Fan Works
"Wake up! Don't leave me! Don't..."
—The Child of Love, chapter 9
“Wake up Asuka, wake up,” Shinji said quietly while staring at the limp body he held.
“Asuka, please talk to me. Asuka…”
— Shinji, Neon Genesis Evangelion: Genocide
"Stupid cat! Wake up! You can't just tell someone you love them and then go and die! And get on my nerves with your dumb flirts? Who's going to tell me your lame cat puns? CHAT! That's it! I've had it! You hear me!? Please... just open your eyes... that's all I ask... please."
— Ladybug, "Always Protect You
", a Miraculous Ladybug fan comic
", a Miraculous Ladybug fan comicWhen the sled arrived for them, with Kristoff and Sven trailing behind, Anna wouldn't let the soldiers take Elsa from her—she climbed into the sled herself, half-carrying and half-dragging her sister. For someone so slight, Elsa was heavy. She'd have to tell Elsa that when she woke up, tease her a little the way younger sisters were supposed to do. She'd stay until then—she had to stay with her sister, had to be there when Elsa opened her eyes. She had to make sure that Elsa knew she wasn't alone, not now, not ever again. She'd be there for her big sister no matter what.
“No, no, no, don’t...I didn’t mean to...you’re not allowed to die, you useless piece of shit. Wake the fuck up!”
—Bakugou, after accidentally killing a robber, Mastermind: Rise of Anarchy
"Wake up, you stupid worm baby, I want to fight you![...]Dib, get up.[...]Come on, you big-headed fool, get up! Get up or I'll doom you![...]Dib, you idiot, get up! Come on, get up! GET UP!"
—Zim after Dib performs a Heroic Sacrifice, Halloween Unspectacular
Film — Animated
Chirin: Huh? What happened with Woe? (yawns) Is he gone? We're lucky he didn't eat us, right? Right, mom? (expects a response) Mom?
Chirin's mother: (no response)
Chirin: (notices his mother isn't responding) What's wrong, mom? (begins shaking her hoof) Wake up! Mom! Wake up, I said!
The rest of the surviving sheep: (sadly watches on in silence)
Chirin: Did the wolf hurt you? (starts shaking her hoof even faster) Wake up! (starts trembling) No! You can't die, mom! (starts crying hysterically) Don't die, mom! Don't die! (starts running around her body and shaking her) No! Wake up!
The other sheep: (start bowing their heads)
Chirin: Wake up, I say! Don't die on me! Mom... (falls down her body) Don't die!
— Ringing Bell (Japanese version)
Film — Live-Action
"The son of Odin, you must wake up! You must save us!"
—Heimdall to Thor, Avengers: Age of Ultron
"Mr. Stark... we won, right...? Mr. Stark...? We won..."
— Peter Parker, Avengers: Endgame
"It's alright. It's quite alright, really. She's having a rest. We'll be going on soon. There's no hurry, you see. We have all the time in the world."
Live-Action TV
"You'd have laughed at that. Please laugh."
"Matt, come on, you gotta get up, you gotta get up, please wake up!"
— Karen Page, Daredevil (2015), "Reunion"
Alice: (to Betty) Grandma Betty, we're here. (to her husband) Look, honey. She's asleep.
Alice's husband: ...I don't think she's asleep, honey.
Video Games
"Joel! Aw, shit. Joel - here. Get up, get up, get up. You gotta tell me what to do! Come on, you gotta get up! Joel?"
— Ellie, The Last of Us
"Get up, Lu, you big dummy! Get up...!"
—Delthea if Luthier dies in Classic Mode, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Webcomics
"Laura? No, Laura... Youre fine. You're fine! Everything's okay now. We can finally be happy. Please... I'm sorry I asked for more time. I shouldn't have waited... but we can still go back to the way things were... When you wake up we'l be together again..."
— Keith, TwoKinds
"You are beautiful when you sleep. But it's getting a bit old. Please wake up."
Western Animation
Here you go, Lieutenant Shiny-Sides. It's okay. You don't have to eat it now. You're just sleeping. You'll eat it later. You'll eat it later, Lieutenant Shiny-Sides!"
— Peter Griffin, Family Guy
Starr: I don't think Fish is asleep, Jude.
Jude: Then why won't he wake up?
[Starr, Wyatt, Jen, and Jonesy wait sadly for the realization to sink in]
Wyatt: ...I'm sorry, man.
Jude: [gasps] Fish is... dead? [runs off in tears] Noooo!! Fish!
Jude: Then why won't he wake up?
[Starr, Wyatt, Jen, and Jonesy wait sadly for the realization to sink in]
Wyatt: ...I'm sorry, man.
Jude: [gasps] Fish is... dead? [runs off in tears] Noooo!! Fish!
