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* [[spoiler: Otonashi]] in [[AngelBeats Angel Beats!]]. [[spoiler: After the train he was on is derailed, and the survivors are stuck underground, [[TheMedic Otonashi]] spends the next week helping everyone, despite the fact that he was badly injured. He kept this a secret so that no one would freak out. He dies seeing everyone getting rescued.]] [[Foreshadowing Luckily]][[spoiler: he was able to donate his organs.]]

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* [[spoiler: Otonashi]] in [[AngelBeats Angel Beats!]]. [[spoiler: After the train he was on is derailed, and the survivors are stuck underground, [[TheMedic Otonashi]] spends the next week helping everyone, despite the fact that he was badly injured. He kept this a secret so that no one would freak out. He dies seeing everyone getting rescued.]] [[Foreshadowing Luckily]][[spoiler: Luckily]] [[spoiler: he was able to donate his organs.]]
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* [[spoiler: Otonashi]] in [[AngelBeats Angel Beats!]]. [[spoiler: After the train he was on is derailed, and the survivors are stuck underground, [[TheMedic Otonashi]] spends the next week helping everyone, despite the fact that he was badly injured. He kept this a secret so that no one would freak out. He dies seeing everyone getting rescued.]] Luckily[[spoiler: he was able to donate his organs.]]

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* [[spoiler: Otonashi]] in [[AngelBeats Angel Beats!]]. [[spoiler: After the train he was on is derailed, and the survivors are stuck underground, [[TheMedic Otonashi]] spends the next week helping everyone, despite the fact that he was badly injured. He kept this a secret so that no one would freak out. He dies seeing everyone getting rescued.]] Luckily[[spoiler: [[Foreshadowing Luckily]][[spoiler: he was able to donate his organs.]]
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* [[spoiler: Otonashi]] in [[AngelBeats Angel Beats!]]. [[spoiler: After the train he was on is derailed, and the survivors are stuck underground, [[TheMedic Otonashi]] spends the next week helping everyone, despite the fact that he was badly injured. He kept this a secret so that no one would freak out. He dies seeing everyone getting rescued.]] Luckily[[spoiler: he was able to [[Foreshadowing donate his organs]]]].

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* [[spoiler: Otonashi]] in [[AngelBeats Angel Beats!]]. [[spoiler: After the train he was on is derailed, and the survivors are stuck underground, [[TheMedic Otonashi]] spends the next week helping everyone, despite the fact that he was badly injured. He kept this a secret so that no one would freak out. He dies seeing everyone getting rescued.]] Luckily[[spoiler: he was able to [[Foreshadowing donate his organs]]]].organs.]]
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* [[spoiler: Otonashi]] in [[AngelBeats Angel Beats!]]. [[spoiler: After the train he was on is derailed, and the survivors are stuck underground, [[TheMedic Otonashi]] spends the next week helping everyone, despite the fact that he was badly injured. He kept this a secret so that no one would freak out. He dies seeing everyone getting rescued.]] Luckily[[spoiler: he was able to [[Foreshadowing donate his organs]].]]

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* [[spoiler: Otonashi]] in [[AngelBeats Angel Beats!]]. [[spoiler: After the train he was on is derailed, and the survivors are stuck underground, [[TheMedic Otonashi]] spends the next week helping everyone, despite the fact that he was badly injured. He kept this a secret so that no one would freak out. He dies seeing everyone getting rescued.]] Luckily[[spoiler: he was able to [[Foreshadowing donate his organs]].]]organs]]]].
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* [[spoiler: Otonashi]] in [[AngelBeats Angel Beats!]]. [[spoiler: After the train he was on is derailed, and the survivors are stuck underground, [[TheMedic Otonashi]] spends the next week helping everyone, despite the fact that he was badly injured. He kept this a secret so that no one would freak out. He dies seeing everyone getting rescued.]] Luckily[[spoiler: he was able to [[Foreshadowing donate his organs]].

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* [[spoiler: Otonashi]] in [[AngelBeats Angel Beats!]]. [[spoiler: After the train he was on is derailed, and the survivors are stuck underground, [[TheMedic Otonashi]] spends the next week helping everyone, despite the fact that he was badly injured. He kept this a secret so that no one would freak out. He dies seeing everyone getting rescued.]] Luckily[[spoiler: he was able to [[Foreshadowing donate his organs]].]]
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* [[spoiler: Otonashi]] in [[AngelBeats Angel Beats!]]. [[spoiler: Flashback After the train he was on is derailed]], and the survivors are stuck underground, [[TheMedic Otonashi]] spends the next week helping everyone, despite the fact that he was badly injured. He kept this a secret so that no one would freak out. He dies seeing everyone getting rescued.]] Luckily[[spoiler: he was able to [[Foreshadowing donate his organs]].

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* [[spoiler: Otonashi]] in [[AngelBeats Angel Beats!]]. [[spoiler: Flashback After the train he was on is derailed]], derailed, and the survivors are stuck underground, [[TheMedic Otonashi]] spends the next week helping everyone, despite the fact that he was badly injured. He kept this a secret so that no one would freak out. He dies seeing everyone getting rescued.]] Luckily[[spoiler: he was able to [[Foreshadowing donate his organs]].
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* [[spoiler: Otonashi]] in [[AngelBeats Angel Beats!]]. [[spoiler: [[Flashback After the train he was on is derailed]], and the survivors are stuck underground, [[TheMedic Otonashi]] spends the next week helping everyone, despite the fact that he was badly injured. He kept this a secret so that no one would freak out. He dies seeing everyone getting rescued.]] Luckily[[spoiler: he was able to [[Foreshadowing donate his organs]].

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* [[spoiler: Otonashi]] in [[AngelBeats Angel Beats!]]. [[spoiler: [[Flashback Flashback After the train he was on is derailed]], and the survivors are stuck underground, [[TheMedic Otonashi]] spends the next week helping everyone, despite the fact that he was badly injured. He kept this a secret so that no one would freak out. He dies seeing everyone getting rescued.]] Luckily[[spoiler: he was able to [[Foreshadowing donate his organs]].
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* [[spoiler: Otonashi]] in [[AngelBeats Angel Beats!]]. [[spoiler: After the train he was on is derailed, and the survivors are stuck underground, [[TheMedic Otonashi]] spends the next week helping everyone, despite the fact that he was badly injured. He kept this a secret so that no one would freak out. He dies seeing everyone getting rescued.]] Luckily[[spoiler: he was able to [[Foreshadowing donate his organs]].]]

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* [[spoiler: Otonashi]] in [[AngelBeats Angel Beats!]]. [[spoiler: [[Flashback After the train he was on is derailed, derailed]], and the survivors are stuck underground, [[TheMedic Otonashi]] spends the next week helping everyone, despite the fact that he was badly injured. He kept this a secret so that no one would freak out. He dies seeing everyone getting rescued.]] Luckily[[spoiler: he was able to [[Foreshadowing donate his organs]].]]
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* [[spoiler: Otonashi]] in [[AngelBeats Angel Beats!]]. [[spoiler: [[Flashback After the train he was on is derailed]], and the survivors are stuck underground, [[TheMedic Otonashi]] spends the next week helping everyone, despite the fact that he was badly injured. He kept this a secret so that no one would freak out. He dies seeing everyone getting rescued.]] Luckily[[spoiler: he was able to [[Foreshadowing donate his organs]].]]

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* [[spoiler: Otonashi]] in [[AngelBeats Angel Beats!]]. [[spoiler: [[Flashback After the train he was on is derailed]], derailed, and the survivors are stuck underground, [[TheMedic Otonashi]] spends the next week helping everyone, despite the fact that he was badly injured. He kept this a secret so that no one would freak out. He dies seeing everyone getting rescued.]] Luckily[[spoiler: he was able to [[Foreshadowing donate his organs]].]]
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* [[spoiler: Otonashi]] in [[AngelBeats Angel Beats!]]. [[spoiler: [[Flashback After the train he was on is derailed]], and the survivors are stuck underground, [[TheMedic Otonashi]] spends the next week helping everyone, despite the fact that he was badly injured. He kept this a secret so that no one would freak out. He dies seeing everyone getting rescued.]] Luckily[[spoiler: he was able to [[Foreshadowing donate his organs]].]]

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* ''GunslingerGirl''. Hilshire gets shot in the gut during an assassination he carried out himself instead of leaving it to his cyborg. Triela notices something's wrong on his return to the hotel room, and is so upset (she's conditioned to protect him at the cost of her own life) that she runs out on Hilshire despite his efforts to play down the injury.
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** [[spoiler: Seth]] receives one of these at the very beginning of the game, though it doesn't affect his battle performance. [[IGotBetter He recovers well enough,]] though Eirika remains quite worried. [[spoiler: Their Support Conversations talk about this injury as well.]]
** [[spoiler:Greil]] in Fire Emblem 9 (Path of Radiance). Unique in that it was self inflicted.

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** [[spoiler: [[FireEmblemTheSacredStones Seth]] receives ]]receives one of these at the very beginning of the game, though it doesn't affect his battle performance. [[IGotBetter He recovers well enough,]] though Eirika remains quite worried. [[spoiler: Their Support Conversations talk about this injury as well.]]
** [[spoiler:Greil]] in [[FireEmblemTellius Fire Emblem 9 9]] (Path of Radiance). Unique in that it was self inflicted.
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** [[spoioler: Seth]] receives one of these at the very beginning of the game, though it doesn't affect his battle performance. [[IGotBetter He recovers well enough,]] though Eirika remains quite worried. [[spoiler: Their Support Conversations talk about this injury as well.]]

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** [[spoioler: [[spoiler: Seth]] receives one of these at the very beginning of the game, though it doesn't affect his battle performance. [[IGotBetter He recovers well enough,]] though Eirika remains quite worried. [[spoiler: Their Support Conversations talk about this injury as well.]]

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* [[spoiler:Griel]] in Fire Emblem 9 (Path of Radiance). Unique in that it was self inflicted.

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* [[spoiler:Griel]] FireEmblem has a couple of these in more recent installments:
** [[spoioler: Seth]] receives one of these at the very beginning of the game, though it doesn't affect his battle performance. [[IGotBetter He recovers well enough,]] though Eirika remains quite worried. [[spoiler: Their Support Conversations talk about this injury as well.]]
** [[spoiler:Greil]]
in Fire Emblem 9 (Path of Radiance). Unique in that it was self inflicted.
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* In JamesSwallow's BloodAngels novel ''Black Tide'', when [[spoiler:Vetch]] [[TakingABullet takes a bullet]] for Rafen, Rafen [[MoreHeroThanThou calls him a fool]], and he chides him as disrespectful and reveals that the wound he took in the fight before that one had been poisoned.
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* Also in {{Blood Diamond}}, where [[spoiler: Danny Archer receives a fatal gunshot wound to the lungs.]] He survives long enough to help Solomon and Dia escape before peacefully dying from his wounds.
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* Tsume in ''WolfsRain'', probably, its possible he just didn't realize he was ''that'' badly hurt until his adrenalin wore off, since he seemed rather surprised to see a pool of his own blood. In any case, [[spoiler: (he doesn't get better).]]

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* Tsume in ''WolfsRain'', probably, its probably. Its possible he just didn't realize he was ''that'' badly hurt until his adrenalin wore off, since he seemed rather surprised to see a pool of his own blood. In any case, [[spoiler: (he doesn't get better).]]

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* Tsume in ''WolfsRain'' (he doesn't get better).
** This troper thought he just didn't realize he was ''that'' badly hurt until his adrenalin wore off, since he seemed rather surprised to see a pool of his own blood.

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* Tsume in ''WolfsRain'' (he doesn't get better).
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''WolfsRain'', probably, its possible he just didn't realize he was ''that'' badly hurt until his adrenalin wore off, since he seemed rather surprised to see a pool of his own blood.blood. In any case, [[spoiler: (he doesn't get better).]]

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* In Baz Luhrmann's 1996 version of RomeoAndJuliet, Mercutio plays off his mortal stab wound as not being that serious.

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* In Baz Luhrmann's 1996 version of RomeoAndJuliet, ''[=~William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet~=]'', Mercutio plays off his mortal stab wound as not being that serious.



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A subtrope of the GameBreakingInjury and/or BulletHolesAndRevelations. When a character hides that they've received a [[GameBreakingInjury GBI]]. The key is that it's not necessarily revealed by a fight scene, and that they hide it from their friends as well. Often accompanied by the injured party stating that "it was nothing", "I'm fine", or after the seriousness is discovered, "ICanStillFight".

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A subtrope of the GameBreakingInjury and/or BulletHolesAndRevelations. When a character hides that they've received a [[GameBreakingInjury GBI]]. The key is that it's not necessarily revealed by a fight scene, and that they hide it from their friends as well.well - differentiating it from MortalWoundReveal. Often accompanied by the injured party stating that "it was nothing", "I'm fine", or after the seriousness is discovered, "ICanStillFight".
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* Date Masamune in the ''SengokuBasara'' anime gets shot, but doesn't reveal the injury until he's miles from the battlefield. He'd been riding his horse unconscious for quite a way. Leads to a ShirtlessScene and two ICanStillFight moments. A glorious injury all around.

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* Date Masamune in the ''SengokuBasara'' anime gets shot, but doesn't reveal the injury until he's miles from the battlefield. He'd battlefield where he'd been riding his horse unconscious for quite a way. Leads to a ShirtlessScene and two ICanStillFight moments. A glorious injury all around.
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* Date Masamune in the ''SengokuBasara'' anime gets shot, but doesn't reveal the injury until he's miles from the battlefield. He'd been riding his horse unconscious for quite a way. Leads to a ShirtlessScene and two ICanStillFight moments. A glorious injury all around.
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* In ''Catch-22'' when Yossarian's plane is hit [[spoiler: with flak, his crewmate Snowden has a minor injury and appears to be in shock. We see snippets of Yossarian comforting Snowden all through the novel, thinking Snowden's injuries are minor - but Yossarian finally discovers "Snowden's secret" - an untreatably massive trauma that means Yossarian can only hold Snowden's hand and watch him die.]] This could almost be a trope namer, as it's a pretty famous example.

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* I heard there was some battle in which one side took ''over 100% casualties'', meaning that a significant portion of the force was injured, missing, or captured, returned to fighting, and became casualties ''again''. Might have been Iwo Jima or Fallujah... someplace with less than pleasant weather, and a rather lengthy battle, more than a few days...

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* I heard there was some battle in which one side took ''over 100% casualties'', meaning that a significant portion of the force was injured, missing, or captured, returned to fighting, and became casualties ''again''. Might have been Iwo Jima or Fallujah... someplace with less than pleasant weather, and a rather lengthy battle, more than a few days...


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** The 3rd Armored Division in WWII's European theater had [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Armored_Division_%28United_States%29#Combat_Statistics 16,122 casualties]] out of a 16,000 strong division. Division Commander Major General Maurice Rose was killed in action, one of 11 KIA US Generals in the war. There's a fantastic book called [[http://www.amazon.com/Death-Traps-Survival-American-Division/dp/0891418148/ref=pd_cp_b_1 Death Traps: Survival of an American Armored Division in World War II]] written by a mechanic. He excoriates the M4 Sherman as a piece of crap both offensively and defensively. His story about hosing out the prior, deceased crew before manning the patched-up machine with a new tank crew certainly lends weight to his claim.
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* The end of Children of Men.

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* The At the end of Children of Men.
''ChildrenOfMen'', [[spoiler:Theo receives a secret gunshot wound. He survives long enough to help Key escape, before succumbing to his wound.]]
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** And who could forget [[spoiler:Quercus Alba]] who concealed a stab wound until he needed it for his alibi.
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* In the DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse novel ''Fear Itself'', the Doctor does this after getting more or less harpooned in the stomach while on a space station because [[TheyWouldCutYouUp he doesn't trust any of the medical staff around to help him]]. He buttons up his frock coat and Fitz performs some very basic first aid on him when they're back in their cabin. [[GoodThingYouCanHeal Good thing he can heal]]. Too bad [[{{Determinator}} he just has to go heroically carrying someone out of a fire before he gets better]] -- his wound opens up again.

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* In the DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse ''DoctorWho'' EighthDoctorAdventures novel ''Fear Itself'', the Doctor does this after getting more or less harpooned in the stomach while on a space station because [[TheyWouldCutYouUp he doesn't trust any of the medical staff around to help him]]. He buttons up his frock coat and Fitz performs some very basic first aid on him when they're back in their cabin. [[GoodThingYouCanHeal Good thing he can heal]]. Too bad [[{{Determinator}} he just has to go heroically carrying someone out of a fire before he gets better]] -- his wound opens up again.
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* The end of Children of Men.
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* In John Moore's ''The Unhandsome Prince'', the title character wins a tournament with an enchanted sword ... except that when he struck the winning blow, his opponent's dagger slipped beneath his breastplate and gravely wounded him. (The judges didn't see it.) Since the winner had bet on himself (at 100-1 odds), he couldn't reveal his injury or he'd lose the tournament (and his winnings, which he needed to get his family from going bankrupt).

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* In John Moore's ''The Unhandsome Prince'', the title character wins a tournament with an enchanted sword ... except that when he struck the winning blow, his opponent's dagger slipped beneath his breastplate and gravely wounded him. (The judges didn't see it.) Since the winner had bet on himself (at 100-1 odds), he couldn't reveal his injury or he'd lose the tournament (and his winnings, which he needed to get keep his family from going bankrupt).
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* In John Moore's ''The Unhandsome Prince'', the title character wins a tournament with an enchanted sword ... except that when he struck the winning blow, his opponent's dagger slipped beneath his breastplate and gravely wounded him. (The judges didn't see it.) Since the winner had bet on himself (at 100-1 odds), he couldn't reveal his injury or he'd lose the tournament (and his winnings, which he needed to get his family from going bankrupt).

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