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** [[SupermanSubstitute All Might]] suffered from this during his decades long career as a Hero. He is often described by his fellow Heroes and others who knew him as a workaholic because of his desire and need to save everyone he can, even when he suffered a time limit to his powers. This becomes a major point of character development for him later on when he finally loses his powers and is forced to retire, which forces him to cope with the reality that he can no longer save anyone using his Quirk and must find other ways to help people.
** [[spoiler: This becomes Midoriya's FatalFlaw later on in the series. He becomes convinced that he has to try and save ''everyone'', or else everything he's done will be [[AllForNothing for naught]]. The main villain, [[BigBad All For One]], is fully aware of this and deliberately {{Exploit|edTrope}}s this flaw during the Dark Hero Arc. He sends numerous villains to hunt Midoriya and instructs them to use hostages or threaten innocents to get his attention and/or lure him into some kind of trap. Things only get worse when he unlocks the extra Quirk,[[SpiderSense Danger Sense]], which alerts him when he or other people are in danger. This becomes a major plot point in the end of that Arc when all of his classmates come together and convince him to slow down and take care of himself.]]
** [[spoiler: This becomes Midoriya's FatalFlaw later on in the series. He becomes convinced that he has to try and save ''everyone'', or else everything he's done will be [[AllForNothing for naught]]. The main villain, [[BigBad All For One]], is fully aware of this and deliberately {{Exploit|edTrope}}s this flaw during the Dark Hero Arc. He sends numerous villains to hunt Midoriya and instructs them to use hostages or threaten innocents to get his attention and/or lure him into some kind of trap. Things only get worse when he unlocks the extra Quirk,[[SpiderSense Danger Sense]], which alerts him when he or other people are in danger. This becomes a major plot point in the end of that Arc when all of his classmates come together and convince him to slow down and take care of himself.]]
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** [[SupermanSubstitute All Might]] suffered from this during his decades long career as a Hero. He is often described by his fellow Heroes and others who knew him as a workaholic because of his desire and need to save everyone he can, even when he suffered a [[HourOfPower time limit to his powers. powers]]. This becomes a major point of character development CharacterDevelopment for him later on when he finally [[{{Depower}} loses his powers powers]] and is forced to retire, which forces him to cope with the reality that he can no longer save anyone using his Quirk and must find other ways to help people.
** [[spoiler: This becomes Midoriya's FatalFlaw later on in the series. He becomes convinced that he has to try and save ''everyone'', or else everything he's done will be [[AllForNothing for naught]]. The main villain, [[BigBad All For One]], is fully aware of this and deliberately {{Exploit|edTrope}}s this flaw during the Dark Hero Arc. He sends numerous villains to hunt Midoriya and instructs them to use hostages or threaten innocents to get his attention and/or lure him into some kind of trap. Things only get worse when he unlocks the extraQuirk,[[SpiderSense Quirk, [[SpiderSense Danger Sense]], which alerts him when he or other people are in danger. This becomes a major plot point in the end of that Arc when It eventually takes all of his classmates come working together and at the end of the Arc to convince him to slow down and take care of himself.]]
** [[spoiler: This becomes Midoriya's FatalFlaw later on in the series. He becomes convinced that he has to try and save ''everyone'', or else everything he's done will be [[AllForNothing for naught]]. The main villain, [[BigBad All For One]], is fully aware of this and deliberately {{Exploit|edTrope}}s this flaw during the Dark Hero Arc. He sends numerous villains to hunt Midoriya and instructs them to use hostages or threaten innocents to get his attention and/or lure him into some kind of trap. Things only get worse when he unlocks the extra
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* By ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', the stress of the Reaper invasion seems to have driven Shepard into a severe case of this, regardless of alignment. Implied [[ShellShockedVeteran PTSD]] and SurvivorsGuilt over those they couldn't save manifest themselves in numerous haunting [[PastExperienceNightmare dream sequences]] that occur throughout the game, and past a certain point the [[TrueCompanions support of their squad]] seems to be the only thing holding them together. It's particularly driven home in the ending [[spoiler:if you choose Destroy, the only ending where they survive, they still walk towards the exploding conduit.]]
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* By ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'': Over the course of the story, the stress of the Reaper invasion seems to have driven War ends up driving Shepard into a severe case of this, regardless of alignment. Implied [[ShellShockedVeteran PTSD]] and SurvivorsGuilt over those they couldn't save manifest themselves result in numerous haunting [[PastExperienceNightmare dream sequences]] that occur throughout the game, and past a certain point point, the [[TrueCompanions support of their squad]] the Normandy crew]] seems to be the only thing holding them Shepard together. It's particularly driven home in the ending [[spoiler:if you choose Destroy, the only ending where they survive, they still walk towards the exploding conduit.]]
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* {{Discussed|Trope}} in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', where All Might talks to his protégé, Midoriya Izuku, about saving people, and that there are some even he can't save, though he always does his best to save as many as possible.
** Later on in the story, this becomes [[spoiler:Midoriya]]'s FatalFlaw: they're convinced that they must save ''everyone'', or else everything they've done will be AllForNothing. The BigBad is fully aware of and {{Exploit|edTrope}}s this during the "Villain Hunt Arc". Things only get worse when they unlock [[SpiderSense Danger Sense]], which alerts them that [[ChronicHeroSyndrome people are in danger]] every time somebody tries to get them to slow down and take care of themselves.
** Later on in the story, this becomes [[spoiler:Midoriya]]'s FatalFlaw: they're convinced that they must save ''everyone'', or else everything they've done will be AllForNothing. The BigBad is fully aware of and {{Exploit|edTrope}}s this during the "Villain Hunt Arc". Things only get worse when they unlock [[SpiderSense Danger Sense]], which alerts them that [[ChronicHeroSyndrome people are in danger]] every time somebody tries to get them to slow down and take care of themselves.
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* {{Discussed|Trope}} in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', where ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'':
** [[SupermanSubstitute AllMight talks to Might]] suffered from this during his protégé, Midoriya Izuku, about saving people, decades long career as a Hero. He is often described by his fellow Heroes and that there are some even he can't save, though he always does others who knew him as a workaholic because of his best desire and need to save as many as possible.
everyone he can, even when he suffered a time limit to his powers. This becomes a major point of character development for him later on when he finally loses his powers and is forced to retire, which forces him to cope with the reality that he can no longer save anyone using his Quirk and must find other ways to help people.
**Later [[spoiler: This becomes Midoriya's FatalFlaw later on in the story, this series. He becomes [[spoiler:Midoriya]]'s FatalFlaw: they're convinced that they must he has to try and save ''everyone'', or else everything they've he's done will be AllForNothing. [[AllForNothing for naught]]. The BigBad main villain, [[BigBad All For One]], is fully aware of this and deliberately {{Exploit|edTrope}}s this flaw during the "Villain Hunt Arc". Dark Hero Arc. He sends numerous villains to hunt Midoriya and instructs them to use hostages or threaten innocents to get his attention and/or lure him into some kind of trap. Things only get worse when they unlock [[SpiderSense he unlocks the extra Quirk,[[SpiderSense Danger Sense]], which alerts them that [[ChronicHeroSyndrome him when he or other people are in danger]] every time somebody tries to get them danger. This becomes a major plot point in the end of that Arc when all of his classmates come together and convince him to slow down and take care of themselves.himself.]]
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* ''Fanfic/CommonSense'': While Ash struggles with ChronicHeroSyndrome and can [[ItsAllMyFault blame himself]] for things going wrong, he also manages to pull himself back from the brink of falling into this mentality several times:
** After realizing that Team Rocket used a cage full of captured pokémon to distract him from their agents while they escaped, Ash starts to blame himself for not being able to handle both tasks at once. However, he determines that Pidgeotto and Squirtle weren't ''guaranteed'' to catch the agents, and that he probably made the right call focusing on the pokémon.
** Ash goes into a HeroicBSOD over his failure to save [[spoiler:Butterfree's would-be mate]]; however, when he sees a baby Seel with their family, he realizes that all of the Butterfree he successfully saved during the same incident will be able to have their own families in peace, drawing some comfort from that. He later passes on that advice to his own Butterfree, stating that they can't let themselves be overwhelmed by asking "what if we'd done this differently?" and should focus on what they were able to achieve.
* ''Fanfic/EmergenceRWBY'': While Team RWBY is trying to avoid drawing too much attention to themselves, Ruby becomes depressed by the tragedies she witnesses in Syria, as she can't do anything to intervene without potentially compromising their mission.
* ''Fanfic/HeroicHeartbreak'' has [[WesternAnimation/CatDog Dog]] grow deeply depressed after a young fan of his heroic persona passes away from cancer. Dog truly believes that he should have been able to prevent Kyle's death, because what kind of superhero ''can't'' save everyone? Cat struggles to explain to him that there was really nothing he could have done, and that he helped brighten Kyle's final hours simply by being there for him.
** After realizing that Team Rocket used a cage full of captured pokémon to distract him from their agents while they escaped, Ash starts to blame himself for not being able to handle both tasks at once. However, he determines that Pidgeotto and Squirtle weren't ''guaranteed'' to catch the agents, and that he probably made the right call focusing on the pokémon.
** Ash goes into a HeroicBSOD over his failure to save [[spoiler:Butterfree's would-be mate]]; however, when he sees a baby Seel with their family, he realizes that all of the Butterfree he successfully saved during the same incident will be able to have their own families in peace, drawing some comfort from that. He later passes on that advice to his own Butterfree, stating that they can't let themselves be overwhelmed by asking "what if we'd done this differently?" and should focus on what they were able to achieve.
* ''Fanfic/EmergenceRWBY'': While Team RWBY is trying to avoid drawing too much attention to themselves, Ruby becomes depressed by the tragedies she witnesses in Syria, as she can't do anything to intervene without potentially compromising their mission.
* ''Fanfic/HeroicHeartbreak'' has [[WesternAnimation/CatDog Dog]] grow deeply depressed after a young fan of his heroic persona passes away from cancer. Dog truly believes that he should have been able to prevent Kyle's death, because what kind of superhero ''can't'' save everyone? Cat struggles to explain to him that there was really nothing he could have done, and that he helped brighten Kyle's final hours simply by being there for him.
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** Ozymandias [[spoiler:eventually felt that his heroism was too limited in scale and decided he needed to protect the world, even [[WeHaveReserves at the expense of a small part of it]], basically taking the [[ThreeLawsCompliant First Law of Robotics]], protect humans, and evolving it into the [[ZerothLawRebellion Zeroth Law of Robotics]], protect humanity.]]
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** Ozymandias [[spoiler:eventually felt that his heroism was too limited in scale and decided he needed to protect the world, even [[WeHaveReserves at the expense of a small part of it]], basically taking the [[ThreeLawsCompliant First Law of Robotics]], protect humans, and evolving it into the [[ZerothLawRebellion Zeroth Law of Robotics]], protect humanity.]]humanity]].
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* In ''Fanfic/AbsolutePowerSucksAbsolutely'', Maxime wishes that he had the ''luxury'' of living peacefully; however, given how strong his ImaginationBasedSuperpower is, he feels ''obligated'' to use said power to help people as much as possible. This extends to fearing that giving himself any time to relax and decompress would be terribly selfish of him; wouldn't that time be better spent helping others?
* ''Fanfic/{{ARSENAL}}'': Shinji alludes to this when he declares that no matter how strong he gets, he'll [[AGodIAmNot never actually be God]], and he refuses to wallow in guilt over those he isn't able to save.
* ''Fanfic/{{ARSENAL}}'': Shinji alludes to this when he declares that no matter how strong he gets, he'll [[AGodIAmNot never actually be God]], and he refuses to wallow in guilt over those he isn't able to save.
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* ''WebAnimation/WhereWasMyHero'': During the {{Interquel}}, Sonic arrives in a burning village and finds two houses have already collapsed. He's ''deeply'' upset by the fact he didn't get there in time to evacuate everyone, and later asks Amy to cut straight to the point and tell him who lived in those buildings, blaming himself for their deaths. Just to twist the knife, [[spoiler:one of those victims was actually killed by the other, who survived and ''started'' the fire in the first place]].
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The "happy mean" between the two is one where they use their abilities as much and as effectively as they can while taking time for themselves. The balancing itself is itself a great source of drama for a "kitchen sink"-style of superhero story. Samaritan Syndrome also lends itself well as a DramaPreservingHandicap, preventing heroes from [[NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech dangerously cutting loose.]]
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The "happy mean" medium" between the two is one where they use their abilities as much and as effectively as they can while taking time for themselves. The balancing itself is itself a great source of drama for a "kitchen sink"-style of superhero story. Samaritan Syndrome also lends itself well as a DramaPreservingHandicap, preventing heroes from [[NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech dangerously cutting loose.]]
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* ''[[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Nanoha]]'' has aspects of this. Early on, her negligence enabled a disaster that she probably could have prevented. Unlike most people in her situation, [[AngstWhatAngst she doesn't angst about it]]- she just resolves never to let it happen again. Nanoha does have a tendency to overwork herself, although she toned it down somewhat after it almost got her killed.
* [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', where All Might talks to his protégé, Midoriya Izuku, about saving people, and that there are some even he can't save, though he always does his best to save as many as possible.
** [[spoiler: Later in the story this becomes Midoriya's FatalFlaw, the belief that he must save everyone, or everything he has done will be AllForNothing. The BigBad is aware of this and exploits it in the Villain Hunt Arc. In addition to his personality fueling this thought process, he also unlocks [[SpiderSense Danger Sense]] [[ChronicHeroSyndrome which tells him that people are in danger]] every time someone tries to get him to slow down and take care of himself.]]
* ''[[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Nanoha]]'' has aspects of this. Early on, her negligence enabled a disaster that she probably could have prevented. Unlike most people in her situation, [[AngstWhatAngst she doesn't angst about it]]- she just resolves never to let it happen again. Nanoha does have a tendency to overwork herself, although she toned it down somewhat after it almost got her killed.
* [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', where All Might talks to his protégé, Midoriya Izuku, about saving people, and that there are some even he can't save, though he always does his best to save as many as possible.
** [[spoiler: Later in the story this becomes Midoriya's FatalFlaw, the belief that he must save everyone, or everything he has done will be AllForNothing. The BigBad is aware of this and exploits it in the Villain Hunt Arc. In addition to his personality fueling this thought process, he also unlocks [[SpiderSense Danger Sense]] [[ChronicHeroSyndrome which tells him that people are in danger]] every time someone tries to get him to slow down and take care of himself.]]
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*''[[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Nanoha]]'' ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'': Nanoha has aspects of this. Early on, her negligence enabled a disaster that she probably could have prevented. Unlike most people in her situation, [[AngstWhatAngst she doesn't angst about it]]- she just resolves never to let it happen again. Nanoha does have a tendency to overwork herself, although she toned it down somewhat after it almost got her killed.
*[[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] {{Discussed|Trope}} in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', where All Might talks to his protégé, Midoriya Izuku, about saving people, and that there are some even he can't save, though he always does his best to save as many as possible.
**[[spoiler: Later on in the story story, this becomes Midoriya's FatalFlaw, the belief [[spoiler:Midoriya]]'s FatalFlaw: they're convinced that he they must save everyone, ''everyone'', or else everything he has they've done will be AllForNothing. The BigBad is fully aware of and {{Exploit|edTrope}}s this and exploits it in during the Villain "Villain Hunt Arc. In addition to his personality fueling this thought process, he also unlocks Arc". Things only get worse when they unlock [[SpiderSense Danger Sense]] Sense]], which alerts them that [[ChronicHeroSyndrome which tells him that people are in danger]] every time someone somebody tries to get him them to slow down and take care of himself.]]themselves.
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* Early in ''Manga/ToYourEternity'', Fushi blames himself for the deaths of his friends because of his [[FailureHero weakness]] despite his immortality. As a result, [[spoiler: he isolated himself on an island for 40 years so that he won't have to fail protecting others. Of course, that idea didn't work because the Nokkers continued to attack people anyway.]]
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* ''ComicBook/{{Astro City}}'':
** The SupermanSubstitute, Samaritan, is the {{Trope Codifier}}/TropeNamer. He has such a horrible case of this trope that he hasn't been able to form a single normal human relationship in ''twenty years.''
** The SupermanSubstitute, Samaritan, is the {{Trope Codifier}}/TropeNamer. He has such a horrible case of this trope that he hasn't been able to form a single normal human relationship in ''twenty years.''
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** The SupermanSubstitute, Samaritan, is the {{Trope Codifier}}/TropeNamer. He has such a horrible case of this trope that he hasn't been able to form a single normal human relationship in ''twentyyears.''years''.
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* Played for laughs in issue #0 of ''ComicBook/DrBlinkSuperheroShrink''. A therapy session with Franchise/{{Superman}} {{Expy}} Captain Omnipotent ends with the realization that the Captain is a perfectionist overachiever because of his SurvivorGuilt, striving for the approval of his dead parents. A jubilant Captain Omnipotent frees himself from his heroic obsession... causing him to ignore a half-dozen crimes and disasters occurring around him.
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* Played for laughs PlayedForLaughs in issue #0 of ''ComicBook/DrBlinkSuperheroShrink''. A therapy session with Franchise/{{Superman}} {{Expy}} Captain Omnipotent ends with the realization that the Captain is a perfectionist overachiever because of his SurvivorGuilt, striving for the approval of his dead parents. A jubilant Captain Omnipotent frees himself from his heroic obsession... causing him to ignore a half-dozen crimes and disasters occurring around him.
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* In ''ComicBook/{{Irredeemable}}'' this is implied to have been a contributing factor to [[BewareTheSuperman The Plutonian]] becoming AxCrazy. [[spoiler: The one time he went to the moon for a few minutes peace, a flesh-eating virus carried by ''screams'' killed several thousand children]]. While that was not the straw that broke the camel's back, it ''does'' lead to his downfall soon afterwards, partially because [[spoiler:The Plutonian was the one who indirectly led to the virus' release in the first place]].
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* In ''ComicBook/{{Irredeemable}}'' ''ComicBook/{{Irredeemable}}'', this is implied to have been a contributing factor to [[BewareTheSuperman The Plutonian]] becoming AxCrazy. [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The one time he went to the moon for a few minutes peace, a flesh-eating virus carried by ''screams'' killed several thousand children]]. children.]] While that was not the straw that broke the camel's back, it ''does'' lead to his downfall soon afterwards, partially because [[spoiler:The Plutonian was the one who indirectly led to the virus' release in the first place]].
* Surprisingly enough, this occurs to Doctor Strange in ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm''. He truly wants to save as many people as he can, and originally only wanted to be a doctor, at one point emphasising that the first oath he swore that he really ''meant'' was the Hippocratic Oath. However, due to his circumstances, he has to look to the big picture and often sacrifice the one to save the many. This has resulted in a [[spoiler:500,000 year]] lifetime of relentless self-hatred.
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--->'''Mr. Incredible:''' No matter how many times you save the world, it ''always'' manages to [[TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed get back in jeopardy again]]. Sometimes I just want it to ''stay saved'', y'know? For a little bit? I... I feel like the maid! "I just cleaned up this mess! Can you keep it clean for...for ''ten minutes?!''"
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--->'''Mr. Incredible:''' No matter how many times you save the world, it ''always'' manages to [[TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed get back in jeopardy again]]. Sometimes I just want it to ''stay saved'', y'know? For a little bit? I... I feel like the maid! "I just cleaned up this mess! Can you keep it clean for... for ''ten minutes?!''"
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** In ''Film/ManOfSteel'', Clark can't stop helping people, due to his powers. It's bad enough that he had to [[spoiler:watch his father die.]]
** In ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'', Clark struggles with this even more, since he won't stop helping people, but worries about the consequences of his actions and whether he's doing more harm than good, especially after his intervention in Africa saving ComicBook/LoisLane from a terrorist warlord leads to a massacre [[spoiler: although this is revealed to be a FrameUp by ComicBook/LexLuthor]]. When [[spoiler: Lex bombs the Capitol building]], killing and injuring hundreds of people, being unable to save them sends Clark into a full-blown HeroicBSOD.
** In ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'', Clark struggles with this even more, since he won't stop helping people, but worries about the consequences of his actions and whether he's doing more harm than good, especially after his intervention in Africa saving ComicBook/LoisLane from a terrorist warlord leads to a massacre [[spoiler: although this is revealed to be a FrameUp by ComicBook/LexLuthor]]. When [[spoiler: Lex bombs the Capitol building]], killing and injuring hundreds of people, being unable to save them sends Clark into a full-blown HeroicBSOD.
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** In ''Film/ManOfSteel'', Clark can't stop helping people, due to his powers. It's bad enough that he had to [[spoiler:watch his father die.]]
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** In ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'', Clark struggles with this even more, since he won't stop helping people, but worries about the consequences of his actions and whether he's doing more harm than good, especially after his intervention in Africa saving ComicBook/LoisLane from a terrorist warlord leads to a massacre[[spoiler: although [[spoiler:although this is revealed to be a FrameUp by ComicBook/LexLuthor]]. When [[spoiler: Lex [[spoiler:Lex bombs the Capitol building]], killing and injuring hundreds of people, being unable to save them sends Clark into a full-blown HeroicBSOD.
** In ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'', Clark struggles with this even more, since he won't stop helping people, but worries about the consequences of his actions and whether he's doing more harm than good, especially after his intervention in Africa saving ComicBook/LoisLane from a terrorist warlord leads to a massacre
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** In the end [[spoiler:Randall [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices himself to save Fischer]]. It's implied that Fischer finds a balance in his life as he goes back to his girlfriend who he had left to be a Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer and tells her that he wants to be in a relationship with her.]]
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* In ''Film/SchindlersList'' this trope causes a HeroicBSOD for Schindler towards the end as he is preparing to flee from the advancing Red Army after having saved 1100 Jews by employing them in a factory that was the model of non-production.
--> '''Schindler''': I could have got more out. I could have got more. I don't know. If I'd just...I could have got more. [...] This pin. Two people. This is gold. Two more people. He would have given me two for it, at least one. One more person. A person, Stern. For this. I could have gotten one more person...and I didn't! And I...I didn't!
--> '''Schindler''': I could have got more out. I could have got more. I don't know. If I'd just...I could have got more. [...] This pin. Two people. This is gold. Two more people. He would have given me two for it, at least one. One more person. A person, Stern. For this. I could have gotten one more person...and I didn't! And I...I didn't!
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* In ''Film/SchindlersList'' this trope causes a HeroicBSOD for Schindler towards the end as he is preparing to flee from the advancing Red Army after having saved 1100 1,100 Jews by employing them in a factory that was the model of non-production.
--> '''Schindler''': -->'''Schindler''': I could have got more out. I could have got more. I don't know. If I'd just... I could have got more. [...] This pin. Two people. This is gold. Two more people. He would have given me two for it, at least one. One more person. A person, Stern. For this. I could have gotten one more person... and I didn't! And I...I... I didn't!
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--> '''Vir:''' Back home nobody cares about dead Narns, only living ones. While I was here there was nothing that I could do. But while I was running the diplomatic mission on Minbar I had the chance to do something, and I took it. My only regret is that I couldn't have saved more of them.
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--> '''Rossi''': It's not about us. It's about the job.
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-->'''Polly''': Don't you care?!
-->'''Cyberman''': Care? No. Why should I care?
-->'''Polly''': Because they're people and they are going to die!
-->'''Cyberman''': I do not understand you; there are people dying all over your world, and you do not care about them.
-->'''Cyberman''': Care? No. Why should I care?
-->'''Polly''': Because they're people and they are going to die!
-->'''Cyberman''': I do not understand you; there are people dying all over your world, and you do not care about them.
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-->'''Cyberman''':
'''Cyberman''': Care? No. Why should I
-->'''Polly''':
'''Polly''': Because they're people and they are going to
-->'''Cyberman''':
'''Cyberman''': I do not understand you; there are people dying all over your world, and you do not care about them.
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* In ''Series/{{House}}'' episode "TB or not TB", House confronts a man who is refusing to take tuberculosis medication as a publicity stunt and this trope is discussed. House believes that he has TB [[spoiler:''and'' something else, and wants to take the symptoms caused by the TB off of his board.]]
-->'''Dr. Sebastian Charles''': There's people dying in Africa of a disease that we cured over...
-->'''House''': Yeah, I know. I saw the concert. Seriously, let's say you sleep six hours, that means every night you kill 1,440 people. I guess you gotta get some sleep, but come on, if you'd stayed up another 10 minutes you could have saved 40 lives. Do you send notes to the families in the morning? That's gonna take at least 10 minutes so that's another 40 dead, another 40 notes...why don't you go wrack yourself with guilt in your own room?
* When Lois gained Superman's powers thanks to red kryptonite in ''Series/LoisAndClark'', she became overwhelmed by all the calls for help and even broke down into tears when she couldn't help with two disasters at the same time. Clark had to tell her that no one can be anywhere at once and it was very hard for her since as a reporter, she is supposed to do everything in her power to help others and get the story.
-->'''Dr. Sebastian Charles''': There's people dying in Africa of a disease that we cured over...
-->'''House''': Yeah, I know. I saw the concert. Seriously, let's say you sleep six hours, that means every night you kill 1,440 people. I guess you gotta get some sleep, but come on, if you'd stayed up another 10 minutes you could have saved 40 lives. Do you send notes to the families in the morning? That's gonna take at least 10 minutes so that's another 40 dead, another 40 notes...why don't you go wrack yourself with guilt in your own room?
* When Lois gained Superman's powers thanks to red kryptonite in ''Series/LoisAndClark'', she became overwhelmed by all the calls for help and even broke down into tears when she couldn't help with two disasters at the same time. Clark had to tell her that no one can be anywhere at once and it was very hard for her since as a reporter, she is supposed to do everything in her power to help others and get the story.
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* In ''Series/{{House}}'' episode "TB or not TB", House confronts a man who is refusing to take tuberculosis medication as a publicity stunt and this trope is discussed. House believes that he has TB [[spoiler:''and'' something else, and wants to take the symptoms caused by the TB off of his board.]]
board]].
-->'''Dr. Sebastian Charles''': There's people dying in Africa of a disease that we curedover...
-->'''House''':over...\\
'''House''': Yeah, I know. I saw the concert. Seriously, let's say you sleep six hours, that means every night you kill 1,440 people. I guess you gotta get some sleep, but come on, if you'd stayed up another 10 minutes you could have saved 40 lives. Do you send notes to the families in the morning? That's gonna take at least 10 minutes so that's another 40 dead, another 40 notes... why don't you go wrack yourself with guilt in your own room?
* ''Series/LoisAndClark'': When Lois gained Superman's powers thanks to redkryptonite in ''Series/LoisAndClark'', kryptonite, she became overwhelmed by all the calls for help and even broke down into tears when she couldn't help with two disasters at the same time. Clark had to tell her that no one can be anywhere at once and it was very hard for her since as a reporter, she is supposed to do everything in her power to help others and get the story.
-->'''Dr. Sebastian Charles''': There's people dying in Africa of a disease that we cured
-->'''House''':
'''House''': Yeah, I know. I saw the concert. Seriously, let's say you sleep six hours, that means every night you kill 1,440 people. I guess you gotta get some sleep, but come on, if you'd stayed up another 10 minutes you could have saved 40 lives. Do you send notes to the families in the morning? That's gonna take at least 10 minutes so that's another 40 dead, another 40 notes... why don't you go wrack yourself with guilt in your own room?
* ''Series/LoisAndClark'': When Lois gained Superman's powers thanks to red
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*** In a Franchise/StarTrekExpandedUniverse novel, Kirk tests out one of the first holodecks (which still requires him to wear a full-body suit), which allows him to replay the destruction of the ''Farragut''. This time, he doesn't hesitate and has the ship fire phasers. Nothing changes. The ship still gets destroyed and the crewmembers still die.
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*** In a Franchise/StarTrekExpandedUniverse ''Franchise/StarTrekExpandedUniverse'' novel, Kirk tests out one of the first holodecks (which still requires him to wear a full-body suit), which allows him to replay the destruction of the ''Farragut''. This time, he doesn't hesitate and has the ship fire phasers. Nothing changes. The ship still gets destroyed and the crewmembers still die.
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--> '''Christian:''' Good--I fly! [[DisproportionateRetribution Ah, the scoundrels! A hundred men 'gainst one!]] \\
''(Looking lovingly at Roxane):'' I \\
[[LoveInterests Ah, to leave her!. . .]] \\
''(Looking lovingly at Roxane):'' I \\
[[LoveInterests Ah, to leave her!. . .]] \\
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* Litchi Faye-Ling in ''VideoGame/BlazBlue''. When her good friend Roy pushed himself to turn into a monster called Arakune, she solely blamed herself for it and took responsibility upon herself to restore him to normal. In efforts of trying to save him, she moved to Orient Town, where he currently operates, and often travels to the Kaka village to ward him off from eating the villagers there, continually blaming herself whenever she hears that the monster has devoured and killed someone within Orient Town or the Kaka village. She consults with the village elder upon way to preserve and prolong the lives of the Kaka clan, and like with Arakune, chides herself on not being able to find ways to improve their race, no matter how hard she works or toils in doing so. In an extreme case, Litchi instinctively even sacrifices her life to protect Carl, a little boy she doesn't even know during one of his ''CT'' story mode routes.
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* Litchi Faye-Ling in ''VideoGame/BlazBlue''. When her good friend Roy pushed himself to turn into a monster called Arakune, she solely blamed herself for it and took responsibility upon herself to restore him to normal. In As part of her efforts of trying to try and save him, she moved to Orient Town, where he currently operates, and often travels to the Kaka village to ward him off from eating the villagers there, continually blaming herself whenever she hears that the monster has devoured and killed someone within Orient Town or the Kaka village. She consults with the village elder upon way to preserve and prolong the lives of the Kaka clan, and like with Arakune, chides herself on not being able to find ways to improve their race, no matter how hard she works or toils in doing so. In an extreme case, Litchi instinctively even sacrifices her life to protect Carl, a little boy she doesn't even know during one of his ''CT'' story mode routes.
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* A recurring element in each route of ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' is protagonist Shirou's search for a way to cope with being unable to save ''everyone''.
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* Sissel from ''VideoGame/GhostTrick'' has this in spades. He constantly [[BlatantLies says]] that [[ItsAllAboutMe he's only interested]] in finding [[WhoDunnitToMe the answers]] to [[LaserGuidedAmnesia his own identity]], but it doesn't really match up with what he does. When he sees a young woman [[BloodlessCarnage shot to death]], he states that he's not the kind of guy who'll leave a woman dead like trash in a junkyard, and revives her. He then goes around [[DeathIsCheap saving the lives of a bunch of dead people]] he comes across whether they're of great use to him or not because, damn it, he might [[CelestialDeadline only have until dawn]] before [[DeaderThanDead he disappears forever]], but [[{{Determinator}} no one's dying on]] ''[[{{Determinator}} his]]'' [[{{Determinator}} watch]]. [[spoiler:Subverted in the [[AlternateContinuity original timeline,]] where the young woman died and he... [[WhatTheHellHero left her dead like trash in a junkyard]].]] This is easily explained as [[spoiler: he doesn't THINK he's the type of guy who'd leave a dead woman lying around. As it turns out, his Samaritan Syndrome is merely caused by who he perceived himself to be when he was told.]]
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* Sissel from ''VideoGame/GhostTrick'' has this in spades. He constantly [[BlatantLies says]] that [[ItsAllAboutMe he's only interested]] in finding [[WhoDunnitToMe the answers]] to [[LaserGuidedAmnesia his own identity]], but it doesn't really match up with what he does. When he sees a young woman [[BloodlessCarnage shot to death]], he states that he's not the kind of guy who'll leave a woman dead like trash in a junkyard, and revives her. He then goes around [[DeathIsCheap saving the lives of a bunch of dead people]] he comes across whether they're of great use to him or not because, damn it, he might [[CelestialDeadline only have until dawn]] before [[DeaderThanDead he disappears forever]], but [[{{Determinator}} no one's dying on]] ''[[{{Determinator}} his]]'' [[{{Determinator}} watch]]. [[spoiler:Subverted in the [[AlternateContinuity original timeline,]] where the young woman died and he... [[WhatTheHellHero left her dead like trash in a junkyard]].]] This is easily explained as [[spoiler: he [[spoiler:he doesn't THINK he's the type of guy who'd leave a dead woman lying around. As it turns out, his Samaritan Syndrome is merely caused by who he perceived himself to be when he was told.]]told]].
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* A recurring element in each route of ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' is protagonist Shirou's search for a way to cope with being unable to save ''everyone''.
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* A recurring element in each route of ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' is protagonist Shirou's search for a way to cope with being unable to save ''everyone''.
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* Feral from ''Webcomic/StrongFemaleProtagonist'' is a former superhero with a healing factor who decides that the most effective way to use her powers is to [[spoiler: constantly donate her organs almost 24/7 for the rest of her life--with no anesthesia, which doesn't work on her.]]
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* Feral from ''Webcomic/StrongFemaleProtagonist'' is a former superhero with a healing factor who decides that the most effective way to use her powers is to [[spoiler: constantly [[spoiler:constantly donate her organs almost 24/7 for the rest of her life--with no anesthesia, which doesn't work on her.]]her]].
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* ''Literature/SailorNothing'': Basically Himei's job description. Interestingly, while she's used to it, although ''[[ArcWords very tired]]'' of it, she knows her friends volunteered to become Sailors and help her fight but were not entirely clear on what it would cost. Specifically, she despairs that they, too, will become like her, numb and nearly dead from the constant pressure. So she decides that, effective immediately, it isn't enough to ''contain'' the [[BigBad Yamiko]] -- she's going to [[LetsGetDangerous wage all-out war]] against them, in hopes of [[EarnYourHappyEnding finally ending the conflict once and for all.]]
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* ''Literature/SailorNothing'': Basically Himei's job description. Interestingly, while she's used to it, although ''[[ArcWords very tired]]'' of it, she knows her friends volunteered to become Sailors and help her fight but were not entirely clear on what it would cost. Specifically, she despairs that they, too, will become like her, numb and nearly dead from the constant pressure. So she decides that, effective immediately, it isn't enough to ''contain'' the [[BigBad Yamiko]] -- she's going to [[LetsGetDangerous wage all-out war]] against them, in hopes of [[EarnYourHappyEnding finally ending the conflict once and for all.]]all]].
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* The Codrii Speakers of ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania}}'' admonish Trevor Belmont for his inaction and willingness to leave the citizens of Targoviste to the horrors of Dracula's night hordes, all because the people bought into the lie that the Belmonts were excommunicated for practicing dark magic. Trevor argues that anybody could have stood up in the Belmonts' defense, yet they did nothing, weakening the family despite being the only ones capable of handling Dracula. The Speaker's elder tells him this shouldn't matter, and makes this point in dialogue to him.
-->'''Elder Speaker''': Does one run away when someone tells lies about them? What has the church said about the Belmonts? That you have been corrupted by your dealings with the supernatural. That you mock God. That you are a threat to the common good and that evil follows wherever you go. And what did you do in the face of that?
-->'''Trevor Belmont''': I didn't run away.
-->'''Elder''': Really. So what are you running to?
-->'''Trevor''': Are you calling me a coward?
-->'''Elder''': No. I am calling you ''defeated,'' Trevor Belmont. You fought your battle and decided you lost. [...] We might well lose. But, if nothing else, we might show someone that while battles are won and lost, their is a larger war at stake.
-->'''Trevor''': With Dracula's armies?"
-->'''Elder''': No. A war for the soul of our people. Because if we really are the sort of people that will kill one another at the behest of a madman's fantasies, then perhaps it is right and proper that things from Hell should rise up and wipe us out.
-->'''Elder Speaker''': Does one run away when someone tells lies about them? What has the church said about the Belmonts? That you have been corrupted by your dealings with the supernatural. That you mock God. That you are a threat to the common good and that evil follows wherever you go. And what did you do in the face of that?
-->'''Trevor Belmont''': I didn't run away.
-->'''Elder''': Really. So what are you running to?
-->'''Trevor''': Are you calling me a coward?
-->'''Elder''': No. I am calling you ''defeated,'' Trevor Belmont. You fought your battle and decided you lost. [...] We might well lose. But, if nothing else, we might show someone that while battles are won and lost, their is a larger war at stake.
-->'''Trevor''': With Dracula's armies?"
-->'''Elder''': No. A war for the soul of our people. Because if we really are the sort of people that will kill one another at the behest of a madman's fantasies, then perhaps it is right and proper that things from Hell should rise up and wipe us out.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania}}'':
** The Codrii Speakersof ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania}}'' admonish Trevor Belmont for his inaction and willingness to leave the citizens of Targoviste to the horrors of Dracula's night hordes, all because the people bought into the lie that the Belmonts were excommunicated for practicing dark magic. Trevor argues that anybody could have stood up in the Belmonts' defense, yet they did nothing, weakening the family despite being the only ones capable of handling Dracula. The Speaker's elder tells him this shouldn't matter, and makes this point in dialogue to him.
-->'''Elder --->'''Elder Speaker''': Does one run away when someone tells lies about them? What has the church said about the Belmonts? That you have been corrupted by your dealings with the supernatural. That you mock God. That you are a threat to the common good and that evil follows wherever you go. And what did you do in the face of that?
-->'''Trevorthat?\\
'''Trevor Belmont''': I didn't runaway.
-->'''Elder''':away.\\
'''Elder''': Really. So what are you runningto?
-->'''Trevor''':to?\\
'''Trevor''': Are you calling me acoward?
-->'''Elder''':coward?\\
'''Elder''': No. I am calling you''defeated,'' ''defeated'', Trevor Belmont. You fought your battle and decided you lost. [...] We might well lose. But, if nothing else, we might show someone that while battles are won and lost, their is a larger war at stake.
-->'''Trevor''':stake.\\
''Trevor''': With Dracula'sarmies?"
-->'''Elder''':armies?\\
'''Elder''': No. A war for the soul of our people. Because if we really are the sort of people that will kill one another at the behest of a madman's fantasies, then perhaps it is right and proper that things from Hell should rise up and wipe us out.
** The Codrii Speakers
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'''Trevor Belmont''': I didn't run
-->'''Elder''':
'''Elder''': Really. So what are you running
-->'''Trevor''':
'''Trevor''': Are you calling me a
-->'''Elder''':
'''Elder''': No. I am calling you
-->'''Trevor''':
''Trevor''': With Dracula's
-->'''Elder''':
'''Elder''': No. A war for the soul of our people. Because if we really are the sort of people that will kill one another at the behest of a madman's fantasies, then perhaps it is right and proper that things from Hell should rise up and wipe us out.
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-->'''Trevor''': I don't know any of you, but that doesn't matter does it? My family, the family you excommunicated, has fought and died for generations defending this country. We do this thing for Wallachia and her people. We don't have to know you all. We do it anyway. And it's not the dying that frightens us. It's never having stood up and fought for you.
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** The episode "Too Pooped to Puff" featured this. They're so good at repeatedly saving Townsville that the people simply stop doing ''anything'' for themselves, rationalizing it with "Eh, the Powerpuff Girls will get to it". Eventually, the entire town becomes a group of incredibly lazy slobs. Even Professor Utonium himself tries to ask them to bring him the remote control...which is lying 2 feet away on the coffee table in front of the couch Utonium is lying on. The Girls get sick of this and pretty much leave the town on its own. This all well and good until the [[TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed inevitable monster comes rampaging into town.]] And of course, the townspeople ask for the Girls' help. After forcing them to promise to get off their butts and do some things for themselves, the girls instruct them on how to save the day.
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** The episode "Too Pooped to Puff" featured this. They're so good at repeatedly saving Townsville that the people simply stop doing ''anything'' for themselves, rationalizing it with "Eh, the Powerpuff Girls will get to it". Eventually, the entire town becomes a group of incredibly lazy slobs. Even Professor Utonium himself tries to ask them to bring him the remote control... which is lying 2 feet away on the coffee table in front of the couch Utonium is lying on. The Girls get sick of this and pretty much leave the town on its own. This all well and good until the [[TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed inevitable monster comes rampaging into town.]] town]]. And of course, the townspeople ask for the Girls' help. After forcing them to promise to get off their butts and do some things for themselves, the girls instruct them on how to save the day.
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* ''Manga/DeathNote'': Light Yagami has to make the world a better place. Nobody else can put a stop to crime, nobody else has the intelligence, the moral courage, or the [[ArtifactOfDoom magic notebook]] to do it. Or at least, that's what he believes. [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope Needless to say, this is one of the darkest uses of the trope in history]].
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* ''Manga/DeathNote'': [[Characters/DeathNoteLightYagami Light Yagami Yagami]] has to make the world a better place. Nobody else can put a stop to crime, nobody else has the intelligence, the moral courage, or the [[ArtifactOfDoom magic notebook]] to do it. Or at least, that's what he believes. [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope Needless to say, this is one of the darkest uses of the trope in history]].
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** The classic [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] story "Who Took The Super Out Of Superman?" involves him being forced to choose only one of his identities to maintain. He soon realizes that both are equally important to him, because he can't stand the guilt of [[RefusalOfTheCall ignoring his calling]] if he stays as Clark for too long, but even Superman can't stand being Superman 24 hours a day. This theme crops up repeatedly in Bronze Age Superman stories and several ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} stories, but "Who Took..." is the most well-known example.
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** The classic [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks [[MediaNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] story "Who Took The Super Out Of Superman?" involves him being forced to choose only one of his identities to maintain. He soon realizes that both are equally important to him, because he can't stand the guilt of [[RefusalOfTheCall ignoring his calling]] if he stays as Clark for too long, but even Superman can't stand being Superman 24 hours a day. This theme crops up repeatedly in Bronze Age Superman stories and several ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} stories, but "Who Took..." is the most well-known example.
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Not everybody knows what "TB" stands for.
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* In ''Series/{{House}}'' episode "TB or not TB", House confronts a man who is refusing to take TB medication as a publicity stunt and this trope is discussed. House believes that he has TB [[spoiler:''and'' something else, and wants to take the symptoms caused by the TB off of his board.]]
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* In ''Series/{{House}}'' episode "TB or not TB", House confronts a man who is refusing to take TB tuberculosis medication as a publicity stunt and this trope is discussed. House believes that he has TB [[spoiler:''and'' something else, and wants to take the symptoms caused by the TB off of his board.]]
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Having never seen Angel, I can't tell if that was overly effusive praise, or bitter sarcasm. Either way, though, I don't think it belongs in a trope description.
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** Cordelia got hit with this ''bad'' after [[MindRape the events]] of the first season finale of ''Series/{{Angel}}''. She repeatedly refused to give up her visions despite the fact that they were horrifically painful; she eventually lost any trace of a social life due to her drive for helping others. This is, of course, some amazing character development for her that still feels perfectly natural.
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** Cordelia got hit with this ''bad'' after [[MindRape the events]] of the first season finale of ''Series/{{Angel}}''. She repeatedly refused to give up her visions despite the fact that they were horrifically painful; she eventually lost any trace of a social life due to her drive for helping others. This is, of course, some amazing character development for her that still feels perfectly natural.
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* [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', where All Might talks to his protégé, Midoriya Izuku, about saving people, and that there are some even he can't save, though he always does his best to save as many as possible.
** [[spoiler: Later in the story this becomes Midoriya's FatalFlaw, the belief that he must save everyone, or everything he has done will be AllForNothing. The BigBad is aware of this and exploits it in the Villain Hunt Arc. In addition to his personality fueling this thought process, he also unlocks [[SpiderSense Danger Sense]] [[ChronicHeroSyndrome which tells him that people are in danger]] every time someone tries to get him to slow down and take care of himself.]]
** [[spoiler: Later in the story this becomes Midoriya's FatalFlaw, the belief that he must save everyone, or everything he has done will be AllForNothing. The BigBad is aware of this and exploits it in the Villain Hunt Arc. In addition to his personality fueling this thought process, he also unlocks [[SpiderSense Danger Sense]] [[ChronicHeroSyndrome which tells him that people are in danger]] every time someone tries to get him to slow down and take care of himself.]]
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* [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', where All Might talks to his protégé, Midoriya Izuku, about saving people, and that there are some even he can't save, though he always does his best to save as many as possible.
** [[spoiler: Later in the story this becomes Midoriya's FatalFlaw, the belief that he must save everyone, or everything he has done will be AllForNothing. The BigBad is aware of this and exploits it in the Villain Hunt Arc. In addition to his personality fueling this thought process, he also unlocks [[SpiderSense Danger Sense]] [[ChronicHeroSyndrome which tells him that people are in danger]] every time someone tries to get him to slow down and take care of himself.]]
** [[spoiler: Later in the story this becomes Midoriya's FatalFlaw, the belief that he must save everyone, or everything he has done will be AllForNothing. The BigBad is aware of this and exploits it in the Villain Hunt Arc. In addition to his personality fueling this thought process, he also unlocks [[SpiderSense Danger Sense]] [[ChronicHeroSyndrome which tells him that people are in danger]] every time someone tries to get him to slow down and take care of himself.]]
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Named in part for the parable of the GoodSamaritan.
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Named in part for the parable of the GoodSamaritan.GoodSamaritan, and in part for ''The'' [[ComicBook/AstroCity Samaritan]].
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* Major Charles Whittlesey, who was the commander of the famous [[Film/TheLostBattalion "Lost Battalion"]] in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, managed to keep his men alive under impossible odds and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his achievements. However, the combination of guilt over his inability to save ''all'' of his men and the fact that people were always constantly reminding him of the event were likely factors in his subsequent suicide.
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* Major Charles Whittlesey, who was the commander of the famous [[Film/TheLostBattalion "Lost Battalion"]] in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, managed to keep his men alive under impossible odds and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his achievements. However, the combination of guilt over his inability to save ''all'' of his men and the fact that people were always constantly reminding him of the event were likely factors in his subsequent suicide.
