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The Pre-Sacrifice Final Goodbye is what happens when the sacrifice is given more pathos; in their final moments, the hero gets to say goodbye. A final reward and feel-good moment that allows them to die happy, and at least grants their loved ones some closure.

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The Pre-Sacrifice Final Goodbye is what happens when the sacrifice is given more pathos; in their final moments, the hero gets to say goodbye. A final reward and feel-good moment that allows them to die happy, and at least grants their loved ones some closure.
closure. Often a LastMomentTogether.
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* ''[[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019): When [[Characters/MonsterVerseIshiroSerizawa Serizawa]] is preparing to set off in a mini-submarine into Godzilla's lethally-irradiated lair and manually detonate a nuclear warhead there, he exchanges tearful goodbyes with Dr. Chen, Dr. Stanton and Mark Russell.

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* ''[[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019): When [[Characters/MonsterVerseIshiroSerizawa Serizawa]] is preparing to set off in a mini-submarine into Godzilla's lethally-irradiated lair and manually detonate a nuclear warhead there, there to revive the dying Godzilla, he exchanges tearful goodbyes with Dr. Chen, Dr. Stanton and Mark Russell. Additionally, when he brings the warhead up to where Godzilla's head is and is just about to detonate it, he removes his helmet and glove and touches the King of the Monsters' snout with his bare hand while saying "Goodbye, old friend" in Japanese.
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* Parodied in the ZombieApocalypse episode in ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt''. One of the survivors is bitten, and realizing he will soon turn into a zombie, he decides to sacrifice himself to bait the horde and buy time for the others. But his final goodbyes take too long, and he turns into a zombie right as he opens the door to enact his sacrifice.
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* In ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'', "Goodbye V, and never stop fighting" are Johnny Silverhand's final words to V, although in his case, [[spoiler: he is long dead. This still counts, though, since in said scene, he sacrifices his one shot at a second life that he'd have gained by [[SplitPersonalityTakeover taking over V's body]].]]

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* In ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'', "Goodbye V, and never stop fighting" are Johnny Silverhand's final words to V, although in his case, [[spoiler: he is long dead. This still counts, though, since in said scene, he sacrifices his one shot at a second life that he'd have gained by [[SplitPersonalityTakeover taking over V's body]].]] However, [[spoiler: V can ''also'' reverse the scenario and do this for Johnny, if they chose to give up their body after completing "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", the game's unlockable final mission (assumedly if you two have a high enough relationship). Johnny tries to stop V from crossing the bridge multiple times, before he eventually admits that he's scared for them while displaying some [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness very anxious]] body language. V then offers a handshake goodbye, which Johnny reluctantly accepts. But when V tries to pull away, Johnny refuses to let go at first, holding their hand closer as he looks them in the eyes, before finally releasing it with an absolutely heartbreaking expression on his face. See it [[https://youtu.be/O4NQg1o5qSI?t=1102 here]] for yourself.]]
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* ''[[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019): When [[Characters/MonsterVerseMonarch Serizawa]] is preparing to set off in a mini-submarine into Godzilla's lethally-irradiated lair and manually detonate a nuclear warhead there, he exchanges tearful goodbyes with Dr. Chen, Dr. Stanton and Mark Russell.

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* ''[[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019): When [[Characters/MonsterVerseMonarch [[Characters/MonsterVerseIshiroSerizawa Serizawa]] is preparing to set off in a mini-submarine into Godzilla's lethally-irradiated lair and manually detonate a nuclear warhead there, he exchanges tearful goodbyes with Dr. Chen, Dr. Stanton and Mark Russell.
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* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNxR08GyKWg What Happens in Fear & Hunger 2: Termina - Full Story Analysis]]'' briefly mentions, when it gets to the section covering Ending A of ''VideoGame/FearAndHungerTermina'', Olivia, Marcoh, O'saa and Abella saying their goodbyes to Levi, Marina, Daan and Karin before the former four venture into the [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon White Bunker]]... from which they never emerge.
-->Goodbyes are made and the four venture into the bunker. The vault door clangs shut behind them — it will not open again.
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Compare IfIDoNotReturn, where the Hero's death is not certain and they're asking someone else to pass on a message to their loved one(s) if they die. Also related to DeadManWriting (where the character leaves a final message behind rather than delivering it in person). See also ItHasBeenAnHonor.

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Compare IfIDoNotReturn, where the Hero's death is not certain and they're asking someone else to pass on a message to their loved one(s) if they die. Also related to DeadManWriting (where the character leaves a final message behind rather than delivering it in person). Contrast with PlanningForTheFutureBeforeTheEnd, when the Hero avoids the topic of their death and instead discusses future plans that everyone knows will never happen. See also ItHasBeenAnHonor.
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* ''[[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019): When [[Characters/MonsterVerseMonarch Serizawa]] is preparing to set off in a mini-submarine into Godzilla's letahlly-irradiated lair and manually detonate a nuclear warhead there, he exchanges tearful goodbyes with Dr. Chen, Dr. Stanton and Mark Russell.

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* ''[[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019): When [[Characters/MonsterVerseMonarch Serizawa]] is preparing to set off in a mini-submarine into Godzilla's letahlly-irradiated lethally-irradiated lair and manually detonate a nuclear warhead there, he exchanges tearful goodbyes with Dr. Chen, Dr. Stanton and Mark Russell.

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* ''Film/TheAbyss''. After Bud uses the experimental liquid-breathing suit to descend to more than 17,000 feet underwater, he succeeds in de-fusing the nuclear warhead. He tells his ex-wife over the radio that he only has five minutes of oxygen left, so he can't possibly make it back alive, and she starts to lose it. His last words to her are "I love you, wife." [[spoiler:The aliens do save him, but that was an unexpected development.]]
* ''Film/Armageddon1998''. Harry Stamper, in lieu of allowing his daughter's fiancée to die on the asteroid, takes his place, with a final goodbye to Grace before.
* ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''. The climax of the film, where Steve crashes the plane to prevent it from reaching its target. He and Peggy have some tearful banter over the radio.
* ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''. A villainous example; [[spoiler:before departing with her minions to ensure the nuclear bomb meant to destroy Gotham detonates, Talia al Ghul gently places a hand on Bane's face and sadly says "Goodbye, my friend". As she leaves, Bane whispers "Goodbye" under his breath and turns his head away to hide the tears]].
* ''Film/IndependenceDay''. {{Downplayed|Trope}}. The alien ship is about to destroy Area 51 with its primary weapon and all of the attacking jets are out of missiles. Just before pilot Russell Casse performs a kamikaze attack to ram the ship and destroy it, he asks the ground controllers to tell his children that he loves them very much. His son is present in the control room and hears him.

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* ''Film/TheAbyss''. ''Film/TheAbyss'': After Bud uses the experimental liquid-breathing suit to descend to more than 17,000 feet underwater, he succeeds in de-fusing the nuclear warhead. He tells his ex-wife over the radio that he only has five minutes of oxygen left, so he can't possibly make it back alive, and she starts to lose it. His last words to her are "I love you, wife." [[spoiler:The aliens do save him, but that was an unexpected development.]]
* ''Film/Armageddon1998''. ''Film/Armageddon1998'': Harry Stamper, in lieu of allowing his daughter's fiancée to die on the asteroid, takes his place, with a final goodbye to Grace before.
* ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''. ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'': The climax of the film, where Steve crashes the plane to prevent it from reaching its target. He and Peggy have some tearful banter over the radio.
* ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''. ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'': A villainous example; [[spoiler:before departing with her minions to ensure the nuclear bomb meant to destroy Gotham detonates, Talia al Ghul gently places a hand on Bane's face and sadly says "Goodbye, my friend". As she leaves, Bane whispers "Goodbye" under his breath and turns his head away to hide the tears]].
* ''Film/IndependenceDay''. ''[[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019): When [[Characters/MonsterVerseMonarch Serizawa]] is preparing to set off in a mini-submarine into Godzilla's letahlly-irradiated lair and manually detonate a nuclear warhead there, he exchanges tearful goodbyes with Dr. Chen, Dr. Stanton and Mark Russell.
* ''Film/IndependenceDay'':
{{Downplayed|Trope}}. The alien ship is about to destroy Area 51 with its primary weapon and all of the attacking jets are out of missiles. Just before pilot Russell Casse performs a kamikaze attack to ram the ship and destroy it, he asks the ground controllers to tell his children that he loves them very much. His son is present in the control room and hears him.

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-->-- '''Johnny Silverhand''' to '''V''', ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077''

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-->-- '''Johnny Silverhand''' to '''V''', V, ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077''


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!!As this is a {{Death Trope|s}}, [[Administrivia/SpoilersOff unmarked spoilers abound]]. [[Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned Beware]].

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