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->''"I want to see [[TrueCompanions all of you]] again. Just one more time. I'm...scared. I don't want to...die."''

** ''Eli eli, lama sabachthani?''

* ''Super StreetFighter [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV IV]]'' has an occurrence of this during the [[FightingYourFriend Rival Battle]] between [[FinalFight Guy]] and [[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Rose]]. Rose (despite '''a)''' [[LateArrivalSpoiler being]] [[EnemyWithout the good half of]] [[BigBad Bison's]] [[EnemyWithout soul]], '''b)''' having failed on several previous occasions to kill Bison because [[IncorruptiblePurePureness their]] [[MadeOfEvil power]] [[NoSell is equal but opposite]], and '''c)''' acknowledging herself that she is merely TheObiWan to Ryu, the ''true'' character [[TheChosenOne destined to finally vanquish Bison]]) is [[JustForPun dead-set]] on stopping her mortal enemy, even if it requires [[TakingYouWithMe her going down with him]]. Guy, in a [[HistoryRepeats revisitation]] of ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', is wholly devoted to stopping Rose from proceeding with what is essentially a suicide mission. He questions Rose's methodology with the words [[HeroicSacrifice "Being prepared to die in battle]] is not the same as [[SenselessSacrifice offering yourself to death willingly."]] Cue a very somber battle with [[ApologeticAttacker much reluctance from both sides]]. One of Rose's [[BossBanter remarks during the battle]] is this trope word for word, and when the two aren't beating the tar out of one another, Guy is constantly urging Rose to reconsider her plans.

* Pengin from ''{{Katanagatari}}'', a ChildSoldier, is asked for his last words by the man who just gut-shot him. Pengin cries that he doesn't want to die. His opponent calls him a coward and [[NightmareFuel shoves the gun in his mouth]].

* Subverted in ''Film/TheAvengers'': when [[spoiler: Tony Stark]] sacrifices himself to save New York, he does so completely calmly and professionally, without a fuss, hesitation, or even any kind of acknowledgement or last words other than trying (unsuccessfully) to call his girlfriend to say goodbye. However, the expression of sheer, naked terror on his face as he flies himself into space through the portal, where he knows he will die, effectively serves this trope's purpose anyway. [[spoiler:Tony survives just barely.]]

* ''BlackAdder Goes Forth'' has a [[TearJerker heartbreaking one]] at the end of its run when basically the entire cast admits to this, even the idiotically optimistic George.

** ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E17E18TheEndOfTime The End of Time]]'' has the Doctor have this reaction - stating "I don't want to go" - when regenerating into the Eleventh Doctor, earlier considering the transition as equivalent to death. The concept of the series, however, states the Doctor does not really die, but simply regenerates into a new persona, with a new body and identity, but the Ninth Doctor views it as such. WordOfGod states that this is because he experienced "death" once before as John Smith

* Subverted in ''Film/TheAvengers'': when [[spoiler: Tony Stark]] sacrifices himself to save New York, he does so completely calmly and professionally, without a fuss, hesitation, or even any kind of acknowledgement or last words other than trying (unsuccessfully) to call his girlfriend to say goodbye. However, the expression of sheer, naked terror on his face as he flies himself into space through the portal, where he knows he will die, effectively serves this trope's purpose anyway.

* Subverted in ''Film/TheAvengers'': when [[spoiler: Tony]] sacrifices himself to save New York, he does so completely calmly and professionally, without a fuss, hesitation, or even any kind of acknowledgement or last words other than trying (unsuccessfully) to call his girlfriend to say goodbye. However, the expression of sheer, naked terror on his face as he flies himself into space through the portal, where he knows he will die, effectively serves this trope's purpose anyway.

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* In ValkyrieProfile, when recruiting Nanami, Valkyrie gets side tracked to dispose of a ghost attacking her. The ghost is actually a close friend of Nanami, and Nanami stops the Valkyrie from destroying it.
-->Valkyrie: "Human. Surely you do not intend to take her place?"
-->Nanami: "I really don't want to...I don't want to die. But...I thought my anger and sadness were greater then anyone else's..."

* ''Manga/InuYasha'': Naraku (temporarily) tempted a holy man to the dark side by exploiting this trope; the holy man had been buried alive in hopes that he'd become a saint (ItMakesSenseInContext, sort of), and being trapped in a very small space in the dark made the holy man realize he wasn't as good as he thought.

* A varient in ''[[TheSagaOfDarrenShan Cirque de Freak]]''. Darren doesn't have to die, but he ''really'' doesn't [[TearJerker want to fake his own death to abandon his family]]. Unfortunately, he has to do so or else, as a half-vampire, he runs the risk of accidentally killing his family or friends. At one point he asks Mr. Crepsley if there's any way he can just run away in the middle of the night. He's told he can not, because his family would never stop looking for him.

** In the episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E9TheFamilyofBlood The Family of Blood]]", John Smith learns that he is actually an amnesiac human version of the Doctor and that he has to turn back into the Doctor to save the day. He is extremely reluctant because this would mean that he essentially dies and not be able to be with the love of his life. The pure raw anguish and fear make [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb0uUL-aUIc this scene]] a particularly strong TearJerker.

-->Cordy: "I'm not - I know what I said earlier - But I don't want the visions anymore. I tried to be brave. I did. But I'm just scared now. I'm scared all the time. (Does her best not to cry) I mean look at me!

* A {{vocaloid}}s example, in ''Daughter of Yellow: Closure of Yellow'', [[spoiler: Allen reveals that he actually didn't want to die, and confesses the fact that escaping with Riliane & Germaine might not have been a bad idea. Of course, he knew deep inside that in order for his sister's safety for the remainder of her life, SomeoneHastoDie]]

* A {{vocaloid}}s example, in Daughter of Yellow: Closure of Yellow, [[spoiler: Allen reveals that he actually didn't want to die, and confesses the fact that escaping with Riliane & Germaine might not have been a bad idea. Of course, he knew deep inside that in order for his sister's safety for the remainder of her life, SomeoneHastoDie]]
* In EndOfEvangelion, Asuka whispers this line repeatedly to herself/her robot for a full minute before screaming it and hulking out on the Mass Produced Evas.

* ''InuYasha'': Naraku (temporarily) tempted a holy man to the dark side by exploiting this trope; the holy man had been buried alive in hopes that he'd become a saint (ItMakesSenseInContext, sort of), and being trapped in a very small space in the dark made the holy man realize he wasn't as good as he thought.

* Pengin from ''{{Katanagatari}}'', a [[ChildSoldier child]] {{ninja}}, is asked for his last words by the man who just gut-shot him. Pengin cries that he doesn't want to die. His opponent calls him a pathetic coward and [[NightmareFuel shoves the gun in his mouth]].
* Inversed in ''{{Berserk}}'' with the villain Wyald, whose motto is "Enjoyment and excitement!" and who claims that life is a waste, but ironically enough, he is terrified of dying. After he was killed off for good, [[ThisWasHisTrueForm it was revealed that his true form]] was a frail old man.

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''. Played with (literally). Rukia calmly accepts her fate of execution as such she does not wish to be (nor is worthy of) rescue due to carrying a heavy burden from the past that she feels ashamed about. But when [[SmugSnake Ichimaru Gin]] briefly offers to call off the whole thing, telling her that he has the power to save her, Rukia realizes how very much she wants to live. Then Gin tells her he was just joking and walks off, leaving her to physically and emotionally collapse behind him.

** Of course, after all the deaths Light caused, criminal, innocent and even some of his willing allies, all without the slightest hint of remorse, the manga ending was about the only way Light could be punished without it looking extremely anti-climactic. Light is NOT supposed to be sympathetic.
** L, on the other hand, dies thinking "I was right"--which is a mixed bag, since it's nice to be right but if he'd ''done'' the right thing about it, he could have ''won''.
* Pengin from ''{{Katanagatari}}'', a [[ChildSoldier child]] {{ninja}}, is asked for his last words by the man who just shot him. Pengin cries that he doesn't want to die. His opponent calls him a pathetic coward and [[NightmareFuel shoves the gun in his mouth]].

* ''OnePiece'' pull of a CrowningMomentOfAwesome, [[HeartwarmingMoments Heartwarming]], and {{Tearjerker}}: In the Enies Lobby Arc, Nico Robin tried to sacrifice herself to keep her crewmates from being arrested (and later executed) alongside her. But later when they risk their lives just to get within shouting distance of her and ask if she really wants to make a HeroicSacrifice, she breaks down and asks them to save her.

* ''BusouRenkin'': Faced with the decision between stopping the villain, Victor, and saving himself [[spoiler:from BECOMING a "Victor", which is something like WalkingWasteland status]], Kazuki panics a bit. In a very human moment from WideEyedIdealist running on HotBlooded hero Kazuki.

When a hero is forced to make the [[HeroicSacrifice ultimate sacrifice for the greater good]], they suddenly realize "Wait, IDontWantToDie". It might be a ChosenOne wondering why they specifically have to be the one to die and nobody else. This scenario is often used to show a somewhat flawed, human side to the hero, and also to make the scene more dramatic. It is characterized by very unheroic responses and actions wherein they lose bravery, resolve, consideration of the greater good, and sometimes dignity. It is likely that the hero will need someone to help them calm down if they don't end up doing so themselves and FaceDeathWithDignity. There's also the possibility that this will be their DespairEventHorizon and might lead them to try and ScrewDestiny by running away. Attempts to TakeAThirdOption don't usually work out. Although there is the possibility of a DeusExMachina to save the day, this may or may not affect the impact of the scene.

* In "Bohemian Rhapsody" by {{Queen}}, one of the lines is "I don't wanna die; I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all."

When a hero is forced to make the [[HeroicSacrifice ultimate sacrifice for the greater good]], they suddenly realize "Wait, IDontWantToDie". It might be a ChosenOne wondering why they specifically have to be the one to die and nobody else. This scenario is often used to give a somewhat flawed, human side to the hero, and also to make the scene more dramatic. It is characterized by very unheroic responses and actions wherein they lose bravery, resolve, consideration of the greater good and sometimes dignity. It is likely that the hero will need someone to help them calm down if they don't end up doing so themselves and FaceDeathWithDignity. There's also the possibility that this will be their DespairEventHorizon and might lead them to try and ScrewDestiny by running away. Attempts to TakeAThirdOption don't usually work out. Although there is the possibility of a DeusExMachina to save the day, this may or may not affect the impact of the scene.

* A deeply disturbing scene in ''The Monocled Mutineer'' (starring Paul [=McGann=] as the titular character) shows the execution of a soldier who panicked and ran away from the field of battle. The young captain spent the night before his execution locked in a shed, stalking up and down and ranting variations on "I want to live". At dawn he was taken out, blindfolded and tied to a chair. He screamed all the way. He screamed while they were shooting him, too, and went on screaming until someone walked up and put a bullet in his head. The noises he made [[HellIsThatNoise didn't even sound human.]]

Unlike an HeroicBSOD or HeroicSafeMode, this realization is very emotional often met with the FiveStagesOfGrief.

When the hero is forced to make the [[HeroicSacrifice ultimate sacrifice for the greater good]], he suddenly realizes "Wait, IDontWantToDie". It might be a ChosenOne wondering why he specifically has to be the one to die and nobody else. This scenario is usually used to show a very human side of the hero and also making the scene more dramatic. It is characterized by very unheroic responses and actions where he loses bravery, resolve, consideration of the greater good and sometimes dignity. It is likely that the hero will have to have someone help them calm down if he doesn't end up doing so himself to FaceDeathWithDignity. There's also the possibility that this will end up being his DespairEventHorizon and might try to ScrewDestiny by running away. Attempts to TakeAThirdOption don't usually work out. Though there is a possibility of a DeusExMachina to save the day, this may or may not affect the impact of this scene.

->''"I want to see all of you again. Just one more time. I'm...scared...I don't want to...die."''

->''"I want to see all of you again. ...Just one more...time. I'm...scared...I don't want to...die..."''

When the hero is forced to make a [[HeroicSacrifice great sacrifice for the greater good]], just before he does he suddenly realizes "Wait, IDontWantToDie". It might be a ChosenOne wondering why he specifically has to be the one to die and nobody else. This scenario is usually used to show a very human side of the hero and also making the scene more dramatic. It is characterized by very unheroic responses and actions where he loses bravery, resolve, consideration of the greater good and sometimes dignity. It is likely that the hero will have to have someone help them calm down if he doesn't end up doing so himself to FaceDeathWithDignity. There's also the possibility that this will end up being his DespairEventHorizon and might try to ScrewDestiny by running away. Attempts to TakeAThirdOption don't usually work out. Though there is a possibility of a DeusExMachina to save the day, this may or may not affect the impact of this scene.

->''"I don't want to die... I want to see everyone again. One last time, I just want to see them..."''