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M*A*S*H pothole, not to be confused with
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{{trope|wppage=Self-immolation}}
{{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]]''}}
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.
Compare [[Man on Fire (trope)|Man on Fire]], [[Murder by Cremation]] and [[Wreathed in Flames]]. Not to be confused with [[Spontaneous Human Combustion]].
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== Comic Books ==
* [[Atop the Fourth Wall|Bearded Idiot!Superman]] does this at the end of ''[[Superman: At Earth's End]]''.
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== Live-Action TV ==
* Once on ''[[
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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.
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