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You defeated the villains who [[Cursed
Mostly found in Sci-Fi or [[Superhero]] films. Variation of [[But Now I Must Go]], sometimes coupled with [[That Man Is Dead]].
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== Film ==
* ''[[Swamp Thing (
* [[The Toxic Avenger]]: subverted optimistically, Melvin's transformation into a hideously deformed creature of superhuman size and strength has improved his social life, his standing in the community, and is generally beloved and worshipped as the first superhero from New Jersey.
* ''[[
* ''[[Darkman]]'' - Darkman leaves Julie because he isn't Peyton anymore, he's Darkman now.
** Done again, MUCH more sloppily (seemingly in great haste at the very last minute of editing) at the end of ''Darkman III''.
* ''[[
* ''[[Blade]]'' - The Daywalker kills Deacon Frost and saves the girl. He refuses to take the serum to cure his special blend of vampirism because there are more vampires that need killing, and he's going to be the one to do it.
* ''[[Spider-Man (
* ''[[Batman Begins]]'' - Inverted, Rachael leaves Bruce. She leaves him because he isn't Bruce anymore... HE'S [[Memetic Mutation|THE GODDAMNED BATMAN]]!!!
* [[Superman Returns]] - The Man of Steel realizes that his continued presence in Lois Lane's life would be problematic and confusing {{spoiler|to their son.}}
* [[Ghost Rider (
* [[The Dark Knight]] - Batman saves Gordon's family from Two-Face in a massive homage to ''[[Batman: Year One]]'' . Batman decides to take the blame for Two-Face's crimes as a means to maintain Dent's legacy. Gordon and his son plea with Batman not to take the blame but Batman flees into the night while Gordon's son calls Batman's name. Gordon helps cement the trope by delivering a heroic monologue on behalf of Batman.
* ''[[Watchmen (
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* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', {{spoiler|Harry's girlfriend Susan decides to leave after becoming a vampire}}, joining a band of other [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampires]] who are fighting their hunger as well as evil vampires. (Since [[Our Vampires Are Different]], a person who has been turned doesn't become a ''full'' vampire until they feed for the first time. Until then, they're still themselves, and though the hunger is felt, they don't have to feed to survive.)
* ''[[Harry Potter]]'' himself attempts this with {{spoiler|Ginny Weasley when he chooses to leave her to finish the job of destroying Voldemort, even doing the walk-away. However, Ginny is [[Genre Savvy]] enough to know what he's doing and why, and more or less pledges to wait until he's finished with what he needs to do.}}
* ''Stationery Voyagers'' [[Playing
** Inverted in that Arnold "Pextel" Rubblindo faces [[Have You Tried Not Being a Monster?|constant rejection]] from his mother over the fact that he was [[Unwilling Roboticisation|turned into a robot]].
** Subverted to Hell when Pextel not only ''can't'' use it on Pinkella due to her being a [[True Companions|core team member]], but when it would do absolutely no good because she doesn't care if domestic partnership to a robot means perpetual virginity.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* ''[[
* [[Robocop The Series]]: At the end of the pilot episode, Murphy saves the city and comes to the conclusion that his wife and son must never know that he is Robocop. He knows that he can never act as a husband and a father to them, but he can be their savior.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* [[Splinter Cell]]:Conviction Sam pulls one on Anna after saving the president.
* Ryu at the end of [[
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