History PlayingWith / HeroicSacrifice

** It's literally the ''only way'' that they can attack him - someone's gotta die.

** Alice is already mortally wounded so she has no reason not to use the guaranteed fatal DangerousForbiddenTechnique.

* '''Downplayed''': Alice offers to allow Evulz to erase all of her memories of her teammates to let his guard down, letting the rest of the team kill the Emperor once and for all. Though Alice doesn't die, she leaves the FiveManBand because she doesn't know them anymore, though they accept her decision with sadness.

* '''Exaggerated''': Every person in a 500-man brigade save for one has to sacrifice themselves to stun the Emperor, leaving the SoleSurvivor to deliver the final blow.

* '''Downplayed''': Alice offers to allow Evulz to erase all of her memories of her teammates to let his guard down, letting the rest of the team kill the Emperor once and for all. Though Alice doesn't die, she leaves the FiveManBand because she doesn't know them anymore, though they accept her decision.

* '''Downplayed''': Alice offers to allow Evulz to erase all of her memories to let his guard down, letting the rest of the team to kill the Emperor once and for all.

** Alternatively, Alice is killed in the most horrifying way possible, with her soul scattered and scorched and twisted beyond comprehension. The pain is real and devastating, [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished you do NOT want to sacrifice yourself no matter what the pesky ethics or compassion says to you]].

** Alternatively, [[TheDragon Drake]] sacrifices himself for Emperor Evulz due to them both being {{Anti Villain}}s.

** Alice sacrifices herself just to screw over someone else.

** Alice is TheHeart of the group, and the rest of the FiveManBand starts to split up because [[LivingEmotionalCrutch she's no longer there to keep things in order]].

* '''Downplayed''': Alice offers to allow Evulz to erase all of her memories to let his guard down, letting the FiveManBand kill the Emperor once and for all.

* '''Exploited''': [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] tricks the FiveManBand into sacrificing [[TheHero Alice]] which gives himself an advantage once she dies.

* '''Conversed''': "Oh wow, another HeroicSacrifice."

** The rest of the FiveManBand goes through CharacterDevelopment and everyone realizes that since Alice is no longer there to support them, they each have to be TheHeart in their own way without depending on her.

* '''Exaggerated''': Each member of the FiveManBand has to sacrifice themselves to stun the Emperor, leaving only Elaine, the last member of the FiveManBand.

** It's of the SenselessSacrifice variety, and it achieves absolutely nothing. The rest of the FiveManBand loses because TheHero is dead.

** Alternatively: Alice plans to sacrifice herself to defeat Emperor Evulz, but the group comes up with another way.

* '''Exaggerated''': Each member of the FiveManBand has to sacrifice themselves to stun the Emperor, leaving only one or two people.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice plans to sacrifice herself, but the group comes up with another way. However, the plan fails so Alice ends up having to sacrifice herself anyway. But at the last minute, TheCavalry shows up and fights off Emperor Evulz, sparing Alice.

* '''Downplayed''': Alice catches six-year-old Bob as he falls off of his bunkbed, breaking her leg in the process.

** Alternatively, [[TheDragon Drake]] sacrifices himself for Emporer Evulz due to them both being {{Anti Villain}}s.

** Alice has a DisneyDeath, where it appears she's dead, but she comes back moments later.

* '''Implied''': a medal-ceremony is performed at [[PosthumousCharacter someone's grave]].

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** Alternatively, Alice is killed in the most horrifying way possible, with her soul scattered and scorched and twisted beyond comprehension. [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop The pain is real and devastating,]] [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished you do NOT want to sacrifice yourself no matter what the pesky ethics or compassion says to you.]]

** Alice has a DisneyDeath, where it appears she'd dead, but she comes back moments later.