History Main / FaceDeathWithDignity

* From ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' when Zaphod, Trillian and Marvin are being eaten by the Ravenous Bug Blatter Beast Of Traal:

'''Marvin:''' (''rather unimpresseively'') I'm just trying to die.

* Music/{{Queen}}'s swan song, "The Show Must Go On", is about facing death with dignity. Freddie Mercury sang this song as he was in the end stages of AIDS and was practically at death's door, [[DyingMomentOfAwesome but you'd never know it just by listening.]]

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'':

--->'''Korone:''' Oh, I'm die. Thank you forever.
--->'''Calli:''' [[BigWhat What?!]]
--->'''Korone:''' (''[[DieLaughing laughs as bomb explodes]]'')

* ''Webcomic/{{TREVOR}}'': Downplayed: while clearly terrified out of his mind at his impending death, [[spoiler: Colin]] uses his last moments to not yell out in fear, but to tell [[spoiler: Purdy]], who was about to try and save him, to save himself instead.

* Creator/{{Socrates}} also managed to pull this off, at least if Creator/{{Plato}}'s accounts are to be believed.

* Calliope Mori and Korone Inugami of WebAnimation/{{hololove}} had a collaborative stream of ''VideoGame/KeepTalkingAndNobodyExplodes'', despite the latter's limited English skills. With Calli reading the instructions for Korone to perform in order to defuse the bomb, the timer unfortunately ran too low to complete in time, something which Korone [[https://youtu.be/4lzRtKV7tJY noticed and acknowledged while Calli was still trying to convey instructions]]:

** Cooler also faces his death with dignity, accepting that he really did share his brothers' faults and taking statisfaction out of the fact that, at the end of things, he was still [[JustForPun cooler]]. Ironically, in the sequel, he faces his second death with exasperated resignation as Goku makes a similar IncrediblyLamePun while killing him.

* In the final case of the second installment of ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'', we discover that [[spoiler: the president of Zheng-Fa that we met in the beginning of the game is actually a BodyDouble of the real president who was secretly assassinated twelve years ago so the body double could seamlessly take his place and usurp his power. Twelve years ago, the real president was contacted by his mistress to meet their young son for the first time, whom no one but the two of them knew was his; he came to their meeting place in the dead of night with gifts in tow, but was approached by Sirhan Dogen, a [[TheDreaded universally feared]] ProfessionalKiller who uses both his knife and his [[AnimalAssassin attack dog]] to execute his targets without mercy. The president asked the stranger to pass through so he could see his child in peace, but once he realized he wasn't going to leave with his life, he simply asked to be allowed to meet his son just one time before Dogen carried out his mission. Dogen didn't take pity and swiftly struck him down, but when he recalls the president twelve years later, he remembers him with respect, noting that most people would have begged for their life, but the president "was of a different sort."]]

* In the final case of the second installment of ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'', we discover that [[spoiler: the president of Zheng-Fa that we met in the beginning of the game is actually a BodyDouble of the real president who was secretly assassinated twelve years ago so the body double could seamlessly take his place and usurp his power. Twelve years ago, the real president was contacted by his mistress to meet their young son for the first time, whom no one but the two of them knew was his; he came to their meeting place in the dead of night with gifts in tow, but was approached by Sirhan Dogen, a [[TheDreaded universally feared]] ProfessionalKiller who uses both his knife and his [[AnimalAssassin attack dog]] to execute his targets without mercy. The president asked the stranger to pass through so he could see his child in peace, but once he realized he wasn't going to leave with his life, he simply asked to be allowed to meet his son just one time before Dogen carried out his mission. Dogen didn't take pity and swiftly struck him down, but when he recalls the president twelve years later, he remembers him with respect, noting that most people would have begged for their life, but the president "was of a different sort".]]

* In the final case of the second installment of ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'', we discover that [[spoiler: the president of Zheng-Fa that we met in the beginning of the game is actually a BodyDouble of the real president who was secretly assassinated twelve years ago so the body double could seamlessly take his place and usurp his power. Twelve years ago, the real president was contacted by his mistress to meet their young son for the first tme, whom no one but the two of them knew was his; he came to their meeting place in the dead of night with gifts in tow, but was approached by Sirhan Dogen, a [[TheDreaded universally feared]] ProfessionalKiller who uses both his knife and his [[AnimalAssassin attack dog]] to execute his targets without mercy. The president asked the stranger to pass through so he could see his child in peace, but once he realized he wasn't going to leave with his life, he simply asked to be allowed to meet his son just one time before Dogen carried out his mission. Dogen didn't take pity and swiftly struck him down, but when he recalls the president twelve years later, he remembers him with respect, noting that most people would have begged for their life, but the president "was of a different sort".]]

*** Peko tries to do this, apologizing for killing Mahiru, asking the others to forgive Fuyuhiko for his role in the murder, and insisting that there be no other murders.

* OlderThanFeudalism, such as for Jesus in Literature/TheBible.
* When the soldiers came to kill Jezebel, she faced them while wearing her full royal attire. The affect was sort of diminished after centuries of this being interpreted as her being a prostitute.

* In ''WebAnimation/MetaRunner'', [[spoiler:Derek Lucks, right as he’s about to be shot by Masa’s backed meta runner arm, simply smirks and notes Sheridan’s move as well played]].

Contrast GetItOverWith, which also faces death with open eyes, DefiantToTheEnd which a captive shows no respect to their captors and executioners toward the end, VillainousBreakdown where they'll completely lose their cool before possibly dying, and HesitantSacrifice when a heroic character breaks down in the face of their own impending death.

* In the final case of the second installment of ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'', we discover that [[spoiler: the president of Zheng-Fa that we met in the beginning of the game is actually a BodyDouble of the real president who was secretly assassinated twelve years ago so the body double could seamlessly take his place and usurp his power. Twelve years ago, the real president was contacted by his mistress to meet their young son for the first tme, whom no one but the two of them knew was his; he came to their meeting place in the dead of night with gifts in tow, but was approached by Sirhan Dogen, a [[TheDreaded universally feared]] ProfessionalKiller who uses both his knife and his [[AnimalAssassin attack dog]] to execute his targets without mercy. The president asked the stranger to pass through so he could see his child in peace, but once he realized he wasn't going to leave with his life, he simply asked to be allowed to meet his son just one time before Dogen carried out his mission. Dogen didn't take pity and swiftly struck him down, but when he recalls the night twelve years later, he remembers the president with respect, noting that most people would have begged for their life, but the president "was of a different sort".]]

* In the final case of the second installment of ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'', we discover that [[spoiler: the president of Zheng-Fa that we met in the beginning of the game is actually a BodyDouble of the real president who was secretly assassinated twelve years ago so the body double could seamlessly take his place and usurp his power. Twelve years ago, the real president was contacted by his mistress to meet their young son for the first tme, who no one but the two of them knew was his; he came to their meeting place in the dead of night with gifts in tow, but was approached by Sirhan Dogen, a [[TheDreaded universally feared]] ProfessionalKiller who uses both his knife and his [[AnimalAssassin attack dog]] to execute his targets without mercy. The president asked the stranger to pass through so he could see his child in peace, but once he realized he wasn't going to leave with his life, he simply asked to be allowed to meet his son just one time before Dogen carried out his mission. Dogen didn't take pity and swiftly struck him down, but when he recalls the night twelve years later, he remembers the president with respect, noting that most people would have begged for their life, but the president "was of a different sort".]]

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* In ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}'', the play begins in the aftermath of the defeat of an invasion of Scotland by forces from Norway and Ireland, joined by the rebel Scottish lord Macdonwald. Though he remains an off-screen character, Macdonwald is captured after the battle and executed. The messenger who reports his final moments is utterly moved by how dignified and accepting he was of his fate. [[spoiler: At the end of the play Macbeth himself realizes that he is going to die fighting Macduff, the result of an Exact Words prophecy -- but instead of begging or lamenting it, decides to die fighting with a sword in his hand.]]

* ''{{WebVideo/Tabletop}}'' had an episode where Wil and friends play the [[Tabletop/DragonAge Dragon Age tabletop RPG]], with a scenario involving a mysterious ghost tower. The group concludes that the tower came from [[SpiritWorld the Fade]] and then ponder about what would happen if the tower goes ''back'' to the Fade. Wil suggests that if they are destined to, they shall go with the Fade... [[{{Subverted}} Cue his party immediately rejecting that idea]].