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{{quote|''"When every private widow well may keep
''By children's eyes her husband's shape in mind."''|'''[[William Shakespeare]]''', "Sonnet 9"}}
 
Just before the [[Big Damn Heroes]] scene, or just after the hero's done his [[Heroic Sacrifice]], the girl he left behind discovers that she's pregnant. He's gone, but not forgotten. Subtrope of [[New Child Left Behind]].
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Usually an [[Ending Trope]], so there will inevitably be spoilers in the examples section. Sometimes a [[Beginning Tropes|Beginning Trope]], to introduce [[Turn Out Like His Father]]—and sometimes both, as [[Changing of the Guard]] occurs.
 
If the trope is ever gender -flipped, the baby will be found somewhere around the female's corpse.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Dragon Ball]]'': Goku one-ups the other examples by not only leaving behind a kid after his ([[Death Is Cheap|second]]) [[Heroic Sacrifice]], but leaving behind a kid that's ''[[Strong Family Resemblance|completely]] [[Expy|identical]]'' to him.