Death Equals Redemption: Difference between revisions

Compare [[Alas, Poor Villain]] and [[Alas, Poor Scrappy]], in which the character is at least partially redeemed in the audience's eyes simply through the act of dying even though they stay a villain. [[Dying As Yourself]], [[Heel Face Door Slam]], and [[Villain's Dying Grace]] are all sometimes (but not always) [[Sub -Trope|sub-tropes]]. Compare [[The Last Dance]], which is when a character has a longer period before death.

* In ''[[The Man With No Name (Fanfic)|The Man With No Name]]'', {{spoiler|the villain dies to save [[Doctor Who (TV)|the Doctor]] and [[Firefly|Mal's]] lives after begining to [[My God, What Have I Done?|regret what he had done]] and finding out he wouldn't have much longer to live because of his actions}}.

* ''[[Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|Order of the Stick]]'': [[Defied Trope|Defied]] in [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0464.html this comic] by [[Knight Templar|Miko the (former) paladin]], who attempted to save her world by destroying an ancient gate. [[Alas, Poor Scrappy|While she is lying on the floor]] [[Half the Man He Used To Be|in two very large pieces]], she is told by the founder of her order [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|how badly she'd messed things up]]. He sadly informs her that though she carried out her duty, she cannot be readmitted to the paladins, because she never actually admitted that her original mistake was wrong or did anything to fix it.