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{{quote|''"Those who did not deserve to rule, who would not sacrifice themselves...as they asked others to do on their behalf, would escape the fire. The sacrifice of the one who remained...who believed so much in his caste that he would lay down his life for them...that would determine which caste would be dominant among us."''|'''Delenn''', ''[[Babylon 5]]''}} |
{{quote|''"Those who did not deserve to rule, who would not sacrifice themselves...as they asked others to do on their behalf, would escape the fire. The sacrifice of the one who remained...who believed so much in his caste that he would lay down his life for them...that would determine which caste would be dominant among us."''|'''Delenn''', ''[[Babylon 5]]''}} |
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== Comic Books == |
== Comic Books == |
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* [[Atop the Fourth Wall|Bearded Idiot!Superman]] does this at the end of ''[[Superman At |
* [[Atop the Fourth Wall|Bearded Idiot!Superman]] does this at the end of ''[[Superman: At Earth's End]]''. |
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* The insane Watcher does this in the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' spinoff comic ''[[Fray]]''. |
* The insane Watcher does this in the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' spinoff comic ''[[Fray]]''. |
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== Film == |
== Film == |
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* Parodied (of course) in ''[[Airplane!]]'', where Ted's boring stories cause people to want to kill themselves. A turbaned man douses himself with some flammable liquid, and lights a match, but just then Ted finishes his story and leaves. The man puts out the match, sighs... and ''Whooomph!''. |
* Parodied (of course) in ''[[Airplane!]]'', where Ted's boring stories cause people to want to kill themselves. A turbaned man douses himself with some flammable liquid, and lights a match, but just then Ted finishes his story and leaves. The man puts out the match, sighs... and ''Whooomph!''. |
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* In the movie ''[[Angels and Demons]]'', {{spoiler|Carlo Ventresca}}, after it's discovered that he murdered the Pope, planted the bomb and murdered the four Cardinals, runs St. Peter's basillica, pours candle oil on himself and lights it. |
* In the movie ''[[Angels and Demons]]'', {{spoiler|Carlo Ventresca}}, after it's discovered that he murdered the Pope, planted the bomb and murdered the four Cardinals, runs St. Peter's basillica, pours candle oil on himself and lights it. |
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