History PlayingWith / RedemptionEqualsDeath

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Discussed''': ???

%%* '''Implied''': ???

* '''Deconstructed''': Drake's suicide charge was a SenselessSacrifice. Alternately, he may have died with honor and taken out Evulz, but the heroes are going to have their hands full cleaning up after Drake's mistakes and feel obligated to do so because of his sacrifice.

* '''Downplayed''': RedemptionEqualsAffliction

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* '''Averted''': Drake makes a simple HeelFaceTurn and joins the final battle alongside the heroes, but survives it or he simply does not turn at all.

* '''Parodied''': Drake accidentally killed himself and happened to stop Evulz's plan... and is hailed as a hero.

** RedemptionEqualsLife

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Justified''': The crimes were committed by TheCorruption or a SuperpoweredEvilSide, and the only way to stop himself is to KillUsBoth. Or he's a ProudWarriorRaceGuy who can't turn away from serving Evulz [[FateWorseThanDeath without losing his honor]].

* '''Enforced''': ExecutiveMeddling demands that Drake pays for his crimes and the easiest way to do it is by killing him off.

* '''Inverted''': RedemptionEqualsLife

* '''Deconstructed''': Drake's suicide charge was a SenselessSacrifice. Alternately, he may have died with honor and taken out Evulz, but the heroes are going to have their hands full cleaning up after Drake's mistakes and feel obligated to do so because of his sacrifice.
* '''Reconstructed''': But considering Drake was only ''slightly'' less of a monster than Evulz, it's probably for the best that he died. His victims would be waiting with TorchesAndPitchforks if he survived, anyway.

* '''Conversed''': "Here comes Drake's [[StarWars Darth Vader]] moment."

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* '''Parodied''': Drake was a CompleteMonster, but accidentally killed himself and happened to stop Evulz's plan... and is hailed as a hero.

* '''Reconstructed''': But considering Drake was only ''slightly'' less of a CompleteMonster than Evulz, it's probably for the best that he died. His victims would be waiting with TorchesAndPitchforks if he survived, anyway.

* '''Defied''': "Drake chooses to [[TheAtoner live with his crimes]].

* '''Straight''': [[TheDragon Drake]] has done horrible things during his time serving [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]], but comes to regret his actions and chooses to sacrifice himself to help the heroes stop his master.

* '''Enforced''': ExecutiveMeddling demands that Drake pays for his crimes, and the easiest way to do it is by killing him off.

* '''Defied''': "I choose to [[TheAtoner live with my crimes]]. Dying is the coward's way out."
* '''Discussed''': "Let me guess, you plan to kill your master and die in the process."

* '''Plotted A Good Waste:''' Drake turns out to be one of the [[EnsembleDarkhorse most popular characters in the series]], and killing him off destroys any chance at developing his character further.

* '''Discussed''': "Let me guess, you plan to kill your boss and die."
* '''Conversed''': "And here comes Drake's [[StarWars Darth Vader]] moment...."
* '''Plotted A Good Waste:''' Drake turns out to be the [[EnsembleDarkhorse most popular character in the series]], and killing him off destroys any chance at developing the character further.

* '''Reconstructed''': But considering Drakewas only ''slightly'' less of a CompleteMonster than Evulz, it's probably for the best that he died. His victims would be waiting with TorchesAndPitchforks if he survived, anyway.

'''Basic Trope''': Someone who has made a terrible mistake that caused the heroes' problem in the first place, or someone who was in service to evil realizes their mistake and sacrifices their life to destroy it.
* '''Straight''': TheDragon has done horrible things under his time serving [[BigBad Emperor Evil]], but comes to regret his actions, and chooses to sacrifice himself to help the heroes stop his boss.
* '''Exaggerated''': TheDragon keeps seeking out the heroes [[DeathSeeker and trying to get himself killed]].
* '''Justified''': The crimes were committed by TheCorruption or the SuperpoweredEvilSide, and the only way to stop himself is to KillUsBoth. Or he's a Proud Warrior Race Guy who can't turn away from serving the BigBad [[FateWorseThanDeath without losing his honor]].

* '''Subverted''': TheDragon makes a suicidal charge at the BigBad, sustaining only a wound in the process.
* '''Double Subverted''': TheDragon dies from the wound after the heroes get him out of there.
* '''Parodied''': TheDragon was a CompleteMonster, but accidentally killed himself, and happened to stop the BigBad's plan... and is hailed as a hero.
* '''Deconstructed''': TheDragon's suicide charge was a SenselessSacrifice. Alternately, he may have died with honor, and taken out the BigBad, but the heroes are going to have their hands full cleaning up after the Dragon's mistakes and feel obligated to do so because of his sacrifice.
* '''Reconstructed''': But considering TheDragon was only ''slightly'' less of a CompleteMonster than the BigBad, it's probably for the best that he died. His victims would be waiting with TorchesAndPitchforks if he survived, anyway.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Many mooks have been killed immediately when they saw the light. But later, the QuirkyMinibossSquad switch side, and live. Then TheDragon sees the light, and dies.
* '''Averted''': TheDragon makes a simple HeelFaceTurn, joins the end battle, but survives it or simply does not turn at all.
* '''Enforced''': ExecutiveMeddling demands that TheDragon pay for his crimes, and the easiest way to do it is by killing him off.
* '''Lampshaded''': "TheDragon sacrificed himself to save us. It was all he could do to atone for the things he'd done."

* '''Discussed''': "Let me guess, you plan to kill your boss and die. You think ''that'' makes up for the crap you've done?"
* '''Conversed''': "And here's The Dragon's Vader moment...."
* '''Played For Drama''': ??
* '''Played For Laughs''': ??
* '''Plotted A Good Waste:''' TheDragon turns out to be the [[EnsembleDarkhorse coolest character in the series]], and killing him off destroys any chance at developing the character further.