History Main / ItHasBeenAnHonor

* In ''Film/IndependenceDay'', Creator/WillSmith and Creator/JeffGoldblum are trapped and decide to launch their nuke anyway. They smoke cigars and shake hands first -- "It's been a pleasure." "Steve, you too."

* ''Film/Titanic1997'' has the [[TruthInTelevision bandleader say it to the band]] as they [[WhileRomeBurns keep playing while the ship goes down]].

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* Played straight [[http://www.faans.com/index.php?p=1223 in]] the webcomic ''Webcomic/{{Fans}}'' when Rikk is struck by an intensely realistic vision of all of his friends and family dead or dying.

* ''Website/ChannelAwesome'': In Part 2 of ''WebVideo/{{Kickassia}}'', Benzaie has strapped explosives to Beary, his stuffed bear. During the invasion of Molossia, Benzaie bids farewell to Beary, who replies, "It has been an honor to serve you, ''mon ami''," and the two hug. [[spoiler:Beary explodes before Benzaie can throw him, though.]]

* In the ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries 3D'' movie, Yami says it was an honor to play card games with Yusei and [[ThrowTheDogABone even with Jaden.]]
* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'': Piccolo (fused with Nail and Kami, still existing as voices in his head) gets his neck broken, a blast through his chest, and then tossed into the ocean by Cell. As he's sinking, there's this little heartwarming gem despite all the times the three constantly bicker and pick at each other:
-->'''Kami''': Well, that's it then, isn't it?
-->'''Nail''': Gentlemen, it's been a privilege fighting with you.
** Double subverted in Episode 60. Thinking Cell is going to destroy the world, Krillin finally works up the courage to say "I love you" to an unconscious Android 18. Then Yamcha takes the opportunity to speak up...
--->'''Yamcha''': Hey Tien, since this is the end...\\
'''Tien''': If you're about to say "I love you", I swear to God...\\
'''Yamcha''': Actually, I was gonna say you're the biggest asshole I know.\\
'''Tien (mildly surprised)''': ...Oh.\\
'''Yamcha''': You're also my best friend.\\
'''Tien ([[SincerityMode sincere]])''': So are you, man.
* Not many of these speeches include a [[GroinAttack knee to the crotch]] or a statement that the listener should kill himself if the speaker does not return. Manwhores Randy's does. Only in WebVideo/{{Manwhores}}.
* The DownerEnding of ''WebVideo/DemoReel'' has Donnie forced to separate from his friends (he'll get erased to be someone else and they'll fade into the PlotHole), and badass closed-off Carl tries to make him feel slightly less terrified by giving him a salute.
* Along with [[CallBack remembering their former reviews]], this happens with the crew in WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee when it looks like [[spoiler: the PlotHole is going to absorb them all.]]

-->'''Lung''':For your sacrifice, I will grant you a favor. Tell me if you want me to kill someone, an enemy you want gone.
* Creator/ShackTactical is a gaming clan mostly focused on military simulation games like ''VideoGame/{{ARMA}}''. At the end of the video called ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8xJuJ-B8I4 Shooting Gallery]]'' uploaded by the clan's founder Dslyecxi, the shattered remains of an overwhelmed platoon are pinned down by enemy fire and desperate for Dslyecxi and the other helicopter pilots to find a way to extract them. Just as Dslyecxi and another pilot start a dangerous maneuver to buy a few seconds worth of time so Dslyecxi can fly his helicopter in, allow the survivors to board, and then hopefully fly away without getting shot down by the enemy fire, a survivor named Kustom loses consciousness due to his wounds. At first TheMedic tries to drag Kustom to the helicopter, but with the potential of the helicopter getting blown up at any time and everyone on board getting killed, Dslyecxi orders to medic to abandon Kustom and get on board. Eventually the medic complies and the group leaves Kustom behind. When Kustom regains consciousness a minute later, he radios the group to let them know that he understands why they left him and that he wishes them well with a short, simple message:
-->'''Kustom:''' Godspeed, gentlemen.
* [[LovableRogue Vax]] attempts this before a major battle in ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'', but the rest of the party aren't having it.
--> '''Percy:''' Screw you, I want my final words with you to be indignant and irritated!

* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'' episode "The Apprentice Scouts" when Chowder, Panini, and Gorgonzola are cornered by a crazed Gazpacho that they think has a deadly disease.
-->'''Chowder:''' ''(To Panini and Gorgonzola)'' Guys, since this looks like the end, I just want you to know...[[BaitAndSwitch You're not really the two people I wanted to die with]].\\

'''Panini:''' ''(To Chowder)'' Actually, I had always planned on the two of us [[TogetherInDeath being buried together in a tomb]].\\
''(Beat)''\\

* Played straight in the ''WesternAnimation/GalaxyRangers'' episode "Queen's Gun." After destroying the Queen's super-weapon and blasting off from the explosion, the Rangers realize their getaway ship has about ten minutes of air left. [[TeamDad Zachary's reaction is to tell his crew that he is proud of them, no matter what.]]

** In "Legends", the Justice Guild, heroes of an alternate reality who discover that their world was destroyed by a nuclear holocaust, and that they were only the memories of a telepathic man-child given life. When they realized that they would cease to exist in order to save what was left of humanity in their world, they silently nodded and shouted their [[BadassCreed battle-cry]], "Let Justice prevail!"
---> "We gave our lives once to [[HeroicSacrifice save this world]]. We can do it again."
** In "Starcrossed", Franchise/{{Batman}} says it to Franchise/TheFlash and ComicBook/MartianManhunter, while preparing to make a HeroicSacrifice the only way Batman knows how (which is to say, awesomely): [[spoiler:[[ColonyDrop Kamikaze piloting the Watchtower]] into a doomsday device]]. Superman saves him at the last minute, though.

* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': In "The Sword: Part 2", Bow rides a horse that he just met into battle. When they are surrounded, Bow tells the horse it was an honor fighting alongside it. Fortunately, She-Ra rescues them.

-->'''Raph:''' This is it... it's been fun, guys.\\

* Parodying "serious" cartoons and the action medium in general, Beast Boy says this in the "Let's Get Serious" episode of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo''.

--->"[[VitriolicBestBuds Upwind of you, for preference, vermin.]]"

* ''WesternAnimation/Invincible2021'': Agent Donald says this towards Cecil as Omni-Man is crushing his spine before pressing a self-destruct button to blow an area sky-high. Cecil grieves for a bit, and salutes his honor.

* Implied, if not spoken, between Stoick and Gobber in ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2010'' when facing the Green Death:

* Early on in ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'', when the turtles are facing down an army of mousers, Raph says this.
-->'''Raph''': This is it... it's been fun, guys.
-->'''Mikey''': Even me, Raph?
-->'''Raph''': Even you, Mikey. [[EspeciallyZoidberg 'Specially you.]]

-->'''Tick''': Arthur, if we don't make it, it's been really nice knowing you.
-->'''Arthur''': You too, Tick.

* ''Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses'': In Part 2 of ''WebVideo/{{Kickassia}}'', Benzaie has strapped explosives to Beary, his stuffed bear. During the invasion of Molossia, Benzaie bids farewell to Beary, who replies, "It has been an honor to serve you, ''mon ami''," and the two hug. [[spoiler:Beary explodes before Benzaie can throw him, though.]]

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
** Subverted in ''Literature/TheScienceOfDiscworld''. When it appears the newly constructed Magical Reactor is about to blow up and destroy the universe, the Dean tells the Arch-chancellor of the Unseen University...
--->"I'd just like to say...."\\

** Apparently [[RealitySubtext the feelings extended beyond the screen]] - while filming this scene, Creator/PatrickStewart admits that [[ManlyTears he broke down crying]] and fell into Jonathan Frakes' arms.

* ''Film/{{Troy}}'': The Trojan captain: "Soldiers of Troy! To fight with you has been my honor. On the other side of the river, the Boatman waits for us... I say we make him wait a little longer!"

* In ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel''[='s=] Console Wars, the Xbox One saboteurs [[http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20141210 realize]] they can no longer time-bomb the bridge and a [=PS4=] platoon is advancing on them, so they decide to manually detonate the bomb.

** In the pilot episode, "The Emissary", Picard and O'Brien's final exchange before O'Brien left the Enterprise to begin his assignment on Deep Space Nine was pretty much this trope.

* In ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', Troi says this to Riker while he's considering accepting his own command.
* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''. In "Armageddon Game" a dying Chief O'Brien says this to Julian Bashir, only to clearly wish he could take it back after they've all been rescued when Julian claims this makes them FireForgedFriends. As this is only Season 2, O'Brien is still at the "working with you is a pain in the ass" stage.
** The trope had previously been PlayedForLaughs in "The Circle", in which Major Kira is reassigned and various characters come by to say this to her. Unfortunately, they all show up at once, turning this into a [[TheStateroomSketch Marx Brothers-worthy scene]].

* ''Film/TheRock'' has [[TheDragon Major Ted Baxter]] say this to [[WellIntentionedExtremist Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel]] during a MexicanStandoff with a couple mutineers. Before [[FakeDefector drawing his gun on Hummel]]. [[HeroicSacrifice And then opening fire on the mutineers.]]

* One of the few serious moments in ''Film/GalaxyQuest'' was Quellek saying this to Alexander Dane -- whose TV character ([[CannotTellFictionFromReality that he thought was real]]) he greatly admired and modelled his lifestyle after -- while [[spoiler:he bleeds to death from his wounds]]. Dane then recites his character's CatchPhrase -- which he utterly ''despises'', mind you -- with utmost sincerity and conviction for the first time in the film, rather than the half-assed way he had said it up until this point.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': Near the end of the series finale, when the girls are preparing to [[ButNotIMustGo leave Amphibia for good]], Grime says this to Sasha while the two of them are trying to play it cool... and ten seconds later, they're hugging and ugly-crying over how much they'll miss each other.

-->'''Bridgens'': It’s been an honor, serving with you sir. You’re a good man. There will be poems…

* In the episode "Crossroads: Part 2" of ''NightCourt'', when the whole cast are quarantined in the courtroom, believing they've been exposed to a deadly biological weapon, Mac (CharlesRobinson) says that, no matter what happens, he wouldn't have given up his job or his friendship with the rest of them; everyone reciprocates warmly, except JerkAss Dan Fielding:

-->-- '''Wallace Hartley''', ''Film/{{Titanic|1997}}''

* Implied, if not spoken, between Stoick and Gobber in ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' when facing the Green Death:

* In ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', before his battle with Tai Lung Shifu says to Po and the Furious Five "I am '''very''' proud to have been your master!"
* The penguins in ''{{WesternAnimation/Madagascar}}'', before battling the fossas.

** Teyrn Loghain invokes this towards the Warden, if they defeat him in a trial-by-combat and decide to execute him for his crimes. Resigning himself to his fate, he calmly states he that was wrong about them and that he's glad that his beloved homeland of Ferelden will be left in their capable hands. Alternatively, if they recruit him but decline to have him commit the necessary HeroicSacrifice to slay the Archdemon in their place [[GoAndSinNoMore so he may live on to atone for his wrongs]], he tells them it was an honor to fight by their side, however briefly.

** Teyrn Loghain invokes this towards the Warden, if they defeat him in a trial-by-combat and decide to execute him for his crimes. Resigning himself to his fate, he calmly states he that was wrong about them and that he's glad that his beloved homeland of Ferelden will be left in their capable hands.

* '''ALL''' protagonist deaths in the ''VideoGame/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.

* One possible interaction between the heroes of ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'s'' "Storm Rising" mission is [[UpliftedAnimal Winston]] telling the rest of the team that it's been an honor. [[SubvertedTrope Not because they're expecting to die on the mission or anything]], it's because [[MissionControl Sojourn]] is going to kill him for a crack he made [[IsThisThingStillOn while the radio link was active]].

* At the end of ''VideoGame/Jak3Wastelander'' [[spoiler: Damas]] tells Jak he is very proud to have been by his side in the end.

** Subverted in the brilliant ''Literature/TheScienceOfDiscworld''. When it appears the newly constructed Magical Reactor is about to blow up and destroy the universe, the Dean tells the Arch-chancellor of the Unseen University...

** [[HilariousInHindsight Later]], in ''Literature/UnseenAcademicals'', they get to find out.

* Also happens in the ''WesternAnimation/DefendersOfTheEarth'' episode "Call of the Eternals". The Defenders have defeated two out of the three Guardian Robots, but the third (which has [[KillOneOthersGetStronger absorbed the life forces of its comrades, making it too powerful to defeat in battle]]) has most of them cornered inside Monitor, as Flash tries to lure the Guardian to its doom in a black hole. However, if this plan fails, the Defenders are the ones who will be doomed: