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{{quote|''Oh I, I just [[Trope Namer|died in your arms tonight]]<br />

''It must have been something you said''|'''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqqVgXPclsE Cutting Crew]''', "(I Just) Died in Your Arms"}}

Compare with [[PietaPietà Plagiarism]], the pose characters generally find themselves in, [[Cradling Your Kill]], when a character dies in their killer's arms, and [[Deadly Hug]], where the victim is killed ''during'' the embrace. Contrast [[Intimate Healing]], where a wounded or ill character is ''less likely'' to die while in a loved one's arms. (Though strangely enough, ''intimacy'' is exactly what's being referenced by the Cutting Crew song.)

== Anime &and Manga ==

* In ''[[Angel Beats!]]'', Kanade passes on in Otanoshi's arms.

* ''[[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]]'': {{spoiler|Ushio}} dies in Tomoya's arms.

== Fan Fiction Works ==

* Blade2''[[Blade|Blade 2]]'' - Nyssa disintegrates in the sunlight while Blade cradles her.

* Fiamma dies in Miss. G's arms in ''[[Cracks]]''. Subverted in the fact that Miss. G is killing Fiamma by withholding her inhaler while she has an asthmatic attack.

* In ''[[Galaxy Quest]]'', Quellek gets shot by one of Saris' minions after he and Dr. Lazarus free some Thermians from certain death. Before dying in his arms, Quellek tells him that the doctor was like a father to him. Dr. Lazarus quotes his famous line seriously for the first time in the film before rushing and attacking the minion, who's having some gun jamming issues.

* Somewhat cruelly subverted in [[John Woo]]'s ''[[The Killer]]'' when the title character dies. He and his love interest Jenny miss each other as they grope for each other on the ground near the burning church due to both of them being blind at this moment, Jenny due to the tragic mistake that kicked off the whole thing, and Ah Jong due to getting shot in the eyes by the [[Big Bad]]. The reason the scene came out like it did was because Chow Yun-Fat and Sally Yeh, the actors of the two in question, could only be scheduled to shoot on different days.

* ''[[Star Wars]]: [[The Phantom Menace]]'' ends with Qui-Gon Jinn dying in Obi-Wan's arms (does this happen to [[Ewan McGregor]] a lot?)

* There is a variation of this trope at the end of ''[[The Boondock Saints]]''. [[Dead Sidekick|Rocco]] is shot while tied to a chair, which is knocked down by the force of the shot. [[Sibling Team|Connor and]] [[Vigilante Man|Murphy]] are tied to chairs on either side of him, and Murphy falls to the ground beside him, taking his chair with him. While there can be no arms involved (because they are all tied), Rocco dies with Murphy's head [[Heartwarming Moments (Sugar Wiki)|buried in his shoulder]] while the brothers [[Manly Tears|scream with grief]]. [[Tear Jerker|It is a very touching scene]], and conveys the general emotion of this trope, complete with Rocco's [[Famous Last Words]].

* Dobby does this in [[Harry Potter and Thethe Deathly Hallows (novel)|Harry's]] arms. {{spoiler|Later, so does Snape.}}

* An interesting example occurs in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'': Joffrey Baratheon dies in the arms of his helpless, grief-stricken mother Cersei. To a person who doesn't know the series, the scene could definitely be considered tragic. But since the two characters are generally considered villainous-- [[Royal Brat|Joff]][[Complete Monster|rey]] in particular-- byparticular—by those who read the books, it's not very sad and can even count as a [[Karmic Death]] for Joffrey.

== Live -Action TV ==

* The Master and [[Disney Death|Jenny]] in the Doctor's in ''[[Doctor Who]]''. {{spoiler|Both get better.}} <!-- % Do not pothole to I Got Better. The Master's revival in this instance is not an Unexplained Recovery. -->

** At the end of ''The Pandorica Opens'', {{spoiler|Rory is last seen cradling the body of Amy, half-fallen away from him after he accidentally shot her. Don't worry, she gets better too}}. <!-- Likewise. -->

* ''[[Hex]]'': Thelma is stabbed by Azazel when she tries to [[Heroic Sacrifice|save Cassie]] and falls into her arms. She [[Back Fromfrom the Dead|got better...]] [[Spirit Advisor|sort of.]]

* [[Xena]] and Gabrielle have each died in the other's arms more than once. [[Back Fromfrom the Dead|They got better.]]

* ''[[Dark Angel]]'': Max dies in Logan's arms after being shot in the season 1 finale. [[Back Fromfrom the Dead|She gets better.]]

* ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'': During Gilgamesh's ritual to raise Dahok, he throws the sacrificial dagger at Nebula. Iolaus [[Big No|yells]] and [[Heroic Sacrifice|dives in front of her]], taking it in the chest. He dies shortly afterwards in Hercules' arms. He later [[Came Back Wrong|is possessed]] and [[Back Fromfrom the Dead|gets better]].

* ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'': Sam is stabbed in the back severing his spinal cord as he and Dean are reunited at the end of the penultimate episode of season 2. Sam dies in his arms, but Dean makes a [[Deal with the Devil|deal with a demon]] to [[Back Fromfrom the Dead|bring Sam back]].

** Actually subverts the usual form of this trope in that Sam doesn't get a chance to say goodbye or really anything at all--heall—he just gets stabbed in the back, falls down, looks vaguely unfocused and dies. He barely seems to register Dean's presence.

* In ''[[Spooks]]'', {{spoiler|Fiona}} dies in the arms of {{spoiler|her husband Adam}} after being shot by {{spoiler|her ex-husband who had come [[Back Fromfrom the Dead]]}}. Her dying wishes that he look after {{spoiler|their son Wes}} made it even sadder

* The groundbreaking ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|Mash]]'' episode "Sometimes You Hear The Bullet," in which Hawkeye's friend (author of a book he was writing under the episode title) dies on the operating table. Hawkeye asks why he weeps for his friend and not the kids who have died before, and Henry rationalizes only this:

* ''[[The Outer Limits]]'' episode "Corner of the Eye''": Two best friends successfully foil an alien invasion, then one dies of his injuries in the other's arms.

* Rodrigo in Schiller's and Verdi's ''[[Don Carlo|Don Carlos]]s'' dies in the title character's arms.

** And in ''[[Fire Emblem: theThe Sacred Stones]]'', if you chose Eirika's path, the first CG you see in the epilogue shows her holding the dying {{spoiler|Queen Ismaire}} in her arms.

* ''[[Nie RNieR]]'''s third ending has {{spoiler|Kainé}} dying in your character's arms after {{spoiler|you kill her when the Shade inside her takes control.}} There's also {{spoiler|Fyra in the King's, and Devola in Popola's.}}

* A fan's take on a ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' "Meet the Spy" animation has the Spy [[Chewing the Scenery|over-selling]] his "death" to an Engineer who just shot him, collapsing dramatically into the Engineer's arms (complete with literal [[PietaPietà Plagiarism]]), {{spoiler|so he can have a point blank shot to the Engineer's head, just as planned}}. (See it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdZE59eJdEw here].)

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