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A scene where a character is so [[Taking You With Me|obsessed with their target and/or are gonna die anyway]], that they keep trying to reach it even though their body is breaking down around them -- usually because whatever side doesn't want them to reach the switch/button/[[Instant Win Condition]]/[[Keystone Army|Keystone]] begins unloading a massive payload of bullets. Robots are prone to walking their way through a wall of bullet fire; whether their charge fulfills this trope or not depends really on if their limbs blow up/fall off, or they sustain very heavy damage. If not... it's probably more like [[Made of Iron]] taken literally. If [[The Juggernaut]] and [[The Hero]] have a final showdown, this is likely how it will play out. Usually takes one of three common forms:
# If it's a villain, usually the villain will have their legs blown off somehow and end up crawling toward their target before being put out of their misery by the hero. In most cases, the villain NEVER reaches the target unless it's a [[Self
# If it's a hero, the hero will begin their dash but be mowed down before reaching the target, dooming their teammates and on occasion, the whole world in the process. Usually this is done for a [[Downer Ending]].
# Alternatively, the hero will make it to their target. The hero will then either quietly die while being unable to move or be found by their teammates at the brink of death and taken to the super doctor.
Related to [[Rasputinian Death]], may be a form of [[Heroic Sacrifice]], [[Senseless Sacrifice|or not]], depending on how it goes. Basically [[You Shall Not Pass]] from the other guy's point of view. Contrast with [[Foe
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== Anime & Manga ==
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** Speaking of the Eclipse {{spoiler|Guts did this when he tries to reach Casca, who is being raped by Femto, after he hacks off his arm in order to escape demon. Unfortunately, he doesn't make it because he gets dog-piled by a bunch more demons, so this is much of scenario #2 from above.}}
* In the ''[[Claymore]]'' manga backstory, {{spoiler|Roxanne}} engineers {{spoiler|Cassandra}}'s death by letting {{spoiler|Cassandra}}'s close friend die horribly, telling the Organization that {{spoiler|Cassandra}} was planning to rebel in order to gather many other Claymores in the area, and then goading her into trying to reach her through said Claymores. In exchange for all the damage she does to them along the way, she doesn't try to evade their own attacks, and she doesn't quite make it. Her last memory is a smirking {{spoiler|Roxanne}} striking her down with the hilt of her sword.
* In ''[[Gundam Seed Destiny]]'', [[Anti
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== Film ==
* ''[[War Horse]]'': A somewhat accidental one; the British cavalry unit the titular horse is attached to charges a seemingly poorly defended enemy camp, only to be mowed down by gatling guns secured just inside the tree line at the edge of the clearing. The casualties are enormous, and it earns the British commander a [[What the Hell, Hero?]] speech from the Germans.
* ''[[Terminator|The Terminator]]'': the T-800 exoskeleton had the lower half of its body blown off when Kyle Reese planted explosives in its chest. It then followed Sarah Conner by dragging itself with its arms, and was trapped under a hydraulic press and squished. Likewise, in ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' the T-1000 was caught in a flood of liquid nitrogen and frozen. It broke off its feet while walking and continued on the stumps, then was shattered into hundreds of pieces by a bullet from the T-800's gun. [[Healing Factor|And it still kept going]].
* ''[[Tank Girl]]'': the Ripper DeeTee charges forward in a hail of gunfire to destroy the power box and turn out the lights so the other Rippers can succeed in their mission. He ends up dying, sending the other Rippers on a [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]].
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