History RedemptionEqualsDeath / AnimeAndManga

* ''Manga/TwentiethCenturyBoys'' has a number of examples, but some of the most notable are [[spoiler:Yamane, Masao and Sadakiyo]]. A major theme in the final arc of the series is that of the people who help put Friend in power and, by extension, put the world in the [[CrapsackWorld sorry state its in]], realising the error of their ways and seeking redemption. This leads to a number of deaths and HeroicSacrifices on their part, leading to this trope.

* ''Anime/RoninWarriors'': This is the fate of Dark Warlord Shuten Doji (Anubis) after his HeelFaceTurn when he saves [[spoiler:who is the last of the Ancients clan Lady Kayura.

* ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'' (the 2003 anime adaptation)

** Partly averted in the case of Vegeta's HeroicSacrifice when fighting against Buu after he betrayed his TrueCompanions to become a Majin and beat Goku. This might redeem him in the eyes of most of the human characters, but [[spoiler:King Yemma sees things differently and [[HeelFaceDoorSlam sends him to Hell for his previous crimes]]]].

* ''Manga/ShadowStar'': Shiina's mother Misono became an absolute cold bitch after her eldest daughter Mishou died, apparently by suicide, blaming it on the main character in despair. In the manga... after many years, Misono starts to regret what she has done and how badly she treated Shiina. This reaches its peak in Volume 11, where after the death of Shiina's father Shunji and with some help of Shiina's friend Akira, mother and daughter are reunited and patch things up. But few after her redemption, Misono ends up shot to death in front of Shiina.
** Then again, [[KillEmAll it's not so much she died because she was redeemed, it's more because all but two people on earth die within twenty pages of her death]].

RedemptionEqualsDeath in {{Anime}} and {{Manga}}.

** Ulquiorra saves Orihime and Ishida from an out-of-control Ichigo, but uses up the last of his energy doing so and is thus unable to regenerate. He dies while realizing what having a heart means.

* ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'': [[FanNickname Cloney]] recovers his soul and emotions during the final battle just in time to take a fatal blow for the original.

* In ''Manga/SaintSeiya'', [[spoiler:Gemini Saga kills himself after his good side regains control of his body, believing the only way of redeeming himself after what he's done to Athena and his fellow Saints is death]].
* ''Manga/HaouAiren'': Hakuron, as he dies in the last volume. It ''really'' depends on your view of him.
* ''Anime/{{Simoun}}'': Mamiina starts as the AlphaBitch, tries to kill a teammate, grows into a responsible {{true companion|s}}, gets the love and respect she wants, and dies in a HeroicSacrifice.
* ''Manga/SailorMoon''. The manga version of Sailor Galaxia realizes she was manipulated by Chaos and wanted love rather than conquest immediately before her death.
** Nephrite turned his back on the Dark Kingdom for the sake of Naru and their growing relationship...and then gave up his life to protect her from Zoisite's youma.
* [[spoiler:Both Mdlock and Ralph]] in ''Anime/StrainStrategicArmoredInfantry''. [[spoiler:Ralph sets Medlock's [[HoistByHisOwnPetard own Tumor robots]] to tear her apart once she defects to the Union. Ralph's has more in common with a HeroicSacrifice, although he is killed by Sara for his crime instead of jumping in to save her or anything. As The Gloire is about to blow up, he looks at his musical pendant and tells Sara to take care of the Emilys.]]
* In ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'', it happens to [[spoiler:just about every first season villain. Gakuto (Gaito, if you're watching the anime) is doomed to be crushed by or sealed inside [[NoOntologicalInertia his own castle]], and the Dark Lovers stay by his side; Sara, seeing the damage she's done, goes voluntarily with him]]. (Strangely enough, the actual dying only happens in the anime, which is generally the more child-friendly version.) [[spoiler:Then there are Mimi and Sheshe, who were actually redeemed in the anime -- in the manga, it's debatable. They get offed by Michel.]]
* In ''VideoGame/FatalFury The Motion Picture'', Laocorn instantly feels remorse for his sister's death, realizes he was being used all along, and then saves Mai at the cost of his own life, all in about three minutes.
* Many times in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', but most would fall under HeroicSacrifice, with the notable exception of Piccolo's death at the turning point of the climactic battle of the Saiyan Saga. This is an example as he had been training his ex-archenemy's son for the previous year, and showed more kindness to him than anyone before.
** Partly averted in the case of [[spoiler:Vegeta's HeroicSacrifice when fighting against Buu after he betrayed his TrueCompanions to become a Majin and beat Goku]]. This might redeem him in the eyes of most of the human characters, but [[spoiler:King Yemma sees things differently and [[HeelFaceDoorSlam sends him to Hell for his previous crimes]]]].
** It should be noted that [[DeathIsCheap death is rarely permanent in]] ''[[DeathIsCheap DBZ]]'', although none of the villains (who stay evil) are ever wished back. The only two times anyone has ever considered it were Nappa asking Vegeta if they should wish Raditz back to life, and Garlic Jr. planning on collecting the Dragon Balls to wish his father Garlic (who is dead before the first episode, probably before ''Manga/DragonBall'' itself) back to life. The closest to an exception is [[spoiler:Kid Buu who is reincarnated as Uub, who fortunately is good]].
** Android 16, despite being an intended weapon of mass destruction, is the only one to step in to save tremendously outmatched Gohan in his fight with Cell. He's one of the few good characters to stay dead permanently; since he's purely robotic, he doesn't have a soul for the Dragon Balls to bring back.
** In Dabura's case, it's more like DeathEqualsRedemption: not only because dying released him from Babidi's control, but because he was [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment sent to heaven because King Yemma thought he would enjoy Hell]].
* [[spoiler:Teresa of the Faint Smile]] in ''Manga/{{Claymore}}'', both on a personal level (recovering her human emotions) and on a ConspiracyRedemption level.
* [[spoiler:Almost ''everyone'']] in ''End of [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]]'' dies after attempting a ConspiracyRedemption.
** Although not a villain herself, [[ApocalypseMaiden Rei]] redeems her previous unflinching subservience to morally nebulous [[KnightTemplar Gendo]] when she defies him and leaves the fate of the world in Shinji's hands. She dies sometime afterwards.
** In ''Thrice Upon a Time'', the final ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' movie, [[spoiler: Gendo has a HeelRealization and sacrifices his life to save Shinji and destroy all of the Evangelions, ultimately ending the nightmare once and for all.]]
* ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' is full of this trope, both on a 'redemption for evil' and 'trying to redeem themselves of their part of a conspiracy' level. [[spoiler:Havoc]] is a prime example of the former (dying after recovering her Contractor powers, yet managing to retain her humanity and thus not use them), while [[spoiler:November 11]] is a prime example of the latter (and he takes his "conspiring to kill him" superior with him).
* ''Manga/{{Monster}}'' seems to take great delight in showing how many of the show's villains and side characters are only flawed human beings with their own drives, problems and emotions and not soulless monsters... [[spoiler:Most of them, in showing their human sides or by righting their previous flaws and sins, are killed by Johan shortly after.]] Even nearly dying doesn't redeem the titular Monster, however.
** In fact, in what may be a subversion of this trope, nearly dying makes him ''worse''. Near the end, [[spoiler:his sister comes to believe that if she had forgiven him at that juncture instead of shooting him in the head, Johan may have stopped killing at that point. It's debatable whether his second near death experience, his sister's later forgiveness, and (above all) Tenma's saving him again (despite knowing what a monster he was this time) had any effect on him, [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism but we can always hope]]]].

* [[spoiler:Lust]] from the ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'' anime dies shortly after defecting to the heroes' side.
** It's also one possible interpretation for [[spoiler:Scar's death]] in the TV series, and [[spoiler:Wrath, and Hohenheim]]'s in the movie, for that matter. Although [[spoiler:Scar has just killed thousands of soldiers to create the Philosopher's Stone, and Hohenheim's HeroicSacrifice (?) is a dubious way of apologizing to his son for abandoning him, not to mention the thousands of victims if not more that he created indirectly by making Envy and not killing him before four centuries had elapsed]]. At least, [[spoiler:he seems to feel sufficiently punished for surviving his first son]].
* At the end of ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'', [[spoiler:Wolfwood's death in both the manga and anime]] qualifies too. Confetti and churches, FauxSymbolism.
* In the ''Manga/ShadowStar'' manga and anime, [[spoiler:Shiina's mother Misono became an absolute cold bitch after her eldest daughter Mishou died, apparently by suicide]], blaming it on the main character in despair. In the manga...[[spoiler:after many years, Misono starts to regret what she has done and how badly she treated Shiina. This reaches its peak in Volume 11, where after the death of Shiina's father Shunji and with some help of Shiina's friend Akira, mother and daughter are reunited and patch things up. But few after her redemption, Misono ends up shot to death in front of Shiina.]]
** Then again, [[spoiler:[[KillEmAll it's not so much she died because she was redeemed, it's more because all but two people on earth die within twenty pages of her death]]]].
* Any single villain in ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' that feels ANY amount of sorrow for their heartless deeds after Kenshiro beats some sense into them WILL die. The most certain of them would be [[spoiler:Raoh, Kaioh and Raiga and Fuuga, though it takes a few episodes for this to kick into effect for the latter two]].
** Raiga and Fuuga are not really villains at the first place; they were forced to guard the gate of Cassandra because their younger brother, Mitsu, was being held hostage by the true villain, Uighur.
* In ''VideoGame/ZoneOfTheEnders: Dolores, I'', the main bad guy had plan to literally sweep out the whole earth. After getting [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan his ass kicked by the main characters]], he realized error in his way, and then sacrifice himself to save the earth.

* In ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'', [[FanNickname Cloney]] recovers his soul and emotions during the final battle just in time to take a fatal blow for the original.
* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', [[spoiler:Zabuza]] fits this. [[spoiler:Chiyo]] also consider her HeroicSacrifice as a form of redemption, as it was for [[spoiler:Gaara, who she sealed the One-Tails into, which is why he was killed by Akatsuki]].
** [[spoiler:Also Pain]] in chapter 449. Intersects with KarmicDeath since it was the evil act he committed that causes it.
** Probably the biggest one in the series, [[spoiler:Obito. After returning to his old-self, Obito is at death's door, but manages to keep on fighting it off in order to help the heroes against Madara and later on Kaguya. He finally dies TakingTheBullet for Naruto and Kakashi, his final words thanking Naruto for making him realize the error of his ways, and saying that he knows Naruto will become Hokage]].
** Filler character "Menma" also matched this. A career bandit, he repented during a raid and saved a girl from his former comrades. Ultimately, his entire run on the show was the time-gap between Redemption and Death for him.
* In the Virtual World arc of ''Anime/YuGiOh'', [[spoiler:Noah bites it after he is about to escape the Virtual World, leaving the characters inside to die, but instead decides to return and rescue them, at the cost of his own life]].
** After his darker persona takes over his body, Marik realizes that a lot of the hardship he went through was his own fault and becomes horrified at what he's done, so he invokes this by trying to urge Yami Yugi to defeat him in any way possible even though it will mean his death as well. [[spoiler:Subverted as Yami Yugi manages to still save Marik anyway.]]
* Gin of ''Manga/OnePiece'', formerly a ruthless killer in the service of Don Krieg, decides to spare Sanji and ask Krieg to leave the Baratie. Krieg responds by ordering Gin to throw away his gas mask and attacking with poison gas. When Luffy throws him and Sanji gas masks, forgetting to get one for himself, Gin throws him his, and is seemingly fatally poisoned as a result. He isn't shown dying, though, although he is speculated to only have hours to live.
* In ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'', [[spoiler:at the end, Yukio Oikawa apologizes to the Digidestined for creating Arukenimon and Mummymon and ripping a hole between the real world. Then he dies/turns himself into butterflies to save the Digital World]].
** But averted when [[spoiler:Ken finds out everything he's been doing as the Digimon Emperor is completely wrong and ends up...getting amnesia?]]
*** He's apparently displeased with the aversion, as he tries to [[DeathSeeker invoke the trope]] a few episodes later. Daisuke [[DontSaySuchStupidThings talks him down from it]], though.
** Averted in ''[[Anime/DigimonTamers Tamers]]'' by [[spoiler:Beelzemon, who almost died from an attack from the D-Reaper but was rescued by Grani and recovered while spending time with his Tamers]].
* Subverted somewhat in ''Manga/{{Bleach}} 354'' when [[spoiler:Ulquiorra finally learns what the heart is ''as'' he is literally disintegrating]].
** Played straight a chapter earlier, where he [[spoiler:saves Orihime and Ishida from Zombie!Ichigo, but uses up the last of his energy doing so and is thus unable to regenerate]]. He dies in this chapter, but gets an internal monologue in the one above, which is how he both subverts and plays this trope straight.
** Lampshaded and mixed with DyingAsYourself in 387 where [[spoiler:Tousen finally see's that his path was wrong and that he has those who care for him the same way he cared for his friend only to explode into a mass of blood seconds later]].
* Mostly averted in ''Manga/FairyTail'', except for [[spoiler: Jellal]], who supposedly gives his life to keep Erza from giving up hers to save her friends, and she mourns for him. Later, when it turns out he didn't die (how this is possible [[HandWave isn't even questioned]]), he tries to pull this a ''second time'' by blowing himself up to take out an ancient magic superweapon. Erza however, yells that he doesn't have the right to take his life and he can't atone if he's dead. Still, at least he tried, and the whole thing turned out moot when the ArcVillain revealed he knew how to dispel the self-destruction spell he used so it would be a SenselessSacrifice anyways.

* ''Manga/TwentiethCenturyBoys'' has a number of examples, but some of the most notable are [[spoiler:Yamane, Masao and Sadakiyo]]. A major theme in the final arc of the series is that of the people who help put Friend in power and, by extension, put the world in the [[CrapsackWorld sorry state its in]], realising the error of their ways and seeking redemption. This leads to a number of deaths and HeroicSacrifices on their part, leading to this trope.
** Additionally, this almost happens to [[spoiler:Kiriko]] when she [[spoiler: testes out the vaccine to the blood virus on herself]],
* In ''Manga/{{Pretear}}'', [[spoiler:Sasame defects from the Leafe Knights to be by [[DarkMagicalGirl Takako]]'s side because he fell in love with her--even though he knew she didn't love him in return]]. On her side, [[spoiler: he attempts to kill his former teammates and turns Mawata into the Puppet of Darkness by breaking her heart]], but [[spoiler: when Takako has a VillainousBreakdown and is nearly attacked by the dark tree she summoned, Sasame [[HeroicSacrifice throws himself in front of an attack]] meant for her. The dark energy possessing the two disintegrates, and (after admitting "[[LampshadeHanging Not even my death will redeem me]]", he dies in the redeemed Takako's arms [[GoOutWithASmile with a smile]]. His soul is even seen flying away into a bright white nothingness by his former teammates]]. However, this is one example where the redeemed ''DOES'' come back to life-- [[spoiler: Himeno revives him (and others) through her powers during the final battle with the Great Tree]].
* Metal Sonic in ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie''. He tries to destroy the world, but gets stopped and beaten by Sonic. He then rescues the President and Old Man Owl from a burning aircraft. Immediately afterwards, he collapses and falls into a LavaPit, and [[LastSecondChance and brushes away Sonic's attempt to save him]].
* [[spoiler:Shion]] at the very end of Meakashi-hen in ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'', as she finally becomes sane and apologizes to everyone she's killed as she falls to her death, promising she won't do it again the next time.
* This is what happens to Kenshin in ''Manga/RurouniKenshin: Seisohen'' OVA. That this represents the ideological antithesis of the manga's conclusion is the specific reason why creator Creator/NobuhiroWatsuki disowned it.
** Subversion with one of the filler villains for the anime, Tomoe. He acted as a vigilant killing politicians that were supposedly corrupt, but wasn't aware that the politician sending him and supplying him with men was just using him to get rid off his political rivals and planned to kill him and his men they were done. [[CurbStompBattle After getting his kicked by Kenshin]] and learning the truth, Tomoe tries to kill himself, but his former teacher stops and tells him the suicide is just running away.
* In ''Anime/BurstAngel'' (Bakuretsu Tenshi), at the end Jo's born enemy, Maria, dies so that Jo and Meg can escape the ship. Maria does this after realizing she likes Jo and is not able to fight.
* In ''Manga/TowardTheTerra,'' Keith Anyan ultimately redeems himself by turning against Grand Mother and freeing humanity from the SD System. He's rewarded for his efforts with a sword through the gut.
* This happens to [[spoiler: Ray Lundgren]] of ''Anime/GunXSword'' just after he accepts an alternative form of revenge in place of the one he wanted.
* In ''Anime/ImGonnaBeAnAngel'' this may apply to Mikael after Noelle eventually turns into an angel and saves Yuusuke, which in turn allows him to save her family. After that he, Noelle and Silky start to merge into one angel being (meaning they start dying) so he indeed does something redeemable after becoming the series' BigBad.
* In ''Yoiroiden Samurai Troopers'' AKA ''The Anime/RoninWarriors'' this is the fate of [[spoiler: Dark Warlord Shuten Doji (Anubis)]] after his HeelFaceTurn when he saves [[spoiler:who is the last of the Ancients clan Lady Kayura]].
* Subverted in ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' with [[spoiler:Seijirou Kira]]. After he [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone comes to realize what he's been doing has been a terrible mistake]], minutes later the [[spoiler:Aliea Academy]] building starts to collapse. As everyone else flees, he decides to [[GoingDownWithTheShip let the building crush him to death]] as his way of atoning for his crimes and kneels in the middle of the collapsing building. But in the end, Hiroto and Endou turn back and talk him out of it, and he (and everyone else) escapes unscathed.
** Played straight with [[spoiler:Kageyama Reiji]] though. After confessing to all his crimes and willingly leaving with the police he gets killed by [[spoiler:Garshield Bayhan]] who made his death seem like an accident.
* [[spoiler: Viro]] in ''Manga/ElementalGelade'', who fails spectacularly in her job as a spy/assassin.
* A rather sad one in ''Anime/GingaDensetsuWeed''. Teru's father, an [[AbusiveParents abusive father]], was given the choice to either save his son from Hougen's hired assassins (Thunder and Lector) or to run away. After choosing whether or not to kill Kyoshiro, who attacked him and cut off his ear earlier, he [[spoiler:chose to rescue his son. But then he ends up getting killed while fighting]]. His good-bye to his son was heart-wrenching.

* Another sad one in ''Anime/AquarionEvol''. Just after completing his ''HeelFaceTurn'' and saving his new friends from defeat, [[spoiler: Jin is killed by Mykage]].
* Downplayed in ''Manga/{{Holyland}}'': [[spoiler:Shougo in chapter 166 saves Yuu and beats down Ryuu]], then gets arrested.
* In ''Anime/UmiMonogatari'', [[spoiler:Urin believes this in the finale, but she's convinced otherwise and saved]].
* ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple:'' Redemption may be too strong a word, but Kii Kagerou ultimately proved willing to sacrifice himself to give the Katsujinken masters a chance against the One Shadow Nine Fist.
* In ''Manga/{{Shy}}'', when [[spoiler: Sveta manages to overcome Stigma's mind control thanks to the influence of her daughter Pepesha, her [[PocketDimension Amalaraiks]] shatters. Since she was [[BackFromTheDead brought back from the dead]] by Stigma and her body was only a constuct of her powers, she starts fading away, but not before having a [[OneLastSmoke last drink]] with her daughter and giving the heroes some crucial information about Stigma.]]

* ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga:'' [[spoiler:In [[Recap/ZombieLandSagaRevengeE09 episode 9 of ''Revenge'']], Itou lets Yugiri cut him down after he betrays his friend Kiichi. In his final moments, it's clear part of him still believes in Kiichi's vision to create a better Saga.]]

** In ''Thrice Upon a Time'', the final ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'', [[spoiler: Gendo has a HeelRealization and sacrifices his life to save Shinji and destroy all of the Evangelions, ultimately ending the nightmare once and for all.]]

* ''Manga/KarakuriCircus'': [[spoiler:Arlecchino, Pantalone, and Colombine]] suffer a rather messy and undignified death while they are villains, but after being rebuilt and having a HeelFaceTurn due to new orders, they manage to die peacefully, having fulfilled the purpose for their existence.

* While [[Main/CharactersDroppingLikeFlies nobody is safe]] in ''Manga/KarakuriCircus'', your chances of biting the dust rise considerably [[Main/LaserGuidedKarma if you have committed bad deeds at any point in the story]], and shoot up to virtually 100% if you are an [[Main/KillerRobot automaton]]. Turning to the good guys' side (again or for the first time) will do nothing to keep you safe. However, it does mean that you'll most likely get a [[Main/HeroicSacrifice meaningful death]] with tear-jerker attached. This is especially exemplified by [[spoiler: three of the Midnight Circus quartet, who suffer a rather messy and undignified death while they are villains... but after being rebuilt and [[Main/HeelFaceTurn receiving new orders]], manage to [[Main/DiedHappilyEverAfter die peacefully]], having fulfilled the purpose for their existence]].

* In the ''Manga/NaruTaru'' manga and anime, [[spoiler:Shiina's mother Misono became an absolute cold bitch after her eldest daughter Mishou died, apparently by suicide]], blaming it on the main character in despair. In the manga...[[spoiler:after many years, Misono starts to regret what she has done and how badly she treated Shiina. This reaches its peak in Volume 11, where after the death of Shiina's father Shunji and with some help of Shiina's friend Akira, mother and daughter are reunited and patch things up. But few after her redemption, Misono ends up shot to death in front of Shiina.]]

* While [[Main/CharactersDroppingLikeFlies nobody is safe]] in ''Manga/KarakuriCircus'', your chances of biting the dust rise considerably [[Main/LaserGuidedKarma if you have committed bad deeds at any point in the story]], and shoot up to virtually 100% if you are an [[Main/KillerRobot automaton]]. Turning to the good guys' side (again or for the first time) will do nothing to keep you safe. However, it does mean that you'll most likely get a [[Main/HeroicSacrifice meaningful death]]. This is especially exemplified by three of the Midnight Circus quartet, who suffer a rather messy and undignified death while they are villains... but after being rebuilt and [[Main/HeelFaceTurn receiving new orders]], manage to [[Main/DiedHappilyEverAfter die peacefully]], having fulfilled the purpose for their existence.

* In ''Manga/{{Shy}}'', when [[spoiler: Sveta manages to overcome Stigma's mind control thanks to the influence of her daughter Pepesha, her [[PocketDimension Amalaraiks]] shatters. Since she was [[BackFromTheDead brought back from the dead]] by Stigma and her body was only a constuct of her powers, she starts fading away, but not before having a [[OneLastSmoke last drink]] with her daughter and giving the heroes some crucial information about Stigma.]]

* ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple:'' Redemption may be too strong a word, but Kii Kagerou ultimately proved willing to sacrifice himself to give the Katsujinken masters a chance against the One Shadow Nine Fist.

* Many times in ''Manga/DragonBallZ'', but most would fall under HeroicSacrifice, with the notable exception of Piccolo's death at the turning point of the climactic battle of the Saiyan Saga. This is an example as he had been training his ex-archenemy's son for the previous year, and showed more kindness to him than anyone before.

** It should be noted that [[DeathIsCheap death is rarely permanent in]] ''[[DeathIsCheap DBZ]]''.
*** Although none of the villains (who stay evil) are ever wished back. The only two times anyone has ever considered it were Nappa asking Vegeta if they should wish Raditz back to life, and Garlic Jr. planning on collecting the Dragonballs to wish his father Garlic (who is dead before the first episode, probably before Dragonball itself) back to life. The closest to an exception is [[spoiler:Kid Buu who is reincarnated as Uub, who fortunately is good and not evil]].
** How does Piccolo's death ''not'' fall under HeroicSacrifice? He specifically threw himself in front of an energy blast meant for Gohan, but rather than doing it purely out of good, he saw Gohan as an extension of Goku, and saving the most treasured aspect of Goku's life is a form of repentance.
** Android 16, despite being an intended weapon of mass destruction, is the only one to step in to save tremendously outmatched Gohan in his fight with Cell.
** And in Dabura's case, it's more like Death Equals Redemption: not only because dying released him from Babidi's control, but because he was [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment sent to heaven because King Yemma thought he would enjoy hell]].

* Variation: In ''Anime/CodeGeass'', Suzaku ''[[DeathSeeker thinks]]'' that Redemption Equals Death; having never been punished for the [[spoiler: murder of his father at the age of 10]], he throws himself into battles with the hope of being killed and redeeming himself, which has the side effect of making him look like a brave, heroic KnightInShiningArmor. [[spoiler:The loving irony of this is that Lelouch eventually puts a "Live" Geass on Suzaku, so as to save himself when Suzaku tries to throw away both their lives under orders. This makes it impossible for Suzaku to willingly sacrifice himself for any reason, as he is now supernaturally hardwired to survive at any cost despite his emotional torture. It gets even worse for him when he learns about the command.]]
** Played straight, however, with [[spoiler:Rolo, who died saving Lelouch's life. Also overlaps with AlasPoorScrappy because some ''really'' bad screw ups made him one of the most hated characters in the series, but lots of people cried for him after his HeroicSacrifice. The sad music and speech really helped]].