Go Out with a Smile: Difference between revisions

* In ''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam]]'', Schwarz Brudder and {{spoiler|Domon's brother Kyouji, who he is robot replica of,}} smile as Domon destroys the core of the Devil Gundam.

* In ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn]]'', {{spoiler|1=Daguza Mackle enacts a plan that traps the Sinanju and gives Banagher an opportunity to activate the NT-D. After successfully trapping it in with Banagher (if only for a short while) and damaging its Search Eye, Full Frontal retaliates with a his shield-mounted beam saber, and Daguza uses what time he has left to turn to Banagher with a salute and a smile.}}

* {{spoiler|Jonathan Joestar}} of Part I of ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' goes out with a triple [[Tear Jerker]]: {{spoiler|his serene smile is intended for his wife, the readers/viewers, and ''[[Foe Yay|the villain]]''.}}

** {{spoiler|Jolyne}} from Part 6 smiles at Emporio before she faces off against Pucci one last time so Emporio can escape. {{spoiler|Then a page and a half later, [[Curb Stomp Battle|you see her getting ripped apart like tissue paper by Pucci's stand]]. All that remains is her stand's sunglasses, which quickly disintegrate under accelerated time.}}

* ''[[Kowarekake no Orgel]]'': Flower goes out with a song.

* A chilling version in ''[[Gunslinger Girl]]''. Brainwashed cyborg {{spoiler|Henrietta has a smile on her face as she's lying dead after carrying out her [[Suicide Pact]] with her beloved handler Jose.}}

* ''[[The Idolmaster (anime)|THE iDOLM@STER]]'' - Parodied by Ami when she has to leave for an interview and left her sister to take care of finding out who stole the [[It Makes Sense in Context|pudding from the freezer.]]

 

* Just before being [[Ret-Gone|erased out of existence]], [[The King of Fighters|Ash Crimson]] smiles one last time for his childhood friend Elizabeth.

* Although he doesn't die, [[Dawn of War|Sergeant Cyrus]] believes in this. As he knows that he will die one day in battle, regardless of his skill or experience, he's come to realize that death is not exactly the best thing to do. When Sergeant Thaddeus asks him, Cyrus merely tells him to save some of the victory feelings he gets when he has beaten a very tough opponent, so that when the end does come, you can remember the feeling you got when you won and not have bad things to consider.

* After an [[Best Boss Ever|epic battle]] with his pupil [[Asura's Wrath]], {{spoiler|[[Old Master|Aug]][[Blood Knight|us]] dies smiling, content that his last battle was as exhilarating as he had hoped, even [[Graceful Loser|giving Asura his blessing]]}}.

** {{spoiler|Yasha dies smiling after his last battle with Asura, in hope that the now powered up Asura can save the world.}}

** Even {{spoiler|Gilgamesh}} gets one in the Fate route; as he lies dying from {{spoiler|a direct hit from Excalibur}}, his last act is to smile, compliment {{spoiler|his killer}} Saber on her beauty, and say that his interactions with her were 'truly fun'.

* ''[[Tsukihime]]'' plays it straight in {{spoiler|Hisui's True Ending with Akiha}}. It then completely subverts this when {{spoiler|Kohaku [[Driven to Suicide|kills herself]]; Kohaku dies smiling, but she just revealed that [[Emotionless Girl|she can't feel anything]].}}