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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 |
{{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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When a character sets himself on fire to kill himself [[Incredibly Lame Pun|in a blaze of glory]]. May be done as an act of political protest. |
When a character sets himself on fire to kill himself [[Incredibly Lame Pun|in a blaze of glory]]. May be done as an act of political protest. |
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Compare [[Man On Fire]], [[Murder |
Compare [[Man On Fire]], [[Murder by Cremation]] and [[Wreathed in Flames]]. |
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== Comic Books == |
== Comic Books == |
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* [[Atop the Fourth Wall |
* [[Atop the Fourth Wall|Bearded Idiot!Superman]] does this at the end of ''[[Superman At Earths 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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{{quote| "Who put gasoline in my gasoline?!"}} |
{{quote| "Who put gasoline in my gasoline?!"}} |
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6hQO45kY_c John Safran] tried his hand at this in his failed TV [[Pilot]] ''Media Tycoon'' to protest an [[Australian Rules Football|Australian Football]] player being reported for striking another player. |
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6hQO45kY_c John Safran] tried his hand at this in his failed TV [[Pilot]] ''Media Tycoon'' to protest an [[Australian Rules Football|Australian Football]] player being reported for striking another player. |
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* The Minbari Starfire Wheel in [[Babylon |
* The Minbari Starfire Wheel in [[Babylon 5]]. |
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* In [[Stargate SG |
* In [[Stargate SG-1]], Gerak is convinced to do a [[Heel Face Turn]] after being turned into an Ori prior. Knowing full well that he will die if he defies the Ori by curing the plague sent to eradicate Earth's population, [[I Die Free|he does it anyway]]... and then gets incinerated in a matter of seconds. |
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== Theatre == |
== Theatre == |
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* In ''[[Der Ring Des Nibelungen|Götterdämmerung]]'', Brünnhilde burns herself and her horse on Siegfried's funeral pyre, so she can end the [[Artifact of Doom|Ring]]'s curse [[Kill It |
* In ''[[Der Ring Des Nibelungen|Götterdämmerung]]'', Brünnhilde burns herself and her horse on Siegfried's funeral pyre, so she can end the [[Artifact of Doom|Ring]]'s curse [[Kill It with Fire|with fire]] and have the Rhinemaidens recover their gold from her ashes. |
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* [[Defied Trope|Defied]] by the title character of ''[[Pippin]]'', who is supposed to do this for the show's finale. |
* [[Defied Trope|Defied]] by the title character of ''[[Pippin]]'', who is supposed to do this for the show's finale. |
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