History Main / KarmicNod

-->'''Tess:''' I agree to the conditions, Angel; because you know best what my punishment ought to be; only - only - don't make it more than I can bear!"

* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Stannis Baratheon's final moments have him facing Brienne of Tarth sentencing him to death for killing his brother Renly (whom she had followed and loved) with an air of serene resignation, accepting his fate by telling Brienne to do her "duty", just as Stannis always believed that he has been dutiful all his life.

* ''Manga/MariaNoDanzai'': One of the reasons [[ShrinkingViolet Yajima]] puts up with [[TheBully Kowase's abuse]] is because, since [[CaughtOnTape he caught her shoplifting]], she thinks she's just reaping what she's sown. Maria discouraging her from this train of thought eventually leads to Yajima [[GrewASpine growing a spine]] and standing up to Kowase.

* ''Manga/FairyTail'': After the Oración Seis is defeated, both Hoteye (Richard Buchanan) and Jellal acknowledge their involvement and accept being taken by the Rune Knights (despite Natsu trying to stop it as it's against Fairy Tail to punish rather than forgive).

A character exhibiting this trope could be seen as the equivalent of GracefulLoser where the victor is not another person but {{Karma}} or fate. May be related to BeingGoodSucks, and can overlap with RedemptionEqualsDeath and FaceDeathWithDignity. See HeroicSelfDeprecation for characters who nod without reason to. Compare {{Touche}}. Contrast NeverMyFault.

* ''Series/BreakingBad'': Implied. While Walt never verbally admits it, the first line of Music/{{Badfinger}}'s Baby Blue (which plays as [[spoiler: Walt bleeds to death from a gun shot wound]]) is "Guess I got what I deserved", indicating that Walt knows deep down that he had it coming.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Stannis' final moments has him facing Brienne's "sentencing" with the air of serene resignation accepting his fate by noting that Brienne should do her duty just as Stannis always believed that he has been dutiful all his life.

* ''{{Series/Angel}}'', "[[Recap/AngelS05E11Damage Damage]]": Spike runs into a psychotic Slayer who cuts his hands off, believeing him to be the man who had killed her family and kidnapped her when she was a little girl. He takes it philosophically.

** In ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl Curse of the Black Pearl]]'', while leading Will around a pirate run tavern, he meets a couple of harlots who slap him though he comments that he didn't think he deserved them. When picking his crew, one of such is a female named Anamaria who promptly slaps him when they meet.