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** In the final scenes of the game, {{spoiler|the sociopath Takaya limps up to the top of Tartarus to laugh in the party's face as, despite all their efforts, Nyx is still coming to end all life. Even though the heroes ''hadn't'' injured him fatally, he collapses on his back and smiles to welcome the end, thinking of his (dead) partner Jin, implying that he ''willed'' himself to die as reward for fulfilling their plans}}.
* {{spoiler|Sota}} from ''[[The World Ends With You]]'' appears to smile, before {{spoiler|he is erased, shortly after Nao's erasure}}.
* The ''[[Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros]]'' series has {{spoiler|Dimentio}} and {{spoiler|Fawful}}, from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' and ''[[Mario
* ''[[Xenosaga]]'' plays it straight with {{spoiler|[[Stoic Woobie|Jin]]}} as he finds peace in his final moments saying: {{spoiler|"''[[Famous Last Words|It's quiet now]]. I don't think it's ever been this quiet before in my whole life. [[The Atoner|This is]] [[Death Seeker|what I sought]]. And yet, now that the time has finally come, I long for the noise of the past. I long for those hectic and chaotic days that once were. But this too,[[Peaceful in Death|is pleasant]], [[Big Sleep|in an odd sort of way"]]''}}
** Cue the [[Tear Jerker|waterworks...]]
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** {{spoiler|Yasha dies smiling after his last battle with Asura, in hope that the now powered up Asura can save the world.}}
** {{spoiler|And finally, [[The Hero Dies|Asura]] himself dies smiling now that his wrath is finally gone.}}
* In the finale of ''[[Golden Sun: Dark Dawn]]'', when King [[A Father to His Men|Volechek]] [[Heroic Sacrifice|gives his life]] to end the Grave Eclipse, the player is treated to one final look at his character portrait, closing its eyes with a smile as the screen [[Fade to White|fades to white.]]
* {{spoiler|The Joker, true to form till the end,}} in ''[[Batman: Arkham City]]''.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword]]'' has a twisted variation with {{spoiler|Ghirahim. He laughs maniacally as Demise forcibly turns him into the anti-Master Sword}}.
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