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* Maxim and Selan at the end of Lufia 2: Return of the Sinestrals.

* Death in battle in FireEmblem tends to result in this.
* At the end of the bonus game in MysteryCaseFiles: 13th Skull, [[spoiler:Captain Crown's crew reanimates their skeletons to attack their ghostly captain (it's OK, he murdered all of them), everything goes bright, and then the Master Detective regains consciousness in the swamp.]]

* Happens in ''KungFuPanda'' with a ButNowIMustGo moment, though said character disappeared into petals instead.

* {{Bleach}}. This happens to Bounts when they die, and Hollows (at least during the first season) when they are purified to go into Soul Society.
* Happened in SaintSeiya to Gemini, Shura and Camus, as Hades claimed their bodies

* [[spoiler: Kadaj]] did this at the end of ''[[FinalFantasyVII Advent Children]]''.
** [[spoiler:Loz and Yazoo were also beginning to do this when they shoot Cloud.]]

* In "JigokuShoujo" when [[spoiler: Ai dies]] her body dissolves into sakura petals.

* [[spoiler:Everyone except Shou, Crowler, Judai and Johan]] in the third season of YugiohGX. The dub apparently changed this to '[[NeverSayDie going to the stars]]' or something. [[spoiler:It began getting really obvious that there'd be a reset button as soon as ''the entire cast'' was gone essentially.]]

* [[spoiler:[[HeroicSacrifice Shadow]]]] from [[Manga/TheLegendofZelda the Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Plus]] manga.
* TengenToppaGurrenLagann, [[spoiler:Nia fades away like this just after completing the marriage ceremony.]]

* (Manga Only) This happened to Eureka in {{Eureka Seven}} upon the Scab Coral's demise. Its a rather unfair ending for Renton...

* ElementalGelade: This is [[spoiler: Viro's]] tragic fate just moments after her HighHeelFaceTurn and subsequent [[RedemptionEqualsDeath mortal injury.]]

* Daemons in TheGoldenCompass movie disappear in a shower of sparks when the human they belong to is killed.

* In {{Final Fantasy VII Advent Children}}, the 3 villains Kadaj, Yazoo and Loz fade away when they died.

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* This is [[spoiler: Viro's]] tragic fate just moments after her HighHeelFaceTurn and subsequent [[RedemptionEqualsDeath mortal injury.]]

* Astrid in the ''DoctorWho'' special "Voyage of the Damned''.

* Happens in ''Kung Fu Panda'' with a ButNowIMustGo moment, though said character disappeared into petals instead.
* When Brushogun dies in ''TeenTitans: Trouble in Tokyo'' this happens. Although this one can be justified in that magic was the only thing keeping him alive in the first place.
* When reality breaks in the ''Justice League'' episode built around a comic book dream, the heroes are all absorbed by light, presumably to death. They smile and salute in their final moments.

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* Subverted in ''TodayIDie'': the Disappear signifies a return to life.

* The sparks in Level 18 and the [[BigBad Vizier]]'s magic spells do this to the Prince in the SNES version of ''PrinceOfPersia''.

Alas! Bob has been fatally wounded. As he lies dying, motes of light begin to rise off his body, slowly at first, but increasing in speed. Just before he fully disappears, he makes one last optimistic comment, and his body bursts into a thousand little orbs of light. This saves his friends the incovenience of burying him.

* This is what happens when you kill security programs in ''Tron 2.0'', albeit very quickly. When you kill viruses, they either explode or explode ''violently''. Hint: don't stand near dying viruses.

* {{Tron}}. This happens to normal programs when they die (e.g. Ram). Streaks of light flow away over the nearby surfaces.

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[[caption-width:320:Emily [[DiedHappilyEverAfter went on to become a famous]] {{Opera}} singer in {{Heaven}}. Her debut performance? ''MadameButterfly!'']]

* {{Bleach}}. This happens to Bounts when they die.

Alas! Bob has been fatally wounded. As he lies dying, motes of light begin to rise off his body, slowly at first, but increasing in speed. Just before he fully disappears, he makes one last optimistic comment, and his body bursts into a thousand little orbs of light.

** In Birth By Sleep, Master Eraqus's body fades away when he died.

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** Also, the entire population of Abydos