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SithPanda16
Since: Feb, 2016
1st Jun, 2018 03:47:20 PM
I have a couple that could fit.
eroock
Since: Sep, 2012
crazysamaritan
MOD
Since: Apr, 2010
1st Jun, 2018 05:08:49 PM
Third party examples often fall under Karmic Death.
Link to TRS threads in project mode here.
DracMonster
Since: Jan, 2001
1st Jun, 2018 09:06:10 PM
Villain Ball is the overarching supertrope this falls under, but you could probably develope a more specific one in TLP if you have the gumption.
Edited by DracMonster
StarTropes
Since: May, 2014
2nd Jun, 2018 02:53:37 AM
I second Backstab Backfire.
This is a trope I've seen at least twice, and I'm wondering if it's already listed on this Wiki. The Hero and the Villain have their final fight, the Villain is defeated, but still alive (usually lying on the ground in pain), and instead of killing him, the Hero makes the wrenching but moral decision to spare his life. Momentarily, it seems as if the Villain might accept the offer, but then he shows he is irredeemable by attempting a sneak attack on the Hero. Either the Hero or some third person then kills the Villain.
This occurs in the final battles in "The Postman" (1997) and "Hook" (1991), and I'm sure many more films.