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{{quote|''Deadly Change-of-Heart: When the cold heart of a villain softens and he turns into a good guy, the plot will quickly require him to be killed, usually after maudlin final words.''|'''[[Roger Ebert]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [http://academic.sun.ac.za/forlang/bergman/tech/glossary/ebert_glos.htm Movie Glossary]}}
In [[Redemption Equals Death]], a villain will make a [[Heel Face Turn]] and then is killed off. In ''this'' trope, the order is flipped: the [[Heel Face Turn]] happens ''because'' the villain knows that he is absolutely about to die. Usually, a character who undergoes '''Death Equals Redemption''' only lives long enough afterward to say something that shows he is no longer evil to the core, though some get to give a [[Final Speech]], or even undergo a full-blown [[Freudian Excuse]] flashback.
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== Anime & Manga ==
* In ''[[Ergo Proxy]]'' Raul and Daedalus both get their priorities straight just before dying.
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== Fanfiction ==
* In ''[[The Man
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