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* The Creator/EddieMurphy / Creator/MartinLawrence {{dramedy}} ''Film/{{Life 1999}}'' is about a friendship forged between two men serving life sentences in prison.

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* The D-class of the ''Website/SCPFoundation'' are used as grunt labor and guinea pigs, taken from death row or third-world prisoners (and in times of shortage, from the general populace) for a promise of a shorter sentence, and are traditionally executed at the end of the month. A life sentence doesn't necessarily imply a ''long'' sentence.
** Some entries and stories on the site imply that there are other sources for D-class as well, such as cloning. Yet others imply that the monthly executions are a just a front, and that D-class are mind-wiped or otherwise reset before taking up new (but usually still inconceivably horrible) roles for the next month.
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* Many [[TakingTheVeil religious orders]], such as the Catholic priesthood, are for life. While there is provision in Canon law for popes to resign, it is very rare, making the papacy functionally this. It was most recently {{averted}} by Pope Benedict XVI, the first living pope to step down in centuries. And it had been even longer than that since a pope had resigned ''voluntarily'', rather than at the point of a sword. Similarly, once baptized Catholic, ''always'' Catholic, at least in the eyes of the Church -- no matter what the "fallen sheep" in question might have to say about it. Said "fallen sheep" could convert to Buddhism, abandon organized religion altogether, or turn outright atheist, but as far as the Church as concerned, they're still Catholic.

* The D-class of the ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'' are used as grunt labor and guinea pigs, taken from death row or third-world prisoners (and in times of shortage, from the general populace) for a promise of a shorter sentence, and are traditionally executed at the end of the month. A life sentence doesn't necessarily imply a ''long'' sentence.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'': Dwarf Slayers are individual dwarfs who have dedicated themselves to dying in battle against a particular enemy (Troll Slayers, Dragon Slayers, Demon Slayers etc.) to atone for some past dishonor. The most successful ones are technically the biggest failures, since they're bad at the "dying in battle" part.

* ''Literature/TheMurderbotDiaries'': In the galaxy-spanning sci-fi setting, the Corporation Rim is a PrivatelyOwnedSociety and de facto slave state where it's common for the less fortunate to sign away their labour and personal rights to their "employer" in perpetuity. Many colonies there are effectively {{Company Town}}s where the descendants of indentured labourers have no way to escape and no other means of survival.

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* ''Series/BabylonFive:'' The Rangers appear to be this, although it's never specifically stated. Their motto is "We live for The One, we die for The One", and beyond that they are all volunteers, self-selecting for their dedication to the cause. The "Die for The One" part does get a bit of stick in the spin-off move ''Legend Of The Rangers'', where the Captain points out that they're not supposed to die ''stupid'' - broadly, that [[Franchise/StarTrek today is a good day to '''not''' die]], and tomorrow is as good a day as any to fight another day.

* ''Series/BabylonFive:'' The Rangers appear to be this, although it's never specifically stated. Their motto is "We live for The One, we die for The One", and beyond that they are all volunteers, self-selecting for their dedication to the cause. The "Die for The One" part does get a bit of stick in the spin-off move ''Legend Of The Rangers'', where the Captain points out that they're not supposed to die '''stupid''' - broadly, that [[Series/StarTrek today is a good day to '''not''' die]], and tomorrow is as good a day as any to fight another day.

* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': The Night's Watch's vows (to hold no titles, take no wife, and defend the Wall against northern invaders) are for life. After [[spoiler:Jon Snow is murdered]] [[RevivalLoophole and is resurrected, he considers his previous commitment to have ended]], and later takes the title of [[spoiler: King in the North]]. At the end of the series, [[spoiler:he is sent back to the Night's Watch after killing Daenerys, and will presumably stay there permanently]].

* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': The Night's Watch's vows (to hold no titles, take no wife, and defend the Wall against northern invaders) are for life. After [[spoiler:Jon Snow is murdered]] and is resurrected, he considers his previous commitment to have ended, and later takes the title of [[spoiler: King in the North]].

* Many [[TakingTheVeil religious orders]], such as the Catholic priesthood, are for life. While there is provision in Canon law for popes to resign, it is very rare, making the papacy functionally this. It was most recently {{averted}} by Pope Benedict XVI, the first living pope to step down in centuries. Similarly, once baptized Catholic, ''always'' Catholic, at least in the eyes of the Church -- no matter what the "fallen sheep" in question might have to say about it. Said "fallen sheep" could convert to Buddhism, abandon organized religion altogether, or turn outright atheist, but as far as the Church as concerned, they're still Catholic.

* In the ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' crossover ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'' Supergirl becomes a Red Lantern. In "Red Lanterns #30" -properly titled "Forever"- she finds out that she'll be a Red Lantern forever (and, predictably, she isn't happy about it).

* In ''Franchise/MassEffect'', there's "no such thing as a former [[TheOrder Spectre]]". The closest you can get is Shepard in ''Mass Effect 2'', as the game starts with them ''dying'' and then coming BackFromTheDead. You get to choose whether you have your status reinstated or not...until the third game, when it's reinstated anyway.

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': In the Golden Age of Comics those who became an Amazon dedicated the rest of their lives to the Amazons' causes, and those who visited Paradise Island and actually chose to become Amazons also had their lives extended far beyond the normal human timespan.

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': In the Golden Age of Comics this was how becoming an Amazon worked, and those who visited Paradise Island and actually chose to become Amazons also had their lives extended far beyond the normal human timespan.

* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': After [[spoiler:Jon Snow is murdered]] and is resurrected, he considers his previous commitment to [[spoiler:the Night Watch]] to have ended, and is technically correct. Of course, he soon goes back to doing the right thing.