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Mostly found in Sci-Fi or [[Superhero]] films. Variation of [[But Now I Must Go]], sometimes coupled with [[That Man Is Dead]].
'''Type 1 - Physical''': The protagonist either is a newly-minted superhero or has [[Emergency Transformation|transformed]] into a [[Baleful Polymorph|hideous]] yet benevolent creature. He must abandon his initial goals and romance to either walk the hero's path alone or find a means to counteract his current transformation ([[Status Quo Is God|good luck]] [[Disposable Superhero Maker|with]] [[Failure Is the Only Option|that]]). The hero must tell his love interest that the man she loved is gone; only the heroic persona or hideous yet benevolent creature remains.
The hero must abandon his love interest because his very presence will deprive her of the normal life the love interest deserves. In the more optimistic and less creature-related examples, he must also leave because their love interest will [[It's Not You, It's My Enemies|never be safe from villains]] if he stays.
'''Type 2 - Social''': The hero purposefully denies or is denied
Whatever type is invoked, it's helpful if it is followed by an emotionally resonant and important monologue.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* The OVA ''Guyver: Out of Control'' features Sho Fukamachbi playing a variant on type one. After rescuing his [[Childhood Crush]] Mizuki, he brings her to a small overlook where she awakens to see him, in Guyver form, and almost instantly manages to deduce who's behind that odd alien mask. (and bear in mind in Guyver form the guy is at least seven feet tall, not counting the horn on the head of the armor from all we can see) He stands up and looks into the sunset, then turns around, and walks off not saying a thing to her as she desperately screams/pleads for him to come back. The epilogue says Mizuki went back to school and was fine after that, but Sho himself is never seen again. Presumably he and Guyver III continue their war against Chronos in secret but nobody knows it.
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** Or he doesn't want to break his word not to use Spiral Energy and thus avoid accelerating the death of the universe.
* Aya in ''[[Weiss Kreuz]]'' walks away from his beloved little sister and the girl who has a crush on him at the finale of the first series, after saving both of them from the [[Ancient Conspiracy]] and their [[Psycho for Hire|Psychos For Hire]], because it's the only way he can protect them from the life he leads as an [[Career Killers|assassin]].
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