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'''She Will Come For Me:''' Bob the [[Distressed Dude]] is kidnapped by the [[Big Bad]], who gloats that Bob's rescue is impossible since [[Nothing Can Stop Us Now]]. But Bob has faith in [[The Hero|Alice]] and says that [[She Will Come for Me]] in the face of danger. Sure enough, Alice shows up [[Just in Time]] for a [[Big Damn Heroes]] rescue, vindicating Bob's faith. Cue [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] and Bob likely declaring [[I Knew It!|"I knew you'd come back!"]] or [[Complaining About Rescues They Don't Like|"It took you long enough!"]]
'''She Won't Come For Me:''' Bob the [[Distressed Dude]] is kidnapped by the [[Big Bad]], who plans to lure [[The Hero|Alice]] into a trap by telling her [[I Have Your Wife|I Have Your Bob]]. But maybe Alice is a [[Jerkass]] [[Designated Hero]] who's made it clear she thinks Bob is [[The Load]]. Or maybe Bob is [[The Atoner]] who's spun the [[Heel Face Revolving Door]] so many times he doesn't think that he deserves to be saved. Either way, Bob declares that he's useless as a hostage, since She Won't Come For Me. Cue double [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] and Bob's shock when Alice [[Changed My Mind, Kid|shows up anyway]] for a [[Big Damn Heroes]] rescue, proving that Alice is really a [[Jerk
She Will Come For Me often indicates a character [[Genre Savvy]] enough to be sure the hero will show up [[Just in Time]]. She Won't Come For Me is a subtrope of [[Nothing Can Save Us Now]] in which the character despairs of rescue by a specific person (or small group of people), rather than despairing of being saved in general by [[Deus Ex Machina|rocks falling from the sky]], [[Crazy Enough to Work|thinking up a daring escape plan]], and such. However, She Will Come / She Won't Come For Me are ''not'' subversions or inversions of each other; they are equal facets of the same trope.
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* ''[[Togari]]'': The first time Itsuki is held hostage to threaten Tobe, [[You Can Keep Her|Tobe couldn't care less about her]]. The second time, [http://i54.tinypic.com/r76r2b.jpg the now-cynical Itsuki] is [http://i54.tinypic.com/2qd9xj7.jpg openly scornful] of her kidnapper, since of course Tobe Won't Come For Her. {{spoiler|And of course Tobe comes to the rescue, thanks to [[Character Development]]}}. An excellent example of this trope, and explicitly a [[Call Back]].
* In the second-to-last chapter of ''[[Inuyasha]]'', [[Ordinary High School Student|Kagome]] thinks this pretty much verbatim when she is {{spoiler|trapped inside the [[MacGuffin|Shikon no Tama]] and hears Inuyasha's voice.}}
* Both times [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
== Film ==
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* ''[[The Dark Knight]]'': Used to great effect when {{spoiler|Rachel and Harvey}} are kidnapped. {{spoiler|It turns into a [[Hope Spot]] by playing straight Rachel's faith to the last second that Batman Will Come For Us, but subverting the [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment expected to follow. That juxtaposition is what makes it so sad.}}
** Even better than that, beautifully done all around. {{spoiler|Rachel KNOWS that Batman is coming to save her. But he's not, because the Joker, being savvy enough to know Batman will save Rachel instead of Harvey, switches up the addresses. So Batman saves Harvey instead. Why there wasn't a cop car closer to BOTH addresses than the police station is, though, is kind of a Wallbanger.}}
* ''[[Pitch Black]]'': Jack says "He's not coming back, is he?" when {{spoiler|Riddick leaves Jack and Imam in the cave}}. [[Zig
* ''[[The Princess Bride (
** A variation while Buttercup is held prisoner by the Man in Black.
{{quote| '''Buttercup:''' No matter where you take me, there's no greater hunter than Prince Humperdinck. He could track a falcon on a cloudy day. He can find you.}}
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{{quote| '''Buttercup:''' ''(hearing the sounds of fighting)'' Here comes my Westley now.}}
** Of course in the end, Westley doesn't show up on time, causing Buttercup to almost have a [[Heroic BSOD]]: "He didn't come..." Then he shows up after all, late for the wedding but [[Just in Time]] to face Humperdinck in the bedroom.
* Chase Meridian makes a comment about Batman coming to save her in ''[[
* [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in ''[[Superman Returns]]'':
{{quote| '''Lex:''' [[Genre Savvy|No, not that, the other thing. C’mon, I know it’s just dangling off the tip of your tongue. Let me hear it just once, please?]]<br />
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* ''[[Waterworld]]'': [[MacGuffin Girl|Enola]] is kidnapped by evil smokers, who taunt her that the surly Mariner won't rescue her: "He's not here. And he ain't coming. And no one's gonna save you." Enola retorts that "He'll Come For Me, he will," and gives a speech about the Mariner being a [[Memetic Badass]] who will kill them all in their sleep. {{spoiler|Of course the Mariner shows up and blows the smokers' base sky-high to save Enola, because [[Power of Friendship|"She's my friend."]]}}
* ''[[Megamind]]'': Roxanne has been saved by Metro Man so many times she doesn't even feign concern when Megamind kidnaps her. She (and Megamind) is shocked when Metro Man appears to be killed by one of Megamind's [[Death Trap|Death Traps]]. {{spoiler|He isn't.}}
* Disney's ''[[Peter Pan (Disney film)|Peter Pan]]'': Wendy assures the boys that "Peter Pan will save us" from Captain Hook, who then explains to her his plan to kill him with a [[Time Bomb]]. {{spoiler|It should probably come as no surprise that Pan survives the blast and comes to the rescue.}}
== Literature ==
* In [[
* In ''The Golem's Eye'', the second part of [[The Bartimaeus Trilogy]], Nathaniel has Kitty's childhood friend Jacob as hostage in order to lure and arrest her. Jacob informs him she would never come to save him, as they were inseparable as children but they've not seen each other for years. {{spoiler|She comes.}}
== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[
{{quote| "I have friends back in LA. They're gonna come rescue me. Any time now."}}
* ''[[
** Spike says it repeatedly over the Season 7 episodes ''Bring on the Night'' and ''Showtime.''
{{quote| '''Spike:''' ''(whispering)'' [[Survival Mantra|She will come for me... She will come for me... She will come for me...]]<br />
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{{quote| '''Sae:''' Yae will come back for me...she ''will''...}}
* In ''[[Solatorobo]]'', The Kurvaz capture Elh to use as bait to make Red [[Hostage for Macguffin|turn over the medallion]], but Elh says that won't work because {{spoiler|she betrayed him, tried to sacrifice him in the Rite of Forfeit, and}} he won't come. {{spoiler|He does, though.}}
* In ''[[
== Web Original ==
* In [[Dubious Company]], as Sal is being hauled off for execution she begins fretting. [[Dark Action Girl|Sue]] tells her to cut the act, saying she knows Sal is expecting [[True Companions|the pirates]] to save her. Sue is partially right. Sal knows the pirates will try, but she [[Awesome By Analysis|calculated]] the odds of their success. [[Despair Event Horizon|It was 0%]]. {{spoiler|She's fretting because she made a [[Deal
== Web Original ==
* [[
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