[[foldercontrol]]

[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
->''"My soul once drowned in a sea of despair and weariness but has reawakened! If this body can create a tomorrow for all spiral life, I will gladly give it."''
-->-- '''[[spoiler:Lordgenome]]''', ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''

->'''Magellan:''' [[AnyLastWords Do you have any last words?]]\\
'''Bon Clay:''' SATISFACTION!
-->-- ''Manga/OnePiece''

->''"Sacrificing myself for others... I kind of like how human that is."''
-->-- '''Android #17''', ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''

->''"Trunks, Bulma. I do this for you. And yes, even for you, Kakarot."''
-->-- '''Vegeta''', ''Anime/DragonBallZ''

->''"And so one of the Earth's greatest warriors has vanished in a blinding flash of light, having made the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of his loved ones. His name was Vegeta, a proud Saiyan prince."''
-->-- '''Narrator''', ''Anime/DragonBallZ''

->'''[=BlackWarGreymon=]:''' No. My strength is my final gift to you, my friends. I will seal the Highton View Terrace gate with my own body.\\
'''[=WarGreymon=]:''' Don't do it!\\
'''[=BlackWarGreymon=]:''' I must!
-->-- ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02''

->''"The Digimon Sovereigns are fighting the enemy in the Digital World, but the enemy's most evolved form has emerged here in the real world. Only you, the Tamers, can stop it by fighting as one with your Digimon. To aid you, I bring a gift from the Digimon Sovereigns. Remember, the fate of the world lies in your hands!"''
-->-- '''Dobermon''', ''Anime/DigimonTamers''

->''"I have to go now, Ash. Aaron...is waiting for me."''
-->-- '''Lucario''', ''Anime/PokemonLucarioAndTheMysteryOfMew''

->''"The most important qualification for being a superhero is the spirit of self-sacrifice."''
-->-- '''All Might''', ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Comic Books]]
->'''Taurus Bulba:''' No doubt you keep such poor company to have someone to listen to your dismal diatribes and declarations. But tell me, are you willing to die for them?\\
'''Darkwing:''' Gladly.
-->-- ''ComicBook/DarkwingDuck'', "The Duck Knight Returns"

->''"Oh, dear God. Did my death mean anything? Did I help them save the world?"\\
''[{{Beat}}]''\\
"No. I can't think that way. Even if all my death means is I've delayed theirs, I still have to save them."''
-->-- '''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}''', ''ComicBook/{{Convergence}}''

->'''Supergirl:''' ''"Brainiac 5, you saved my life by loaning me your force-shield belt...But you could have lost your own life! Why did you it!"''\\
'''Brainiac 5:''' ''"[...] I'd gladly sacrifice my life to save yours, any time!"''
-->-- ''ComicBook/SupergirlsThreeSuperGirlfriends''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Fan Works]]
->'''[[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Alistor]]:''' Your sacrifice will be remembered forever brother. There will be feasts in your honour Vormays, this I promise you, on my life and the honour of the Fire Beasts.\\
'''[[TheEeyore Vormays]]:''' That is of little comfort to me at all, Alistor. I'm not particularly fond of any of you. Try not to squander the death I will spare you today. Vormays out.
-->-- ''Fanfic/TheAgeOfDusk''

->'''Ruby:''' I'll find them. I'll find Jaune and Pyrrha and bring them back.\\
'''Weiss:''' Are you out of your mind, Ruby? That's suicide! If you go back there, you--\\
'''Ruby:''' I'm sorry I wasn't a better leader, Weiss. Blake and Yang... they're really going to need you after this. A dependable leader, like you.\\
'''Weiss:''' Ruby, what are you saying?\\
'''Ruby:''' Take care of Yang for me.
-->-- ''Fanfic/RWBYScars''

->'''Kara:''' I'm not giving them a choice. I'm going to launch the World Engine and jump us to another system. Zod and the others will follow us and we can lead them on a war-kite chase until we find a suitable planet for terraforming.\\
'''Kal:''' ''[frowning]'' And then what? Bygones become bygones and we all become one happy family with Zod?\\
'''Kara:''' No... I expect Zod will execute us both. This is the only way our people can begin anew and not at the humans' expense. I'm willing to give my life for that. Are you?\\
'''Kal:''' If it means Earth stays safe then yes.
-->-- ''Fanfic/DaughterOfFireAndSteel''

->''The daughter of Vegeta, the cold and calculated man. The ''warrior's'' daughter. She would trade her life for his, for everyone's, and would do it without second guessing.''
-->-- ''Fanfic/TheWarriorsDaughter''

->Live, brat. Because if I see you again too soon, I'll make you regret it.
-->-- '''Edward "Whitebeard" Newgate''' to '''Portgas D. Ace''', ''Fanfic/ThisBites''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Film -- Animated]]
->'''Stoick:''' Gobber, go with the men!\\
'''Gobber:''' I think I'll stay, just in case you're thinking of doing something crazy.\\
'''Stoick:''' I can buy them a few minutes if I give that thing something to hunt!\\
'''Gobber:''' ''[takes his hand]'' Then I can double that time.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon''

->''"Look at me. I've become like all of you: savage, fear-ridden, selfish. A town of formerly good citizens turned into heartless'' freaks, ''bent on their own self preservation. We've become alienated from each other, each one of us an island onto themself, concerned'' only ''for ourselves. And in the name of all fish-hood, I am'' not ''about to let this happen. And so, if a sacrifice is needed to restore Bikini Bottom to its former glory, then'' I am willing to take one for the team."
-->-- '''[=SpongeBob=]''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater''

->'''Anna:''' Olaf, you're melting!\\
'''Olaf:''' Some people are worth melting for. [[MoodWhiplash Just maybe not right this second]].
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013''

->'''Elsa:''' You sacrificed yourself for me?\\
'''Anna:''' I love you.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013''

->'''Schmendrick:''' Not all the magic in the world can help her now.\\
'''Molly:''' Then what is magic ''for''?! What is the use of wizardry if it cannot save a unicorn?\\
'''Schmendrick:''' ''[sadly]'' That's what heroes are for.\\
'''[[KnightInShiningArmor Lir]]:''' Of course. That's exactly what heroes are for. ''[he runs out and [[TakingTheBullet Takes The Bullet]] for his love]''
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheLastUnicorn''

->'''Ursula:''' You see? The contract's legal, binding and completely unbreakable, even for ''[[PhysicalGod you]]!'' Of course, I always was a girl with an eye for a bargain. The daughter of the great sea-king is a very precious commodity. ''But...'' I might be willing to make an exchange for someone even better. ''[...]'' Now, do we have a deal?\\
''[[[TakeMeInstead Triton shamefully looks away as he uses his trident to replace Ariel's signature with his own]]]''\\
'''Ursula:''' Ha! It's done, then! ''[EvilLaugh]''\\
''[Ariel is released from her power; she helplessly watches as her father is transformed into a rather sad-looking polyp]''\\
'''Sebastian:''' ''[solemnly]'' Your majesty...\\
'''Ariel:''' ''[stunned]'' Daddy...?
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989''

->'''Shrek:''' Stiltskin! [[PriceOnTheirHead I hear you're looking for me]].\\
'''Rumpelstiltskin:''' Haha, alright! Finally! Who turned him in? [[DealWithTheDevil Who gets the deal of a lifetime]]!?\\
'''Shrek:''' I do.\\
'''Rumpelstiltskin:''' ''What?'' B-But--\\
'''Shrek:''' [[LoopholeAbuse Well, if I'm turning myself in, I get the deal of a lifetime]]. That means you have to give me anything I want.\\
'''Rumpelstiltskin:''' [[RapidFireNo No, no, no, no]]! Only TrueLovesKiss can break your contract! So if you thought you were just gonna "do-do-do-do-do" in here and get your life back--\\
'''Shrek:''' I'm not here to get my life back.\\
'''Rumpelstiltskin:''' Then what ''do'' you want?\\
''[cut to outside Rumpelstiltskin's castle; almost all of the ogres that he held captive are teleported out]''\\
'''Puss:''' The ogres! They're all free!\\
'''Donkey:''' But where's Shrek?\\
''[everyone looks at the castle and realizes that Shrek stayed behind]''\\
'''Puss:''' [[OhCrap This is not good...]]
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/ShrekForeverAfter''

->'''Manny:''' You didn't have to do [[TakingTheBullet that]], y'know.\\
'''Diego:''' [[MeaningfulEcho That's what you do in a herd: you look out for each other.]]
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/IceAge1''[[note]]Diego [[DisneyDeath survives somehow]] and later reunites with the others[[/note]]

->'''Gilotina:''' Surrender now, or the bitch dies.\\
'''Big Barda:''' No, Diana, let them kill me. Never surrender.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/SupermanBatmanApocalypse''

->''"We die so that innocents don't, it's as simple as that. When you put on the ring, the life you lead stops being your own."''
-->-- '''Deegan''', ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternEmeraldKnights''

->'''Batman:''' He'll still be weak, between the nuke and so little sunlight. Just how weak we'll see when he finds my first surprise.\\
'''Robin:''' Yeah, but how long you expect to last against him?\\
'''Batman:''' Long enough.\\
'''Robin:''' Boss, I'm trying to get the plan here. I mean, you gonna die tonight or what?\\
'''Batman:''' Figure I will.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns: Part 2''

->'''The Giant:''' Hogarth. You stay. I go... No following.\\
'''Hogarth:''' ...I love you.\\
'''The Giant:''' ''[remembering Hogarth's earlier words -- "You are who you choose to be.."]'' ...Superman.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant''

->'''Taran:''' ''[preparing to throw himself into the Black Cauldron to end its evil]'' I must stop the cauldron.\\
'''Eilonwy:''' Oh, but Taran, that's impossible! Why you'd be-- Taran!\\
'''Taran:''' I'm sorry, Eilonwy.\\
'''Eilonwy:''' Please, Taran! [[BigNo NO!]] You can't!\\
'''Taran:''' ''[determinedly]'' My mind is made up.\\
'''Gurgi:''' ''[suddenly blocking Taran]'' Wait, master! Gurgi not let you jump into cauldron.\\
'''Taran:''' Gurgi, get out of my way!\\
'''Gurgi:''' ''[standing on the edge of the ledge]'' No, master! Not go into evil cauldron.\\
'''Taran:''' If I don't, we're all lost! Out of my way!\\
'''Gurgi:''' No! Gurgi not let friend die! ''[sadly stands on the ledge]'' Taran has many friends. Gurgi has no friends.\\
'''Taran:''' ''[seeing what's about to happen]'' Gurgi, no! Don't jump! Wait! Don't!\\
''[But it's too late; Gurgi jumps]''\\
'''Taran:''' ''[[BigNo NOOOOOOOO!!!]]''\\
''[As Gurgi falls into the cauldron, it explodes and causes the fire and green mist emanating from the cauldron to be sucked back in]''\\
'''Taran:''' [[LittleNo Oh, no...]]
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron''

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
->''"If I were one hundred percent assured of your destruction, I would gladly accept my own."''
-->-- '''Sherlock''', ''Film/SherlockHolmesAGameOfShadows''

->''"No. You take care of me, Simon. You've always taken care of me. [[YouShallNotPass My turn]]."''
-->-- '''River Tam''', ''Film/{{Serenity}}''

->'''Spock:''' Do not grieve, Admiral. It is logical. [[TheNeedsOfTheMany The needs of the many outweigh]]...\\
'''Kirk:''' The needs of the few.\\
'''Spock:''' Or the one.
-->-- ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan''

->'''Sybok:''' I couldn't help but notice your pain.\\
'''"God":''' My pain?\\
'''Sybok:''' It runs deep! Share it with me!
-->-- ''Film/StarTrekVTheFinalFrontier''

->'''Rocket:''' No, [[spoiler:Groot]]! You can't! You'll die! ''Why are you doing this!?'' Why?\\
'''[[spoiler:Groot]]:''' [[spoiler:We... are... Groot.]]
-->-- ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014''

->''"When the countdown gets to zero, you have to be on that elevator! Someone's got to stay, Leon. Besides... I'm kinda enjoying myself!"''
-->-- '''[[spoiler:Barry Burton]]''', ''Film/ResidentEvilRetribution''

->''"Hello, boys! [[HesBack I'm baaaaaack]]!"''
-->-- '''Russell Casse''', ''Film/IndependenceDay''

->''"We win, Gracie!"''
-->-- '''Harry Stamper''', ''Film/Armageddon1998''

->''"Witness me."''
-->-- '''Nux''', ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad''

->''"You didn't see that coming...?"''
-->-- '''[[spoiler:Quicksilver]]''', ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''

->''"An old man dies. A young woman lives. A fair trade. I love you, Nancy."''
-->-- '''John Hartigan''', ''Film/SinCity''


->''"Arise, my daughter. Come. You have spilled your own blood rather than the blood of an innocent. That was the final task and the most important."''
-->--'''King Rey''', ''Film/PansLabyrinth''

->''"Brother, however I have wronged you, whatever I have done that has led you to do this, I am truly sorry. But these people are innocent, taking their lives will gain you nothing. So take mine, and end this."''
-->-- '''Thor''', ''Film/{{Thor}}''

->'''Steve Rogers:''' There's not gonna be a safe landing, but I can try and force it down.\\
'''Peggy Carter:''' I'll -- I'll get Howard on the line. He'll know what to do.\\
'''Steve:''' There's not enough time. This thing's moving too fast and it's heading for New York. I gotta put her in the water.\\
'''Peggy:''' Please don't do this. W-we have time. We can work it out.\\
'''Steve:''' Right now I'm in the middle of nowhere. If I wait any longer a lot of people are gonna die. Peggy, this is my choice.
-->-- ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''

->''"Your mother convinced me to let her join me on my... missions. They called her the Wasp. She was born to it. And there's not a day that goes by that I don't regret having said yes. It was 1987. Separatists had hijacked a Soviet missile silo in Kursk and launched an ICBM at the United States. The only way to the internal mechanics was through solid titanium. I knew I had to shrink between the molecules to disarm the missile. But my regulator has sustained too much damage. Your mother, she didn't hesitate. She turned off her regulator and went subatomic to deactivate the bomb. And she was gone. Your mom died a hero."''
-->-- '''Hank Pym''' on '''Janet van Dyne''', ''Film/AntMan1''

->'''Captain America''': We need to draw out the flyers... I'll take Vision. You get to the jet.\\
'''The Falcon''': No, you get to the jet! Both of you! The rest of us aren't getting out of here!
-->-- ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''

->''"Let me go. It's okay."''
-->-- '''Black Widow''', ''Film/AvengersEndgame''

->'''Thanos:''' I am... inevitable.\\
'''Iron Man:''' And I... am... Iron Man.
-->-- ''Film/AvengersEndgame''

->'''Spider-Man:''' What if everyone forgot who I was?\\
'''Doctor Strange:''' What?\\
'''Spider-Man:''' They're coming here because of me, right? Because I'm Peter Parker? So cast a new spell. But this time, make everyone forget who Peter Parker is. Make everyone forget... me.\\
'''Doctor Strange:''' No.\\
'''Spider-Man:''' But it would work, right?\\
'''Doctor Strange:''' Yeah, it would work. But you gotta understand that would mean that everyone who knows and loves you, we... we'd have no memory of you. It would be as though you never existed.\\
'''Spider-Man:''' I know. Do it.
-->-- ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome''

->'''Dormammu:''' You cannot do this forever.\\
'''Dr. Strange:''' Actually, I can. This is how things are now! You and me. Trapped in this moment. Endlessly.\\
'''Dormammu:''' Then you will spend eternity dying!\\
'''Strange:''' Yes, but everyone on Earth will live.\\
'''Dormammu:''' But you will suffer!\\
'''Strange:''' Pain's an old friend.
-->-- ''Film/DoctorStrange2016''

->'''James Gordon:''' They'll hunt you.\\
'''Batman:''' You'll hunt me. You'll condemn me. Set the dogs on me. Because that's what needs to happen.
-->-- ''Film/TheDarkKnight''

->'''Catwoman:''' Come with me. Save yourself. You don't owe these people anymore. You've given them everything.\\
'''Batman:''' Not everything. Not yet.
-->-- ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''

->''"I'm going alone. Perhaps he'll trade my life for my son's."''
-->-- '''Dr. Vesavius''', ''Film/TheAbominableDrPhibes''

->''"When we got back from taking Michele home, we -- we heard the explosion and went -- went outside to see what it was. All -- all at once the birds were everywhere. All at once, she pushed me inside -- and they covered her. Annie! She pushed me inside!"''
-->-- '''Cathy Brenner''', ''Film/TheBirds''

->'''Quint:''' Can you get this little needle through his skin?\\
'''Hooper:''' No, I can't do that. But if I can get him close enough to this cage, I think that I can get him in the mouth or the eye...\\
'''Brody:''' That shark will rip that cage to pieces!\\
'''Hooper:''' YOU GOT ANY BETTER SUGGESTIONS?!
-->-- ''Film/{{Jaws}}''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Literature]]
->''"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known."''
-->-- '''Sydney Carton''', ''Literature/ATaleOfTwoCities''

->''"It appears we will both be giving our lives for your people."''
-->-- '''Mitth'ras'safis''', ''Literature/OutboundFlight''

->'''The Emperor:''' His was the action of a hero.\\
'''Augustine:''' Oh, but the problem is that heroes always ''die''.
-->-- ''Literature/HarrowTheNinth''

->''"The greatest wizards alive can't kill maw-mouths, and they won't even try, because if you try and you don't kill it, it eats you and it keeps eating you [[AndIMustScream forever.]] It's worse than being killed by a soul-eater and it's worse than bring grabbed by a harpy and taken to her nest to be eaten alive by her chicks and it's worse than being torn apart by kvenliks, and no one in their right mind would ever try it, no one, unless the girl you'd started dating a few months ago was going to die, her [[SomeoneToRememberHimBy and someone you didn't even know, not even a person but just a blob of cells that had barely started dividing yet,]] and you stupidly cared about that enough to trade a million years of agony for theirs."''
-->--'''El Huggins,''' ''Literature/TheScholomance''

->'''James Moriarty''': If you are clever enough to bring destruction on me, rest assured, I shall do as much for you.\\
'''Sherlock Holmes''': You have paid me several compliments, Mr. Moriarty. Let me pay you one in return when I say that if I were assured of the former eventuality, I would, in the interests of the public, cheerfully accept the latter.
-->--''Literature/SherlockHolmes'', "The Final Problem"

->''The most noble fate a man can endure is to place his own mortal body between his loved home and the war's desolation.''
-->--''Literature/StarshipTroopers''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
->''The essence of heroism is to die so others can live.''
-->-- ''Series/{{Arrow}}''

->'''Monitor''': He fought to the last breath, knowing every moment was another life saved.\\
'''[[spoiler:Supergirl]]''': "Saved"?\\
'''Monitor''': Your universe is no more. Of 7.53 billion, 3 billion souls made it to Earth-1 on the armada of ships. I calculate 1 billion souls survived due to his noble sacrifice.
-->-- ''Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019''

->'''Kara''': Why did he give everyone else a second chance, but not himself?\\
'''Dig''': Maybe this was the only way, Kara. Maybe his sacrifice made all of this possible. Him for us.
-->-- ''Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019''

->'''The Doctor:''' We beam all the people out of the data core, the computer will reset and stop the countdown. Difficult, Charlotte doesn't have enough memory space left to make the transfer. Easy! I'll hook myself up to the computer and she can borrow my memory space!\\
'''River Song:''' Difficult! It'll kill you stone dead!\\
'''The Doctor:''' Yeah, it's easy to criticise.
-->-- ''Series/DoctorWho'', "Forest of the Dead"

->''"Forty-four people were killed a couple of hours ago at Kennison State University. Three swimmers from the men's team were killed and two others are in critical condition, when, after having heard the explosion from their practice facility, they ran into the fire to help get people out. Ran ''into'' the fire. The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels tonight."''
-->-- '''Bartlet''', ''Series/TheWestWing'', "20 Hours In America, Part II"

->''"You are the fourth Kamen Rider!"''
-->-- '''Series/KamenRiderV3''', talking about Riderman's sacrifice. [[BackFromTheDead He got better]].

->'''Barbara Gordon:''' Calling it a war feels like trying to justify all the lives that have been lost.
->'''Bruce Wayne:''' Your father knew protecting Gotham required real sacrifice.
->'''Barbara Gordon:''' My father died from a heart attack after being frozen in a block of ice by a man wearing a fսcking refrigerator suit!
->'''Bruce Wayne:''' Mr. Freeze--
->'''Barbara Gordon:''' I know who he is! [[WhatTheHellHero That's how you see my father, isn't it? As a sacrifice?]]
-->-- ''Series/Titans2018''

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Music]]
->''As you file to your escape pods \\
I'll distract the alien hordes \\
And as I stare death in the face \\
I know my sins will take me to hell!''
--> --'''Music/TheLonelyIsland''', "Space Olympics"

->''I've gotta fight for what's right, today I'm speakin' my mind \\
And if it kills me tonight \\
I will be ready to die \\
A hero's not afraid to give his life \\
A hero's gonna save me just in time''
--> --'''Music/{{Skillet}}''', "Hero"

->''But when the crew was all assembled\\
And the gig prepared for sea\\
'Twas seen there were but eighteen places to be manned\\
Nineteen mortal souls were we\\
But cries the Captain "Now do not delay\\
Nor do ye spare a thought for me\\
My duty is to save you all now, if I can\\
See ye return as quick as can be."''
-->-- '''Stan Rogers,''' "Flowers of Bermuda"
[[/folder]]

[[folder:TabletopGames]]
-> "No, brother. Not this time. You can save us all. I can just save you."
--> "A Brother's Sacrifice", ''TabletopGame/SentinelsOfTheMultiverse''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Video Games]]
->'''The Transcendent One:''' [[foldercontrol]]

[[folder: Does he really ''matter'' to you? ]]
\\
'''Annah:''' He matters to me ''more'' than life!\\
'''The Transcendent One:''' [[/folder]]

[[folder: Then... die. ]]

-->-- ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment''

->''"This is bullshit! Why did you die for me?"''
-->-- '''Ragna the Bloodedge''', about [[spoiler:'''Lambda''']], ''VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift''

->'''Freudia''': ([[ItMakesSenseInContext on self inflicted injuries]]) I seem to have overdone it a little, but I will be fine... Tia, you need to go after [[spoiler:Iris]]!\\
'''Spiritia''': But... I can't just leave you here. I have to release [[spoiler:Karl]], too.\\
'''Freudia''': Leave [[spoiler:Karl]] to me. I shall take care of everything here, so rest assured. I have no time to explain, but you are the only one who has a chance of defeating [[spoiler:Iris]].
-->-- ''VideoGame/{{Rosenkreuzstilette}}''

->''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVVMP3h2DDk You asked for it... Here I come!]]"''
-->-- '''Cielo''', ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga''

->''"Death need not be the end of hope!"''
-->-- '''Leonard''', ''VideoGame/{{Drakengard}}''

->'''Commander Shepard''': I'm sorry.\\
'''[[spoiler:Mordin Solus]]''': I'm not. Had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong.
-->-- ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''

->''"Sometimes it's about more than living to tomorrow. Sometimes you take a stand."''
-->-- '''Commander Shepard''', ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''

->'''EDI:''' Shepard, I'm going to modify my self-preservation code now.
->'''Commander Shepard:''' Why?
->'''EDI:''' Because the Reapers are ''repulsive!'' They are devoted to nothing but self-preservation. I am different. When I think of Jeff, I think of the person who put his life in peril and freed me from a state of servitude. I would risk non-functionality for him, and my core programming should reflect that.
-->-- ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''

->''"Victory. At any cost."''
-->-- '''Tarquin Victus''', ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''

->''"Get off my train, shitbird!"''
-->-- '''Mikhail Viktor''' to '''[[ImplacableMan Nemesis]]''', ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Remake''

->''"He's gone! I tried... He stayed so we could all escape. I'm sorry."''
-->-- '''Chris Redfield''', about '''Ethan Winters''', ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage''

->''"Grampypon though self-destruct was hero's most daring and noble act."''
-->-- '''Tora''' on Poppi's self-destruct function, ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2''

->'''Grima''': ...NNGH...AAAAUGHHH...\\
'''Chrom''': Now, Avatar! This is our chance! I'm going to finish it!\\
''[the Avatar prepares to attack]''\\
'''Chrom''': ...Avatar?! Wait, what—\\
'''Grima''': ...WHAT...WHAT ARE YOU DOING?\\
'''Avatar''': [[BondCreatures For once, I'm glad you and I are the same]]. Now I can give my life to protect those I care for...\\
'''Grima''': [[EvilCannotComprehendGood ...YOU WOULD...NOT DARE!]]\\
'''Avatar''': I would and I will. The evils you would visit on this world are unthinkable... In some way, I—we share the blame. It's only right we meet our end together!\\
'''Grima''': ...[[BigNo NOOOOOOO!]] ''[Grima vanishes; the Avatar begins to fade away]''\\
'''Chrom''': Avatar! No!\\
'''Avatar''': Thank you, Chrom. For...everything... Tell the others...my last thoughts were of them... May we meet again, in a better life... ''[dissipates]''\\
'''Chrom''': Avatar! No! Ah gods, NO!
-->-- ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' (When the Avatar chooses to finish off Grima for good by landing the final blow instead of Chrom. They come BackFromTheDead afterwards.)

->''"Don't worry about me, [[BadassBoast even this much power is but a refreshing breeze to a demon king!]]"''
-->-- '''Mike''', ''VideoGame/ArcanaHeart''

->''"O sacred Lord. O radiant Lord who bestowed wisdom, sanctity, and strength upon me. I call upon thee to witness my heart, my thoughts, and everything I've achieved. Now, creator of the moon and stars. Behold my deeds, my death, and the Spenta Armaiti which I must carry out. After I unleash this last arrow with all my strength - [[SuicideAttack Even my iron body shall shatter, and annihilate me where I stand!]] '''[[CallingYourAttacks Lone Meteor, STELLA!]]'''"''
-->-- '''[[Myth/PersianMythology Arash's]]''' MagicalIncantation, ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder''

->'''Goetia:''' Just die. I will send you to your death with your own [[SignatureMove Noble Phantasm]].
->'''[[spoiler:Solomon]]:''' [[ThanatosGambit That's the plan.]] I will be extinguished by my own Noble Phantasm. This is the end of [[spoiler:King Solomon]].
-->-- ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder''

->'''Mithra:''' Wait! If you kill him, all the Mantra will be lost! Without Mantra, you cannot survive--\\
'''[[spoiler:Asura]]:''' But... You will still live!
-->-- ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath''

->''"I would die nyine times to keep Amy safe!"''
-->-- '''Jibanyan''', ''VideoGame/YokaiWatch2''

->''"No objections... Right, Lady?"''
-->-- '''Adam Malkovich''', ''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM''

->''Release the restrain device. Using the released power may result the possibility of destruction of the ship. You did your best. Was I helpful to you? I am deeply grateful to you.''
-->-- ''VideoGame/{{Ikaruga}}''

->''"My life for Aiur."''
-->-- [[spoiler: '''Zeratul''']], ''VideoGame/StarcraftIILegacyOfTheVoid''

->''"Boy oh boy...the price of freedom is steep. Embrace your dreams...and whatever happens, protect your honor...AS SOLDIER! '''[[BringIt COME AND GET IT!!!]]'''"''
-->-- '''Zack Fair''', ''VideoGame/CrisisCore''

->''"I, Judge Magister, condemn you to oblivion!"''
-->-- '''Reddas/[[spoiler:Judge Zecht]]''', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII''

->''"So, I...[[FaceDeathWithDignity I've made my peace.]] Still, knowing this is it...and seeing you here, now...[[TenderTears it's...more than I can take]]..."''
-->-- '''Noctis Lucis Caelum''' to his TrueCompanions, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV''

->'''Sora''': Axel, what were you trying to do?\\
'''Axel''': I wanted to see Roxas. He...was the only one I liked... He made me feel...like I had a heart. It's kind of...funny... You make me feel...the same... Kairi's in the castle dungeon. Now go.
-->-- ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''

->''"Maria...this is what you wanted, right? This is my promise I made to you."''
-->-- '''Shadow the Hedgehog''', ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2''

->''"Please...look after...father..."''
-->-- '''[[spoiler:Sage]]''', ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers''[[note]]in the default ending; she survives in the DLC's GoldenEnding[[/note]]

->''"Spare the others. I am ready."''
-->--'''The Leper''', ''Videogame/DarkestDungeon''

->''"You're clear!"''
-->-- '''B.J. Blazkowics''' [[spoiler:giving the signal to nuke Deathshead's compound while trapped inside]], ''VideoGame/WolfensteinTheNewOrder''

->'''Captain Davian Thule''': No! We cannot...fail...\\
'''Apothecary''': The geneseed must be preserved. Get Captain Thule to the Thunderhawk.\\
'''Space Marine''': Understood. Join them, brother Apothecary. We will cover your escape.\\
'''Apothecary''': And you?\\
'''Space Marine''': We cannot allow the enemy to claim our relics. This area must be cleansed with [[DeathFromAbove orbital fire]].\\
'''Apothecary''': [[ItHasBeenAnHonor The Chapter will honour you, brother]].\\
'''Space Marine''': There is no honour to be had in defeat. But, someone must deliver the targeting beacon.
-->-- ''[[VideoGame/DawnOfWar Dawn of War: Dark Crusade]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VLgwY1tIoA Blood Ravens Stronghold Defeat]]''

->'''Jorge:''' Bad news is, timer's fried. I'm gonna have to fire it manually.\\
'''Noble Six:''' That's a one way trip.\\
'''Jorge:''' We all make it sooner or later.
-->-- ''VideoGame/HaloReach''

->'''Ratchet:''' Prime, the space portal Grimlock identified is becoming unstable!\\
'''Optimus Prime:''' How much time do we have?\\
'''Ratchet:''' Impossible to know; The sooner we launch the Ark, the better.\\
'''Metroplex:''' Optimus. Take whatever spark that remains within me. Use it to light your way across the stars.\\
'''Optimus Prime:''' Metroplex, my friend. You don't have to do this. There's no guarantee you have enough Energon to even get us to the space bridge.\\
'''Metroplex:''' This is my choice.\\
''[...]''\\
'''Optimus Prime:''' Your sacrifice will not be forgotten.\\
'''Metroplex:''' 'Til all are one.
-->-- ''VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron''

->'''R.O.B. 64''': Extreme impairment. Main hull will not survive more damage.\\
'''Peppy Hare''': Who cares? Divert all energy to the main guns! Fire! ''(the Great Fox fires its primary weapon at the Aparoid base, unleashing several volleys that destroy it)''\\
'''R.O.B. 64''': Damage capacity exceeded!\\
'''Peppy Hare''': Too bad! We're going out in style.\\
'''Fox''': Peppy! You can't die!!!\\
'''Peppy Hare''': Back off! All of you!\\
'''Fox''': Peppy... you mustn't.\\
'''Peppy Hare''': Yes, this is my duty. And now you must fulfill your duty as well, Fox.\\
'''Krystal''': Peppy!\\
'''Slippy''': Don't do it, Peppy!\\
'''Falco''': What are you doing?!? Crazy old fool!!!\\
'''Peppy''': AAAAAAAH!!! ''(The Great Fox smashes into the protective shield guarding the way into the core of the Aparoid homeworld as explosions tear it apart.)'' What are you fools doing?!? That shield will be right back! Go! Get out of here!!!
-->-- ''VideoGame/StarFoxAssault''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Web Original]]
->''"What would you fall on your sword for? If not this, then what?"''
-->-- '''WebVideo/TheHire''', "Ticker"

->''My name is Mettaton,\\
so, let no one say\\
I was a coward\\
and I didn't save the day.\\
I'll sacrifice my life,\\
but I am doing what's right.\\
Every second that I'm here,\\
we've saved another life!''
-->-- '''Mettaton''', ''WebVideo/UndertaleTheMusical Genocide Package'', "Power of NEO"

->'''Firebrand:''' The military exists so you can ignore the harsh reality of the world.\\
'''Sweetie Bloom:''' What reality?\\
'''Firebrand:''' [[WeAllDieSomeday We're all going to die]]. Every day we desensitize ourselves with our Website/YouTube, {{Anime}}, {{video games}}, [[{{Literature}} books]], all to do our best not to think about the ultimate truth that everyone spends their entire lives trying to ignore. The fact that everyone is suffering and everyone is going to die. It doesn't matter who you are or what you do. You and I have a 100% mortality rate. And war, it makes death happen much earlier than we want, which is why we hate it so much. It makes the reality of our limited lives become harder to ignore. No one wants to think about those things; everyone's natural instinct when confronted with danger or suffering is to run away. However, those who join the military, they have to run towards chaos and evil. They have to reject the illusion of safety and put themselves in danger to maintain our wistful fantasies of peace. They are required to embrace these worries and fears so you don't have to. They are forced to leave their families and travel to hostile lands thousands of miles away and fight the worst of humanity, just so you can ''pretend'' you're safe. That's the reason people in the military get so stressed and depressed, because they have to confront ''reality'' on a daily basis. That's why they deserve our respect. The military looks for those who are mentally and physically tough, strong of character, and show values of honor, courage, and commitment. Because of this, this is a job that not everyone can do, and not everyone should do. Freedom doesn't come free and never came free, and these are people who pay for that freedom with their minds, limbs, futures, and even their lives. This is a group whose actions have continuously extended far past the grave and affected all of us today, and I'm nothing if not proud to be a part of that legacy!
-->-- ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM1eSEqVlKA Semper Filly]]'', by '''Creator/JoshScorcher'''

->'''[[spoiler:Ma-Ti:]]''' ''[dying]'' [[ShoutOut The needs of the many... outweigh...]]\\
'''Nostalgia Critic:''' ...[[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan the needs of the few.]]\\
'''[[spoiler:Ma-Ti:]]''' Shut up, I'm [[DyingSpeech talking.]]
-->-- ''WebVideo/SuburbanKnights''

->''"There's so many stories where some brave hero decides to give their life to save the day. And because of their sacrifice, the good guys win, the survivors all cheer, and everybody lives happily ever after. But the hero... never gets to see that ending. They’ll never know if their sacrifice actually made a difference. They’ll never know if the day was really saved. In the end... they just have to have faith. Ain't that a bitch?"''
-->-- '''[[spoiler:Epsilon]]''', ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue''

->''"I can...if it means saving all my friends."''
-->-- '''[[spoiler:Vine Zeki]]''', ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''

->''"Melony... We're out of time... There's only one way left to beat Zero..."''
-->-- '''[[spoiler:Axol]]''', ''[[WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]] [[Recap/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64BloopersWarOfTheFatItalians2021 WOTFI 2021]]''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Webcomics]]
->''"'''Maxim 20:''' If you're not willing to shell your own position, you're not willing to win."''
-->-- '''[[BigBookOfWar The Seventy Maxims Of Maximally Effective Mercenaries]]''', ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary''

->'''Undine:''' ''[bleeding out]'' Listen to me, Tess. You... You can't give up... You're so much stronger than we were... The city... needs you...\\
'''Tessa:''' '''''No.''''' I won't accept it. Any one of you deserves to live more than I do.\\
'''Undine:''' What... are you doing...\\
'''Tessa:''' Haha, I'm not quite sure. They say [[HealingMagicIsTheHardest healing's the hardest form of magic]]... but if my power’s so damn great... '''''then I should at least be able to manage this, right?'''''
-->-- ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Western Animation]]
->''"Do you want to know a secret? I am a coward. I've always been the queen who stays behind. Micah was the brave one. And then Glimmer. Oh, Glimmer, so much like her father. Once again, I stayed behind, letting her make the hard choices. Letting her be brave for me. I told myself I was being responsible. But Adora, I was just scared. And then, I met you. You inspired us. You inspired ''me''. Not because it was your destiny, but because you never let fear stop you. And now, I choose to be brave."''
-->-- '''[[spoiler: Queen Angella]]''', ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'', "The Portal"

->''"We died once to save this earth, and we can do it again."''
-->-- '''[[spoiler:The Streak]]''', ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', "Legends, Part II"

->''"He lived a warrior... and died a hero. Let his [[OurSoulsAreDifferent spark]] join the Matrix with the greatest of Cybertron."''
-->-- '''Optimus Primal'''[='s=] eulogy for Dinobot, ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars''

->''"Whatever happens to me...don't turn back!"''
-->-- [[spoiler:'''Lin Beifong''']], ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''

->''"I like nothing more than a character sacrificing himself or herself for the sake of others. That’s drama at its finest for me."''
-->-- '''Bryan Konietzko''', co-creator of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''

->'''JKL:''' In return for its awesomeness, the Big One always demands a sacrifice. And one of you... will not return.\\
'''Squidward:''' I volunteer [=SpongeBob=]!
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Real Life]]
->''"The city has enough food for two days. After that, nothing. The ice is still thin, and not very strong. But we cannot wait."''
-->-- '''[[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII NKVD Officer to the first exploration/supply party to attempt crossing Lake Ladoga]]''', November 1941[[note]] third month of the 900 Day Siege of Leningrad. Fate of party unknown. [[/note]]

->''"There are no heroes in a world where heroes can't die."''
-->-- '''Travis Beacham''', writer of ''Film/PacificRim''
[[/folder]]

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