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* Both played straight and subverted in ''VideoGame/Fallout3'',[[spoiler: first with James, the main character's father after the purifier in the Jefferson Memorial is seized by Enclave Soldiers lead by Colonel Autumn, who tries to force James to reveal the code so the Enclave can take control over the project, after the Colonel kills Janice Kaplinski a member of James's science team, James calmly without worrying about his own safety puts in a false code which floods the chamber with radiation killing the Enclave Soldiers (and preventing them from using the purifier) just before he dies while telling his son/daughter to run in a manner similar to how Obi Wan did when he died in {{Film/A New Hope}}. this is most likely not a coincidence considering the many other Star Wars references in Fallout and perhaps even more importantly, that James is voiced by {{Creator/Liam Neeson}} who played Obi Wan's master Qui Gon Jinn. Later on in the story ether the main character, a follower or Sarah Lyons (a Brotherhood of Steel soldier) can make a similar sacrifice, if Lyons is sent in she permanently dies, if the player or a follower goes in they survive in the DLC Broken Steel.]]

* Both played straight and subverted in ''VideoGame/Fallout3'',[[spoiler: first with James, the main character's father after the purifier in the Jefferson Memorial is seized by Enclave Soldiers lead by Colonel Autumn, who tries to force James to reveal the code so the Enclave can take control over the project, after the Colonel kills Janice Kaplinski a member of James's science team, James calmly without worrying about his own safety puts in a false code which floods the chamber with radiation killing the Enclave Soldiers (and preventing them from using the purifier) just before he dies telling his son/daughter to run in a manner similar to how Obi Wan did when he died in {{Film/A New Hope}}, most likely not coincidental considering that James is voiced by {{Creator/Liam Neeson}} who played Obi Wan's master Qui Gon Jinn. Later on in the story ether the main character, a follower or Sarah Lyons (a Brotherhood of Steel soldier) can make a similar sacrifice, if Lyons is sent in she permanently dies, if the player or a follower goes in they survive in the DLC Broken Steel.]]

* Both played straight and subverted in ''VideoGame/Fallout3'',[[spoiler: first with James, the main character's father after the purifier in the Jefferson Memorial is seized by Enclave Soldiers lead by Colonel Autumn, who tries to force James to reveal the code so the Enclave can take control over the project, after the Colonel kills Janice Kaplinski a member of James's science team, James calmly without worrying about his own safety puts in a false code which floods the chamber with radiation killing the Enclave Soldiers (and preventing them from using the purifier) just before he dies telling his son/daughter to run in a manner similar to how Obi Wan did when he died in {{Film/A New Hope}}, most likely not coincidental considering that James is voiced by {{Creator/Liam Nesson}} who played Obi Wan's master Qui Gon Jinn. Later on in the story ether the main character, a follower or Sarah Lyons (a Brotherhood of Steel soldier) can make a similar sacrifice, if Lyons is sent in she permanently dies, if the player or a follower goes in they survive in the DLC Broken Steel.]]

* Both played straight and subverted in ''VideoGame/Fallout3'',[[spoiler: first with James, the main character's father after the purifier in the Jefferson Memorial is seized by Enclave Soldiers lead by Colonel Autumn, who tries to force James to reveal the code so the Enclave can take control over the project, after the Colonel kills Janice Kaplinski a member of James's science team, James calmly without worrying about his own safety puts in a false code which floods the chamber with radiation killing the Enclave Soldiers (and preventing them from using the purifier) just before he dies telling his son/daughter to run in a manner similar to how Obi Wan did when he died in {{A New Hope}}, most likely not coincidental considering that James is voiced by {{Liam Nesson}} who played Obi Wan's master Qui Gon Jinn. Later on in the story ether the main character, a follower or Sarah Lyons (a Brotherhood of Steel soldier) can make a similar sacrifice, if Lyons is sent in she permanently dies, if the player or a follower goes in they survive in the DLC Broken Steel.]]

* Both played straight and subverted in ''VideoGame/Fallout3'',[[spoiler: first with James, the main character's father after the purifier in the Jefferson Memorial is seized by Enclave Soldiers lead by Colonel Autumn, who tries to force James to reveal the code so the Enclave can take control over the project, after the Colonel kills Janice Kaplinski a member of James's science team, James calmly without worrying about his own safety puts in a false code which floods the chamber with radiation killing the Enclave Soldiers (and preventing them from using the purifier) just before he dies telling his son/daughter to run in a manner similar to how Obi Wan did when he died in A New Hope, most likely not coincidental considering that James is voiced by Liam Nesson who played Obi Wan's master Qui Gon Jinn. Later on in the story ether the main character, a follower or Sarah Lyons (a Brotherhood of Steel soldier) can make a similar sacrifice, if Lyons is sent in she permanently dies, if the player or a follower goes in they survive in the DLC Broken Steel.]]

* Subverted in ''Film/SilentHill'' [[spoiler:Cybil pulls out her telescopic baton and fights off the cult members to buy Rose some time in order to escape in the elevator, she then pulls out her gun and tries to shoot the cult's leader Christabella only for the gun to be empty, Cybil then smiles and aims her gun down and peacefully lets herself get beaten to death by the cult members. however later in the film it's revealed that she is still alive and about to be burned to the stake, although she kept herself relatively cool compared to how many other people would've in her situation, when she actually died toward the the movie she was nowhere near as calm or at peace like in her previous scene, burning to death while panicking and in anguish.]]

* {{Film/Armageddon}}: [[spoiler:After finding out that remote detonation was no longer an option, the astronauts draw straws on who will go out on the surface of the asteroid to detonate the warhead before it crashes into and destroys earth, A.J. ends up getting the short straw and just before he embarks, Harry (another astronaut who was also previously his boss on a oil rig and see's himself as A.J.'s father figure) pushes him back into a spaceship and gives him his embroidered suit patch. Harry then makes his way to the warhead and after a brief struggle getting a hold of the detonator, thinks of his daughter as a child and her hypothetically getting married to A.J. to motivate himself to blow himself up, which he does with no hesitation.]]

* {{Film/Armageddon}}: [[spoiler:After finding out that remote detonation was no longer an option, the astronauts draw straws on who will go out on the surface of the asteroid to detonate the warhead before it crashes into and destroys earth, A.J. ends up getting the short straw and just before he embarks, Harry (another astronaut who was also previously his boss on a oil rig and see's himself as A.J.'s father figure) pushes him back into a spaceship and gives him his embroidered suit patch. Harry then makes his way to the warhead and after a brief struggle getting a hold of the detonator, thinks of his daughter to motivate himself to blow himself up, which he does with no hesitation.]]

* Subverted in ''Film/SilentHill'' [[spoiler:Cybil pulls out her telescopic baton and fights off the cult members to buy Rose some time in order to escape in the elevator, she then pulls out her gun and tries to shoot the cult's leader Christabella only for the gun to be empty, Cybil then smiles and aims her gun down and peacefully lets herself get beaten to death by the cult members. though later in the film it's revealed that she is still alive and about to be burned to the stake, though she kept herself relatively cool compared to how many other people would've in her situation, when she actually died toward the the movie she was nowhere near as calm or at peace like in her previous scene, burning to death while panicking and in anguish.]]

* {{Film/Armageddon}}: [[spoiler:After finding out that remote detonation was no longer an option, the astronauts draw straws on who will go out on the surface of the asteroid to detonate the warhead before it crashes into and destroys earth, A.J. ends up getting the short straw and just before he embarks, Harry (another astronaut who was also previously his boss on a oil rig) pushes him back into a spaceship and gives him his suit patch,Harry then makes his way to the warhead and thinks of his daughter to motivate himself to blow himself up, which he does with no hesitation.]]

* Subverted in ''Film/SilentHill'' [[spoiler:Cybil pulls out her telescopic baton and fights off the cult members to buy Rose some time in order to escape in the elevator, she then pulls out her gun and tries to shoot Christabella only for the gun to be empty, Cybil then smiles and aims her gun down and peacefully lets herself get beaten to death by the cult members, though later in the film it's revealed that she is still alive and about to be burned to the stake, when she actually died she was anything but calm or at peace like in her previous scene,burning to death while panicking in anguish.]]

* ''Film/Armageddon'':[[spoiler:After finding out that remote detonation was no longer an option, the astronauts draw straws on who will go out on the surface of the asteroid to detonate the warhead before it crashes into and destroys earth, A.J. ends up getting the short straw and just before he embarks, Harry (another astronaut who was also previously his boss on a oil rig) pushes him back into a spaceship and gives him his suit patch,Harry then makes his way to the warhead and thinks of his daughter to motivate himself to blow himself up, which he does with no hesitation.]]

* ''Film/Armageddon'': After finding out that remote detonation was no longer an option, the astronauts draw straws on who will go out on the surface of the asteroid to detonate the warhead before it crashes into and destroys earth, A.J. ends up getting the short straw and just before he embarks, Harry (another astronaut who was also previously his boss on a oil rig) pushes him back into a spaceship and gives him his suit patch,Harry then makes his way to the warhead and thinks of his daughter to motivate himself to blow himself up, which he does with no hesitation.

* Subverted in ''Film/SilentHill'' [[spoiler:Cybil pulls out her telescopic baton and fights off the cult members to buy Rose some time in order to escape in the elevator, she then pulls out her gun and tries to shoot Christabella only for the gun to be empty, Cybil then smiles and aims her gun down and peacefully lets herself get beaten to death by the cult members, though later in the film it's revealed that she is still alive and about to be burned to the stake, when she actually died she was anything but calm or at peace like in her previous scene, and died burning to death while panicking in anguish.]]

* Subverted in ''Film/SilentHill'' [[spoiler:Cybil pulls out her telescopic and baton fights off the cult members to buy Rose some time in order to escape in the elevator, she then pulls out her gun and tries to shoot Christabella only for the gun to be empty, Cybil then smiles and aims her gun down and peacefully lets herself get beaten to death by the cult members, though later in the film it's revealed that she is still alive and about to be burned to the stake, when she actually died she was anything but calm or at peace like in her previous scene, and died burning to death while panicking in anguish.]]

* Subverted in ''Film/SilentHill'' [[spoiler:Cybil pulls out her telescopic and baton fights off the cult members to buy Rose some time in order to escape in the elevator, she then pulls out her gun and tries to shoot Christabella only for the gun to be empty, Cybil then smiles and aims her gun down and peacefully lets her get beaten to death by the cult members, though later in the film it's revealed that she is still alive and about to be burned to the stake, when she actually died she was anything but calm or at peace like in her previous scene, and died burning to death while panicking in anguish.]]

->''"If my blade should find its mark, you shall cease to exist. But I warn you: if you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."''

->''"Should my blade find its mark, you shall cease to exist. But if you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."''

* At the end of ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2'' [[spoiler:[[EvilAlbino Shen]]]] actually does this, just as [[spoiler:he is about to be crushed by his now-destroyed cannon]].

->''"If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."''

*** If Shepard asks why [[spoiler: Mordin can't have someone else can't do it]], his response is a [[MeaningfulEcho characteristic]] "[[spoiler: Had to be me. Someone else would have gotten it wrong.]]

* At the end of ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2''[[spoiler:[[EvilAlbino Shen]]]] actually does this, just as [[spoiler:he is about to be crushed by his now-destroyed cannon]].

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* True to the source material, [[spoiler:Kanan Jarrus]] of ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels meets his end this way. [[spoiler:He knows he's going to die, so he shaves and cuts his hair so he can appear to Hera as he was the day they first met, gives Ezra and Sabine one last lesson, and resolves his feelings for Hera. When the time comes and he's holding back an explosion to save his family, he connects with them through the Force one last time before throwing them clear as he's consumed by it.]]

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* Creator/{{Socrates}} is traditionally considered to have died in this way after being poisoned with hemlock, which was a standard method of (relatively) humane execution for political prisoners in [[AncientGreece ancient Athens]]. The issue is under contention since no one is exactly certain which "hemlock" it was. Enid Bloch's exhaustive essay [[https://web.archive.org/web/20120206212323/https://www3.nd.edu/~plato/bloch.htm ''Hemlock Poisoning and the Death of Socrates: Did Plato Tell the Truth?'']] suggests the plant was ''Conium maculatum'', which does cause a creeping paralysis and painless death in the manner described: "Socrates died gently and peacefully, just as Creator/{{Plato}} said he did. For Plato not only told the truth, he did so with astounding medical accuracy."

* ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' has at least two examples. When [[spoiler:the artist realizes there's a bomb on his ship]] and there's nothing he can do, he hugs his girlfriend and awaits the end. Likewise, [[spoiler: the newspaper seller instinctively moves to shield the comic-reading kid]] as a massive explosion engulfs them both. In a book that features quite a bit of HumansAreBastards, the second example above doubles as something of a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}.

* Master Oogway in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', who much like Obi Wan seems to AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence rather than do anything so crude as to actually ''die.'' Noting that his time has come, he [[PassingTheTorch hands his staff to Shifu]], encourages him to have faith, and fades into a cloud of peach blossoms blown up by the wind as [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic gentle music plays]]
* [[spoiler: [[EvilAlbino Shen]]]] actually does this at the end of ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2'', just as [[spoiler:he is about to be crushed by his now-destroyed cannon]].

** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E12TheStolenEarth "The Stolen Earth"]], [[spoiler:Harriet Jones]] doesn't go out with crying and cursing, but with [[spoiler:her CatchPhrase]], making her last scene not only a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome, but also a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.

* At the end of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths'', the ultra-fatalistic Owlman realizes he's about to be blown up, smiles very slightly, and softly utters his CatchPhrase: "It doesn't matter."