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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
 
* While [[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha|Nanoha]] is known for a low death count, Cinque and the newer cyborg numbers (with the exception of Sette, who has unwavering loyalty to Tre, not her creator) became a part of the Nakajima family or joined the Saint Church after the end of the series. The unrepentant ones? Practically [[Demoted to Extra]], [[Put on a Bus]], or killed off.
== Anime and Manga ==
* While [[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha|Nanoha]] is known for a low death count, Cinque and the newer cyborg numbers (with the exception of Sette, who has unwavering loyalty to Tre, not her creator) became a part of the Nakajima family or joined the Saint Church after the end of the series. The unrepentant ones? Practically [[Demoted to Extra]], [[Put on a Bus]], or killed off.
* The anime version of ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' seems to have an almost even gender split between this trope and [[Redemption Equals Death]]. Men who switch sides almost invariably die (Nephrite, Diamond, Sapphire) while women get redeemed (En, The Amazon Quartet, the Ayakashi sisters in the Black Moon arc, Sailor Galaxia). Bucking the trend on male death are Professor Tomoe, Ail, and the Amazon Trio.
** Note that the Amazon Trio in the manga are very minor villains who get nonchalantly killed by Sailor Senshi almost immediately after their introduction, Ail obviously does not exist there (neither does En), while Nephrite, Diamond, Sapphire, and Tomoe are unrepentant villains or irrevocably [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]. Although maybe that's just the manga being [[Darker and Edgier]], as the Ayakashi Sisters are quickly killed extras there as well, and Galaxia is genuinely evil rather than being controlled and [[Redemption Equals Death|her redemption does not earn her life.]]
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** It's pretty much [[Subverted Trope|shot to hell]] in the OVAs and movie, though (that they weren't part of the manga first probably explains why).
* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', {{spoiler|[[The Dragon|Rafael]]}} has a duel with Yami Yugi, with {{spoiler|Rafael}} inevitably activating the Seal Of Orichalcos (which steals the soul of the loser). {{spoiler|Rafael}} loses, but does so by {{spoiler|resurrecting the Monsters that he turned his back on initially after activating it, in a sense making a [[Heroic Sacrifice]]. He redeems himself and as a result, the Seal does not take his soul like it normally does. It seems to be subverted when the building they were duelling on collapses, performing another [[Heroic Sacrifice]] by throwing Yami Yugi to safety... only to be double subverted when he's later shown alive, albeit scuffed up.}}
 
 
== [[The Bible]] ==
* Rahab was a prostitute living in the city of Jericho at the time that the Israelites, under the leadership of Joshua, were coming in to conquer it. Joshua sent spies ahead to scout it out; they found refuge in Rahab's house, even though she knew full well what they were up to. (Joshua 2) Because of this, Rahab (and her family) was spared during [[Kill'Em All|the eventual judgement]]. In fact, she is mentioned as one of the ''ancestors of Jesus''. (Matt 1:5)
* Though in a deeper spiritual sense taking the offer of redemption that Jesus sacrificed his life to give you earns you eternal life in the Kingdom of Heaven. [[The Bible]] makes it clear that choosing Jesus is to choose life instead of death.
* Everybody, ever.
 
 
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* One arc of ''[[The Authority]]'' had an Avengers [[Expy]] team kidnap the newborn Jenny Quantum. Midnighter managed to use a [[Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal]] on the [[Iron Man]] equivalent, even convincing him to help him out of rubble after being badly injured... and this from a team of supers who rarely let their enemies live. Another example in the same arc had them convince a [[Mad Scientist]] type in charge of the team to turn good and use his brilliant ideas to help humanity.
* The [[Brightest Day|White Lantern Corps]], full stop. The Entity has chosen 12 people to come back from the dead after [[Blackest Night]] to fufill a given task. When fufilled, the life of the individual is returned, otherwise they keep suffering some residual effects of the Black Lantern Corps. The only problem is, the Entity doesn't seem to really care about anyone, and will do whatever it takes to fufillfulfill its goal.
** In addition to the Entity having its own peculiar notion of redemption, {{spoiler|two of the 12 have been killed ''immediately'' after having their lives fully restored. And this was when [[Deader Than Dead|they'd finally broken the curse that kept them reincarnating]].}}
 
== [[Film]] ==
 
== Film ==
* In ''[[Star Wars]]'', there's Lando Calrissian, who betrays Han, Leia, Chewbacca, and the Droids to Darth Vader and later ends up saving all of them except Han, who he later helps rescue. [[Word of God]] has it that it was supposed to be a [[Redemption Equals Death]], but was changed fairly early in the screenwriting process.
* In the 1995 film version of ''[[Village of the Damned]]'', twelve children with [[Mind Control]] abilities are born. The one who refuses to use his ability to harm humans survives, the rest get killed.
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** Same happens to {{spoiler|Carface}} in the third film. {{spoiler|It's revealed that if he doesn't change his ways, not only will he be dead before next Christmas, he'll be spending eternity in Hell. In the end, he decides to do the right thing and pull a [[Heel Face Turn]], saving his soul and his life.}}
 
== [[Live -Action TV]] ==
 
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* During season 8 of ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', the team are captured by a minor system lord while trying to warn him of an impending assassination by one of Anubis' Kull warriors. They [[Mook Face Turn|convince their guard to free them]], because his "god" was either dead or gone and his obedience would only kill them all.
* Kaitlin in ''[[VR Troopers]]'' had an [[Evil Knockoff]] [[Cloning Blues|mirror clone]] made of her, and due to instability both couldn't exist at the same time. After being found out and imprisoned by the good guys, Ryan managed to convince her to switch sides, and she was reintegrated into the original Kaitlin, even giving her a "Double Me!" attack that created a clone of her.
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** Also in ''[[Power Rangers RPM]]'', {{spoiler|Tenaya 7 is ultimately the sole survivor of Venjix's army after being freed from his control.}}
 
== [[Literature]] ==
 
== Literature ==
* The wretched inhabitants of Tyr Anwyn (may be misspelling name) in ''The Endless Knot'', final book of Stephen Lawhead's ''Song of Albion'' trilogy. Nominally servants of [[Big Bad|Siawn Hy]], some of them side with protagonist Llew {{spoiler|shortly before Llew's death unleashes the Series Titular Song, burning through Tyr Anwyn and turning the substance of the land into something higher and purer. Siawn Hy's army gets turned completely into ash; the few who sided with Llew are remade as 'Men and Women of Stature' and described as wearing what amount to royal garments.}}
* In [[The Edge Chronicles]] book ''Vox'', {{spoiler|Xanth breaks Magda out of the Tower of Night, and refuses to abandon her when they are caught}}. The ultimate result of this is that when {{spoiler|the Great Maelstrom comes and destroys the Tower (and all of Undertown)}} he is safely with the good guys.
 
== [[Oral Tradition]], [[Folklore]], Myths and Legends ==
== * [[The Bible]] ==:
** Rahab was a prostitute living in the city of Jericho at the time that the Israelites, under the leadership of Joshua, were coming in to conquer it. Joshua sent spies ahead to scout it out; they found refuge in Rahab's house, even though she knew full well what they were up to. (Joshua 2) Because of this, Rahab (and her family) was spared during [[Kill'Em All|the eventual judgement]]. In fact, she is mentioned as one of the ''ancestors of Jesus''. (Matt 1:5)
** Though in a deeper spiritual sense taking the offer of redemption that Jesus sacrificed his life to give you earns you eternal life in the Kingdom of Heaven. [[The Bible]] makes it clear that choosing Jesus is to choose life instead of death. So basically, everybody, ever (depending on to what extent grace applies).
 
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* [[Dungeons and& Dragons]] introduced an unusual variant of this in ''Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells'' with the Hellbred race: a villainous character who discovered the error of their ways and [[Heel Face Turn|had a true change of heart]] just before dying, [[Redemption Equals Death|but did not have time to seek true redemption]] and thus earn an afterlife in the Good or Neutral realms. The planes end up temporarily and quietly warring over their soul, a process known as The Scourging, before the person reincarnates as a Hellbred with [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|their memories blurred, muffled, or erased outright]]. They then have a chance to live life anew and possibly earn themselves a better fate... though if they don't do something to get [[Powers That Be|an entity of sufficient power]] to support them Hell will claim their souls anyway. Still, it's a chance they wouldn't have otherwise.
 
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
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* {{spoiler|Loghain in [[Dragon Age]] can join your party if you spare his life at the landsmeet and induct him into the Grey Wardens, although depending on your choices he may make a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] against the final boss.}}
* In ''[[Traffic Department 2192]]'', {{spoiler|General Orlok sincerely wants to reform the Vultures for the sake of peace. Velasquez, weary of fighting, cooperates with him, and Orlok ends up being one of the only characters in the game who doesn't die.}}
 
 
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* A slightly more pragmatic version of this trope is [[Discussed]] in ''[[Captain SNES]]'':
{{quote|'''[[The Paladin|Cecil Harvey:]]''' I cannot stress how imperative it is that you renounce your current path. ''Now.'' [...] Because your repentance is the only thing that will keep me from '''ending''' you.}}
 
 
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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