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** As well as [http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/OnlineComics/OQ/OQ18/DisplayOQ18.html?page=7 this] in ''Quest's End''.
* When [[Anti-Hero|Jason Todd]] (who had been Robin II) came [[Back From the Dead]] and went on his [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]], he forced [[Thou Shalt Not Kill|Batman]] to choose between letting Joker die and killing Jason himself. Batman responded by sending a batarang to cut the side of Jason's throat to send him into shock.
{{quote|'''Jason''': If you won't kill this [[Complete Monster|psychotic piece of filth]]... I ''will''. You want to [[Save the Villain|stop me]]? You're going to have to kill me.
'''Batman''': Stop this. Enough. You know I won't--
'''Jason''': All you've got is a headshot. I'm going to blow out his addled, deranged brains out-- and if you want to stop it... you're going to have to shoot ''me''. Right in my ''face''. [...] [[Middle Child Syndrome|It's him or me. You have to decide.]]
'''[Batman sends the batarang. Jason collapses.]'''
'''Joker''': You ''got'' him!! You expert, rooting-tooting, eagle-eyed, goth marskman sonofa***** ! Ya banked that bat-thingie off the pipe!!! Oh, ''god''!! I love it!! You managed to find a way to win... [[Pyrrhic Victory|and everybody still loses]]!! Except ''me'', my dark little pumpkin pies. }}
* In IDW's ''[[Transformers]]'', the defeat of Nemesis Prime leads to an entity called the Darkness to start possessing Optimus Prime. Galvatron gives Optimus a choice: throw himself into a sun before the Darkness takes away his free will, or give it to Galvatron. Optimus's choice? Give Galvatron the Darkness and throw ''him'' into a sun.
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* In one episode of ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'', the titular doctor announces he's choosing a team leader from his four minions. Three of them promptly begin competing and are soon stuck in what amounts to a game show for House's amusement. Taub stays out of it an offers to split the pay raise with House; he is promptly made team leader.
* [[Defied Trope|Defied]] in an episode of [[The Daily Show]] where, while debating Fox News's intent on a recent story, Wyatt Cenac argued that Fox was evil and John Oliver argued that they were stupid. When Jon suggested the existence of a third option...
{{quote|'''Oliver:''' ''These are the only two possible explanations, because if they're not as stupid as I believe them to be, they are really [[Precision F-Strike|f*cking]] evil.''
'''Cenac:''' ''And if they're not as evil as I think they are, they are STUPID.'' }}
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