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* [[WebOriginal/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog Dr. Horrible]]: "Don't worry, Billy. [[TearJerker Captain Hammer will save us..."]]
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* Both times [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann Nia Teppelin]] finds herself captured, she is adament that Simon will come for her. And he does.

* In TheBible, the Children of Israel are certain that [[SheWillComeForMe The Messiah Will Come For Them]].

* ''{{Angel}}'': When Cordelia is trapped in the Pylea dimension.

* ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': I know there are moments with the GenreSavvy Scoobies under threat but certain that Buffy Will Come For Them. I just can't think of examples off the top of my head.

* In FatalFrame 2, a flashback to [[BigBad Sae]] and Yae's attempted escape from the village shows Sae thinking this while she is in captivity.

* DrHorrible: "Don't worry, Billy. [[TearJerker Captain Hammer will save us..."]]

** Spike says it repeatedly over the Season 7 episodes ''Bring on the Night'' and ''Showtime.'' This troper assumed that BuffyTheVampireSlayer was the TropeNamer, since it is specifically "'''''she''''' will come for me."

-->'''Lex:''' [[BigWrong WRONG!]]

* ''ThePrincessBride'' has three Will Come For Me moments.

-->Buttercup: No matter where you take me, there's no greater hunter than Prince Humperdinck. He could track a falcon on a cloudy day. He can find you.
-->Man in Black: You think your dearest love will save you?
-->Buttercup: I never said he was my dearest love. And yes, he will save me. That I know.

-->Buttercup: Any word from Westley?
-->Humperdinck: Too soon, my angel. Patience.
-->Buttercup: He will come for me.

-->Buttercup, ''hearing the sounds of fighting'': Here comes my Westley now.
-->Humperdinck: Your Westley is dead. I killed him myself.
-->Buttercup: Then why is there fear behind your eyes?

* Amy Pond of ''DoctorWho'' gives a speech to [[spoiler: her newborn daughter]] about how Rory will come for her. He does.

* SamuraiChamploo: In the finale, Fuu is kidnapped by [[spoiler:thugs using her as bait against Mugen.]] Fuu tells them that He Won't Come For Me, you idiots, since [[spoiler:she believes [[{{Jerkass}} Mugen]] won't risk his life for her. Cue CMOH and Fuu's shock when Mugen shows up and tosses away his weapons to save her]].
* {{Togari}}: The first time Itsuki is held hostage to threaten Tobe, [[YouCanKeepHer Tobe couldn't care less about her]]. The second time, [[http://i54.tinypic.com/r76r2b.jpg the now-cynical Itsuki]] is [[http://i54.tinypic.com/2qd9xj7.jpg openly scornful]] of her kidnapper, since of course Tobe Won't Come For Her. [[spoiler:And of course Tobe comes to the rescue, thanks to CharacterDevelopment]]. An excellent example of this trope, and explicitly a CallBack.

* TheDarkKnight: Used to great effect when [[spoiler:Rachel and Harvey]] are kidnapped. [[spoiler:It turns into a HopeSpot by playing straight Rachel's faith to the last second that Batman Will Come For Us, but subverting the BigDamnHeroes moment expected to follow. That juxtaposition is what makes it so sad.]]

* PitchBlack: Jack says "He's not coming back, is he?" when [[spoiler:Riddick leaves Jack and Imam in the cave]]. [[ZigZaggingTrope Zigzagged]] when [[spoiler:Riddick WAS going to leave them to die, but Fry convinces him otherwise. Their return prompts Jack to say, "Never had a doubt!"]]

* {{Waterworld}}: [[MacGuffinGirl Enola]] is kidnapped by evil smokers, who taunt her that the surly Mariner won't rescue her: "He's not here. And he ain't coming. And no one's gonna save you." Enola retorts that "He'll Come For Me, he will," and gives a speech about the Mariner being a MemeticBadass who will kill them all in their sleep. [[spoiler:Of course the Mariner shows up and blows the smokers' base sky-high to save Enola, because [[PowerOfFriendship "She's my friend."]]]]

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* DrHorrible: "Don't worry, Billy. [[TearJerker Captain Hammer will save us..."]]

* {{Angel}}: When Cordelia is trapped in the Pylea dimension.

* BuffyTheVampireSlayer: I know there are moments with the GenreSavvy Scoobies under threat but certain that Buffy Will Come For Them. I just can't think of examples off the top of my head.

* TheAdventuresOfSuperman: "Don't worry. Superman will save us!" OK, not a direct quote, but c'mon, they did it at least once every other episode. Jimmy, Lois, Perry, or Inspector Henderson would be in a trap or some kind of predicament but be confident that Supes would rescue them.
* Amy Pond of DoctorWho gives a speech to [[spoiler: her newborn daughter]] about how Rory will come for her. He does.

-->'''Lex:''' C'mon, say it, say it.

-->'''Lex:''' WRONG!

:: Of course in the end, Westley doesn't show up on time, causing Buttercup to almost have a HeroicBSOD: "He didn't come..." Then he shows up after all, late for the wedding but JustInTime to face Humperdinck in the bedroom.

A Rescue Trope with the Distressed Damsel/Dude invoking the likelihood of rescue by a specific person or small group. He Will Come For Me is the most basic version, followed by variations.

He Will Come For Me often indicates a character GenreSavvy enough to be sure the hero will show up JustInTime. He Won't Come For Me is a subtrope of NothingCanSaveUsNow in which the character despairs of rescue by a specific person (or small group of people), rather than despairing of being saved in general by [[DeusExMachina rocks falling from the sky]], [[CrazyEnoughToWork thinking up a daring escape plan]], and such. However, She Will Come / She Won't Come For Me are ''not'' subversions or inversions of each other; they are equal facets of the same trope.

Like ConscienceMakesYouGoBack MUST contain the rescuer characters "stopping on their way and realizing they have to (go back to the rescue)," '''She Will/Won't Come For Me MUST contain the Distressed characters invoking the likelihood of rescue by someone specific''': they will argue about it with the Bad Guy, discuss it with their fellow Distressed Designees, or even just think about it in their internal monologue. He Will/Won't Come For Me can overlap with ChangedMyMindKid when it focuses on the Kid's expectation of whether the Changing Of Mind will occur.

* TheAdventuresOfSuperman: "Don't worry. Superman will save us!" OK, not a direct quote, but c'mon, they did it at least once every other episode. Jimmy, Lois, Perry, or Inspector Henderson would be in a trap or some kind of predicament but be confident that Supes would rescue them.

* The subversion/lampshade in ''SupermanReturns'':

* [[TheAdventuresOfSuperman "Don't worry. Superman will save us!"]] OK, not a direct quote, but c'mon, they did it at least once every other episode. Jimmy, Lois, Perry, or Inspector Henderson would be in a trap or some kind of predicament but be confident that Supes would rescue them.

A guaranteed {{Tearjerker}} is to [[SubvertedTrope subvert]] this trope: a Distressed Designee believing that S/He Will Come For Me when TheHero ''doesn't'' come or [[YouAreTooLate arrives much too late]], turning the whole thing into a cruel HopeSpot with the Distressed Designee often DyingAlone. There may be versions where TheHero doesn't come and the Distressed Designee didn't expect hir to, but expect that variation to be [[ShootTheShaggyDog pointless and depressing]].

A guaranteed {{Tearjerker}} is to [[SubvertedTrope subvert]] this trope: a Distressed Designee believing that S/He Will Come For Me when TheHero ''doesn't'' come or arrives much too late, turning the whole thing into a cruel HopeSpot with the Distressed Designee often DyingAlone. There may be versions where TheHero doesn't come and the Distressed Designee didn't expect hir to, but expect that variation to be [[ShootTheShaggyDog pointless and depressing]].

A guaranteed {{Tearjerker}} is to pull a Distressed Designee believing that S/He Will Come For Me when TheHero ''doesn't'' come or arrives much too late, turning the whole thing into a cruel HopeSpot with the Distressed Designee often DyingAlone. There may be versions where TheHero doesn't come and the Distressed Designee didn't expect hir to, but expect that variation to be [[ShootTheShaggyDog pointless and depressing]].

* [[DrHorrible "Don't worry, Billy.]] [[TearJerker Captain Hammer will save us..."]]

'''He Will Come For Me:''' Bob the DistressedDude is kidnapped by the BigBad, who gloats that Bob's rescue is impossible since NothingCanStopUsNow. But Bob has faith in Alice the Hero and says that She Will Come For Me in the face of danger. Sure enough, Alice shows up JustInTime for a BigDamnHeroes rescue and vindicates Bob's faith. Cue CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming and Bob likely declaring [[IKnewIt I Knew You'd Come Back]] or [[ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike It Took You Long Enough]].

'''He Won't Come For Me:''' Bob the DistressedDude is kidnapped by the BigBad, who plans to lure the Hero Alice into a trap by telling her [[IHaveYourWife I Have Your Bob]]. But maybe Alice is a {{Jerkass}} DesignatedHero who's made it clear she thinks Bob is TheLoad. Or maybe Bob is TheAtoner who's spun the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor so many times he doesn't think that he deserves to be saved. Either way, Bob declares that he's useless as a hostage, since She Won't Come For Me. Cue double CMOH and Bob's shock when Alice [[ChangedMyMindKid shows up anyway]] for a BigDamnHeroes rescue, proving that Alice is really a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and that Bob does have people who care about him.

He Will Come For Me often indicates a character GenreSavvy enough to be sure the hero will show up JustInTime. He Won't Come For Me is a subtrope of NothingCanSaveUsNow in which the character despairs of rescue by a specific person (or small group of people), rather than despairing of being saved in general by [[DeusExMachina rocks falling from the sky]], [[CrazyEnoughToWork thinking up a daring escape plan]], and the like.

Like ConscienceMakesYouGoBack MUST contain the rescuer characters "stopping on their way and realizing they have to (go back to the rescue)," He Will/Won't Come For Me MUST contain the Distressed characters invoking the likelihood of rescue by someone specific: they will argue about it with the Bad Guy, discuss it with their fellow Distressed Designees, or even just think about it in their internal monologue. He Will/Won't Come For Me can overlap with ChangedMyMindKid when it focuses on the Kid's expectation of whether the Changing Of Mind will occur.

A guaranteed {{Tearjerker}} is to pull a Distressed Designee believing that S/He Will Come For Me when the Hero ''doesn't'' come or arrives much too late, turning the whole thing into a cruel HopeSpot with the Distressed Designee often DyingAlone. There are probably versions where the Hero doesn't come and the Distressed Designee didn't expect hir to, but expect that variation to be [[ShootTheShaggyDog pointless and/or depressing]].

* {{Togari}}: The first time Itsuki is held hostage to threaten Tobe, [[YouCanKeepHer Tobe couldn't care less about her]]. The second time, [[http://i54.tinypic.com/r76r2b.jpg the now-cynical Itsuki]] is [[http://i54.tinypic.com/2qd9xj7.jpg openly scornful]] of her kidnapper, since of course Tobe Won't Come For Her. [[spoiler:And of course Tobe comes to the rescue, thanks to CharacterDevelopment]]. One of my favorite instances of this trope, and explicitly a CallBack.

* PitchBlack: Jack says "He's not coming back, is he?" when [[spoiler:Riddick leaves Jack and Imam in the cave]]. Zigzagged when [[spoiler:Riddick WAS going to leave them to die, but Fry convinces him otherwise. Their return prompts Jack to say, "Never had a doubt!"]]
* ''ThePrincessBride'' has two Will Come For Me moments.

* {{Waterworld}}: [[MacGuffinGirl Enola]] is kidnapped by evil smokers, who taunt her that the surly Mariner won't rescue her: "He's not here. And he ain't coming. And no one's gonna save you." Enola retorts that "He'll Come For Me, he will," and gives a speech about the Mariner being a MemeticBadass who will kill them all in their sleep. [[spoiler:Of course the Mariner shows up and blows the smokers' base sky high to save Enola, because [[PowerOfFriendship "She's my friend."]]]]

* [[DrHorrible "Don't worry, Billy.]] [[TearJerker Captain Hero will save us..."]]