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* ''[[Uchuu Senkan Yamato]]'' had [[The Captain]] Juzo Okita (a nod to Okita of [[The Shinsengumi]] mentioned above; a.k.a. Captain Avatar for ''[[Star Blazers]]'' fans) suffering from a worsening case of radiation poisoning as the series progressed. The practical effect in the series was demoting him to [[The Mentor]] in favor of [[Hot-Blooded]] [[The Hero|Hero]] Susumu Kodai (Derek Wildstar), the "Acting Captain" to be.

* Raquel Applegate of ''[[Wild Arms 4]]'', {{spoiler|due to suffering from an unknown, incurable disease that's implied to be radiation poisoning}}. This doesn't stop her from being the most powerful character in the game, though it does explain why her HP and speed are so low. {{spoiler|She eventually dies in the [[Distant Finale]] epilogue, having never found a cure for her sickness.}}

** Subverted in ''[[Wild ~~Arms~~ 5]]'', by the ''same character'', but in a [[The Cameo|cameo]] [[Continuity Nod|appearance]]. Although she still has the cough, the player can go on an obnoxiously long [[Irrelevant Sidequest]] to cure her and give her a happier ending. Ironically, the thing you use is the same cure-all that had no effect on her in ''[[Wild Arms 4]]''.

** Subverted in ''[[Wild ARMs 5]]'', by the ''same character'', but in a [[The Cameo|cameo]] [[Continuity Nod|appearance]]. Although she still has the cough, the player can go on an obnoxiously long [[Irrelevant Sidequest]] to cure her and give her a happier ending. Ironically, the thing you use is the same cure-all that had no effect on her in ''[[Wild Arms 4]]''.

* ''[[xxxHolic]]'' main character Watanuki- who is also the [[Butt Monkey]] / [[The Woobie]] of the show- suffers from the dreaded blood-coughing after {{spoiler|befriending a lonely ghost whose presence sadly sucks out his life energy even if she doesn't want him harm}} in a episode arc. He does survive because another character {{spoiler|kills the ghost with a spiritual arrow in order to save him}}, but it is made clear that it would have killed him if the situation would have continued any longer.

* In the manga ''[[Emerging]]'', a heavy cough that sometimes [[Blood From the Mouth|produces blood]] is one of the first signs that a character may have contracted the extremely deadly [[The Plague|mystery illness]] that is spreading across Tokyo.