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{{quote|''Oh I, I just [[Trope Namer|died in your arms tonight]]
''It must have been something you said''
|'''[[Cutting Crew]]''', "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}lqqVgXPclsE (I Just) Died in Your Arms"]}}
[[Death Is Dramatic]], depressing, and emotional enough, but sometimes, just for the extra emotional kick-in-the-gut [[Tear Jerker]], the author will make a character die in the arms of a futile onlooker. As the onlooker (usually one of the dying character's [[True Companions]]) holds them dearly, the dying may [[Go Out with a Smile|flash them a smile]] or [[Famous Last Words|make a final dramatic statement]] before finally [[Big Sleep|closing their eyes]] and succumbing to their fate.
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== Anime
* Pictured above: Meer Campbell in ''[[Gundam Seed Destiny]]'' dies in the hands of Lacus Clyne after [[Taking the Bullet]] for her. For an extra kick, Meer is Lacus' [[Body Double]] and her once biggest [[Fan Girl]], now ridden by a volatile mix of jealousy, admiration, and the [["Well Done, Son" Guy|wish to be noticed by her]].
** Also, Stellar Louissier dies in Shinn Asuka's arms.
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== Fan
* Of course, [[Shipping|Shippers]] in general are quite fond of this.
* In [[Fallout Equestria Project Horizons (Fanfic)|Fallout Equestria Project Horizons]] the first-person protagonist Blackjack dies under Glorys wing from [[Rasputinian Death|a combination of cancer, mutation, multiple limb amputation, blood loss, pneumonia and finally, heart failure.]]
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== Film ==
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* 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.
* [[Redemption Equals Death|Nathan]] in Shilo's arms in ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera]]''.
* 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.
* In ''[[Hook]]'', Rufio dies in Peter Pan/Banning's arms.
{{quote|'''Rufio''': "[[Tear Jerker|I wish I had a dad... like you.]]"}}
* 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.
* King Theoden dies in Eowyn's arms in the battle of Minas Tirith in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
* Morgan Earp dies in his brother Wyatt's arms in ''[[Tombstone]]''.
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* In ''[[Rob Zombie]]'s [[Halloween (film)|Halloween]] II'', Annie dies in Laurie's arms.
* ''[[Moulin Rouge]]'': Satine, in Christian's.
* ''[[Star Wars]]: [[The Phantom Menace]]'' ends with Qui-Gon Jinn dying in Obi-Wan's arms (does this happen to [[Ewan McGregor]] a lot?)
** Darth Vader dies in Luke's arms in ''[[Return of the Jedi]]''.
* In ''[[Onmyoji]]'', Hiromasa dies in Seimei's arms. However, he gets better.
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* In ''Wolf Hall'', Cromwell's youngest daughter dies in his arms. It's done very, very well.
* Ralph dies in Isabel's arms in ''[[Portrait Of A Lady]]''.
* Dobby does this in [[Harry Potter and
* In ''Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie'', by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline tracks Gabriel from Canada to Louisiana only to find him moments before his death.
* Hank Rearden picks up the Wet Nurse and carries him until after his death in [[Atlas Shrugged]].
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== Live
* The Evil Queen dies in Virginia's arms in [[The Tenth Kingdom]] after trying to kill her and being hoist on her own petard. As she dies, the memories of her past life come flooding back and she caresses Virginia's cheek whispering "My little girl - I gave away my soul."
* The Master and [[Disney Death|Jenny]] in the Doctor's in ''[[Doctor Who]]''. {{spoiler|Both get better.}}
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* ''[[Sharpe]]'': Poor young Perkins dies in Harper's arms, surrounded by the other two supporting members of [[The Squad]], after being gutstabbed.
* Kai's second death in ''[[Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger]]'' occurs this way, after he is badly burned during the 2nd destruction of Dora Talos. Losing her son a second time causes Bandora to shed a tear, robbing her of her witch powers.
* ''[[The Outer Limits]]'' episode "Corner of the Eye
* ''[[Misfits]]'': Future!Simon dies in Alisha's arms after taking a bullet for her.
** And then in season three, ALISHA dies in SIMON'S arms. It's that sort of a show.
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* ''[[Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors]]'': {{spoiler|June dies in Junpei's arms in the "safe" and "submarine" endings.}}
* In a discarded storyboard for [[Team Fortress 2]] promotional video Meet The Medic, a BLU Sniper dies dramatically in the arms of a BLU Soldier. Cue [[Big No]]...and then [[Mood Whiplash|both of them get run over by an incoming train]].
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* ''[[Final Fantasy XIII-2]]'': {{spoiler|At the end, [[Power Degeneration|Serah has her final vision]], and as she collapses, [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|Noel pulls her into a hug to hold her upright]]. After a few seconds, Serah dies, and both of them fall to the ground together, still embracing. When Hope arrives a few minutes later, Noel is [[Crowning Moment of Sadness|still cradling Serah's body against his chest]].}}
** {{spoiler|Yeul is shown dying several times throughout the story}}; on at least two of these occasions, she is cradled in either {{spoiler|Noel or Caius'}} arms.
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