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Author: BlueIceTea

Apr 14th 2012 at 5:23:14 PM

^^^ The latter: '''Death is the goal rather than the byproduct'''.  Basically what I was thinking was that in fiction, [[HeroicSacrifice Heroic Sacrifices]] are generally considered noble, whereas [[DrivenToSuicide Suicide]] generally isn't.  This trope is about the convergence between the two - situations where [[DrivenToSuicide Suicide]] becomes [[HeroicSacrifice Heroic]].

The ''StarCraft'' example doesn't sound like it fits.  Using your ship as a missile doesn't count because the point is crashing the ship, not dying.

The {{VideoGam/Mass Effect 1}} example needs a better write-up.  It's not clear to me how the game is using this trope.

''*Slaps forehead*''  Of course!  How could I forget ''HarryPotter''?!  Is it an example?  Hmm...  I guess it would have to be, by the description.  Just letting Voldemort kill him wouldn't count, but since he ''is'' a Horcrux, and Voldemort couldn't be killed as long as he was alive (he thought) then his death was the only way to stop Voldemort.  So... yeah!  Not a suicide per se, but still fits the trope!  :)

Not sure about the ''CodeGeass'' example, not having seen the work myself.  Someone else want to weigh in?