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A subtrope of [[He's Dead, Jim]].
 
See also: [[First Blood]], [[Soap Opera Disease]] and [[Incurable Cough of Death]]. Saying [[I'm Cold... So Cold...]] is another very bad sign. Occasionally overlaps with [[Deadly Nosebleed]]. Not generally related to the [[Psychic Nosebleed]]. If it's the only sign the character gives that they're injured, it's a [[Mortal Wound Reveal]]. Blood from the mouth is also an increasingly popular way to show damage taken from a [[Deadly Upgrade]], or over reliance on a [[Super Mode]].
 
A stream of blood trickling from the mouth is also a shorthand for "I am a vampire".
 
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== Anime and Manga ==
* Happens a lot in Shonen series that focus on combat. Used to show that a character really has lost a battle.
* ''[[Naruto]]''
** The Hyūga families fighting style uses [[Life Energy|chakra]] to inflict internal injuries rather than external ones. You only know you have been hit after you cough up blood.
** We later see it happen to Itachi during his final fight with Sasuke. No, he hadn't been hit by a Hyūga, he just had tuberculosis or something the entire time. And he ''still'' kicked ass.
*** Also happened to Kimimaro who had a fatal disease.
** Jiraiya has quite a bit of blood coming from his mouth when he dies, as a result of his throat being crushed. Hinata, while appearing to be dead in the eyes of many viewers, had a trickle of blood coming from her mouth. Pain coughs up blood after using Chibaku Tensei, having already used up most of his chakra.
** In one of the more recent chapters Naruto is bleeding from his mouth after a brutal beat-up from a Cloud ninja.
** Who can forget Part 1's Big Finale, after which Sasuke coughs up blood near Naruto, who is passed out on the ground? (It was a rough fight.)
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** Asuma's death
** After Kushina restrains Kyuubi and later Minato when they both are [[Heroic Sacrifice|using their bodies to stop Kyuubi]] from killing their son Naruto.
** Tsunade has Blood From the Mouth in her battle with Orochimaru after she jumps out in front of his Kusanagi sword to protect Naruto. Subverted, though, in that she gets up and continues to fight (and even heals herself).
** Sakura after being impaled with Sasori's sword. The preview has other characters talk like they're mourning her death, only to be interrupted: [[Crowning Moment of Funny|"Cut it out, you guys! I'm still here!"]]
* ''[[Bleach]]''
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** Happens to Graham Aker every time his [[Mid-Season Upgrade]] (he's had a fairly absurd number of them) surpasses his body's tolerance. The explanation seems to be that the G-forces are messing with his internals. He lives, though.
** Also happens to Sergei Smirnov, after his son "fatally wounds" his mobile suit. He is killed in the ensuing explosion.
* In ''[[Zombie Loan]]'', Michiru exhibits this in the second episode. Although it's not as much of an indicator as the ''massive pool of blood'' around her after she [[Taking the Bullet|took a sword strike]] for another character. She got better.
* Though it's more a sign of ''grief'' than death, it happens in ''[[Slayers]]'' Evolution R (episode 10) to Zelgadis when he learns Rezo can't cure him. Oh the poor, poor dear...
** Though to be fair, Rezo was likely screwing with him. Having the source of ultimate evil sealed in your soul and all that, maybe he just lied to keep Shabranigdo in check.
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** In the first episode, Van is knocked aside by the dragon and rolls a little ways. He then vomits well over a quart of blood. Which is odd, since he survives so much damage during the series that he's clearly [[Made of Iron|some sort of robot]].
** There's also a later time where Van begins coughing up blood, seemingly unprovoked, while the heroes are imprisoned by Zaibach. Rather than a rapid onset of Tuberculosis, it turns out to be because the bad guys have started dismantling the mech he's [[Synchronization|permanently synched to]]. ''Heart first''.
* Happens [http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/7761/inuyashav45168.jpg rather] [http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/9869/inuyashav45169.jpg graphically] to Miroku in ''[[Inuyasha]]'' whilst trying to suck Naraku into his Air-Rip. He not only bleeds from the mouth but from the nose, ears ''and'' eyes.
* This is shown to be a symptom of the virus in the manga ''[[Bloody Monday]]'', as well as that of those suffering from neutron radiation.
* Happens at least twice in ''[[Kara no Kyoukai:|Kara no Kyoukai]]'', when Fujino was dying due to her appendicitis, and when Araya was impaled by Shiki.
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** Also happens to Havoc earlier in the season when November 11 kills her.
* ''[[Rave Master]]'' abuses this one. In a ''sword fighting manga'' blood from the mouth is more common than ''cuts''.
* ''[[Soul Eater]]''
** This happens occasionally. Notable examples include when [[Super OCD|DeathTheKid]] realised he'd had part of his hair cut (makeing it [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|asymetrical]]), Maka after the fight with [[Big Badass Wolf|Free]] on London Bridge, where the blood was black, indicating she was affected by...[[The Corruption|black blood]]] and Mifune after being defeated by Black Star for the third time in the anime he lives, in the manga he does not.
** In the anime, the [[Weird Moon|moon]] constantly has blood dripping out of the corner of its mouth. [[Trailers Always Lie|Except in the opening]].
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* In the ''[[Love Hina]]'' manga, Keitaro [[Crash Into Hello|crashes into]] [[Cloudcuckoolander|Mutsumi]], knocking her over. Keitaro apologzes, then sees that blood is trickling from her nose and mouth. This, combined with her (temporarily) [[Blank White Eyes]] ([[Fridge Logic|plus the fact that she seems to have no pulse]]) convinces Keitaro and Naru that she has died. Of course, it's really just one of her fainting spells.
* Happens in ''[[Gintama]]'' particularly when Gintoki takes [http://www.onemanga.com/Gintama/90/13/ a serious] [http://www.onemanga.com/Gintama/90/14/ body shot]. He always [[Unexplained Recovery|gets better]].
* In ''[[Hellsing]]'', Alucard causes this to happen to Rip Van Winkle when he is killing her.
* In ''[[Kamichama Karin]]'' after Kazune finally [[Heroic RROD|pushes himself too far]] while fighting the [[Big Bad]], he coughs up blood, and then continues bleeding from the nose and mouth for a while afterwards.
* ''Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru'': During their fight Kevin squeezes Minoru's throat hard enough to make him cough up blood and [[Blood Lust|drinks the blood]].
* Subverted constantly in [[Berserk]]. Whenever Guts takes a massive blow from an enemy, especially if it slams him into the wall or floor, blood pours vigorously from his mouth, and he certainly appears dead most of these occasions. But ''[[Made of Iron|he never dies]].''
* ''[[Black Butler|Black Butler II]]'': Alois does this at the end of the 7th episode after being stabbed by Ciel.
* In ''[[Emerging]]'', blood running from the mouth and [[Tears of Blood|eyes]] is a good sign that the [[The Plague|unknown disease]] ravaging Tokyo is entering it's final stage. This generally precedes blood ''[[High-Pressure Blood|gushing]]'' from the mouth, nose, eyes, and every other orifice.
* In ''[[Beyblade]]'', blood drips from Kai's mouth when he is battling Brooklyn.
* In ''[[Magical Pokaan]]'', ''[[Friendly Neighborhood Vampires|Pachira]]'' squirts out liters of blood... because she had athletes' foot.
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* Almost everyone in ''[[Claymore]]'' has had blood spurt from their mouths at some point or another. It's usually [[Justified Trope|justified]] by the character having just taken a sword or clawed hand straight through the gut. The blood itself usually isn't indicative of impending death on its own, as [[Good Thing You Can Heal|they can heal massive amounts of damage]].
* In ''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula]]'', this is how Hayato's father, Hiroyuki dies when he coughs up blood from his mouth after being seriously injured in a car accident (in which said car exploded and the debris stabbed him), and the accident [[Make It Look Like an Accident|was set up]] by Smith.
* Tsukune from ''[[Rosario to+ Vampire]]'' coughs up a decent quantity after getting his shoulder crushed via an enraged half-breed monstrel.
* Happens to Takiko in ''[[Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden]]'', since she {{spoiler|caught TB after taking care of her mother, who died of the disease.}}
* In the conclusion of ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion]]'' 2.0, {{spoiler|the Tenth Angel impales Unit-01,}} causing Shinji to vomit up a torrent of [[High-Pressure Blood]] due to his high [[Synchronization]] rate. {{spoiler|This is the first hint that ''things'' are going to happen, since it shows that Shinji retains an absurdly high [[Synchronization]] with his Evangelion despite the fact that Unit-01 was impaled ''after'' the power ran out. Now angry, he reactivates the Unit, and an impressive resurgence against the Angel occurs.}}
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* The lead characters in ''[[The Sting]]'' have blood coming out of their mouths after a shooting at a racehorse betting counter. The blood, however, and the entire shooting were all staged as part of a [[Xanatos Gambit]], and the characters are perfectly fine and comfortably richer, too.
* In ''[[Lawn Dogs]]'', a man who quite frankly deserves it, is later seen bleeding from the mouth after getting shot in the back by Devon, the 10 year old heroine, who is trying to protect her friend Trent.
* In ''[[The Bucket List]]'', Edward confirms he has cancer when he coughs up blood into a handkerchief.
* In ''[[Blade Runner]]'', blood flows from Deckard's mouth into a backlit shot glass. Possibly the most beautiful Blood From the Mouth scene ever shot.
* After being impaled by Shelob in ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'', Frodo starts frothing from the mouth before collapsing.
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* In ''[[Das Boot]]'' the lethal version of this happens to the Captain. In the novel, it is explained that he has shrapnel wounds through his back.
* Happens frequently in slasher films, eg in ''[[Scream (film)|Scream]] 2'' when Phil is stabbed in the head.
* In ''The Doctor'', William Hurt's title character coughs up blood while leaving a party. This turns out to be the first sign that he has cancer.
* In the movie [[Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]] Perry is shot in the chest. Harry gives him a couple breaths (he probably "learned" CPR from the movies), then pulls away and a stream of blood flows from the corner of Perry's mouth. He got better, though.
* Socko from [[Freaked]]. Despite being a mutant with a sock puppet covering a human hand for a head, he somehow manages to bleed from his 'mouth' as he lies dying from gunshot wounds.
* This happens a couple of times in [[Watership Down]] first when Bigwig gets caught in the snare, then when Blackavar is killed by General Woundwort he coughs up some blood before he dies.
* The short film series ''[[Sockbaby]]'' did this [[Special Effects Failure|hilariously badly]]. Of course, that was [[Camp|the whole point]].
* In [[Batman Begins]], the old man referred to as Ra's al Ghul was bleeding from the mouth after being hit by a pile of logs in a burning building Bruce Wayne and Ra's al Ghul were both in.
* The father from [[The Road]] coughs through most of the movie, but his fate becomes absolutely apparent when he coughs out a large amount of blood near the end.
* Found in [[Red Tails]] Lighting coughs up blood before his death.
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* Another example is from [[Star Wars]]: [[Colon Cancer|Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader]] where, after falling from a high position, Roan Shryne coughs blood after he "ruptured a vital organ from the fall."
* In ''[[The House of Night]]'' series, if a fledgeling vampyre gets the [[Incurable Cough of Death]], they will start coughing up blood, then they will die.
* The Spencer Dunmore novel 'Bomb Run' is about the crew of an RAF Lancaster in WWII. One of the gunners is injured by flak and when the others attempt to contact him he tries to speak 'but his mouth was full of blood.'
* Happens to [[Complete Monster|First Mate Cox]] in ''[[Nation]]'' after he takes an axe to the chest, accompanied by a [[Slasher Smile]] [[It Got Worse|and]] [[Everything's Even Worse with Sharks|sharks]].
* In ''There Is a Happy Land'' by Keith Waterhouse, the [[Nameless Narrative|unidentified narrator]] finds Marian's body in this condition. It's implied that she had an extremely brutal and horrifying death, but the very young narrator [[Innocent Inaccurate|doesn't realise this.]]
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** It's probably not the first time Mike has done this; before the game starts while Tim is lecturing Mike not to take things too seriously and get himself banned again, one of the things he tells him is "not to eat the paintballs".
* After Archie Kennedy is shot in "Retribution" (the 6th ''[[Horatio Hornblower]]'' TV movie). He lasts long enough to perform a [[Heroic Sacrifice]], however.
** Earlier in the series, this is used after Clayton and Simpson's duel -- at first Simpson collapses and Clayton appears uninjured, but then a trickle of blood comes from his mouth and it turns out he's been fatally shot.
* And, providing proof that being a Jamie Bamber fangirl means a hard, hard life, 10 years later [[Law and Order UK]] sent off Matt Devlin in nearly the exact same manner as Archie. The last we see of him on screen in "Deal", he's bleeding from the mouth (and elsewhere); in the beginning of the next episode, "Survivor's Guilt", we are told he died of his wounds.
* This is used literally almost every episode in ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''.
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* Lila at the end of [[Dexter]]'s second season.
* Caroline's boyfriend, in ''[[Dollhouse]]''.
* Considering all the deaths in ''[[Torchwood]]'', this happens a surprising once. To Owen.
* In ''[[Breaking Bad]]'', it demonstrates that Walter's lung cancer is getting worse, convincing him that he needs to make the most of the time he has remaining.
* In ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' of course, the list of people who don't spew blood is shorter than the list of people who do.
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* Variation from ''[[The Sopranos]]'': When Christopher starts coughing up blood, Tony decides it's safe to kill him.
* In the eight season of [[Deadliest Catch]], Captain Phil Harris, found himself coughing blood after getting a cracked rib in a nasty storm. It turns out to be from a blood clot in the lung.
* In ''[[The Event]]'', blood from the mouth, eyes, and nose was the first sign that the passengers of flight 514 had been infected with some unknown agent by their [[Human Alien]] captors.
* ''[[Fatal Attractions]]'' had a woman gotten bitten by one of her pet snakes and had her throwing up blood everywhere since snake venom makes you bleed more.
* In ''[[Kamen Rider OOO]]'', the dying Shingo Izumi has blood pouring from his mouth - though he's resurrected via a [[Puppeteer Parasite]] shortly afterwards.
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== [[Web Original]] ==
* This happens twice in ''[[Broken Saints]]'': the first time to Charles, Bravado, and their men when Shandala gives them a good old [[Emotion Bomb]] mind blast; the second time to Raimi in the [[Grand Finale]].
* A [[YouTube]] video which purports to be a real execution shows a man in the electric chair who starts bleeding from the mouth when the first jolt hits him. Several comments on the video note that the "execution" was, in fact, staged as part of a TV documentary on prison life.
* In the [[YouTube]] phenomenon "Blood", a toddler accidentally hits his infant brother in the face while playing, splitting his lip and causing him to bleed. The toddler becomes extremely distressed upon seeing his brother bleeding, and tries to tell his dad that there's blood on his brother's face. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* Evan from ''[[Everyman HYBRID]]'' tries to kill [[The Slender Man Mythos|the goddamn Slender Man]] with a [[Batter Up|baseball bat]] in "Ashen Waste". The [[Offscreen Moment of Awesome|screen]] [[Nothing Is Scarier|goes]] [[Noodle Incident|black]], and the next thing we see is him staggering around bleeding from the mouth.
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* Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan I invoked this to avoid an assassination/usurpation attempt by his stepmother Empress Nur Jahan. He faked an illness over a period of about three weeks while various officials of the court visited him. On the morning of day one of the closest to his stepmother visited, he allegedly drank three goblets of goats blood, then vomited it up while the official was with him, faking his death well enough to fool the doctors attending him.
* In real life, if blood comes from the stomach, it's a brown color, and can be mistaken as a large amount of coffee grounds, bearing no resemblance to "common" human blood.
* This often happens to people who tend to get bad nosebleeds. Blood trickles into the throat, and the person spits it out. Also happens to some people who get bad nose-colds that TURN into nosebleeds, due to dehydration, a chapped nose, or other causes.
* When the battleship ''Prince of Wales'' was hit during her duel with the ''Bismarck'', the staff in the combat centre beneath the bridge found blood dripping from the voice-pipes. It was Captain Lynch, the only survivor on the bridge, and ''he got better''.
* A blow to the Adam's apple (AKA that lump on the center of a man's neck) can likely cause internal bleeding and forces the victim to cough out blood. It can be fatal if done with sufficient enough force.