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You defeated the villains who [[Cursed Withwith Awesome|Cursed You With Awesome]] -- saving your loved ones in the process, turning some cynics into optimists, and using the only antidote for your mutation to selflessly cure the [[Littlest Cancer Patient]]. Your love interest still wants to be with you, even with your transformation and new powers... but you don't exist anymore. You're a freak. You tell her the man she loved is gone, you're something else now, and you leave. She cries your name as you walk away into the night - to save the innocent and help the helpless.
 
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 (Filmfilm)|Swamp Thing]]'' - Dr. Holland saved Alice and Jude, even killed Dr. Anton Arcane, but due to his botanical transformation Dr. Holland can never continue his work or be with Alice.
* [[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.
* ''[[Robo CopRoboCop]] 2'' - The movie begins with OCP's legal team forcing Murphy to turn away from his wife and kid. Murphy doesn't want to give up on trying to connect with them, but his family are freaked out by his visits to their home - and are threatening to sue OCP - so Murphy lies to his wife and convinces them that he isn't really her husband reborn as a warrior of living steel, but a robot built in honor of Murphy's memory.
* ''[[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''.
* ''[[Fluke (Film)|Fluke]]'' - The hero having saved his child, he lets his ex-wife know that he was her husband. But he must leave his family because he is no longer Tom; he is a dog now.
* ''[[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 (Filmfilm)|Spider-Man]]'' - Peter kisses Mary Jane and leaves her because he is Spider-Man now. Subverted by sequel.
* ''[[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 (Filmfilm)|Ghost Rider]] - Johnny defeated Blackheart, but realizes that he can never have a normal life with the woman he loves. He use the spirit of vengeance to fight evil and walk the hero's path.
* [[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 (Filmfilm)|Watchmen]]'' - {{spoiler|If there is to be peace, Dr. Manhattan must let the world think he is their enemy.}}
 
 
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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 Withwith a Trope|runs the whole gamut]] with this.
** 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]] ==
* ''[[Twenty Four|24]]'': The series ends with Jack Bauer having to leave the woman he loves after he saves her, because she will always be in danger if he stays... That woman is America.
* [[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 [[Street Fighter II (Video Game)|Street Fighter II]].
 
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