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->'''Lance:''' ''"Are we really going to argue over who makes the noble sacrifice?"''
->'''Keith:''' ''"Only if you don't let me do it."''

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->'''Lance:''' ''"Are Are we really going to argue over who makes the noble sacrifice?"''
->'''Keith:''' ''"Only
sacrifice?\\
'''Keith:''' Only
if you don't let me do it."''



Our heroes have a tough decision to make. If all goes well, ''most'' of the team can make it out alive. But who draws the short straw? Who plays TheBait? Who says [[YouShallNotPass "You shall not pass]]"? Who buys everyone else some time with a doomed LastStand? In other words, who makes the HeroicSacrifice? [[WhoWillBellTheCat Surely]] ''[[WhoWillBellTheCat no one]]'' [[WhoWillBellTheCat would willingly volunteer for th]]-

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Our heroes have a tough decision to make. If all goes well, ''most'' of the team can make it out alive. But who draws the short straw? Who plays TheBait? Who says [[YouShallNotPass "You shall not pass]]"? Who buys everyone else some time with a doomed LastStand? In other words, who makes the HeroicSacrifice? [[WhoWillBellTheCat Surely]] ''[[WhoWillBellTheCat no one]]'' [[WhoWillBellTheCat would willingly volunteer for th]]-
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* In book two of ''Literature/TheHungerGames'', [[spoiler: Katniss and Peeta are each determined that the other will be the survivor of the Games. Both of them have arguments in their favor: Katniss realizes that Peeta's public speaking skills will be valuable in the coming revolution, whereas she herself is more useful as a martyr. On the other hand, Peeta tells Katniss that while she could live quite happily without him, he couldn't live without her; although they can't speak of the revolution openly, this seems to imply that he wouldn't bother joining it if she were dead.]]

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* In book two of ''Literature/TheHungerGames'', [[spoiler: Katniss [[spoiler:Katniss and Peeta are each determined that the other will be the survivor of the Games. Both of them have arguments in their favor: Katniss realizes that Peeta's public speaking skills will be valuable in the coming revolution, whereas she herself is more useful as a martyr. On the other hand, Peeta tells Katniss that while she could live quite happily without him, he couldn't live without her; although they can't speak of the revolution openly, this seems to imply that he wouldn't bother joining it if she were dead.]]



* Worm Girl's ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNxR08GyKWg What Happens in Fear & Hunger 2: Termina - Full Story Analysis]]'' envisions one happening between the playable characters of ''VideoGame/FearAndHungerTermina'', when faced with the dilemma of who will go into the [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon White Bunker]] and face certain death. [[spoiler:Olivia, Marcoh, O'saa and Abella win the argument, and sacrifice themselves to the Machine God so that Levi, Marina, Daan and Karin can live]].

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* ''WebVideo/PiratesSMP'': On Day 132, after being trapped in an dangerous quest which dictates the ultimatum that one person must die for their fellow traveller to escape alive, [[spoiler:Scott]] decides to make a PreSacrificeFinalGoodbye so that [[spoiler:[[BigBrotherInstinct his younger brother]] Acho]] can live. However, [[spoiler:Acho]] knocks [[spoiler:Scott]] out of the way to stop him from pulling a HeroicSacrifice at the last second, falling into the spike pit in the process while [[spoiler:Scott]] can only watch on in horror.
-->'''[[spoiler:Scott]]:''' And I tried to make it be me… It ''[[SurvivorGuilt should]]'' have been me… but… he decided otherwise.
* Worm Girl's ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNxR08GyKWg What Happens in Fear & Hunger 2: Termina - Full Story Analysis]]'' envisions one happening between the playable characters of ''VideoGame/FearAndHungerTermina'', when faced with the dilemma of who will go into the [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon White Bunker]] and face certain death. [[spoiler:Olivia, Marcoh, O'saa and Abella win the argument, and sacrifice themselves to the Machine God so that Levi, Marina, Daan and Karin can live]].

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