets through him, as she now can intervene through Akaza's mind, prodding him to awake as Hakuji once more, forsaking the demonic Akaza; after all that Akaza truly accepts his defeat against Tanjiro, proceeding to finish his own regenerating body off for good, reuniting now with bride Koyuki, his father-in-law Keizo and his own father, as they willingly choose to accompany Akaza to hell.
* Muichiro Tokito, he falls against Kokushibo the Upper-1 Kizuki, brutally giving his entire body, ''literally'', to assist in defeating the demon; in the afterlife he is greeted by his late older twin Yuichiro Tokito, the elder tearfully doesn't want to accept his young brother died merely 3 years after him, thinking his life was wasted but Muichiro happily corrects Yuichiro, saying he enjoyed the time he had by being friends with great people in the Demon Slayer Corps.
* Gyomei Himejima, after Muzan's confirmed death he finally lays down to rest, a permanent one as Gyomei succumbs to his injuries and Demon Slayer Mark; the giant warrior is immediately greeted by all the children that died way back when Gyomei was just a monk who raised them, in the night a demon breached through their wisteria incense, through a traitor, and killed many of the children.
** Rui, the Lower-6 Kizuki demon, even after living as a murderous demon, he was just a sickly human who tragically mistook why his parents tried to kill him, and now in death with his parents Rui finally remembers they were trying to kill him and themselves in repentance for what their demon child turned out to be, and for trying to kill their own son.
* * Kyojuro Rengoku, he valiantly dies holding off against Akaza, the Upper-3 Kizuki; his late mother, Ruka, promptly greets her son who followed the strong heroic ideals she imparted on him throughout childhood.
** Shinobu Kocho, she falls against Doma, the Upper-2 Kizuki, but she lingers on limbo for a while, confident Doma will be killed by her companions since the plan counted on her own sacrifice; accordingly Doma falls next, after witnessing her plan succeeding and mocking Doma, Shinobu goes to paradise as she is greeted by her entire family: her older sister Kanae and their parents.
** Akaza, the Upper-3 Kizuki, throughout his battle against Tanjiro and Giyu his memories as the good human Hakuji slowly resurface, that's when the efforts of his long dead fiance Koyuki gets through him, as she now can intervene through Akaza's mind, prodding him to awake as Hakuji once more, forsaking the demonic Akaza; after all that Akaza truly accepts his defeat against Tanjiro, proceeding to finish his own regenerating body off for good, reuniting now with bride Koyuki, his father-in-law Keizo and his own father, as they willingly choose to accompany Akaza to hell.
* Muichiro Tokito, he falls against Kokushibo the Upper-1 Kizuki, brutally giving his entire body, ''literally'', to assist in defeating the demon; in the afterlife he is greeted by his late older twin Yuichiro Tokito, the elder tearfully doesn't want to accept his young brother died merely 3 years after him, thinking his life was wasted but Muichiro happily corrects Yuichiro, saying he enjoyed the time he had by being friends with great people in the Demon Slayer Corps.
* Gyomei Himejima, after Muzan's confirmed death he finally lays down to rest, a permanent one as Gyomei succumbs to his injuries and Demon Slayer Mark; the giant warrior is immediately greeted by all the children that died way back when Gyomei was just a monk who raised them, in the night a demon breached through their wisteria incense, through a traitor, and killed many of the children.
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* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'': During his team-up with Deadman, Batman uses astral projection to leave his buried body for a while. He's then given the opportunity to ascend to the afterlife by the spirits of his parents.
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* The very last cutscene of ''VideoGame/{{Horace}}'' shows the titular robot meeting his creator, the Old Man, and his daughter Heather in FluffyCloudHeaven.
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* In ''Webcomic/ChampionsOfFaraus'', after Will’s aunt Wila dies [[spoiler: trying to avenge her sister and brother-in-law]], and she ends up in the realm Hyperion & Leilusa set up for their followers afterlife, the first people she meets are her sister & brother-in-law. Her sister is shocked, and then worried, as Wila’s death means that her son is left with [[GodIsInept Hyperion]] [[LethalChef and]] [[GodIsInept Leilusa]]. Wila’s brother-in-law on the other hand, nonchalantly asks his wife to “cough up those chips”, as they seemingly had a bet on when Wila would die.
* In ''Webcomic/ChampionsOfFaraus'', after Will’s aunt Wila dies [[spoiler: trying to avenge her sister and brother-in-law]], and she ends up in the realm Hyperion & Leilusa set up for their followers afterlife, the first people she meets are her sister & brother-in-law. Her sister is shocked, and then worried, as Wila’s death means that her son is left with [[GodIsInept Hyperion]] [[LethalChef and]] [[GodIsInept Leilusa]]. Wila’s brother-in-law on the other hand, nonchalantly asks his wife to “cough up those chips”, as they seemingly had a bet on when Wila would die.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/Sealab2021'' episode "Cavemen", after Quinn and Stormy die from running out of oxygen, they ascend to heaven and are greeted by Sparks and the rest of Sealab (who died from a fire caused by Stormy's negligence). Sparks tells them that there are many, many hookers in heaven and the best part...they're free!
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* In ''Film/Ghost1990'', good people are met on deathbed (or upon moving on after finishing the UnfinishedBusiness) by angels who bring them to Heaven, and occasionally by people dear to them – in a hospital, Sam meets a ghost who is waiting to meet his dying wife.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/Sealab2021'' episode "Cavemen", after Quinn and Stormy die from running out of oxygen, they ascend to heaven and are greeted by Sparks and the rest of Sealab (who died from a fire caused by Stormy's negligence). Sparks tells them that there are many, many hookers in heaven and the best part...they're free!
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* At the end of ''Anime/YuGiOh'', when Atem walks through the door to the afterlife, his contemporaries from Ancient Egypt are there to welcome him.
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* ''Fanfic/FateOfTheClans'': [[spoiler:Mikoto is there to welcome Anna to the Root after she dies taking out the Greater Grail.]]
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* After [[spoiler:Ultimate Breeder Gundham Tanaka's]] execution by [[spoiler:AnimalStampede]] in VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair, he finds himself carried into the afterlife by heavenly animals, presumably the spirits of [[spoiler:pets he bred and cared for himself]].
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* After [[spoiler:Ultimate Breeder Gundham Tanaka's]] execution by [[spoiler:AnimalStampede]] in VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair, ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'', he finds himself carried into the afterlife by heavenly animals, presumably the spirits of [[spoiler:pets he bred and cared for himself]].
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* After [[spoiler:Ultimate Breeder Gundham Tanaka's]] execution by [[spoiler:AnimalStampede]] in VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair, he finds himself carried into the afterlife by heavenly animals, presumably the spirits of [[spoiler:pets he bred and cared for himself]].
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* ''Manga/Manga/Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind'': When [[spoiler:Abbacchio]] dies, the scene changes to him sitting outside a cafe and meeting a police officer. Said police officer turns out to be [[spoiler:his old deceased partner]] who tells him that he's dead when he tries getting on a nearby bus to get back to the others.
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* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo'': When [[spoiler:Abbacchio]] dies, the scene changes to him sitting outside a cafe and meeting a police officer. Said police officer turns out to be [[spoiler:his old deceased partner]] who tells him that he's dead when he tries getting on a nearby bus to get back to the others.
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* A minister dies and discovers himself in a long line of souls approaching heaven. He gets into a conversation with the man ahead of him in line, who was a New York taxi driver during his life. The line moves forward slowly, and eventually the minister and the taxi driver are able to see what happens when somebody reaches the head of the line. St. Peter welcomes each person into heaven, and gives them each a robe, a pair of wings, a staff, and a new car. They also notice that the value of those items varies from person to person. Eventually, the taxi driver makes it to the head of the line. St. Peter says to him, "Welcome to heaven! Here's your silk robe and satin wings and gold staff and a new Lexus!" Then the minister goes up to St. Peter, who says, "Welcome to heaven! Here's your burlap robe and cotton wings and wooden staff and a brand new VW!" The minister says, "Wait a minute! I spent my life serving the Lord, and I don't get rewards as good as a taxi driver?" St. Peter says, "You don't understand. Here in heaven, we judge souls by results only." The minister says, "Results only? What's that supposed to mean?" St. Peter replies, "When you preached, people slept. When he (referring to the taxi driver) drove, people prayed!"
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* A minister dies and discovers himself in a long line of souls approaching heaven. He gets into a conversation with the man ahead of him in line, who was a New York taxi driver during his life. The line moves forward slowly, and eventually the minister and the taxi driver are able to see what happens when somebody reaches the head of the line. St. Peter welcomes each person into heaven, and gives them each a robe, a pair of wings, a staff, and a new car. They also notice that the value of those items varies from person to person. Eventually, the taxi driver makes it to the head of the line. St. Peter says to him, "Welcome to heaven! Here's your silk robe and satin wings and gold staff and a new Lexus!" Then the minister goes up to St. Peter, who says, "Welcome to heaven! Here's your burlap robe and cotton wings and wooden staff and a brand new VW!" The minister says, "Wait a minute! I spent my life serving the Lord, and I don't get rewards as good as a taxi driver?" St. Peter says, "You don't understand. Here in heaven, we judge souls by results only." The minister says, "Results only? What's that supposed to mean?" St. Peter replies, "When you preached, people slept. When he (referring to the taxi driver) drove, people prayed!"
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* In ''Series/TheGoodPlace'', souls find themselves in a waiting room, where they are welcomed by Michael and invited into his office for an interview. Later, they are given a tour of the Good Place and watch an introductory video similar to a worker's orientation video shown by an employer. Of course, later in the series we find out that this place might not be all that it is advertised...
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* In the ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'' story "Smurfed Behind: Smurfing In Heaven", Empath is greeted by Smurfette upon his "death" and then later by his fellow Smurfs when he enters [[spoiler:the fake version of]] Elysium.
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* When [[spoiler:Creator/SethRogen and Creator/JayBaruchel]] [[CaughtUpInTheRapture ascend to Heaven]] in ''Film/ThisIsTheEnd'', they are greeted by [[spoiler:Creator/CraigRobinson]] (who had earlier preformed a HeroicSacrifice, which earned him a place in Heaven) at the Pearly Gates.
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* In issue #300 of ''ComicBook/CerebusTheAardvark'', after Cerebus dies, the typical heavenly light appears. He sees practically every major character from the comic in the light apparently pleased to see him, and then specifically sees his best friend Bear, his former lover Jaka, and his favorite author Ham Ernestway appearing together and beckoning him to join them. However, it turns out that this is just a lure by the YHWH to trap Cerebus' soul, and the comic ends with him being physically dragged into the light, which means he will never be able to reach God (per the...unusual religious framework the comic eventually became built on) and is essentially in hell.
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* In issue #300 of ''ComicBook/CerebusTheAardvark'', after Cerebus dies, the typical heavenly light appears. He sees practically every major character from the comic in the light apparently pleased to see him, and then specifically sees his best friend Bear, his former lover Jaka, and his favorite author Ham Ernestway appearing together and beckoning him to join them. However, it turns out that this is just a lure by the YHWH to trap Cerebus' soul, and the comic ends with him being physically dragged into the light, which means he will never be able to reach God (per the...unusual religious framework the comic eventually became built on) and is essentially in hell.
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