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* ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'' did this when Angemon and Devimon died. It's also used in ''[[Digimon Tamers]]'', with the addition that Mons can absorb the motes to increase their power.
* ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'' did this when Angemon and Devimon died. It's also used in ''[[Digimon Tamers]]'', with the addition that Mons can absorb the motes to increase their power.
** The general deletion effect, though, was a much-less-romantic bursting-into-particles effect.
** The general deletion effect, though, was a much-less-romantic bursting-into-particles effect.
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' does this when people die in the later seasons (particularly heart breaking examples exist in Sailor Moon Stars). In the first season when people die they leave corpses behind -- except Nephrite, whose death is probably the [[Tear Jerker|most heartwrenching]] moment of the first season.
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' does this when people die in the later seasons (particularly heart breaking examples exist in Sailor Moon Stars). In the first season when people die they leave corpses behind—except Nephrite, whose death is probably the [[Tear Jerker|most heartwrenching]] moment of the first season.
* In ''[[Last Exile]]'', Maestro Delphine's ring will cause you to explode into light when you take it from her finger.
* In ''[[Last Exile]]'', Maestro Delphine's ring will cause you to explode into light when you take it from her finger.
* On ''[[Afro Samurai]]'', After being fatally wounded by Kuma/Jinno, Ninja-Ninja does this. The only reason he does and no one else who dies does is because {{spoiler|he's imaginary.}}
* On ''[[Afro Samurai]]'', After being fatally wounded by Kuma/Jinno, Ninja-Ninja does this. The only reason he does and no one else who dies does is because {{spoiler|he's imaginary.}}
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* {{spoiler|Everyone except Shou, Crowler, Judai and Johan}} in the third season of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]''. The dub apparently changed this to '[[Never Say "Die"|going to the stars]]' or something. {{spoiler|It began getting really obvious that there'd be a reset button as soon as ''the entire cast'' was gone essentially.}}
* {{spoiler|Everyone except Shou, Crowler, Judai and Johan}} in the third season of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]''. The dub apparently changed this to '[[Never Say "Die"|going to the stars]]' or something. {{spoiler|It began getting really obvious that there'd be a reset button as soon as ''the entire cast'' was gone essentially.}}
* In ''[[Vision of Escaflowne]]'', Zaibach mecha usually melt and evaporate into blue flame after they've been destroyed. It's implied to be because of the liquid metal they use for their weaponry.
* In ''[[Vision of Escaflowne]]'', Zaibach mecha usually melt and evaporate into blue flame after they've been destroyed. It's implied to be because of the liquid metal they use for their weaponry.
* An interesting variety occurs in ''[[Kurau Phantom Memory]]'': after she gets hit by the [[Energy Beings|Rynax]], Kurau dissolves into a swirling tornado of light--which shortly after reassembles into Kurau, now merged with the Rynax.
* An interesting variety occurs in ''[[Kurau Phantom Memory]]'': after she gets hit by the [[Energy Beings|Rynax]], Kurau dissolves into a swirling tornado of light—which shortly after reassembles into Kurau, now merged with the Rynax.
* In ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', {{spoiler|those people who are [[Deader Than Dead|erased from existence]] by the [[Reality Warper|Code Of The Lifemaker]] do this as they fade into nothingness}}.
* In ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', {{spoiler|those people who are [[Deader Than Dead|erased from existence]] by the [[Reality Warper|Code Of The Lifemaker]] do this as they fade into nothingness}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice|Shadow]]}} from ''[[The Legend of Zelda (manga)|the Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Plus]]'' manga.
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice|Shadow]]}} from ''[[The Legend of Zelda (manga)|the Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Plus]]'' manga.
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== Video Games ==
== Video Games ==


* In ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy X-2|X-2]]'', dead humans that receive the Sending ritual do this, as do defeated monsters and defeated Aeons. The lights themselves even have a name -- pyreflies.
* In ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy X-2|X-2]]'', dead humans that receive the Sending ritual do this, as do defeated monsters and defeated Aeons. The lights themselves even have a name—pyreflies.
** Interestingly, Cactuars also do this, even though they're not fiends in the traditional sense, and chocobos which aren't fiends at all! However, you're not really supposed to kill the latter.
** Interestingly, Cactuars also do this, even though they're not fiends in the traditional sense, and chocobos which aren't fiends at all! However, you're not really supposed to kill the latter.
* In ''[[Wild Arms 3]]'', Leehalt dies in this manner when {{spoiler|Jet Enduro}} purges him.
* In ''[[Wild Arms 3]]'', Leehalt dies in this manner when {{spoiler|Jet Enduro}} purges him.