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A notable part of this trope is that, often, the villain refuses the hero's help because [[Embarrassing Rescue|he can't bear owing his life to the hero]], or would rather cause his own death, presumably out of ego or "honor".
Often this happens when the villain is facing a cruel fate at the hands of a ''greater'' evil who disgusts the hero even more, leading him to shout "Even ''he'' doesn't deserve ''that!''" or something of the type. If the villain does accept the hero's help -- [[Entitled Bastard|even if they begged for it]]—more often than not, they will be [[Ungrateful Bastard|complete ingrates]] and keep trying to kill the hero, sometimes even immediately. In fact, sometimes the villain will use the opportunity to [[The Farmer and the Viper|try to kill the hero]]—leaving both the hero and villain in mortal danger. This generally results in [[Karmic Death]].
On other occasions, the villain will continue pursuing their overall evil goal, but will now refuse to harm the hero out of [[Worthy Opponent|grudging recognition of their debt]]. They may even [[I Was Just Passing Through|return the life-saving favor]] at a later point, although this may wipe the slate clean in their eyes and make it okay for them to resume their attempts on the hero's life.
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