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* Towards the end of Darwyn Cooke's run on "[[The Spirit]]", the titular vigilante evokes the trope by name after being nearly beaten to death by [[Big Bad]] El Morte, ripping his mask off while saying "I want to die as me".... He doesn't actually die, but it does invoke this trope.
* In ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]'', {{spoiler|Inazuma dies like this in her brother's arms}} after months of [[Fighting From the Inside]].
* In ''[[Lucifer (
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* ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' had something slightly similar to the above mentioned Ocarina of Time manga: Mario ends up forced to fight Fracktail (Fracktail was originally supposed to simply let Mario pass without a fight, but Dimentio ruined it by casting a spell that caused Fracktail to undergo a glitch that forced it to fight Mario). Shortly after Mario delivers the coup de grace on Fracktail, Fracktail regains his senses and then apologizes to Mario for his error before self-destructing.
* Feral Chaos in Scenario 000 in ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy|Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy]]'', shortly after being defeated by the party of five, regains his sanity long enough to thank the party for saving Cid, his father, as well as restoring Cosmos and driving away Shinryu.
* After his [[Final Boss|evil and twisted monster form]] is defeated in the ending of ''[[Golden Sun: Dark Dawn]]'', {{spoiler|Volechek}} gives his life to {{spoiler|[[Big Brother Instinct|save his sister]]}} before the player is treated to one last look of his character portrait as he [[Last Words|says goodbye]], [[Go Out with a Smile|smiles]] and [[Tear Jerker|closes his eyes]] as the screen [[Fade to White|fades to white]].
* Anders' mage friend in ''[[Dragon Age 2]]'', made Tranquil against his will, asks to be killed while he still has his emotions.
* In ''[[Star Fox Assault]]'', {{spoiler|General Pepper}}, finding himself and his flagship taken over by the Aparoids, begs and pleads for Fox to kill him as quickly as possible, so that he can die with his identity and honour intact, rather than being assimilated.
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