This is discussion archived from a time before the current discussion method was installed.
Mister Six: Corrected the Mars Attacks example.
Seven Seals: The annoying thing is, I could neither recall that part exactly nor find a clip of it. I knew it was probably off in some way, but that's what the wiki's for, I guess.
LTR For what it's worth, some historical accounts of Sedgwick's death say he never even finished the word "distance" before being shot, getting only as far as "Dis.."
Seven Seals: That's probably one of those "it's too good to not be true" variants. Or maybe he did get shot mid-sentence and nobody wants to believe it. :-)
Silent Hunter: I've heard that story about a Victorian British General. BTW, I've taken out the Doctor Who entry because that episode hasn't aired in the US yet. Stick it in Doctor Who New Series Tropes until it does.
Seven Seals: Do people actually use that page for that? I know I'm not going to keep track of edits until something has aired in the US...
Mister Six: Cut---
Live Action Role Play In an apocryphal example, actor Patrick Stewart (of Star Trek fame) gave a rousing speech as prelude to an SCA live-action combat event. He was immediately "killed" by a lucky long-range shot from the opposing team, and supposedly spent several hours lying in the mud until the event had finished.
-- because if it's apocryphal why is it here? And LARP isn't fiction. :( And! Does Patrick Stewart honestly LARP? Or was it some kind of promo thing.
Seven Seals: Because a) we're not very hung up on verifiability and b) it's a cool story. (No, I didn't add it.)
Eytan: Futurama isn't live-action, but I'm not entirely sure how to change this properly - maybe someone more experienced in the wiki's structure can do it?
Caswin: I'm confused - is this a coulda-been inspiring speech at the beginning of a battle, or a last-minute revelation of victory at the end to which the universe swiftly delivers a nasty counterpoint, which many of the examples seem to be?
Sean Tucker: Couldn't resist the Candlejack reference. Plus, I think the "*THUD*" completes the The Prin
Is Doomed Moral Victor a subtrope of this? Some of the examples seem to fit, like the Pitch Black sequel one. --Document N
