History Main / Tontine

* In ''VideoGame/CrusaderKings'' "gavelkind" succession causes a ruler's lands to devolve equally upon all his heirs, [[SuccessionCrisis fratricidal wars]] are practically guaranteed.

* ''{{Anime/One Piece}}'' A variety of this is where Brook and his old crew made a primrose to reunite with a friend to reunite with a baby whale named Laboon. Later on, Brook and his crew unfortunately died at the hands of attackers that wielded poison tips of their arrows. Along with playing their last song, the crew entrusted Brook to fulfill the promise to Laboon using the power of the Yomi-Yomi fruit: an ability that grants the user an extra life. Unfortunately he was stranded on the destroyed ship where he was stranded for 50 years until he met the Straw Hat Crew and told them of his story and determination to fulfill his promise from his crew and Laboon again.

[[JustForFun/IReadThatAs Not be confused with]] a [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack tauntaun]].

* One of the cases in ''SherlockHolmes: Consulting Detective'' involved the murder of a Waterloo veteran, and there was mention of a tontine involving the survivors of that battle, thus implying that the killer might be one of the other surviving veterans (There weren't many left, seeing as this takes place roughly eighty years after the battle) or an heir of one of the other veterans. [[spoiler:The killer was actually the brother of the deceased's former mistress, who was seeking revenge for the dishonor of his sister and did not care about the tontine one way or the other.]]

[[folder:Web Original]]
* In WebAnimation/CampCamp, the Quartermaster apparently has one of these along with his "Quartersister" and two other unknown individuals. Or at least he ''did'' until it was whittled down to just him and one of the unknowns.

* Used in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', as the quote demonstrates. It's revealed that Abe Simpson and Mister Burns served together during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and their squad (the Flying Hellfish) acquired a set of priceless German paintings, with the agreement that the last member of the Hellfish to die would get them. It ends when [[spoiler:just as Abe manages to claim the paintings by "discharging" Burns, the State Department shows up, confiscates the painting and presents them to a descendant of their original German owner for diplomatic purposes. The descendent is not too worried about their safety, either.]]

* It has been used as recently as ''Series/DiagnosisMurder''.

* In the British/German 1959 production ''Ten Seconds to Hell'' (aka ''The Phoenix), a German team [[BombDisposal defusing bombs]] in post-war Berlin put half their salaries in a fund to be used by whoever survives the next three months in the job.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'', "The Double Deuce." When members of Woodhouse's old UsefulNotes/WorldWarI flying squad start dropping dead ([[spoiler:of perfectly natural causes that were played up as "dubious" by [[IfItBleedsItLeads desperate-for-sales newspapers]]]]), he suspects that it's because of the tontine they set up. Once word leaks out, Cheryl, Pam and Cyril think about starting an ISIS tontine, pointing out that the rest of their coworkers are either field agents that go on dangerous missions or work in parts of the building with NoOSHACompliance. Cyril also acknowledges that Tontines are illegal, but it doesn't stop him from joining in.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'', "The Double Deuce." When members of Woodhouse's old UsefulNotes/WorldWarI flying squad start dropping dead ([[spoiler:of perfectly natural causes that were played up as "dubious" by [[IfItBleedsItLeads desperate-for-sales newspapers]]]]), he suspects that it's because of the tontine they set up. Once word leaks out, Cheryl, Pam and Cyril think about starting an ISIS tontine, pointing out that the rest of their coworkers are either field agents that go on dangerous missions or work in parts of the building with NoOSHACompliance. Cyril also acknowledges that Tontines are illegal, but it doesn't stop them.

[[folder: Anime and Manga ]]

[[folder: Board Games ]]

[[folder: Comic Books ]]

[[folder: Fan Works]]

[[folder: Film ]]

[[folder: Literature ]]

[[folder: Live Action TV ]]

[[folder: Video Games ]]

[[folder: Western Animation ]]

* Also used in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', as the quote demonstrates. It's revealed that Abe Simpson and Mister Burns served together during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and their squad (the Flying Hellfish) acquired a set of priceless German paintings, with the agreement that the last member of the Hellfish to die would get them. It ends when [[spoiler:just as Abe manages to claim the paintings by "discharging" Burns, the State Department shows up, confiscates the painting and presents them to a descendant of their original German owner for diplomatic purposes. The descendent is not too worried about their safety, either.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'', "The Double Deuce." When members of Wodehouse's old UsefulNotes/WorldWarI flying squad start dropping dead ([[spoiler:of perfectly natural causes that were played up as "dubious" by [[IfItBleedsItLeads desperate-for-sales newspapers]]]]), he suspects that it's because of the tontine they set up. Once word leaks out, Cheryl, Pam and Cyril think about starting an ISIS tontine, pointing out that the rest of their coworkers are either field agents that go on dangerous missions or work in parts of the building with NoOSHACompliance. Cyril also acknowledges that Tontines are illegal, but it doesn't stop them.

* "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Night of the Tottering Tontine]]" on ''Series/TheWildWildWest''.

* A quick visit to the ''Series/HarpersIsland'' Wiki shows that this was one the prevailing theories about why the killings would be taking place, due to the fact that around half of the cast had attended college together. The theory was debunked by the end of the first episode, and definitely by the second, [[spoiler: when virtually none of the killings had involved any of the college-age cast.]]

* 'Series/MurdochMysteries'': In "Kommando", the murdered soldiers were all members of a tontine, which muddies the waters as to motive.

* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'': A Colonel bequeathed his residence and one million dollars to be evenly split among five beneficiaries. Each beneficiary is required to spend one night at the residence [[OnOneCondition to be allowed to receive their share of the estate]]. The shares of those who fail will go to the beneficiaries who don't fail. [[spoiler:The lawyers who informed the beneficiaries about the will tries to get rid of them (scare them away before daybreak, not kill them) to get the money but they get caught and Scooby-Doo, as the only beneficiary who spent a night at the Colonel's home, inherits the whole estate. Unfortunately, the dollars are Confederate money]].

* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'': A Colonel bequeathed his residence and one million dollars to be evenly split among five beneficiaries. Each beneficiary is required to spend one night at the residence [[OnOneCondition to be allowed to receive their share of the estate]]. The shares of those who fail will go to the beneficiaries who don't fail. [[spoiler:The lawyers who informed the beneficiaries about the will try to get rid of them to get the money but they get caught and Scooby-Doo, as the only beneficiary who spent a night at the Colonel's home, inherits the whole estate. Unfortunately, the dollars are Confederate money]].

[[IReadThatAs Not be confused with]] a [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack tauntaun]].

* Figured in the plot of an episode of ''Series/BarneyMiller''. Unusual in that the participants seemed to be quite amicable towards each other.

* In ''VideoGame/WestOfLoathing'', the reward of a tontine is hidden [[spoiler:in a tree in (re)Boot Hill]]. The player profits from it, as all three of the members apparently died at the same time.

[[/folder]]

* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'': A Colonel bequeathed his residence and one million dollars to be evenly split among five beneficiaries. Each beneficiary is required to spend one night at the residence [[OnOneCondition to be allowed to receive their share of the estate]]. The shares of those who fail will go to the beneficiaries who don't fail [[spoiler:The lawyers who informed the beneficiaries about the will try to get rid of them to get the money but they get caught and Scooby-Doo, as the only beneficiary who spent a night at the Colonel's home, inherits the whole estate. Unfortunately, the dollars are Confederate money]].

* Similar to the'' Blackhawks'' example above, MarvelComics also has a WWII-era group who put aside a bottle of liquor as a tontine: the Young Allies. ComicBook/BuckyBarnes tracked down the other two survivors, and they have a laugh over it-- thanks to being cryogenically frozen over the years, Bucky is still in his mid-twenties and will obviously outlive them all. Bucky says he'd rather share the bottle with them now instead of drinking it when they're dead, so they each have a glass. Bucky finds himself the sole survivor very shortly afterward, and [[LibationForTheDead pours the rest of the drink]] out over a memorial to his friends.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'', "The Double Deuce." When members of Wodehouse's old UsefulNotes/WorldWarI flying squad start dropping dead ([[spoiler:of perfectly natural causes that were played up as "dubious" by [[IfItBleedsItLeads desperate-for-sales newspapers]]]]), he suspects that it's because of the tontine they set up. Once word leaks out, Cheryl, Pam and Cyril think about starting an ISIS tontine, pointing out that the rest of their coworkers are either field agents that go on dangerous missions or work in parts of the building with NoOSHACompliance..

* Also used in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', as the quote demonstrates. It's revealed that Abe Simpson and Mister Burns served together during WorldWarII, and their squad (the Flying Hellfish) acquired a set of priceless German paintings, with the agreement that the last member of the Hellfish to die would get them. It ends when [[spoiler:just as Abe manages to claim the paintings by "discharging" Burns, the State Department shows up, confiscates the painting and presents them to a descendant of their original German owner for diplomatic purposes. The descendent is not too worried about their safety, either.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'', "The Double Deuce." When members of Wodehouse's old WorldWarI flying squad start dropping dead ([[spoiler:of perfectly natural causes that were played up as "dubious" by [[IfItBleedsItLeads desperate-for-sales newspapers]]]]), he suspects that it's because of the tontine they set up. Once word leaks out, Cheryl, Pam and Cyril think about starting an ISIS tontine, pointing out that the rest of their coworkers are either field agents that go on dangerous missions or work in parts of the building with NoOSHACompliance..

[[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]

[[AC:BoardGames]]

[[AC:ComicBooks]]

[[AC:{{Film}}]]

[[AC:{{Literature}}]]

[[AC:LiveActionTV]]

[[AC:VideoGames]]

[[AC:WesternAnimation]]