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* Many descriptions of UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc imply that this trope was part of her battle strategy, painting a giant target on herself by being the standard bearer, making her troops fight all the harder to see the maiden of prophecy live to see the next sunrise.

* The death of [[spoiler: Agent Coulson]] at Loki's hand in Film/TheAvengers rallies the heroes to stop their in-fighting and work as a team to ''avenge'' him. After Nick Fury shows them a blood spattered TragicKeepsake and the heroes rush off to save the day, another agent points out how Fury invoked this trope with some FridgeLogic about how the departed comrade never kept that keepsake on his person so Fury must have taken it from his locker and put the blood on there intentionally.
* In ''Franchise/StarWars'', Palpatine blasts himself into permanent NightmareFace mode with [[ElectricTorture Dark Side lightning]] while killing [[spoiler:Mace Windu]], then later invokes this when announcing himself the first [[TheEmpire Galactic Emperor]]. His speech compares his own wounds to the damage caused by the Separatist Movement, which he described as a Jedi plot despite [[MagnificentBastard having engineered that too]].

* In ''TheForeverWar'' the soldiers were given hypnotic conditioning where they were told and given (false) images of the aliens murdering and raping humans. They knew this was false but it enraged them anyway. A person's subconscious is a dangerous thing to play with.
* In Dante's ''DivineComedy'', Helen of Troy in hell can be interpreted as having been this trope in life, rather than the passive object of desire she was in ''Literature/TheIliad''. Dante gives her the full blame for the Trojan War, as if she got herself kidnapped by the Trojan prince on purpose in order to give her own nation an excuse to invade Troy.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'''s backstory has this happen in the finale of the Battle of Terra. The Emperor is unwilling to hurt Horus because he's his favorite son, and still [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight believes that he can be redeemed from what he's done.]] Horus rips off one of his arms and severely injures him, and this is after already killing one of his "brothers", the primarch Sanguinius. One Imperium soldier (supposedly an ordinary human but then retconned into an Adeptus Custode, one of the Emperor's bodyguards), and then retconned back tries to save the Emperor by attacking Horus, only to be obliterated with a glance. The Emperor takes this to mean that Horus is too far gone and destroys Horus so thoroughly that he destroys his body, mind, and ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill soul.]]''

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* In ''{{Exiern}}'', Mira [[http://www.exiern.com/?p=1304 saves her boyfriend Ctyx by letting him save her]]. A big scary guard is threatening to kill him, but his fear does not trigger his SuperpoweredEvilSide. And thus she draws the guard's attention to herself, sobbing for mercy and everything - turning Ctyx's fear into the rage he need to activate his powers.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'''s backstory has this happen in the finale of the Battle of Terra. The Emperor is unwilling to hurt Horus because he's his favorite son, and still [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight believes that he can be redeemed from what he's done.]] Horus rips off one of his arms and severely injures him, and this is after already killing one of his "brothers", the primarch Sanguinius. One Imperium soldier (supposedly an ordinary human but then retconned into an Adeptus Custode, one of the Emperor's bodyguards) tries to save the Emperor by attacking Horus, only to be obliterated with a glance. The Emperor takes this to mean that Horus is too far gone and destroys Horus so thoroughly that he destroys his body, mind, and ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill soul.]]''

* Backfires in ''DigimonAdventure''. Learning that Greymon's digievolution is powered by his courage, an impatient Tai attempts to force it by jumping in front an enemy attack. Since this is [[StupidSacrifice less "courageous"]] and more TooDumbToLive, the digievolution is distorted and Greymon becomes the evil [=SkullGreymon=].

* An episode of ''TheIncredibleHulk'' had Bruce Banner trapped under a pile of rubble and starting to die from a faulty tranquilizer. To make him turn into the Hulk and save himself, one of his friends pretends to be in danger.

* ''{{Warhammer 40000}}'''s backstory has this happen in the finale of the Battle of Terra. The Emperor is unwilling to hurt Horus because he's his favorite son, and still [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight believes that he can be redeemed from what he's done.]] Horus rips off one of his arms and severely injures him, and this is after already killing one of his "brothers", the primarch Sanguinius. One Imperium soldier (supposedly an ordinary human but then retconned into an Adeptus Custode, one of the Emperor's bodyguards) tries to save the Emperor by attacking Horus, only to be obliterated with a glance. The Emperor takes this to mean that Horus is too far gone and destroys Horus so thoroughly that he destroys his body, mind, and ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill soul.]]''

* ''{{Warhammer 40000}}'''s backstory has this happen in the finale of the Battle of Terra. The Emperor is unwilling to hurt Horus because he's his favorite son, and still [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight believes that he can be redeemed from what he's done.]] Horus rips off oneo f his arms and severely injures him, and this is after already killing one of his "brothers", the Primarch Sanguinius. One Imperium soldier (supposedly an ordinary human but then retconned into an Adeptus Custode, one of the Emperor's bodyguards]] tries to save the Emperor by attacking Horus, only to be obliterated with a glance. The Emperor takes this to mean that Horus is too far gone and destroys Horus so thoroughly that he destroys his body, mind, and ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill soul.]]''

* ''{{Warhammer40000}}'''s backstory has this happen in the finale of the Battle of Terra. The Emperor is unwilling to hurt Horus because he's his favorite son, and still [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight believes that he can be redeemed from what he's done.]] Horus rips off oneo f his arms and severely injures him, and this is after already killing one of his "brothers", the Primarch Sanguinius. One Imperium soldier (supposedly an ordinary human but then retconned into an Adeptus Custode, one of the Emperor's bodyguards]] tries to save the Emperor by attacking Horus, only to be obliterated with a glance. The Emperor takes this to mean that Horus is too far gone and destroys Horus so thoroughly that he destroys his body, mind, and ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill soul.]]''

* ''Warhammer40000'''s backstory has this happen in the finale of the Battle of Terra. The Emperor is unwilling to hurt Horus because he's his favorite son, and still [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight believes that he can be redeemed from what he's done.]] Horus rips off oneo f his arms and severely injures him, and this is after already killing one of his "brothers", the Primarch Sanguinius. One Imperium soldier (supposedly an ordinary human but then retconned into an Adeptus Custode, one of the Emperor's bodyguards]] tries to save the Emperor by attacking Horus, only to be obliterated with a glance. The Emperor takes this to mean that Horus is too far gone and destroys Horus so thoroughly that he destroys his body, mind, and ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill soul.]]''

* In ''Attila'', a royal Roman lady gets imprisoned in a monastery. Wanting to flee this fate, she send a letter to AttilaTheHun, who gladly takes on the role of RomanticHero and invade the Roman empire for her sake. Attila and the Lady are both portrayed as down-to-earth politicians who know exactly what they are doing. She needs freedom, he needs an excuse to invade the empire, and they could both use the good PR of an epic romantic tale for the masses to admire.

* In Dante's ''DivineComedy'', Helen of Troy in hell can be interpreted as having been this trope in life, rather than the passive object of desire she was in ''Literature/TheIliad'': Dante gives her the full blame for the Trojan War, as if she got herself kidnapped by the Trojan prince on purpose in order to give her own nation an excuse to invade Troy.

* In ''{{Exiern}}'', Mira [[http://www.exiern.com/?p=1304 saves her boyfriend Ctyx by letting him save her]]. A big scary guard is threatening to kill him, but his fear does not trigger his SuperpoweredEvilSide. And thus she draw the guard's attention to herself, sobbing for mercy and everything - turning Ctyx's fear into the rage he need to activate his powers.

* An episode of TheIncredibleHulk had Bruce Banner trapped under a pile of rubble and starting to die from a faulty tranquilizer. To make him turn into the Hulk and save himself, one of his friends pretends to be in danger.

* In the first story arc of ''FullMetalPanic'', Kaname - realizing that the [[AppliedPhlebotinum Lambda Driver]] in Sousuke's new HumongousMecha works based on emotion - helps him get it to work by telling him that if he loses the battle, the villain will capture, rape, and torture her. Imagining it makes him angry and determined enough to activate the Lamdba Driver and win the fight.

* In the beginning of the WorldWarIII arc of the original ''ToaruMajutsuNoIndex'' LightNovels, [[LadyOfWar Second Princess Carissa]], who was leading British forces against the magicians of France, engaged in this, thinking the Knights of England weren't giving their all.

Compare ''And'' Contrast WoundedGazelleGambit: The similarity is that in both tropes, a person uses the role of victimhood to his or her own advantage. The difference is that in the gambit they're manipulating someone to take their side (which may or may not be for the benefit of the manipulated -- usually not), while in this trope they're {{empower|ment}}ing a person or group for their mutual benefit. Also, the gambit always uses a false victimhood, while the warcry does not have to contain any deceit. On the contrary, a real plight is a better weapon than a pretended one. However, the character might blur the line between self-sacrifice and victimhood, putting themself in harm's way so their allies can get the chance to rescue them or avenge them. If such a step is taken for nothing, it might make them a MartyrWithoutACause.

The role of the [[DamselInDistress helpless innocent victim]] is hard to combine with taking drastic action yourself. But it can be the perfect role if your goal is to let ''others'' take action: Your plight may give them the adrenaline rush, social justification, or whatever they need to take action and strike down your foes.

Compare ''And'' Contrast WoundedGazelleGambit: The similarity is that in both tropes, a person uses the role of victimhood to his or her own advantage. The difference is that in the gambit they're manipulating someone to take their side (which may or may not be for the benefit of the manipulated -- usually not), while in this trope they're [[{{Empowerment}} empowering]] a person or group for their mutual benefit. Also, the gambit always uses a false victimhood, while the warcry does not have to contain any deceit. On the contrary, a real plight is a better weapon than a pretended one. However, the character might blur the line between self-sacrifice and victimhood, putting themself in harm's way so their allies can get the chance to rescue them or avenge them. If such a step is taken for nothing, it might make them a MartyrWithoutACause.

* In ''Attila'', a royal Roman lady gets imprisoned in a monastery. Wanting to flee this fate, she send a letter to Attila the Hun, who gladly takes on the role of RomanticHero and invade the Roman empire for her sake. Attila and the Lady are both portrayed as down-to-earth politicians who know exactly what they are doing. She needs freedom, he needs an excuse to invade the empire, and they could both use the good PR of an epic romantic tale for the masses to admire.

* In an episode of ''MenInBlack'': The Series, J is trapped in a LotusEaterMachine and L enters his mind to bring him back to reality. He resists her attempts to snap him out of it, so she lets herself get mortally wounded, telling him that unless he wakes up, she will die in reality as YourMindMakesItReal.

* In an episode of ''MenInBlack'': The Series, J is trapped in a LotusEaterMachine and L enters his mind to bring him back to reality. He resists her attempts to snap him out of it, so she lets herself get mortally wounded, telling him that unless he wakes up, she will die in reality as YourMindMakesItReal.

Compare ''And'' Contrast WoundedGazelleGambit: The similarity is that in both tropes, a person uses the role of victimhood to his her own advantage. The difference is that in the gambit they're manipulating someone to take their side (which may or may not be for the benefit of the manipulated -- usually not), while in this trope they're [[{{Empowerment}} empowering]] a person or group for their mutual benefit. Also, the gambit always uses a false victimhood, while the warcry does not have to contain any deceit. On the contrary, a real plight is a better weapon than a pretended one. However, the character might blur the line between self-sacrifice and victimhood, putting themself in harm's way so their allies can get the chance to rescue them or avenge them. If such a step is taken for nothing, it might make them a MartyrWithoutACause.

Compare ''And'' Contrast WoundedGazelleGambit: The similarity is that in both tropes, a person uses the role of victimhood to her own advantage. The difference is that in the gambit she's manipulating someone to take her side (which may or may not be for the benefit of the manipulated -- usually not), while in this trope she's [[{{Empowerment}} empowering]] a person or group for their mutual benefit. Also, the gambit always uses a false victimhood, while the warcry does not have to contain any deceit. On the contrary, a real plight is a better weapon than a pretended one. However, the character might blur the line between self-sacrifice and victimhood, putting herself in harm's way so her allies can get the chance to rescue her or avenge her. If such a step is taken for nothing, it might make her a MartyrWithoutACause.