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* [[spoiler: The Contessa]] of the ''Literature/HIVESeries''.
* In Creator/DavidGemmell's Legend, Druss is a legendary warrior who has somehow managed to survive to old age. His body is slowly giving out on him and he often has trouble geting up in the morning due to arthritis. When news arrives that a Nadir army is threatening the country, Druss has a vision of Death who promises him many more years of life if he just stays home. Instead, Druss picks up his battleaxe and goes out to fight what will be his final battle. His presence boosts morale and his mentorship helps the defending army's inexperienced officers put up a brilliant defense. In the end Druss is wounded with a poisoned blade which finally takes him out of action. However when the final gate is breached, he climbs from his sickbed, takes his axe and charges into the enemy, taking over twenty with him before he finally falls.

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* %%* [[spoiler: The Contessa]] of the ''Literature/HIVESeries''.
* ''Literature/{{Drenai}}'': In Creator/DavidGemmell's Legend, ''Legend'', Druss is a legendary warrior who has somehow managed to survive to old age. His body is slowly giving out on him and he often has trouble geting up in the morning due to arthritis. When news arrives that a Nadir army is threatening the country, Druss has a vision of Death who promises him many more years of life if he just stays home. Instead, Druss picks up his battleaxe and goes out to fight what will be his final battle. His presence boosts morale and his mentorship helps the defending army's inexperienced officers put up a brilliant defense. In the end Druss is wounded with a poisoned blade which finally takes him out of action. However when the final gate is breached, he climbs from his sickbed, takes his axe and charges into the enemy, taking over twenty with him before he finally falls.



* In the classic sci-fi novel Seetee Shock, the protagonist receives a lethal dose of radiation in the first chapter. The rest of the book takes place during the "walking ghost" phase of radiation poisoning, as he tries to track down the saboteur who attacked their antimatter mine.

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* In the classic sci-fi novel Seetee Shock, ''Literature/{{Seetee}} Shock'', the protagonist receives a lethal dose of radiation in the first chapter. The rest of the book takes place during the "walking ghost" phase of radiation poisoning, as he tries to track down the saboteur who attacked their antimatter mine.


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* In ''Literature/{{Rainwater}}'', Mr. Rainwater joins the group of locals taking a stand against [[HateSink Conrad Ellis]] and his gang of thugs. He doesn't mind the danger because he has terminal cancer and will be dead in a few months anyway. Late in the book he does something more dramatic: [[spoiler:TakingTheHeat for the vigilante killing of Conrad, which was actually committed by ten-year-old Solly. He dies of cancer before he can be executed.]]
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* ''Fanfic/TheMorrigan'': After accomplishing their goals and nearly escaping in a trimmed-down Gundam Pharact, Norea du Noc and Elan Ceres (#5) are faced with the Gundam Nemain, a prototype gundam piloted by three deadly and insane pilots. Both know that they're not making it out of this alive, so Norea asks Elan if he meant it when he said he loves her earlier, which he confirms, and together they decide to go out swinging. [[spoiler:They survive, thanks to the timely intervention of Miorine Mercury]].
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* ''Anime/CodeGeass'': After losing everything (his friends, his allies, his [[TheConfidant confidant,]] both his family, and as a result, [[DespairEventHorizon his hope]]), [[spoiler:Lelouch]] decides to pull out all the stops in order to defeat his enemy. This includes violating his own code of ethics and [[spoiler:using his hypnotic ability to make people his slaves, then marching into the mystical realm where his father is preparing to enact his plans ''and destroying the only exit'']].

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* ''Anime/CodeGeass'': After losing everything (his friends, his allies, his [[TheConfidant confidant,]] both his family, and as a result, [[DespairEventHorizon his hope]]), [[spoiler:Lelouch]] [[spoiler: [[Characters/CodeGeassLelouchLamperouge Lelouch Lamperouge]]]] decides to pull out all the stops in order to defeat his enemy. This includes violating his own code of ethics and [[spoiler:using his hypnotic ability to make people his slaves, then marching into the mystical realm where his father is preparing to enact his plans ''and destroying the only exit'']].

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