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'''Can be a [[Death Trope]], so expect spoilers.'''
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== Anime & Manga ==
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* Played straight and inverted in [[Left 4 Dead]], where a struggling Survivor may encourage the rest to go on to the next safe room without them. Justified because [[Death Is Cheap]] and they'll respawn in the safe room at the beginning of the next map. This is considered a valid tactic on the higher difficulties, since a dozen or more attempts may be needed to finish a campaign on Expert.
* Used along with the exact phrase "I will only slow you down" by the injured Grey Warden Keenan in [[Dragon Age]] Origins: Awakening.
* Meryl asks Solid Snake to shoot her in the first [[Metal Gear Solid]] after being shot by Sniper Wolf, claiming she promised she wouldn't slow him down and broke her promise. [[What the Hell, Hero?|Actually killing her gets you a]] [[Nonstandard Game Over]].
* In ''[[Betrayal At Krondor]]'', whenever a party member gets "killed" in battle, they will tell the others to leave them. No matter how bad it is, they will invariably be told, word for word, that [[No One Gets Left Behind]], and will remain in the party in a state of Near Death.
* In ''[[Fable]] III'', when Walter and the Hero first arrive in Aurora, they encounter a creature known as the Crawler and Walter is left blind and injured. Knowing he's too weak to cross the desert in his current state, Walter tells the Hero to leave him behind, saying "I won't just slow you down, I'll get you killed." You're actually ''forced'' to leave him behind, but doing so at the first opportunity makes you an [[Karma Meter|evil asshole]].
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== Real Life ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Oates#The_return_journey Captain Lawrence Oates] is most well known for committing suicide by Antarctic so the rest of his exploration party could live. He was suffering from a frostbitten foot and injuries he received during service in the Boer War. Unfortunately, [[It Got Worse|this didn't]] [[Kill
{{quote| "[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|I'm just going out]]. [[Gallows Humor|I may be some time]]."}}
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