History Main / ItHasBeenAnHonor

* Deep Impact sports both versions (pleasure and honour):

Closely mirrored in...:

* In {{DCNation}}'s version of Blackest Night, Monsieur Mallah and Robotman are trapped in Codville (the small town the original Pstrol died protecting), surrounded by Black Lantern versions of their allies and enemies. When it's clear that [[LastStand they are completely screwed]], Mallah admits that, despite Robotman being a long-standing enemy, it's been an honor under the circumstances.

[[spoiler:'''Siegfried:''']] You would have made a v-very noble knight...[[CallBack I'm...sorry if I w-was rash earlier]]...farewell, Dominic Deegan...I...hope you...you do not...forget me...
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'''Dominic:''' May you know the glorious joy of heaven, [[spoiler: Siegfried.]] Your soul will shine [[CallForward as the brightest star]]. May you know peace and happiness forever and-- [[[spoiler: Siegfried's]] spirit vanishes from his arms on the metaphysical plane.]

** Also parodied in ''OsmosisJones'', where when it appears the body of Bill Murray's character is dying, a group of white blood cell musicians show up in one shot after repeating the phrase.

* Done as part of the DownerEnding for ''[=~Unreal II: The Awakening~=]'': [[spoiler:your entire crew is proud of you and having served you]].

* When Tagon's ship is facing imminent destruction in a Schlock Mercenary arc, this is one of the things he considers as his final message to the crew. In the end, he decides to lie to them instead.

* At the very end of ''Planescape: Torment'', Morte tells the Nameless One "It's been a pleasure, chief." Interestingly, this is '''after''' the final battle, but just before the Nameless One [[spoiler:finally dies and goes to hell]].
* {{Mass Effect}} - either [[spoiler: Ashley or Kaidan]] says something to this effect ("I don't regret a thing") to Shepard before their [[spoiler:imminent death by live nuke]].

* Parodied in Episode 4 of StrongBadsCoolGameForAttractivePeople. As Uzi Bazooka shuts down, he suggests that, perhaps, in another life, he and Dangeresque could have been friends; Dangeresque tells him no dice, but Uzi Bazooka has gotta be the coolest robot name he's ever heard.
* Half-Life 2: Episode 2 at the end of the chapter "Freeman Pontifex": The Vortigaunt who helped you through Victory Mine says this after you retrieve the car and prepare to go your separate ways.
* '''ALL''' protagonist deaths in the DigitalDevilSaga games involve this in some way shape or form. Even more epic since at the start of the first game, no one knew what honor was.
* Near the end of the ''Galactic Civilizations II'' campaign, as things take a turn for the worse, you get this line from the [[ProudWarriorRace Arceans]].

* [[CommandAndConquerGenerals "This has been an interesting contest. Perhaps you will challenge me again?"]] General Leang

* In [[Yu-Gi-Oh]], Yami routinely ends duels with "It's been an honor dueling you" if his opponent is a friend. (Or at least, not an outright enemy.)

* In {{Yu Yu Hakusho}}, a [[NormallyIWouldBeDeadNow critically injured]] Kuwabara gives this speech to his teammates when he is prepared to use up his life energy to end his match with Risho. Then Yukina shows up and {{the power of love}} kicks in.

** And in Halo Wars, spoken by Spartan-42, Douglas to Sergeant Forge after forge tells the spartans to let him detonate the FTL-drive manually.

* Comicbook/{{Batman}} in ''JusticeLeague'' to {{Superman}} and WonderWoman, while preparing to make a HeroicSacrifice the only way Batman knows how: [[spoiler:[[ColonyDrop kamikaze piloting the Watchtower]] into a doomsday device]] (which is to say, awesomely).

* [[TroperWorks/ThePrivateDiaryOfElizabethQuatermain Elizabeth Quatermain]] has a conversation of this nature with Captain Nemo, who essentially serves as her foster father, telling him that "It has been an honour to live as your daughter."

* ''Star Trek: Nemesis'', in the scene between Riker and Picard at the end of the film.

* Parodied in ''{{Aliens}}''. Gorman and Vasquez are about to be slaughtered together by the killer aliens, and Gorman whips out a grenade so he can at least take the monsters with them. Vasquez remarks "You always were an asshole, Gorman." before it explodes.
** Debatable. She said that before she saw the grenade in his hand and was silent when she took hold of it as well. Though... it is implied pretty strongly Vasquez understood pre-grenade how screwed they were. It suits the trope since it was the first time the marine could be completely honest with the officer.
** I always had the impression that, regardless of the words it showed they had a begrudging respect for each other, even though that's what she said what she meant was the trope in question.
** Plus, for the only time in the script she uses his ''name'' rather than his rank. For a marine that is practically love talk.

* Comicbook/{{Batman}} in ''JusticeLeague'', preparing to make a HeroicSacrifice the only way Batman knows how: [[spoiler:[[ColonyDrop kamikaze piloting the Watchtower]] into a doomsday device]] (which is to say, awesomely).

Often a cause of ManlyTears, both in the characters and in the audience.

* Spoofed in (where else?), ''ManaKhemiaAlchemistsOfAlrevis''. [[BoisterousBruiser Flay]] had to find a replacement for [[TheHero Vayne]] during the TournamentArc. Who did he recruit? The ''referee'' (the Master of Ceremonies didn't mind, he allowed it for the entertainment value). When Vayne returns, the referee responds with the quote.

* ''{{The Rock}}'' has Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel saying this during a MexicanStandoff.