History Main / WorthLivingFor

* Happens to Nico Robin in ''OnePiece''. Robin was on the verge on giving up on her life, and Luffy was the light at the end of the tunnel. Her time with the crew was the happiest she had ever been in her entire life -- and she cared for them so much that she willingly turned herself in in order to save their lives from the Buster Call. The Straw Hats come to rescue her from being executed, and refuse to abandon her just because she had the entire world as her enemy. Just to prove their point, they '''''declared war on the entire world''''' for her sake. It was only then that Robin realized that she had finally found her place.

* Happens to Nico Robin in ''OnePiece'' when the Straw Hats come to rescue her from being executed, refusing to abandon her just because she had the entire world as her enemy. Just to prove their point, they '''''declared war on the entire world''''' for her sake. It was only then that Robin realized that she had finally found her place.

** Then played touchingly straight at the end of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4'', where Snake knows his time is drawing near, but is now content to see it out peacefully in retirement.

* In ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'', Doctor Manhattan spends most of the story in a state of detachment since his skewed perception of time makes him think that everything is set in stone no matter what he or anyone else does. The combination of a tachyon swarm disrupting his ability to see anything but the present and [[spoiler:the revelation that Laurie is the Comedian's daughter]] trigger an epiphany. Doctor Manhattan ponders the multitude of coincidences that resulted in Laurie's existence, realizes that ''everyone'' alive is just as miraculous, and finally feels the urge to ''act'' again.

** Then played touchingly straight at the end of VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4, where Snake knows his time is drawing near, but is now content to see it out peacefully in retirement.

WorthLivingFor is when a character realizes he has something [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin worth]] ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin living]]'' [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin for]], be it a loved one, a new-found opportunity, or whatever have you. Will usually inspire new-found [[{{Determinator}} determination]] that might verge on making them a OneManArmy. HopeIsScary may hit first, but be overcome.

* Happens to Nico Robin in ''OnePiece'' when the Straw Hats come to rescue her from being executed, refusing to abandon her just because she had the entire world as her enemy. Just to prove their point, they '''''declared war on the entire world''''' for her sake. It was only then that Robin realized she had finally found her place.

* Happens to Nico Robin in ''OnePiece'' when the Straw Hats come to rescue her from being executed, refusing to abandon her just because she had the entire world as her enemy. Just to prove their point, they '''''declared war on the entire world''''' for her sake.

** When Luffy nearly passed the DespairEventHorizon [[spoiler:over the death of Ace]], he remembered that he still had his crew.

* Happens to Nico Robin in ''OnePiece'' when the Straw Hats come to rescue her from being executed.

* This is the main idea of ''Manga{{Kotoura-san}}'''s EndingTheme ''Flower of Hope''.

* In ''MassEffect2'', Thane Krios if female [[PlayerCharacter Shepard]] decides to romance him. Which is difficult, since his DeathSeeker status was due to terminal illness...

** Throughout the series, it's been theorized that a lot of the vicious infighting and turmoil among the krogan is due to them not having any hope for the future, thanks to [[DepopulationBomb the genophage]]: without any hope for the next generation, there's no incentive for them to work together or... do anything but fight, drink, and make money, really. In ''Mass Effect 3'', Wrex demands a cure for the genophage in exchange for krogan help with the war effort, hoping that it will re-inspire the krogan species.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Hakuouki}}'', Chizuru provides Hijikata, Okita, and Toudou each a new reason to live during their respective routes, after everything else they've believed in and worked for has been systematically destroyed during the [[EndOfAnAge fall of the shogunate and the obsolescence of the samurai class]].

* In ''{{Tsukihime}}'', [[spoiler:Shiki lets himself be killed by vampire Yumizuka Satsuki due to his promise to her earlier]] in Akiha's route unless you answered earlier in a fashion that makes him realize he has to live for Akiha.

* ''VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}'': Oh, Tomoya... One of the BGM is even titled "[[{{Anvilicious}} Worth Living]]".
* GirlsLove VisualNovel ''AkaiIto'': Oh Sakuya... [[spoiler:She's what happens when a TimeAbyss is subjected to HumansAreBastards. It took Kei's grandmother to bring her life back on the track, but it took Kei to believe that her life is actually worth living]].
* In ''MassEffect 2'', Thane Krios if female [[PlayerCharacter Shepard]] decides to romance him. Which is difficult, since his DeathSeeker status was due to terminal illness...

* A villainous example shows up in ''ComicBook/TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye''. [[spoiler:Overlord]] still hasn't recovered from his VillainousBreakdown in ''[[spoiler:ComicBook/LastStandOfTheWreckers]]''. The moment he learns that [[spoiler:Megatron is alive]], [[OhCrap he regains his fighting spirit]].

* ''Anime/MazingerZ'': In one episode, secondary character [[BrokenBird Erika]] asks Kouji why he goes so far to fight Dr. Hell, not matter how much he suffers or how many times he gets hurt. Kouji tells her it hurt a lot when his grandfather got murdered by Dr. Hell, and he does not want nobody else goes through that. And if Dr. Hell conquers the world, that is exactly what will happen to millions of people will lost their families and will be enslaved. It is because them he is fighting, not only for revenge.
* ''Manga/{{Yaiba}}'': One character asks the main character why he wants to keep fighting. Yaiba answers his dream is becoming the world's best samurai. When that character notes he will be fighting countless battles and asks what if he fails, Yaiba smilingly replies then he will look for another dream.

* In ''YTheLastMan'', Yorick Brown, the last man on Earth after a {{Gendercide}}, repeatedly throws himself into harm's way due to his overwhelming survivor's guilt, until a suicide intervention sets him straight. This gives him an epiphany, showing him the one thing he thinks is worth living for. At the end of the series we find out that it was [[spoiler: his bodyguard, Agent 355]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Igor}}'', Scampers is an immortal rabbit with no will to live, and makes several humorous suicide attempts throughout the movie. Eventually he finds friends, which gives him the will to start living. However this causes problems when he's on a ConveyorBeltOfDoom towards a raging inferno and is concerned that this might actually kill him.
** It's more fortunate for Igor and Brian that he wanted to live; otherwise he might have just elected to go through with it.

** Stephen Franklin, having been stabbed, and after being berated by a hallucination of himself giving him a potent TheReasonYouSuckSpeech [[spoiler: Which turns into a sort of RousingSpeech]], realizes that he wants to ''live'', and is willing to fight to survive, even if it means making all of the same mistakes all over again.
** After Sheridan's [[spoiler: death at Z'Ha'Dum]], he is challenged by [[TheObiWan Lorien]] to find something worth ''living'' for, rather than merely finding something worth ''dying'' for. For Sheridan, it turns out that the one thing in his life worth living for is [[spoiler: [[LadyOfWar Delenn]]]]. This helps him persevere towards the end of the fourth season after [[spoiler: he is captured and subjected to ColdBloodedTorture.]]
* Cain's arc in ''{{Series/TinMan}}''. He was dead-set on killing Zero to avenge his family, then dying. But then his former boss appeals to his honorable streak and forces him to promise that he'll guard [=DG=] [[spoiler: the lost princess of Oz]] "at any cost." Cain is still LawfulGood enough to not turn down the Mystic Man's LastRequest. Between this and learning [[spoiler: his family survived]], he's got enough HeroicWillpower to fend off a bullet and hypothermia.

* Land of Confusion by Genesis

** Then played touchingly straight at the end of VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4. Where Snake knows his time is drawing near, but is now content to see out peacefully in retirement.
* ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' : All Carth was living for was the chance to destroy Saul Karath and die in the process. But by the time [[spoiler: Saul is killed by the party]], he's come to find more than simple revenge to live for. Protecting the PlayerCharacter from themselves and the DarkSide has become his reason to keep going.

* ''Manga/{{Devilman}}'': ''Awfully'' subverted. TheHero Akira Fudo merged with a demon to fight other demons and protect humankind. However he is finding HumansAreBastards and they are just as bad as demons. He is feeling his resolve to fight is wavering when he remembers he has something worth to fight for: [[LoveInterest Miki]]. He rushes towards her home [[spoiler:only to see the place burning down. A mob had chopped Miki and her whole family up in pieces and had set their home on fire.]] Grief-stricken, he thought he had nothing left to protect... but he would keep fighting if only to stick it to {{Satan}}.

* Solid Snake decides this in a long speech at the end of ''MetalGearSolid'' after learning he has been infected with a disease that he thinks will suddenly stop his heart without warning. The difference is that instead of being a DeathSeeker, Snake has focused entirely on survival rather than on enjoying life.
** Then played touchingly straight at the end of {{Metal Gear Solid 4}}. Where Snake knows his time is drawing near, but is now content to see out peacefully in retirement.