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You know the deal; it's a [[Death Trope]], possible spoilers ahoy!
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== Anime and Manga ==
* Part 3 of ''[[Jo
* Sometimes, this backfires badly. In ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'', [[Big Bad]] Makoto Shishio originally worked as a 'manslayer' during the rebellion, but for for some reason, his employers decided to get rid of him. They knew just how tough he was, and sent a small army after him, including firearms. And when he finally went down - after killing more than half of his assailants - they decided to make REALLY sure he was dead... they poured oil over him and set him on fire, essentially cremating him on the spot... but of course, it wasn't enough, and Shishio SOMEHOW still survived, albeit with third-degree burns covering his entire body, and thus turns into the 'Bandaged up like a mummy' baddie we know.
* Though it is not shown the Blonde in ''[[Gunjo]]'' is implied to have done this.
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== Comicbooks ==
* In the first issue of the comic book miniseries ''[[Black Orchid (Comic Book)|Black Orchid]]'', this is done to the title character using fire, as a followup to lampshading [[Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?]] and shooting her. This is on the second page.
* In one of Toyfare's "Big Shots" strips, an assassin justifies cutting a mark's head off to his partner as making absolutely sure the job is done. He then chalks his shooting of the body multiple times after decapitating it up to spite.
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