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10->''I grew apples, once upon a time. When the Orlesians came to demand I bow to their emperor, I turned them away. They set fire to my orchards. To my house, too, but I didn't care. I stood and watched them burn. Trees die eventually. Houses fall. But my honor can be lost only if I let it.''
11-->-- '''Codex entry: A Rolled-Up Note''', ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins''
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15Being a good and honorable person is [[BeingGoodSucks anything but easy]]; it requires personal sacrifice that most normal people aren't willing to make, either out of self-interest, self-preservation, selfishness or [[TheDulcineaEffect any other number of reasons]].
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17Heroes who abide by this trope more often than not act in a manner that, although morally sound and honorable, is far from the most practical solution. Quite often this kind of decent, chivalrous behavior will come at [[HeroicSacrifice a great cost to the hero's happiness, kill them outright, or similarly leave them a destroyed human being]]. A villain aware of such a gallant hero is bound to use FlawExploitation against them as well.
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19Characters who adhere to this trope are generally [[TheFettered more committed to their code of ethics]] than to their own self-preservation. They believe in a pre-defined set of rules which universally apply, and will not break them, even if their own death results from adhering to them in one particular instance. For them, acting dishonorably is a FateWorseThanDeath.
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21In stories on the idealistic end of the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism, the more the insistence of honorable behavior seems impractical, or even insane, the greater the chance that it becomes the thing that turns a hopeless situation into victory. In stories on the cynical end, however, this trope will overlap with TooDumbToLive.
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23An especially poignant situation is TurnTheOtherCheek. Often, and perhaps running counter to the theme of honor besting all, the hero has to be aided by the villains, [[BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork who are able to cross that final line that their integrity would not allow]].
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25When done well and/or consistently, such acts of decency fan the flames of idealism in the viewers' hearts; they make them cheer even harder for the hero and inspire a desire to be just as pure and honorable. When done poorly, the term "LawfulStupid" comes to mind, as does MartyrWithoutACause.
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27This trope is also subject to some degree of ValuesDissonance, as some actions will be seen as both honorable ''and'' reasonable to a society with a certain set of beliefs. For instance, a society which believes in an afterlife ruled by [[ThePowersThatBe a Higher Power]] that judges according to a rigid code of morality would see the "honorable" choice as being also "reasonable" by virtue of the fact that the person making it is sacrificing a temporary advantage in this life for a permanent one in the life to come. As another example, a man may be challenged to a duel over something stupid, but if he lives in an honor society where his peers will refuse to do business with him, not let their daughters marry his sons, etc. if he refuses to defend his honor, then he may feel like he has to do it even if he doesn't care about honor for its own sake.
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29Often features in IGaveMyWord, InItsHourOfNeed, RashPromise, RebelliousRebel. A trait of the ProudWarriorRaceGuy, especially if the culture is based on {{Samurai}} or [[TheSpartanWay Spartans]]. WhatYouAreInTheDark always reveals the same character as when they are seen. When a character does this to the point that it angers their more corrupt superiors, expect them to become TheLastDJ. {{The McCoy}} is the personification of this trope. MoreHeroThanThou disputes are sometimes this, when only one character is really suitable for the sacrifice. Can lead to the hero being prone to fall to things like the FalseInnocenceTrick. See also VictoriousLoser and SmallStepsHero.
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31ShootTheDog is this trope's opposite. It can even be named "Reason Before Honor". ''Usually'' not a trait of a CombatPragmatist due to their dirty approach to fighting often being seen as dishonorable. This trope may be a reason why someone would think VirtueIsWeakness.
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33Compare/contrast with IncorruptiblePurePureness, GoodIsOldFashioned, TheFettered, MartyrdomCulture, RevengeBeforeReason, InsistsOnBeingSuspected, and NobleDemon (the EvilCounterpart). Contrast CombatPragmatist, NoNonsenseNemesis, and BlindObedience.
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35If they are lucky, they may be SavedFromTheirOwnHonor.
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39!!Example subpages
40[[index]]
41* HonorBeforeReason/AnimeAndManga
42* HonorBeforeReason/ComicBooks
43* HonorBeforeReason/FanWorks
44* [[HonorBeforeReason/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
45* HonorBeforeReason/{{Literature}}
46* HonorBeforeReason/LiveActionTV
47* HonorBeforeReason/ProWrestling
48* HonorBeforeReason/TabletopGames
49* HonorBeforeReason/VideoGames
50* HonorBeforeReason/{{Webcomics}}
51* HonorBeforeReason/WesternAnimation
52[[/index]]
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54!!Other examples:
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60* An Aspercreme ad features two women sword fighting, and when one is hurt by her arthritis the other stops to give her opponent Aspercreme for it.
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64* ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'':
65** Wasabi insists on using his turn signals and stopping at red lights (on an empty street), even when his car is being chased by a supervillain trying to kill everyone. Annoyed, [=GoGo=] takes the wheel and does some crazy maneuvers to escape.
66** Tadashi going back in the fire to save Callaghan, proclaiming "someone has to help". While it ''is'' a brave and noble thing to do, Tadashi does this on one person's word and doesn't consider it's a job better left to the firefighters, or his younger brother might follow him inside (and Hiro tries to do just that, only to be stopped because the fire explodes and propels him back). Later, it's revealed [[spoiler: Callaghan did survive]], making Tadashi's sacrifice all for nothing. [[spoiler:Callaghan points out Tadashi did something stupid, but phrasing it as "[[KickTheDog that was HIS mistake!]]" was not only a major dick move but pissed off Hiro to ''murderous'' levels.]] [[Administrivia/TropesAreNotBad That's not to say that he was wrong to jump in despite the danger.]] After all, this sense of righteousness is why so many people looked up to him, [[BigBrotherWorship especially Hiro]].
67* ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'': Miguel wants to win the Land of the Dead talent show (that will allow him to meet the unreachable Ernesto) on his own to prove that he's a real musician, and thus worthy of a musician's blessing... even though it's his first time performing in front of anyone, the more experienced Héctor would have a far better chance of winning, and both Miguel's and Héctor's lives depend on him reaching Ernesto (or else his more approachable relatives) before sunrise. Héctor calls him out on this.
68-->'''Héctor:''' That is such a sweet sentiment... ''but at such a bad time!''
69* ''WesternAnimation/HellboyAnimated Sword of Storms'': The daimyo, rather than be relieved the demons were vanquished, is angered for the samurai under his employ defeated them after he promised his daughter's life in exchange for their mercy. His anger was enough that [[spoiler: he had the warrior cursed into stone and took his own daughter's life.]] At the end of the film, when his ghost continues to resent them, Hellboy steps in and tells him to "use his head" because his continued refusal to go back on his word will make sure none of their spirits will find peace, closing with how he'll "never win". That last part is what causes him to finally let go.
70* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePeanutsMovie'', this (combined with his perpetual streak of bad luck) is what routinely interferes with Charlie Brown's efforts to get The Little Red-haired Girl to notice him. He had a top-notch talent show magic act, but sacrificed it to save his sister's rodeo routine. He is partnered with The Little Red-haired Girl for a book report while she's out of town, and [[spoiler:instead of simply asking the teacher for an extension, he picked the most difficult book he can find, wrote the whole report in a weekend, and apparently did a really good job, only for it to be destroyed by Linus's runaway toy plane ''right in front of her''.]]. He got a perfect score on the standardized test, [[spoiler:only to learn at the award assembly that he was accidentally given credit for Peppermint Patty's test, and corrects the mistake while on stage. Ironically, his unfailing morality is what The Little Red-haired Girl likes about him]].
71* In ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'', having given his word of honor to ''not'' fly in his final duel with Captain Hook, [[DramaPreservingHandicap Peter doggedly refuses to do so even when Hook proves to be the superior swordsman, having forced him to the corner of a mast leading to a fall that can kill him.]]
72* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'', when Pinocchio is led astray by Honest John and Gideon, Jiminy thinks about running over to tell Gepetto about it, but then decides to go after Pinocchio himself because "that would be snitching".
73* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}'': Even after learning the circumstances of how his meal was prepared, Ego gives a positive review to Gusteau's, knowing there would be risk to his career if the truth came out.
74* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'': Felix sticks around ''Sugar Rush'' during the climax, even though his only weapon is a HealingShiv, because he's determined to help Calhoun and Vanellope. Though, his healing weapon can repair Calhoun's weapons, so he isn't completely useless.
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78* ''Music/{{Sabaton}}'''s song Smoking Snakes tells the story of three Brazilian Soldiers who fought to the death rather than surrendering when ambushed and surrounded by a much larger German force that they had zero chance of beating. Though their sacrifice may have been pointless, [[WorthyOpponent they earned the respect of their enemy]] and were forever remembered as heroes.
79--> "Crazy or brave, will it end in the grave? As they're giving their lives as their honor dictates?"
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83* As arguably Priam should have given Paris and Helen (who after all endangered their people for their personal pleasure) to the Greeks with his thanks, thus saving a whole lot of trouble, one could say that ''Literature/TheIliad'' is an example of this. To be fair, some versions state that part of the reason Priam was unwilling to cooperate with the Greeks was that they refused to return his sister Hesione to him, claiming she was now rightfully Telamon's after having been given to him after Heracles sacked Troy, so the Greeks are just as bad in this regard.
84* ''Myth/ArthurianLegend'': The story of ''Literature/SirGawainAndTheGreenKnight'' revolves around this idea. A knight of King Arthur's court is challenged to a "game" by a vaguely-supernatural Green Knight (implied to be some form of TheFairFolk): Gawain can strike any blow against the knight, even a lethal one, but in return, he'll have to receive the same blow in a year's time. Gawain decapitates the Knight, then is shocked when the Knight picks up his severed head and rides off. Sure enough, a year later, Gawain rides out to meet the Knight to willingly receive the same blow, despite the fact that it ''will'' definitely be fatal for ''him''. It turns out, of course, to be a SecretTestOfCharacter, and Gawain's willingness to keep his word is enough for the Knight to let him go unharmed.
85* Myth/NorseMythology: Variant with Loki, not particularly known for his sense of honor, who in two different myths is caught and coerced by a giant (Thiazi in one, Geirrod in the other) into promising to lure someone into a trap (Idunn and Thor, respectively). Afterward he goes ahead with it even when he's out of actual danger and it's sure to get the other Aesir angry with him.
86* Myth/JapaneseMythology:
87** This is pretty much the best way to defeat a {{kappa}} (a Japanese water imp that resembles a monkey with webbed hands and feet): the source of the kappa's strength is the water-filled depression on its head. Bowing to a kappa will make him bow back, and cause the water to run out, rendering him helpless.
88** A lot of Japanese monsters are like this. There's a particular woman ghost, Kuchisake-onna, who will approach you while wearing a face-mask and ask you if she is pretty. Answer her and she will take off her mask, revealing a GlasgowGrin, and ask you again if she is pretty. Answering honestly will make her kill you out of anger. Lying about it will also make her kill you. However, one way to escape is by saying that you are terribly sorry, but you have an appointment that you must keep and do not have time to talk. [[JapanesePoliteness She will apologize for holding you up and let you go.]]
89* More folklore than mythology, but supposedly Dick Turpin took advantage of this in his victims by forcing them to swear not to turn him in or testify against him, which they actually stood by.
90* UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}}:
91** This is basically how TheDevil ends up defeated by mere mortals in many tales, especially in American folklore; he's the source of all evil, a conniving trickster and lies easier than he breathes, but if he makes a deal then he will follow it [[LawfulEvil to the letter]], even if he has the metaphysical power to just yank your soul out on principle and laugh all the way back to hell. So long as the deal (or resultant challenge of it) is [[LiteralGenie not worded too ambiguously]], anyway.
92** Case in point: A poor man with lots and lots of debts with no way to repay made a DealWithTheDevil, in that, the Devil would collect the man's soul once the Devil pays off all of the man's debts. The sorcerer Francis Bacon then pointed out that, according to the contract, the Devil could only collect the man's soul once '''all of the man's debts were paid'''. [[PuffOfLogic And so long as the man remained in debt to the Devil, the Devil could never take his soul.]]
93** There was a similar story about when the Devil came to take the man's soul, he showed the Devil his Certificate of Baptism, showing that there was a previous lien on the property, which takes precedence. As soon as the man's debt to God was paid off, the Devil can take the rest.
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97* Tempered Steel from ''Podcast/FalloutIsDragons'' will always, always, always try to talk others into doing the right thing. Even a pissed off dragon who is currently preparing its breath weapon.
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101* Neil Sinclair of ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'' fits this trope. The primary example of such behaviour is trusting Dominica Sharpiro by offering her a place in his Pro escape group, despite knowing, for ''certain'' that she [[spoiler:earlier killed another group member]] who became separated from the others.
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105* In UsefulNotes/{{Cricket}}, a batsman who feels he is honestly out may ''walk'', returning to the pavilion regardless of the umpire's decision. Though rare, especially at a professional level, it is not unknown. Witness [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXYbWIi8u7E Adam Gilchrist in the 2003 World Cup semi-final]]
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109* In ''Theatre/{{Camelot}}'', this is the fork Arthur finds himself caught on when Guinevere is caught with Lancelot. As Mordred says: "Let her die, your life is over; let her live, your life's a fraud. Which will it be -- kill the queen or kill the law?"
110* ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' : Duels in general, but especially the three that happen onstage during ''Hamilton'' are one hundred percent unreasonable. No one actually thinks they're a good idea, but everyone has to do them. TruthInTelevision, at least for that time.
111* Features prominently in Victor Hugo's play ''Hernani'' and its opera adaptation, ''Ernani''--a rather extreme case of IGaveMyWord.
112* Arguably, this is the tragic flaw of Brutus in ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'' -- he doesn't want to accept that the people around him are not as idealistic and honorable as he is. Doing the honorable thing gets him in trouble when he spares Mark Antony and allows him to speak at Caesar's funeral, allowing Antony the chance to turn the opinion of the Roman public against Brutus with the famous "Friends, Romans, countrymen" speech.
113* Played straight and then deconstructed in Verdi's opera ''Theatre/LaForzaDelDestino''. Don Carlo di Vargas at first refuses to open the potentially dying Don Alvaro's secret letters despite having a reasonable suspicion that Alvaro is the man who seduced his sister and killed his father because he had sworn not to... but then realises that he technically didn't give his word that he wouldn't look at a ''portrait'' (without a seal) that he finds amongst Alvaro's things.
114* This is the central theme of ''Theatre/AManForAllSeasons'' - Thomas More could easily save himself, but that would come at the cost of his integrity, something he is not willing to give.
115* This is the entire point of the plot of ''Theatre/ThePiratesOfPenzance''. In addition to the [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything do-nothing-ness]] and ethics of the pirates, Frederic is serving as a pirate-in-training until his twenty-first birthday, despite hating piracy, because his former nursemaid Ruth brought him to them by accident and he's too honorable to break a contract. Once his indenture is over, he then tells the pirates that even though he loves them, he is honor-bound to kill them all because piracy is wrong. And when the Pirate King and Ruth reveal that due to a loophole in his contract, he is bound to them until 1940, they don't even try to enforce it on him -- "we leave it to your honor."
116** [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Hell, it's right there the subtitle -- "The Slave of Duty"]]
117** At the end the pirates themselves surrender when called upon to do so in Queen Victoria's name.
118* In Borodin's opera ''Theatre/PrinceIgor'' (although not the epic poem upon which it is based), Igor first reacts with anger when Ovlur suggests that he flee his captivity in Khan Konchak's camp because as a Prince it would dishonour him to do so, and then refuses to exchange his word that he won't attack Konchak for his freedom because he doesn't want to then go back on his word. However, this ''does'' mean that Konchak comes to view him as even more of a WorthyOpponent than he already did.
119* ''Theatre/WesterosAnAmericanMusical'': In a DecadentCourt setting, Eddard Stark discovers his foster father was killed after discovering that none of King Robert's children are actually his, meaning that one of Robert's brothers is his actual heir. Eddard's reaction to the information is to arrange for Robert's brother to take the throne upon Robert's death, and he gets beheaded for betrayal. If Eddard had taken a IllPretendIDidntHearThat approach to the information, he'd be still alive and there wouldn't have been a SuccessionCrisis (or at least much less of one).
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123* Saber in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' and ''Literature/FateZero'' has a pretty bad case of this. She ''knows'' her decisions are going to screw her over yet feels bound by her honor and rules of fair play. As an example in FSN, she charges the temple single-handed after everyone agrees it's suicide to do so, is commanded ''not'' to go and is perfectly aware that at best she will be severely wounded. In FZ, she lets Lancer go assuming that he's going to kill her Master Kiritsugu and therefore remove her from the war. Why? One, she doesn't like Kiritsugu and two, Lancer just helped her out. He only lives because Lancer [[WorthyOpponent lives by the same rules]]. Naturally, in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', she ends up the Servant of another person who epitomizes this trope, Shirou.
124* Given that it's a VisualNovel about UsefulNotes/TheShinsengumi and the [[EndOfAnAge fall of the shogunate]], this trope runs rampant throughout most of ''VisualNovel/{{Hakuouki}}''. Saito and Hijikata's routes in particular are full to the brim with it, both on their own parts and on the parts of Kondou and the subordinates they've inspired to follow them; they are dedicated swordsmen with deeply-held beliefs about what it means to be a warrior, in an age in which swords are quickly becoming obsolete in favor of guns and Western tactics. Their senses of honor also mean that, nearly to a man, the Shinsengumi captains insist on keeping Chizuru with them and protecting her even as they face losing battle after losing battle and everything falls apart around them; whenever it's so much as suggested that it would be better for Chizuru to leave rather than have them risk death to defend her, they bridle at the suggestion that they're not capable of protecting her.
125* In Soryu Oh's route of ''VisualNovel/KissedByTheBaddestBidder'', Soryu is set for an ArrangedMarriage to the daughter of a [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Triad]] boss - a marriage which would consolidate their two gangs into a powerful organization which he would be next in line to take over -- but declines at the last minute. In doing so, he offends the girl's father and causes him to lose face to the point that the only way for Soryu's gang to smooth things over is to hand Soryu over to be executed. As Soryu is no doubt fully aware of the likely consequences of his decision, his chosen course of action benefits ''absolutely no one'', but he is willing to be executed rather than marry a woman he doesn't love and who doesn't love him when he knows that what he really wants is to be with the protagonist.
126* Sasami Sasasegawa from ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'' is given the chance to rat out the main characters early on in Rin's route for using the sports grounds to practice even though they aren't a real club, and have been hogging the field and stealing practice time from official clubs like the girls' softball club that she's a member of. Instead, she keeps quiet about the main characters' actions. When Riki asks her why she kept quiet about them, she says it's because Rin beat her in their duel from the common route, and she responds by saying that she'll take the field back from the Little Busters by beating Rin in a rematch, rather than ratting them out.
127* Watase Kasasagi in ''VisualNovel/RootDoubleBeforeCrimeAfterDays'' constantly follows this after getting amnesia. Prior to getting it, he's described as assessing every dangerous situation and acting accordingly, which is why his complete 180 baffles his rescue squad co-workers. This leads to plenty of bad ends...half of the time. However, plenty of bad ends have him ''still'' apply this shortly after making rational decisions because of his inability to not follow this, with most of the other ones being that the universe is out to get him for using his brain.
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131* Actually {{Invoked|Trope}} in ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' as an argument against Goku in "[[Franchise/DragonBall Goku]] vs Franchise/{{Superman}}". Many Anime/DragonBallZ characters, Goku included, have a habit of demanding a fair fight even against an obviously superior opponent. Hence, even if [[IdiotHero Goku]] managed to figure out Superman's weaknesses to kryptonite and exposure to a red star, he would refuse to exploit them. In the battle proper (the first of ''[[FriendlyRivalry three]]''), Goku even ''comes to Supes' aid'' after seeing him be weakened by kryptonite.
132* In WebAnimation/DingoDoodles' life story video detailing her [[NearDeathExperience near-death experiences]], she recalls how she was choking to death on a piece of candy when she was three years old (although, she herself said that the candy was too big for any child of that age to be eating) and her father rushes her to the hose so she can drink the water. However, Dingo stated that at that time, she refused to drink from the hose because her parents have told her time and time again not to drink from it. While one can't fault Dingo for wanting to obey her parents' wishes, they have to why she chose to do so while she's ''choking to death.'' Luckily for all involved, her father shoved the hose into her mouth, forcing her to drink the water and dislodge the candy from her throat.
133* Krusk from ''WebAnimation/PuffinForest'''s ''TabletopGame/CurseOfStrahd'' story has an interesting problem with this. He's a paladin, which means he gets a lot of advantages when fighting TheUndead, like most of [[BigBad Strahd's]] servants are. The one he considers his nemesis, however, is [[TheRenfield Rahadin]], Strahd's very much living chamberlain.
134* In ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'', Sarge refuses to use sniper rifles and other long-distance weapons other than regular guns, as he believes the only way to kill someone is up close and personal. He admits that he has no problem with using a nuke on an enemy because of RuleOfCool.
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138* [[TheLancer Daewi]] in ''Webcomic/TheGodOfHighSchool'' does this in his first real fight in the tournament when his opponent trips during an attack and he stops to offer him help to get back up (getting hit in the face by his [[BatterUp bat]] in the process), arguing that attacking him while he's down would be cowardly.
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142* In ''Literature/SherwoodForest'', Will follows Robin to the castle and rushes into battle to save him. This would be very noble if not for the fact that he's a terrible swordfighter and basically just manages to kill a guy through sheer dumb luck. He also got lucky in that his appearance made the Sheriff's guards scatter; if they'd stuck around long enough to realize he was just flailing wildly with a sword, they probably would have killed him.
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146* PlayedForLaughs in ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'', as when Trunks suggest they cheat during the [[TournamentArc Cell Games]] the other Z-Fighters give him the cold shoulder, prompting him to shout that they need to either loosen up or "stop hinging the fate of the world on deathmatches".
147* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic is big on this one, protecting friends and children to the most extreme degree even though he knows full well it'll get himself hurt.
148* LetsPlay/PartyCrashers:
149** At one point in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VMniPDc8qg I Made A Game Designed To Be Bad]]", Vernias deliberately endangers everyone in an attempt to make Sophist confess to an angel that he killed her daughter, refusing to heal him even in near-death, even going as far as to ''enrage the angel'' to make her attack Sophist, leading to the angel [[MisplacedRetribution attacking Brent instead]]:
150--->'''Nick:''' Vernias, you should probably heal Eevee.\
151'''Vernias:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis He hasn't. Confessed. For his sins yet.]]\
152'''Nick:''' [[FriendOrIdolDecision That doesn't matter! What is more important?!]]\
153'''Vernias:''' Yes, it does! I am a holy man, and I believe that there are redemptions to be made here!
154** While fighting the final boss in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csi_6NbcJxk RPG, But Its Extremely Low Budget]]", Vernias refuses to use his forcefield spell (which traps the target in place) so the crew can just [[BoringButPractical skip the final battle and escape with everyone alive]], stating how it would be too boring if they just walked away from the final boss.
155** At one point during their third ''Pummel Party'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVg7kle6Lgc video]], Sophist manages to roll an ''8'' when he was ''7'' spaces away from what would've been his 5th chest, giving him the victory and ending the game right there. Despite this, Sophist decides to go the opposite direction for the sake of making the video longer and more interesting, as the game would've ended in a very anticlimatic way otherwise... [[AllForNothing He then runs into another chest the very next turn]]:
156--->'''Sophist:''' [[SpringtimeForHitler I didn't wanna win!]]
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