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** ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'': Depending on how you count "once", Obi-Wan decides to leave Anakin behind after chopping off his hands and legs and letting him to catch fire near a lava pit.This had mixed results. [[spoiler: Anakin ends up killing Obi-Wan, the planet Alderaan, and many many others as Darth Vader. However, it's debatable whether anyone but him could have taken out Emperor Palpatine]]
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** ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'': Depending on how you count "once", Obi-Wan decides to leave Anakin behind after chopping off his hands and legs and letting him to catch fire near a lava pit.pit. This had has mixed results. [[spoiler: Anakin [[spoiler:Anakin ends up killing Obi-Wan, the planet Alderaan, and many many others as Darth Vader. However, it's debatable whether anyone but him could have taken out Emperor Palpatine]]Vader.]]
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* In most of the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' games, zombies will eventually die for good if they take enough damage. However, in the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube remake of the first game, while the zombies will eventually "die" after taking enough damage, if their heads aren't destroyed (or, failing that, if their corpses aren't [[KillItWithFire set alight]]), then their corpses don't simply disappear once the player leaves the room. Instead, they remain, and, after enough time has passed, they ''will'' come back to (un)life... [[OhCrap having mutated into the far deadlier Crimson Heads]].
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* In most of the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' games, zombies will eventually die for good if they take enough damage. However, in the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube Platform/NintendoGameCube remake of the first game, while the zombies will eventually "die" after taking enough damage, if their heads aren't destroyed (or, failing that, if their corpses aren't [[KillItWithFire set alight]]), then their corpses don't simply disappear once the player leaves the room. Instead, they remain, and, after enough time has passed, they ''will'' come back to (un)life... [[OhCrap having mutated into the far deadlier Crimson Heads]].
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* Done in ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'' with Krogans. When fighting Krogans, most of them, when "dead", will drop to the ground, then regenerate some health and get back up. Definitely hurts in the midst of a multi-foe firefight.
** In the story, the Krogan follower Wrex discovers that the BigBad[[spoiler:/[[TheDragon Dragon]]]] Saren has developed a cure for the Turian genophage which renders 90% of all Krogan women infertile. He very seriously considers whether Shepard is doing the right thing in trying to blow up the facility. [[spoiler: If you choose the "Renegade" option, you can argue with Wrex for a bit, then end up in a Mexican Standoff, in which you can choose to simply kill him rather than convince him otherwise. You bash him with your gun to knock him down, then shoot him... several times.]]
** In the story, the Krogan follower Wrex discovers that the BigBad[[spoiler:/[[TheDragon Dragon]]]] Saren has developed a cure for the Turian genophage which renders 90% of all Krogan women infertile. He very seriously considers whether Shepard is doing the right thing in trying to blow up the facility. [[spoiler: If you choose the "Renegade" option, you can argue with Wrex for a bit, then end up in a Mexican Standoff, in which you can choose to simply kill him rather than convince him otherwise. You bash him with your gun to knock him down, then shoot him... several times.]]
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* Done in ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'' with Krogans. krogans. When fighting Krogans, krogans, most of them, when "dead", will drop to the ground, then regenerate some health and get back up. Definitely hurts in the midst of a multi-foe firefight.
** In the story, theKrogan krogan follower Wrex discovers that the BigBad[[spoiler:/[[TheDragon Dragon]]]] Saren has developed a cure for the Turian turian genophage which renders 90% of all Krogan krogan women infertile. He very seriously considers whether Shepard is doing the right thing in trying to blow up the facility. [[spoiler: If you choose the "Renegade" option, you can argue with Wrex for a bit, then end up in a Mexican Standoff, in which you can choose to simply kill him rather than convince him otherwise. You bash him with your gun to knock him down, then shoot him... several times.]]
** In the story, the
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* In the Creator/StephenKing story "The Gingerbread Girl", the protagonist manages to knock her serial-killer abductor to the floor with a one-hit-only ImprovisedWeapon, then has to make a split-second decision: risk trying to get the knife he's been wielding, or run for it. She chooses to run.
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* Averted in ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''. It's mentioned that burning the bodies is one of the few ways to keep a vampire down for good, so the characters ''always'' make sure to incinerate their enemies, no matter how much damage they've sustained. Notably, Edward burns Victoria's body in ''Eclipse'' even though he just ripped off her head.
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* Averted in ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''.''Literature/TheTwilightSaga''. It's mentioned that burning the bodies is one of the few ways to keep a vampire down for good, so the characters ''always'' make sure to incinerate their enemies, no matter how much damage they've sustained. Notably, Edward burns Victoria's body in ''Eclipse'' even though he just ripped off her head.
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* Averted by antagonist Vergil in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'' who, having beaten down your player character, instantly and remorselessly stabs him ''again'' as soon as he sees Dante beginning a FingerTwitchingRevival.
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* Averted ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'': Subverted by antagonist Vergil in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'' who, after the BattleInTheRain with his brother. After having beaten down your player character, Dante, Vergil initially turns his back on his brother's body, but then instantly and remorselessly stabs him ''again'' as soon as he sees notices Dante beginning a FingerTwitchingRevival.
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* ''Literature/TheBible'': In 2 Kings 13, Elisha commands Joash to take arrows and strike the ground that he may have victory over Aram. Joash stops after three times. Elisha rebukes him, saying that if he had struck five or six times, he may have destroyed Aram. As it is, he will (and does indeed) only have three victories.
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* ''Literature/TheBible'': In [[Literature/BooksOfKings 2 Kings 13, 13]], Elisha commands Joash to take arrows and strike the ground that he may have victory over Aram. Joash stops after three times. Elisha rebukes him, saying that if he had struck five or six times, he may have destroyed Aram. As it is, he will (and does indeed) only have three victories.
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Can be a JustifiedTrope when it's clear that the villain is of TheUndead or [[GoodThingYouCanHeal they can recover even from continual abuse,]] or the victim just isn't emotionally capable of beating someone to death. Beware of being WrongGenreSavvy; whaling on a downed villain may seem to work, but he may get a sudden surge of energy or overcome his shock at being hit and [[BarehandedBladeBlock catch whatever weapon is being used]]. The CrimeOfSelfDefense may also come into play if the victim is from a litigious society where there is a history of that happening and thus has irrational fear of it.
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Can be a JustifiedTrope when it's clear that the villain is of TheUndead or [[GoodThingYouCanHeal they can recover even from continual abuse,]] or the victim just isn't emotionally capable of beating someone to death.death, or if the victim needs to run because some other threat is due to arrive soon. Beware of being WrongGenreSavvy; whaling on a downed villain may seem to work, but he may get a sudden surge of energy or overcome his shock at being hit and [[BarehandedBladeBlock catch whatever weapon is being used]]. The CrimeOfSelfDefense may also come into play if the victim is from a litigious society where there is a history of that happening and thus has irrational fear of it.
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* Discussed in ''WebAnimation/HowItShouldHaveEnded''. ''How Scream Should Have Ended'' is shown as a lesson on how to survive a horror movie. One of the lessons is that if the killer falls, keep hitting them until they're down.
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* Discussed in ''WebAnimation/HowItShouldHaveEnded''. ''How Scream Should Have Ended'' is shown as a lesson on how to survive a horror movie. One of the lessons is that if the killer falls, keep hitting them until they're down.
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* Averted by antagonist Vergil in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' 3 who, having beaten down your player character, instantly and remorselessly stabs him ''again'' as soon as he sees Dante beginning a FingerTwitchingRevival.
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* Averted by antagonist Vergil in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' 3 ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'' who, having beaten down your player character, instantly and remorselessly stabs him ''again'' as soon as he sees Dante beginning a FingerTwitchingRevival.
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* In ''VideoGame/SekiroShadowsDieTwice'', when you kill the Guardian Ape the first time, [[VictoryFakeout it comes back to life]], then you have to kill it again. After that, the corpse disappears... and the same ape appears in a different area. There's no Victory Fakeout this time though. What do you need to do this time, however, is to finish off its dead body with the [[ImmortalBreaker Mortal Blade]] so it stays dead for good. Otherwise, the boss fight resets after you leave. If you had the Mortal Blade on the first Guardian Ape fight, you're not given this option.
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* Mentioned in ''Film/TheQuickAndTheDead''. Up until that point, Russell Crowe's character has been able to win all his quick draw matches with only one bullet (he's a priest and refuses to kill them) until his next opponent makes a BadassBoast about how a bullet wouldn't put him down; he's right, it takes two.
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* Mentioned in ''Film/TheQuickAndTheDead''. Up until that point, the quarterfinals, Russell Crowe's character Cort has been able to win all his quick draw QuickDraw matches with only one bullet (he's a priest and refuses to kill them) until his next he faces an opponent makes named Spotted Horse, a BadassBoast BadassNative who [[BadassBoast has bragged about how he cannot be killed by a bullet]], complete with [[CoveredInScars showing off the many, many scars on his body]] from bullet wouldn't put him down; he's wounds that failed to kill him. Turns out Spotted Horse is right, it [[ExactWords he can't be killed by]] '''''[[ExactWords a]]''''' [[ExactWords bullet]]. [[DoubleTap It takes two.two]], the second of which is a headshot, and even then it briefly looks like Spotted Horse is going to come back for more before he stays down after all.
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* [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] in ''Film/TheCabinInTheWoods'', along with many other horror movie cliches: one of the girls in the group kills one of the [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot cannibal redneck torture zombies]] with a knife she found in the basement they were hiding in. One of the workers from the mysterious company overseeing the ritual proceeds to press a button to make the knife give her a tiny electric shock; not enough to hurt, but enough to make her unconsciously drop her weapon before she can use it again.
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* Justified in ''{{Series/Highlander}}''. Duncan had just become immortal when he killed the Viking immortal Kanwulf after Kanwulf [[YouKilledMyFather killed his father]], the clan chief. He didn’t know that Kanwulf wouldn’t stay dead unless beheaded.
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* Averted it ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''. It's mentioned that burning the bodies is one of the few ways to keep a vampire down for good, so the characters ''always'' make sure to incinerate their enemies, no matter how much damage they've sustained. Notably, Edward burns Victoria's body in ''Eclipse'' even though he just ripped off her head.
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* Averted it in ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''. It's mentioned that burning the bodies is one of the few ways to keep a vampire down for good, so the characters ''always'' make sure to incinerate their enemies, no matter how much damage they've sustained. Notably, Edward burns Victoria's body in ''Eclipse'' even though he just ripped off her head.
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