History HeroicSacrifice / VisualNovel

* The ''VisualNovel/ShallWeDate'' games includes this once in a while:
** The start of ''VisualNovel/ShallWeDateAngelOrDevil'' has Akane, the protagonist, saving a little boy from getting hit by a car. This somehow leads to YourDaysAreNumbered and gives her one week to live; her actions will decide which of her three potential love interests (an angel, a demon and TheGrimReaper) will collect her soul.
** ''VisualNovel/ShallWeDateNinjaShadow'' begins with a young ninja dying to save a village that's being burned to the ground for not being able to pay abusive taxes to the BigBad. The protagonist, Saori, is the man's {{bifauxnen}} younger sister who [[DeadPersonImpersonation impersonates him from then on.]]
* ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors'', Ace stays behind to let the others access the other two rooms. [[spoiler:The party winds up back in the starting area, and Ace did it to make sure the others wouldn't check door 3.]]
** [[spoiler:Snake]] in the "Safe" ending, in a combination of this and revenge for [[spoiler:Clover's death]].
* In ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', Heaven's Feel route, either [[spoiler:Illya]] (for True End) or [[spoiler:Shirou]] (for Normal End) have to do this. The first is a BittersweetEnding, as [[spoiler:Saber and Archer don't make it either and Shirou gives up on his ideals]], but otherwise good. The second is a real {{downer|Ending}} but it's very impressive, as [[spoiler:Shirou]] actually [[DiedStandingUp dies]] ''before'' he can complete it... only to complete it ''after'' he's died.
* Deconstructed in ''VisualNovel/DateWarp'' -- in many paths, a Heroic Sacrifice will appear to resolve the immediate problem, but at far too high a cost, and the True Ending requires looking past this sort of thing to find another solution.
* [[spoiler:Hanako's parents]] from ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' [[spoiler:physically protected her from the fire ten years ago, explaining her scars, her trauma, and her being an orphan.]]
* ''VisualNovel/MajiDeWatashiNiKoiShinasai'' has a couple. [[spoiler:Gakuto]] for Chika, [[spoiler:Momoyo]] for Moro, etc.
* In the ''VisualNovel/SwanSong'', some of the [[spoiler:Daichi give up their lives for other followers to escape]].
* ''VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron'' in the biggest way at the end of one late chapter, [[spoiler:Metroplex sacrifices all his remaining energon to allow the Ark to launch. He falls to his knees as the ship launches, and falls over unconscious/dead as it blasts away.]]
* After the main character expresses regret for helping the CorruptCorporateExecutive create [[ArtificialHuman androids using human brains]] in the [[ScienceFictionVisualNovels science fiction visual novel]] ''VisualNovel/BionicHeart'', [[spoiler:he blows up the laboratory where he works -- with the two of them still inside it]].
* In ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'', [[spoiler:Kengo and Masato risk their lives to protect Riki and Rin from danger when their bus drives off a cliff during a field trip. In one timeline, this kills them. Kyousuke also risks his life to stop the oil from exploding and so allows Riki to save several people in the meantime, which can either result in his death or everyone being saved depending on your choices at the very end.]]
* ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa'':
** Sakura chooses to [[HeroicSuicide commit suicide]] rather than kill one of her friends or allow her beloved dojo to be destroyed (Monokuma threatened to destroy it if she didn't kill someone, but [[ExactWords he never said it had to be someone]] ''[[ExactWords else]]''). Not only does this shatter Monokuma's hold over the other students and get them to rally together, but she also breaks the lock on the door to the headmaster's office before killing herself to let Kyoko have access to it.
** Before the events of the game [[JapaneseDelinquents Mondo's]] big brother, Daiya, sacrificed himself by pushing Mondo out of the way of an incoming truck. Mondo blames himself for his death, which is the second incentive of the game.
* In ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganronpa2'', this is implied to be why Gundam and Nekomaru tried to kill each other, since everyone would've stayed trapped and slowly starved to death in the fun house if a murder didn't happen. While Gundam still tries to defend himself at the class trial, he gladly accepts his death once he's been discovered. When Hajime and Chiaki ask him if this was his motive, he denies it by pushing his evil overlord persona, though Hajime is unconvinced.
** Earlier, when Monokuma is about to blast Akane for violating the rules, Nekomaru [[TakingTheBullet steps in front of the shot.]] {{Subverted}} in that he comes back later...as [[EmergencyTransformation Mechamaru.]]
** Later, during Chapter 5, Chiaki realizes Nagito's plan, creating a situation where the murderer couldn't be identified, was to get everyone except [[TheMole her]] executed. She urges everyone to vote for her as the killer, relying that Nagito's luck held out and that she's the one who accidentally killed him. She's right.
* ''VisualNovel/NewDanganronpaV3'':
** Tenko manages to pull this off ''by accident.'' During the third chapter, after Angie is found dead, Korekiyo offers to perform a séance, which requires a conduit for Angie's spirit to enter. Himiko volunteers, but Tenko takes her place so that Himiko will be able to say goodbye to her, inadvertently getting into the death trap Kiyo had set.

** Sakura chooses to [[HeroicSuicide commit suicide]] rather than kill one of her friends or allow her beloved dojo to be destroyed.]] Not only does this shatter Monokuma's hold over the other students and get them to rally together, but she also breaks the headmaster's lock before killing herself to let Kyoko have access to it.

** Tenko manages to pull this off ''by accident.'' During the third chapter, after Angie is found dead, Korekiyo offers to perform a séance to bring her spirit back, which requires a conduit for Angie's spirit to enter. Himiko volunteers, but Tenko takes her place so that Himiko will be able to say goodbye to her, inadvertently getting into the death trap Kiyo had set.

** [[spoiler: Sakura]] chooses to [[HeroicSuicide commit suicide]] rather than [[spoiler: kill one of her friends or allow her beloved dojo to be destroyed.]] Not only does this shatter Monokuma's hold over the other students and get them to rally together, but [[spoiler: she also breaks the headmaster's lock before killing herself to let Kyoko have access to it.]]
** Before the events of the game [[spoiler:[[JapaneseDelinquents Mondo's]] big brother, Daiya, sacrificed himself by pushing Mondo out of the way of an incoming truck. Mondo blames himself for his death, which is the second incentive of the game.]]

** Later, during Chapter 5, Chiaki realizes Nagito's plan, creating a situation where the murderer couldn't be identified, was to get everyone except [[TheMole her]] executed. She urges everyone to vote for her as the killer, relying that Nagito's luck held out and that she's the one who accidentally killed him. She's right.