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Heroic Sacrifices

Variation of the Heroic Sacrifice. Frequently a Dying Moment of Awesome.

Examples of characters sacrificing themselves to save others:

Cut the Safety Rope
Heroic Suicide
Jumping on a Grenade
Self Destructive Charge (This can sometimes be played as an Heroic Sacrifice.)
Self-Sacrifice Scheme
Silent Scapegoat
Someone Has to Die
Suicide Mission
Take Me Instead
Taking the Bullet
You Shall Not Pass

Examples of this failing due to bad writing:

See also:

Going Down With the Ship (An Heroic Sacrifice for the sake of honor, rather than saving lives, usually.)
I Don't Want to Die (Commonly found attached to the examples above, in particular "Someone Has to Die".)
Not Afraid to Die (Can be the aversion to I Don't Want to Die, or it can be partnered with it.)
Obi-Wan Moment (Too many Heroic Sacrifices to count.)
Sealed Evil in a Duel (An Heroic Sacrifice, where the hero doesn't technically die.)
Taking You with Me (You're dead meat anyway, but dammit you're going to save the world. Or, doom it, if you're the villain.)

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