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The hero makes it uncomfortably plain that they value the life of their [[Love Interest]] over those of everyone else: friends, [[Thicker Than Water|family]], [[True Companions]], or even all other life in the universe. Can come about as the result of a [[Sadistic Choice]], only having enough time to rescue one person out of several, or whatever other requirements the plot puts in their way and well, plainly making a decision.
As long as the hero [[Take a Third Option|takes a third option]] or at least [[Dirty Business|shows a decent amount of angst]] over the decision, the audience ''may'' sympathize. But the hero will seem to suffer from [[Moral Dissonance]] if he makes the choice a little too easily, or if the exchange of life is ridiculously high. It can go full-on [[Wall Banger (Darth Wiki)|Wall Banger]] if the couple in question were [[Strangled by the Red String]] or [[The Dulcinea Effect|if they've only known each other for a short time]]. Then again, it could also be done in such a way that makes the audience feel [[Kick the Son of a Bitch|the hometown/nation/world deserved it]] [[Humans Are
Another ridiculous aspect is that ''only'' the hero can rescue his [[Love Interest]]. The hero is [[Strong as They Need to Be|able to rescue her]] while allies who should be more efficient are helpless.
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