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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing'': In his last moments, Scar calls the hienas "friends" as he hadn't tossed all the blame on them shortly before. The hienas, of course, won't buy that and jump over Scar as he cowers, begs and tries to make excuses for his betrayal.

* ''VideoGame/PoppyPlaytime'': When Mommy Long Legs's arm gets caught in the grinder, she utterly panics and screams, "'''HE'LL MAKE ME PART OF HIM!!'''" before her torso is crushed.

* ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar:'' Once Peter Parker realizes that he's being turned to dust by Thanos's snap, he starts crying, embraces Tony Stark and pleads, "I don't want to go. Please, Mr. Stark, I don't want to go." Considering he's a 16-year-old kid, this is a perfectly understandable reaction.

* ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar:'' Once Peter Parker realizes that he's being turned to dust by Thanos's snap, he starts crying, embraces Tony Stark and pleads, "I don't want to go. Please, Mr. Stark, I don't want to go." Considering he's a 16-year-old kid, this is a perfectly understandable reaction.

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** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E4GenesisOfTheDaleks "Genesis of the Daleks"]], when Davros is confronted and about to be executed by his own creations, the titular Daleks, he starts breaking down and shouts about how, as their creator, they should be taking orders from him. The Daleks ignore his angry pleas. As a last act of desperation, Davros tries to use the cut-off switch he installed in his chair to shut down their production line and they promptly exterminate him. [[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E1DestinyOfTheDaleks It would later turn out]] that he was put into stasis by his life support mechanism rather than killed, but at the moment he believed he was going to die.

* ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors'': Within the first twenty or so minutes of the game, [[spoiler:the [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Ninth Man]] who dies after locking himself behind a door from the rest of the main group. His final moments are spent in panic and confusion as he's about to be exploded by a bomb in his stomach. Of course, with how much of an asshole he is, you don't really feel sorry by the end of the game.]]

* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': Gluttony, who is betrayed and devoured by his fellow homunculus Pride, spends his last moments crying out how it hurts, begging not to be eaten, and calling out for the long-dead Lust to save him. [[AlasPoorVillain Gluttony's death is a case of this trope played for sympathy]], as all the heroes who witness it are shocked and disgusted by Pride's actions.]].

* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': Gluttony, who is betrayed and devoured by his fellow homunculus Pride, cries and screams for help in his final moments as he's eaten alive. Gluttony's death is a case of [[AlasPoorVillain a villain's death played for sympathy]], as all the heroes who witness it are shocked and disgusted by Pride's actions.

* ''Manga/DeathNote'''s Light Yagami, who has spent the entire series killing people with the Death Note without so much as batting an eye, is entirely undignified when it's his turn to go out at the very end, reduced to abject terror and begging for his life when Ryuk puts Light's name into his own Death Note, as he told Light he would do at the very beginning of the series.

The trope can be indicative of a HesitantSacrifice. After all, someone who dies unwillingly is prone to panic in their final moments. This can be a KarmicDeath for those who kill or cheat in cold blood. AintTooProudToBeg is a very common overlapping trope, because times are just that desperate. The people who beg the most tend to be those at their most vulnerable, like felled villains or innocent normies caught in a bad spot. Of course, there's the possibility those who care little about dignity are stalling for time, [[ISurrenderSuckers or lowering their executioner's guard for a counter of their own]].

Can overlap with VillainsWantMercy and PleaseIWillDoAnything. Will often overlap with OhCrap, ThisCannotBe, TearsOfFear or VillainousBreakdown if it's from a villainous character.

* In the 2016 remake of ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaAndTheBirthOfJapan'', Gigazombie's [[TheDragon dragon]] Tsuchidama realize he's about to suffer [[YouHaveFailedMe the consequences of failing to deliver Gigazombie's slaves on time]], and immediately panics while pleading for his life. It doesn't work, cue Gigazombie [[ImMelting melting Tsuchidama into a mud puddle]] mid-begging.

* In the episode 15 of ''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater'', after Nemo [[ColdEquation orders the lower decks to be closed]] due to DeadlyGas being present, during 'ten minutes, Ensign Fait is first stating the mission should go on and then, in his final seconds, '[[NightmareFuel screams and agonizes]]''.

* ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'' has the story arc "The Day The Law Died" in which the AxCrazy and narcissistic Chief Judge Cal orders the execution of everybody in Megacity One. The first poor wretch queued up for execution is Aaron Aardvark, who'd changed his name to be first in the vid-phone book. When Aaron protests that he doesn't want to die, he gets slapped for such truculence, and gets hauled away sobbing.
* ''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse'': During DC's He-Man: Eternity War, when the heroes manage to free Eternos from Hordak's clutches they also manage to capture "Lord" Imp, who is acting as governor of the city. Almost immediately the snakemen want to cut off his head and Imp, in a display of what a craven coward be is, immediately begins blubbering for mercy despite having spent his tenure as a villain with 0% approval rating.

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** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E4GenesisOfTheDaleks "Genesis of the Daleks"]], when Davros is confronted and about to be executed by his own creations, the titular Daleks, he starts breaking down and shouts about how, as their creator, they should be taking orders from him. The Daleks ignore his angry pleas. As a last act of desperation Davros tries to use the cut-off switch he installed in his chair to shut down their production line and they promptly exterminate him. [[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E1DestinyOfTheDaleks It would later turn out]] that he was put into stasis by his life support mechanism rather than killed, but at the moment he believed he was going to die.

* ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors'': Within the first twenty or so minutes of the game, [[spoiler:the the [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Ninth Man]] who dies after locking himself behind a door from the rest of the main group. His final moments are spent in panic and confusion as he's about to be exploded by a bomb in his stomach. Of course, with how much of an asshole he is, you don't really feel sorry by the end of the game.]]

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This trope can be used to invoke different audience reactions depending on how it applies to your characters. On a sympathetic or likeable character, it becomes a tool used for horror, shock, and tragedy as said character suffers in their final moments. If your character is a HateSink or otherwise unsympathetic, it can be a source of satisfaction, letting [[LaserGuidedKarma karma play out for everything that character's done]]. The latter is more likely to go out with an utter lack of dignity.

* Fanfic/TheMountainAndTheWolf: Most of the Wolf's victims do not go gently at all, especially as he's just delivered a brutal CurbStompBattle ([[spoiler:the Mountain (twice) and Littlefinger]] or is torturing them to death ([[spoiler:Ramsay and Euron]]). The few exceptions actually earn his respect and a swift death (commending one Lannister soldier for spitting on him, telling him he's a better warrior than the Mountain, and notably not taking his skull as a trophy after decapitating him).

The trope can be indicative of a HesitantSacrifice. After all, someone who dies unwillingly is prone to panic in their final moments. This can be a KarmicDeath for those who kill or cheat in cold blood. AintTooProudToBeg is a very common overlapping trope, because times are just that desperate. The people who beg the most tend to be those at their most vulnerable, like felled villains or innocent normies caught in a bad spot.

->"..T-This wasn't supposed to happen! This is wrong! This is wrong! O-O-O-Open the door! Please! I'm begging you! Help me! Please, get me out of here! Get me out of here! A-Ah... Oh my God, oh my God, there's no time left...! A...Aahh... Aaahhhh... Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaht--!" (dies)
-->-- ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors''

** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E4GenesisOfTheDaleks "Genesis of the Daleks"]], when Davros is confronted and about to be executed by his own creations, the titular Daleks, he starts breaking down and shouts about how, as their creator, they should be taking orders from him. The Daleks promptly ignore his angered pleas and exterminate him once he tries to shut down their production line in a last act of desperation. [[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E1DestinyOfTheDaleks It would later turn out]] that he was simply put into stasis by his life support mechanism, but in the moment he believed he would've died.

This is a death trope, so beware of spoilers.

* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': [[spoiler:Gluttony, who is betrayed and devoured by his fellow homunculus Pride, cries and screams for help in his final moments as he's eaten alive. Gluttony's death is a case of a villain's death played for sympathy, as all the heroes who witness it are shocked and disgusted by Pride's actions.]]

--->'''Pheasant''': He's almost here! '''''I can't stand it any longer!!'''''

-->-- '''[[spoiler:The Ninth Man]]''', ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors''

** Downplayed in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E17E18TheEndOfTime "The End of Time"]], where the 10th Doctor's final words before regenerating (which he regards as a kind of death) are, "I don't want to go!"